"Forget about Vegeta for now! I doubt he can escape!"
Frieza eagerly looked at the seven Dragon Balls in front of him.
"Heh heh, my dream is about to come true!"
"Hahaha, let's begin!"
"Oh! Magical Dragon Balls! Grant me, Frieza, the power of endless life and eternal immortality!"
Facing the seven Dragon Balls, Frieza loudly shouted his wish.
However, nothing happened.
"..."
"Why isn't there any reaction?"
Frieza was stunned, and then he saw the different star numbers on the Dragon Balls.
"Could it be that they need to be arranged in order?"
Frieza then manipulated the Dragon Balls, arranging them in front of him.
"One, two, three, four... What comes after four again?"
Finally arranging the Dragon Balls, Frieza once again devoutly made a wish to the Dragon Balls.
"Oh, magical Dragon Balls! Please grant me, Frieza, the power to live forever and an eternal, immortal lifespan!"
Still no reaction.
"Could it be that I've already obtained the power of immortality?"
Frieza squeezed his hand, feeling no change.
"That's right!"
A scene flashed through Frieza's mind. Before, when he was slaughtering a village, a Namekian had said something.
"...g...give...to you...even if you get all the Dragon Balls...you won't be able to make a wish..."
"No wonder he said that! The Dragon Balls must have a special way to use them!"
"What could it be? A special incantation? A specific location? Or a specific order?"
"I'm afraid only the Namekians know!"
Thinking of this, Frieza immediately rushed out.
"Everyone, listen up! Stop slaughtering the Namekians! Search Namek thoroughly, and find any survivors!"
"Quickly contact the Ginyu Force! Tell them to hurry over!"
After arranging everything, Frieza felt like he'd been tricked, and he was a little ashamed and angry.
"Those damn Namekians!"
On the other side, after Vegeta quickly fled, he quickly plunged into the water, hiding his energy.
As long as Frieza didn't have a scouter, he wouldn't be able to find him if he hid in the water!
After sensing that Frieza hadn't pursued him, Vegeta finally relaxed, surfaced, and couldn't help but gasp for breath.
"I actually ran into Frieza! That was dangerous!"
"It must have been those Earthlings who did it! But why did they give all the Dragon Balls to Frieza?"
"Damn it! How dare they ruin my plans! I won't let you off!"
"No matter, I'll find them first!"
Vegeta sensed that Krillin and Gohan's ki was flying at high speed and immediately flew towards them.
Krillin was flying at full speed with Gohan, constantly calculating in his mind.
"Gohan's latent power is immense. Once the Grand Elder unlocks his power, Vegeta might not be Gohan's match!"
"Goku will be here soon too! When he arrives, the three of us together can definitely handle Vegeta!"
Thinking this, Krillin already saw the distant mountains.
"Gohan, look at the mountain ahead, we're almost there! Head to the summit!"
Just then, the two of them instantly felt a powerful force surging towards them from behind.
"It's Vegeta! Gohan, go find the Grand Elder! I'll hold him off!"
Seeing Gohan still frozen in place, Krillin immediately urged him.
"Go quickly! Gohan!"
Only then did Gohan react, and he hastily flew towards the mountain.
Gohan had just flown off when Vegeta arrived in front of Krillin, stopping abruptly and speaking quickly.
"You little runt, you dare to trick me!"
"Trick...trick you?"
Krillin felt completely baffled.
"How did I trick you?"
Looking at Krillin's innocent expression, Vegeta sensed something was amiss.
He had flown here at full speed from Frieza.
With the strength of these two guys alone, there was no way they could have flown here from Frieza so quickly.
So the two Dragon Balls just now definitely weren't made by these Earthlings.
"What are you doing here?"
After figuring this out, Vegeta calmed down. He looked up and saw that Gohan had already entered the Grand Elder's house.
"Kakarot's son, he ran into that house. What are you plotting?"
"Ugh~ No... nothing..."
"Stop playing dumb! Get out of the way!"
Vegeta said, quickly bypassing Krillin and flying towards the top of the solitary peak.
Inside the house, the Grand Elder placed his hand on Gohan's head.
"You possess incredible power. You're not from Earth, are you?"
"Y-yes... I'm sorry, but could you hurry? I need to go save Uncle Krillin!"
Gohan politely urged.
Nail, who was standing to the side, had already sensed Vegeta's arrival and quickly moved outside.
"Leave! We don't welcome the likes of you here!"
Nail's face was filled with hostility.
"Namekian? Haha! You must be tired of living!"
Vegeta was full of contempt.
"You look almost exactly like that guy on Earth, except we killed that guy! Do you want to taste death too?"
"Didn't you hear me? Get lost!"
Nail raised his voice.
Facing Nail's provocation, Vegeta was about to attack when he suddenly sensed a powerful aura inside the house, and immediately felt something was wrong.
"What exactly is this place? This aura? It's a Saiyan's aura! Could it be Kakarot?"
Before he could finish speaking, Gohan had already walked out of the house.
"It's you? How did you... your strength has actually increased exponentially after entering this house?"
Vegeta curiously wanted to stretch his head into the house.
He saw someone else emerge from the house, and it was Dende.
After throwing the Dragon Balls to Frieza, he had flown back to the Grand Elder first.
Seeing Dende come out of the house, Vegeta was thoughtful, then suddenly realized something.
"Right! As long as a Saiyan is on the verge of death and then gets healed by this little bean sprout, their strength will greatly increase!"
"That explains it! They must have first injured Kakarot's son and then healed him, so his strength increased so much!"
"In that case, I also have a chance to increase my strength! As long as I keep improving, even without relying on the Dragon Balls, I will definitely be able to become a Super Saiyan!"
Thinking of this, Vegeta's eyes became eager.
This trip was really worth it!
"Hey, you little runt, was it you who just saved Kakarot's son?"
Vegeta lifted his head, coldly looking down at Dende, already thinking of threats.
Dende heard Vegeta's words and immediately knew what he was thinking.
It seems he thinks I saved Son Gohan, which is why his power increased! This is good, I might as well play along!
Dende nodded and then asked.
"What's up, Vegeta, do you want to increase your power too?"