"Understood," Krillin nodded. "Give the order, and we'll evacuate with you."
"I definitely won't hold you back this time," Gohan promised.
"My foolish child..." Piccolo wiped his brow. "When it comes to running away, you do have a certain talent."
Gohan: "..."
"Still not coming out? Fine, then I won't hold back!" Nappa sneered, and with a mighty sweep of his hand, he sent an energy blast hurtling towards the ground below.
Not far away on the ground.
Nail and Dende had just arrived in the area.
Then they saw a large energy blast descending.
"Boom!"
Nail casually waved his hand, batting the energy blast away.
"What? What happened?" Nappa was stunned, his face changing repeatedly.
The next moment, Nappa's gaze sharpened, and he spotted Nail and Dende below.
"These two green-skinned fellows... I remember now, they seem to be Namekians!" Nappa realized with a jolt. "If there are Namekians on Earth, it's only natural for there to be Namekians here too."
"Whoosh!"
Nappa swiftly appeared directly in front of Nail.
"Namekian! You're a Namekian, aren't you? What are you doing on this planet? Did that scoundrel Vegeta send you here?" Nappa inquired.
"Yes, that's right. I am indeed a Namekian. My name is Nail, and this is Dende. Vegeta sent us here," Nail admitted, nodding.
In the distance.
"Piccolo, look quickly, that person looks exactly like you," Krillin urged.
Piccolo: "..."
He did look very similar to me.
They said he was a Namekian?
It seemed Vegeta had mentioned something like that before.
I didn't take it seriously then.
I didn't expect actual Namekians to appear.
"That guy named Nail... he looks incredibly strong. He just swatted that energy blast away with a casual wave," Krillin marveled.
Piccolo remained silent.
"Piccolo, should we escape now? Or wait until they start fighting and then run? Or maybe team up with your two tribesmen?" Krillin suggested.
"Let's wait and see," Piccolo wasn't particularly trusting of others.
Especially strangers.
"I don't care what your name is. I'll ask you one thing: have you seen those Earthlings? And one of them is your tribesman," Nappa asked with a cold expression.
"So, the people you were fighting earlier were Earthlings? And one of them is my tribesman?" Nail scoffed.
"That's right," Nappa nodded. "What a shame. It seems you didn't encounter them. In that case, you're useless!"
With that, Nappa hesitated no longer and sped towards Nail.
"Bang!"
Nappa threw a punch directly at Nail's chest.
"Snap!"
Nail calmly raised his hand and caught the incoming fist.
Nappa was greatly shocked, his face contorting in disbelief.
"What? How is this possible? He caught my fist so easily?" Nappa was dumbfounded.
"Is this your attack? You've disappointed me! I thought you were much more formidable," Nail said with a dismissive smile.
"You... What did you say! You, a Namekian, dare to flaunt your power before me!" Nappa roared in fury.
"Bang!"
Nail showed no mercy, landing a heavy punch squarely on Nappa's chest.
"Pfft..."
Nappa spat blood from his mouth, instantly feeling a wave of despair.
"Bang!"
Nappa collapsed to the ground, heavily injured.
"Nail, are you alright?" Dende rushed forward, asking with concern.
"It's nothing. He's not that impressive," Nail replied.
"Yes, Nail, you're very powerful. You're the strongest warrior on our Namek!" Dende giggled.
"It's nothing. It's because I'm a battle-type Namekian, and the only one at that," Nail smiled slightly.
"Damn you! I won't spare you!" Nappa, engraged, leaped up from the ground and charged at Nail again, flailing his arms.
"Bang!"
Nail delivered a swift kick, knocking Nappa to the ground.
Nappa's head lolled back, and he immediately passed out, his fate unknown.
"Is he dead?" Dende asked.
"Not yet, just unconscious. There's no need to show him any mercy," Nail replied calmly.
"Alright, let's go now," Dende suggested.
"There are three more people over there. They must have survived the fight," Nail said.
"Really?" Dende blinked.
"You three can come out. I know where you are," Nail called out in the direction of Piccolo and the other two.
"Hmph!" Piccolo, unwilling to be outdone, immediately darted out from their hiding spot and landed opposite Nail.
"Gohan, let's go take a look too. He doesn't seem like a bad guy," Krillin suggested.
"Yes..." Gohan nodded.
The two also quickly landed behind Piccolo, one after the other.
Nail and Piccolo met each other's gaze, both showing a hint of surprise.
"Nail, that person looks so much like you," Dende remarked.
"Are you a Namekian who grew up on Earth?" Nail asked, looking at Piccolo.
"Yes," Piccolo nodded.
"I remember now, you must be Kadatz's son!" Nail looked at Piccolo thoughtfully. "That's right, it must be. Kadatz sent his child to Earth back then. I didn't expect you to actually survive."
"No, I should be his grandson!" Piccolo replied.
Nail: "..."
"Is... is your father doing well?" Nail asked.
"He's dead. Killed by the Vegeta you mentioned," Piccolo grumbled.
Nail was speechless.
"But that's not important for now. What I want to ask is, why are you so powerful?" Piccolo inquired, a hint of resentment in his voice.
"Our Namekians are divided into two types: battle-type and development-type. I can see you're also a battle-type Namekian. So, as long as you train diligently, you'll definitely reach my level in the future, or perhaps even surpass me," Nail said with a slight smile.
"I will! I will definitely surpass you, I will far surpass you!" Piccolo vowed.
"Good luck," Nail smiled.
"Hello, I'm Dende. Please be nice to me," Dende also greeted Krillin and Gohan.
"Ah... Hello, I'm Krillin," Krillin replied.