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In Jojo universe, Stand was a guardian which only Stand user could see.
The reason being that Stand was a manifestation of one's mental fortitude. Without strong mental fortitude, it was impossible for one to see Stand. Obviously, those with strong mental fortitude were mostly Stand users, but there were some exceptions.
(Author's Note: this was just to spice the story up, if no one could see the Stand other than the protagonist, the story would be too boring, so don't take this custom change too seriously).
In Rickton's eyes, despite there were more than dozens of victims already, they absolutely didn't see a thing other than something like a ripple in the air without knowing what it was. Meanwhile, their comrades have fallen victim to this invisible monster one by one, their blood splattered like crazy, some of them were even no longer recognizable.
Sound of gunshots filled the air. Even though this was a hideout specifically chosen by Rickton since it was hard to find, and almost nobody would loiter around in a place like this, and even if something happened, Rickton and his men would have an absolute advantage because this hideout was strategically located. But… what happened right now was nothing like he imagined.
Rickton was so cornered that he was thinking about breaking his way through toward downtown, where police headquarters located, at this point, he'd rather rot in prison rather than dying in a gruesome way in the hands of this invisible monster.
Rickton and his men were probably regretting all the decisions they've made, which lead them to this moment right now.
"Come out, you monster! Show yourselves!" Rickton's eyes were full of bloodthirst, he shouted and shot randomly like a madman.
He thought that encountering The Punisher will be his worst and last nightmare, but after leaving Hell's kitchen, once again, he had a nightmare, a worse and more absurd one in fact.
"If this really was a nightmare, why hasn't he woken up yet? Is death the only way out?" Rickton was desperate and gradually lost his sanity. His life experience and analyzing skill didn't work at all in this situation.
Rickton, as the boss of the Butcher, was on the verge of a mental breakdown after seeing his men being slaughtered one after another.
In certain situations, death wasn't the worst thing that could happen to someone. The terror of an invisible monster lurking around in the darkness, and you don't know when that monster will pop up and take your life might be worse.
"I can't take this any longer." One of the Butcher's members was losing patience and sanity, threw the gun in his hand, and sprinted through a narrow alley with all his might.
"Come back here you moron! This is exactly what the enemy is plotting." Rickton knew this was the enemy's plan all along, to slowly reduce their number and break them apart. But it seemed like his words no longer had any value, he couldn't even protect his own life right now let alone minding about other's life.
"aaaagggghhhh!" the man who ran with all his might earlier was sent back flying in an instant with his blood splattering all over his body, his eyes wide opened and his chest was completely crushed, as if he was rammed by a truck.
Just what kind of power could cause this level of damage to someone!
There were only around a dozen of The Butcher's members left.
Dio was relieved after killing that random guy just now because it turned out, he was running toward him who was hiding behind a scrapped car. And with only a dozen members of The Butcher left, he was confident enough that he could rescue Will. He noticed that he has already consumed thousands of hamon energy, fortunately [The World] had A level endurance. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to keep materializing him.
"Please stop! We give up!"
Right after Dio hardened his resolve to slaughter these people, Rickton and his men suddenly threw away their gun and put their hands up.
Nobody dared to move a muscle, tension-filled the atmosphere.
Dio never thought about this outcome. Usually, he'd do anything to protect himself, including murdering the enemies he encountered. He was in quite a pickle now that the enemy decided to surrender.
He couldn't possibly let these scumbags go, they might've already plotted their revenge as they were talking right now even though they haven't figured out who Dio was, moreover if they got away, there was a possibility they might threaten Will's life again.
But did he have to go as far as killing them even though they already surrendered?
Dio hesitated, before this night, he was just a guy who has never killed anyone in his life. But after killing the first two white men he encountered earlier as if a switch inside him was flipped, he no longer experienced nausea and guilt no longer haunted him and gradually he didn't even care about murdering people, starting from one, two, ten, twenty…
Because of the abnormal strength of [The World, he could easily kill people even when he didn't mean to
These changes that occurred to him scared him as if the name Dio Brando was a symbol of indifference to life itself.
This silence was like a torture to Rickton and his men, as if they were waiting for a verdict, a verdict of life or death… but they were a bit relieved that the enemy didn't attack them yet for now.
But it turned out that they were sentenced to death by the next second!
"Kindness to enemy will eventually backfire to oneself, and hurting more innocent people in the process, I'm sorry, but I can't accept your surrender!
While Dio was speaking, [The World] already made his way toward Rickton and his men, and right after Dio finished his words, once again the golden phantom threw countless punches, marking another round of killing spree!
"Over there!"
One of them who miraculously survived figured out where the voice was coming from, took out the gun he hid in his pocket, but when he was about to pull the trigger [The World] swiftly twisted his neck and slammed his head down to the ground.
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Runaway?
Useless!
Begging for mercy?
Useless!
Fighting back?
Useless!
Strangely enough, when his men were slaughtered by an invisible monster, Rickton smiled, and it was one creepy smile.
"You're going down with me, fucking monster!"
A grenade with its pin already pulled off was falling down in front of Rickton!
Turns out, right when Dio sentenced them to death, Rickton was ready to do the same! Right when [The World] punched him in the chest, the bomb in his hand fell, illuminating the surrounding with dazzling light before it exploded!
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"The World!" Dio yelled, and the time stopped.
But what kind of difference stopping one second will do?
But since the last bitter experience of recklessly activating this power, Dio has grasped a knack before activating this power, so right before yelling "The World!" he jumped, so in that one second, Dio's body will be thrown as far away as possible from the explosion.
Right when the time resumed again.
Boom!
The grenade exploded, causing massive damage to the surrounding area!
Dio himself was involved in the aftereffect of the explosion and was blasted off into the air.
"Aaaarrrgghhh!"
Dio who was lying on the ground struggled to get back on his feet. Since he used up all of his hamon energy, he couldn't maintain his hamon, resulting in him suffering some injuries.
It was as if his back was hit with a sledgehammer.
At this moment, Dio was so powerless that he couldn't even materialize [The World, even a normal guy could easily kill Dio at this moment.
Dio decided to leave that while he could, the gunshot was one thing, but the grenade that blew off just now would attract the police's attention, if he didn't leave right now, he'll surely get caught.
Dio quickly disappeared into the darkness of night, putting an end to this restless night.
