Academy Horror Chapter 25 Cowardly Heroes, Angry Cowards
In the reception hall behind the first door, the originally bustling crowd was now standing in a long line in front of the wooden door. This is the nature of the Gate of Truth, capable of creating a projection of its own within 50 kilometers, the only one-way portal that does not require a magical array at both ends of the portal. Ordinary portal links are like a telephone network, you can't make calls to places where there is no signal, and the same is true for portals, a pair of portals must be arrayed in two places at the same time, and then the connection between the two doors can be fixed by also requiring specific magic items.
This wooden door is very unstable, but it is the only portal that can be used at this time, with a maximum of 6 people at a time, and the door needs to cool down for 1 minute after each teleportation. The hall shook more and more frequently, and Silbert took the little girl's hand and waited at the end of the crowd. Moira was standing right next to her, and unlike the crowd anxiously watching the teleportation progress, the Ukrainian girl was looking worriedly at the door in the middle of the hall. The little girl was crying and running behind the door, but was dragged by Silbey.
"Rabbit, let Xiao Mo take the children first, and the children should be evacuated first. "Ma Ao was standing next to the crowd, this member of the Sword of Damocles was also the head of the face of Hermes, and he had a very high prestige among this group of alchemists, at this time his face showed a sickly paleness, his body was very weak, he was unsteady on his feet and fell a lot when he was evacuated, and he was still dragged here by the loyal researchers.
When the crowd in line heard this, they all silently made a way, and the progress of the evacuation was temporarily stopped. None of them are the kind of righteous and awe-inspiring people, and even some of them are shaking their feet, and some of them are chattering their teeth up and down. But at this time, it is true that the old and the young should be evacuated first. They were eager to squeeze through the crowd and get through the portal first, but their honor forced them to stop.
They are alchemists, although they are not as good as wizards or knights, but they still have their own glory and moral bottom line, and in the face of such disasters, it is neither moral nor glorious.
At this moment, the emergency passage connecting the Hermes Faces Institute and the reception hall flashed again, and Demir ran out behind the last few researchers who were about to evacuate with a tired and panicked expression, and Lin Moyang followed behind them.
Lin Moyang walked to the emergency passage with guilt, the girl who went to the gate of Jinlunga alone was not much older than him, and she didn't even look younger than him, so she walked so resolutely and resolutely to the opposite of life.
Lin Moyang couldn't figure out what was driving the girl's steps, he was afraid of death, and now he was always afraid that the ceiling above his head would fall on his head, or that the wooden door that was like the path of all people would suddenly be smashed by a falling rock.
But he felt guilty, no matter how he persuaded himself, it was human nature to want to live secretly, but the guilt in his heart continued unabated, even if Demir did not blame him in the slightest, he still forced himself to stay at the scene to help Demir maintain the evacuation order, and did not evacuate until the last one.
"Come, come, isn't Your Excellency there properly?" Silber saw Lin Moyang's figure, pointed to the little girl, and the little angel with tears on his face broke free of Silbe's hand and stumbled towards Lin Moyang, the floor was still shaking, and adults may not be able to stand firmly, not to mention such a little girl, she fell to the ground with a snap, and cried out, but this little girl was crying like this, and ran towards Lin Moyang with a roll.
Lin Moyang looked at the little girl's appearance, and he felt indescribably sour in his heart. This little girl is actually about 12 or 13 years old, but Amadeus doesn't know what he did to her, which has led to her mental damage and intellectual regression, and her current heart is not as good as that of an 8-year-old child, but she is such a person who is still a child at heart, and she also knows that Lin Moyang is the hero who saved her, so this little girl will rush in one by one, because she knows that Lin Moyang is still behind that door.
When Moira saw Lin Moyang's figure, she suddenly felt a burst of joy and comfort in her heart, and she clasped her hands together and reverently thanked the gods for their kindness in her heart.
"Your Excellency Lin Moyang doesn't have to stay to help me, in fact, there are not many permanent personnel in Niflheim, that is, most of them are research freaks, and it is really difficult for them to give up rescuing research materials and evacuate quickly. In any case, the most important thing is to save your life, you can get it again if the research is gone, and there is no way to resurrect if the person is gone. Demir wiped the sweat from his head and showed a grateful expression to Lin Moyang.
Lin Moyang's level should have been the same priority as Mao's evacuation, but Lin Moyang did not return to the first hall directly, but came to the second hall first to help him maintain the order of the evacuation, and urged those researchers who were reluctant to study the materials to put down their things and flee quickly.
"Your Excellency, don't do this kind of dangerous thing yourself next time, give priority to ensuring the safety of your own life, you are a distinguished guest of Merlin Academy, how can you have an accident here. Sylbe grumbled worriedly. The little girl hugged Lin Moyang's waist tightly, and a low cry was heard, just like in Amadeus's secret room. This little girl is really afraid that she will never see Lin Moyang again, someone who can make her feel at ease.
Moira saw Lin Moyang's tired face and wanted to say something, but her lips opened, but she didn't say anything.
