Time stopped!
Kai Ishida looked back at Versus, who was only half a step away, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Then he stepped directly onto the surfboard and leaped up.
"Time, resume flow!"
The moment the time stop ended, a wave crashed in.
Kai Ishida rode the wave, and with the accelerated time, instantly flew out.
Seeing this, Versus was also furious.
"Damn it, you think you can escape from me like that? Dream on!" Versus also leaped up, and because he was a Vampire, he jumped even higher than Kai Ishida.
Then he plunged vertically into the sea, only splashing a slight amount of water.
Immediately after, his legs began to pump like propellers, creating a white wake on the surface of the sea.
In response, Kai Ishida merely shook his head mockingly.
Perhaps a Pillar Man could catch up to his surfing speed by swimming.
A Vampire was not just a little bit worse.
What's more, this guy was only three-quarters Vampire.
Watching the distance between him and Kai Ishida grow, Versus's eyes became increasingly fierce.
"You bastard, just you wait. When I catch you, I'll break all your limbs. Let's see how you run then!"
...On the beach of Sardinia.
Not long after Kai Ishida and Versus left, Jolyne Cujoh and Anasui, carrying Weather's severely injured body, found Emporio and the others.
"Weather!" At the first sight of Weather, Emporio's initially cheerful expression instantly froze.
Then he quickly ran to Weather's side, and after confirming that Weather was not in serious danger, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Jolyne Cujoh, "Jolyne, what happened to Weather?"
"It was that guy Versus!" Jolyne said through gritted teeth.
"Not only was that guy not taken away by the police, but he awakened an even stronger power. Weather was severely injured by him, and Kai Ishida..."
"Big Brother Kai Ishida?" Emporio instantly panicked and quickly asked, "Was Big Brother Kai Ishida also injured by that guy Versus? How is that possible? Big Brother Kai Ishida's Star Platinum has the ability to stop time, how could he..."
As he spoke, Emporio lowered his head, seemingly unable to believe any of it.
At this moment, Anasui also spoke:
"Kai Ishida should not be in mortal danger for a short time. Although that guy's Stand has become stronger, since Kai Ishida chose to face him alone, he must have his reasons."
"Perhaps he has already found the weakness of the opponent's Stand. You know, retreat is not the same as running away. Retreat is for better grasping the opponent's weakness, and then for a better counterattack!"
"R-really?" Listening to Anasui's words, Emporio also looked at him.
At this moment, Ermes, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke: "We should still call Mr. Jotaro and the others. With Mr. Jotaro's experience, they might have a way to deal with the enemy's Stand."
"That's right!"
Jolyne Cujoh then picked up the phone from the nearby guesthouse and dialed a familiar number.
At the same time.
Downtown Dallas, Texas.
The headquarters of the SPW Foundation is located here.
At this moment, in the top medical room of the SPW building, Jotaro was lying on the hospital bed, engrossed in a dolphin picture book.
Suddenly, an urgent call came in.
Although no caller ID was displayed, assuming it might be his daughter calling from a hotel phone.
Jotaro still answered the call.
"This is Kujo Jotaro."
A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Dad, we encountered a Stand User on Sardinia, Italy. It's Versus, who we met before. He's become stronger, and it seems he's also awakened Vampire powers!"
"..."
Jotaro was silent.
He hadn't heard the word 'Vampire' mentioned by anyone for nearly twenty years.
"Okay, I understand. I'll find someone to help. You should still be with Anasui, right? Let him take the phone." Jotaro's tone was relatively calm.
"..."
There was a flurry of activity on the other end of the phone, which made Jotaro frown.
But soon, Anasui's voice came through the phone.
"Mr. Jotaro, you're looking for me?"
From his voice, it could be heard that Anasui was a bit reserved.
But Jotaro didn't care, he just said faintly: "Protect Jolyne."
And then hung up the phone.
Immediately after, he thought for a moment and found a familiar name in his contacts.
"Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo—"
"Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo—"
The phone returned a busy signal, indicating the line was occupied.
He could only wait for him to call back.
Jotaro stared intently at the phone.
The other party shouldn't make him wait too long.
Sure enough, just five minutes later, the phone rang again.
Jotaro answered the phone.
Giorno's voice came from the other end of the phone:
"Is there something you need, Mr. Jotaro?"
"I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you one more time..."
...Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, Kai Ishida and Versus's chase had lasted over half an hour.
On the sea, only Kai Ishida's figure remained.
But through the accelerated time, Kai Ishida could determine that Versus was still chasing him from behind, only forced to hide in the seabed to avoid the sunlight because the sun had come out!
"This guy, he really is relentless."
Kai Ishida sighed. He was not a Vampire and did not have superhuman endurance.
In half an hour of high-speed surfing, just stabilizing his body consumed a large part of his stamina.
He would probably be caught by that guy Versus in about fifteen minutes due to exhaustion.
"Can I only pin my hopes on elusive luck?" Kai Ishida smiled bitterly.
"I hope that guy is still wandering in this vast sea now, otherwise, it will really be bad."
Between the west coast of Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily, there is a mysterious sea area known as the "Tyrrhenian Stomach."
This sea area got its name precisely because of a legend.
In this sea area, if a ship's speed exceeds the speed of the waves, it will be attacked by an indescribable entity.
It cannot be explained scientifically, but Kai Ishida knew.
That would be his last hope.
And the only place where he could turn his disadvantage in speed into an advantage!