Chapter 156 Galaxy Notes

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"I surrender!"

There was no hesitation at all.

When Li Qing and others began to sprint towards him, Saim Sang decisively raised his hands.

[Galaxy Notes] also put down his weapon at the same time, and then disappeared into the air.

"What?" Li Qing was a little bit unbelievable:

The battle has just begun and the enemy surrenders?

You were bombarding with "battery howitzers" one second, and raised your hands high in surrender the next?

There is definitely something wrong!

Syme understood Li Qing's doubts.

Not only did he raise his hands high, he also knelt on the ground humbly.

Finally, he explained to Li Qing in a calm tone:

"I'm serious. You should have noticed that my abilities are best suited for sneak attacks, not frontal combat."

"You guys were able to fight your way here from Naples. I definitely can't handle it alone."

“Besides, I just tried it…”

Syme sighed helplessly:

"The batteries launched by Galaxy Notebook simply can't keep up with your pace."

"If you keep fighting like this, I will be the only one to die."

He told the truth.

Since he failed to defeat the enemy in the first round of sneak attacks, he had already lost half the battle.

Although the "battery howitzer" is powerful, it has a fatal weakness: it is slow.

From the time the battery is ejected, launched, flown, fallen, and then exploded, it takes several seconds in total.

Li Qing and his men were able to barely dodge with three wounded men, but once a head-on fight broke out, the seemingly powerful battery howitzer would be unable to stop them from approaching.

Especially Lee Sin...Lee Sin's long-range charge ability is a huge trouble for him.

"If a long-range Stand like me gets approached by a melee Stand, I'll be dead."

As he said this, Saim carefully observed the expressions of Li Qing and others.

After seeing that they didn't show any abnormality, he was relieved and smiled slightly:

"I can't stop you from approaching, and I don't want to die."

"So, let me surrender, and I am willing to help you fight against the organization."

"No!" Fugo shouted angrily, "You've already injured three of our companions. How can we let you surrender so easily now?"

"It's different now, it's different now."

Syme was not at all bothered by Mista's questioning:

"I was the enemy just now, and it is my duty to attack you by surprise."

"The sneak attack was unsuccessful, and the artillery suppression was ineffective, so I have fulfilled my duty."

"Anyway, I won't resist anymore..."

He knelt on the ground with his hands raised up, looking ready to be slaughtered:

"Whether to kill me to eliminate future troubles or to turn me into a helper, you can judge for yourself."

"This..." Li Qing and others were in hesitation.

On the one hand, they did need help and intelligence about the technology team.

If Syme truly surrendered, their next battle would be much easier.

On the other hand, they always felt that the enemy's surrender came too easily.

Although what Syme said was right, he really had no chance of winning, but... such a casual sneak attack still made people suspicious.

"Why..." Li Qing asked tentatively, "You surrendered to me so easily, aren't you afraid of the boss's revenge?"

"Ha ha."

Syme smiled calmly:

"Revenge will come later. If you don't surrender, I will die now."

"If I follow you and fight for my life, I might be able to find an unexpected way out."

So far, the motives and reasons he gave were flawless.

From Syme's perspective, surrender is indeed his only option.

Bucciarati thought for a moment and asked tentatively:

"Since you said you want to surrender, then show some sincerity."

"Tell me in detail what your Stand's abilities are - tell me completely. If there's any discrepancy between what you told us and what Jamie told us, we'll shoot you on the spot."

Syme's pupils shrank.

He knew that Bucciarati was trying to trick him.

If he showed any hesitation, guilt, or stammering at this moment and tried to conceal the truth, the other party would take his life without mercy.

And if he was really scared and revealed all of his Stand's abilities, then he would lose the possibility of fighting back.

Unfortunately... he had almost figured out what Jamie had said to the enemy, and how much the enemy knew about the ability of the Galaxy Note stand.

Now, he knows how much he should talk about his Stand ability:

"My Stand is called [Galaxy Notes], and it actually has two Stand abilities."

"One, manufacturing and launching batteries, as you just saw."

