Although Cel started to catch up with Karot's speed, Karot was still half a beat slower. Karot seized an opening and punched Cel directly in the face.
Karot's fist was so large that it was completely larger than Cell's body. Although it hit Cell's face, Cell's face is on his head. Karot's punch completely covered Cell's head. Fortunately, Cell reacted in time, otherwise his head would have been blown off. Cell's face burned.
Instead of backing down, Celu fought with increasing ferocity. Karot saw Celu exploit an opening in his defenses and unleashed a punch that made a whooshing sound as it struck the air, demonstrating just how powerful Karot's punch was.
However, Karot didn't see the fear on Cell's face that suggested he was about to be hit; instead, Cell had a smile on his lips.
"Bump."
This punch landed squarely on Xilu's body. Xilu flew out at an extremely fast speed.
"Oh no!"
Vegeta, an observer, saw the direction Cell flew off in and felt a sense of foreboding. That direction was precisely where Karot had released the Light Orb.
"Father, what happened?"
Seeing the panicked look on Vegeta's face, Trunks asked in confusion, "It's clear that Karot has the upper hand right now."
Vegeta responded to Trunks' question.
"To maintain the Great Ape state, you need a tail and that thing."
Vegeta pointed to the small, glowing ball.
Karot sensed something was wrong when he knocked Cell away. Unfortunately, Karot realized it too late. Since Cell couldn't destroy his own tail, he would destroy the glowing sphere. Cell's desperate actions before were entirely for Karot's benefit, designed to lower Karot's guard and make him stop paying attention to the sphere. Because Cell only had one chance, he had to be absolutely certain. Fortunately, Karot still fell for it, and even personally sent Cell to where he wanted to go.
Everyone else is playing with muscle, but you've started playing with your brain. No wonder you managed to fool Piccolo, the greatest brains in the world! Cell.
Goodbye, Great Ape.
After speaking, Cel extinguished the Light Orb with a loud "bang," signaling that Karot would soon revert to human form.
The instant the Light Orb disappeared, Karot's also slowly shrank.
Karot quickly covered his genitals with his hands. Karot was completely naked. He didn't want these people to take advantage of him.
In the end, Krillin tossed Karot his old pants to him. Karot had taken off his outer pants before transforming, and now they came in handy.
"If I say I want to replace him now, you shouldn't have any objections, right?"
Karot said to Cell. He was no match for Cell now. The aftereffects of the Kaioken were starting to kick in. It would be foolish to knowingly throw his life away. Karot wasn't a fool, so he was going to step in.
Do you think this is possible?
Cell is very capable, but also petty. He was just beaten down by Karot, and now he has a chance to get revenge. Do you think he will let this opportunity pass? Of course not. Cell is the epitome of someone who holds a grudge.
After saying that, Cell instantly appeared in front of Karot and threw a punch. Karot tried to block, but he couldn't block all the power. In the end, the punch still hit Karot. Karot's entire body felt like it was falling apart. He was in pain all over. The aftereffects of the Kaioken combined with Cell's power left Karot with no strength left to even stand up.
"Cough cough."
"I never imagined that I, Karot, would one day be in such a sorry state!"
After saying that, Karot spat out a mouthful of blood. Cell wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by. Cell knew that being soft-hearted would only harm himself. So he was going to kill Karot first. He didn't care about the other Earth warriors, only Son Gohan made him somewhat concerned.
"Go and keep Son Goku!"
After speaking, Cel pointed a finger at Karot, and a beam of light emanated from the tip of his finger, pointing directly at Karot's forehead.
"Am I going to die?"
Karot is completely exhausted. When he transformed into Great Ape, he had been maintaining the Kaioken to achieve overwhelming power, and the Great Ape body could easily sustain it. All he had to do was defeat Cell, eat a Senzu Bean from Master Korin, and be done with it. Unfortunately, he was careless. He was outmaneuvered by Cell before he could defeat him, forcing him to prematurely end his Great Ape mode. The aftereffects of overusing the Kaioken were now showing.
Just as Cell's energy wave was about to pierce through Karot's head, Son Gohan appeared in front of Karot and deflected Cell's fatal blow with a single wave of his hand.
We're saved!
As Gohan blasted Cell away with his energy blast, Krillin and Yamcha arrived in front of Karot, helped Karot up, and led him away from the center of the battlefield, leaving him to the two people with a deep-seated blood feud.
Xilu watched as this group of people fought one after another, only to have another take the stage – it was utterly unsportsmanlike!
"You've finally come on stage, Son Goku's son. I thought you'd be hiding in the back crying."
Cell naturally didn't have a good attitude towards Son Gohan, who had forced him to self-destruct, and he even took the time to mock him. After all, Gohan was just a child, and his emotions were easily affected, which prevented him from fully unleashing his power.
Unfortunately, the Son Gohan of today is not the Son Gohan as before. Son Goku's departure has caused Son Gohan to grow up rapidly. He must protect this planet in place of his father. People like Cell will disrupt the peace of Earth, and Gohan reminds himself that he must not be soft-hearted. Thinking of Gohan Android 16's warning and his father's instructions, Gohan unconsciously clenched his fist.
As if sensing Son Gohan's determination, Cell stopped wasting words. The two began to fight. Both were Super Saiyan 2, and their power was unleashed unconsciously, forcing Karot and the others to stay away from the area where the two were fighting, mainly to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
"Bang, bang, bang."
The high-speed collision produced a deafening sound, and the soldiers present watched nervously as the two finished off the battle group, because this matter concerned the future of Earth.
Krillin, do you guys have any Senzu Bean left?
Karot asked Krillin. Karot hated being beaten like this; he was severely injured and had no strength left.
"Ugh, it's all been ruined by Xilu."
Krillin said somewhat embarrassedly.
"All right!"
Karot could only endure it. After all, he couldn't just conjure a Senzu Bean by hand.