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The silver-clad swordsman, wielding a sharp rapier, charged forward fearlessly!

Chapter 14: 14. The Limitations of a Substitute

What appeared before the three Stand users was a monstrous creature of extremely unsightly appearance.

They resembled giant slugs, skinned and magnified dozens of times, nearly two meters long. Their pale, slimy bodies, covered in swollen, worm-like veins, dragged across the ground, leaving gleaming trails. Their heads lacked distinct facial features, possessing only a circular mouthpart covered in spiraling, layered, fine, sharp teeth. The opening and closing of the mouthparts produced a teeth-grinding "click."

Their bodies seem to lack a fixed shape, resembling a huge, slowly writhing mass of protoplasm, propelled by pseudopodia at the lower end of their bodies. A strong, sour, putrid odor emanates from them.

"It really looks exactly like a monster from a B-movie..." Polnareff remarked, while Kira Yoshikage and Giorno subconsciously pulled their clothes even tighter.

The monster's appearance was truly nauseating, and it was immediately clear that it was far more terrifying than those swaying zombies.

"Silver Chariot!!!"

"call out--!"

The silver knight instantly transformed into a streak of cold light that tore through the air! It was also exceptionally fast, reaching a speed beyond the limits of human vision, leaving only a few intersecting silver afterimages on the retina!

Phew! Phew!

Two muffled tearing sounds rang out almost simultaneously. The terrifying mandibles of one of the gnawing "worms" were precisely pierced through its head, the silver chariot's rapier emerging from the back of its skull, drawing out a spray of viscous, eerily fluorescent green liquid. The other was pierced through the middle of its seemingly soft yet resilient body, the blade churning and instantly destroying its internal structure.

“Hiss—!!!”

The two worms let out a brief, shrill, inhuman hiss, their massive bodies convulsing violently a few times, but suddenly they lunged toward the silver chariot as if nothing had happened!

The attack missed; the solid matter couldn't harm the Stand. Polnareff, having broken free, watched the Stage 1 Gastrea rapidly recover from its wounds, his expression serious.

It has a very strong vitality... or rather, it's too strong.

It's even more terrifying than Vanis Ace's vitality!

Such enemies are actually quite troublesome for Stand users, because apart from Stands with instant-death attacks, most Stand users' output is seriously insufficient.

For Stand users, a terrifying Stand doesn't necessarily mean it's terrifying to other enemies. Although Silver Chariot is a powerless, blind Stand, its excellent Speed-A attribute combined with Polnareff's abilities and the Stand's rare weapon is actually enough to directly eliminate many Stand users' original forms.

While a powerless tank may be imprisoned, if you were to pit it against a Stand like Melancholy Blues or Sexy Pistol, its numerical advantage combined with its weapon would be the most terrifying weapon threatening the Stand user itself.

But against such a rapidly regenerating enemy, the silver chariot cannot deliver a fatal blow, and thus becomes truly 'secure'.

When Polnareff fought Vanis, he could only kill him with sunlight; without sunlight, he would not be able to eliminate him at all.

"Giorono, your Stand shouldn't be able to transform living beings into other forms, right? If that's the case, could you turn those metal and building fragments into animals?"

Upon hearing Polnareff's question, Giorno immediately understood his meaning and nodded.

"Leave it to me, Mr. Polnareff—Gold Experience!"

Polnareff, controlling Silver Chariot, elegantly twirled his sword, continuously attacking and restraining the three Gastrea creatures that tried to approach, while Giorno's Stand pounded on the scattered steel, gravel, and concrete blocks around him.

A gentle, strangely life-giving power was injected into the monsters, transforming them into inconspicuous animals, which, under Giorno's control, flew toward the three worms.

Upon sensing these small lives, the worm-like monsters almost without hesitation howled and swallowed them whole.

Then, Giorno immediately restored their bodies!

In an instant, the substances that had suddenly turned back into metal and concrete blocks within these Gastrea exploded, and also brought with them the backlash effect of the Stand going berserk, which Giorno himself could not control!

In an instant, the tough worm skin was easily torn apart! Green slime and broken tissue spurted out, and the monsters' entire bodies exploded like water-filled balloons!

Killed a Phase 1 Gastrea, earning 200 reward points!

Killed a Phase 1 Gastrea, earning 200 reward points!

Killed a Phase 1 Gastrea, earning 200 reward points!

Three consecutive data points covered all the goals they had achieved, but just as they were about to breathe a sigh of relief—

The precarious, cracked concrete ceiling above the three of them suddenly exploded!

Boom! ! !

