March 17, 1999, night, eleven o'clock.
Olbia, located in the northeast region of Sardinia, is the most important passenger port on the entire island of Sardinia.
The not-too-busy port, mostly due to carrying passengers, became much quieter by midnight.
Several large passenger ships were docked at the port. Illuso looked at the port through binoculars.
If they were to truly search for those 27 girls, the Assassination Team would definitely have to split up. But Johnson Joffrey knew that although he didn't know who Trish was, he could recognize Trish, the pink-haired girl.
So, they just needed to get pictures. It was all up to Melone.
"The port is a bit strange," Illuso said. "It's too quiet, but Olbia is a passenger port, so it's normal for there to be fewer people at night."
"Be careful," Risotto said. "Stop the ship."
"They've stopped," Meg said, his blue shoulder-length hair fluttering in the wind. He was also holding binoculars. "They must have some doubts, especially since you killed everyone in the port."
"That's too much, Carlson," Meg put down his binoculars, revealing his dark eyes. Like Risotto, even the whites of his eyes were dark, but worse, his pupils were also black.
His pale lips and yellowish face, with a pair of sunken black eyes half-open, looked weakly at the bearded Carlson.
"If you always do this, we'll end up like Cioccolata, disliked by the Boss."
"I didn't kill the people in the port. I'll bring them back to life later." Carlson sat on the steps, seemingly deep in thought. He had been abroad before and had just returned, only to be called in, which annoyed him.
"I've met Risotto before," Carlson pouted, saying seriously. "I remember he wasn't that bad." Suddenly, he felt a weight on his shoulder. A black Stand, holding a knife, placed its cold blade against his neck.
"Hey, hey, can you put it away for a bit? Your Supermassive Black Hole is troublesome even with a slight touch."
"Don't speak for traitors. This is an insult to the supreme Boss," Meg said, his dark pupils showing no emotion.
Always talking about the Boss, Carlson pulled out his beer and thought, 'You're probably the only loyal one in the organization.'
Tiziano's Stand had already infiltrated the other party's mouth. Meg's dark eyes reflected the moonlight, making him look like a walking corpse. If they didn't disembark, he could still manipulate Squalo's Stand to attack the ship.
They were doomed.
"No matter what, going ashore is a must," Prosciutto said. "Should we get closer to them first, then use Pesci's ability to investigate?"
"No, it's better to just go ashore directly with my long-range tracking Babyface," Melone said. Seeing Risotto nod, Babyface jumped into the sea.
Babyface is a very special Stand. It's very strong, and Melone is almost like its father. Its age should be around ten years old. Its rebellious phase has passed, and it's quite obedient. Most importantly, ordinary people can also see its existence.
It is a Stand that ordinary people can see. From a certain perspective, he is not a Stand, but rather an existence similar to a child. The real Stand is in Melone's hands.
However, according to Johnson's observations, his strength was not as powerful as the Babyface created from Bucciarati's blood in the original work. It seems that Babyface's power is related to the father and mother, which also explains why Melone is so obsessed with Johnson.
At the moment Babyface jumped into the water, Meg reached up and touched his right earphone.
"Squalo said they sent a long-range Stand, which should be Melone's Babyface." Meg lowered his gaze. He was somewhat tall, wearing a long robe similar in style to a priest's, but his head was a bit small. "Carlson, use your ability to slow it down first."
Carlson put down his beer, raised his green eyes, and looked at the tranquil Olbia harbor. The wind in Olbia was particularly clean, blowing through his black hair as he slowly walked down the steps.
His gaze fell upon that tiny Stand.
He tilted his head slightly, smiled, and snapped his fingers with a clear sound. Immediately, a small, robot-like Stand appeared behind him, floating beside him. He spoke softly:
"Old Town Road"
Melone was operating Babyface's main body, a computer-shaped Stand.
"A man is coming down, seems to be heading towards me," Babyface said.
Melone pondered for a moment, then typed into the computer, "Is he a Stand User? Retreat and stay away from him."
"Should I take him out? He's walking straight over," Babyface asked.
"Don't act rashly!"
"Another person came down, wearing a white robe."
Hmm? Melone's eyes widened slightly. "What's going on?"
Is this guy coming straight over? He knows our Stand Ability, so he might have a way to deal with us. We must avoid combat for now and let Babyface gather more intel.
"I've been discovered. They're coming straight for me. Should I attack?"
"Conceal yourself first, then retreat into the sea."
"I see it," Illuso said, lying prone on the bow of the ship, the endless sea breeze ruffling his braid. "That man is far from Babyface. Why…"
Babyface did not reply.
"Damn it!" Illuso put down his binoculars. "It's a Stand attack! They've launched a Stand attack."
The Assassination Team gasped.
After a long while, Babyface slowly began to display words on the screen.
"My movements have become very slow."
Melone instinctively clenched his fists. Johnson Joffrey also took out his binoculars and looked at the two people on the shore.
It's not Cioccolata and Secco, nor is it Korne from BIG. Is there really someone else in the Bodyguard Team?! That makes sense; Cioccolata and Secco should only be deployed as a last resort.
"At such a long distance, is it a radioactive, indiscriminate attack Stand?" Johnson whispered. "Is it an enemy's AOE? If so, that bearded man should be a Stand similar to The Grateful Dead."
"An indiscriminate attack that slows down movements?" Prosciutto said, "It has a similar effect to my The Grateful Dead."
Suddenly, Melone's screen went black.
"Has Babyface been taken down?!" he immediately asked.
"No, not at all. Babyface wasn't taken down. It was the man in the robe who made a move," Johnson replied. "His Stand is black, and he used a knife to strike Babyface, but Babyface wasn't injured and could still move."
But why did he lose contact with Babyface's main body? Was it that man's Stand Ability?
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Name: Meg
Stand Name: Supermassive Black Hole
Destructive Power: C
Speed: B
Range: B
Durability: B
Precision: A
Development Potential: D
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Name: Carlson Bluntree
Stand: Old Town Road
Destructive Power: B
Speed: B
Range: A
Durability: C
Precision: E
Development Potential: D