“It’s time…” Lu Ye spoke at this moment, his voice heavy.

"Time? Kid! You mean Dio's ability?!" Polnareff asked.

"what's the situation?"

Lu Ye raised his hands, and it was clear that the middle part of his forearms, down to his fingers, was completely gone.

"I placed my hands...on Josuke's body..."

Everyone looked over.

Sure enough, Josuke suddenly had a pair of hands on his abdomen, holding a long red sword.

A thick, dark red miasma was swirling a few dozen centimeters in front of Josuke, appearing in a splashing pattern, but it didn't completely envelop Anna Sui...

“I still didn’t make it in time…” Lu Ye said, “I attacked with my knife the instant the weather forecast threw a punch, but the canopy was open on all sides, and Dio changed direction and attacked… Even if time was paused, the miasma would still affect him, just like Joseph Joestar’s Ripple…”

"Really? Not some other ability? Then why did he go back?"

“He’s probably trying to mislead us,” Emporio said. “Once the other side knows about a Stand user’s abilities, it’s like someone knowing what size and color of underwear you’re wearing today—it’s incredibly insecure. Time-based abilities are very powerful, but if he makes us think he’s developed new abilities because of the ‘Green Baby’ and takes other measures, then we’re all doomed…”

Chapter 780 Acceleration in Stopped Time

"That's about it," the weather forecaster said seriously. "Dio didn't come over after killing Anna Sui, which means he can't get here yet. After all, we don't have that kind of black and red gas for protection..."

“One look will tell,” Polnareff said. “Kid, throw me high into the air, and just by looking at whether the back of the ice layer is damaged, you’ll know whether Dio’s ability is time stop!”

"it is good."

Lu Ye summoned the Gray Age and threw Polnareff into the air.

And the result was exactly as Polnareff had expected.

"The ice... the back of the ice layer has been destroyed! Just as I thought! Dio just emerged from the ice!"

“Or perhaps his Stand came out…” FF said. “Nine seconds isn’t enough time for him to come out and go back in. What came out just now… might be Dio’s Stand, an evolved Stand!”

"If that's the case, it's terrifying!" Cold sweat dripped down Ames's forehead. "With such immense strength, speed, and range, does that mean that anyone who enters within a hundred meters of Dio will be attacked like Anna Sui... Damn it!"

"No, his ability is essentially time stop. Anna Sui was undoubtedly punched through the heart and died on the spot. Even if the range is longer, if time hadn't stopped, we wouldn't have been able to see Dio's Stand after the attack."

"Weather report!"

Rain started falling again, quickly sealing the hole behind the ice. Although it seemed pointless, even a second could delay Dio's attack from within.

"But why is it that if Dio wasn't restricted in his movements, he could have attacked us without any chance of fighting back? What exactly is the weakness of that guy's Stand?"

"Time stop has no weakness. Dio didn't attack us because he was still on guard,"

Lu Ye glanced at Josuke, who was holding Anna Sui's body, and then retrieved his right hand.

"If Dio can use his abilities repeatedly in a short period of time, then Dio will definitely come to kill us. Night will fall in twenty minutes, and he will definitely eliminate any unstable factors."

"So who is he wary of...?" FF said. "We have absolutely no means of attacking him right now!"

“Jotaro Kujo,” Emporio said on behalf of Lu Ye, “As one of only two people capable of stopping time, Dio has probably sensed through his bloodline connection that Jotaro is near the Kennedy Space Center. He has to conserve some energy to deal with Jotaro, who is coming from an unknown direction. After all, his location has been exposed. If it were me, I would never go all out against an enemy with the same ability, since I can kill any troublesome guy from about a hundred meters away… The reason is that it would be much easier to deal with us after dealing with Mr. Jotaro. The weather forecast just now tried to conduct electricity to the ice, which allowed Dio to stop time and launch an attack.”

Looking at Dio, who was motionless in the ice as if frozen, Lu Ye changed the magazine, pulled the slide of the Silver Dancer, and chambered a bullet.

“Dio is waiting for us to make a move, and we have to make a move too... otherwise we won’t be able to create an opportunity for Jotaro to arrive. FF, Ames, Emporio, and Weather Forecast, you guys go to Jolyne’s side, but don’t stand too close. I’ll create some time for you... Weather Forecast, you prepare to manipulate the air…”

"Air?" The weather forecaster paused for a moment, then nodded. "I understand."

"Everyone together? I see. Jolyne's threads can form a barrier, so we can detect situations from afar and use the Stand with the weather forecast for protection... But what are you going to do? Against an opponent who can't stop time, if you stop time first and the opponent is within your range, then the time-stopper has already won!" Ames asked.

"And ultimately, wouldn't it be safer for Jolyne to arrive on our side?"

“No,” the weather forecast said, “the shelter where Jolyne and the others are staying allows for better air circulation. It’s actually more dangerous for us to be out in the open. You’ll see soon enough.”

Lu Ye said, "Time stop is nothing. The difficulty is that I don't know when Dio will initiate time stop. As long as I know the timing, I will be able to defeat him. Let's go now."

Be careful!

As Ames and the others moved, Lu Ye fired seven shots at the ice.

All the bullets hit the same spot, with each subsequent bullet propelling the previous one forward, like a dagger made of bullets slowly piercing into the ice.

