Little Bulma's eyes lit up at the thought of seeing fireworks, and she gazed at Sun Yu expectantly.
Sun Yu scooped Bulma onto his back and gently reminded her, "Your big brother's going to fly up into the sky in a moment. Hold on tight, Bulma!"
"Okay!"
With that, Sun Yu flew diagonally toward a point above and ahead of the Red Ribbon Army. Seeing that Sun Yu was ignoring him, Black gave a sinister smile, picked up Commander Black's communicator, and ordered all the planes and tanks, "All troops, listen up! The moment they're out of safe range, shoot them dead! Blast them to pieces!"
"Yes, sir!" "Understood!" ...
As soon as the order came through, all the fighter planes and tanks gathered around the base, then aimed in unison at Sun Yu in the sky ahead.
Bulma clung nervously to Sun Yu's neck, but she trusted him and wasn't afraid.
Sun Yu stood quietly in the air, gazing down at the Red Ribbon Army's forces. He observed a moment of silence for them. ...All right, time's up. It's time to send them on their way.
"Haahhh..."
A tremendous aura burst from Sun Yu. He unleashed his full combat power, and it soared higher and higher. Then he brought his hands together in front of his chest and began chanting:
"Ka...me...ha...me..."
As Sun Yu chanted, "Ka...me...ha...me..." he drew his hands back to his waist. Brilliant blue light shot from the energy between his palms, and his terrifying aura made even the waters of the West Ocean tremble.
"Ha!"
A fully charged Kamehameha blasted forth, streaking across the sky like a brilliant blue meteor. The Red Ribbon Army troops below were dumbstruck. Only when the blue sphere of Kamehameha, carrying power enough to destroy the heavens and earth, was about to hit the ground did they remember to run.
In an instant, the troops scattered like startled birds, and chaos erupted.
"Help!" "Run, run!" "Guardian, please come save us..."
But the Guardian wouldn't heed the pleas of people who had done nothing but evil. And even if he'd wanted to intervene, he wouldn't have had the power to stop it. With Sun Yu's combat power at 8,000 and unleashed to its fullest, his compressed Kamehameha had at least twice that much power.
Never underestimate a fully charged Kamehameha. A boost of twice the user's combat power was nowhere near the technique's limit. Once Sun Yu grew stronger, he could unleash a Kamehameha with five times, ten times, or even a hundred times his power... That was what made this technique so terrifying: the stronger the user, the more powerful the attack, with no upper limit!
At last, Sun Yu's Kamehameha struck the ground. The deep-blue energy sphere quickly bored into the depths of the earth and exploded within. The ground beneath the Red Ribbon Army base began to crack apart. Streaks of deep-blue light shone across the faces of every soldier there like the gaze of the Grim Reaper. The next moment, the earth shattered...
A massive mushroom cloud billowed into the sky. The shock wave pulverized the planes that had tried to escape, and the ground for miles around instantly vaporized. The scene was like the end of the world. All that remained on the surface was an enormous crater dozens of miles across, and soon the waters of the West Ocean began pouring into it.
Those were some pretty terrifying fireworks!
The mushroom cloud lingered in the sky. Perched on Sun Yu's back, Bulma stared at the scene, eyes wide with shock and unable to speak. Sun Yu quietly regretted that he might have frightened the little girl. He stroked her head and gently said, "Bulma, they were all helping your big brother put on a fireworks show. They knew it was wrong to bully you, so... so..."
Sun Yu couldn't keep making things up. He trailed off after "so..." without finishing. Bulma turned toward him and smiled sweetly. "Actually, Big Brother Sun Yu, you don't have to comfort me. I'm not a little kid anymore! They're bad people, and you're a good person. It's only right for good people to beat bad people!"
Bulma was trying to let him off the hook, and warmth welled up in Sun Yu's heart. He couldn't help praising her silently. Bulma really was Bulma. Whether in this world or in the Dragon Ball anime, she was always so clever, strong, and kind...
While he was lost in thought, Bulma suddenly leaned up and kissed him on the cheek. Her little pink lips were cool against his skin, soft, and fragrant.
The kiss was over in a flash. When Sun Yu looked at her, Bulma was gazing back at him with a smug expression. He couldn't help smiling and tapped her forehead with a finger. "You're a little rascal!" Then he flew toward Korin Tower with Bulma on his back.
Once Sun Yu stopped looking at her, Bulma let out a long breath. Her face turned as red as a ripe apple, and her heart nearly leaped into her throat. She buried her face in Sun Yu's back.
Long after Sun Yu and Bulma had left, a figure suddenly burst out of the calm sea and hovered in the air, searching for something.
"Who was it? Who just released such powerful energy? After absorbing it, I feel like I've been completely reborn! Hahaha... That foolish Dr. Gero thought cutting off the power to my reactor would be enough. How stupid! No, I need more energy. I need to absorb more energy!"
The man was huge, about two meters tall, bare-chested, and covered in bulging muscles. He wore only a pair of black sweatpants. His hair was tousled, and his eyes were greedy. After searching for a long time, he finally pinpointed the direction Sun Yu had gone. He burst out laughing. "Hahaha! I found it! I found it! The energy I want is over there—my food!"
He turned and chased after Sun Yu, two large characters visible on his back: "IX."
Those were the Roman numerals for nine. Android No. 9!
Sun Yu was flying at full speed toward Korin Tower when he soon met a Capsule Corp plane rushing over to meet him.
"Hey, Dr. Briefs!"
Sun Yu waved to Dr. Briefs from a distance. Bulma, riding on his back, also stared excitedly at her family's plane.
"Mr. Sun... Bulma, I..." Dr. Briefs opened the cabin door. Seeing Sun Yu and Bulma approaching, he was so overcome with emotion that tears streamed down his face.
"Dad!"
Bulma leaped into Dr. Briefs's arms and clung to him. Watching the father and daughter reunite warmed Sun Yu's heart, too.
"Mr. Sun, thank you for rescuing my daughter. I don't know how I can ever repay you! If there's ever anything I can do for you, just say the word. I won't hesitate!" Dr. Briefs thumped his chest, then immediately asked with concern, "Mr. Sun, what happened with the Red Ribbon Army? Did they give you any trouble?"
"The Red Ribbon Army?" Sun Yu smiled and waved a hand dismissively. "There's no Red Ribbon Army left in this world."
"There's no Red Ribbon Army left?" Dr. Briefs clearly didn't understand what Sun Yu meant. He repeated the words, staring at him in confusion.
"I mean exactly what I said!" Sun Yu explained, making a throat-slitting gesture.
"Hiss..." Dr. Briefs sucked in a sharp breath, stunned. When he looked at Sun Yu again, there was a note of admiration in his eyes.
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