Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Complexity of Human Nature Never Disappoints
"Do you hear me, your life is just recorded in the account first, it doesn't mean that you are fine." Li San let go of the hand on Boat Er's shoulder, patted his face gently, and said.
"Yes, yes, there are a lot of heroes." Boat Er hurriedly laughed and returned to the eldest brother.
"You want to get rid of the demons, can you wait for us to go ashore first, after all, we, mortals, can't help you much." The big boss asked tentatively.
"Just wait here." Qi Zhen said a word and ignored him.
The big boss's face was full of resentment, but he dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak.
The lake bandits lying in the cabin gradually woke up, and under the greeting of the second boat, they gathered behind the master.
I heard that these people in front of me wanted to kill demons, and some of those lake bandits were happy and some were worried.
Rejoicing, of course, because the fear of death that hung over their heads was about to disappear, and they no longer had to endure such days of trembling.
Who knows when the amount of food in the lake has risen again?
Naturally, they are sad because they have no way to take advantage of this opportunity to do evil.
Qi Zhen can see that including the big boss, how much is really evil, and how much is forced by survival, who can say this kind of thing clearly?
And most importantly, there are seven fishing villages around.
The seven fishing villages were able to reach an agreement on this matter and form an offensive and defensive alliance, I really don't know if it's the game setting, or if human nature is the way it is.
At this time, the lake bandits heard the news that they wanted everyone to wait here for the night, and they exploded at once.
Some people say that big brother, let's fight with them, it's a big deal to risk your life to pull one or two cushions.
Some began to beg for mercy, saying that they were old and young, and begged the heroes to spare their lives.
Some said that if they didn't send their people back to the shore first, and then the heroes would descend to the demons and destroy the demons themselves, these people would get in the way.
There are those who want to pay for themselves.
There are those who have begun to fold their hands and ask for the blessing of the Buddha on the side.
There are also crying.
In short, the more than 20 lake bandits who were still violent and ruthless just now, without exception, suddenly behaved extremely unbearable one by one, which made Qi Zhen a little incomprehensible.
The big boss stopped everyone's noise and explained to Qi Zhen: "These civilians who have become lake bandits, their wives and children are missing, so they are willing to do this job of licking blood from the knife edge. ”
Shouldn't they hate that thing even more? Why are you still so greedy for life and afraid of death? Jiang Yan already thought they were noisy, but when she heard this, she was a little puzzled.
"It's actually part of behavioral psychology." Meng Ran showed his professionalism and explained in a low voice on the side.
The so-called hatred to the bone often also means that there is nothing to be done about things.
Qi Zhen couldn't help but think of some scenes in the battlefield in the game, if the enemy has a strong existence that cannot be defeated, then in addition to waving a knife at someone weaker than himself to seek a sense of inner balance, he will also push the weaker person on his side to the strong man and sacrifice it to avoid his own death, thinking of this, he shook his head, a little helpless.
If that monster fell and died in front of these lake bandits, I believe that these people would definitely show the courage and strength that they had never had in their lives, and instantly split the body of that monster with a knife.
The disappearance of their family members gave them courage and raised their knives, but instead of slashing at the monsters, they swung them at others who were weaker than them.
These gathered lake bandits appear to be very powerful on the surface, but in fact, this strength can instantly fall apart in front of what they fear.
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, how many Chinese who held the hatred of the country and the family willingly became the vanguard of the enemy? Even bullying compatriots to be more ruthless than the enemy?
Whether it's part of behavioral psychology or not, in short, it must be part of human nature.
And human nature is the most unbearable thing.
After Jiang Yan listened to Meng Ran's explanation, her eyes became even colder when she looked at those people.
After all, some people are different.
Qi Zhen looked at Jiang Yan's eyes and knew that she would definitely not be able to accept this thought.
The reason why China was able to move towards prosperity and strength step by step under the oppression of foreign powers was not because of people like these lake bandits, but because of people like Jiang Yan.
It is a kind of person who does not hesitate to sacrifice his life for the sake of his ideals and beliefs.
This kind of person is a hero if he survives, and a martyr when he dies.
And it just so happened that people like Jiang Yan hated people like the lake bandits the most, even more than the enemy.
This mentality still cannot escape the true face of human nature.
Those lake bandits felt the cold killing intent in Jiang Yan's eyes, which was almost like substance, and they were silent.
"Huh? What about Dabin? One of the lake bandits asked in surprise, trying to divert everyone's attention.
Boat Er saw the whole process of the battle just now, pointed at Lin Xiao and said, "I was kicked out of the window by this hero." ”
In the cabin now, except for the broken cabin window, which reminds everyone of the fierceness of the battle just now, everything else is the same as before.
"Then it's time to come up, too." The lake bandit wondered, he and the lake bandit who fell into the water came from the same village, and in addition to the two of them, there were three other people who also belonged to the same village.
In order to successfully eat Qi Zhen's seven people, the lake bandits set out this time.
"Did you kick him to death?" The second boat asked Lin Xiaodao.
"Impossible." Lin Xiao himself was asked vaguely, "Can he swim?" ”
"Look at what you said, where you grow near the water, there is a reason why you can't swim." Funaji said, but there was sorrow between his eyebrows.
