Chapter 262 Discovered
The baby-faced man, who was regarded as a killing machine by Meloni, was born in the toilet of a highway service area more than an hour ago.
Its mother was an unlucky young woman who was forced by Meloni to become the mother of Baby Face because she was of the right age and in good health.
The influence of a mother on her child is enormous. Baby Face instinctively imitated the character of this poor woman, and was born with a timid and cowardly nature.
Meloni was extremely dissatisfied with this.
He believes that killing machines only need to know killing and madness, and should not know fear and terror.
He felt that the more violent and bloodthirsty the child he bred, the better. It would be best if he could give birth to a mad dog that would feel uncomfortable if it didn't bite people.
But Babyface himself doesn't think so——
Yes, although it is a substitute, it has a strong self-awareness that is enough to go against the original's wishes.
In a sense, it is an independent person.
"Fear is not wrong...Fear teaches us to be cautious and to know how to use our power more perfectly."
Although he didn't dare to refute the original, he had his own thoughts in his heart:
" I will definitely kill that tall prey ."
"But I'll use my own method."
Because of Babyface's strong self-awareness, Meloni cannot completely control it.
This does not mean that Babyface can ignore Meloni's orders, but it still has a lot of freedom to act on the premise of obeying the orders -
Generally speaking, the relationship between the original body and the substitute is probably like that between a swordsman and his sword. How the sword is wielded depends entirely on the swordsman's control.
The relationship between Meloni and Baby Face is more like that between a commander and a soldier. No matter how the commander remotely controls and micro-manages the platoon, the soldiers on the front line will definitely prioritize their own ideas when fighting.
Just like now…
According to Meloni's idea, the hunting operation should be carried out like this:
The baby-faced man quickly sneaked up to the enemy, rushed out from the darkness like a tiger descending from the mountain, and killed the enemy with a sudden blow.
But Babyface himself doesn’t think so:
"Uncle Risut is right..."
It casually called Risut, who was traveling with it, "uncle":
"That muscle man must be very strong to dare to act alone with the treasure."
"You must be careful when dealing with prey like this."
"A direct raid without a plan is simply courting death. I should have taken a smarter approach."
With this idea in mind, Babyface took actions that went against Meloni's wishes from the very beginning.
It did not approach the prey directly at all, but stopped at a distance and carefully observed the direction in which the prey was going.
When it saw that Jotaro was about to leave the station and act alone, it immediately carefully avoided Jotaro's gaze, used its superhuman speed to move quickly, and finally quietly reached the path that Jotaro had to take one step ahead of time.
Jotaro had no idea that after turning the first corner leaving the station, a short and ferocious little monster had already ambushed on the road.
"The man had been walking on the right sidewalk out of habit."
"Well, if I disguise myself as a sidewalk tile, he'll definitely walk right up to me without noticing."
Babyface repeated this simple yet effective plan in his mind.
Its stand ability is very powerful.
Putting aside the blood-related perception ability that can remotely track the location of the father...
It can also divide humans or matter into extremely small pieces and then recombine them into another object of a completely different shape.
This actually includes two parts of capabilities:
Decomposition, and reorganization.
The children that Meloni had trained before all preferred the ability to "decompose".
Because for those little monsters born specifically for killing, the ability to instantly decompose a person into countless small cubes is undoubtedly the most perfect and powerful means of killing.
But this time the babyface is different from those previous ones.
Its timid nature taught it what it means to be cautious, and made it focus more on its ability to “reorganize”.
The decomposed small blocks can be reassembled at will and their appearance and shape can be perfectly changed.
In a sense, this ability is the same as the seventy-two transformations in mythology, which allows the baby-faced man to perfectly transform himself into any object of suitable size.
It can perfectly blend into any terrain and any environment, and even become a part of the environment, making it completely unaware to the enemy.
"I just turned into a brick and disappeared into the sidewalk without a sound."
"When that big guy walks over here without any defense, walks up to me, and gets in close contact with me... hehe."
There was a hint of extremely human cunning on the baby-faced face.
Thinking of this, it quickly leaned over and punched the ground on the sidewalk.
The moment the fist touched the ground, the bricks that were originally firmly embedded in the sidewalk broke into countless tiny cubes in an instant.
These tiny cubes rose into the air like clouds under the control of the baby-faced creature, and were then all hidden in the large trash can next to it.
Soon, a wide dent appeared in the sidewalk.
