Watching the Ginyu Force strike their poses in front of him, Zuke couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows.
Although he had seen these guys pull off strange poses in the original series... witnessing it live still hit differently.
Of course, this wasn't a compliment. Zuke simply found it cringe-worthy.
He wondered if Gohan's bizarre sense of style and poses in the future were influenced by the Ginyu Force's antics during his childhood.
But Gohan could rest easy—this time, he wouldn't have the chance to be influenced by the Ginyu Force. Zuke planned to take all five of them out right here.
"Perfect! The landing pose we practiced finally came in handy. I knew rehearsing in advance was worth it."
After finishing their poses, Ginyu, the leader, let out a satisfied sigh and finally stood up straight, turning his attention to Zuke.
"So, you're the Saiyan who killed Elec? You've got some nerve. The Heeter Clan and Lord Frieza have always had trade relations."
Although the Ginyu Force were just enforcers, they were still Frieza's trusted subordinates and were well aware of the business ties between the Frieza Force and the Heeter Clan.
For example, the sale of Planet Cereal had been handled by the Heeter Clan, and they had even provided the Frieza Force with intelligence about the planet.
The two galactic powerhouses had been colluding, making them the two largest criminal organizations in Universe 7.
But now that Elec, the leader of the Heeter Clan, had been killed by Zuke, the Heeter Clan had lost their most business-savvy leader, and things were likely to get messy for them.
"Even though we're about to kill you, we'd like to thank you on behalf of Lord Frieza."
Ginyu wore a cold smirk, clearly looking down on Zuke. True to the trope of "villains dying because they talk too much," he kept revealing Frieza's thoughts.
"Thanks to you killing Elec, Lord Frieza can now easily take over the Heeter Clan. In fact, the Heeter Clan might even thank us for avenging their leader."
"As a Saiyan, you've actually done us a favor."
Burter, who boasted the fastest speed in the universe, laughed heartily, clearly not taking Zuke seriously.
After all, while Elec was a capable leader with sharp business acumen, his combat strength was pitifully weak.
Frieza had long since figured this out, and as his trusted subordinates, the Ginyu Force were well aware of it.
Killing Elec wasn't a big deal—any adult Saiyan could have beaten him to a pulp.
And what was Zuke's combat power? According to Frieza Force records, it seemed to peak at around 4,000.
Ginyu didn't even need to lift a finger. The weakest member of their team, Guldo, could easily take Zuke down without even using his psychic abilities.
...
Zuke simply watched as the Ginyu Force chatted among themselves, not bothering to respond.
He wasn't spacing out. Ever since the Ginyu Force landed, Zuke had stopped listening to their banter and was instead thinking about how to deal with these five.
Although the Ginyu Force's strength was negligible to him—absorbing them using Majin Buu's method wouldn't even boost his power much—draining their life energy using Moro's method could yield a significant increase.
Among them was Guldo, a psychic with the ability to stop time.
While Zuke also had time-stop abilities thanks to "The World," it only lasted for a maximum of seven seconds.
Guldo's time-stop, on the other hand, could last as long as he held his breath, far surpassing "Black Bird: The World."
More importantly, if Guldo's ability didn't conflict with "The World," Zuke could theoretically achieve seamless, permanent time-stop by switching between the two abilities.
He could start with "The World's" time-stop, then hold his breath to activate Guldo's time-stop as soon as "The World's" effect ended. When he was about to run out of breath, "The World's" cooldown would likely be over, allowing him to continue the cycle.
After all, "The World's" cooldown was based on "a few breaths of time," not the actual act of breathing. Even if he held his breath, time would still pass, and the cooldown would reset.
As for the others... they didn't have much worth absorbing.
Burter's speed was impressive, but it wasn't anything special. In the original series, he was quickly surpassed by Goku.
In other words, it wasn't a psychic ability—just raw combat power enabling high-speed movement.
Recoome and Jeice didn't have any special abilities either; they were just strong.
Ginyu did have a body-swapping ability... but Zuke wasn't particularly interested in it.
There was no guarantee that Ginyu's current body was even his original one, and Zuke had no desire to fight or live in someone else's body.
"In that case, I'll use 'Black Bird Requiem' to absorb Guldo and take his time-stop ability."
Zuke quickly made up his mind about the fate of the Ginyu Force.
"As for the other four, I'll drain their life energy and bring their corpses back to Planet Vegeta to intimidate the other Saiyans."
While the Ginyu Force might seem like fish on a chopping block to Zuke, they were still a formidable threat to the other Saiyans.
Just as Zuke finalized his plan, the Ginyu Force, who had been ignored during their conversation, finally made their move.
"Let Guldo go first. Dealing with this guy probably won't even require his psychic abilities."
Ginyu instructed Guldo.
Although Frieza had sent the Ginyu Force to show he was taking this seriously, none of them believed Zuke was worth their full effort.
"Hmph, a Saiyan with a combat power of 4,000? This'll be a piece of cake..."
Guldo snorted, his short figure stepping forward as he prepared to deliver a taunt.
*Boom!*
In the next instant, Zuke's figure vanished from Guldo's sight.
At the same time, Ginyu's body disappeared from beside Guldo, leaving only a chilling gust of wind in its wake.
Without turning around, Guldo quickly realized what had just happened beside him, and his back was instantly drenched in cold sweat.
Just now... Zuke had moved at such speed that Guldo couldn't even see his trajectory, and in the blink of an eye, he had sent Captain Ginyu flying!
To be continued…
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