"Don't worry, he's fine, just knocked out. Since he challenged me, he has to pay some price, or wouldn't I be too easy to bully?"
Talot chuckled, hearing Android 18's surprised exclamation as she hesitated to approach.
Then, his scrutinizing gaze swept over her, finding her flustered appearance even more alluring.
Of course, Talot didn't dwell on it, quickly spotting Krillin not far away, standing there dumbfounded, afraid to move.
He couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
Even though it's a different timeline, the Krillins from both timelines are pretty much the same.
But in terms of strength, the Krillin from his timeline is much stronger than this Android Saga Krillin.
Just before he left, Krillin had not only improved his cultivation due to the Martial Arts Tournament, pushing his battle power to 70 million, but he had also mastered the Kaio-ken, allowing him to break through to 200 million.
Now, he didn't know how long it had been in his world. If nothing went wrong, the point when Bardock returned should be at most a year after he left.
Talot calculated in his mind, and soon stopped dwelling on it too much.
Talot didn't know that Bardock's return was a full ten years after he left.
And when he returned to his own timeline, it would be even longer...
...
Staring at Talot, Android 18 still didn't dare to act rashly. She wanted to approach, but her inner unease held her back.
This man was so powerful that she couldn't possibly fight him. Android 17 was taken down with a single finger. If she made any rash moves and angered him, she would probably be knocked out with a single finger too.
Originally, she had been facing this person with a nonchalant attitude, but now how could she dare? She was even grateful that he hadn't attacked her, because she hadn't held back just now.
A bitter feeling arose in her heart. For her, it was hard enough to escape this time, and without Dr. Gero's constraints, they would start a new life.
But now things had developed to this point. The powerful strength they were so proud of was just them being conceited.
"Take your brother and leave this place."
Seeing that Android 18 still hadn't moved, Talot guessed that she was afraid, so he reminded her.
Hearing this, Android 18 looked surprised and puzzled: "How do you know Android 17 is my brother? And why aren't you killing us?"
"How I know doesn't matter. As for why I'm not killing you, it's because I don't see you as enemies," Talot said.
"But shouldn't we be enemies? We even attacked you..." Android 18 asked strangely.
Hearing this, Talot shook his head speechlessly: "You're overthinking it. I'm not the one who sees you as enemies. You haven't seen these people as enemies either. If you were filled with killing intent, these guys would have been killed by you long ago."
His straightforward words made Android 18 open her mouth, not knowing how to respond, and the injured warriors were even more dumbfounded.
They had thought that since this person had appeared and instantly killed Android 17, these Androids were doomed.
But, they were greatly disappointed.
"Although I don't know who you are, I hope you can listen to me, because I am from twenty years in the future. I can tell you clearly that if you let these Androids go, the future world will be destroyed by them." Future Trunks endured the pain and stepped forward to shout.
These words made Vegeta, Piccolo, and Tien Shinhan silent.
They immediately thought that Future Trunks was too naive. How could he say such things directly in front of the enemy? Most importantly, they couldn't determine whether this person was a friend or foe.
"I know you're from another timeline. There's a Time-Space Power aura lingering around you." Without directly saying that he knew the original plot, Talot used another way to confess that he knew Trunks's identity.
These words shocked everyone again, and they felt incredible because of Talot's words.
A Time-Space Power aura? How could they not feel it?
Future Trunks was also a little confused, standing there dumbfounded, looking adorably silly.
"You don't need to be nervous, I don't have any malicious intentions. In my timeline, you and I are friends and comrades. You can call me Talot. Vegeta, you must have already seen it, right? I'm also a Saiyan! It's just that the me in this timeline has already perished with Planet Vegeta... Actually, I shouldn't have come to this timeline. I encountered a huge Time Storm while crossing time to return, and I had no choice but to descend into this timeline..." Talot also revealed his identity, so as not to have to explain it later. It would be very troublesome.
"What? You're also from the future? No! Impossible, since the past you is already dead, how can you exist? How can there still be you in the future?" Future Trunks couldn't accept it. He was very smart, but he was limited to his own worldview.
"Your understanding of time and space doesn't seem to be comprehensive. Let me guess, do you think that traveling through time and space is traveling to the past and future?" Talot said.
"Isn't it?" Future Trunks asked back.
Talot shook his head and started teaching mode.
"Of course not! What you have come to is just another parallel timeline. It's just that the time this timeline is currently in is the past of your timeline..."
"Strictly speaking, the past of your timeline has already happened and cannot be changed! You've come to the present of the past, which is this timeline. It seems like you've returned to the past, but it has nothing to do with your future timeline.
"I imagine you've already noticed some changes in this timeline due to your presence."
With that, Talot waved his hand.
Instantly, immense Time-Space Power erupted, and Talot tore through the void.
This scene shocked everyone.
Future Trunks was dumbfounded, gasping for air.
"I'll take you to the Time-Space Tunnel. That way, you'll understand." As he spoke, Talot's lips curved slightly, and he teleported directly to Future Trunks' side, pulling him into the newly opened Time-Space Tunnel.
"This... this..." Future Trunks was beyond words.
This absurd experience, this unimaginable divine power, completely overturned his past worldview.
Talot brought him back to the original spot, and everyone stared blankly, not daring to say a word.
Even Vegeta, at this moment, knew better than to speak.
