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Chapter 51 Metropolis Part 7: The Golden Ladybug [5k Long Chapter]

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"boom!"

The shattered mask exploded completely, revealing a terrifying face as if corroded by sulfuric acid.

Lava-like lines moved wildly across the man's body.

“Ka-! Ka-! Ka-!”

The broken bones made an explosion sound and were forcibly pieced together as the lava lines spread!

As for those parts that were directly hit by the Platinum Star
Right eye, spleen, knee.
Even the crotch!
They are all burning strangely!

Realizing something was wrong, Locke frowned and subconsciously let time continue to stop at this moment!
“Ola Ola Ola——!”

Purple meteors poured down in the still space and time, and each blow accurately hit the monster's brain!
The watermelon burst and the juice splashed everywhere.

"Om-!"

Time begins to flow.

The dull sound of skulls breaking became one after another, and the man flew backwards again.

but--

"Click, click, click..."

as always
The lava lines continued to spread on the body, and the broken bones were still forcibly melted by the flames!
It was as if boiling magma was surging through his veins! A dark red glow shone from beneath his charred skin.

"boom--!"

The monster suddenly raised its head, revealing its hideous face engulfed in flames.

Except for the left eye which still had a human pupil, the rest had all turned into burning bones!
"ho"

Black smoke smelling of sulfur billowed from his mouth and nose.

Just swung his arms.

"Wow!"

Dark red flames condensed into chains that wrapped around his arms.

There was no roar, no threat, he just whispered, remained silent, and walked towards us step by step.

No nonsense.

"boom!"

The chains of hell tore through the sky like two fiery pythons, melting street lamps and vaporizing guardrails wherever they passed!
The speed is far beyond the limit of human beings!
Facing the incoming fire chain, Locke didn't even take a step back. He simply tensed the muscles in his right arm, his five fingers like the hardest alloy drill bits.

"Hey!"

It squeezed into the heavy SUV parked nearby without any hindrance!

The solid steel plate became as fragile as tofu in his hands!

Immediately afterwards, an indescribable terrifying force erupted!
“Buzz—bang!!!”

He actually lifted the heavy black SUV with one arm!
The huge steel body seemed to have lost all its weight in his hands, and turned into a siege hammer that could destroy the world. With a dull whistling sound that tore through the air, he smashed it fiercely at the oncoming fire chain with an attitude that made it look like he was lifting a heavy weight with ease and yet was unstoppable!
However, the power of the Hell Chains far exceeds that of steel!

"boom!"

Two fire pythons collided violently with the flying SUV!

No stalemate, only overwhelming victory!
Chains of blazing white lava sliced ​​through the sturdy SUV like a red-hot iron cutting through butter, instantly tearing through and melting through it! The fuel tank exploded, triggering a deafening secondary explosion! A massive fireball, carrying countless shards of blazing metal, hurled itself wildly in all directions! The scorching airwaves scorched the ground to a crisp!
And just as the flames and debris of the explosion were about to engulf Locke's figure—

"The World!"

Time has frozen!

The roar of explosions, the flying debris, the billowing flames, and even the flow of air!

At this moment, the pause button was pressed.

The world faded into an eerie gray and dead silence.

Only Locke's figure turned into lightning that tore through the still scroll, and turned into a blurred afterimage in the time-stopped area, instantly crossing the fatal distance between the center of the explosion and Durance!

"Eula!"

The shadow of the Platinum Star solidified behind him. The terrifying iron fist had already accumulated enough power to collapse mountains and split rocks. It tore through the still air and slammed towards Durance's face with the will to crush everything!

But the monster's reaction was just as inhumanly fast!

It seemed that he had already predicted this time-transcending attack. Between the end of the time stop and the lightning-fast collision of the fist and the body, he suddenly shook his wrist!
"call out--!"

One of the chains that had just blown up the SUV and was still wrapped in the lingering hellfire and burning metal fragments, turned into a living scorpion tail and suddenly reeled back at an incredible angle and speed!

The chain was stretched straight, and with a sharp scream that could tear through space, it shot towards Locke's iron fist with incredible precision.

"boom!!!"

He was the first to arrive after starting later, and the Platinum Star hit the chain accurately.

The flames of the explosion soared into the sky!

The shockwaves of flames and Stand energy overturned the road surface within a ten-meter radius, and hot gravel fell like rain.

The fist of Star Platinum was actually burned with scorch marks, but the chain was only slightly tilted, and then it wrapped around it like a living thing, and fiercely cut towards Locke!
"What a troublesome monster"

A trace of solemnity flashed in Locke's eyes.

He retreated swiftly, only to see Durance use the momentum to leap into the air, his arms crossed, the chains coiled above his head into a burning giant wheel, crashing down with the force to incinerate everything!

