The Mysterious Wounded Man

Naples city center.

Because an unknown warrior appeared out of nowhere and helped draw aggro from behind, Li Qing escaped from the Mountain of Meat Mountain's perception range without much effort.

Soon, the earthquake subsided, and his malfunctioning ears gradually returned to normal.

For the sake of his safety, Li Qing immediately re-entered the Digitization Mode after his hearing was restored to the point where it could replace his vision.

He traveled safely without incident, and his health points gradually recovered.

"We're safe now."

Standing amidst the devastation left by the earthquake, Li Qing let out a long sigh.

He's run so far, neither Diavolo nor that Meat Chunk should be able to catch him anymore.

Li Qing was thinking this in his heart.

From the shattered city behind them came the deafening roar of a monster crashing down like a tidal wave.

The sound was getting closer and closer, and the noise was getting louder and louder.

"Depend on!"

Li Qing couldn't help but swear.

But his mind quickly kicked in, dispelling the subconscious tension that had arisen within him:

"No. This Meat Chunk... calling it a 'Meat Mountain' would be more accurate."

"That Meat Mountain will only chase after the fastest object."

"I haven't moved at all, so it's definitely not chasing me."

"So, this Meat Mountain was just passing by?"

Li Qing calmed down and carefully sensed the sounds behind him.

Sure enough, after eliminating the noise interference from the monster crashing into houses and crushing the road, he heard a huge roar of helicopter rotors and a crisp booming sound left by machine gun fire.

It turns out that the monster was chasing a helicopter.

Judging from the sound of the large-caliber machine gun strafing, this helicopter should be US Military attack helicopter.

The "unsung heroes" on the helicopter, while frantically fleeing from the Meat Mountain, also bravely fired back at it.

And the result of doing so is...

The Meat Mountain relentlessly pursued the helicopter, getting further and further away from the high-speed machine gun bullets flying towards it.

This has become a vicious cycle:

The more the helicopter strafed with its machine gun, the more the Meat Mountain was drawn to the supersonic bullets and chased after them relentlessly.

The closer the Meat Mountain got, the more the crew members on the helicopter, who seemed to be in a state of extreme fright, couldn't help but Meat Mountain bullets at it.

Li Qing's presence did not attract the monster's attention at all. It simply crushed a few houses along the way before sweeping past him in a whirlwind.

Gradually, the Meat Mountain broke out of the ruined city and approached the distant coast, the port warehouses by the sea, and the naval base in the harbor.

"This"

Li Qing sighed with emotion:

Although it was likely just a wonderful accident, he had to admit that the US Military helicopter had helped him and the city a great deal.

It single-handedly lured the Meat Mountain several kilometers out of the city. With this contribution, it will be very easy to bring the Meat Mountain into the sea later.

In fact, if the nameless warriors on the helicopter had held on a little longer, Li Qing wouldn't have had to take any more risks, and this Meat Mountain might very well have been "lured" directly into the sea by them.

"Hollywood movies don't lie."

"They're really going to save the world this time."

Li Qing couldn't help but applaud these selfless and fearless Americans in his heart.

Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long.

After running about two kilometers away from the Meat Mountain, drawn by the bullets fired from the helicopter, Li Qing heard in the distance that the continuous roar of gunfire in the sky suddenly stopped.

Clearly, after such intense and sustained firing, those Americans had used up all the ammunition stored on the helicopter.

The helicopter stopped strafing, and the Meat Mountain that had been following closely behind, picking up bullets, immediately turned its attention to the helicopter itself.

Soon, the helicopter was smashed to pieces in mid-air by the giant tentacles that emerged from the Meat Mountain.

Then, the Meat Mountain stopped moving.

"It's still one or two kilometers away from the beach."

Li Qing listened intently to the deafening roar of the Meat Mountain moving in the distance, and the waves crashing in the ocean even further away.

"Although we couldn't directly bring the Meat Mountain into the sea, this is enough."

"Next, we just need to use the old tricks to alternately draw aggro, and we can easily send that Meat Mountain into the sea."

He sincerely thanked the unsung heroes on board the helicopter—whether intentionally or unintentionally, they had genuinely made a significant contribution to saving the world.

However, Li Qing did not waste time making any more remarks.

Whether he wants to avoid being hunted down by Diavolo again or to completely send the Meat Mountain into the sea, he first needs to find a way to reunite with his companions.

"Where can I find a cell phone now?"

Sensing the city around him, ravaged by earthquakes, volcanic meteors, and monsters, Li Qing couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

"Oh right, we also need to borrow a means of transportation."

