What kind of people are these?

"Li Lin."

Trunks muttered this unfamiliar name, shaking his head slightly.

"That's not right. This is the first time I've heard this name. If there were someone this powerful on Earth, there should be a record of it in history!"

"Could something have gone wrong with the time machine? Did it send me to a different timeline?"

Li Lin watched Trunks's puzzled expression and shook his head with a smile.

He wanted to explain, but his reason told him he couldn't do that.

It was best not to reveal his identity as a transmigrator, or he might invite unnecessary trouble.

After all, there were even higher-level existences in this world.

The others heard the conversation between the two and were completely confused, having no idea what they were talking about.

It was likely that at this moment, Li Lin was the only one who truly understood the situation.

Just as everyone was feeling bewildered, a meteor suddenly streaked across the sky.

"It's Dad! Dad is back!"

Gohan seemed quite excited, looking up at the sky.

As Son Goku's son, he was extremely sensitive to his father's energy.

The moment this "meteor" appeared, he had sensed Goku's presence.

Upon hearing Gohan's words, everyone looked up and began to sense the energy in the air.

Sure enough, once everyone had sensed it, happy smiles appeared on their faces.

Only this time, Li Lin felt a bit dejected.

He couldn't sense energy yet; he could only see a spherical spaceship in the sky, rushing toward them.

He couldn't comprehend what it felt like to be able to sense energy.

"Boom!"

The spaceship carrying Son Goku crashed directly into the ground not far from the group.

Everyone's gaze was immediately drawn to it, their expressions turning excited.

After all, it had been a long time since they parted ways on Planet Namek, and they had truly missed him.

Li Lin also stared curiously at the spherical ship!

This was the protagonist of the Dragon Ball World, and he was about to meet him in person; his heart began to race with a bit of excitement.

"Clack!"

The hatch of the small, spherical spaceship popped open.

A dusty, strong man with a somewhat strange outfit slowly stepped out.

Although it was his first time seeing him in the flesh, Li Lin recognized him at a glance: this was Son Goku.

He looked exactly as he did in the anime!

"Dad!"

Gohan could no longer suppress his joy and shouted happily.

He took off running, heading joyfully in Son Goku's direction.

Seeing his son running toward him, Son Goku looked very happy.

Reunited after a long time, he picked up his son.

Seeing the others on the hillside, Goku waved with a smile.

At the same time, he gave a light leap and flew directly in front of them.

"Everyone, long time no see!"

Son Goku said to the group with a smile on his face.

Krillin, Piccolo, and Tien Shinhan gathered around Son Goku.

Tien Shinhan smiled and teased him, "It's been so long; it looks like you've gotten much stronger."

"Heh heh!" Son Goku scratched his head at the praise and smiled noncommittally.

The others chimed in with jokes; having not seen each other for so long, everyone had a lot they wanted to say.

Son Goku responded to each of them in turn, noting that after wandering the universe for so long, Earth still felt like home.

"It's great that everyone is safe," Goku said with a smile, then his expression suddenly turned serious as he continued, "Didn't I hear that Frieza had also come to Earth? Where is he now? Don't tell me he hasn't arrived yet?"

Just as the others were about to explain after hearing Goku ask about Frieza's whereabouts, they were interrupted by a voice.

"Frieza has already been eliminated by me!" It was Li Lin who spoke, stepping forward with a smile. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Son Goku!"

Seeing it was him, the crowd immediately cleared a path.

Upon hearing the voice, Son Goku looked slightly stunned for a moment, then gave a goofy smile and said, "Oh, oh! Nice to meet you too!"

It seemed to be his first time seeing Li Lin, and he appeared somewhat at a loss.

He began to mutter to himself, wondering when such a powerful expert had emerged on Earth.

To think he could even defeat Frieza.

Back in the day, he had only managed to defeat Frieza after transforming into a Super Saiyan on Planet Namek.

Seeing Li Lin step forward to strike up a conversation, Trunks suddenly remembered the mission that had brought him to this timeline.

He had been so distracted by the unexpected appearance of Li Lin that he had completely forgotten his true purpose!

"Mr. Goku, please step aside with me for a moment!"

Trunks spoke loudly, his figure moving with incredible speed as he dashed directly in front of Son Goku.

Seeing yet another person he had never met before, Son Goku was momentarily stunned.

Who are all these people? he wondered.

He had been away for so long, so how had so many strangers suddenly popped up?