Chapter 7: The Crimson King
Amor's eyes froze for a moment.
The next moment...
The explanation ends and time resumes its flow.
Before Li Qing fired, Amor took advantage of his ability to raise his gun first and pulled the trigger instantly.
The bullet whizzed out and hit Li Qing on the forehead.
But Li Qing is still alive.
This bullet can only cause about 13% damage to his leg, but if it hits his forehead, it can produce double the "critical hit" effect.
But, he is still alive.
As long as his health bar is not empty, Lee Sin can launch a counterattack at full strength:
Bang!
The gun in Li Qing's hand also fired.
His shooting skills were not very good, but they were more than enough at a distance of only five or six meters.
The bullet hit Amor's chest, piercing his ribs and lungs, and taking away his last ability to resist.
The gun fell to the ground and Amor fell to the ground.
"Phew... I won."
Li Qing understood that he had finally won.
An unprecedented feeling of joy came over me.
This is the game, the truly exciting game.
He walked closer, looked down at Amor, who was only breathing his last breath, and sighed with satisfaction:
"Yes, you..."
Li Qing's gaze lingered on Amor's broken arm:
"You are indeed a worthy opponent."
Amor heard Li Qing's sigh, but he used his last bit of strength to mock him:
"Hahaha... Baldy... You still haven't seen enough."
"You said I was scary? Behind me..."
"But there's a whole organization of monsters waiting for you!"
"kindness?"
Li Qing frowned tightly: "What did you say?"
"I have dealt with you and your four little brothers. From now on, no one knows of my existence or what I look like."
"No matter how powerful those organizational cadres are, they..."
"hehe."
Amor managed to sneer with difficulty :
"Bald, have you forgotten..."
"What was I doing when you suddenly appeared in front of me earlier?"
"What are you doing?"
"You seemed to be on the phone at that time..."
Li Qing frowned, as if he suddenly thought of something: "Could it be?!"
He quickly exited the digitization mode, turned back into a normal flesh and blood body, and also regained his vision.
Then, he suddenly bent down and reached out to touch Amor's bulging suit pocket:
Sure enough, there was a mobile phone in there:
Li Qing recognized that this mobile phone was the "Nokia 5110" that his father used when he was young. He kept it at home to crack walnuts and did not throw it away.
It doesn’t matter what brand of mobile phone you have, what matters is…
At this moment, the phone screen shows - call in progress.
"Hahaha."
Amor laughed wildly:
"Bald, you guessed it right."
“I never hung up that phone call.”
"The entire process of the battle, the effects of your abilities, and your facial features were all heard by the boss!"
"Wait..."
"Sooner or later you will end up like a sewer rat being chased by cats, with nowhere to go and you will die in the sewer!"
“…”
Li Qing was silent.
Then, his body began to tremble slightly.
"how?"
Amor took one last glance at him and sneered:
"Feeling scared?"
"No."
Li Qing shook his head.
Previously, he might have felt fear instinctively for the safety of his life, but now that he completely regarded himself as a "game player", he did not feel fear at all.
So, in the face of Amor's puzzled gaze, Li Qing smiled instead:
“This game…”
“It’s getting more and more interesting.”
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"bite!"
"Successfully killed the 'Scavenger' leader Amor, and gained experience..."
"You have reached level 2, and your health has automatically recovered to 100%."
"You have obtained new skill points, please distribute them as soon as possible."
With the little help from Li Qing, Amor soon died.
At the same time, the Nokia phone that had been displaying "call in progress" suddenly emitted a busy tone indicating that the call was hung up.
Of course, the person who hung up the phone was not Amor who had already died, but the mysterious man on the other end of the phone, the boss that Amor was talking about.
"You don't even give me a chance to communicate?"
Li Qing was already mentally prepared:
"It seems that the 'boss' is determined to get rid of me."
He soon realized that he would face endless pursuit by the Passion organization.
Moreover, the people who will come to the door at that time are most likely not ordinary people like Amor, but those super-powered killers with stand abilities.
“This game is really difficult.”
Li Qing shrugged helplessly, and then tried his best to recall the two short episodes of JOJO he had watched, collecting all possible useful information:
The story takes place in Naples, Italy in 2001.
