Chapter 3: Testing new ability

"You! Brat! Too strong! Explain right now!" Lemo came, demanding the secret behind my power-up.

"I told you many times that-"

"And don't you dare give me the same crap about you hidden golden finger thing!"

"But it is true."

I had always told Lemo I had some hidden talent, but no one believed me.

"Cut the crap! Now we have a bigger problem, thanks to you killing them…!" Lemo grunted but then took a breath and spoke, "I will go and talk with them. I hope to make them believe that it was all just a misunderstanding. It would be best if you stayed here. Escape if I don't return."

"are you serious? Do you think those assholes will even believe you? They will put a hole in your stomach before asking about m whereabouts and come after my tale. They will also kill all the survivors that I just saved. Do you think it is a feasible method?"

"Then what do you think we should do? Charge ahead?"

"Yes!" I grinned.

"Are you serious?! Look, brat, a few low-level grunts are another thing, but there is a whole army out there that we might be facing?!!"

"Look, the moment I lifted my weapon, we have already betrayed Cooler, so unless I must fight, there is no option left except praying to God, which is my least favourite since one god of destruction is encouraging Freeza to destroy planets while other diety only enjoy tea."

"…What?"

"Listen, I have a plan."

I smirked and explained my whole plan.

"Sigh, I guess I don't have any choice but to trust you, seeing how fast you are climbing power level."

My plan was simple. I would kill the Cooler's grunt on this plant while Lemo rescues the survivors of his race. They aren't much of his race left, but he agreed since some of them were his family members and relatives.

I honestly don't care much about Lemo or his race. My objective was to grind as much as possible and then leave the Cooler's radar, leaving Lemo and his race as bait.

Look, guys, this is Dragon Ball universe. You could hardly save your own ass, let alone some mob alien.

They would die anyway when Cooler and his force would catch them. I was using this chance to increase my power level.

And then another window prompt in front of me.

[A mission has triggered.]

[Mission: Kill to save

Objective: Kill at least 20 Cooler's grunts and save Orange race survivors.

Rewards: ???, 5,000 EXP, 1,000 Origin Points and 1x Total HP Recovery Pill.]

Holy molly, now we are talking!!

5K EXP might look much, but it would become insignificant after levelling up more. What enchanted my interest was the hidden reward and health recovery pill.

I had a feeling that I must earn this hidden reward for my next power-up. As for the recovery pill, it can be used for the time being until and unless I find my way to Senzu beans.

Lemo then sent the survivors of his race that I had saved to our spaceship and came back, fully equipped with weapons and a device.

It contained the map where survivors of his race were kept and other strongholds where Cooler's grunts might be surveilling the area.

We were on our way when our Scouters detected five powerful warriors flying right towards us. Their power levels were also higher than mine, ranging between 700 to 1200.

"Crap!" Lemo panicked and took out a slightly bigger Beam Gun from his bag. "Here, brat. Use this weapon."

"No need since power level isn't the only thing I have raised," I smirked and began to float in the air.

"Now you can even fly?! Sigh, forget about it. I have no idea what the hell is wrong with you?!" Lemo sighed after realizing he couldn't comprehend my growth.

I was in the air when five figures stopped in front of me. They were wearing proper body armor and also equipped with appropriate weapons. They all had their heads covered with helmets so that I couldn't see their faces.

"So, you are the traitorous runt who has just killed our men?" One of the grunts asked.

"Yup blew their heads like boom. Haha, you should have seen it when I killed them." I chuckled.

"Bastard, Copton was my brother!!" Another grunt groaned.

"Oh, ho ho! All the more reason for all of you to join them!" I grinned and then began to charge my eyes.

"Kill him now!!" Their Captain, whose power level was highest among them, ordered.

Four out of five grunts leapt towards me. However, just then, hot surging with crimson heat beams left my eyes.

"Crap!" The beams that left my eyes were solid but slow, so one of them immediately moved to dodge the beams, but those crimson rays turned with the grunt and struck the grunt's head, blowing his head into pieces.

That was not the end as those beams continued to travel, destroying the heads of grunts one after another.

"What the hell, AAA!"

Boom!

The fourth and last grunt tried to run, but Omega Beams caught him and blew his head.

"Huff, Huff! Ooo, that was wild!" I smirked as I tried to stable my breath and the pain in my eyes. Although it was the strongest attach that I had used, the cost was high. My eyes were brimming with pain.

I also noticed that my Omega Beams weren't as intense as Darkseid.

I mean, even Darkseid could not resist Omega Effect for so long. I deducted that my Omega Effect and Omega Beams were just nerfed but more controllable versions of the original ability.

[You have leveled up!]

[You have leveled up!]

[You have leveled up!]

[You have leveled up!]

[You have leveled up!]

[You have leveled up!]

[Power Level: 560 -> 1414]

'Hehe, nothing makes me better than these charming window prompts!' I exclaimed internally since leveling like this is better than Saiyans' Zenkai.

"Nice power of display. But I am assuming you can't use your eye ability now, can you?" Their Captain, whose power level was around 1200, spoke. He was the furthest, so I couldn't make my aim with Omega Beams, allowing only him to live.

[HP: 126/137

KP: 76/176]

It consumed 100 Ki points; from its backlash, my HP also dropped.

"Kid, this is as far you can go." The Captain disappeared and appeared right in front of me the next second.

"Now die!" He said and punched me with his left hand, but I readily grabbed the wrist of his hand under my arm.

"Are you seriously thinking of killing me with a mere punch?!" I smirked and delivered my elbow on his left arm that I had locked, breaking his arm from the joint.

"ARGG!!" He grunted with pain and tried to free the arm I was holding but couldn't even budge. "What the hell?! Your power level was just 560 a moment ago! How could you be so strong?!!"

"Whelp. I will give you a chance and let you use your scouter." I said and released him.

He didn't waste a second and used his scouter. And his face was more hilarious than Lemo's after he saw my power level.

"H-how…? It was just 560 a moment ago. How can you raise your power level in such a short time?!"

"Not gonna answer," I smirked and folded my arms behind my back.

"T-then, how about joining forces again? Look, even if you kill me, you will become a traitor for the whole Cooler Force. They will chase you down soon. If you spare me, I will tell higherups that it was all just an accident. What do you think…?!"

"Really? You can do that?"

"Yes. Just come with me." He grinned and raised his right hand for a handshake.

I nodded and moved towards him, but just before I could grab his hand, he raised his Beam Gun and fired. "DIE!"

"Seriously?" However, I kicked his hand with all my might before he could even shoot a beam, breaking his Beam Gun and his right hand.

"Aaaa!!" The Captain groaned with pain, and I was already in front of him before he could get his grip on the situation.

"I have these cliché dick moves." I poured all my power into my fist, embedding it into Captain's stomach. However, I assembled more force in that punch than I imagined as my fist penetrated his armor and his stomach, making a hole into his body.

His HP dropped to zero, indicating his death, but there was just one problem.

"Ah, crapbaskets."

My hand got stuck in his ribs, and it won't come out.