A Surprise

• Sandra Pov •

I continued looking for food in this forest, but there were only some fruits that I didn't know if they were poisonous or not, so I started throwing them in my inventory to see later. Arriving in a more mountainous area, I could see that there was a large desert in front of me with strange white structures.

'Isn't this the desert where Goku met Yamcha?' I was thinking a little. What era are we in in Dragon Ball?

[We are two years before the 23rd World Tournament.] The system just replied, so we're still in classic Dragon Ball.

[New Quest! "Road of the Strongest"]

[Win the 23rd World Tournament]

[Rewards: 8000 XP, 1 Race Skill, Special Dungeon Key]

'I can't get the excitement out of fighting in the tournament, so is this a normal thing for Saiyans? especially knowing what will happen in the future...' So I continued. I needed to find ways to get stronger, but until then, the first thing to do was to come had an idea.

"So, what is my battle power? It wasn't in the status." At that time, battle power was important.

[Your battle power is currently 50; I will add it to your status since it became useless after Refrigerator Lizard.] Well, it's not wrong, honestly; it became a mess, and we don't have any more information about it, and I liked her joke.

When I was going through the desert, I heard a strange sound. I went towards that sound, seeing a strange humanoid bear in armor carrying a sword. He was fighting a dog. IT WAS CUPCAKE.

I ran towards this creature; I wasn't going to let it hurt my companion. Using all my strength, I jumped towards him, kicking him in the ribs with all my strength and throwing him away.

"GET AWAY FROM MY FUCKING DOG." My hatred was rising seeing the situation. I managed to know that he was my dog thanks to several scars on his body. He was rescued from a dog fighting scheme, and soon I adopted him.

"Hey Buddy! good to see you here!" He looked at me for a while, and until he recognized me, he jumped on top of me, happily running around me. I never thought I would see him again.

"Argh, who hit me? .." That thing soon started to get up, feeling great pain in its ribs. It stared at me with hatred for having attacked him.

[Level 3: "Bear Thief"]

[He was supposed to die on the first attack, but when you enter combat, your opponent will have enough of a buff to survive you.] The system said it as if it were apologizing; it was sincerely right; I wouldn't have much way to strengthen myself starting with such a high level of power for the earth.

"YOU ASSHOLE, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR ATTACKING ME!" My dog was soon ready to fight with me, but I just looked at him, worried that he couldn't put himself at risk again.

[Fear not, the powerful system is here!] The system said excitedly, What does she have in mind?

[Pet acquired "Cupcake"]

[Party formed]

[You can evolve with your dog; he can also increase his level and fighting power; just train with him!] System, this is the first time I'm going to tell you...I LOVE YOU!

But the party was interrupted, and the bear advanced angrily at being ignored. He wasn't that fast, but he was certainly superior to my gym colleagues.

He advanced using his sword to cut me, and I jumped back, taking advantage of the situation to do an axe kick, hitting the side of my opponent's head. This new body of mine was much more flexible than my old one, and being 2.20m tall helped me a lot.

[120 Damage]

"Aargh, you damn whore!" He would try to attack me again, but Cupcake jumped at him, biting the thief's leg. He screamed again in pain but was received by a reverse roundhouse kick, being hit with full force in the stomach.

[Cupcake dealt 90 damage!]

[You dealt 130 damage!]

[You killed your first enemy! 1000 XP]

[You leveled up! Cupcake leveled up!]

The thief's body fell to the ground without strength, already dead. I looked at him with a smile. This fight, even though it was short, cheered me up a lot more than normal, but mainly because now we would have meat.

"Woolf!" Cupcake jumped excitedly, jumping on me again and licking me. It was great to have him with me, and most importantly, I have a reliable party member!