Vegeta stood frozen, his mind blank as he stared at Cado.
"What do you mean?"
Cado sighed and explained slowly, "I mean, the famous Saiyan Prince shouldn't be this weak. Do you still have a trump card left? If you do, let's keep going!"
By all logic, Vegeta had already been beaten to a pulp—this should count as a victory.
But the system notification never came, which could only mean one thing: Vegeta still had a final move left. Cado hadn't truly defeated him yet.
"Damn it... you bastard!"
Vegeta clenched his teeth so hard they nearly cracked. His rage was boiling over.
As the proud Prince of Saiyans, he would never admit defeat.
But Cado's words, to his ears, sounded nothing short of mockery.
"What the hell just happened? Can anyone tell me?" Krillin asked, his face blank with shock.
He hadn't even been able to follow the fight.
One moment, Vegeta was charging with unstoppable fury. The next, he was sent flying, his energy drastically weakened.
"I have no idea," Piccolo admitted, his furrowed brow finally relaxing. "Vegeta's power was strong enough to destroy the planet, but Cado is obviously stronger."
For the first time, Piccolo completely accepted the truth—Cado was on a level he would never reach.
"I never imagined Mr. Cado was this strong. There's no way we can lose now!" Tien Shinhan exclaimed, his worries vanishing in an instant.
"Uncle Cado is so cool! I wanna be that strong one day!" Gohan's eyes sparkled with admiration as he looked up at Cado.
Meanwhile, Vegeta glared at Cado, his rage burning like black flames in his eyes.
If looks could kill, Cado would have been torn apart by now.
"Don't just stand there cursing! Think harder—are you sure you don't have any other special moves?" Cado urged impatiently.
The way he spoke, it almost sounded like he was worried about Vegeta.
Like he was helping him.
"DIE! JUST DIE!!"
Vegeta roared furiously, his one remaining arm unleashing a barrage of energy blasts.
Hundreds of glowing spheres shot toward Cado like a violent storm.
But—just like before—none of them even scratched him.
"That's your big move?" Cado asked, unimpressed.
Seriously?
This was just Prince's Barrage, one of Vegeta's most famous techniques.
Sure, it looked cool... but it never actually finished off an opponent.
"Haa... haa..."
Vegeta panted heavily, completely drained after that attack. He was too exhausted to even speak, but his furious gaze never left Cado.
Cado sighed as he stared at Vegeta's stubborn, unwilling expression.
He was certain Vegeta still had another move left—he just couldn't remember what it was!
Cado paced back and forth, thinking.
Then—
"Wait a second!"
A lightbulb went off in Cado's head.
In a flash, he lunged forward, grabbed Vegeta by the collar, and lifted him up.
"YOU BASTARD! LET GO OF ME!!"
Vegeta struggled with all his strength, but he couldn't break free.
SMACK! SMACK!
Cado slapped him—twice.
"Vegeta, snap out of it! You can still transform into a Great Ape! Hurry up and do it already!" Cado urged excitedly.
How could he have forgotten that Saiyans could turn into giant apes?
It wasn't even a rare ability! It's just that... well, in the grand scheme of Dragon Ball, it wasn't used very often.
Vegeta's head spun from the slaps, his vision flickering.
But the moment he heard Cado's words—his eyes widened.
'That's right!'
'I CAN STILL TRANSFORM!'
He had been so blinded by rage that he had completely forgotten about the Saiyan transformation!
Cado saw Vegeta's eyes light up with realization and let go of his collar.
He nodded in satisfaction. "That's more like it."
"So... you know quite a bit, huh?" Vegeta sneered, his confidence returning. "Fine. But now, you'll regret ever challenging me!"
"Yeah, yeah, hurry it up," Cado said indifferently.
Honestly, if it weren't for the system mission, he wouldn't have wasted time talking.
If the mission was simply to defeat Vegeta, Cado would have finished him off a long time ago.
This guy had already been beaten to a pulp, yet he was still acting cocky.
"Hmph! Let's see if you're still this calm after this!"
"Now, I'll show you what a real Saiyan's power looks like!"
Vegeta raised a hand, gathering a bright, silver-white energy ball.
Then, he hurled it high into the sky.
A confident smirk crept onto his face.
In his current form, he was no match for Cado.
But once he transformed into a Great Ape?
Victory was guaranteed.
Sure, he'd look ugly after the transformation, but that didn't matter.
As long as he could transform, his power would increase tenfold!
That meant his battle power would reach 180,000.
With that kind of strength, he'd crush Cado and erase this humiliation once and for all!
"What are they doing?" Tien Shinhan asked, confused.
"Yeah... why isn't he just finishing Vegeta off?" Krillin was just as baffled.
"There must be a reason," Piccolo said grimly. "We should back away—we don't want to get caught up in whatever's coming next."
Without hesitation, he grabbed Gohan and retreated to a safe distance.
Cado's conversation with Vegeta had been crystal clear to him.
With his sharp Namekian ears, he had heard everything.
Even though he didn't understand why Cado was letting Vegeta transform, he wasn't about to question it.
He cast a glance at Gohan beside him.
Because not long ago, he had already witnessed the terrifying power of a Great Ape.
Krillin and Tien exchanged confused looks, still trying to make sense of the situation.
But when they saw Piccolo retreating so far back—
Well, there was no way they were going to stick around!
After a final glance at Cado and Vegeta, they quickly followed Piccolo's lead and fled to a safer distance.
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