The priest, with a flash, moved as fast as a Shinkansen, quietly arriving near the Dunhuang Library in a blink of an eye, and fired several shots at Higashikata Josuke.
His speed was too fast, so fast that the human eye couldn't see him clearly, only barely catching a afterimage; the bullets, accelerated by 30 times, were even faster and impossible to track.
These bullets were like several yellow beetles, aiming to drill into Higashikata Josuke's brain. Just as the priest smiled at the bullets he had fired, several hands suddenly appeared in the bullets' path.
With several bangs, the bullets flattened into thin metal pieces in the hands, then instantly dropped to the ground, clattering.
"Nani, what was that?!"
Higashikata Josuke finally reacted, looking back at the small metal discs on the ground, a hint of confusion still in his mind. "Just now, the Righteous Avenger seemed to move on its own. So these things were attacks on me?"
Higashikata Josuke observed his surroundings, his gaze becoming as sharp as an eagle's. Simultaneously, hands grew out of thin air around him, and golden flames, burning him, emanated in streaks.
Especially his new ability, his new Stand, which he called the Righteous Avenger. Its ability was to summon indestructible golden palms. The current number was unknown, but it could definitely reach over 1000.
At the same time, he could ignite himself with golden flames that symbolized the burning of evil. These flames would burn their targets.
If the target was a good and righteous person, their injuries would heal, and they would be enhanced. But if an evil person was ignited, he and his sins would become fuel, completely incinerating him and seizing his abilities for Higashikata Josuke's own use. Of course, the seized abilities were only temporary, lasting about 1 to 5 hours.
Because of this, Higashikata Josuke temporarily possessed the ability of Echoes Act 3. Furthermore, Weather Forecast also seemed to be counted among the enemies he had defeated, but this didn't seem to help him much.
Bang, bang, bang! Three more shots suddenly exploded to his left. Higashikata Josuke's speed was completely unable to react, but the hands densely covering him still blocked these bullets. Of course, a trace of cold sweat still seeped from Higashikata Josuke's body.
"Hmm, what's going on? Why did all the bullets hit the hands?"
The priest, who had already hidden behind the wall again, frowned tightly. He had fired the gun almost touching the hands; it shouldn't have hit them. All the bullets should have gone through the gaps between the hands and directly hit Higashikata Josuke... "Is this the power of fate? Is he not destined to die yet?"
The priest muttered to himself, not noticing a tiny golden flame igniting on his shoulder. Although this flame extinguished before it could burn him this time, Higashikata Josuke still noticed it.
"Forget it. If that's the case, then I'll switch weapons. If a pistol doesn't work, a sniper rifle. If a sniper rifle doesn't work, a rocket launcher. He's just awakened; his Stand power is still very weak..."
But he suddenly sensed something was wrong because Higashikata Josuke's eyes suddenly glared at him, making his heart tighten. "No, this is impossible, I..."
"Mr. Jotaro, let's defeat him together! Die, you damn bastard!"
The wisp of flame that the priest's clothes had stirred up when he got too close just now allowed Higashikata Josuke to feel it. Countless hands instantly formed steps.
Higashikata Josuke summoned his Stand, which resembled Star Platinum but was entirely golden, clad in golden armor, with four arms growing from its back, and star-like patterns on its body. This Stand merged with Higashikata Josuke, who then grabbed the surrounding hands and directly flung himself.
Like a cannonball, he smashed into the wall and then, with a roar, threw several punches forward, directly shattering the wall where the priest was hiding.
However, as Higashikata Josuke passed through the wall, his eyes narrowed like pinholes, because there was nothing in the dust and smoke raised by the shattered wall. He didn't see any enemy.
He only saw the movement of smoke, too fast to discern, and at the same time, a sense of crisis arose in his heart. Several hands appeared out of thin air around his neck; several golden hands enveloped his neck like a guard.
At the same time, a hand had already struck his neck. Even though he had summoned arms, it still cut his neck, and a faint voice entered his ears, "Oh, a step too slow?"
But when Higashikata Josuke turned to look, he saw nothing. Someone just touched his re-sculpted pompadour, making his hair bounce.
"Great, I'm really pissed off. Invisible attacks? No, it should be attacks too fast to be perceived. That hand chop just now was partially blocked."
Higashikata Josuke muttered to himself, and more hands appeared around him. Once something approached, it would immediately be attacked in response. But the priest didn't care, he just moved to another hiding spot and secretly watched Higashikata Josuke. However, Higashikata Josuke's next words made the priest freeze.
"Great, it seems I wasn't wrong. You're the priest, right?!"
"What? How did you know it was me?"
The priest paused, then flashed in front of Higashikata Josuke. He was still accelerating time to control his own slowing, keeping his speed at about 2 to 3 times that of a normal person.
He looked at Higashikata Josuke with some confusion in his eyes. He hadn't hidden his identity, but he completely didn't understand how Higashikata Josuke had figured it out.
"Ah, ah, ah, it really is you. How did I know? Of course, I guessed! I didn't see you, so where would I get evidence? I just thought your voice sounded a bit similar, but now it seems I guessed right..."
Higashikata Josuke's voice grew colder and colder. When the priest suddenly appeared just now, he left a series of afterimages. This time, Higashikata Josuke rarely saw the opponent clearly: fast, very fast, extremely fast, but it seemed not impossible to attack.
"Forget it. Since it was a guess, it doesn't matter. Higashikata Josuke, stop resisting. Become the wings for me to ascend to Heaven, help me complete the Heaven Plan. On one side is the inevitable destiny of your Joestar Family bloodline!"
Looking at Higashikata Josuke's serious expression, the priest shook his head, propped his chin with his hand, and began to persuade Higashikata Josuke to stop resisting and save him some time, with an air of complete righteousness on his face.
At the same time, he held up a crucifix with both hands, his expression extremely devout, though it was unclear who his devotion was for. "Heaven has always been what people pursue. If the outcome of fate is known, people can achieve eternal happiness.
Now I have told you your predetermined destiny, given you a chance to awaken. Accept it, accept eternal happiness. Only then can you experience Heaven."
But Higashikata Josuke merely curled his lip in disdain as he looked at him. The small cut on his neck, which had just been inflicted, completely healed after being scorched by a golden flame, and he retorted to the priest.
"You talk nonsense. Do you know your own destiny?"
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