Redirecting the Trouble

The helicopter crash site is not far from here.

It is indeed not impossible that surviving terrorists could be found in this area.

In fact, this armored vehicle convoy, which was dispatched urgently, was not only tasked with rescuing the attacked team, but also with investigating the helicopter crash site and searching for traces of terrorists.

And now.

The tense soldiers had just arrived at the scene when they saw a pervert with long, bright pink hair and wearing a tight black see-through bra, standing menacingly on his own wrecked armored vehicle, shouting and yelling.

Looking through the shattered bulletproof glass, the car was filled with grotesque, twisted, and mangled corpses.

Blood almost stained the windows red, and the aura of death filled the air.

Diavolo stood atop this horrifying pile of corpses, his face filled with murderous intent.

Without needing any further explanation, the soldiers almost immediately assumed that this strangely dressed freak was a terrorist who had attacked the convoy.

At that moment, Li Qing, dressed in a blood-stained military uniform, tumbled out of the car in a disheveled state, pointed at Diavolo, and roared:

"It's him! He's the terrorist!"

"They really are terrorists!"

The soldiers were startled and immediately moved the muzzles of their guns in that direction.

In just a short moment, dozens of guns, including five vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns powerful enough to tear through armor, were aimed at Diavolo, who was standing on the armored vehicle.

Diavolo's expression froze instantly.

But the leading naval officer managed to maintain his composure in time—it's better to capture the living than the dead, and this is what the mission requires.

So instead of ordering his men to fire, he shouted at Diavolo:

"You are surrounded!"

"Quickly give up resistance and kneel down to surrender!"

"I"

Diavolo was so angry he almost vomited blood.

These successive accidents and mistakes were like cruel jokes played by fate, leaving him both furious and powerless.

But he knew he could no longer hesitate.

Looking at the dark gun barrels in the distance, and then at Li Qing, whom he still couldn't reach two or three meters away, Diavolo decided to go all out:

"King Crimson, let time fly by!"

In that instant, time once again submitted to Diavolo.

Time Erasure was activated, he and his King Crimson vanished into the "Void," while the US Military soldiers who were holding guns firmly to their sides were completely unaware of what was happening.

And so, Diavolo leaped off the armored vehicle and charged toward Li Qing with King Crimson.

Li Qing's speed still can't match that of the King Crimson.

He only had less than 30% of his life left, and could only withstand two more hand strikes at most.

"It's not too late, it's still not too late!"

"I can still change my fate!"

Diavolo was excitedly shouting and calculating in his heart:

"According to Amor's estimation, Li Qing's positioning light cluster rested for about 7 to 8 seconds."

"The first attack took 1 second, chasing down Li Qing who suddenly moved to the armored vehicle took 3 seconds, and splitting the armored vehicle's steel plates took 1 second, so there are at least 2 seconds left."

"In these two seconds, one second is enough for King Crimson to catch up with Li Qing, and the remaining second is enough for me to unleash a full-force attack."

"As long as it hits a vital spot like the head, this strike will be enough to kill him!"

He is racing against time, and he is also racing against fate.

In this timeline that belongs only to him and the King Crimson, Diavolo's passion burns brighter than ever before.

First second:

The King Crimson leaped down like a tiger descending a mountain, instantly appearing behind Li Qing.

Second second:

Because Diavolo cannot attack Time Erasure, he had to cancel it.

At the same time, the King Crimson gathered all his strength and, the instant he returned to "reality," delivered a powerful chop to the back of Li Qing's head.

However, the result left Diavolo extremely disappointed.

Li Qing was on guard this time, and he listened intently to all the sounds around him.

The instant the Time Erasure ended, he sensed a huge change in the surrounding sound environment and noticed the fierce hand slash aimed at his head from behind.

"They've come, just as expected!"

Li Qing, already prepared, dodged to the side.

Although he wasn't fast enough to completely dodge the King Crimson's attacks, as long as he could detect them in time, he could at least prevent his vital organs from being attacked.

And so, under Diavolo's furious gaze that seemed to spit fire...

The King Crimson's chop narrowly missed Li Qing's head, landing heavily on his shoulder.

Li Qing's health dropped sharply to 5%.

This strike, on which Diavolo placed all his hopes, failed to kill Li Qing.

