Facing Trunks's sudden attack, Lu Li merely raised a finger and blocked Trunks's blade.
However, Trunks did not stop attacking. He continued swinging his sword at Lu Li, while Lu Li slightly widened the distance between them, mainly because he did not want Trunks to damage the time machine.
He stepped backward through the courtyard, using only the smallest movements to evade Trunks's sword flashes. If an uninformed bystander had been watching, they might have thought the two were performing a coordinated dance.
But this was certainly no sword-dance performance. Every slash Trunks delivered carried scorching killing intent—real, genuine killing intent. Moreover, Lu Li noticed that his own image was clearly reflected in Trunks's eyes, which meant Trunks knew exactly whom he was attacking.
That left Lu Li somewhat confused. In the original story, Trunks attacked Goku after waking up because he had fought Zamasu for years in the future, and Zamasu had taken Goku's body. Trunks's instinctive first reaction upon seeing Goku was to think he had encountered his enemy.
At first, Lu Li thought Trunks had attacked him because of his strained nerves, combined with Lu Li's Charm attribute. But he quickly realized that his Human King title had certainly taken effect on Trunks. In Trunks's eyes, Lu Li should not have appeared to be some overwhelmingly sinister figure, so why was Trunks attacking him?
The commotion from the fight was considerable. Vegeta, who had returned home these past two days to train, quickly rushed out. Seeing Future Trunks attacking Lu Li, he was equally baffled, but he still stepped in to end the conflict.
Naturally, Vegeta was not worried that Lu Li would be hurt. He was afraid that Lu Li might not recognize Future Trunks and, in a fit of irritation, kill Trunks with a single