King Crimson (Seeking Recommendation Tickets)

Amor's gaze instantly froze.

The next moment.

The commentary ended, and time resumed its flow.

Before Li Qing could fire, Amor, leveraging his advantage of raising his gun first, instantly pulled the trigger.

The bullet whizzed out and struck Li Qing in the forehead.

But Li Qing was still alive.

This bullet would only deal about 13% damage if it hit his leg, but hitting his forehead would generate a doubled "critical hit" effect.

But he was still alive.

As long as his health bar wasn't empty, Li Qing could counterattack at full strength:

Bang!

The gun in Li Qing's hand also fired.

His aim wasn't great, but at this distance of five or six meters, it was more than enough.

The bullet hit Amor in the chest, blasting through his ribs and lungs, and robbing him of his last ability to resist.

The gun clattered to the ground, and Amor collapsed with it.

"Phew... I won."

Li Qing knew he had finally won.

A sense of pleasure he'd never felt before surged through him.

This was what a game was, a truly thrilling game.

He walked closer, looking down at Amor, who was barely clinging to life, and sighed with satisfaction:

"Not bad, you..."

Li Qing's gaze fell on Amor's severed arm:

"You truly are a worthy opponent."

Amor heard Li Qing's sigh but used his last bit of strength to mock him:

"Hahaha, bald guy, you haven't seen much."

"You think I'm scary? Behind me..."

"There's a whole organization of monsters waiting for you!"

"Huh?"

Li Qing frowned tightly, "What did you say?"

"You and your four little brothers are dealt with by me. From now on, no one will know my existence or what I look like."

"Even if those organization executives are powerful, they..."

"Heh."

Amor forced out a cold sneer with difficulty:

"Bald guy, did you forget..."

"When you suddenly appeared before me earlier, what was I doing?"

"What were you doing?"

"You seemed to be playing an electr..."

Li Qing's brow furrowed, as if he suddenly remembered something, "Could it be?!"

He quickly exited Digitization Mode, reverting to his normal flesh and blood, and regaining his sight.

Then, he abruptly bent down and reached into Amor's bulging suit pocket:

Sure enough, there was a mobile phone inside:

Li Qing recognized it as a "Nokia 5110" his father used to use when he was younger. It had stayed at home, used for cracking walnuts, but was never thrown away.

The brand of the phone wasn't important, what was important was...

At this very moment, the phone screen displayed - Call in progress.

"Hahaha."

Amor laughed maniacally:

"Bald guy, you guessed right."

"I never hung up that call."

"The entire process of the fight, the effects of your abilities, your facial features, all of it was heard by the boss!"

"Just wait..."

"You'll end up like a gutter rat cornered by a pack of cats, dying hopelessly in a sewer!"

"..."

Li Qing fell silent.

Then, his body began to tremble slightly.

"What?"

Amor cast him one last glance and sneered, "Feeling scared?"

"No."

Li Qing shook his head.

Previously, he might have instinctively feared for his own life, but now, seeing himself entirely as a "game player," he couldn't feel fear at all.

So, under Amor's puzzled gaze, Li Qing actually smiled: "This game... it's getting more and more interesting."

"Ding!"

"Successfully killed the 'Cleaner' leader, Amor, gaining experience."

"You have leveled up to Level 2. Your HP has automatically been restored to 100%."

"You have gained a new skill point. Please allocate it as soon as possible."

With the small help Li Qing provided, Amor quickly breathed his last.

At the same time, the Nokia phone, which had been displaying "Calling," suddenly emitted the busy signal of a hung-up call.

The one who hung up the call, of course, wasn't the now-deceased Amor, but the mysterious person on the other end of the line, the boss Amor had been muttering about.

"Not even giving me a chance to communicate?"

Li Qing had already prepared himself mentally: "It seems that 'boss' is determined to get rid of me."

He quickly realized that he would soon face endless pursuit from the Passion organization.

Furthermore, it was highly likely that those who would come after him wouldn't be ordinary people like Amor, but superpowered assassins with Stands.

"This game's difficulty is really something."

