This Timeline Seems a Little Different

At this moment, Talot hadn't noticed that this timeline was actually somewhat different from the original story he knew.

...

The plot continues to advance according to the original trajectory.

Everyone began to act separately, pursuing the whereabouts of Android 20.

Relying on tracking by ki for many years, they couldn't sense the androids' ki, greatly increasing the difficulty of finding them.

Vegeta took the lead. With the power of Super Saiyan First Stage, he was currently the strongest in the group.

Behind him, Future Trunks was constantly tailing him.

Vegeta smiled contemptuously at Trunks's tracking, ignoring him.

He had long known the true identity of this kid, but out of the Prince's dignity, he wouldn't actively express it.

The fate of this world wasn't as Trunks had said.

From the fact that the androids who appeared weren't Android 17 and Android 18, but Android 19 and Android 20, Vegeta realized it.

This world they were in had deviated greatly from the world twenty years in the future because of Trunks's arrival three years ago.

But even so, he still admired this son of his from the future.

After all, he was indeed his bloodline in a sense, and his son. The fact that he had mastered the Super Saiyan transformation showed that the power of his lineage was absolutely strong.

At least, Son Gohan, Kakarot's son, couldn't compare.

At this time, how could Vegeta know how terrifying Son Gohan's potential was? Of course, Trunks wasn't bad either.

"Boy, how long do you plan to follow me?" Vegeta grinned, finally saying a word to Trunks, who was chasing relentlessly behind him.

Trunks's heart skipped a beat, and he pretended to be serious as he replied, "I'm just tracking that android called Android 20 to figure out what's going on. Moreover, that android escaped, probably to go back and release the two androids I know. Maybe we can..."

Actually, he was just worried about Vegeta.

However, it was also to prevent the tragedy from happening again.

With the occurrence of this kind of accident, he also vaguely guessed that this past world was different from what he knew.

Now that the unknown android had escaped, he would definitely awaken Android 17 and Android 18.

Since he had come to this world, he would definitely not let the tragedy of the future world happen in this world.

Even if the past world was different, as long as he could prevent those two androids from being revived, there was still hope.

How could his little thoughts be hidden from Vegeta?

Vegeta's eyes changed again and again, and finally a burst of anger ignited.

This cheap son of his from twenty years in the future didn't believe that he, his father, could kill the androids and change the ending.

*"Hmph! Mere androids, you just watch closely, kid, and see how I crush them all one by one!!"* With anger surging in his heart, Vegeta sped up without looking back, leaving Trunks far behind.

Seeing this, Trunks gritted his teeth and also transformed into a Super Saiyan, continuing to chase after Vegeta relentlessly.

As for the other Z Fighters, they followed behind the two, sweeping the areas that the two hadn't searched.

What about Talot?

He continued to hide in the dark, relying on his super-powerful perception, he had already found Dr. Gero before all the Z Fighters.

Even if he had transformed himself into an android and lost his ki, Talot's perception ability wasn't just ki perception, but mental perception. With his strength, he could sense every movement on the entire Earth in an instant.

A mere Dr. Gero, even if he had special means to hide, he could still find him.

Of course, he had found Dr. Gero, but he wouldn't show himself.

After all, he still had to rely on this old guy to release Android 17 and Android 18 later, and oh, Android 16.

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At this moment, Dr. Gero was in a narrow underground crack, so nervous that cold sweat was dripping down.

Even though he had transformed into an android, he still retained his physiological functions.

The current situation was very dangerous. If he was discovered, he would probably be blown to smithereens by Vegeta in an instant.

"Damn it!! There's no time to shake these guys off. I have to take the initiative. That Vegeta's energy index is too strong. With my current strength, a head-on confrontation would be certain death, but if I could absorb the energy of others..." Dr. Gero had a flash of inspiration and set his sights on the others.

His energy absorption device could forcibly convert a person's life energy into the energy he needed to enhance himself.