At this time, the baby-faced boy could already hear from afar the steady footsteps of Jotaro approaching from the corner of the street behind him.
Its little heart skipped a beat instinctively.
But this did not affect its actions.
Before Jotaro could see him, Baby Face used the same trick again and decomposed his body into countless tiny cubes.
These dense, cloud-like small cubes quickly rearranged themselves in mid-air, rapidly changing their appearance and form in the process.
In just a moment, Baby Face turned his body into plain-looking tiles.
The tiles fit seamlessly into the pits in the sidewalk, fitting in as tightly as a perfectly completed Tetris puzzle.
Just like that, the baby face blended perfectly with the ground.
The sidewalk was returned to its "original state" and there didn't seem to be a single flaw.
At this moment, Jotaro walked over without any precautions, just as Baby Face had expected.
A few more steps and he would be on top of the baby-faced man, coming into close contact with this ruthless killing machine.
"Just walk straight ahead like a car entering a toll booth..."
"I'll tear you to pieces right now!"
The prey is about to be trapped.
Inevitably, Babyface got excited.
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A moment ago.
Jotaro certainly didn't know that he had been regarded as a prey by a "child" who was only one hour old.
He had just left the station square and was nodding goodbye to Li Qing and others who were in charge of other directions at the fork in the road.
"We're leaving first."
"The situation is urgent. The sooner we get here the better."
There was a hint of anxiety in Bucciarati's tone.
Fuge and Narancia are like family members to him, so it is natural that he cannot be as calm as the composure he usually maintains.
Therefore, Bucciarati could better understand that they were actually involved in an alternative racing game:
They had to reach their companions as quickly as possible and in the shortest possible time before the wounded encountered a second wave of enemies.
So, Bucciarati said goodbye to Li Qing neatly, turned around and called out his Stand with a stern look:
"Fingers of steel!"
A blue, muscular figure appeared in front of him:
“ Ali ali ali ali !”
A zipper as wide and long as a steel rail soon appeared on the ground.
Bucciarati stepped on it without any delay, and without saying anything, he pulled Abbacchio, who was traveling with him, up with him.
"Set off!"
Stepping on a zipper is like stepping on a skateboard.
Bucciarati and Abbacchio slid quickly towards their destination along the zipper created by Fullmetal's fingers.
Of course, this "zipper skateboard" is a common means of quick movement used by Bucciarati and is not a new trick.
But Li Qing at the side was somewhat inspired by this:
"Indeed, now Mista is only half dead. He must receive treatment as soon as possible."
"Giorno - let's speed up!"
Li Qing said to Giorno who was traveling with him very decisively.
"Huh?" Giorno was slightly stunned: "Doesn't your mobility ability mean you can't carry people?"
"It's okay, I can take someone with me."
"No skills are needed, I can get a speeding ticket in the city just by running with my legs."
There was a hint of pride in Li Qing's voice.
Having said that, without waiting for Giorno to answer, he lifted Giorno up from the ground without saying a word.
As a being that exceeds human limits, Li Qing is of course extremely strong.
The extra 100 pounds on his body did not affect the gracefulness of his legs when he ran.
A person hanging on his shoulders is like a light towel, which will even float when he runs at full speed.
No matter what the riding experience was like for Giorno as a passenger, at least the speed was definitely enough.
In just a few seconds, Li Qing carried Giorno and disappeared around the corner of the road.
that's all…
The two groups of people showed their magical powers, but they disappeared in a moment.
Mr. Jotaro, who was considered the most reliable and powerful, was left far behind and fell far behind in saving his companions.
"It seems I can't fall behind..."
"The situation over there with Polnareff might also be very bad."
On the one hand, influenced by Lee Sin and Bucciarati, and on the other hand, worried about his close friend whose whereabouts were unknown, Jotaro's pace quietly accelerated to the maximum.
But this is far from enough, at least not compared to the speed of the other two groups.
"I have to use some strength."
Cheng Tailang thought so in his heart.
He quickly turned the corner and the road ahead was a straight street.
This flat, wide, straight road without obstacles is very suitable for him to exert his displacement ability.
Of course, Jotaro doesn't have any real ability to move quickly.
But he has Star Platinum, the invincible Star Platinum.
Being invincible means being omnipotent. When the power is exaggerated, many problems can be easily solved.
"It's been a while since I made such a big move..."
"Let's move our body first."
