High in the sky, hundreds of flaming spears had all merged into that sun. The ripples of destruction had blasted the earth below into a massive crater over a hundred kilometers wide.
The edges of the crater walls had been continuously shaved down by the earlier shockwaves, turning into enormous slopes angled at forty-five degrees.
As Eliza stopped, the sun she had created gradually dimmed before finally vanishing. The sky returned to its empty state.
Clearly, Cell had been directly annihilated by that utterly terrifying attack during the previous exchange.
However, Eliza did not lower her guard this time. Instead, she used her mental power to carefully scan the surroundings, yet she could not detect the presence of any life.
But Eliza was still uneasy. Previous lessons had taught her that Cell was crafty and unpredictable; he could not be treated like an ordinary opponent.
Sure enough, Eliza's unrelenting defensive stance made the Cell hidden in the shadows abandon the idea of launching a sneak attack.
The next moment, Cell emerged from hiding and rose into the air before Eliza.
Eliza was feeling somewhat frustrated now. Just how many clones did Cell have hidden away? If she could not find them, continuing to fight like this would be nothing but a waste of energy.
Son Gohan was not at all surprised by Cell's obvious war-of-attrition strategy. If he could win in the easiest way possible, Cell naturally would not choose a far more difficult method.
"Stop looking. You won't find where my core body is," Cell said with a sinister chuckle. "And I have Son Goku and the others to thank for teaching me how to conceal my life energy so it can't be detected."
Eliza's brows drew together slightly. Although the secret technique had given her mental power tremendous