Li Qing shrugged helplessly, then racked his brain to recall the mere two episodes of JOJO he had watched, gathering any potentially useful information:

The story takes place in Naples, Italy, in 2001.

The protagonists are the delinquent Giorno Giovanna and the junior gang leader Bruno Bucciarati.

Both of them possess a special ability called a "Stand," allowing them to summon manifestations of their spiritual energy, unleashing unique and powerful abilities.

Their enemy is a mafia organization that controls the underground world of Italy, named Passion.

Oh, right...

Even though he hadn't watched the anime further, Li Qing had inadvertently seen discussions among netizens in the comments section:

The boss of the Passion organization possesses an invincible Stand ability that can "erase time."

"Erase time?"

"That's a difficult concept to grasp."

Li Qing couldn't fully comprehend the organization boss's true abilities for the moment, so he stopped wasting time on further recollection.

He immediately crouched down and began searching Amor's corpse for anything useful to him:

First, weapons:

The power of firearms goes without saying, but the sharp dagger that could sever Amor's arm with a single strike would also greatly enhance Li Qing's combat power at this moment.

Second, money:

The Italian mafia seems to be a quite profitable profession.

Amor's wallet was bulging. A quick glance inside revealed several large-denomination Lira bills featuring famous paintings by masters like Raphael and Caravaggio.

A quick count showed that these Lira bills amounted to a staggering 800,000.

The exchange rate between this official Italian currency and RMB was approximately 255:1.

The money Amor carried was a considerable fortune for that era.

"Not bad."

Li Qing accepted the income with a smile and carefully examined Amor's remaining belongings:

A phone?

Nokia was also a valuable item back then, but there were too many movie scenes involving phone tracking and location, so Li Qing dared not keep such a deadly device with him.

A watch?

This thing is actually useful.

Li Qing vaguely remembered a discussion he'd seen in the JOJO comment section:

"Finger cutting hurts, why doesn't the protagonist wear a watch?"

"By checking if the second hand is ticking, you can determine if the boss has activated his 'Time Erase' ability."

Recalling the detail about the "second hand," he couldn't help but further deduce:

"Checking the second hand."

"Could it be that the so-called 'Time Erase' is literal 'erasure'?"

"Does it mean that when the boss activates his ability, time 'fast-forwards' by a few seconds?"

Li Qing was somewhat confused.

However, he subconsciously focused his attention on the constantly moving second hand.

Then, Li Qing reached out to take the watch that Amor was still wearing on his wrist, intending to put it on himself.

At this moment, the time displayed on the watch was:

7:58:32.

Concurrently, Li Qing heard the distant cries of seagulls.

The seagulls were at his three o'clock, about 150 meters away.

And then...

The next moment, just a single moment.

To be precise, it was the next moment in Li Qing's consciousness.

The seagulls, which he could previously locate by sound, suddenly seemed to teleport. They first inexplicably "disappeared" from Li Qing's perception, and then abruptly reappeared at his three o'clock, about 180 meters away.

The watch Li Qing had reached for had also vanished from Amor's corpse, appearing on his own wrist in an instant.

The process of unbuckling and buckling the watch had been "erased," leaving only the outcome of Li Qing wearing the watch.

At this time, the time displayed on the watch was:

7:58:37.

"The second hand... jumped forward five seconds?!"

In that flash of lightning, Li Qing was overcome with indescribable shock.

And then...

He detected a breathing sound, a steady and powerful one.

This breathing sound wasn't distant, it was right...

"There's someone behind me?!"

Li Qing was even more astonished:

After leveling up to 2, all his physical functions had evolved with his level, reaching a standard close to the human limit.

Among these physical functions, the one most significantly enhanced was Li Qing's already extraordinary perception.

Although he wasn't in Digitization Mode now and his perception had decreased significantly compared to his 'Blind Monk' state, Even Li Qing in his physical form would absolutely not be so "deaf" as to not hear the clear, discernible footsteps of someone steadily approaching from behind him.

So...

This person who suddenly appeared behind him, how did they achieve it?

Li Qing no longer had time to ponder this question.

He instinctively wanted to dodge and break free from the mysterious person behind him, but it was too late:

"King Crimson!"