As the user of the "Platinum Copier," Jotaro was rapidly growing more proficient in stopped time.
From being able to do nothing but passively endure it at first, he could now barely control his body for an instant-and all it had taken was a handful of time stops!
Not far away, DIO had no idea that his showboating act of moving people around during stopped time amounted to helping the enemy!
Even if he had known, though, he would not have been particularly annoyed. After all, he firmly believed he was invincible!
As his proficiency increased, Jotaro could clearly sense that, aside from the first time stop originating from Josen's Stand, all the others had originated in Cairo's bustling downtown district not far away.
Combined with the information about the footprints Kakyoin's Hierophant had detected, the conclusion was obvious.
Jotaro pressed down on his true body and nodded in understanding. "Good grief. So that bastard DIO's Stand Ability is stopping time!"
"And the amount of time he can stop has increased from five seconds at first to around seven seconds. Clearly, he's used some means to further strengthen his Stand Ability!"
"What!!" ×4
For a moment, Jotaro's conclusion elicited four perfectly synchronized cries of shock.
"Doesn't that mean he can do whatever he wants for seven whole seconds!?"
"Isn't that a little too ridiculous? In a fight, there's practically no way to counter it!!"
"No, even escaping would be difficult! When I encountered DIO back then, either he wasn't serious, or his control over stopped time hadn't reached its current level. Otherwise, I would never have had a chance to escape alive!!"
Bang! Bang!
Just as the Stardust Crusaders reeled in shock, several dark figures flew out of a lavishly decorated hotel at the intersection, crushing a small car parked