"sorry"

Locke couldn't tell whether the man was crying or roaring.

but.
he knows.
"Star Platinum!"

"The World!"

Time stopped without hesitation, and gray-white color enveloped the world!
Five seconds!

This is Locke's limit.

He and Star Platinum charged forward like lightning, soaring high into the sky! Their goal was to target Durance's defenseless chest and brain!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The dull sound of impact, like beating drums, exploded densely in the solidified gray-white world!

Locke and Star Platinum's figures were like two silver lightning bolts that ripped through space and time. At speeds impossible for the naked eye to grasp, they frantically shuttled around and bombarded Durance, who was suspended in mid-air! Star Platinum's iron fist, the size of a casserole, was wrapped in the power to shatter stars. It turned into a blurry storm of fist shadows, pouring down mercilessly on Durance's huge, twisted body from all directions!

"Ola Ola Ola Ola!!!"

Each heavy blow caused the monster's hide, blazing with black flames, to tremble violently, and cracks spread rapidly like a spider web! Debris and sparks hung strangely in the still air.

Chest, abdomen, spine, joints, head...

Hit anywhere without any blind spots!!!
Five seconds! This is the limit of Locke's time stop!

A cold light flashed in Locke's eyes, and he struck the final blow—

Star Platinum gathered all his strength and threw an uppercut, which hit Durance's jaw hard, causing his entire huge body to tilt violently upwards!

It's now.

withdraw!
Time is flowing again!

Locke and Star Platinum also took advantage of the recoil of the final blow.

Like an arrow shot from a bow, it rushed backward at a terrifying speed far exceeding the speed of sound!

But what followed was.
A sudden change occurred!

"Woo——!!!"

Durance, who was almost unrecognizable after being beaten by the Platinum Star's violent combo, suddenly let out a roar that was hard to tell whether it was a wail of pain or a roar of anger! The sound was twisted and piercing, as if it came from the abyss of hell.

Immediately afterwards, the deep cracks all over his body that were created by the Platinum Star's heavy punch suddenly lit up with a dazzling red light!

“BOOM——————!!!”

It was as if a volcano that had been suppressed for thousands of years had finally found an outlet!

The raging hellfire within Durance wasn't used for defense, but was instantly ignited by his self-destructive will! The terrifying energy, centered around his body, expanded wildly and violently without warning!

A destructive fireball, over ten meters in diameter and composed of pure black and red flames, exploded before Locke's eyes! Its speed was so fast it defied imagination! It wasn't a shield, but a premeditated, all-consuming explosion!

"what?!"

Locke's pupils instantly shrank to the size of pinpoints! The fatal warning sign was like a drenching head in ice water!
Too close! The explosion radius is too large!
He and Star Platinum had just come out of a combo, their old strength had gone and new strength had not yet been generated, and they were still in the inertia of flying backwards at high speed. It was simply impossible for them to make a perfect evasive move at such a close distance and in such a short time!
"Star Platinum!!!"

At the critical moment, Locke and his stand were in telepathy. Star Platinum burst out at its maximum speed, crossed his arms, and instantly stood in front of Locke, forming the last barrier!
however--

"boom--!!!"

The destructive shock wave, mixed with the infernal fire that could melt steel, was like the roaring mouth of a giant beast, and it slammed into the hastily defended Star Platinum, as well as Locke behind him who had no time to dodge completely!
Blazing! Violent! Crush!

"Ugh!"

Locke felt like he was hit head-on by a high-speed train. His internal organs were shaken violently and he was blown backwards, falling heavily to the ground!
The purple body of Star Platinum fluctuated violently and became somewhat illusory.

The burning fire poison corroded Locke's spirit along the connection of the substitute, and the terrible pain made his eyes go black.

Locke forced himself to stand up, a bloody taste rising in his throat. He raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes focused forward, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

The man in front of him had completely lost his human form!
Beneath the charred and cracked skin, dark red lava lines wriggled like a living thing. A diamond-shaped dark red crystal was deeply embedded in the chest, with flames flowing on the surface of the crystal, trembling rhythmically like a heart.

Obviously
The energy just now was detonated from here!
After all, even a fool could see that the glowing lava lines all over the body of the man in front of him were powered by this!

"Kaka."

Durance slowly raised his head, his lower jaw exposed, and black smoke with a sulfur smell spewed out from between his teeth covered by lava.

"Your Time"

"I'm prepared, sorry."

Locke was stunned, cold sweat sliding down his back.

this man
Did he actually notice that time was paused?!
Indeed, after three consecutive activations of the time stop, even the dullest killer should have noticed something unusual.

"Ho ho."

A strange sound came from the lava-covered throat.

