Chapter 328: Ways to Return to the Past
Li Qing is dead?
Diablo couldn't believe it.
But corpses can't deceive people.
Although there is no head, the body is 100% Li Qing's body.
Moreover, in this short period of time measured in seconds, it is impossible for Li Qing to conjure up a "substitute" out of thin air.
"What the hell..."
"Is Li Qing really dead?"
Diablo stared at the corpse with a smooth neck, and his heart was filled with endless waves:
"Who can kill this monster in such a short time..."
“Could it be that this guy was attacked by the power of the arrow?
That's Lee Sin, the one who can't be killed even by bombs and can fight endlessly with the Crimson King with unlimited firepower by relying on his physical body.
How long had it been like this, and he had already become a headless corpse lying on the ground?
"No... this guy can't die so easily!"
"This must be Li Qing's conspiracy!"
Diablo had become more cautious and suspicious because of the series of failures brought about by Li Qing.
Even with the body of his old enemy before him, he did not dare to confirm that he had won.
"By the way...where's his head?"
Diablo doubted very much that a monster like Lee Sin could survive even with only a head left.
Maybe he just wanted to conceal the truth in this way.
He wanted to make himself think that he had won and let his guard down.
Once he completely relaxes, Li Qing, who will only have his head left, will launch a fatal attack on him.
Unconsciously, Diablo even came up with a tactic for Lee Sin that seemed very feasible at first glance.
However, what surprised Diablo was...
He looked around, but did not see Li Qing's severed head in the room at all.
"The time was so short, and Higashikata Josuke had trouble even walking, so he didn't have time to help hide."
"Where can Li Qing's head go?"
Diablo's vigilance became more and more intense.
He felt like the protagonist of a horror movie, trapped in a haunted house full of dangers.
At this time, the ten seconds of the future that [Epitaph] had seen before were almost over.
In the ten seconds that [Epitaph] saw, Diablo could guarantee that he was absolutely safe.
But what will happen after these ten seconds is uncertain.
"Ouroboros!"
To be on the safe side, Diablo used [Ouroboros] without delay at the end of the ten seconds.
He wanted to go back to the past to rest and recover so that [Epitaph] could be used continuously and indefinitely in the "present".
Then, Diablo's body quickly turned into nothingness.
Not only him, but also the clothes on his body and the arrow in his hand became blurred and transparent at this moment.
If it's an accident...
After 1 second, he will completely disappear from the "present".
However, at this moment, Diablo inadvertently thought of a question:
"If this is a trap set by Li Qing."
"Then how will he attack?"
"Is it really that 'flying head' attack? No, that's too ridiculous..."
"Li Qing has amazing observation skills. He and I have fought so many times, he should be vaguely aware of the existence of [Epitaph]."
"So, how will he bypass my continuous precognitive ability?"
At this moment, time seems to have stopped.
Although he had every advantage, Diablo had .
After trying to think from another perspective, he seemed to have found the right idea:
The only way to attack someone who can foresee the short term future is to use deception.
The attacker must perfectly disguise himself as a harmless thing, so that the predictor can see that kind of "safe" future.
In fact, when the predictor is blinded by the safe future he sees, the crisis has unknowingly approached him.
"Li Qing is very likely hiding beside me right now!"
"I just haven't discovered it yet."
"etc…"
Diablo's expression changed:
He suddenly remembered that something seemed to be approaching him quietly.
In fact, he now held the thing in his hand without any precautions, and included it in his power when he activated the power to travel through time and space.
"arrow!"
Diablo suddenly reacted at this moment:
"A trap... could it be this arrow?!"
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Ten seconds ago.
Li Qing rushed to the room on the second floor with the seriously injured Higashikata Josuke.
The arrow is stored here.
Li Qing quickly put down Higashikata Josuke, picked up the arrow, and turned back to Josuke without hesitation and said:
"Josuke, you still have the strength to activate Crazy Diamond, right?"
"Yes..." Higashikata Josuke replied weakly.
Li Qing ran too fast just now, and he was seriously injured and almost fainted.
Fortunately, thanks to the strong physique inherited from the Joe family, Josuke can now barely concentrate on maintaining the existence of Crazy Diamond.
"That's good, Josuke—"
Li Qing suddenly handed out the arrow:
"Use your crazy diamond to fuse me and this arrow together."
"ha?"
Higashikata Josuke was a little overwhelmed to react.
"Just like you did to Angelo."
In this almost stagnant time, Li Qing still spoke in an unbearable hurry:
"I want you to turn me into this arrow."
"It would be best if I could completely blend into the arrow so that no one could tell the difference."
Although we have only been together for two days, in line with the principle of knowing yourself and knowing your enemy, you will win every battle, in order to perfectly cooperate with this new companion in battle...
Li Qing had already taken Higashikata Josuke with him and carefully studied his Stand abilities:
First, Crazy Diamond can quickly destroy the opponent and then activate his ability to change the shape of the object or fuse two objects together.
Secondly, this "fusion" ability actually has a hidden setting:
It can not only change the shape of an object, but also change its quality.