At this time, the sky has darkened a little, and the surface of the lake is still sparkling and beautiful, but it makes people feel a little strange at this time.
The beauty that originally seemed quiet was also enveloped in a mysterious atmosphere at this time.
Gradually, some lake bandits remembered something, and their faces were a little pale.
"Is that the youkai?" Lin Xiao asked.
People always have a fluke mentality, once what they are most afraid of is broken by others, the result will inevitably be irrepressible panic and fear.
"Big brother, it's getting dark, let's go!" Someone shouted.
"Do you want to die!?" Jiang Yan asked in a cold voice.
"It's death left and right, and I don't want to wait here for death!" That man didn't know where he got the courage, and he actually yelled at Jiang Yan.
Qi Zhen felt the fluctuation of magical energy in the air and waved her hand to stop Jiang Yan's movements.
"Yes, but not necessarily." Qi Zhen said softly.
Jiang Yan glanced at Li Qiang, and saw that he also shook his head slightly, before giving up the fireball that was about to be shot.
Seeing that Qi Zhen's team didn't move, the lake bandit turned around and walked to the lower cabin.
Boom! Boom!
The sound of bones breaking sounded, and it was particularly frightening in this slightly quiet environment.
The lake bandit let out a miserable scream in an instant!
"Ahh
I saw him covering his hands, and beads of sweat the size of beans fell from his forehead.
The three knuckles of his left index finger were twisting abnormally at this point.
It looks like a dead branch on a tree in autumn.
Li San stood in front of him with his head bowed slightly, as if he had never done anything.
Li San's speed was so fast that no lake bandit could see how he came to this lake bandit from a dozen steps away, and how he pinched his fingers.
Therefore, against the backdrop of the lake bandit's screams, Li San's silent and casual figure at this time seemed even more deterrent.
The idea was naturally Qi Zhen's idea.
Since fear cannot be extinguished, the best way to overcome it is not death, but deeper fear.
"It's okay to go down, just be like him." Qi Zhen said at this time, her voice a little cold.
The complexity of human nature never disappoints.
Everyone probably has a heroic moment in their life when they are calm in the face of death, such as a soldier charging at an enemy position in the face of a hail of bullets.
For example, healthcare workers risk infection to fight the plague.
For example, firefighters rush into the fire to save the survivors.
Knowing that there is a risk but going against the current, this spirit of sacrifice is never lacking in life.
But before going to battle, you have to poke you blind in one eye, you have to chop off one hand before you are cured, and you have to break one leg before you go to the fire.
It's not a choice that anyone can make.
What's more, these lake bandits who are already greedy for life and afraid of death.
So no one but the man whose finger had been broken chose to leave like that man.
Only a few lake bandits looked desperate as the man left.
Everyone looked at Li San's eyes, all with resentment and fear, and subconsciously moved away from him.
This reminded Li San of a certain moment in the Yuemeng Mountain camp before.
As the sky grew darker, the cabin was lit with lights.
It's amazing to say that just that one lake bandit with a broken finger can really make the boat move slowly on the water.
I don't know how he did it.
People's desire to survive at critical moments may be stronger than they think.
The atmosphere in the cabin was solid, but not very tense.
The faces of those lake bandits were like frosted eggplants, and they couldn't lift their spirits at all.
And Qi Zhenxiao's attention is all above the water, and she has no time to deal with these people who are greedy for life and afraid of death.
However, his eyesight was as strong as Yu Liang's, and there was no way to see the scene below through sleep, as if something was blocking his eyes, he could only see a few meters below the surface of the water, and he could no longer see clearly.
The moonlight reflects a white glow on the tranquil surface of the lake.
The ship came to a halt suddenly.
"I'm tired, after all, I've been paddling for so long." Ship Er explained to the big boss.
Suddenly, the sound of a dense knock began to sound in everyone's ears, as if something was constantly tapping lightly against the bottom of the ship.
Click......
It was like the sound of countless pieces of chalk tapping on a blackboard.
Everyone in Qi Zhen's team glanced at each other, and they all saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.
Whatever that thing is, it's bound to be a lot.
The last time they had experienced this kind of sound was when Moonlight Mountain was facing the snake tide.
That amount is still fresh in everyone's memory.
"Captain!" Qi Zhen shouted at Li Qiang.
Li Qiang nodded, walked out of the cabin to the deck, looked at the black and oppressive lake, and took out his laser cannon.
The crowd rushed out, leaving the lake bandits in the cabin.
Li Qiang aimed at the surface of the lake, and a powerful charged laser cannon was fired into the lake.
Smoke began to rise from the churning surface of the lake, and the power of the laser instantly evaporated the water on the surface of the lake.
"Damn! No wonder I can't see underneath. Yu Liang said indignantly, but his face was still palpitating.
"Are we sure we want to fight this thing?" Li San looked at the dense stuff that was still churning underneath, and felt helpless.
"I'm hungry." Lin Xiao said.
"Me too." Meng Ran said.
At this time, under the action of the laser cannon, the lake water glowed with a blue-green shimmer, forming a diffuse reflection in the water, reflecting the scenery in the lake in front of everyone's eyes in an instant.
It also reflected the stunned faces of the team.