Dogri, the King of Puppets
Narciso
Zeppeli
Koby
Rabido
Nameless Genin
Tohsaka Tokiomi
Arad Novice Grappler
Assault Demon Soldier
Looking at these names, Qin Mo recognized some of them, but had no idea what most of them were. There were even things that seemed to be included just to pad the numbers, such as the Nameless Genin, the Arad Novice Grappler, and the Assault Demon Soldier.
The Nameless Genin's description stated that he was a Genin from the world of Naruto who had only mastered the Three Body Technique.
The Novice Grappler was in a similar situation. The Assault Demon Soldier, meanwhile, came from the same world as Credo, whom Qin Mo had drawn before. However, the gap between them was like heaven and earth; the former was merely a grunt.
But seeing this, Qin Mo more or less confirmed his previous guess.
The threshold for A-rank was possessing special abilities beyond those of ordinary people or mastering special energy.
Among all his A-rank cards, Ezio was the closest to an ordinary human, but even Ezio possessed the special ability known as Eagle Vision.
So even mere grunts, such as the Nameless Genin and the Assault Demon Soldier, were rated A-rank as long as they possessed special powers.
By that logic, his luck with previous draws had been pretty good.
Of these nine cards, two came from the world of JOJO. Zeppeli was Will A. Zeppeli, the one who had taught Jonathan Joestar. Aside from his masterful Hamon, he had no other abilities, and Hamon could not help them at all under the current circumstances.
The other was Narciso Anasui. His Stand was Diver Down, which could drive force and speed into objects before releasing them.
Rabido came from the Hunter world that had appeared before. His Nen ability was to explosively generate propulsion, and its effect was exactly what its name suggested.
Koby came from the world of One Piece, and he had mastered more skills than the others: Rokushiki, along with Observation Haki and Armament Haki.
Although Koby's proficiency in each was not particularly high, they were still seeds of power.
Tohsaka Tokiomi came from the Type-Moon world, but all of his magecraft depended on gemstones, making him more symbolic than practical.
Although many of the characters drawn this time were completely unusable, three new worlds had been unlocked: Naruto, One Piece, and Type-Moon.
Right now, Qin Mo's purpose in drawing cards was to obtain a character who could break the deadlock.
Looking at the cards in the system, Qin Mo realized that there was something that could help him now.
Abilities from Another World
Silently swapping out Ghiaccio's character card and equipping Koby's, Qin Mo was instantly filled with a peculiar sensation.
Haki was a special power that existed in the world of One Piece. In essence, it was an innate latent power within the human body, much like presence or killing intent, born from the strength of one's will.
Observation Haki was an ability that allowed one to sense the surrounding environment.
Unlike Eagle Vision, which was also essentially a kind of sixth sense but leaned more toward seeing with the eyes, Observation Haki leaned more toward listening.
Under the current circumstances, Qin Mo had already tried Eagle Vision, but he had not seen the enemy.
Either the enemy was beyond Eagle Vision's range, or Eagle Vision could not detect them either.
But the moment Qin Mo spread out his Observation Haki, the emotions of every living creature around him flooded into his ears.
The surroundings seemed to become noisy. Mei's concern, Kiana's curiosity, Polnareff's irritation, Jotaro Kujo's vigilance, and everyone else's expectations.
Within the mountain wall was an emotion filled with malice, while outside the cave was an emotion that radiated laziness.
This was...
A Stand...
He had already prepared himself for being unable to detect Stands after losing his own, but he had not expected Observation Haki to sense emotions originating from a Stand.
No, more accurately, it was the Stand's user projecting emotions through their Stand.
After a brief period of confusion, Qin Mo relied on Koby's experience with Haki contained within the character card and instinctively mastered this sudden power.
He had to thank that Sun outside. Under its light, every insect had died, creating a lifeless zone around them.
And two hundred meters underground, there were five presences, all filled with malice...
"There are actually five..."
