Weakness

Cell looked at the battered Vegeta before him and said indifferently, "When all is said and done, I still have to thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to successfully reach my Perfect Form!"

Vegeta glared at Cell, feeling no regret for his own decisions.

He only lamented his own weakness in his heart, that he couldn't even handle a mere Cell.

Vegeta finally caught his breath and slowly flew into mid-air. "It seems you have a great deal of confidence in your own strength!"

"Heh!" Cell smiled faintly and said calmly, "I suppose so."

"Then taste this move of mine!" Vegeta shouted in a concentrated voice.

He suddenly spread his arms, his entire body shining with golden light.

His aura climbed steadily, and the surrounding air seemed to recoil from him.

In an instant, his body was enveloped in lightning, and the edges of the island and the surface of the sea buckled into a circular crater!

Vegeta brought his hands together, aimed them at Cell, and shouted, "This move is my strongest strike! If you are truly invincible, don't dodge—try taking it head-on and see!"

As he spoke, a leaping golden light appeared in his hands.

Crackling sounds erupted in the air.

"A boring provocation." Cell laughed off Vegeta's words, but out of confidence in his own power, he replied, "Fine then, show me everything you've got!"

Seeing the energy gathering on Vegeta, Trunks grew anxious to the extreme and hurriedly shouted toward the sky, "Stop, Father! This will destroy the Earth!"

Vegeta was already primed and ready, his mind filled only with the thought of defeating Cell; he couldn't hear a single sound from the outside world.

Then, the energy sphere in his hands finished gathering, and he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Super Final Flash!"

"Whoosh!"

A massive golden pillar erupted outward.

As the beam was fired, the surrounding seawater instantly evaporated into steam.

Mountains and trees were caught in the wake, floating toward the sky as if gravity had been inverted.

Upon contact with the beam, they were instantly obliterated!

Seeing the massive beam, Cell's smile vanished, and his expression changed abruptly. "Oh no!"

He could see that the power of this attack was not something he could match.

If he took this move head-on, he would certainly die.

He began to evade, pushing his body to the limit to dodge to one side.

However, the impact of the Ki Blast was simply too fast; he could not avoid the attack entirely and could only watch helplessly as the beam struck him.

"Swish!"

A vast expanse of golden light illuminated the Earth.

The massive Ki Blast grazed the entire planet and shot off into space.

"Boom!"

A muffled sound echoed through the pitch-black void of space.

Some unlucky planet had been struck by the move.

After all, the power of this attack was immense; it could not simply vanish on its own and would only explode upon colliding with an object.

On the island, smoke billowed, gradually thinning as time passed.

More than half of Cell's body had been blasted away, yet he laughed wildly, "Haha, lucky I dodged fast, or I really would have been finished!"

"Damn it!" Vegeta looked at his attack, feeling a hint of regret that it hadn't finished Cell off.

Just like that, under his gaze, the other half of Cell's body instantly grew back.

It had been truly dangerous just now; if his reaction had been any slower, it wouldn't have just been half his body.

However, thanks to this, his combat power had advanced another step.

Vegeta was now burning with shame and rage; he condensed energy spheres in both palms and blasted them over in a frenzy!

"Boom!"

Cell remained expressionless, charging head-on through the energy blasts.

He punched Vegeta in the face, then spun around to kick him, sending him flying into mid-air.

He then flashed forward, appearing in the sky ahead of time to deliver a heavy elbow strike to Vegeta.

"Ah!"

Vegeta let out a miserable cry and crashed to the ground.

The golden light vanished, and, covered in wounds, he instantly lost his luster, unable to maintain his Super Saiyan form.

He had become extremely weak, his consciousness blurring.

"Heh!" Cell sneered as he walked up to Vegeta.

He pointed a hand at him, intending to end his life.

Trunks could no longer hold back, releasing a massive surge of energy from his body.

His hair spiked upward, and his muscles swelled once more.

The clouds in the sky swirled into a vortex, spinning incessantly.

Sensing this power, Cell hurriedly turned his head to look.

A flash of light crossed Trunks's eyes as he stared coldly at Cell before him.

As he walked forward, he spat out a threat, "Now, let me be the one to finish you!"

"Heh!" Cell sneered, stepping forward without the slightest hint of intimidation. "You father and son are truly amusing, both wanting to finish me off. Very well, let me see what you're capable of!"

The two closed the distance until they were face to face, their eyes locked.

Cell struck first, launching a direct kick.

Trunks, prepared, flipped his body to evade.

Cell closed in rapidly, delivering a mid-air whip kick.

Trunks crouched low, crossing his arms to block the blow with ease.

After testing each other with a couple of moves, their figures suddenly vanished.

They shifted to the sky, engaging in high-speed combat.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound of muscle colliding echoed everywhere in the sky, and the temperature in the air rose by several degrees.

Suddenly, Trunks increased his power, landing a punch squarely in Cell's abdomen.

Cell plummeted abruptly from the sky.

However, before he could hit the ground, Trunks caught up to him mid-air and delivered a knee strike.

"Thud!"

Cell slammed heavily into the ground, creating a massive crater.

Trunks descended slowly, his gaze sharp as he stared ahead.

"Clatter!"

Debris from the pit shot into the air as Cell rose with it, showing not a single scratch. He sneered, "Not bad, not bad. Your strength is indeed formidable!"

Hearing Cell's praise, Trunks showed no sign of arrogance, his tone remaining cold. "The best is yet to come. Prepare to die!"

With that, he lunged forward.

Cell smiled eerily and charged up to meet him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The two began to trade blows incessantly.

In just one second, they had already exchanged hundreds of punches.

When they finally stopped, Trunks had seized Cell by the wrists.

He pinned Cell directly to the ground, golden light manifesting in his hands.

"Whoosh!" "Boom!"

Trunks's attack pierced straight through the island, driving Cell deep into the ocean.

Yet, his gaze did not soften, for he knew such an attack could not harm Cell.

Sure enough, the next second, Cell shot up from the depths, saying indifferently, "Your power is indeed terrifying. In terms of raw strength alone, you have already surpassed Vegeta, but you have one fatal weakness!"

After clashing several times, Cell, possessing Piccolo's superior combat intelligence, had keenly identified the flaw in Trunks's current state!