The moment the stone ghost mask was stained with blood, a burst of light burst out from the gangster's body, and Dio was so scared that he took two steps back.
On the other side, the gangster wearing the stone ghost mask slowly fell down and passed out unconscious.
"Just a tool for torture..."
Having said this, Dio hurriedly went to pick up his hat which had just fallen to the ground.
Unexpectedly, the gangster who had just fallen to the ground and was thought to be dead actually stood up again.
"How is that possible?!"
Unexpectedly, the other party didn't die like this, and a trace of panic flashed in Dio's eyes.
The mask on the gangster's face fell off at this moment, revealing the face behind him that was completely different from that of a normal human being.
"Impossible, Fang, this looks..."
Without having time to think, Dio was hit by the opponent's attack and flew backwards, falling to the ground with great difficulty.
The hand of the gangster in the distance swung down and hit the wall, causing the entire wall to be dented.
"You're still walking this way... I must, I must jump into the river..."
Dio struggled as he spoke, but was grabbed by the thug who had turned into a monster.
The gangster suddenly inserted his finger into his blood vessel and almost sucked all the blood in Dio's body. In the process, his almost dried body quickly regained its luster and became almost exactly the same as a human being.
"I don't know why, but I'm suddenly very thirsty."
The gangster continued to absorb the blood from Dio's body while saying this.
Although Dio finally understood the true function of the Stone Ghost Mask, he was almost on the verge of death...
Just when Dio was about to despair, suddenly, the sun lit up in the distant sky. The not-so-bright sunlight completely wiped out the gangster's figure the moment it touched him, turning him into smoke and dust. Only the smoke and dust were left in the air.
"Sunshine?!"
Seeing the stone ghost mask fallen to the ground, Dio's eyes flashed with unspeakable surprise.
At the same time, all the audience realized a terrible fact.
…
In major cinemas across the empire.
"That one just now, was it a vampire..."
"There's no mistake. Sucking blood to survive and being afraid of sunlight are definitely the characteristics of vampires."
"That weird mask can create vampires?!"
"Oh my god, that vampire just now was so scary. It almost gave me chills."
"I've seen vampire stage plays before, but the vampires in those plays were usually portrayed in a positive light. This is the first time I've seen such an ugly vampire."
"And the most important problem is that the Stone Ghost Mask is now in Dio's hands. Does this mean..."
"Oh my god, I don't even dare to think about what will happen."
"… "
The audience's voices continued to rise.
Obviously, no one expected that the effect of the Stone Ghost Mask could actually transform the wearer into a vampire.
After all, the concept of vampires is not unfamiliar to people all over the empire, and these magical creatures appear from time to time in various strange stories and rumors.
However, despite this, due to various subtle reasons, the image of vampires in front of the people of the empire is often positive. Whether in ghost stories or stage plays, we can often see these powerful creatures protecting humans.
Of course, the most popular one is to let an ordinary human woman fall in love with a powerful and dangerous vampire noble. After experiencing all kinds of twists and turns and hardships, it often ends with the sacrifice of the vampire noble.
So, in the end, the dangerous and terrifying vampires are often seen as aloof, powerful but harmless in the minds of most people in the empire.
Although I don’t know whether this is good or bad, there is no doubt that this image has been deeply rooted in people’s hearts in some sense.
Now, when the audience sees the vampires described in "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" which are completely different from their impressions, most people feel a little awkward at first, but quickly accept this setting and feel that vampires should look like this.
After all, when a creature whose strength far exceeds that of humans lurks in human society, it generally should not restrain itself and suppress its desires. Instead, it should do whatever it wants and be horrifying.
Of course, the image of vampires in the past will not disappear in the end, it’s just that the audiences now quickly accept the settings in the movies when watching them.
…
At the same time, at the Imperial Magic Academy.
The magicians had never imagined that the stone mask was actually a prop for creating vampires. Anyone whose head was pierced by it would quickly turn into a vampire and possess powerful powers.
