Dragon Ball: My power level has been maxed out

Frieza sat at the control panel, arms crossed, gazing out at the sky through the glass window.

Sabo had just arrived beside Frieza, his lips parted, but he hadn't yet had a chance to tell Frieza about the Dragon Balls.

"Boom!"

A loud commotion came from the treatment pod, and the entire spaceship shook violently.

Frieza's brow furrowed sharply, and he turned his head toward the direction from which the sound came.

Sabo's face changed color, and his pupils contracted sharply.

What was that sound just now?

"It's Vegeta!" Frieza's face instantly turned cold, his lips curled down slightly, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

The two quickly ran towards the treatment ward, their steps hurried.

Upon arriving at the treatment room, Frieza and Sabo discovered that there was a hole in the spaceship's bulkhead.

The edges of the opening were jagged, with charred metal curling outwards and emitting wisps of smoke.

The glass of the treatment chamber was shattered, and green liquid was flowing down the floor.

Apulu's traces had completely disappeared, with only a few fragments of armor scattered on the ground.

"Oh no!" Sabo exclaimed, pointing at the hole. "He escaped!"

"Quick! Go after him!" Frieza commanded Sabo, his voice rising as he pointed towards the cave entrance. "We can't let him get away!"

"Damn it!" Sabo roared in fury, veins bulging on his forehead. He pushed off the ground with both feet, propelling himself forward through the hole and quickly giving chase.

However, what Frieza and Zarbon didn't know was that Vegeta hadn't escaped, but was still hiding in a secluded corner of the spaceship.

He huddled in the shadows at the corner of the corridor, his back pressed against the cabin wall, a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, and his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Seeing that the two had already chased after them, Vegeta couldn't suppress the upward curve of his lips; his mouth was practically stretched to his ears.

The next moment, Vegeta did not hesitate at all. His body sprang out of the shadows and rushed into the main control room.

His gaze swept across the room and immediately fell upon the five orange-yellow dragon balls piled in the corner.

The five spheres were neatly arranged in a row, gleaming faintly under the light.

"The Dragon Balls are here after all!" Vegeta was overjoyed, his eyes shining, his fists clenched in front of him. "Great! There are five Dragon Balls here, and with the two that Zoro and the others have, we've got all the Dragon Balls."

His Adam's apple bobbed up and down.

I'll think about it carefully now!

Should we take these five Dragon Balls to Zoro?

Solo said that the Namekian Dragon Balls can grant three wishes.

He promised to grant me a wish.

Can I trust him?

Vegeta frowned slightly and rubbed his chin with his fingers.

However, if I only have these five Dragon Balls, it will be difficult to snatch the two from Zoro.

Vegeta clenched his teeth and puffed out his cheeks.

Let's take the Dragon Balls first!

Having made up his mind, Vegeta clenched his fist in front of him.

"Hey!" Vegeta arrived at the spaceship's passageway and suddenly shouted inside, his voice echoing through the corridor, "You've been tricked! I'm still inside the spaceship!"

Frieza and Sabo had caught up to the outside of the spaceship and were hovering in mid-air.

Hearing the loud shout, both of them were startled, their pupils contracted sharply, and they immediately turned to look into the spaceship.

Vegeta raised his hand, condensing an energy blast in his palm, and casually tossed it out.

"Boom!"

A massive explosion occurred in one corner of the spaceship.

Flames erupted from the cabin, debris flew in all directions, and thick black smoke billowed into the corridor.

Sabo's figure rushed over from a distance, chasing after the direction of the explosion.

However, Vegeta took advantage of this moment, turned around, and quickly returned to the control room.

He stood in front of the five Dragon Balls, raised his hand, and a small energy blast condensed in his palm.

"call out!"

An energy blast shot from his hand, piercing the spaceship's hull and blasting a circular hole in the metal.

"Shhhhhh!"

Vegeta bent down, picked up a Dragon Ball with both hands, and threw it forcefully into the cave entrance.

The Dragon Ball spun and flew out, landing on the lawn outside.

One, two, three, four, five.

He threw the five Dragon Balls out of the spaceship one by one, like throwing balls.

Each one landed steadily on the lawn, its orange-yellow balls gleaming in the sunlight.

Frieza and Sabo were outside the spaceship, their view obscured by the smoke and dust kicked up by the explosion.

