"Hello."
In the frozen world, an unfamiliar voice came from behind him. Lin Qing was not surprised; instead, a question that had been weighing on his mind was finally answered.
The name of this trial mission was "Saint's Trial," not "Funny Valentine's Trial."
Before activating the mission, Lin Qing had wondered whether he might meet the Saint from the Steel Ball Run world, and now...
He turned around. On the road through the split ocean, a thin man stood quietly a few steps away, dressed in a simple white robe and wearing a Crown of Thorns. His features were sharply defined, and he smiled at Lin Qing.
No words were needed, nor did anyone need to introduce him. Simply standing there, his identity was beyond doubt—
The Saint.
"Pleased to meet you."
The Saint gave a slight nod.
It was a salute to one walking the same path. Everything they did was so that more people could live like human beings. That was why they had abandoned the easy road and set foot upon a path of thorns.
Lin Qing nodded slightly as well.
At that moment, he understood two things.
First, intermediate difficulty did not mean that, with Diego's body and the power of Projection of the Past, he could easily crush this trial.
Nor did it mean that Funny Valentine with D4C: Love Train was weaker than Kars, Dio, or Father Pucci.
Mechanically speaking, Funny Valentine was the most unsolvable enemy among all the powerful foes Lin Qing had encountered. The only way to defeat him was Ball Breaker.
The so-called intermediate difficulty referred to the fact that he had Hot Pants, Johnny, and Gyro—three teammates who would never hesitate at critical moments—and, more importantly—
Their guidance.
The second matter was regarding the Saint.
"If I had really