"Enemies are about to descend upon Namek?"
Lin Xuan felt a flicker of surprise. Could it be that Frieza was already heading to Namek to seize the Dragon Balls?
But that didn't make sense!
According to the original timeline, after Raditz died on Earth, Vegeta and Nappa came to Earth. Only after their attempt to take Earth's Dragon Balls failed and they were spared by Son Goku did they then travel to Namek in search of the Dragon Balls.
Frieza learned of the Dragon Balls' existence through Vegeta's team's communications, which prompted his own journey to Namek to seize them.
But right now, Vegeta and his men hadn't even arrived on Earth yet. Lin Xuan had remained on Earth during this period precisely to intercept and deal with them.
Yet now, word came from Namek that the Grand Elder had foreseen powerful enemies approaching?!
"Could our presence have influenced this world, causing Vegeta to learn about the Dragon Balls' authenticity from another source?" Lin Xuan pondered silently.
After discussing the situation further with Wu and understanding the current state of affairs on Namek, Lin Xuan prepared to take his team and head there.
Last time, they had traveled to Namek via the Eternal Dragon. This time, however, that method was unnecessary.
Having been to Namek before, Lin Xuan used the system, spending a certain amount of prestige points, to forcibly transport his group directly to that distant planet.
He left some of his people on Earth. If anything truly critical happened there, he could always rush back.
When Lin Xuan's group arrived on Namek, the non-combatant Namekians had already been moved to shelters, while the warrior-type Namekians were on full alert, prepared for battle.
Seeing Lin Xuan's arrival, the Grand Elder secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
With their help, Namek's chances of surviving this calamity increased significantly.
Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama were already familiar faces on Namek, having stayed there for so long that they were well-acquainted with the locals.
Whitebeard and Roger had also visited with Lin Xuan previously.
At the moment, Red-Haired Shanks was acting like a country bumpkin visiting the city, looking around curiously at everything and occasionally exclaiming in exaggerated surprise.
Whitebeard and Roger, the two "old hands" here, shot him looks of disdain, thinking Shanks was being embarrassing. They conveniently forgot they had acted the same way on their first visit to Namek.
Lin Xuan went inside to talk with the Grand Elder. The others dispersed, going about their own business. For instance, Hancock and Conis followed Kaguya Ōtsutsuki for a walk around Namek, while others found their own activities.
Inside the house, after listening to the Grand Elder's account, Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow. "So it really is Frieza and Vegeta's group. I didn't expect to confront them so soon!"
Lin Xuan was quite interested in Frieza, the Emperor of the Universe.
Frieza was undoubtedly a formidable foe, capable of surviving in the vacuum of space and destroying an entire planet with a single attack. It was he, in the original story, who had pushed Son Goku to unlock the Super Saiyan state. Lin Xuan dared not underestimate such an enemy in the slightest.
He really needed to think carefully about how to deal with Frieza.
Of course, the most crucial point was how to gain more prestige points and greater benefits from this situation.
The next day.
In the space beyond Namek, a spherical spacecraft rapidly approached the planet. Like a meteor, it streaked through the atmosphere and crashed onto Namek's surface.
The ship's hatch opened, and two figures emerged. They were none other than Vegeta and Nappa.
"Hmph, finally arrived. So this is Namek. Quite a vibrant planet," Vegeta remarked, glancing around, a faint, sinister smirk playing on his lips.
Finally, he withdrew his gaze. "Let's start searching immediately. We must find the Dragon Balls as quickly as possible!"
"Yes, sir!" Nappa nodded in acknowledgment.
However, the two did not move together. They split up, flying in different directions to search for the Dragon Balls.
After a while, Nappa spotted a small village from the air. A cruel smile spread across his face as he swiftly descended towards the settlement below.
Soon, he landed in the middle of the village, his eyes fixed on the Namekians gathered there.
An elderly Namekian stepped forward. "May I ask who you are? What brings you to our village?"
The other Namekians present looked uneasy. The elder spoke again, "Sir, the Dragon Balls can only be obtained by a recognized warrior. If you wish to acquire them, you must earn our approval!"
Nappa responded with a cold laugh, staring down the elder. "What a hassle. I don't have time for this. In that case, why don't I just kill all of you and destroy this place? Let's see if I can find them myself then!"
"What? You want to kill us?" the Namekian elder exclaimed, his eyes wide with shock.
"Heh. Tell me the location of all the Dragon Balls truthfully, and if I'm in a good mood, I might just spare your lives!" Nappa sneered.
As his words fell, a white light began to glow in his eyes, and a powerful aura radiated from him.
His expression grim, Nappa threatened again, "Tell me, where are the Dragon Balls?" Seeing that the villagers remained silent, his anger flared even hotter.
Without another word, the light in his eyes intensified, growing brilliant as he prepared to unleash his "Eye Beam" and slaughter them all.
However, at that very moment, a figure slowly walked out from within the village, coming to stand before Nappa. A voice spoke, "You plan to kill everyone here? Does that include me?"
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