Benefactor Number Two

The Ouroboros has its head as its tail, and its beginning as its end.

March 26, 1999, was the first day Li Qing was born.

4:53 PM, Naples.

The city had recently suffered a horrific biological attack.

A patrol team of the US Military. Sixth Fleet suffered heavy damage in the biological attack, and ground teams and armed helicopters have been dispatched to the scene to provide support.

And it was right near the site of the accident.

Diavolo just had an unpleasant encounter with Li Qing.

Although the weak Li Qing was beaten to the ground by the King Crimson the whole time, this cunning and treacherous guy used the trick of deceiving the wounded US Military to escape using the Golden Bell Shield.

Not only that, Li Qing also accused Diavolo of being a terrorist, diverting the blame to the US Military to slow Diavolo down.

Diavolo erupted in fury.

He snatched an armored vehicle from the Americans like a mowing-down lawnmower, and then, relentlessly using "Time Erasure" to chase after Li Qing, disregarding the cost of the armored vehicle.

In the midst of the Time Erasure, Li Qing was completely unaware of Diavolo's approach.

He just kept running forward blankly, and Diavolo would catch up with him soon.

"It's a success!"

"Your destiny will change here!"

Diavolo also squeezed out his last bit of mental energy at this moment:

"No one can stop me Diavolo— "

"Nobody's here!"

The earth trembled violently as soon as he finished speaking.

Mount Vesuvius roared loudly.

Mother Earth sneezed, and the sky was filled with fire.

Diavolo hadn't noticed at all when he used his Time Erasure that two blurry figures suddenly appeared from the void not far from his side.

Those were Diavolo and Li Qing, from the future.

At this very moment, Diavolo of the past is relentlessly pursuing Li Qing of the past.

Meanwhile, Li Qing from the future is also determined to completely defeat Diavolo.

"The time travel process is over."

Li Qing could feel that his body had returned to its physical form.

Without a doubt, he had followed Diavolo back to a certain time and place in the past.

But Li Qing doesn't have time to figure out exactly where he's returned to.

His senses remained firmly locked onto Diavolo—

Because Li Qing didn't know how long Diavolo's skill cooldown would last, he had to seize this hard-won opportunity and take down Diavolo as quickly as possible.

Therefore, at the moment the time travel process ends and the body returns to its physical form...

Without hesitation, Li Qing Sin attacked Diavolo, who was not far in front of him:

"Ah, hit, hit, hit!"

A menacing roar accompanied by the whistling wind of a punch rose up.

But before the force of the punch could fully materialize, Li Qing's menacing roar abruptly ceased.

Even his Riot Games couldn't help but stop.

Because, just the instant he was about to attack Diavolo...

The volcano erupted.

The earth shook violently.

Daylight turned to night, and high-speed shooting stars flashed across the sky above Naples.

The whole world was trembling and howling.

Endless sounds came from every corner, above, below, and in all directions, making Li Qing's overly sensitive ears ring.

The incredibly powerful earthquake waves surged forth, plunging Li Qing into a tsunami of sound.

"Damn it, I can't hear anything at all!"

Li Qing covered her ears tightly, a sharp pain shooting through her brain.

In the Digitization Mode, he is blind; his ears are his eyes, the source of his perception.

Now that his hearing was completely impaired in the earthquake, Li Qing has become completely deaf and blind, unable to perceive the outside world.

Diavolo was standing right in front of him, but he didn't know which way to point his Riot Games.

The earth continued to tremble, and the tsunami-like sound waves still echoed in all directions.

Li Qing was instantly plunged into a desperate situation.

"Ha ha ha ha."

A smile appeared on Diavolo's lips:

In the end, his wisdom and strategy were slightly superior.

Li Qing currently has only 30% health remaining, and he is unable to fight normally during the duration of the earthquake, leaving him only able to passively take hits.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the King Crimson could completely annihilate him!

Li Qing probably didn't expect this either.

His elaborate scheme to reverse the situation ultimately pushed him into the abyss.

"King Crimson, kill him!"

Diavolo acted without hesitation.

The King Crimson moved in a flash, and a hurricane instantly swept across the trembling earth.

The terrible storm engulfed Li Qing in an instant.

Li Qing, however, couldn't even see the enemy's Riot Games.

With a formidable foe looming ahead, each move potentially fatal, Li Qing naturally couldn't afford to deactivate the crucial data state just to restore his eyesight.

With no other option, he could only rely on touch and instinct to vaguely sense the location of the King Crimson, and then use a series of chaotic and frenzied fist techniques to try to protect himself.

This frenzied dance, when unleashed at full power by Li Qing, did indeed have an impenetrable quality.

However, for the King Crimson, who possesses equal power and speed, finding a weakness is not difficult.

Soon, Li Qing's defenses were breached by the King Crimson's powerful punch.

The immense power poured out like a tidal wave, causing Li Qing's already dwindling health to drop rapidly.

If this continues, he will soon die under the King Crimson's chaotic punches.

"You didn't expect that, did you, Li Qing?"

"Although the process was somewhat difficult."

"But I, Diavolo, will still be standing at the end!"

With such a significant advantage, Diavolo couldn't help but revert to his old ways.

He shouted loudly, venting his inner turmoil, unafraid that his past self would hear him—

Anyway, there's earthquake noise everywhere now, and that noise is enough to cover up all traces.

Moreover, Diavolo also knew in his heart that

His past self is about to face a huge problem, and he probably won't have the mind to pay attention to anything else.

Sure enough, just as he recalled the fear and horror of that time...

A volcanic meteor, with a diameter of thirty or forty meters, suddenly fell from the sky.

