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Hearing the system notification, Chang Yan's mood improved slightly, and then—
"boom--"
"call out--"
"boom--"
The sound of two bullets spurting from the muzzle, and a hidden arrow piercing the air.
One arrow came from the forest on the left, and another from behind, and this arrow—
On my head!
Interesting. The trajectory of a parabola shows that the person is very good at math.
One bullet was an enchanted bullet, likely enhanced with armor penetration and wind-breaking abilities, while the other was a cursed bullet, whose intense resentment could be felt from a great distance.
And this arrow... it shot with tremendous force! Absolutely tremendous force!
Faced with such a decisive blow, Chang Yan simply sat calmly on the throne, showing no emotion whatsoever.
He rested his hands on the armrests of the throne, crossed them, and placed them under the chin of his head, which was resting on the throne, and softly uttered a few words:
"Lord of Darkness—"
At that moment, the world "turned off its lights".
Suddenly, all the light disappeared from everyone's eyes.
Absolute darkness descended, and everything sank into that pitch black.
The so-called dark vision is a joke.
"Holy crap, what happened? Am I blind?"
"Fuck, why can't I see anything? Am I cursed with blindness?"
"Flash spells have been forcibly disabled. This is a place similar to a dark place, so darkvision and similar abilities are useless. Everyone, please be careful."
On this small island, the "lights out" lasted for 5 seconds before being turned back on.
Nothing has changed except for two things.
One of the targets, two bullets and a hidden arrow, aimed at Chang Yan, all vanished.
Another place is at the foot of the throne, where three corpses have appeared. The faces of these corpses still show the shock of the sudden "lights out," but there are no wounds on their bodies.
"Of the three little bugs, only the one shooting arrows is somewhat interesting; the other two are just ordinary snipers with good eyesight."
He then waved his hand, and a thick shadow threw the three corpses down, letting them fall to the ground.
Those three reckless fools, well, they're dead, so be it. As for respect for the dead...
Sorry, I don't even respect God, so why would I respect a few dead people, let alone these people who want to assassinate me?
"Alright, what I said before still stands. I'll spare you as long as you escape this forest."
Upon hearing Chang Yan's words, everyone immediately snapped out of their daze and wished they had more legs, rushing outside in a hurry.
It turns out that human potential is truly enormous; it just needs a little stimulation.
Yes, a little stimulation is fine.
Even with the Dark Children giving chase, none of them could outrun a single heavily armored warrior. They could only watch as the Dark Children frantically fled the forest and then rushed towards the airport and port.
What, you mean those magic-based professions?
Please, they definitely have teleportation and teleportation abilities, they don't even need to run, they'll just disappear in a flash.
"Oh dear, this is a bit boring that it's over already. Oh well, let's see what kind of rare item I'll get this time."
With a flourish, Chang Yan snapped his fingers, and the throne of shadow and the floating city gradually disappeared, while he himself slowly strolled through the forest.
(System, initiating artifact summoning.)
(Begin the summoning of the artifact—)
(Obtained a rare item - an arrow)
(Arrow: From the world of *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure*. 5 years ago, a meteorite fell in Greenland. A person—who could be called a genius—noticed the meteorite's potential power. He hoped to rival the gods and discovered that the virus within the meteorite might help humanity achieve this wish. Thus, he created the bow and arrow. Those struck by the arrow were highly likely to die from the deadly virus, while a few "stronger" survivors would develop a "Stand.")
!!!
It's this thing!
Does this mean I'm a Stand user now?
I'm really looking forward to it! What will my stand be?
Oh, right, I remember there are special kinds of "arrows" too, let me take a look...
(In JOJO, there are a total of 6 arrows. One of them, the Insect Arrow, can awaken the Requiem form of a Stand. Another one can automatically find people with the potential to awaken a Stand user.)
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After taking out the arrow, Chang Yan examined it carefully, but he couldn't see anything strange about it, nor did he see that the arrow would turn on its own to find a potential Stand user.
Ah, it's just the most ordinary arrow... I'm a little disappointed.
As the saying goes, there is some disappointment. If it were an arrow, he might have been able to fly up into the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with Kaz.
However, as long as it can activate the Stand, that's fine.
As for whether it will succeed or not... Ha, if you don't even have that much confidence, what kind of Stand user are you? Go back to your hometown and sell fish, Jotaro!
So Chang Yan took the arrow and pierced his own heart.
Last time it was a genuine heart-wrenching moment; this time it's a genuine stab to the heart...
"Ohhhhhh—this is…I feel it! Something is stirring within me…this must be my Stand! Come, ignite my fighting spirit and ambition—come forth, my Stand!"
(Note that Stands have many characteristics; here we will only discuss a few important ones.)
(The strength of a Stand's ability varies depending on the Stand user's physical and mental condition, such as health and willpower.)
(Some Stands "evolve" based on the mental growth of their user.)
(When a Stand is injured, the damage will be reflected in the Stand user's body at the same time, except for some Stands. However, if all of the Stands die, the Stand user will also die.)
