Dragon Ball: I Became Cell in a Doomed Future

Chapter 306 306: How Can Earthlings... Be This Terrifying?

In the stands of the Ultimate Experimental Arena, the atmosphere turned strangely delicate.

Puar and Yamcha, who had just advanced, along with Paragus and Broly, father and son, were all curiously watching the giant monitoring screens overhead.

The screens were split into countless battlefields. One of the advanced arenas was located above an enormous lake.

Gohan and Ginyu were teleported there.

"So this is the Advanced Arena? Interesting terrain." Ginyu loosened up his joints, his eyes full of excitement. "Captain, just rest. Leave the fighting to me!"

"Be careful. I have a bad feeling the opponents won't be simple." Gohan's expression was serious. He had already sensed two rapidly approaching battle signatures.

"Hahaha, don't worry, Captain! After Lord Levos gave me this body, no enemy could possibly be a match for me..."

Before Ginyu could finish, two figures crashed down onto the lake surface, sending huge waves skyward.

When the smoke cleared, two burly men with greenish-blue skin and orange hair were revealed.

The one in front wore a pirate captain's coat, his chest exposed, showing off knotted muscles and a vicious scar.

"What faction are you from? Judging by those outfits... Earthlings?"

"To die by my hand should be your greatest honor."

"Remember this well. My name is Bojack." Bojack grinned, his gaze dripping with contempt.

"Bojack?" Gohan asked curiously. "A galactic criminal?"

"Hmph. Don't compare us to those trash fools." Gokua, standing behind Bojack, sneered coldly. "By the time Lord Bojack was dominating the galaxy, there wasn't even such a thing as Galactic Prison."

"Still, since you're from Earth, some backwater dump where news travels slower than garbage, it's understandable that you've never heard of us."

"Looks like Fu's experiment isn't all that impressive after all. Even this kind of trash can reach the Advanced Arena."

Bojack bared his teeth in a grin. "Fine. I'll finish this quickly so you don't waste my time."

"I just hope you two don't break too easily."

"Hold it!" Ginyu abruptly raised a hand to signal a pause. He planted his feet wide, lowered his body, and struck the opening pose for a battle dance.

Every twist of his joints was full of precision and seriousness. It even carried a strange rhythm, as if the move was born to be performed with dramatic background music.

"The Saiyan Masked Hero Squad "

"Gin "

"Yuuuu!"

After completing the pose, he glanced back at Gohan. Seeing no response, he quickly whispered a reminder.

"Captain? Where's your battle pose? Move with me!"

Gohan just stared blankly.

Bojack and Gokua were dumbfounded.

"What... is this idiot doing?"

"Who cares? He looks like a clown." Bojack cut in impatiently. "Hey, dancer. Stop wasting time and come die already!"

"You bastard! You dare interrupt the ceremony of our squad? Unforgivable!"

"What are you Earth trash even trying to pull here? I, Bojack, once ruled the entire galaxy! Now I'll show you what real power looks like!"

He exploded with energy, a terrifying aura surging skyward. His muscles swelled instantly, and his hair turned crimson.

"Now kneel and beg for mercy!"

Bojack shot forward like a streak of light, rushing straight at Ginyu's face.

Ginyu snorted coldly. With a body fused from Jiren and Hit, how could some no-name piece of trash possibly shake him?

He was just about to counter when someone moved even faster.

Gohan did.

He did not transform. He remained in base form.

Bojack's pupils shrank. A fist rapidly enlarged in his vision.

"What?!"

Boom!!!

Bojack's entire face twisted out of shape as he was punched straight down into the lakebed, sending water exploding skyward in all directions.

Splash!

The lake boiled, and rain poured from the sky.

Silence.

Utter, dead silence.

Gokua's grin froze on his face.

Ginyu was still holding his dance pose, looking deeply dissatisfied. "Captain, we agreed you'd rest."

"Sorry..." Gohan lowered his fist. "I'm in a hurry."

"H-Hey... you're joking, right?" Gokua's voice trembled. His eyes were filled with terror as he stared at Gohan. "The boss... got dropped in one hit..."

"You're next." Gohan's gaze locked onto him.

"Don't come any closer !"

Gokua let out a scream and turned to flee without hesitation.

But Gohan appeared before him in an instant.

