He's in Marvel, working behind the scenes.

The ground exploded, and the four people shot out like arrows, drawing their samurai swords mid-flight and locking onto targets with their auras.

The sword hummed softly, its cold light radiating outwards, and its killing intent overflowing.

The house, which had just been calmed down, was instantly filled with a chilling atmosphere.

"Hmph~ Mu Da!"

Dio scoffed dismissively, his Stand World floating out from behind him. He turned and swung his fist, unleashing four punches in an instant, each striking the blade and shattering it.

"What!?"

'Alysandra' and the others looked shocked, seemingly surprised that Dio could react so quickly.

"Wood big wood big wood big..."

Dio turned around, sneering disdainfully. His Stand World swung its fists even faster, like a pile driver, leaving afterimages of fists everywhere.

Alexandra and the others barely managed to block two punches before being swallowed up.

The fists, powerful enough to shatter diamonds, rained down on the four men, leaving their bodies riddled with fist marks and constantly deforming and twisting.

then……

"puff!"

The trident pierced through Dio's neck.

The world's punching motion froze, and Alexandra and the others' mangled bodies flew out.

Dior himself looked behind him in disbelief.

As if the fog had lifted, Rokudo Mukuro's smiling face was revealed.

"You're really fast at throwing punches!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he swung his right hand forcefully, and Dio's head flew off.

...Dio's previous posturing allowed him to complete his attack and then return to a distance to strike a pose, creating the illusion that he had killed the enemy without moving. Therefore, he naturally had ample time to pierce and send flying Madam Gao's illusion during the time stop, and then catch his breath.

Therefore, the situation where the old force is used up and the new force has not yet been generated after the attack is impossible for Dio after the time-stop attack.

Given that he had previously demonstrated the possession of the letter and the situation with Lady Gao, Dio should have also considered the possibility that Alexandra and others might be possessed and controlled, and thus remained wary of them.

Therefore, the moment Dio stopped time and pierced Madame Goriot's illusion was not exactly the best time for a sneak attack...

Rokudo Mukuro understood this from the beginning, so Alexandra and the others' sneak attacks were merely to distract Dio and create an opportunity for the real sneak attack.

His true form has never been revealed.

Even though Dio was wary of his true form, the human eye can be deceiving.

Inside the room were only Dio, the woman on the bed who hadn't moved, and his hands clasped together... With Madam Gao shot through the chest and sent flying, the other four were being beaten to a pulp by him... There was no one else in the room who could pose a threat to him.

But in reality, Rokudo Mukuro's true form was inside the house.

Dior's room was converted from an entire floor, and it was extremely large. The room was filled with layers of blinds and curtains to block out the light, making it very easy to hide someone.

Rokudo Mukuro sneaked in while Dio was dealing with the 'letter', then used the Dying Will Flame of the Mist attribute to transform himself into a vase, disguising himself as a decoration in the room, waiting for an opportunity.

And he got what he was waiting for.

"Although it has the ability to stop time, it is still no match for my Rinnegan!" Rokudo Mukuro smiled lightly, not even glancing at Dio's corpse, and walked straight towards Alexandra and the others.

Although their bodies were covered in fist marks and dents, and even twisted and deformed, they were still unable to kill them, and their bodies were rapidly recovering.

"It's too ugly. Even with your bodies twisted like this, you still have to live on. Let me send you on your way!" The number in Rokudo Mukuro's right eye jumped and turned into "1".

Instantly, space distorted, like a black hole, pulling Alexandra and the others in.

Then, things calmed down.

But Alexandra and the others were no longer in the room.

If we cannot eliminate it physically, we will eliminate it spiritually.

If the person under the spell believes the illusion to be real, it will become real.

Generally speaking, the more detached a fantasy is from reality, the harder it is to construct it realistically, and the harder it is to deceive people... After all, how can you create something real based solely on your imagination if you have never seen or experienced it yourself?

If Alexandra and the others were in normal condition, they would never fall into such an illusion.

