Chapter 48 A Sudden Turn of Events
Chapter 48 A Sudden Turn of Events
Zeppelin shouted, pushed off with his feet, grabbed Jonathan, and pulled him backward.
He had never seen such a vast amount of life energy.
Even if one's own teacher were to provide more land, it would still be far from enough.
Perhaps because the energy was too immense, and because Xu Yuan had only just come into contact with the ripples, it showed signs of becoming out of control.
If things get out of control, the two of them will inevitably be the first to suffer.
But to Zeppeli's surprise, just as the ripple energy was about to spiral out of control—
The previously out-of-control trend suddenly came to an abrupt halt.
Immediately afterwards, the ripple energy was obediently withdrawn, like the receding tide.
Xu Yuan looked at the two who seemed to be facing a formidable enemy: "Sorry, I was a little distracted just now."
After a moment of stunned silence, Zeppelin exclaimed, "This is truly astonishing!"
"Both this level of control and that massive amount of ripple energy are unlike anything I've ever seen in my life."
"Is it true that the world is so big and full of wonders?"
"If I were still young, I would probably say I would definitely want to travel around this wonderful world."
"But I still have responsibilities on my shoulders."
"I still have an obligation that I must fulfill!"
"This time, we must completely eradicate the evil of the Stone Mask!"
Jonathan nodded vigorously: "With Mr. Xu joining us, we will definitely be able to defeat DIO!"
As they were talking, the two of them suddenly looked at Xu Yuan in astonishment.
But then Xu Yuan raised his right hand and struck his left forearm hard.
With a "crack," the arm bone broke.
Immediately afterwards, electric current-like golden ripples of energy continuously gathered on the severed left arm.
Within seconds, the arm was back to normal.
Xu Yuan clenched his fist and tried it, then nodded in satisfaction.
It seems I won't need to spend points to have the system restored anymore.
Unless the injury is too severe.
Or it may be that ripples cannot be used or ripples are exhausted.
After all, the energy of the ripples originates from the blood and is not created out of thin air; naturally, it will eventually be depleted.
At this moment, noticing Jonathan and his companion looking at him with strange expressions, he asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Mr. Xu, what was that just now?"
"We should at least try it out and see how it goes, right?"
Jonathan and Zeppelin looked at each other in bewilderment.
That being said, would anyone actually do that?
Just to test the effect, he broke his own arm?
"Doesn't it hurt?"
"well enough."
Xu Yuan casually said, "Stop the Ripple Breathing Technique."
When that special rhythm of breathing and lung contractions ceases, the ripple energy recedes like a tide.
Or perhaps, it has been reintegrated into the bloodstream.
This is different from the energy within his body.
Ripple energy cannot remain in the body.
Stimulate when using breathing techniques.
Disperse after stopping the breathing exercise.
It belongs to the category of things that are activated and used on-site.
After dissipating the ripple energy, Xu Yuan recalled the feeling from just now and began to practice the Ripple Breathing Technique.
Golden ripples of energy surged forth once more like a rising tide.
At the same time, a system notification popped up.
You have mastered the skill "Ripple Breathing Technique"
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【Ripple Breathing Method】
Type: Skill - Active
Realm: Beginner
Effect: It controls blood circulation by using a special breathing rhythm and lung contraction to generate ripple energy.
Ripple energy possesses both life and yang attributes.
It is used for direct attacks, but its effectiveness is relatively weak.
It is used to enhance the physical body, but the effect is generally mediocre.
It is used to treat injuries and is quite effective.
It is highly effective in controlling creatures that fear sunlight.
Long-term practice of the ripple breathing method can permanently strengthen the physical body and delay aging.
Comment: The hymn to humanity is the hymn to courage!
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Although it is used for direct attacks, its effectiveness is relatively weak.
The main purpose is to restrain creatures that fear sunlight.
However, Xu Yuan was not interested in the attack capabilities of the Ripple, but rather in its support and healing abilities.
Most importantly, this was an unexpected surprise.
"Alright, next we'll go and fight DIO, if he also comes to this world."
Jonathan and Zeppelin were taken aback by what they heard.
"Did DIO not come into this world?"
"Strictly speaking, that's possible, but they should have come over. Two groups of people came from your world this time, one group was you, and the other group should be DIO."
The two exchanged a glance.
Why does Mr. Xu think so?
"intuition."
The beginning of the Joestar family's century-long destiny.