"Masenko!"

A golden energy blast swallowed Gokua whole. He did not even have time to scream before he was blasted straight into the lake bottom.

Ginyu looked at the now-empty battlefield, then at the battle pose he had worked so hard to set up, and nearly burst into tears.

"Our... our glorious entrance... ruined!"

"Captain! You hit them too fast! At least let us finish the dance first! We had to crush their morale with style!"

Gohan smiled apologetically. "Sorry, sorry. I thought they'd be stronger, so I got a little serious."

Ginyu's mouth twitched. He could not shake the feeling that something suspicious was going on.

According to Lord Levos, Captain Gohan's battle poses were flawless, unique across the entire universe. Could it be that Gohan was afraid Ginyu would copy them if he showed them off?

At that moment, movement stirred beneath the lake.

Bojack rose shakily back into the air, his eyes full of disbelief. "Impossible... how can Earthlings possibly..."

Before he could finish, Gohan appeared in front of him and kicked him unconscious.

The glow that had just begun to return to Bojack's eyes faded once more.

"Advanced Arena 17. Earth faction contestants advance."

Teleportation light flared, and Gohan and the still-complaining Ginyu disappeared.

...

Another Advanced Arena was an endless glacier.

Android 18 and Bulma surveyed their surroundings. The freezing climate meant nothing to either of them.

"Looks like the opponents haven't arrived yet." Bulma rolled her wrist.

"Let's end it fast. I don't want to stay in a place like this any longer." 18 folded her arms, her face as cold as ever.

Then two figures appeared across from them.

"Oh? Two women?" Bido revealed a mouthful of shark-like teeth. "Lucky us, Zangya."

Zangya's eyes were filled with contempt. "Truly powerful female warriors are exceedingly rare in the universe. Clearly, neither of you qualifies."

"You look soft and delicate. You probably don't have much combat power." Bido cracked his knuckles. "Just surrender. Spare yourselves the pain."

Bulma and 18 exchanged a glance, and both saw the same helplessness in each other's eyes.

"Looks like we're being underestimated, 18." Bulma sighed.

"Then we'll just beat them up." 18 smirked coldly.

Bido never imagined they would dare talk back so arrogantly. "We once ruled the galaxy! Mere Earth women, and you dare boast in front of us!"

"Looks like we've been sealed away too long. No one in the universe remembers our legend anymore."

"But from today onward, the names Bido and Zangya will once again shake the cosmos!"

"Kill!"

Zangya and Bido attacked at once.

Bulma stepped up to meet Bido while 18 went straight for Zangya.

"Your opponent is me, woman!" Zangya whipped a leg toward 18's neck.

Smack.

18 casually caught her ankle.

"What?" Zangya jerked in shock, trying to yank her leg free, only to find 18's grip as immovable as iron.

"Too slow." 18 suddenly exerted force, swung Zangya overhead, and slammed her brutally into the ice.

Boom!

The glacier split apart instantly, forming a massive crater.

On the other side, Bido's fist the size of a sandbag shot toward Bulma's face, only for Bulma to stop it with a single finger.

"That's all the strength you've got?"

"Damn it!" Bido flew into a rage, exploding with green energy as his power surged several times over.

"Oh? So you can transform too." A hint of interest flashed through Bulma's eyes.

Even with that surge, Bido still could not move Bulma a single inch.

"How is this possible?!" Bido and Zangya cried out together.

These two women who looked so fragile were stronger than them by an absurd margin!

"Warm-up's over." 18 brushed the ice chips from her hands.

"Then let's get a little serious." Bulma smiled faintly.

"Haaahhh!"

Two pillars of golden energy exploded upward, sweeping across the entire ice plain.

A screaming wind howled. Snow and ice flew everywhere.

Within the golden radiance, Bulma and 18's hair turned a brilliant gold.

Super Saiyans.

"W-What?!" Zangya and Bido were completely stunned.

"Have you ever seen the power of a Super Saiyan?" Bulma asked curiously.

For some reason, neither she nor 18 had faced any real bottleneck in becoming Super Saiyans. It had happened naturally, smoothly, as though it was the most ordinary thing in the world.

They had not even needed the usual rage trigger.

Bulma suspected it was because both of them had previously had their hidden potential unlocked.

