A few months later...
In the vastness of space, a spherical spacecraft soared across the endless stars, cutting through the darkness of the cosmos.
"Only three more days until we reach Planet Namek."
Cado glanced at the coordinates displayed on the monitor.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, two figures clashed repeatedly inside the ship.
The intense impacts made the entire spacecraft shake violently.
The interior was already battered and broken, looking like it might fall apart at any second.
Those two figures were none other than Goku and Piccolo.
The long journey through space had been dull, so the two passed the time training and sparring with each other nonstop.
If it weren't for the ship's automatic trajectory correction system, they would've veered off course long ago.
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Three days later...
Cado and the others finally landed safely on Planet Namek.
The fresh air, lush greenery, and warm sunlight made the temperature on the surface feel incredibly pleasant.
"So... this is my home?"
Piccolo murmured as he took in the scenery.
"Wow, this place is really beautiful! You'd never find a place like this on Earth,"
Goku exclaimed in awe.
"All right, enough sightseeing. I'm picking up a few weak energy signals nearby. Those must be our targets."
Cado interrupted their admiration, a bit out of place but completely focused.
Their mission wasn't going to be easy—they were going up against the emperor of the universe himself, Frieza. No small task.
Right now, Cado had a battle power of 8 million. With the tenfold Kaioken, that shot up to 80 million. It sounded impressive.
But Cado knew better—it still wasn't nearly enough.
Their opponent at full power? A monster with a battle power of 120 million.
"Ca... Cado, this is what you meant by weak energy?"
Piccolo was stunned.
He could feel it now—there was a large group of people gathered somewhere nearby.
And every single one of them had a stronger energy than him.
One of them, in particular, was so overwhelming it made it hard to breathe. He could feel the pressure from a distance.
Piccolo's legs started to shake, and cold sweat ran down his back.
If things went south, the three of them might not leave this planet alive.
"M-My god, you mean this bunch of people?! That's insane!"
Goku's expression was just as shaken.
Their excitement was crushed in an instant, like being thrown into an icy lake. All they could feel now was fear.
"Eh, it's not that bad. They're probably not too strong." Cado said casually, stroking his chin like he was actually considering it.
That group likely included Frieza's squad.
Their power levels ranged from 5,000 to 30,000, and there was one absurdly stronger energy—definitely Frieza.
Goku and Piccolo both froze when they heard Cado's words.
'"Not too strong"?! Bro, how strong are you exactly?'
Still, hearing that helped calm them a bit.
If Cado wasn't confident, he wouldn't be talking like this.
"Snap out of it—they're coming!"
Cado reminded them.
Sure enough, Goku and Piccolo immediately sensed someone flying toward them. And the energy was huge.
"What do we do? Run?"
Piccolo asked first.
His own strength was only around 5,000 in terms of battle power—he wouldn't stand a chance if a fight broke out.
Goku looked at Cado too.
Cado was the strongest of them all. They were following his lead now.
"Run? What for? Let's just kill him. We'll wait here."
Cado said with a smile.
He was the top dog here. Aside from Frieza, the rest were nothing more than glorified cannon fodder.
After a few seconds—
Whoosh!
A red figure streaked across the sky, stopping mid-air to look down at the ground.
"Who the hell are you people?"
The red figure asked harshly.
It was Frieza's trusted enforcer—Dodoria.
They had detected Cado's group the moment they landed using their scouters.
As one of Frieza's top soldiers, Dodoria naturally came to investigate.
"Heh, so it's you."
Cado smirked and immediately recognized the familiar face.
He wasn't concerned at all. Dodoria was only slightly stronger than Vegeta had been back on Earth.
"You... know me?"
Dodoria said coldly, clearly unimpressed as he stared down at Cado.
His scouter had already picked up the battle power of the trio—none higher than 3,000. He'd never seen them before and definitely didn't care to deal with such weaklings.
"Of course. Frieza's loyal lapdog—who doesn't know that?"
Cado chuckled, covering his mouth mockingly.
Dodoria's face immediately twisted with rage.
A runt with only 3,000 in power was mocking him? His fists clenched on reflex.
"Am I wrong? It's common knowledge, isn't it?"
Cado kept smiling.
Dodoria had spilled more blood than anyone could count as one of Frieza's goons.
Cado wasn't a saint—but taking out someone like that? No guilt at all.
"You bastard! How dare you talk to me like that?! I'll make sure you die a slow, painful death!"
Dodoria shouted furiously, and before his sentence even finished, he rocketed downward in a full-body dive.
In an instant, his red fist was already right in front of Cado.
BAM!
He threw a punch.
It landed squarely on Cado's head—clean, powerful, direct hit.
Goku and Piccolo didn't even have time to react.
"Cado!"
Goku shouted in alarm.
Dodoria grinned wickedly, thinking he'd already won.
"Trash like you is just—"
BAM!
A deep, dull thud interrupted him.
Before he could finish, the grin froze on his face.
His whole body tensed. His pupils dilated in shock and terror.
His punch had done nothing.
But Cado's counterpunch?
It sank straight into Dodoria's stomach.
A wave of searing pain shot through his body.
Then, golden energy exploded from Cado's fist, blasting a hole straight through Dodoria.
"This... can't... be..."
Dodoria gasped out his final words.
Then, his entire body exploded into ash and dust, scattering over the Namekian soil.
Goku and Piccolo just stood there—completely stunned.
That guy had made both of them feel intense pressure.
And in the blink of an eye... Cado had one-shotted him.
Now they finally understood what Cado meant earlier—
"There are a few weak energy signatures nearby."
If you can kill someone that powerful with just one punch…
Yeah. That definitely counts as weak.
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