Desperate Choices

Akira Otoshi is definitely the least sophisticated villain Li Qing has ever encountered since his debut.

He is 19 years old and works as an electric guitarist. For the past 19 years of his life, he has been unknown and unremarkable.

He was just an ordinary person, until that arrow changed his fate.

Akira Otoshi gained Stand abilities, and this special ability, which was beyond common sense, caused him, who had suddenly become rich, to expand rapidly like dough.

Thus, Akira Otoshi harbored a simple and pure ambition:

He wants to kill all his kind who pose a threat to him and become the ruler of the world.

This idea is as ridiculous as the babbling of a kindergarten child. Even elementary school students who are struggling with whether to study at Tsinghua or Peking University when they grow up are not as naive and childish as him.

In the past, if Li Qing had heard someone say such things to him, he would have only shown a contemptuous and disdainful smile.

But now, Li Qing couldn't quite manage a smile.

Because he discovered that this Akira Otoshi seemed to be really strong.

After absorbing the powerful electrical energy gathered from the town's power grid, the crackling and sparking of electricity emanating from the Red Hot Chili Pepper was as agitated as a storm-swept ocean.

The electric sparks flickered and burst forth on its body, and the heat it emitted caused the surrounding temperature to rise dramatically.

This is the purest, unalterable power.

"Ha ha ha ha."

"This is the true power of me Red Hot Chili Pepper!"

Akira Otoshi's smug laughter echoed across the battlefield through the mouth of Red Hot Chili Pepper:

"Right now, all the electricity in Morioh is concentrated on me—"

"I can easily tear you to pieces, electrocute you into charcoal, and let your ashes, burned to a crisp, scatter in the wind!"

"Not only that. Haha."

This poor guitarist, who had never seen much of the world, added an incredibly cruel punishment to his words after making his threats:

"I also need to record the current that just gathered into the Higashikata Family's electricity meter."

"Your companion will have to pay for all the electricity consumed in the town today!"

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Despite sensing the unfavorable situation, Li Qing was inevitably shocked by Akira Otoshi's strategic vision.

His lips twitched, and he finally couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks:

"Do you think Morioh's daily electricity bill is a lot?"

Do you even know who Josuke Higashikata's father is?

"That Mr. Joseph is a New York real estate tycoon, the current head of the SPW Foundation— "

"Even if you calculate all the electricity bills in Japan, my partner will never go bankrupt!"

"Wh-what?"

A clear look of embarrassment and annoyance appeared on Red Hot Chili Pepper's face.

Although Li Qing didn't use any harsh words this time, the shame of having one's own stature arbitrarily belittled was precisely what infuriated people the most.

"You bastard, you damn bald guy!"

"You still dare to laugh at me at a time like this? You're courting death!"

Red Hot Chili Pepper's furious roar echoed through the street.

Li Qing's muscles tensed instantly, his senses pushed to their peak.

Because he could hear the uncontrollable killing intent in the other person's voice—the enemy was about to make a move!

At this moment, Li Qing thought of many things.

He is a thoughtful person, a quality that has helped him achieve miracles of defeating stronger opponents on numerous occasions.

The strength of the enemy never discouraged him; instead, it spurred him to use his wisdom to the fullest extent.

Weather, terrain, our own position and status, the enemy's displayed abilities and characteristics, and even the personality weaknesses that Akira Otoshi revealed in the dialogue.

Countless complex pieces of information converged in Li Qing's mind, and he quickly analyzed and processed them.

He believed that he could find hope through thinking, just like before.

Then

Boom!

A small Riot Games, containing immense force, appeared before Li Qing in an instant, like a ghost.

The Riot Games was still crackling with powerful electric light. The terrifying current and the vast fist force merged into one, like a flood that swept away Li Qing's defenses.

It was completely unstoppable, and there was simply no time to react.

Li Qing was punched in the chest, and a powerful electric current surged through him in an instant.

Before he could even feel the muscle paralysis caused by the electric current, his body had already completely lost control in the face of the terrifying power.

Li Qing's bones and muscles shattered and deformed in that instant, but fortunately, data protection allowed them to be restored instantly.

At the same time, Li Qing was inevitably sent flying backward at high speed.

His body crashed through the courtyard wall behind him like a cannonball, carving a deep trench in the solid ground.

Dust flew everywhere, and grass and trees swayed in the wind.

Before Li Qing could even climb out of the huge, human-shaped crater, another burst of scorching electricity flashed before him:

"Go to hell!"

The roar of the Red Hot Chili Pepper echoed in my ears.

This time, Li Qing truly felt the chilling coldness brought by that voice:

"Damn it. That speed, that power."

"That's already a level I can only dream of!"

Li Qing was horrified, and instinctively wanted to throw a punch to retaliate.

However, given that absolute speed difference, his iron fist, powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, was as powerless as a child's playful wrestling.

Red Hot Chili Pepper casually swatted forward as if swatting a fly, and the Riot Games that gathered all of Li Qing's strength was uncontrollably swatted away.

In the next instant, Red Hot Chili Pepper reached out and grabbed Li Qing's wrist, the immense force from her arm instantly controlling Li Qing's entire body:

"You're mocking me, aren't you? Just because you're rich doesn't mean you can be so great!"

