"Lord Frieza... we'll serve under you — just please stop hitting us!" Paragus pleaded desperately.
Hearing that, Frieza paused, and for a brief moment he was genuinely tempted.
If this kid called Broly really did become one of his subordinates, bringing him along to help settle scores with Goku someday wasn't a bad idea at all.
Right — and there was Vegeta too.
That guy would eventually be able to go Super Saiyan Blue.
He'd almost forgotten about Vegeta in all the excitement.
I remember before my rebirth, Vegeta gave me a beating too.
Where would Vegeta be at this point in time?
Frieza's mind was racing through a dozen calculations at once. After weighing it all carefully, he made up his mind — he would accept Paragus's offer and take these two on as new underlings.
"Lord Frieza, I'm not lying to you! Whatever you do, don't provoke Broly — the consequences will be unimaginable!" Paragus saw Frieza's expression shifting and decided to press his luck with a veiled warning.
Frieza had been right on the verge of agreeing to take Paragus and Broly under his wing — but the moment those words left Paragus's mouth, his face went green.
Don't provoke this monkey?
Or the consequences will be unimaginable?
Who exactly do you think you're threatening?
CRACK!
Frieza kicked Broly hard, sending him flying.
Whoosh!
Frieza pointed a finger at Paragus, and a blazing streak of red light screamed toward him.
Pfft—
The streak of light punched clean through Paragus's heart.
Paragus crumpled, his body hitting the ground with a heavy crash. Dead before he landed.
"Did you know? The one thing I, Frieza, cannot stand is being threatened," Frieza said with a soft laugh, rubbing his nose.
But the moment those words were out of his mouth, an unpleasant thought surfaced in Frieza's mind.
Come to think of it — probably shouldn't have killed a Saiyan's loved ones right in front of him.
Otherwise... there's a chance this Saiyan might turn Super Saiyan.
Back then, it was because I killed the bald one that Goku went Super Saiyan.
Could this Broly turn Super Saiyan because his father just died too?
No. No, that's not how it works.
Goku was a special case.
It won't be that convenient.
Frieza immediately looked toward Broly.
Broly at that moment was half-embedded in a boulder, slumped with his head hanging down, looking utterly spent — as though he had no fight left in him.
Frieza let out a quiet breath of relief.
Just as I thought — Goku was a one-off.
There's no way this monkey is going to go Super Saiyan.
"Ho ho ho ho!" Frieza cackled, his smile bright and satisfied.
Broly lifted his head slightly and glanced toward Frieza, baring his teeth.
"Still baring your teeth at me, monkey!" Frieza snapped, and charged back in, pounding Broly with another furious flurry.
Broly was beaten down and unable to resist.
Then Frieza noticed something — his Golden form seemed to be holding up for nearly a full minute now.
The fight with Goku really did restore a lot of my strength.
Just you wait, Goku.
Once I, Frieza, am back to my peak, I'll make you eat every last tooth in your head.
You'll regret letting me live.
Now — once I've finished off this monkey, I need to get my body back in shape, then head to Earth for revenge.
Let's see... roughly a year from now, the Super Saiyan with the sword shows up.
Last time I came back, I never did track that one down.
If I go to Earth on the original schedule, will I still run into him?
That was the Super Saiyan with the sword who killed me.
I, Frieza, will have that debt repaid.
But who was that Super Saiyan with the sword, exactly?
He looked a bit like Vegeta...
Could he be Vegeta's younger brother?
No, that doesn't add up.
I'm pretty sure all Saiyans have black hair.
That one clearly had purple hair.
How can a Saiyan have purple hair?
Was he Super Saiyan Blue?
No, no — he was definitely in Super Saiyan form.
Frieza's thoughts were scattered all over the place — but his hands never let up, slamming into Broly again and again without pause.
And then something odd struck him.
Why won't this kid just die?
Tough little thing, aren't you.
Can't keep dragging this out. Best to wrap this monkey up fast.
But just as Frieza was about to move in for the kill —
Broly's eyes swept sideways, and landed on Paragus lying on the ground.
Broly's expression seized up. He immediately pushed himself toward his father and gathered him into his arms.
"Father..." Broly murmured.
"What? Did you only just notice your father's already dead?" Frieza laughed softly.
Broly looked up at Frieza. His eyes were ice cold.
"I killed him. I don't like Saiyans," Frieza said, his smile only growing brighter.
"Ah..."
Something golden cut through Broly's mind like a blade.
His pupils contracted sharply. Energy erupted from his body in violent waves.
CRACK!
In the next instant, golden light blazed across every inch of Broly — his hair shot straight up, and the Super Saiyan transformation ignited.
"What?!" The colour drained from Frieza's face instantly.
What is happening?
This kid can go Super Saiyan too?
So he wasn't doing it before because he didn't know his father was already dead.
"AAAAUGH!"
Broly roared, and launched himself at Frieza at full speed.
"Hmph — don't think that just because you've gone Super Saiyan you can beat me, Frieza!" Frieza gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. "My Golden form can hold for at least another ten seconds! That's more than enough to put you down!"
Watching Broly charge at him, Frieza raised his hand to block the incoming fist.
CRACK!
Broly's fist connected with Frieza's palm.
And then — the sound of shattering bone.
Frieza's arm bent and twisted at a grotesque angle, and a gut-wrenching howl tore out of him.
Broly seized the back of Frieza's head and drove his own skull straight into Frieza's face.
Whatever Golden Frieza was supposed to be — in that moment, it was nothing. Pitiful, even.
Broly pummelled Frieza without mercy.
Frieza's screams rang out in an unbroken stream.
CRACK!
The golden aura around Frieza shattered, and he collapsed back down to his Fourth Form.
Broly blinked once — but it didn't stop him from continuing to beat Frieza senseless.
THUD! THUD! THUD!
Frieza's pig-squealing screams echoed across Planet Vampa without end.
...
Planet Namek.
Zarbon and Dodoria were scouring every corner of the planet for any sign of Frieza — and coming up with nothing.
Neither of them could have imagined that right now, their boss Friez
a — fresh off getting pummelled by Goku — was being thoroughly worked over by Broly.
To be continued…
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