At this moment, outside the laboratory entrance.
The Z Fighters had already gathered here, and because of Dr. Gero’s excited shouting, they overheard the conversation.
“He just mentioned… 17 and 18! So they’ve already been released?!” Krillin was so nervous that sweat covered his entire head, dense cold sweat already spreading across his bald scalp.
“Looks like that guy already awakened the Androids called 17 and 18. We still arrived one step too late…” Tien Shinhan’s mood was equally heavy.
They had missed their final opportunity. What they now had to face were the two Androids that had destroyed the future world.
Piccolo remained silent, subconsciously clenching his fists. He did not waver, merely becoming extremely serious.
The pride of being a warrior prevented him from easily feeling fear.
Especially since Android 19 and 20 did not seem so overwhelmingly powerful that they were impossible to face.
In his view, perhaps this era was already different from the future.
After all, because Future Trunks had warned them about the danger of the Androids, their strength was already incomparable to what it had been back then.
【Damn it!! We still failed to stop that guy from awakening 17 and 18!!】Future Trunks clenched his fists angrily, roaring in his heart as those sealed painful memories resurfaced once more.
Just as everyone fell into panic and helplessness, Vegeta, whose confidence was off the charts, stepped forward.
“All of you, get out of my way.” Vegeta spoke domineeringly, then raised his hand and released an energy wave directly at the steel door before them.
With a loud ‘BOOM~~!!!’
Under the bombardment of the casually fired energy wave from Vegeta, the thick steel door before them was instantly blown to pieces.
This sudden explosion directly stunned Dr. Gero inside. But after clearly seeing who had arrived, although he was initially startled, he quickly calmed down.
After clearly seeing Dr. Gero along with 17 and 18 inside the laboratory, all the Z Fighters present froze in place.
A black-haired handsome man, and a blonde-haired beautiful girl!
So these were the two being talked about?
They didn’t seem particularly dangerous.
“It’s them! It’s them!!” The moment Future Trunks saw the two Androids, the anger in his heart completely erupted.
His surging rage caused the energy within his body to go berserk.
“Looks like there’s no mistake this time. Heh heh heh…” Vegeta gave an evil grin. At this moment, he could hardly wait to test just how strong these two Androids really were.
After mastering the Super Saiyan transformation, Vegeta’s confidence had exploded. He regarded himself as the number one warrior in the universe.
He did not believe these Androids could defeat him.
“Heh heh heh… You people are too late. Next comes your doom…!!!” Just as Dr. Gero finished speaking, Android 17 behind him seized the opportunity and pierced through his chest.
This situation directly stunned everyone present.
To the Z Fighters, this was even more unbelievable: Weren’t they supposed to be on the same side? Why had they suddenly started fighting among themselves?
Taking advantage of the instant Dr. Gero froze, Android 18 decisively attacked, immediately cutting off Dr. Gero’s remaining arm.
The controller that could stop them from operating also fell to the ground at that moment, casually picked up by 18.
“Y-you… Didn’t you already automatically repair yourselves? Why… why betray me?!” A look of intense fear flashed through Dr. Gero’s eyes.
With his intelligence, it was not hard for him to guess that 17 and 18 had merely been acting earlier.
But he was unwilling to accept that his ambitions had shattered just like this.
“Automatically repair ourselves? Old man, we were just putting on a show for you. I didn’t expect you to actually believe it. We’ve never pledged loyalty to you, so how could this count as betrayal?” 18 said expressionlessly before directly crushing the controller in her hand.
17 also withdrew his arm, not in any hurry to kill Dr. Gero, instead savoring the terrified expression on Dr. Gero’s face.
Seeing this, the Z Fighters all fell silent, maintaining an observant stance from the side.
Without the restraint of the controller, they no longer had anything to fear.
18 casually wandered through the surrounding rooms, until her gaze finally settled on a hibernation chamber marked with the number 16.
“There’s another Android here? Looks like a purely mechanical creation.” 18 developed an extremely strong interest in the Android 16 inside the hibernation chamber.
These purely mechanical Androids were vastly different from human-modified Androids like them.
“No!! Stop right now! Do you even know what you’re doing?! No matter what, you absolutely cannot awaken 16! If he wakes up, the entire Earth, the entire world will be destroyed!!” Seeing this, Dr. Gero hurriedly shouted to stop her.
He knew full well how terrifying 16 was. This was the strongest mechanical Android he had created while carrying his own personal emotions into the project!
Within Android 16 also resided the ultimate power capable of destroying everything!
Outside the doorway, the Z Fighters were also shocked after hearing Dr. Gero’s stern warning.
Judging from Dr. Gero’s attitude, this Android called 16 seemed even more threatening than 17 and 18.
The atmosphere became incomparably heavy. No one dared act rashly, except Vegeta, who was itching to move.
To him, the stronger the enemy, the better. Ideally, he wanted an opponent that would let his Super Saiyan state fight to its heart’s content!
However, the more nervous Dr. Gero became, the stronger 18’s curiosity toward 16 grew.
She truly wanted to see just how powerful this purely mechanical Android really was.
“Stop right now!!” Dr. Gero screamed himself hoarse, trying to stop 18.
But just as he was about to act, 17 moved before him, directly kicking Dr. Gero’s head clean off.
Dr. Gero’s head rolled across the ground until it reached the doorway.
Seeing this, every Z Fighter aside from Vegeta revealed looks of horror.
This Android called 17 was far too ruthless!
In a certain sense, this Dr. Gero should have been considered their benefactor, the one who created them.
And it still wasn’t over. Under everyone’s shocked gazes, 17 casually walked over in front of Dr. Gero’s head, then stomped down while looking into his unwilling and furious eyes.
‘BOOM!!!’ Dr. Gero’s head exploded on the spot. He died completely, his soul heading off to report to the Other World.
After dealing with Dr. Gero, 17 shifted his gaze toward the assembled Z Fighters. From his database, he retrieved all the information regarding these people, and immediately developed a strong interest in them.
The corners of 17’s lips curled upward as he smiled and said, “Hello there. My database contains information on all of you. Didn’t expect we’d meet so soon.”
The moment those words came out, everyone present felt incomparably surprised. This 17 seemed even more different from what they had imagined.
This Android did not appear hostile like Dr. Gero and 19 had been.
However, no one noticed that Future Trunks’ expression at the side changed again and again. 17’s greeting directly stirred up the sealed memories deep within his heart.
That fury which could only be erased by killing all the Androids erupted at this moment.
‘Whoosh~~!!’
With rage surging into his heart, Future Trunks directly transformed into a Super Saiyan and immediately began gathering power.
“Everyone!! Get away!!!” Future Trunks thrust both hands forward as immense energy continuously gathered into his palms.
In an instant, a golden sphere of energy condensed into shape within his hands.
After seeing Future Trunks’ insane actions, 17 and 18 inside the laboratory slightly furrowed their brows.
Piccolo, Vegeta, Tien Shinhan, and Krillin did not hesitate for even a moment. Before Trunks completely unleashed his attack, they swiftly retreated to over a hundred meters away.
“YAAAHHHH~~!!!”
An energy wave unleashed with every ounce of his strength blasted forth.
The golden pillar of energy resembled a roaring dragon as it bombarded the laboratory.
‘BOOM~~!!!’
The fiery light of the explosion shot straight into the sky, while the horrifying storm blasted in all directions…
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