Raditz easily resolved Cell's suicide attack. Super Saiyan 2's power was too strong. The huge explosion couldn't break out of the confinement of psychic power and finally dissipated.
"Amazing. The energy just now was contained. I almost thought I was going to die." Krillin wiped the sweat off his face and exclaimed.
"Yeah, I was nervous too." Trunks nodded and calmed down when Cell's form disappeared completely.
The Saiyans, including Tarble, also heaved a sigh of relief.
The strength that shocked everyone made the present Cell feel terrified. His strength was the same as that of the future Cell. At most, he wouldn't be beaten to the point of degeneration, but it was undoubtedly a fantasy to defeat Raditz, who possessed Super Saiyan 2.
Unless... unless he could also break through!
And this possibility was very high, because he was the Cell of this era, with the cells of Raditz in his body, and after being modified by Boundless, his evolution potential was greater than that of the future Cell!
"Ah... Mr. Satan, it seems that this contestant killed Cell... What do you think?" The reporter stared blankly at Raditz's figure, his voice intermittent, not knowing what to say.
His worldview was shattered by the flash of light just now. If it was special effects, how powerful would the equipment need to be to burst out with such majestic brilliance! It was unbelievable.
However, as a loyal fan of Mr. Satan, the reporter hadn't reached the point of doubting him. Instead, he actively asked Mr. Satan to explain the strange phenomenon before them. In particular, Raditz solving Cell was beyond people's expectations.
"Uh..." Mr. Satan was stunned for a while, then immediately realized it was time to start his performance. He stood up straight with his hands on his hips and coughed a few times. "Not bad, hahaha, as an ordinary fighter, his strength is quite good, but it's far behind me. If I made a move, it probably would have taken only half the time to defeat Cell."
"Really?" From a distance, Raditz landed on the ground and faced Mr. Satan.
With a slight smile, Raditz jumped off the ring. "I forfeit, and I'll give you one more Cell, world champion Mr. Satan!"
Huh? Forfeit?
Not only Cell was stunned, but the others were also stunned for a moment. Raditz clearly had the advantage—why did he forfeit?
Only Goku smiled: "Brother wants to give us a chance to train, so I'm going next!" He understood Raditz's intentions and was gearing up to fight.
Raditz really thought so. Zangya had been avenged—if he dealt with the remaining Cell, how would the achievements of other people's training be reflected? It was better to leave Cell to Goku and the others. It would be great if they could help Goku or Gohan break through to Super Saiyan 2.
On the other side, Mr. Satan's face was ashen, flustered and short of breath.
Two words were circling in his mind, making him feel cold.
It wasn't a dead end for him to fight Cell—he was the fighting champion in the human world, but these guys were obviously not human! Subconsciously, Mr. Satan thought of pretending to have a stomachache and hiding whenever he could. Anyway, there were so many fighters behind him—let them go first.
The reporter had already switched the camera to the participating Earth fighters. "Great! With the exit of the mysterious person, the next Cell will fight our champion, and we are fortunate to be able to see Mr. Satan's performance again! Let us wait and see!"
"This..." Mr. Satan was facing the camera, smiling awkwardly.
No, let's pretend now! He made up his mind, and just as he was about to bend down, several shouts of "Ouch" came from behind him. Looking back, those well-known fighters were all clutching their stomachs and squatting on the ground in unison.
Well, anyone could do this trick.
"I can't do it—my stomach hurts. It seems I ate too much."
"Ah... It seems I can't fight anymore. Damn it, I hate it so much!"
"Mr. Satan, go for it!" One of them even expressed his support to Mr. Satan.
The reporter and Mr. Satan stood there dumbfounded, shocked by this performance. This was too casual—so many people having stomachaches together? Mr. Satan was in a dilemma, sweating profusely in anxiety, and finally lost face under Cell's cold gaze, squatting down to cover his stomach.
"We seemed to have had dinner together before we set off, so we must have suffered from food poisoning." Mr. Satan explained casually with top-notch lying ability.
The reporter was speechless. This... was a bit fake.
The audience at the other end of the screen was already a little dissatisfied and shouted.
"Can you do it!"
"Why didn't it hurt just now, but it hurts just before fighting!"
"Stand up, Satan!"
Mr. Satan couldn't hear the audience's shouts, and he was determined not to get up even with his face captured by the camera, shrinking into a ball.
The image of a hero collapsed in an instant, and in people's eyes, the world champion began to seem like a misnomer. On the other hand, none of the unknown martial artists flinched, and their performance was admirable.
As Cell stepped onto the ring, Goku also turned over and jumped into the arena ahead of Vegeta.
Vegeta made a soft "tch," obviously extremely dissatisfied, while Mr. Satan in the distance regained his energy instantly. Finally someone came to relieve the embarrassment, and he was relieved.
Cell lightly swept the sidelines and slowly walked to the center of the already disfigured ring.
"I don't know why Raditz forfeited, but the rest of you are by no means my opponents." Cell smiled at Goku.
Raditz's forfeit was the best news for him. Except for that weird lightning transformation, Cell was confident he could deal with everyone else! It was useless even if Goku fought!
Goku also smiled: "I know I'm not as strong as my brother, but I may not lose to you."
"Is that so?"
"If you don't believe me, you can test it."
"So confident? Then let's remove a rule—the rule that if you go out of bounds, you lose your qualification. Cancel it."
"Agreed." Goku opened his stance with a serious look on his face.
Goku's confidence made Cell a little uneasy. Judging from Raditz's performance just now, maybe they really had some special skills hidden, and Cell's face suddenly became serious. He wanted to use Goku and others to improve his strength. Who knew if Goku and the others had the same idea—he dared not take it lightly.
The eyes of the two froze at the same time, then they gave a light shout, and their auras burst out vigorously, golden light shining.
The aura soaring to the sky was instantly raised to the extreme. As soon as the two faced off, they released their full strength to face the enemy, and the surging shockwaves hit in all directions again.
The Earth fighters rolled away again, and Android 16's huge body was as towering as a hill, blocking the violent airflow for reporters and cameras. The embarrassed Mr. Satan hugged Android 16's thigh, his body swaying in the wind like a flag.
"It's too dangerous here. You should stay away," Android 16 looked at the helicopter that dared not approach in the distance, "or leave directly."
"What are you talking about? I'll fight later." Mr. Satan was still holding on.
The reporter saw Mr. Satan hugging Android 16's thigh—no matter how dense he was, he could understand it. Loss and emotion mixed in his heart, and he sighed: "Having said that, let's stand far away to see clearly."
"That's right, that's right." After getting the excuse, Mr. Satan quickly let go.
Several people were picked up by Android 16 and sent to behind the distant rocks.
The awe-inspiring golden light exploded behind them, and Goku and Cell charged at each other.