At the same time, inside the Scarlet Castle.
This was an experimental base belonging to Towa, the most talented scientist in the Demon Realm.
All kinds of strange mechanical devices were placed here, used for various experiments involving human body modification and Demon Realm crystal enhancement.
At this moment, Towa was carrying out a long-planned super experiment.
In a special incubator before her—
A purple-skinned child was sleeping soundly inside with eyes closed.
This child's identity was far from simple. In the future, he would throw countless alternate timelines into chaos, even taking pleasure in capturing powerful warriors from different timelines to provide energy for his experiments.
"He still hasn't finished developing? He's already absorbed so many cells, and so many years have passed…" Mira's cold voice carried a hint of impatience.
Because in a certain sense, the child in that incubator could also be considered his child.
"There's still a long way to go. With the genes and cells of outstanding warriors from countless timelines, he's still in the developmental stage. It will take some more time before he fully matures," Towa said as she looked at the sleeping infant in the incubator, a demonic smile appearing on her face.
This was a child she had carefully cultivated, pouring in endless effort.
Once he matured in the future, the Demon Realm would welcome a brand-new king.
And by then, the king of the old era, Mechikabura, should also step down!
Just as Towa was fantasizing about a bright future, a dark alarm suddenly lit up within the Scarlet Castle.
This sudden change caused both Towa and Mira to show a trace of surprise.
"Someone has infiltrated? What's going on?" Towa waved the staff in her hand, and a powerful evil force formed a light screen before her.
Within the light screen, the figures of Talot and Future Vegeta were projected.
"Hmph!! It's those damn Time Patrollers again… and there's even a new face," Towa raised her brow upon seeing Future Vegeta, a chilling fury flashing in her beautiful eyes.
These Time Patrollers had interfered with quite a few of her plans.
And this time, they even dared to invade the Demon Realm.
"Those guards are a bunch of useless trash, letting these people find this place. But since they've come, they can stay here forever." The corners of Towa's lips curled upward, a sinister killing intent flashing in her blood-red eyes.
The Demon Realm was their home ground. Anyone who dared to intrude would never leave alive!
"Do you need me to step in?" Mira volunteered from the side.
Just in time, his energy had recently increased, and through absorbing data, both his combat skills and power level had risen.
These two intruders would make perfect practice targets.
"No need. Didn't we capture two guys from the outside world last time for modification? Send those two over. It'll be a good opportunity to test the results of this modification, and also evaluate their combat ability and energy index," Towa said coldly. As her words fell, she swiftly operated the instruments before her.
At the same time, from the shadows behind her, two masked warriors wearing dark masks appeared.
Now, it was time for these two tools to do their job.
…
Outside the massive laboratory.
Talot and Future Vegeta had already infiltrated the Scarlet Castle.
The two passed through a gloomy and sinister tunnel, until a faint light appeared at the end of the darkness.
"Hm?!"
"Something's wrong!"
Talot and Future Vegeta simultaneously sensed danger.
With the help of the faint light, two masked warriors, wearing masks and emitting a bloodthirsty gleam from their eyes, appeared within their line of sight.
When Talot noticed the appearance of one of the masked warriors, he immediately thought of something.
[This aura… although it's somewhat dark and evil, it's very similar to Uncle Bardock's aura. Could it be… he's already been modified?!]After sensing the aura of the masked warrior before him, Talot could already confirm. It was Bardock.
Just like in the storyline of Dragon Ball Heroes, Bardock had been modified into a warrior of the Demon Realm.
Not only that, aside from Masked Bardock, the identity of the other masked warrior was also highly suspicious.
This guy's Ki was very similar to the Future Vegeta beside him, but not exactly the same.
"What exactly is going on? That masked guy over there has an aura similar to Kakarot's, but he's not Kakarot… and the other one… why does he have my Ki?" Future Vegeta's expression turned serious, realizing the situation was far more complicated than he had imagined.
The one with an aura similar to Kakarot could still be explained. He should be Bardock, the one Talot came to rescue, and also the main rescue target of their mission.
But the other one, whose aura matched his own, who was he?!
Future Vegeta was certain that it was definitely not himself from another timeline.
But if it wasn't another version of himself, then who exactly was this guy in front of him?
Before Future Vegeta could think further, the two masked warriors had already raised their hands, quickly condensing energy and locking onto them.
'Whoosh~!!'
'Whoosh~!!'
Two immensely destructive purple beams of annihilation shot toward Talot and Future Vegeta.
Seeing this, both of them immediately focused and rapidly condensed aura shields.
'BOOM~~~!!!!' A deafening, massive explosion erupted at that very moment.
The flames of the explosion shot into the sky, and the violent, terrifying force of destruction swept in all directions. This extreme destructive power instantly blasted the tunnel apart, while rolling smoke spread everywhere.
But in the next second, a violent gust of wind surged.
Talot and Future Vegeta shot into the sky, with the two masked warriors closely chasing after them.
Their gazes collided. While the two masked warriors examined them, they were also sizing up these masked opponents.
"That's right… he really is Uncle Bardock, transformed into this by the Demon Realm," Talot muttered, a dense killing intent surfacing in his eyes.
In the future, once he grows to a certain level, the Demon Realm must be destroyed.
This hidden threat was simply too great.
Talot assumed a fighting stance, divine power surging around him, instantly transforming into the Super Saiyan God state.
At the same time, Masked Bardock also took a combat stance, dark power surging around his body. With the enhancement of this dark power, Masked Bardock's power level was not inferior to his Super Saiyan God form at all!
This was the method of the Demon Realm. Through that mask, not only could it drag the wearer's heart and soul into the abyss, but it could also further unleash their power.
The two sides remained locked in a standoff, neither making the first move.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the battlefield between Future Vegeta and the mysterious masked warrior.
Future Vegeta frowned as the S-cells within his body stirred. Golden lightning exploded around him, and he directly entered the peak Super Saiyan 2 state.
Since he didn't know the strength of this mysterious masked man, he could only probe first and conserve his stamina, just in case.
After all, this was the demons' stronghold.
"Super Saiyan, huh? I didn't expect you to have grown to this level, Vegeta." The mysterious masked man suddenly spoke.
Future Vegeta was filled with shock and asked suspiciously, "Y-you are…??"
"You can't even recognize my voice? Heh… that's fine. Let me test you first." The mysterious masked man didn't waste words and assumed a combat stance.
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