He's in Marvel, working behind the scenes.

He was wearing black skinny leather pants, a white shirt, and a black trench coat that reached his calves. His tie was casually draped around his neck, and a wicked smile seemed to grace his delicate face.

What's most striking is his bloodshot right eye, with the Chinese numeral "six" reflected in its pupil.

(This person is very strange)

Dior formed this impression at just one glance.

Dior has a keen eye and is very confident.

He was born in a slum in England, with a scumbag father and surrounded by scumbags who cheat, deceive, and murder for money.

Despite his young age, he was always able to easily see through the true nature of others, thus avoiding danger and surviving in such an environment.

This is no exception now.

This guy is weird.

However, even knowing that the other party was not a good person, he was not scared.

Because he's no pushover either.

"It seems you were the one pulling the strings behind the scenes."

Despite being restrained, Dio laughed nonchalantly, "If you keep hiding in the back, I can't do anything about you, but since you've shown yourself, I won't be polite."

Upon hearing this, the man stopped in his tracks.

Just as he was about to reply, Alexandra asked sharply, "How is Mrs. Gao?"

"Mrs. Gao?"

The man tilted his head slightly, looking at Alexandra who was bound to his left, and chuckled. "Who knows? I am Rokudo Mukuro, the Mist Guardian of the Vongola Family, here to collect a debt!"

"Collecting debts?"

Upon hearing this, Dior couldn't help but sneer, "I, Dior, owe countless debts, yet no one has ever been able to collect them back, because all those who came to collect are dead."

"Even after all this, you still have to put on airs?"

Rokudo Mukuro looked at Dio with amusement and said, "Since last night, you've been putting on airs, trying to create an image of strength and mystery for yourself... but the more you do this, the weaker you appear."

"laugh!"

Dio couldn't help but sneer, "You keep saying I'm weak, yet you've been using underhanded tactics. If you were truly confident of winning, why would you go through all this trouble?"

"Indeed, I was being too cautious."

After finishing his sentence, Rokudo Mukuro gripped his trident and continued walking forward. As he walked, he said, "Those guys who were gathering intelligence are quite strong, but they're not very bright. They were terrified after seeing your tricks last night, and they kept exaggerating your strength after they came back, which made me nervous too."

"Oh~ Were there other people present last night?"

However, you should thank him.

Dior looked arrogant.

Even though he looked like a fish on a chopping board at this moment, he showed no sign of worry.

Rokudo Mukuro didn't seem to care and simply asked, "Why?"

"Because of their reminder, I saved your life."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dior pushed off with both hands.

'Snap!'

Cracks appeared on the vines, then they crumbled, turning into wood chips that flew all over the room.

Rokudo Mukuro's eyes trembled slightly, as if he were stunned.

Dio looked smug, crossed his arms, and leaned back slightly, as if standing on a high place, looking down at the man in front of him. "Your abilities are not bad, but in my eyes they are just child's play."

"...Childish tricks?"

Rokudo Mukuro was slightly taken aback for a moment, then chuckled softly, "So that's how it is, there's an unseen guy by your side!"

Only Stand users can see Stands...

However, this is not an absolute rule; it's just that Stands are spiritual energy entities, which are invisible to ordinary people.

However, if one's mental strength is strong enough to see spiritual entities, then even if they are not a Stand user, they can still see them.

In his near-death moments before awakening his Stand, Hirose Koichi also saw the Stand's existence.

Rokudo Mukuro endured inhuman experiments from a young age, personally slaughtered his own family, and was also a high-level illusionist. Whether in terms of personal experience or professional growth, his mental strength was ridiculously strong.

It's perfectly normal to see a body double.

The reason we didn't notice it earlier was simply because Dio paused time the moment he released his Stand.

But not this time.

So, he saw it.

This also explains why Dio's attack range is around ten meters.

Although it has not yet been confirmed, Rokudo Mukuro has already accepted his guess: this humanoid spiritual energy body has great power and special abilities, but can only move within a ten-meter radius of its main body.

(The truth about Dio's abilities is getting closer; all that's left is that special ability...)

