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Chapter 137 Battle (4)

“Polnareff…” Jotaro clenched his fist.

"Hurry! I will definitely get the information out and then use it to defeat him!"

"I understand!" Jotaro replied in a low voice, then transformed into a blur and sped away. As his figure disappeared from sight, the silver chariot immediately transformed into a silver streak, rushing straight towards the area where Dio was hiding.

……

"Hmm, very good, very good..." Standing in the shadows of the house, Dio opened his arms, feeling the tension in his body and the peace in his mind.

The Stand "World" enveloped it tightly, like a golden giant.

The extremely precise operation allowed the substitute that encased the main body to be almost completely isolated from the interaction of matter inside and outside.

Breathing, heartbeat, smell—no matter how subtle the sound, it was completely shut out.

So much so that even with Star Platinum's senses being as sensitive as a precision instrument, it was completely unable to detect Dior's presence.

He felt a sense of peace within him, and the smile on his lips never faded.

"Keep going! Keep going! Joseph! Jotaro! Keep pushing me, push me to my limit, and then surpass that limit!"

Before the war even began, Dio was already extremely wary of Joseph, who had inexplicably regained his youth.

Dio knew all too well just how formidable a Ripple warrior could be. Jonathan, who had once defeated him, was a gifted Ripple warrior who had repeatedly defeated and cornered him a century ago.

A century ago, if Jonathan hadn't mistakenly believed Dio was dead and lowered his guard, and if Dio's remaining head hadn't preemptively destroyed his breathing ability through a sneak attack, rendering him unable to breathe or use Ripple power, there would have been absolutely no way to defeat him head-on.

Even now, with his own Stand, Dio wouldn't dare say he could definitely defeat Jonathan without using time stop.

Jonathan's grandson, Joseph, was also a powerful Ripple warrior in his youth, and according to intelligence reports, he was a guy who preferred to use his brain and play tricks rather than fight head-on.

Upon discovering that it had inexplicably regained its youth, Dio immediately concluded that it must never be allowed to get close to him, and must never be allowed to have the opportunity to use the power of Ripple.

But after the battle officially began, Dio discovered a very absurd problem.

Originally, we only needed to guard against Joseph's Ripple, but inexplicably it became that all five of them had it.

Moreover, they are all much stronger than Jonathan was before. Like the sun, just getting close to them makes you feel a terrifying burning sensation.

Such powerful Ripple energy means that if either he or his Stand is hit head-on by even a single punch, the overwhelming Ripple energy will completely defeat him!

However, despite this seemingly extremely unfavorable situation, Dior felt no fear whatsoever; instead, he felt increasingly at ease and happy.

Now that he has learned the timing of his defeat from the power of the god Toto, it means that fate is on his side until that time comes, and he will definitely not be defeated before that time comes!
This means that before that moment officially arrives, I can let go of fear, let go of everything, let go of everything from the past...

Therefore, they wholeheartedly enjoy the battle, comprehend the power of their Stands, and hone their skills to the fullest!
Stands are spirits, and Stand abilities are reflections of spiritual power.

To truly reach and transcend heaven, a spiritual transformation is essential.

The spirit can only grow and gain enlightenment in battle. The more intense the battle, the more terrifying the pressure, the greater the growth of one's spirit and Stand will be before that moment arrives!

Fate is unchangeable; the more you try to change it, the more tragic the outcome will be.

That's why Dio didn't choose to stop time and kill everyone when he first met them.

Shortly after awakening his Stand ability, as time passed and his familiarity with it increased, Dio's ability to stop time became larger and larger, from one second to two seconds, then three seconds to four seconds, until recently, when his body and head were completely fused together for a full nine seconds!
Such a long pause was more than enough time for him to kill everyone with ease.

But he didn't.

It's to force myself to grow stronger through battle.

He also noticed the strange pixelated objects in the men's arms and realized that this was the reason why they had inexplicably recovered from their injuries and even revived on the spot. He could have taken them during the time stop, but Dio did not.

He allowed Joseph and Avdol to be resurrected, still only to push himself to the limit.

"Oh, Polnareff's here?" Dio's smile vanished as he emerged from the darkness.

"That really surprises me, how did you figure out my location?"

"Also, you came alone. Are you trying to risk your life to gather information and increase the chances of winning for the others?"

Leaning casually against the wall, Dio gazed at the silver chariot in front of him.

Silver Chariot's power was too weak; its speed was barely acceptable, but even that was only on par with its Stand, "The World."

Even with the power of Ripple, he would never be a match for himself, who could stop time.

Therefore, he was very curious about how the Silver Chariot would deal with him and how they would risk their lives to obtain his information.

Polnareff twirled his sword, silently observing the arrogant blond vampire before him, and shouted:

"Dio, your time stop, and moving during the time stop will cause the air to be displaced, right!"

"In other words, even if you touch your objects during the time standstill, time will still flow normally."

"Otherwise, in an absolute standstill of time, all matter should be at rest, and still air would be harder than steel, titanium alloy, or anything else in the world. You would be trapped in an unbreakable prison."

Dio picked at his ear with his finger, stood up and walked forward, a slight smirk playing on his lips: "Speaking so loudly, are you trying to pass on information to them? You're incredibly perceptive, but so what?"

"You think you can defeat me with just this one piece of information?" He stopped and looked coldly at Polnareff.

The silver chariot moved forward, Polnareff's voice firm and powerful: "Since items that come into close contact with you during time stop will resume normal time flow, it also means that attacks that come extremely close to you will still cause you damage, even during time stop!"

