Chapter 301 Unlucky 4
Silver Chariot is a Stand that excels at speed.
When it is without armor, the speed it can burst out is also far beyond Li Qing's imagination.
Under Polnareff's superb swordsmanship, the extremely limited power of the silver chariot was brought to the extreme.
Every streak of light that was slashed out was so brilliant, so precise and effective.
For a moment, the silver chariot blocking the way was barely able to block the attack of the spicy red pepper, buying a chance to catch his breath for Li Qing who was already in a desperate situation.
"Let's go!"
Polnareff stood in front of him with a serious look.
He tried to sound confident, as if he had everything under control.
"You and Giorno go first, and quickly get Jotaro back for support."
"Don't worry about me... My silver chariot is fast enough to match them. I'm the only one who can delay them!"
"Stop joking!"
Li Qing did not hesitate to expose Polnareff's lies:
"You can't stop it. You can't stop it at all!"
"The Silver Chariot was only able to keep up in speed, but was completely crushed by that bastard in terms of power."
"Do you think I can't see it? The Silver Chariot is now at an absolute disadvantage!"
What he said is absolutely right.
Now Polnareff was barely holding on by relying solely on his swordsmanship and the speed of the silver chariot.
Because of the absolute difference in power, the sharp blade of the Silver Chariot looked like a light cotton swab in front of Spicy Red Chili Pepper and could be easily flicked away with just one finger.
The silver chariot couldn't hold on for long, and its defense line, as fragile as paper, would soon collapse.
"Let me do it..."
Li Qing gritted his teeth and shouted in a resolute voice:
"Your mortal body cannot withstand the enemy's fists."
"Only me, only I can stop that monster!"
"Now is not the time to discuss this kind of thing!"
The two seemed to be competing to see who could speak louder. Polnareff responded with the same deafening roar:
"How far can Giorno and I run on our own two legs?"
"Only you, only you are fast enough to take Giorno away quickly!"
Because most Stands can only move around the main body, no matter how fast a Stand is, its long-distance moving speed is limited by the main body's 1000-meter physical test results.
But Li Qing is a special case:
He himself is the stuntman, a superman who can race against cars on his own two legs.
Polnareff was right. If we had to choose two of the three people to escape, we would have to choose Lee Sin no matter what.
"That's right, Li Qing."
At some point, Giorno also hurriedly appeared beside Li Qing.
His voice was extremely low, and his words were completely different from before, with an absolutely rational and cold indifference:
"Now the best option is for you to escape with me."
"If you act on impulse, it will only result in the death of all three of us."
"Hurry up and go find Mr. Jotaro - facing this overwhelming power and speed, only Jotaro's Star Platinum can solve the problem now!"
"I…"
Li Qing had no way of refutation of such rigorous logic.
But he instinctively hesitated.
"Don't waste time...get out of here!"
Polnareff still stubbornly stood in front of Li Qing.
At this time, the defense of the silver chariot was close to collapse, and there were several shocking dents on its body that was glowing with silver light.
This terrifying punch force also fed back to the main body, causing Polnareff's body to become bloody in an instant.
But Polnareff still stood firmly:
"I have been a useless person for a long time. It is you young people who gave me a new life."
"I owe you this life, so it's not a pity to pay it back."
"Go away...don't waste my life!"
An angry roar sounded like thunder, and the silver sword light shone brightly at this moment.
Giorno had already grabbed Li Qing's hand and started to escape into the distance.
Li Qing followed suit stiffly like a puppet.
An unprecedented sorrow suddenly surged in his heart, and this bald man who treated the battle as a game finally felt completely immersed in the situation.
"Polnareff!!"
Li Qing shouted loudly, but his legs shamefully moved away from the battlefield.
However, the tall man who was abandoned by him smiled:
"It's such a terrible feeling... but this time..."
"I absolutely, absolutely will not..."
Polnareff's gaze was as firm as iron, and his bloodstained body stood straight:
"Let your companions die in front of me again!"
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Li Qing carried Giorno and ran away quickly.
At this ridiculously fast speed, they might actually be able to escape from Spicy Red Chili's pursuit.
But Li Qing did not feel any joy at all after surviving the disaster.
His mood was heavier than ever before, because no matter how many brutal battles he had experienced before, this was the first time he came into contact with the word "sacrifice".
It turns out that fighting can really kill people.
It turns out that victory sometimes has to be achieved by stepping on the corpses of your companions.
It turns out that this kind of cruelty is the true face of this wonderful adventure game.
“Damn it…”
"That's not the kind of game I want to play!"
Li Qing cried out in pain.
He had unknowingly pinched his palms with his fingernails, leaving bloody marks.
The bloodstain healed instantly under the effect of the digital body, but the pain in Li Qing's heart could never be relieved.
Because he could still hear.
He could hear the sound of Polnareff fighting hard behind him, in a place invisible to the naked eye.
He could hear the crisp sound of Polnareff's bones cracking and his screams as he was burned by the electric current.
For the first time, Li Qing hated himself for having such sharp hearing that he had to use such a cruel method to sense the death of his companions from a distance.
