Terrifying Head Pat Kill

South of East City,

Tai Cool Hot Town.

Thick smoke rose everywhere in the sprawling Tai Cool Hot Town, and flames towered into the sky.

Thunderous explosions rang out from every direction.

Android 17 and Android 18 had begun a merciless slaughter here.

In just a few minutes, they had killed every last one of the town's hundreds of thousands of residents.

Even the barking dogs were blasted into nothing by energy blasts.

The entire town lay shattered, a sight too horrific to bear.

Hell on earth could hardly have been worse.

Android 17 raised his hand, golden light curling around it, and an energy sphere shot out with a roar.

Boom!

A building more than twenty stories tall instantly exploded, sending steel and concrete flying everywhere amid an endless barrage of cracks and crashes.

Then a black mushroom cloud surged into the sky, and a wave of heat swept across everything.

"Android 17, we've killed everyone here. Stop wasting your energy. Let's go somewhere else-south. There should still be plenty of people there waiting to play with us."

The young woman folded her arms and spoke coldly.

This was Android 18, the top-tier doujinshi goddess of the Dragon Ball world.

She had smooth, shoulder-length golden hair, an exquisitely beautiful face, and delicate, fair skin.

She wore an unbuttoned denim jacket over a long-sleeved, horizontally striped T-shirt, giving her a sharp, capable look.

Below that, she wore a denim miniskirt, her long, shapely legs clad in black stockings and tall boots. Her proportions were utterly perfect.

Standing there, she radiated the aloof, regal allure of a mature beauty.

Android 17 glanced at her and said,

"What's the rush? Where's the fun in killing all the humans in one go? Let's take our time, or we won't have anything left to play with."

Android 17 was a handsome young man who looked remarkably similar to Android 18.

Before they were converted into androids, they had been twins, with her the older sister and him the younger brother.

That was why they looked so alike.

Android 17 also had long hair. His jet-black hair was even a little longer than Android 18's.

Although the two androids had been activated more than ten years ago, their faces never aged. They still looked exactly as they had back then, no older than seventeen or eighteen.

Android 17 had an orange bandanna around his neck, a black shirt, and loose pants, with a pistol hanging at his waist. He was dressed like a Western cowboy.

The sister was an icy beauty, and the brother was cool and handsome.

Judging by their appearance alone, no one could have imagined that these two were monsters who had slaughtered countless people.

Because of them, more than seventy or eighty percent of Earth's human population had already died.

Not even natural disasters or a zombie apocalypse could have devastated the world so thoroughly.

Android 18 chuckled. "How childish. I think it's best to kill them all in one go."

Hearing that, Android 17 suddenly burst out laughing. "Hahaha, childish? Remind me who destroyed an entire city last time because she lost at a video game?"

"Hmph!" Android 18 turned her head away.

Then she raised her hand and pointed a finger.

Golden light flashed at her fingertip, and another building exploded.

"All right, let's wipe out this whole city in one go, then head to South City and keep killing." As he spoke, Android 17 flew high into the air.

At the same time, an energy sphere rapidly formed in his right palm.

Scorching energy surged and blazed, illuminating a vast stretch of sky. He intended to raze the city below in a single blow.

Seeing this, Android 18 flew up as well, to keep the dust from the coming explosion from dirtying her clothes.

Just then, two figures shot toward them from the distant sky.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived beside Android 17 and Android 18.

Before either android could react, each took a heavy kick and plummeted from the sky, smashing into the ground. The earth split open with a thunderous crash.

"Who was that? Damn it, you ruined my clothes!" Android 18 emerged from the thick smoke. Half her jacket and T-shirt had been shredded, revealing a dazzling expanse of pale skin.

"Damn it, these were my favorite clothes! I only have a few sets left."

She tore off the ruined denim jacket and wiped the dust from her face, already seething with rage.

Android 17 flew out of the blasted rubble as well, his expression equally icy.

The attackers, Son Gohan and Trunks, descended from the sky and stood a short distance from the androids, staring at them impassively.

Trunks glanced at Android 18, noticed that most of her upper body was exposed, and quickly looked away.

When they saw that the newcomers were Son Gohan and Trunks,

Android 17 and Android 18 both froze for a moment.

"Son Gohan, you're still alive? You really are hard to kill," Android 17 said in surprise.

"You're both still alive. How could I die?" Son Gohan said coldly.

