BOOM!
A tremendous explosion rocked a hilly area on Namek, sending thick smoke billowing into the sky and dust flying wildly across the terrain.
Looking closely, seven figures could be seen scattered across the land and hovering in the air.
They were the four members of the Ginyu Force, along with Vegeta, Son Gohan, and Krillin.
After Jeice had snatched the seven Dragon Balls from Vegeta, the Ginyu Force decided their opponents with a game of rock-paper-scissors.
In the end, Guldo—the weakest member—won and selected Son Gohan and Krillin as his targets.
The recent thunderous BOOM! was the result of Son Gohan and Krillin unleashing their signature attacks—Masenko and Kamehameha—at Guldo.
"I didn't expect he could run this far!"
Son Gohan hovered above, his young face filled with shock as he stared at Guldo in the distance.
"That guy must be using that time-stopping technique Vegeta mentioned!"
Krillin, standing nearby, furrowed his brows and fixed his gaze on Guldo as well.
DING!
Suddenly, an intense surge of energy hit their minds—a flash of insight, not lightning.
This was their Ki sensing alerting them to a more powerful presence nearby.
Instantly, the auras Son Gohan and Krillin had emitted vanished.
Both turned sharply in unison toward the source.
"Uncle Krillin…" Son Gohan's voice trembled.
Krillin's face turned pale as dread filled him.
"This... this Ki! It's terrifying—far worse than Frieza's!"
A chill coursed through Krillin's body, as if gripped by a devil's hand, making his breath come in gasps.
When he first arrived on Namek, Frieza's overwhelming aura had stunned him.
"But this presence... it's like a whole universe compared to Frieza's ocean."
Desperate. Terrifying.
"Hey, you two!" Vegeta suddenly shouted, noticing their change in posture and Ki.
His brow furrowed deeply as he narrowed his eyes — despite his recent battles dulling his Ki sense, his Saiyan intuition screamed at him.
Vegeta's gaze locked onto the exact direction Son Gohan and Krillin stared, his dark pupils flickering with shock.
"That energy... it's Saiyan."
"Could it be... Kakarot?"
"Impossible. Kakarot wouldn't have a raging Ki like this!"
"There's no other Saiyan here besides him and me."
"But this aura... it's the legendary Super Saiyan's!"
Vegeta clenched his fists, emotions swirling—shock, fear, and deep unwillingness.
As Prince of the Saiyans, he refused to accept there was someone stronger than him.
Up in the sky, three members of the Ginyu Force — Recoome, Jeice, and Burter — watched Vegeta's reaction with confusion.
Their detectors suddenly beeped in unison.
DIDIDI—
"Energy signature detected ahead!"
"We'll see how strong it really is," Jeice muttered, fiddling with his device.
Numbers rapidly climbed: 10,000… 100,000… 180,000… BOOM!
Recoome's scouter exploded from overload.
"What?! How strong is that?!"
Burter and Jeice stared in disbelief as Recoome said, "Power level over 180,000!"
Shock spread as all three stepped back, sweat dripping down their brows.
"180,000?! No one but King Frieza should be that strong!"
"Even Captain Ginyu doesn't reach 180,000! Your scouter must be faulty—I'll try it."
Likum grabbed the device to test.
BOOM!
The detector exploded again. Twice was no accident.
Likum, Burter, and Jeice exchanged grim looks—a single warrior with power this huge meant they were hopeless even combined.
"We must alert Captain Ginyu immediately!"
Vegeta overheard the chatter but did not laugh.
He could feel the oppressive presence.
Searching for Jinyu—or even Frieza—was pointless.
This new power far exceeded Frieza's.
Indeed, the overwhelming aura of Zeltron—now at over 43 million power level—dwarfed Frieza's base form.
Vegeta did not yet realize Frieza's transformations would increase his power exponentially, but Zeltron had already eclipsed him.
"Find the Ginyu Force!" Vegeta ordered sharply.
A sudden gust of wind swept over the battlefield, and moments later, Zeltron himself appeared, commanding every eye.