The two vanished in an instant.
The next second, they had returned to the battlefield in the wilderness and appeared before everyone.
"They're back!"
Krillin said in surprise.
"So fast!"
"All right, the guide is here."
Sun Wuxiu set Bulma down and pointed ahead.
"Bulma, lead the way."
"It's over there!"
Bulma pointed toward a sprawling mountain range in the north.
"Everyone, stay close!"
"Let's go!"
Piccolo took the lead and shot forward.
Although Vegeta was annoyed that Sun Wuxiu was still carrying a woman and flying slowly, he knew that having someone lead the way would definitely be faster, so he followed close behind.
Everyone rose into the air.
Sun Wuxiu still carried Bulma and flew at the back of the group. Though he was not slow, he moved steadily, as if strolling through the sky.
A few minutes later.
Northern mountain region.
When they arrived before the hidden cave.
BOOM!!!!
A deafening explosion erupted from inside the cave.
The heavy alloy doors were blasted away, and thick smoke billowed out.
"Were we too late?!"
Goku frowned.
Immediately after.
A head covered in mechanical circuitry rolled out of the smoke like a ball and stopped at everyone's feet.
It was... Dr. Gero's head—Android 20.
His face still wore an expression of terror and disbelief, as if he had witnessed something unimaginably horrifying.
"He... he's dead?!"
Krillin jumped in fright.
"Who did this? Infighting?"
Tap, tap, tap.
Steady footsteps echoed from deep within the cave.
The smoke dispersed.
Three figures slowly walked out.
On the far left was a tall, burly man with a red mohawk and green armor.
Expressionless, he calmly watched the birds around him.
Android 16.
In the middle was a handsome, lean young man with short black center-parted hair and an orange scarf around his neck,