"What are you doing?!" Android 18 cried out in alarm, her voice cold and sharp as she tried to dodge—but there was no way she could outpace Goku in his current state! In a blink, she was swept up into his arms.
"I just wanted to thank you properly! If you hadn't saved Mikoto, I would've felt guilty for the rest of my life!" Goku exclaimed with an overly emotional expression as he smacked a few exaggerated kisses on her cheek. Okay, let's be honest—he was definitely taking advantage of the moment! But with a girl like this, if you don't make a move, your chances drop to zero!
"You bastard! Let me go right now!" 18 shouted in a mix of embarrassment and rage. She wanted to beat the hell out of him, but she didn't have the strength to resist, only able to struggle helplessly in his arms.
"Oh come on, it's just a friendly hug—what are you getting so shy about?" Goku chuckled and finally let her go, then turned toward Kushina.
Kushina was startled and quickly hid behind Mikoto, frantically waving her hands. "No thanks! I don't need a friendship hug! You go hug your precious 18!"
"His 18? I've got nothing to do with this guy!" 18 snapped, her cheeks flushing red for the first time, glaring daggers at Kushina.
"It's fine, I'm a fair guy!" Goku grinned mischievously and zipped over, pulling Kushina into a bear hug. He planted a few playful kisses on her cheek too, leaving Kushina fuming but helpless to resist.
"I thought Goku had matured a bit… guess not. He's totally back to his usual self," Yuriko sighed as she watched Goku shamelessly taking advantage of Kushina.
"He's always like this. Well, only toward women. Especially beautiful ones," Saya adjusted her glasses and spoke with a flat tone—clearly, she knew him well.
"Alright, we've wrapped things up here. Time to go," Goku released Kushina and said coolly. He knew when to stop—push too far and instead of gaining favor, you'd lose it. Dropping out of Super Saiyan 4 mode, he returned to his normal form.
With a wave of his hand, Goku collected all the girls into his World Ring. Then, with Instant Transmission, he vanished from the scene.
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Somewhere on Earth—an underground base. Inside Dr. Roco's old spaceship, in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Babidi stared excitedly at the fully grown figure inside a giant test tube. It was Nox. "Hahaha! Nox, awaken now! Become my servant and help me conquer the universe!"
Nox looked exactly like Goku, but his eyes carried the same menacing fury as Broly, radiating malice. Clearly, Dr. Roco had cloned him after witnessing Goku's power, creating a bio-engineered android in Goku's image.
As Babidi chanted incantations, a black M-shaped mark slowly appeared on Nox's forehead. His eyes suddenly snapped open—like a primordial beast awakening! An overwhelming aura burst from him, shattering the test tube instantly. The strange liquid inside splashed out, corroding everything it touched—metal or wood, it all disintegrated on contact.
"W-What the hell?!" Babidi jumped back, startled. He quickly raised his staff and chanted a spell. The environment shifted, and the liquid vanished into thin air.
Nox floated down to the ground, now completely naked—looking pretty "miserable" at first glance.
Babidi pointed at him and conjured a gray battle suit onto his body. "From now on, I am your master. You will obey every command I give."
"My master? You?" Nox's voice turned cold and dangerous. "You are asking for death!"
An explosion of bloodthirsty energy erupted from Nox as he lunged at Babidi, reaching out to grab him. But halfway through the attack, Nox froze, clutching his head and screaming in agony.
"I embedded a control spell in you during your growth phase. With your evil heart, there's no way you can resist me!" Babidi sneered triumphantly. "Stop resisting. Obey me."
"Obey trash like you?! NEVER!" Nox roared toward the Sky, and his aura exploded once more. His hair flickered between black and gold—then, with a shout, golden energy burst from his body, laced with crackling lightning. His hair turned fully golden.
He had transformed into a Super Saiyan! And judging by the electricity? Super Saiyan 2!
"S-Super Saiyan?! But you're a android! How can you transform into a Super Saiyan?!" Babidi stammered. "Dr. Roco… he was truly a genius! A bio-engineered super Saiyan… incredible!"
"Are you done talking? Then go die."
Nox's eyes were icy and full of rage. With one swift move, he grabbed Babidi by the neck and twisted hard. A sickening snap echoed—and Babidi's head came clean off. Nox tossed it aside and stomped it into paste.
