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"!"

Josuke then saw the "jewel" slip from Katz's hand.

He knew what it was...

The ability to allow Pillar Men to evolve into Ultimate Life Forms...

Aja Redstone!

294. Ultimate Life Form vs. Stand User! (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival)

"Mr. Jotaro, have you ever looked into... Mr. Joestar's past?"

Speaking cautiously, Josuke asked the man beside him.

"I know a little bit."

Understanding that the other person was asking about the "Stone Mask" and the "Pillars," Jotaro, dressed in white, lowered the brim of his hat and answered.

Although he didn't have a full understanding of Er Qiao's experiences in his youth, he knew that the old man had a very glorious "past".

Even the SPW Foundation has corresponding research information, but Jotaro has only seen a portion of it occasionally. He doesn't know much about the Pillar Men, only that "they" are superior beings of vampires.

"It's best to deal with him cleanly."

"Otherwise, it will be very troublesome to deal with it afterwards."

By making such a sound, Josuke already knew where Katzna's strange change came from.

In this era, the first to land on the island defeated the young Joe and others to obtain the Red Stone of Aja, evolving into the ultimate creature.

Katz's fate was predetermined...

There must have been someone involved, otherwise such a deviation wouldn't have occurred.

Of course, you could ask him for his thoughts on ultimate life forms.

That doesn't mean we can turn a blind eye just because we rely on the power of a Stand.

The so-called "hundredfold ripples" can be triggered at will, which is beyond the limits of what the human body can withstand.

"Yare yare..."

"We really can't show any mercy."

Remembering the scene of Lisa and the others collapsing that he had witnessed before, Jotaro knew he couldn't linger here any longer.

If someone has altered history here, it means there is a true enemy in the shadows, one who transcends time.

Those kinds of guys might be hiding somewhere, observing them...

To avoid being led into a trap, the best course of action is to defeat the Kaz in front of you first.

"Ultimate life form..."

"Let me see if he can withstand the attack of Star Platinum."

Without a word, Jotaro spoke earnestly as he watched Katz take flight.

He stepped forward, not rushing to use time stop, but instead observing its movements, and then summoned Star Platinum to unleash a barrage of attacks.

"Ora Ora Ora!!!!"

Although Katz could not see the so-called "stand-in," he understood that some kind of creature was affecting the flow of air.

The piercing sound also stimulated the ears with their abnormal senses...

"Bang bang bang bang bang!!!"

Although she dodged several punches, Jotaro still managed to exploit an opening and land a hit.

"Ok?"

Watching Kars get sent flying, Jotaro sensed something was wrong...

Judging from the feedback of the punches landed by Platinum Star, it was clearly not ordinary flesh...

(It felt like hitting a creature's shell...)

"Watch out! He's coming!"

As the warning was issued, Giorno immediately noticed the object rapidly approaching from the side.

"What is this...?!"

A dense array of black shadows, resembling bats, flashed by. He summoned the Golden Experience and sent them flying with an elbow strike.

However, the sheer number of these attacks still left some bloodstains on the Stand's arm due to their sharp scratches.

"Hmph...this so-called stand-in doesn't look very good."

Shifting its form, Kaz soared in the low sky and said coldly.

Even if you can't see it, as long as you know the principle, you can still hurt the other party.

Just like a ghost...

"Such fast movements, and they're somewhat similar to my golden experience..."

Giorno stared at him; that ability to freely transform into living beings was, in a sense, equivalent to his own Stand.

But before he could “carefully consider” the meaning behind it, Kaz was approached by others.

"Old man...you're now within my firing range."

"Oh..."

Katz had noticed the running sound long ago, and he looked down on the figure that jumped up from behind.

The changing airflow made him realize that this human double was also taking action.

His entire body transformed into scattered pigeons, causing the frenzied diamond attacks to miss their mark.

Taking this opportunity, Katz fused his body and appeared behind Josuke.

