The Dimensional Codex of Destruction Chapter 30

Polnareff's arm was severed into three sections. The middle part of Silver Chariot's arm was completely consumed by Ozone Jackers, which then casually dropped the right hand and sword belonging to Silver Chariot and rushed towards Dio's fallen direction.

Buzz!

Dio was unable to stand due to his leg injury, and the large hole in his chest slowed his recovery considerably.

Vanilla Ice instantly created a large hole next to him.

"Quick! Lord Dio! Please come with me!"

Seeing Jotaro so close, Vanilla Ice picked up Dio and rushed into the hole in the ground.

"This is bad! They got away again!"

Even though Jotaro used his time stop to try and delay the two from escaping into the hole, Dio could still move with great effort. Relying on his two-second advantage in action time over Jotaro, he used The World to pull Vanilla Ice and escape into the underground hole.

Once they entered this sole tunnel, Jotaro no longer dared to pursue. Chasing Ozone Jackers in a passage with only one path was no different from seeking death.

"Get out of the way! Jotaro! Let me!"

Avdol, who had been unable to act due to the battlefield situation, arrived.

"They already got away a long time ago, so there was nothing we could do, but they just escaped now, and with Dio here, Vanilla Ice can't hide in the dark space!"

Magician's Red's figure was revealed.

Intense flames erupted from its body, pouring down the tunnel dug by Vanilla Ice.

"Then I'll locate Dio and the others!"

Joseph was also not idle and began trying to pinpoint the direction Dio and the others had fled.

"Damn it! He got away again! That guy is truly terrifying; he's not even dead with injuries like that!"

At the entrance of the hole, Polnareff punched the ground. His injuries had been healed by Crazy Diamond, but what mattered to him wasn't the injury itself, but the fact that Vanilla Ice had escaped with Dio was more serious.

If he could trade losing an arm permanently for Dio's death, he wouldn't have minded at all.

"Don't worry, Polnareff, they definitely can't have gotten far. Qin Mo, we..."

Kakyoin was about to say something when he noticed that the three people who had been by his side were gone.

He didn't notice a hole on the ground not far away. Its size was roughly equivalent to that of a cat, but it was very inconspicuous in this vast underground palace.

And within this hole were three animals that shouldn't have been there.

"Meow meow meow meow..."

One pure white cat and one black cat followed a pangolin in front of them, meowing incessantly.

"Kiana, even if you meow, we can't understand you. We just turned into cats, we don't speak cat language."

On the black cat in the rear, a Stand comparable in size to its body—Crazy Diamond—spoke.

"Meow meow meow meow meow..."

The white cat meowed with some dissatisfaction, but even if others couldn't understand, they could probably guess its meaning, likely dissatisfaction that her Killer Queen couldn't speak.

Qin Mo in front remained silent. In order to track Dio, he had switched out his Stand ability for Koby, using Observation Haki to lock onto the two fleeing presences.

As for why the three of them had turned into animals, it was all thanks to the Monkey Talisman in his inventory. Because Gilgamesh had given it to Kiana, Qin Mo had placed the Monkey Talisman in his third equipment slot. He had originally planned to surprise Dio, as the Monkey Talisman's effect was to evade.

However, after they fled, Qin Mo took Kiana and Mei, turned into animals, and pursued them by digging.

With the pangolin's digging ability and the Ox Talisman's power, Qin Mo felt he was getting closer and closer to Dio and the others.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: The End

"Pfft... Lord Dio, it's alright now..."

Inside a hollow underground, Vanilla Ice was about to speak when he spat out a mouthful of blood. His body still bore many burn marks, the result of him facing the flames of Magician's Red head-on with his own mouth to block them.

To prevent harming Dio by mistake, he hadn't fully concealed his body to indiscriminately consume everything around him. The price was that a part of his body was also burned.

However, it no longer mattered. After all, his injuries were already fatal. What had supported him until now was his belief in serving Dio with loyalty, but at this moment, he could feel that he could no longer hold on, as he was still just a human.

Belief, while it could transform into strength, also had its limits.

"Lord Dio, I can only take you this far."

Vanilla Ice looked at Dio's unhealed injuries and knew it was because Dio's body wasn't his own. He had been collecting blood for Dio, but even so, he hadn't been able to fully heal him.

