“This farce should end here. Why let a conflict caused by a sentence or two spiral completely out of control? Besides, you don’t want killing to lead you down another path in the future, do you?”
As that voice rang out, Android 18, who was just about to attack, paused her movements, and even the energy wave she had condensed came to a halt.
Everyone present turned toward the source of the voice at that moment.
A person none of them had any recollection of appeared within their sight.
【Who… is he?】Future Trunks shifted his gaze toward Talot, his eyes filled with confusion.
Just how much had this world changed?
Not only had this world’s version of him never been born, now there was also a person he completely didn’t recognize.
【Who is this guy? Since when did Earth have someone like him? …Was he secretly watching the battle from the very beginning? And not a single one of us noticed him!】Piccolo was inwardly shaken, finding Talot’s appearance unbelievable.
His intuition told him this person’s identity was far from simple.
He tried sensing Talot’s aura, only to discover there wasn’t the slightest fluctuation of aura coming from him.
Yet Piccolo was certain. His instincts also told him the person before him was not an Android, and was absolutely an incomparably powerful existence.
Had he not seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have dared believe it.
To appear soundlessly… and possess the ability to conceal one hundred percent of his aura alone was enough to prove just how powerful he was.
【Who is he? Is he here to help us?】Krillin, as a bystander, still stood frozen in the distance.
In a situation like this, he simply had no place to speak, much less the qualifications to step forward.
He could only hope the person before him had the ability to stop the Androids.
Tien Shinhan was also extremely shocked by Talot’s sudden appearance. Using his own judgment to assess him, the conclusion he reached was almost no different from Piccolo’s thoughts.
Only Vegeta noticed something unusual.
His eyes locked onto the tail wrapped around Talot’s waist.
How could he possibly be unfamiliar with tails?
That was the symbol of Saiyan identity.
【Could it be… this guy is a Saiyan?! No! Impossible! Aside from me and Kakarot, there shouldn’t be any pure-blooded Saiyans left!】Vegeta’s mind trembled as his thoughts drifted.
The appearance of the person before him left him somewhat at a loss.
He recalled seeing Future Trunks three years ago, when the other party had directly transformed into a Super Saiyan.
Back then, he had already begun doubting reality a little. Now this suddenly appearing fellow, who was very likely also a Saiyan, could he also have come from some other timeline he knew nothing about?
“Hm? There’s another person now? Just like that boy, there’s no record of him in the database.” Android 17 showed immense interest in Talot, who had appeared suddenly.
He activated the scouter inside his body, wanting to measure Talot’s energy level, only to find the scouter had no reaction whatsoever.
It was as though the person before him was an ordinary man to the extreme.
But was that even possible?
Not far from the battlefield, Android 16, who had remained silent the entire time and indifferent toward everything, slightly raised his head because of Talot’s appearance.
The special detection device in his retinas began analyzing all of Talot’s data, yet it also failed to obtain any results.
There was only one possibility for this kind of situation.
The other party had become so powerful that Androids like them had no way of analyzing him anymore.
…
Because of Talot’s appearance, the atmosphere at the scene underwent a subtle shift and became even heavier.
Everyone was incomparably curious about this mysterious man who had suddenly appeared.
Just what exactly was his origin?
“Why should I listen to you? Since you want me to spare them, then how about you take this attack instead? If you can neutralize this attack of mine, then I’ll grant your wish and let them go.” Android 18 was already in a bad mood to begin with, and now someone else had come out to stop her, adding fuel to the fire.
Having only recently awakened, her mood had already been poor and oppressive. Now one annoying thing after another kept happening, with constant provocations. There was only so much she could tolerate.
“Sure.” Talot smiled calmly and accepted Android 18’s request without hesitation.
To him, it was nothing at all.
But this result shocked everyone present.
They became even more curious about Talot’s identity, while also beginning to wonder just how strong he was.
Even Vegeta and Future Trunks, who could transform into Super Saiyans, had been defeated…
Could he… neutralize Android 18’s attack?
“Very good, at least you’re a man. But don’t think this alone will calm me down. This was your own choice, so don’t blame me if you die!” As her words fell, Android 18 redirected her aim toward Talot. The powerful energy blast condensed in her hand transformed into a golden energy beam carrying unrivaled destructive force as it blasted straight toward Talot.
The distance had already not been far to begin with. The moment this beam of energy appeared, everyone present sucked in a cold breath, their hearts violently trembling.
Even someone as strong as Vegeta watched with rapt attention. He could sense the destructive power of this attack. Even at his peak condition, he might not have been able to block it.
Could this mysterious guy stop it?
The golden energy beam drew closer and closer, but Talot remained completely unconcerned. An attack of this level couldn’t even shatter his aura defense.
‘BOOM~~!!!!’
With an explosive sound, when Android 18’s golden energy beam was less than half a meter away from Talot, it was decomposed into streams of energy light by an invisible force and scattered in all directions.
Witnessing her finishing move silently neutralized by Talot with her own eyes, a trace of surprise flashed through Android 18’s icy eyes.
She had not held back at all with that attack just now. She had launched it with the intent to kill Talot.
Yet this man had dissolved it without even moving, and so effortlessly at that!
Likewise, everyone who witnessed this scene also revealed expressions of extreme shock.
Others might not have been able to tell, but they saw it clearly.
At the very moment the golden energy beam was about to bombard Talot, the invisible aura transformed into an invisible aura wall.
And it was precisely this invisible aura wall that blocked Android 18’s attack.
【Just aura suppression alone was enough to neutralize Android 18’s attack? This person… just what is his origin?! This kind of strength is on a completely different level from us.】Piccolo became even more terrified and tense.
Talot had only made the slightest move, yet it completely overturned his understanding of power.
The Androids who had just suppressed them to the point they could barely breathe now seemed so insignificant before this man.
The ones who received the greatest shock were Vegeta and Future Trunks, who had just been thoroughly beaten by Android 18.
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