This rather wonderful setting quickly aroused discussion among magicians, and both students and mentors were very interested in this setting.
"What's the principle behind this? Why does that mask turn ordinary people into vampires after they put it on?"
"Normally, vampires are born through the Embrace, where a True Ancestor-level vampire injects his blood into an ordinary person's body, turning the ordinary person into a vampire. How come the effect of this Stone Ghost Mask directly replaces the function of the Embrace?"
"Could it be that the stone mask contains the blood of the true vampire, and once it is put on and activated, it will inject the blood into the wearer's body?"
"How is this possible! How can blood last that long?"
"I think the vampires in this story may be completely different from the vampires we know. Although they both have the two characteristics of absorbing blood to survive and dying when exposed to sunlight, fundamentally, they may not be the same creature at all."
"What exactly is this so-called vampire in the story?!"
"… "
The more the magicians discussed, the more confused they became. Obviously, since the story did not explain the principle of the stone mask, they could not understand the reason for the birth of vampires, nor could they understand whether the vampires in this story were the same vampires as they knew.
But no matter what, when the vampire appeared, all the magicians had greater expectations for the subsequent plot.
Originally, they felt that the overall content of the story was a bit bland. Although the rivalry between Jonathan and Dio was also very attractive, it still lacked enough shocking highlights.
However, as soon as the vampire setting came out, all the audience’s expectations for the subsequent plot were raised to the maximum!
Chapter 249 "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" is released! (XI)
Chapter 249
The top of the Mage's Tower.
As the plot of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" was getting better and better, the great sages who had not said anything before finally couldn't help but start discussing.
After all, at their level, they have a certain understanding of the truth of the world, or at least the truth of the world. Many things that were once unspeakable are almost open secrets to them.
"I really didn't expect that this kid Du Lin would actually make a movie like this, and even set vampires as villains."
Dean Hohenheim pondered for a moment about Sage Wharton's remarks, and then said:
"In a sense, vampires are an unspeakable taboo in the empire. After all, the annihilation war back then really involved too many forces."
"In a sense, it is precisely to calm the anger of all parties that the Empire's current vampire themes have always portrayed vampires in a positive light. But I wonder why the church doesn't care about this? After all, vampires are a kind of heresy to them."
"Well, the reason of the church is very simple. Because the church itself was one of the important forces involved in the vampire war, and in order to eliminate the remaining vampires, the church also killed too many innocent people. These sins were paid for by the church members who once had true faith with their own lives."
"That's true. Although I only know that period of history through documents, I am still shocked by it. A huge war that almost swept the entire empire and affected the fate of so many people ended up with a whitewash. It's really too sad."
"Sometimes, a lie is not really a lie, but a gentle truth. If the truth is known, who in the entire empire can escape the reckoning of this sin?"
"Anyway, nowadays, only the deepest level of the Mage Tower still retains the original record of that war, but even that record has a lot of blanks. I'm afraid that the so-called historical truth is no longer known to anyone."
"… "
The discussions of the great sages stopped here. Even they were very wary of this historical event and did not discuss it further, returning the topic to the movie itself.
"The vampire in this movie was created by this strange mask. Although we don't know the principle behind it, the characteristics of the vampire that was born are almost exactly the same as the vampires we know. I'm afraid that this kind of vampire can also transform other ordinary people like the vampires in reality."
"The person who has obtained the Stone Ghost Mask is Dio Brando. He is a man of many evil deeds and has used every possible means. I am afraid that he will definitely use this dangerous trump card when he is in a desperate situation."
"In this case, the Joestar family is probably in great danger. Ordinary people can't fight against vampires no matter how hard they try."
"… "
In just a few words, the great sages deduced the general plot of the following.
Obviously, in terms of plot, a film like "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" with a clear main line and distinct characters still lacks some expectations for the Great Sage.
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The Duke's Mansion in the South.
