Great, we're doomed now!

"Those are truly terrifying ripples~"

A voice with a strange allure echoed in the dark space. Even though there was some distance between them, it felt like a whisper in their ear, and even if they refused, it would still reach their ears.

The man wore a golden coat and a black vest, with a green heart-shaped ornament on his head. He had a handsome male face and a tall, robust physique, yet he inexplicably possessed a feminine charm, as if he had mixed many different masculine qualities into one body, contradictory yet mysterious, thus full of attraction.

"While water is a good conductor of ripples, ice is the opposite. A human body deprived of heat energy cannot generate much strength—this is a weakness I discovered a hundred years ago in my battle with Jonathan."

An ice spike was inserted into Joseph's throat, and Avdol's lower body twisted at an unbelievable angle, as if he had been gored by a bison. Both of them fell to the ground, groaning in pain and resentment.

"This rain feels like even the heavens want me to win."

Tap, tap, tap...

Dior emerged from the shadows, smiling as he raised his smoking right wrist—his fist itself was mangled and only half remained.

"But I really didn't expect that there could be a Ripple user in this world who is even more powerful than Jonathan, like the sun!"

Your power has surpassed the limits of humanity, Ye Shou!

Chapter 150 Listen, to this golden echo of destiny!

Was time just stopped?

A dull pain shot through his chest. He touched it with his palm and glanced down without making a sound. His palm was already stained with bright red blood.

—They didn't even realize they were being attacked!

The terrifying thing about the world is that it's not that it moves too fast to react, but that it doesn't require any reaction or remedial action. By the time you realize it, things are already beyond repair.

Joseph and Avdol, and Polnareff...

Aside from Popo still being entangled with [Yellow Temperance], the other two have simultaneously lost their ability to fight, and don't even have a chance to resist.

How could someone attack three people, including Ye Shou, simultaneously in just two or three seconds?

Ye Shou's gaze passed over Dio, landing on Joseph Joestar and Avdol, his eyes narrowing slightly:

Did you first shoot ice spikes at Joseph Joestar, then personally knock Avdol away, and then encounter setbacks when attacking me?

But was Dio hiding up there before...?

—Just as the thought crossed my mind, I heard a sharp whistling sound.

A magnificent peregrine falcon swooped down from the sky. Just as Dio raised his arm, the falcon used it as a landing point, its wings spread wide, just brushing past Dio's face. The man and the falcon stirred up a cold wind, and the torrential rain turned into thousands of ice spikes.

Horus!

Elemental Stands like the "Red Magician," though their physical form is an avian and their mental strength is not as powerful as that of humans or gorillas, are still capable of rivaling Avdol, who is not blessed with the Holy Grail Mark, by taking advantage of the rainy weather.

...Of course, it's pointless to talk about this now.

The heavy rain soaked everyone to the bone, and they were stripped of a lot of heat energy the moment they froze. This is similar to the "vaporization freezing method" that appeared in the first part of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure". Essentially, it is a way to freeze the human body to block the pulse of Ripple energy.

Although its appearance is similar to "sunlight", the ripples are essentially life energy, and breathing and heat are necessary conditions for its activation.

“I see. I was wondering why that bird didn’t appear. It would lose its flying advantage indoors, so why didn’t it intercept us outside? I thought it was afraid of Abuder, but it turns out it was waiting for this rain.”

Ye Shou took a step forward, and the ice surface made a rustling sound. What was originally as hard as iron melted into ice shards—the heat emanating from his body was too astonishing!

"Dio, you're very lucky."

"Humph~"

Ye Shou's actions did not alert Dio; instead, they made Dio sneer.

"Wow... he actually took the initiative to approach me?"

"We're already face-to-face, so the distance isn't something I can control, is it?"

As Ye Shou walked, he touched the wristband on his right hand, adjusted its position, and the bright gemstones embedded in it caught Dio's attention.

Although Aja did not experience the battle of the Pillar Men decades ago, it did not prevent him from obtaining relevant information. He already knew the amplification effect of this gem on Ripple.

However, no matter how strong the ripples are, they still need to hit people!

"In this situation, not only am I not afraid, but it has also aroused such high fighting spirit that it's just like Jonathan back then."

Dior tugged at his shirt, revealing pale but muscular muscles underneath.

"This body's life energy is far stronger than that of an ordinary person, yet you are even stronger... Hmph, heh heh... A hundred years have passed, and it's still the Ripple warriors who have come knocking. You guys really are persistent~"

However, both Ripple and Stands require focused concentration to control. Maintaining such a high density of Ripple energy throughout the body must be quite a burden, right?

"Thank you for that, I'm full of energy now!"

Ye Shou felt his stamina restored by the [Transition] and continued to shorten the distance between himself and Dio.

"Your [World] is a close-range power-type Stand. Judging from what I just saw, its ability is even stronger than I expected, lasting about three to four seconds... This place is already within your attack range. Aren't you going to make a move?"

