Chapter 8: Brother Slow
"So...... What's the situation now? ”
This was the first question "Brother Slow" asked when he got off the helicopter.
Brother Slow is Rose's colleague and one of the two vice-captains of the "Waiter".
His real name is divided into two parts, the first half cannot be expressed in the phonetic alphabet that already exists in Chinese or English, anyway, the movement when pronounced is probably the sound of the tongue tapping the upper wall of the mouth with some subtle changes, and the second half can be written "mango".
If you're into linguistics, you should know that this brother's ancestors came from Africa.
Of course, most people can know this by looking at the color of his skin.
The reason why he is called "Brother Slow", in addition to the homonym of his real name, the most important thing is...... This guy is as good as he says, and his temperament is very slow.
He is the deputy captain of the most "watery" combat unit in the history of EAS, and his IQ is only average for ordinary people, and his physical fitness is even below average; Although he participated in the various training and tests in the bureau very hard, more than half of his results were unqualified; On weekdays, whether he talks or does things, he also looks slow......
You say that he is deliberately grinding foreign workers, which is not right, from his point of view, he has tried his best, but others will feel "not profitable" when they look at him, and they are very embarrassed.
However, since Brother Slow can sit in his current position, there is naturally a reason.
The reason for that is simple...... His "abilities" are strong.
Like most capable people, Brother Slow also awakened under extreme "pressure".
Brother Slow grew up in a relatively low-income working family, and when he was a child, he attended a very bad school, and his personality was ...... It is also easy for him to become a victim of school bullying.
Children who are bullied do not have many options, and the only common ways to cope are to transfer schools, commit suicide, or ...... Endure.
People like to make afterthought comments such as "the right thing to do is to seek help from an adult" after some horrific incidents of vicious bullying have come to light, but they seem to forget, or don't think at all, that bullying itself is something that grows out of adult indifference.
Every sensational incident of bullying is the accumulation of countless other incidents of varying severity that have been overlooked.
This kind of accumulation requires "time" and "environment...... And it is the "adults" who create this environment.
The "evil" displayed by children is rude, simple, and childish...... It is far less complicated than the dirty "evil" of adults, so this kind of evil with simple motives is often very explicit and primitive.
Brother Slow has experienced a lot of bullying of this nature: being beaten, being forced to touch filth, being stripped of his clothes in public, being humiliated, being used as an experiment for dangerous behavior, and so on.
In this experience of "transcending the line of tolerance", some people can adapt and carry the past, and some people may have a mental breakdown and suffer from illness...... Created an ability.
His ability is called - Hero.
This so-called "hero" is a combat entity created by Brother Slow's psychic energy, his "imaginary patron saint of the weak", and his image is a tall black man wearing a totem mask, a sturdy body, and wearing an indigenous African battle suit.
According to the footage, the entity was approximately five meters tall when it first appeared, and its physical abilities were at least at the peak of those who were not physical arts.
The entity was only present for sixty seconds, resulting in the deaths of four minors and one adult.
After the incident, EAS intervened in the investigation, controlled Brother Slow, and dealt with the aftermath of the other relevant personnel involved.
This thing...... It was twenty years ago.
Today's slow brother can summon "heroes" according to his own will and command them to complete tasks; Today's "heroes" are not only more than 24 meters tall, with undetectable peaks in strength and speed (at least not with EAS methods), but also possess many special abilities such as "rapid recovery", "psychic resistance", and "steel skin".
Although the existence time of the "hero" has not changed for so many years, and it is still only sixty seconds, the action records of Brother Slow over the years show that ...... In fact, sixty seconds is enough - even a master like Ross can't fight the "hero" for more than thirty seconds in the simulation battle within EAS.
Therefore, in today's situation, Rose's first thought was to find Brother Slow to help.
If Brother Slow can't solve the problem, then it's really troublesome...... Because EAS is stronger than the two of them and the same level as them can be counted on one hand, and none of these people can reach Maple Leaf County in a short time.
"See for yourself......" While Brother Slow asked, Ross had already handed over an I-PEN and pointed to the screen, "The first video file, just click on it." ”
Brother Slow took the I-PEN and opened the file as the other party said, and immediately after, a picture captured by a street camera began to play.
In the footage, a school bus is driving at a normal speed, and suddenly, a fire erupts in an alley in front of it, and then a figure flies out sideways and falls in front of the bus.
