Chapter 139 Time Stops
"Jotaro! Abdel! Kakyoin!"

As the battle scene outlined by the smoke controlled by Hermit Purple ended, the screen began to play repeatedly at high speed.

On the side of the screen, Dior's body is completely exposed, as if it were being X-rayed, with the finest details inside clearly visible, and even the neural flow in his brain is marked with arrows.

The results of Hermit's Purple's detection are usually simple, but the stronger the causal connection with the target, the more detailed the intelligence it can reveal.

Polnareff relied entirely on his trust in Joseph and tried his best to get Dio to reveal his information during the battle.

Although Polnareff possesses considerable combat intelligence, he is not adept at complex analysis.

He knew his brain wasn't up to par, but he believed that Joseph and Kakyoin were both intelligent people and would be able to analyze the key information.

The specific details of Dio's movement during the time stop, the trajectory of the silver chariot after it inexplicably bursts into terrifying speed, and the defensive force that inexplicably appears and shatters the silver chariot's blade when Dio is surrounded by thousands of swords and about to be cut into a bloody mist by the interference force of the silver chariot after his light-speed movement ends...

These details were replayed repeatedly, racing through Joseph's mind.

"It's 0.1 seconds!" Joseph suddenly pointed to the time unit marked in the upper right corner of the screen, his tone certain.

"Dio is by no means invincible! He needs at least 0.1 seconds to think before he can activate his time-stop ability; and he also needs 0.1 seconds to reactivate it after the time stop ends."

"Even if his Stand can move and defend against Silver Chariot's light-speed attack, there is still about 0.1 seconds of subjective time for the Stand."

"If you defeat him within 0.1 seconds before or after he activates his ability, he's doomed!"

Joseph looked at his companions with a serious expression and said, "I have a plan..."

"Jotaro! Of all of us, only you, only your fighting speed might be able to keep up with that guy Dio."

"Next, we will do everything in our power, even if it costs us our lives, to create an environment where you can face Dio head-on."

“We will do everything in our power to prevent Dio from finding an opening to activate his external time stop, while he can simply use his own time stop as a defense…”

Joseph's face contorted with rage, his teeth grinding together: "Stopping one's own time is indeed an invincible defense, but how long can it last? If he tries to defend himself, let him taste what it means to be bombarded with firepower, what it means to be relentlessly bombarded!"

……

"Oh? You want to use this method to force me to stop time?" Dio sped through the air, keenly noticing the traps scattered throughout the sky.

Kakyoin and Avdol were nowhere to be found, but the Green Emperor's silken barrier had already covered a radius of more than 200 meters.

This barrier was originally designed to automatically launch emerald water sprays at anything that touched the threads, but with time stopped, the small area that Dio touched still maintained normal time flow, so the original trap had no effect on him.

However, the barrier has now been modified and transformed into a dense array of trigger bombs.

Fireballs hung from countless silk threads throughout every inch of space within a 200-meter radius.

That was a fireball unleashed by the Red Magician with everything he had!

Stand user Avdol has already reached the pinnacle of his mastery of the Red Magician. He can freely unleash flames capable of evaporating steel, and he can also cause flames of the same temperature to become extremely concentrated, creating a strange phenomenon: he can use flames to make ropes to bind others without causing any harm.

Similarly, he can also use flames to create trigger-activated bombs that can float in the air and automatically lock onto enemies based on temperature.

These bombs are harmless when not triggered, like red balloons, but once triggered, they can unleash the power of a hand grenade.

At this moment, the Green Emperor's barrier combined with the Red Magician's power, and the emerald water droplets, poised to be unleashed, merged into the fireball, like a grenade filled with steel balls.

In this situation, regardless of whether Dio uses Time Stop, any action he takes upon getting close will inevitably trigger the trap and result in an attack.

The only safe zone is the vacuum area of ​​the dense traps that move with Jotaro Kujo's flight, which is forcing Dio to fight him head-on.

Dior scoffed, not believing that such a trap could harm him.

His eyes scanned the area rapidly and he immediately discovered that only two people had set up the trap, while Joseph was nowhere to be found.

