I Have Been Waiting for You, Cell

After being dragged through the rocky terrain, Krillin's body was covered with injuries. Blood kept dripping from his body.

However, Cell was not ready to let Krillin go so easily. After all, in his opinion, Krillin was a toy that could arouse his interest, even if it was a little bit.

It would be a pity to kill him so quickly.

After he finished smashing Krillin's face, Cell punched his abdomen heavily!

Pftt!

A mouthful of blood spurted out directly from Krillin's mouth, and a huge crater also appeared on the surface beneath him. With Krillin as the center, the cracks spread in all directions.

Boom!

Bang... Bang!

Boom!

Cell kept throwing one punch after another in a row, not showing any mercy. Krillin was in a state of shock, his consciousness was a little fuzzy.

With such a huge force, every punch brought him immense pain. The crater expanding around him served as a stark reminder of the force behind Cell's assault.

'I'm sorry.... Goten, I can't.... hold on anymore.'

'Goku, I'm sorry... I still can't protect your son.'

Krillin felt extremely guilty.

Eight years ago, he was unable to do anything while everyone died. Even the fact that Cell could attain a perfect form, he held a great responsibility for it.

Unexpectedly, eight years later, he still couldn't help Goku's son. He couldn't even buy him a little more time.

Bang!

Rumble!

Cell punched out again.

This time, the entire hill was completely shattered, and Krillin's body was also sent flying. It slammed heavily on the ground hundreds of meters away.

'I'm sorry, everyone.'

...

When Dende and Mr. Popo looked at this scene from the Lookout, their expressions were extremely solemn. Seeing Krillin being tortured like this, the two clenched their fists tightly.

However, they couldn't do anything to help. Their strength was too weak. Cell could probably kill them with a single attack.

"Krillin-san.... so cruel!"

"If it continues like this, he'll definitely be killed by Cell." Mr. Popo said with a blank face.

"It seems that we have no other choice but to let Goten out of the room a bit earlier," Dende frowned tightly, and finally made up his mind.

Even though it hadn't been two days yet, and Goten should still be able to train for about a month, the current situation was special. If this continued, Krillin would definitely be killed!

The two of them were the only fighters left on the earth, there was no room to make any mistakes. Perhaps if the two of them joined forces, they might be able to defeat Cell. After making up his mind, Dende walked directly towards the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

At this time, Goten was still training desperately.

For almost two years, he never trained in form of a Super Saiyan. For a Saiyan, the basic combat power was of utmost importance. In these two years of harsh training, he had also achieved some good results. His basic combat power had increased by several times compared to before.

Creak! 

After the door of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber was opened, Goten stopped his practice and looked towards the door.

Dende walked in with a serious face.

"What's wrong? Dende, has something happened?" Goten asked.

Judging by Dende's expression, it was obvious that something big had happened. Chances were that Cell had returned.

It was just that the Chamber was in a different dimension from that of earth, and he couldn't feel anything from the outside at all.

"Goten, Cell is back!"

"Krillin-san was fighting him, but he can't hold on any longer."

"Although I know that I shouldn't bother you, there's nothing I can do now, maybe only you can stop Cell," Dende's face was still incomparably solemn when he said that. If even Goten was unable to stop Cell, then the planet had no hope for survival.

"Is that so?"

"Well, I'm almost done training. Leave this Cell to me." Goten clenched his fist, with excitement in his eyes.

In these past two years, he had been training alone, without ant strong opponent. To be honest, for Saiyans who belonged to a warrior race, this kind of life was very boring. Battle was in their blood.

And in the past two years, his basic combat power had improved qualitatively. This made him feel that even if he couldn't become Super Saiyan II, he could still beat Cell.

It was just in time, he could loosen up his body after that long session of relentless training.

"Let me help you with your recovery!"

Dende hurried over. Then, he pressed his palm against Goten's chest.

A gentle and soothing energy instantly spread throughout his body, and his physical strength quickly recovered. The tattered combat uniform on his body also looked brand new.

This was the special ability of the Namekians.

"Thanks, Dende!"

After Goten thanked him, he walked out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

Then, his body jumped up, instantly turning into a golden flash, and he disappeared from the sight of Dende and Mr. Popo.

...

At this time, Krillin had been ravaged to such an extent that he was almost unrecognizable.

Cell's foot stepped hard on Krillin's chest, which had completely collapsed. His eyes began to blur and it wasn't that hard to deduce that he wouldn't survive for much longer. 

"This is so dull!"

"I've lost all interest in you. You can go to hell now, Krillin."

"You should thank me for being able to send you to your old friends right away." a bloodthirsty sneer appeared on Cell's face, and a purple light suddenly appeared in his hand.

He then aimed it at Krillin's chest.

Just when he was about to release the attack, he suddenly felt a powerful force rushing towards him at an extremely fast speed.

"What...?"

"Whose energy is this?"

After feeling that powerful Ki, Cell's expression changed drastically.

Besides Krillin, was there still such a strong person on Earth?

And this energy was much stronger than that Krillin.

Whoosh! 

While Cell was still surprised, a figure instantly appeared from the right.

Boom!

Cell's face was hit hard again, and his body was smashed against the ground again.

"Go.... Goten!"

After seeing the figure that appeared, a smile slowly appeared on Krillin's face. However, his vitality was continuing to diminish.

"Krillin-san, eat this senzu bean."

Goten landed lightly on the ground and fed Krillin one of the beans.

Then, he stood up and locked his eyes on Cell.

Cell, having recovered, also stood up quickly. His right thumb wiped his cheek.

This time, the attack hurt even more than before. Just as he turned around and saw that familiar face, he was shocked.

"Wha... What?"

"Son... Son Goku?"

"No! This can't be Goku. Could it be Goku's son?"

Cell looked at Goten in astonishment.

This face was almost exactly the same as Goku. Even their hairstyles were identical. Except, this guy was just a kid.

The only possibility was that this brat was Goku's son.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Cell." Goten looked at Cell calmly and said lightly.