Seeing John Doe being pushed off the stage by Goku, Android 18 rushed forward and supported John Doe, asking, "John Doe, are you okay?"
John Doe shook his head and said, "It's nothing serious. I just have some internal injuries, and I can recover by eating a Senzu Bean."
After saying this, John Doe took a Senzu Bean from Piccolo and ate it.
Instantly, his slightly injured body recovered, but his tattered clothes and the blood at the corner of his mouth indicated that he had indeed suffered severe injuries.
Seeing that John Doe was fine, everyone turned their attention back to the stage, where Cell was already fighting with Goku, unlike the previous battle between John Doe and Cell.
Goku and Cell did not engage in any probing attacks but immediately entered a state of intense combat.
However, after fighting with John Doe, Cell found that John Doe was not his match, and so Goku, who was of similar strength to John Doe, was naturally not his match either.
With this mindset, Cell's mental focus was not as concentrated as it was during his fight with John Doe.
Goku seized this momentary lapse in concentration, and in the fight with Cell, he had not used Instant Transmission.
Based on the experience of John Doe and Cell's previous fight, Cell was not affected by Instant Transmission attacks. Using Instant Transmission frequently would not only have little effect but would also cause Goku to lose his crucial killing move.
Just then, Cell suddenly made a mistake, and Goku used Instant Transmission to appear in front of Cell, then launched a massive Kamehameha, directly blasting off half of Cell's body.
In the end, only half of Cell's body was left on the stage.
Instantly, Krillin, Piccolo, and Future Trunks at the edge of the stage were delighted, thinking that Cell was finished.
Android 18 also said to John Doe, "Great, Goku finally got rid of Cell."
At this moment, John Doe seriously reminded them, "You're rejoicing too soon. Haven't you noticed that the aura from Cell's half-body hasn't decreased much?"
"What?!" Just as Krillin and the others stopped celebrating, Cell's lower half of the body sprang up from the stage with a fish-leap motion.
With only half a body, Cell stood on the stage in a bizarre manner, startling Krillin and the others.
Then, Cell's aura surged, and with a "bang," a new upper body emerged from Cell's lower half.
The new body was still covered in green mucus, which was quite disgusting.
Piccolo angrily said, "That Dr. Gero is a bastard. I never thought that my cells would give Cell an almost immortal body."
Cell stood on the stage and said, "Your previous attacks were useless against me. With Piccolo's genes, I can regenerate my limbs infinitely, unless you can completely blast me into a pulverized state."
"Otherwise, after a while, my aura will remain unchanged, but you will become weaker and weaker."
After saying this, Cell looked at Goku and said, "So, do you still want to fight me, or does anyone else want to challenge me?"
Cell then looked at John Doe and the others at the edge of the stage, "As for ordinary contestants, forget it. I don't have that much time to waste."
Goku stood on the stage, retracted his Super Saiyan 2 state, and then stepped down from the stage, saying, "I concede."
"What?"
"Why, Goku?"
"Goku, why did you concede? Can't even you defeat Cell?"
With two consecutive defeats, and the two strongest fighters unable to beat Cell, everyone was suddenly at a loss for what to do next. Who could defeat Cell?
At this moment, Goku turned to Gohan and said, "Gohan, it's your turn now. Cell is yours to deal with. You can handle him, right?"
Hearing that Goku was going to let Gohan fight Cell on the stage, everyone except John Doe and Goku was shocked.
Especially Piccolo, who looked at Goku and asked seriously, "Goku, have you gone crazy? You're letting Gohan fight an enemy that even you and John Doe can't defeat?"
Goku ignored the others and looked at Gohan, asking, "Gohan, how do you think your father and John Doe's strength compares?"
Hearing Goku's question, everyone immediately turned their attention to Gohan, wanting to see how he would respond.
Gohan replied, "They're very strong!"
"Do you think you can defeat us?" Goku continued.
Gohan thought for a moment and answered, "I think I can." Hearing Gohan's words, everyone was shocked.
Finally, Goku said to Gohan, "Gohan, you know, you have a talent that neither I, nor John Doe, nor Vegeta possess. That is, as long as you're angry, your strength will increase infinitely."
"As long as you can keep getting angry, your strength can surpass everyone, no matter who your opponent is?"
Cell, standing on the stage, heard Goku's words and became interested, saying, "As long as you're angry, you can defeat anyone?"
"Then I want to try it out. Why shouldn't I believe it?"
In the end, Goku patted Gohan on the shoulder, encouraging him, "Go up there, destroy Cell, and bring peace to the world!"
Then, Gohan was surrounded by everyone and escorted to the stage.
Except for Goku, everyone below the stage was worried. Android 18 looked at John Doe and asked, "John Doe, is Gohan really okay? Can he really defeat Cell?"
John Doe replied, "I know what Goku is talking about. Since he was a child, Goku has shown that as long as he's angry, his fighting power increases rapidly."
"But this state is extremely unstable. Once he's not angry anymore, Gohan's fighting talent is even less than mine and Goku's."
"So I don't know if this extremely unstable state of his can defeat Cell, especially whether Cell will make Gohan angry."
On the stage, Gohan and Cell's battle quickly began, but even in Super Saiyan 2 state, Gohan's results were not much better than Goku and John Doe.
After just a few moves, Gohan was knocked down by Cell.
Android 18 quickly noticed that Gohan's state was not right, and she said to John Doe, "Why, why doesn't Gohan seem to have much fighting spirit?"
John Doe nodded and said, "Yes, that's the problem. Gohan is different from Goku. Goku grew up with wild beasts in the jungle, so he was both innocent and wild. Later, when he followed me and Bulma, Goku's wildness gradually disappeared, and he became more human, but his aggressive personality did not diminish."
"But Gohan is different. Chi-Chi is a very traditional parent. Although she agreed to let Gohan learn martial arts under my persuasion, she never gave up on Gohan's academic training."
"Gohan, who was raised like this, doesn't want to hurt anyone, even if it's a bad person like Cell."
"That's terrible! If Gohan can't get angry, he won't be able to beat Cell, will he?!" Android 18 exclaimed.
John Doe nodded, not knowing if Cell would find a way to make Gohan angry this time.