Great, we're doomed now!

"What a coincidence that we met in a place like this." Jotaro pulled his hat down to hide his surprised and suspicious eyes.

The SPW Foundation, considering that the Kujo mother and son were just women and children, didn't say too much to avoid making them anxious. However, Jotaro was meticulous and knew that his grandfather must have some important reason for doing this.

For no apparent reason, he brought his daughter and grandson to a remote seaside town—it seems like he was hiding something, deliberately concealing his loved ones.

If Joseph weren't a major American capitalist whose position wouldn't be easily shaken, Jotaro would suspect that he might have gone bankrupt and fled to avoid his creditors...

During such a sensitive time, to run into a "friend" of my grandfather is no coincidence; he must have come specifically to see him!

But... is he friend or foe?

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Muhammad Abu—"

Pole!

A still-burning cigarette butt streaked across the ground and landed on Abudel's shoe, causing the man's face to darken instantly.

Wow! It hit! That foreigner is looking over here!

"Hooray~ You guys are in big trouble~"

"Officer, someone has littered a cigarette butt here!"

"Hey, stop messing around. It's obvious they can't understand what you're saying. Aren't you ashamed to be making fun of foreigners like this?"

The blond-haired youth who was waiting outside the convenience store gestured to Abudel: "Sorry, I accidentally hit the target, hehe!"

"What kind of tone is that, haha~"

"It was you who wanted to make the bet! Okay, now I've hit the target, go buy me the magazine!"

"Hojo looks more like an adult, let him go!"

"..."

Avdol glanced expressionlessly at the delinquents, while Jotaro watched him, slowly clenching his fist in his pocket—

It's too peaceful!

The quieter this man is now, the more dangerous he is!

Suddenly, Abuder bent down, picked up the cigarette butt, and walked toward the convenience store with a smile on his face.

"Excuse me, is this yours?"

The delinquents were all stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "It's Japanese! Hey, hey, you're speaking it really fluently! You guys, someone definitely heard what you just said!"

"Ha... I'm so sorry, it's all their fault. I apologize on their behalf. And you... you Indian friend?"

"I am Egyptian."

"Excuse me, but to me you all look about the same color~ Haha—"

The scoundrel chuckled briefly before falling silent, looking at the cigarette butt in Abudel's hand with a puzzled expression.

It's still burning... Has it been burning for too long?

It feels like it's getting hotter and hotter around me... Is it just my imagination?

"Goo!"

With a quick swallow, they wiped the sweat from their foreheads. The delinquents looked at the sun in the sky and then at their surroundings. For some reason, a sense of unease slowly welled up in their hearts, and they couldn't calm down no matter what they did.

“My Japanese friends, I’m not quite familiar with the rules here. Is it okay to litter cigarette butts?” Abudel asked politely.

"How is that possible!"

A blond-haired man, panting heavily from the heat, said impatiently, "Of course we should kill it properly before throwing it away!"

"Excuse me, are there any ashtrays around here?"

"Are you deliberately trying to pick a fight? Just look and you'll see!"

"I see, I've learned something new."

Snapped!

"Ughhhhh!"

Abdel suddenly reached out and grabbed the young man's chin, his previous gentle expression vanishing as he looked down at the terrified youth with a fierce expression, and threw the still-burning cigarette butt into his mouth.

"Ooooooo!!!"

"It's really a great ashtray!"

Ahh~ Japanese products are so high quality, they even have automatic fire extinguishing capabilities!

Chapter 136 They're trying to trick me! They're trying to ambush me! I am the magician!

The surface temperature of a cigarette butt can reach 300 degrees Celsius. The moment it enters your mouth, it feels like a small knife slicing through your tongue. The intense pain, indistinguishable between burning and tearing, stimulates your nervous system. Your teeth, tongue, and lips lose control at the same time. You try to spit out the foreign object, but someone forcibly holds your mouth and nose shut.

"No no no!"

The heat subsided quickly, but the panic lingered, replaced by a suffocating fear that left the patient helpless except for frantic struggle.

This foreigner was incredibly strong—he frantically tried to pry Abuder's hands off, but the difference in height and strength between them was overwhelming.

"You, you bastard!"

Only then did the others react, shocked and shouting menacingly, baring their teeth and making fierce expressions, like porcupines with their bristles bristling. When animals encounter pressure and danger, they try to make their bodies larger (visually) and make intimidating noises to try to scare away enemies—their narrow social experience did not teach them more coping strategies, but instead made them more like animal instincts.

"Ok?"

Avdol glanced at them and smiled contemptuously: "Just stand there and watch, instead of helping your companions?"

Without even considering the possibility of calmly assessing the enemy's situation, the delinquents went berserk upon hearing those words, swarming forward from both sides. Overwhelming numbers are always the most effective tactic—

Bang!

A short, sharp explosion rang out, and the blond-haired man who had swallowed the cigarette butt emitted wisps of black smoke from his mouth and spat out blood from his nose. His eyes rolled back and he passed out.

