Watching Cell fully recover, Goku finally remembered. "I forgot—you can regenerate too."
Cell moved his newly grown body. "You've got Piccolo's tricks too." The remark made Piccolo bristle with anger.
"I thought I'd won with that last attack. But your ki has dropped a lot too," Goku said.
"Same goes for you. Aren't you panting too?" Cell was unconcerned—he had yet to use his full strength, while Goku was already at the end of his rope. The advantage was his.
"Let's continue. The same method definitely won't work again. Meaningless attacks will only drain your stamina." Cell's lips curved upward.
"I know." Goku assumed a fighting stance, golden flames blazing around him once more.
The two charged at each other simultaneously.
Goku threw a straight punch at Cell's face. Cell twisted aside, then smashed a heavy fist into Goku's face with his backhand. Using the momentum of his spin, Goku kicked Cell in the cheek.
The two engaged in close combat, their fists and kicks as fast as lightning as offense and defense shifted in an instant.
Within a few meters, the two forces held everything in crushing suppression. Yet several meters away, shockwaves surged and dust swept wildly through the air. Even when many punches and kicks missed, the force carried by them still shattered distant rocks, making the entire ground tremble violently.
After grappling for a moment, Cell broke away and shot into the sky, with Goku close behind.
Cell raised a hand and fired an energy wave. Goku dodged aside, circled behind Cell, and punched him in the face before spinning into a sweeping back kick—Cell used Instant Transmission to open the distance. Goku kicked out, but Cell stepped back and evaded it.
The next second, Cell was already behind Goku, bringing both clasped fists down in