But, at least...

A pit was dug in the ground in front of Dio.

"Hmm? Vanilla?"

Dio frowned slightly at Vanilla Ice's actions. Was he seeing my injured state and wanting to betray me?!

Foolish Vanilla Ice, at such close range, even with your Ozone Jackers, even if I were severely injured, you wouldn't be my match.

Dio was calculating in his mind when he saw Vanilla Ice make an unexpected move.

"Let me, Vanilla Ice, offer my last strength to Lord Dio in the final moments of my life!"

Slash!

Ozone Jackers' hand blade struck down. Vanilla Ice's body fell straight in front of the pit, and a large amount of blood gushed from his severed neck into the pit.

Dio finally realized what Vanilla was trying to do.

"You cut off your own head; I'm very pleased, Vanilla Ice... I didn't expect you to be such a loyal retainer."

Dio looked at the blood in the hole and plunged his hand into it in one go. "Your life will not be in vain, Vanilla Ice. Once I defeat the Joestar group, I will use my blood to revive you, and then you can pledge your loyalty to me."

Dio knew that his injuries wouldn't heal without absorbing blood, and with the Joestar group still in pursuit, he unhesitatingly absorbed Vanilla's blood, completely healing his wounds.

"I didn't expect that Jotaro would also gain the power to stop time. It seems I can only defeat them one by one."

After recovering from his injuries, Dio looked at the ground. "Before that, I'll hide Vanilla's corpse and then lie low for a while."

The World appeared beside Dio, and as Dio's injuries recovered, The World also fully recovered.

He punched the ground next to the pit where the blood had been. Dio tried to dig a larger hole to hide Vanilla's corpse, but to his surprise, he saw that the ground had already been dug out in advance.

It wasn't a smooth cut like Vanilla's, but a small clearing dug out by something. In the center of the clearing was a line of text.

The moment Dio saw the text, his eyes widened.

"Nani!!!"

The World instantly disappeared, and Dio's body lost its strength and collapsed on the ground. "Impossible! How could this be!"

Dio's body flipped open page by page like a book. At the same time, the ground not far away suddenly broke open, and a pangolin and two cats emerged.

With a flash of light, the three animals transformed into three people: Qin Mo, Kiana, and Raiden Mei.

"When you see this line of text, you have already been defeated."

Qin Mo spoke the words carved into the ground, but there was also a cat doodle following the sentence on the ground.

When Vanilla committed suicide, Qin Mo had already dug next to the blood pit. He had switched to the Ruby Kishi character card, buried the trap, and then hid with Kiana and Mei nearby, waiting for Dio to fall for it.

This was not the only plan he had prepared, but it was the safest method, defeating Dio without shedding blood.

Dio looked at the three people in terror, but the person turning into pages couldn't resist or mobilize any power.

"Although I'd like to see your experiences, I thought about it, and some things are better left unknown."

Qin Mo really wanted to know where Dio got so many lucky encounters, how he knew about ascending to heaven, how Dio seemed to be playing a very big game, even making arrangements for after his death, and the whereabouts of those arrows. In the original story, the arrows were found elsewhere, which was clearly one of Dio's backup plans.

Dio seemed to have foreseen fate, and he was also trying to fight against it.

Qin Mo was curious about all of this. He had noticed some traces of fate along the way, but when fighting Dio, those who should have died did not die, making him think that what he had perceived was wrong, or perhaps he had overcome fate?

He couldn't be sure. After all, the reason fate is fate is because it is elusive. He didn't know if the deaths of Avdol and Kakyoin were also part of destiny, as the original plot couldn't be considered destiny.

But Dio was a terrifying person, he couldn't describe it. He was even a little afraid to look at Dio's pages.

If he had faced Dio alone without knowing his background, he might have been completely controlled.

"Well then, please make your exit again."

The light of Ripple illuminated the narrow underground cave.

For the first time in a hundred years, Dio saw that familiar light, that familiar golden Ripple, Ripple Start.

"Is this the end?"

Raiden Mei still couldn't quite believe it. After all, most of the enemies they had encountered along the way were easily defeated, and this culprit, the feared Dio, was also killed so simply.

"It's over. Battles between Stand users are battles of information. The enemy is known, and we are hidden, so this is normal."

