"No… Impossible! How can your ki be this strong?! I don't believe the gap in our power is this wide! I should've already surpassed you! YAAAH!"
Cell roared in rage, yanking off his ruined right arm. With another shout, he regenerated a brand new one.
"Goku, prepare to die!" he bellowed, throwing a powerful punch at Goku.
"Hmph! Still can't face reality? Then let me beat some sense into you!"
In the blink of an eye, Goku vanished and reappeared right in front of Cell, slamming a punch into his abdomen so hard that his entire forearm sank deep into Cell's gut!
"Ugh!"
Cell grunted painfully, clutching his stomach and bending over in agony. Goku's punch sent him flying, crashing into a mountain path nearby and reducing it to rubble.
Gritting his teeth, Cell flipped up from the debris with a kick-up. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"Heh… As expected of you! You really are strong. But I haven't shown all my power yet!"
With a roar, Cell's aura flared and his energy surged dramatically.
But before he could follow up, Goku flashed forward again and launched a swift kick that sent Cell flying once more.
"It's useless! Your strength is barely equal to my mid-level Super Saiyan 2 form. But compared to my peak power, you're miles behind!"
Cell rose to his feet again, only to take another gut-punch from Goku, causing him to double over, retching uncontrollably.
At this point, Goku wasn't trying to kill Cell yet—he still needed to rescue Android 18. So he had to keep pummeling Cell until he coughed her up!
"Damn it! How could there be such a massive difference in our strength?! This doesn't make sense! Based on all the data, I should have surpassed you long ago! This can't be happening! I—Cell—will not lose! I will never give in! AAAAAHH!"
Cell let out an earth-shattering scream and unleashed all his energy. But instead of attacking, he turned and fled!
"You really think you can run from me?"
Goku's body turned into a streak of golden light and appeared beneath Cell in an instant. He launched a rising kick straight into Cell's gut.
"N… No… way…"
Cell clutched his abdomen, his body trembling and plummeting to the ground. He could barely keep himself airborne.
Seeing that Cell still hadn't regurgitated 18 despite all the retching, Goku frowned.
"Still not enough? Do I have to go Super Saiyan 3 for this?"
"Damn you, Goku! You could've just finished me off! Why didn't you? Are you mocking me?!"
Cell glared at Goku with rage and despair.
"I won't let you have the last laugh! If I'm going down, I'm taking you with me!"
Suddenly, Cell's body began to expand—he was going to self-destruct! He intended to die together with Goku!
"Shit! You're actually pulling this trick?!"
Goku's expression shifted instantly. He blinked and reappeared right next to Cell.
"What's this? Trying to stop me? I'm telling you, Goku—if you so much as touch me right now, I'll explode immediately! You're already dead! That's what you get for underestimating me! Hahaha!"
Cell laughed triumphantly, as if he were the true victor of this battle.
"Who said I was going to attack you?"
Goku looked at Cell calmly, his eyes suddenly changing—activating the God Eye.
Cell stared into Goku's gaze in shock.
"Your eyes… What's going on? Why isn't this in the data?!"
"There's a lot you don't know. Don't think that just because you know a few surface-level details, you understand everything about me."
Goku gave Cell a scornful look, then placed his palms on Cell's rapidly swelling abdomen.
"What… What are you doing?"
Cell felt a deep sense of dread.
"Absorption Seal Technique!"
Goku answered with action.
"No—what's happening?! My power… You're draining my power?! Impossible! You can absorb other people's energy?! Bastard—stop! Stop it now! I… I won't lose! YAAAH—"
As he felt his energy rapidly drain away, Cell was thrown into panic. If all his energy was absorbed, there'd be nothing left to self-destruct with! He desperately tried to detonate his body before it was too late.
But he couldn't. In his unstable, bloated state, he had no control. Goku was siphoning his energy at such a ridiculous pace, it was like a black hole devouring everything inside him.
At last, Cell fell into true despair—not only had he failed, but he couldn't even self-destruct. He had been completely and utterly defeated.
Before long, every last drop of energy was drained from Cell's body. He collapsed to the ground, powerless.
Goku looked at his own hands, then down at Cell's limp body. A satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"Didn't expect that ability from the Preta Path to come in so handy. My own power has also increased quite a bit! Looks like I've found a new way to power up quickly!"
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"Damn it… I became a perfect being… How did I still lose… I can't accept this!"
