"Lord Zarbon!"
"Zarbon!"
Dodoria and the surrounding soldiers were instantly shocked when they saw what had happened.
Piccolo seized the opening and sent the distracted Dodoria flying with a heavy blow.
"Damn it!" Dodoria slammed his feet into the ground and barely managed to stop himself.
He immediately activated his scouter and checked Zarbon's condition, only to find that Zarbon's power level had dropped to almost zero.
"W–what's going on?! That brat's power level was clearly only five thousand! How did he defeat Zarbon so quickly?!"
Piccolo smiled coldly.
"Your so-called scouters measure the intensity of ki we release. That's why you thought Gohan's strength was only five thousand."
"The… intensity of ki?"
"Exactly."
As Piccolo spoke, he clenched his fists. A terrifying aura burst out from his body.
Dodoria's scouter immediately went crazy.
Beep… beep…
21,000… 22,000…
35,000…
"Th–thirty-five thousand?!"
Dodoria was completely stunned.
His own maximum power level was only 22,000. Piccolo's was more than ten thousand higher than his.
"Now you understand."
"I… I understand!"
Cold sweat poured down Dodoria's face and back.
So that was it. All three of them had been deliberately hiding their strength, playing weak to lure him in. He was the only truly honest one.
"Uh… c–could you spare my life?" Dodoria said hurriedly. "It was Lord Frieza who ordered me to attack you!"
Before he could finish speaking, Piccolo gathered golden energy in his right hand and fired it straight at him.
"Piccolo!" Goku shouted instinctively, but it was already too late.
Dodoria was completely annihilated by the energy blast.
"Hmph." Piccolo snorted coldly.
"Goku, I won't be soft like you. Especially when these guys are invaders."
"I know, Piccolo." Goku nodded seriously.
"Alright then. Let's go meet this guy called Frieza."
"Mhm."
Piccolo nodded.
Just then, Frieza emerged from his spaceship, seated on his hover chair, with Captain Cui and a large number of soldiers behind him.
The moment Frieza appeared, all three locked their gazes onto him.
Frieza sneered and spoke calmly to Cui.
"Cui, go capture that Namekian. Kill the other two."
Cui's entire body trembled.
"L–Lord Frieza… even Dodoria and Zarbon weren't their match. I'm afraid I alone—"
"Hm?"
Frieza's eyes turned icy.
"Yes! I will obey immediately and eliminate those two Saiyans!"
Terrified, Cui rushed forward.
In an instant, he appeared in front of Goku and threw a powerful punch with his right fist.
Whoosh—
Goku leaned back slightly, easily dodging the attack.
Cui continued attacking frantically.
Then Goku calmly raised his fist and slammed it into Cui's abdomen.
"Ughhh—!"
Cui screamed and collapsed to the ground, completely defeated.
Seeing this, Frieza coldly addressed the surrounding soldiers.
"What are you waiting for? Attack them."
"Hah!"
The soldiers charged forward all at once.
At that moment, Gohan calmly took out the Shadow Axe from his system inventory.
"Shadow Axe, eliminate all of them."
At Gohan's command, the Shadow Axe instantly expanded into a massive axe and swung downward.
Boom!
A huge ravine was carved into the ground. Many soldiers lost their footing and fell into it as the earth shook violently.
The Shadow Axe then danced through the air, unleashing terrifying waves of axe energy.
One strike after another rained down.
The soldiers were wiped out almost instantly.
Piccolo stared at the axe in shock and turned to Gohan.
"Gohan… where did you get that axe?"
"I picked it up off the ground."
"..."
Piccolo was speechless.
Earlier, Gohan had at least invented a story about an old man in a dream. Now he didn't even bother, casually saying he found it on the ground.
"Picked it up?" Goku asked curiously. "Where exactly did you find it?"
"On Mount Paozu."
"Is that so!" Goku nodded, then looked at Frieza, who was still sitting calmly on his hover chair.
"Frieza, all your subordinates have been defeated. I advise you to leave Planet Namek."
Frieza sneered.
"This is the first time someone has told me to leave someone else's planet."
Goku scoffed.
"It wasn't your planet to begin with. What's wrong with telling you to get lost?"
Frieza chuckled softly.
"Interesting. You're the first person I've met who's this amusing. Tell me—what's your name?"
"My name is Goku."
"Goku…"
Frieza rubbed his chin.
"That doesn't sound like a Saiyan name."
"It's not," Goku replied calmly. "I'm a Saiyan who grew up on Earth."
"A Saiyan raised on Earth… then you must be the one who defeated Vegeta."
"Mhm." Goku nodded.
"And who are those two?" Frieza asked, glancing at Piccolo and Gohan. "Especially that brat."
"This is my son, Gohan."
"And the Namekian?"
"Piccolo."
Frieza smiled faintly.
"Then, Goku, tell me—where have all the Namekians on this planet gone? If you tell me, I'll let you take Captain Cui's position."
Goku snorted.
"Who'd want to be your subordinate? And even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you."
"Is that so?" Frieza let out a cold laugh.
"Then I'll just force you to tell me."
At that moment, Gohan suddenly pointed at Frieza's hover chair.
"Uncle Piccolo… is that a baby stroller?"
"A… baby stroller?!" Frieza's face twisted with pure fury.
Gohan was clearly mocking his height.
Before anyone could react, Frieza fired a Death Beam from his right index finger straight at Gohan.
Whoosh—
The Shadow Axe instantly dropped from the sky and blocked the beam in front of Gohan.
The Death Beam struck the axe—and vanished, as if absorbed.
"What?!" Frieza's pupils shrank.
His Death Beam could easily destroy a mountain, yet it had no effect whatsoever on that axe.