Great, we're doomed now!

SPW Foundation's support staff tidied up the area and prepared supplies and vehicles for Ye Shou and the others to use, giving the four of them a rare opportunity to rest.

Polunarev wanted to take a shower, but the water pipes were rusted and the supply was cut off. Using a bucket of water seemed too extravagant, so he had to settle for a wet towel to wipe the sweat off his body. He even took the bucket to a secluded spot—after all, he was a shy boy.

To avoid encountering enemies at such times, he even had Anubis hanging outside to keep watch.

Although the knife has no eyes, the Jackal God's "vision" is surprisingly sharp, and he can see clearly at least within a few hundred meters.

"Hmph hmph hmph~"

The desert air expands and flows in the heat, carrying away the water droplets from your body. You feel a momentary coolness after wiping yourself with a towel, but your skin feels like a squid on a hot iron plate, tightening in the blink of an eye.

"Silver Chariot!"

A cold, steely gleam flashed in the blazing sun, and a knight's double with piercing eyes appeared before him.

Bobo leaned forward, examining the condition of her skin against the gleaming shoulder pads of the Silver Warrior. She looked at them from left to right, touched them repeatedly, and couldn't help but sigh deeply: "After all, it was an emergency. But I'll have to take good care of myself after this is over. The girls in Marseille will probably cry if they see me like this."

He washed his hair in the muddy water. He used to dislike the mohawk hairstyle, but it looked quite refreshing in Egypt, and he even started to think, "This is not bad." But his rationality ruthlessly extinguished this thought as soon as it arose!

Under the blowing of the hot wind, the hair quickly dried. When Bobo felt it was almost dry, he had a thought and the silver chariot immediately raised the rapier and thrust it out repeatedly. Hair fragments fell down, and in just the blink of an eye, the hair that had grown a lot in a short time returned to its original appearance.

Then, Silver War put away his rapier, reached out to comb Bobo's hair, dressed himself, pushed aside the rickety rusty iron sheet, took down the Anubis hanging on the wall, and shaved his sparse beard as he walked.

He recently discovered another of Anubis's strengths:

This knife can (selectively) penetrate objects to directly harm the body. After being amplified by Ye Shou's "Prosperous Country", the Stand's ability was further developed, and it can now destroy objects without harming the body.

This also gives Anubis an ability that Bobo loves – he doesn't have to sit quietly and carefully when shaving, even on a turbulent train or while walking or running, ensuring a comfortable and clean shave!

"Good~"

Bobo stroked his chin, nodded in satisfaction, and was about to turn the corner when he suddenly caught sight of a silver-gray thing clinging to the wall. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a beetle the size of a fist.

"!"

Bobo immediately stood still, afraid of scaring the beetle away, and narrowed his eyes to observe it carefully.

Although he wasn't a professional entomologist, he could tell it was a stag beetle, and its size and color were very rare, which made the French boy very excited.

"I heard that Egyptians consider beetles sacred. I just arrived and I encountered one. It must symbolize my good luck, right?"

Bobo spoke softly, spreading his arms and slowly approaching the wall, watching the beetle with great patience.

Even if we catch it now, we definitely won't have time to take care of it during the trip, so Bobo is just trying it out and will only tease it for a while before letting it go.

Unfortunately, the Mummy series has not yet been released, and Bobo did not know that the scarab beetle worshipped by the Egyptians was the dung beetle, not this stag beetle.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment, both the man and the insect waiting for the exact instant to strike—

Suddenly, the stag beetle spread its wings and raised its head towards Bobo, which was very close by, revealing its sharp mouthparts, which were completely different from those of ordinary insects and resembled those of an alien!

At such a short distance, the lightning-fast catapult launch can catch anyone off guard, and the steel maw thrusts out enough to pierce Bobo's eyes or rip out his tongue!

--"snort!"

Almost at the same time the insect spread its wings, the silver chariot appeared in the void, and a rapier fast enough to cut through bullets flashed in front of Bobo!

laugh!