"Two, detonate all batteries within fifty meters of the Stand."

Having said this, Syme paused for a moment:

"Note that there is another very important limitation for detonating batteries: operating voltage."

"The higher the operating voltage of the battery, the greater the distance it can respond to the explosion."

"For example... a 12V car battery can be detonated at a distance of about 40 meters, while a 3.7V mobile phone lithium battery can only be detonated within 20 meters."

He acted as if he had nothing to hide and openly stated his Stand abilities.

Moreover, this explanation is far more sufficient than Jamie's few words.

"I see…"

"The detonation distance is also related to the operating voltage of the battery."

"No wonder Fugo's Walkman didn't explode when the car battery was remotely detonated."

Bucciarati understood this statement.

Syme's explanation fit perfectly with the problems he had discovered, and there seemed to be no concealed fraud.

After listening carefully, Li Qing also confirmed Saim's honesty to a certain extent:

"His heartbeat isn't accelerated, so he probably isn't lying."

This makes Syme's surrender much more authentic.

Even if he still had ulterior motives, Saim, who was unable to use the battery explosion to launch a sneak attack and unable to stop Li Qing and others from approaching, seemed to have no ability to resist.

"Is there a trap?"

Everyone couldn't help but have such doubts.

But they had been watching everything that Syme had done just now, so he had no time to set the trap.

There were no traces of batteries on the ground, and they did not have any items containing batteries on them. It was impossible for the other party to use their stand ability to detonate the batteries and launch a sneak attack.

Thinking of this, everyone felt a little more relieved.

So, Giorno seized this rare opportunity to turn around and provide first aid to the three injured people, while Li Qing, Fugo and Bucciarati stepped forward shoulder to shoulder, cautiously approaching Syme - in any case, getting closer to a long-range attack stand is absolutely the right thing to do.

The closer the distance is, the greater the advantage will be for purely melee stand-ins like Zi Yan and Steel Chain Fingers.

that's all…

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, from about 40 meters to just five meters.

Syme never showed any intention of stopping, and he seemed to be serious about surrendering.

Fugo and Bucciarati were still approaching.

But Li Qing stopped five meters away.

He always felt that something was wrong.

"What is it..."

"Obviously there is no doubt anymore, but what is the problem?"

Li Qing frowned tightly, a doubt like a sixth sense always lingering in his heart.

At this time, he smelled the scent of ashes.

This smell is normal. After so many explosions, it is normal for nearby grass and trees to be ignited by the flames.

However, the smell made Li Qing subconsciously pay attention to the ground.

He could roughly sense the outline of the grass on the ground. Although it was blurry, he could still make it out:

In the lush grass, there is a "circular open space".

The grass in other places nearby was growing intact, except for that circle where there was no grass at all.

It was as if someone had deliberately burned a circle here.

"Natural flames cannot burn such a regular circle..."

"Circle, why is it a circle? Wait..."

Li Qing's heart was filled with excitement.

In this hazy fog, he seemed to have grasped a clear clue:

"This barren circle seems to be the place where the stand-in stood just now!"

"These grasses were not burned, but blown away!"

An idea suddenly flashed through Li Qing's mind, and a layer of cold sweat instantly seeped out of his bald head:

Yes, now it all makes sense.

That guy was just pretending to surrender. If everyone really mistakenly treated him as one of their own, he would be able to create countless opportunities to launch another sneak attack.

By then, he will be able to wipe out his opponents without any effort.

After all, Sam Sang's sneak attack method doesn't even require any visible "battery", it just requires getting close - close enough to detonate the "low-voltage battery".

Thinking of this, Li Qing hurriedly shouted to his companions who were still approaching:

"Stop, don't come any closer!"

"That guy's Stand ability is to make the 'battery' explode--"

"Animals and plants can convert chemical energy into bioelectricity. Humans themselves are a kind of battery!"

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PS: Stand-in panel.

Stand-in name: [Galaxy Notes]

The main body - Sam Sang

Destructive power: B

Speed: B

Range: E

Sustainability: B