Betkas gritted his teeth, looking at the wound on his chest. He bitterly hated the now-dead elderly Chix alien. At the same time, he increasingly wanted to find a way to learn Ki sensing and control, to avoid encountering a master and being left defenseless.
For instance, in this situation, if he had been able to sense Ki, he wouldn't have suffered this heart-piercing blow. Fortunately, in the final moment, he barely avoided the vital spot, allowing the attack to only hit his chest. Although the damage wasn't instantly fatal, it was definitely a severe injury.
If Saiyans didn't inherently possess an extremely tenacious life force, Betkas would have been knocked out long ago. Never mind transforming into a Great Ape; even feigning death would have been difficult.
This experience, however, allowed Betkas to taste the feeling of nearing death. For the first time, he realized death was so close. Although he had died once in his previous life, that was an unconscious death where he experienced nothing. This time, he was truly witnessing it, especially the knife-like pain coming from his chest.
Betkas struggled to retrieve a remote control from the pocket of his battle suit. His trembling hand pressed a red button on the remote. Instantly, Betkas let go of the remote, which clattered onto the ground.
Betkas closed his eyes, gasping for breath. Given the severity of his injury, he had no choice but to return. The facilities here were insufficient for his recovery. He truly wished for a Senzu Bean right now; then, he could be healed.
Meanwhile, at the location where Betkas, Vegeta, and Nappa had initially landed their spaceships, Betkas's spaceship seemed to obey the summons, rising high into the air and flying directly towards Betkas's location.
It flashed across the sky like a meteor...
And at the same time...
Nappa and Vegeta were fighting with different mindsets. Nappa had encountered dozens of Chix aliens in a city, but his luck was good: none of the enemies he faced were stronger than him. Therefore, he only needed to expend effort to defeat them.
Vegeta was different. After seeing the artificial moon created by Betkas earlier, he had begun to exercise extreme caution.
Though arrogant, he was also aware that this was not the time for arrogance. Any arrogance must be based on absolute power. Since Betkas, who was his equal in strength, had been forced to use his last life-saving card, he dared not be careless.
And sure enough... this guy had just encountered two super-strong Chix aliens. Initially, Vegeta was unable to fight them directly and suffered some minor injuries. By catching the two Chix aliens off guard, Vegeta also used the artificial moon technique, transforming himself into a Great Ape. In a matter of minutes, he annihilated the two super-strong Chix aliens.
It is important to note that the ten times power increase from the Great Ape transformation gave both Vegeta and Betkas a Battle Power value of over 30,000, which was simply not something the inhabitants of this planet could withstand. Even with injuries, their power wouldn't drop significantly, perhaps only four or five tenths of their full strength. But this was more than enough to deal with the Chix alien, whose Battle Power was around 10,000.
After transforming into a Great Ape, Vegeta no longer maintained his reserve. He continued his destruction in his Great Ape form. The strong fighters on this planet rushed over one after another, but they were all blasted to bits by Vegeta shortly after arriving. Consequently, Nappa had the easiest time. Only Betkas was the most unfortunate, having sustained a critical injury.
The current Betkas had just climbed into his spaceship and were heading back towards Frieza's spaceship, escaping the atmosphere. Perhaps he would be underestimated this time, but Betkas believed that as long as Vegeta and Nappa returned after wiping out all the residents of that planet, everything would be fine.
If possible, Betkas would rather not return, but first, he had no acquaintances in space. Second, he was unfamiliar with the distribution of power in the universe. If he went to the wrong place, he would only be waiting for death. His only option was to return to Frieza's spaceship.
So, he had hastily left the planet without even greeting Vegeta or Nappa, as he had no time. In his current state, lasting another hour would probably be his limit.
Under the threat of death, Betkas truly had no time to hesitate. As for whether Frieza would allow him to be treated, that would depend on fate, because he truly had nowhere else to go.
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"Lord Zarbon... one of the three Saiyan brats' spaceships has returned!" A frog-headed alien, operating a large screen, suddenly reported to Zarbon standing nearby.
Zarbon was surprised to hear this: "Oh... just one? Did the other two die?"
The frog-headed alien immediately said, "Your subordinate will immediately search the intelligence detected by the spaceship..." He then began pressing keys on a keyboard. A large amount of data popped up.
The frog-head looked through it, frowning. Zarbon stood beside him with an indifferent expression. They had done some tampering with the spaceships of Betkas and the others, such as installing surveillance-like mechanisms.
After a few minutes, the frog-headed alien immediately reported: "Lord Zarbon... the intelligence has been obtained." Zarbon nodded slightly, indicating for him to continue.
The frog-headed alien immediately reported, "The one who returned is the Saiyan named Betkas.
He fought a native whose Battle Power value was around 12,000 and eventually killed the opponent. He returned because his injuries were too severe.
The analysis of the battle process is still ongoing." Upon hearing this data, everyone was a little shocked. Zarbon was also somewhat surprised, as he was aware of the Battle Power of Betkas and the other two.
Zarbon muttered inwardly, "Did a warrior with only three thousand-plus Battle Power kill an opponent four times stronger than himself? He truly is a tough bone... and he has potential." For Zarbon, since Frieza had instructed him to look after them, he wouldn't be too lenient. The planet Betkas and the others were sent to was considered a mid-to-lower-tier level in the universe. It was simply to test the potential of the three. As for posing a threat to himself? Zarbon considered himself not to be scum who could be defeated by a Saiyan with only three thousand-plus Battle Power, so he wasn't worried.
Zarbon contemplated for a moment, then ordered, "Prepare emergency medical supplies. Once that Saiyan brat returns, begin treatment immediately. He is a subordinate valued by Lord Frieza... I will go report to Lord Frieza." Upon hearing this, the aliens immediately became busy