The evil aura rose, and a green ugly figure stood in front of Android 17. To be precise, he intercepted Android 17. After leaving Android 16, Android 17 flew out all the way, but a cicada-like monster rushed out unexpectedly and blocked his path.
Is this Cell?
Android 17's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively took a fighting stance.
"What are you?"
"Me? I am the one who brings meaning to your life. Join with me! Android 17!" Cell opened his arms and spread his chest as if to embrace him. "Come on!" His tail slowly stretched forward, bending and swaying as flexible as a snake.
"Disgusting guy!" Android 17 spat.
But Cell didn't take it seriously at all. The gloom in his eyes was replaced by fanaticism, and there was a sinister smile on his face. In order to increase his strength, Cell had quietly absorbed the life essence of many people. At this moment, he was stronger than Android 17.
Suddenly, an afterimage flashed by, and Cell rushed toward Android 17, spreading his wings behind him and creating a sonic boom in the air. Very fast!
A shocked expression appeared on Android 17's face. The afterimages in his vision disappeared instantly, then he suffered a heavy blow to his abdomen. A huge force bombarded his body, and the remaining power penetrated through him and exploded behind. The mountain trembled in the distance, and gravel rolled down.
Android 16 was right - this guy's strength far exceeded his own!
But wasn't Cell intercepted by Android 16? How would he appear here? What happened!
Anger and unwillingness made Android 17 explode. He gritted his teeth and backed away, creating distance from Cell, then pushed forward an energy blast with both hands.
"Die!" Android 17 yelled.
Cell smiled coldly. "Ha!" White ki flames burst out around him, forming a barrier, and headed toward Android 17's energy blast. The green body pressed against the energy attack, making it unstoppable.
BANG BANG BANG! After three consecutive hits, Cell smashed through the energy blast, knocked down Android 17, and drove him directly into the ground.
Cell stepped on Android 17 with one foot, his cold eyes flashing: "Come on, my brother!" He stretched out his long tail, and the needle at the end suddenly expanded, forming a huge trumpet-shaped opening that swallowed Android 17 entirely.
Android 17 couldn't resist the huge force. His arms struggled, but he couldn't break free.
"Ugh... ugh..."
First the head, then the body, then the twitching forearms and hands, and finally complete engulfment. Cell's tail writhed like a snake, digesting quickly. Once absorbed, Cell's body began to change, and blazing light radiated from his entire form! He was in the center of the white light cluster, his muscles pulsing, his whole body expanding, and his strength expanding too!
Cell roared loudly, his aura released, and the ground cracked layer by layer with fissures winding away from him at the center. Wind blades crushed rocks, vegetation, and even flowing clouds, causing waves to stir in the void.
"Hahaha, finally! Finally absorbed Android 17!"
The excited Cell couldn't help feeling overjoyed - he was only one step away from the perfect form he dreamed of.
Suddenly, the laughter stopped. Cell's face changed drastically, and his aura became restrained. He sensed the ki of Goku and Vegeta, and his companion - the other Cell's ki. Several ki signatures were very powerful and entangled.
But Goku and Vegeta's auras were so overwhelming that even the current Cell felt pressured. He didn't try to be hasty but chose to endure.
"Hey, I leave it to you, friend. Let them see your transformation..."
There was an evil smile on the corner of his mouth as he held his breath and went into the forest.
...
Goku and Vegeta noticed Cell's burst of energy for a moment. In a short period of time, a huge change happened - it improved dramatically! Could he still evolve?
"Android 17! He absorbed Android 17!" Android 16 still had some strength left and spoke with difficulty.
"Just absorbing one can increase power so much?" Goku was shocked.
If he absorbed both Android 17 and 18, how powerful would he become?
In the revenge plan that Dr. Gero had been plotting, Cell was a hidden trump card. It was undeniable that Perfect Cell was indeed incredibly powerful - even stronger than full-power Super Saiyan Goku!
"No, if that's the Cell from the future world, and you're the Cell from this timeline, Raditz should have eliminated you long ago!" Vegeta frowned in confusion.
"Wrong..." Cell sneered. "Raditz didn't find out where I was at all. Boundless had already transferred me to a different location than the research institute. When Earth exploded, I used a protective barrier to survive and didn't die."
Goku and Vegeta finally understood that this era's Cell hadn't been eliminated. When Raditz made his wish, although Gero and Cell were excluded, Cell wasn't dead at all!
"No, still wrong. Since Cell in this era should still be very young and weak, Gero wouldn't let Cell act yet."
"Then Cell should mature in a few years, instead of appearing in the world now, let alone being so powerful!"
"I know what you're thinking - amazed by my strength, right? Let me tell you, I will become stronger, and unlike the guy from the future, I already have the essence of Android 17 and 18 in my body!"
"What!" The three of them were shocked in unison.
Cell's sinister smile had already lingered in their hearts like a ghost.
Why not implant the Android 17 and 18 essence that Cell needed to become perfect from the beginning, rather than wait until they matured before absorbing them? Gero knew that the Android 17 and 18 he'd transformed were disobedient, yet he still made such an arrangement, which Boundless found unacceptable. What's more, if one was accidentally destroyed, wouldn't it be impossible to achieve the perfect form forever?
So Boundless stepped in to change the plan.
Cell had been trained under computer control, buried deep in a secret base. Boundless participated in Gero's research and took Cell's training a step further!
He extracted the cells that young Cell needed from Android 17 and 18, then put them into the culture medium to grow together. When Cell developed, the life energy of Android 17 and 18 was also growing and providing cellular essence for Cell! This way, Cell grew faster and evolved faster!
Silently running on the computer for the next year, Cell had grown to a mature stage and slowly showed tendencies to evolve. He also obtained an android signal source finder in the base, which Boundless had left just in case.
The mature Cell found the future Cell with the help of the search device, and the two hit it off and started cooperating. As a result, they formed a separate killing force outside of Boundless's control.
Although both were Cell, there were differences between the two. One had the cells of Frieza and Trunks, while the other had the cells of Cooler and other Saiyans, even Zangya.
Compared to androids, they were more cunning and resourceful. They could hide and disguise themselves and wouldn't act without sufficient strength.
Now Cell appeared, extremely confident, facing Goku and Vegeta without panic. He even opened his arms, his whole body shining... He was evolving! Transforming to a higher level of power like a Super Saiyan transformation!
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