NOVEL NEXT Chapter 9: Chapter 9: How Is It Possible? Someone Stronger Than Me
Chapter 9: How Is It Possible? Someone Stronger Than Me
Baby's pupils contracted uncontrollably, a mixture of fear and pain evident in his expression.
He couldn't even react before being struck?!
How could someone be this powerful? It was impossible!
"Pathetic clown!" Lin Qi mocked coldly, reaching his hand toward the still-hunched-over Baby's head.
"Impossible... How could there be someone stronger than me?" Baby began to question his very existence.
Wasn't Vegeta strong enough? Yet he couldn't even block a single move from this person—he couldn't even see it coming.
He was supposed to be the strongest in the entire universe. How could someone even stronger appear...
And it had to be a Saiyan—the kind he despised and hated the most!
"Lord Baby!" Gohan and Goten, who had been blindly confident in Baby moments ago, shouted in panic when they saw the sudden change in situation.
The two immediately rushed into the air, attempting to attack Lin Qi, but they couldn't even get close due to the sheer oppressive force of Lin Qi's energy.
Baby, having barely recovered from the pain, looked at Lin Qi in terror. "You... Who are you?"
He couldn't let his Tsufurian revenge end at this man's hands—no, he absolutely couldn't!
"Have you thought about the price you'll pay?" Lin Qi asked coldly, his lips curling into a sinister smile, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"I'm... I'm sorry!" Baby blurted out an apology without thinking. "I'll leave immediately!"
His eyes darted around, landing on Gohan and Goten not far behind him. If he could absorb their energy...
He could definitely kill this Saiyan!
At that moment, Lin Qi shifted his gaze toward the endless sky, noticing a spaceship rapidly approaching.
Was it Goku and the others?
"You two, quickly transfer all your power to me!" Taking advantage of Lin Qi's diverted attention, Baby shouted anxiously.
"Yes!" Gohan and Goten responded in unison. As they transformed into Super Saiyans, their golden auras surged toward Baby.
As the energy flowed into him, Baby's appearance began to change. The lines on his face thickened, and even Vegeta's clothing altered.
The yellow jacket and green suit now featured matching lines on the left side of his forehead.
"Tsk..." This transformation caught Lin Qi's attention once again. Vegeta was beginning to look more and more like Baby!
"I'm certain that now, I possess power that surpasses yours. I am the strongest Saiyan!"
Baby, who had been trembling in fear moments ago, regained his misplaced confidence. "You bastard, what kind of death do you wish for?"
"I hate Saiyans! You all should be wiped out!"
Lin Qi's disdain for Baby grew. "You're truly disgusting. On one hand, you parasitize and use Saiyans, yet on the other, you loathe and despise them!"
"You're the epitome of hypocrisy—eating from the bowl while cursing the cook!"
With a swift step forward, Lin Qi moved so fast that Baby couldn't see him. Lin Qi's fist once again struck Baby's abdomen.
"You're a disgrace—condemning while depending on what you despise!"
"Ughwaa..." Baby let out a gut-wrenching scream, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Despite the excruciating pain in his abdomen, Baby furiously swung a punch at Lin Qi.
Bang!
The punch landed as if on a barrier stronger than any wall of steel. The counterforce instantly caused Baby to clutch his wrist in pain, screaming again.
His twisted arm clearly showed fractured bones.
"Tsk, tsk..." Lin Qi pitied Baby even more. Look at this—what was it, if not shamelessness?
It was outright a disgrace!
"You provoked me, so you must pay the price," Lin Qi said indifferently, forming an energy blast in his palm.
Boom!
At this moment, a spaceship descended into Bulma's backyard. As the hatch opened, three figures leapt out, positioning themselves in front of Baby and the others to shield them.
A seven- or eight-year-old Goku glared at Lin Qi. "Who are you? What are you trying to do to Vegeta?"
Lin Qi couldn't help but hear a song lyric in his head: "Hey kid, do you have a lot of questions?"
"Dad, Gohan, and Goten—what's going on?" Trunks anxiously turned to look at Vegeta, who was holding his injured arm.
"Dad... What's wrong with your face?" Trunks was stunned when he saw Vegeta's face. Was this some kind of trend?
Had Bra caused another mess?
Pan was equally dazed, looking at Gohan with a strange smile on his face. "Dad... What's wrong with you?"
"It's all because of you!" Lin Qi's voice interrupted. As Goku and Pan turned their heads in confusion, Baby seized the opportunity.
"Run!" Baby grabbed Trunks by the neck and fled with Gohan and Goten, turning into streaks of light.
"Hey, hey... Vegeta!!" Goku was too stunned to react. He could only watch the fleeing lights in confusion.
"What's going on?" Pan's eyes filled with tears. "Grandpa... Dad—they're all acting so strange!"
"They're emitting a strange, malevolent energy. Do you know what it is?"
Goku looked down at Bulma, who was yawning as she stepped out of the lab. He then turned to Lin Qi. "You know, don't you?"
"Were you just protecting Bulma?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Lin Qi landed on the ground and waved at Bulma. "Want to take a nap? You look tired."
"Ah, you're such a considerate young man!" Bulma rubbed her eyes and forced a smile. "By the way, what was all the commotion outside just now?"
"That Vegeta... His temper is just like that. As his junior, you should be more understanding..."
Stretching lazily, Bulma noticed Goku and Pan landing nearby. "Oh, Goku, you're back? Have you gathered all the Dragon Balls?"
"What a silly question—of course, with my radar and spaceship, how could you not?"
"Anyway, I'm going to have some milk and then a beauty nap. Goodbye!" Bulma yawned again and walked off.
"What exactly is going on?" Goku and Pan looked at each other, utterly confused.
"Do you remember that Baby you encountered while searching for the Dragon Balls in space?" Lin Qi leaned back on the second-floor balcony, arms behind his head. "Vegeta and your two sons have been controlled by him!"
"No, to be precise, the entire Earth's population has been taken over by that despicable Baby!" The voice of the Elder Kai suddenly echoed in their ears.