With Piccolo's decisive attack, 180 million Battle Power erupted completely.
Piccolo sped past like a thunderbolt, quickly advancing towards Dr. Gero.
Seemingly a frontal attack, it was actually just a feint. The moment Dr. Gero raised his hand to intercept, Piccolo used Super High-Speed Movement, silently arriving behind him. A sweeping leg lashed out, hitting Dr. Gero squarely in the waist.
A muffled 'Bang~~!!!' sound echoed.
Struck by the powerful blow, Dr. Gero flew out hundreds of meters, smashing through over a dozen huge rocks before stabilizing himself.
Piccolo's attack didn't end there. Pressing his advantage, he rapidly waved his hands, launching a series of deadly attacks at Dr. Gero.
Powerful Energy Blasts rained down on Dr. Gero's location like a storm.
Faced with this dense barrage of Energy Blasts, Dr. Gero's expression changed drastically. He didn't have time to worry about his image, jumping and dodging to escape the continuous explosions.
He wanted to absorb the energy, but he couldn't.
Having barely avoided all the blasts, Piccolo charged again, forcefully attacking Dr. Gero with swift and thunderous blows.
Using the data he had collected, Dr. Gero barely managed to block Piccolo's attacks.
However, as Piccolo's attacks became increasingly ruthless and fierce, his countermeasures completely lost their effectiveness.
This guy's combat ability is too different from what's recorded in the data!! Damn it!! What's going on? Why do they seem to know everything?! Dr. Gero roared inwardly.
He knew that his database was completely outdated.
The data he had collected in the past was no longer sufficient.
These guys had changed too much in the past few years. Not to mention Son Goku and Vegeta's Super Saiyan forms were completely outside his data records, but even the Battle Power Piccolo was displaying was far beyond what he could handle.
Dr. Gero even had the thought that if this guy had known his and Android 19's strength from the beginning, he could have wiped them both out without Son Goku even needing to lift a finger.
Dr. Gero was completely on the defensive, but his brain was working at high speed. The capture device in his retina was rapidly collecting Piccolo's combat data.
Piccolo also noticed the change. Dr. Gero's defense was slowly improving compared to his previous helplessness.
His intelligence was calculating the optimal response.
I see, this guy is recording my combat abilities? Piccolo suddenly understood, but soon, a disdainful smile appeared on his face.
It didn't matter even if this guy recorded his combat data.
Flesh and blood bodies have infinite possibilities, but the potential for development of mechanical bodies is limited.
Although he could improve his combat skills by recording data, his foundation was fixed. His upper limit could not be changed! Piccolo wanted to see how much combat data this old thing, Dr. Gero, could record.
If it could bring him some pressure, it would be a form of indirect training for him.
Now's the time!! Dr. Gero seemed to have seized an opportunity, forcefully swinging his right hand to grab Piccolo's neck.
Unfortunately, this slow movement didn't even qualify to touch Piccolo.
The moment Dr. Gero acted, Piccolo retaliated with even greater speed.
A 'Swoosh~~!!' sound of air being torn apart rang out.
Piccolo's right hand firmly gripped Dr. Gero's wrist.
"What?!" His wrist was locked, unable to be pulled back, Dr. Gero's expression changed drastically. He already sensed what was about to happen next. The next second, his ominous premonition was confirmed.
Piccolo's other hand turned into a sharp hand blade, and he suddenly chopped down.
'Crackle~~!!' Electricity exploded, and Dr. Gero's left hand was directly cut off by Piccolo's hand blade.
'Sizzle~~!!' Blood, similar to machine oil, spurted out from the mechanical arm's core.
Having lost an arm, Dr. Gero retreated in fear. Although he couldn't feel pain, the look of fear was completely displayed on his face.
He couldn't win! He simply couldn't win! The difference in strength was no longer something that data could make up for. This guy's strength was enough to beat two of himself!
He began to regret that he shouldn't have acted without permission from the start. He should have brought Android 17 and Android 18.