But Lin Moyang had a gloomy face, even though the people around him looked at him with approving eyes, he felt that these eyes were ill-intentioned and made him afraid.
Don't look at me like that, don't look at me like that...... You also said that you must protect your life first, right...... Is that so?
Just when Lin Moyang was still about to convince himself in his heart, Silbay suddenly asked, "What about Nightblade and Sister Natasha?"
Lin Moyang raised his head in panic, as if he had killed Natasha, and as if he was afraid that someone would notice that he had abandoned Natasha, the girl had firmly entered the battlefield, but he fled back after everyone like a coward, and just because he was at the end of the crowd, people actually regarded him as a hero.
Lin Moyang saw that Sylbe was just talking to Demir, and no one showed a strange expression to him at this time, and his heart settled down a little. At this moment, a warm little hand carefully held his hand, Lin Moyang lowered his head, and the little girl was looking up at him with a smile. This angel face that once amazed Lin Moyang is now full of tears, and there is even a trace of crying, but the little girl still tries to squeeze out a smiling face to show her happiness.
At this time, Lin Moyang's other hand was held by another person. The palms of these hands were hot, blazing like the sun on a spring day.
Moira looked at Lin Moyang's gloomy face, although she didn't understand why this gentle lord had such an expression. She could only hold Lin Moyang's hand as she did that night: "Your Excellency, don't be sad, there are no casualties here, and all the researchers are already waiting here for evacuation." "Moira understands a little, this is still the gentle Lord Lin Moyang, not as ruthless as the legendary Lord Fenglong, this is the Lord Lin Moyang who will empathize with tears when he hears about other people's misfortunes.
Moira couldn't help but think that day in the dining room, in Shahlimnir, after hearing Carter's story, His Excellency Lin Moyang had shed tears, and once wept alone when no one was there after returning to the dormitory, he must have been sad for those who were suffering.
Moira no longer hesitated, she held Lin Moyang's palm with her own hand, she could feel the palm in her hand cold like an ice cube, still trembling slightly. She rubbed her hands lightly with some distress, just wanting to warm Lin Moyang's palms, she couldn't help but complain in her heart, God, why let such a gentle person go through so much suffering and witness so many disasters?
But what she didn't know was that this gentle His Excellency Lin Moyang was pleading in his heart at this time.
I beg you don't look at me like that, I beg you don't feel sorry for me...... I'm not a hero, I'm not a great sage who is compassionate to the heavens and people, I'm just an ordinary person who wants to live, please don't look at me like that.
Every look is a torture of Lin Moyang, even if this vision is full of admiration and affirmation. But Lin Moyang knew that they admired Lin Moyang who stayed behind to help evacuate the crowd regardless of his identity, but in fact, this Lin Moyang was a coward who left Natasha behind at that time and went on the run.
It's okay, people's desire to escape is human instinct, and people can't go against their instincts.
But Natasha could die.
Are you familiar with her? She's not one of yours, and you're an impostor, you can't do anything, so you walk into the portal in silence. No one will blame you!
Lin Moyang persuaded himself in his heart over and over again, his hands were shaking more and more, and Moira was surprised to find that Lin Moyang's hands were getting colder and colder.
You accept their expectations, and once again you turn your back on the expectations of others. You have mastered the qi now, you now have superhuman strength, you are admired by everyone, you are a hero in the eyes of everyone.
But you got everything you wanted, you got the limelight you wanted, you got what you wanted. But you haven't changed, you are still Lin Moyang, what kind of person was Lin Moyang, what kind of person are you still in. You get everything by pretending, by the reputation of others, you don't want to be able to help others, you don't want the power to change your life. What you crave is the praise of others after helping others, and what you crave is the glory and brilliance that power brings. You don't intend to take responsibility at all.
Lin Moyang's tears dripped down his cheeks and fell on Moira's hand, and Moira looked at His Excellency who was crying with some confusion.
People who want to be heroes bear the reputation, but they find themselves as a coward who sells his reputation.
"Professor, you really gave the key? Now that we should keep all the living forces as soon as possible, how could you give the key to Sister Natasha?" Silbe's voice suddenly came, pulling back the spirit of Lin Moyang, who blamed himself.
Demir said in embarrassment: "Natasha doesn't want to evacuate, and I can't move her, I just thought maybe she can really ......" Demir swallowed back the rest of the words. It was difficult to convince him of such a reason.
"Nightblade's uncles can understand why Sister Natasha had to go in, she's a pilgrim, this is Nifolheim, there's a Shadow Cloak to guard it, she doesn't need to bother with the Round Table Rules, we don't hire her, she doesn't have to risk her life. Silbert clutched his hair and said with a bit of a breakdown. She couldn't figure out why Natasha wanted to meddle in this, it didn't make sense at all.
The crowd around them is dwindling little by little, and the researchers are slowly withdrawing from the door of truth. The shaking beneath his feet still didn't stop, and the unknown artifact in the depths of Niflheim still roared, trying to tear apart the impregnable fortress underground.