Polnareff was dying, and there was nothing he could do.
"Li Qing."
Giorno felt Li Qing's pain.
He had maintained an extremely strange silence since he persuaded Li Qing to escape . That kind of silence that was so cold that it could ignore the lives of his companions was completely unlike the rational yet kind-hearted him in the past.
But now, when they were about to escape, Giorno suddenly said in a meaningful voice:
“Stop it.”
"It's still not too late for us to go back now."
"go back?"
Li Qing suddenly braked the car.
His lifeless eyes suddenly lit up:
"Giorno, what do you mean..."
"Have you figured out how to deal with that spicy red pepper?"
"That's right."
Giorno replied in a low voice.
It was clearly a wonderful moment to reveal the answer, but he did not show his usual ease and confidence at all. Instead, he looked solemn as if he was about to go to the execution ground:
"The enemy's advantage is sheer strength and speed."
"In the face of such a huge gap in attributes, all your wisdom will become a joke."
" If you want to fight this kind of enemy, the entry standard is to be able to match or at least approach the opponent's strength and speed."
"Unfortunately...On our side, only Star Platinum and Crazy Diamond are eligible for this admission."
"But now they are all gone, and they won't be back for a while."
"That?"
Li Qing couldn't wait to ask.
Even though conversation didn't take much time in this world, he was now extremely eager to know the answer as soon as possible.
"Then let you go!"
Giorno looked at Li Qing deeply:
"Aren't you just a little bit of experience away from leveling up?"
"Every time you level up you can gain unimaginable attribute improvements."
"As long as you can reach level 5 right now, your strength and speed should be able to rival or even suppress Spicy Chili Pepper."
"Of course I know that!"
Li Qing said impatiently:
"But that lack of experience would require the life of a Stand User to make up for it!"
"Where can I find a Stand User to kill now?"
"Go back to the Higashiyama family and kill Kirara Yoshikage? That guy is not some chicken that can be slaughtered at will. By the time I kill him, it will be too late!"
"Or should we kill Nijimura Gyosho? If I turn around and run into Xinhong Lajiao, how could that guy let me do whatever I want?"
"etc…"
As he spoke, Li Qing's expression suddenly changed.
He suddenly realized something was wrong:
"Before I ran away, I was standing at the door of Nijimura's house."
"That was when I was closest to Nijimura Gyousho. I could have turned around and killed him easily."
"But, but..."
"Giorno, why did you encourage me to run away immediately?"
Li Qing stared at Giorno with lifeless eyes.
He had a very bad guess, very bad.
Giorno's answer confirmed this:
"Because this is a plan I came up with. How can I accomplish it by sacrificing other people's lives?"
"If I want you to level up, I don't need Nijimura Kyoushi."
Giorno paused for a moment, a calm and relieved smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:
"Just use me."
"As long as you kill me, you can level up, right?"
“…”
Li Qing's expression turned extremely ugly:
"What nonsense are you talking about? There is no way I could do such a thing!"
“It’s a necessary sacrifice.”
Giorno's tone was still so calm, as if the sacrifice required for the upgrade in his words was not himself:
"Li Qing, do you still remember when you sealed the piece of meat in Naples?"
"You could have returned directly to the ground at that time..."
"But in order not to implicate me, you chose to stay in the lava well."
"This is the sacrifice you made for me and for countless citizens of Naples, and now... it's my turn to make the sacrifice."
These words are full of emotion.
In fact, this was also the first time that Li Qing felt such complex emotions from this perfect and rational protagonist like the Son of God.
But Li Qing's reaction was anger, uncontrollable anger:
"Shut up!"
"You were the one who saved me in the lava well... It's not your turn to pay for my life!"
"I would never do such a thing, absolutely not!"
"Besides..."
Li Qing rejected it with a gloomy expression:
"Don't forget, I can't cause any harm ."
"I can't kill you, Giorno."
"No, you can kill him."
Giorno still looked at Li Qing with calm eyes:
"You just said this to Kishibe Rohan this morning..."
"As long as you use external weapons, you can even deny your teammates."
As soon as these words came out, Li Qing's face immediately became as ugly as if it was covered with ink.
He really wanted to travel back to this morning and sew up the mouth of that guy who spoke so recklessly.
But it's too late to say anything now.
Giorno was halfway through his words when he pulled out an extremely sharp fruit knife from his pocket:
" I got this from Nijimura's house."
“Just use it and you’ll level up.”
“You, you…”
Li Qing said with a distorted expression:
"Have you been thinking about dying since you left the house?"
"Asshole...idiot...why do you force me to do this!"
“Because it’s the right thing to do.”
Giorno gently put the fruit knife into Li Qing's hand:
"You said you are level 4 now."
"Perhaps Mista's superstition is correct. After all, according to the customs of your hometown..."
"Four is indeed a very unlucky number."
He covered Li Qing's trembling hand and pointed the knife at his neck:
"bring it on…"
“Turn 4 into 5.”
"The bad luck will soon be broken."