The beetle's body was cut open, and the bursting sap sprayed all over Bobo's mouth.

"Ugh! Pfft, pfft, pfft... cough!"

Bobo kept spitting, his face ashen, showing no sign of joy at defeating his enemy.

The insect clone fell to the ground in two pieces, and then a painful howl came from a gasoline drum ten meters away. After struggling for a while, it fell silent.

"Pooh!"

Bobo's mouth felt bitter and dry, and he regretted choosing this tactic, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was no better way.

He walked up to the oil drum, lifted the cover and looked inside, but turned his head away after just one glance, as if the scene was too horrific for him to bear looking at.

"Your [Grey Tower] is indeed an excellent assassination double. It is not only stealthy but also extremely powerful. If I hadn't taken precautions beforehand, I might have been caught off guard this time."

He learned his lesson from Mariya's mistake and never touched a suspicious beetle again.

This is the desert!

Even if he lacks common sense, he still knows that stag beetles and rhinoceros beetles live in trees!

That was just a ploy to lure the enemy. To be honest, his acting was terrible, but surprisingly no one noticed... probably because it was similar to his usual behavior.

Aside from its disguise, the Grey Tower is not particularly powerful in terms of pure firepower; its most outstanding ability is its burst speed!

According to Ye Shou's description, this thing is much faster than a bullet once it is activated!

Polnareff can cut bullets, but that's the result of skill and prediction. After all, the trajectory of a bullet doesn't change suddenly—a Stand that can move nimbly is different.

That's why he deliberately acted relaxed, offering his handsome face to them:

According to intelligence, the Gray Tower enjoys attacking people's tongues and killing them in an extremely cruel manner.

Now that he knew this, the trajectory of the Gray Tower's attack was reflected in Bobo's mind. For a sword master like him, intercepting the attack based on knowing the answer was as simple as doing addition and subtraction.

He's confident he can cut through anything, not just bullets, but even lightning!

"It seems I am indeed a lucky man... If you were to challenge me openly and honestly instead of using disguise to assassinate me, I would have a much harder time dealing with you."

Bobo shook his head and glanced at the Stand user inside with a complicated expression.

He is not the kind of person who is complacent after easily defeating his opponent; on the contrary, he will erase the sense of honor gained by using "traps".

Skill and strategy are taken for granted in battle, and Popo doesn't care about them at all.

However, if Gray Tower appears like a true warrior, Polnareff will engage him in a one-on-one battle even if he knows the information beforehand.

—This is his chivalric aesthetic.

With a sigh, he put the gas can lid back on and left the rest to the SPW Foundation.

This also served as a reminder to Bobo that Egypt was Dior's stronghold, and that he needed to be more cautious in his actions there.

Sure enough, when he returned to the warehouse where they gathered, he ran into Joseph Joestar, who had also been fighting—he had also encountered a Stand user.

"I never expected that there would be two Stand users hiding in the base."

Two Joe wiggled his injured prosthetic leg and couldn't help but grin: "Why do these guys always seem to target my prosthetic leg? It's been repaired so many times already!"

"You've worked hard... By the way, what kind of stunt double was that?"

"Like a doll in a horror movie, placed in a corner."

Two Joe curled his lips: "But I'm an American, how could I not know such a classic scene? Besides, I vaguely remember Ye Shou mentioning this situation, so I became suspicious the moment I saw the puppet. After finding the enemy with [Hermit's Purple], I immediately beat up the real thing."

"Oh? It's that simple?"

This is just the beginning!

That Stand is a 'curse,' a creature driven by resentment to hunt down enemies. The act of beating up the original user is the ritual to activate the Stand.

So after the two Qiaos attacked the main body, the doll started attacking him frantically!

"However, this was within my expectations. We fought and retreated until we found Avdol, and then burned the doll. After all, although that guy was agile, his defense and attack were not strong, and he couldn't do anything to the [Red Magician]."

