Silver Chariot pierced Vanilla Ice's mouth with its blade, suspending him in midair.
The sight stirred Vanilla Ice's memories. Once upon a time, Polnareff had treated him in much the same way.
The man before him...
Vanilla Ice stared fixedly at Lin Qing, no longer able to suppress the terror in his heart.
"He was tens of millions of times more terrifying than Polnareff!"
Lin Qing did not rush to kill Vanilla Ice.
He could not extract a DISC.
He had tested it just now. Civil War was likewise unable to summon the slain Lin Ke or Mandom.
Whenever Lin Ke was about to take form, a faint black glimmer flashed just before he appeared, and he vanished into thin air.
Clearly, Vanilla Ice's and Lin Ke's resurrection, as well as their journey through time and space to the Naruto World, had all been affected by that black light. Coupled with what Lin Ke had said before introducing Mandom's ability:
"Dio mentioned that Lin Qing possessed the ability to stop time."
Lin Qing had reason to believe that enemies from different JoJo worlds had most likely formed an alliance and were attempting an invasion beyond their worlds. He needed to learn more details.
"Tell me everything you know."
Lin Qing's tone was calm, without intimidation or threats, as though he were simply chatting with a friend.
Yet Vanilla Ice's body trembled uncontrollably. He wanted to refuse, wanted to command Cream to attack, but—
A drop of blood flew from Lin Qing's fingertip, ran down Silver Chariot's blade, and landed on Vanilla Ice's face.
His sense of self was completely stripped away.
No matter how strong a human's will might be, it was impossible to ignore concentrated sulfuric acid corroding their body.
Vanilla Ice's mental loyalty to Dio could not overcome