………
New York Police Department was dispatched shortly after receiving a call from some young couple looking for some thrill around that area, but when they heard the sound of gunshot and explosions, they changed their mind and quickly called the police.
The loud sound of the siren passed Dio, who was making his escape, he was a little confused since usually the police never really cared about gang case.
Fortunately, he quickly escaped from the crime scene. Otherwise, he'd have to spend a night at the police station, which will disrupt his life plan for the future.
Meanwhile, back at the crime scene, the police were taken aback by the situation there.
The smell of smoke filled the air, the fire here and there caused by the aftereffects of the explosion, dead bodies all over the place, and the faint voice off someone calling for help from an abandoned factory.
"This is… I'm pretty sure this is from the explosion of a hand grenade, how did these bastards get their hands on something this dangerous!" a senior middle-aged police officer fumed.
"Are those bastards trying to turn this into another Hell's Kitchen? Now we have to stay up late for two days straight because of them." The young white policeman with whom he partnered immediately complained and cursed.
"Don't complain, since we got a report, we had no choice but to handle this case, besides with this many casualties, it'll be our responsibility anyway sooner or later, you should at least be grateful those paparazzi didn't know about this yet, otherwise NYPD will be in a huge trouble!" The middle-aged policeman said.
This kind of thing wasn't that unusual aside from the explosions, most of the cases these gangs either fought over territory or they wanted to revenge, and usually, police only came, in the end, to clean things up.
As long as it didn't happen around downtown and nor involve civilians, people usually had no problem with this, in fact, them killing each other would be beneficial for the police!
On the other hand, journalists only cared about their promotion, that was the sole reason they sought so earnestly for this kind of news, they didn't care about the casualties. They just thought it was really unfortunate that these kinds of things must happen in their bustling city.
Because of the news the journalists broadcasted, even a trivial case could turn into an uproar, causing even those who didn't really know what happens to protest against the government. What happened afterward was the common routine in the police station where the superior will blame their subordinates for their incompetence. In the end, the case itself will be resolved for around a year, and there was no other way to sate the citizens besides bringing the culprit to justice.
This was what happened every time a journalist was involved in a case, so compared to the criminals who always carried a gun, the police were way more afraid of the journalist who always brought their camera.
Unfortunately, right after the middle-aged police were kind of relieved that the journalists haven't found out about this case.
Several news vans arrived at the scene and parked their car behind the police's car, they were like a shark who smelt blood in the ocean, this level of professionalism wasn't something anyone could easily do.
The rest of the police outside just looked at each other, shook their head, and formed a cordon to stop the group of reporters from entering the crime scene.
"Hey, do you remember me? I'm the one who interviewed you back then, so without further ado, can you tell me what actually happened? How many casualties? And is it really the work of gangs?"
"No comment!"
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"You can ask while we're walking, I heard that there was a fierce gunfight here just now, and it seems like there was an explosion of a grenade as well. I want to know as a resident of New York City, can NYPD guarantee our safety? How did these thugs easily get their hands on something that dangerous? And why does the police always arrive late as if it was intentional?" one of the journalists asked a barrage of questions.
"I said no comment!" the police who was bombarded with questions didn't want to answer this question as it would end up backfiring to NYPD in the end.
"Is that how you waste the taxpayer's money? we have the right to know the truth!"
Journalists had the citizens on their side, cornering the police was child play for them, these police officers were left dumbfounded, they couldn't get rough with these journalists, at most they will just remain silent.
While other police officers were busy dealing with the barrage of questions from the journalists, the police officers who checked the crime scene already found Will and his friends and currently was questioning them.
Seeing the crime scene the police thought it was just another gang fight, but when they listened to the hostages' testimony, their face suddenly changed as if they just listened to some nonsense.
"I think you lot are really high right now, what did you take? Meth? Marijuana? Cocaine? We needed to wait until they were completely sober before we can question them any further." the police who led the team said.
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"Sergeant, I think you should come and see this." A police officer crouched on the ground with an indescribable expression.
The sergeant approached the police officer, and then his eyes bulged, "Is this a joke on April Fool's Day?"
As he spoke, he crouched down and knocked on a two-finger-thick steel door.
"This is really a door made of steel, not plastic, and …"
The sergeant was speechless, and the policeman beside him continued to talk, "It's just me, or this is actually a fist mark …"
While speaking, the policeman clenched his fist and put his fist against the steel door, and it turned out the size of his fist fitted perfectly!
"Is this really human's doing?"
The sergeant who stood up began to think seriously about the testimony of the hostages early …
"Monster, everyone is killed by the invisible monster!"
"But how is this possible?"
"Keep looking, don't miss any evidence, and ask those people again, what did they see?" The sergeant ordered the police officers again, then and walked out.
About ten minutes later, two black cars arrived.
Then some men in suits and leather shoes got out of the cars, they broke through the police line and went straight into the crime scene.
Sergeant Raello was surrounded by reporters. Fortunately, his subordinates gave way to him, and then he quickly slipped away. After passing the reporters, he met the men in suits.
"Who are you?"
"FBI, these are our credentials. From now on, we will take over this case."
He saw documents that were brought by the agent FBI, and he was shocked!
Phil Coulson, FBI agent, level … D4!
D4 was the highest, A1 was the lowest, and D4 was under the direct supervision of FBI!
Sergeant Raello quickly returned the document to the FBI agent, and he asked cautiously, "I haven't received any notice …"
Before he finished his words, his cellphone rang.
He picked it up and found that it was a call from his boss, and he quickly hung up.
"Receive notifications?"
"Director Coulson, we will…"
Sergeant Raello did not say a word and took his subordinates away. And he had to all ties with this case, including the results of the investigation, of course, Will and his friends were no exception.
It was not only the New York police who hurried away but also the journalists. They all received a call from their boss and left reluctantly.
After the people dispersed, Coulson and his subordinates began to re-examine the case, and at the same time, he approached Will and the others.
"Who are you, why don't you let us go?"
"I would like to introduce myself, I am the senior director of the FBI, Phil Coulson. For your information. From now on, we will take over this case. Until this case is finished, you have no choice but to cooperate with us unless you want to squat in New York City Prison. for several years. "
"Everything we said is true, what else do you want to know from us? Damn it! It's not an illusion, we are not high!"
