Great, we're doomed now!

In other words, the "Stardust Expeditionary Force" is actually fighting a group of enemies whose true identities and strengths are unknown.

Those Stand users had already devised a plan before launching the attack, demonstrating their strategic brilliance against the unsuspecting.

Considering that "stand-in battles are intelligence battles," the main characters were already half-defeated before the battle even started. Their ability to turn the tide was purely due to their superior combat skills and combat intelligence!

Therefore, they basically target Popovich and Joe Johnson first, as these two have obvious characteristics and are relatively easy to target.

Avdol and Jotaro are simply powerful, with no particular strengths or weaknesses.

Unlike in the original story, with Ye Shou's addition, there is no longer a gap in intelligence between the two sides.

Once the true nature of their forces was revealed, the difference between the Stardust Expeditionary Force and these assassins immediately became apparent!

Furthermore, Dio's men were unaware that their intelligence had been exposed and still believed they were in the shadows. Therefore, when they came out to attack Ye Shou and his group, they inevitably felt like they were walking into a trap...

Hello, both of you~

"Hello."

"Thank you for your hard work."

The staff member and Ye Shou passed each other by, and the young man from the East looked at him with curiosity as he remained calm and composed in the scorching desert.

Turning back, he opened the lid and poured it down his throat—

"……what?"

For some reason, no water could be poured out.

Could it be blocked by something?

The man shook the kettle up and down to make sure he could hear the sound of water, then looked towards the spout and could vaguely see shimmering light in the dark kettle.

There's clearly water here!

He instinctively raised the kettle higher, and sure enough, clear water flowed out.

laugh!

"Ughhhhh!!!"

The water flow suddenly transformed into a sharp claw, tearing off the man's entire face!

Blood splattered on the yellow sand. The man fell backward, the intense pain nearly causing him to faint. His eyeballs, now devoid of eyelids, stared blankly at the water jug ​​lying to the side, from which bright red liquid was slowly seeping out...

It's my blood!

The man, whose lips had been almost completely ripped off, clenched his teeth, too terrified to even cry for help.

Filter...

The water in the kettle seemed ready to ripple.

call out!

A stream of water rushed towards him again!

Almost simultaneously, scorching flames roared past like a high wall, blocking the man's path. The water line made a sharp turn with a trajectory that defied the laws of physics, disappearing into the sand below.

"Well……"

Looking at the wall of fire in front of him, knowing that he was temporarily out of danger, the man was about to breathe a sigh of relief when suddenly a chilling feeling came from behind him.

He turned around with difficulty, and in the direction of the water, ripples rose from the dry sand, and a demon's claw gradually took shape, only half a meter away from him!

"Do not--"

Clang!

A burning longsword fell, stirring up a cloud of dust, and the water's substitute vanished without a trace.

"Hang in there."

Ye Shou rushed over, laid the injured staff member on the ground, placed his palm on the mangled face, and stuffed a rolled-up towel into the man's mouth.

"Bite down on this."

His voice was soft yet powerful, carrying a convincing force that made the dazed man do as he was told.

"Well!!!!"

Flesh and blood grew at a visible rate! The pain was also compressed into just a few seconds, causing all the muscles in the man's body to tense to the extreme.

Just as Ye Shou was focused on treating the patient, a wisp of water emerged from the sandstorm in his blind spot—

The water grazed the back of Ye Shou's head but failed to touch him at all.

Did it miss?

The assassin who was secretly manipulating the double was surprised, but quickly launched a second attack.

With almost no need to adjust the time, this water-flowing substitute completely ignores inertia and has no acceleration process. It has bullet-like speed the moment it starts, and its trajectory can change at will!

A distance of just a few meters is enough for it to hit the target!

The water arrow, with penetrating power comparable to a sniper bullet, struck Ye Shou once more—

call!

Another disappointment!

impossible!

Although he is blind, his other senses are extremely sharp, especially his hearing. He can judge the height, stride, and weight of an opponent just by listening to their footsteps from afar, and use this as a basis for attack, making him even more accurate than radar.

It wasn't that it was dodged or blocked, but that I missed twice in a row... This has never happened before!

What exactly is going on...?

"Mr. Ye Shou!"

"It's okay, don't worry about me."