Debris, steel bars, and dust poured down like a waterfall! A huge, unimaginably swift black shadow, mixed in with the collapsing torrent, hurtled towards Polnareff, who had just relaxed his guard!

"Mr. Polnareff, up here!" Giorno's warning came only at this moment.

Polnareff, a seasoned warrior, possessed an instinct for danger ingrained in his very bones. Before Giorno could even utter a sound, that chilling killing intent had already pierced his spine! He didn't even have time to look up; his body's instincts had already driven his Stand to react!

"Silver Chariot!!"

The silver knight materialized instantly, and with unwavering resolve, swung his sword upwards at superhuman speed to parry! The slender rapier drew a dazzling silver arc!

Clang——!!!!

A deafening, teeth-grinding metallic explosion!

The silver chariot's sword precisely blocked the two massive, death-scythe-like emerald green forelimbs that were about to fall! Sparks flew like welding torches! Immense force was transmitted through the Stand.

The ground beneath Polnareff's feet shattered with a deafening roar. He was struck as if by a battering ram, letting out a muffled groan as his feet sank deep into the broken tiles and mud, a trickle of blood escaping from his mouth. The Stand was connected to the user; the power of this attack was beyond imagination!

Only now did the attackers' full appearance become clear amidst the billowing dust.

This is a Stage 2 Gastrea!

It resembles a mantis magnified dozens of times, a highly mutated form! It is nearly three meters tall and over five meters long! Its entire body is covered with a smooth, tough chitinous carapace that shimmers with an emerald metallic luster, and is covered with irregular, thorn-like, deep purple spikes.

On its triangular head, a pair of enormous compound eyes with a dizzyingly complex structure shimmered with countless tiny lenses, their cold, cruel, and emotionless crimson light emanating from them. Most chilling of all were its sickle-shaped forelimbs, exceeding three meters in length, with incredibly sharp edges and serrated barbs along their inner margins.

"Gah——!!!"

The mantis Gastrea let out a sharp, piercing screech, filled with the rage of being blocked. Its enormous compound eyes instantly locked onto the tiny human below. Although it couldn't see what was blocking its way, it gave Polnareff no chance to catch his breath.

With a sudden downward thrust of its right forelimb, which was resting on the silver chariot sword, the second species characteristic of Gastrea, as a stage two gastrea, emerged from behind, tearing through the air with a poisonous blade that, with a blurry afterimage, slashed at Polnareff himself from another extremely tricky angle.

Oh no! Polnareff's eyes narrowed slightly!

He didn't realize it, or rather, this was the 'flaw' of his double.

Silver Chariot is one of the few Stands that does not share a field of vision with its user.

This means that Polnareff not only has to use his eyes and hands to control his Stand, but his own Stand also restricts part of his vision.

And that's exactly what's happening now. Unable to share vision, and with his vision restricted, Polnareff is completely unable to react to this attack.

Swish——!!!

A terrifying sound that made your scalp tingle, as if flesh and metal were being torn apart simultaneously!

Fresh blood, scalding hot blood, splattered like spilled paint in the dim light!

Polnareff let out a roar of suppressed pain as his left arm, along with part of his shoulder, was severed cleanly by the terrifying emerald green scythe!

The severed arm spun and fell to the ground, its fingers still clenched. The cut was perfectly smooth, revealing even the white bone fragments and writhing blood vessels! Blood instantly stained half of his body and the ground.

"Ugh—!" A wave of excruciating pain crashed against his nerves, and the Stand user's double sensory system temporarily disabled the pain shield.

But he did not fall! The warrior's will burned amidst the excruciating pain! The chariot's right hand wielded a rapier, thrusting it fiercely towards the mantis's relatively vulnerable thorax-abdomen junction! At the same time, the silver chariot unleashed its ultimate power, forcefully deflecting the descending right scythe.

The mantis seemed not to have expected that this tiny creature could still fight back after suffering such a heavy blow. Its left scythe was pierced by a rapier, leaving a spark on its carapace, and its body leaned back slightly.

"Mr. Polnareff!" Giorno immediately ordered Gold Experience to protect Polnareff, and the large number of creatures generated by it enveloped the mantis and entered his body, before recovering and continuing to implode.

But in just a few breaths, the mantis Gastrea's injuries were instantly healed. Its vitality and regenerative ability were far more terrifying than those three LV1 worms!

These gastrulators have no lethal parts; their superhuman cell division ability makes them extremely difficult opponents, except for inflicting one-time fatal damage and specific substances.

The tide of war was not turning in their favor. And just then—

Yoshikage Kira, who had been observing from behind, made his move.