"Okay, okay! Relax, I believe you, I'm just curious about the details! Well, how did 'that monster' attack? Nobody saw this monster, right? Tell everything you know, and we will make a re-examination. As long as what you say is true, you can quickly go back and resume your gang activities. I must say though, you guys really are unfortunate. "
From the start, Coulson knew everything about site investigations, and even all the detailed information obtained from Will and others.
For their organizations, information like this was very easy to obtain.
What's really interesting for them was, of course, this invisible monster who smashed a thick steel door!
So, in this case, both parties conduct 'friendly' questions and answers session. Finally, after Coulson learned all the information from Will and his friends, he called the bus, then Will and the others would be sent to Aegis first. The medical department of the bureau carries out simple treatment, followed by 24-hour supervision until it was proofed that none of them were related to the invisible monster.
"Mr. Coulson, the evidence has been collected."
"Good work. Let's go back. The rest isn't our job."
Two black cars quickly leave the crime scene…
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At this time, Dio has returned to the restaurant, because of what he did, SHIELD intervened, turning a very ordinary gangster incident into a mysterious case, and it was a big case. The organization has begun an investigation using all available clues to find out who this invisible monster is.
Mysterious Eastern Dish hasn't caught SHIELD's attention. With this incident, he could buy some time to earn more money, at least that was a silver lining!
Dio returned to his room and immediately lay down on the bed.
Every time he used The World, he was like drowning in darkness. The fact, he was still too weak. The 10,000 point ripples energy was not enough to help him using The World to fight. At the very least, it could only be used at critical times for survival.
When Dio lay down on the bed, he tried to recover his strength and energy by using the breathing technique, and he began to seriously consider all the advantages and disadvantages of today's actions.
In general, Dio's actions were courageous. He could defeat a gang member of more than fifty people with his coordinated plan and of course, the help of The World.
However, this action also revealed his greatest weakness, lack of fighting experience, and self-confidence, which were fatal weaknesses in battle!
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The next day, Dio's restaurant opened as usual, as if nothing happened last night.
Will's cellphone still could not be reached. Dio kept making several phone calls and looked for ways to keep Will from being suspected. Finally, Dio only could send message to Will anxiously.
The rest depended on Will's luck. As a gang member, although he was a victim, it would not be easy for him to be relief in this case. But Dio was not worried. There was another way to save Will, which was bail money. That way, the police would release Will.
The only problem was … Dio didn't have money now!
Early Dio spent the $110,000 he earned on drawing a golden pool, so he had to earn more money as soon as possible.
However, what if Will was not in a police station but being kidnapped a mysterious organization? That's why Will could not pick up his cellphone …
The telephone was ringing!
Dio took out his cellphone and saw an unknown number, and he picked it up.
"Hello, Mr. Dio, do you remember me?"
Dio heard a female voice.
Dio responded quickly and heard a familiar voice. She was Jesicca, Jenny's friend who came to eat Dio's Mysterious Eastern Dish and drive a ferrari sports car.
Dio's mind subconsciously remembered them, and their 'wet' pants. he smiled and said, "Good afternoon, Ms. Jessica, it's been a while since we last met, so can I help you?"
Listening to Dio mentioning the last time, Jessica folded her legs, and her expression was somewhat awkward. What happened that day was the most' unforgettable' and the most embarrassing experience in Jessica's life.
However, she did not call Dio today for that matter, but about her sister.
"Mmm… I told you last time. I have a sister, and she needs treatment, so do you have time?"
Dio pretended to be concerned and said, "Of course, I also feel empathy for her because of that, but for now, I have a guest to take care of, how about an hour later? I have to check the guest's complaints about the treatment.
Guest?
There was nobody in the restaurant besides Dio.
Dio just said that as an excuse. He also added, "This food is very magical and hard to make since the ingredients I use are specific imported. '
This way, Jessica would pay more attention, and she will definitely come again to Dio's restaurant. For the first time, she wrote a check for 100,000 US dollars only to apologize. If Dio healed Jessica's sister. How much money will Dio get?
What's more, she had equally rich friends who would not think twice about it. This restaurant once day heard of Dio's reputation.
This time Jessica will introduce her sister, next maybe her boyfriend? Her uncle? Or her work partner?
People judge that mutual interests were better than human feelings, so human feelings were not so important anymore. As for money, they would rather pay dearly with definite results than spend money only on something that was not beneficial to them.
In principle, the final sale agreement depended on the cooperation between them.
Therefore, after Jessica confirmed that Dio's Mysterious Eastern Dish was extraordinary, and not yet known to the public, Jessica would think of using this for her own benefit. In this case, Dio will not have a say on this matter, as he only needed some money at this moment.
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Sure enough, Jessica did not have the slightest doubt about Dio's 'lie' because he had experienced this miracle firsthand for $ 10,000? If she was permitted, she would eat three times a day plus afternoon tea at Dio's restaurant!
For rich people, eating $ 10,000 is nothing compared to their beauty!
Dio went to the kitchen to clean and throw away the goldfish he bought this morning and replace them with new ones. Of course, with the help of [Pearl Jam] for cooking.
With the speed and accuracy of [Pearl Jam, it did not take long for carp and other ingredients to be processed. It was neatly arranged on a cutting board, which was pleasing to the eye.
Dio still had a lot of time left, then he read the news.
"The President of Stark Industries, Tony Stark, has confirmed his resignation this morning. Obadiah Stane will temporarily become chairman." As soon as the news was published, the price of Stark Industries's shares began to fall …
"Yesterday, an abandoned factory on XX Street was destroyed due to a gang war. Death and injury unknown casualties. It is suspected that the cause of the destruction was caused by a military grenade from Stark Industries …"
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Tony Stark Was missing.
Now that Tony has been caught by terrorists and was forced to create a weapon, old man Obadiah Stane didn't waste his opportunity and quickly took over as the CEO of the Stark Industry. He was convinced that Tony won't be able to escape.
But later on, Tony will be able to escape using the scrap material to create the first Iron Man suit in the cave with those rotten first-generation iron armors, Iron Man will be born!
The development of the plot has caused Dio somewhat caught off guard, but he had some expectations.
