Nightmare Mode (Dragon Ball Z Gamer SI)

The New Captain (29.1)

Game

Thoughts

"Talking"

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"I'm an elite warrior! An elite even among elites! I won't be scared into submission by a mere bra- ARGHH!" Raditz doubled over, spit flying from his mouth as Gray casually slammed his fist into his stomach.

25,000HP! (463,200/722,200)

"What was that? That didn't sound like begging to me," Gray hummed, watching as Raditz's shoulders twitched, the man obviously trying to bring an arm to cover his injured gut, but not having any.

"As if I'd ever beg a bastard like yo- GUH!" Raditz's words died as Gray's arm snapped forward, grabbing the man by his neck. Raditz's legs lashed out, trying to kick Gray, but Gray barely even felt them.

I have two options with you, Raditz. Either I kill you...

His grip tightened on Raditz's neck, causing the man to inhale sharply and spaz in his hand.

Or I beat you until you're too afraid to ever go against me.

In all honesty, Gray wanted to kill Raditz. He really wanted to kill Raditz. His body was demanding that he take revenge on the man for almost killing him just a week earlier, but he was holding back.

He decided that he would try to be smarter in how he acted. Key word here - try. He would try not to just act on his first instincts, but if Raditz was too much of a pain, then he would take no small amount of joy in killing the Saiyan elite.

Realistically, Raditz was more useful alive than dead. If Gray killed Radtiz, then he would only get one thing - satisfaction.

If he kept Raditz alive, then he had the potential to get a lot of things. The man might not look all that terrifying right now, but give him a Senzu bean to restore his arms and he'd be more helpful than any of his current companions in a fight.

More importantly, he had connections. Connections to his brother, Goku - or, probably Kakarot in this world - as well as King Vegeta. He was also a squad captain, so he had knowledge about the ins and outs of King Vegeta's military forces. He could know even more than Celia in some aspects.

Most importantly - he would be a strong subordinate for Gray's future plans. At some point, Gray would have to take down King Vegeta and become the Saiyan King to achieve his goals. As nice as it would be to just become stronger than King Vegeta and kill him, that wasn't realistic.

Saiyans respected strength, so the low and middle-class Saiyans would readily accept him as the new king, but not all Saiyans. He'd learned that in real time from watching Yamoshi. King Vegeta had squads upon squads of elite soldiers, and powerful connections within the Frieza Force. Gray recalled the words Celia had said to him before they left for Earth.

You can't be everywhere at once.

Gray needed soldiers. Subordinates. Friends, even. He needed powerful people that would have his back, and that could help his ascension. He wished that his steadily growing future harem would be enough, but he knew they wouldn't be.

That was more glaring than ever at the moment. Gray had become stronger than nearly anyone on the entire planet, but in the same time, his friends had come nowhere close. Even the strongest among them, Celia, was only half as strong as Raditz was. Raditz, who couldn't hold out against Cooler's lieutenants for a week, even with a squad of 30 other Saiyans.