Cell's voice faded.
Inside the dilapidated building, footsteps echoed as a woman slowly walked out.
Her researcher's white attire was impeccably clean.
Her reddish-brown hair was spotless, and on her intellectual face, a pair of glasses rested on her nose, giving her a rather delicate appearance.
Seeing this familiar face, Cell revealed an 'as expected' expression.
"It's really you. You're Android 21, aren't you? I didn't expect Android 21, created by Dr. Gero, to have been lurking in Capsule Corporation all this time."
Though Cell's words were a question, his tone was full of certainty.
"There was no command from Dr. Gero."
After Android 21 walked out, she looked Cell up and down, then shook her head.
"Coming to Capsule Corporation was my own will. I was just curious about the young man who came back from the future and Bulma's time machine, so I submitted my resume."
"Submitted a resume?" Cell sneered, "Are you thinking of yourself as human?"
Android 21 calmly replied, "Compared to you, I look like a human no matter what."
"Androids are Androids after all." Cell seemed to have caught the sarcasm in Android 21's tone and said disdainfully, "You really treat yourself as an ordinary person, but are you?"
"I'm afraid Vegeta and his family don't even know your true identity, do they?"
"Whether they know or not, I don't care."
Android 21's indifferent words angered Cell somewhat, and his voice immediately turned cold: "Hmph! It's useless to talk about this with you. I'm here to kill you today and prove that I am the strongest Android created by Dr. Gero."
"You want the title of 'strongest'? I'll give it to you then. I don't like fighting, and..."
Before Android 21 could finish speaking, Cell charged forward.
His Perfect form's aura instantly erupted.
Like a tangible force, the overwhelming aura caused the entire West City to tremble.
"I am a researcher; combat isn't my main focus, but..."
A figure flashed past Cell's vision.
"Consider this your punishment for not listening to my warning and cutting off Android 16's arm."
Android 21, who appeared behind Cell, lightly swiped at Cell's right arm.
His right arm was immediately flung away, and blood gushed out from the wound.
"No... Impossible!"
Cell stared in disbelief at the smooth wound on his right arm.
It was as if it had been cut by a sharp blade.
"Damn it!"
Cell was thoroughly enraged.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle—
A new right arm grew from the wound, like a lizard regrowing its tail.
"I was careless just now. Don't get too arrogant!" Turning to look at Android 21, who stood behind him without continuing her attack, Cell's eyes turned bloodshot.
Cell shot out like a cannonball, this time on high alert.
However, his swinging fist was gently caught by a slender hand.
"Urgh—" Cell couldn't pull his hand back, no matter how much strength he used.
Android 21 let go, and Cell, off balance from overexertion, fell backward onto the ground.
Sprawled on the ground, Cell stood up, his face ashen.
"Impossible, how can you be stronger than me? I should be invincible. The script isn't supposed to go like this."
"Had enough fun?"
Android 21's tone shifted slightly, becoming somewhat more sinister.
Cell, however, didn't notice.
"Fun?"
"You thought it was fun? You, you..." Before Cell could finish his sentence, a suffocating pressure bore down on him.
Already consumed by rage, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Feeling this aura, the anger in Cell's eyes gradually turned to terror.
"No, impossible... We're both androids, how can you be so much stronger than me? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
A vast, red and white aura surged upward.
In an instant, Android 21's clothes, and even her body, underwent a dramatic transformation.
Her human appearance completely vanished.
Her pupils turned dark red, and even her brown hair was dyed light red by a mysterious force.
Even her body turned a delicate pinkish-red.
Cell stumbled back two steps, his face revealing fear.
"Wh-why are you so strong? Why didn't Dr. Gero send you to get revenge on Son Goku!"
Android 21, an Android who had never existed in his future timeline.
Her power, this aura, far surpassed his own, the most perfect Android calculated by Dr. Gero's computer.
And not just by a little.
Android 21 appeared in front of Cell, who didn't even react.
Only when his breathing became strained did Cell realize that he was being choked.
"Cough, cough, ugh, ugh!"
Android 21 floated gently, one hand gripping Cell.
"I told you, I don't care what you do, but don't bother me, and don't touch Android 16. Otherwise, I will dispose of you as a defective Android."
Cell tried to break free from the hand on his neck, but even using both hands was futile.
"Don't even think you can defeat me. Your limits, your so-called strongest Perfect form, are all within my predictions. Even if you break through your limits, you still won't be my opponent."
Android 21 casually threw Cell away.
Cell slammed hard into the wall of a nearby building.
Bang!
The entire wall collapsed, and the falling debris completely buried Cell.
Having done all this, Android 21 placed her fingers on her forehead.
With a 'whoosh', she vanished from the spot.
...
Kami's Lookout.
Cell' aura in West City and another terrifying aura were both detected by everyone.
"What's happening in West City?"
Compared to Gohan and Goku, who were eating heartily, Piccolo's face showed a worried expression.
He couldn't help but turn his gaze to Dende, who was walking over.
Because only the Earth's Guardian could see what happened on Earth from the Lookout through special methods.
"S-someone easily defeated Perfect Cell." Dende still couldn't recover from the scene he had just witnessed.
It was the first time he had learned of this; Perfect Cell was actually so vulnerable.
Dende's words made everyone present stop.
Even Goku, with a chicken leg still in his mouth, looked up. Although his mouth was still moving, it showed that Goku wasn't just idly eating; he was also listening to important matters.
"Is it a woman?" Compared to the others' surprise, Piccolo's face didn't show much emotion. Of course, after fusing with Kami, Piccolo also began to worry about Earth's future.
"Yes... If my guess is correct, she and Cell know each other. She can also transform, so she's probably an Android as well."
Although his ability could show scenes from Earth, he couldn't hear what people were saying. He could only infer some information from the visuals, and since Dende had just become Earth's Guardian, he was not yet familiar with using this ability.
"Oh, right."
Dende remembered something and quickly said, "The location where Cell and that female Android fought seems to be Capsule Corporation in West City, where Vegeta just went."
"What?"
Android 16 was also listening carefully to the information, but when he heard "Capsule Corporation," an Android he had never met before surfaced in his mind.
"Earth's Guardian, are you referring to Android 21?"