Rokudo Mukuro remained vigilant, but on the surface he appeared relaxed, as if he had seen through the enemy's trump card. "An invisible humanoid spiritual energy body that can withstand the power of the Hell Ring: Thunder of Lost Paradise (summoned vines) and can also launch ranged attacks from a distance is indeed an amazing ability."

You must have killed the Balian people without them even knowing it!

However, this method didn't work for me.

Because I can see it very clearly.

After saying that, he snapped his fingers with his free left hand, and countless eyeballs suddenly appeared in the air, surrounding Dio tightly.

"Hellbox - Eyeball!"

Seemingly confident of victory, Rokudo Mukuro began explaining to Dio, "This is my Box Weapon, created using the power of the Hell Ring: Eye of Hell. Its power is equivalent to the explosion of a small missile. Hundreds of small missiles exploding together would be enough to blast you into dust."

"Hmph, hmph... hahaha..."

Dio seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world. His shoulders trembled uncontrollably, and he burst into laughter, rising from low to high. "Trump card, the truth about the ability?"

Hahaha……

Like a frog at the bottom of a well, believing that the sky it sees is the entirety of the outside world, I will make you realize your foolishness.

"Hmph, still bluffing?"

Rokudo Mukuro's expression turned cold. "Since you're courting death, then die!"

After saying that, he was about to activate his ability.

Just then...

"Puff puff puff puff..."

The Eye of Hell surrounding Dio suddenly exploded in a straight line, and at the same time, Rokudo Mukuro was pierced through the chest, flying out like a cannonball, leaving only Dio who appeared in front of Rokudo Mukuro as if by teleportation.

It turned out to be true!

It turned out to be true!

Alexandra's pupils contracted sharply.

The Eye of Hell and Dio's chest exploded simultaneously, in less than a fraction of a second...

Aside from stopping time, Rokudo Mukuro couldn't think of any other way.

As for why he can be so certain it's less than a fraction of a second, it's because the Eye of Hell is entirely an illusion, something he created himself, so naturally he can control everything.

Chapter 173 The Dissipating Fog

Illusion is a good thing; it can deceive people.

But not everyone is so easily fooled.

The stronger one's spirit, the easier it is to distinguish between illusion and reality; the more experienced one is, the easier it is to find flaws in the environment.

Dior is a powerful figure, and his true strength is unknown.

If you use illusions to deceive people from the beginning, the probability of being exposed is very high.

But what is true and what is false are intertwined.

The illusion is mixed with reality, and reality is hidden within the illusion. Even if the enemy knows you are an illusionist, they can easily fall into the trap.

Moreover, Dio knew nothing about Rokudo Mukuro.

So, he got infected.

Combining the clues he had gleaned from previous investigations, Rokudo Mukuro obtained the result he desired.

Logically speaking, given how things have developed, Rokudo Mukuro could have stopped.

With information about Dio's abilities, return to the Vongola Family, discuss tactics with everyone, and then lead all the top combatants to attack.

However, Rokudo Mukuro couldn't think of any way to deal with time stopping.

Dior can only pause time for a very short period of time, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to maintain his power and mystery... The existence of someone who can freeze time for a long time is invincible in itself.

There's absolutely no need to do these things intentionally.

However, although the time spent in stillness is very short, it can be used again very quickly... Although it is not too short in terms of the frequency of his use, it is not certain that that is his cooldown limit.

Faced with such capabilities, the strength of one's forces and the number of people are utterly meaningless.

(The safest way is to kill him before he uses his ability!)

The binding vines began to wither and dissipate the moment Rokudo Mukuro was pierced through the chest, seemingly losing their effect due to the death of the caster. Alexandra's eyes flickered, and her brain worked at lightning speed.

(Dio just used time stop and is completely unprepared for us. This is the perfect opportunity to kill him. If we miss it, we may never have another chance!)

The vines completely disappeared, and the restraints were completely broken.

Rokudo Mukuro's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Alexandra, Murakami Shin, Boto, Sowanda... these four puppets, controlled by consciousness, simultaneously leaned forward, lowered their center of gravity, and gathered all their energy into their legs to kick out.

"boom!"