Chapter 122: Meet Again
"ha?"
Li Qing's figure froze instantly.
At first he thought he was hallucinating because he was too angry.
But when he sensed the clear and real breathing and heartbeat behind him, Li Qing knew something was wrong:
"Di... Diablo?"
"He's really here?!"
Li Qing can indeed judge whether Crimson King has activated the time nerf by sensing the sound environment, but that must be done while concentrating and listening with all his strength.
Just now, his mood was affected by the tragic scenes and he didn't calm down enough to observe the situation around him.
Almost... just a little bit...
If Diablo hadn't stopped and said something for no apparent reason, his head would have been blown apart by the Crimson King.
“Datafication!”
Li Qing was still frightened and hurriedly turned on the data mode to protect himself.
Diablo, who suddenly appeared behind him, did not hesitate.
When Li Qing entered the data mode to protect himself, Diablo quickly recovered from the surprise of "his whereabouts being exposed":
"King Crimson!"
The Crimson King had already appeared in front of Diablo.
It instantly raised its twisted arm covered with red and white patterns and slashed at Li Qing who was close at hand with an extremely sharp hand knife.
Li Qing instinctively wanted to dodge, but...
Can't escape!
Even after upgrading and strengthening, Li Qing still couldn't avoid the Crimson King's full-strength slash.
Although he has surpassed the limits of human beings, according to the panel data, he is actually just a "double B in strength and speed" now.
Diablo's Crimson King is not only "A in both strength and speed", but also the best in Class A. His strength and speed are far superior to ordinary Stands.
The gap in strength is so huge that even a leapfrog upgrade and enhancement cannot make up for such a chasm.
Even if Li Qing tried his best to dodge, he could not avoid the Crimson King's attack that was as fast as lightning and as heavy as a mountain.
hiss--
Amidst a strange sound of flesh being torn apart, Li Qing's chest was split into two halves by the powerful hand knife, like a rag torn apart by someone.
The torn flesh healed instantly under the effect of the digitized body, but the Crimson King's arm was still firmly inserted into Li Qing's chest like a bamboo skewer for mutton.
It’s still the familiar taste, and the same familiar recipe.
No complicated combos, just explosive hits.
Just like when they met in the morning, Li Qing became the badger that was stabbed by the steel fork in the melon field on a moonlit night.
"hateful…!"
Li Qing's body suddenly trembled.
He immediately concentrated his mind and used his super hearing to find a living person nearby who could withstand the mark of the Heavenly Sound Wave and use him to escape.
That’s right… Although he said “I want Diablo to come out”, now that Diablo has really come out, he wants to escape.
There is no way, the gap in strength is too big.
Although he had unlocked a new skill and strengthened his body, Lee Sin still didn't know how to defeat Diablo, whose abilities far outweighed his, in a one-on-one fight.
However... before the sound wave could find a suitable target, Li Qing's right hand, which he used to launch the sound wave, was firmly grasped by the Crimson King from behind.
It was like a father coming home to pick up his son, and it used its broad and powerful big hand to tightly hold Li Qing's relatively small hand.
Li Qing had no power to resist at all.
He struggled hard to retract his right fist, but he was unable to move due to the strange power in the Scarlet King's hand.
And then…
The Crimson King pulled out the arm that pierced Li Qing's chest and pushed Li Qing heavily to the ground.
Li Qing was about to resist when the Crimson King suddenly reached out and gently grabbed the road guardrail next to him, then removed several metal fences from the guardrail, and used his palm to forcibly form a thick and sharp steel bar.
"Just stay still!"
Amid Diablo's terrifying roar, the steel bar suddenly pierced through Li Qing's right arm, nailing his right hand to the ground.
Li Qing’s current situation is already a done deal.
"Ha ha ha ha."
Diablo's wild laughter suddenly rang out.
At this moment, time seemed to freeze in his murderous aura that was almost condensed into substance.
"It's... 16:45..."
"Eight hours and 47 minutes have passed since we met in the morning."
As if to vent his long-suppressed anger and anxiety, Diablo hysterically shouted at Li Qing:
"You have survived for nearly nine hours after meeting my Crimson King!"
"This... is an unforgivable crime !"
“…”
Li Qing didn't say anything, but just struggled to pull his right hand out of the steel bar.
However, the Crimson King stepped back on his raised arm.
That foot was like a huge rock, pressing down Li Qing's right arm so that he could no longer move.
"Don't think about it!"
"Your death was imminent the moment you boarded the helicopter alone."
"It took a lot of effort to force you out of this city, and it took a lot of effort to wait for an opportunity for you to get separated from your companions. It also took a lot of effort to find your trace near the crash site..."
"How could I be so careless as I was this morning and let you slip away from my hands?"
Diablo's voice was icy cold:
"Right hand, your right hand is your lifeblood!"
"As long as I firmly control this right arm, there is no chance for you to escape from me."
"Ha ha ha ha."
"Fate... so-called fate..."
The Crimson King stepped on Lee Sin fiercely, while Diablo laughed heartily at the scene:
"You've been stepped on by me, Diablo!"
"I…"
Li Qing's face looked extremely ugly.
The truth is just as Diablo said.
After his right arm was stepped on by the Crimson King, he could no longer use the Sky Sound Wave to lock onto distant targets as he wished.
The Golden Bell Cover can only be used when a friendly target is within 100 meters. Now that he has been separated from his teammates, he can no longer rely on them.
As for the "Heavenly Thunder Break" and "Bone Destruction" that I just obtained...
This skill can basically only serve as icing on the cake and cannot help Li Qing solve the fundamental problem of survival.
"what to do?"
Li Qing once again fell into a desperate situation with no way out.
Moreover, unlike the Diablo I met this morning, the current Diablo is more cautious , more focused, and more murderous.
He would never relax and would not give Li Qing any chance to take advantage of him.
Just like now…
Although he seemed a little arrogant due to his emotional release, Diablo actually did not let his guard down at all.
He stared at Li Qing intently, and soon discovered something strange about Li Qing:
"Health..."
"After the attack just now, he still has 70% of his health left?"
Diablo's expression suddenly became serious:
When facing Lee Sin in the morning, the Crimson King chopped off nearly 50% of Lee Sin's health with one hand knife.
But now, with a knife-hand blow and the steel piercing his body, Li Qing only lost 30% of his health.
"How is this possible?"
"Has the power of the Crimson King weakened? No..."
"Li Qing has become stronger!"
The joy just now was instantly washed away, and an unprecedented depression emerged in my heart:
"Yes, it's not just the blood volume..."
"The speed and strength that Li Qing showed when he dodged and struggled just now were obviously much stronger than he was this morning."
"But it's not even nine hours yet..."
"In less than nine hours, this bald guy has become this strong?!"
Diavolo felt a chill down his spine.
Among the various attributes of a Stand, the most important one is not strength, speed, or endurance, but a very inconspicuous attribute: "growth".
As long as the growth potential is high, there will be unlimited possibilities.
"No... We must not give him another chance to grow!"
"Today! Now! Right here! I must kill him!!"
Diavolo's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
His vigilance and even fear of Li Qing's terrifying growth potential made him worry about whether his current killing action could be successful.
To dispel this lingering doubt…
Diablo finally took out his eyes that could see the future:
"The Crimson King—"
"epitaph!"
