Just as Broly had finally relaxed, he suddenly sensed an overwhelmingly powerful aura rushing toward the planet.
"Frieza!"
Broly's expression changed drastically.
Such an immense presence could only belong to Frieza. Even from far away, Broly could clearly feel the terrifying energy radiating from him.
Broly estimated that Frieza's base power level was at least over 500,000. After a few transformations, reaching tens of millions in battle power would be effortless.
Then he thought about himself—barely a little over 30,000. Compared to Frieza, the gap was pitiful.
Better run.
Broly tossed aside the spaceship and was just about to leave when a flash of inspiration struck him.
Frieza would arrive very soon. If he tried to escape under Frieza's watchful eye and fly into the vastness of space, he would likely be caught in no time.
After all, Broly knew that Frieza could survive in space as well.
The universe was vast, but it wasn't easy to hide. Finding him wouldn't be difficult for Frieza.
Broly grinned. Gathering energy in his hands, he formed two yellow-green energy spheres and hurled them in opposite directions.
In the next instant, Broly transformed into a streak of light, suppressing his presence as he hid in a remote corner of the planet.
Just as Broly threw the energy spheres, Frieza had already arrived on the planet.
From a distance, Frieza spotted the two spheres.
"Zarbon, Dodoria—one of those must be that Saiyan brat. Split up and chase them down," Frieza ordered, narrowing his eyes.
Zarbon and Dodoria didn't dare hesitate. They acknowledged the command and immediately pursued the two energy spheres.
A full twenty minutes passed before they returned, looking battered and embarrassed.
"What? Those were just ordinary energy balls? Neither of them was him?" Frieza's triangular eyes darkened. He hadn't expected to be tricked by a mere Saiyan child.
As the ruler of the universe, being deceived like this truly angered him.
But in the next moment, Frieza let out a soft chuckle and rubbed his nose.
"I'm becoming more and more interested in this little one. I doubt he's left this planet… Issue the order—have King Vegeta send over a gene detector immediately."
After hearing Frieza's command, his subordinate hurried off to carry it out.
Three minutes later, the subordinate returned with a troubled expression.
"Lord Frieza, King Vegeta says the gene detector is highly complex to manufacture. It will take about five days to develop a new one. However, once the technology improves, it can be mass-produced."
Upon hearing this, Frieza turned his gaze toward Vegeta.
Vegeta remained expressionless, as if none of this concerned him.
Not long ago, it was Vegeta who had used a gene detector to locate the planet where Broly was hiding. However, after that planet was destroyed, the Saiyan carrying the device died as well, and the gene detector was destroyed along with him.
Without it, Frieza's forces had no effective way to track Broly. Searching with the naked eye alone was clearly unrealistic.
"He should still be on this planet. Have the surrounding space monitored. The moment there's any unusual activity, report it to me immediately," Frieza ordered coldly.