Chapter 98 Time Stop

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“Ahhhh!”

"What on earth just happened?!"

Fugo grabbed his hair tightly, as if he was pulling weeds in his yard:

"I can't beat you..."

"An enemy of this level is simply invincible!"

His old fear of death came back again.

But Li Qing didn't want to use his gun to help Fugo correct his mistake, because he was a little panicked himself.

It's not fear, but the kind of despair that comes after studying hard for three years and entering the college entrance examination hall, only to find that you can't even answer several big math questions.

At this time, he no longer dared to regard the "Dio" in front of him as an inferior fake.

But in fact…

The "Dio" in front of you is also infinitely close to the real thing.

Willy's Stand ability can restore the target's source of fear almost 100% -

The target's memory is just a "hyperlink", and his substitute will jump directly to the original body that actually existed on Earth through this "hyperlink".

Bucciarati had only seen the Meatloaf rerun on Blues in the Moody Nights, but Willy's stand-in still managed to replicate the original version in a way that truly frightened him.

Giorno only has a brief memory of Dio, but the "Dio" restored by the stand is also the same "Dio" as the original.

in short…

It is actually a copy file that Willy's substitute copied and pasted from the system records of "Earth OL".

But it is impossible for two people to be exactly the same in the world, and the core thing that maintains a person's existence is memory.

Therefore, even if this "copy file" can restore the power of the substitute formed by mental power, it cannot retain the memory archive of the original body.

But, that's enough.

The phantom in front of him was still overwhelmingly powerful.

Facing such a powerful opponent, Li Qing was so nervous that he almost suffocated.

"No... calm down..."

"Think back to the feeling just now and think of everything you can analyze!"

Li Qing pinched his palms with his fingernails unconsciously, and before he knew it, he began to bleed.

He tried hard to recall what had just happened.

As a blind man, he actually has unique abilities in perception and analysis.

For example, the Crimson King who seemed difficult to detect, as long as Li Qing concentrated and listened, he could find out at the first moment that the other party had used the time-cutting ability without even looking at the watch.

Because after a few seconds, the surrounding "sound environment" will be completely different.

Airflow, heartbeat, footsteps, breathing…

As long as the other party takes action, Li Qing can hear the subtle sound of air disturbance.

And now…

“The larger context of sound hasn’t changed at all.”

"The sound of the wind in the air and in the distance is exactly the same as the previous moment, which means that time has not jumped."

"but…"

Li Qing frowned tightly, recalling the feeling just now:

"The moment the other party activated his ability, Narancia appeared out of thin air on the other side..."

"The airflow on the ground has been slightly disturbed!"

The passing geese leave traces, and the passing wind leaves sounds.

When people move, they displace air, which in turn stirs the surrounding airflow, creating an imperceptible breeze.

By capturing subtle changes in airflow, Li Qing can even reproduce the opponent's movement trajectory.

"This air disturbance..."

"That Dio, he really just walked over here!"

"His Stand ability is neither spatial manipulation nor teleportation, otherwise there would not be such obvious air disturbances."

"But…"

Li Qing racked his brains to think, and couldn't help talking to himself:

“If we want to move, it will definitely take time.”

"However, the air disturbance just now happened in an instant."

"I clearly moved, but it took almost no time... Could it be?!"

His eyes suddenly lit up.

"Dio" also heard his whispers, and his expression became sharp:

“I’ve actually found the key.”

"This bald guy's insight is beyond imagination..."

At this time, combined with the broad insights gained from reading various superpower-themed works in his previous life, Li Qing boldly speculated on the enemy's stand ability:

"Could it be that... your Stand's ability is... 'Speed Force'?!"

"Huh?" Everyone was slightly stunned.

Upon hearing Li Qing's conclusion, Fu Ge immediately held his head and shouted exaggeratedly:

"Speed Force…The Flash…The Flash?"

"That's a comic book character who can run 300,000 times faster than light... If there's a stand like that, what can we do?"

"calm!"

Bucciarati suppressed his inner throbbing and comforted his panicked companion:

"How can there be such powerful abilities as those in the comics!"

"If he really had the same power as the Flash, why didn't he just kill us all at once?"

"but…"

"Li Qing, your idea reminded me."