At this point in time, Hulk should still be hiding in Tibet. Captain Marvel was still in Kree. The Star-Lord still wandering in the galaxy with his companions. And Thor was Still working with his brother in Asgard …
Too many heroes have not appeared yet, but the news that signaled the future emergent of Iron Man still gave Dio a sense of urgency.
It seemed that Iron Man was like the beginning of Marvel, a prologue. In the future, there would be more and more heroes with various peculiar abilities appearing, oh yes, there were mutants in this world too…
Dio knew about the plot, he did not know what he could do and what role he would play in the major events and crises later. But, Dio was undoubtedly trying to adapt to the world crisis, and he was ready to come forward one day in the future if the world really needed his power.
After all, compared, destruction of the world, aliens invasion, and annihilation by Thanos. Did his ego really matter?
However, he needed time, he needs it time to adapt, he needs its time to become stronger.
And so…
"Let's do my job first!"
Dio smiled when he saw Jessica coming in through the door, and he saw who was too shy hiding behind Jessica!
Rather than seeing a little girl, Dio was like seeing a bunch of dollars bill in a sack waiting in front of his restaurant.
"Welcome, beautiful Miss Jessica, and … the little angel behind you, may I know your name?"
Dio was really good looking. He was handsome but not majestic, tall and straight, and also had a bit of British gentleman character. There was nothing wrong with his first impression!
Although Dio was really handsome to begin. But he was not as handsome as now. The current Dio thanked [Pearl Jam]!
Even a few days ago, when Dio was walking on the street, he has received business cards from several guys who claimed to be scouts, saying that if he was interested in being a model or a Hollywood actor, he would definitely become popular!
Dio believed only part of it and then threw all these business cards into the trash.
Famous?
He admitted that his handsomeness was shocking, but sorry, this world such a forgiving place, especially in Hollywood. Every year, so many handsome men and beautiful women run to Los Angeles trait their luck in Hollywood. Ninety-nine percent of the people only to end up in failure.
By pure luck, a few people managed to become famous, but in the probability was one in a million. Yet, people still looked up to them and aspire to become superstar just like them in the future, and continued to bewilder the group of idiots who thought they would grow up and become a big star.
And Dio preferred to earn more money through a low profile method, so he quickly through that idea. He wouldn't do it in this life, even if a gangster was saying to him: "Do you even have balls…"
The little girl hid behind Jessica, she seemed to be charmed by his smile,
She hesitated and said faintly, "Irene … Irene Jones."
"Dio Brando, all my friends call me Dio, I'm glad to meet you, Miss Irene." Dio leaned down slightly and extended to Irene behind Jessica.
For girl around 13-14-year-old, treating them as adults will give a better impression rather than treating them as a child. This applied to boys as well.
Sure enough, after Irene stared at Dio with her big eyes, she stretched out small her hand and shook Dio's big hand, then she felt an electric shock in her whole body, and quickly pulled her hand back again, she looked like her face turned red, like a big apple, very cute.
Jessica watched the conversation between them from beginning to end. She did not participate in it, and she did not stop Dio's hospitality.
On the contrary, Irene's slightly abnormal behavior because she feels in love at first sight. For a little girl who was extremely introverted, she was very brave to stretch out her hand to Dio's hand!
However, she didn't think much. Even her sister, who rushed to Irene, immediately had to admit that Dio was attractive enough.
And not only because Dio was handsome, but also because mysterious, which was particularly attractive!
"It looks like Irene likes you very much. She even had difficult to talk at home, aside from my family, you are the second male she is willing to talk too."
After hearing the word 'like,' Irene become shyer, and she seemed clumsy.
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Dio didn't think much. 'Like' but not 'love.' Liking the opposite sex was not a crime anyway?
"Do you know who this other 'lucky man' is?" The corners of his mouth were raised slightly as if he was joking.
Jessica smiled suddenly, "The man's jealousy is really terrible, rest assured, he's a white bichon dog named Snowball."
Dio's unfavorable smiled suddenly froze on his face for a moment and noticed that Jessica's mood suddenly in a good mood, and then she said deliberately: "Ho… ho… ho… in fact, you are the first male… the human one, that is. "
After speaking, it seemed that he couldn't hold himself up, and Jessica laughed, covering her mouth.
Dio shrugged helplessly at Irene, who had big curious eyes, and he was a bit embarrassed.
At this time, Irene argued, "Snowball is very good and cute, mom, dad, and sister are always busy. Only snowball which always accompanist me, and will always stay in my life…"
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Although Irene was explaining about her dog excitedly, her voice was so faint that Dio and Jessica couldn't really hear what she was saying, which made things a bit awkward.
Jessica was about to say something to change the topic, but she decided not to since it could make things even more awkward.
Dio made a gesture as a sign they should take a seat to break the ice.
He didn't understand about the rich people, that's why he wasn't interested in discussing their trouble or their everyday life.
"Forgive me for being rude, but can you show me Irene's… I need to know how bad is it to determine what dish I must serve her."
Dio said it very sincerely because he knew that the treatment effect of [Pearl Jam] was not omnipotent, quite a lot of diseases were not within its scope of treatment actually, due to its treatment method involving destroy and regenerate, that was why it was not suited to treat mental illness, especially for teen and below.
That was why Dio must be careful before agreeing to treat an illness, he must know what kind of illness he must treat beforehand.
Jessica hesitated, and turned her attention to Irene who looked uneasy and said, "Dio's cooking is amazing you know, I'm sure he can heal the scald on your back easily, what do you think?"
And Irene's favorability toward Dio played a big role in this, and Irene just nodded lightly.
So Jessica lifted the backside of Irene's cloth in front of Dio…
Dio was shocked, Irene's back was covered with scald everywhere, Dio even thought she plunged into boiling water.
It was hard to imagine how much pain she has endured at such a young age. And how much she tried to keep her distance from others.
"Does she have other injuries elsewhere?" Dio asked.
Jessica shook her head and said, "No, that'd be all, can you treat it?"
Irene was looking at Dio with hopeful expression written all over her face
"Is that all? No problem, consider it done!" after seeing the scald, Dio was convinced he could treat it without any problem.
"Really? Then I'm sorry to trouble you…" Jessica almost couldn't believe what Dio just said.
"That's my job, please wait a moment, and I will serve Miss Irene the perfect dish!" after bowing slightly, Dio immediately headed to the kitchen to cook.
