Chapter 133 – Why Should I Help You?
Lin Qi wagged his index finger repeatedly. "In his second form, his body becomes incomparably bulky, and his combat power exceeds one million!"
"O-One million?!" Nappa's eyes bulged wide, unable to believe what he'd just heard. "That's… impossible!"
Vegeta furrowed his brow tightly. He stood rooted to the spot, his gloomy expression so dark it seemed like water could drip from it.
"Then there's Frieza's third form. It's ugly, that's for sure. I'd estimate his combat power is somewhere between two and three million."
"What kind of astronomical number is that?" Cold sweat poured down Krillin's forehead as he stared blankly at Lin Qi.
Yamcha was equally dumbfounded. He muttered to himself in a daze, "We're going to die… Facing an enemy like that…"
"What's our current combat power?" Tien turned to Lin Qi and asked, his body trembling. There was a mix of excitement and fear in his expression—his emotions were complicated.
"You…" Raditz adjusted his scouter and aimed it at Tien. "You haven't even broken ten thousand."
"That low?" Piccolo also frowned deeply, falling into deep thought.
Lin Qi ignored their shock and instead raised four fingers, his voice cold.
"Frieza's final form—also his original form—has a full-power combat level of 120 million."
"What did you say?! 120 million?!" Piccolo, who had just begun to reflect, shouted in horror. "That high?!"
"Are we just supposed to wait for death?" Yamcha looked at Krillin. Krillin, drenched in sweat, looked back with an equally grim expression.
"How could it turn out like this…" Nappa's eyes had widened to their limits, his whole body trembling slightly as he became completely disoriented.
"Our resistance… is totally hopeless!"
Vegeta stared coldly at Lin Qi. "You have a plan, don't you? Otherwise, you wouldn't have waited here on Earth for us—like that Super Saiyan, for example…"
"That's right." Lin Qi smiled faintly. "The key to defeating Frieza lies with Son Goku—and you."
Of course, this was really just about recruiting the Saiyan Kingdom into my own plans. Frieza was only a side issue!
"To become Super Saiyans, though… you'll need to first raise your base combat levels."
"Hey, hey, Lin Qi, you should be able to defeat that guy, right?" Yamcha hurried over to Lin Qi, interrupting him mid-sentence.
Just as he reached out to grab Lin Qi's shoulders, Lin Qi casually sidestepped, easily avoiding his hands.
Yamcha didn't mind. He looked anxiously at Lin Qi and asked, "You can do it, right? I know you're strong! If you make a move…"
"Why should I help you protect Earth?" Lin Qi asked coldly, staring at Yamcha in return. "You're an Earthling, yet you've given up on becoming stronger…"
"And now you shamelessly expect us Saiyans to protect your planet for you?!"
"I…" Yamcha was suddenly at a loss for words. He couldn't pinpoint when it had happened, but he had fallen into a life of ease and luxury.
Meanwhile, Vegeta, silent until now, also came to a realization. He looked at Lin Qi with some indignation. "So that's what this is—you're trying to use the most noble bloodline, mine…"
"To fight against Frieza, right? Fine. I'll agree to this. Once I become a Super Saiyan and destroy Frieza, I won't bother you again."
"But I still want the Dragon Balls. You'd better hand them over!"
Lin Qi glanced at Vegeta with disdain. Typical tsundere Tragic Prince! What a dreamer.
"This has nothing to do with your bloodline! And Earth's Dragon Balls can't grant your wish anyway!"
"What did you say? Are you trying to trick me?" Vegeta narrowed his eyes, his expression dark and threatening.
"Believe it or don't. Eternal life is impossible—but you could wish for a longer lifespan."
Lin Qi felt like he was worrying himself sick over Vegeta and Son Goku. "If I'd known it would be such a hassle, I wouldn't have gotten involved at all…"
Such a meddler! He might as well just throw them all on Namek and leave it at that.
Turning to Piccolo, Lin Qi said, "Let's go. I'll take you back to your home planet. I probably won't be much help with your training, though."
After dropping Piccolo off on Namek, Lin Qi left him to his own devices.
He returned once again to Earth. Seeing the passionate fighting spirit on the Saiyans' faces, he felt quite satisfied.
These guys would become the backbone of his future Saiyan Kingdom!
With just a month left before Frieza would head to Namek to search for the Dragon Balls, Lin Qi thought of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber at the Lookout.
He didn't enter it himself, so he left the four Saiyans—each with deep personal rivalries—to fight among themselves.
Of course, Lin Qi was generous enough to leave behind a sufficient supply of Senzu Beans.
After all, Raditz had betrayed Vegeta, followed by Nappa's deep disappointment in Vegeta, and now Son Goku's combat power was surprisingly close to Vegeta's…
And so, the four of them took turns entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Lin Qi rested on the Lookout, hands behind his head, lazily basking in the sun. From time to time, he would explain parts of his past to the old Guardian of Earth.
Meanwhile, on Frieza's main base planet in the universe—
The monitor in charge of tracking Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz via their scouters compiled all their communications from the past year and submitted them to Frieza.
Because once they entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, their scouters had apparently stopped transmitting altogether.
"Eternal life?" Zarbon, standing beside Frieza, sneered after listening. "Raditz must've been duped by those Earthlings. Vegeta's probably just daydreaming too…"
Dodoria chimed in with a snort, "Exactly. These kinds of rumors—any halfway intelligent civilization has stories like this…"
Frieza didn't react at all to their remarks. Zarbon and Dodoria exchanged glances in confusion.
Had Lord Frieza not heard the part of the recording where Vegeta mentioned eternal life?
As members of Frieza's personal squad, Zarbon and the others prided themselves on understanding him well.
Everyone knew just how obsessed Frieza was with immortality—let alone true eternal life.
And yet now, Lord Frieza seemed utterly unmoved?! Could he be waiting for confirmation that the Dragon Balls were real?
After all, in the original timeline, when Raditz invaded, Goku had died, and only after being revived by the Dragon Balls did Frieza confirm their existence.
That's what prompted his trip to Namek. But now, with Lin Qi's interference, not even a single background character had died.
A long time passed after the recording ended, yet Frieza remained silent. Finally, Zarbon couldn't help but ask, "Lord Frieza, shall we head to Earth?"
"Heh heh… What for?" Frieza shot Zarbon a sidelong glance and countered.
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