He stared intently at "Dio" not far away, and spoke his thoughts word by word:

"I clearly moved on the ground, but it took almost no time..."

"To achieve this, in addition to the Speed Force in the comics, I also thought of an invincible Stand ability that really exists in the world."

"Invincible Stand ability?"

Everyone was a little curious.

Including "Dio" who has no memory of his original self and knows nothing about this world.

"That's right."

Bucciarati said seriously:

"A long time ago, a legend has been circulating among Stand users all over the world."

"There is a man named Jotaro Kujo in this world. His Stand ability is - [Time Stands Still]!"

The abilities of a Stand User are basically kept absolutely confidential.

However, for some reason, Jotaro Kujo's Stand ability has become known to everyone.

The whole world knows about Jotaro's Stand ability. As the well-informed leader of the Passion organization, Bucciarati has naturally heard of it.

Now, after hearing the ability characteristics analyzed by Li Qing, he immediately couldn't help but think of the legendary invincible ability.

"Time stands still?"

Li Qing was slightly stunned by what Bucciarati said: "That doesn't mean..."

He immediately couldn't help but think of a Japanese animation he had watched before...

That’s right…

That is…

Doraemon!

There is a powerful item called "Time Stopper" in Doraemon's item bag, which Nobita uses to tease stray dogs on the roadside and graffiti on Fat Tiger's face...

"I see…"

"It's the time stopper in Doraemon!"

After Li Qing explained , the ability of [Time Standstill] immediately became vivid.

Giorno and his group, who were born in the 80s, have all seen this classic work. Whenever the time pauser is mentioned, a picture naturally comes to everyone's mind.

"oh?"

"Dio" was a little surprised to see his Stand ability being broken in just a few words.

But I am more curious:

"Jotaro Kujo..."

"Is there anyone in the world who has the same type of Stand as me, Dio?"

“Very good…very good…”

He muttered this strange name, and then laughed arrogantly:

"After I recruit subordinates, develop my power, and become the king, I will definitely go meet this guy!"

The atmosphere was somewhat subtle.

Although he is just a stand-in, he has his own ambitions.

As the actual entity, Willy willingly knelt behind "Dio" and did not show any spirit of a "master".

This made everyone present feel weird.

"Hey, hey..." Li Qing strengthened his belief and interrupted his enthusiastic speech: "Don't treat us as if we don't exist! Now that your ability has been cracked by us, the next step..."

"So what if it's cracked?"

"Dio" smiled disdainfully.

He looked at Li Qing coldly with his deep dark red eyes, his smile indifferent and playful:

"If you think you can really stop me, then give it a try."

"I tell you plainly..."

"Dio" stretched out his hand and pointed directly at the Apache who had just been manipulating Melancholy Blues to run rampant:

"He will be the next to fall!"

As soon as he finished speaking, "Dio" rushed out like an arrow.

His speed was so fast that it was hard to imagine that this was the speed a human could burst out.

But that's the way it is.

"Dio" sped through the shadows of the alley, his body as nimble as a cheetah.

The golden hair swept through the air, leaving behind a gorgeous phantom like lightning.

"How is it possible..."

"It's okay to be a substitute, but how can the real body be so fast?!"

Everyone was horrified, but "Dio" had already rushed out from the shadows with his stand "The World".

But in just a moment, he broke through the formation of the crowd and rushed straight towards the Apache at the end of the team.

"This?" Apaqui instinctively wanted to do something.

However, the injuries he had previously suffered from the flesh bites flared up again, making him even more panicked and unable to move when faced with "Dio's" terrifying murderous intent.

In that split second, Apache couldn't think of any way to stop the man.

Fortunately, he has a group of reliable companions:

“Golden experience!”

Giorno made a prompt decision and protected Abbasi with the golden experience.

"Steel Chain Fingers!"

Bucciarati's steel chain fingers then moved, punching out a blue phantom.

"Heavenly Sound Wave!"

Li Qing predicted the enemy's movement and fired the Sound Wave towards the empty space in front of Apache in advance.

If you attack Willy's real body directly, he will definitely teleport back .

Predict and attack "Dio", there might be a chance.

“Ahhhh!”

Fugo was so frightened by the inexplicable aura of "Dio" that he felt cold all over and did nothing.