The scald on Irene's back was more severe than Dio thought, but it was definitely treatable using [Pearl Jam]. At most, it'll require more 'material' than usual.
Dio then materialized three [Pearl Jam, designate Irene as the target, and specify the treatment as scald on her back.
Those three 'small tomatoes' instantly plunged into the ingredients Dio prepared to complete the magic.
Immediately afterward, Dio put the fish head he has processed in a pot and several slices of boiled ginger and then lotus root, red dates, and wolfberry, after cooking it for a while, he opened the lid and added frozen cordyceps, and added sesame oil, coriander, seasoned it with salt and the fish stew was ready to serve.
It took him about an hour to cook this meal, he was extra careful not to make a mistake to process the ingredient.
After plating it, Dio came out of the kitchen to serve the dish.
"Sorry for the wait, this is the fish stew I made specifically for Miss Irene when you finished eating this dish, all your troubles will disappear." Dio said convincingly while opening the lid.
"Smells so good."
As soon as Dio opened the lid, the fresh aroma penetrated their nostrils, Jessica and Irene already found themselves sniffing the appetizing aroma of the dish.
"You're not eating with me, sis?" Irene was a bit puzzled.
Jessica secretly drooling over her sister's dish and looked at Dio with kitten eyes.
"I advise Miss Irene to eat the dish all by herself to maximize the treatment effect. Of course, Miss Jessica is also welcomed to taste this dish, only but I'm afraid it won't have any additional effect."
Jessica, who was drooling finally snapped back to her senses. Without the treatment effect, this was nothing but a merely delicious dish, and she couldn't bear the thought of eating the dish specifically cooked for her sister just to sate her palate.
"You should hurry up and eat while it was still hot." Jessica said to ease her sister.
Irene no longer hesitated and quickly sipped the stew…
"Mmmm… Delicious, it doesn't smell fishy at all!"
Even though there was a fish head inside the dish, it didn't smell fishy, and the fish head was delicious and tender
When she saw the cordyceps, she was a little confused, thought it looked like a bug which was so disgusting when you found it in your food, but when she tasted it…
"This isn't bitter at all, it tastes like fries!"
Irene ate the dish with a smile on her face until she finished the whole plate. She has never tasted a stew this delicious!
After Irene finished the stew, she was especially surprised.
"Phew! I might've eaten too much hehe."
She was somewhat embarrassed, and then she looked up and found that her sister and the handsome chef was looking at her with anticipation.
"Did I eat too much …"
Irene was very embarrassed, then suddenly felt his back was itchy as if a thousand ants were crawling on her back.
"It's so itchy… what's this?"
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She scratched her back, but the itch intensified instead of subsiding, she no longer cared that two people were watching her, she used both her hands and scratched her back as hard as she could.
At this time, she saw the handsome chef smiled and said, "The treatment process has begun. If you are not afraid, you can help her. During the treatment process, it would be in your best interest if I'm not here. If there's anything you need help with, you can call me out loud."
Jessica, who had experienced this treatment process before, obviously believed what Dio said and nodded immediately. After Dio left, she took off Irene's clothes, closed her eyes and help Irene scratched her back.
A large amount of dead skin fell off layer by layer, a very abnormal scene indeed!
Irene has been crying because she was scared, but thanks to her sister Jessica, she could endure everything and remain stable.
After quite a while, the itch disappeared, and the first thing Jessica saw when she opened her eyes was Irene's smooth, white back!
The scald disappeared without any trace like it was never there, to begin with!
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When Jessica rubbed Irene's back and forth for quite a while, Irene finally noticed something was off!
"My back …"
Irene stroke her back gently.
"Why is it so smooth .."
"At first, I didn't believe there was such a thing like magical cuisine, but after tasting it myself I changed my mind, It's like I return to my 18-year self overnight, and that's why I bring you here, from now on you don't have to cover your back anymore, you can go to the beach, the beach, go sunbathing, swim, surf … or even have a relationship with a handsome guy. Hehe, rest assured, I won't tell mom and dad when that time comes. "
Irene's face turned red all of a sudden. She used to have this complex due to the scalds on her back. She never thought that she would be able to walk on the street in beautiful and a bit revealing clothes one day. She never thought the day she could wear those clothes will ever come. Wearing a bikini, sunbathing on the beach and swimming in the sea, she couldn't bring herself to befriend the opposite sex, even though most of her friends have already lost their first kiss.
She suddenly thought of Dio's charming figure. Especially now that her back was fully healed, she saw Dio as her prince in shining armor…
Irene breathed heavily all of a sudden when she thought of Dio.
"Seems like our little princess here is already at that age." Jessica couldn't help but wrap her hands around her sister from behind and purposely teased her sister's body which was not fully developed yet.
"What!"
Irene broke free out of her sister's hug and slightly pouted to Jessica while looking quite angry.
"Well, put on your clothes for now. That guy should be coming soon."
Jessica said while throwing a cheeky smile to her sister, she realized her sister was no longer a kid, although she still took a bath with Irene not too long ago …
Irene quickly covered her face in embarrassment because she forgot she wasn't wearing her dress right now. She then hurriedly put on her clothes and fix herself up.
After receiving permission from Jessica, Dio walked toward them casually, polite but not humble, confident but not arrogant, leaving the two sisters in awe and their heartbeats getting faster as Dio got closer.
"I take it, Miss Irene's trouble has resolved, right?"
Glancing at the mess on the ground, Dio smiled faintly, and couldn't help but think about how much money he could get this time.
Irene nodded shyly, "It was a very delicious and amazing cuisine … Thank you for the meal."
"You're welcome. I'm sure this was a message from God. He can't bear to see his angel suffer."
Very handsome, capable, and a smooth talker, right at this moment, in the eyes of Jessica and Irene was the embodiment of a perfect man!
In particular, Little Irene, who lacked the experience with men, has been especially fascinated by Dio.
What they don't know was Dio's flattery was not for the sake of these girls, but to get more money. A few words of flattery was nothing if it meant getting more money.
These were the daily routines in Dio's current life!
"Is Irene's treatment over?"
"Please rest assured. Under normal circumstances, the healing effect of one cooking can only remove one scar, but to treat Miss Irene's serious situation, I had to use a lot of precious medicinal materials to enhance the effect, and there will never be any recurrence and sequelae. I personally guarantee it. "
Dio was assuring his customers, but it was definitely not just an empty promise, at the same time, he was also being very subtle about saying, 'Where the hell is my compensation after I did so much for your sister?"
