Weakness

After being punched and embedded in the wall by "Dio," Li Qing immediately fell into a brief but deep period of thought:

He was just about to throw a punch to follow up, so why did he suddenly stop?

Am I too weak to pique his interest?

Is it really that simple a reason?

From the morning onwards, the enemy's ability was to erase time, to stop time, while Li Qing's only ability was to punch.

The reason he has been able to persevere until now is because of his keen insight, which allows him to see even the smallest details.

Such a perfunctory and simplistic answer did not stop him from thinking.

Unable to contain himself, Li Qing continued to explore further:

Did Dio suddenly switch targets to attack Fugo because he was dissatisfied with Fugo's appearance?

Was his selection of targets one by one driven by interest, or was he acting with ulterior motives?

Past memories resurfaced in my mind, and every subtle feeling became clear.

All of Dio's actions from the moment he appeared flashed through Li Qing's mind in that short period of time.

With his keen perception of changes in airflow, Li Qing was even able to reconstruct the trajectory of "Dio" in still time directly in his mind.

Finally

Li Qing discovered a blind spot he had never noticed before:

"This alley is about six meters wide, and that guy's movements seem to be very precisely kept within a four-meter radius on the left side of this alley."

"Without exception, the targets he chose to attack were all within four meters of the left side of the alley."

"I had just been knocked away and bounced about two meters to the right of the alley when he suddenly stopped for no apparent reason."

"It's like..."

A thought suddenly struck him, and a flash of inspiration struck him:

"It was as if there was something he couldn't touch within that short two-meter radius."

Does this thing really exist?

"What could be evenly distributed along one side of this alley, making 'Dio' unwilling to approach?"

Li Qing couldn't get an answer right away.

He even began to doubt that he was overthinking things.

He couldn't just stand there in the wall in a daze, so Li Qing quickly struggled and jumped out of the human-shaped indentation.

At that moment, he inadvertently raised his head.

A ray of sunlight fell from the sky, dazzling Li Qing's blind eyes, which could barely perceive light.

At this moment, Dio's supernatural powers, surpassing those of humans, the bat fangs peeking out from the corner of his mouth, his strange behavior of "not daring to cross the line," and the ancient legends about some kind of fantastical creature all come to mind.

All of these things combined sparked a unique kind of inspiration in Li Qing's mind:

"Could it be that he is afraid of something?"

"Sun?!"

Fugo ultimately lost.

He barely—no, he should say he stubbornly held on for a full two seconds before succumbing to the crushing weight of "Dio's" car.

Fugo was run over by a car.

Meanwhile, "Dio," standing on the roof of the car, punched the car that had crushed Fugo in an extremely cruel way.

The whole process lasted several seconds.

In those brief yet seemingly endless few seconds, "Dio" and "The World" delivered countless powerful blows to the car beneath them.

The car was already twisted and deformed in the fierce wind and rain.

Iron filings, broken glass, and all sorts of parts flew out and scattered all over the ground during the continuous impact.

The car itself was hammered into a flat iron disc.

Fugo was helplessly and painfully pressed under the discus, his entire lower body from the waist down crushed into a puddle of minced meat.

Clearly, he was about to die.

Perhaps he lost consciousness due to extreme pain, or perhaps he had been trained in Orlanto's "death loop" beforehand. As he lay dying, Fugo's face showed no pain, only emptiness.

Dio glanced at Fugo indifferently, then paid no further attention to the dying man.

He turned around and cast a piercing gaze at Fugo's few remaining companions:

Narancia and Abbacchio were both on the verge of death. The only ones left with fighting ability were Li Qing, Giorno, and Bucciarati.

"Um?"

Dio's pupils shifted slightly:

He instinctively sensed that something was wrong with Li Qing and the others.

When Fugo was being run over by a car and brutally beaten, none of the three of them stepped forward to help.

Looking back now, Li Qing, Giorno, Bucciarati are standing together furtively, seemingly plotting something.

"There's no time left." Noticing that "Dio" turned to look at them, the expressions of Li Qing and the other two became serious. "We have no choice but to gamble!"

Then, the next second.

Before Dio could even make a move, Giorno took the lead and sprang into action:

"Gold Experience!"

"Wood big wood big wood big wood big!"

The Gold Experience floated into the air, instantly stirring up a gust of wind.

It pounded the ground furiously, and in that brief moment, a lush and resilient shrub sprouted from the lifeless cement.

These shrubs intertwined, forming a towering wooden wall between "Dio" and Li Qing and the others.

There's a problem.

Dio sensed something was wrong.

But he was neither afraid nor retreated. Instead, he charged straight forward without hesitation, facing the newly formed screen of bushes.

"Mu da wood da wood da wood da!"

The Stand "The World" appears in front of "Dio".

It was like an unstoppable bulldozer, easily tearing apart the fragile defense formed by the bushes, protecting "Dio" as it charged straight forward.

Amidst the flying wood chips, the solemn yet panicked faces of Li Qing and the others emerged from behind the broken wooden wall.

"Steel Chain Fingers!"

Bucciarati Stand power is the strongest, summoned his Steel Chain Fingers and faced "Dio's" "world" head-on with a do-or-die attitude.

However, this had no effect.

"Dio" has no intention of directly confronting the opponent.

Sensing that something might be amiss, he now only wanted to resolve the situation quickly and decisively.

"The World!"

The ability to Time Stop was activated again.

Faced with this invincible ability to manipulate time, all the efforts made by Li Qing and the others became a joke.

Whatever their counterattack plan was, they could only stand there like dead logs, still being attacked by "Dio".

Then

First second:

"Dio" stepped forward, bringing his Stand close to Bucciarati was standing at the front.

Second second:

"Mu da wood da wood da wood da!"

In the stillness of time, the "world" relentlessly attacks the defenseless Bucciarati.

Third second:

Feeling that he had built up enough punching power to send Bucciarati to heaven, "Dio" commanded "The World" to stop attacking.

He stepped forward and fixed his cold gaze on Li Qing.

Fourth second:

"The World" approached Li Qing and unleashed a powerful punch.

Li Qing's body trembled violently, and he was thrown off the ground by the immense force.

Fifth second:

Li Qing's body had already been knocked into the air.

However, "The World" did not continue its signature powerful combo.

Because

The instant Li Qing's body was blasted into the air

Something that had been hidden behind Li Qing suddenly appeared brightly before Dio's eyes.

It was carefully carried in mid-air by a fat pigeon that appeared out of nowhere, using its claws.

And so, with the help of that fat pigeon, it maintained a subtle and precise angle while hovering in mid-air, reflecting the sunlight in a predetermined direction.

That is...

Dio's pupils contracted involuntarily. "A mirror?"