Is This the Despair Timeline?!

Relaxing his mind and body, Son Goku deactivated his Super Saiyan 5 transformation and scanned his surroundings.

"Where am I? Could it be... that I returned to Earth after passing through that tunnel...? But why is there so little life on Earth?!" Before Son Goku could even relax, he discovered a terrifying fact.

The Earth is now shrouded in an apocalyptic atmosphere.

Even the sky was shrouded in darkness, and a deep sense of despair and death permeated the space.

Standing atop the mountain, Son Goku gazed into the distance, where a desolate and dilapidated city came into view.

That's... West City!

The once most glorious and magnificent city on Earth has now become a wasteland, with only a few hundred people surviving in its vast expanse.

This is just a small part of the devastation on Earth.

The Earth today is lifeless and stagnant, like a planet on the verge of its end.

In his time, the Earth had billions of humans, and when combined with the animal population, the total number of living beings on the planet reached tens of billions, or even hundreds of billions.

But now, looking at the entire world, the breath of life is reduced to a mere thousand people...

"How could this happen?! Why has the Earth become like this?!"

The planet he once risked everything to protect has now become this apocalyptic scene, and extreme anger surges within Son Goku.

He knew this world was not the world he once knew, but it was still Earth!

Why... why did it turn out like this?!

Just as Son Goku was about to unleash his power, his vast mental perception detected two extraordinary and powerful auras.

Son Goku suppressed his anger and carefully sensed the two auras.

It would have been better if he hadn't felt it; once he did, even he was startled.

"Trunks's aura? And... my aura?!" Son Goku's gaze was fixed on the ruined West City, his eyes locked onto the source of the aura.

After checking several times, he realized something was wrong: Trunks's aura was indeed Trunks's aura.

But that aura that was exactly the same as his own felt off.

This aura was filled with boundless evil thoughts. Although it appeared similar to his, it was fundamentally different.

Without much thought, Son Goku suppressed his aura and used his Flying Flight Technique to fly towards the West City Capital.

Meanwhile, in the West City.

The ragged Trunks was desperately trying to keep his breathing down as he made his way through the sewers of West City.

It's hard to imagine the cruel torment Trunks, the savior of this world, endured to end up like this.

But he seemed to have gotten used to it, ignoring the pungent stench in the sewer as he headed towards the end.

However, directly above him on the ground, Son Goku, dressed in a black martial arts uniform, revealed an extremely cruel smile as he looked down at the earth.

He is the culprit behind all this tragedy, Goku Black.

Zamasu, from the past, summoned the Super Shenron through the Super Dragon Balls and made a wish, stealing Son Goku's body and coming to this timeline to wreak havoc.

To realize that twisted ideal, Zero Mortals Plan came to this world, killed all the gods, and began to wipe out humanity from this timeline.

He has almost wiped out most of humanity on Earth. Those who remain are tools he deliberately left behind to motivate Trunks to become stronger.

"Trunks, run for your life! Wherever you go, I will find you."

"This cat-and-mouse game won't end so easily."

Goku Black laughed cruelly and mockingly, his eyes revealing extreme madness.

He walked slowly down the dilapidated street, following the scent of Trunks.

Meanwhile, this scene was also witnessed by Son Goku, who had just arrived.

"Who is that guy?!" Son Goku, perched high above, looked down at the figure below dressed in a black martial arts uniform, looking exactly like him.

Although the aura was similar to his, he was certain that the guy was definitely not him.

And Trunks, why are they operating underground? Judging from Trunks ' actions, they're deliberately avoiding this guy.

Could it be that the world has become like this because of this guy who looks exactly like me?!

Whether that's true or not, we'll have to wait and see.

Son Goku concealed his presence, secretly tracking Goku Black at all times.

Unaware that he was being followed, Goku Black continued his cat-and-mouse game.

Little did he know, his death was imminent.

The scene shifts to the entrance of the dilapidated Capsule Corporation.

Following the sewers, Trunks arrived at the front of his former home. He opened the manhole cover and returned to his house.

Looking at his dilapidated home, Trunks felt a deep sense of melancholy and was filled with countless emotions.

Since Goku Black appeared, he has traveled all over the world fighting against him. Now, more than half a year has passed, and he has returned home.

Beneath the Capsule Corporation's basement lies a hidden laboratory.

His mother, Bulma, is creating the energy needed to power the Time Machine, which will be the world's last hope.

Without the slightest hesitation, Trunks jogged into the underground laboratory.

At this moment, Goku Black also arrived, and after seeing Trunks enter the basement, his mocking smile became even more pronounced.

He was eagerly anticipating Trunks ' expression when they saw him again.

Goku Black followed slowly forward.

At this moment, Son Goku remained well hidden, watching Goku Black leave with an increasingly solemn expression.

He sensed Bulma's presence deep underground.

Suppressing his rising anger, Son Goku followed.

Inside the underground laboratory.

Bulma of this world is waiting here for Trunks to arrive.

Compared to Bulma from the past world, Bulma in this world is much older, not only because of the ravages of time, but also because of mental and physical exhaustion.

This world has suffered too many disasters. Ever since Son Goku died, the androids have ravaged the earth, causing the deaths and injuries of most of the earth's inhabitants. Just when the android crisis was finally resolved, the Majin Buu incident occurred.

Although Trunks successfully prevented Majin Buu's resurrection, what was even more unexpected was the appearance of a guy who looked exactly like Son Goku but claimed to be a god.

Since his appearance, humanity has been plunged into boundless despair and fear.

Even Trunks couldn't beat him.

The ravages of time, coupled with inner anxieties, made this mother appear even older.

Even so, it's still clear that Bulma is a beautiful woman.

Although she is old, she still retains her charm.