The protagonists are the bad boy Giorno Giovanna and the gang leader Bruno Bucciarati.
Both of them have a special ability called "Stand", which allows them to summon clones condensed from their own spiritual energy to use completely different and unique super powers.
Their enemy is a mafia gang called Passion that dominates the Italian underworld.
Oh yeah…
Although he didn't watch the animation, Li Qing also inadvertently saw netizens discussing in the comment section:
The boss of the Passion organization, he has an invincible stand ability that can "cut away time".
"Eliminate time?"
“It’s really hard to understand.”
Li Qing couldn't figure out the true ability of the organization's boss for a while, so he didn't waste any more time recalling it.
He immediately squatted down and searched Amor's body for anything useful to him:
First, the weapons:
There is no need to explain how powerful the firearms are, and the sharp dagger that can cut off Amor's arm with one blow can also greatly enhance Li Qing's combat power at this moment.
The second is money:
The Italian Mafia seems to be a very lucrative profession.
The wallet that Amor carried with him was bulging. When he opened it and took a quick look, he found that there were many large-denomination lira banknotes with paintings by famous artists such as Raphael and Caravaggio.
A little more, the total amount of these liras is as much as 800,000.
The exchange rate between this official Italian currency and the RMB is approximately 255:1.
The money that Amor carried with him was considered a considerable fortune in that era.
"good."
Li Qing accepted the income with a smile, and then carefully looked through the few remaining belongings of Amor:
cell phone?
Nokia is also a valuable gadget these days, but there are too many scenes in movies involving cell phone tracking and positioning, so Li Qing simply doesn't dare to carry such a deadly gadget with him.
watch?
This thing is useful.
Li Qing vaguely remembered that the discussion he saw in the JOJO comment area was:
"Cutting your finger hurts so much, why doesn't the protagonist wear a watch?"
"Just by looking at whether the second hand is jumping, you can tell whether the boss has activated the ability to 'slash time'."
After recalling the details of this "second hand", he couldn't help but infer further:
"Look at the second hand..."
"Could it be that the so-called 'elimination of time' means 'elimination' in the literal sense?"
"Whenever the boss activates his ability, the timeline will 'fast forward' a few seconds?"
Li Qing was a little confused.
However, he still subconsciously focused his attention on the constantly moving second hand.
Then, Li Qing reached out to untie the watch that Amor was still wearing and wanted to put it on his own wrist.
At this time, the time displayed on the watch is:
7:58, 32 seconds.
At the same time, Li Qing heard the cries of seagulls in the distance.
The seagull was at three o'clock on his side, about 150 meters away.
And then…
The next moment , just the next moment.
To be precise, in the next moment in Li Qing's consciousness...
The seagull that had just been able to locate itself by sound suddenly seemed to have teleported. It first "disappeared" from Li Qing's perception inexplicably, and then suddenly appeared at the three o'clock direction on his side, about 180 meters away.
The watch that Li Qing had reached out to take also mysteriously disappeared from Amor's body and appeared on his wrist in an instant.
The process of diagnosing and tying the watch was directly "eliminated", and the only thing left was the result of Li Qing wearing the watch.
At this time, the time displayed on the watch is:
7:58:37.
"The second hand...jumped back five seconds?!"
In the blink of an eye, Li Qing was in unspeakable shock.
And then…
He noticed a breathing sound, a steady and powerful breathing sound.
This breathing sound is not far away, it is right here...
"There's someone behind me?!"
Li Qing was increasingly shocked:
After reaching level 2, his various bodily functions evolved to a level close to the human limit as his level changed.
Among all these body functions, the one that was most enhanced was Li Qing's already extraordinary perception ability.
Although he has not entered the digital , his perception ability has declined a lot compared to his "Blind Monk" mode.
However, even if Li Qing was in his physical body, it was impossible for him to be so "deaf" that he could not hear the clear and audible footsteps approaching from behind him.
So…
How on earth did this guy who suddenly appeared behind him do that?
Li Qing no longer had time to think about this problem.
He subconsciously wanted to leap and dodge to get rid of the mysterious man behind him, but it was too late:
"King Crimson!"
