Stands have many types. Most stands conform to the rule, "Only stand users can see stands."
However, the combined use of Ripple and Haki has made the boundary of "only stand users can see stands" begin to blur.
According to Jotaro's speculation, it won't be long before the stand Star Platinum can be perceived by ordinary people, even seen in full form.
The reason Furuta could hear Star Platinum's voice was because of the influence of Ripple and Haki.
This kind of influence, for now, Jotaro is still unable to control.
But as long as he can more precisely manipulate Ripple and Haki, using Star Platinum will still be as stealthy and ghost-like as before.
When that time comes, whether to use a Haki-enhanced Star Platinum or a normal Star Platinum, all depends on his mood.
He won't lose his advantage in battles between stand users because of using Haki.
Not only that, training Haki has made his normal physical body far surpass before, and Star Platinum's base form has also become stronger than before.
Power, speed, even range are increasing.
To deal with small characters like Furuta, the old Star Platinum was more than enough. It's just that Jotaro releasing Haki had already become a subconscious action, which allowed Furuta to hear that ghostly, flickering voice.
"Ora ora ora ora!"
Amid roars, Star Platinum rapidly swung its fists.
A barrage of strikes like a storm instantly shattered Furuta's hard kakuja armor.
"Crack!" With a sound, the cracked kagune armor crumbled and fell, revealing Furuta's miserable, incomparably shocked face.
Just like a woman having her clothes stripped off unknowingly, Furuta's face was filled with astonishment as he stared at Jotaro in disbelief.
The kakuja was his strongest form. That power, which could easily crush SSS-class ghouls, hadn't even been unleashed yet, and it was already destroyed by Jotaro effortlessly.
'What kind of monster is this!'
"Ora!"
Furuta didn't have time to react. His delicate face twisted, his high nose bridge collapsed instantly, and a heavy strike nearly sank his entire face in.
"Ugh ugh ugh…"
Crimson blood spurted from his facial features, and a painful screech came from his mouth.
Jotaro was extremely close to Furuta, yet not a single drop of blood sprayed onto him.
Because the moment the blood spurted, he raised his hand and put that clown mask onto Furuta's face.
"Yare yare... this mask suits you better." Jotaro closely examined the now wretched Furuta, speaking somewhat darkly, "A clown should look like a clown."
After all, this was the mask stripped from Uta's face and didn't fit Furuta's face.
Following the flow of blood, the mask slowly slid down, revealing Furuta's eyes full of rage beneath.
"That's right, Furuta-kun, if you don't hold up your clown mask, it'll fall down soon."
Looking at Furuta in front of her, Eto felt thoroughly refreshed. Even though she still felt some pain on her body, she couldn't help but step forward and stomp once.
"Oops, I forgot. Right now, your hands probably can't move."
"How about you beg me? I might be merciful and help you put it back on."
Seeing Eto's mocking smile, Furuta trembled all over.
He really wanted to kill this damn woman, but just as she said, at this moment, he couldn't move.
What shattered wasn't just his kakuja armor, but all the bones in his body.
Furuta's molars were nearly shattered. His head drooped and slowly leaned toward the ground.
"Furuta-kun, if you straighten your arms now, this would be a perfect dogeza."
Eto froze, a bit surprised by this action.
She just wanted to settle the score from earlier when she was "instantly killed" by Furuta, and take a bit of verbal revenge, she never actually expected Furuta to comply with her words.
However, the next second, Eto's brows furrowed, because Furuta wasn't repenting, he was laughing.
The crazy laughter pulled at his wounds, making him unable to straighten his waist from the pain.
"Hahahahahahaha..." Tears flowed from Furuta's eyes. The corners of his mouth nearly pulled to the back of his head. "Plan B failed too!"
"Not killing you with my own hands, Kujo! What a pity!"
"But letting you live to witness the activation of Plan C, why not call that a blessing!"