And honestly, the boost from Super Saiyan was not even as good as the Mystic state they already had.

"Saiyans? You're Saiyans?!"

"And... Super Saiyans?!"

In their understanding, Saiyans were nearly extinct, and Super Saiyans existed only in legend.

How could these two Earth women possibly...

"What kind of joke is this? Since when did so many Super Saiyans appear in the universe?!" Zangya shrieked.

"Outdated fossils." 18 vanished on the spot.

The next moment, she reappeared in front of Zangya and drove a knee into her stomach.

"Gah!" Zangya spat out blood, her body folding like a shrimp.

Bulma also threw a punch at Bido.

Bang!

The arms he raised to block shattered instantly, and he was blasted backward, carving a deep trench across the ice plain.

The battle was completely one-sided.

In Super Saiyan form, Bulma and 18 overwhelmed their opponents utterly in both speed and strength.

Teleportation light rose, and the two women disappeared from the glacier.

...

One Advanced Arena was a floating island.

Gravity there was wildly unstable, and giant multicolored crystals drifted through the air while light bent and twisted in bizarre ways.

"Haaahhh!"

Beijitena, her golden hair whipping wildly around her waist, was in Super Saiyan 3, locked in fierce combat with a massive red monster wielding a giant sword.

Janemba.

Meanwhile, Trunks had also entered Super Saiyan 3. His opponent was a colossal winged monster several dozen meters tall.

Hirudegarn.

These two monsters were powerful entities Fu had captured from different timelines. Each possessed the terrifying power to wipe out star systems with ease.

They were two of the "mysterious contenders" Fu had mentioned.

"Ultimate Flash!" Beijitena unleashed a gigantic energy beam toward Janemba.

But Janemba's body instantly dissolved into countless cubes, dodging the blast before reforming behind her.

"Damn it!" Beijitena spun and kicked at him, only to have Janemba block with his giant sword.

Clang!

Sparks scattered everywhere, and the enormous recoil made Beijitena's arms go numb.

Trunks' situation was even worse.

Hirudegarn's defense was absurdly powerful. Even in Super Saiyan 3, Trunks' attacks could only leave shallow marks on its body.

And worse, it could become intangible mist and ignore physical strikes entirely.

"Roar!" Hirudegarn opened its mouth and unleashed a torrent of blazing flame.

Trunks hurriedly dodged. The fire grazed past him and instantly melted a huge crystal formation behind him.

"Dad! This thing is too tough! My attacks don't work on it at all!" Trunks shouted.

"I'm having a rough time here too!" Beijitena gritted her teeth. Her energy was draining at a frightening speed.

Super Saiyan 3 consumed far too much power, while their enemies fought without tiring in the slightest.

Janemba let out a vicious laugh, slashing out countless spatial cuts with his sword.

Beijitena dodged desperately, but one still cut across her body.

"Damn it... what kind of monsters are these?!" she panted. Her pride would not let her retreat, but the gap in strength was driving her toward despair.

"Dad, we need to work together and eliminate one of them first!" Trunks proposed.

"Fine!"

The two instantly disengaged from their separate enemies and rushed Janemba together.

"Galick Gun!"

"Ultimate Flash!"

The two mighty attacks fused in midair and blasted toward Janemba.

But just then, Hirudegarn abruptly appeared in front of him and used its enormous body to take the combined strike head-on.

Boom!!!

The explosion's fire swallowed everything.

When the smoke cleared, Hirudegarn still stood there, with only a few scorched marks on its body.

"W-What?" Beijitena and Trunks both went pale.

Then Janemba flashed out from behind Hirudegarn, his giant blade slashing at them.

They barely managed to block, only to be blasted away and smashed into distant crystal formations.

"Cough..." Beijitena spat blood. Her Super Saiyan 3 state collapsed, and she passed out on the spot.

Trunks' stamina was also totally exhausted. He could barely keep his eyes open.

"So this is the end..."

"My, my. Are my secret fighters simply too strong?" Fu's smug voice echoed out. "Then please go on and continue hunting the remaining contestants."

Teleportation light rose, but this time it wrapped around Beijitena and Trunks.

Beijitena slowly woke up. "Damn it! We actually lost..."

She and Trunks had been demoted to a new Intermediate Arena.

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