Chapter 35: There's also Cell

Looking at the empty glass box in front of him, Dende said, "That's it, Shenron has been revived, and the Dragon Balls can be used."

Hearing Dende's words, Goku said, "Okay, you all stay here. I'll go and collect the Dragon Balls, then I'll go and get the Dragon Radar from Bulma."

After saying this, Goku disappeared in an instant, vanishing from the Temple of the Gods.

Seeing Goku disappear, Eighteen turned to John Doe and asked, "If we collect all the Dragon Balls, can we summon Shenron and revive Android 17?"

John Doe nodded and said, "Yes, summoning Shenron will allow us to revive Android 17."

Hearing this, Eighteen nodded and turned to John Doe, saying, "Thank you!" Then she turned and left.

John Doe scratched his head, feeling a little lost. He was still thinking about Cell.

According to the original plot, Cell should be looking for Android 18 at this point, but the current Cell is going crazy, slaughtering ordinary people on Earth. What's the reason behind this, and what kind of conspiracy is hidden within? These are the questions John Doe wants to consider.

The plot has already deteriorated to a terrible extent, and John Doe needs to force himself to calm down and think about the reasons. There must be a reason why Cell is doing this.

"Cell's purpose in killing is to collect bio-energy."

"Bio-energy can enhance Cell's strength, but the current Cell wants to further enhance its strength, and it can only absorb Android 18 and evolve into its perfect form. Even an abundance of bio-energy won't bring any improvement to Cell's strength."

"Since bio-energy is useless to it, why is it still collecting bio-energy? It must be because bio-energy is useful to Cell."

"What use is it...?"

John Doe tried to figure it out.

As John Doe was deep in thought, Eighteen was actually watching him from a distance. Previously, she had found John Doe annoying and irritating, but after spending time with him recently, she realized that he was only a little silly when he was in front of her. In other situations, he was actually quite shrewd.

Eighteen wasn't a fool, so she naturally understood that this was because John Doe liked her, which was why he behaved this way.

However, Eighteen didn't know what her feelings were for John Doe. Did she like him? It didn't seem like it. Did she dislike him? She didn't seem to dislike him now either. Their relationship felt more like friends.

Now, seeing John Doe frowning as he thought, Eighteen couldn't help but walk up to him and ask, "What are you thinking about? Is it difficult? I see you frowning all the time."

Seeing that it was Eighteen, John Doe said, "I'm thinking about why Cell is still constantly killing ordinary Earthlings and collecting bio-energy."

"I feel that this matter is very important to Cell, extremely important. So, I want to understand Cell's purpose in doing this. I feel that if we ignore this matter, it will have extremely serious consequences."

Eighteen sat down next to John Doe and said, "I'll help you think about it."

As the two of them sat together, deep in thought, Eighteen suddenly thought of something and said, "I remember that Cell's growth also requires bio-energy."

John Doe nodded and said, "Yes, but how? The current Cell doesn't need to grow. It only needs you to evolve into its perfect form."

Eighteen shook her head and said, "I'm not talking about the future Cell, but the Cell of this era, the one that should have been in a laboratory test tube but suddenly disappeared."

Hearing Eighteen's words, John Doe was startled and immediately remembered this matter.

Yes, there's also the Cell embryo of this era, and its growth requires life energy.

After Eighteen's reminder, John Doe suddenly understood. The Cell embryo of this era was taken away by the future Cell, and it's very likely that when they were fighting Android 17 and Android 18, the future Cell was lurking nearby.

After they all left, the future Cell secretly took away the Cell embryo of this era.

So, Cell's collection of massive bio-energy is to enable the Cell of this era to grow, and then use it as its helper to delay us, allowing it to absorb Android 18.

After Eighteen's reminder, John Doe felt his mind clearing. Looking at Eighteen's bright and charming face, he was suddenly happy, and in a moment of impulse, he reached out and held her face, giving her a kiss.

Then he happily left, sharing his guess with everyone.

Eighteen was startled by John Doe's sudden action, and her face turned red. She was no longer the cold and charming woman she had been before.

Eighteen had originally wanted to teach John Doe a lesson, but seeing his happy expression, she suddenly laughed and whispered, "Fool!"

John Doe walked up to Piccolo and said, "Piccolo, I now know why Cell is collecting life energy."

Piccolo immediately asked, "Why?"

John Doe then shared his guess with Piccolo, and after hearing John Doe's analysis, Piccolo's eyes lit up, saying, "It must be like that."

However, his expression soon changed, and he said in a low voice, "It's already difficult to deal with one Cell. If another Cell appears, what will we do? Can Earth still be saved?"

John Doe said, "So we can't let Cell continue like this. We must stop him."

At this moment, Goku had also returned after collecting the Dragon Balls, and he handed the seven Dragon Balls to Dende.

After hearing John Doe's analysis, Goku also agreed that they couldn't let Cell continue like this.

So, after discussing, John Doe, Goku, Gohan, Piccolo, and a few others went directly to surround and attack Cell. Even if they couldn't kill Cell, they had to restrict him.

The four of them flew towards the nearest city where a large number of people had disappeared.

Standing on the empty city street, which should have been bustling with people, John Doe couldn't help but sigh. Cell's strength this time was so great, and John Doe had to take a lot of responsibility for it.

Because John Doe had been too confident, thinking that as long as he followed the plot, he would be able to defeat Cell.

But reality had slapped John Doe in the face. If John Doe had personally intervened when Cell came before, Cell would never have been able to absorb Android 17, and the plot would never have deteriorated to this point.