The Dimensional Codex of Destruction Chapter 18

"So it really is an enemy!"

Seeing the car-shaped Stand called Wheel of Fate, several people unleashed their Stands.

"Hahahaha!"

With an unpleasant laugh, the monstrous-looking car suddenly lifted its front, and a stream of transparent liquid was instantly fired towards everyone.

But it was blocked by an invisible wall.

"White Album · Silent Cry!"

The air in front of several people froze, forming an invisible wall. Even bullets couldn't penetrate this frozen air, so the high-pressure water bullets formed by the gasoline spray naturally couldn't break through.

"Huh!? What's going on!?"

The frozen air was invisible and colorless, so the opponent naturally didn't know why their attack was blocked.

"Since the opponent attacked directly, it means this mist is a Stand, right?"

Justice's Stand had no other destructive power. Even if an ordinary person stayed in it for a lifetime, they wouldn't be affected. However, if they were injured within this mist, even a tiny scratch would cause the mist to surge in, creating a hole, and then taking away control of that limb.

Wheel of Fate's gasoline bullets couldn't cause fatal injuries, but they could inflict many scratches on a person's body.

"Hmph! In that case! I'll just ram you to death!"

Wheel of Fate suddenly transformed. Its front opened and closed like the mouth of a ferocious giant beast, and spikes were forcibly squeezed out from its four tires. The entire car seemed to come alive and charged towards the group.

But the result was like hitting an iron wall, emitting a huge roar.

"What's going on!?"

Blocking the gasoline bullets and blocking Wheel of Fate's ramming were two different things. Although Wheel of Fate didn't hit the frozen air wall, it prevented it from moving forward. Moreover, the invisible nature of the air wall made it impossible to know what was blocking it.

In reality, Qin Mo hadn't created a wall that could block Wheel of Fate's ramming. Instead, when Wheel of Fate charged, he created frozen air in its path and in the gaps between its wheels, trapping it.

"Avdol!"

After blocking Wheel of Fate's ramming, Qin Mo looked at Avdol beside him.

"Leave it to me!"

Clasping his hands together, the bird-headed, human-bodied Magician's Red appeared behind him. The temperature, which had dropped due to White Album, also rose slightly.

"Crossfire Hurricane!"

A huge explosion of flame instantly flew past everyone and struck Wheel of Fate's body. The air even left behind burning flames...

No, it wasn't burning flames, but the frozen air being ignited by the flames.

The abilities of Stands were that absurd and strange, even disregarding physical laws to some extent. The reason Magician's Red was called Magician was because its flames could be manipulated at will, like magic.

The temperature, direction, and burning speed could all be controlled at will.

It could even be made to stick to the frozen air like a persistent disease.

Although Wheel of Fate's car had high defense, it was still screaming under the inescapable flames, and soon lost all movement.

"Ah, it's good that we got information from these guys."

Looking at Wheel of Fate, which had completely lost its ability to resist and turned back into a broken car after being burned by Avdol's flames, Joseph breathed a sigh of relief. "Stand battles really require a lot of information."

"Then, about this mist..."

Joseph looked at Jotaro next to him, and Jotaro pulled down his hat.

"Yare yare daze..."

Star Platinum Vacuum Cleaner began to frantically suck in the surrounding mist. In less than a minute, the surrounding mist was completely cleared.

"I knew it could do this, but seeing it with my own eyes is still terrifying."

Polnareff's eyes widened as he watched Star Platinum suck in the mist that filled the valley, and he immediately felt that this Stand was truly invincible.

"Yare yare, I just don't know where the user is hiding."

After Star Platinum sucked in all the surrounding mist, there were no other movements from the surroundings.

Justice's coverage range was too vast. Even after defeating the Stand, they couldn't find the user's hiding place.

"Alright, since the enemy has been dealt with, let's continue. Hopefully, we can reach the next resting point before dark."

Everyone nodded and got back into the car. However, no one noticed that Qin Mo had quietly stuffed a piece of ice into the ground. Within that piece of ice, there was a Stand so tiny that it was invisible to the naked eye.

Chapter Eighteen: A Traceable Fate

"Qin Mo, what's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Sitting in the back row of the car, Raiden Mei looked at Qin Mo, who had been frowning since they dealt with the enemy, and asked with some concern.

"I'm fine, I'm just thinking about some things."

The issue Qin Mo was thinking about was none other than the existence of fate in the JOJO world.

As a JOJO fan, he knew very well that there was the concept of fate in the JOJO worldview. Although it was somewhat ethereal, many events and Stands had, intentionally or unintentionally, demonstrated that fate truly existed.

Since arriving here, Qin Mo had defeated several enemies consecutively and once again sensed the existence of fate, which was that the order in which they defeated enemies was similar to the original plot.

And the enemies had clearly chosen different actions because of their arrival.

For example, five Stand users in Singapore attacking everyone simultaneously.

However, there was one exception: Empress was originally supposed to appear after The Hanged Man and Emperor, but because she attacked Mei and the others, she was defeated before them.

