He's in Marvel, working behind the scenes.

Rokudo Mukuro had the upper hand, launching a frenzied attack while simultaneously mocking Dio, attempting to break down his defenses psychologically.

You want to talk to me about combat experience?

"I have reincarnated through the six realms, inheriting all the combat skills and experience from my previous lives. What do you have?"

"Do you mean your combat experience is about outsmarting and outmaneuvering scum in these poor and filthy slums, or about bullying your noble brother?"

How did you know!?

Dio was shocked and slowed his movements, his left arm being pierced and torn open. Startled, he quickly regained his composure and focused on the battle at hand.

Seeing that his words had worked, Rokudo Mukuro continued to mock: "Or is it that your combat experience refers to fighting your brother three times after becoming a vampire, being defeated three times, sleeping for a hundred years, and then being utterly crushed by your nephew in one battle?"

"Hey, are you trying to say that killing ordinary people counts too?"

Dior's face was ashen, and he didn't reply, but he was seething with anger and preparing to retaliate.

"Dio, stop playing dead!"

"This is your consciousness space, where your past memories exist, and I saw them all."

Don't you want to say a few words?

"enough!"

Dio finally lost his temper and unleashed unimaginable power. Houses on both sides of the street collapsed one after another, and bricks, tiles, and beams flew towards Rokudo Mukuro as if flying on swords.

Rokudo Mukuro's expression changed, and he quickly withdrew and retreated. The numbers in his eyes jumped, and the number "two," representing the Preta Path, appeared in the sky.

The changes immediately ceased.

Dio paused, looking at the ruined town with a puzzled expression, then burst into laughter as if he had just realized something.

"I see, I see!"

"This is my consciousness space, so I can control every blade of grass and every tree here, just like this!"

As he spoke, Dio manipulated a partition with his mind, sending it flying towards Rokudo Mukuro.

Rokudo Mukuro stood motionless, the two characters in the sky emitting a scarlet glow, and the partition fell down halfway.

"Sure enough."

Dio wasn't surprised; instead, he had an expression of unsurprised agreement. "Your ability to possess and seize control of others' bodies suppresses their consciousness, causing it to fall into a dormant state and lose control of their bodies. I didn't initially realize I was manipulating the consciousness space because of this ability!"

Rokudo Mukuro remained silent.

"Looks like I was right."

A slight smile finally appeared on Dior's face.

Despite his repeated failures, he felt a great sense of accomplishment in discovering Rokudo Mukuro's tactical intentions.

Why hide something like this?

"They're probably worried I'll rebel!"

"After all, the fact that you couldn't take over my body immediately means that this ability isn't absolute. When facing a target with a strong will and a powerful spirit, the other party can resist."

"And the more the target resists, the harder it is for you to control them."

"You have lost your physical body, and your spiritual body is like a rootless duckweed. Every bit of spiritual power you consume brings you one step closer to death. When your spiritual power is exhausted, you will truly die, and the more I resist, the more you will be consumed."

As he spoke, the entire space trembled.

The number "two" in the sky trembled slightly, emitting an even more dazzling fluorescence, suppressing the restlessness in the space.

However, Rokudo Mukuro's body also became transparent.

"As expected, I guessed right. You've been playing tricks on me from the very beginning!" Dio laughed loudly, and worked even harder to manipulate the space of consciousness to fight against the power in the sky.

As Rokudo Mukuro wrestled with Dio, his body became increasingly transparent.

Finally, he smiled with relief, "It seems this is all I can do."

As soon as he finished speaking, cracks appeared on Rokudo Mukuro's body.

But he didn't care at all.

Because he knew the outcome from the beginning—he would die regardless of winning or losing.

The so-called possession is just a deception.

Having lost his body, he was like a rootless duckweed, constantly consuming himself even if he did nothing, and would die soon.

Rokudo Mukuro feared that Dio, knowing his true condition, would choose to avoid battle and wait for him to disappear.

Therefore, he lied and claimed that he could possess another's body.

But in reality, he had no ability to possess another body.

Even if it is possession, it is only a short period of time during the activation of the ability.

The outcome of this battle was sealed the moment his body died.

However, while his own fate was sealed, Dio's fate was yet to come.

Rokudo Mukuro wanted to kill Dio in the end.

Unfortunately, it is ultimately a gap in hard power.

Chapter 176 Sequel

[Ding! Your C-rank nine-star doll "Rokudo Mukuro" has died!]

[Ding! Your B-rank nine-star puppet "Dio Brando" has absorbed Rokudo Mukuro's spirit, increasing its strength!]

……

……

Hearing the prompt in his mind, Gu Qing felt a little regretful.

Rokudo Mukuro's raw strength wasn't particularly high, but he was very quick-witted. By combining various abilities, intelligence, and the advantage of the enemy being in the dark while he was in the light, he managed to force Dio, who was a level above him, into this predicament.

Moreover, although Rokudo Mukuro's death made Dio stronger, extending his time stop to 10 seconds, his strength and speed also improved slightly.

However, it was not upgraded to Grade A.

It's really a pity.

However, although it was a pity, he did not stop it.

To prevent people from realizing that the 'time travelers' were being manipulated, he made the decision to "give each puppet a goal and then let it develop freely" when summoning the Twelve Demon Moons.

The more you interfere, the easier it is to leave traces of a certain pattern in the actions of the 'time traveler'.

You might not notice anything at the time, but little by little, even the smallest traces will eventually become the flaws that are exposed.

The last time Ghost Rider interfered, he already took a huge risk by using the Dark Book to lure him away.

This time, I will absolutely not get involved for the sake of a C-grade doll.

but……

"It wasn't a complete loss!"

Gu Qing looked at the credit limit on the system panel; it had already reached 130,000.

Rokudo Mukuro killed everyone in the Hand except for Mrs. Taka, and the fear of death gave him a lot of wish points.

If you save another 70,000, you can do 20 draws.

"Boss, Fury is here."

Otto, who was sitting by the window, suddenly spoke.

Gu Qing glanced out the window and saw a pigeon pecking at the millet that Otto had scattered on the windowsill.

He immediately realized that it was this pigeon that had delivered the intelligence.

"Oh, I see."

Gu Qing nodded slightly, stood up, and took a deep breath.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

"Click~"

The doorknob turned, the door was pushed open, and Fury walked in, saying bluntly, "You should know why I'm here!"

"About Dior?"

"So you knew all along."

Fury approached Gu Qing, looked at him, and said, "I need to know everything about Dior."

"I don't know much about Dior either."

As Gu Qing spoke, she glanced at Fury.

Seeing that his expression didn't change, she continued, "He's a vampire, and he also has a Stand that's like a spiritual energy body, which can stop time. That's all."

"I want to know, is Dio a time traveler?"

"Yes, he is a time traveler."

Gu Qing nodded, "I'm not sure of the exact time, but I think I transmigrated here about a week ago!"

"OK, I understand."

"Take care, and remember to pay me."

Fury waved his hand, indicating that it was no problem.

Seeing this, Gu Qing sat back down in his chair, leisurely lit a cigarette, and slowly inhaled and exhaled.

……

The Vongola Family Headquarters.

The ceremony hall.