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Chapter 125. The Ultimate Being
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RUN AWAY!
Joseph, who had just grabbed the Super Aja Stone that fell from the shattered stone mask, ran without any hesitation!
Running may be shameful, but it's useful!
Of course, even though Kars has transformed into the ultimate being, he is still Kars. His consciousness and intelligence haven't changed just because he's become the ultimate being. This means that, based on Kars' actions right after becoming the ultimate being—killing the soldiers equipped with powerful ultraviolet lights who nearly cornered him—if he chooses to flee at this moment, Kars will...
"Hamon warriors no longer matter, but!"
"You and I have to settle our score! JOJO!!"
Feathers, not just ordinary feathers. Within the muscles encasing his bones, feathers are now hollow and as light as a bird's, proliferating from Kars' arms!
As previously mentioned, Kars is not a battle expert like Wamuu, nor is he interested in strategies and tactics like Esidisi. So, what is Kars, who possesses the Pillar Men's super-intelligence, good at?
The answer is—biological research!
This is also one of the temptations offered to Kars by Pucci in the real world. With enough biological knowledge, an actor can transform their body at will, amalgamating features of various animals into the ultimate being template!
Before Pucci lured him to become an actor, Kars was precisely studying biology!
The vision and wings of an eagle are trivial for Kars. With a bit of thought and a test flight, he replicated a series of Nobel-worthy biological structures on his body.
Breaking free from planetary gravity and soaring through the sky!
"This is both a revenge for Wamuu and Esidisi and a celebration of my new life!"
"JOJO! Only you!"
"I must kill you now, no matter what!!"
Kars, now fully transformed into a humanoid eagle, roared in fury.
Yes, chase after him, Kars!
Joseph, who was desperately running and thinking, saw Kars truly catching up. Despite his appearance of impending death, he hadn't truly given up hope.
Just like when he first encountered the vampire Straizo, when his Hamon wasn't as strong as it is now, and he found all his methods ineffective against Straizo, his escape was not a genuine retreat. It was a strategy to exhaust Straizo's stamina and prevent him from feeding in the city to recover.
Joseph knew well that Hamon warriors could fight Pillar Men because Hamon restrained them. Similarly, the German military and the SPW Foundation, aware of this, prepared powerful ultraviolet lights to combat Pillar Men. At this moment, with Kars having overcome this weakness, these lights lost their effectiveness against him.
This escape was also to lure Kars to a place where Joseph could at least inflict effective damage or even kill him!
"I say, Mr. Speedwagon. You mentioned before, right?"
Spreading out the map, Joseph, who had received a signal from Speedwagon and was seeking supplies due to shortage, suddenly paused.
"Kars is an ultimate being that can't be killed by any method or weapon, right?"
"Yes, that's correct!"
Speedwagon replied via radio, "So you're right, fleeing is the best strategy!"
As long as Joseph could keep flying the plane and keep Kars in the air with aerial supplies to prevent the fuel tank from running dry, Kars would essentially be trapped in the sky!
Although they couldn't guarantee when Kars would get bored or want to descend, they needed this time!
To buy time and develop powerful weapons capable of combating ultimate beings!
Just like how Speedwagon, who initially couldn't even resist vampires or zombies, now has used technology to arm a special force capable of eliminating them!
Similarly, Old Joseph, watching from the full-dive helmet, proudly shared his methods with Polnareff and others.
As an audience member, and one who is years ahead of the script's world, they knew that nuclear weapons technology was close to being discovered.
The clash between the strongest weapon developed by modern humans and the ultimate beings created by ancient Pillar Men would be an exhilarating showdown, even in a "Jump"-style shonen manga!
(PS: Similar to the battle between the Chimera Ant King and Netero in "Hunter x Hunter.")
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"So, Shiro, would you like to make a bet with me?"
Looking at the floating comments and the scene from "Battle Tides," Sora eagerly asked Shiro, "Let's bet on whether Joseph can keep flying in the air and whether his method to defeat Kars is indeed a nuclear bomb."
"And the loser must grant the winner a request!"
"Shiro, no problem."
"Then, I choose..."
"Shiro chooses [No], Joseph will be brought down by Kars and will not hold out until the development of the nuclear bomb."
Before Sora finished speaking, Shiro's voice preempted the answer.
"...No, sister, you're not playing by the rules! Isn't the usual choice to go the other way at this point?!"
"Because Shiro also wants to win, and Joseph's intentions are just too obvious."
"Uh, is it really that obvious?"
Looking at the map on the screen, which wasn't marked with any specific details but, from memory, resembled a certain pattern that looked like Volcano Island near Italy, Sora helplessly said to Shiro, who had a much better memory, "Alright, it is indeed a bit too obvious..."