>>5941379Focusing more on the stronger and somewhat weaker pair of powerlevels, you feel something unexpected. As you sense the stronger one, you feel its strength suddenly plummet. It drops to around a fiftieth of its former level, you immediately zeroing in on it. And, with a thought, teleport again. Leaving Planet Potaufeu behind, appearing next to the two powerlevels. The instant you appear, however, the stronger fighter is unleashing a massive blast of energy directly at you. Aimed at consuming both of you in your entirety.
“BARRIER!” you roar, throwing your arms wide and activating your spherical shield. It forms around both you and Towa, blocking the titanic blast from erasing you both. Then, before the wave is even finished, a golden-maned figure dashes through, passing through your shield with his right fist drawn back.
“HAAAAAAA!!” the familiar voice roars as he swings, you recognizing the man. He recognizes you as well, his eyes widening in surprise. But is unable to pull his punch back fully, slamming his right into the left side of your jaw. The heavy blow, despite the man pulling his punch still staggers you back several steps, nearly knocking you off your feet. “K-General Karn?! What are you doing here?”
“Good to see you've not been slacking on your training, Raditz.” you reply, raising your left and working your jaw, making sure it still works and nothing is broken. “Damn. Nearly dislocated my jaw with that one.”
“What are you doing here?” he asks, tone a little less friendly as he repeats himself. “How did you find me?”
“Nice to see you too.” you reply, straightening back up. “Just passing through. We just finished helping out those Heeters, and are on our way back. But New Salda's out of range, so I've been teleporting from planet to planet on the far edge of my range to get back.”
“I see.” he replies, still keeping a very tense stance. He looks like he'll be ready to attack at any moment, the woman behind him looking worried. You then raise your hands up, palms towards him in a gesture of non-aggression. Raditz, seeing this sighs out, powering back down to his base form.
“Glad to see you both are doing well.” you say to them, the woman giving a small, nervous nod of acknowledgment. “Do you need anything from back home?”
“No, we have everything we could need.” he replies, expression still wary. He then sighs out, raising his gaze to yours. “I think it's best you leave.”
“Very well. If you need anything, don't hesitate to reach out to me directly.” you respond, raising your right back to your forehead as Towa walks over, laying a hand on your bicep. “I'm going to focus on Silver's energy through the telepathic link, to make sure I don't know how to make my way from here to New Salda. Just in case.”
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