"What!?"
Trunks froze when he heard that. He had never expected Cell to say something like that.
Even Trunks's good temper could no longer contain his anger. After all, Saiyan blood flowed through his veins as well.
"Cell, do you really think I can't kill you!?"
Trunks roared, and the golden aura around his body surged violently as a powerful presence burst forth.
In that instant, every muscle in his body swelled, his frame expanding by two sizes in the blink of an eye. The hair tied behind his head also came loose and scattered.
Golden energy light even appeared in Trunks's eyes, as though it might spill out at any moment.
Yet Cell remained expressionless, seemingly having no reaction at all to Trunks's sudden rise in energy.
"Tch, you forgot what I told you the moment I said it!" Vegeta said with an annoyed look, curling his lip.
Bang! Without another word, Trunks threw a punch straight into Cell's face.
After a dull thud of flesh, Cell was sent sliding backward, plowing a long trench through the ground before crashing into and toppling a small hill.
"Ahhh!!!"
The instant he sent Cell flying, Trunks brought his hands together and fired a massive Pulsar Energy Cannon along Cell's previous trajectory.
The earth shook and light blazed. Soaring dust and scattered radiance could not make Vegeta, hovering in the sky, shift his position by even a centimeter.
He did not even blink, watching the entire battle with an indifferent expression.
Crack.
Cell slowly rose from the pile of rubble. Tilting his head, he spat out a mouthful of congealed blood before raising a hand to wipe away the stain.
"I should be thanking you. Otherwise, I couldn't have mastered this energy so quickly."
Cell dusted himself off. Pale violet blood continued