It was because he had gained enough power after becoming an Android that he thought he was invincible and could take revenge on these guys.
"Now, do you still think I'm easy to deal with?" Piccolo indifferently threw away Dr. Gero's severed arm like trash.
He casually twisted his neck, making a 'crackling' sound.
At this moment, he was not in a hurry to attack, because Dr. Gero was already a lamb to the slaughter, and under the gaze of so many people, he could not escape.
Damn it!! Damn it!! Am I really going to end up here?! I'm not willing! The plan to avenge Son Goku hasn't been completed yet, and the Red Ribbon Army hasn't been revived. I must not die in this place!! Dr. Gero roared in his heart with incomparable resentment.
But now, no matter how angry he is, it won't help. He wasn't Piccolo's opponent in his prime, let alone now that he's missing an arm.
If this old guy dies, will it affect the appearance of Android 17 and Android 18? At this time, Vegeta, as an onlooker, suddenly thought of a possibility.
Although this old guy in front of him is an android, judging from the way he ran away before, he was obviously going back to his lair.
This old guy is the key to releasing Android 17 and Android 18.
If he just dies like this, won't he have no chance to fight those two androids?
Just as Vegeta was considering whether to deliberately let this old thing go, suddenly, a jet plane sped over from the sky.
The pilot in this jet plane was none other than Bulma.
She came here with important information.
In addition to Bulma in the jet plane, there was another person in the back seat, Yajirobe.
Now is the time!! Dr. Gero, whose survival instinct was off the charts, immediately seized the opportunity to leave, and with a wave of his hand, he released an Energy Blast towards the jet plane.
"Eh? Eh?!" Bulma, who had just arrived here, hadn't figured out the situation yet when she saw the Energy Blast coming head-on, and she was immediately dumbfounded.
"No way?! I just came to take a look, am I going to die like this?!" The most frightened person had to be Yajirobe.
He was just here to make an appearance, but now that the crisis of death was right in front of him, he was directly dumbfounded.
"Stop being a jinx!!"
Bulma quickly maneuvered the jet plane to change direction. Although she avoided the attack of this Energy Blast with some surprise, the flank of the jet plane was still damaged, and the jet plane lost control and crashed towards a boulder.
"Mom!!" Future Trunks, eager to save his mother, saw this scene, and his heart twitched violently.
He was the first to react, bursting out with energy and rushing out, saving Bulma just as the jet plane was about to hit the boulder.
Bulma was fine, but Yajirobe was not so lucky.
The jet plane exploded, and he was also injured by the explosion. Fortunately, he also had some strength and was already different from ordinary people, otherwise, he would have died.
Everyone's attention was diverted to this side.
It wasn't until Piccolo suddenly came back to his senses and found that Dr. Gero had escaped that anger rose in his heart.
"Not good!! That guy escaped!!"
Piccolo cursed Bulma a few times in his heart.
This woman really came at the wrong time!! That's what he thought, but Vegeta was overjoyed.
He was worried about how to stop Piccolo from killing this old guy, and Bulma, this stupid woman, came to help him.
Next, he could follow the vine and find all the androids, and then kill them all.
At the same time, Talot, who was hiding in the dark, breathed a sigh of relief.
He almost couldn't help but take action to save Bulma in this timeline.
Fortunately, Future Trunks didn't hesitate.
After all, even if this timeline is the original timeline, in his timeline, Bulma is his wife, and he can't turn a blind eye.
Actually, he felt very uncomfortable.
But there was no way.
"Phew~! I was really scared to death just now, thank you, Trunks." Bulma, who was rescued, thanked Future Trunks.
"You... you... know me?!" Trunks was dumbfounded when he heard Bulma know his name.
That's not right! He hasn't actively revealed his identity yet, and Son Goku should also help him keep it a secret. How could his mom in this timeline know his name? Could it be... that he has been exposed?!!
"It's a long story, probably... but I really didn't expect you to come from the future again." With Bulma's intelligence, it was difficult not to guess what Trunks was thinking now.
