The battle was quite deadlocked. With Son Goku absent and No. 16 watching from the sidelines, blatantly slacking off, Tien Shinhan, Krillin, and the others couldn't intervene at all.
In the end, both Vegeta and Piccolo were defeated due to exhaustion. The first battle between the Z Fighters and the Androids ended in a muddled mess.
Future Trunks, observing from the shadows, passed the news to Ino.
Ino wasn't training in the Sacred World of the Kai all the time; she would also return to West Kai's Planet and Konoha to handle various official duties.
Unlike before, she now wandered around all day wearing the Supreme Kai's clothes, even strolling twice around the technological planet where the West Kai was staying. Regardless of whether she was on the official payroll, her status as an Apprentice Supreme Kai wasn't fake.
Her repeated provocations nearly caused the West Kai to have a cerebral hemorrhage from anger.
At this moment, while processing the backlog of work, Ino asked, "Is that so? You think the Androids aren't bad people?"
Future Trunks hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes. I think the Androids appearing in this timeline are completely different from those in my world. They don't seem as evil as anticipated."
Ino nodded. Recently, her energy had been entirely focused on cultivation, and her attention to Earth was nearly zero.
The Androids were just an introduction; Cell would be involved later.
Is Cell a bad person?
Cell is not such a pure villain.
When facing King Piccolo, Vegeta, or Frieza, Son Goku showed a furious side. But when fighting Cell, he had almost no intense antagonistic emotions. He fought perfunctorily, like completing a chore, fighting in a muddled way for a while. In the end, it took No. 16 using his own head to enrage Son Gohan for Cell to be thoroughly killed.
From a bug to what he considered his Perfect Form, Cell actually had very few direct conflicts with the Earth warriors during this evolutionary process.
The only point of conflict was that to surpass No. 17 and the others in battle power, he absorbed the life energy of a large number of humans, killing countless innocents. However, he indeed didn't have much conflict with Son Goku and the others. Vegeta killed no fewer people than he did. Even during his duel with No. 18, Vegeta killed a truck driver, yet the on-site witnesses like Krillin and Piccolo said nothing.
Cell had no interest in treasures, didn't want to seek revenge on anyone, and had even less interest in ruling the Earth or dominating the universe. All along, what he pursued was his own Perfect Form.
The bad deeds he did might not even be as many as those of Dodoria and Zarbon.
After achieving his Perfect Form, he wanted to fight Son Goku and the others fairly, even implying they could gang up on him. Such a villain really lacked prestige; killing him was fine, but not killing him didn't matter much either.
Considering that Cell's Final Form is relatively strong, cutting off the problem at the source is a good method.
Ino put down the pen in her hand: "Let's go, Mr. Trunks. Let's go see those Androids."
The battle on Earth had just ended not long ago. The two used Instant Transmission to arrive at the scene. Following the traces, they soon found the Android trio strolling at the foot of a mountain.
These three were still dawdling on the road when Ino and Future Trunks suddenly appeared, blocking their path.
"Good afternoon, you three," Ino greeted politely.
No. 18 had a rather bold personality. She sized up the two: "New weirdos have appeared again. Hey, does Dr. Gero's database have information on them?"
No. 17's voice was deep and magnetic: "You can query it yourself; it's just a matter of a thought... Although the clothing style is strange, this blonde woman appeared when the Saiyans first invaded, and the guy with the long sword on his back also fought Cooler alongside Son Goku's group."
"Oh, so they aren't ordinary people. I was just saying, jumping out suddenly gave me a start," No. 18 said leisurely.
Future Trunks looked at Ino.
She sensed carefully: "Indeed, there is no evil aura. I guess it has to do with Dr. Gero activating them ahead of schedule; the human parts haven't been erased by the machine."
Ino smiled and issued an invitation to the three Androids: "Three, are you interested in becoming my subordinates? I really admire your talents. You still have a lot of potential that hasn't been developed, and I believe I have the ability to do so."
No. 17 looked weirded out: "You didn't come to crusade against us, but to recruit? Aren't you with Son Goku's group?"
"No."
No. 17 asked, "What do you want us to do?"
"Help me crusade against space pirates. These guys can't be killed off completely; kill one batch and another pops up. It's really annoying a lot of the time." Ino pointed at Future Trunks: "There are a total of five unsung heroes like this. Considering various factors, I've always thought a four-person team is more suitable. The remaining hero is often hard to arrange. If you three join, we can make exactly one squad."
No. 17 shook his head directly: "Sounds like a boring activity. I'm not interested."
Ino looked at the other two Androids: "What are your opinions?"
No. 18 asked her back, "How do you plan to help us develop our potential?"
Ino was now fully acting the part of a Supreme Kai. She clasped her hands behind her back, her body hovering in the air, and her eyes emitted a burst of obscure light as she scanned No. 17 and No. 18 from head to toe.
Her gaze was too aggressive. No. 18 subconsciously covered her chest, but then, thinking of Ino's gender, there was a distinct pause between putting her hand down and continuing to cover it. At the same time, three question marks popped up in her mind.
No. 17's reaction was even more intense; he directly assumed an attacking stance.
Ino ignored him and finally looked at the incredibly silent No. 16.
"Mm, I can help you siblings develop your potential. As for this one beside you, I can also perform deep-level mechanical modifications on him. Dr. Gero was indeed a genius, but over countless billions of years of universal development, there are always some technological crystals of wisdom from other races that can be used on him."
It seemed that Ino using "he" to address him triggered a reaction in No. 16. This tall Android, who had been observing small birds in the distance, turned his head.
He said in a deep voice, "We were created to kill Son Goku."
Beside him, No. 17 and No. 18 also nodded.
Ino directly passed the buck to Future Trunks beside her: "This person beside me can travel through time. He can go to the point in time before you were born and slightly alter the command when Dr. Gero inputs the order to kill Son Goku."
Future Trunks asked with his eyes: Can we do that? Won't it trigger a new timeline?
Ino replied with a reassuring look: You saved Son Goku, who was fated to die of heart disease. Going back to change a command, how big of a deal could it be?
No. 17 and No. 18 looked at each other. They were originally Earthlings who were captured by Dr. Gero and underwent a series of modifications to become Androids.
In their hearts, they had no grievances with Son Goku. Now, the chips in their brains made them want to kill Son Goku, but in reality, they themselves were quite resistant to it.
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