Dragon Ball: My power level has been maxed out

Neither Gohan nor Piccolo spoke, their expressions becoming more serious, and the muscles in their backs tensing slightly.

Solo stood at the front of the crowd, hands in his pockets, eyes squinting, and smiling as he examined Cell in his first form.

That's right, Cell is indeed in his first form right now.

Its dark green skin is covered with black spots, and it has a long tail with a cone-shaped tip. Its head is shaped like an insect's mouthparts.

Its overall shape is somewhere between a human and an insect, giving it an indescribable eeriness.

What Soro didn't expect was that Cell would grow up so fast.

According to the normal historical trajectory, Cell should now be only the size of a thumb.

Did they add height-increasing insoles to his shoes?

His gaze lingered for a moment on Sharu's more than two-meter-tall body, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

Number 17 and Number 18 stood in the ruins not far away. They looked at each other, their eyes meeting in the air before quickly separating.

"Hahaha!" Dr. Groh got up from the ground, dusted himself off, and suddenly burst into laughter that echoed in the empty basement. "You've come at the perfect time! I told you, I'd make you pay in blood!"

As he spoke, Dr. Groh suddenly swayed and flashed to appear next to a red button.

The wrinkled hand reached out and pressed down without hesitation.

"Start it up!"

"crunch"

With a strange mechanical sound, the solution in the cylindrical container where Cell was located rapidly receded, and the water level dropped at a visible speed.

The lid slowly opened, and white mist gushed out from the gaps.

Immediately afterwards, Cell stepped out from inside, his feet making a slapping sound as he stepped onto the wet, slippery ground.

A faint smile played on his lips as his gaze swept over everyone present, finally settling on Dr. Groh.

“Hello, Dr. Gero,” Cell suddenly spoke, his voice deep and steady. “You’ve also transformed yourself into a cyborg?”

"He...he spoke!" Klin exclaimed, his mouth slightly agape.

“Yes, I want to have eternal life.” Dr. Gro nodded and said in a deep voice, the wrinkles on his face trembling slightly with excitement. “To be honest, in order to help you grow up as quickly as possible, I specially developed a very special energy potion. This potion can awaken you twenty years earlier.”

"I see!" Cell smiled with satisfaction, the corners of his mouth widening even further. "Thank you so much, Dr. Gro!"

"Now, I command you, Cell!" Dr. Gero's eyes were icy as he pointed his right hand at Goku, Zoro, and the others, issuing the order to Cell, "Kill them all, leave no one alive!"

“Of course, no problem.” Cell replied calmly, his gaze sweeping over the group before returning to his own. “But not now.”

"You... what did you say?" Dr. Gro's pupils shrank, his face changed color, and his voice changed tone.

"Snapped!"

Cell took a step forward, and his massive figure instantly closed in on Dr. Groh.

He suddenly raised his hand, fingers spread wide, and grabbed Dr. Groh by the neck, lifting him high into the air. His fingers tightened like iron clamps.

Dr. Groh's feet left the ground and he kicked wildly in the air.

"What...what do you want to do, Cell!" Dr. Groh exclaimed in shock, grabbing Cell's wrists with both hands and trying to pry open his fingers, but they wouldn't budge.

"I don't like being ordered around." Cell sneered, then suddenly raised his other hand and slapped the other hand with a whooshing sound.

"boom!"

The slap landed hard on Dr. Groh's head, with the force of a hammer blow.

Dr. Groh's head separated from his neck on the spot, flying out with a severed piece of tubing, and immediately embedded itself in the basement wall.

The skull was deeply embedded in the wall, cracks spreading outwards like a spider web, and several broken wires crackled and flickered at the breaks.

This scene stunned everyone present except for Solo.

Klin's eyes widened and his mouth gaped open.

Tianjin Fan's back tensed, and Dumpling shrank back into his arms in fright.

Le Ping's lips twitched.

Gohan covered his mouth with his little hand, and Piccolo's brows furrowed into a tight knot.

This monster named Cell actually killed Dr. Gero.

“He really is Dr. Gro!” Piccolo snorted, shifting his gaze from the head embedded in the wall to Cell.

Cell walked unhurriedly toward Dr. Gro's location, his steps steady, each one feeling as if he were stepping on people's hearts, drawing ever closer.

"You...you bastard!" Dr. Groh's head had been severed, but he wasn't dead yet. His lips were still moving, his eyes were still rolling, and he couldn't help but burst into curses, "You dare to kill me!"

After all, Dr. Groh is an android. Even if his head is cut off, he can still live for a while as long as his energy is not completely depleted.

