Chapter 64

"You're so slow on the uptake. You didn't even realize my arm could regenerate. Cell, even if you absorb the energy from my other arm, I'm still stronger than you. Prepare to die!"

"You're pretty clever. You deliberately let me take your arm so I'd reveal the truth..." Cell didn't seem worried at all.

"I have the wisdom of God..."

"What? I see. You fused with God, Piccolo."

Cell looked surprised, then thought, That means the Dragon Balls have disappeared too. No one can be brought back to life, no matter who dies. That's good news for me.

"No wonder you're so strong, even though you still look like King Piccolo... Hmm?"

As Cell spoke, he suddenly turned to look up at the sky. Trunks and Krillin had arrived.

"So Piccolo really did fuse with God!" Krillin said. "And that guy over there is..."

"The monster that came out of that shell..." Trunks looked down as well.

Cell was surprised. "Trunks?! He came here using a Time Machine too... What a fool. I killed him in the future, and I'll do the same here."

"Was he the one who killed the people in Qijia Town?"

"Yes! Watch out for his tail. They all disappeared because of it," Piccolo warned.

"Why? I can sense Goku and the others' ki coming from him..." Krillin said, a cold sweat breaking out across his bald head.

"I'll explain everything later. First, let's take him down."

"Take me down? You think it'll be that easy?" Cell said calmly.

"He can talk?!" Krillin and Trunks were shocked that the monster could speak.

"You have no chance of winning in this situation," Piccolo said.

"True. I should leave."

"Don't even think about escaping. That Kamehameha won't work again."

"Kamehameha? He can use Goku's Kamehameha too?" Krillin said in disbelief.

"Krillin, that's not all. If I wanted to, I could even use the Spirit Bomb."

"It's surprising that you know my name. Goku must be just as surprised."

"Oh? Sun Wukong is still alive?"

"Of course..." Krillin said matter-of-factly.

"I see. He's still alive... So history really is different from what I know... I have to absorb Android 17 and Android 18. There's no point in trying to stop me!"

Cell suddenly struck a familiar pose. "Solar Flare!!!"

The blinding light temporarily robbed Piccolo, Krillin, and Trunks of their sight. By the time they recovered, Cell had already escaped.

"Damn it, he got away!"

"Damn it, Solar Flare is Tien Shinhan's technique, isn't it?" Piccolo swore angrily.

"Learning Solar Flare isn't hard. Goku and I can both use it..." Krillin said.

Smack! Piccolo flew into the air and searched around, but couldn't find Cell. Cell could hide his ki too.

"Damn it! His ki has completely disappeared. So he knows that trick too."

Piccolo landed. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He clenched his fists and unleashed an astonishing amount of ki. "Damn it! I was too careless. I should've taken him down right away..."

Whoosh! Vegeta arrived just then.

"Piccolo?! What happened? How did he suddenly get so powerful?"

Tap! Vegeta landed in front of the three of them.

"Tell me what happened here."

"Tien Shinhan is on his way. We'll tell you when he gets here..." Piccolo folded his arms, having already calmed down.

"Hmph! Then there's something I want to know. Are you really Piccolo?"

"He fused with God again," Trunks answered before Piccolo could.

"Oh? They fused, and that alone made him that much stronger? If I hadn't already surpassed the Super Saiyan form, I might not have been able to beat him..."

They waited a while, and Tien Shinhan arrived.

Afterward, Piccolo explained everything to them.