Prediction

Actually, Polnareff didn't need to remind him.

As soon as they saw that piece of land that had been cut away and disappeared, and that wall that had been eerily pulled several meters closer, Li Qing and Giorno could clearly feel the enemy's strength and terror.

This is an ability that can even erase space itself!

Eliminating time and space, Keicho Nijimura's abilities sound like he has the potential to go toe-to-toe with Diavolo.

Polnareff's expression was extremely solemn, as he recalled the two dearest friends who had sacrificed themselves in the face of such power.

Giorno's gaze was equally deep and serious, because he knew that his Gold Experience's healing abilities were probably no match for the enemy's destructive power.

Even Li Qing, who was never afraid of death or trouble, felt a growing sense of unease.

His digitized body may be tough to hit, but it's not so tough to nerf.

If the opponent wipes him out completely, including his entire space, then even his high health bar won't help.

"That ability to erase space is deadly; everyone must be careful."

"Always pay attention to the opponent's Stand's movements, and never easily approach the opponent's attack range—"

"Based on the attack just now, the maximum range of space that the opponent could cut off should be 5 meters."

"Before figuring out how to ensure our own safety, we should make sure to keep a distance of more than 5 meters from the other party."

Li Qing became unusually cautious.

At this moment, having stunned three enemies with a single blow, Keicho Nijimura did not choose to recklessly pursue them.

He was also carefully observing the movements of Li Qing and the other two, pondering his next tactic.

It's rather disheartening to think about it. Keicho Nijimura is standing right there, so conspicuously, but Li Qing doesn't dare to provoke him easily. He can only cautiously confront him.

That guy is like Lu Bu at Hulao Pass now, fighting three against one without losing his might.

Out of caution, Li Qing could only remind his two companions to take cover in a more distant and safer place while carefully considering a tactic that could maximize their own safety.

"Use the Sonically Enhanced Wave."

Giorno was the first to offer a suggestion.

He was very familiar with Li Qing's abilities, so he knew very well the power of Li Qing's Sonically Enhanced Wave and Echoes Act:

"That ability to sever space is very powerful, but the Stand that uses this ability has limited speed."

"There is an extremely small gap between raising your right arm and swinging it down with all your might."

"With such a short time and a distance of 5 meters, charging directly into the enemy would definitely be dangerous."

"But what if it's Echoes Act?"

The Echoes Act's displacement and advance speed is extremely fast.

Even the Silver Chariot, renowned for its speed, is far inferior to the terrifying speed Li Qing unleashes in Echoes Act mode.

In other words, as long as Li Qing can successfully use the Echoes Act on Keicho Nijimura, the battle can be over.

Given the speed at which the Explosion Space had just demonstrated, it probably didn't even have time to raise its hand before Li Qing had already lunged at Keicho Nijimura's face.

"It's not that simple."

"Don't forget, the prerequisite for using Echoes Act is that the Sonically Enhanced Wave hits."

"The flight speed of the Sonically Enhanced Wave Positioning Light Orb is actually quite limited—if it sees a bright light orb flying over, it will definitely slice the light orb and space together."

Li Qing shook his head and voiced his opposition.

He certainly knew that Echoes Act was useful, but the problem was that none of the enemies he had encountered so far were fools; they were all careful to guard against Li Qing's Sonically Enhanced Wave.

As a result, Li Qing always had to rack his brains to come up with some ingenious tricks and conceal his true intentions in order to have even the slightest chance of the Sonically Enhanced Wave hitting the enemy directly.

And now, the opponent's spatial removal ability is still subtly restraining the Sonically Enhanced Wave.

Trying to hit an enemy directly with Sonically Enhanced Wave? Not so easy!

Thinking about it this way, this method is simply unusable.

"No, there might be a chance!"

Polnareff suddenly spoke up.

The two sides are now in a tense standoff, and time seems to have frozen.

While carefully observing the enemy's every move, he earnestly expressed his thoughts:

"Using Sonically Enhanced Wave directly is indeed eye-catching, but it's very difficult to succeed."

"However, if we hide it behind the 'bait' and also take advantage of the enemy's ability to eliminate space, we might be able to catch them off guard!"

"Oh? To utilize the enemy's capabilities."

Li Qing and Giorno's eyes lit up at the same time:

Although Polnareff didn't explain himself clearly, everyone was an experienced soldier, and this kind of thinking on how to adapt to the situation was immediately clear to them:

Ultimately, the reason why the Sonically Enhanced Wave is difficult to hit is that it needs to travel 5 meters to reach the enemy's body.

This 5-meter distance is neither long nor short. In this brief flight time, the enemy has ample time to use their ability to obliterate space to make the Sonically Enhanced Wave's locating light disappear from the world.

So, ultimately, the problem lies in how to make the Sonically Enhanced Wave penetrate this 5-meter distance without being detected.

At this point, it's necessary to utilize the enemy's abilities.

"After that guy shaved away the space, the courtyard wall moved 5 meters closer to him."

"In other words, as long as we send out a decoy to lure him into using his ability, and then release the Sonically Enhanced Wave the instant he uses it."

"That 5-meter distance will be eliminated by him, and my Sonically Enhanced Wave will appear directly in front of him in that instant without warning!"

"By then, even if he wanted to dodge, it would be too late."

Such detailed tactics instantly flashed into Li Qing's mind.

"Let me be the bait."

"After all, I am a swordsman, so my success rate is higher if I dodge."

Polnareff volunteered to take on the dangerous job of being the bait.

This job could very well cost him his life, but his eyes were filled with unwavering determination.