Jotaro's forward steps suddenly stopped.
In the past ten years, he has been busy with love, marriage, having children, going to school, studying for a doctorate and writing papers, and he really hasn't exercised seriously.
As a result, Star Platinum's time-stopping ability degraded, and his own monstrous and strong body also became slightly sluggish.
So, Jotaro stopped abruptly on the sidewalk.
Then he began to stretch his muscles and move his joints so that his body could adapt to the high acceleration load as quickly as possible.
Of course Jotaro doesn't know...
As he was warming up, the sidewalk in front of him…
There was a "floor tile" secretly observing him anxiously:
"Damn it...why don't you keep going?"
"He was only one step away, why did he stop suddenly?"
"Have I been discovered? He stopped so accurately in front of the trap, I must have been discovered, right?"
"But...but...why is he doing radio gymnastics in front of me?"
"Could it be that he is stretching his body in preparation for beating me up later?"
The baby-faced man, who originally thought he was in a very stable position, suddenly fell into an inescapable panic.
It felt like it might be exposed.
Uncle Risut’s analysis was correct. The enemy was indeed a monster that was too powerful to be fought against.
What should I do? Should I run?
But can you run away now?
It was only a few seconds, but to Baby Face it felt like it was longer than a whole century.
In other words, Jotaro was busy moving his body and didn't pay attention.
Otherwise, he would be surprised to find that the entire ground in front of him was shaking.
While Babyface was daydreaming about deciding on the types of flowers and plants to be placed on his grave, Jotaro had already completed his brief warm-up exercise:
"Star Platinum!"
This muscular figure with bulging muscles brought an invisible aura with him as he appeared.
If Baby Face hadn't been so scared that he couldn't move, he would have been scared away on the spot like a cat that suddenly found a cucumber behind it.
"It's over... He actually used a substitute."
"You're really here to beat me up!"
Baby Face thought so desperately.
Then, something quite unexpected happened.
After calling out for his Stand, Jotaro didn't even look at the ground.
He took a step forward confidently, and walked right onto the ground disguised as the baby face, and into the trap it had set in advance.
Jotaro came into close contact with the baby-faced boy.
If Baby Face suddenly attacks, it will be able to give the enemy the most fatal blow quickly and suddenly, just as it planned.
"how so…"
"Didn't he notice me at all?"
The baby-faced boy finally realized vaguely that he might have just been overthinking.
Otherwise, if Jotaro attacked the ground directly, it would be impossible for him to walk into the trap so unprepared.
"I am still safe..."
Baby Face secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Sensing the prey that was ignorantly stepping on it, it suddenly regained its confidence as a predator:
"Since he didn't notice me at all, I'm sure to win."
"This guy is on top of me now. I just need to touch him quietly with my hand..."
"He's dead!"
Baby Face thought so excitedly.
So, it plucked up its courage, quietly removed part of its camouflage, and let its arms quietly "grow" out of the ground.
At this moment, Baby Face's killer move hadn't yet taken shape...
All I could hear was a calm and gentle voice from above:
"Star Platinum—Full speed ahead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Star Platinum tightly grasped Jotaro's arm, fixing him firmly to herself.
And then…
Star Platinum unleashed his maximum power and stomped heavily on the ground.
The huge force poured onto the ground like a flood.
A shocking dent was instantly created on the hard "tiles" of the sidewalk.
At the same time, the corresponding terrifying reaction force caused Star Platinum and Jotaro to soar into the air like rockets.
With just one jump, they flew straight away dozens of meters.
This is Jotaro's "displacement ability".
During this fierce jump, Jotaro, who had just jumped into the air, couldn't help but frown slightly:
"Why do I feel like there's a child screaming somewhere..."
“Is it an illusion?”
The road was empty, with only a few passers-by in the distance looking shocked by the "flying man" that had just appeared.
There were no children around at all, so there was no question of "children's screams".
When he landed and looked back, all Jotaro could see was the broken road a few dozen meters away, which was covered with spider web cracks left by Star Platinum's steps.
"Sure enough, it's just an illusion..."
Jotaro didn't take what just happened too seriously.
Considering Polnareff's safety and in order not to waste time, he immediately turned around and continued his next jump.
At this time, in the "ruins" that Jotaro had not noticed at all...
A pitiful and weak voice sounded intermittently:
"I...absolutely...am..."
“We’ve been discovered.”
