After a moment, Piccolo, who had been stalling for time to help Goku and the others, had completely run out of energy.
He collapsed to the ground, covered in injuries, unsure whether he was dead or alive.
On the other side, Krillin climbed out of a pile of rubble in a sorry state. Trembling all over, he stood still as if petrified.
Looking at the three Androids in front of him, completely unscathed, all he felt was shock.
These Androids seemed even stronger than rumored. Even when Piccolo had fought with all his strength, he was no match for them.
And Krillin’s attempts to stop Android 18 had been in vain as well. All his attacks were easily dodged, and he was even sent flying with a flick of her finger. He almost thought he was going to die.
“Damn it, is the Earth going to be destroyed?” Krillin felt a surge of unwillingness.
At that moment, Android 17 and Android 18 approached.
Android 17 glanced at Piccolo lying on the ground and turned to Android 16, asking, “Android 16, what do we do now? Goku and the others escaped because of these two. Should we kill them?”
Android 16 shook his head and said, “No need. We were created for the sole purpose of killing Goku and Tights. There’s no need to do anything extra. I have already detected Goku’s location. They went back to West City. Let’s go after them.”
“Alright.”
“What?”
Upon hearing their conversation, Krillin was dumbfounded.
“You won’t kill us?”
Android 17 turned his head and pointed at Android 16, saying, “Didn’t you hear him? Our goal is only Goku and Tights. We’re not interested in anyone else.”
He gestured to Piccolo on the ground and said to Krillin, “He’s still alive. Give him a Senzu Bean, and he’ll be fine.”
Saying that, Android 17 lifted his foot and started heading towards West City.
“Wait!”
Krillin snapped out of his daze and shouted at them, “Who..Who are you people? What is your purpose? Do you want to take over the Earth or seek revenge for Dr. Gero?”
Android 17 and the others glanced at each other and smiled.
“Take over the Earth? Dr. Gero? What are you talking about?”
“Isn’t it true? Aren’t you Dr. Gero’s Androids?” Krillin questioned.
“Of course not. We were created by someone using the computer in the Red Ribbon Army’s secret base,” explained Android 17.
“Someone? Who?” Krillin asked.
Android 17 shrugged, “We don’t know. In any case, the computer programmed us to kill Goku and Tights and seek revenge for the Red Ribbon Army.”
Krillin furrowed his brow, “What if you accomplish your goal?”
“If we accomplish our goal, we’ll just find a place to enjoy ourselves. In order to become Androids, we’ve been asleep for many years, after all. That’s the situation. Hurry and give Piccolo a Senzu Bean, or he’ll really die.” Android 17 gestured goodbye and then flew away.
“Goodbye, don’t come and throw away your life next time!” Android 18 smiled and kissed Krillin on the cheek before chasing after Android 17 with 16.
After they left, Krillin realized that Android 17 and the others had not flown for long before reaching the outskirts of West City.
However, at that moment, Android 16 suddenly said, “Goku’s location has changed again.”
“Changed again?”
“Yes, he’s gone over there…” Android 16 pointed in a direction, “According to the data, that should be the location of Korin Tower. Maybe he went there to get the Senzu Beans?”
“Android 17, according to the computer data, it seems that Goku and Tights can teleport. It won’t be easy to find them,” Android 18 said.
“That’s why I thought of taking a hostage first… Android 16, where is Bulma?”
“Also over at Korin Tower!” analyzed Android 16. “But her location is higher up in Korin Tower. She must have gone to Lookout.”
“They’re taking precautions, huh?” Android 17 scratched his head, thinking, and then said, “By the way, what about Goku’s wife? Is she still at home?”
“She is.” Android 16 pointed in another direction. “Over there, it’ll take half an hour to fly there from here.”
“Half an hour? I see… Then let’s look for a car and go there.” Android 17 suggested.
“A car?”
“Yeah, it will be fun to take our time. That little baldy’s words reminded me that if we kill Goku and Tights too soon, we won’t have any purpose left. It’s more enjoyable to take our time.” Android 17 laughed.
“You still retain some human personality, don’t you?” Android 18 pursed her lips but didn’t object.
And so, the three of them began to leisurely wander around West City.
Meanwhile, on Lookout.
After Goku brought Krillin and Piccolo back, everyone had temporarily settled here.
Then, Goku took out a cloth bag and took out Senzu Beans he obtained from Korin. He gave one to Vegeta and one to Piccolo.
Instantly, both of them made a full recovery.
After awakening, the two of them had different expressions.
Vegeta had a grim expression, while Piccolo seemed burdened with heavy thoughts.
Suddenly, Vegeta roared in anger, his violent and furious aura swirling like a raging storm. Then, he shot up into the sky and disappeared on the other side of the horizon.
“Vegeta!” Bulma wanted to stop him but was too late.
“Let him go, Bulma. Vegeta was defeated by a female Android this time, and the blow he received wasn’t light,” Yamcha explained.
Upon hearing this, Bulma sighed.
As someone close to Vegeta, she naturally understood his pride and arrogance. He had finally broken through the limits of a Super Saiyan and reached a new level, only to be mercilessly beaten by a woman. How could he swallow this humiliation?
“That Vegeta…” Goku sighed. As his long-time rival, he could also understand Vegeta’s feelings. However, now was not the time to lose their temper. Androids were approaching, and they had to figure out what to do.
“Bulma, where is Miss Tights right now?”
“She’s probably traveling in space? Big Brother Lin Chen took Future Trunks somewhere to train, and with nothing to do, she left Planet Vegeta,” Bulma replied.
“Alright, then. I’ll go to Planet Vegeta first and inform them about the situation with the Androids.”
Just as Goku was about to leave, Krillin suddenly shouted, “Goku, wait! I have something to tell you.”
“Krillin, can’t it wait until I come back?”
“No, it’s about the Androids, actually…”
Krillin proceeded to tell Goku about the questions he had asked the Androids earlier.
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.
“They’re not the Androids created by Dr. Gero?”
“It’s unbelievable. Red Ribbon Army’s secret base? How many years has it been? Red Ribbon Army still has an operational secret base?”
“Besides Dr. Gero, is there someone else researching Androids? Who could it be?”
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