Seeing that he stopped talking, Bobo couldn't help but ask curiously, "What happened next?"

"It's been handed over to the SPW Foundation, there's nothing more to say."

Although the battle wasn't particularly arduous, the two Qiaos seemed preoccupied.

"The location of this base is quite hidden, and it was not chosen by me, but by the conglomerate after they selected it. Dio shouldn't have known the location in advance... He also has spies planted within the SPW conglomerate."

Or perhaps his influence in Egypt is truly so great that even after only half a day of landing, his stand-ins are already able to arrive in time.

Seeing his solemn expression, Polnareff comforted him, "It's alright, Mr. Joestar. No matter how powerful Dio is, we've already arrived in Egypt. He deployed so many people but couldn't stop us. Doesn't that prove that our strength is by no means inferior to his?"

"Hmm...that makes sense." Er Qiao nodded slightly, feeling relieved. Just as she was about to say something pleasant to Bo Bo, she suddenly felt a strong, unusual hot wind blow into the warehouse.

"Varied!"

"This is!"

From the staff to the duo, all eyes turned to the thick pillar of fire in the distance that seemed to touch the sky!

"...Avdol?"

"How could this be... His Stand was actually this powerful?!"

Chapter 145 Is the Victor Right? Does Justice Lead to Victory?

"Get it done quickly, don't delay Mr. Joestar and the others from their journey."

"Understood, right away!"

SPW Foundation staff bustled about the abandoned base. They had originally prepared two off-road vehicles, along with ample fuel and supplies, for the four-man team. But just moments ago, Mr. Joestar was attacked by a Stand user, proving the base's location had been exposed, and Dio's men were gathering there.

It would be difficult to shake off these guys with off-road vehicles, and they would also be easy to be tracked. In comparison, airplanes are better. So their mission became to repair the American-made "C-23" that Ye Shou and others were riding in.

This small transport plane had already undertaken an ultra-long-distance flight that was close to its theoretical limits. Due to the forced landing in an unfavorable environment, although Ye Shou's piloting skills ensured the safety of the personnel, the wear and tear on various parts was more severe than normal use. Therefore, a rigorous and meticulous inspection was necessary to eliminate potential hazards.

Fortunately, SPW's support staff are professional enough, including retired soldiers who had worked in Air Force ground crew. Emergency repairs are just routine for them. After confirming the needs, they started working in full swing. Judging from the progress, the entire machine inspection should be completed by noon.

"The fuel tank and engine have been inspected. To save time, let's start filling up the tank now."

"Okay...you can bring the car over now."

The ground crew radioed the refueling truck, connected the hose to the refueling port under the wing, and checked their watches: "Our tanker trucks have average power; if we use pressure injection, it will take about half an hour to an hour."

"Almost. The maintenance of other systems can also be completed at the same time, so we can finish the work before noon... Inform the others that we will postpone lunch so as not to delay Mr. Joestar and his group from setting off."

"clear."

A staff member wiped the sweat from his head with a towel, walked over to the logistics department to relay the message, and picked up a military water bottle as he did so.

Just then, Ye Shou and Avdol walked towards them, and the two were discussing the Stand users they had just encountered.

"It's all thanks to your intelligence that we were able to take down the enemy so easily."

"It's nothing. Even if I didn't say anything, that stand-in is no match for Joseph or you."

Ye Shou disagreed. Whether it was Joseph, Avdol, or Polnareff, their raw strength was top-notch among Stand users, surpassing most of the "Tarot Cards" and "Nine Gods" members.

The reason the expedition in the original work was so arduous, with each opponent facing a fierce battle, was not because the expedition members were incompetent, but because they suffered a huge disadvantage in terms of intelligence:

Apart from Jotaro, all of their Stand abilities have been exposed in front of Dio!

As for the Platinum Star, its stats are already at their peak in the early game, so there's not much to say about it.