The two were suspended in mid-air, the spaceship's cabin walls in front of them completely engulfed in smoke, making them impossible to see.

"Where's Vegeta?" Zarbon's expression shifted repeatedly, his head darting left and right, his eyes searching through the smoke. "Where is he?"

"Could it be...could it be that guy has already stolen the Dragon Balls?" Frieza suddenly had a bad feeling, his pupils contracted slightly, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

Frieza and Sabo rushed into the control room, their footsteps hurried, their shoes thumping on the metal floor.

Upon seeing this, Frieza was struck dumb.

The spot where the Dragon Ball used to be is now empty, with only a few marks on the floor indicating that something was once placed there.

Five orange-yellow spheres, not one left.

"That bastard!" Sabo roared, his voice filled with barely suppressed rage.

He pushed off the ground with both feet, his body shot out, and he quickly soared into the sky, hovering high above. He turned his head left and right, his gaze sweeping over every rock, every crack, and every grove of trees around him.

However, without a detector, how can Sabo find Vegeta's hiding place?

His gaze swept back and forth across the empty field several times, but he saw nothing but blue lawns and twisted trees.

Cold sweat trickled down his temples from his forehead.

"Lord Frieza!" Sabo asked Frieza urgently, his face pale with fright and his lips trembling, "Is he still on the spaceship?"

"Let's look!" Frieza sneered, his eyes filled with even more murderous intent, like two poisoned knives.

His gaze swept across every corner of the corridor, behind every door, and in every shadow.

Vegeta, however, hid behind a mountain wall, his body pressed tightly against the rock, with only half of his head showing.

He stared at Sabo, who was hovering in the air, with a smug smile on his face and excitement in his eyes.

Then, Vegeta silently slid out from behind the mountain wall, crouching low, his steps as light as a cat's.

He dived into the water, his body disappearing into the lake, leaving only a ripple in his wake.

The water surged around him, and he held his breath, swimming across the lake in one breath.

When he emerged from the water, he was soaking wet, water droplets dripping down the edges of his armor, but his smile widened.

"You tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead!" Frieza was so angry his nostrils were practically steaming, his nasal wings flaring, and his fists clenched. "You let Vegeta escape, and now you've lost the Dragon Balls!"

His gaze swept across Sabo's face like a knife.

“He couldn’t have escaped with all five Dragon Balls in an instant. I’ll search inside the spaceship; you need to thoroughly search the outside! Including underneath the ship!”

"Yes!" Sabo replied hastily, straightening his back.

"Listen to me!" Frieza roared, his voice rising in fury. He pointed his index finger in Sabo's direction. "If you don't bring Vegeta to me within an hour, I'll take your life!"

"Understood!" Sabo hurriedly bowed, his back soaked with cold sweat.

……

Vegeta poked his head out from behind a rock by the lake, his gaze sweeping across the area on the opposite shore where he had lost the Dragon Balls.

He remembered clearly that the five Dragon Balls were scattered on that blue lawn.

After a quick scan, Vegeta indeed spotted the five Dragon Balls lying scattered around.

They lay quietly on the lawn like five abandoned gems, gleaming faintly.

"Hahaha!" Vegeta laughed maniacally, his laughter echoing across the empty field. Hands on his hips, chin held high, "It was here after all! Frieza, you deserve it! You didn't expect me to take all the Dragon Balls, did you? Now, with the two Dragon Balls Zoro has, I've completely collected all the Dragon Balls!"

His eyes shone like two stars, and his mouth stretched almost to his ears.

Then, Vegeta bent down and picked up the five Dragon Balls one by one, holding them in his arms.

The five spheres were heavy, piled together, almost falling from his arms.

He held the Dragon Ball, walked to a secluded corner, squatted down, and carefully considered his options for a moment.

Vegeta felt it would be difficult to take all five Dragon Balls away at once.

His eyes darted around.

Let's go find Solo first!

Ask him what he really means.

If he'll grant me one wish, then I'll give him the Dragon Ball.

All I want to do, Vegeta, is become the legendary Super Saiyan, that's all.

Vegeta's lips curled up slightly, forming a dangerous arc.

When I, Vegeta, become the legendary Super Saiyan...

Solo, just you wait!

With that thought, Vegeta dug a hole in the ground with his hands, put the five Dragon Balls into the hole one by one, covered it with soil, and flattened it.