Future Trunks and Gohan could fuse into Gohanks; this combination could not be broken up. The siblings, No. 17 and No. 18, coordinated seamlessly, their combined efforts producing an effect where one plus one was greater than two, so they could not be separated either.
After soliciting opinions from everyone, the final team divisions were released.
Future Trunks became the captain of Team One, with team members being Gohan, Bardock, and Pikkon. Even though the misunderstandings had been cleared up and both sides knew each other inside out, Trunks and Gohan would inevitably still harbor hostility toward the Androids—especially No. 17 and No. 18. This impression was deep-seated, so there was really no need to forcibly twist them together.
Team Two would have No. 17 serving as captain, with members being No. 16, No. 18, and Nail.
Team One and Team Two would alternate in executing missions, instantly halving the workload.
Ino also tried her best to satisfy their requests. Those who wanted cultivation resources were given resources, and those who wanted money were given money. After handing over the trivial work to the two squads, she once again invested most of her own time into cultivation in the Sacred World of the Kai.
...
"It seems we can't find any Super Dragon Balls in the Seventh Universe anymore." Karin finished another session of "friction generates heat, heat generates water" exercise with Ino. Stretching her waist, she brought Ino some not-so-good news.
Ino wrapped herself in a blanket, turned over to sit up, and studied the route map of the Yamanaka Chamber of Commerce for this period.
Almost eighty percent of the Seventh Universe had been searched. The Super Dragon Ball Radar showed that, apart from the three Super Dragon Balls they had already found, there were no longer any energy reactions from Super Dragon Balls in the remaining areas.
Ino stroked her chin and thought seriously.
Her series of actions to collect the Super Dragon Balls should be taking place before Champa and before Zamasu. That is to say, the nameless planet located between the two universes during the martial arts tournament between the Sixth and Seventh Universes should be the Four-Star Ball among the Super Dragon Balls.
Where were the remaining three Super Dragon Balls? She guessed they should be in the Sixth Universe.
It was definitely unrealistic to let Karin and the others go there to search. Ino had already "transported" too many talents over there. Judging from the information obtained from the GodPad, the Sixth Universe had not been very peaceful recently; the probability of the Yamanaka Chamber of Commerce going in vertically and coming out horizontally was very high.
The Super Dragon Balls were an extremely critical chess piece in her layout and could not be lost.
As for the plan for now, she could only go and search personally.
"You guys continue searching. Leave the rest to me."
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Earth.
After Shenron revived the many innocents killed by Cell, spring went and autumn came, and time slowly passed.
"Haa!——!" Nappa, training in the dense forest, gave a loud shout. Surging energy burst forth from his cells, and his already incredibly solid muscles became even more bulging. His eyebrows stood up, his pupils revealed a hint of green, and his entire beard turned golden!
He indeed had no hair, but to some extent, a beard could replace hair. Nappa's Super Saiyan transformation granted him a set of golden facial hair.
"It's really so strong!" He forcefully clenched his fists and thumped his chest, making "bang bang" sounds.
Earth was truly a good place. When he was under Frieza's command, he never dreamed that he could possess such powerful strength.
He had already turned into a Super Saiyan. He clenched his fists in excitement.
To this day, he didn't know how Ino had done it. Regardless, his cells had retained a trace of energy belonging to Broly, and he had absorbed and converted this portion of energy into his own thing.
Nappa often boasted that he came from a prestigious family. In a social environment like the Saiyans', where rebellions happened at the drop of a hat and whoever had the biggest fist was in the right, the foundation of a noble family was not the Four Books and Five Classics or scriptures on governing the world, but martial power—powerful martial force.
With so many years having passed, he was all alone and couldn't go find his ancestors to ask. But after containing and converting Broly's energy, and now even transforming into a Super Saiyan, he had a realization. Perhaps a Legendary Super Saiyan had appeared in his ancestry as well. Otherwise, there was no way to explain his height. Among Saiyans who were generally 1.7 or 1.8 meters tall, his 2.5-meter stature looked abrupt no matter how you looked at it.
He re-familiarized himself with all his moves in the Super Saiyan state. Just as he was preparing to release the transformation, he suddenly heard a strange voice coming from behind him.
Clap clap clap.
The stranger was applauding. "The aura looks pretty good. As expected of a Super Saiyan."
"Die!" Nappa raised his arm, turning back to fire a shockwave.
The stranger extended a finger, pinpointed the direction of his shockwave, and with a light flick, deflected the bucket-thick golden shockwave toward the sky.
Nappa: "...?"
He now had the same feeling Vegeta had felt when facing Broly after transforming into a Super Saiyan; the face-slapping came way too fast.
"What are you? An alien?"
"Me? I should be considered an Earthling. My name is Cell." A green chitinous hard shell covered the surface of his body like clothes. After undergoing Dr. Hedo's cell division experiments and the cost-no-object investment from the Red Pharmaceutical Group, Cell had entered his Perfect Form even without absorbing No. 17 and No. 18. His face, demeanor, and tone were very human; the obvious insect characteristics from before could no longer be seen.
"Golden light all over the body... is this a Super Saiyan?" His movement was extremely fast. Nappa couldn't react at all before his lower abdomen took a heavy punch.
Nappa clutched his stomach, his mind going blank.
Cell reached out his hand. Perhaps subconsciously wanting to grab hair, he found that the guy in front of him had no hair. He could only hold Nappa's head with both hands and brutally knee him in the chin with his left knee.
Nappa was lifted off the ground by the immense force. In mid-air, he exited the Super Saiyan transformation state, his beard turning back to black as his majestic body crashed to the ground like mud.
Cell stepped on his head. "There is a type of insect in the Southern City area. Usually, it's in a base form, but once it encounters danger, its whole body emits golden light. Tell me, isn't that very similar to you Saiyans? Hey, hey? Did you faint? Hmph, what a weak Super Saiyan."
"Uncle Nappa!"
Just before fainting, Nappa vaguely heard Videl's voice. He had always regarded this brave, upright girl as his own daughter. At this moment, he clenched his teeth and braced his hands on the ground, seemingly preparing to stand up.
"Hahahaha——" Cell continuously increased the force on the foot stepping on him. Ultimately, Nappa's strength could not match Cell's, and his head was heavily stomped into the soil. Cell even forcefully ground it twice.
"Saiyan? Can't you transform? Transform again for me to see!"
He grunted and stood to the side. Soon, more than ten soldiers bearing the Red Ribbon Army's "RR" logo rushed out. They injected Nappa with a large dose of anesthetic, put heavy handcuffs and shackles on him, and finally dragged out Videl, who was nine years old this year.
They filmed a video to send to the Vice Leader of the "Axis of Evil," Mr. Satan: Your daughter and disciple are both in our hands. As for the rest, you figure it out yourself!
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