Cell Flees to the Future

"What's wrong?"

Lazuli felt a sense of unease at Mo Yuan's reaction.

Mo Yuan had seen Cell suddenly come to a halt, then pull a small box from out of nowhere.

Next, he took a Hoi-Poi Capsule out of that small box.

After a puff of thick smoke, a machine with a peculiar design appeared on the ground.

This machine was none other than the Time Machine that had fallen off Trunks.

Cell had not expected the Androids of this world to be so incredibly strong.

Furthermore, he felt a faint sense of unease; a voice in the depths of his heart was telling him to leave this place immediately.

This world was already completely different from the history in his memories.

The addition of an extra Android (Android 16), along with the Androids' terrifying power that far exceeded history.

Everything pointed to the extraordinary nature of this timeline.

It was fortunate for Cell that he hadn't encountered Mo Yuan, or Lapis from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

Otherwise, he would have understood what true cruelty was.

Thinking about leaving this place, Cell felt very unwilling.

After all, he hadn't reached his perfect form yet.

But time and tide wait for no man.

If he continued to stay in this timeline, there was a possibility he could lose his life at any moment.

It would be better to leave this timeline and seek another possibility.

Moreover, he had encountered the grown-up Trunks.

Cell was no stranger to Trunks.

In his own timeline, Trunks was the one he had killed.

Therefore, the Trunks appearing in this timeline was definitely the Trunks from the third timeline.

The fact that Trunks was still in this timeline at this moment meant that Android 17 and Android 18 of the third timeline had not yet been destroyed.

And he had obtained the Time Machine from Trunks.

Cell had already made up his mind.

He would first go to the third timeline to absorb those two Androids.

Once he became his perfect form, he would return to this timeline.

The Androids in this timeline were so powerful.

If he absorbed them, he might even be able to surpass his perfect form.

To become an existence even more powerful than his perfect form.

Thinking of this, Cell couldn't help but curl the corner of his mouth, revealing a wicked, charming smile.

"Hehehehehe~"

Then, hardening his heart, he raised his hand like a blade and sliced his own lower body off.

Because the Time Machine was too small, it couldn't fit his complete body.

The last time he came to this timeline in the Time Machine, he had chosen to regress into an egg.

To be honest, that approach was truly irrational.

It had caused him to waste several years for nothing.

Possessing the abilities of a Namekian, he could completely shrink himself (on a physical level) and then change back after traveling through time.

He maneuvered his upper body into the Time Machine, then pressed a few buttons on the console.

Finally, he took one last deep look at this world.

"I will be back!"

The Time Machine vanished from the spot in an instant.

Leaving behind only Cell's lower half and a pool of purple blood.

"Damn it, I was still a step too slow."

Not long after Cell left, Mo Yuan arrived.

Upon seeing Cell pull out the Time Machine, Mo Yuan hadn't even had time to explain to Lazuli before rushing over at full speed.

Unfortunately, he was still a step too late.

Looking at the severed lower half on the ground, Mo Yuan felt somewhat helpless.

He never would have imagined that Cell would actually get his hands on a Time Machine.

The original plot didn't have this turn of events.

It seems his own arrival has caused this timeline to change as well.

Excluding the derelict Time Machine that Cell arrived in, the only other one on Earth is the one Trunks possesses.

Using his Mind's Eye, he observed that Trunks is currently at Bulma's home in West City.

And Bulma is currently repairing that derelict Time Machine.

Presumably, the Time Machine Cell used must have come from Trunks.

Mo Yuan casually released a ki blast, vaporizing the severed limbs on the ground to avoid polluting the environment.

Although it was a pity that Cell escaped, Mo Yuan was not particularly afraid.

Who isn't a Perfect Form these days?

Mo Yuan remained quite confident in his own strength.

Counting the year spent training in the underground laboratory and the year and a half in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

All in all, Mo Yuan is a martial arts trainee with a full two and a half years of training under his belt.

With two and a half years of foundation, Mo Yuan fears no challenge.

However, this incident also made Mo Yuan a bit more vigilant.

This world is a real one; his appearance will cause changes, and nothing will follow the original plot anymore.

Just like today, he had assumed Cell could not escape his grasp, so he didn't pursue him immediately, instead letting him flee.

He never expected Cell to obtain a Time Machine and jump directly to another timeline.

Mo Yuan has taken this lesson to heart.

He must never commit such a low-level mistake again.

Meanwhile, in West City, Trunks is currently very anxious.

He is restless and uneasy.

The loss of the Time Machine has filled his heart with terror.

He fears that Cell has run off to the future timeline.

Without him there, the Earth of the future timeline is a soft target, ripe for anyone to crush.

And his mother...

Trunks dare not think any further.

He is no longer in the mood to train with Vegeta.

His only desire is to wait for Bulma to fix the Time Machine so he can return to the future timeline immediately.

No matter what, he must stop that monster.

Future timeline.

Amidst a stretch of ruins, a machine with a peculiar design appeared out of thin air.

The transparent canopy slowly opened.

A green monster with only half a body floated out from within.

If an ordinary person were to see this scene, they would surely think they had seen a ghost.

Because for this monster with only half a body, purple liquid was still dripping from his severed waist.

A half-bodied monster, dripping blood and floating in the air—who wouldn't be terrified?

Cell took a deep breath.

The scent of war, smoke, and death!

"Hehehehe~"

Cell looked intoxicated, licking his lips.

This scent is truly fascinating.

"Android 17, Android 18, I will come for you soon. You must have been waiting a long time, right? Hehehehe~"

Cell imagined himself absorbing Android 17 and Android 18 to reach his Perfect Form and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

After a while.

Cell finally calmed down.

It was time to get down to business!

Cell channeled the ki within his body, and before long, his lower half sprouted eerily from the point of severance.

Then, he stowed the Time Machine away.

After all, he would still need this thing to return to that timeline.

However, Cell discovered another problem: the Time Machine had completely run out of energy.

The remaining energy had only been enough to bring him to this timeline, leaving nothing left for him to return.

Fortunately, Cell knew someone who could solve this issue.

The energy problem was a minor detail; the most important thing now was to absorb Android 17 and Android 18.

As for the strength of the androids in this timeline, Cell was not worried.

Since he had already seen the Trunks of this timeline, and given that Trunks had managed to survive under the androids for so many years with such meager strength, it was clear that the androids here were likely on par with those from his own timeline.

No matter how strong they were, they couldn't possibly be that formidable.