The moment he heard Ginyu's words, Vegeta couldn't help but laugh.
What a joke.
Ginyu was currently using his body. As the original owner, who would know better whether that body had been fighting at full strength?
Who are you trying to fool?
"Kakarot, finish him already! But don't kill him!"
Vegeta was terrified that Goku might accidentally kill his original body. If that happened, everything would be over.
Unexpectedly, Goku actually believed Captain Ginyu.
"So... you're saying you still haven't shown your true strength?"
Seeing Goku's serious expression, Ginyu smiled smugly.
"That's right. And I know you haven't used your full power either. Are you saving it for Lord Frieza?"
"To tell you the truth, Lord Frieza has a power level of 530,000! Do you really think you can defeat him?"
"You'd be better off joining us. With your strength, you'd probably be qualified to stand on equal footing with me."
Goku dismissed the suggestion without a second thought and was about to attack when Vegeta suddenly shouted,
"Kakarot! Go all out!"
"Show him your true strength!"
"And let us see whether you can really deal with that bastard Frieza!"
Hearing Vegeta's words, Goku nodded.
"Alright."
"I'll show you... my true power."
Ginyu's face instantly filled with excitement.
If his power level is truly far beyond Vegeta's body...
Then I'll definitely switch bodies with him!
Watching Ginyu's eager expression, Vegeta immediately became vigilant.
Kakarot... let me see just how strong you've become.
And... I have to get my body back.
As he thought this, Vegeta quietly kept Ginyu under the corner of his eye.
Completely unaware of the tension between the two, Goku simply began gathering his ki.
"I'd guess your power level is around 200,000."
Ginyu said confidently with a grin.
"Just watch."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Goku's aura exploded outward.
Triple Kaio-ken!
He silently called out in his heart.
A crimson-red aura instantly erupted around him, completely enveloping his body.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
The scouter immediately reacted to the sudden surge of energy.
"Tw... twenty-eight... twenty-eight thousand—"
"No..."
"280,000?!"
Seeing the number displayed on the scouter, Ginyu's jaw nearly hit the ground.
Vegeta, however, looked completely unsurprised.
"Kakarot..."
"This isn't your full strength, is it?"
Goku nodded and continued raising his ki.
"Haaahhh!!"
Fivefold Kaio-ken!
As Goku's expression became increasingly serious, the scouter's readings continued climbing.
"Three hundred thousand..."
"Four hundred thousand..."
"What?! It's still rising?!"
"Four hundred ten..."
"Four hundred twenty..."
"Four hundred seventy thousand!!"
"..."
How was that possible?
His power had actually reached 470,000!
Captain Ginyu felt as though his entire worldview had been shattered.
He had been overjoyed after obtaining Vegeta's body with its power level of 180,000.
Yet Goku had effortlessly raised his strength to 470,000.
So he really had been toying with him earlier.
With this level of power...
He was already qualified to challenge even Frieza himself!
Even Vegeta could no longer remain calm.
He had thought Goku had merely surpassed him.
Who would have imagined...
This wasn't simply being surpassed.
He had been utterly crushed.
Even if he were pushed to the brink of death again and revived...
He still wouldn't be able to reach Goku's current level.
Thinking of this, Vegeta clenched his fists tightly and roared inwardly.
Damn it!
Damn it all!
Why?!
Is Kakarot really more talented than I am?!
Has he...
Has he actually become a Super Saiyan?
Facing Goku's overwhelming power, Captain Ginyu involuntarily took a step backward.
"Th... this..."
"Is this your full strength?"
Maintaining Fivefold Kaio-ken, Goku wore a grave expression.
"To be honest..."
"I can unleash even greater power for an instant."
"What?!"
Ginyu was shocked.
Then...
A barely noticeable smile crept onto the corner of his mouth.
Power this great...
It's almost on par with Lord Frieza...
If I could obtain this body...
Thinking this, Captain Ginyu suddenly roared,
"Body Change!"