"We need to reunite with our companions as soon as possible; we can't do without transportation."

There were a few cars nearby that survived the earthquake, but none of their owners were there.

Li Qing is only good at persuading car owners through verbal communication when they are present; he doesn't have the professional skill of driving away a car without the owner present, like Giorno.

Feeling helpless, he could only try running further away to see if there were any people around.

However, at this moment

Li Qing suddenly heard the faint roar of a car engine coming from the direction he had come from behind, from the ruins crushed by the Meat Mountain.

"Are there any more cars coming?"

"Is he a survivor?"

He subconsciously wondered if the person sitting in that car was Diavolo, whom he had previously shaken off.

However, after concentrating and listening carefully

Li Qing could tell that there were two people in that car.

A steady, powerful breath was coming from the driver's seat as he drove.

The other one slumped helplessly in the back seat, breathing weakly and erratically, as if he had been seriously injured in the disaster.

"It shouldn't be Diavolo."

Li Qing had roughly figured out Diavolo's habits:

That guy always goes his own way and never acts with others.

Such a good deed, like driving an injured person to safety, is even less likely to be something a cold-blooded monster like him would do.

Realizing he urgently needed a means of transportation, Li Qing mustered his courage and flagged down the car.

The driver seemed to be a helpful person.

Seeing Li Qing's raised hand and the pistol he brandished, he immediately stopped the car as if it were an urgent matter.

"Get out of the car, I need it urgently."

Li Qing pointed the gun at the driver before getting straight to the point.

A moment of silence.

Then, perhaps because Li Qing's words were so charming, the unknown driver obediently got out of the car and ran away into the distance without saying a word.

"Etc!"

Li Qing frowned. "You still have an injured person in your car, aren't you going to take them with you?"

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The driver suddenly stopped, seemingly quite frightened.

After a moment of stunned silence, he slowly spoke in a hoarse and unpleasant voice:

"I don't know this person. I rescued him from the rubble on a whim."

"If you try to take my car, I can't take it with me."

"This"

Li Qing's face stiffened, and he couldn't help but hesitate:

Stealing the car was a last resort, but he couldn't be so ruthless as to throw the seriously injured people out of the car as well.

After a brief moment of thought, he made his decision:

"Okay, you can go now."

"I will take care of the injured in the vehicle."

As long as they can reunite with Giorno as soon as possible, treating the wounded will be a piece of cake.

So Li Qing took on this trouble without hesitation.

"Kindness."

The driver nodded and quickly disappeared in a hurry.

Li Qing, without any hesitation, took the driver's seat and took control of the car.

Then, he suddenly realized that something was wrong:

"I was so busy borrowing the car that I forgot to borrow the phone!"

"No, it's not just this."

Li Qing stopped fastening his seatbelt, his expression suddenly turning serious.

Then, unable to contain himself, he turned around and stared intently with his lifeless eyes at the severely injured, unconscious man slumped in the back row:

"This guy was rescued from the rubble by someone on a whim."

"Could it be from the place where I fought Diavolo before?"

Li Qing suddenly had a very bad premonition.

Although the feeling was absurd, and although he knew the probability was extremely small, he still inexplicably felt that the seriously injured and unconscious guy in the back seat might be Diavolo.

This feeling has no basis, but Li Qing cannot deny that it is not impossible.

Thinking of this, he immediately got out of the driver's seat, turned around and opened the back door.

The man in the back row was still unconscious.

His breath was weak and his heartbeat was feeble; his severely injured appearance was definitely not an act.

Even so, Li Qing dared not let his guard down.

He cautiously maintained the Digitization Mode, carefully observing the mysterious injured man.

Sound waves can only create a blurry outline in the brain, so Li Qing couldn't see the other person's face or clothes clearly.

In fact, he knew nothing about Diavolo's appearance or clothing.

However, after careful comparison, he discovered that the man in front of him seemed to have a different profile than Diavolo:

Diavolo was muscular and burly, like a transformed Super Saiyan.

The man in front of them was muscular but relatively petite, resembling Frieza in his three transformations.

"Their body shapes are all quite different."

"Did I make a mistake?"

Li Qing frowned, but still dared not let his guard down.

In the awkward situation where there was no other way to confirm, he thought for a moment and then tried reaching out and touching the clothes the man was wearing:

Lightweight, breathable, and slightly elastic.

Is this guy wearing black stockings and a see-through bra?

"Oh shit!"

"This is most likely Stand User!"

Li Qing's face stiffened, and the next second he pointed a gun at the other person's head.