"I didn't expect there to be a laboratory this deep underground."
Android 18 looked at the iron door in front of them, a little surprised.
"This was Dr. Gero's pride and joy. He was counting on it to avenge him."
Though Android 17 said it, his tone was indifferent. He clearly didn't care.
"Bang!"
Android 17 and Android 18 each kicked the door open.
The explosion had left the laboratory completely unrecognizable, and the power system had been damaged as well.
It was pitch-black inside, so dark they couldn't see their own hands. There wasn't a single light.
But that was only true for ordinary people.
Android 16, Android 17, and Android 18 were all Androids. Even in the dark, their vision wasn't affected in the slightest.
"It's so dark. There isn't even a light?"
Vegeta and Trunks, who had been following behind, arrived too.
Seeing the darkness inside, Vegeta gathered a Ki Blast that shone brightly in his hand and fired it toward the ceiling.
Under the light of the Ki Blast, which shone like a tiny sun, the entire laboratory lit up in an instant.
Everyone's eyes then settled on the small figure curled up in a corner of the laboratory.
Mo Yuan: (つ﹏⊂)
When the surroundings lit up, Mo Yuan knew he was done for.
His tail swished restlessly behind him, frightened and agitated.
"Pfft!"
Seeing Mo Yuan curled up in the corner, Android 18 found him so cute that she couldn't help laughing.
"Hmph, so it's just a brat." Vegeta glanced at Mo Yuan, curled up in the corner, and scoffed.
"I could take out fifty-six brats like him in one breath."
Seeing how weak Mo Yuan looked, Vegeta instantly lost interest.
He was the proud Prince Vegeta, a Super Saiyan. He wouldn't deign to fight someone so weak.
Android 17 and Android 16 were surprised too.
If they'd come in and found a hulking man over two meters tall, they would have thought nothing of it.
They also wondered whether this little brat could really avenge Dr. Gero, as he'd claimed.
But this brat was different from them.
Android 16 was entirely mechanical, while Android 17 and Android 18 had been created by modifying human bodies. Though they were different, they had one thing in common: they had no ki.
Mo Yuan was different. He had ki, and that was the biggest difference between them.
Mo Yuan's apparent weakness also let Krillin and the others breathe a sigh of relief.
If another powerful enemy had shown up, they really would have fallen apart.
Trunks looked at Mo Yuan. Though he was relieved, his eyes filled with killing intent.
Unlike the others, he couldn't afford to lose. He had nothing left to wager.
So he wanted to find a chance to eliminate Mo Yuan before he grew stronger.
Mo Yuan looked weak right now, but Dr. Gero's reaction before he died made it impossible for Trunks to underestimate him.
At the same time, Trunks was worried.
The Future Timeline had already gone on for so many years. If Mo Yuan in that timeline had also awakened around this time, why hadn't he appeared all these years?
Was he dead?
Or was he hiding in the shadows?
If he was hiding, how powerful had he become by now?
One question after another surfaced in Trunks's mind.
They hung over him like the sword of Damocles.
Trunks couldn't imagine going through all that hardship, returning to the Future Timeline, and defeating Android 17 and Android 18 there—
Only for Mo Yuan, who had grown beyond his ability to resist, to emerge from some unknown corner.
"Trunks, what's wrong?" Krillin asked with concern, giving him a shake.
Trunks's eyes were fixed on Mo Yuan, full of killing intent. The ki around him grew erratic and violent.
He was like a bomb ready to go off at any moment.
Android 17 and the others noticed the change in Trunks too.
The three of them vanished in an instant. Using High-Speed Movement, they appeared beside Mo Yuan and stood in front of him.
Although Dr. Gero had said Mo Yuan would avenge him, Android 17 didn't care.
Dr. Gero had also said Android 16 would kill them once he was released, but they'd let him out anyway.
The reason was simple: they were alike.
Android 17 had once been human, but now he was different. That was that.
So they would protect Mo Yuan, just as they'd released Android 16 a moment ago.
"Damn it, are you trying to kill us all?"
Vegeta drove his elbow into Trunks's abdomen and cursed at him.
They were underground, and the space was cramped. If Trunks suddenly attacked, no one here would get away.
Vegeta could be beaten to death, but he'd never die such a pathetic death!
"Ugh..."
Trunks doubled over like a shrimp, nearly coughing up bile from the blow.
After taking the elbow to the gut, Trunks finally calmed down.
He really had nearly lost control just then.
"Sorry," Trunks said quietly.
Tien Shinhan patted Trunks on the shoulder but said nothing.
"Trunks, don't put so much pressure on yourself. Once Goku recovers, everything will be all right," Krillin reassured him.
That was right. Mr. Goku was still alive. There was still hope.
At the thought of Son Goku, Trunks's expression eased.
"Hmph!" Hearing Krillin bring up Goku, Vegeta snorted in displeasure. "So what if Son Goku is dead? I'm going to kill all these puppets today. I'm the strongest Super Saiyan!"
With the crisis temporarily averted, Mo Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Though he was facing away, curled up in the corner, he'd seen everything that happened with his Mind's Eye.
When Android 16, Android 17, and Android 18 had stood in front of him, Mo Yuan had felt deeply moved.
"Hey, brat. Were you modified from a human too? You don't look much like us," Android 17 asked, arms folded.
First of all, my name isn't 'hey'...
Memories of the dead suddenly came back to haunt Mo Yuan.
He shook his head, dispelling the strange thoughts.
Then he turned around, looked up at Android 17 with wide, watery eyes, and shook his head. "No."
"Oh? Then are you a robot?" Android 17 paused, then shook his head and muttered to himself, "No, that can't be right. Robots can't have ki."
Mo Yuan nodded, making no attempt to deny it. "Yeah, I'm not a robot."
Mo Yuan glanced at the people opposite him but didn't reveal where he came from.
If he told them his origins, he was certain that everyone opposite him except Vegeta would try to eliminate him at all costs, even if it meant dying themselves.
Android 17 saw that Mo Yuan was reluctant to talk and didn't press him. There'd be time to talk when they were alone.
"Are you done talking?" Vegeta interrupted them, already growing impatient.
Ever since he'd become a Super Saiyan, the powerful strength within him had gone to his head. He thought he was invincible.
Vegeta stared at Android 16, Android 17, and Android 18, but looked down on Mo Yuan.
Trunks, however, kept his eyes fixed on Mo Yuan.
He knew exactly how strong Android 17 and Android 18 were and that they couldn't be defeated today. So he could only hope to eliminate Mo Yuan.
Mo Yuan shivered under Trunks's stare.
Oh no, he's got his eye on me!
To cling to life, Mo Yuan decided he needed to find someone strong to protect him.
After looking around, he fixed his gaze on a cool, beautiful blonde woman.
He trotted over and wrapped his arms around her leg.
In a babyish voice, he said, "Sis, hold me~"
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