Chapter 159: Blood Trap
Unable to get close and with his ammunition exhausted, in order to protect his seriously injured and slow-moving companions, Li Qing had to bend down, pick up stones from the river, and throw them at the approaching Sam Sang.
The means of combat instantly regressed to the Stone Age.
This primitive method of attack did not cause any damage to the enemy.
Because the power and speed of Galaxy Note are not inferior to Li Qing, and it is even slightly better than him.
Yes... Although Galaxy Note has been using long-range attack methods such as launching batteries, just look at the tall and burly physique of this "mech soldier" and you will know that this guy is also a tough guy who is capable of fighting lions and tigers when he puts down his gun.
With a panel of strength and speed, even if Saim allows Lee Sin to fight in close combat, he has no reason to be afraid of Lee Sin.
As for the stone thrown by Li Qing?
With a casual wave of his hand, Galaxy Note can easily bounce away those stones that have limited power to begin with.
"it's useless."
"Even if we just compete in strength and speed, neither of you can match my Galaxy Notes."
"If you keep struggling like this, the result will be nothing more than being blown to ashes."
Syme moved forward step by step under the protection of Galaxy Notes.
Because Mista and other wounded were unable to move after the car explosion, Li Qing, Giorno and other wounded were now standing in the shallow riverbed where the water was knee-deep, near the wreckage of the car that had been remotely detonated after falling into the river.
In order to get closer to them, Syme slowly walked down the river bank and waded into the river beach. The ochre-colored river water, which had been muddied by the series of explosions, immediately covered his calves.
At the same time, the wound on his shoulder was still oozing blood.
The bullet was deeply embedded in his muscles and blood vessels, causing him to feel pain as well as the chill caused by blood loss.
But none of this stopped Syme.
At this moment, he not only did not feel cold, but he felt hot instead - due to excitement.
Because after the perfect explosion plan was repeatedly broken, Syme, who was depressed, suddenly found another very interesting way to explode:
"Come on, make your choice!"
"Your companions can't escape, but you can."
"So, are you prepared to be killed by me along with your injured companions, or are you prepared to run away now and watch your companions being blown to pieces by me?"
Syme posed this difficult question.
As he slowly walked forward, he quietly admired the conflicted and helpless expressions on Li Qing and Giorno's faces.
This moment of choice between life and death, between reason and emotion, between oneself and others, indeed has a fascinating artistic atmosphere.
For Syme, the originally boring frontal battle now becomes interesting.
Li Qing and Giorno were indeed in great trouble.
Five companions who were seriously injured and unable to move were placed on the river beach a few meters behind them. If they were left alone, Syme could kill Bucciarati and others with just a few batteries.
But is it really useful to stay here?
They were unable to get close to the enemy and were not even able to fight back.
They might be able to barely block the batteries thrown from a distance, but if Syme took only a few more steps forward, Li Qing and Giorno would be within the human detonation range of the Galaxy Note.
There is no way to stop this kind of attack.
Li Qing and Giorno can only choose to give way or die.
"You guys go."
Bucciarati's weak voice sounded from behind the two of them.
He stopped his slow and meaningless escape and calmly accepted the cruel fate he was facing:
"From the moment I chose to fight for my ideals, I was ready to die for them."
"The war is far from over... Even if I die, you should continue to move forward."
Bucciarati's voice was weak, but it contained no fear.
Out of reason and for the sake of the overall situation, he knew that now was not the time to act emotionally, and he also knew that he should not become a burden to his companions.
"That's right."
"Just listen to him and get out of the way!"
"As long as you choose to leave, my Galaxy Notebook may not be able to keep you - you can forget about these dead companions and live happily!"
Syme echoed this without hesitation.
Hearing Bucciarati's touching words of willingness to sacrifice, he smiled even more happily.
The smile was relaxed and comfortable, as if one was watching a lively and interesting drama.
"Giorno..."
Li Qing clenched his fists tightly and turned his lifeless eyes quietly to Giorno beside him.
Giorno's previous calmness suggested that he had a backup plan, but until now, he had not made any move.
