The giant airship, the Battle Fortress, boasted a thousand beam cannons and a main cannon powerful enough to destroy a city in a single shot. This enormous weapon of war floated in the sky, large enough to blot out the sun.
At the same time, the tremendous noise and the wind pressure from its flight were enough to alert people hundreds of kilometers away that something was amiss.
"Hm? Something huge is approaching. Is it that group in red again? They never learn."
Muttering to himself, the tail-bearing young man wiped his oil- and blood-stained hands on his pants, then stood up.
"I'm full. Thanks for the meal. I think that's what I'm supposed to say." As he spoke, the young man made to leave.
Everyone in the restaurant breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the demon walk away.
"Oh, right." The young man stopped outside, as if he'd just remembered something. "I haven't paid for the meal."
As he spoke, he held out his palm.
Light gathered in the center of it.
The next moment, a beam shot through the restaurant wall and triggered a massive explosion inside.
Amid the roar and towering flames, the restaurant—and every living person inside—vanished in an instant.
"No need to give me change! Hahahahaha!" Looking at the crater he'd made, the tail-bearing young man laughed loudly.
"That way! There's a tremendous power over there!" Krillin suddenly shouted. He'd learned to sense ki from the gentleman and was already putting his new skill to use.
"That guy. He's making his move!" Tien Shinhan tensed.
"A faint presence just disappeared. Did someone die?" Zhang Wutian furrowed his brow, struggling to use the skill he'd just learned.
"That ki... it's a lot like mine, but it feels horrible." Son Wukong was sensing it too.
"An irregular disturbance just occurred up ahead. It was the shock wave from an explosion," the staff member in charge of detection reported loudly, staring at the instruments.
"It seems we're close to him. Fire the main cannon in that direction first," Dr. Gero said expressionlessly from the commander's seat.
"Wait, Dr. Gero. Are you planning to destroy that city?" Krillin said. "There are other survivors there!"
"For the future of all humanity, sacrificing those people is unavoidable. Besides, our friends from another world brought the Dragon Balls, which can grant any wish. We can use them to revive those who are sacrificed afterward."
"Our wish is to bring back everyone that guy killed. The people your main cannon kills won't come back. More importantly, I don't like what you're doing. Who knows? Maybe our wish will end up being to lower Dr. Gero's IQ to five," Zhang Wutian said with a sneer.
Dr. Gero narrowed his eyes as he stared at Zhang Wutian's sneer.
"So don't provoke me. I'm a very capricious person." Facing the silent Dr. Gero, Zhang Wutian raised his middle finger in open insult.
"Yeah, very capricious," Krillin said.
"Extremely capricious," Tien Shinhan added.
"Zhang Wutian really doesn't act like an adult when he's being capricious," even Son Wukong said.
The next moment, the other three stood beside Zhang Wutian.
"Dr. Gero, please give us some time to fight that guy. We've trained with all our might for this moment," Krillin pleaded with Dr. Gero, his own boss.
"This is the pride of a martial artist!" Tien Shinhan added.
"I'm with Zhang Wutian. I think we should fight, too." Of course, Son Wukong stood by Zhang Wutian unconditionally.
Looking at the four standing together, two of whom were his own subordinates, Dr. Gero took a deep breath to suppress his boiling rage, which threatened to burn through his reason.
"Hmph. Do whatever you like! If you fail, I'll fire the main cannon over there myself."
"Then I'll open a door and escape, and curse you from another world for being nonexistent." Zhang Wutian made a very real threat.
"..." Dr. Gero ground his teeth, but couldn't say a word.
"All right, that's enough, Zhang Wutian," Krillin said, once again trying to smooth things over.
"Some people need to be scared a little." Zhang Wutian replied nonchalantly. At last, he gave Krillin some consideration and said no more.
Even so, it was enough to make Dr. Gero burn with fury.
The four then left the Battle Fortress and used the Flight Technique Tien Shinhan had taught them, heading toward the location where the ki was surging abnormally.
The airship's giant screen tracked the four as they flew away. Watching Zhang Wutian among them, Dr. Gero clenched his teeth in fury. All sorts of vicious thoughts crossed his mind, but the other man's threat kept him from venting his anger.
Following the presence that kept surging like a beacon in the night, the four arrived above a city.
More than half the city had already been destroyed. The remaining humans were barely surviving in its outskirts.
On a street that had been half destroyed, the four spotted their target.
After landing, Zhang Wutian finally saw the enemy he'd always imagined as his opponent, but had never had the chance to meet.
"Everything about him is exactly the same except his expression and the way he carries himself. Should I call him Evil Son Goku...?"
The evil Son Goku stood before them: a tall, muscular man with a tail, the trademark crab-shaped hair, and a cruel smile. Unlike Wukong, who still had an elementary schooler's build, he had grown into an adult.
"You're here. And there are some new faces this time. I should be able to have some fun with you!"
Evil Son Goku greeted Krillin and Tien Shinhan with a wicked grin, like they were old friends.
"Today is your last day, monster! We'll definitely destroy you this time!" Krillin shouted.
"Hahahaha! You always love telling jokes. Let me tell you why I killed all those useless fools, but keep letting you two live. It's because you get stronger every time, and you give me a different kind of fun each time. I just can't bring myself to kill you two!"
"As for the new faces, if you're strong enough, I'll let you keep your worthless lives." As he spoke, Evil Son Goku looked at Zhang Wutian and Son Wukong.
When he saw Son Wukong, Evil Son Goku became a little interested.
"You have a tail, and you look a lot like me. Who are you?"
Son Wukong didn't answer. She was consumed by anger.
Her gaze swept over the ruins behind Evil Son Goku and the human corpses scattered around them. In a low voice, Son Wukong asked, "Did you kill all those people? Why did you kill them?"
"You ask me why? Because it's fun!" Evil Son Goku said with a laugh. "Watching those ants panic and scatter in fear—isn't that fun?"
Son Wukong suddenly burst into action. She vanished from where she stood, and the next moment, her fist slammed into Evil Son Goku's face, making him stumble backward.
Son Wukong had appeared before Evil Son Goku without anyone noticing. With deep hostility in her eyes, she raised her fist and said, "You're an evil, rotten villain. I'm going to beat you!"
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