For example, in the future where Lee Sin doesn’t exist (original work)…
Higashikata Josuke once used a paper shredder to shred an enemy who had kidnapped his mother into a book.
He later donated the book that "occasionally makes strange noises" to the Morioh Town Library, where it became a famous ghost story and was borrowed by curious citizens.
A person weighing over 100 pounds has become a book weighing several pounds.
The quality has indeed changed - if it hadn't changed, I'm afraid no citizen would be able to read books weighing more than 100 kilograms.
"Since it is possible to change mass and form..."
"Then you should be able to turn me into a light arrow."
Li Qing explained his thoughts to Higashikata Josuke in an anxious manner:
"The reason why Diablo came to Morioh Town was to find arrows."
"Although he already has one arrow, I don't think he would refuse to get another one."
"So if I merge with the arrow, I can approach Diablo silently in the form of an arrow."
"And for the sake of safety, Diablo will definitely go back to the past every once in a while to refresh the cooldown of his predictive ability."
He paused for a moment and stated his ultimate goal:
“That way, I can be taken along with Diablo in the form of an arrow—”
"There is no way I can defeat him now."
"Only in the past, during the time when his skills were on cooldown..."
"I only have a slight chance of winning."
“This, this…”
Higashikata Josuke was a little dizzy after hearing this:
Go back to the past? So Diablo's ability is the same as those in science fiction movies, traveling through time and space to the past?
And Li Qing wants to turn himself into an arrow so that he can hide the truth and be taken back to the past with Diablo?
"That's why you got the arrow?"
Higashikata Josuke looked extremely shocked.
"What else? Do you think I came back to stab myself with an arrow?"
The probability of an arrow triggering a substitute is 1%, and 99 out of 100 people will be killed.
Moreover, the abilities and strengths of the stimulated stands are different, and even if they are awakened, they may not be able to change the inevitable death situation.
Li Qing doesn't think he has the aura of a protagonist, and that he can suddenly awaken some world-destroying and domineering power in such a desperate situation.
Instead of relying on that illusory luck.
He believes more in his own efforts and wisdom.
But Higashikata Josuke didn't quite believe it:
“Is this really possible?”
Josuke instinctively felt that this plan was a little weird, or rather, not very reliable.
"Of course it's possible." Li Qing's attitude was extremely firm: "Otherwise I wouldn't have abandoned my companions and fled back."
"But...even if nothing else happens..."
"Are you sure you can really be taken back to the past?"
"Can Diablo take the arrows with him?"
Josuke still didn't quite agree. He felt that this crazy method would be better than letting Li Qing take his mother away directly.
"sure."
"Does Diablo always travel through time and space completely naked?"
"Since the clothes on his body can travel through time, there is no reason why the arrow in his hand cannot."
Li Qing stated his theory in a resolute tone.
There was an indescribable confidence in his voice, as if he had seen through everything:
"Don't worry, Josuke."
“There are some doubts that I have never figured out before.”
“But now I have figured it all out.”
Higashikata Josuke was completely confused by what Li Qing said:
"Just try it bravely. This method will definitely succeed—"
"Because some things are already destined!"
“…”
Josuke was somewhat confused by Li Qing's unprovoked confidence:
"Okay... I'll help you..."
"But there is a fatal problem in your plan."
"Crazy Diamond can indeed change the form and quality of objects, but there is a limit to this."
"An arrow is too light. I can't turn a living person into a light arrow."
The abilities of a stand-in have their limits.
However, the quality gap between humans and arrows is too great, and Crazy Diamond cannot help Li Qing disguise himself as a small arrow.
" This...why didn't you say it earlier?!"
Li Qing was also caught off guard by this fatal question.
But his thoughts were as fast as lightning and his mind was firm. He quickly discarded useless emotions and thought at a high speed in this almost stagnant time.
"I thought of that..."
Li Qing directly cancelled the digitization——
This is a required operation.
If you don't remove the digitization, there will be a health bar floating above your head, and it won't fool people even if it turns into an arrow.
But the reason why Li Qing is de-digitizing now is not just because of this reason.
He opened his eyes, looking at Higashikata Josuke with a sharp gaze:
"If it was transformed into a life form like an arrow."
"Then no matter how badly I was injured before I was transformed, I shouldn't have died, right?"
"this…"
Higashikata Josuke looked confused:
"In theory, it seems so..."
"They have all been turned into arrows. The injuries they suffered as humans should no longer exist."
"As long as you are not completely dead after being turned into an arrow, you can retain consciousness in the form of an arrow."
"That being said... I've never tried it before."
"That's enough."
A fierceness suddenly surged in Li Qing's eyes.
He suddenly pulled out a sharp dagger from his arms, which was the trophy he got on the first morning of his birth.
Although the dagger was no longer of much use after Li Qing became stronger, he still carried it with him out of habit in case Giorno needed to undergo a major full-body surgery.
Now that Giorno was seriously injured and on the verge of death, this dagger once again played a role for Li Qing:
"Josuke, get ready."
"Since there is no way to send a complete person to the past..."
Li Qing swung out a cold light with all his might, and the blade pointed at his neck:
"Then just give me the brain!"