If Syme had taken two more steps forward, the two of them would have been blown into two balls of fireworks.
Li Qing was instinctively a little impatient.
However, due to the confidence and tacit understanding cultivated through many battles, he finally chose to believe unconditionally.
"Oh? You're not leaving?"
Syme smiled and took a step forward.
The Galaxy Notebook, which was standing two meters in front of him, also took a heavy step forward, splashing layers of water.
Li Qing and Giorno were only one step away from entering the two-meter detonation range of the Galaxy Note.
However, at this moment...
"Ah!" Syme suddenly let out a scream.
A sharp pain came from the bottom up, and several bloody wounds instantly appeared on his calves.
Blood gushed out and merged with the ochre-colored river water that was muddied by the explosion.
Suddenly, the calm river water suddenly became turbulent.
Countless small black shadows rolled and leaped in the muddy river water, and attacked Syme's injured calf from all directions.
In just a short moment, his two calves were bitten to pieces.
"What?"
"There's something in this river!"
Syme felt a burst of pain, and his expression instantly became distorted and twitched.
He tried desperately to shake off the little monsters that were clinging to his legs and drinking his flesh and blood, but no matter how hard he tried, those little killers held on to his legs tightly and refused to let go.
Not satisfied with eating Syme's skin, they eagerly attacked the more nutritious fat and muscles.
This pain, as if being cut by a thousand knives, made Syme's body tremble violently uncontrollably.
"Phew...success."
Giorno breathed a sigh of relief.
"Are these..." Li Qing vaguely sensed something from the abnormal behavior of those little guys: "Piranhas?"
"That's right."
"When I used the tree wall to block the battery, I used it to block the view and quietly created a large number of piranhas in the shallows of the river."
"I was worried that the piranhas would be scared away by the explosion, but fortunately, there are still many of them left in the water."
Giorno wiped the cold sweat that was quietly seeping from his forehead.
His mood just now was actually not as calm as he appeared to be.
"Piranhas are actually very timid animals. They will not actively attack humans who are much larger than themselves. As long as there is no bleeding on the body, humans can even swim unscathed in places where piranhas are present."
"But if they smell blood, it will be a different story..."
As he spoke, he looked at the bloody gunshot wound on Syme's shoulder:
"Blood is their favorite smell. As long as they smell blood in the water, these aroused piranhas will ignore the size of the target and attack in groups."
Giorno looked back at his injured companions whose bodies were charred.
"I just told the injured Bucciarati and his men to move on the rocks on the riverbank and not to wade through the water."
"Moreover, they were all injured by the explosion. The high temperature flames of the explosion burned them to a crisp. In a sense, these burns also served as a perfect hemostatic effect."
"So, the piranhas will only attack Syme who is bleeding profusely, and will not attack our injured companions."
"And I was just waiting, waiting for the blood from Syme's shoulder to flow into the river water under his feet, waiting for the piranhas to be attracted to his side by the smell of blood. The river water had long been muddy due to the serial explosions, and Syme could not see those small creatures approaching secretly from the muddy water."
"I see." Li Qing finally understood everything:
At the beginning of the battle, Giorno set a blood-triggered trap based on the form of the battle and the existing terrain.
As long as he wounded Syme with his gun, he could lead Syme into the river, making the enemy fall into the encirclement of piranhas without knowing it.
"The piranhas are now clinging to his legs. It's impossible to shake off those vicious little creatures."
"If he detonates, these 'small bombs' that are so close will blow off his own legs first."
"And if he doesn't detonate, the aroused piranhas will bite him to death."
"No matter what we do, he will completely lose his fighting ability!"
Syme evidently realised this.
He endured the excruciating pain of his legs being gnawed and bitten by countless piranhas, and stared at Li Qing with a vigilant gaze:
With those damn piranhas stuck to his legs, if Li Qing moved forward now, he really wouldn't dare to activate the detonation ability directly.
“This is an opportunity…”
Li Qing seized this hard-won opportunity and boldly took a step forward:
"Don't you like watching other people make choices?"
"Sem-san, it's your turn this time!"
