"Boom!"
Piccolo crashed heavily onto the ground, leaving a crater.
"Uncle Piccolo!" Son Gohan roared in anger and quickly rushed forward.
"Bang!"
Frieza swatted him away, knocking Son Gohan to the ground.
Son Gohan rolled several times before stopping, his strength greatly diminished.
...
Meanwhile, a spaceship was speeding from a distant region.
"Great, this must be Planet Namek," Son Goku scratched his head. "I've wasted a lot of time... got lost a few times, it's been pretty bad! I hope Gohan and the others are alright!"
"Splat!"
The spaceship landed swiftly on Planet Namek.
Son Goku stepped out of the spaceship and took a deep breath.
"I'm sorry I'm late. I must defeat that Frieza guy." Son Goku's expression turned extremely solemn.
"Whoosh!"
Son Goku flew rapidly from a distance, appearing near Frieza.
Frieza was slightly taken aback. Just as he was about to deliver a heavy blow to Piccolo, he paused upon seeing Son Goku's arrival.
"Goku! You finally made it!" Krillin breathed a sigh of relief.
"Dad!" Son Gohan was overjoyed.
Piccolo smiled at Son Goku and nodded gently.
Seeing everyone safe, Son Goku also felt a slight relief.
"That's not right. I remember there were quite a few people who came to this planet. Why are only a few of you left?" Son Goku asked.
"It's a long story. Let's defeat that guy first," Piccolo said gravely.
"Oh? I didn't expect there to be any survivors on this planet," Frieza said with a smile.
"Frieza, your opponent is me!" Son Goku declared.
"Is that so? What are you?" Frieza sneered, "Take this!"
Saying so, Frieza kicked towards Son Goku.
"Bang!"
Son Goku reacted faster, bracing himself with his right hand on the ground and kicking Frieza in the face.
Frieza tumbled in the air, regained his composure, and landed steadily.
Frieza rubbed his sore face, his expression growing colder.
"Hey!"
Frieza pointed at Son Goku with his finger.
"Whoosh!"
Beams of light shot towards Son Goku.
"Goku, be careful, dodge quickly!" Krillin exclaimed.
"Smack smack smack!"
Son Goku slapped each projectile away, sending them flying in different directions.
"What? You blocked them with one hand so easily?" Frieza was astonished.
"You two, leave quickly! We'll just be in the way if we stay!" Piccolo decided.
Krillin nodded and immediately flew into the sky, leaving the battleground.
"Gohan, hurry!" Krillin noticed Son Gohan hadn't moved.
"Dad, please be careful. You must defeat Frieza," Son Gohan said as he took off.
Son Goku nodded gently.
The next moment, Son Goku charged at Frieza with fierce attacks.
For a while, the two were evenly matched.
After a few exchanges, Son Goku suddenly appeared high in the sky and kicked Frieza down from the air.
Frieza crashed into a distant rocky mountain.
However, Frieza soon stood up unharmed from the rubble, shaking his neck.
"I never imagined that besides my father, you're the first one to get me covered in dust," Frieza said with a smile.
"What are you talking about? Didn't Vegeta beat you until you were spitting teeth?" Son Goku asked.
Frieza: "..."
"Damn bastard! Always saying things that make me angry!" Frieza's face darkened. "So, you're Vegeta's subordinate?"
"Vegeta is indeed like my older brother," Son Goku admitted with a nod.
"Hmph hmph hmph, interesting! Let me show you this!" Frieza said, using his hands to control nearby rocks and launching them towards Son Goku.
Son Goku dodged rapidly, even closing his eyes as he tried to evade the rock projectiles.
"You annoying guy! If you're going to dodge, at least keep your eyes open!" Frieza fumed, rushing forward and pressing his hands down. A powerful energy quickly enveloped Son Goku.
"Not good!" Son Goku's expression changed, and he struggled desperately.
"Die!" Frieza roared and swung his hands downwards.
"Whoosh!"
A massive energy blast sent Son Goku plummeting from the sky.
"Rumble rumble!"
The energy struck the ground.
The earth trembled violently, and an enormous shockwave erupted.
"Goku!" Krillin cried out.
"Dad!" Son Gohan was also anxious.
"Don't worry, your dad is fine!" Piccolo smiled. "Look behind you."
"Splat!"
As he spoke, Son Goku landed behind Piccolo and the others.
"That was close. I almost got hit," Son Goku sighed.
"Whoosh!"
Son Goku flew back up, returning to Frieza's vicinity.
Frieza: "..."
This guy was quite resilient.
"An undying opponent. You truly surprise me," Frieza grunted.
"I'm also surprised by your strength... I heard Vegeta talk about you a long time ago. You were the one who destroyed our Saiyan planet, right?" Son Goku asked.
"Oh? So you're a Saiyan? No wonder I felt you were different from the others," Frieza narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Yes, I'm a Saiyan who grew up on Earth!" Son Goku nodded.
"Hmph hmph hmph, all Saiyans deserve to die!" Frieza sneered. "I'm too lazy to play around with you anymore. The warm-up is over, let's start the real fight."
"I think so too," Son Goku replied.
"Do you prefer aerial combat or ground combat?" Frieza asked.
"How about ground combat?" Son Goku suggested.
"Alright then, let's settle it on that ground over there," Frieza pointed to a patch of ground in the distance.
The two rapidly descended to that spot.
"You seem very confident. I know you were fighting seriously just now, but you weren't using your full power. Am I right?" Frieza smiled.
"You saw through it," Son Goku smiled back.
"I've calculated it. With about 50% of my power, I can turn you into cosmic dust," Frieza grunted.
"What?" Son Goku was slightly stunned. "Don't scare me, it's not nice to scare people!"
"I'm so happy. I haven't fought like this in a long time," Frieza's face lit up with excitement, and he gradually released his energy.
Sensing Frieza's immense power, Son Goku frowned.