Their companions watching from the ground were stunned too.
Many of them had never expected One-Armed Son Gohan to deal with Cell this way.
He was clearly sacrificing himself.
But everyone also knew that Son Gohan would never stand by and let it happen.
So One-Armed Son Gohan's life definitely wasn't in danger.
They weren't overly worried.
Sure enough, a moment later, Son Gohan vanished.
High above, One-Armed Son Gohan dragged Cell, who was about to explode, out beyond the atmosphere.
Since Saiyans couldn't breathe in a vacuum, One-Armed Son Gohan felt increasingly distressed.
And at that very moment, Cell's life finally reached its end.
One-Armed Son Gohan thought his own life was about to end as well.
BOOM!!!
Cell, swollen like a ball, exploded in an endless surge of scorching heat.
One-Armed Son Gohan let out a sigh of relief.
At that moment, he let go of every last thought.
Good night, my friends.
Dying like this doesn't seem so bad.
A contented smile spread across his face as he slowly closed his eyes.
But wait, why don't I feel any pain?
Why can I still think?
Having died once before, One-Armed Son Gohan could clearly tell something was wrong.
What's going on?
A moment later, his eyes snapped open.
Then he saw Son Gohan standing nearby with a smile, holding a fist-sized, fiery-red Energy Sphere in his right palm.
Son Gohan smiled. "Don't be surprised. This is the energy from Cell's explosion."
One-Armed Son Gohan stared in astonishment at the Energy Sphere in his palm. He wanted to speak, only to realize he couldn't utter a word in this environment.
Son Gohan abruptly clenched his fingers, crushing the fiery-red Energy Sphere in an instant.
Not a trace of excess energy escaped.
The fiery-red Energy Sphere simply dissipated completely.