Dior snorted and put the matter out of his mind.

No matter what traps they set, all he needs to do now is fight, give it his all, and force himself to undergo a new transformation.

"Fate will not let Dio die here!" Dio thought with certainty.

"Come! Let me undergo a new transformation!"

……

With Joseph's words echoing in his mind, Jotaro Kujo took a deep breath, and the Ripple Breathing Technique began to operate wildly within him, the Ripple power as radiant as the sun vibrating within his body.

"Polnareff, thank you for reminding me that the power of a Stand is far more than this! If you can go faster, even reach the speed of light, so can I! I can definitely kill that damned bastard Dio!"

During the battle, Dio was growing and transforming wildly, and none of Jotaro and the others stood still!
With his legs slightly bent and a little force applied, Jotaro pierced through the air, and with a roar that broke the sound barrier, he punched his way up into the sky, towards Dio's location!
From the moment he awakened his Stand until now, his skill in using it and his mental fortitude have improved significantly.

This allows Jotaro Kujo to skillfully use the half-possession mode, imbuing his body with the Stand and dispersing the enormous G-force that his body would otherwise struggle to withstand.

The stand-in does not obey classical physics at low speeds, nor does it obey relativistic effects when approaching the speed of light.

It has no inertia, and the force it outputs in a single burst, no matter how fast it goes, can never exceed a certain limit.

However, Polnareff not only inspired Jotaro, but also Dio.

Hundreds of meters in the air, the Platinum Star and "The World" collided violently in mid-air, like two cannonballs carrying immense power.

At this moment, both were frantically throwing punches forward, exerting all their powerful mental strength, and immediately after throwing a punch, they would quickly etherealize and retract it, and then strike out again.

Although it cannot reach the speed of light that transcends thought and all limitations of the Silver Chariot in the short term, it has already reached an extremely terrifying level.

All the memories from the beginning to the present echoed in his mind. Jotaro's face bulged with veins, and his extreme rage pushed his power to the limit.

Compared to before, this punch reached a whole new level of speed. The air seemed to be pulled by Platinum Star's fist like viscous glue, yet it was forcibly pierced through in an instant.

How terrifying is that speed? 1x the speed of sound? 2x the speed of sound? Or 3x the speed of sound?
No no no! ! !
In that instant, the speed of Platinum Star's fist had reached an astonishing thirty times Mach!
And it wasn't just one punch, or two punches, but hundreds of punches!

If it weren't for the fact that the punch was delivered by a Stand, and if the Stand didn't defy classical physics, but rather a real fist striking at that speed...

This single punch will unleash an explosive force comparable to several tons of TNT, comparable to a small tactical nuclear bomb exploding. The aftershocks alone will be enough to shatter buildings within tens of meters and kill everyone within hundreds of meters.

Golden and blue-black fists simultaneously unleashed a terrifying number of punches, creating a golden and blue-black storm capable of shattering even the toughest titanium alloy walls!
"Ola! Ola! Ola!"

"Mu Da! Mu Da! Mu Da!"

It wasn't just a clash between Stands; Jotaro's own fist had also detached from the Stand, radiating a dazzling light, as if he were holding two small suns in his hands, and he was blasting it towards the Stand with absolute rage.

Dio, grinning maliciously, clashed his still-healing, crimson fist against the Ripple warrior before him, a warrior far more powerful than his former nemesis.

boom! boom! boom!
In the very first instant, the hurricane created by the impact of the punches began to sweep outwards, dispersing large swaths of smoke.

In the second instant, the shockwave generated by the violent collision was released outward, with a deafening sound like thunder. Even from a hundred meters away, it still shattered the glass of a large number of buildings in the city below.

Dior's "world" is still a little slow.

In the instantaneous exchange of blows, he was hit countless times. Even though his Stand "The World" tried its best to block, his defense was still breached. His chest was pierced by a fist, and a terrible hole was blown open in his entire waist and abdomen, almost completely severed.

As a result of the Stand's damage, accompanied by flying bone fragments that pierced the air like Gatling gun barrels, Dio was bent over and almost cut in two before being shot backward.

