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Chapter 68 - Chapter 67: The Killing Begins — A World of Complete Despair

"ROAR—!"

Second Form Cell threw his head back and let out a thunderous roar.

Perfect Future Cell watched him coldly from the side.

"Your power is still far from enough."

"Let's go."

"We continue."

The sky instantly turned pitch black.

On the desolate Gobi Desert, seven orange-yellow Dragon Balls began to glow.

"Come forth, Shenron!"

Perfect Future Cell recited the incantation.

RUMBLE—!

The Dragon Balls burst into dazzling golden light.

A massive pillar of radiance shot into the sky, piercing through the clouds.

Within the storming clouds, the colossal figure of Shenron slowly emerged.

"State your wish."

"I shall grant you one wish."

Second Form Cell stared greedily at Shenron's enormous body.

For a brief moment, he even entertained the thought of absorbing the dragon itself.

Perfect Future Cell stepped forward, blocking his path.

"My wish is simple."

He pointed at Second Form Cell.

"I want you to repair the genetic defects in his body."

"Remove the restriction that requires him to absorb Android 17 and Android 18."

"From now on, he will only need to absorb enough life energy to evolve into his Perfect Form."

Shenron's blood-red eyes flickered.

His vast, ancient voice echoed across the heavens.

"This wish…"

"…can be granted."

The moment those words fell—

Shenron's eyes flared with brilliant red light.

An invisible force enveloped Second Form Cell.

His body trembled violently.

Deep within him, a long-standing restriction shattered completely.

"ROAR—!"

Second Form Cell let out an ecstatic roar.

"Your wish has been granted."

"Now… farewell."

Shenron's massive body dissolved into golden light and returned to the Dragon Balls.

The seven Dragon Balls lost their glow, turning to stone before shooting off in seven streaks of light, scattering across the planet.

The sky returned to clear daylight.

"Do you feel it?"

Perfect Future Cell asked calmly.

"I do."

Second Form Cell clenched his fists, feeling the uncontrollable hunger for evolution surge within him.

"I'm already… impatient."

"Go," Perfect Future Cell ordered.

"Devour all life on this planet."

"Use their energy to complete your evolution."

Second Form Cell licked his grotesque lips.

His massive body transformed into a green beam of light, shooting toward the most densely populated city.

Perfect Future Cell floated in mid-air, arms crossed.

West City.

Traffic flowed smoothly.

People laughed and chatted in the streets.

A massive holographic screen played a promotional video for the World Martial Arts Champion—Mr. Satan.

Children ran about joyfully.

Adults wore carefree smiles.

An era of peace.

No one noticed the demonic shadow descending from the sky.

Second Form Cell landed heavily in the city's central plaza.

"What… what is that monster?!"

A passerby screamed, pointing upward.

Panic spread instantly.

Screams erupted as the crowd scattered.

"How delightful."

Second Form Cell grinned cruelly.

His tail, like the scythe of death itself, plunged into the fleeing masses.

One.

Ten.

Hundreds.

Screams were abruptly silenced.

Countless lives were drained away, their energy flooding into Cell's body.

His ki skyrocketed.

Kami's Lookout.

Piccolo abruptly opened his eyes.

His expression turned terrifyingly grim.

"This… this is—"

Across the Earth, tens of thousands of life forces were vanishing in an instant.

Whoosh!

Goku appeared on the Lookout, his face unprecedentedly solemn.

"Piccolo, you feel it too, right?"

"Yes."

Piccolo nodded heavily.

"Something is devouring life on Earth."

Before he could finish—

Vegeta, Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, and the young Gohan arrived one after another.

"S-such terrifying ki…"

Krillin's voice trembled.

"This evil presence… it's even stronger than Frieza's!"

Vegeta's expression darkened.

"Whatever it is…"

"If it dares to run wild on my planet…"

"I'll blast it into cosmic dust!"

"Move!"

Goku shouted, transforming into a streak of golden light and shooting toward the source of the evil ki.

The others followed immediately.

West City.

The city had become a wasteland.

No screams.

No movement.

Not a single trace of life.

Only a hideous green monster stood in the center of the plaza, surrounded by corpses.

"Oh?"

Second Form Cell turned his head slowly.

"Another batch of fine snacks has arrived."

"You bastard!"

Vegeta exploded with rage, golden aura erupting as he transformed into a Super Saiyan.

"DIE!"

He clasped his hands together.

A blinding energy blast formed.

"GALICK GUN!!!"

BOOM—!

The attack slammed into Cell, powerful enough to obliterate a planet.

The smoke cleared.

Cell stood unmoved.

"Hm. Not bad power."

He tilted his head.

"Too bad it's nothing more than a tickle."

"What?!"

Vegeta's pupils shrank violently.

"Kakar—!"

"Goku! Together!"

Goku had already transformed into a Super Saiyan, standing beside Vegeta.

"KAMEHAMEHA—!"

"GALICK GUN!"

The two beams merged, forming a massive pillar of destruction that engulfed Cell once more.

RUMBLE—!

The continent itself trembled.

But when the light faded—

Cell was still standing.

"Boring."

"Utterly boring."

He vanished.

BANG!

Before Goku or Vegeta could react, crushing blows slammed into their abdomens.

Both were sent flying, smashing deep into the ruins.

"Goku!"

"Dad!"

Krillin and Gohan cried out.

Cell's gaze shifted.

"Your turn."

Just then—

An even more terrifying ki descended from the sky.

Perfect Future Cell landed calmly at the battlefield's center.

"Had enough fun?"

He glanced at Second Form Cell.

"Leave these little snacks to me."

"Go finish consuming the remaining humans."

"When you complete your evolution…"

"We still have more important things to do."

"Alright."

Second Form Cell vanished.

Perfect Future Cell turned to the ruined figures of Goku and Vegeta.

A refined, cruel smile spread across his face.

"Then…"

"The Last Supper begins."

Before anyone could react—

"What…?"

Goku's body suddenly stiffened.

His power drained away at a horrifying speed.

His consciousness blurred.

Chi-Chi.

Gohan.

Their faces flashed before his eyes.

"Go… han…"

Those were his final words.

"DAD—!!!"

Gohan screamed in despair.

Rage and grief detonated his dormant potential.

Golden ki erupted skyward.

"Oh?"

Perfect Cell's eyes glinted with interest.

"Excellent potential."

"But now…"

"It's mine."

Gohan was absorbed.

Then Vegeta.

Piccolo.

Krillin.

Tien Shinhan.

Chiaotzu.

In less than a minute—

Earth's strongest warriors were gone.

Perfect Future Cell stood silently, arms crossed, savoring the swelling power within him.

A few days later.

Second Form Cell returned.

He had consumed the last living being on Earth.

The energy within him reached a critical threshold.

"ROAR—!"

Pain and ecstasy intertwined as blinding light engulfed his body.

Muscles.

Bones.

Cells.

Genetic chains.

Everything evolved.

When the light faded—

Another Perfect Cell stood upon the dead world.

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