Thanks to Instant Transmission, Lin Chen returned to the Time Gate in less than half an hour.
But executing such a rapid series of high-intensity teleportations was a first for him—and it nearly drained him dry. Gasping for breath, Lynx leaned against the shimmering blood-red portal, catching his breath.
After a short rest, he stared at the gate that remained unchanged and asked inwardly:
"System, can I now lock onto my desired time-space destination?"
Ding! "Awaiting host confirmation. Please specify your intended timeline."
"Then take me to the world where I can complete Option Three."
In the next moment, Lynx felt a surge of power shoot from his body into the portal. The blood-red glow of the Time Gate began to shift, gradually transitioning to a deep blue hue.
Once it fully stabilized to a navy blue, the system chimed again:
Ding! "Time Gate has been locked. Please proceed with traversal immediately!"
Lynx was just about to leap in when a thought hit him.
"Wait—System, once I'm over there, how do I get back?"
Ding! "Upon traversal, a return marker will be placed at the original location. You may return by heading back to this coordinate. However, activating the gate again will consume a new Time Point."
So it's basically a one-time round-trip ticket, huh?
With that cleared up, Lynx wasted no more time. He stepped forward—and vanished into the Time Gate.
Somewhere in the UniverseTime: Unknown
In the void of space, utterly silent and still, a crimson fissure suddenly tore open where nothing should have existed.
The crack widened, stretching until it formed a person-sized portal—bloody red, but pulsing with cosmic energy.
Fwoosh!
A figure shot out of the portal. Just as quickly, the gate behind him shrank into a marble-sized crimson sphere, nearly invisible to the naked eye.
"So this is the parallel universe... the one where another Broly exists?"
The figure was none other than Lynx.
Gazing around at the dazzling stars scattered across space, Lynx furrowed his brows before placing two fingers to his forehead. In a blink, he used Instant Transmission, locking onto the coordinates of Planet Vegeta from memory.
As expected, the spot where Planet Vegeta should be was empty—no sign of the world that had long since been relocated by Shenron in his original timeline.
"So this really is a different universe... In that case, it's time to find Broly. If I remember right, he was in the South Galaxy..."
In Lynx's memory, the legend of the berserk Super Saiyan took place in the South Galaxy—specifically, the events from the Dragon Ball Z movie Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan.
In that film, before Planet Vegeta was destroyed, King Vegeta had tried to eliminate Paragus's son, Broly, out of fear he'd grow to be a threat to the throne.
But Paragus and Broly survived. They escaped thanks to Broly's immense power and later resurfaced in the South Galaxy, where Paragus built "New Planet Vegeta" and began his campaign of vengeance against the surviving Saiyans—namely, Vegeta.
Now, since the system's mission was to liberate the South Galaxy from Broly's reign, that's where Lynx needed to go.
But just as he prepared to teleport again, he froze.
"Wait... Where is the South Galaxy?"
Even in his original timeline, Lynx had never actually been to the South Galaxy. Instant Transmission required a target—either a person or a ki signature—to lock onto. Without knowing where to go, it was useless.
Scratching his head, Lynx sighed.
"Ah! Got it."
He touched his forehead again and teleported—not to the South Galaxy, but to Earth.
He remembered: in the movie, Paragus came to Earth to lure Vegeta back with him. If Lynx was lucky and the timeline hadn't diverged too much, he might be able to intercept them.
Of course, the big question was—had the timeline here reached the events of Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan yet?
Still, even if not, Lynx had backup plans. He could just find the local Guardian of Earth, request a visit to the Other World, and from there go to King Kai's planet. King Kai would surely know the South Galaxy's exact location.
As he arrived on Earth, Lynx instantly noticed something odd.
The era here seemed far more advanced than in his original timeline.
As usual, he had teleported to West City—his usual landing point thanks to how often he visited. But this time, the skyline below looked even more developed, more bustling than before.
Even the advertisements were all new to him.
Clearly, this was a later period than the one he came from. It was safe to assume the Dragon Ball timeline had progressed considerably in this universe.
"Now… what year of the Age Calendar is this?"
He closed his eyes and began sensing the planet. Several powerful energies quickly popped up on his radar—and a few of them were unmistakably Saiyan.
One in particular felt very familiar.
"That's… Vegeta?"
So, Vegeta was already living on Earth, and judging by the lack of battle in his aura, things were relatively peaceful.
That would place this timeline somewhere after Frieza's defeat.
But was it already time for the Broly movie storyline to unfold?
To confirm, Lynx teleported directly to where Vegeta's energy signature was.
He arrived in a cherry blossom grove. But no sooner had he appeared than every nearby warrior locked onto his unfamiliar energy.
"Who are you?!"
In the next second, Lynx was surrounded.
Looking around at the familiar faces, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
Vegeta. Future Trunks. Gohan. Master Roshi. Bulma. Oolong...
There was no doubt now—this universe's timeline had moved far past his own. The Androids had probably already come and gone.
"Uh… hi, everyone!" Lynx gave a cheerful wave. "Nice to meet you!"
But his friendly greeting only deepened their suspicion.
Vegeta's eyes narrowed. He scanned Lynx's battle armor, then his tail curled around his waist—and his voice cut through the silence.
"A Saiyan?! You're a Saiyan?!"
"Yep. Name's Lynx—or you can call me by my Earth name, Hayashi Shin."
(Translator: I changed Lin chen to Hayashi Shin because it sounds better. What are your thoughts?)