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Simultaneously.

Liangyi and Mi moved their feet slightly.

He used a complex footwork technique that combined Shunpo, Hiren-kyu, and Sōten in an instant, appearing behind Kurokawa Kazumi with his fingers together, forming a sword: "Sorry, there are still some moves I haven't used in the previous battle."

Chi———

Kurokawa Kazumi narrowly dodged to the side, avoiding a blow aimed at her heart, but her lower ribs were pierced by the attack.

only--

Not a single drop of blood flowed from the wound, not even—

No...that's not right—

Ryougi Kazumi's arm didn't pierce her body; rather, it 'merged into her body—!'

"It's not just your substitute that can steal life force, but relatively speaking, mine isn't a special ability. For this body, it's just a simple 'instinct' like eating and drinking. No living being can defeat me, including you."

Ultimate Life -

The moment it touches the flesh, the cells begin to engulf the body completely and integrate into it.

"call----"

Kurokawa Kazumi tried using the Ripple Breathing Technique, but it was completely ineffective.

He is not a Pillar Man, but the Ultimate Life Form!

He can even make ripples himself.

"Oh—" Kurokawa Kazumi's forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat as she felt her power draining away. Her Stand was summoned back and slashed down at Ryougi Kazumi's arm, but the result was that Ryougi Kazumi pulled her hand out from under her ribs as if she were pulling her hand out of the water.

She stepped back, quickly creating a distance of more than ten meters, and got far away from her stand-in.

"Huff...huff..." Kurokawa Kazumi breathed heavily, touching her ribcage. Apart from the torn clothes, there were no other wounds.

It's like...

“Anyway, you can recover from your injuries.” Ryougi Kazumi slowly stood up and said, “So I didn’t do that. I just took your life force until you couldn’t stand up anymore.”

"Huff... What is it..." Kurokawa Kazumi wiped her sweat and steadied her breathing before saying, "It's just that we're back to an equal situation. The outcome of the battle hasn't shifted in your favor yet."

"Oh...you think so?"

"Of course—" Kurokawa Kazumi's Stand appeared in front of her again and said, "You can't let my Stand touch you, because that will steal your life force, and I can't let your real body touch you, because that will steal my life force... See, it's very simple, isn't it? Everyone has similar abilities and similar limitations, so... the situation has just changed from one-sided stealing of your life force to everyone stealing from each other... that's all, right?"

"Hmm...that's certainly true on the surface...but...is that really the case?"

"------!"

......

"Um...should we cheer them on?" Mash asked, observing the battle's progress.

There's always one...

It feels like the boss isn't Kurokawa Kazumi, but Ryougi Kazuya...

Kurokawa Kazumi, on the other hand, is the hero who tries every means to defeat the BOSS...

Watching the fight between the two was tense, making one's forehead sweat profusely, and creating a disorienting feeling that one didn't know who the real enemy was...

However, the thought that Ryougi and Mi were from this side brought her some peace of mind.

That immense power was used to save humanity.

Just thinking about this brings a sense of peace to my heart...

only--

"Of course we're cheering for Ryougi-san... Of course!" Fujimaru Ritsuka said, "We'll definitely win... This time, we'll definitely fix this singularity!"

......

"Fine... whatever you want to say, I'm going to win—"

Kurokawa Kazumi frowned. The Stand wasn't outside; it remained right beside her, forming a shell around her within this transparent armor.

In this way, even if Ryougi and Mi attack, they won't hit her body.

It was a body double!

boom--

The next moment, she rushed towards Ryougi and Mi, her arm recovering as the Stand's armor was attached to her arm: "Take this! This way, your abilities won't work on me!"

If you can't touch it, you naturally can't activate its power.

In that case, we've returned to the initial situation, where she's now unilaterally plundering the life energy of Liangyi and Mi!

"Is that so? That's certainly a good idea." Ryougi Kazumi smiled and rushed over as well, attaching his Stand to his body and throwing a punch at Kurokawa Kazumi.

At the same time, he crouched down, letting his Stand fight on its own, while his own hand stabbed towards Kurokawa Kazumi's stomach—

"It's not over yet!" Kurokawa Kazumi shouted, controlling her body and swinging her arm downwards—

However, in that instant...

She was stunned—

why?

In the end what happened?

Why can't I move my body?

I really can't move, not even the slightest bit... I can't move at all!

I can't speak, I can't do anything, what's going on?

“It’s very simple.” Ryougi Kazuya said, plunging his hand into Kurokawa Kazumi’s body, “Because I stopped time.”

"------!"

No, that's not right. Those people are still talking, so why can't I move?

"I only stopped your own time; everything else remains the same for everyone else."

"oh----!"

The rose lady swung her arm down suddenly, but once again missed...

"Impossible...time has stopped?"

Chapter 1169 Thorns

Feeling that she had regained a lot of vitality, Ryougi Kazumi smiled slightly as she looked at the stunned Kurokawa Kazumi.

certainly...

He did not stop time.

He doesn't have that ability yet. Besides, if time were to be stopped, it wouldn't just be one person, but the entire world...

Previously, he had only temporarily immobilized Kurokawa Kazumi's body...

His cells have covered Kurokawa Kazumi's entire body, now covering everything except her brain, hands, and feet.

His cells are in everything—skin, eyes, ears, mouth... they probably make up about a third of his body. It's quite easy to immobilize him for a while.

However, she's still in a difficult situation. Let's leave it as it is, let him absorb some of his life force, and then take him back.

only...

That stand-in can move.

Yes, he controls the physical body of Kurokawa Kazumi.

It is not a stand-in that actually has no physical form.

It's only natural that things are in this situation... so we must weaken her power.

"Looks like our time's up..." Ryougi Kazuya said, looking at Kurokawa Kazumi, "It seems that now, I can only stop my own time for about five seconds... Haha..."

......

"This guy... he really is the BOSS, isn't he?" This time it was Fujimaru Ritsuka's turn to say such a thing.

"Senior...you said before that you would cheer for Mr. Ryougi..."

"Cough cough..."

"Alright, you two," Ryougi Shiki said, frowning. "Watch carefully!"

"Yes!"

......

“However,” Ryougi Kazumi continued, “was the five seconds I stopped just now really my limit? Or… could I actually stop for much longer?” Ryougi Kazumi held out her hand. “Then…why don’t you want to try? With yourself—”

It's... stopping time?!

Kurokawa Kazumi gritted her teeth in disbelief, but something still felt off. Was what happened just now really a time stop?

"Well then, here comes the second attack!"

boom--

Instant Step + Flying Kick + Spinning Turn.

This step was used once again.

Ryougi Kazumi appeared behind Kurokawa Kazumi and extended her hand once again, but this time—

Rose Lady suddenly appeared between the two, blocking Ryougi Kazuya's attack, and launched her own attack. However, Ryougi Kazuya's Stand, D4C, was the one who countered her attack!

"Oh, you reacted pretty quickly."

'No, it's not that I'm faster, it's that you're slower...' Kurokawa Kazumi didn't say this out loud.

This Roman Colosseum, built by El-Melloi II, is protected by his barrier, so... although it is recovering by absorbing life force, it seems that the recovery speed is not as fast as that weakened by this barrier.

However... now is not the time to talk about these things. We cannot let Ryougi and Mi realize the effects of this arena!