At this time, Mao suddenly said: "There is a very important thing kept in Niforheim, could it be ......?"
Before he had finished speaking, Sylbe seemed to have come to his senses, and his face was pale to that of Mao, and the girl sat down on the ground and muttered, "Possibly...... Sister Natasha, why are you so stupid, you will die. ”
Yes, you will die, why are you so stupid? Lin Moyang's eyes were full of Natasha's resolute eyes, and there was no fear of death in those eyes, or she didn't think about death at all at that time.
Is loyalty worth your life!? No kidding, if there is no life in this world, there is nothing. Lin Moyang yelled at Natasha in his heart. What you can't do will make you feel small, and only by making this thing despicable and worthless can you dilute your sense of insignificance and make yourself less despicable.
Lin Moyang repeated to himself ten thousand times in his heart: "This is foolishness, this is stupidity! This is ...... Great, ......" told 10,000 lies to himself, how can they compare to the shadow with his back to the crowd.
Moira took Lalin Moyang's hand and said carefully, "Your Excellency, it's time for us to evacuate, it's time for us to go." ”
yes, it's time for us to go.
Lin Moyang nodded and wiped his tears with his sleeve. The rest of the people around him didn't make fun of his tears, but instead had a sympathetic look in their eyes.
Lin Moyang was led by Moira and walked to the wooden door.
As long as he walks through this wooden door, everything has nothing to do with him, whether Natasha succeeds in stopping the rampaging artifact or not, whether she catches the mysterious intruder or not, it has nothing to do with him Lin Moyang, he Lin Moyang is still a warrior who did not evacuate at the first time, but stayed until the end until everyone else evacuated. He's still a hero.
Moira stepped into the wooden door, and at this moment she was truly relieved, she was just an ordinary witch freshman, how could she not be afraid in that situation, but holding the hand of His Excellency Lin Moyang, she could give birth to infinite courage from her heart.
Moira was stunned, and she turned her head to look at the little girl's equally confused eyes.
Lin Moyang didn't know when she let go of her hands, and Lin Moyang was gone!
Moira looked at the wooden door behind her in horror, and at that moment, the teleportation light in the wooden door flashed a few times, and then the wooden door floated into the air like a fog. The portal to the Door of Truth is closed!
At this time, Lin Moyang stayed in front of the wooden door, his feet took half a step, and he didn't step into the wooden door after all.
This coward, who played the role of a hero in front of others for almost half a month, fell to his knees, and the tears in his eyes could not be stopped at all. His body was trembling, he knew that there was no way out for him, he knew that if this place collapsed, he would die 15,000 meters underground, and his mother would not even be able to see his body.
How can it not be afraid, how can it not be afraid.
But so what? I told myself I was going to change! I was going to be a hero.
Lin Moyang suddenly raised his left hand and bit it on his wrist fiercely, and the sharp pain under the bite flashed through his mind like an electric current, and this trembling coward actually stood up tremblingly. Blood dripped down his wrists and fell to the ground, he was still trembling with fear, but his raised face gradually became more and more hideous, the corners of his mouth were full of his own blood, and the whole person was like a demon who had just crawled back from hell.
How to overcome fear, a knight like Green can overcome fear with courage and faith, and if it is a man like Blade Dragon, his strength is enough for him to face all challenges without fear.
But Lin Moyang, he lacks courage and will not be firm enough, even now he is still shaking like a vibration.
But he had to overcome his fears, and he had decided that he was going to make a change, this time not just in words. He left himself in the crumbling fortress 15,000 meters underground, and the wooden door was not only overloaded or something, but also extinguished the light of the teleportation afterward.
He has no way to retreat, behind him is the rolling river, in front of him is the vast enemy army, if you can't hold the blade to kill a bloody way, then there is only a dead end.
Lin Moyang bit his wrist, the pain dispelled some of the fear, and then he stood up. There was no way back for him, and fear had reached its extreme. At this time, another emotion burst out of his bosom.
It was like a blazing flame burning from his heart. It was anger from the heart of this cowardly coward!
When a man despises his own incompetence to the extreme, when an honest man is driven into a desperate situation, then a fire will be born from the chest of this rough man! That is the wrath of the horseman! That is the anger of impotence, that is the anger of the incompetent, that is, when the head grabs the ground, and the head breaks the blood, but when the face is full of blood, with dripping blood, the ordinary anger of the existence that he once dared not look up to.
Lin Moyang was afraid of death, so the fear of death made him tremble, made him flee, and made him cowardly. And then he ignited his anger, and there are people in the world who are so cowardly, so cowardly, so cowering, and then burn them!
Lin Moyang used his anger to burn away the fear on the coward's body. His hands no longer trembled, and the coward's face was a hideous, ugly smile, and his eyes were bloodshot red, and he ran, the shaking floor not stopping his running. At least now, Lin Moyang is dead, and the only thing he does in his place is a beast with the same appearance as him and full of anger towards him.
The fire of humanity has been ignited with anger, and the first step on the path of "human" called Hayashi Moyang has finally been taken.