Chapter 31: Saving the World
A conspicuous white umbrella flower soon bloomed in the sky.
Immediately afterwards, the wrecked fighter jet abandoned by the pilot completely went out of control.
It was carrying the bloated mass of flesh that was clinging to the fuselage and constantly drawing energy from the engine. Like a headless fly, it fell heavily downwards.
Not towards the ocean, but in the exact opposite direction.
boom!
A few kilometers away, at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a dull rumble was heard from afar.
Then, a thick smoke with an ominous meaning slowly rose from that direction.
Giorno and Li Qing looked at each other and fell into awkward silence for a moment.
"That... Mr. Bald?"
After a moment, Giorno was the first to break the silence:
"Didn't you say that the pilot would definitely fly the plane into the sea?"
"Forehead…"
Li Qing replied somewhat embarrassedly:
"This...isn't it reported in the news from time to time?"
" Pilots would rather sacrifice themselves than stay away from residential areas... I thought this was their industry rule."
"Where do you watch the news?"
Giorno rubbed his brow helplessly: "Why haven't I heard of such a story?"
"this…"
Li Qing's expression became even more embarrassed: "Anyway, it's not Mi Lijian's news."
"All right…"
At this point, Giorno no longer had the energy to pursue Li Qing's misjudgment.
Rather than dwelling on the past, he prefers to solve current problems:
"Vesuvius is a world-famous scenic spot, and the place where the plane just crashed is a very busy tourist town at the foot of the mountain."
"So, if that monster hadn't been killed by the fall..."
Giorno's voice condensed, and he said faintly:
"It will have plenty of 'bread' to eat."
Looking at Giorno's solemn, serious, and fearless expression, Li Qing vaguely realized something:
"Hey, hey...kid?"
"You don't want to cause trouble for that monster again?"
"That's right."
Giorno's emerald eyes were filled with determination:
"That monster can grow rapidly by absorbing energy. What if, just what if..."
"If there is no limit to its growth, and we don't stop it, it will definitely destroy the whole of Naples."
"No…"
His words sounded somewhat alarmist:
"Perhaps, the whole world will be destroyed."
Under the guidance of Giorno's powerful voice, the following picture unconsciously emerged in Li Qing's mind:
An immortal lump of flesh, growing endlessly.
It walked tirelessly across the land of Eurasia and Africa. Human weapons had no effect on this monster, which was bigger than mountains. The planes and ships that came to hunt it eventually became food that fueled its growth.
It kept devouring and growing, eventually devouring every living thing on the continent and destroying every city into mud.
That disgusting, smelly meat carpet will eventually cover the entire earth.
Animals are becoming extinct, vegetation is dying, the ecological environment is changing drastically, climate disasters are occurring frequently, civilization is destroyed by war, and humanity is heading towards extinction.
Just like those Resident Evil movies...
All of this is because a certain Shabi character at the beginning of the movie failed to deal with the virus spread from the laboratory in a timely manner, which eventually led to the situation getting completely out of control.
Li Qing is now this sand wall.
“Ahem…”
He thought about it carefully and said to Giorno:
"What you said makes sense."
"If we don't find a way to nip this monster, which is suspected to be able to grow infinitely, in the bud, it will be too late once it grows up."
"but…"
Li Qing suddenly changed the subject and his voice became serious:
"We just tried our best to save our lives from that monster."
"If I take the initiative to go back and look for it now, wouldn't that be too much of a risk?"
“…”
Giorno didn't answer.
He looked at Li Qing's pretending to be serious expression and actually smiled:
"Mr. Baldhead, please stop making such boring attempts."
"I know you are not afraid of death."
"You should also know that I am not afraid either."
Giorno raised his head, raised his chin, and put his hand on his muscular chest:
"I, Giorno Giovanna, have a dream—"
“I want to be a gangster star!”
The boy's golden hair fluttered gently in the wind, and his emerald eyes sparkled with a regretless lake light:
"This country has long been ruled by the mafia. Only by becoming a gangster superstar can you truly save this country."
"With this golden dream in my heart, I will not be afraid of death."
"So…"
As he spoke, he slowly extended his hand towards Li Qing:
"Mr. Baldhead, are you willing to save the world with me?"
"Ha ha ha ha."
Li Qing couldn't help laughing wildly:
"This is incredible! This is the first time I've seen someone who is more suicidal than me!"
"Although it's very stupid to go and cause trouble, this matter was caused by me after all - I, Li Qing, am not the kind of loser who needs others to help me clean up my mess!"
"Giorno Giovanna, huh?"
"good…"
He restrained his smile and tightly grasped Giorno's outstretched hand:
"My answer is yes!"
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at the same time.
Naples Airport, in an empty corner.
"The number you dialed is currently unanswered. Please leave a message in the voicemail after the prompt..."
“Beep…beep…”
Diavolo clutched his phone tightly, his expression extremely grim.
“Damn it!”
"Karnie didn't answer the phone!"
"From the speedboat's location records, he should have met the bald guy for some time now."
"So…"
"Is he not answering the phone because he has activated his Stand ability that takes effect after death, or has he been easily dealt with by that baldy?"
Diablo felt bad when he thought about Li Qing who might have escaped again.
He was not blaming his subordinates for their incompetence.
Karne was just a safety measure he casually set up. Diablo didn't expect Karne to be able to deal with Li Qing alone.
His real plan was to use the convenient means of transportation like airplanes to create a time difference, arrive at the Port of Naples before Li Qing went ashore, and finally get rid of the criminal who desecrated his throne with his own hands.
It's a good plan.
After all, Li Qing was able to escape from him in the morning purely by accident. If Diablo was given another chance, Li Qing would definitely die.
However…
Because of "air traffic control", Diablo first waited for a full three hours at Palermo Airport.
After finally getting on the plane, the plane was asked to leave the route after takeoff due to a sudden military action by the Americans, so it circled in the air for another three hours.
The journey, which usually takes just over an hour, was dragged on for a full six hours this time!
"It's fine that they bomb other countries every day, but now they treat my Diablo territory as a toilet for them to shit in..."
"Damn it...I'm going to kill these damn hooligans!"
Diablo, who was extremely unlucky, could only vent his hatred on this culprit.
Of course, he was just talking nonsense.
Although he claims to be invincible, Diavolo is just an Italian gangster leader. How could he dare to provoke the truly invincible gangster leader on Earth?
"call…"
He adjusted his out-of-control emotions in anger and tried to calm himself down:
"Now is not the time to waste."
"I have to go to that area quickly. If the bald guy is not dead, he may not have gone far."
Thinking of this, Diablo quickly walked out of the dark corner and went straight to the taxi area at the airport entrance.
At the same time, he handed over control of his body to his secondary personality Tobio to hide himself as Diablo.
What Diablo didn't notice was...
In the dark corner where he had just hidden, a round stone appeared on the ground at some point.
