But Piccolo suddenly snap back to his senses. Upon realizing that Dr. Gero had escaped, rage surged within him.
"Damn it!! That guy escaped!!"
Piccolo cursed Bulma several times in his heart.
This woman really showed up at the absolute worst time!!
That was what he thought, but Vegeta was secretly overjoyed.
He had been worrying about how to stop Piccolo from killing the old b*stard, and now this stupid woman Bulma had helped him instead.
Next, he could follow the trail, find all the Androids, and then kill every last one of them.
At the same time, Talot, who had been hiding in the shadows, quietly let out a sigh of relief.
Just now, he had almost failed to resist the urge to step in and save the Bulma of this timeline.
Thankfully, Future Trunks hadn't hesitated.
After all, even if this timeline was the original work's timeline, in his own timeline, Bulma was his wife. No matter what, he couldn't completely stand by and remain indifferent.
Honestly, it left a bitter feeling in his heart.
But there was nothing he could do about it.
"Phew~! That seriously scared me just now. Thanks, Trunks." After being rescued, Bulma thanked Future Trunks.
"Y-You… You… know me?!!" The moment Trunks heard Bulma call out his name, he was completely dumbfounded.
That's not right!
He hadn't revealed his identity yet, and Uncle Goku should have helped keep it secret too, so how could the Bulma of this timeline know his name?
Could it be… that he had already been exposed?!!
"It's a long story… basically… though I really didn't expect you to come back from the future again." With Bulma's intelligence, it wasn't hard for her to guess what Trunks was thinking right now.
So she gave a simple explanation in just a few sentences.
Actually, after learning about Trunks' background, she had found it somewhat difficult to accept. She never imagined that her future self would end up together with someone as cold and arrogant as Vegeta.
And precisely because of that, in this timeline, she had deliberately kept her distance from Vegeta, and the two of them never got together.
Future Trunks stood there in complete disarray, looking utterly absent-minded.
He finally understood what had happened in this timeline.
Because his identity had been exposed, the mother of this timeline perhaps never got together with his father.
The him of this world… perhaps no longer existed.
"Um… it's okay, Trunks. Even though we're from different timelines, I can still treat you like my son…" Bulma didn't know how to face this situation, but she also didn't want to hurt Trunks, so she tried to comfort him.
What she didn't know was that the more she said things like this, the sadder it made Future Trunks feel.
"It's fine, I'm okay." Future Trunks indicated that he was alright.
At this point, he could only accept reality.
Meanwhile, Yajirobe, who was buried among a pile of rocks, felt like crying.
He really shouldn't have come here. Wouldn't it have been better to just stay peacefully at Korin Tower?
Not only had he nearly lost his life, but not a single person even cared whether he lived or died.
Because of Bulma's arrival, everyone gathered around to ask about the situation.
Bulma immediately explained the reason she had come and also told them about Dr. Gero's identity, as well as the exact location of Dr. Gero's laboratory.
After learning the full story, everyone finally realized that the Android 20 they had just fought really was Dr. Gero himself!
"Interesting. So that old b*stard really did leave to release the remaining Androids! Then I absolutely have to go take a good look." After learning the approximate location of Dr. Gero's laboratory, Vegeta grinned and immediately erupted with aura as he flew into the distance.
The others, seeing this, followed Vegeta without hesitation.
Because of Piccolo's earlier example, they did not split up. Instead, they moved together to prevent Dr. Gero from isolating someone and absorbing their energy.
As for Son Gohan, he was responsible for taking Bulma back.
"Wait!! Me too!!" Just as Son Gohan was about to leave with Bulma, Yajirobe hurriedly shouted.
He couldn't fly. If he got left behind in this godforsaken place, who knew how long it would take him to return to Korin Tower?
Very quickly, Son Gohan ended up carrying Yajirobe on his back as well, and together they left the barren wasteland and headed back toward West City.
At this moment, Talot, who was hidden in the shadows, finally noticed something strange.
[There's no little Trunks? The development of this timeline's story seems different from the original work's timeline. And what exactly did Bulma say to Future Trunks just now? The atmosphere changed instantly.]Talot's sharp perception noticed several odd details.
In the original work, little Trunks had been there when Bulma was attacked by Dr. Gero, but now he was nowhere to be seen.
This world was different from what he had imagined. It wasn't the original work's timeline!
After thinking for a while, Talot decided to help Bulma and the others return to West City.
After all, in that situation, asking Son Gohan to carry Yajirobe while also holding Bulma and flying all the way back was honestly too much.
Even though he couldn't fully unleash his own strength, simple teleportation was still easy for him to accomplish.
As for afterward, he planned to head to West City and properly learn about the situation of this world from Bulma.
If Vegeta never got together with Bulma, then he definitely wasn't going to stand by and watch them get together.
With a snap of his fingers, he gave Son Gohan and the others a helping hand. Only then did Talot come back to his senses, quickly setting off and disappearing from the spot.
...
The plot continued to progress.
Because of the information Bulma had provided, all of the Z Fighters began conducting a carpet search for Dr. Gero's laboratory.
This situation was also noticed by Dr. Gero, who was hiding in secret, and in his shock, he suddenly realized something.
He recognized the woman from the jet earlier.
[Damn it!! That woman just now was Brief's daughter from Capsule Corporation! No wonder she knew the location of my laboratory so accurately!]Dr. Gero's face was filled with resentment.
"Good thing I know a shortcut. I absolutely have to awaken 17 and 18 before they arrive!" Dr. Gero quickly turned around and rushed toward a nearby fork in the road.
What Dr. Gero didn't know was that all of his actions were actually being monitored by Talot.
But Talot had little interest in stopping him.
On the contrary, he hoped Dr. Gero would hurry up, and even planned to help him.
With his sensing abilities, his perception already covered a thousand-mile radius. Every movement and disturbance was impossible to escape his awareness.
He had also long since discovered Dr. Gero's laboratory.
"You'd better thank me properly." The corners of Talot's mouth lifted as he snapped his fingers once again, using teleportation to help Dr. Gero return directly to the laboratory.
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