Jessica smiled slightly, she didn't care about money at all. The most important thing was to be able to cure her sister's scald entirely without any side effects.
"Then I'm relieved, will I be as lucky as being able to taste your amazing cuisine again like my sister?"
Dio froze for a moment, then immediately responded, "Of course, sorry for my rudeness. What effect does Miss Jessica want for today?"
"I want my skin to be firmer, smoother, and whiter, okay?" Jessica looked at Dio expectantly.
"If you want to have the same effect for your whole body, then you need at least two treatments." Dio said while thinking for a moment, he was ecstatic since this meant he'll get more money.
"I am looking forward to it."
After a quite thrilling treatment, Dio smiled and saw Jessica and her sister off with a $200,000 check in his pocket.
How could Dio stop doing this unscrupulous business if he got this much money?
"If this keeps up, people will think that I am involved in some kind of money laundering." Dio shook his head helplessly and happily.
Such a small run-down restaurant made a profit of $200,000 for one day. If IRS knew about this, the FBI would not waste any time to send someone to investigate.
"Forget it, I don't want to do this anymore, all of this won't matter after I become strong enough anyway. After all kinds of crises arise, who would have time to worry about a small restaurant like this."
Looking at the phone, it's almost time for dinner. Meanwhile, the surrounding restaurants were just about to get busy. Dio was the only one closing his restaurant and quickly headed to the bank like a madman!
Anyway, even if he waited in the restaurant, most people will be frightened by the "rules" and prices in the restaurant.
He was rushing to his secondhand Ford, ignoring everyone's gaze and headed straight to the bank.
After successfully exchanged $200,000, his next destination was the jewelry once again.
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After considering he was strong enough to protect himself, he suddenly became interested in the "cheap" gold mentioned earlier by the manager of that jeweler.
Whether it was stolen or not had nothing to do with him.
When he arrived in front of the jeweler, Dior did not enter instantly. Instead, he took out the business card that the manager gave him back then, and took out his mobile phone, dialed the number written in the business card.
"Hello, who is it?"
"I want to buy some" cheap "gold, I'm right outside your workplace now."
"Ah, you got the wrong number."
"Are you sure? You sure didn't behave that way when you gave me this business card."
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After hanging up the phone, a slightly obese middle-aged manager with receding hair walked out and looked around.
Dio, who was standing across the street, waved at him, and the two walked separately and met in an alley.
"Ah, it's you from back then, sorry, I have to be cautious in this line of work, so …"
"Don't worry, I'm not a policeman, and I'm not here to snoop around the 'cheap' gold you mentioned. I just want to know if you have any goods on you right now, or are you just a middleman?"
Dio was trying to assure this manager, although he was probably used to this kind of illegal transaction. And Dio was confident enough if something arose, he could protect himself.
"How much do you want?" The manager asked cautiously.
Dio thought for a while, "Same as the last time, $100,000 worth of gold if the price is right, I may buy it again from you."
Encountering Dio was actually very beneficial for the manager called William. He might become a prospective customer in the future judging from his last purchase, followed by his current offer, so he couldn't afford to be too greedy here.
William said brimming with confidence, "Don't worry about that, you can ask anyone around here, I'm pretty famous around these parts, I'm sure we can get along, how about $45 per gram?"
Dio laughed and walked off.
This fat pig was obviously playing him for a fool. $45 per gram was indeed much cheaper than the normal gold with the price of $52 these days, but it was far from the word 'cheap.' Will once told him that the average price of illegal gold was at most one-third of its normal price, of course excluding the fees for the middleman later.
But it was easy to get, but counterfeiting the certificate was rather tricky, so earning half the price of the normal gold was actually more than he could ask for, sometimes the price might be even lower because the risk of being snitched to the police always existed if either the seller or the customer was caught, no one would take this risk if they weren't accustomed to illegal goods.
Dio was convinced this fat pig named William must be keeping a batch of illegal goods which obviously he couldn't sell through regular means. Otherwise he would not bother to offer Dio these 'cheap gold.' He better off counterfeited the certificates for the gold and sold it to other jewelers to make more money.
Buying this kind of goods carried great risk. Yet this guy offers such a high price, so why bother to stay there? Dio thought.
"Wait, wait, wait, don't be too hasty, I don't mind negotiating about the price."
William quickly stopped Dio before he left.
Just as Dio thought, William had an accomplice who supplied him the illegal goods. But the police have been cautious for a while. William had to lay low for a while and sold normal gold instead, but because Dio suddenly purchased a crazy amount of gold at once, he couldn't help but handed his business card.
The actual price William got from his supplier was even cheaper, about 40% of normal gold's price, $20 per gram, he bought 500,000 grams of illegal goods with all the money he got!
According to the teaching of Marxism, 50% profit was worth taking a risk for; 100% profit was worth violating the norms for; 300% profit was worth violating the laws for, it even worth risking one's life for.
Since he has calculated the profit he will make exceeded 100%, he didn't care about risking his safety.
"Come on, it was illegal gold, right? What's with that price?" Dio was trying to bargain.
William's face changed slightly, and then he smiled confidently: "I think $40 is a good price, it's 20% cheaper than the gold on the market today!"
Dio ignored it and added, "If I guarantee that this gold will not be able to be retracted to you. You don't need to worry about anything else right? Then do me a favor and lower the price. "
William froze, "What kind of guarantee do you have?"
If the gold he sold has completely 'disappeared,' half of his worries were gone, all he needed to do was just pray so that his 'client' will not be caught by the police.
"I, myself, is the guarantee."
William smiled silently, "Hey, my friend, that's not funny even as a joke, well, I'll lower it, especially for you $38, I can't go any lower!"
Dio was still dissatisfied. He thought for a moment and said, "I think $30 per gram sounds pretty fair considering you don't need to worry about your gold being retraced to you, besides I'll take all the risk even if I get caught. "
William immediately shook his head quickly and said, "No, no, no! for your information, I can't sell the goods for $30. I'm doing this business to earn more money, not to lose more money, and your guarantee is not very credible. Besides, I have many customers. And I don't have to sell all my gold to you. "
William's words made sense, but Dio couldn't push too hard since he didn't really know about William.
