Faced with Broly's overwhelming power, Prince Vegeta's pride flared up again. He clenched his teeth, and without bothering to ask who these two strangers were, he suddenly jerked his arm back and—
"Da-da-da-da!"
Vegeta rapidly thrust his palm forward, unleashing a barrage of ki blasts like a machine gun, aimed straight at Broly's face.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!The blasts struck Broly square on, creating an explosion that filled the cave with choking dust and debris. Chunks of stone rained down from the ceiling as the shockwaves rippled through the cavern.
But Vegeta wasn't done.
His aura kept climbing—he was about to unleash his strongest attack.
"Gaaaah…!!"
But as his power rose, the cavern began to shake violently. It looked like it couldn't take much more and was about to collapse.
"Prince Vegeta, stop!!"
"The cave's gonna collapse! Everyone run!!"
The young Saiyans below screamed in panic as massive rocks began to fall, scrambling in all directions.
But just then—From the cloud of dust, Broly reemerged unscathed, and in a flash, landed a heavy punch right into Vegeta's gut.
Vegeta's charging blast was instantly cut off.With a strangled cry, he vomited up his stomach acid and plummeted to the ground.
Broly, wearing a stern expression, looked ready to follow up with another strike—But Lynx's voice rang out:
"That's enough, Broly.They're probably on our side."
As Vegeta hit the ground, the rumbling cave slowly calmed.
A group of Saiyan children rushed over in panic.One young Saiyan with long hair down to his backside helped lift the gasping prince.
"Prince Vegeta, are you alright?!"
"Get… get off me, Raditz!I'm… I'm Vegeta! I—ugh!"
Another wave of nausea hit, and Vegeta couldn't hold it back.
Lynx landed with Broly and looked around at the frightened young Saiyans.
"What's going on with you guys?Why are you hiding here?"
The kids all backed away from Broly, terrified.Even Raditz trembled with fear.
As for Vegeta, he still couldn't move.
"Who are you?Are you working with Turles?!"
Among the frightened Saiyans, only one female warrior stood tall and stepped forward to confront Lynx and Broly.
At the mention of that name, Lynx's eyes narrowed.
Turles?That name rang a bell.
Right—he was a Saiyan villain from the Dragon Ball Z movies, wasn't he?
A low-class warrior who left Planet Vegeta early on, and formed a band of space pirates.
They traveled the universe, planting Tree of Might seeds on suitable planets and devouring the fruit to increase their power.
Wait… don't tell me…
Could the wasteland that Planet Vegeta had become… be the result of that very Tree of Might?
Was that terrifying energy earlier the aura of the tree itself?
If so—everything made perfect sense now.
"Me? I'm Lynx."
"Lynx?!"
As soon as they heard the name, the Saiyans gasped in shock.
Lynx was a legend on Planet Vegeta.
"Lynx? Are you really King Lynx?!You disappeared five years ago!"
"I'm back," Lynx replied calmly.
After fusing with the Legendary Super Saiyan bloodline, his appearance had changed slightly.Without someone close to him, it was understandable that few could recognize him now.
Once Lynx nodded, the female Saiyan's expression trembled—then, suddenly, she burst into tears and threw herself into his arms.
Even Lynx and Broly were taken aback.
"Your Majesty Lynx!You're finally back! Thank goodness!If you'd taken any longer… Planet Vegeta would have been destroyed!"
Lynx hesitated for a moment, then gently patted her back to calm her down.
"Enough crying.Tell me—what exactly happened to Planet Vegeta?"
"Y-Yes…"
Wiping her tears, the female Saiyan began explaining.
Just as Lynx had guessed, everything stemmed from the rogue Saiyan Turles.
After Planet Vegeta was relocated to the outer rim of the universe via Shenron's power, the Saiyans, under King Vegeta's leadership, began a new chapter.
The days of constant warfare were over.Their daily lives now centered around training in anticipation of their true king—Lynx's—return in five years.
Time flew by.The Saiyans slowly adapted to this peaceful way of life.
But just as the five years were coming to a close, a spaceship suddenly broke that peace.
It belonged to none other than the traitor Turles.
In many ways, Turles' background resembled Lynx's.
Also a low-class Saiyan, Turles vanished years ago after murdering his own team during a mission.
No one had expected that when he reappeared, he'd be so terrifyingly strong.
Turles brought with him five elite alien warriors—his Turles Corps—each with formidable power.
Upon landing, Turles easily defeated King Vegeta, and even Bardock, now the planet's strongest warrior, stood no chance.
With no resistance left, Turles declared himself the new King of the Saiyans, and planted a strange seed in the capital—the Tree of Might.
According to him, this tree absorbs a planet's life force and produces a powerful fruit that greatly boosts the consumer's strength.
After defeating King Vegeta, Turles began using the fruit as a lure, turning some Saiyans to his side.
Those turncoats now gathered in the capital, waiting for the fruit to ripen.
"Your Majesty Lynx," the woman said gravely."Right now, King Vegeta and the loyal Saiyans are gathering around the capital to destroy the tree before its fruit can be harvested."
"Master Bardock said that if we destroy the tree in time, Planet Vegeta may still recover."
"As for us… we were ordered to protect the children.King Vegeta said that if they fail—these children will be the last seeds of the Saiyan race."
After hearing her story, Lynx smiled faintly.
He hadn't expected his wish to relocate the planet would inadvertently lead Turles right to it.
In the original movie, Turles and his men had been wandering, constantly evading Frieza's forces while searching remote systems to plant the Tree of Might.
Who would've thought that by pure coincidence, they stumbled upon the hidden Planet Vegeta?
What a twist of fate…