"Is that so? Then let's give it a try!" Dio replied dismissively, and the two figures strolled forward, one on the left and one on the right. Closer! The two were about to meet!
His eyes were already closed; in a battle of this magnitude, human eyes were practically useless. Polnareff had poured everything into his swordsmanship.

Even now, he still doesn't fully understand what happened to him, but he only knows that he became stronger after shattering that demonic sword!

An instinct, a spontaneously evolving swordsmanship, operates through him.

Abandon sight! Abandon hearing! Abandon all senses, even abandon thinking!
Polnareff knew perfectly well that during the impending freeze in time, and after the freeze ended, all his senses would be useless.

Do not fantasize, do not fantasize about using human senses, using the human brain, to observe the subtle reactions of Dio's body and thus perceive the moment he activates his power.

Don't even dream that you'll survive after Dio's time stops, or that you'll have time to react and make a final, desperate attack!
Stands are beings that transcend the limits of the human body; they may possess a human form or various other shapes, but their essence is entirely different.

Polnareff can use his silver chariot to sculpt a marble into a perfect statue in a split second, imperceptible to the naked eye.

This was not because Polnareff was in complete control, because human nerves and human thinking speed cannot reach such limits.

Just like in table tennis, athletes seem to be using their thoughts and brains to control their bodies to receive and serve the ball. But in essence, it is the body that moves on its own, the instinct ingrained in their souls through years of exercise that operates spontaneously.

In other words, the extreme speed of Silver Chariot is not actually controlled by Polnareff's consciousness, but rather by the Stand's instinct to move spontaneously in accordance with instructions.

This also means that I can do more, and my substitute should be able to do even more!
Abandon all thought, surrender everything to your instincts, surrender everything to the silver chariot! Surrender everything to the sword!

"Zawarudo! Stop time!"

Everything came to a standstill. In a strange perspective that was gray and white, or rather, gray and white, Dio quietly watched as the golden blade was blocked by the Stand "The World" with its fist.

He exclaimed, "That's incredibly fast!"

"Just a hair's breadth away, and my head would have been pierced, the ripples would have burned my brain to ashes."

Just like his vampire nature, his Stand is also unable to withstand sunlight and Ripple power.

If hit head-on, one will die from the power of Ripple. Fortunately, Stands often have some kind of armor or similar items on them.

For example, if the fist armor used to defend against attacks is damaged, although the spirit will be damaged, it will not be reflected in the body.

"Hmph!" Dio snorted disdainfully, feeling the burning sensation on his body as he looked at Polnareff, who was standing still, his entire body and Stand radiating terrifying Ripple power.

"Such keen combat instincts! They've even figured out that sunlight can still have an effect on me when time is frozen."

In an extremely brief moment, Polnareff, guided by his combat instincts and swordsmanship, derived a completely new way to utilize the power of Ripple.

Ripple is a power that simulates the fluctuations of sunlight. The reason it can harm vampires is because it is similar to the fluctuations of sunlight.

Ordinary Ripple warriors, when fighting vampires, can only rely on their fists or weapons to inject Ripple into their bodies through close-range contact because their Ripple power is not strong enough.

But what if the ripples are powerful enough?

Ideally, the sunlight should be powerful enough to kill a vampire by shining directly into it.

This is incomparable to carrying a UV searchlight with you.

At this moment, Polnareff became a sun frozen in time.

Anyone who gets close to Dio will be burned by the power of Ripple.

With a cold laugh, Dio strolled forward, broke off a few bricks, and smashed them down on the man's head with all his might.

The brick moved as if time had stood still, and as it approached Polnareff's body, it came to a sudden stop as if it had hit some kind of barrier.

Dior, on the other hand, kept breaking off more bricks and throwing them at him again.

As Polnareff observed, during the time stop, everything that came near Dio's own Stand would, within a very subtle range, gain a certain degree of normal time flow.

For example, Dior can drink water, breathe, and even punch people to death while time is stopped.

Similarly, it can also be harmed.

If you swing your fist to strike a stagnant flame, you will be burned; similarly, if you strike the surface of water, you will get wet.

The same applies to ripple power.

The Ripple power circulating within a Ripple user's body, even when Dio attempts to shatter their form, will also experience the passage of time within a very small area of ​​their physical form. Therefore, upon discovering they are Ripple warriors, Dio will not choose to act personally, but will require some intermediary.

When Dior picks up this intermediate medium, it gains normal time flow, and the objects that come into contact with it also gain normal time flow.

However, once the distance between objects touched by such an intermediate medium reaches a certain limit, they cannot obtain normal time.

Once the length of the intermediate medium exceeds a certain limit, it will come to a standstill, and Dior will be unable to move it no matter how hard he tries.

For example, if Dior were frozen in time, he wouldn't be able to hold a long bamboo pole and kill another person from a distance of more than 10 meters.

But at this moment, the sheer number of bricks will be enough to smash it completely as time goes by!
And so, as Dio walked into the shadows in the distance and snapped his fingers, time began to flow.

However, just when Dior thought the problem was about to be solved, a golden light suddenly appeared!

The silver chariot, which should have been shattered, became completely ethereal with unimaginable speed, passing through matter and hurtling towards them at an even more terrifying, teleportation-like speed.

In an instant, ten thousand swords were unleashed, and golden light flashed!
"what!"

(End of this chapter)