The school bus driver was obviously taken aback, and hit the steering wheel while slamming on the brakes, but Rao was ...... The heavy school bus rolled over the man anyway because the tires were padded twice, plus the force of the brakes and sharp turns...... The bus slid diagonally forward for a while before it flipped over.
About ten seconds later, a giant claw tore open the thick wagon of the bus from the inside, and a giant arm poked out of the car.
This scene was already terrifying, but what was even more shocking was that at the same time, half of his head on the ground was blown up by some explosives, and he was crushed twice by a multi-ton car...... I actually stood up.
As he got up, the monster in the school bus stuck its head out and roared, and when he heard the howl, the man looked back, and then ...... He covered his head and limped and began to run away.
At this point in the video, the camera cuts to the camera at another nearby intersection, and in the picture, it is still the same person...... He was still limping at the previous intersection, and after running for more than ten meters, his posture changed, as if his injured leg had recovered in a few steps......
When he went to the next intersection, judging from the movements of his body alone, he could no longer see that he was injured, but the damage to his head did not seem to have changed, so he still covered his head tightly with one hand.
At this point, the video ends.
After reading it, Brother Slow waited for a few seconds before asking in his tepid tone, "Then do you want me to deal with this self-healing person, or that monster?" ”
"What do you say?" Rose looked at him with a noncommittal expression.
"Heh, this is strange...... Brother Slow laughed dryly, "With your style, captain, shouldn't this situation be said in person just now?" He paused, "I remember the last time you called for reinforcements before the start of the fight, it was a few years ago when you were chasing the 'Hunter'......"
"Alright, alright...... It's a long story, I'll explain it to you when it's done. At this moment, there are still a lot of FCPS people around them, and Ross doesn't want this thing to expose all kinds of EAS internal information and his personal black history, so he quickly interrupted, "Anyway, this monster has been active in the city for twenty minutes now, although I have notified the mayor to start the emergency evacuation plan as soon as possible, and use my 'ghost soldiers' to cooperate with the armed forces of the FCPS to attract the attention of the monster, but the casualty number and property losses are still soaring, you have to hurry." ”
"Hmm......" Brother Slow heard this, groaned, and nodded, "Okay, let me take a look at ...... first"
At this juncture, his slow and methodical reaction really makes people want to hit people.
"That's the direction, isn't it?" After a few seconds, Brother Slow looked to the west and asked.
"Yes." Ross was almost biting the end of the other sentence.
This is also a very obvious thing, even if you are just standing on the rooftop of the police station, you can already see a black smoke rising all the way to the sky on the other side of the city.
"Okay......" Brother Slow nodded again, and then ...... I closed my eyes.
Just when the surrounding detectives were complaining in their hearts about whether this thing was going to stand there and think about life, they suddenly ...... A giant humanoid figure fell from the sky, landed on its feet, and stood on the street in front of the police station.
Before anyone nearby could ask themselves, "I'm hallucinating?", the "giant" had already disappeared from their sight.
Despite the huge size of the "Hero", its speed can easily exceed Mach 2. In the blink of an eye, he came from the police station to the scene of the incident and to the ...... In front of that "monster".
You can see this monster, the tiger body horns, the bat-wing scorpion tail, the crocodile scales and hedgehog hair, the claws and sharp teeth.
Although few people know about it in this era, the image of this strange beast is obviously one of the "four murders" in the ancient legends of Longjun - Qiqi.
Standing on four legs, Qi Qi does not look as tall as the "hero", but the length of his head to tail is also six or seven feet, and his weight is not below the "hero".
Judging by the size alone, the two should be evenly matched.
Bang –
It's too late, it's too soon! As soon as he saw him, the "hero" took advantage of the forward momentum and hit Qi Qi's ribs with a knee, and the first strike was strong.
Sixty seconds is not a long time, although the owner of the "hero" is called "Brother Slow", but the "hero" is not slow at all, he always solves the battle at a very fast speed, and this time is no exception.
And Qi Qi, who was still fighting with the "ghost soldiers" on the ground just now...... Suddenly, he was slammed into the knee by a giant who had been killed out of nowhere, and was pushed out by the force of the impact, and rolled in mid-air for half a circle...... As a rampaging alien beast, its reaction is also predictable.
In this way, a short, but astonishingly large-scale fierce battle broke out in the city of Kitchener.