West City.
By the pool of an estate in the Hoi-Poi Capsule private residential district.
Talot was accompanying Salari and Bulma.
Since returning these past few days, he has been attending to Salari.
She was already seven months pregnant, and in another three months the child would be born.
This should have been a joyful time, but in recent days Frieza's aura had been drawing ever closer, casting a heavy mood over everyone.
After all, no one knew just how strong Frieza truly was, or how things would ultimately turn out.
Even if Talot was one hundred percent confident, he still couldn't guarantee that he was truly invincible.
Whoosh! A sharp sound of air being split rang out.
As several figures appeared before him, Talot smiled slightly and said to Raditz, "Aunt Gine, Grandpa Gohan and Launch, have they all been sent to North Kai's Planet?"
Raditz nodded at the words and said, "Yes. Since Frieza's almost here, we should deal with our worries first."
"That's about right. Bulma, go call Dad and Mom over. I'll send you all to North Kai's Planet first. You can watch the battle on Earth through Lord Kai from there." Talot said.
This had been arranged long ago.
Bulma, hearing this, agreed and quickly went to call over the Brief couple.
Salari wanted to stay, but Talot wouldn't let her take the risk, especially with their child in her belly.
…
An hour later.
In space.
After a year of travel across millions of galaxies, Frieza's spaceship finally reached the solar system's Earth.
Inside the central control room.
Frieza stood before the enormous transparent protective glass, gazing ahead.
Earth was already close at hand, exciting him, though he appeared very calm.
"So this is Earth? Small as it may be, the fireworks after it explodes shouldn't be bad." Frieza sneered. The invisible, terrifying pressure he released even distorted the space around him.
Zarbon, at his side, and Dodoria, who had been recalled to come to Earth as well, were crushed by this terrifying aura, gasping for breath and sweating profusely.
Fortunately, Frieza soon withdrew his aura, and they both exhaled in relief as if a weight had been lifted.
"Zarbon, pass down the order, have all combat personnel ready. On this planet, aside from those Saiyan monkeys, leave no one alive!" Frieza's eyes gleamed with killing intent as he gave the order in a deep voice.
"Understood, Lord Frieza." Zarbon didn't dare slack for a moment, hastily leaving the command room to relay Frieza's order to everyone.
"Dodoria, open the top hatch." Frieza then commanded Dodoria.
"Yes, Lord Frieza." Receiving the command, Dodoria quickly moved ahead, reaching the top hatch and pressing the control button to open it.
Frieza guided his hover pod forward, then slowly emerged outside of the spaceship.
"Let's give Earth a little preview first, and let those Saiyan monkeys know that I've arrived."
Frieza laughed evilly, raised the index finger of his right hand, and a tiny, rice-grain-sized crimson energy sphere appeared.
With a flick of his finger, the tiny energy sphere shot off, landing on Earth's atmosphere.
"BOOM~~!!!!"
A violent explosion of fire erupted in Earth's atmosphere.
The powerful blast tore open a massive breach in the planet's atmospheric layer.
Seeing this, Frieza chuckled, eyes full of mirth, and steered his hover pod back into the spaceship.
The soldiers of the Frieza Force had assumed Frieza was going to destroy the planet outright. Not seeing that, and instead watching him toy with Earth, chilled them even further.
"Move out, enter Earth!"
Thus, at Frieza's command, the spaceship drove straight in.
…
In the far north.
The wind howled bitterly, and snow filled the sky.
Led by Talot, Raditz, Nappa, Goku, as well as Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu were all waiting here.
"So many years have passed, Frieza, and you still like playing these boring little tricks." Talot first remarked at the explosion, then, seeing the spaceship driving straight in, couldn't help but show a cold smile.
"Looks like Frieza hasn't transformed yet. If his aura's only at this level… hmhmhm…!!" A cruel grin appeared on Raditz's face as his own aura steadily soared.
He had waited far too long for this moment and prepared far, far too much.
In both power and transformation, he was far stronger than he'd been a year ago. He could only hope Frieza's strength wouldn't disappoint him.
"Brother, even though you say it's only at this level, to us it's still terrifying. Frieza's Ki feels steeped in evil…" Goku involuntarily sucked in a sharp breath. Frieza's strength was far more terrifying than he had imagined.
An unprecedented feeling welled up in his heart. Thinking back to facing Vegeta a year ago, then comparing it with Frieza now, they were on completely different levels—utterly incomparable.
This was the kind of dread brought by a power level far beyond the hundreds of millions.
"Now I can clearly feel Frieza's aura, much more direct than before." Beads of sweat dotted Nappa's bald head; fear was inevitable.
Because he didn't have the strength to oppose it.
At the side, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu were already breathing heavily, their heads spinning.
With their level of power, they really shouldn't even be here to watch. But Talot's words had provoked them, giving them the courage to stand here.
If they didn't even have the courage to watch, how could they talk about becoming stronger?!
That was exactly what Talot had said.
"Talot, we agreed beforehand, Frieza's mine to deal with. You're not allowed to steal him from me." Raditz spoke up.
"Relax. If you can't handle him, then I'll step in." Talot smiled.
Raditz was full of confidence. "You won't get the chance. Frieza, I'll take him down with my own hands!"
"Let's hope so." Talot nodded.
If Raditz really could kill Frieza, that would be a good thing for him as well.
He just feared that once Frieza transformed, his strength might surpass all prior estimates, perhaps even having developed the Golden Form already.
If that were the case, Raditz absolutely wouldn't be able to defeat him.
In short, let Raditz test the waters. No matter the outcome, he could cover him.
The group stood there, faces grim, watching as the spaceship descended onto the ice field…
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