"Mom!"
Trunks roared in grief and rage, turning to rush out of the Spaceship and take revenge on Goku Black.
But just then, a beam of light pierced his body.
Trunks turned his head and stared in disbelief at Mai, who had attacked him from beside him.
"Mai, you..."
"Trunks, you can't go. Aunt Bulma said you and the Time Machine are our world's only hope. Anyone else can die, but not you!"
Mai quickly pressed several controls aboard the Spaceship, then opened the Time Machine's outer canopy and headed outside.
The sudden loss of air made the already wounded Trunks's vision go dark, and he collapsed unconscious in the pilot's seat.
"Goodbye forever, Trunks. You have to survive!"
Mai gazed at Trunks for a few moments, then steeled herself, turned, and charged at Goku Black.
She was an Android, so even being out in space would not harm her.
"Demon! I won't let you hurt Trunks!"
Countless energy balls flew from Mai's hands in an instant.
The flashes of their explosions lit up the unconscious Trunks's face, rousing him from his stupor.
"Mai?"
Trunks's eyes gradually widened, and he saw Mai launching a furious assault on Goku Black in the distance.
But then he saw Goku Black frown.
"What an annoying pest. Die!"
With a casual sweep of his hand, Goku Black tore Mai's body in two.
At that moment, Trunks thought he saw a strange smile suddenly appear on Mai's face.
A moment later, he understood why.
Two flashes of light flared from inside Mai's body.
They came from the self-destruct bombs Mai had activated within her.
"Mai!"
Trunks roared.
But there was nothing he could do.
Although Trunks's true strength far surpassed Mai's, the Android Mai was stronger than him in his base form. Even though she