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"What--?"

That should normally be the case, but...

"impossible--"

A thin crack appeared in the barrier formed by magic, but DIO quickly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this was Hercules' limit: "Haha, then let me kill you with my Stand ability!"

boom--

The moment DIO's Stand was about to make contact with Hercules, he had already retreated several meters away.

At that moment, DIO, who was preparing to give chase, felt a sweet taste in his throat, and his blood surged throughout his body. With a 'boom,' he exploded into minced meat.

"Muda muda—" DIO laughed and revived in an instant: "I am invincible in this Great Temple. No matter what, you cannot cause me any effective damage!"

Chapter 1252 The Crucial Time

Outside the Great Temple.

Artoria and Arash looked at the pyramid in front of them.

"Is it true that they were able to escape the instant we used our Noble Phantasm?" Artoria wondered. It seemed that there was no such Servant beside Fujimaru Ritsuka. Or was it a magic he possessed himself?

“I don’t know, but at this point we can only trust him.” Arash said with a smile, “After all, he is the Master of Chaldea, he must have his own methods.”

His spiritual foundation has been largely restored, although it has not yet reached its peak.

However, drawing the bow and shooting a few arrows, and using a Noble Phantasm, is still no problem.

After all, he is such a Servant, and his physical strength is extraordinary.

"Then... let's wait for the opportunity." Artoria prepared her magic power, ready to use her Noble Phantasm at any time. It wasn't the Holy Lance; she would first use the power of the Holy Sword.

This holy sword, which has accumulated a thousand years of brilliance...

Even in such an environment, being absorbed by the black sun in the sky wouldn't be something that could be done in a short time, and even...

What she needs to wait for is the Command Seal.

Arash, who had already signed a contract with Chaldea's Master, received the message.

Once the Chaldea Master commands Arash to use his Noble Phantasm with a Command Spell, she will follow.

Excalibur + Meteor Shower.

The great temple was reduced to ashes.

But now we need a perfect opportunity, and we need to wait... though we don't know what we're waiting for.

......

What you have to wait for is very simple: the 'moment' when DIO's hands are severed.

DIO, who can use The World OverHea/ven, is almost invincible. He can easily turn the tide of any disadvantage, and his advantages are naturally easy to expand.

but--

He also has his own shortcomings.

When faced with setbacks, they will reveal their bad nature, and they are prone to showing their flaws when they are complacent.

However, as long as The World OverHea/ven is still a Stand, there will be a 'flaw'.

The same applies to all Stands; no matter how powerful they are, there is always a way to defeat them.

The protagonist of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, needless to say, has been on the verge of 'defeat' countless times. As for the Stands of the enemy bosses... if they weren't defeated, could the protagonist still win?

The advantages and disadvantages are consistent.

There is no invincible Stand, not even The World OverHea/ven. There are 'flaws' that can be defeated.

It's certain that Ryougi and Mi have infiltrated the area, and King Hassan has probably done so as well.

It's unclear when they infiltrated the temple, but in terms of control over the temple, DIO is definitely inferior to Osmandis. After all, it wasn't originally his own, so even if he could use it, there's a huge difference in the details.

Even Osmandis was unaware that King Hassan had been beheaded after his infiltration.

So naturally, DIO wouldn't have noticed when King Hassan infiltrated the temple. Seizing the opportunity and cutting off his hands in an instant would be the moment of victory!

DIO is also clearly aware of the strengths and weaknesses of his Stand.

Although he appeared angry, he didn't act rashly.

With his arms crossed over his chest, providing some protection, his Stand, The World OverHea/ven, appeared behind him, one hand on his shoulder and the other against the temple wall.

It can activate The·World·OverHea/ven at any time to rewrite reality.

And it's clear that cutting off his hands is impossible right now.

Even Berserker and Yu Ji alone couldn't break through the magic shield formed by DIO's ability to release magic power using his imperial privileges.

'what to do?'

Ryougi and Mi are considering whether they should unleash their 'real power'.

Indeed, Hercules' power was insufficient to shatter the magic shield, but his own power could!

However... if he used his true power, his purpose of disguising himself as Hercules would be wasted.

Let's rewind to a few hours earlier...