As he shouted, a brilliant white light instantly burst from his body.
"Now!"
Vegeta's eyes lit up with excitement.
His figure flashed forward, placing himself directly between Ginyu and Goku.
At the same instant, Goku reacted.
Seeing Ginyu launch a sneak attack, he immediately fired a Ki Blast without hesitation.
Boom!!
By then, Vegeta had already stepped in front of Ginyu.
The two of them were struck by the blast together.
At the instant of the explosion...
Vegeta and Ginyu successfully completed the body swap.
But both were blown away by the tremendous force.
Having returned to his original body, Ginyu immediately lost consciousness from the explosion and was hurled toward Dende.
On the other side...
Vegeta had also regained his own body, but he too suffered severe injuries and was blasted away.
"Ugh..."
"It hurts..."
Vegeta looked down at his hands.
They were no longer the purple hands of that alien monster.
Thank goodness...
I'm back in my own body.
With that final thought...
Vegeta lost consciousness.
Seeing Ginyu collapse before him, Dende immediately rushed over and cast his healing technique.
A gentle glow enveloped Ginyu.
Moments later...
Dende clearly saw Ginyu's eyes open.
Before Ginyu could even speak—
Dende immediately thrust out his hand and fired a Ki Blast.
Bang!
The attack pierced straight through Ginyu's body.
Dende hurriedly cast the healing spell again.
This time...
Nothing happened.
"Uh..."
"No way..."
"I actually killed him in one shot?"
Dende hadn't expected to kill Ginyu so easily.
Then he thought about it.
Ginyu's original body only had a power level of 120,000.
Meanwhile...
Dende himself already possessed a power level of 200,000.
At such close range, accidentally using too much force and killing him outright wasn't surprising.
Fortunately...
Dende had successfully healed Ginyu once.
He waited several more seconds.
Yet the System's reward notification still failed to appear.
"Damn it..."
"It failed again!"
At this point, Dende was beginning to doubt whether his System still existed.
Could it be malfunctioning?
His gaze shifted toward the heavily wounded Vegeta.
"Vegeta's badly injured too."
"Maybe I should try healing him instead."
The reason Dende had attacked Ginyu immediately after healing him was because he wanted to repeatedly test the System—
Injure him.
Heal him.
Injure him again.
Heal him again.
He believed that if he repeated the process enough times, it would eventually trigger.
Who could have guessed...
He'd accidentally killed Ginyu after the very first healing.
"Good thing I didn't do this to Vegeta earlier."
If he had...
Vegeta probably would have died just as easily.
"Dende! Hurry over here!"
Just as Dende was preparing to heal Vegeta, he heard Krillin and Gohan calling for him.
While Ginyu and Jeice had been away...
The two had secretly used the Dragon Radar to search for the Dragon Balls.
They had just dug up the Dragon Ball Jeice had hidden!
"Quick, Dende!"
"We've gathered all seven Dragon Balls!"
"Before Frieza gets back, let's make our wish!"
Looking at the complete set of Dragon Balls before him, Dende realized this was the real priority.
"Come forth, Shenron!"
He immediately shouted in the Namekian language.
The seven Dragon Balls began glowing brilliantly.
At the same time...
The skies over Planet Namek instantly darkened.
"The Dragon!"
"The Dragon's finally coming!"
Krillin shouted excitedly.
A bolt of lightning shot out from the Dragon Balls, soaring into the heavens before gradually taking the shape of a colossal dragon.
"Wow!"
"So this is Namek's Dragon Balls?"
"The dragon is huge!"
"Haha!"
"The Dragon's here!"
"He looks completely different from Earth's Shenron!"
Even Goku couldn't hide his excitement.
"Greetings, Great Dragon Porunga."
Dende respectfully greeted the divine dragon.
Porunga's cold, majestic voice echoed across the sky.
"State your wishes."
"So long as they are within my power, I shall grant you three wishes."