"Now!" Hidden in the shadows, Joseph's gaze sharpened, and the Hermit Purple that had already spread out sent a specific coordinate to Kakyoin and Avdol.

That was given by the power of the Hermit Purple; it was a coordinate that Dio would definitely go to regardless of whether he stopped time or not.

Now, the inexplicable interference on Dio has completely dissipated. As the connection strengthens, Hermit Purple is now able to capture detailed information about Dio's coordinates, physical condition, and other details anytime, anywhere.

Therefore, with the most minute detection of his physical condition, they could even pinpoint exactly when he started using his time-stopping ability!

Rumble…

The green Emperor and the red magician, who had been poised to strike, had not only laid traps to deal with Dio's time-stopped state, but also a barrage of firepower that could continuously cover Dio until he was killed, even though Dio was defending against his own time-stopped state!
With what seemed like an endless barrage, Dio's figure was swallowed up by the smoke and dust.

One second, two seconds, five seconds, six seconds, ten seconds, eleven seconds...

The green Emperor's barrier of emerald water droplets and fireballs only ended 20 seconds later.

The extreme depletion of their mental strength caused Kakyoin and Avdol to turn pale and almost collapse.

Was Dior dead?
Do not!
0.1 seconds after unleashing his power, Jotaro looked at Dio, who was covered by the firepower, with doubt in his eyes.

That shouldn't be the case!

Dio shouldn't have dared to exchange punches with me, because once the Ripple power within me invades, it would be enough to completely incinerate Dio's vampire constitution.

And, the feel isn't right?
With trembling hands, Star Platinum's fist was intact, but Jotaro's fist was bleeding profusely.

"Hahahaha!!!" As the smoke dissipated, Dio's maniacal laughter exploded.

Dio's body, broken in two, was completely enveloped by the equally shattered "world," and the wounds on his chest and abdomen began to heal rapidly.

Jotaro gritted his teeth as he recalled Star Platinum's memories.

Time has stopped! Time has stopped again!

His time-stopping ability has improved once again!
During the recent fistfight, Dio's Stand and the other original body were covered with a mirror-like membrane on their arms, head, chest, and abdomen.

This mirror-like membrane, which covered the entire area, withstood the fire for more than 20 seconds!

"Jotaro Kujo!" Dio laughed wildly.

"You've helped me improve again!"

As he spoke, a layer of armor made of mirror-like objects appeared on Dio's body and above "the world".

He spread his arms, relaxed his body, and stood in the air, shouting loudly, "Behold! Behold my invincible, indestructible armor!"

"This is an absolutely rigid body formed by stopping time in a piece of air! It is an indestructible armor that no phenomenon can pass through!"

"Your vulgar power, as obscene as frog piss, cannot penetrate time stop, cannot penetrate absolute rigidity, and can no longer cause me any harm!"

"Ha ha ha ha!!!"

"Ora! Ora! Ora!" Jotaro certainly wouldn't let him recover there, and he tried to give chase as soon as the smoke cleared.

However, the mirrored spear that suddenly appeared out of nowhere and pierced through his chest, or rather, that froze part of his chest by time, pinning him to the air, rendered Jotaro unable to move.

With his hands raised high like a god, Dio shouted, "Behold! Behold my invincible power!"

Like Zeus wielding lightning, unleashing destructive thunderbolts upon the world.

At that moment, with Dio's movement, a massive net of mirrored lightning, reflecting all light, devoid of vibration, mass, and temperature, was released downwards from the center of his palm.

This enormous, tree-branch-like bolt of lightning ignored the buildings below, and ignored Joseph, Kakyoin, and Avdol, who were hiding in the shadows and defending themselves.

Buildings within a 300-meter radius began to collapse amidst a deafening roar.

Like being cut by a sharp blade, the area covered by it is completely severed without any resistance.

Even though Joseph and his two companions, whose bodies were severed and who died amidst the three shattering sounds, were resurrected by the Undying Totem, they were still unable to move under its influence.

(End of this chapter)

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