"Who are you?!"
Frieza steadied himself after being blasted away, his face dark and wary as he stared at Zeru. With just a snap of his fingers, all his subordinates had been erased—such a method was beyond anything he had ever seen.
"Who I am… isn't something you need to know."
Zeru smiled faintly, then glanced toward a distant direction. Goku and Vegeta were approaching at high speed.
"Son Goku… Vegeta…"
Frieza sensed them as well. His eyes narrowed as he turned to look. Unlike Zeru's restrained aura, the energy of Goku and Vegeta was bold and overflowing.
"These two… have also become this strong?!"
Frieza frowned, then glanced back at Zeru. His expression tightened further.
If the three of them joined forces—
His chances of winning would be extremely low.
For a moment, he was caught between advancing and retreating.
"Frieza… long time no see."
Goku and Vegeta arrived. Goku greeted him casually.
"Son Goku…"
Frieza's face darkened. "This time, I won't be as helpless as before!"
"Oh? So you've gotten stronger too?"
Goku's eyes lit up. "That's perfect! I've gotten stronger too—want to fight?!"
Vegeta, standing beside him, was speechless.
Wasn't Frieza's Hostility obvious enough already?!
Frieza sneered and immediately fired a powerful energy blast at Goku. In the next instant, he vanished and appeared right in front of Goku and Vegeta.
Bang! Bang!
Without hesitation, he attacked.
"Decisive… I'll give him that."
Zeru nodded inwardly. If he were in Frieza's position, he would've made the same move.
With Zeru's terrifying abilities on display, Frieza naturally wanted to avoid being surrounded. So he chose to strike first.
What he didn't realize, however—
Was that Zeru had no intention of interfering at all.
Even if Frieza transformed into Golden Frieza, Goku and Vegeta together could handle him.
And since no system mission had been issued—
Zeru had no reason to step in.
"Ahhhh!"
The three clashed fiercely in midair, exchanging blows in their base forms.
As they fought, Goku suddenly spoke to Vegeta, "Hey, Vegeta, let me handle him alone. No need for us to gang up on him."
"…Tch."
Vegeta rolled his eyes.
"Don't underestimate me, Son Goku… Vegeta!"
Frieza sneered, throwing a heavy punch that sent Goku flying.
But Goku quickly stabilized himself and charged back.
The two fought intensely, fists colliding again and again. From the outside, they seemed evenly matched.
After several minutes, both paused in midair, staring at each other.
"How long are you two planning to warm up?! What a waste of time!"
Whoosh!
Vegeta, who had been watching impatiently, finally couldn't take it anymore and reentered the battlefield.
"Vegeta… you…"
Goku blinked in confusion.
"Kakarot, if you don't finish him soon, I'll do it myself!"
Vegeta's face was full of impatience. Fighting in base form like this could go on for days without a result.
What was the point of a battle without a decisive outcome?
"Huh?"
Goku scratched his head, confused.
"Haaah!"
Vegeta roared and charged forward—
But instead of attacking Frieza—
He went straight for Goku.
For a moment, the two Saiyans began fighting each other.
"What?! Why is Vegeta fighting Goku?!"
Krillin and the others were stunned.
"Hahaha! Vegeta, it seems you're still loyal to me after all!"
Frieza crossed his arms, amused.
Boom!
Goku and Vegeta clashed fists, then separated.
"Hey! Vegeta! What are you doing?!"
Goku asked, confused.
"Heh."
Vegeta just smirked coldly.
Clap! Clap!
Frieza began clapping slowly. "Well done, Vegeta. Are you planning to return to my side?"
"Heh."
Vegeta let out a cold laugh. Lowering his head slightly, he said, "Congratulations on your revival, Lord Frieza."
Then he turned and began clapping as well.
Frieza burst into laughter.
But as Vegeta kept clapping—ten seconds, twenty seconds… nearly a full minute—
Frieza's expression darkened.
"Enough! How long are you going to keep clapping?!"
Vegeta finally stopped.
His gaze turned icy as he stared straight at Frieza.
"You should stop too… Existing like this, don't you find it pathetic?"
"VEGETA!!!"
Frieza roared, unleashing his aura.
Boom!
At the same time, Vegeta exploded with energy as well.
"If you two keep wasting time, I'll kill both of you myself!"
"Ohhh! So that's what this is about!"
Goku laughed. "Don't worry, I'm going all out now!"
"Heh."
Vegeta retreated, leaving the battlefield.
"Alright, Frieza… warm-up's over. Let's fight seriously now."
Goku's expression became focused.
"Come."
Frieza smiled faintly.
Boom!
"HAAAAAH!"
Goku clenched his fists—
And unleashed his power.
A brilliant blue light burst forth.
Super Saiyan Blue.
Frieza's expression shifted instantly, shock filling his eyes.
"I… I can't sense Goku's energy anymore…"
Krillin muttered from below.
"Yeah… Dad has become a Super Saiyan God… or something beyond that."
Gohan nodded seriously.
Meanwhile—
Zeru's eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at Goku's Super Saiyan Blue.
At that moment—
He felt like he had grasped something.
A crucial idea.
But—
He couldn't quite catch it.
That fleeting insight slipped away—
Leaving him feeling incredibly frustrated.
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