Death Thirteen, High Priestess, The Sun—even counting Judgement, which could use soil, that only made four. Had The Nine Glory Gods arrived too? Going by the order, it should be the water-using Stand, Geb.
"I've already found the enemy..."
Qin Mo raised a finger and pointed in one direction. "The enemy is this way."
Everyone stared blankly at Qin Mo's finger, which was pointing underground, before realizing what he meant. "They're underground!"
"No wonder we couldn't find them!"
"They're two hundred meters away from us."
Polnareff stared at the ground in disbelief. "But how are we supposed to defeat them!?"
"If they're underground, we can't attack them at all!"
While everyone was staring at the ground in frustration, Jotaro had already summoned Star Platinum. "Anyway, we just need to punch down, right?"
"Ora!"
After Star Platinum punched the ground once, it began unleashing a continuous barrage. But unlike the mountain wall, the dirt in the holes it made remained inside them, making progress extremely slow.
"Hehehehe, that's right. Even if you keep digging for an entire day, don't even think about reaching us."
Using High Priestess's vision, Mithra watched Star Platinum's feeble attacks without the slightest concern. Wheel of Fate's tunneling speed was also extremely fast. Even when Jotaro and the others drove at two hundred kilometers per hour, they had failed to shake off Wheel of Fate as it traveled underground.
Even if Star Platinum really dug its way here, Wheel of Fate could immediately leave everyone else behind.
The other Stand users around her did not dare say anything. They could only watch Lady Mithra tremblingly.
Sensing the emotion of mockery coming from High Priestess through his Observation Haki, Qin Mo relaxed. At least she would not launch a sudden attack.
And they would not run away either...
Qin Mo had originally thought that Kiana's lucky cheat had been banned, but now it seemed that its effects still remained. They just were not as absurdly powerful as before.
At the very least, the two character cards he had drawn perfectly dealt with the current situation. A stone from another mountain could polish jade; under these abilities from another world, even enemies hidden so well had nowhere to hide.
"Diver Down..."
The others looked somewhat surprised as Qin Mo summoned a new Stand.
"Oh my god! Is this your new Stand?"
Qin Mo nodded. "Yes. It's the Stand needed for the current situation."
As he spoke, Diver Down began furiously unleashing a barrage against the ground. Yet unexpectedly, its attacks caused no damage at all, as though it were merely putting on a show.
"Qin Mo, is your Stand really useful?"
The others watched Diver Down perform what seemed like pointless work against the ground, completely unable to understand its purpose.
"Of course... In fact, I've already defeated the enemy."
High Priestess was still speculating about the new Stand's ability when she heard Qin Mo's words. Her expression abruptly changed. "Quick! Drive away from here!"
High Priestess had guessed that this new Stand could ignore obstacles and launch long-range attacks.
But she had clearly misunderstood something.
Just as Wheel of Fate started moving, countless fists suddenly appeared on it and began indiscriminately attacking everyone inside the vehicle.
Diver Down possessed A in speed and A in destructive power. It could drive attacks—or even itself—into objects. It could send attacks through obstacles like striking through a mountain, or make those attacks erupt inside an object and ignore its defenses.
And the earth itself was one whole entity. Wheel of Fate, which was directly connected to the earth, naturally fell within the range of that power's transmission.
The destructive force driven into the ground erupted directly inside Wheel of Fate.
"They've already been defeated?"
Polnareff looked unconvinced, while Star Platinum also stopped attacking the ground.
"If I'm right, The Sun will disappear soon. We can get some proper rest tonight."
Without explaining in detail, Qin Mo finished speaking, and everyone saw the sunlight outside vanish.
"It actually disappeared!?"
As they watched The Sun disappear, then looked at Diver Down still relentlessly attacking the ground, everyone chose silence except Polnareff, who kept asking what had happened out of curiosity.
"Alright! It's already past midnight. This enemy was really troublesome, so everyone should get some rest."