But the other person's desperate struggle only made him feel ridiculous and sneer.

Josuke assumed an attacking stance, and I tried to throw a punch at him.

He didn't care at all about the punches thrown by mere humans.

Even if it's a powerful Stand, the so-called "Star Platinum" is nothing special.

With sufficient "shell" inside his body to protect him, it could not cause much damage.

But this dismissive thought lasted for less than half a second.

"Dula la la!!!"

A barrage of punches came crashing down, and the precise blows landing all over his body made Kaz fully experience the allure of "taking a beating."

(Wow... this guy... is he even human?)

(And what is this force?!)

Kaz's face was contorted and deformed from the solid punch he received, and for a moment he couldn't believe that the person standing in front of him was an ordinary human.

He had already heard about the Stand users from those people.

But no matter how special they are, it's just that their Stands are very strong; their original bodies are mostly just ordinary people.

In Katz's view, Ripple users are often stronger than the Stand users themselves.

"Very impressive... Jōsuke."

Giorno was somewhat surprised to see his opponent make the move.

In his memory, he had never seen such an exaggerated scene.

After all, the Stand and the user should be considered separately. Just because your Stand is powerful doesn't mean the user will also have that power and speed.

At most, it's about having a Stand attach to the body's surface to create a kind of "interaction".

However, situations like Josuke's, where he rushes in and beats up the enemy while his Stand doesn't attack, are extremely rare.

(It's almost as fast as the speed at which Crazy Diamonds are fired...)

Jotaro, observing this scene, drew his own conclusion.

Josuke's punching speed was just the same as Crazy Diamond's...

There wasn't even the slightest error, which made Jotaro realize something was wrong.

This Josuke... is indeed a "different person" from the one he knows.

In contrast to the judge and Giorno, Karz, as the one being attacked, could not allow this embarrassing situation to continue.

(We need to separate our bodies quickly...)

Being constantly hit is not something to enjoy.

Therefore, Kaz plans to replicate the scene from his previous attack on Giorno, transforming his body into a bird-like creature and dispersing.

But as soon as he took action, he was met with Josuke's mocking words.

"Yo...you know what?"

"Your current landing point..."

"It's a perfect place to get beaten up."

"what?!"

"My body...!"

He tried to transform into another creature to escape the attack, but suddenly found he couldn't...

The transformed body is even undergoing "recovery"...

This resulted in Josuke landing at extremely close range, with Crazy Diamonds flanking Kars from the front and from behind.

"Relics from a bygone era..."

"If you'd rather be buried in the past, then don't come along!"

After he finished speaking, perfectly synchronized fists struck each other from front to back.

Caught in the middle, Katz suffered unprecedented...torture!

295. The Hidden One...

humiliation!

This was the only truly humiliating moment in Katz's life...

They transformed into the ultimate beings they had always dreamed of, only to be used as "punching bags" by mere humans.

The relentless attacks from both sides left him no chance to escape.

(Damn it! His body can revert to its original state even after it's changed... This guy's Stand ability...!)

For Katz, he probably never expected to encounter such a "counter" opponent.

After becoming the ultimate life form, Kars not only overcame the weakness of sunlight, but his cells also contained genetic factors that recorded the process of biological evolution. Therefore, his bones could be decomposed and any part of his body could be transformed into other organisms.

Having become the ultimate being, he possesses all the abilities of all living beings...

This statement is not an exaggeration...

But right now, no matter how he tries to change his body, he's always restored by that abhorrent Stand ability...

The enemy seemed to know his "weakness" and thus blocked the "ultimate life form's" greatest strength: "mutation".

"Well!!"

A solid punch landed on his chest, and the dented skin on his chest revealed a pained expression on Katz's face.

He tried to struggle and fight back, but his body couldn't move freely.

Because the power of the Mad Diamond constantly “distorts” and affects him.

"Meeting me is the worst thing that could have happened to you."

Knowing Kaz's awkward situation, Josuke simply said in a cold voice.