Hearing Piccolo's words, Frieza burst into loud laughter.
"Hahahaha! You pitiful insect actually dares to talk so boldly? Do you really think you can defeat me? How utterly ridiculous!"
Piccolo merely curled his lips into a disdainful smile.
The next instant—
His figure vanished from where he stood.
"Oh no!"
Krillin immediately panicked.
"This is madness! Piccolo has no idea how terrifying Frieza really is! Charging in like this is nothing but suicide!"
Vegeta, however, simply watched the battle below with cold eyes.
"Relax. He'll find out just how powerful Frieza is soon enough."
"But by then, it'll already be too late."
Only Gohan had complete confidence in Piccolo.
"Uncle Piccolo isn't reckless. Since he's this calm, he must have a plan!"
The next moment, Piccolo appeared directly in front of Frieza.
Raising one hand, he slashed downward with tremendous force.
"Die, Frieza!"
Piccolo roared.
Frieza's expression changed.
He hadn't expected Piccolo to be this fast.
Nevertheless, he didn't retreat.
Instead, he instantly unleashed his powerful ki to block the attack.
Bang!
A deafening explosion rang out as their palms collided.
Violent energy waves erupted from the impact.
The surrounding air itself seemed to tear apart, rippling visibly in every direction.
"What's going on...?"
"He's... so strong..."
Vegeta muttered in disbelief, his eyes filled with shock.
He had never imagined Piccolo could move at such speed.
More importantly...
He didn't seem to be losing against Frieza at all.
"This guy... really has become much stronger..."
"How did he do it?"
Vegeta couldn't hide his astonishment.
Piccolo hadn't been bluffing.
"Could this be... the power of the Dragon Balls?"
Meanwhile, Krillin stared with his eyes wide open, completely dumbfounded.
"H-How is this possible?"
"When did Piccolo become this strong?"
"I don't know..."
"But judging from the aura he just released, he's definitely not the same as before."
Goku, however, seemed completely unsurprised that Piccolo wasn't being overwhelmed.
"It looks like Piccolo encountered some incredible opportunity while training with King Kai."
"Maybe... we can trust him this time."
Krillin's excitement immediately returned.
Goku shook his head.
Piccolo's power clearly hadn't come from King Kai.
Especially since he could tell Piccolo wasn't using the Kaio-ken.
Aside from the Kaio-ken...
King Kai simply had no means of increasing Piccolo's strength by such an enormous amount in such a short time.
Listening to their conversation, Vegeta finally realized something.
So Piccolo hadn't obtained this power through a Dragon Ball wish.
"Damn it..."
"When he was on Earth, his power level was only a few thousand."
"How did he become this strong in such a short time?!"
Vegeta's heart burned with frustration.
He had fought desperately countless times.
He had repeatedly brushed against death...
Defeated one powerful enemy after another...
Only then had he reached his current level of strength.
Yet now...
In only a short period of time...
These Earthlings—people he could once crush effortlessly—
Whether it was Kakarot...
Or this Namekian...
Had both surpassed him.
"Damn it!"
"I'm the Prince of all Saiyans!"
"I'm an elite warrior of the strongest fighting race in the universe!"
"There's no way I should lose to people like you!"
Just as Vegeta was questioning his entire existence...
The battle suddenly shifted.
After being blocked by Frieza...
Piccolo abruptly accelerated once again.
His speed increased another level.
Bang!
His fist struck Frieza squarely across the face.
Frieza was sent flying backward.
Before he could recover—
Piccolo accelerated again.
In an instant, he appeared behind Frieza.
Clasping both fists together, he smashed downward with tremendous force.
Reacting immediately, Frieza performed a backward flip.
His leg lashed out, kicking against Piccolo's fists.
Without waiting another moment, Frieza unleashed a tremendous burst of power and charged straight at Piccolo.
Piccolo sneered.
He calmly lowered his body.
Frieza's punch swept harmlessly over his head.
The next instant—
Piccolo drove his head upward with explosive force.
Crash!
His forehead slammed directly into Frieza's chin.
"Damn you!"
"You bastard!"
Frieza roared in fury.
He couldn't believe he was actually being pushed onto the defensive.
He had already used several different techniques...
Yet he had repeatedly come out on the losing end.
"Hmph."
"So, Frieza..."
"So this is all you're capable of?"
"Next..."
"I'll show you my true power."
Piccolo let out a cold laugh.
By now...
He had a rough understanding of Frieza's strength.
As soon as he finished speaking—
Piccolo pressed his palms together.
He began chanting softly.
Powerful energy rapidly gathered between his hands.
"Oh no!"
Feeling the terrifying energy building inside Piccolo's palms, Frieza's expression changed dramatically.
He immediately leaped backward.
At that very instant—
Piccolo hurled the massive sphere of ki toward him.
BOOOOOOM—!!
A world-shaking explosion erupted.
The ground trembled violently.
A blinding flash engulfed everything.
When the light faded...
A gigantic crater had appeared where Frieza had been standing.
Thick smoke billowed upward.
"Did it work?"
Krillin asked nervously.
Everyone stared intently into the crater.
They all hoped to see Frieza's corpse.
However...
As the smoke slowly dispersed...
Their expressions froze.
Frieza stood calmly at the bottom of the crater.
Not a single injury could be seen on him.
"Hahahahaha!"
"I'll admit..."
"That attack was amusing."
"But against me..."
"It accomplished absolutely nothing."
Although he had taken Piccolo's attack head-on...
Aside from being covered in a little dust...
Frieza hadn't suffered the slightest scratch.
"Damn it..."
Piccolo gritted his teeth unwillingly.
He had believed his full-powered attack would at least seriously injure Frieza.
Instead...
His opponent had emerged completely unharmed.
"Still..."
"The fact that you forced me to use fifty percent of my power..."
"Is worthy of some praise."
"But unfortunately..."
"You're still nowhere near qualified to be my opponent."
Frieza spoke calmly.
The next instant—
An overwhelming aura exploded from his body.
It instantly enveloped Piccolo.
"This is bad!"
Feeling Frieza's terrifying presence...
Piccolo's heart sank.
He had underestimated Frieza.
So...
Frieza hadn't even been fighting seriously until now.
Faced with such a monstrous opponent...
How was he supposed to respond?
"What do we do?"
"Will Uncle Piccolo be okay?"
Krillin asked anxiously.
"Don't worry."
"I'm sure Uncle Piccolo still has something up his sleeve."
Gohan said confidently.
At that moment...
The battle changed once more.
Under Frieza's confident gaze...
Piccolo calmly removed his cape and turban.
He tossed them aside.
Thud!
They struck the ground with a surprisingly heavy impact.
Rolling his neck from side to side...
Piccolo spoke quietly.
"In that case..."
"I'll stop holding back too."
"Let's see how you handle my full strength."
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