Cell lay weakly on the ground, his eyes filled with rage and disbelief.
"But what's the point of refusing to accept it? Your defeat is already sealed."
Goku grabbed Cell by the head, lifted him into the air, and slammed a punch into his gut.
"GUAAAH—"
Cell doubled over, retching violently. Goku tossed him to the ground. Moments later, Android 17 and 18 were vomited out from within him. It looked nasty—but 18 was safe, and that was all that mattered.
17 and 18 stood up. 18 glanced at Cell and said to Goku,
"You really did defeat him, huh? I knew it. The intel we had on you was way off. We never stood a chance against you."
17 stepped forward, glaring at Cell. He stomped on Cell's head and growled,
"You bastard! You actually absorbed me?! I'll finish you off myself!"
He raised his fist to strike—but then paused suddenly.
"Wait… why am I so weak? Where's my power?!"
18 furrowed her brow.
"I feel it too… Our strength—it's gone."
Having been inside Cell, their energy had been absorbed by Goku along with Cell's.
Goku pulled out a Senzu Bean and handed it to 18.
"Here. Eat this. It'll restore your strength."
"This is…?"
18 took the bean, examined it, and exclaimed,
"Is this the Senzu Bean from the reports?"
She popped it into her mouth and swallowed. In just seconds, her strength returned to peak condition.
"Incredible! That's amazing!"
"What about me?"
17 looked at Goku hopefully.
Goku shot him a blank look.
"What, you think growing your hair out makes you a girl? Step aside—this benefit's only for the ladies."
"Ugh…"
17 was speechless. He was angry, but didn't dare speak out. It was clear Goku spared him only for 18's sake.
Man… Goku's totally into my sister…
Ignoring 17, Goku turned to 18.
"Hey, I saved your life, y'know. Not even a 'thank you'?"
"Hmph! I never asked you to save me!"
18 snorted and flew off.
"Come on, 17—we're leaving!"
Watching their figures disappear into the sky, Goku shook his head with a wry smile.
"Man… winning her over's not gonna be easy."
He looked down at Cell's broken body.
"Well then, time to finish this."
He flung Cell into the air.
"Kameha~!!"
A massive energy wave burst from Goku's hands, engulfing Cell completely.
"SON GOKUUUU! I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOUUU—!"
Cell's scream echoed as his body was vaporized. Even the core chip in his brain was disintegrated. Cell had finally and completely disappeared from this world.
"Well, that just leaves that bio-android named Nox… Wonder where he is now. Eh, probably hard to find him. Guess I'll just have to wait for him to show up."
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Somewhere high in Earth's atmosphere, a spacecraft floated at over a thousand meters in the air. It was cloaked, making it nearly impossible to detect.
Inside one room of the ship, strange devices lined the walls. Test tubes bubbled with mysterious liquids, some emitting odd fumes.
In the center stood a massive transparent chamber filled with an unknown fluid. But more striking than the machinery was the small figure floating inside—the infant bore a startling 70% resemblance to young Goku, with a hint of Broly's features. Most distinct of all was the gray monkey-like tail on his backside.
Beside the chamber was an incredibly advanced computer. Unreadable alien symbols flashed across the screen, but in the top left corner, one string of numbers was clear: 1:10.
This wasn't just any computer—it was a Time Accelerator. The ratio 1:10 meant one day in the outside world equaled ten years in here.
This was Dr. Roco's true laboratory, and the Time Accelerator was his proudest invention. Once Nox fully matured in the chamber, the machine's purpose would be fulfilled.
Suddenly, the scene around the ship flickered, and within the blink of an eye, the vessel was now docked in a hidden underground base.
A short, wrinkled, hideous alien appeared beside the craft. He tapped the door with his wooden staff, releasing a strange energy. Miraculously, the hatch opened.
He stepped inside, heading straight for the time chamber. His eyes lit up in awe.
"So this is the time Accelerator Dr. Roco dedicated his life to creating? Truly an incredible invention!"
He moved toward the chamber holding Nox and studied the small figure inside, once again expressing his admiration.
"Dr. Roco… your intellect could rival that of my father! Once this bio-android matures, he'll be a match for even Majin Buu. You truly were a genius!"
A sinister grin spread across his face.
"Thanks to you, Dr. Roco… Nox will be the key to reviving Buu's full power! HAHAHA!"
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