The crystal suddenly flashed!

The lava lines around Durance suddenly became brighter, the ground cracked with him as the center, and lava-like flames oozed out of the cracks.

He just bent his knees slightly.

"boom--!"

The road beneath his feet instantly collapsed, sending him charging towards Locke like a cannonball, his flaming right arm raised high! Hellfire condensed into a ten-meter-long flaming axe, slashing down with earth-splitting force!
"Eula——!"

Star Platinum roared and attacked, his fists turning into afterimages and smashing into the flaming axe.

The fist and the axe suddenly collided!
"boom!!"

The terrifying shock wave exploded in a circular shape, causing the concrete path under their feet to collapse three feet!

The flaming giant axe was forcefully shattered, but Platinum Star's fist was also charred and smoking. Locke staggered back, various countermeasures flashing through his mind, but...
Just when he was thinking of a countermeasure!

"Crash-!"

The chain on Durance's left arm broke straight apart!

"The Wor"

“Shit!”

Three fire snakes circled around the Platinum Star like living creatures, biting Locke from three tricky angles!

Locke quickly turned sideways, but a fire snake still brushed past his shoulder.

The dark red fire instantly corroded his flesh and blood, and the severe pain made his eyes go black!
"Uhhhhh-!"

He knelt on one knee, and the fire poison from the wound on his shoulder spread throughout his body like a spider web!

Durance walked slowly, with lava footprints burning behind him. He looked down at Locke, and the light in the crystal flickered, as if mocking the powerlessness of mortals.

"Spirit. Wave before each attack."

"sorry"

--I see!
Locke suddenly realized.

The man before him was able to sense the mental fluctuations before each of Star Platinum's actions, as well as the overflowing mental power before the activation of Time Stop, which was why he was able to do so in the moment before time stopped.
Launch an offensive against him in advance!
"What the hell."

Locke gritted his teeth, and Star Platinum's purple body trembled slightly.

Durance slowly raised his burning right arm, letting the lava drip onto the ground, burning holes in it.

"This time, I won't. I'm sorry."

"boom--!"

The air within ten meters around the two of them was instantly ignited!

It turned into a circular wall of fire and surrounded the two of them.

This is not an attack, it's a cage!

"asshole."

Holding the burning shoulder, Locke controlled Star Platinum to continue assuming a fighting stance.

"This kind of trick, can it be..."

Before he finished speaking, Durance attacked again!

"boom!"

The burning fist collided with the Platinum Star, and the shock wave caused the wall of fire to shake violently.

The collision of forces is not scary; what is scary is...
Locke is just a mortal after all!
He only felt a severe dizziness and his vision began to blur!
The hellfire wall not only brings devastating high temperatures, but also madly devours the surrounding oxygen!
Every breath he took felt like he was inhaling hot sand, and his lungs burned with unbearable pain.

Even Star Platinum's movements became visibly slow and heavy under the dual pressure of high temperature and lack of oxygen.

However, the scarlet crystal on Durance's chest not only did not dim, but instead absorbed more violent energy from the flames and pain, and the light was dazzling! The devil raised the whip in his hand, and was about to whip Locke! But
"dad--!!!"

At this critical moment, a cry of piercing pain suddenly pierced through the roar of the flames!

Locke's heart suddenly shrank!
Suddenly, a golden figure boldly broke through the deadly wall of fire that distorted the air! It was Dio! It was Dio who, relying on the inexplicable attraction between Stand users, had finally found this place!

"The World!"

The boy's voice was filled with shock, anger and determination!

The golden giant condensed in an instant, with the power to crush everything, and his heavy punch hit Durance's back like a meteorite!
"Wow~"

A teeth-grinding sound of metal friction!
The lava chain that was originally aimed at Locke and Star Platinum seemed to have life and suddenly spun back at the critical moment!
The long whip turned over like a poisonous python and whipped the stand-in's swung arm away!

The scorching heat and violent energy are transmitted instantly!
"Uhhhhh-!"

Dio let out a shrill scream!

The severe pain suffered by the substitute was directly imprinted on his soul!

The golden giant trembled violently, and his body instantly became illusory and transparent. Bound by the chains and burned by the flames, he could not maintain his shape and dissipated in the scorching air in an instant!

".child?"

Turning his head slightly, Durance was stunned when he saw Dio, and a trace of struggle flashed in his left eye.

"One. Is. Enough. You shouldn't. Come."

"Ugh!!!!"

The fire poison infected Dio, and his face instantly turned as pale as paper.

His body curled up and twitched in pain, but he still stared at Durance.

“Dio——!!!”

Seeing his son struggling painfully under the enemy's chains, Locke's heart felt as if it was being tightly grasped by an ice-cold iron hand and almost stopped beating!

