Chapter 112 Fighting Poison with Poison

A moment ago.

Li Qing proposed an unexpected idea:

"The secret to immunity to fungi is probably related to soil!"

"My grandfather once said..."

He recalled his grandfather, a farmer who had been farming for most of his life:

"When I was farming in the countryside, I walked barefoot in the dirt every day, and I never had athlete's foot for most of my life."

"But when life got better and we moved to the city and couldn't touch the dirt anymore, athlete's foot, onychomycosis and other problems started to appear."

"Athlete's foot is also a type of fungus..."

"I think there is a high possibility that there is something in the soil that can inhibit the growth of fungi!"

Li Qing seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and said excitedly:

"That guy gained the ability to be immune to fungi because he soaked in the soil every day!"

“Is there such a saying?”

Upon hearing this folk remedy of "using mud to cure athlete's foot", Bucciarati and others all expressed that they found it difficult to understand.

The folk remedies that farmers have painstakingly summarized in the fields are not something that these "hothouse flowers" born in developed countries can know.

but…

After hearing what Li Qing said, Fugo, a talented young man with strong academic ability, suddenly thought of something:

"The soil... inhibits fungi?"

"Wait... I get it!"

His eyes lit up, and he said excitedly:

"The reason why soil can cure athlete's foot is not because there is any special medicine in the soil that inhibits the growth of fungi."

"On the contrary, athlete's foot can be cured by soil because there are more types of fungi and bacteria with stronger vitality in the soil!"

"Yes..."

"That's what's called an antagonistic effect!"

There was silence.

Naranja: “???”

Mista: “What?”

Bucciarati, Giorno, and Abbaccio looked at each other and said, "Speak human language."

It was Li Qing who reacted.

This is because Chinese is superior in expressing word meanings.

The word "antagonism" in Italian is a long academic term consisting of a series of letters, making it difficult for people without professional knowledge to understand its meaning.

But after this word was translated into Chinese and entered Li Qing's mind, it became the simple word "antagonism":

"Jie" refers to intimidation and oppression; "kang" refers to struggle and resistance.

"I see!"

Li Qing quickly understood what Fugo wanted to say:

“Only the fittest survive.”

"Human skin is so small, with limited resources and nutrition. Only the most competitive fungi can survive and occupy this territory!"

"It is another kind of fungus that defeats the fungus!"

"That's right."

Fugo suppressed his excitement and explained carefully:

“[Antagonism] refers to the antagonistic effect between microbial colonies.”

"Anyone who knows about biology knows that when a fungus grows, it will occupy the living space of other fungi."

"There are many types of microorganisms in the soil, including bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, algae... there are almost countless types."

"The reason why soil can cure athlete's foot is that when people's feet touch the soil, more soil-borne bacteria can invade the skin, thus completely eliminating the 'indigenous' athlete's foot fungus."

Then, Fugo gave an example that was very politically incorrect in their area:

"Just like the white man landing on the American continent!"

He then went on to explain in detail:

"Only the fittest survive, and organisms will evolve in a certain direction according to their growth environment."

"So, although parasites that specifically target humans can resist the human immune system, they cannot resist their fellow humans in nature."

"Although the microorganisms in nature can defeat those 'hothouse flowers', they cannot resist the powerful immune system of the human body!"

"I see!"

Giorno, a junior high school student who has been very interested in biology since childhood, also followed the pace of Lee Sin and Fugo:

"I've seen in documentaries before... some fungi even secrete some secondary metabolites, usually various antibiotics, in order to gain living space."

"The so-called penicillin is a weapon of war specially created by some fungi of the genus Penicillium to kill their competitors!"

"Everything can defeat something else."

"As long as we make good use of the characteristics of fungi, we humans will be the ones who benefit in the end."

At this point, everyone understood this method of curing the fungus, except Narancia who still had a puzzled look on his face.

So, how to use this method?

Everyone turned their expectant eyes to Giorno.

The ability to create living things is simply too powerful.

Compared with animals and plants, microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria are just "inferior life" that cannot be any lower.

Giorno can even create towering trees with a wave of his hands, so there is no reason why he cannot give birth to these microorganisms.

"I'll try."

He solemnly accepted everyone's expectations, and the golden experience immediately appeared before him:

"Wood big wood big wood big wood big!"

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"How is that possible?!"

On the vast lawn, Psycho's incredulous cry echoed:

"Why are you guys okay?!"

“Because of knowledge.”

“Knowledge is power.”

Everyone gave this answer.

Giorno does lack experience in creating microorganisms.

But microorganisms did not need him to create them. They are already active in the soil, in the air, and in every corner of the earth.

Giorno was simply trying to create a citrus tree, making it produce a large number of oranges and using excess vitality to speed up its growth process.

soon…

The microorganisms are attracted by the rich nutrients in the citrus fruits, and because of the excessive vitality injected by the golden experience, they multiply rapidly, causing the citrus fruits to rot.

Thus, a green-white colony composed mainly of Penicillium fungi was born.

Giorno infused the Golden Experience with vitality and transplanted these Penicillium fungi, which looked very similar to the killer fungus, into Li Qing and others.

A terrifying green and white fur soon appeared on their bodies.

Although they look extremely terrifying, these green and white fungi are actually a strong shield that protects the lives of Li Qing and others.

Although excessive exposure to Penicillium may also lead to diseases such as pneumonia infection, it is a hundred times milder than the killer fungus released by Jokrat .

that's all…

The fungi transplanted to the surface of the skin have established a good "mutually beneficial symbiotic" relationship with the human body.

They firmly occupy their own territory and completely drive out the killer fungi that feed on human flesh.

“These killer fungi…”

"It's completely useless to us!"

Li Qing looked at Sai Ke coldly, with an irrepressible anger in his eyes:

"Tell me, how do you plan to die?"

“Ahhhhhh!”

Psycho screamed in panic.

He instinctively wanted to liquefy the ground and then escape into the thick rock and soil.

But it didn't work at all.

Sai Ke's body had been zipped open several times by the steel chain fingers, and now he was like a shattered rag doll, unable to move at all.

When he activated his ability and tried to sneak into the ground, his steel chain fingers opened a zipper on the ground, and pushed aside the barrier of soil like digging potatoes, and pulled out Sai Ke's head fiercely:

“ Ali ali ali ali !”

Another burst of blue fist shadows.

The zipper on Psycho's neck was completely opened, and his head and body were separated.

Bucciarati twisted Psycho's head with one hand and stared into his pupils filled with fear with his eyes burning with anger:

"I have killed people, a lot of them."

"However, only you and your companion who has never appeared can arouse such a strong desire to kill in me."

"Because I know..."

"Filthy and despicable humanoid trash like you have no right to stay in this beautiful world!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bucciarati threw Secco's head, which was separated from his torso, high into the sky like a server in a basketball game.

"don't want!!"

Psycho let out a sharp wail.

But no one will sympathize, and no one will stop it.

Soon, the steel chain finger player was the first to receive the "ball":

“Ali ali ali ali!”

Endless blue fist shadows hammered on Psycho's head like a storm.

His skull was shattered into pieces by the endless wind of punches, and his facial features and cheeks were distorted.

Then, the "ball" flew out.

The one who caught the ball was Giorno, and there was also a golden experience:

"Wood big wood big wood big wood big!"

Saiko's head was bathed in this golden storm and was almost crushed into mud by the mighty fist force.

final…