Seeing Lu Ye remain motionless, Dio's lips curled into an evil smile.

"Looks like it won't move... After all, it's not the same type of Stand! Killing someone, including you, in four seconds is easy, and you might have a second or two of leeway. But that knife you've hidden with your ability is dangerous. Even if it's a risk of you struggling to survive, I don't want to take it. I don't want to experience that feeling of life force draining away again... It's better to attack from a distance!"

Dio drew his throwing knife again.

He can now pause for fourteen seconds.

In other words, he can accelerate his speed to nearly five times the normal speed!

The throwing knives rained down on Lu Ye and the others, instantly closing in on their hearts!

"Heh heh, I'll be watching from a distance... enjoying the moment you die!"

Just as Dio was about to leave, he noticed something.

"Wait, that woman with the dreadlocks... her name is Ames, right? Why?" Dio frowned. "Why is she holding a phone? When? Why is she holding a phone now instead of actively summoning her Stand to defend herself like before? And... what's that sticker?"

What Dio saw

It was Ames, clutching her phone tightly.

Ames was stuck to her head and chest.

Dio has not yet seen her use her Stand ability, and Muga Murat has not provided any information, so he knows nothing about Ames's abilities.

A cautious feeling took hold of Dio's heart.

He immediately retreated to a safe position.

"Time begins to flow..."

The world regained its color, and time began to turn again in that instant.

Lu Ye and the others all had knives stuck in their chests. In a physical sense, even the hilts were more than halfway into the holes. Even if the angle was a bit off, the force was enough to easily break their ribs.

Seeing Lu Ye and the others fall to the ground in unison, Dio snorted coldly.

"So I was just being redundant... So... um? What's this? Did I get this during the attack?"

Dio looked at his Stand's hand and saw that a bullet had been embedded in it.

Just as Dio was about to move, he was horrified to discover that he could no longer move.

"What?!" Dio screamed in his mind in terror.

This feeling...!

This familiar feeling...!

This disgusting feeling...!

Could it be...!?

The next second, a faint sound came from behind him.

Dio finally managed to move after giving it its all.

"—Die!!"

[World] suddenly turned around and unleashed a devastating blow.

Then, Dio heard that long-lost voice, as if it were engraved in his soul.

"—Eurah!!!!"

Chapter 784 Jotaro's Arrival

Powerful punches.

A punching speed that surpasses even rocket speed.

Do not……

This is a punch that cannot be compared to the so-called 'power' or 'rocket'.

This is the Platinum Fist, imbued with pure rage.

Even in the world where Dio stopped time, with the acceleration nearly five times, the "world" was unable to deal with the fist that had already arrived.

Not to mention it's the opponent's "home field" (time stop).

Before Dio's fist could reach his opponent's body, the punch landed with incredible precision on Dio's head... or more precisely, on the left temple.

The blue fist didn't stop after hitting Dio's head; instead, it continued forward with the speed and ferocity of a tiger, as if the fist's target wasn't Dio's head, but rather Dio's head was blocking the way for the fist's advance.

That's right, a fist with an indomitable, world-shaking momentum.

The fist of Star Platinum, who once defeated numerous Stand users and was feared by all.

And so it went straight ahead, mercilessly, furiously... and smashed Dio Brando's skull.

In a world where time stands still, because everything is frozen, even sound was originally "frozen".

But the only one who could act took action.

The sound of the skull cracking was like a child eating a braised chicken head. After eating the comb and gouging out the eyes, the child used their hard teeth to crush the bones that had been cooked at high temperatures in order to get to the brain deeper inside...

A clicking sound.

No, not only that,

There was also the sound of water, like it was being shaken in some container.

If that's the case, then it must be cerebrospinal fluid.

To explain why I'm so clear about this.

That's because this pale liquid was pitifully flowing out of Dio's eye sockets and nostrils, sticky and reminiscent of a pure white, wriggling slug.

……

"Aa ...

In the instant he screamed and flew to the other side, Dio, with his eyes that were deformed from the excessive force, clearly saw a figure.

He is 1.95 meters tall.

A purple hat with a five-pointed star on it.

A purple trench coat with five-pointed stars.

Those who have been specially favored by time do not look like middle-aged people in their forties.

And... the familiar blue figure behind this person, or rather, his double.

Although he had become somewhat thinner than he had been twenty years ago, and was not as robust as he had been in his original form, his face, which resembled his original form, and his long, flowing black hair like seaweed, suggested that…

That's right.

Even if his skull were smashed and his brains were sloshing around inside, like the liquid inside a glass of wine when someone in high society is swirling it, Dio would never mistake him for someone else.

A purple figure.

A blue humanoid stand-in.

——Jotaro Kujo.

—【Platinum Star·World】!

More than two decades later, the old adversary reappeared, arriving at Kennedy Space Center in a way that transcended the pause in time.

Because of people who can still move even during a pause...

Besides Dio Brando, there is another one in this world.

During the final battle more than 20 years ago, Jotaro Kujo, who had mastered the Star Platinum, learned how to stop time and thus awakened the ability to stop time.

At this very moment, as Dio is about to ascend to heaven, his old rival returns.

“Dio… I never expected…” Jotaro took a step forward, running his fingers along the brim of his hat. “I never expected this at all… The old man was right, I never thought I’d see you again… Yay yay, that’s enough…”

Jotaro glanced at Jolyne and the others, then pulled down the brim of his hat.

"Barely made it... There's still a second left... Dio, but I won't even need a second to finish you off!"

Just as Dio was about to fly away, Star Platinum pulled him back at a speed so fast that it was impossible to see its movements.

then……

"Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora!!!!"

Platinum Star roared as he threw a punch.

Dio was completely powerless to resist, even after the Stand "The World" became more powerful.

The reason why is that he has run out of time to act...

This "time" refers to the amount of time he can act during the time stop.

Twenty years ago, during the final battle in Egypt, Jotaro, who had not yet mastered the secret of time stop, was able to move for about one or two seconds during the time Dio stopped.

In other words, Star Platinum and The World are Stands of the same type.

Since they are of the same type, Dio, who has a vampire body, should logically be able to act within the time Jotaro stops.

However, just like more than twenty years ago, Dio was unable to detect Jotaro's time-stopping.

More than 20 years ago in Egypt, Dio became complacent because he thought he had defeated Jotaro, and thus missed the opportunity to counterattack.

This time, although Dio did not let his guard down, he believed that Jotaro could not possibly reach the scene in such an open area... so he was ambushed by Jotaro.

Or rather... a sneak attack.

If we were to describe what happened to Jotaro from a normal person's perspective...

That was the story of a group of delinquent teenagers who beat up a centenarian more than 20 years ago.

More than 20 years later, this delinquent youth... no, this delinquent youth who has grown into a middle-aged man in his forties, once again beats up a centenarian.

During the frenzied "Ora" attack, Dio couldn't understand it.

Why……?

Why was Jotaro able to get here so quickly?

He had already scouted the area several times before, but there was no trace of Jotaro.

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