He realized that the Saiyan named Talot was far more powerful than he could have imagined.
"So, everything I've done is in vain. Even if I change the future of this timeline, preventing it from being destroyed by the Androids, there will still be countless parallel timelines that will continue to develop according to their original trajectories..." Future Trunks found it hard to breathe.
Seeing this, Talot smiled faintly, "You're overthinking it. Whether you came or not, each timeline develops differently! Perhaps because of your arrival, this timeline will become better, or perhaps not. It all depends on how you view these changes."
Hearing these words, Future Trunks took a deep breath, and his eyes suddenly brightened a little, "I understand, thank you for your guidance... But even so, we shouldn't let them go, after all..."
Before he could finish, Talot shook his head slightly, "Don't be so rigid. Like I said, maybe they are villains in your timeline, but they aren't in this timeline. At least, you were the ones who provoked them first, weren't you? They were willing to let you go, but someone was too proud."
"Tch!" Vegeta spat, hearing Talot's words.
This made everyone glance at him, feeling helpless.
Indeed, as Talot said, if it weren't for Vegeta, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.
Behind Talot, Android 18 had Android 16 help her carry Android 17, feeling grateful to Talot.
The amount of information was overwhelming, making it difficult for her to process quickly, but she roughly understood what was happening.
That boy and this person were from other parallel timelines, and that boy's future timeline seemed to have been destroyed because of them, so he specifically crossed timelines to eliminate them.
Talot, on the other hand, came from a higher-level parallel timeline, because he was strong enough and knew more.
Trunks fell silent, once again trapped in a dead end, unable to break free.
Talot knew that the only way to completely free him was to let him experience it, or rather, to help him eliminate the Androids in his timeline.
Of course, if he followed the original plot and developed slowly, everything would be solved when he became strong enough.
All fear and dread stemmed from his lack of strength.
"Aren't you leaving yet?" Without saying anything more to Trunks, Talot looked at Android 18 and Android 16 behind him.
It was better for them to leave here as soon as possible, because even though the situation had eased a lot because of him, conflicts could still arise due to disagreements.
As for where they would go after they left? What would they do? Talot didn't care.
Even if they were Androids, their existence would lead to the future Cell.
In the end, Talot was quite interested, but since he had come, things would be different.
In his opinion, Cell didn't need to become perfect.
"Thank you," Android 18 sincerely thanked him, then nodded to Android 16.
The two of them left with Android 17, who was still unconscious.
Because Talot was there, everyone else could only watch helplessly, unable to do anything.
Once the Androids were out of sight, Piccolo took the initiative to ask, "I don't know why, but I have a feeling you intentionally let them go."
It had to be said, Piccolo's intelligence was really high.
Talot nodded, answering, "Indeed! But I don't have too many intentions. I just thought that since I've come to this timeline, I might as well change some things in your timeline."
Piccolo nodded. He was clearly no longer the Piccolo of the past.
He was much more mature than the Piccolo from Talot's timeline.
After all, the timeline he came from was actually ten years before the Androids saga.
"Let's eat a Senzu Bean to recover first, because there are things I need you to know and participate in next." With a wave of his hand, Talot took out Senzu Beans from his personal space and gave them to everyone.
Actually, it wasn't necessary to waste them, because Krillin had already trotted over, and he had Senzu Beans on him.
But these few Senzu Beans were just a drop in the bucket for Talot.
Everyone was only slightly surprised that Talot had Senzu Beans, and then they accepted it.
After all, this person's strength was so powerful, beyond their imagination, so it was not surprising that he had Senzu Beans.
Now, they were more concerned about what Talot was going to do next, and that they had to participate as well.
After they ate the Senzu Beans and fully recovered from their injuries, Talot revealed the secrets he knew.
While explaining, he naturally led everyone back into the ruins of Dr. Gero's laboratory, and then to the hidden underground secret laboratory.
Originally, they thought the only threat was Android 17 and Android 18, but now it had risen to another level, and everyone was shocked.
Especially Future Trunks, who suddenly felt that this was because of him, and the changes he had brought.
Talot did not refute, after all, it was indeed because of his arrival that these changes had occurred in this timeline.
Of course, the Cell that came to this timeline was not from Future Trunks' timeline, so it could be said that it was not caused by him.
Talot also indirectly told Future Trunks that there should also be a Cell in his future.
Therefore, the future crisis was not just Android 17 and Android 18.
Having learned everything and understood the whole truth, everyone suddenly understood.
This feeling of sudden clarity made everyone's doubts disappear, and their mood was no longer depressed.
"So, you let those two Androids go, actually to lure out this Cell?" Piccolo asked again.
Now everyone was afraid to ask questions, and only Piccolo dared to take the initiative to talk.
Of course, except for Trunks, who was communicating with Talot on another aspect.
Talot shook his head again: "With my strength, it would be easy to kill any existence in your era, even if this Cell devoured Android 17 and Android 18 and evolved into a perfect form, he would not be my opponent."
He didn't say too much, and Talot didn't have the habit of showing off.
Hearing his words, everyone was even more puzzled.
"Then you want Cell to devour Android 17 and Android 18 to complete his evolution, and then solve them all in one go?" Vegeta couldn't help but interject at this time.
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces couldn't help but tense up.
After all, they were all very cautious people, and letting the enemy grow was, in their opinion, the most foolish behavior.
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