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Chapter 74 Joseph Joestar: OMG! Kars instantly killed DIO! How could I have such a dream?!
Amidst the smoke-filled ruins, a figure slowly rose to his feet.

He was a man with perfectly sculpted muscles, like those of an ancient Greek sculpture. His bare upper body reflected a strange luster under the remaining neon lights, exuding an indescribable sense of power and beauty.

He shook his head gently, seemingly adjusting to his newly reconstructed body, his long purple hair fluttering behind him.

Kaz glanced at the chaotic battlefield, his gaze sweeping over the golden figure on the street below, and finally settling on the old man on the rooftop of a building not far away.

Upon seeing this figure, Joseph Joestar felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and his blood ran cold.

My hands and feet were ice cold and started to tremble slightly uncontrollably.

This guy... this posture...

Without a doubt, it was the man who brought him a lifetime of nightmares—Katz!
An existence even more terrifying and despair-inducing than DIO!
DIO may be cruel and tyrannical, but he is at least within the realm of "human" understanding, even if he is a vampire.

But this thing before us is the ultimate life form! A monster standing at the pinnacle of all life!

"Mr. Joseph?!"

Kakyoin Noriaki, who was standing nearby, noticed Joseph's unusual behavior and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

In his memory, although Mr. Joseph was usually a bit frivolous, he was always calm and reliable in critical moments. He had never been so out of control before.

It was a fear that came from the depths of my soul, as if I had seen something that shouldn't exist in this world.

Joseph took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, but his voice still trembled uncontrollably.

He abruptly turned his head and shouted sharply at DIO, who had just landed with [The World], in the middle of the street below:

"Hey! DIO! Let's call a truce for now! Let's team up and deal with this guy first, okay?!"

"Nani?!"

Upon hearing this, Kakyoin Noriaki's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, his face filled with astonishment and disbelief.

Teaming up with DIO? Is Mr. Joseph serious?!

That was their ultimate goal on this trip, their mortal enemy!

"Wow~"

Upon hearing this, DIO's lips curled into a playful smile. His crimson eyes surveyed Kars standing amidst the ruins, then glanced at Joseph, who was behaving inconsolably on the rooftop.

"That suggestion sounds pretty good!"

He paused, then his tone shifted, filled with absolute arrogance and confidence: "But I, DIO, refuse!"

"Whether it's you old codger or that guy who suddenly appeared over there, how could you possibly be a match for me, DIO, and my [World]!"

DIO tilted his head and let out a soft, ambiguous laugh.

Judging from Joseph's reaction, the man opposite him is probably a "Pillar Man" or a vampire, similar to him.

This explains why he exudes such immense and coveted life energy...

But that's all!
If given enough time, DIO could also grow to this level, or even surpass it!
What's more, he possesses the invincible Stand ability [The World]! Why would he need to team up with someone like Joseph?
"Let you fools witness firsthand the true power of my Stand, [The World], to rule this world!"

The moment the words fell, the massive, golden Stand next to DIO suddenly appeared!
"Za Warudo!!!"

The next moment, the whole world lost its color and sound, and time stopped flowing!
In the very first second, with the help of the power of the [World], DIO appeared in front of Kars as if by teleportation.

In the second to the third second, [World]'s fist, the size of a casserole dish, wrapped in unparalleled destructive power, transformed into dense golden afterimages, precisely and fiercely striking Kars's limbs, joints, head, heart, and all other theoretically vital parts!
"Wood big wood big wood big wood big wood big!!!"

The dull thud echoed silently in the stillness of time.

In the fourth second, a cruel yet satisfied smile spread across DIO's lips.

Such thorough destruction is something even a vampire could never restore.

The enemy that Joseph feared so much was as fragile as a plastic bag that could be crushed in a convenience store in the face of his true power in the "world"!
"Hahaha! My [world] is truly invincible!!"

The thought of being able to completely devour this guy with enormous life energy and turn him into resources for further advancement made DIO burst into an extremely joyful laugh. He felt incredibly high!

Then, time, which had been stopped, resumed its flow.

"Bam—!"

Before Kakyoin Noriaki and Joseph Joestar's horrified eyes, Kars' body was blasted away like a tattered rag doll by an invisible force, crashing through the remaining wall behind him and embedding itself deeply into the ruins, stirring up a cloud of dust.

"Nani?!"

Kakyoin Noriaki couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

He had been staring intently at the battlefield, but still couldn't see what DIO had done!
It was like... DIO suddenly disappeared, and then that man flew away!

"DIO! That guy's not dead yet!!"

Joseph Joestar on the rooftop, however, seemed to have seen a ghost and let out a desperate warning.

Are you kidding me?! That's Kars!
This level of physical damage is not fatal to an ultimate life form! It doesn't even qualify as a serious injury!

"Ok?"

Upon hearing Joseph's panicked cries, DIO frowned, a hint of disdain flashing across his mind.

That old guy, he's still making a fuss over nothing.

However, before he could think about it, he suddenly heard a faint buzzing sound.

A few inconspicuous flies appeared around him at some point, hovering and buzzing, and finally a few landed on his bare neck and arms.

DIO frowned subconsciously, but didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, in a place like Egypt, a few flies are perfectly normal. But the next moment, DIO's expression suddenly changed!
The flies that landed on his skin didn't simply land or bite like ordinary flies. Instead, the moment they touched his skin, they vanished mysteriously and silently, like water droplets dissolving into a sponge!

No, it didn't disappear! It merged directly into his body!
"Impossible! What on earth is going on?!"

DIO clutched his neck, a sense of unprecedented horror creeping over him.

