Piccolo's current era is quite wise.
He feels he's not someone others can easily control so he can be stubborn and domineering.
But if he encounters an opponent strong enough to overwhelm him, he'll be very smart about retreating and regrouping.
"Before answering that question, how about letting me try your move first?" Lin Chuan spoke up.
This statement immediately startled the four individuals present... No, it should be said, four individuals!
Even Gohan understood, staring with his two round eyes, looking adorable and dumbfounded.
After a few seconds of silence, before Piccolo and Goku could speak, it was Raditz, who had been restrained by Goku, who seized the opportunity and broke free from the restraint, regaining control.
"Damn you, Kakarot! You dare plot against your brother like this. I'll make you realize how foolish you are!" Raditz cursed.
Having escaped, Raditz didn't hesitate to act. In the next moment, instead of lingering in place, he rushed to Lin Chuan's side as if grasping at a lifeline.
Subconsciously, he saw Lin Chuan as an ally.
After narrowly escaping death twice due to consecutive unexpected encounters, Raditz's vigilance had increased significantly.
He didn't launch a decisive counterattack against Goku directly, which Lin Chuan found genuinely foolish. If it were him, he would have seized the opportunity to retaliate!
They were already risking their lives, so why hold back? With a power level of 1500, he only used a fraction of it, barely a few hundred points.
"I am Raditz, a member of Frieza's First Army, Team B119, Saiyan Division, led by Vegeta," Raditz declared his identity, and Lin Chuan glanced at him sideways.
At that glance, there was an absolute sense of intimidation.
For a moment, Raditz stopped speaking and stood obediently in place, ready to ingratiate himself.
For Raditz, he was simply a low-ranking soldier in Frieza's army. Regardless of the person in front of him, he didn't know their power level or identity, but he was sure they were stronger than him.
It was evident from the type of battle armor Lin Chuan wore that he was at least one rank higher than Raditz.
Judging from the aura released by Lin Chuan, his power level was at least over 2000 points!
As for using a power level detector to assess him... that would be disrespectful!
Even if Raditz was not the brightest, he knew that probing someone's background in the current situation would be very impolite.
If he offended the other party, he would become their punching bag.
"To be honest, as a Saiyan like yourself, with a power level of 1500, being beaten to this extent by two individuals whose power levels were originally less than a thousand points, it's truly pathetic," Lin Chuan criticized the situation from his perspective, without paying much attention to Raditz.
He was telling Raditz just how useless he was.
Regarding such an evaluation, Raditz blushed with embarrassment, feeling angry but refraining from lashing out directly. He could only retort quietly, "That's entirely because these Earthlings are playing clever tricks, and they've mastered methods to control power level! If it weren't for this, how could I have been taken advantage of by them time and time again... and that little brat..."
Before finishing his sentence, Lin Chuan silently turned around and carefully looked at Raditz.
This action made Raditz deeply inhale.
As Lin Chuan exerted a trace of aura, the numbers on the power level detector in front of his eyes also changed.
At first, there was no indication, but now, due to the alarm, numerical prompts appeared.
The opponent's power level soared from 1000 points to several thousand points in one go...
"C-Combat... power level... 5000 points!!! You... you..."
Raditz was shocked to the core, immediately becoming even more submissive.
Confirming the person's identity and status surpassed his own, at least comparable to senior warriors. He had intended to refute a few words, but what could his 1500-point power level amount to in front of the other party?!
Even Nappa, with a power level of 4000 points, would be no match for this person.
"Unless it's Vegeta!"
"You're just saying all this to cover up your incompetence!" With narrowed eyes, Lin Chuan's aura became heavy in an instant.
Directly pressuring Raditz, Lin Chuan seemed to be reprimanding a subordinate.
Son Goku, Piccolo, and the other Son Gohan seemed invisible in this situation.
However, with vast combat experience, Son Goku and Piccolo knew this was their last chance.
Whether the opponent was friend or foe, or they were of the same kind as Raditz, they had to resort to unconventional tactics to protect the Earth!
In an exchange of glances, Son Goku and Piccolo they seemed to have made up their minds.
In that split second, both of them attacked simultaneously.
Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon directly attacked Lin Chuan's blind spot, striking him from behind.
Son Goku went all out, unleashing his final Turtle School Kamehameha.
In this situation, Raditz, who was initially fearful and apprehensive, was startled. He immediately reacted, saying, "You really don't know when to quit!"
Without waiting for Lin Chuan's reaction or words, Raditz instinctively launched a fierce counterattack, slamming his fist onto Son Goku's Turtle School Kamehameha.
And Lin Chuan?
He turned around with a smile, effortlessly catching Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon in his hand.
Are you ambushing me?
That's impossible!
The power gap was just too significant.
This move, capable of piercing through everything in the world, originally possessed the power to kill Raditz instantly. However, in Lin Chuan's hands, it seemed like nothing more than a toy.
A few years ago, when Lin Chuan's power level had not yet reached nearly 17,000 points, he may not have been so direct.
But now, with a power level approaching 17,000 points, even if he only exerted the power equivalent to 5,000 points, it wouldn't be enough to harm him.
Moreover, his body's strength was exceptionally outstanding, surpassing even warriors of the same level.
These years on that planet weren't spent in vain, coupled with the constant improvement in power level every second.
Power level embodies overall strength, encompassing various aspects of bodily functions.
Therefore, with the current increase in power level, Lin Chuan's body is also constantly becoming stronger, albeit slowly. However, this improvement doesn't require deliberate training; it naturally comes with control.
Watching his ultimate finishing move being single-handedly blocked by the opponent, the shock in Piccolo's heart became even more profound.
He couldn't fathom how the opponent dared to confront it directly when facing an attack that exceeded his cognitive limits.
"Is the gap really this huge? Damn it!!! What have I been doing all these years?!!!" Piccolo cursed inwardly.
For so many years, his perspective had limited his growth. He thought he was invincible, believing defeating Goku would make him the strongest in the world.
He had never considered the vastness of the world beyond their own.
The invaders who appeared seemingly at random were entities they couldn't resist, even with all their might.
If this was the situation now, what about the future?
Behind these individuals stood immensely powerful forces, the so-called Frieza Army.