Qin Mo looked at the ground, which had left nothing behind. Vampires were such creatures; they left nothing behind when killed by Ripple or sunlight.

"Alright, let's go back. This journey is also over. We have seven days before we have to return. Are there any places you want to go?"

As soon as Qin Mo killed Dio, he received a prompt from the game: "Return immediately" or "Stay for a period of time before returning." Qin Mo did not hesitate to choose the longest stay time.

His level also rose to five because of the one thousand experience points. The game's level-up experience was set very simply: 100 for level one, 200 for level two, 300 for level three, and so on.

One thousand experience points was enough to reach level five, and the cost for equipping character cards also reached nine points, meaning he could equip S-class character cards, and was only one step away from SS-class.

"I'm fine with anything, but can I borrow that thing that turns people into animals to play with when we get back?"

Kiana's concern was clearly a bit off, but that was Kiana.

Mei, on the other hand, was a little sad about returning. "I'm fine with anything. Are we going back already? Time feels like it's passing so quickly."

Chapter 39: A New Stand

"Ah! Qin Mo, you guys secretly killed Dio! That's so despicable!"

Upon learning that Dio had been killed by Qin Mo, Polnareff was very displeased.

The others chuckled indifferently. "Alright, Polnareff, Dio was very strong. It's a good thing we were able to deal with him without any damage."

Strangely enough, Jotaro and the others felt it when Dio was killed, so they weren't very surprised. After the group returned to their hotel on the surface, Joseph rushed out to make a phone call.

Just as the group was discussing their next arrangements, Joseph pushed the door open and came in. "Jotaro, Holly's condition has improved. She's fine now."

He had rushed out in the first place because of his daughter's illness, so he immediately went to confirm the results after resolving the root cause. Fortunately, the results were pleasing.

"So, what are everyone's plans for the future? Have you thought about it?"

"Polnareff, do you want to come live in New York with us? You're all alone now anyway."

Polnareff shook his head. "Thank you for the invitation, Mr. Joestar. Although I have no family left, France is still my homeland, and my memories are there. No matter where I go, I will eventually have to return."

"If you need anything, contact me. No matter where you are in the world, I'll rush over in a flash."

Kakyoin Noriaki also spoke, "Jotaro and I are still students, so naturally, we'll be returning to school."

Several people turned their gazes towards Qin Mo and his two companions.

Avdol, needless to say, had been cooperating with Joseph for a long time before this incident, and he was also alone.

"We're leaving this time-space in seven days."

Qin Mo didn't hide anything. Joseph said, "Then why don't you come back to Jotaro's place with us? We'll host you properly."

Qin Mo shook his head. He had already thought about his next steps on the way, and Kiana and Mei had also agreed. "I already have a plan. I don't know if I'll ever return to this time-space, so I want to do as much as I can before I leave. Mr. Joseph, could you arrange a plane for us? I also want to use the SPW Foundation's intelligence network to investigate two people. However, please don't approach or monitor them directly. Just help me find their addresses. Also, please don't use Hermit Purple, as it might alert them."

"Certainly. Is that person the enemy you mentioned from the future? Do you not need our help?"

Qin Mo shook his head. "Your identities are too sensitive. He knows who you are, and I just want to try. If I fail, I'll retreat immediately, as fate might be on his side."

"Alright, who are you investigating?"

Joseph didn't press further, and Qin Mo revealed the names of the two people he had been targeting for a long time.

"Enrico Pucci, his hometown is in Italy, and he should be a theology student, possibly an intern priest now. The other is Yoshikage Kira from Morioh, Japan. His father is named Yoshikage Kira's Father."

Joseph nodded. "If it's just about finding their addresses, it will be done quickly. As for the plane, I'll contact the SPW Foundation personnel shortly. We'll provide you with full service for these seven days. If you have any needs, just contact them directly."

After speaking, he went to contact the SPW people. Polnareff sidled over and asked curiously, "Qin Mo, who exactly are those two people you mentioned? Are you guys really going to be okay on your own? How about I go help you?"

"It's not necessary. I don't plan to confront them directly. As for you, Polnareff, if you investigate underground organizations in the future, be careful not to get crippled by Diavolo. His Stand is King Crimson."