Apart from Vegeta and Trunks, no one was his opponent.

As long as he took the opportunity to grab one of them and defeat them one by one.

After absorbing their energy and increasing his strength, it would be much easier to deal with Vegeta.

Then he wouldn't have to rashly escape to his experimental base and awaken Android 17 and Android 18, those two failed products.

After all, those two Androids were not yet fully modified, and awakening them now could still lead to accidents.

If used well, they could eliminate all obstacles, and ruling Earth would be a piece of cake.

But if not used well, he would be the first to suffer the backlash.

Dr. Gero took a deep breath, calming his restless heart, his eyes constantly changing. After a few seconds of thought, he made a decision.

He'd risk it all!

Soon, Dr. Gero began to act.

Relying on his advantage of having no detectable energy signature, he quietly circled around to the rear of the Z Fighters.

However, Piccolo, Son Gohan, Krillin, and Tien Shinhan were all sticking together, making it impossible to attack.

He had to wait for them to separate before defeating them one by one.

Suppressing the impulse in his heart, Dr. Gero lurked in the darkness, looking for an opportunity.

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Time passed, second by second.

Because they couldn't find Dr. Gero, the group decided to split up. Once they found the target, they would burst out their energy signature, so that others could sense it.

This decision also gave Dr. Gero a chance to hunt.

Hiding in the darkness, he first locked onto the lone Piccolo.

According to his data, Piccolo was the most powerful among them.

This was the best prey. As long as he could absorb all of his energy without leaving any behind, he would have the capital to fight Vegeta!

Plus the life energy of the other few, maybe he could surpass Vegeta.

Soon, Dr. Gero quietly crept up behind Piccolo and launched an attack.

Piccolo felt a chill down his back and didn't have time to dodge. Dr. Gero's limbs completely locked down his movements, and Dr. Gero covered Piccolo's mouth with one hand, preventing him from making a sound. The energy absorption devices in his hands began to absorb the energy in Piccolo's body.

Damn it!! My energy is flowing away, I can't burst out my energy signature... I can't, I can't move!! Piccolo was horrified. Being locked down, no matter what means he used, he couldn't seem to break free from Dr. Gero.

On the other hand, Dr. Gero had a look of enjoyment on his face, and the sinister smile on his face grew stronger.

"Your energy will soon be mine! Once I devour your power, and the remaining few, even Vegeta won't be able to escape, heh heh heh..." Dr. Gero continued to increase the speed of energy absorption, continuously squeezing the energy in Piccolo's body.

Piccolo wanted to resist, but it was to no avail.

If this continued, his life energy would inevitably be drained by Dr. Gero.

At this critical moment, Piccolo quickly used his telepathic ability to contact Son Gohan.

After hearing Piccolo's telepathic message, Son Gohan immediately locked onto Piccolo's location. In an instant, a powerful energy signature erupted, making everyone aware of the anomaly.

"Hmm?!" Dr. Gero, who was absorbing Piccolo's life energy, suddenly noticed a dangerous signal from the energy detector in his body.

He turned his head sharply and saw an angry Son Gohan crashing towards his location like a cannonball.

"Tch~! Was I discovered after all?!" Dr. Gero's expression was ugly. Before Son Gohan attacked him, he quickly released Piccolo, perfectly avoiding Son Gohan's full-force impact.

"Are you alright? Uncle Piccolo!" Son Gohan asked Piccolo anxiously.

Piccolo, who had been absorbed of most of his energy, although his face was a little pale, still waved his hand at Son Gohan, indicating that he was fine.

At the same time, he completely confirmed Dr. Gero's strength!

After all that, this guy was just trash, not even comparable to Android 19 from before.

The sins he had just suffered, he would settle them properly.

"Consider yourself lucky, kid, it was just a close call." After Dr. Gero finished speaking, he was just about to leave.

Suddenly, an icy voice made his body tremble.

"Old thing, do you think you can still escape now?"

