"When?"
Raditz unconsciously touched the spot where his scouter had been, staring in shock at the person not far away who was currently examining his scouter.
He had originally suspected that the scouter was malfunctioning. How could there be a warrior with a power level of ten thousand on Earth? But the fact that the other person had taken the scouter without him even reacting meant that this person's power level really was very high, and the scouter was not broken.
Before he could say anything, the group opposite him were all looking at Ethan.
"What is it?"
Even Goku had not expected Ethan to suddenly snatch the strange device off his brother's face.
"What is this thing?"
"A multifunctional scouter. It can be used for long-distance communication, locating life forms, and detecting power levels."
After briefly introducing the device, Ethan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Raditz opposite him.
"Most importantly, everyone in the universe who uses this kind of scouter is one of Frieza's subordinates."
This device was standard equipment for Frieza and his group, just like the battle armor Raditz was currently wearing.
"So that's how it is?"
Raditz's earlier words, together with the obvious evil aura around him and his explanation of the real reason Goku had been sent to Earth, all pointed to one thing: this guy was not a good person.
Meeting a surviving fellow Saiyan, and even a family member, should have been a joyful occasion.
But this family member was not a good person, and his purpose in coming to Earth was not to reunite with him, but to drag him into doing evil.
Brother or not, Goku would absolutely not accept Raditz's invitation.
"I won't join you."
Raditz had somewhat regained his composure, while also hesitating over what to do.
He had originally thought this mission would be simple, only requiring a bit more time spent flying, since he had been quite far from Earth.
He never expected that after finally reaching Earth, he would find that Kakarot had lost his memory and was refusing his invitation.
Under normal circumstances, all he needed to do was beat Kakarot up, and if he resisted to the end, he could just kill him.
Then he would clean up Earth and, after finishing these tasks, meet up with the other two Saiyans.
How simple was that job? There was no difficulty at all.
But who would have thought...
Judging by that guy's speed just now, his strength far exceeded Raditz's own. If the scouter really was not broken, then his power level might even surpass Nappa's, and perhaps only Vegeta could defeat him.
What should he do? Just leave Earth like this?
Thinking of Prince Vegeta's temper, if he went back like this, he might be in trouble.
Just as he was hesitating, the person who had snatched his scouter casually tossed the device back, and it was caught by the woman he had dismissed as having no power level at all.
"Trying to leave? Too bad, I'm afraid you won't be able to."
"..."
Raditz took half a step back and assumed a fighting stance.
"Ethan..."
Goku was about to say something, but Ethan simply waved his hand.
"Don't worry, I won't kill him, but I can't just let him leave..." Ethan lightly rolled his neck. "If we just let him go, they'll keep destroying other planets and civilizations, and they'll attract Frieza and his people. I don't want Earth to be affected."
Goku had indeed thought about simply letting Raditz leave.
In his view, Raditz's strength was no threat to him, and because he was family, Goku did not want to kill him. So as long as Raditz did not bother him, that would be enough.
It was only after Ethan reminded him that he realized letting Raditz leave like this could bring very troublesome consequences.
"What are you planning to do?"
"I haven't decided yet..." Ethan really had not decided. If it were not for Goku, Raditz would already be dead. "Do you have any suggestions?"
"I don't know what the right thing to do is either."
The two of them discussed how to deal with Raditz as if no one else were there, while Raditz on the opposite side felt deeply humiliated. But the other party's strength made him extremely wary. What could he do in this situation?
Looking at the two people in front of him, Raditz found that his brother Kakarot was not cold and ruthless like an ordinary Saiyan at all. He was even quite gentle, and a little naive. If he did not look exactly like their father, Raditz would have doubted whether this guy was even a Saiyan.
However, this also gave him a slight opportunity.
"Kakarot, do you want to kill the only remaining family member you have in this universe?"
"I said, I won't kill you."
Ethan thought for a moment.
"However, letting you go like this is also impossible, so you'll just have to be an obedient prisoner from now on."
"..."
No matter what, his life did not seem to be in danger, but Raditz still wanted to gain a little more ground.
"Did you know?"
"What?"
"My scouter has actually had its communication function turned on the whole time."
Raditz pointed at the scouter in the woman's hand.
