Question: Usually, in the Dragon Ball World, when the Red Ribbon Army comes after him, how should Zhang Wutian deal with them?
Answer: Slam those guys into the ground and give them a good beating. That should do it.
So Zhang Wutian really did just that.
As a small airship hovered above him and aimed the two barrels at its nose toward Zhang Wutian, he leaped up and landed on its hull, then punched the steel frame.
The airship crashed to the ground in a shower of sparks. Zhang Wutian repeated the same trick, sending the remaining airships crashing down one after another.
Falling from a height of thirty meters might kill an ordinary person if they landed badly. But the Red Ribbon Army soldiers were trained fighters, at least. When they hit the ground, they rolled to bleed off the impact, then quickly pulled out their guns and opened fire on Zhang Wutian.
Did Zhang Wutian still fear guns as much as he had at the beginning?
The answer was yes. He was still afraid of them, which was why he especially hated anyone pointing a gun at him.
Facing the enemies firing at him, Zhang Wutian showed no mercy. He sent every last Red Ribbon Army soldier flying with a flurry of blows.
"Can we have a proper conversation now? Please answer my question."
Zhang Wutian found a soldier who hadn't been knocked unconscious, grabbed him by the collar, and lifted him up before asking.
But before he could get anything out of him, he sensed a bullet flying toward his head.
Zhang Wutian tilted his head aside and let it pass.
Then he saw...
A huge crowd of citizens surrounding him.
The wasteland scavengers, who had seemed like mere background scenery until now, were pointing guns of all kinds at him, surrounding him with hostile expressions.
"Bad guy! Let go of the Red Ribbon Army!"
"What's going on? Since when was beating up the Red Ribbon Army wrong?"
The Red Ribbon Army protects the world. Zhang Wutian remembered Dr. Brief saying something like that. At the time, he'd thought it was sarcasm, no more meaningful than calling the Great Han Empire the center of the universe or the America Empire humanity's hope. But now, it seemed the statement might actually be true...
Surrounded by countless gun barrels, he could have carried out a massacre of ordinary people right there, but Zhang Wutian wasn't that deranged. With a sigh, he let go of the Red Ribbon Army soldier he'd been holding.
"All right. Can someone tell me what's going on in this world? I just came out of the mountains. I don't know anything."
Nobody answered Zhang Wutian's question. The tension in the air was at its breaking point.
Just then, someone who seemed vaguely familiar came into view.
A man flew overhead without the aid of any vehicle, looking down at Zhang Wutian, who stood on the ground surrounded by a sea of people.
"So you're the one who tried to get close to Dr. Brief and caused a disturbance in the city."
As he spoke, the handsome blond man descended and landed in front of Zhang Wutian.
"Are you gay?" Zhang Wutian blurted out in surprise.
"You look like you're in a hurry to die." The blond man gave a vicious grin. "Then let Android 11 send you on your way."
"Android 11? Aren't you General Blue of the Red Ribbon Army?"
"General Blue? Heh, that takes me back. Those days are behind me. Enough chatter. You'll pay for what you've done." The man, who looked exactly like the General Blue who had given Son Goku a hard time in the original Dragon Ball, took up a fighting stance. He called himself Android 11.
"That's what I hate about the Dragon Ball World. You can't have a proper conversation without fighting first. Even a gay guy's a violent maniac. I can't stand it."
"I'll tear that filthy mouth of yours off!"
Android 11 attacked, rushing at Zhang Wutian at a speed far beyond that of an ordinary human.
An ordinary person probably wouldn't even have been able to see Android 11 move.
But was Zhang Wutian an ordinary person?
"Too slow. You're so slow I could take a nap."
Zhang Wutian figured he'd have had enough time waiting for his opponent to attack to gather all seven Dragon Balls, summon Shenron, wish for a Häagen-Dazs, and finish eating it.
Zhang Wutian simply thrust his fist toward Android 11's face.
Smack! It was as if Android 11 had run straight into his fist.
"B-Blood?! You hit my beautiful nose?!" Android 11 clutched his nose and stared at Zhang Wutian in shock.
"Can we talk calmly now?"
"Don't make me laugh. I'm going to kill you!"
Android 11 glared viciously at Zhang Wutian. The next instant, Zhang Wutian felt a force of energy seize him.
His body felt bound by something. Every muscle stiffened, and he couldn't move.
"Psychic powers?"
"Heh heh heh. What do you think? Can't move, can you? Thanks to Dr. Gero's modifications, I've gained psychic powers far beyond what I had before. Feel honored. You're my first opponent since the operation. Not only you—even that vicious wild monkey wouldn't stand a chance against me now."
"Vicious wild monkey?" Zhang Wutian murmured, beginning to understand.
"You're worried about someone else at a time like this? Idiot!"
A punch landed on Zhang Wutian's face. His head jerked to the side, and a faint swelling appeared on his cheek.
"You can take a hit, but this is just the beginning. I'm going to make sure you get a proper welcome."
"You make yourself sound impressive, but is that really all you can do?" Zhang Wutian asked calmly, after taking the punch.
"What's that look for, you damned bastard? I'll gouge your eyes out!"
"You call yourself an android, so I thought you'd be something impressive. But it seems that before Android 16, you're all just useless trash. Psychic powers far beyond what you had before? What's there to brag about if all you've surpassed is a weakling with a battle power of five?"
As he spoke, Zhang Wutian's muscles bulged.
His ki surged and churned before finally bursting out, filling the space around him with a transparent haze.
"AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!"
Ki poured from Zhang Wutian's body. The air boiled, and the scenery behind him wavered.
"Get out of my way!"
"W-What?! Ugh!"
Android 11 shuddered violently. Blood streamed from his eyes, ears, and nostrils.
"How... is that possible..."
He managed to remain standing for a few seconds, then collapsed as if all his strength had left him, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Dr. Gero chose the wrong test subject. Someone killed in a single blow by the likes of Mercenary Tao can only get so strong, no matter how much you modify him. I'm stronger now than Son Goku was after climbing Korin Tower and defeating Mercenary Tao."
"Crap..." After showing off like that, Zhang Wutian suddenly realized what he'd done. "Hey, wake up. I still have questions for you."
But Android 11 had completely passed out from the backlash of his psychic powers. He wasn't going to wake up that easily. Zhang Wutian kept slapping him, turning his handsome face into a pig's, but the man still didn't react.
Of course, Zhang Wutian only wanted to wake him up. It wasn't like he was taking the chance to get revenge for being punched.
"Put him down!"
Just then, someone else appeared.
It was a familiar voice, belonging to someone Zhang Wutian knew well.
Zhang Wutian let go of Android 11, turned around, and looked at the person who had appeared behind him.
"I didn't expect you to dress like that. Is cosplay fun?"
Zhang Wutian's old friend, Krillin, wore a uniform that looked like a military outfit. The Red Ribbon Army's RR emblem on his chest stood out like a sore thumb. Now he was glaring coldly at Zhang Wutian.
I said this once before when I wrote about the Red Ribbon Army, and I'll say it again: the movies are just cash grabs. They're the same kind of thing as the fanfiction I write. My fanfiction only takes Akira Toriyama's original work into account; other fan-created material isn't part of my reference.
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