Backstab is Imminent

'5 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩'

The sound of the attack ball's virtual intelligence reminded me, as I saw Planet Cereal in the distance. I send a last reminder to my party with my telepathy, making sure they're ready. In case our scouter is bugged by the Frieza Force and alerts Frieza to our true plan.

'Remember to take any local in your area to safety and guard them, kill any Frieza Force in your area, leave no witness' I say to them via telepathy.

They answer with a thought of '𝘠𝘦𝘴, 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘺-𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘢', but another thought from Bardock come to the fore. '𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰'𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢?', and I answer with 'They can't be helped' while doing a mental equivalent of a shrug, then continue.

'We can't have Frieza being suspicious of us Bardock. If Frieza sees that all his force died, while the Saiyan survives, he will suspect foul play. More so if Frieza doesn't see any Cerealian's body' I explain to Bardock.

'Understood, Broly-Sama' Bardock replied.

As we enter the atmosphere, I saw Frieza's Force spaceship flying in the same direction as the place I will land. I sense a KI several times stronger than the others in the distance who I believe are owned by Flayk. I use Instant Transmission and leave my attack ball by locking on him. In an instant, I arrive and float beside him, which surprises the other Cerealian.

"Who are you?! Where did you come from?!" Flayk shouts at me, his single red eye focusing on me while he's charging a signature KI Beam along with the other Cerealian.

"I'm one of the leaders of the invader that was given a mission to conquer your planet, but you can rest assured that I'm not following that mission," I say with a placating gesture, hoping my FIRST-IMPRESSION perk would work its magic.

Looks like it works just fine if everyone lowering their KI Beam is any indication. An elderly Cerelian, who I assume is the leader of their people, start to talk.

"Why? Why are you helping us?" he ask with a bit of skepticism.

"We must postpone any discussion about my reasons, for now, I'm going to kill all the invaders in the area first while you secure the civilians" I end the discussion.

I leave the Cerealian, flying towards the spaceship that just land. Mid-flight, I send a further telepathic message telling them to be discreet when killing Frieza Force and destroy Frieza Force's spaceship, in case they send a distress signal to other spaceship on the planet. I charge a KI Beam similar to the Cerealian and aim it at the planet's moon, intending to destroy it. The other Saiyans can't hold their Great Ape transformation after all, and I can just make Frieza Force believe that the Cerealian did it.

I descend into an empty alley and shot the KI Beam, obliterating the moon. I began my assassination while combining KI suppression and a magic technique to camouflage. I lost count on how many Frieza Force I kill, and even though today is the first day I kill another sentient being, my mind does not waver, thanks to INVICTUS. After I make a short work of all the Frieza Force, I destroy the spaceship with a simple KI blast. Turning on my scouter, which I turn off when doing the deed, I felt relief that no complication can be found.

Looks like everyone manages to do their jobs smoothly.

After some time, I concentrate on the elderly Cerealian KI signature and teleport to him. The Cerealian refugees are startled by my sudden appearance, but seeing as their leader only sighs in relief alleviates their worry.

"Hello, I'm one of your allies, sorry for startling your people, old man," I say with a grin.

"Ahh...Yes...It's a quite alright young man. I take by you being here, you already finish?"

"Yeah, I've killed everyone in the area and destroyed the spaceship, just in case. Oh, by the way, the name's Broly" I said, with an easy-going attitude, even though I had just confessed to mass murder.

"You...would betray your race for us?" Flayk suddenly asks, entering the conversation.

"Ah...they're not my race. Those people work for Frieza willingly, and frankly, they are better off dead in my opinion. Most of Frieza's people are just in this business for the carnage anyway. Err...you do know who is Frieza right?" I end my explanation with a question.

"Yeah, King Cold's son, right? The one who crowns himself as Galactic Emperor. I heard he's a maniac, an evil person through and through. Oh...where are my manners, my name is Wheatto, but people just call me Elder nowadays" he gives me a handshake, to which I respond in kind.

"And this serious guy over here-" Wheatto give an introduction for the guy beside him but got cut off.

"I can introduce myself, Elder. Hello, my name is Flayk, thank you for your help during our most difficult hour" Flayk thank me.

"Ah, no problem. My teammate is also doing the same as we speak, and I will bring them here after I confirm their safety"

"That's wonderful news!" a young-looking Namekian exclaimed.

"Oh, a Namekian? What are you doing here far from home?" I ask, acting surprised.

"Umm, I don't know Broly-San, I'm quite young compared to others. I only know this place as my home. Oh! My name is Tooba by the way!" The Namekian named Tooba answered abashedly.

"Hmm, we can talk later Tooba, after I collect the other survivor. Flayk, Wheatto, can you make space for the transport, while I contact my teammate?" I asked the Cerealian.

They nod their head and start to bark orders, tidying up the line of refugees in the area. I send a telepathic message to my party. Everyone gives an affirmative, except one. Tora keeps being unresponsive to my telepathic message. I concentrate on his KI signature, and it felt very faint I almost miss it. I jump towards his area and saw five people surround him. Tora's KI keeps getting fainter and fainter, and I immediately fly towards the group and use my full power, alerting the group to my presence.

"Hey, Dodoria, looks who's co-" the Oni Guy's head flew, decapitated by my KI-infused hand.

Still in the middle of processing what happened, I catch the two octopus people with a telekinetic grab, then I make a two-finger gesture upwards and fling them. With a clench, they explode midair. My next target is the green fish-like humanoid, who still gaping his mouth ironically. My spear hand bore through his chest to his back, like penetrating tofu. I pull my hand, from the fish-like humanoid chest and spartan kick him. I heard a thud coming from the leader of the rag-tag piece of shit team, Dodoria. He's shaking in fear while sitting on all four, trying to crawl his way out of his nightmare.

I use an afterimage technique akin to Soru from One Piece and stand in front of Dodoria. He slowly looks up and fell to his butt. I destroy his scouter without damaging him as I want to kill him with my own barehand. I grab his head with both of my hands and tighten it. He screams in agony for a few seconds before his head explodes in blood and gore. None of it reach me as I unconsciously use the KI barrier to protect me still. I turn towards the dying Tora as he saw me with a barely opened eyelid, but his smirk is clear for all to see. I immediately use my healing magic but find no purchase.

"Bro...Ly...-Sama..." Tora started, but I cut him immediately.

"Safe your word for later Tora, circulate your KI around your injury and keep focus," I said in urgent, still trying to heal him.

"It's...no....use...Broly....Sama...Thanks...for...killing...those...bastards..." Tora said for the final time.

"Tsk" I clicked my tongue in frustration as Tora died.

I know I can resurrect him with the Dragon Ball later, but it still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. Tora probably gets ambushed as he's doing his mission, and his cockiness finally gets the better of him. I check his scouter for any clues about his assignment, but there is nothing in the scouter. Looking around, I see a conglomeration of Cerealian and Frieza Force bodies scatters around the battlefield. Looks like Tora and his group of refugees make a stand here.

'What a pity. I'm being too careless after my first contact with my party that it slipped my mind that they could get ambushed by Dodoria and his elite fighting force, even though they should have targeted Bardock's party member on Planet Meat. I finally realize now that I can't fully rely on my future knowledge. The future is in constant flux, and as a butterfly flap its wing on Planet Vegeta, a hurricane happens on Planet Cereal' I thought grimly.