Covered in still-warm, dark red lava, it stained almost half the sky with a grayish-red hue as it fell at high speed from the sky.

The meteor crashed heavily into the vicinity, instantly turning a tall building into rubble.

"Here it comes. The Molten Giant Beast."

Looking at the enormous, undead monster standing not far away.

Even though his strength is now vastly different from what it once was, Diavolo couldn't help but feel fear at the monster's terror.

He couldn't help but recall himself back then.

At that time, his armored vehicle was targeted by the "Molten Giant Beast," attracting the damned Meat Chunk to chase it relentlessly.

At the time, he didn't understand the abilities of the Meat Chunk, so he made an extremely foolish choice immediately:

He chose to attack the Meat Chunk with the vehicle-mounted machine gun, and as a result, the Meat Chunk was attracted by the supersonic machine gun bullets, chasing closer and closer, getting more and more excited.

Diavolo almost died then.

Although he somehow survived the ordeal, the fear remained in his heart and he could not forget it for a long time.

"My Past Self"

"Then you'd better do your job of attracting hatred."

Diavolo sighed softly and turned to look at Li Qing.

Li Qing had been beaten down to less than 10% health, and was clearly not far from death.

If Diavolo hadn't been afraid that excessive speed would attract the "Molten Giant Beast," and hadn't specifically instructed King Crimson to slow down his punches, Li Qing's situation would be even worse now.

The earthquakes have not completely stopped.

Even if he wanted to use the Sonically Enhanced Wave to escape, he couldn't be located and could only stand on the ground in despair to be beaten.

Goodbye, Li Qing.

A cold glint flashed in Diavolo's eyes.

He had been waiting for this moment for far too long.

Now, he is finally going to take Li Qing's head and defeat this hateful fate.

The King Crimson unleashed its full power, about to blast away Li Qing's last remaining health with each punch.

But then...

But from afar came a heart-wrenching wail:

"Don't come any closer!"

"Don't come near me!!"

The sound was so piercing and so loud that it could be faintly heard even amidst the noise of the earthquake.

Diavolo fell silent for a moment:

He knew that voice all too well.

For it was he himself who uttered that scream, the Diavolo of the past.

At that time, which is now, he was already driven into a desperate situation.

The Molten Giant Beast's tentacles had tightly bound his body, and it would devour him completely in the next second.

But Diavolo was ultimately lucky enough to survive.

Because

Because

Why was it again?!

Diavolo's expression changed; he was suddenly shocked to discover:

I can't even remember how I survived back then.

The moment he was caught by the Meat Chunk, he was already nearly unconscious from the pain of his severe injuries.

He vaguely remembered that something had distracted him from the Meat Chunk.

"What was that thing that attracted the Meat Chunk of meat away from me?"

Diavolo looked up in horror and surveyed his surroundings:

During the earthquake, there was no sign of any other activity within a radius of several hundred meters, let alone finding something faster than an armored vehicle.

An US Military helicopter was flying rapidly over 200 meters above the ground, but it was clearly outside the Meat Chunk's perception range and could not possibly attract Diavolo's hatred.

"Nobody came to save me."

"Wouldn't I be doomed if things continued like this?"

"Etc."

Diavolo suddenly realized:

"Could this situation actually be the same as what happened at the Colosseum on March 27th?"

"Did I save myself again?"

Time cycles are interconnected, and destiny is already predetermined.

Diavolo's expression was horrified, and his movements were hesitant:

"Are you kidding me? You want me to attract the aggro of that monster?"

"I can't use Ouroboros right now, isn't this sending me to my death?"

"But if I don't help now, I'll die on March 26th!"

At this moment, Diavolo found himself in an extremely awkward situation.

But he quickly remembered something.

He recalled the time when he, as Tonio, faced the "Molten Giant Beast" alongside Li Qing.

Li Qing used him like a hammer to throw him out, a bizarre maneuver designed to draw hatred.

"I see."

"So this is the truth of the past."

Diavolo turned his head and cast a cold gaze at Li Qing.

Li Qing remained standing there, bewildered by the lingering seismic waves.

Taking advantage of his weakened defenses, the King Crimson yanked Li Qing off the ground in that instant.

Then, in a standard hammer throw posture, it rotated Li Qing's body, swung it, and finally threw it out with all its might.

Li Qing instantly transformed into a high-speed meteor in the sky.

And the meteor was flying in the direction where the Molten Giant Beast was located.

Diavolo watched Li Qing leave, a smile spreading across his face.

"I have to thank you for saving me, Li Qing."

"Don't come near me!!"

Diavolo screamed wildly in fear.

But the Meat Chunk still pounced on it, and the five-meter-long, eight-ton armored vehicle looked like a toy in front of it.

Diavolo could do nothing; he could only watch helplessly as the armored vehicle he was in was entangled, bound, pulled, and swallowed up by Meat Chunk.

Soon, the Meat Chunk, lava-covered tentacles further captured the King Crimson's body.

The horrific burns were instantly replicated on Diavolo, and unprecedented pain surged into his brain, quickly blurring his already exhausted consciousness:

"Hateful."

Am I going to die here?

He closed his eyes in despair and fell into a deep coma.

Before consciousness disappeared

Diavolo faintly heard some strange sounds, as if someone was shouting loudly beside him, but upon closer reflection, it seemed to be a hallucination he had during his near-death experience.

But this is not actually a hallucination.

If his ears were more acute, he could clearly hear the whistling sound of an object speeding through the air.

And amidst that howling sound wave, a familiar voice cried out in horror:

"Diavolo, you son of a bitch!!"