"My dad modified the spaceship Goku used to fly to Earth as a child, and he's on his way here while training!"
Krillin and Gohan were immediately excited when they heard this, and hope ignited in their hearts.
Son Goku was their strongest fighter!
Gohan excitedly grabbed Dende's hand and started dancing.
Looking at the excited group, Dende suddenly frowned.
"Wait, if I remember correctly, Son Goku's strength currently relies mainly on the Kaio-ken. His own strength doesn't seem to be that high!"
The system had clearly stated that the power returned was the strength of the person being rescued.
Son Goku's strength, which relied on the Kaio-ken, wasn't considered his own strength.
It seems I'll have to give up on the idea of getting Son Goku to return my combat power!
After entering the house, the group drank beverages and sat on the sofa, recounting the events to Bulma. Dende, however, remained silent, quietly sitting and carefully considering the next plan.
According to his memories, Frieza possessed a combat power in the hundreds of millions, and he would soon destroy the entire Namek.
Judging by the system he currently possessed, if he could only get a ten-fold return, then he must save someone with a combat power of tens of millions to contend with Frieza!
And this person, as things stood, simply didn't exist!
Even Captain Ginyu, who would arrive later to deliver the scouter, and whose combat power far surpassed everyone else's, only had a combat power of a little over a hundred thousand. Even if he saved him when he was severely injured, he could only obtain less than two million in combat power!
It wouldn't be enough to contend with Frieza!
"It seems that relying on me to stop Frieza from destroying this planet is hopeless!"
Dende shook his head in disappointment. For now, he could only cooperate with the others, ensuring his own safety while also making sure Son Goku could successfully become a Super Saiyan!
Thinking of this, Dende began to join the current conversation.
"I didn't expect things to be so dangerous for you!"
Bulma leaned against the sofa, sighing softly.
Seeing Dende remain silent, Krillin quickly said, "Eat something!"
"Watching the villagers get slaughtered right in front of him, he probably doesn't have an appetite," Bulma said softly.
Dende wasn't worried; he knew the villagers would be revived by the Dragon Balls!
But looking at the food in front of him, Dende didn't have much of an appetite, just felt a little thirsty.
He picked up the water glass and drank, and Dende felt full.
"Namekians don't eat; just drinking water is enough!"
Dende suddenly remembered the characteristics of Namekians.
"Ah? Is... is that so?"
Krillin found it unbelievable.
"Yeah, Uncle Piccolo doesn't eat either! It seems like they can photosynthesize!" Gohan chimed in.
"..."
Dende looked at his green skin, wondering if he should go out and bask in the sun for a while.
Just then, Krillin and Gohan were both startled, their expressions changing!
The two immediately pushed the door open and ran out at the same time.
"Ki… so much Ki has disappeared!"
"It's Vegeta, he's slaughtering the Namekians!"
Bulma also came out.
"That Vegeta is really a cruel person! A guy this cruel...isn't he afraid of not being able to find a wife?"
"..."
Dende didn't speak. He knew Vegeta had taken advantage of Frieza's lack of a scouter to obtain a Dragon Ball and hide it.
It seemed things were still progressing as he understood them.
If he remembered correctly, after getting this Dragon Ball, Vegeta would encounter Zarbon and get beaten half to death!
"This is a good opportunity! I need to save Vegeta! His strength should be considered quite strong on this planet right now!"
Thinking this, Dende immediately became excited. After all, his own strength was currently too weak.
Even if he couldn't deal with Frieza, he needed to become strong as quickly as possible!
Otherwise, around these strong individuals, a sneeze could blow him away!
Having made up his mind, Dende was stumped again.
He couldn't sense ki.
He had to figure out a way to get Krillin and Gohan to help him!
"Next, I need to take them to see the Grand Elder!"
Putting himself in Dende's shoes, according to how things should unfold, he should go find the Grand Elder now!
If he took them to find the Grand Elder, but detoured to find Vegeta, wouldn't that make things easier?
What was the situation back then?
Dende thought carefully, speaking as if he should know nothing at the moment.
"Who are you people? Why are you on Namek?"
Krillin immediately explained that they were there to revive Earth's god, and thus the Earth's Dragon Balls, so they could bring back their comrades who had died fighting Vegeta. That's why they'd come to Namek, despite all the hardship.
"So that's it!"
Dende, after hearing about something he already knew, looked as if he'd just understood, and then said:
"Come with me quickly! I'll take you to see the Grand Elder!"
"The Grand Elder? Who's that?"
"The Grand Elder is the one who gave birth to all the Namekians. The bad guys who attacked the village got five Dragon Balls, and Vegeta just got one. The last Dragon Ball is with the Grand Elder!"
Hearing this, Krillin was the first to react.
"This is bad. If all the Dragon Balls fall into Frieza and Vegeta's hands, things will go south before Son Goku can even get here!"
"Exactly! We need to hurry to the Grand Elder!"
Dende summarized.
"No time to lose, let's go!"
Krillin said immediately, thinking about the scene with the two children just now, and then gave instructions.
"Gohan, you stay here to protect Bulma! Dende and I will go, it will be easier to avoid attention that way."
"Right, if we don't want to be discovered by Vegeta, we can only walk. Dende, how far is it to the Grand Elder's place from here?"
Dende was immediately stunned. It was this feeling of restricted movement that made him uncomfortable.
Without strength, on this planet, even moving around had to be done in secret.
He had to gain strength quickly!
"Let's go to the thirty-third heaven!"
"What? Thirty-third heaven?" Krillin immediately gaped, "The Dragon Balls would be stolen long ago!"
"Alright, let's fly there! As long as we sense any energy coming, we'll hide!"
Krillin said, and then flew up with Dende.
Dende didn't know where Vegeta would be fighting Zarbon, so he could only fly towards the Grand Elder first.
Along the way, Krillin frowned. Although he looked small, his mind was not small at all.
"Vegeta has gotten stronger, and there's also a more powerful Frieza! I don't know if Son Goku can handle this…"
"We absolutely must get the last Dragon Ball. Only by getting this Dragon Ball can we buy time and wait for Son Goku to arrive. Then, hopefully, Son Goku can bring a miracle…"
Krillin was just thinking when he suddenly felt a powerful energy heading towards them.
It turned out to be Vegeta, who had just slaughtered the Namekian village and was concentrating on sensing the other villages, and he just happened to detect their energy.
"Stop, Dende! Vegeta's coming!"
Krillin exclaimed in alarm, then pulled Dende down to land.
"Strange?"
As soon as Krillin landed, he realized that Vegeta, after chasing them halfway, had actually changed direction.
"What's wrong?"
Dende knew that Vegeta must have found Zarbon and was rushing to where he was.
This was his chance to get stronger!
"Vegeta has changed direction and is heading over there!"
Krillin, not knowing what Dende was thinking, pointed out Vegeta's direction.
"So he's over there!"
Dende immediately took off, heading in Vegeta's direction!
"Huh? Where are you going, Dende?"
Krillin didn't expect Dende to fly towards Vegeta, and his legs turned to jelly.
Could the Grand Elder have been discovered?