Found the Target

Cell saw Vegeta's arrogant expression and flew into a rage. He fired another Ki Blast at him.

"Hmph!" Vegeta snorted, standing his ground without even bothering to dodge.

"Rumble!"

Even after taking the hit, he remained completely unharmed. Seeing this, Cell whipped his tail at him.

Vegeta leaped high into the air and appeared behind him in an instant, kicking him and sending him flying.

Before Cell could even land, Vegeta swiftly caught up and kicked him high into the sky!

"Whoosh!"

Vegeta flew above him ahead of time, clasped his hands together, and brought them down on Cell's head.

"Thud!"

Cell crashed to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

Seeing this, Trunks had a pretty good idea of how things stood.

Unless something unexpected happened, his father would win—and win without a doubt!

Vegeta landed beside him. Looking at Cell's sorry state, he taunted him again. "Is this all you've got? You've disappointed me!"

Hearing the mockery, Cell was furious.

Vegeta pointed toward Trunks, who was not far away. "See him? He may not be as strong as me, but he's still far stronger than you!"

"I never expected you to be such a piece of trash. It's pathetic!"

Cell was so scorned by Vegeta that he couldn't find a word to say. Those taunts were even more painful than getting beaten.

After all, he had Saiyan cells in him too, and he was every bit as proud as Vegeta.

But now he'd been humiliated again and again. Of course he couldn't take it!

Cell was unwilling to accept this. Cold sweat poured down his body, but he still stubbornly said, "What a shame. What a terrible shame!"

"I was so close to becoming Perfect Form!"

"If you let me reach Perfect Form, you won't stand a chance against me. I'll kill every last one of you!"

Vegeta found that a little interesting.

Even so, he kicked Cell away, sending him crashing into a nearby mountain.

"Does trash like you even need to become Perfect Form?"

Vegeta raised his chin and spoke arrogantly.

He believed that even if Cell achieved Perfect Form, he still wouldn't be a match for him.

So there was no point in talking about it!

Cell refused to give up. "Just let me reach Perfect Form! This so-called Super Vegeta will be nothing but garbage! He won't even compare to my little finger!"

"You're asking to die!" A cold glint flashed in Vegeta's eyes.

He aimed one hand at Cell, a Ki Blast already gathered in his palm and ready to fire.

Cell was terrified, but he forced himself to stay calm. "So this is all you're capable of. You don't even have the courage to let me grow stronger and fight you. If it were Son Goku, he'd definitely want to fight me at my strongest!"

He had absorbed the cells of most of the strongest fighters, and with them, their personalities.

Mentioning Son Goku's name was definitely a powerful move.

" Tch!" Sure enough, Vegeta's expression darkened when he heard that.

He lowered his hand, then wore a smug smile. "You're right. You're far too weak right now. There's no challenge in fighting you. Go ahead and get stronger. I want to see how powerful you'll be once you do!"

Cell's face lit up with delight when he saw Vegeta relent.

He couldn't believe Vegeta was such a fool that he'd actually agreed.

But that was fine. Now he knew for sure that Android 18 was on this island. All he had to do was find and absorb her.

Then this so-called Super Vegeta would be no more than a helpless weakling before him!

"No! I won't allow it!"

Trunks shouted at Vegeta.

"Hmph!" Vegeta didn't even look at him.

He was even thinking that he couldn't believe he had such a cowardly son.

At least his newborn son would never turn out like this. He'd make sure of it!

Trunks saw that his words had no effect.

Cell had already left the ground and was preparing to search for the Androids.

Trunks panicked. In a flash, he rushed over and blocked Cell's path.

"I never said I'd let you go. In that case, I'll destroy you myself, you monster!"

Trunks declared resolutely.

He'd had enough of life in the future. If he could, he would snuff out every threat before it had the chance to grow.

Cell was weaker than him now, so why not take him out while he could?

He couldn't understand his father's ridiculously stupid way of thinking!

Watching from afar, Android 18 saw Cell preparing to leave and furrowed her brow. "What's Vegeta playing at? He can beat Cell. Why let him go?"

Li Lin smiled as he explained, "Didn't you hear him? Vegeta wants to take on Cell at his strongest, so he wants to wait until Cell absorbs you before fighting him again!"

Android 18's expression froze.

Then she looked utterly terrified. She didn't want to become one with that monster!

"Th-then will you protect me?" Android 18 asked quietly.

Li Lin patted his chest and replied firmly, "Of course!"

Although Li Lin had promised to protect her, Android 18 still couldn't relax.

Vegeta had shown himself to be far too powerful. If he insisted on helping Cell absorb her,

she was afraid Li Lin wouldn't be able to beat Vegeta. Li Lin's energy had seemed powerful earlier, but no one had actually seen him fight.

Meanwhile, in the sky on the other side,

Cell and Trunks had already started fighting.

As Vegeta had said, Trunks was far stronger than Cell too.

After only a few exchanges, Cell was spitting blood and covered in wounds!

After all, Trunks never held back in a fight. He believed in ending things quickly.

If this went on much longer, Cell would be finished before he even got the chance to transform!

Seeing this, Cell seethed with hatred. These father and son were so troublesome. Once he reached Perfect Form, he'd make sure to torment them!

But for now, his main concern was getting away from Trunks.

"Hey! Vegeta, can't you control your son? How am I supposed to reach Perfect Form like this?"

Cell shouted down at Vegeta.

But the moment he turned his head, he froze as if under a paralyzing spell, unable to move.

His eyes fixed on the rock behind Vegeta, staring at it like a lovesick fool.

"Android 18... Android 18 is actually here!" Cell muttered to himself.

He completely ignored Li Lin beside her.

That was because he couldn't sense any energy coming from Li Lin.

And as for why Android 18 was sitting on the rock without hiding herself, he didn't care to find out.

All he knew was that he seemed to be on the verge of reaching Perfect Form.