JOJO hiding in the hunter world

#85 - :Will meet the enemy

Soon, they would part ways. Jon and Lindsay were responsible for the northern part of the forest where the ruins were located, and Jon's task was to intercept any grave robbers coming from that direction.

Satz provided the tents, food, and other living supplies, so Jon didn't have to buy them himself. This saved Jon some effort, since he was basically a man with a bounty on his head in the dark world. Even going out to buy small things could expose him through surveillance cameras.

Satz sent Jon and Lindsay here to guard the surrounding environment, especially at night when visibility was poor. Jon and Lindsay could take shifts watching, since Jon wasn't a perpetual motion machine and couldn't stay on guard all the time. Jon didn't yet have any thoughts of transcending humanity, so he had Lindsay watch the surroundings while he rested.

Of course, another reason was that Jon didn't trust outsiders. When Jon was asleep, his vigilance was very poor; he slept very deeply. This was a habit he had carried over from his previous life, and he hadn't had the chance to change it.

Jon's martial arts teacher was Wilhelm, a ring fighting expert, so he hadn't taught Jon to develop the habit of staying alert while sleeping. Jon also had no way to learn this skill. All his enemies had always attacked when Jon was awake.

If he were asleep, any assassin with a little strength could kill Jon. Remember that King Crimson's endurance was only C, so he couldn't keep Epitaph active all the time.

However, Jon had discovered this weakness of his long ago. Jon knew how to develop the habit of staying alert and ready to counterattack while asleep. In the original story, Biscuit Krueger had forced Gon and Killua to train in this way, but Jon wouldn't suffer that kind of torture.

Using the special properties of his Stand, Jon used Stone Free to connect all the surrounding trees, forming countless thin, dense tripwires. If anyone broke these lines, Jon would bleed and be injured, waking him up immediately. This indirectly achieved the effect of guarding the surroundings.

Although it sounded lame, it was useful. The prototype of this ability was Noriaki Kakyoin's 20-meter radius Emerald Splash; the principle was basically the same, but Jon's only had a warning function and no attack power.

Before going to sleep each time, Jon would tell Lindsay not to run around and break his tripwires. Although Lindsay had learned Nen, her combat power was still weak. Her current abilities didn't help in combat at all.

Jon also asked Satz to give Lindsay some guns and ammunition for self-defense. In fact, these guns were enough to deal with ordinary petty thieves. If these guns couldn't handle the opponent, then Jon would have to take action. Moreover, Jon specifically told Satz not to put silencers on these guns, so that even if Lindsay was in danger, Jon could determine her location by the sound and quickly rescue her.

On the first day, there were a few petty thieves. Jon could easily deal with them even without his Stand, but Jon didn't take action and instead let Lindsay, who had almost no combat experience, try it out.

These people all carried guns, but they were all toy guns, the worst of the worst. The power was very touching; they had to be within fifteen meters to effectively shatter a skull. In other words, if you stood far away, even if you hit the skull, you couldn't kill the opponent. These guns could kill chickens, but killing people or trained individuals would be difficult.

But for Lindsay, who had just learned Nen and had no combat experience, these petty thieves were good practice opponents, and with Jon backing her up, there was basically no danger. Even if danger appeared, Jon could predict it in advance with Epitaph. And don't forget that Jon also had Ripple and Pearl Jam, two healing abilities that could be considered bugs. It wouldn't matter if Lindsay suffered some non-fatal injuries.

Yotaku Town was originally an unknown, peaceful town. The town's main products for sale were timber and some agricultural byproducts.

The environmental protection here was quite good. It was said that the town's mayor had ventured out for a while before and had a very long-term vision. While other cities were starting to develop industry, he didn't. He only developed agricultural byproducts and protected the environment, wanting to develop it into a tourist town. In recent years, it had indeed achieved results, with the number of visitors increasing year by year.

Contrary to his wishes, the mayor's wish might be fulfilled in another way, unrelated to environmental protection. This was the valuable heritage that the town already had. Once this ancient ruin was developed, it would be easy to make a lot of money.

The forest here was very dense, especially the area where Jon and Lindsay were located, which was completely covered by layers of ancient trees. It was okay during the day, but at night, it was impossible to see your fingers, and not a single ray of starlight could penetrate.

Jon had collected a lot of firewood in advance, and he had a lighter, so he didn't have to spend effort starting a fire, which was very convenient. This time, Satz had prepared food for Jon in advance, all convenient military rations. Overall, it was not bad, but the taste was a bit salty, probably to replenish the soldiers' salt after a whole day of training.

At night, Jon and Lindsay ate dinner by the campfire, watching the firewood burn and crackle. No one spoke during the meal. Jon was an awkward young man who was not good at talking. Lindsay was not a particularly lively person either, and no one spoke after the meal.

But night had fallen, and layers of darkness enveloped everything around them. All the scenery became unclear. In the lonely and deserted forest, Jon's campfire was the only spot of light in the entire forest. The world seemed to fall into silence, because it was already autumn. Unlike the last time they were in the wild in the summer, most of the cicadas had already died. Without the noisy chirping of cicadas, there was a hint of fear.

Although there were no cicadas chirping in the forest now, the cracking sounds of wild animals stepping on branches and the cooing of birds became the mainstream in the forest. Compared to the chirping of cicadas, these sounds were obviously more terrifying. The night was the world of wild animals.

Basically, most wild predators were nocturnal animals. In the dark, their pupils emitted a faint green light. The darkness hid their bodies, making them look like ghosts floating in the air.

It was because of these wild animals that Jon's tripwires lost their effectiveness. This was the third time that a running wildcat had broken the tripwires that Jon had laid down.

Each time, he was awakened by these wild animals, but this time period was also the peak period for grave robbers to break in.

Crack, crack, crack. Jon's heart tightened. This sound seemed to be from a large animal, but it could also be a person.

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