Or perhaps he had already made his move, ordering the Assassin Queen to protect him, then slowly circled around to the mantis's back, before speaking in a chilling voice...

"Killer Queen - First Bomb!"

The Killer Queen's pink fingers gently touched the mantis's smooth, emerald-green abdominal carapace. The next one—

With a violent yet silent explosion, the Gastrea was instantly reduced to nothing, not even ashes!

Kill a Phase 2 Gastrea and earn 600 reward points!

Amidst the exploding shredded flesh, Yoshikage Kira straightened his clothes and said softly...

"My Killer Queen ability can turn a target into a bomb, but I have to thank the two of you for drawing my attention."

—That's a lie. His Killer Queen also has B-level speed. If he wanted to, he could kill this Mantis all by himself.

However, he always preferred to keep his abilities hidden, especially when facing other Stand users—hiding behind and observing was also to test the abilities of other Stand users.

Giorno Giovanna, this boy is young but very mature, and his Stand ability is also very troublesome. I am definitely not compatible with him.

Polnareff, although it's unclear why he keeps his Stand ability so tightly controlled, his Stand usage skills are far superior to his own, making him a formidable warrior. If possible, it's best not to make him your enemy.

"Thank you, Kira. Um... I am indeed a bit rusty."

Polnareff, his face deathly pale, clutched his severed arm, while Giorno hesitated for a moment before walking to Polnareff's side and whispering...

“I don’t know if I can do it, but Mr. Polnareff, please let me try…”

Having said that, the Golden Experience reappeared, and the gentle yet powerful life energy, like a warm golden stream, began to meticulously repair the gruesome wound on his severed arm. At the same time, he picked up Polnareff's severed arm and, together with the flesh and tissue from other parts of his body, regenerated it.

Looking at his gradually recovering arm, Polnareff paused slightly, lost in thought, and sighed softly to himself.

If only I had a teammate like Giorno in Egypt...

Perhaps it's just that getting older makes one prone to sentimentalism, Polnareff chuckled self-deprecatingly, and then—

"Ouch! O ...

His screams pierced the sky, his whole body flailing wildly. Giorno frowned, holding him down firmly, and said sternly...

"Don't move, Mr. Polnareff. I'm using other tissues from your body to help your arm heal!"

"But it really hurts!" Polnareff screamed.

"And—don't use the meat from there, Giorno, ah♂!!!"

Chapter 15: 15. Another team, with office workers suffering from a killing urge.

"It seems they've already finished fighting."

Just as Polnareff and his trio finished their main quest, they were unaware that someone was watching them from a short distance away.

"Uncle, should we block their attack?"

An ordinary-looking blond boy pushed up his glasses, turned to a thin, middle-aged man with shoulder-length hair, and said expectantly.

"The abilities they exchanged look just like Stands from 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'!"

As he spoke, he waved his fist and kept making "ooh ooh ooh" noises.

"Uncle, do you think killing them will reveal their doubles too?"

"Forget it, Jingwen, it's not good to ambush someone halfway."

The thin, middle-aged man shook his head and said softly.

"Besides, there aren't many elves I can communicate with here, and this 'card preparation' limits the magic I can use, so it's better not to do this kind of thing."

"Uncle, you're right."

The young man named Jingwen stopped insisting and instead looked at the dozen or so Gastrea corpses lying behind him.

These Gastrea were at least Stage 2, and most of them were Stage 3 creatures, even more terrifying than that mantis.

Whether they found a specific killing technique or not, there is no doubt that this two-person team possesses overwhelming strength far superior to Polnareff's team.

In comparison, this is probably what an aggressive attacking team is like.

However, they had no intention of pursuing Polnareff and his group. Instead, they took their prey and headed in the opposite direction from the trio's retreat.

"Uncle, after we go back this time, money won't be a problem at all!"

"Hmm, but I still want to stream myself playing Sega games..."

Their voices faded into the distance, while Polnareff and his group turned and headed toward the evacuation point.

"Oh my god, we can actually see living people this time!"

Polnareff watched excitedly as the crowd gradually grew larger in the distance, and said happily...

"Looks like that kid and his sister were right, the maps classified above 'Secret' finally have a 'story' to them!"

"Is Mr. Polnareff referring to that 'godfather of the economics of reincarnation space'?" Giorno asked curiously.

“Yes, a brother and sister. The boy is a high school student, but the girl looks like an elementary school student.” Polnareff showed an approving expression.

"Although they are not physically strong and not good at fighting, they are really smart. If they had Stands, they would be amazing!"