Meanwhile, the cooling of the Sonically Enhanced Wave ended.

A soft white ball of light detached from Li Qing's right fist and flew rapidly into the distance.

"No!"

Diavolo let out a heart-wrenching roar:

"King Crimson, charge!"

"Just one more step, just one more step!!"

In terms of time, Diavolo still has time.

From the Sonically Enhanced Wave hits the target until Li Qing flies away from this spot, at least one or two seconds will pass.

However, the moment the Time Erasure ended, the US Military soldiers who were waiting with their guns in the distance also reacted instantly.

"The terrorist made a move."

"He's chasing that wounded soldier!"

Although it's unclear how Diavolo managed to jump off the armored vehicle while they were still "stunned," the soldiers, who were already poised for action, pulled the trigger immediately.

"Shot!"

"Protect the surviving brother!"

In that instant, dozens of flames burst forth in the distance.

These soldiers were well-trained and prepared, and even though they were momentarily stunned by the sudden Time Erasure, they did not make any mistakes by missing or hitting the target.

The supersonic bullets shot out amidst the flames, creating a deadly net towards Diavolo's location.

In the next instant, Diavolo will be engulfed by this terrifying storm of metal.

His body would turn into a bloody mist under the large-caliber bullets of the vehicle-mounted machine gun, and his head would shatter into dust in the dense hail of bullets.

"Damn it!!"

Diavolo knew he had no choice.

If he didn't continue attacking Li Qing, he would have no chance to stop Li Qing's escape.

However, if he continues to attack Li Qing, he will be unable to use the Time Erasure to dodge the barrage of bullets.

Li Qing will die, but Diavolo himself will also die a gruesome death.

At this moment, he only has one choice:

"King Crimson— "

Let time fly by!

Diavolo has once again activated Time Erasure, becoming a void entity independent of the timeline.

Theoretically speaking, King Crimson, whose endurance is E, needs a short rest after Time Erasure his ability before he can activate it again.

However, Time Erasure is a Stand ability, not a system skill.

The cooldown time of system skills is clear and cannot be changed, but the "rest time" of Stand abilities is not so fixed.

For example.

If King Crimson takes away more than ten seconds of its time in one go, then it does need a short rest before it can use its Stand ability again.

However, the King Crimson only reduced the time by two seconds. This brief Time Erasure does not consume too much mental energy and can be used continuously.

Not to mention, using a Stand's ability is just like a normal person running.

Most people might say they're exhausted after running 1000 meters, and if they run just one more meter, they'll be in the hospital.

But if this person were like Diavolo now, with dozens of enemies pointing guns at him, he could run another 1,000 meters without stopping.

Therefore, Diavolo could easily use brief Time Erasure consecutively to protect himself from being hit by a hail of bullets.

However.

"It's over!"

Although he dodged the bullets and survived, Diavolo's heart was as heavy as if he were dead.

Because while he was dodging bullets in his Time Erasure state, Li Qing's Sonically Enhanced Wave had already successfully hit a distant target.

Before Diavolo could find a safe position to launch another attack, Li Qing's figure had already transformed into an elusive phantom, speeding away into the distance.

When the brief Time Erasure ended, Diavolo dodged the hail of bullets and stood aside.

His nemesis has vanished into the wall beside the street.

At that moment, the soldiers, realizing that their bullets had missed, were all stunned.

They only felt a blur before their eyes, and the surviving "comrade-in-arms" had already disappeared, while the strangely dressed "terrorist" inexplicably appeared a few seconds away.

"Aaaaaaah!"

"He got away. He got away again!!"

Diavolo looked up to the sky and roared angrily.

He suppressed his unprecedented rage and cursed at the US Military soldiers in fluent English:

Are you all idiots?!

"That bald guy was clearly speaking Italy —have you ever seen US Military soldier Italy Italian?!"

"Um??"

The leading naval officer frowned and said sternly:

"He was speaking pure American English, and his accent is that of a great young man from Brooklyn."

"What nonsense are you spouting, you lunatic?!"

The officer vaguely sensed that the strangely dressed man in front of him might be mentally unstable.

Terrorists are already prone to extreme ideologies, and terrorists with mental problems are even less likely to communicate with each other.

Therefore, this wise officer quickly abandoned any illusions he might have had about making Diavolo submit:

"Shoot! Kill them first!"