"Our conversation just now has been transmitted to my companions, the other two surviving Saiyans. If you keep me on Earth, they will definitely come to rescue me."
Most of what Raditz said was true. As for whether Vegeta would come to save him, Vegeta would not care at all about a useless Saiyan.
"Your strength is indeed good, but compared to that person, it is nothing. You should know that one of the Saiyans is our Saiyan Prince. He possesses the noblest bloodline and is even named after Planet Vegeta. His strength is far beyond what you can imagine."
Actually, given Vegeta's personality, he most likely would not come to rescue him, but the people of Earth did not know this. Raditz could only use Vegeta's name to bluff them now.
"If he comes to Earth, then Earth's destruction is inevitable."
Only after saying this did Raditz finally reveal his purpose.
"If you let me leave, then Prince Vegeta will have no reason to come to Earth."
"..."
Krillin and the others were a bit speechless at this guy named Raditz. He had acted so arrogantly at first, but as soon as Ethan showed a little power, he immediately became completely submissive. It was hard to imagine that such a person was Goku's older brother.
And looking at Goku, he seemed to want to agree, but Ethan stopped him just in time before he could say anything.
"Your guarantee means nothing, and I don't believe your words. Who in the universe doesn't know that Frieza and his subordinates are a bunch of scum with no moral bottom line, completely untrustworthy?"
Raditz frowned. He had not expected to hear Frieza's name on such a remote planet.
"Who exactly are you?"
"A wanderer whose home planet was destroyed by Frieza."
Ethan's answer was simple, but it made Raditz suddenly understand.
"So that's it. No wonder you know of Lord Frieza and know that Kakarot is a Saiyan."
He remembered Kakarot saying earlier that this person was the one who had told him he was actually a Saiyan. So he was a refugee from another planet. No wonder he knew about the Saiyans and Frieza.
However, this also made his situation worse. Someone who knew Frieza would definitely know their usual methods.
Ethan was right. Raditz's guarantee was useless. He really was planning to regroup with Vegeta and then come back for revenge.
Even if these people were strong and numerous, as long as they calculated the timing properly, the three of them could transform into Great Apes together, and these people would stand absolutely no chance of winning.
Now, it seemed that plan was going to fail.
Raditz was desperately thinking of other solutions. At the same time, Ethan was also somewhat conflicted.
He had completely disrupted the plot. He did not know what to do in this situation either.
If he were stronger, then he would have a solution. He could just take a spaceship and go looking for trouble with Frieza. The plot would not matter at all.
But his current strength was not enough. Going to find Frieza would be suicide.
Should he stay on Earth? Without Raditz bringing up the Dragon Balls, Vegeta, who knew nothing about such magical items on Earth, would most likely not care about whether Raditz lived or died. Considering how extremely far he and Nappa were from Earth at the moment, with a single-person spaceship able to reach Namek from Earth in just a few days, while Vegeta had traveled through space for nearly a year to reach Earth, which showed how far away he was, Vegeta certainly would not make the trip just for this.
Without information about the Dragon Balls, and with no knowledge of the Namekians' connection to them, Frieza, who was always secretly monitoring his subordinates, would not go to Namek to cause trouble either, which would actually let the Namekians avoid a disaster.
"Give up resisting. You should have seen our strength on the scouter... I can tell you clearly, everyone here, their true power far exceeds the values you saw."
Raditz was startled by Ethan's words. His first reaction was disbelief.
"You'd better believe it..."
Seeing that Raditz did not believe him, Ethan did not demonstrate his power or anything, because their current power levels already exceeded the scouter's limit. Ethan did not want to break that scouter. He wanted to study the technology.
"Damn it..."
Although Raditz was very irritated, he decisively chose to give up.
Or rather, when facing several strong enemies, he had not planned to fight head-on in the first place. He had been planning to quietly wait for an opportunity instead.
As a result, he turned around and saw the short guy walk into the crater, take out a strange object, and throw it onto the ground. With a bang, it turned into a large cabinet, and then he put his spaceship into the large cabinet.
"..."
The cabinet closed again, and with the short guy's operation, the large cabinet disappeared, turning into a very small item that the guy put away.
Now, even leaving Earth was impossible.
(To be continued.)