Seeing the appearance of the vampire, both Duke Constantine, Daphne and her guards were slightly surprised. They did not expect that the vampire would be so ugly.
After all, this is slightly different from their understanding of vampires.
However, what is even more strange is that even though they discovered this deviation, everyone still took it for granted, as if vampires are supposed to look this horrible and ugly.
True Ancestor Elquit saw all of this, but she saw through everything and said nothing. She just smiled and said:
“What an interesting story.”
Everyone was surprised that Elquet, the true ancestor of vampires, would make such a comment.
After all, according to the other party's identity as a vampire, he should be unwilling to accept such a story that slanders vampires, but he accepted this concept very easily, which made everyone find it difficult to accept.
But in the end, no one in the Duke's Mansion dared to ask the old ancestor any questions. They could only remain silent and hide their questions in their hearts.
…
The plot of the movie continues to develop. After Dio discovered the truth about the Stone Demon mask, he returned to the Joestar mansion tiredly.
However, what awaited him was not a warm stove, but Jonathan lighting up the surroundings with candles.
"Finally I found it, Dio. Evidence that proves your devilish plot!"
"… "
Dio didn't expect the other party to say such words all of a sudden, and panic immediately appeared on his face.
For this reason, after realizing that he was forced into a desperate situation, Dio had no intention of escaping. At this moment, he clenched his teeth tightly, and his eyes seemed to have made some kind of determination.
Jonathan put down the candle in his hand and said earnestly:
I have found the antidote and asked Dad to take it. My heart is heavy. You and I grew up like brothers, but now I have to hand you over to the police. I feel very uncomfortable. Dio, maybe you don’t understand, but this is what I really mean. "
After hearing Jonathan's speech, Dio calmly sat down and answered as if he understood:
"Such gentleness is indeed your style, Jojo. I know this is very self-willed, but I have something to ask of you, for the last time. Can you give me some time? Give me time to surrender to the police!"
Jonathan was very surprised about this. He didn't expect the other party to show this attitude. He originally thought that the other party would fight to the death, but he didn't expect that he would accept the reality so easily.
But in fact, Dio obviously had not given up in his heart, and he planned to find an opportunity to kill Jonathan.
"I regret my past life because I grew up in a slum environment and had such frivolous ambitions. I actually did such a stupid thing, poisoning the benefactor who raised me and trying to steal his property. My return to turn myself in is proof of my regret. If I wanted to escape, I would have fled abroad long ago!"
As he spoke, Dio even shed tears of 'repentance'.
In this regard, seeing Dio's sincere feelings, Jonathan suddenly felt sorry for him.
Just as Jonathan was about to step forward and Dio's hand was already reaching into his arms, a voice suddenly came from a distance.
"Mr. Joestar, be careful and don't believe what that guy says!"
As he was speaking, Speedwagen from Ghoul Street suddenly appeared from the side of the room and sneered at the panicked Dio.
Chapter 250: JOJO's Bizarre Adventure! (XII)
Chapter 250
"You have a 'who are you' expression on your face, so let me introduce myself. I'm the nosy Speedwagon. I followed you from the slums of London because I was worried about Mr. Joestar. Mr. Joestar, I like you, a goody-goody. Let me tell you one thing. I've lived in that dark neighborhood since I was born and have seen many bad people. So I can tell good from bad people by their smell. This guy stinks, and he keeps emitting a smell worse than vomit."
As he spoke, Speedwagen kicked over the candlestick next to Dio and roared:
"I've never seen such an evil person! Did he become a bad person because of the environment around him? You're totally wrong. This guy's evilness is innate!"
Then, Speedwagen pulled out a thin man from behind and said:
"You still remember this face!"
Seeing the thin man in front of him, Dio became even more confused.
Jonathan said calmly:
"This man has testified that he sold you poison."
Seeing that the situation had completely turned against him, Dio could not help but grit his teeth. At the same time, the door in the distance opened, and Sir Joestar and many policemen walked out slowly and said: