"Android 18!"
Android 17 cried out in alarm and rushed forward to catch Android 18.
He looked up at Cell, who had knocked Android 18 unconscious with a single punch, his expression turning grim.
"Who the hell are you? Why are you attacking us?"
"Hehehe..." Cell eyed them with insatiable greed as he said, "Who am I? I'm your brother! Android 17, I'm Ultimate Android Cell, created by Dr. Gero in another world! The strongest being in the universe!"
"Who would call a monster like you a brother? Dr. Gero didn't even create us!"
"He didn't?" Cell froze for a moment. "Right, there are plenty of differences between our worlds. But that doesn't matter. As long as you really are Android 17 and Android 18."
"Android 17, Android 18! I absorbed the two of you in my world and attained this perfect form! But your world's Dr. Gero told me that if I absorbed you two as well, I could evolve even further! Well? Don't you want to see what an Ultimate Android looks like?"
"What? You can evolve again?"
Standing nearby, Lazuli was stunned. Wasn't Cell already in his perfect form? He could actually get another upgrade?
No! I have to stop him!
"Android 17! Take Android 18 and get out of here! We can't let this bastard succeed!"
"Run away? Never!"
Android 17 roared, tossed Android 18 to Android 16 behind him, then vanished from the spot.
The next instant, he appeared before Cell and attacked without hesitation.
Boom!
The air shuddered under Android 17's blow.
But once the shock wave passed, Cell stood unmoved against Android 17's fist, a smile curling his lips. "I don't know how you two became so strong in this world, but you're still nowhere near my level."
The moment he finished speaking,