This is a high-pressure bomb.

When the last bullet breaks through, the bullet will pierce Dio's skull.

Even if a vampire has a strong regenerative ability, brain damage can cause a momentary stagnation.

Lu Ye had already confirmed this in Jotaro's memories.

If Dio were to be attacked with electricity by the weather forecast at that time, even if he didn't die, it would cause severe muscle paralysis. The state of his body would affect the state of his Stand, so Dio would be unable to use his Stand at that time.

However, Lu Ye did not tell the weather forecast about this strategy.

Because even he knew this, Dio himself knew it even more clearly.

Dio will definitely make his move before the last bullet breaks through the ice.

"I understand!" Emporio said as he ran. "Even a vampire wouldn't be able to react quickly if their brain was damaged. Weather forecast, you have to seize this opportunity!"

As Dio, trapped inside the ice, watched the bullets getting closer and closer to him, his lips twitched slightly.

It was a mocking laugh.

"Is this the guy? Holding that weird knife, trying to attack me, Dio?"

"Too slow! Too slow!"

"You actually dared to attack me, Dio, using such a method? I'll just have to admire your courage. You clearly knew that the essence of 'The World' hadn't changed, yet you still dared to attack me..."

"But your stupidity will ruin those guys... though I was planning to take care of them anyway!"

Lu Ye pulled the trigger, and the last two bullets in the magazine burst from the muzzle.

The first missile propelled all the warheads forward, blasting a path through the solid ice.

The second bullet flew rapidly toward Dio's head.

Then, just a second before reaching the ice, Lu Ye used his Teigu.

He activated his ability before his body had fully teleported over.

The whole world abandoned him.

At this moment, Lu Ye could penetrate the ice, which was thicker than a steel plate, even by simply poking forward with his finger.

In his line of sight, DIO moved.

Just as the bullet was about to hit him, a familiar yellow humanoid Stand appeared behind Dio.

--【world】.

The alternate name comes from the 21st card of the Major Arcana in the Tarot deck, "The World," which is also the last card in the Major Arcana, symbolizing the creation of opportunities and the beginning of a new world order.

Lu Ye had been waiting for this moment.

If we don't know when Dio will activate the [World] ability, then we should create such an opportunity.

In this way, Dio will activate his ability just as the bullet is about to arrive.

However, since he also activated his ability, he was unaffected by the time stop.

In this gray world where time has stopped, Lu Ye has already made up his mind to win.

Next, simply follow behind Dio and wait for the five seconds to pass.

That way, you can take Dio's head off by surprise!

[World] The ice layer has been pierced; this time, Dio pierced through the front.

Under the influence of Lu Ye's abilities, Dio has completely forgotten that such a person ever existed.

In his view, Jolyne Kujo and the others had already gathered together, making it the perfect opportunity to wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

Lu Ye was stunned the moment Dio began to act.

This speed...?!

Dio was seen heading towards Jolyne and the others at high speed, while Lu Ye was unable to keep up easily due to the slippery ice surface.

"Wait a minute... Could it be that... Dio's ability to stop for a longer period of time hasn't increased... but rather his speed has increased?!" Lu Ye exclaimed inwardly.

This is not because Dio's leg strength is fast.

Instead, Dio's movements became faster, like watching a movie on fast-forward. Both Dio and his Stand were moving at speeds several times faster than usual.

Having seen Jotaro's memories, Lu Ye originally thought that if the essence of Dio's ability—namely, the ability to stop time—remained unchanged...

So, Dio's ability to kill Anna Sui and return to the ice must have been to extend the time even further. Through the green baby, Dio was able to extend the time even more.

But that's not the case.

It seems that the dio did not extend the time.

His ability has evolved so that he can accelerate his actions while time is paused!

Chapter 781 Dio's Evolved Abilities!

"I'm...I can't keep up!"

He is still in a state of "disconnection from the world".

Although he can use the Mortal Blade and the Imperial Arms, the Imperial Arms rely on a "mark" to teleport. During these five seconds, he is separated from this world, which means that the Imperial Arms cannot navigate to the mark.

Pause time while accelerating.

Even without being affected by the time stop, it still can't keep up with Dio's speed at all!

Now even his strongest ability is no match for Dio!

Despite gritting his teeth and accelerating desperately, Lu Ye could only watch helplessly as Dio slipped further and further away from him.

Dio wore an evil smile, his face full of madness and joy, like a hungry wolf seeing a sheep.

"I never expected... that you all would actually gather together. To me, Dio, this temptation is like a starving person seeing a whole loaf of bread, even if that bread is being held in a dog's mouth, it's still incredibly tempting!"

"Of course, I, Dio, am the one who was starving to the extreme. The reason I didn't wipe you all out in one go was because I sensed the presence of that brat Jotaro. Although I couldn't see where he was, I suppose that cunning kid was already lying in ambush for me somewhere, right?"

"But that doesn't matter! The Joestar bloodline can take my Stand ability to the next level! Now, I can accelerate during the time I stop. I can pause for nine seconds and accelerate to three times the speed. Although it's strange to talk about accelerating time during a pause, it's basically about three times my normal speed! The increased speed is one-third of the time I stop!"

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