"Hmph, I told you last time that we should blast him to ashes, but you insisted he was dead. You were wrong this time, weren't you, Android 17?" Android 18 said irritably, utterly unconcerned by how much of her body was exposed.

Android 17 chuckled. "Heh, isn't this perfect? We were just getting bored, and our entertainment came right to us."

His spirits lifted as he folded his arms and studied Son Gohan and Trunks with interest.

He looked at them as though they were two clowns who had no idea how weak they were.

Weren't they just asking to die?

"Hahaha, Son Gohan, I won't let you leave alive this time. I'll blast you to powder and wipe you out completely!" Android 18 laughed.

"Hmph, die, Son Gohan!"

Android 18 snorted and stamped down hard. Unable to withstand the immense force, the ground cracked apart as she shot forward, skimming low over it.

The scant scraps of cloth over her chest swayed and fluttered in the wind.

What a feast for the eyes!

Standing there, Son Gohan and Trunks felt that these two were unusually talkative today.

Villains who talked too much never came to a good end.

Son Gohan watched Android 18 and said, "Trunks, leave Android 18 to me. You take Android 17."

"Right, Gohan." Trunks breathed a sigh of relief and headed toward Android 17, who was enjoying the show.

In a flash, Android 18 was only a few meters in front of Son Gohan.

She leaped up and threw a straight punch at his face.

Her fist tore through the air with astonishing force, producing a sharp hiss that displayed her overwhelming strength.

Son Gohan coldly watched her incoming fist. To his eyes, Android 18 now moved like a crawling turtle.

Heh, scared stiff? You're not even going to dodge? Android 18 sneered inwardly.

Her fist was already inches away.

Android 18 was certain that if this straight punch landed head-on, Son Gohan would either die or be crippled.

But just then,

Son Gohan shifted slightly to one side.

Android 18's fist swept past him and struck empty air.

"What?"

Android 18's expression changed in shock. How could she have missed?

Before she could recover, a burst of excruciating pain shot through her abdomen.

Android 18 felt as though her stomach was about to split open.

Son Gohan's right fist had slammed into her lower abdomen.

There was a dull thud.

Android 18 spat out a mouthful of blood, and her perfectly proportioned body flew backward like a cannonball.

"Hmph, die."

Son Gohan sneered, surged forward, and pressed his palm onto Android 18's head.

Terrifying Head Pat Kill.

Terror filled Android 18's eyes. For the first time, she felt death looming so close.

"No!"

"Aah!"

Brilliant light flashed in Son Gohan's palm, and then Android 18's head exploded with a bang.

Her once alluring body fell into the dust, instantly losing all its luster.

His eyes icy, Son Gohan flicked a finger, blasting even her headless corpse into beautiful fireworks.

"How is this possible?"

"Am I dreaming?"

Seeing that gruesome scene, Android 17, who was locked in combat with Trunks, stared in anguish, his pupils contracting sharply.

"Aaaah!"

He flew backward to create some distance, then waved both hands repeatedly. Energy spheres roared forth in a furious bombardment.

The surrounding earth shattered inch by inch, tearing the landscape apart.

Thick smoke and raging flames spread, engulfing an area several kilometers across.

The ground caved in, and the whole of Tai Cool Hot Town ceased to exist.

Son Gohan flew high into the sky, repeatedly sweeping away the thick smoke with his sleeve.

Trunks, at the center of the explosions, remained completely unharmed. Not a single energy sphere had hit him; he had dodged them all.

"Hmph!"

He snorted, suddenly accelerated, and appeared behind Android 17 in an instant.

Danger!

Sensing the towering killing intent behind him, Android 17 felt his hair stand on end. Energy flashed in his hand again, and he thrust his palm backward.

Unexpectedly, Trunks did not dodge this time. He raised his own hand and struck back.

Their palms collided, and an energy storm exploded outward from them.

At that moment, Trunks curled his fingers into a claw, seized Android 17's arm, and hurled him high into the sky with a powerful swing.

Immediately afterward, brilliant light erupted around Trunks, and an energy sphere shot skyward, chasing straight after Android 17.

Android 17 was instantly terrified out of his wits and let out a piercing scream.

But his scream was soon drowned out by the explosion.

His body was engulfed by the energy sphere, twisting and deforming before it broke apart and was vaporized.

A blinding, earth-shaking flash blotted out the sky, lasting a full ten seconds before it vanished.

Much of the gloom overhead was blown away, and sunlight finally shone down for the first time in ages.