The illusion became reality, and in an instant, a human figure stood before Chang Yan.
A mysterious black cloak covered his entire body, and an invisible mist concealed his face and a pair of pure black hands.
Simply put, this is the mysterious figure in black cloak who often appears in most anime, TV series, movies, novels, and comics, except that this one doesn't wear a mask and his face is not visible.
"Hmm (⊙o⊙)... It seems very mysterious, but what kind of ability does it have... Never mind, let's test its strength first."
With a thought, Chang Yan's mysterious black-clad double vanished and then reappeared, followed by a series of loud explosions, the sounds of trees and rocks exploding merging together like fireworks.
"........"
As the saying goes, silence prevails.
Because this stand-in's physical strength seems to be even higher than his own...
Chapter 239 The Substitute: Illusory Mist
(As for the stand-in, just think of it as the artwork of the Shadow Servant in FGO. I couldn't find it online and I was too lazy to take screenshots, so just guess which one looks cool.)
(I saw a stupid picture online where someone turns in-ear headphones up to the maximum volume, stuffs them into their nostrils, and their mouth becomes a speaker. I think you guys should try it and tell me how it feels.)
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I know that a Stand's physical strength is stronger than the user's, but my physical strength is already stronger than that of a typical Stand. Why is this Stand stronger than me? Isn't this going too far?
Could it be... that my Stand's ability is physical enhancement...?
The abilities of a Stand are something you have to figure out gradually; there's no setting where a Stand immediately knows its abilities upon awakening.
That damn Araki, why does he have to make us figure it out ourselves...?
Chang Yan looked at the motionless stand-in in front of him and felt a slight headache.
Well, having a Stand is good enough. I'll practice using it more over the next few days.
However, it's better to choose a name first.
What should I call it...?
Naming them after tarot cards?
Named after gods from mythology?
Naming them by rock bands/singers/albums/singles?
......
Ugh, so annoying, so annoying, so annoying! Having to choose a name again is so tedious!
Never mind, I'll name it when I find out about my Stand ability...
Helpless, Chang Yan had no choice but to continue practicing his stunt work here.
Although this world also has JOJO, it's only up to the fourth part. Maybe it was created by a plagiarist-type transmigrator.
Touching the tree with my hand... no reaction.
Touch the stone...no reaction.
Touch the animal...no reaction.
It doesn't seem to be a physical ability.
They tried to stuff the animal into the Stand's face, which was shrouded in a dark mist—after all, the place looked suspicious… but for some reason, it wouldn't fit…
!
Wait, this feeling is—
My Stand's hand was clearly exerting force the whole time, but I didn't feel like it was touching anything! Even though it was exerting force, I could still feel the air moving in its hand!
Could it be...
Chang Yan thought for a moment, then picked up a small pebble and threw it at the stand-in's face.
The pebble flew precisely to the front of the Stand's face and got stuck in mid-air, but the sound of the pebble cutting through the air could still be heard.
Sure enough... I figured it out.
Judging from this, it should be a spatial ability; could it be manipulating distance?
Is it only the face that has this ability? If only the face has this ability, then I'll have to take all the powerful attacks with my face every day.
Chang Yan threw another pebble at the stand-in's arm, and as expected, the pebble stopped in mid-air.
It's confirmed; it's an ability similar to modifying spatial distance.
However, when this ability is activated, does inertia exist? If something falls from above onto the Stand and touches this distance barrier, the speed increases due to gravity and inertia, and then the Stand leaves before it touches the Stand. Will this inertia disappear?
Can this distance barrier be projected outwards? What is its maximum range? Will the Stand, like Killer Queen, possess two related abilities?
Sigh, we still have to test it slowly.
What? You're saying that with common sense, intelligence, and knowledge, it's impossible to calculate? Can't you just throw the pebble in one by one?
But before that, we need to get a longer measuring tape.
Chang Yan quickly ran to the island's convenience store and bought several measuring tapes, because not understanding the Stand's abilities always felt like a thorn in his side.
Imagine you've saved up over 1000 Saint Quartz, and tomorrow is the Servant banner you most want to pull from. You'll spend the whole night eagerly anticipating tomorrow's arrival, unable to sleep because you're itching to get it.
Although it's a school trip and teachers will take attendance, as the saying goes, a phone call can solve the problem.
Anyway, with Murasame Reine as the teaching assistant over there, and Ratatoskr flying around in the sky, it's impossible that they didn't see what they just did.
After buying the measuring tape, Changyan had his stand-in cut several stones into roughly the same size. Then, he first measured the distance between himself and his stand-in. Next, he threw a stone a great distance, measured the distance again, and then threw it at his stand-in with the same force. Because Changyan couldn't calculate inertia or velocity, this was the only clumsy method he could use.
If this distance barrier changes according to speed, then there's nothing that can be done; it's simply impossible to calculate with common sense. (Actually, the author himself doesn't know how to do it...)
After losing power several times before the pebble even touched the substitute, and after measuring back and forth several times, Chang Yan calculated the distance between himself and the barrier using the calculator on his phone.
500 meters, that's the current limit.