Ye Shou healed the staff member, placed him on the ground, and instructed him not to move around under any circumstances to avoid attracting the enemy's attention. He himself remained remarkably calm, showing no signs of having just been attacked.

"Although the Stand is powerful, it poses no threat to me. You need to pay close attention to your own situation."

"What... what's going on?" Abudel was puzzled.

【Geb】 is a long-range controlled Stand, and among the many assassins Ye Shou mentioned, it is one of the most troublesome.

Its attack method is similar to a high-pressure water jet, capable of easily severing the human body. Its complex trajectory makes it difficult to be harmed by physical attacks. What's most frightening is its incredibly long range, possibly reaching several kilometers, and its power doesn't diminish even at such a distance!

This proves that the Stand user possesses mental strength far exceeding that of ordinary people!

This means that even if they knew the information in advance, the other party could still take the initiative. This is a Stand without any weaknesses... How did they manage to dodge it?

"This Stand has no sight and relies on sensing vibrations to determine the enemy's location, but I use Ripple for training even in my daily life."

Ye Shou said calmly, "Abudel, you can tell by looking at the ground. My footprints are very shallow. This is the result of releasing ripples from the soles of my feet to the ground to reduce the impact force. I use this method to improve my microscopic control over the ripples."

Therefore, you can't judge my height and weight just by looking at my gait!

"That's it? No, that's amazing! That's incredible!"

Abudel couldn't help but open his mouth, staring at Ye Shou in disbelief.

As Joseph's good friend, he naturally knew the difficulty of mastering Ripple. Although there were various reasons why Joseph gave up this skill, the fact that it was indeed very difficult to learn was also an objective reason.

I've never heard of anyone like Ye Shou who treats even daily walking as a form of cultivation... Doesn't he get tired?

“This isn’t the time to talk about that. This enemy is very good at stealth, and this is his favorite environment. Avdol, you need to be careful.”

“I understand.” The fortune teller nodded.

"It's a pity this is a desert. In other places, it wouldn't have such a good combat environment."

Of course, that's just a joke; Egypt doesn't have much of anything except sand!

It's perfectly normal for a local Stand user to enjoy home-field advantage.

"Hmm? Speaking of this..."

Ye Shou suddenly paused, looked at Abuder, and a hearty smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Avdol, I've never witnessed the Red Magician at his full power before. Could you demonstrate it to me?"

"Now?" the fortune teller asked in surprise.

"Yes, now, and..."

Ye Shou nodded, and suddenly a semi-mechanical humanoid clone appeared and punched Abudel.

"Overflowing... Let me show you the true 'full power'!"

--boom!!!!

A pillar of flame shot into the sky, and the scorching wind enveloped the desert under the majesty of the sun god. The bird-headed Stand with golden patterns screamed loudly, and its enormous size really resembled a god from Egyptian legend!

Flames, flowing like a physical entity, spread outwards from Avdol and Ye Shou as the center.

In just a few breaths, everything within a hundred meters, from metal to rock, melted. Even the steel frame of the abandoned warehouse disintegrated, and the entire ground turned into a lava field!

"!!!"

The water arrow pierced through the assimilated sand and tried to escape, but the space was already filled with flames, so it twisted and convulsed wildly, as if it were taking a bath in a furnace!

Abdul stood in the fire, one hand raised, like a monk in meditation, a sight that evoked a trace of pity in him.

It seems that even if the other party manages to escape, they will be unable to recover due to severe burns.

Just as I was thinking this, I saw the twisted water arrow suddenly concentrate, becoming as condensed as a steel needle. It circled back in a spiral trajectory and rushed towards the deepest part of the flames!

—It actually gave up running away and chose to confront its nemesis head-on!

It should be noted that although the area where Avdal is located is as calm as the eye of the storm, one must pass through the area with the most intense firepower to reach it.

This is practically suicide!

Even though he could have saved his life by escaping, given the speed of this stand-in, he was willing to risk everything for a chance to die together with his opponent!

This isn't an assassin or a bounty hunter... it's a suicide squad!

"What!" Abuder's eyes widened, and his thick eyebrows stood up, making him look like an angry Vajra in a temple.

A respectable enemy... but!

"I won't show any mercy."