I Am Raditz

Raditz and the others had already prepared their defenses against the approaching enemy, while Gohan helped the Namekians retreat to a safe cave. As long as they destroyed all the scouters used by Frieza's forces, the Namekians could stay hidden and safe, at least temporarily.

Five powerful energy signatures were rapidly approaching, and Raditz could sense many smaller auras behind them—likely other soldiers from Frieza's army.

Let them come, he thought. The more, the better.

Raditz was planning to cut off all of Frieza's support, ensuring that no matter how strong Frieza himself was, he couldn't manage multiple battlefronts alone.

Just as he was strategizing, he heard Goku shout, "They're here!"

The four fighters looked skyward together. The five members of the Ginyu Force halted their approach, hovering mid-air as they faced off against their opponents.

"Look at their reactions. It must be them."

"No, they all only have combat power around 5,000, even Raditz."

"Fools," Ginyu spoke up. "They can suppress and raise their power levels at will. I estimate they all have combat power exceeding 20,000. That brat and the Namekian fought against Zarbon, so they shouldn't be underestimated. And that other one must be Raditz's younger brother from Earth..."

"Burter, you're the fastest in the universe. Taking care of Raditz's brother shouldn't be a problem."

"It'll be a piece of cake," Burter smiled arrogantly.

The five of them landed formally, all looking incredibly relaxed.

"Are you the Ginyu Force?" Gohan asked loudly.

The five were momentarily surprised, then laughed. "Not bad, knowing our name. Vegeta must have told you about us."

Recoome immediately yelled, jumped high, landed on one leg, then clapped his hands in the air, raised one leg backward, and suddenly bent forward at a ninety-degree angle.

"Ginyu Force—Recoome!"

Immediately afterward, Burter and Jeice symmetrically raised one hand to their chests, swung the other to the side, and lunged forward with one foot.

"Jeice! Burter!"

It wasn't over yet... The small Guldo rolled directly to the front, knelt on one knee, raised his hands to both sides, and made snake-like movements.

"Guldo!"

Finally, Captain Ginyu, appearing for the finale, turned his back to them, then bent over, unabashedly displaying his buttocks. He poked his head between his legs and made a playful expression.

"Ginyu!"

"Together we are..." In mid-speech, they immediately changed their poses and formations, as if they had rehearsed countless times, smoothly transitioning before continuing to shout, "The Ginyu Force!"

Their booming voices echoed across the sky, followed by dead silence. Only the cold wind continued to blow...

Such embarrassing actions could only come from the Ginyu Force. Raditz felt the scene was too much to bear and covered his eyes with his hands.

Piccolo and Goku: "..."

Gohan yelled in amazement, "That's... so cool!"

What an incredible thought process—is this how Gohan was being corrupted? Raditz made a mental note that the child's sense of aesthetics needed serious correction, or who knows what would happen in the future.

The five fighters stood like statues in the wind, silently facing off against Raditz and his companions.

Suddenly, the air roared as the atmosphere dramatically shifted! In that moment when killing intent surged, everyone felt the tension spike.

"Battle begins!" Captain Ginyu transformed from comical to serious in an instant, his expression instantly turning cold as he launched forward.

Burter, known as the fastest in the universe, started after Ginyu but quickly overtook him. He moved so quickly he didn't even leave afterimages in the air, appearing directly behind Goku.

Goku didn't even look back—he simply raised his arm and struck backward.

"CRACK!"

The scouter shattered, and Burter's vision blurred as he was sent flying backward. Goku grabbed Burter's ankle, spun him around several times in the air, then hurled him toward the rocks. Burter smashed through several stone formations before being buried under a pile of rubble.

"Nice! First blood!" Raditz shouted.

At that moment, Recoome's massive body charged forward, grabbing Raditz with both hands.

"What are you looking at? I'm your opponent!"

"Is that so?"

Raditz snorted coldly, suddenly exerting force and stretching his arms outward, forcefully breaking Recoome's grip. Recoome felt his arms nearly snap—Raditz's raw strength was so incredible that he had no choice but to let go!

Even so, his hands were already swollen, feeling as though they'd been severely burned.

Before he could recover, Raditz rushed toward him with cold eyes. "Come on!" As he spoke, Raditz's fist was already extended, wrapped in a layer of transparent whitish flames, the violent energy causing the air itself to vibrate.

Recoome hurriedly defended, covering his body with both arms while shouting: "Guldo, stop him!"

The panicked cry reached Guldo's ears. As the team's core magic user, he immediately responded by using his time-stopping ability.

"Hah!"

Time froze—but Recoome still went flying, his arms hanging limply like willow branches. His body slammed into the rock, creating a deep impression, and he couldn't move anymore.

"How... how is this possible? Too fast!" Cold sweat broke out on Guldo's face.

He had indeed stopped time for Raditz, who remained frozen in a punching stance. But somehow, Raditz had already struck Recoome the very moment Guldo activated his Time Freeze.

Raditz's super-speed had surpassed Guldo's reaction time.

"Double kill!"

Raditz had instantly taken down Recoome with a single punch, terrifying Guldo who was now sweating profusely. His strength was the lowest among the Ginyu Force—without his extraordinary psychic abilities, he wouldn't even have qualified for the team.

How could he face such a terrifying opponent alone?

Guldo gritted his teeth and fled behind a boulder, breathing heavily. In the distance, Captain Ginyu was battling fiercely with the Namekian, while Jeice was locked in intense combat with that kid! These fighters were unexpectedly powerful!

While he was still processing his shock, a hand emerged from behind him and smashed the stone beside his head.

Blue-gray stone dust showered down as Guldo squinted in panic, seeing Raditz's fist just half an inch from his cheek!

How did he find me?! Before Guldo could even form the question, Raditz's fist was already swinging like a hammer. In desperation, Guldo used his last technique—the Telekinetic Paralysis!

But Raditz's strength had grown too great for Guldo to control, and he was breaking through the psychic restraints!

Even supernatural abilities have limits—the opponent's energy must be within the user's control range. Obviously, Raditz had exceeded this threshold!

"Triple kill!"

As Raditz shouted, the rock shattered and Guldo's head fell to the ground.

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