Abudel released his grip, letting him fall unnoticed. His mouth was a bloody mess, as if he had swallowed a firecracker.

At the same time, the group of thugs who had surrounded them felt a surge of heat wash over them, and the scenery in their field of vision rippled as if it were being submerged in water.

boom!!!

The fiery hammer swept people away like garbage bags!

The groans and screams mixed together were disturbing, and Jotaro's pupils trembled slightly when he saw this.

"What is that plucked chicken-like thing... it's manipulating fire!"

"Huh? Can you see that? Just as Lord Dio said, Joestar's bloodline is special. Once they encounter danger, they will unleash potential that ordinary people do not possess."

"If that's the case, if you continue to grow up, you'll become a threat to Lord Dio, just like your grandfather—don't blame me, child!"

A blazing crimson light ignited in Avdol's eyes, and streams of heat surrounded him, conjuring invisible flames to create a terrifying Stand resembling a monstrous bird.

It was like a demon from mythology, with a naked upper body that was that of a strong man, his muscles displaying a sculpted beauty, while above the neck was a sharply defined bird's head, surrounded by scorching flames, and an aura of destruction made Jotaro freeze.

A keen enthusiast of geography and natural sciences, he immediately thought of a book that described Egypt.

With a bird's head and a human body, and the ability to control fire, his imposing presence seemed to embody the personification of the sun god Ra, which indirectly confirmed that Abuder was indeed an Egyptian.

What am I thinking at a time like this?!

His body reacted instinctively; the instant the heat surged, Jotaro felt as if he were being electrocuted, and a strange impulse made him yank to the side—

He leaped five meters in one bound!

The flames surged up where the boy had stood, raging fiercely even without any flammable material, and the road surface even showed signs of melting.

Upon seeing this, Jotaro felt a chill of fear, but soon a surge of courage, even anger, welled up within him:

Although his combat experience before this was limited to thugs and adults his own age, this seemed to have triggered some kind of innate quality in him, making him forget his tension and fear, and enter combat mode without having to adjust his mindset at all!

This gave him time to observe the situation, and he was immediately shocked to find that his actions just now seemed to have exceeded human limits; he could even see cracks from being stepped on...

How is this going?

"You actually dodged it?" Avdol was equally surprised. "Judging from the intelligence, you shouldn't be a Stand user... Oh, I see. What a pity..."

The Egyptian soothsayer narrowed his eyes and saw a faint, illusory figure behind the bewildered Jotaro. It was a human-like outline, but its specific appearance was not fixed, as fluid and unpredictable as a reflection in a mirror or the moon in the water.

Avdol then showed a regretful expression, his words filled with sympathy: "Such a promising gem is about to be burned by my [Red Magician]."

"Stand users? Magicians? What the hell are you talking about?"

Jotaro took a deep breath, and the air, which was significantly warmer than normal, made his chest swell, and his blood boil!

He made a judgment in an instant:

Whatever it is, whether it's an evil spirit or a ghost, the manipulator is definitely the Egyptian in front of us. We just need to beat this guy until he can't get up again!

Despite never sincerely seeking knowledge, he still excelled in everything except for the matter of hitting people!

"watch out!"

He took out one of the things he had just bought at the convenience store from the plastic bag, which was the bound volume of comic books. Judging by its thickness, it would hurt a lot if it were thrown at someone... But Avdel couldn't help but laugh.

"They're just kids, after all. Did they think we were playing a game? It's just a mere comic book—"

The air exploded!

The moment Jotaro threw it, a purple figure flashed in the void, and the 1.1KG book transformed into a spiraling cannonball, its initial velocity breaking the sound barrier!

Avdal couldn't possibly react to it with the naked eye alone!

But the flames, manipulated by the bird-headed monster, seemed to possess a life of their own. A thick barrier concealed his form, and the intense heat, capable of melting even steel, reduced the comic book to ashes in the blink of an eye. Even so, the impact still caused the air to blast a massive hole in the flame barrier!

--boom!

Only then did Abuder hear the sound of something cutting through the air.

"What astonishing power!" Avdol clenched his teeth, his tense facial muscles proving that he was forcibly suppressing the turmoil within him.

Stand abilities come in all shapes and sizes, but their strength is related to mental strength. Furthermore, if one's life energy is not strong enough, it cannot support the awakening of the Stand, and may even backfire.

The boy before them not only possessed the ability to wield Stand power with instinctive skill despite having only just come into contact with it, but his mental and physical strength had also reached such a high level…

For Lord Dior's sake, this child must not be allowed to live!

"The game is over! From now on, I will consider you my true opponent and do everything in my power to kill you, Jotaro Kujo!"

Avdol spreads his hands and then slowly brings them together in a meditative gesture. The bird-headed monster behind him lets out an excited cry, and raging flames swirl around him rapidly, like star rings and wings—enough to keep flesh and blood from getting even a step closer to him.

"Die!"