Vegeta kills Dodoria after extracting information about the Saiyan race's destruction from him.; Vegeta kills Zarbon after their second battle on Namek.
The struggle for the Namekian Dragon Balls intensifies as Vegeta fights Frieza's forces and temporarily allies himself with Gohan and Krillin. The volume features major battles against Dodoria and Zarbon and brings the characters closer to the confrontation with Frieza.