JOJO, The Escape from Real Diavolo

Chapter 85: Coming for Diablo

As they walked, the arrow in their hand finally began to move.

The cursed arrow was held in Diablo's left hand, while the earth arrow was tucked into the Crimson King's palm. The curse calmed down and stopped causing trouble after it came into contact with the earth.

The movement was caused by the earthen arrow; it appeared to have cracked.

Logically speaking, Diavolo, who was on his way, wouldn't have noticed; what he would have noticed was the Red King, the Stand.

"How did a crack suddenly appear?"

When the change occurred, Diablo stopped advancing. He pondered that the change in the arrow might be related to himself, but it could also be related to external factors.

Since Diablo could not explore the secrets of the arrow itself, he could only start by exploring from the outside.

He walked along, using his epitaph as he went.

His epitaph changed when he saw the shiny opening.

"In fifteen seconds, an explosion will suddenly occur around me, causing the edge of the doorway and the yellow earth on top to collapse and pile up..."

Diablo found the suggestion utterly absurd, but he quickly accepted it and prepared to activate his ability in a dozen seconds.

The telescope in the distance quickly spotted the figure of the arrow-bearer and watched as he was engulfed by the embers and dust of the explosion.

Even so, Brother Jie still didn't step forward immediately; he was extremely cautious.

And this time, his caution saved him.

Because Diablo was unharmed and did not notice the thin line hidden under the yellow soil, he was able to escape from the explosion immediately.

Then, to Jie Ge's disbelief, he saw the other person suddenly teleport and step onto the scorching ground in the distance.

"He's a Stand user, and probably quite powerful, not someone I can face head-on... And he's carrying two arrows? One is held by his main body, and the other by his red Stand... Could it be the mark in my mind? Is this what I need?"

Brother Jie had never seen any unusual arrows, and if you gave him an insect arrow, he would sell it; if you gave him a bow along with it, he would shoot it as well... He didn't think there was anything special about arrows.

But things are different now. That thing seems to be exactly what I want, an irresistible temptation.

"Ugh, this is such a hassle... I really don't want to confront him head-on!"

He had no intention of giving up and decided to stay put and observe the situation.

By this time, the prince and his companions had also arrived at the location. Noticing that the marker was not far from them, their consciousness had largely returned to normal.

"That must be mine, belonging only to me."

All three of them said the same thing, which caused the relationship between the prince and Hol Holmes to quickly break down.

"Your Highness, although I don't know why... that mark is very important to me, and I cannot give it away."

"Heh, Hol Hol Hols, what you see as a longing is no different to my prince. My prince has been selfless his whole life, and if he wants to be selfish just once, you'll stand in my way?"

The two remained locked in a stalemate, neither wanting to fight. After all, they had been teammates before, and an unconscious reluctance to engage in combat lingered in their minds.

"Then let's do this... We'll split up and each take what we can."

After uttering those words, the prince left, carried by the wind, heading to the left.

Hol Holmes did not reply and walked in the opposite direction.

None of them were as fast as Oingo. Oingo had already seen the pyramid that had collapsed into dust in front of the door. Coincidentally, he and Jie were right across from each other, also hiding in a dilapidated building.

"That one a little ahead... standing still, doesn't it look like Tobio?"

Compared to Jie Ge in the distance, Oingo was clearly closer, and even without binoculars, he could see the red-haired man standing not far in front of the pyramid.

The man's position almost coincided with the location marked in his mind, which clearly indicated that what he wanted would be in that person's hands.

"This looks like it's going to turn into a free-for-all between Stand users. Before I regained my senses, I encountered Hol and Hol, and they were most likely there for this mark. This means that this mark is visible to many Stand users, possibly all of them... That would be really bad."

Oingo knew that his Stand was very weak, and that his abilities were not enough to fight against any Stand user in this situation, so the possibility of him taking the mark was too small.

Just like Brother Jie, he wouldn't give up. If he did, the marker in his mind would constantly provide its location and urge him on, making it impossible for him to have peace for the rest of his life.

"Let's stay here and see how things go."

......

Diablo did move, and within a dozen seconds, he quickly disappeared from their sight.

"In the next ten seconds or so, nothing noteworthy will happen at the epitaph. In short, we can't stay here any longer; there are enemies here..."

Diablo suddenly realized something and then saw the mark in his mind.

"This mark... it's probably following me because of this arrow, and the fact that I was ambushed by others near the pyramids only means that my location, like this mark, has been exposed to someone?"

He finally came to a correct conclusion, but it was a terrible one.

"Then my abilities are completely useless..."

In terms of escaping, the current time deletion method is indeed ineffective; to the other people with the mark, it just appears as if they suddenly teleported.

His location was constantly being exposed, and no matter how he ran, he couldn't escape the marker.

"If things are going well, I'll just be kept on the run by some nobody, but if that's the case, Giorno also has a mark..."

Once a situation arises that you are worried about, it will immediately become a reality.

Giorno has begun tracking Diavolo's location and, based on the sudden teleportation of the mark, deduced that it was one of the demons he was hunting.

"It's Diablo, it's his time deletion. The change in this marker could only be a time deletion, and time has indeed jumped."

Huang Zhen's words determined Rongrong's next direction.

"This time... although I didn't find that demon, I still ran into Diablo. This is an excellent opportunity; I must kill Diablo here!"

This is a fuzzy target a few kilometers away.

......

"Master, you have regained consciousness, but you are also..."

Even the furthest Yedan had arrived several kilometers away from Diablo, but because Diablo and the arrow were still far away, his own consciousness suddenly returned and then began to slowly disappear.

Unless he catches up with Diavolo's speed and gets closer and closer to him, he will remain in this semi-conscious state.

"No, it's alright. Even if I lose consciousness, my goal remains the same: the mark in my brain. That...that must be my opportunity!"