"Well, maybe we can trade once, and build a mutual trust onwards."
After some bargaining, Dio made his first deal with William.
$35 per gram, with a total purchase of 3000 grams gold!
Because William was still wary of Dio, he fetched the gold alone by himself meanwhile Dio was waiting at the alley.
Not long after, William brought a black suitcase contained thirty-one hundred grams of gold bars packed neatly in it.
After a careful inspection by both parties, they were delighted and completed the transaction in William's car with some of William's men guarding them in case something happened.
Just by this transaction alone, William has made a profit for nearly $50,000. At this rate, he'll soon earn double his capital, and the most important thing, he could make so much money in such a short time. His experience in business was a notch above Dio.
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Of course, it's not like Dio suffered loss financially. He got that much money by merely serving 3 dishes anyway, so it was worth it!
"Glad to have a business with you if you still need this 'cheap' gold gimme a call."
After the transaction was completed, William offered a handshake.
Dio gently shook his hand and complained, "They are not 'cheap' at all, and if there really is another time, I'm looking forward for a discount."
"If you can really guarantee that the 'goods' is not retraceable to me, I think there will be more opportunities for cooperation between us, and naturally i will have no problem giving more discounts.
"Well, I believe time will eventually tell I was saying the truth, hopefully, this transaction will not cause me any trouble."
After standing casually, Dio drove away.
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After returning to the restaurant, Dio quickly locked himself in his room and converted the gold he just bought.
He would've used his remaining $100,000 if he wasn't thinking about bailing Will!
And he was telling the truth, these thirty 'cheap' gold bars that he didn't even know where it was from could completely disappear from this world without a trace, even Tony Stark will never find it.
It goes without saying that Dio needed to keep the fact that he could convert the gold into the system a secret. Otherwise, the price of gold will rise exponentially.
After Dio converted the gold, he quickly did several 'ritual' to boost his luck.
Dio even took a quick bath, and changed his clothes, as if he was about to meet a future father-in-law. After he was mentally prepared, he decisively took out his mobile phone and clicked on the last video that brought him the luck, the video of a ghost dog who visited its former families.
After seeing the woman in the video crying, Dio took a deep breath and clicked on the ten multi draws of the golden pool!
In the past few days he drew from free friendship pool every day, he got nothing but trashes, he did not even get a single lower-level hamon bead, let alone Stand, or hamon combat skill.
"It's time to reap my luck after these days of unlucky streak!" Dio murmured to himself …
However, no one could predict luck. And considering his bad luck, Dio just braced himself for the worst.
Lower-level hamon beads, lower-level hamon beads, lower-level hamon beads …
It took him ten gold bars only to get five lower-level hamon beads, three intermediate-level hamon beads, and one upper-level hamon bead plus one hamon combat technique!
"Alright, although I didn't get any Stand, increasing hamon energy is indispensable for future battles. Not bad for the start!"
Despite what Dio said, he was actually beyond disappointed, and instead of quickly consuming the hamon beads he got, he read the description of the hamon combat technique he just got.
Hamon combat technique: Lie detection, the user can judge whether one was lying or not by licking their sweat.
"Uhhhh …"
Dio was familiar with this 'special skill,' it was in part five of JoJo series, the scene when Bucciarati licked Giorno.
"Which bastard includes this in the game and turn it into hamon combat technique?
JoJo mobile game that he developed was the joint effort of many people. Dio didn't even know what his coworker has added to it since he just died all of a sudden, the game itself was a semi-finished product at the time. So it was reasonable if it had some bugs or other unnecessary features.
"It's just … how was it considered hamon combat skill? It was neither combat skill nor related to hamon!" Dio thought
Just the thought of him sticking out his tongue and lick someone's sweat just to confirm whether someone was lying or not sent a chill down his spine!
Dio would never use this skill even if his life was on the line!
Nonetheless, he still clicked the skill and learn it …
"Feels weird!"
After learning Bucciarati's 'famous skill,' Dio once again realized how much he underestimated the golden finger's ability to modify his body.
He didn't know how this 'lie detection' worked. He thought it maybe is related to someone's psychological state or other something like that.
The secret behind how this 'lie detection,' which was turned into hamon combat techniques, worked was actually Dio's tongue. It was now modified to be able to analyze the composition of one's sweat, and based on the composition, he could tell if someone was lying
Somehow the explanation was really complicated to the point that Dio decided to believe it regardless of how it worked.
After pitying himself, Dio retook his phone. Since the first video didn't bless him with any luck, now he clicked the video of Napoleon, a historical figure who loved to sail. After taking a deep breath, he clicked on the ten consecutive draws of the golden pool once again!
But the first item he got almost made him gave up everything, including his life!
It was Higashikata Josuke's wig.
Intermediate-level hamon beads, lower-level hamon beads …..
After several seconds, Dio silently stopped the video and lit a cigarette.
It was as if he already lost his will to live.
Even the first ten draws were still a tad better than the one just now!
He only got one intermediate-level hamon bead, one upper-level hamon bead, and 6 lower-level hamon bead!
Not to mention he got Higashikata Josuke's wig and a photo of Rohan Kishibe …
"Just what the hell is this!"
He still decided to read the description of these two items despite knowing it probably wasn't important at all …
Higashikata Josuke's wig: change the user's hairstyle into Higashikata Josuke's hairstyle.
"Just who on earth wanted to have the same hairstyle as that guy?"
Rohan Kishibe's photo: a portrait of a hardworking man, has a certain value as collectibles.
"Value? Just who the hell wanted to buy this!"
Dio was almost out of patience.
Although he already did several 'ritual,' his bad luck was beyond saving, and he was having a hard time to accept reality at the moment.
He only had 1 more chance to draw from the golden pool. His hand was trembling while holding a cigaratte…
Should he do it now? Or…
Should he take his time and finish his cigarette?
Dio was in a dilemma, but in the end, he put off his cigarette. His luck was already rotten, to begin with, so it won't matter anyway if he drew it now or later.
Despite believing that his luck was already beyond saving, Dio still continued his futile struggle by switching to another video.
The next video was about someone performing dangerous tricks. The audiences were anxious about whether they'll make it or not.
Suddenly the host of the show exclaimed, "ladies and gentlemen, can he make it?"