"C Plan?" Jotaro frowned, staring coldly at Furuta's bloodied but manically twisted face and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Before the words finished, strange sounds came from the ground, followed by violent shaking.
The pedestrians on the street were panicked, grabbing whatever was near. In their vision, skyscrapers began to collapse slowly. Falling steel bars and concrete smashed the streets into a mess.
Where Jotaro was, the shaking wasn't too strong, but he could still feel the earth trembling.
"An earthquake? At this moment?" Tsukiyama Shuu brushed his hair and dusted off the ash. He suggested, "Kujo-kun, just in case, let's stay away from the buildings."
Before Jotaro could respond, the ground rumbled again. The previous shaking grew even more violent.
Behind them, the CCG building split directly into two halves.
"How's that possible!" Tsukiyama couldn't believe his eyes. "The CCG building has a seismic resistance above 8.0, how could this happen!"
Though the earth was shaking, it definitely wasn't a magnitude-8 earthquake.
The building shattered instantly, completely unreasonable.
Could the construction company have cut corners?
"What is that thing!" Irimi Kaya shielded her forehead with her hand, mouth agape in shock.
"No, it's a monster!"
A giant monster, like a centipede, broke through the earth. Its long body crawled up the building, tentacles flailing constantly.
The building had collapsed instantly because of its rampage.
Not only near Jotaro, across all parts of Tokyo at this moment, such giant creatures were everywhere.
Casualties had already exceeded six digits. And the number was still rising.
Jotaro turned his head and grabbed Furuta in front of him, questioning, "Is this your doing!?"
Furuta was lifted softly by Jotaro, his face flushing red with excitement.
"No matter what, I win! Kujo-kun!"
"Hahaha…"
"In the end, you're still one move short!" Furuta laughed wildly, raising his eyebrows. Even while being looked down upon by Jotaro, his face still carried the posture of a victor.
"I wanted you dead! How could I let your plan go so smoothly?"
"But I didn't interfere with your plan to build the 24th Ward…"
Staring into Jotaro's deep eyes, Furuta spoke word by word, "That's because my Super Peace Plan will completely shatter your ideals!"
"This world is just a boring and meaningless toy box!"
"I'll destroy all of it, including you!"
"By the way, before destroying you, I'll first destroy everything you created."
"What did you say!?" Jotaro's pupils trembled as he grabbed Furuta's collar tightly.
Noticing that Jotaro's arm seemed to be trembling, Furuta's smile grew even brighter.
"That's right, just like you guessed! The 24th Ward was attacked too!"
"That place is the nest of those monsters. It's probably already in ruins!"
"Hahaha, how's it feel, Kujo-kun, to have your beloved creation destroyed?"
"Yarooo!" Jotaro gritted his teeth, eyes filled with blazing fury.
Star Platinum punched Furuta again and again, only stopping when he was barely hanging onto life.
On the brink of death, Furuta still had a bleak smile at the corner of his lips, as if still mocking Jotaro.
Jotaro didn't plan to take Furuta's life, but in the final moment, Furuta used his kagune to pierce his own brain.
That seemed to be his last shred of dignity.
"Yare yare daze… you're beyond saving."
Jotaro paused slightly, then stuck both hands back into his pockets.
"Arrogant idiot," Irimi Kaya came over and cursed coldly.
Then, with eyes full of admiration, she looked at Jotaro, "Didn't expect it to be just as you predicted, they really attacked the 24th Ward."
Before Jotaro came, he had left most of his forces in the 24th Ward, to prevent enemies from attacking during his absence.
He had foreseen this possibility.
But Furuta's methods were beyond his expectations.
Jotaro looked at the creature on the street, a monster that might have crawled out of the Cthulhu mythos, and the gloom between his brows remained.
Such an attack, with buildings destroyed, is one thing. But the injuries to people… that is the greater tragedy.
This disaster like the end of the world… was no longer something he could reverse by himself.
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