This was also a point that troubled Qin Mo. He had captured Lovers this time not because he had been paying attention to his surroundings, but because after seeing Wheel of Fate and Justice appear simultaneously, he realized that Lovers, who was supposed to appear after Justice, was going to attack, and thus set a trap.

He hadn't expected the other party to actually come.

So, was fate interfering with them, and to what extent?

Qin Mo didn't have a definitive answer.

It wasn't that Qin Mo was being overly worried. While the JOJO world was just a passing phase for him, he intended to stay in the Honkai world for a long time. As everyone knows, the Honkai world also has its own fate.

For example, Kiana was destined to become the Herrscher of the End.

Although he hadn't read the plot in detail, he had learned from other players' discussions that the world view of Honkai Impact 3rd had been rebooted, and it was Kiana who had rebooted the world before.

He hadn't played until the end before crossing over, so he didn't know the outcome of this world line. However, given the developers' tendency to inflict emotional pain, he didn't expect it to be a happy ending.

As for emotional pain, Qin Mo felt it was enough to witness it as an outsider; he had no desire to experience it as a participant.

He didn't voice his speculations about fate, as it would only cause unnecessary worry for others.

As they drove, the long journey was very tiring. In the back, except for Qin Mo, the other two had fallen asleep leaning on Qin Mo's shoulders.

Even Kiana, who was usually full of energy, was like this. Perhaps it was the presence of familiar people that made her feel secure.

"Hmm? Something's not right."

Kakyoin Noriaki, who seemed to have just woken up from a light nap, frowned as he looked outside. "Do any of you have a watch?"

Several people took out their watches, and Qin Mo took out his phone. "Let me see..."

After arriving in this world, Qin Mo had adjusted his phone's time to match the local time.

"It's already 9 PM!?"

The time on his phone clearly indicated that it was very late, but...

The sun was still shining brightly outside.

Because the journey had been smooth and uneventful, and they had all taken turns dozing, no one had noticed how much time had passed.

"Wake up! This is a Stand attack!"

In an instant, everyone who was awake realized it was the Stand named The Sun and immediately woke up the people around them.

"Ahhh!"

The moment Kiana was woken up, she punched Qin Mo in the face.

Her speed was so great that Qin Mo couldn't react at all.

Although he had considerable combat power, Qin Mo in his normal state couldn't compare to the warriors of the Kaslana family, who could fight Honkai Beasts.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Qin Mo."

Seeing Qin Mo with a black eye from her punch, she quickly apologized.

Touching his throbbing right eye socket, Qin Mo felt fortunate that he had the Dog Talisman. Otherwise, that punch might have blown his head off.

"Qin Mo, are you okay?"

Raiden Mei also woke up. Seeing Qin Mo's miserable state, she used Crazy Diamond to heal him.

"I'm fine, but Kiana, what's wrong with you?"

Kiana sheepishly rubbed the back of her head. "I don't remember clearly. I just feel like I forgot something."

"Kiana, you too?"

Hearing Kiana's words, Raiden Mei also showed a strange expression.

"Hmm? Mei, you too?"

"You two girls too?"

Joseph's voice came over. "This old man also has this feeling of forgetting something. It's fine if it's just one person, but all three of us..."

The few people looked at each other, and simultaneously realized something: "It's Death Thirteen!"

Death Thirteen, a special Stand, cannot appear in reality, but it can pull sleeping people into a dream. In the dream, Stands cannot be used, but Death Thirteen can create anything it wants within the dream.

Furthermore, injuries and healing within the dream would be reflected in the real body.

The group immediately checked their bodies and found no injuries.

"There are no injuries left. Could it not be him?"

Memories from the dream could not be retained, but it was possible to bring out injuries by carving words onto the body.

However, since they already knew this method, Joseph wouldn't fail to use it.

"Regardless, let's stay vigilant. The Sun is nearby, and Death Thirteen only needs to release its Stand while we're sleeping."

Death Thirteen was easy to deal with. The main threat was its initial surprise attack, but once they were prepared, it was no longer a significant threat.

"Polnareff! Get us out of here as fast as possible! The opponent's Stand range can't be that far. If they chase us, they'll reveal their weakness!"

Everyone released their Stands and observed their surroundings, but found no abnormalities. Joseph immediately made a judgment.

"Good!"

Polnareff, aware of the severity of the situation, immediately floored the accelerator and sped forward.

However, even at their fastest speed, they still couldn't shake off the sun that remained directly above them.

"What's going on! We've been driving for over twenty minutes! We still haven't gotten out of its range!"

The car's top speed could reach two hundred kilometers per hour, meaning they had driven nearly a hundred kilometers.

"The opponent must be following us the entire time!"

The group realized the gravity of the situation. If they didn't defeat the main body of the Sun Stand now...

"The car is almost done for! The outdoor temperature is estimated to be over sixty degrees Celsius!"

Polnareff, driving at high speed, gradually noticed something was wrong with the car.

"It's no good! I have to stop!"

Continuing to drive in such high temperatures, not to mention whether other parts could withstand it, the car's tires would melt first.

But just as Polnareff began to slow down to stop, the sun above suddenly spewed out a large amount of high-temperature lava.

Chapter Nineteen: The Invincible Stand

"Star Platinum!"