It pierced through Planet Namek's ground.
The entire planet immediately began to convulse, as if it had suddenly come alive and started breathing. With every inhale and exhale came the sensation of bombs exploding.
Just as everyone stood there dumbfounded, Piccolo rushed over, still shouting, "Son Goku! Uchiha Hikaru, I'm here! I'll show you that I'm no longer the person I used to be."
But despite Piccolo's declaration, no one reacted. Looking closer, they were all staring at the ground with terrified expressions.
At that moment, Cell began to laugh.
"Hahaha, you people truly have no idea what you're dealing with. Even if you want to save this planet now, it's already too late. Let me tell you, as long as that ancient Shenron disappears, I'll have no natural enemies left in this world! Hahaha..."
Amid Cell's unrestrained laughter, Planet Namek suddenly exploded. Golden-red energy instantly flattened the surrounding starfield.
If everyone had not dodged quickly enough, they would have been swallowed by the blast.
The moment Uchiha Jie saw what was happening, his eyes turned red.
"Dad, don't you dare get killed!"
At that moment, Piccolo had completely become a huge idiot, frozen in place and not knowing what to do.
He had always wanted to surpass everyone, but he had never expected his race to be wiped out in a single strike so quickly. No matter how strong he was, after losing his people and becoming the only one left in the universe, he would still feel incomparably lonely.
Planet Namek was Piccolo's home. With even his home gone, how could he still talk about conquering the universe? If he had rushed over to suppress Cell when Uchiha Hikaru was slammed into the ground earlier, perhaps this would never have happened.
Piccolo wanted to curse himself for being