The huge fear and boundless anger instantly overcame the dizziness caused by lack of oxygen and the limits of the body!

"Stay away from him!!!"

A roar erupted from the deepest depths of his soul! Squeezing out every ounce of his mental strength beyond his limits, his will and Star Platinum's reached an unprecedented unity!

"Star Platinum!!"

The giant purple shadow burst out with unprecedented light, and instantly blurred and overlapped with Locke's figure in the steaming heat wave!
He transformed into a purple comet that tore through the night sky! With a resolute will to crush everything, he rushed towards the enemy who had hurt his flesh and blood!
"The World!!!"

时间
With this roar, it was instantly stretched and solidified by the invisible force!
First second:
Pushed by the exploding Platinum Star, Locke's figure instantly came to Dio's side.

second second:
Locke placed his palm on Dio's back.

"go!"

With a burst of power, Locke pushed Dio forward with his clever strength.

Dio was like an arrow shot from a bow, thrown to the safe riverbank in the distance by the power of his father and his stand.

He rolled in the air, and was finally caught steadily by the "world", and staggered to the ground.

"cough--!"

Dio coughed out a mouthful of burning smoke and dust, and when he looked up, his pupils suddenly shrank.

Locke didn't even look back. He didn't need to confirm whether Dio had landed safely.

Because he believed in his son and believed that the "world" could protect him.

His eyes now only needed to be fixed on that man.

The tall demon warrior seemed to be briefly distracted by Dio's appearance, and the lava chains swayed unconsciously in the air, as if he was hesitating about what to do next!

But Locke will not give him the chance to choose, he will not miss the opportunity created by his son!

"asshole!"

The last trace of hesitation in his eyes was completely burned away! Locke's roar drowned out the whistling fist wind of Star Platinum.

The light shrank to the extreme, and at this moment all the spiritual power was concentrated in the right fist!
No. 6S!

The time pause has reached the 6th second!

Purple energy is like the collapse before a supernova explosion!

Locke himself completely gave up on defense. With his chest open, he charged forward without hesitation, facing any possible attack from Durance!
Smash it hard at the dark red crystal that was flickering with flames!

This isn't a trick, it's not a strategy, it's not even .
attack!

This is just Locke's desperate gamble as a father!
next moment.
Time is flowing again!

"Do not--!!!"

There was a mixture of pleading in his voice, and finally a roar of fear came from Durance's mouth!
The chains rushed back to defend, and the flames surged wildly, but in the face of Locke's desperate charge, it was all too late.

The burning purple meteor hit the barrier of lava.

But it is also close to the instinct for survival!

Durance's fist, wrapped in hellfire strong enough to melt through steel, instinctively hit Locke's chest!

"boom--!!!"

Hit Locke in the chest
Locke's chest
of? !

That blue ladybug brooch!!!

“Crack…”

The sound of the ladybug breaking was so crisp that it made my heart flutter.

"Pfft!"

Without any warning, a bloody hole the size of a bowl exploded in the demon warrior's chest!
There was no external force, no energy attack, it was like a certain fate was forcibly fulfilled, a certain price was instantly levied!
His heart his power crystal
It was almost crushed by an invisible force!

Flames gushed back from the wound, collapsing suddenly like a deflated furnace.

This is the unreasonable power of Golden Experience!
As long as it is a creation made by Giorno!

Then any damage it receives will be reflected back to the enemy in the same way!
Locke
He made the right bet!

"Uh…"

Durance looked down at the hollow hole in his chest, then at Locke's intact chest, and finally his gaze fell on the shattered blue ladybug.
He stumbled back, his one eye wide open in disbelief.

"Ho..."

A sound like air leaked from his throat, and the flames in his eyes quickly died out, leaving only boundless astonishment, confusion, and a trace of...

sad?
The huge body shook, and the burning chains fell weakly to the ground, making a clanging sound.

His last gaze seemed to want to penetrate Locke, and also seemed to want to look at some distant place.

"Bain..."

A vague, blood-frothed breath squeezed out of his broken chest, the sound as hoarse as the wind blowing through scorched earth.

"Please, my son..."

But Locke
He simply couldn't understand what the man was saying.

He didn't even know who this man was or what his identity was!
"Boom!"

The huge body slammed to the ground, its face burned and horrified by sorrow.
Quickly dimmed.

The chains broke bit by bit, and the hellfire was extinguished silently.

The river wind blew away the sulfurous air, leaving only a gradually cooling shell.
The ground was covered with crystal blue ladybug fragments.

Like gold.
Glowing faintly in the moonlight.

【Ding! 】

[Adoption of Dio Kent has been completed for 3287 days and testing is complete]

(End of this chapter)