Dragon Ball: Being able to revive means you're courting death? How naive!

Chapter 226 The Death of Vegeta

Lying on the ground, Vegeta was covered in wounds, every muscle seemingly screaming in pain. He struggled to prop himself up with all his might, followed by a violent coughing fit, his chest heaving with each cough. Finally catching his breath, he forced a hoarse but mocking voice, "Frieza, I advise you to fight seriously. Standing before you is a Super Saiyan, someone you've always feared." At this moment, all eyes turned to Vegeta. Frieza's pupils dilated instantly upon hearing Vegeta's words, and the atmosphere became tense.

Just as everyone's attention was diverted by Vegeta's words, a ruthless glint flashed in Frieza's eyes. Without warning, he lashed out with his right hand, his index finger instantly conjuring a deadly energy blast that, like a bolt of lightning, pierced Vegeta's heart with lightning speed. "Pfft!" Vegeta spat out a mouthful of blood, his spine seemingly ripped out, instantly losing all strength to support himself, and he collapsed heavily to the ground again, raising a cloud of dust.

"Vegeta!"

Before anyone could recover from the sudden turn of events, Frieza didn't hesitate for a moment, unleashing another energy blast in the same manner. This energy blast, like a cannonball, shot straight towards a massive nearby rock. The energy blast was incredibly powerful, instantly piercing the boulder, and Dende, hiding behind it, had no time to react.

"Dande!" Krillin and Gohan screamed in anguish, their voices filled with despair and grief.

Upon seeing this, Shang Yun gritted his teeth, his eyes blazing red, and glared angrily at Frieza, his heart filled with self-blame and regret: "Damn it, it's all my fault for being careless!"

It turned out that while Goku was fighting Frieza, Shang Yun saw Vegeta lying nearby, critically injured. He quietly signaled to Dende behind him to sneak over and treat Vegeta. To avoid alerting Frieza, Shang Yun dared not move rashly and remained in place. Dende was equally cautious, afraid of making any noise, and moved extremely slowly. They finally managed to inching their way to behind a rock not far from Vegeta, but unexpectedly, Frieza discovered them, and Shang Yun met a tragic end.

Frieza stared at Dende, who had been blasted to dust by the energy blast, his facial muscles contorted as he let out a chilling laugh: "Hmph, I almost forgot about you, you Namekian brat. Now look at you, let's see how you'll be resurrected!" As he spoke, he laughed wildly, his laughter echoing across the ravaged battlefield, revealing boundless cruelty and arrogance.

Frieza coldly glanced at Vegeta, who was coughing up blood, his voice full of sarcasm: "Vegeta, you're telling me this utterly boring joke again."

At this moment, Goku looked anxiously at Vegeta, then turned to glare at Frieza and shouted, "Hey! You're so cruel! You clearly know that Vegeta can't move any of his joints, why do you have to kill him?"

Frieza smirked dismissively, "Super Saiyan? That's utter nonsense. You know I have absolutely no interest in this rumor, yet you still insist on bringing it up in front of me."

Blood trickled from Vegeta's mouth as he looked at Goku with difficulty, his voice weak yet tinged with resentment: "Kakarot..."

Upon hearing the call, Goku immediately responded urgently: "Vegeta!"

Vegeta paused, forcing himself to stay awake, and stared at Goku with a complicated expression. He continued, "How can you still be so naive? Could it be... could it be that you're not a real Super Saiyan?"

Vegeta's gaze was somewhat unfocused, his thoughts drifting back to the old Planet Vegeta. His voice was hoarse, yet he tried his best to maintain his usual toughness: "Kakarot, if you can abandon that ridiculous naivety, you will surely become a true Super Saiyan."

Goku replied earnestly and without hesitation, "You're wrong, Vegeta. You want me to become as cold and ruthless as you? I absolutely cannot do that. Besides, I don't understand at all what you mean by Super Saiyan."

Vegeta, pale and weak, still managed to say, "Kakarot, listen to me. The so-called Super Saiyan is actually..."

Before he could finish speaking, Frieza, with his arms crossed and a mocking sneer on his face, looked at Vegeta, who was struggling on the verge of death, and said sarcastically, "I've pierced your heart, yet you still have the strength to keep talking. Vegeta, you are truly more tenacious than I imagined."

Vegeta seemed oblivious to Frieza's taunts, his gaze fixed firmly on Goku, as he continued in an extremely weak voice, "Kakarot, the planet Vegeta you were born on was not destroyed by a planetary collision."

Sun Wukong, his face filled with anxiety, shouted, "Vegeta, that's enough! Stop talking! You'll only make yourself die faster!"

Vegeta clenched his fists tightly, as if using his last strength to grasp at his fading life. His face was contorted, and each word seemed to be uttered with the utmost effort: "We Saiyans all served Frieza, fighting desperately for him. But in the end, apart from us, all the other Saiyans were slaughtered by him. Including your father, and my father, King Vegeta, because he feared the growing power of us Saiyans, fearing that one day, a Super Saiyan would emerge from among us." His eyes were filled with resentment and anger, the humiliation and hatred of the past surging like a tidal wave.

Frieza stood to the side, arms crossed, a sneer of his usual disdain on his face, and snorted softly, "Hmph, at a time like this, still babbling on and on."

Tears slowly welled up in Vegeta's eyes—tears brimming with grief, resentment, and hope. With the last of his strength, he trembled as he reached out his hand towards Goku, as if it were his final salvation in this world.

"Kakarot...please, you must defeat...defeat Frieza, with the hands of us Saiyans...defeat...defeat Frieza..." His voice was broken and weak, each word as if squeezed out from the depths of his soul.

As soon as he finished speaking, Vegeta's hand fell limply to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut, all his strength instantly draining from his fingertips. Then, his head tilted slightly, his eyes slowly closed, and the proud Saiyan prince was gone, his life extinguished completely.

"Vegeta...you're actually crying. Someone as proud as you is actually begging me. You must have died with such resentment." Goku gazed at Vegeta, who had closed his eyes and was lifeless, and spoke in a soft, almost murmured voice.

Seeing that Vegeta was completely still, Frieza slowly lowered his arms, a strange smile of relief mixed with cruel anticipation appearing on his face. In his usual mocking and arrogant tone, he said, "Hmph, well, this guy is finally dead. Now, the real terror that will chill you to the bone can begin."