Chapter 173 The Power of Number

"No. 16, you are no match for him. Let's find a solution together as three of us. Don't go up there and die alone." No. 17 also shouted to No. 16, because after being hit by Cell, he realized that his strength was not as good as Cell's, and he didn't want to see No. 16 die in vain.

"This is the only way we can go. What's more... according to the calculation of my energy detection system, Cell's strength is equal to mine." No. 16 did not stop because of No. 17's words. Instead, he spoke very seriously.

"Wait, what does that big android want to do over there? Is he going to duel with Cell?" Tien Shinhan looked at No. 16 in confusion and said.

"How strong is he? Can he defeat Cell?" Yamcha also asked.

"I'm not sure. We've never seen this android named No. 16 take action, so we can't judge his strength. But I think he should be as strong as No. 17 and No. 18." Krillin also shook his head and said.

"But No. 17 and No. 18 are no match for Cell. What's so incapable of this android called No. 16?" Tien Shinhan said puzzledly.

"We'll know after watching. All we can do now is pray that Android 16 can successfully defeat this monster called Cell." Krillin said, staring at the opposing Android 16 and Cell.

"Hmm... who are you? Are you also a android? What number are you?" After looking at each other for a while, Cell asked No. 16 first.

"Me? I'm Android No. 16. Like the other androids, I was created by Dr. Gallo specifically to deal with Sun Wukong." No. 16 also answered directly.

"What?! Android 16! That shouldn't be the case. All the works before No. 17 should have been failures. Except for one experiment subject that escaped, they should have been destroyed by Dr. Gero. And the experiment subject that escaped was also No. 8. Neither in my files nor in Dr. Gero's laboratory is there any information about No. 16." Hearing No. 16's self-introduction, Cell was very surprised and thought to himself.

At first, Cell thought that No. 16 was the product of Android No. 20, but he didn't expect that it was actually the work of Dr. Gero before No. 17.

"Are you going to stop me from becoming a perfect form too?" Cell asked No. 16.

"Yes, I am here to stop you. You cannot become a complete body. Nature will be completely destroyed by you." No. 16 said solemnly.

"This is ridiculous. If you have the ability, come and stop me." Cell said nonchalantly, and then he rushed towards No. 16 without taking No. 16 seriously at all.

Seeing this, No. 16 decided not to tolerate Cell and punched him in the face.

Because Cell underestimated his opponent at the beginning, he was hit head-on by No. 16 and was knocked away. Then Cell flipped in the air and used [Ki] to relieve the excess force, and landed steadily on the ground. Then he looked at No. 16 seriously.

"No. 16...what's going on? Why is he stronger than No. 17 and No. 18? Is this really Dr. Gero's failure?" Cell couldn't help thinking in his heart as he wiped the part of his face that was hit by No. 16.

Cell totally couldn't understand why Dr. Gero, who already had a powerful being like No. 16, still created No. 17 and No. 18. There was also a question that had always bothered Cell, which was the purpose of his design and why he had to rely on absorbing No. 17 and No. 18 to evolve to his perfect form.

"This is a foreshadowing."

No. 16 did not give Cell more time to think. He took a big step and rushed towards Cell.

Seeing this, Cell was not willing to be outdone, and rushed towards No. 16 just as quickly. With the speed of both of them, in just a moment, Cell and No. 16 collided violently.

But this time, Cell did not underestimate his opponent as before, and he and No. 16 were evenly matched in the collision, and neither of them gained the upper hand.

Cell took advantage of the situation and swung his fist at No. 16, who staggered two and a half steps and his upper body leaned back. Cell also took this opportunity to stab his tail into No. 16's neck, trying to absorb his life energy to make up for the physical strength he had consumed in the previous battle and recovery from injuries.

"Hmph!" Seeing that his tail had successfully pierced into No. 16's neck, he could not help but let out a cold snort. He had actually been stabbed in a vital part of the body, so he would not be polite.

However, when Cell's tail actually pierced No. 16's neck in an attempt to absorb life energy, he was shocked to find that he could not absorb even a little bit of life energy from No. 16's body.

"Hey..." No. 16 also knew what Cell was thinking and couldn't help but sneer, as if he was mocking how stupid Cell's behavior was.

"What?! You are actually a complete robot type." Cell looked at No. 16 in disbelief and exclaimed. No. 16's situation was once again beyond Cell's expectations. He never thought that No. 16 was actually a pure robot.

No. 16 took advantage of the moment when Cell was stunned and grabbed Cell's tail with force.

"Hey there!" With a roar from No. 16, Cell was picked up by the tail by No. 16 and thrown to the ground, leaving him unable to dodge for the time being.

Then No. 16 stepped on Cell's butt again, and then pulled hard, and half of Cell's tail was torn off by No. 16.

"Ah!" Cell also let out a heart-wrenching scream after being hit by No. 16.

"Great, guy No. 16 is actually so powerful!" Tien Shinhan said excitedly.

"Yeah, I never thought that the big guy is actually the strongest among the androids." Yamcha also recalled the brief fight between No. 16 and Cell, and sighed.

"Don't take it lightly. No. 17 and No. 18 are still in danger. No. 16 hasn't been able to completely crush Cell's strength. He can still find an opportunity to attack No. 17 and No. 18. We can't just sit here and do nothing to help. At least we have to keep an eye on Cell's movements." Krillin said, pouring a basin of cold water on the two of them.