He could clearly feel that the cells in his body were being frantically devoured and assimilated by some foreign, alien substance!
The feeling was as if countless tiny insects were wriggling and gnawing deep inside his flesh!
Without the slightest hesitation, DIO reacted immediately!
He suddenly unleashed the power within him, using an ability he hadn't used for a long time since becoming a vampire because the [World] was too powerful—the vaporization freezing technique!

"Kakaka-"

A chilling aura burst forth from his body, instantly freezing the right half of his body, along with the area causing the evil, in an attempt to stop the strange invasion.

"So that's how it is. This is a body double?"

Just then, a slightly languid yet elegant voice, like that of a cello, drifted from the ruins not far away.

DIO suddenly looked in the direction of the sound, and his pupils contracted sharply!
Amidst the gradually dissipating dust and ruins, the man who should have been shattered by the [World], Kars, actually... stood up unsteadily!
His body was twisted and deformed in many places, and even half of his head had collapsed, revealing the strange crystalline bone structure beneath, making him look extremely miserable.

Yet, despite this formidable appearance, this guy is still alive! Moreover, those terrifying injuries are writhing and healing at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Seeing this completely illogical and bizarre scene, DIO broke out in a cold sweat for the first time.

That bizarre fly, that incredible regenerative ability...

This guy's abilities are just too bizarre!

"Za Valudo!"

DIO acted decisively, activating the power of "The World" once again, stopping time!

This time, he had no intention of lingering in the fight. In a flash, he attacked Joseph Joestar on the rooftop above!
First, consume Joseph's blood to restore your eroded body and depleted strength, then immediately flee!
Before we can fully understand the details of that guy's strange abilities, we must leave this dangerous place as soon as possible!

“What—!?”

The next moment, time resumed flowing.

Kakyoin Noriaki was startled when he saw DIO suddenly appear before him and his ferocious claw reaching for Joseph's neck. At this distance, there was absolutely no time to make any effective defense!

With DIO and the world's power and speed, they simply couldn't stop them!
"Wait! DIO... that guy isn't—"

Upon seeing this, Joseph was also terrified. He was about to speak, trying to explain to DIO the horror of Kars and make him understand what he was facing.

However, before the words could be uttered, another unexpected event occurred!
DIO's arm, which was reaching for Joseph, and his entire body, suddenly and without warning burst open with several grotesque cracks from the inside!
Then, from those cracks, a dazzling golden light, as bright as the sun, shone through!

"Ripples?! Why?! This is impossible!"

DIO looked down at the strange changes happening to his body with a shocked and pained expression, then suddenly looked up at Joseph, who was standing close by, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He could clearly feel that pure, vampire-restraining Ripple energy was erupting within him!
But... when did that old bastard Joseph launch his attack?

Could it be that... this guy has mastered Ripple Qi to the point where he can transmit it directly through the air and even inject it into the enemy's body invisibly?!
"OH, NO——!!! DIO!!!"

Seeing the terrifying sight of golden ripples erupting from DIO's body, Joseph Joestar let out a desperate wail and covered his face in pain.

He couldn't have been the one to launch this attack!
Therefore, there can only be one murderer—Katz!!!
"Damn it! I, DIO... I, DIO, can actually... Waaaaaaaahh ...

Amidst a roar of extreme resentment and pain, DIO's proud and immortal body was completely purified and burned by the golden ripple energy erupting from within him!
The light in his eyes quickly dimmed, and the powerful vampire king lost all traces of life.

Then, a chilling scene unfolded.

Several fluffy little squirrels actually crawled out from DIO's gradually collapsing body remains. They shook off the dust that covered them, then nimbly jumped back to Kars' feet not far away, and finally merged into his body.

"Hiccup~"

Katz let out an elegant burp, a look of satisfaction on his face, as if he were enjoying a chef's exquisite dish in a five-star restaurant.

The reason he appeared here from the sky was that, on his way back to Earth, he sensed an unusually large and delicious "food" aura from high above.

I just didn't expect that Joseph Joestar would shout that he wanted to team up with DIO to deal with me as soon as we met. That was really... a bit unexpected.

However, he had to admit that DIO was eating quite well, and he actually felt a long-lost sense of "being full".

"Mr. Joseph... what... what exactly is going on?"

Kakyoin Noriaki watched everything unfold before him, from DIO's sudden attack to Kars's bizarre counterattack, and then to DIO's mysterious death. The whole process was so fast that he could barely think.

He swallowed hard, moved closer to Joseph Joestar, and asked in a dry, low voice.

This man who suddenly appeared, Kars... his abilities are just too bizarre and too terrifying!

"..."

Joseph didn't answer Kakyoin's question, but stared intently at the perfect figure that was approaching them step by step, cold sweat pouring down his forehead like a waterfall.

Decades ago, he was able to defeat Katz by sheer chance, entirely due to the accidental occurrence of the volcanic eruption and a combination of various coincidences.

Such a miracle cannot happen a second time.

There may be Stand users or abilities in this world that can defeat the ultimate life form Kars, but they are definitely not the ones they are now, and they are definitely not here!

He had initially held a sliver of hope for DIO's bizarre abilities regarding "The World".

Unexpectedly, even someone as strong as DIO was so vulnerable in front of Kars, and he died in frustration before he could even force Kars to reveal the true nature of his abilities!
What should we do now?!

Joseph felt a chill in his heart.

Just then, Kaz stopped. He stood on the edge of the rooftop, looking down at the two people below who were on high alert, with an inscrutable smile on his face.

"Alright, Joseph, don't be so nervous. I did help you out of a big problem, didn't I?"

"So, in return, let's make a deal, Joseph Joestar~"

(End of this chapter)