"As expected, you know the secrets of the [world]."

Grandma Enya…it’s hard to believe that old woman would betray me, but your actions along the way have proven that you have a significant intelligence advantage.”

Dio was not surprised, staring intently at Ye Shou: "If nothing unexpected happens, you should have a Stand ability that allows you to predict the future. Some of my subordinates have similar abilities, so I am not surprised by this."

However, the fact that it can also heal on top of that makes this Stand truly astonishing.

Is it merely 'amazing'?

Ye Shou stood still, his body rippling with energy: "A Stand is a manifestation of the user's spiritual power. The [World] doesn't have a weakness like yours, which is afraid of light. But as long as you come into contact with the Ripple, because of the connection between the Stand and the body, your physical body is also entangled by the Ripple... causing it to lose its direct means of attack despite being a powerful melee type—you are actually completely helpless, aren't you?"

"...Very perceptive."

Dior's eyes were sinister, but his smile was full of confidence.

"However, even if you know the secrets of the [World], you still have no idea how powerful it is!"

Boo!

The eagle shrieked sharply, and a cold whirlwind enveloped Ye Shou. Countless raindrops turned into sharp blades, as if stuffing him into a meat grinder!

"Mountain Blowing Color——"

"【The World】!"

Like a chaotic movie clip, one second there were ice blades flying everywhere, and Ye Shou was about to defend himself when his vision was completely filled with a bluish-white color.

There was no time to react. He instinctively turned his head, but it was too late. His forehead was slashed open by a sharp ice blade. He barely avoided a fatal wound. A thin ice spike pierced through his forearm, but he managed to save Aja Redstone.

His throat, however, was pierced by an ice spike as thick as a spearhead!

The heat generated by the corrugations melted the tip, causing the cold liquid to be directly aspirated into the trachea!

"cough!"

Blood and foam spilled from his mouth, and his breath was cut off at that moment!

Dio coldly watched as Ye Shou struggled, clutching his throat.

Even if the wound can be treated, the disrupted breathing cannot be restored to normal quickly.

You think raising your body temperature will make you immune to Horus's interference? Even with the Aja Red Stone, you're useless if you can't activate Ripple. You're still a bit lacking in strategy compared to me, Dio.

call!

The cold wind howled, and Ye Shou, who was not protected by the Ripple Energy, was covered with a layer of white frost!

Seeing this, Dior took a step forward—

After attacking Ye Shou during the time stop, he deliberately created some distance to prevent a counterattack, while striking the same pose as before. It looked as if he had suddenly appeared next to Ye Shou without moving a single finger, putting the opponent at a complete disadvantage.

—A golden humanoid stand flew out from behind Dio.

"Die, Ye Shou!"

Two meters!

Ye Shou abruptly raised his head, his pupils reflecting the rapidly enlarging golden figure. His wrist, which had been clutching his throat, suddenly flipped, revealing the Aja Red Stone. A thick, liquid-like black light flowed within the bracer—

Clang!

It was just as powerful as time stop; a beam of light pierced through the head of [The World]!

"Varied?!!"

The skull evaporated instantly, exposing the burned brain tissue!

Even though they instinctively dodged as soon as they saw Ye Shou's movement, those with [Speed ​​A] were a step too slow.

"This is ripples...no, it's ultraviolet light! Impossible!"

Dio fell forward, struggling to support himself with his hands, staring in disbelief at Ye Shou's wrist guard.

"Such a small machine... the SPW Foundation doesn't have anything like it!"

Although he was over a hundred years old, Dio was always eager to learn and read extensively after waking up to gain a thorough understanding of the world.

What was it like in 1986? A mobile phone was the size of a briefcase, and an internet speed of a few tens of kilobytes was considered incredibly fast!

Such a small device, yet capable of emitting high-powered ultraviolet rays, was completely beyond Dior's comprehension.

"Cybertech, Dior!"

Ye Shounao lunged forward, drawing a long sword with a black sheen from his "pocket," and slashed down at Dio—

"[TheW——WRYYYYY]!"

The golden Stand, which should have been as hard as iron, had its fist and entire arm easily split in two!

Is this also an ultraviolet weapon?!

Dio, who still retained a sliver of cognitive ability, suddenly realized his dire situation:

If the device can be made so small, then Ye Shou must have hidden a mechanism in his clothes, and he will be countered as soon as he gets close to the other party!

Unless he can kill it in one blow... but without breaking the ripples, he can't attack directly. To break the ripples, he needs to rely on flying items, which requires getting close to a certain distance—in time stop, the things he throws can only travel one or two meters.

Dead end!

It's practically a dead end tailor-made for the world, just like the enemy knows Stands better than I do!

...Should we have used a gun from the beginning, or simply run away?

"Ultraviolet Ripple Speed ​​Run!"

The invisible beam of light, refracted tens of thousands of times by the redstone of Aja, released a purplish-gold radiance in an instant—

Boo!