American comic book: God among men, Saiyan-Kryptonian hybrid

Chapter 75 Zod: "What kind of thing did Bardock give birth to?"

The vast spaceship stood frozen in the depths of space. Zod, who had just awakened, slowly surveyed his surroundings. Apart from the three Saiyans, several of his subordinates were still asleep inside the spaceship.
It seems that these orphans from Planet Vegeta rescued them from the Phantom Zone.

"Oh?"

"I didn't expect that, Raditz. It seems your father is quite famous."

Naba thought to himself with displeasure, "Why is it that so many people know the name of a low-ranking warrior? Even King Vegeta, who is still alive, has to be careful around him. No, not just King Vegeta. Even Lord Frieza occasionally mentions his name."

Ah, if only everyone in the universe knew his name!
Nappa turned his head away, and Vegeta, who knew Nappa's personality well, could tell what he was thinking at a glance, and sneered inwardly with disdain.

Ha, what a beautiful dream, but wishful thinking!

Upon hearing their words, Zod's gaze instantly fell upon Raditz. He observed him silently for a while, a hint of concern appearing in his eyes. He remarked with a sigh:

"I see. You're Bardock's son. I heard your father was imprisoned after he returned?"

Did he survive as well?

Raditz opened his mouth, unsure how to answer, but he was getting impatient with Nappa's provocation. He glanced at Vegeta, and seeing his consistently indifferent expression, he guessed what Vegeta was thinking. Suddenly, he crossed his arms and turned around.

"So that's how it is. You're the guy Daddy lost to on Krypton."

"Hmph, who told him to offend King Vegeta!"

"By dying from the impact of the giant meteorite, he has preserved the honor of the Saiyans."

"I heard the Phantom Quarter is Krypton's prison. Did you commit a heinous crime like him and end up in jail?"

Raditz's words stunned Zod for a moment. He looked at him with a strange gaze, remained silent for a long time, and then gave a mocking laugh:
“Oh, I am ashamed that Bardock has a son like you.”

“You’re right, the crime I committed was indeed the same as your father’s.”

Zod's voice turned cold, and the last bit of concern King had for his old friend vanished.

Raditz felt a pang of pain in his heart, his face paling almost imperceptibly. He muttered under his breath, "Tch, stop pretending. I'm ashamed to have a father like him."

"enough!"

Vegeta stepped forward, his face turning pale, coldly interrupting the two, and glared sharply at Raditz and Nappa with a fierce aura:
"Shut up, everyone!"

What a joke! Our Saiyan family affairs are not something you can bring here to embarrass yourselves in front of outsiders!

"Let's be frank, Kryptonian, we have only one purpose in finding you."

Vegeta spoke frankly, but before he could finish, Zod spoke for him:

"Carrot El".

Zod stood up and slowly stretched his limbs. As his body gradually recovered, the ruthless aura of a military leader began to emerge from him.
"Or, using your planet's name, he should be called Kakarot."

"You deliberately rescued us for only one purpose."

Unlike the Saiyan brutes, the Kryptonian military leaders were genetic geniuses nurtured by the Life Codex. They possessed not only formidable strength but also brilliant strategic minds.

With both Planet Vegeta and Krypton destroyed, the purpose of these three is not so hard to guess.

Like them, Zod had the same idea: the Kryptonian Codex must be on Carrot El.

Although our beliefs differ, I thank you for leaving me with this last hope. I will find your son, no matter where you are, even to the ends of the universe.

but
Zod looked at the three Saiyans before him, their arrogant demeanor clearly indicating they were from the elite class of Planet Vegeta. Did they know that Arika had prepared a codex for lower-class warriors for Carrot?
Zod thought about it and decided it was unlikely. Given that King Vegeta was determined to eliminate her, Arika's final action must have been carried out in secret.

Vegeta's lips curled into a smile, his disdainful gaze flickering with a hint of mockery where his eyes met:
"That's a shame. You're wrong. We have no interest in that low-ranking warrior, Kakarot."

"The reason I'm seeking you out is simply to borrow your Kryptonian science and technology to reshape a new Planet Vegeta."

"You may not know this, but I possess the genetic code of all the elite Saiyan warriors. As long as I have enough technology to replicate it, I can immediately recreate Planet Vegeta."

"At that time, I will protect you as the Saiyan king."

Vegeta's words exuded an incomprehensible arrogance, and his commanding manner caught Zod's attention, who silently observed him.

"Oh, did I guess wrong?"

Zod's brows furrowed deeply. It seemed that the three people before him were indeed unaware that Karot Al possessed the Saiyan Life Codex.

But it's also possible that they simply don't care, and even if they knew that a group of lower-ranking soldiers might return to the human world, they wouldn't care at all.

Judging from the current situation, the short man should be the one to make the decision among the three. Considering Raditz's attitude towards him, Zod already had a rough guess in his mind:

"Are you Vegeta, the Saiyan prince?"

When Vegeta was born, he was hailed as a once-in-a-century genius among Saiyans due to his terrifying fighting power.

King Vegeta sent celebratory messages to most of the planets in the galaxy that had been conquered, and even destroyed several planets to celebrate, naming his son after his own planet, which Zod heard about.

“Impressive insight. It seems you’ve heard more than just Bardock. You’d better think carefully about your next choice.”

Vegeta tilted his head back; although his face was expressionless, the air between his brows conveyed an arrogant sense of entitlement.

"Given your knowledge and combat prowess, you must hold a high position in Krypton, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zod was at a loss for words when it came to Vegeta, but a sense of apprehension did indeed rise in his heart.

Imagine, if Bardock, a low-ranking warrior, is already this strong, then how powerful must Vegeta, who has been hailed as a genius warrior since childhood, be?
This is one of the reasons why Zod didn't immediately turn against them. As a warrior, and especially as a military leader, he had to know how to assess the situation.

“I have no interest in your Saiyan affairs, but I can agree to your conditions.”

"However, in exchange, I want Carrotelle."

Zod's conditions made Vegeta frown: "Kakarot? What do you need that piece of trash for?"

Zod's gaze scrutinized the expressions of the three. Apart from Vegeta, who was worth being wary of, the others were not a threat at all.

"You don't need to worry about that, just tell me his whereabouts."

Vegeta couldn't figure out what Zod was up to, but he didn't care about Carrot Al, a low-ranking warrior.
"Okay, I can agree to that condition."

"You've probably heard about our rules. Saiyans with low fighting power will be sent off Planet Vegeta to carry out invasion missions on lower-level planets."

Zod's gaze was fixed on Vegeta.

Vegeta wasn't one to hide anything; he was more open and honest about the terms of the deal than most people.

"That guy was sent to Earth, to a remote star in the solar system located in sector 2814 of the northern Milky Way."

"But I suppose he has completed his invasion mission by now, after so much time has passed."

(End of this chapter)