Trunks powered down, returning to his base form, though his eyes remained locked onto Lin Xuan with intense vigilance.
Seeing his guard, Lin Xuan waved a hand casually. "I know you're thoroughly amazed right now, but it's a long story. To put it simply: I not only know you are Trunks, son of Vegeta and Bulma, but I also know you don't belong to this timeline!"
If Trunks had merely been shocked earlier, a tempest was now roaring in his heart—especially at that last sentence.
This man actually knew he came from the future!
Taking a sip of tea, Lin Xuan continued calmly, "If I'm not mistaken, your future timeline is currently plunged into apocalyptic ruin and standing on the brink of total collapse."
Trunks' heart nearly skipped a beat.
Lin Xuan added smoothly, "And if I'm not mistaken, your purpose in coming here is to deliver heart medication to save Goku, leveraging his strength to alter your apocalyptic future, right?"
"Who on earth are you?!" Trunks demanded, his voice trembling. "How do you know all of this?! Are you from the future as well?! Or... are you working for Dr. Gero?!"
"Dr. Gero? Ah, the inventor of the Androids," Lin Xuan recalled. "Relax, as I said, I'm not your enemy. On the contrary, I'm actually going to help you."
"Then what is going on here?! How do you know all of this?!" Trunks pressed on.
"Don't rush. First, you need to understand one thing: I am not a native of this universe. I come from another world entirely!" Lin Xuan explained.
"Another world? What does that mean?" Trunks frowned.
"To put it simply, I come from a completely different universe. Furthermore, I possess full knowledge of the timeline and events of this universe. Knowing your identity and purpose is entirely natural," Lin Xuan stated nonchalantly.
Trunks felt his brain overheating.
Although he desperately wanted to refute Lin Xuan's absurd claims, he didn't even know where to begin.
Even though he couldn't fully digest Lin Xuan's words, one thing was unmistakably clear: the man before him was by no means an ordinary person. He possessed complete insight into Trunks' secrets and held invaluable information.
Most importantly, Trunks felt zero hostility emanating from Lin Xuan.
Perhaps this was an unexpected opportunity!
If this godly figure was willing to help, fulfilling his mission here would become vastly easier.
After all, there was one critical factor: to this moment, Trunks still couldn't glimpse the bottom of Lin Xuan's true power!
"Anyway, I knew you would arrive on Earth long ago," Lin Xuan said. "However, the current situation in this era differs quite a bit from the history you learned."
"Isn't it currently about a year after Frieza was defeated?" Trunks asked. "I came to deliver heart disease medication to Goku-san so he can survive and fight off the Androids three years from now!"
In Trunks' memory, Goku had defeated Frieza on Planet Namek, unlocked Super Saiyan, and then tragically died of a heart virus before the Androids arrived. If he cured Goku before then, history would be rewritten!
Lin Xuan nodded with a chuckle. "Timewise, there isn't a massive gap. But here's the catch: right now, Goku hasn't even unlocked Super Saiyan yet... and your father Vegeta's strength is quite weak!"
Trunks' jaw dropped. "Then... how did Frieza die in this timeline?!"
"Simple. Frieza was beaten to death by me," Lin Xuan said matter-of-factly. "Right now, Goku and your father Vegeta are training together out in deep space. Neither of them is currently on Earth!"
Hearing this, Trunks was left utterly flabbergasted.
This diverged wildly from the history he had been taught!
He didn't suspect Lin Xuan was lying, because Lin Xuan clearly possessed the strength to obliterate Frieza, and there was zero reason for him to lie to a stranger.
However, the divergence was so massive that Trunks felt utterly lost for a moment.
What on earth was he supposed to do after traveling all the way from the future?!
Seeing Trunks' bewildered expression, Lin Xuan smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry. I'll be staying on Earth for the foreseeable future. If the Androids show up, I'll personally step in and obliterate them. As for Goku, even if he dies, we can always bring him back to life!"
Trunks listened in a daze, barely grasping the full implications of Lin Xuan's words.
Though events had veered off course, it seemed his ultimate objective had been achieved.
Trunks instinctively felt that with Lin Xuan's god-like power, as long as he was willing to step in, Earth would be completely safe.
Though he had never seen Lin Xuan fight, Trunks harbored a gut feeling: if this man took action, he could effortlessly stop the Android apocalypse.
Trunks bowed deeply to Lin Xuan in gratitude. "Then... I shall place my trust in you!"
Trunks' arrival had indeed sparked Lin Xuan's interest.
Of course, Lin Xuan wasn't particularly interested in the Androids that Trunks feared. The one he was truly anticipating... was Cell!
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