Raditz felt like his intelligence was being insulted.
A bald guy with a combat power of only 500, and a ridiculously durable brat, dared to speak to him like that?
"Looking to die!"
Raditz roared and casually threw Gohan aside. His entire body turned into a blur as he charged straight toward Krillin.
Since this bald guy wanted to die, Raditz would grant his wish.
"Die! Ki Blast!"
Raditz raised both hands, gathering two pink energy spheres in his palms before smashing them downward with destructive force.
But just as the energy blasts were about to touch Krillin's bald head—
Whoosh.
Krillin vanished.
Not the kind of afterimage left behind by high-speed movement.
He simply disappeared from reality.
Raditz's attack slammed into the beach, blasting sand and seawater high into the air.
"Where did he go?!" Raditz spun around frantically.
His scouter showed nothing.
"Over here."
The voice came from right behind him.
Raditz's hair stood on end as he turned around instantly.
Krillin was standing less than half a meter behind him, hands still in his pockets, looking bored.
"You… how did you!"
Cold sweat appeared on Raditz's forehead.
Even his scouter couldn't capture that movement?
"Relax. I'm just an ordinary Earthling," Krillin grinned.
"Next, I'm going to use a very ordinary fist technique."
Krillin slowly raised his right hand.
He clenched it into a fist.
There was no surge of Ki, no glowing aura, no dramatic energy.
Just a plain, simple punch.
It looked like something an old man might perform while practicing Tai Chi.
"An ordinary punch."
Raditz tried to dodge.
But his body suddenly felt locked in place by an invisible pressure.
He couldn't move at all.
Thump.
Krillin's fist lightly touched Raditz's armor.
For a moment—
Time seemed to freeze.
Then—
CRACK!!!
A visible white shockwave exploded outward.
Raditz didn't even have time to scream before his body was launched backward like he had been struck by a train moving at the speed of light.
His proud Saiyan armor instantly cracked apart.
His eyes bulged out in disbelief.
Whoosh!
Raditz shot across the sky like a meteor toward the ocean.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
His body skipped across the sea surface more than a dozen times like a stone, each impact sending waves hundreds of meters into the air.
Finally—
Boom!!!
He slammed headfirst into a rocky island.
The entire island shattered into pieces.
Only then did he finally stop moving.
In front of Kame House, absolute silence fell.
Goku's mouth hung open.
His jaw practically dislocated.
Master Roshi's sunglasses slid down to the tip of his nose.
Gohan forgot to cry.
He simply stared blankly at that bald uncle.
Only Trunks jumped up excitedly.
"Wow! Dad is amazing! Is that the 'ordinary punch'? I want to learn it too!"
Krillin pulled his fist back calmly.
"Low-key, low-key. I used a little too much force."
Far away, the ruins of the shattered island suddenly exploded.
Raditz slowly rose into the air.
He was covered in blood.
His armor was completely destroyed, revealing bruised muscles underneath.
His tail hung limply behind him.
"Unforgivable… unforgivable!!!"
Raditz's eyes turned blood-red.
His sanity was being consumed by humiliation and rage.
He was an elite Saiyan warrior.
Yet he had been beaten nearly to death by a bald Earthling with a single punch.
"I'll kill you all! I'll blow this planet into dust!"
Raditz released his full aura, the ferocity of a cornered beast making everyone's hearts tremble.
At that moment, a familiar mechanical voice appeared in Krillin's mind.
[Ding! Triggered S-Rank Story Quest: An Actor's Self-Cultivation]
[Quest Description: To face future powerful enemies (Vegeta, Frieza), Son Goku must travel to King Kai's Planet to learn Kaioken and the Spirit Bomb.]
[Prerequisite: Death]
[Quest Requirement: Guide Raditz and Son Goku to perish together in the upcoming battle]
[Quest Reward: Unlock "Planet Namek Saga" Map Pack, Trunks Potential +5%]
Krillin stared at the quest panel and sighed internally.
As expected.
Even though he could crush Raditz with one finger, doing so would steal Goku's opportunity to grow stronger.
Without Kaioken…
Without the Spirit Bomb…
How would they defeat Vegeta later?
How would they defeat Frieza?
They couldn't rely on him, the ultimate cheat code, to save the world every time.
If that happened, what would be the point of the Dragon Ball world?
"Sigh… being a nanny is exhausting. Now I even have to act as a director," Krillin complained silently.
Then his expression instantly changed.
His previous calm and powerful aura disappeared.
His face suddenly turned pale.
He clutched his chest and staggered backward.
"Oh no! Oh no! That last punch used all my Ki!" Krillin shouted dramatically.
"I can't move anymore! Goku, hurry! Attack him while he's weak!"
Goku: "???"
Master Roshi: "???"
Trunks blinked and whispered quietly.
"Dad… your acting is terrible."
Krillin shot his son a sharp glare.
His eyes clearly said: Say another word and your allowance is gone.
Trunks immediately covered his mouth and nodded rapidly.
"I don't know what's happening, but it looks like it's my turn!"
Although simple-minded, Goku could clearly see that Raditz was badly injured.
Ignoring the pain in his stomach, Goku stood up and assumed the Turtle School fighting stance.
"Piccolo! Stop hiding! I know you're there!" Goku suddenly shouted toward the sky.
The clouds parted.
Piccolo slowly descended.
Although clearly unhappy, he knew he couldn't defeat Raditz alone.
"Hmph. Son Goku, don't misunderstand. I'm only here to kill this guy."
Piccolo spoke coldly, though his eyes briefly glanced toward Krillin, who was "weakly gasping."
Something about that bald guy felt strange.
But now wasn't the time to worry about it.
"Good! Let's fight together!" Goku shouted as he rushed toward the enraged Raditz.
Meanwhile Krillin casually sat down in his beach chair again.
He picked up his teacup.
Although his hand was still "trembling," not a single drop spilled.
He squinted while watching the fierce battle about to unfold in the sky.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Good luck, Goku. The jokes at King Kai's Planet should suit you perfectly."
...
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