"Let's watch for now. This is the first time we've encountered Perfect Cell as well; perhaps we can glean some insights from his fight with Vegeta."
Hearing Gohan's question, Ling An gently shook her head. Gohan nodded slightly in understanding.
"But in this situation, Vegeta is definitely not a match for Cell," Gohan said, narrowing his eyes slightly.
Gohan's current power was even stronger than Perfect Cell's, so he could naturally see the difference in strength between Cell and Vegeta. Although the Vegeta of this world was much stronger than the Vegeta he remembered, it was impossible for him to contend with Cell.
And things unfolded as Gohan predicted.
As Cell got serious, Vegeta was no match for him. He was treated like a punching bag and brutally beaten. Cell delivered a powerful blow to Vegeta's back in mid-air, sending him crashing to the ground, unconscious. He couldn't even maintain his Super Saiyan form.
"He... he can't even maintain Super Saiyan anymore? Is he dead or just unconscious?!"
Krillin, eyes wide with shock, stared at Vegeta lying on the ground. At that moment, Cell, hovering in the air, spoke, "Tsk tsk, you have amazing vitality, Vegeta. But don't worry, I'll end your suffering quickly!"
Hearing this, Krillin shuddered, then turned to Trunks and shouted, "Trunks, don't hesitate any longer! This is a rare opportunity, unleash all your power!"
"I understand!"
With a resounding affirmative, Trunks's energy surged instantly. With roars, his body began to swell dramatically, and his energy reached an astonishing level. Seeing this, Krillin's eyes widened in surprise.
"Tr... Trunks, are you sure you're okay in this state?" Seeing Trunks's energy surge to such a degree, even his eyes were reduced to only whites, Krillin asked with deep concern. However, before Trunks could answer, Cell, who was about to finish off Vegeta, looked over in surprise.
"That... that's Trunks?!"
"He's too powerful. Unbelievable Saiyan. He possesses such terrifying power just by charging up before the fight. What kind of beings are Saiyans?" Krillin, unable to contain his emotions, gazed at Trunks with immense admiration.
"Krillin, please take my father back to Master Roshi. When the time is right, give him this Senzu Bean." Trunks handed a Senzu Bean to Krillin.
Hearing this, Krillin asked with some concern, "But Trunks, are you really okay without a Senzu Bean?!"
"Don't worry, I don't need a Senzu Bean."
Trunks' face, transformed into a Super Saiyan, was exceptionally resolute. He exuded an air of confidence: "This time, I will definitely be the victor!"
"He's... he's actually this confident?!"
Krillin was somewhat dazed. After a moment, he clutched the Senzu Bean and nodded firmly towards Trunks.
Seeing this, Trunks flew towards Cell's location. Cell, observing this, slightly tilted his head: "His aura is truly strong. I didn't expect Trunks to have such potential."
"Cell, I will kill you now!"
Trunks advanced towards Cell, his aura radiating intensity.
"Hmph, you're talking big." Cell's lips curled into a slight smile, a look of amusement on his face. He watched Trunks approach him, and he, too, began to walk towards Trunks. The two drew closer, and at a certain moment, their eyes met.
The next moment, the two of them engaged in combat at incredible speed. Cell kicked out first, and Trunks instantly dodged and counterattacked. However, Cell easily evaded and delivered a powerful punch to Trunks' stomach, followed by another kick that sent Trunks flying.
"Trunks is distracting Cell so I can rescue Vegeta."
Seeing this, Krillin didn't hesitate. He flew to Vegeta's side, hoisted him up, and gave Trunks a thumbs up. Trunks' eyes narrowed as he saw this. He slowly got up from the ground, and looking at Cell, a confident smile appeared on his face.
"Trunks, now you have nothing to worry about, right? Vegeta has already been rescued." Cell looked at Trunks with a playful smile.
"!!" Trunks was startled. He looked at Cell and said in a low voice, "That's strange. Since you knew my purpose, you didn't stop me at all…"
"Hehehe, I have no interest in Vegeta anymore." Cell looked at Trunks. "What interests me most now is your strength, Trunks! I can see just how powerful I've become in my perfect form."