"Afterwards, I will contact Chaldea and have them pretend to have Fujimaru Ritsuka summon Heracles, and then I will pretend to be him and be summoned there." Ryougi Kazuya said, "It's easy to pretend to be him. My physical strength is no less than his, and as for the Twelve Trials... I can resurrect infinitely, so it doesn't matter. It's also easy to disguise the Heroic Spirit Origin."

"That way I can infiltrate the interior of that great temple. After all, I don't have the stealth skills of King Hassan."

"And then?" Osmandis asked, looking at Ryougi and Mi.

"Then you just need to find an opportunity, a suitable opportunity, to directly seize control of the Grand Temple. If the Grand Temple is already destroyed but DIO is still alive, then the only way to prevent the Grand Temple from being rebuilt is for you."

"Hmph, haha, interesting. They actually want to destroy my mausoleum right in front of me, and won't let me rebuild it... Fine! Hahahaha—I agree." Osmandis laughed loudly. "So, can you complete your mission? To find an opportunity for King Hassan..."

“Hmm...it should be possible. But if it fails…” Ryougi Kazuya said with a smile, “I’ll have to do it myself. There are some trump cards I don’t plan to use at this time.”

......

In short, things can't go on like this...

Fujimaru Ritsuka doesn't seem to have any good solutions either, and Yu Ji is also in a stalemate. After all, dealing with seven terrifying fathers who can resurrect infinitely is not an easy task.

So...

Use your original power in the form of Hercules.

DIO will probably be a little confused, but he probably won't realize it's him...

"roar----!"

He gave a symbolic roar, mimicking Berserker's, and then Ryougi and Mi suddenly increased the force in their hands—

boom----!

"Click-clack-clack-clack-clack——————"

"Wh...what?!" DIO stared wide-eyed at the shattered magic shield in front of him, his Stand, The World, forced to throw a punch at Heracles: "Impossible! How did this guy suddenly become so strong!"

click -

boom----!

Even with the help of the world, DIO was still knocked away. Before he could recover, Heracles, disguised as Ryougi and Miyabi, appeared behind DIO and swung his axe sword at DIO once again!

boom!

The immense force sent up countless plumes of black mud, and even the temple was blasted open with a huge hole.

DIO was so stunned by the blow that he was momentarily disoriented.

It seemed as if a dark flame had appeared before my eyes.

No, it's not just a feeling, it really happened!

Chapter 1253 DIO's Desperate Situation

In an instant, DIO's head and hands separated from his body.

No one saw how that person swung the sword.

By the time DIO came to his senses, it was already like this.

The curse attached to the wound meant that even with the power of the Great Temple, he could not fully recover; it could only keep him in an 'immortal' state.

but--

"Ha ha--"

DIO's falling head continued to laugh: "Do you think I, DIO, didn't anticipate this situation? Do you think I, DIO, wasn't on guard against Hassan? How could that be—I, DIO, have always been extremely wary of him! THEWORLD—! Stop, time!"

For a moment, time stood still.

"Hmph..." DIO sneered and looked towards Fujimaru Ritsuka's direction, where Yu Ji was preparing to insert a Philosopher's Stone into the Great Temple.

I see, this is indeed an excellent opportunity.

By sealing the Grand Shrine's functions once again, DIO lost the immortality granted by the Grand Shrine. Although his physical body allowed him to survive even with only his head, he later wanted to reunite his head with his separated body.

Restoring his hands and regaining the ability to replicate 'reality' is not such a simple matter.

The scales would tip dramatically, drastically increasing the likelihood of DIO's defeat, but—

"How naive, how incredibly naive! My power can even stop time in the universe. As long as Jotaro Kujo isn't around, no matter who you are, you definitely won't be able to move within my frozen time! Even you are no exception... King Hassan."

However, with time stopped, the functions of the Great Temple naturally could not be activated.

Several blood vessels suddenly pierced through DIO's neck and wrists, connecting to his body: "They don't need to grow back completely, just combine, and I can activate my ability The World OverHea/ven to rewrite reality and make me 'uninjured'!"

DIO attempted this when he obtained Ozymandias's Spirit Origin, and now he can stop time for fifteen seconds.

He surpassed his prime time by six seconds!

This is the power of Osmandis's physical body.