Without hesitation, he sent a text message back.
Then, he removed the magazine from the pistol and handed it to Aimes.
"Ames, do me a favor."
…………
Dio walked on the observation deck of the tall building to the left of the visitor center opposite the NASA Center.
Diagonally opposite him is the "Rocket Garden," which houses life-size rocket models, some of which are even rockets that have been launched in the past, and is displayed here.
Dio crossed his arms, glanced at the situation at the NASA center, and then snorted coldly.
"Able to conjure strange rainbows and turn people into snails... Is this a Stand attack targeting the 'subconscious'? If someone's subconscious is tampered with, not only will their rationality be affected, but their physical body will be as well, and it might even cause premature aging... But to be able to do this much, is this the ability to manipulate the weather? It's truly terrifying..."
Not only that, Dio also remembered Lu Ye's Mortal Blade.
Then his expression turned even uglier.
That knife...
The last time I had this feeling was when Jotaro, that brat, started moving in his world where time had stopped, and beat me up with that damn Star Platinum...
"Just to be on the safe side, I, Dio, need to find that 'singularity' as soon as possible."
Dio looked around: "The last necessary condition is not so much waiting for the arrival of the new moon, but rather requiring the same 'gravity' as the new moon. Finding that point of gravity will allow me to reach heaven... However, my Stand ability has not yet manifested, which is why I used the zombie crowd in the NASA lobby to slip away, because Jotaro's daughter and her group were wary of my [World]."
“Where…where is that ‘singularity’?” Dio frowned. “Those undead can’t stop them anymore. Before long, the bloodline between this body belonging to Jonathan and his descendants will guide Jotaro’s daughter and Joseph’s bastard son to my side!”
"I, Dio... must find the stairway to heaven!"
Suddenly, at that moment, Dio pressed his temple.
"Wait, wait a minute... what is this feeling...?!"
Dio sensed a powerful spiritual force.
Although powerful, it is like money stored in a bank vault, and cannot be used by Dio for the time being.
Even so, a small amount of spiritual power still leaked out.
"Wow, this is really happening... As expected, the green baby is starting to work. My mind is gradually changing, and it seems that the change started unconsciously... I'm starting to feel the change in gravity around me!"
Dio leaped off the observation deck and quickly arrived near the convenience store to the south.
"It seems to be in that area... Although I can't pinpoint the exact location, the gravity in this area seems a bit abnormal. I can sense that the 'singularity' is within about 300 meters, but not around here. The area where I can sense the greatest difference in gravity is in the wide northwest corner, near the sea..."
Dio grabbed a signboard not far from the convenience store entrance and threw it in that direction.
“Gravity… If we provide a reference point, I, Dio, can determine the location of a point by observing the difference in gravity when falling on these reference points. This is the most convenient method.”
After smashing the signboard on the ground, Dio casually removed the convenience store's automatic door, but after thinking for a moment, he put the door down and then raised his hands forward.
Instantly, several streams of blood spurted from Dio's hand, shooting into the distance like high-pressure water jets.
Meanwhile, the blood began to cool rapidly, freezing into ice crystals, and then began to fall after reaching its highest point.
"I can feel it... Is it there? Around that space shuttle over there...! The gravity there is noticeably different from other places!"
Finally... the range was narrowed down to a certain distance.
Dio then strode toward the passenger plane.
But suddenly, he stopped.
Because the world has turned gray without us even realizing it.
Silence reigned.
The clouds in the sky seemed to have stopped moving, the waves on the distant sea had ceased churning, and the wings of seagulls in the sky remained frozen in their outstretched positions. Falling feathers were only thirty centimeters from the ground but did not continue to fall...
The whole world froze.
Dio froze for a second, his expression turning terrified, like a cat whose fur had stood on end in fright.
Because in this world, besides him, the only person who can stop time is Jotaro Kujo.
But soon, Dio noticed that his fingers could move.
Then, he moved his head.
"Could it be... that 'The world' has already...?!"
He took two more seconds to look around, and then was surprised to find that he was no longer in the same place.
This is not an illusion; using the standee that Dio just threw as a reference point, his position has indeed changed.
It's probably three to four meters.
He moved about three meters from his original position.
Dio took another step forward normally, at his usual pace, without any reaction.
After thinking for a moment, Dio decided to walk in one second.
Then, to his surprise, he found that he had moved forward another three meters.
"I see... My stride distance hasn't changed, what has changed is the flow of time within myself!"
"My substitute... has undergone a transformation!"
Dio looked at his pale right hand.
But that wasn't his right hand.
Or rather... his right hand was covered by a golden right hand.