"You're Nox, right? Impressive—not only did you resist Babidi's control, you even killed him. Thanks to you, I'm free too."
A towering man appeared behind Nox. Though humanoid in appearance, his pointed ears and twin horns gave away his demonic origin. His aura reeked of malevolence.
"Who are you?" Nox asked flatly, clearly unimpressed.
"I'm Dabura, King of the Demon Realm!" Dabura announced with pride.
"You? A king? What a joke. Looks like the Demon Realm isn't much to brag about," Nox scoffed.
"You've got a big mouth. Let's see if your strength matches your arrogance!" Dabura sneered and threw a punch at Nox.
"Attacking me is a bad move," Nox said, smirking as his energy exploded outward. He met Dabura's fist head-on.
BOOM!
Their punches collided, sending shockwaves everywhere. The underground base trembled and began to collapse—but the two didn't care, continuing their fierce battle amidst the destruction.
"Not bad," Dabura chuckled after another clash. "How about it? Want to join me and rule the universe together?"
"Hmph. Enough with the nonsense."
Nox roared and powered up again—his energy surging, lightning dancing around him, shattering the earth. Dabura's face twisted in alarm. "What… what power…!"
"Too late to regret now!" Nox grinned maniacally and charged like a golden bullet, slamming a punch into Dabura.
"So fast!" Dabura thought, stunned. He unleashed his full strength to meet the attack.
CRASH!
Dabura was sent flying, smashing through multiple walls, carving a massive crater into the earth. The base shook violently, debris raining from above.
"RAAAAH!!"
Dabura burst free from the rubble, smashing falling stones with his fists as he flew at Nox again, aiming straight for his face.
"Heh, now this is getting fun!" Nox grinned wickedly, dodging and countering with a punch of his own.
BOOM!
Their clash scattered the falling rubble and sent shockwaves tearing through the ground. Fists flew like bullets, the earth splitting beneath them. Within moments, the terrain sank dozens of meters, quaking like a level-ten earthquake. Pure chaos.
BOOM! BOOM!
The sky roared. A golden figure shot upward like a missile, piercing the sky. Moments later, another figure blasted out, intercepting with a punch that lit up the sky.
Deep within the collapsed base, buried beneath the ruins, a massive, eerie "egg" sat. Strange patterns glowed intermittently across its surface. A gauge next to it ticked upward… slowly.
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Dabura was sent flying again, slamming into the ground and creating yet another massive crater. But he was relentless, rising at once and firing a Ki blast at Nox!
Nox dodged instantly, the blast hitting the ground and creating a hole dozens of meters deep. Before he could recover, another energy wave came his way. He dodged again—but now Dabura was bombarding him with dozens of Ki blasts.
"You just don't quit, do you?!" Nox growled, zipping between the blasts. Charging his energy, he formed a powerful wave and hurled it back.
Dabura dodged, but the ground beneath him was annihilated—leaving behind a crater hundreds of meters wide.
"Die, Dabura!"
Nox used the momentary gap to teleport beside him and landed a crushing punch to Dabura's chest.
Dabura barely had time to guard with both arms. He was knocked away again—but smirked and spit a glob of saliva straight at Nox's chest!
It was too close—Nox couldn't dodge. In desperation, he blocked with his right arm.
The disgusting spit splattered across his wrist.
"You bastard! You spit on me?!" Nox's fury exploded. "I'm going to rip you apart!"
"Hehehe… you think I'd spit just to annoy you? Look at your arm. This fight is over."
"What?!"
Nox looked down, horrified. His right arm was slowly turning to stone.
"That's my Petrifying Spit. Anything it touches will turn to stone. Your defeat is sealed. Hahahaha!" Dabura cackled triumphantly.
"Hmph! You think this weak trick can stop me? How naive!"
With a snort, Nox raised his left hand like a blade and—SLICED—his petrified arm clean off at the shoulder. The stone limb shattered as it hit the ground.
"You… you actually did it… You cut off your own arm?" Dabura was stunned. "You're finished now! With one arm, you're no match for me!"
"Really? Is that what you think?"
Nox grinned darkly. His veins bulged, blood gushing from the stump—then, with a squelch, a new arm rapidly regenerated in seconds.
Clenching his new fist, Nox looked satisfied. "Let's keep going."
"Regeneration… Of course. You're a android… guess I should've expected that," Dabura muttered, now visibly serious.
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