One day later, deep underground at Capsule Corporation.
"Energy injection one hundred percent! Space-time coordinates locked! [Future Rescue Express] is ready to depart!"
Bulma wiped the sweat from her forehead and announced loudly.
Setsuna nodded slightly and was the first to step into the time machine's hatch, with Goku and the other two following close behind.
"Activate!"
Dazzling white light illuminated the underground space as if it were day.
The time machine vibrated violently, transformed into a twisted stream of light, and silently disappeared from its spot.
...
Future World, Earth.
The sky was an oppressive leaden gray. Thick radioactive clouds blocked out the sunlight, only occasionally pierced by streaks of crimson lightning that brought brief illumination.
The land was scarred and devastated. Once-thriving cities had become stretching ruins.
This planet had become a graveyard cleansed by the malice of a god.
The time machine appeared on a relatively flat patch of ruins. The hatch opened, and Setsuna and the other three stepped out.
"So this is the future?" Goku looked at the scene before him, the smile vanishing from his face.
Future Trunks clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, his eyes full of hatred and grief.
This had once been his home.
Setsuna sighed softly. He could sense that there were barely any living creatures left on this planet.
"Setsuna." Goku turned to look at Setsuna. "Let us take the lead this time!"
He wanted to personally seek justice for this hopeless future.
Setsuna nodded slightly. "Alright."
He also needed to observe first, to confirm that Grand Zeno was not paying attention to this place.
Just then, two powerful, evil auras raced in from the distant sky.
Their speed was astonishing. They were Zamasu Number Two and Black Goku, who had sensed the Space-Time Fluctuation and come.
Black Goku hovered in mid-air, looking down at Goku and the others below. "Heh, I didn't expect you to actually dare to follow us to the future. I have to admire your foolish courage."
Zamasu Number Two noticed the extra person, Setsuna, and his pupils contracted slightly.
But thinking of his immortal body, he quickly calmed down.
"Enough talk! We'll defeat you today!" Goku roared, a red aura exploding from his body.
Still Super Saiyan God, but compared to the day before, the red aura seemed even more solidified.
Vegeta transformed at the same time, his aura even more rampant. "Kakarot, let's attack together!"
For an enemy who had destroyed the future, he no longer even insisted on a warrior's pride.
Future Trunks took a deep breath. The power within his body, catalyzed by hatred, burned continuously. His aura also climbed to the edge of Super Saiyan God.
"Oh? A day apart, and you've improved quite a bit?" The cold smile on Black Goku's lips remained, but a hint of seriousness appeared in his eyes.
He and Zamasu Number Two also erupted with powerful auras, dark red and divine radiance intertwining.
Instantly, five figures collided fiercely above the apocalyptic ruins.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sounds of energy explosions and the clashing of fists and feet were incessant.
Goku's attacks were more flexible and varied. Although his Ultra Instinct was still far from perfect, it was already causing Black Goku trouble.
Vegeta, on the other hand, compressed his power to the extreme. Although the [Hakai] technique Beerus taught him was not yet mastered, it still made him stronger.
Future Trunks was slightly inferior in strength, but the fire of revenge perfectly aligned with the essence of Super Saiyan transformation, allowing him to erupt with 120% of his combat power.
For a moment, the three, who had been overwhelmed the day before, were now able to trade blows with the two Zamasus.
"What kind of damned growth rate is this?" Zamasu Number Two gritted his teeth.
Although he had long known about the Saiyans' growth rate, even to the point where another version of himself had specifically exchanged for a Saiyan's body, experiencing this progress firsthand still felt absurd to him.
Such significant improvement in just one day. If they were given a little more time...
"We can't delay any longer!" A cold glint flashed in Zamasu Number Two's eyes. He exchanged a look with Black Goku.
He suddenly leaped back, creating distance from Vegeta, while reaching into his robe and taking out a pair of green earrings radiating a faint, sacred glow.
The sacred item of the Supreme Kai, the Potara Earrings!
Because the threat of Majin Buu had been directly eliminated by Setsuna, Goku and Vegeta of the main Space-Time had never seen these earrings.
In their moment of distraction, Zamasu Number Two had already put one earring on his right ear, tossing the other to Black Goku.
Black Goku caught it and put it on his left ear.
Hum!
Both pairs of earrings simultaneously erupted with dazzling, emerald green light.
The light instantly devoured the two figures, and an indescribably terrifying aura erupted from within.
A moment later, the light dissipated, and a brand new figure stood in their place.
His hair had turned silver-white. A sacred halo floated behind his head. He wore a black martial arts uniform in Black Goku's style.
His entire aura was both sacred and evil, majestic and twisted, full of contradictory oppressiveness.
"So strong!" Goku's expression was grave. The feeling the other party gave him was completely different from before.
Fused Zamasu slowly opened his eyes, sweeping over the three as if looking at dust. "You ants should feel honored to witness my birth with your own eyes."
"Now, let me use this perfect power to grant you eternal rest."
He didn't make any obvious movements, simply raising a finger casually.
Whoosh!
A green beam of light, as thin as a hair, shot from his fingertip.
"Danger!" Goku, relying on his combat instinct, dodged to the limit.
Swish!
The beam grazed his shoulder. The next moment, the sky suddenly grew much darker.
Goku looked up and saw the sun, high in the sky, split in two by that beam of light.
Furthermore, that beam of light continued to spread through the universe, as if it would cut the entire universe in half.
Even with Goku's disposition, he was horrified at this moment.
The enemy's power after fusion had completely surpassed their dimension.
"Where are you looking?" Fused Zamasu appeared before Goku with a light laugh and punched him in the abdomen.
Goku flew backward like a cannonball, blood spraying in the air.
"Kakarot!" Vegeta roared.
Suddenly, a voice sounded in his ear. "Don't rush. You're next."
Vegeta, without even seeing the other's approach, was sent flying by Fused Zamasu, accelerating and crashing into Goku, who was still flying backward, ending up in a stacked state.
"Father! Uncle Goku!" Future Trunks's eyes were about to burst.
Fused Zamasu looked at Trunks, a flicker of annoyance like discarding trash in his eyes, and lightly waved his hand.
An invisible shockwave instantly hit Future Trunks. He couldn't even scream before being slammed hard into the ground.