Then, Dio's Stand appeared from his body.
—The World!
"Heh heh... that familiar feeling is finally back!"
"That's right...!"
"That immense spiritual energy hidden within my body is like a treasure that has been created but then sealed away."
"The green infant will transform itself, and even a slight leak is enough to allow it to 'sense' gravity... And the key to heaven is the key to unlocking this treasure... It is where the spirit flows, and when the spirit evolves, one becomes qualified to wield that power of heaven!"
Now, it's time to go to heaven.
Dio revealed a confident smile.
However, at that moment, a bullet composed of plankton suddenly shot into the back of his head.
Dio didn't dodge and was hit by the bullet, standing still.
The wounds caused by bullets made from plankton are healing at a visible rate.
Dio slowly turned his head.
Lu Ye and his group had already arrived not far behind him.
Dio tilted his head slightly: "You guys found me, Dio, so quickly. I'll give you a little praise."
Lu Ye's heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, Dio had already sensed their approach.
His original plan was to shoot Dio with a marked bullet, then teleport there and use his ability to enter the void to kill Dio.
But thankfully, I didn't do that...
His sense of crisis saved his life.
Jolyne said, "Dio, you can't go anywhere anymore."
“Is that so?” Dio said. “You think you’ve surrounded me, but have you ever considered that… you are the ones who are surrounded?”
"You bastard! What nonsense are you spouting!" Ames cursed. "You piece of shit, do you really still have a Stand? Otherwise, why didn't you attack us inside the building? To be honest, whether you, this dead guy, even had a Stand is still a mystery!"
"Because there are too many of you..." Dio laughed. "I plan to keep Polnareff, Jotaro's daughter, and Joseph Joestar's bastard son... In ancient China, there was a punishment called 'exterminating nine generations of relatives,' which meant arresting the entire family and all related people, lining them up on the guillotine, and beheading them, while listening to the wails of Jonathan's descendants, who are less than dog shit in my path of fate. Don't you think that's romantic?"
"But once the time runs out, I, who have just been resurrected, may not be able to face the combined attack of two Joestar descendants... More importantly, do you think I, Dio, didn't see that you were just trying to lure me into attacking?"
Dio's gaze fell on Lu Ye. "You, the Stand user hired by Joseph, have taken care of several of my men on the way from America to Egypt, haven't you? Even I don't understand what your Stand ability is, which is truly commendable. Now, turn around and use your Stand to kill that barking wild dog named Ames, and maybe we can become friends... who knows?"
“How about this,” Lu Ye said, “you use the sharp metal piece from that signboard not far away to cut off your own head right now, and maybe we can become brothers who would risk our lives for each other.”
"Hmph, what a glib-tongued brat..."
Dio turned and walked forward, "If you're in such a hurry to die, then come over here. Whether I still have a Stand ability or not... you'll find out when you get here, won't you?"
Cold sweat beaded on Emporio's forehead. "This...this guy has completely exposed his back to us! Is this really just a bluff?"
FF gritted his teeth: "Damn it! My UFO bullets couldn't kill that guy! Someone like him could probably recover even with a shattered skull and a splattered brain!!"
Jolyne charged forward nearly 20 meters, pointing her arm forward and extending her silken threads: "In that case, all we need to do is hold him off! That's our objective!"
Blue threads shot from Jolyne's fingertips, flying forward at high speed and binding Dio's legs, stopping him in his tracks.
Meanwhile, the weather forecast also summoned a stand-in: "Heavy rain is falling ahead!"
A torrential downpour descended from the sky towards Dio's location, making it almost impossible for Lu Ye and the others to see what was happening inside.
Their movements were hampered by Jolyne, and the weather forecast further blocked their view.
Based on his memory, Lu Ye also fired shots into them.
The others did not make any rash moves because none of them had a Stand capable of launching long-range attacks.
There was nothing they could do; the combined range of those guys was less than ten meters.
You must get close to attack.
However, once they get close, Dio might activate his ability to pause time!
The advantage is that, regardless of whether Dio has a Stand or not, whether his Stand is "The World" or a "new ability" he obtained through the Green Baby, they don't have to fight each other head-on.
All we need to do is stall for time until Jotaro Kujo arrives.
Dio was unaware that Jotaro was heading towards the Kennedy Space Center.
With this advantage, Jotaro will be able to use the power of Star Platinum: The World to defeat Dio in one fell swoop.
But at that moment, Jolyne's left hand, from which she had released the threads, "exploded," spurting out a large amount of blood.
Jolyne gritted her teeth and said, "The silk... the silk thread... it's broken! That guy... he actually managed to tear the silk thread I made from my body!"
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