Hearing Vegeta’s words, Talot smiled at him, then shook his head.
This made Vegeta somewhat angry.
He had already guessed this much, yet Talot still refused to say it outright. It was impossible not to feel annoyed.
“I already said it before, even if Cell becomes a Perfect Form, I can still easily kill him. The reason I told you all this, and explained Cell’s existence to you, was simply so you’d understand who the real enemy is,” Talot said.
After receiving Talot’s answer, everyone fell silent.
It was originally a straightforward statement, but they had overthought it.
“Then… how are we supposed to find that Android called Cell? Even if you won’t act, we have no choice but to!” Piccolo was the first to speak.
He already understood what Talot was trying to convey. 17 and 18 were not their enemies. The biggest trouble they had to deal with now was the monster called Cell.
According to Talot’s earlier explanation, Cell’s potential was immeasurable. Even before becoming Perfect Form, he already possessed an extremely powerful strength, and he could further grow by absorbing the life essence of humans.
A monster like that was an enormous threat. If not eliminated, he would inevitably become a future calamity.
But they didn’t even know what Cell looked like or where he was, so how could they destroy him?
“You don’t need to worry, Piccolo. Actually, the moment I arrived in your timeline, my perception already enveloped the entire Earth. I’ve already found that guy, and I can take you to him at any time… but before that, you’d better deal with this laboratory first. I won’t be making a move,” Talot said with a smile.
At this point, there was no need to explain things any further.
Smart people weren’t stupid.
Hearing this, everyone present exchanged glances.
Things had developed to this stage, and now they could only move forward. There was no retreat.
While everyone was deep in thought, Talot turned around and walked out of the secret laboratory.
As he left, the others also began to act.
In truth, only one person would have been enough. As long as everything here was destroyed, especially Cell’s embryo.
But to ensure with absolute certainty that no hidden dangers remained, they carried out a meticulous destruction.
After all the hidden threats had been completely eradicated and everyone left the underground laboratory, Piccolo fired one final golden energy wave.
‘BOOOOM~~!!!!’
Blazing flames shot into the sky, and shattered rocks flew everywhere. Only after completely destroying Dr. Gero’s secret laboratory did Piccolo turn his gaze toward Talot, waiting for his next command.
Talot wasted no words and raised his hand to use Instant Transmission.
An invisible power of space emerged, skillfully enveloping everyone present.
‘Snap~!’ Along with the crisp sound of Talot snapping his fingers—
Everyone felt the world spin around them, and in the next second, they vanished from the area.
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Scene transition.
Within a small town located in the Southern Islands.
A green humanoid reptilian creature was searching for its prey.
This reptilian creature was none other than Cell.
Around him, dozens of humans had already been drained dry by him, leaving only their clothes scattered across the ground.
“Looks like there are no more living humans in this town. In such a remote place, the life essence I can absorb is pitifully scarce. Next, I’ll have to move around the big cities. The massive human population there will provide me with an endless supply of life energy. By then, even if those guys discover me, it won’t matter,” Cell sneered darkly.
He had already planned his next step, completely unaware that his death was imminent.
‘Whoosh~~!!’ Suddenly, the sound of air being torn apart rang out.
The instant Cell sensed several auras appearing out of nowhere, his entire body trembled violently.
He subconsciously turned around, and the people before his eyes immediately caused his pupils to widen in shock.
【Vegeta, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Krillin, and Trunks!! Hm?! That guy… who is he?! How do they know I’m here?!】Seeing so many people all at once, Cell became somewhat flustered.
From the looks of it, they were clearly here for him!
How had these guys discovered him?
At this moment, the others also recovered from the wondrous sensation of Instant Transmission.
Everyone’s eyes focused on Cell.
It was one thing not to sense him, but once they did, they were instantly shocked.
The aura on this monster was extremely strange, like a product created by combining all of their auras together!
And not just theirs, even Frieza and his father’s aura was present.
“As you can see, he is Cell,” Talot briefly explained to everyone, while his teasing gaze swept back and forth across Cell’s body.
In just a few seconds, he had already seen through Cell’s current strength.
At this point in time, Cell had not absorbed much life energy yet and had not grown to the level of Android 17 and 18, or Piccolo in his fused form.
Even so, his power level was already terrifyingly high, exceeding 700 million!
“So this guy is Cell? He actually has my aura on him?!”
“What a monster, he’s practically a fusion of all of us!”
The moment Krillin and Tien Shinhan saw Cell, they were shocked by the stitched-together aura emanating from him.
“That madman Dr. Gero actually created a monster like this!” Piccolo’s expression became incomparably ugly, rage surging within him, because he too sensed his own Ki from Cell.
Without question, this creature definitely possessed his cells.
“What kind of joke is this?! My aura actually exists inside this ugly freak?!!” The emotionally agitated Vegeta exploded with rage the instant he sensed Cell’s aura.
Not only did he immediately enter the Super Saiyan 1 form, but his strength also broke past his previous limits.
This was due to being healed from severe injuries by a Senzu Bean. Part of his potential had been unleashed, and after transforming into Super Saiyan 1, his power level shot straight up to 550 million, extremely close to Cell’s.
This sudden eruption undoubtedly startled Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Krillin, while Future Trunks looked like he wanted to say something, but after glancing at Talot, he calmed himself down.
He now knew that this senior from another timeline was on their side, so regardless of whether his father could defeat Cell or not, Talot would most likely step in at the end.
“Vegeta, don’t be reckless! Haven’t you suffered enough already?” Piccolo spoke up to stop him.
Hearing this, Vegeta let out a disdainful snort. “Do you think I’m like you? I may have lost to Android 18 earlier, but that may not be the case anymore! Don’t forget the Saiyan trait, after recovering from severe injuries, our strength increases tremendously! Besides, this green-skinned bug’s aura isn’t all that powerful!”
As he spoke, the golden aura surrounding Vegeta became even denser.
His power exploded to the limit in one breath, and the terrifying pressure expanded along with it, transforming into a hurricane that swept toward Cell.
Faced with this sudden overwhelming pressure, Cell was clearly affected and was forced several meters backward.
“Hmph?! So you managed to withstand it? Seems I underestimated you. But you’re still nothing more than a green-skinned bug,” Vegeta arrogantly mocked.
He had barely recovered from defeat, yet he was already acting prideful again.
But that was simply Vegeta.
Compared to the Vegeta from Talot’s timeline, this Vegeta might have been ten years older, but he had experienced far less and had yet to truly begin changing.
【Vegeta’s finished!】Cold sweat appeared on Piccolo’s forehead as he sighed inwardly.
In Piccolo’s eyes, this Cell was absolutely powerful, at the very least, stronger than Super Saiyan Vegeta.
After sighing, Piccolo looked toward Talot, who was watching the show from the sidelines, and could only let out another helpless breath.
He more or less understood Talot’s intentions now.
Tien Shinhan and Krillin watched Vegeta and Cell, staring silently. Neither of them could offer any opinion, much less deal with Cell themselves.
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