After hearing the host, he clicked once again on the ten consecutive draws from the golden pool
Upper-level hamon beads …
Dio was almost at his limit!
Maybe it was because the last two multi-draw went down in smoke. Dio couldn't bring himself to dream too high right now, getting hamon beads was good enough for him right now, he didn't dare to ask for anything better.
Intermediate-level hamon beads, intermediate-level corrugated beads, intermediate-level corrugated beads …..
"Three consecutive intermediate-level hamon beads, alright."
Hamon combat technique: Hamon Run …
The enhanced version of Hamon Run, this multi-draw wasn't that bad, Dio thought.
Hamon combat technique: Silver Hamon Sprint …
"That video actually brings me some luck!"
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Lisa Lisa's Guidance Card…
"What is this? I didn't really remember, but it doesn't look like garbage."
Then there were two lower-level hamon beads. Dio was satisfied enough with what he just got, not too shabby.
But the last item he got really shocked him, there was a dazzling light, which was the sign of getting a Stand! !! !!
Stand: Gold Experience … Rental card…
"Damn!"
After seeing the words 'Rental Card' at the back, Dior couldn't help curse his luck!
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"Damn! Damn! Damn!"
Dio was so happy when he saw the extraordinary light, only to be slapped so hard by reality!
Gold Experience was the Stand belonged to the main protagonist from the fifth part of JoJo series. It had the ability to manipulate life. Although it was more of a supporting type Stand, its ability to grant life to objects is simply overpowered!
If Dio actually got Gold Experience, he will be practically invincible, killing him would be a close to impossible task. Unless he was instantly killed because his head or heart was shot or if he lost his hands, he could heal any injuries using Gold Experiences' ability.
Not to mention its awakened form, Gold Experience Requiem, was definitely a Stand worth to be called an ace in the hole!
That was exactly why he was so disappointed, because he actually managed to get it, but… it was a Rental Stand.
'Rental Stand Card: Gold Experience'
'Time remaining: 30 minutes'
'Reusable'
After seeing the information that it was reusable, Dio finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Fortunately, it is not a one-time Rental Card, otherwise…"
Back when he was designing this game, he knew that rental cards were divided into two types. The first was a one-time rental card, which will expire right after it was used.
The second was a reusable rental card. It will expire after the card's duration was used up. The remaining time won't reduce as long as the rental card wasn't used. But activation below one minute will be considered a one minute use.
In other words, this Gold Experience rental card could only be used 30 times at most, even if Dio only used it for a short while.
Thirty minutes may not sound that long, but depending on the timing it was used, it could turn the tables in a battle!
After thinking about it, Dio finally calmed down and thought that the last ten consecutive draws might not be that bad.
Dio then took a look at what he just got.
There were two upper-level hamon beads, 7 intermediate-level hamon beads, and 13 lower-level hamon beads.
He consumed all of those, adding his maximum hamon energy to 24900!
And he has gotten several hundreds of hamon energy through training alone. At this rate, he'll soon reach level 20 with the prerequisites of having a 150.000 hamon energy which will unlock the third slot for Stand. Well, it was just a matter of time and money.
Moving on to other items …
Higashikata Josuke's wig and the portrait of Rohan Kishibe were already in his inventory, ready to use anytime.
Hamon Running and Hamon Silver. He clicked both of them to learn it, and some complicated knowledge about those techniques suddenly entered his head.
Hamon Run is the enhanced version of normal run using hamon on both feet. It was nothing special. As for the Hamon Silver, it was a practical technique to imbue a weapon with hamon!
"I wonder if I can imbue a bullet with hamon? I should try it if I have some time."
And the last item which really confused him.
Lisa Lisa's Guidance Card:
Introduction: Lisa Lisa was a very talented hamon user, proficient in all kinds of hamon combat techniques, and was also a good mentor.
The player will receive special training from Lisa Lisa after using this item, unknown effect.
Remaining use times: 3/3
"Emmmmmm …"
Dio was guessing this item was created by his former colleague Xiao Li.
After thinking for a while, Dio finally remembered who this Lisa Lisa was.
Lisa Lisa or Elizabeth Joestar learned hamon from her mentor Straizo. Although she was already in her 50s, she still looked like in her 20s and was the one teaching Joseph Joestar Hamon in the original series.
Seeing this game actually followed the exact relationship like the original series, Dio became more interested.
He got quite a lot of items from the golden pool. Overall, Dio was somewhat satisfied, so he used Lisa Lisa's special guidance due to his curiosity …
When Dio opened his eyes again, he found that he was no longer in his room in New York City, but on an unknown island, wearing a strange 'mask' on his face.
But somehow he was having difficulty … in breathing!
He was having difficulty to breathe normally, let alone maintain his breathing technique!
Dio subconsciously wanted to take off the strange mask on his face. It was because none other than this thing that he was having trouble breathing.
But right before he took off the mask, he heard a voice, "You must never take off that mask for the next month, if you take it off, you fail this training. "
Dio noticed that voice belonged to a beautiful woman with long red hair standing not far in front of him.
As soon as he heard the word "failure," Dio looked up and looked at his surroundings. At this time, he was in a separated space within the game. Now he was undergoing special training, and he already knew that the beauty in front of him was none other than Lisa Lisa.
The thought of a 50 years old woman who was already married and had a child, cause Dio to lose all interest.
Then he listened to Lisa Lisa's extremely cold explanation:
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"Adjust your breathing, as long as the rhythm of your breathing is not disrupted, you'll have no problem breathing. But once the breathing rhythm is disrupted, you will suffer from hypoxia and struggle to breathe."
Despite being informed firsthand, just how the hell someone could maintain their composure in the state of hypoxia?
No way, Dio had to forcibly calm himself down and convinced himself that this was a different space, he shouldn't be able to die here.
After regaining his composure, Dio's hard work was starting to pay off, he could use his usual breathing technique, he no longer felt any pain, and the oxygen circulated normally across his body.
"Fine, come with me. Before receiving my lesson, you need to pass the last test."
After speaking, Lisa Lisa left Dio. He tried to catch up to her from behind. From what she has just said, he will stay here for almost a month. He didn't know how the flow of time worked here compared to outside, but no matter what, he could not waste this opportunity.
It's all about getting stronger!
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