Cell stopped wasting words and suddenly threw a punch straight at Gohan's face.
Gohan failed to react in time and took the blow head-on, sent flying hard. He had barely steadied himself when Cell teleported behind him and brought a heavy elbow down onto the top of his head, slamming him viciously into the ground.
Before Gohan could rise, Cell planted a foot on his head and ground his sole back and forth against the earth, his tone violent. "Get angry! Come on, get angry!"
Everyone watching felt their hearts ache at the sight. Even though Gohan had already transformed into a Super Saiyan, he was still just a child in everyone's eyes.
Only Goku remained calm, his eyes full of expectation—he wanted Gohan to truly lose his temper and awaken the potential sleeping within him.
Seeing Gohan continue to endure, Cell grew increasingly impatient and pressed down harder. "Get angry already! What about that power you were talking about? Use it!"
Gohan clenched his teeth and endured, his fingers digging deeply into the dirt and leaving several deep furrows in the ground.
This only enraged Cell further. He yanked Gohan off the ground and rained down punches like a storm. His final heavy blow sent Gohan flying, smashing him hard through a massive boulder behind him.
Faced with the relentless assault, Gohan remained on the defensive, desperately suppressing his anger.
But his fighting instincts were impossible to suppress forever. In the instant he dodged Cell's attack, he sprang into the air and delivered a fierce sweeping kick to the charging Cell, knocking him hard to the ground.
Cell slowly rose, his gaze icy as a streak of purple blood ran from the corner of his mouth. He gently wiped it away, the excitement in his eyes burning ever brighter.