The speaker was none other than Vegeta.

"Vegeta!!" Noticing Vegeta's arrival, Dr. Gero was immediately frightened and at a loss.

Although he had absorbed some of Piccolo's energy just now, he was not confident in dealing with the Vegeta in front of him. This guy's strength was too powerful.

Besides Vegeta, the rest of the people also arrived one after another.

Tien Shinhan, Krillin, and Trunks all arrived at the same time.

Dr. Gero was frightened out of his wits when he saw this scene. He knew that he was now a lamb to the slaughter, with no way to escape!! Unless a miracle happened, he really couldn't escape!

"Old thing, what are you going to do this time?" Vegeta smiled coldly, just about to attack Dr. Gero, but was stopped by Piccolo.

"Wait a minute, Vegeta." Piccolo said suddenly.

"Oh? What do you want to do?" Vegeta noticed the change in Piccolo's emotions and asked.

"An Android has already died in your hands. Let me deal with this old guy, how about it?" Piccolo said calmly.

The seemingly steady tone was actually like the calm before a storm.

"Humph? Don't blame me if he gets killed." Vegeta heard Piccolo's words and was amused.

Anyway, there was no way to escape, so he didn't care. He crossed his arms, ready to watch a good show.

"You don't have to worry about that." After Piccolo finished speaking, he took the Senzu Bean given by Krillin and ate it. After recovering, he directly took off his weighted clothing.

Seeing this, a glimmer of hope flashed in Dr. Gero's eyes.

These Saiyans were becoming more and more arrogant after mastering this golden-haired transformation.

You'll regret not taking action yourself, Vegeta.

Dr. Gero thought to himself, this was an opportunity!

As long as he could take this opportunity to eat all of Piccolo's energy, he could turn the tables!

Dr. Gero concentrated and adopted a fighting stance.

"Uncle Piccolo... are you really... alright?" Son Gohan asked with some worry.

Hearing this, Piccolo did not answer, but smiled confidently. Then, the majestic energy in his body surged like a tide.

With a loud *"Boom!!!"*

A violent white aura rose from Piccolo's center, and at this moment, he showed his true power.

When Piccolo unleashed this powerful aura, everyone present except Vegeta was dumbfounded.

This momentum... was enough to rival Frieza from back then!!

No! It was even more powerful.

In the past few years of training, Piccolo had become so strong! They thought the gap wasn't that big, but the difference in strength had far exceeded their imagination.

Piccolo has reached this level? The intensity of his aura alone is stronger than Frieza who descended on Earth back then. Tien Shinhan's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he said in disbelief.

"What a powerful ki! Piccolo, is this your current power?" Krillin said in shock.

He had also been working hard to cultivate these past three years, and although his strength had also improved, it was far behind Piccolo's.

Because of me... has this world... changed like this? Trunks never expected that his arrival would bring such a big change to this world.

The change was too great, far beyond his expectations.

Now Piccolo could even compete with his Super Saiyan form.

"Humph? So this is your true ability. It seems to be enough to deal with this old thing." After sensing the power that Piccolo had unleashed, Vegeta also gave him extremely high recognition and praise.

Although Piccolo was not as good as him, it was quite good that he could do this.

The most shocked person was none other than Dr. Gero.

"Impossible!! I clearly absorbed your energy, how can you still unleash such power?! Wait, is it because of the Senzu Bean?" Dr. Gero said after sensing the formidable aura erupting from Piccolo.

"Hmph! Next, please savor just how terrifying my anger can be," Piccolo said in an icy voice.

At this time, Talot, hiding in the shadows, also saw Piccolo's Battle Power index through his virtual eyes.

"A Battle Power of 180 million? This power has already surpassed Son Goku when he became a Super Saiyan back then," Talot said.

Indeed, at this time, this power was still very strong and dazzling.

It's just that when Android 17 and Android 18 are released, and the Androids saga officially unfolds, it will be just so-so.

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