Since this spatial node is Jonathan Joestar, the other spatial node is probably DIO.
Surely it can't be some nobody?
"Let's go, I'll fly you there."
"?"
The airplane was invented in 1903.
Jonathan and Zeppelin lived in the 19th century.
So when Xu Yuan took them by the hand and flew them into the sky, they both exclaimed in surprise, as excited as a 21-year-old and a 50-year-old.
The two of them kept shouting and yelling in the air.
I was amazed by the ability to soar through the air, and also amazed by the city below that I could see when I looked down.
Those towering buildings standing side by side.
Those roads that lead in all directions.
Zeppeli pressed down on his top hat with one hand, calming his excitement slightly, and said, "I think this will be the most unforgettable experience of my life!"
Born into a family of scholars, he had a strong desire to explore the unknown world since childhood. He participated in archaeological projects at various national sites with his father, and his footprints have covered the world.
The stone mask was unearthed by them.
On the way back, out of curiosity, his father put on the stone mask, lost his mind, killed all the members of the archaeological team, and finally turned to ashes in the sunlight.
Only Zeppeli managed to escape.
This is also why he is so determined to eliminate the Stone Demon Mask.
It can be said that the richness of his life experience is unimaginable to ordinary people.
But even the most thrilling and exciting days of the past would pale in comparison to today.
Suddenly, I found myself in a strange new world.
It has even taken to the skies now.
If I were to write down this experience, people would probably just treat it as a story and no one would believe it.
"What an amazing experience!" he thought to himself.
Jonathan looked up at Xu Yuan and asked, "Mr. Xu, after returning to my original world, I'd like to record everything that happened today. I just don't know if this will cause you any trouble?"
"Oh, it's okay, you can write it down if you want."
That is, if you can remember it.
Xu Yuan said, "Look ahead."
Upon hearing this, the two looked ahead and were taken aback.
"That is?"
"Didn't you notice before? There were two rocks and a tree that appeared with you."
"I have noticed that."
"The ones before were similar, but... well, the scale was a little over a billion."
The spatial nodes just now had very little scene distortion.
Originally, Xu Yuan thought there were two spatial nodes this time, but unexpectedly, there were fewer distorted scenes.
And then... wow!
So it's all here?!
Gazing at the vast area shrouded in darkness on the distant horizon, he couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
Keep in mind, it's daytime now!
This is an extraordinary phenomenon!
"System, didn't you hide the situation here?"
For spatial nodes that cannot be dealt with temporarily, the system will hide the anomalies in their vicinity in order to maintain the normal operation of social order.
Those things that can be dealt with on the spot are not hidden.
After all, once the spatial nodes are removed, the phenomenon of overlapping worlds will naturally disappear.
There's no need to expend extra effort on this.
But this time is different.
While we were able to handle the spatial nodes this time, the world overlap phenomenon was too exaggerated!
Shouldn't we at least try to hide it?!
[It's no longer of much significance.]
The system provided a response.
A conclusive answer without any specific explanation.
What does that mean?
Xu Yuan frowned slightly.
Is it because the fact that fantasy is invading reality is becoming increasingly difficult to conceal, so they simply stopped trying to hide it?
Or is there another reason?
For some reason, he remembered the previous spatial node.
Steins;Gate.
During that spatial node, the world wills of several fantasy worlds joined forces to make a bet with the system.
What does this mean?
This means that they are not something ethereal or illusory.
They are conscious.
At least a certain degree of self-awareness exists.
If they continue to cause trouble...
Yes, that's very likely the case.
Because this time the world overlaps far more than ever before.
However, the troublemakers this time are probably not the same ones as last time, since they were severely weakened.
Rather, it is another world will.
It might be the world's will in the JOJO world.
There may also be other participants.
The entry of the world's will reveals a certain signal.
In order to cope with possible future situations, the system may have abandoned its initial idea of being all-encompassing and instead begun to consolidate and accumulate strength.
After all, its core purpose is to expel fantastical creatures and deal with spatial nodes in order to maintain world stability.
The word "world" here is used literally.
It does not refer to human society.
Maintaining social order was probably just a side effect.
If things start to get serious, it's only natural to give up the less important parts.
This guess made Xu Yuan feel somewhat uneasy.
Suddenly, a system notification popped up.
Continuing to interfere with electronic devices is pointless.
[Going forward, this feature will focus solely on the host, helping them evade device tracking after completing a task.]