“Don’t say that, Dr. Gro,” Cell said with a smile, looking down at the still-moving head. “At least they would have killed you anyway, even if I hadn’t. It’s much better to die by my hand than by theirs.”

After saying this, Cell's tail suddenly twitched slightly.

The tip of its tail slowly rose as if it were alive, aiming at Dr. Gro's forehead.

"Pfft!"

Cell's tail tip, like a sharp arrow, pierced directly at Dr. Gro's forehead.

The cone-shaped tip pierced his forehead, like piercing a thin sheet of paper, making a slight sound.

"Ah... ah ah ah..."

Dr. Groh let out painful screams, his head twitched violently, his eyes bulged, and his lips trembled violently.

His features were contorted, and the mechanical parts and flesh of his face were trembling.

Cell's smile widened, and he increased the suction on his tail.

A faint blue light shone from the tip of the tail, and an invisible force drew the substance out of Dr. Gro's body.

"Glug! Glug! Glug!"

Upon closer inspection, everyone was shocked to discover that Dr. Gro's head was rapidly twisting and shrinking like a deflated balloon.

The skin shriveled, the facial features collapsed, and the flesh and blood became dry and shrunken as if they had been drained.

In the blink of an eye, Dr. Gro's head was reduced to a jumble of twisted mechanical parts.

Metal sheets were exposed, and electrical wires were scattered all over the ground.

All of the human cells were completely absorbed by Sharu.

"You old bastard!" Cell cursed, retracting his tail and fading the blue light at its tip. "The catalyst they used to bring me out early will definitely make me much weaker than when I awoke twenty years later!"

He smacked his lips, as if savoring something, then slowly turned his gaze to Sun Wukong and the others present.

After scanning Goku, Zoro, and the others, Cell's gaze immediately locked onto Android 17 and 18.

His eyes gleamed with excitement, like a hunter who had finally found his prey.

“Next, it’s your turn!” Cell chuckled, a dangerous smile playing on his lips. “Destroy them all!”

"Boom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cell did not hesitate for a moment, and a powerful energy suddenly erupted from his body.

A burst of energy erupted from his body, and the shockwave spread wildly in all directions, tearing apart the ground, walls, and ceiling.

With a deafening roar, Cell's energy blasted the entire research institute into pieces.

Rocks, metal, and concrete were flung into the air by the blast wave, as if tossed up by an invisible giant hand.

Sun Wukong and the others were terrified and hurriedly protected themselves, crossing their arms in front of them, their bodies glowing with aura to resist the impact.

Gravel and dust rained down on them, making a crackling sound.

A thick cloud of smoke billowed up from the scene, the grayish-yellow dust obscuring the sky and making it impossible to see anything.

The smoke gradually dissipated.

Everyone was suspended high in the air, their arms crossed to protect their heads.

A dozen or so figures hovered in the gray sky, with a collapsed ruin beneath their feet.

"Is everyone alright?" Sun Wukong asked hurriedly with concern, his gaze quickly sweeping over each person.

"It's nothing... Goku," Krillin replied, lowering his arm and dusting himself off.

“Dad, I’m fine,” Son Gohan replied immediately.

Sun Wukong quickly scanned his companions and, sure enough, none of them were in any danger.

Solo, of course, couldn't possibly be in any trouble.

He hovered at the very front of the crowd, hands in his pockets, his white clothes perfectly wrinkle-free.

This level of attack was like a tickle to Solo.

Solo realized that Cell had only intended to destroy the lab and didn't seem to have any intention of killing anyone present.

Therefore, his energy intensity was not very high; otherwise, given the dumpling's defensive capabilities, it might have died on the spot.

Androids 17 and 18 also hovered in the air, looking around and scanning the dusty ruins below, trying to find Cell's whereabouts.

"Oh no! That monster is behind you!" Krillin suddenly exclaimed, pointing behind Number 17 and shouting at him.

"What?" Number 17 was stunned, his body stiffening abruptly.

"boom!"

Cell suddenly appeared behind Android 17, his massive form bursting out of the dust and smoke.

He pulled his right fist back fully and slammed it heavily into number 17's back.

Number 17 didn't even have time to defend.

However, after Android 17 experienced Cell's power, his anxiety subsided somewhat.

He stretched his back, which had been hit, turned his head, and couldn't help but smile contemptuously.

Cell's fist froze in mid-air, his expression instantly stiffening. His gaze lingered for a moment on Android 17's unharmed face, and his hatred for Dr. Groh intensified.

That old bastard!

Release me early... Right now, I probably can't even beat a number 17, right?