"Gohan..."
Trunks' words also made Goku's expression turn solemn.
Meanwhile, Piccolo, standing beside him, pulled Gohan behind him, his face turning pale with anger.
No matter what kind of Android they are, how dare they kill Gohan!
Then they will pay the price.
He, Demon King Piccolo, the man who wants to rule the world, is not a simpleton like Goku.
"I don't understand what you're talking about, but our target is Son Goku. If Son Goku dies, then we will spare all of you."
Listening to these people talk, Android 17 grew more confused the more he heard.
When did the three of them ever want to destroy humanity?
Android 17 was an environmentalist who advocated for harmony between humans and nature.
"Although the future and past that Trunks spoke of are completely different from our world, there's no doubt that you are Androids created by Dr. Gero."
Goku loosened his shoulders, preparing to enter battle.
"Until we confirm that you are not dangerous, we will not allow you to pass freely."
"Son Goku, what big words! We are not Dr. Gero and Android 19..." Android 17 also assumed a fighting stance.
"Wait a minute, let me defeat Son Goku."
A voice came from behind Android 17.
"Tch, Android 16, are you going to bother me?" Android 17 put his hand down. "Fine, I also want to see how strong you, the Android Dr. Gero believes to be stronger than me and Android 18, truly are."
Android 16 didn't reply, his gaze shifting to Goku: "Son Goku, transform, just like Vegeta. If you are weaker than Vegeta, you won't be my opponent."
"Idiot, what did you say?" Vegeta's eyelids twitched.
Good heavens, when did he, Vegeta, become a unit of measurement?
"He said you're weak, Vegeta," Android 18 supplemented for Android 16.
"Don't provoke me. I don't care if you're a woman, let alone not even a human, just scrap metal made by Dr. Gero."
Vegeta, in his entire life, was never less capable than anyone, and he hated nothing more than being told he was weak.
"What, Saiyan Prince, do you want to fight?" Android 18 brushed aside her golden hair, revealing her sharp eyes. "In Dr. Gero's computer, there's a lot of information about you."
"Saiyan Prince, live-in son-in-law."
Whoosh—
A violent surge of ki appeared.
Vegeta charged towards Android 18, immediately throwing a heavy punch.
Android 18 was blasted away by this immense ki.
"Android 18!"
Android 17's face darkened. He hadn't expected his sister to be hit when he wasn't paying attention.
"Your opponents are us."
Piccolo and Trunks blocked Android 17's path.
"Get out of the way!"
Android 17 launched an attack, trying to open a path.
However, Piccolo and Trunks, who had transformed into a Super Saiyan, intercepted him from front and back.
Trunks is a half-Earthling, and Piccolo is a Namekian.
Neither of them possessed the reckless nature of Goku and Vegeta.
Two against one, without martial ethics?
So what? As long as they could win.
Immediately, Piccolo and Trunks began to attack Android 17.
In another part of the sky, Android 18 also engaged in battle with Vegeta.
Android 16's location was the quietest.
Goku and Android 16 were merely wary of each other.
However, the next second.
The two figures vanished.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The sound of fists colliding echoed in the air.
After a dazzling flurry of collisions, Goku retreated.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sighed with emotion:
"What a powerful guy. I never thought Dr. Gero could create an Android like you."
After a brief exchange, Goku knew that the opponent's strength was above his own.
"Son Goku, you are no match for me."
"Even so, Vegeta and the others are still fighting hard, so how can I give up?"
Goku once again erupted with the golden ki of a Super Saiyan and charged towards Android 16.
The other Z Fighters also seemed to notice that Goku was at a disadvantage and began to interfere with Android 16 from different angles.
…
Inside Dr. Gero's laboratory.
A woman in a white lab coat stood there.
She had fluffy reddish-brown long hair and wore glasses on her nose.
Combined with her pretty face, she gave off a Yamato Nadeshiko vibe.
"Doctor, you didn't want me to come and help you until the very end."
"Then, what was your purpose in creating me with that pink fleshy ball? Was it merely to fulfill your regrets, or to look after your only remaining grandson after your death?"
With Dr. Gero's death, the truth of all this might be forever lost in the passage of time.
Although the Dragon Balls could revive the dead, and she had told Dr. Gero about them, however, Dr. Gero greatly disliked such acts of relying on gods, considering it disrespectful to science.
"Sigh~ With the Doctor's personality, reviving him with the Dragon Balls would probably be a desecration."
A red light emitted from the woman's fingertips.
After a slight flicker of light, Dr. Gero's body on the ground, as well as the trampled brain matter, transformed into a donut only half the size of a palm.
Resisting the urge to pick it up and eat it, the woman casually dug a pit and threw the donut in to bury it.
She reached out and lightly drew a line on a rock on the adjacent rock wall, and a stone slowly fell to the ground.
She inserted it into the spot where the donut was buried and inscribed "Dr. Gero's Tomb" on it.
"Doctor, rest assured, I will take good care of Hedo for you."
The woman clasped her hands together and bowed to the tombstone.
Suddenly, the woman frowned and reached out to grab something behind her.
A green spotted, spike-like object, resembling a biological protrusion, was caught in her hand.
She pulled gently with her hand.
Rip—
The entire spike was pulled off.
"Ah!"
From the depths of the cave, a cry of pain echoed.
"Damn it, who exactly are you? How could a mere researcher possess such strength?"
"Are you an Android too?"
In the dark cave, a large insect-like green-skinned creature slowly emerged from the corner. Its tail on its back was severed, and blood was dripping from it.
"Cell, I didn't expect you to wake up so quickly," the woman said calmly, looking at the large insect.
"Answer me, who are you, and what is your relationship with Dr. Gero?" Cell's eyes were filled with vigilance.
This woman, in that instant, gave him a very dangerous feeling.
Moreover, in the future timeline, there seemed to be no trace of this woman.
The last time Cell had seen the woman in front of him was not long ago when he was still asleep in the tank. His perception of the outside world was very limited, but he could vaguely sense that there was often a reddish-brown-haired woman by Dr. Gero's side, who seemed to be Dr. Gero's assistant.
And this woman also seemed to pay close attention to him.
That feeling was similar to how he regarded Android 17 and Android 18 as prey, and he himself was being regarded as prey by her.
Therefore, Cell had intended to strike first and kill her.
However, his initial attempt was unsuccessful.
But it also revealed one thing: this woman was definitely not an ordinary person.
"Who I am is not important, and I have no obligation to tell you."
"Of course, I can't control what you want to do, but..." The woman paused, making Cell shiver, then she said, "If anything happens to Android 16, then you can wait to go to hell."
"You dare to threaten me, the most perfect Android!"
"Perfect?"
The woman scoffed and lightly raised her palm.
Immediately, an overwhelming pressure surged towards Cell, as if the entire space had solidified.
Bang!
Cell crashed heavily to the ground, and blood seeped from his hard outer shell.
"I'm not threatening, but warning."
After the woman finished speaking, she disappeared from the cave with a "whoosh."
Cell, who was face down in the dirt, shakily got up, his expression alternating between pale and purple.