Qin Mo checked the time on his pocket watch. Their stalemate with this enemy had lasted a long time. Fortunately, they had ultimately defeated them using Qin Mo's unusual tactic, or the situation would have been extremely unfavorable.
Qin Mo took tents and sleeping bags from his backpack and distributed them to everyone.
"No matter how many times I see it, your ability is incredibly convenient. With it, we can prepare more supplies too."
A Stand That Foresees the Future
"We've finally arrived in Egypt..."
When the group officially set foot on Egyptian soil, Avdol let out a sigh.
After being attacked by The Sun, they had not encountered another enemy attack. They had crossed several countries from Pakistan before finally reaching Egypt.
Yet the fact that they had not been attacked by any of DIO's subordinates along the way left everyone puzzled.
"Could it be that those Egyptian Nine Glory Gods simply won't leave Egypt?"
It sounded ridiculous, but it did make a certain amount of sense. Although the Egyptian Nine Glory Gods sounded similar to the Egyptian Ennead, they were actually entirely different things.
Most of them differed from the Ennead Qin Mo knew. He still remembered being mocked when he had once assumed that the Nine Glory Gods were the Ennead and discussed it with others. Only after looking up information did he learn that the Nine Glory Gods in JOJO were invented by the author.
But in this world of JOJO, those Nine Glory Gods seemed to be the orthodox ones, while the Ennead he knew did not exist at all.
"Isn't it better that no enemies attacked us? We arrived in Egypt earlier than expected, so we're one step closer to Dio."
Kakyoin Noriaki stepped onto Egyptian soil with the others and looked around. "So this is Egypt? As far as the eye can see, it's all desert."
He took an off-road vehicle from his backpack and set it on the ground. "It would be nice if that were all. If they decide to defend Cairo stubbornly, it'll be troublesome."
Although that possibility was rather low, since Dio needed time to recover from his injuries, even without counting Dio, the other Stand users gathering together would still be a huge problem.
"Ah... The first part of the journey was fine, so why has the latter half basically been nothing but wilderness and desert? I want to take a bath."
Leaning over the off-road vehicle, Kiana spoke weakly. Although they had not encountered enemies, the journey afterward could hardly be called comfortable. Qin Mo had prepared abundant supplies, but taking a bath was still impossible.
"Once we cross this desert, we'll find a town and rest properly. We've really been exhausted from traveling these past few days."
Joseph got into the vehicle and patted a seat. The others climbed into the car as well.
The group drove all the way to Egypt's Nubia region, still encountering no attacks along the way.
NDoul, who should have been lying in ambush in the desert, did not appear.
As a blind man, NDoul found an empty desert to be his best battlefield. His water Stand made him immune to physical attacks and allowed him to slip freely into the sand. The open terrain made it impossible for people to discover his tracks. Finally, as a blind man, he could only rely on hearing to judge his enemies. In the desert, everyone but him was an enemy, so he did not need to distinguish whose footsteps were whose.
Once they entered a city, all of those advantages would disappear.
After a day's journey, the group drove into the Nubia district, the nearest town.
"We're about to enter the city, so hide the weapons first."
Since there had been no one else in the wilderness or desert, Raiden Mei and Kiana had carried their weapons openly to deal with enemies who could appear at any time. For professionals like them, attacking the user's body with a weapon immediately was more natural than attacking with a Stand.
But entering a city was different. Those weapons could easily cause unnecessary conflict.
The two nodded and each placed her weapon inside a cloth bag before slinging it over her back.
"We'll rest here in Nubia tonight, then continue tomorrow."
Joseph looked around. "There are surprisingly quite a few shops here. Let's find somewhere to eat first. We've been camping in the wild and eating emergency rations these past few days, and I'm sick of them."
"Alright, then let me choose..."
Just as Polnareff volunteered to pick a restaurant, three people were hiding in a corner somewhere in Nubia.
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