Because he had an inexplicable sense of mission—after many years, he wanted to defeat the enemy who possessed this ability once again.

"All right."

Li Qing agreed without hesitation:

"You feign an attack, I'll be behind you."

"The enemy has absolute long-range suppression at short to medium range, and someone with this ability would never want a high-speed melee Stand to get close to him."

"Wait, then you directly demonstrate the speed of the Silver Chariot and make him feel threatened."

"The moment you step into that 5-meter range, he will immediately unleash his spatial obliteration ability to prevent you from getting closer—"

"And in that instant, I will unleash the Sonically Enhanced Wave!"

The timing of releasing the Sonically Enhanced Wave is very important.

This time absolutely cannot be late, otherwise, seeing Li Qing deliberately standing behind Polnareff, acting as if he were trying to hide something, any enemy with a decent IQ would become suspicious.

This can't be done too early, otherwise the enemy won't have time to use spatial removal before the Sonically Enhanced Wave is released, and this move will basically be wasted.

To succeed, you must seize the moment when the enemy releases spatial obliteration and unleash the Sonically Enhanced Wave.

And want to catch the enemy at the moment they unleash their skill

Therefore, one must rely on the basic quality of Stand User —foresight.

Li Qing analyzed that the enemy was good at short-to-medium range long-range suppression, and he would definitely resist the approach of a high-speed melee-type Stand.

After all, given the speed of the Silver Chariot, if the opponent didn't intervene immediately, the silver blade could break through the defenses and strike his head in the next second.

Therefore, Li Qing boldly predicted that Keicho Nijimura would launch an attack the instant Polnareff entered the 5-meter attack range!

"Then, let's begin!"

Li Qing and Polnareff exchanged a knowing glance.

The Silver Chariot immediately burst into terrifying speed, charging forward alongside its master.

8 meters, 7 meters, 6 meters.

Polnareff had been cautiously standing 8 meters away, suddenly launched an attack, charging at the enemy in a desperate manner.

To conceal their true intentions, Li Qing and Giorno followed a step later, charging forward.

Judging from this scene alone, outsiders would probably think that Li Qing and his two companions were about to charge in recklessly, relying on their numerical advantage to forcefully break through the defenses.

But in reality, Polnareff was charging ahead, was the bait, while Giorno, who was charging at the back, was responsible for paddling.

Li Qing, who was following Polnareff, was the real killer move.

Soon, the distance between the two sides closed to 5 meters.

Keicho Nijimura still stood there, his expression unchanged, his eyes calm.

"5 meters. We're there!"

Polnareff, carrying the Silver Chariot, leaped into the attack range of the Explosion Space, risking his life.

"Now!"

Li Qing predicted that the enemy would definitely launch a spatial annihilation attack at this moment.

So without hesitation, he threw a punch out of thin air behind Polnareff:

"Sonically Enhanced Wave!"

A white ball of light shot out from behind Polnareff.

Li Qing immediately warned, "Get out of the way! He's going to use spatial distortion!"

"Hmm!" Polnareff paused, then suddenly dodged to the side.

All of this happened in an instant.

Charge, Sonically Enhanced Wave, dodge—all executed in one fluid motion.

If the plan goes smoothly, Polnareff will be able to dodge the spatial distortion in time, while the ball of light from the Sonically Enhanced Wave will be "pulled" in front of him by Keicho Nijimura in an instant.

The plan was so perfect, except

Keicho Nijimura did not move.

He stood there calmly the whole time, not even using his spatial ability to obliterate the approaching Silver Chariot.

Then, the situation became awkward.

Polnareff inexplicably rolled and dodged into thin air.

Li Qing secretly unleashed the Sonically Enhanced Wave from behind Polnareff, but the Sonically Enhanced Wave ultimately flew straight forward without any concealment.

"Huh? What's that ball of light?"

Only then did Keicho Nijimura finally react.

Then, with an Explosion Space wave of his hand, the Sonically Enhanced Wave Orb, on which Li Qing had placed high hopes, vanished without a trace.

"How so."

"My prediction was wrong? That guy didn't use spatial erasure immediately!"

"What is he thinking? Isn't he afraid the Silver Chariot will charge right in front of him?!"

Li Qing's face was filled with disbelief:

Because the other party's actions were pure gambling.

If Polnareff hadn't stopped and dodged as planned, but instead had recklessly charged forward, the Silver Chariot's sword would have struck him on the head.

But that guy, Keicho Nijimura, has the composure to remain calm even when Mount Tai collapses before him.

With the blade in front of him, he didn't stop it.

Only when the light cluster of the Sonically Enhanced Wave was revealed did he leisurely use the Space Removal technique.

"I see."

Li Qing's expression turned extremely serious.

He suddenly realized that the man in front of him not only possessed a powerful Stand ability, but also extraordinary combat intelligence:

"This guy actually predicted my prediction!"

"He had already noticed something amiss with our reckless charge, so he deliberately kept his skills hidden!"

"I only saw the second level, but he was already standing on the third level."

"This Keicho Nijimura is definitely not simple!"

At this moment, Li Qing fully realized how terrifying Keicho Nijimura was.

Keicho Nijimura remained standing there calmly, as if the surprise attack that Li Qing and the others had just launched was nothing more than a trivial joke.

This man's wisdom is truly unfathomable.

Li Qing felt that he could no longer guess what the enemy was thinking.

Both Giorno and Polnareff were wary of Keicho Nijimura's unpredictable wisdom.

However, at this moment

Suddenly, Okuyasu Nijimura, who had been standing guard at the rear, gritted his teeth and roared at his younger brother:

"You bastard! You idiot!"

What were you spacing out for?!