The Demise of Tao Pai Pai and the Fall of the Red Ribbon Army

"Nani?!" Tao Pai Pai's confidence shattered completely as his ultimate technique was flicked away like a speck of dust, his entire body trembling.

If this continued, he would surely be killed!

"Is this your final strength?" Seeing Tao Pai Pai trembling and devoid of any fighting spirit, Goku felt disappointed. He raised his hand, intending to mimic the opponent's technique to finish him off.

"Chotto matte! I know I was wrong, please spare my life! I will never do such a thing again!" Tao Pai Pai, the top assassin who bore the reputation of being the best in the world, knelt on the ground in broad daylight, kowtowing incessantly.

"Please let me go, I will definitely turn over a new leaf."

Goku was genuinely deceived. He turned his head to ask for an opinion, wanting to hear what his older brother thought.

After all, he had encountered cases where villains turned over a new leaf after being defeated—more than once.

Oolong, Yamcha—weren't they the ones who became his companions in just this way?

However, just as Goku turned his head, he saw a long spear fly through the air, stirring up a gale as it whistled past him. When he looked back, Tao Pai Pai had already been impaled by the spear!

Bang! A subsequent explosion rang out, and Tao Pai Pai was blown to smithereens!

Only a single Dragon Ball remained, rolling slowly to Goku's feet, carrying the pungent scent of gunpowder.

As it turned out, Tao Pai Pai had taken advantage of Goku's distraction to pull out a specially made high-explosive grenade, intending to launch a sneak attack.

Wuchen, who had been observing the battle, had grown wary the moment Tao Pai Pai began to beg for mercy. He had naturally sensed the assassin's petty movements and acted decisively.

"If you treat an enemy with such kindness, how will you protect yourself? Goku, it is fine to hone yourself in battle, but you must keep your wits about you at all times!" Such carelessness from Goku certainly warranted a lecture.

Fortunately, the sky had already darkened, allowing Goku to escape a catastrophe. The two brothers stayed the night under Upa's arrangements.

At this moment, atop Korin Tower, a cat standing upright and leaning on a wooden staff was projecting their situation through a basin of clear water.

"Young people these days are truly remarkable; they actually defeated Tao Pai Pai. Most rare of all, he can even ride the Flying Nimbus, meow~"

The next morning, after Wuchen gave Upa some parting instructions, he and Goku took all four Dragon Balls and headed for the final stop—the gathering point for the last three.

However, before leaving, he took a deep look at the towering Korin Tower.

A tower so abrupt must be extraordinary. Once matters here were settled, it would be necessary to return and investigate.

Red Ribbon Army Headquarters.

"Commander! They've moved! Those four Dragon Balls have moved and are heading toward the base! At this speed, they'll arrive today!" Officer Black reported excitedly to Commander Red.

"I see it! Excellent! Tao Pai Pai is worthy of being the world's number one assassin; he succeeded so quickly and even brought back four Dragon Balls at once!" Commander Red, having no reason to doubt, was incredibly thrilled.

"Quick, lift the Level 1 alert status, prepare to welcome Tao Pai Pai, and have the payment ready!"

"Yes!" Officer Black took the order and immediately went to make arrangements, personally leading men to line up at the base entrance to welcome them.

Yet, by the time evening fell, what they were waiting for was a mech!

Officer Black recognized it at a glance; this was the very same mech that had wiped out the battalion led by Colonel Silver.

That battle had left him deeply shaken; Silver hadn't been seen since, and no one knew if he was dead or alive.

"Prepare for combat! Initiate Level 1 alert!" Officer Black made a split-second decision, commanding everyone to engage.

Because the mech was too swift and had already entered the heart of the base, many heavy-duty weapons were rendered useless.

They were effectively helpless against the machine, and it began to wreak havoc!

However, strangely, the mech—which moved as if through an empty land—did not launch an attack on the heavily defended area where Officer Black was located, only exerting a certain amount of pressure.

"Hold the command center! Abandon the outer perimeter! All personnel are to fall back, including the vault guards—everyone retreat to the command center!" Officer Black issued orders on the spot and immediately ran back to the command building, preparing to report to Commander Red.

As soon as he entered the building, the soundproof materials muffled the gunfire, but Officer Black did not dare to relax for a second, sprinting toward the main command room.

Yet, the moment he pushed the door open, he heard something that shattered his faith.

"Hahaha, wonderful! All seven Dragon Balls are mine! I can finally make a wish to make myself taller!" With his back to Officer Black, Commander Red laughed self-indulgently.

This voice, which he had heard countless times, was particularly grating this time. Officer Black suppressed his rage and stepped forward, his voice even trembling slightly: "Commander, perhaps you should switch the radar map on the screen to the base's live surveillance."

"When did... why didn't you knock!" Interrupted in his fantasy, Commander Red was particularly furious: "How many times have I told you, don't get so close to me! And who told you to stand so straight!"

He had to tilt his head back to see Officer Black's face. Commander Red was very annoyed and kicked out fiercely, landing squarely on Officer Black's shin.

However, Officer Black remained unmoved, only coldly looking down at Commander Red: "For the Dragon Balls, to help you find the Dragon Balls, so many people died, yet you..."

"Yet you were planning to use the Dragon Balls to fulfill such a ridiculous wish! Such a laughable wish! Wasn't ruling the world the original intention of our Red Ribbon Army?!"

It must be said that a collapse of faith is truly a devastating thing.

Officer Black's face was frosted with rage, his body trembling continuously, his fists clenched so tightly that blood seeped from his knuckles!

"Bastard! Bastard! What do you know! Ruling the world is something that can be achieved sooner or later as long as one is willing to work for it."

Commander Red was also descending into madness: "But I... the future ruler of the world, only have the body of a dwarf... how could you tall, stupid fools understand... being looked down upon since childhood... unable to win the favor of girls..."

Commander Red poured out his grievances as if he wanted to purge a lifetime of bitterness. But all of this only made Officer Black find him more pathetic!

Bang! Crack!

A whip kick, heavy as an iron hammer, smashed into the back of Commander Red's neck, sending him flying across the room. His head, held together by broken bone and torn skin, was welded into the radar display screen!

"From now on, I am the new leader of the Red Ribbon Army! Commander Black!"

Officer Black replaced Red and immediately made his way to a safe, where he kicked it until the metal warped. A few more strikes were all it took to smash the safe wide open.

Inside lay three Dragon Balls along with various other items, such as gold bars.

Officer Black reached out to grab the Dragon Balls, but at that very moment, the wall beside him shattered, and a piece of flying debris pierced straight through his head!

Two figures leaped through the gaping hole in the wall: the brothers Goku and Wuchen.

"Goku, secure the Dragon Balls and follow me into the sky!" The brothers grabbed the Dragon Balls, burst back through the wall, and took flight into the high air.

Down below, the Iron Ox, which had been drawing the enemy's fire, leaped away from the Red Ribbon Army base under Wuchen's control.

The two brothers then gathered their energy in the sky, unleashing a pair of Kamehameha waves that merged into a single force, striking the very center of the base below.