How much money can an average person earn in a month of hard work?

"In my eyes, Morioh's daily electricity bill is a lot. What's so funny about that?!"

Red Hot Chili Pepper's furious, teeth-gritting curses echoed like thunder throughout the surroundings.

It was furious to the extreme, and this fury now manifested entirely as pain inflicted on Li Qing:

"Go to hell!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Red Hot Chili Pepper easily lifted Li Qing off the ground as if she were a rag doll.

Li Qing tried desperately to struggle, but he was no match for the immense force that far exceeded his imagination.

The next instant, the terrifying Riot Games crackling with electricity hurtled toward Li Qing's body like a phantom storm.

Laugh! Laugh!

"Can you still laugh now?"

"I will rule the world, I will become the strongest in the world—"

"And you, you piece of trash, are utterly powerless to stop us!"

Accompanied by this frenzied shouting, the tsunami-like force of the punches had already engulfed Li Qing.

Forehead, cheeks, shoulders, chest.

Li Qing's flesh and blood rotted and deformed countless times amidst the lightning storm, only to be restored to their original state countless times under the protection of data.

During this brief and desperate period, his life points plummeted like the US Stock Market, which experienced repeated circuit breakers.

"Damn it. I have absolutely no way to stop this power."

"What to do?"

"I must think. I must think."

Li Qing passively endured the suffocating barrage of punches and lightning bolts, his brain working non-stop:

And the solution he came up with after thinking it over was—

There's no way!

This kind of stomp game is impossible to win!

The enemy's advantage lies in pure strength and speed; this overwhelming difference in attributes is enough to make even a king kneel before a bronze-level opponent.

In the face of absolute power, all cunning is useless.

Even with the best skills, Li Qing couldn't escape being stuck to and bitten by such a "fully equipped" mad dog.

"The difference in strength and speed is just too great."

"I was completely at a disadvantage in front of it, and I couldn't even move a finger."

Li Qing's face was unusually pale:

He carefully examined all the cards he had up his sleeve, only to find that he had absolutely no way to deal with his opponent.

The only useful skill is "Heavenly Thunder Break / Bone Shattering Strike," which has a slowing effect, but the slowing effect of this skill only lasts for 1 second. During that 1 second, Li Qing is unable to effectively deal damage to enemies who have an absolute advantage in strength.

And what's worse is that, given the monstrous speed that Red Hot Chili Pepper has currently demonstrated...

Even if the speed is reduced by 50%, this monster will still be several times faster than Li Qing.

Faced with such an invincible enemy, his best option was to use the Sonically Enhanced Wave to escape.

But the situation is very bad now. There are two companions in the house behind him, as well as the Nijimura family.

The Nijimura brothers were both severely injured, and there's no time to treat them now; they're just a burden.

Giorno and Polnareff, it's likely, would also be unable to withstand Red Hot Chili Pepper's terrifying speed and power.

Li Qing knew that if he ran away alone, his companions who stayed behind would most likely die.

Moreover, judging from Red Hot Chili Pepper's ability to move quickly through wires, Li Qing strongly suspected that even if he used the Sonically Enhanced Wave, he would not be able to escape.

"What should we do? What should we do?"

"Am I really going to die at the hands of such a ridiculous third-rate villain?"

What was a pleasant journey through the beginner village just minutes ago has turned into a desperate struggle for survival.

But reality is just that cruel and absurd.

As a well-known New York real estate tycoon once said:

Perhaps, this is life.

Fate always manages to seize you at unexpected moments, and no matter how much Li Qing thought about it, he couldn't stop his health bar from dropping rapidly.

Soon, his health dropped to an extremely dangerous level due to the enemy's overwhelming bombardment.

Fueled by the extreme anger ignited by shame, Red Hot Chili Pepper's offensive not only didn't slow down, but instead became faster and stronger in the pleasure of this revenge.

If this continues, Li Qing will die soon.

He was left with only three options:

1. The valiant Li Qing suddenly came up with a way to fight back.

2. A companion comes to the rescue.

3. There's no escaping it; reality is cruel.

"The answer used to be 1."

"But now I'm afraid I'll have to choose number 3."

The Riot Games, moving so fast it was imperceptible, continued to bombard Li Qing's body.

At this moment, for the first time ever, Li Qing abandoned all thought.

"Let's at least try to delay it for a while."

"Giorno, Polnareff, run away now!"

Only this one simple thought remained in his mind.

However, at this moment

"Li Qing!!"

The silver sword light streaked across the sky like a shooting star.

The Silver Chariot, now unarmored, unleashed its maximum speed, leaving a decisive phantom trail in front of Li Qing.

Amidst the clash of sword light and lightning, Polnareff's towering figure loomed over Li Qing like a mountain:

"Run!"

What a coincidence, Polnareff's idea coincided with Li Qing's:

"Take Giorno and leave quickly."

"I and the Silver Chariot will hold them off here!"

The "Bone Shattering Strike" skill is truly useless. It's practically unusable in most situations, but to avoid criticism, I always have to offer a lengthy explanation. Honestly, this slowing skill severely impacts balance. If it weren't for the system settings used in League of Legends, I would never have added this skill. So, I really wish I could just like Araki absorbed the damage reflection from "Gold Experience" and remove this skill altogether! (; 一_一)