To say it's completely meaningless is not entirely true.
Although this time it really didn't mean much.
Whether or not a photo was taken is no longer important, as many people have already witnessed it firsthand.
But future spatial nodes may not be so.
However, the system still reduced this function to focus only on him.
Perhaps, if the situation becomes severe again someday, the system will even turn off the function of dispersing crowds.
After all, human life probably doesn't mean much to it.
The core of rational thinking is making choices, discarding the unimportant parts as appropriate.
[After this mission is completed, please deconstruct the talent "Affinity for Reality" as soon as possible.]
"understood."
Xu Yuan responded, looked into the distance at the city shrouded in darkness, and gently shook his head.
Although he felt that the Japanese government's cover-up would eventually come to an end.
And that day is probably not far off.
But I never expected it to come so quickly and so suddenly.
After getting close enough, Xu Yuan didn't rush over, but instead found a place to land.
Just in case, he needed to recover his energy.
I took out my phone and opened the live streaming platform.
Sure enough, things have already exploded.
……
"Master Misakikoshi-ji, what should we do now?"
On the helicopter, Nagiyuki Kamishiro held onto the cabin door, her delicate brows furrowed as she looked at the American soldiers not far away.
The Kamishiro family is a wealthy family, but not quite a zaibatsu (financial conglomerate).
Moreover, even the most powerful financial groups wouldn't dare to challenge the US military stationed in Japan.
Currently, the US military has surrounded the area in front of them.
Although there weren't many of them and the encirclement was very sparse, their identities spoke for themselves.
So what if there are few people?
If they say no one is allowed in, would anyone else dare to come in?
In fact, the Kamishiro family was not the only one kept out.
There were other forces that rushed over, and even some ordinary people who came to join in the fun.
Many people had set up live streams in the distance.
Even the US military is powerless to do anything about this.
The strange phenomena here are really too exaggerated.
They can be seen for several kilometers, or even more than ten kilometers, so it's impossible to drive everyone away.
In fact, their sparse encirclement was simply not enough to keep everyone out.
Some daring members of the public have already sneaked in.
Even those powerful forces, though they appear to be behaving obediently and staying outside, have probably already secretly sent people to infiltrate.
In addition, a steady stream of people poured out of the area shrouded in darkness.
Many people drive cars.
This caused a great deal of chaos at the scene.
"Master Misakikoshi?"
Receiving no response, Jinshiro Nagiyuki turned to Misaki Koshiji Akisame, who was looking at her phone: "What are you looking at?"
"Live broadcast." Misaki Koshiji Akyuu stroked his mustache and said, "Don't worry, the elder has already gone in."
Hearing that the elder had already gone inside, Shinjiro Nagiyuki immediately felt relieved.
After all, the elder's strength is beyond doubt.
That's the kind of character who, in the manga's ending, single-handedly destroyed a missile and remained unharmed.
At that moment, Shizuka Takehara handed her a cell phone.
"Young Miss, look! The live streaming platforms have gone crazy."
When Kandai Nagiyuki took it, she saw that it was a live broadcast.
A dense barrage of comments scrolled by.
"What is that?"
"Oh My God!"
"Is it some kind of strange natural phenomenon?"
"No, no, no, that looks like a supernatural phenomenon no matter how you look at it, doesn't it?"
"So miracles and magic really do exist, don't they?"
"Shut up!"
"horrible……"
"A lot of people ran out from there."
"Huh? I thought they were all dead."
"He didn't die? Maybe it's not dangerous inside?"
"Hey streamer, come closer!"
"So many helicopters..."
"I heard that the US military has arrived."
"Go in and take a look, I'll give you a tip."
Jinshiro Nagiyuki asked in confusion, "Didn't we fail to get a picture just now?"
Misaki Koshiji Akyu pondered without speaking.
This ability looks familiar.
"Master Misakikoshi-ji, what are you thinking about?"
"It's nothing. I was just thinking that maybe someone is about to arrive."
"Who?"
Just as Misaki Koshiji Akyu was about to answer, she suddenly turned to look into the distance: "He's here."
A fiery red figure was seen flying towards them at lightning speed.
US military helicopters attempted to intercept them.
"Warning! Back off! This is the US Army's..."
"roll."
A flash of sword light.
boom--!
The helicopter exploded in mid-air.
The figure completely ignored the American troops and disappeared into the area shrouded in darkness without stopping.
"[Unidentified entity] is here."
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