So she explained it in a few simple words.
In fact, after learning about Trunks' life experience, she was a little unacceptable. She didn't expect that she in the future world would actually be with Vegeta, that cold and arrogant guy.
That's also why, in this timeline, she deliberately avoided Vegeta, and the two didn't end up together.
Future Trunks was in disarray, completely lost.
He understood what had happened in this timeline.
Because his identity was exposed, his mother in this world might not have ended up with his father.
He himself in this world… might not even exist.
"Um… it's okay, Trunks. Even though it's a different timeline, I can still treat you like a son…" Bulma didn't know how to face him but didn't want to hurt Trunks, so she tried to comfort him.
She didn't know that the more she did, the more upset Future Trunks would become.
"It's alright, I'm fine." Future Trunks said, indicating that he was okay.
Since things had come to this, he could only accept it.
At that moment, Yajirobe, hiding among the rocks, felt like crying but had no tears.
He shouldn't have come; wouldn't it have been better to stay at Korin Tower? He almost lost his life, and no one even cared if he lived or died.
With Bulma's arrival, the others gathered around, asking about the situation.
Bulma immediately explained why she had come and told them about Dr. Gero's identity and the specific location of Dr. Gero's laboratory.
After learning the whole story, everyone suddenly understood that Android 20, whom they had just fought, was actually Dr. Gero himself!
"Interesting, so that old guy left to release the remaining Androids! Then I must go and have a good look." After learning the approximate location of Dr. Gero's laboratory, Vegeta grinned and burst into action, flying off into the distance.
Seeing this, the others followed Vegeta without hesitation.
Having learned from Piccolo's experience, they didn't split up but acted together to prevent Dr. Gero from catching them alone 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 quickly called out.
He couldn't fly, and if he was left in this forsaken place, he didn't know how long it would take to get back to Korin Tower.
Soon, Son Gohan carried Yajirobe on his back again and left the desolate area together, returning to West City.
At that moment, Talot, hidden in the shadows, finally noticed something strange.
[No little Trunks? The plot development in this timeline seems different from the original timeline. Also, what did Bulma and Future Trunks say? His aura changed suddenly.]
Talot's keen insight allowed him to notice these strange points.
In the original story, Bulma was attacked by Dr. Gero, but little Trunks was there, but now he wasn't.
This world was different from what he thought; it wasn't the original timeline!
After thinking for a while, Talot decided to help Bulma and the others get back to West City.
After all, in that situation, carrying Yajirobe and holding Bulma would be difficult for Son Gohan to fly back.
Although he couldn't unleash his full strength, a simple space transfer was still easy to do.
As for later, he would go to West City and learn more about this world from Bulma.
If Vegeta didn't end up with Bulma, he wouldn't stand by and watch them get together.
With a snap of his fingers, he sent Son Gohan and the others on their way, and then Talot came back to his senses, quickly moved, and disappeared from the spot.
...
The plot continued to advance.
Thanks to the information provided by Bulma, all the Z Fighters began a carpet search of Dr. Gero's laboratory.
This situation was also noticed by Dr. Gero, who was hiding in the shadows. He was horrified and suddenly thought of something.
He remembered the woman in the jet earlier.
[Damn it!! That woman earlier was Brief's daughter from Capsule Corporation! No wonder she knew the location of my laboratory so accurately!]
Dr. Gero was filled with resentment.
"Luckily, I know a shortcut; I must awaken Android 17 and Android 18 before they do!" Dr. Gero quickly turned and rushed towards a fork in the road not far away.
Dr. Gero didn't know that his every move was being monitored by Talot.
But Talot wasn't very interested in stopping him.
On the contrary, he hoped he would hurry up, planning to lend him a hand.
With his sensory abilities, he had already covered a radius of a thousand miles, and all movements could not escape his senses.
He had also long since discovered Dr. Gero's laboratory.
"You'll have to thank me properly." The corners of his mouth rose, Talot snapped his fingers again, performing a space transfer, helping Dr. Gero return to the laboratory.
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