But at this moment, they were beaten beyond recognition, their brains were uneven, and they were unable to think and observe like normal people, so naturally they could not distinguish between illusion and reality.

"That leaves only Madam Gao."

Rokudo Mukuro took a deep breath.

Although the operation went incredibly smoothly, it wasn't as easy as it seemed... Both the Five Fingers of the Hand and Dio were stronger than him in terms of raw power and life experience. A slight misstep could have exposed a weakness and led to failure.

From the moment he stepped into the Hand's office, he was on edge, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

When it ended, I felt dizzy.

Its consumption was more mentally taxing than a magic battle with a master of illusion.

Fortunately, I won.

Fortunately, I won!

As he felt relieved, Rokudo Mukuro's throat was pierced through from behind by a muscle.

He shuddered slightly and turned around in disbelief.

But then he saw Dio's head floating in the air, smiling at him: "You little rascal, you're really full of tricks and have endless abilities! But no matter what, the final victory belongs to me, Dio!"

Two tendons and blood vessels were hanging from the severed part of Dio's head; one pierced his own throat, and the other was connected to his headless body.

Rokudo Mukuro could feel his blood being drained.

Dior, meanwhile, hooked a vein, flew back to his body, used his fleshy tendrils as surgical sutures to stitch it up, and finally stood up perfectly restored.

Upon seeing this, Rokudo Mukuro understood.

This guy isn't human either.

But unfortunately, it was too late.

"boom!"

The emaciated body, drained of blood, collapsed heavily.

……

The Vongola Family.

Council hall.

Sawada Tsunayoshi sat at the head of the table, patiently awaiting the outcome.

Most of the members below remained seated quietly. However, some impatient individuals couldn't sit still and paced back and forth.

"Ah~"

Chrome suddenly let out a painful scream, clutching her stomach, and slid off the sofa to the floor, trembling all over.

"Chrome, what's wrong?"

A group of family members gathered around with concern.

Doctor Sharma took Chrome's right hand to take her pulse.

But as soon as he grasped it, his expression darkened.

"What exactly happened?"

Sawada Tsunayoshi already had a bad feeling.

Sharma said in a deep voice, "Chrome's heartbeat is decreasing at an extremely rapid rate, and his other liver functions are also rapidly atrophying, as if they have been damaged... It's Rokudo Mukuro, something has happened to that guy."

"let me!"

Fran pushed through the crowd, placed his hands on Chrome's lower abdomen, and a purple glow appeared on them.

A moment later, Fran wiped his sweat and stepped back.

Chrome has also returned to normal.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Krom..."

Looking at Chrome, whose breathing had returned to normal but whose face was still pale and who looked like she had lost her soul, Tsuna comforted her, "Go and rest for a while."

"Boss, I..."

"Boss, someone from S.H.I.E.L.D. wants to see you."

Just as Chrome was about to say something, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a family member ran in. "She said they had information about Dio and came specifically to tell him, hoping to join forces with us to deal with Dio."

"Snapped!"

The cup was crushed.

Everyone looked over at the sound and saw Chrome biting her lower lip, her face full of resentment. On her right hand, which was clenched so tightly that her knuckles were white, there were still fragments of teacup and black tea.

"...Lord Mukuro has already figured out Dio's abilities!" Chrome said painfully.

Rokudo Mukuro was imprisoned in the Avengers Prison, while Chrome was in a car accident that resulted in the destruction of all her internal organs, making her unable to survive.

The two entered into a contract.

In other words, Rokudo Mukuro used illusion magic to deceive Chrome's body, allowing her to live peacefully, while Chrome would act as his representative when he went out.

The two maintained a spiritual connection.

Before his death, Rokudo Mukuro told Chrome all the information.

Chapter 174 Consciousness Space

"Rokudo Mukuro, are you really dead?"

Hayato Gokudera clenched his fist.

It is said that good people do not live long, while evil people live for thousands of years.