"If that's the case, then take this, Cell! I'll show you my true power!"
After speaking, Trunks directly unleashed even more powerful energy, gusts of wind and sand swirling around the ground. The violent force surged towards Cell.
"That's truly astonishing power, perhaps even surpassing my current level. However... even so, you still can't defeat me." After a moment of slight surprise, Cell's face once again displayed a confident smile.
"Hmph, Cell, you're all talk."
Trunks clenched his fists, looking at Cell. He also wore a confident expression. With that, he charged towards Cell, who had already assumed a fighting stance!
The battle between the two was about to begin!
Meanwhile, Krillin had carried Vegeta away from the center of the fighting. Just as he was about to fly further away, he suddenly saw two figures not far off. They happened to see him as well, and he saw one of them wave at him.
"You... who are you?!"
Krillin flew in front of the two figures and, upon seeing that they were a man and a woman, his face showed surprise, confusion, and even a little shock. The reason for such a strong emotional reaction was mainly because these two people seemed too strange to him.
A one-armed young man, who looked quite a bit like Son Goku, but with short hair, wore a martial arts uniform almost identical to Goku's. Beside him was a girl who bore a striking resemblance to Android 18.
This combination was just too strange.
Android 18 and Son Goku? But upon closer inspection, they weren't quite the same, just a fleeting similarity.
"Uncle Krillin, it's been a long time."
Compared to Krillin's shock and confusion, Gohan's face lit up with a nostalgic smile. He missed Krillin a lot; after all, their relationship was more than just uncle and nephew. They had, after all, been through life and death together on Namek.
"You call me...uncle?! Who exactly are you?!" Krillin blinked, completely bewildered.
"Uncle Krillin, I'm Gohan, Son Gohan." A brilliant smile spread across Gohan's scarred face.
"Eh!!!"
Hearing this, Krillin's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Gohan. He pointed a finger at him, his voice trembling slightly. "Gohan... you're saying you're Gohan?!"
"Yes, Uncle Krillin."
"But...but when did Gohan get so big? And I remember, Gohan was training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with Goku, wasn't he?" Krillin felt his mind reeling. He was completely thrown off by Gohan's words and couldn't believe him at first.
But soon, he suddenly reacted, carefully examining Gohan's face, which was very similar to Goku's. Then, he spoke, "G...Gohan, you said you're Gohan. Could it be you, like Trunks, are from a future world?"
"Trunks?" Gohan was slightly stunned, turning to look at Trunks, who was fighting Cell. After a moment, he smiled as if he understood, and then said to Krillin, "Perhaps it's as you understand it, but he and I should be from different futures. In my world, Trunks hasn't grown up yet."
"Indeed, time is truly incredible. There are even different futures," Krillin sighed, then continued, "Gohan... this time you've come back to the past, just like Trunks, to change the future by changing the past? But Trunks said that doesn't seem to work."
"I did have that idea at first, but after seeing Trunks, I knew the future that had already happened couldn't be changed." Gohan was worthy of becoming a scholar; after knowing that Trunks was also from the future, he understood that the past could not be altered.
"I came back this time mainly to obtain the location of New Namek through the Dragon Balls of this world, so I can obtain the Namekian Dragon Balls in my world and revive Uncle Piccolo. Then, everyone in the future will be able to be revived," Gohan explained.
"So, you're saying you've already defeated the Androids in your world?" Krillin asked, a little surprised, looking at Gohan. When Gohan nodded, Krillin exclaimed, "That's amazing, Gohan! But it's really a completely different world from Trunks's. I heard that in his world, you were killed by the Androids."
"I was killed by the Androids in Trunks's world?!" Gohan's expression showed shock when he heard Krillin's words. But he quickly turned to Ling An. Seeing her bright smile, Gohan also smiled slightly.
He knew very well that all the changes now stemmed from Ling An. If it weren't for the various changes brought about by Ling An's appearance, perhaps his world would have been exactly the same as the world Trunks was fighting Cell in…
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