7. The Birth of a Soldier (Part II)
For inexperienced people, it is very difficult to discern the inside of a person, because one of the most basic skills of adults is camouflage, disguise the original self, which is an instinct that flows in our blood, especially when facing strangers, this instinct will become more and more obvious.
But for an experienced person, he needs only two things to destroy this camouflage.
One is anger, the other... It's fear!
Anger oversteps the norm, while fear goes straight to the heart and often brings out the truest of itself.
"Next!"
Cyber took a few steps back, and suddenly threw the green grenade in his hand casually, Kevin hurriedly took it in his hand, for ordinary people who had not really come into contact with this destructive weapon, Cyber threw it casually, and even made him feel the urge to pounce.
At the moment when Kevin caught the green grenade, the M16 in Cyber's hand was aimed at his body, Kevin only saw a sneer on the corner of Cyber's mouth, and then he pulled the trigger.
"Bang Bang"
It is difficult for anyone who has never seen automatic weapon fire to imagine the scorching heat and noise at this distance, especially when there is no reaction time left at all, Kevin was stunned in an instant, his first reaction was to turn around and run away, but the cold touch in his hand told him: as long as one bullet hits the grenade, both people here will die!
He held the grenade to his chest, his eyes closed, his face full of despair.
Oh, my God!
He actually came to find such a madman and wanted to join him!
Oh my God! He's not crazy!
"Click"
The 30-round magazine was emptied, and the firing pin made a crisp crashing sound in the chamber of the gun, and Cyber breathed a sigh of relief, and hung down the gun emitting gunsmoke in his hand, the sound insulation of this villa is good, and there are not too many residents around, so even in broad daylight, this kind of noise will not cause great trouble.
In front of his eyes, Kevin curled up in a circle, his body trembled violently, after leaving the narrow island, he had never been so close to death, just now as long as Cyber's hand shook slightly, at this distance, he was absolutely dead.
"Whew... Or is this thing powerful? ”
Cyber licked his lips, he took a few steps forward, squatted on the ground, reached out and patted Kevin's face,
"So tell me now, are you scared? Kevin. ”
"You madman!"
Kevin opened his eyes, his eyes burned with real anger, this is normal, anyone who is treated like this, after 30 brushes with death, the first reaction is anger, he grabbed the grenade in his hand with one hand, and smashed the other hand into a fist against Cyber's face with an abominable smile.
At this moment, anger made him forget the gap between the two people, so he ended up miserable.
"Bang"
His neck was choked, his body was slammed against the wall with a huge force, the five fingers were like five claws, fixing his neck to the wall, Cyber's face slowly approached, he saw the deepest indifference in those eyes, that expression made him tremble, even if he made up his mind, even if his hands were stained with blood, he was still just a young man.
"Tell me, are you scared?"
Cyber asked word by word, at this moment he completely lost the usual laughter, Kevin felt the pain in his throat, he nodded with difficulty, he was a little ashamed, because he was scared.
"Good!"
As soon as Cyber let go, the young man fell to the ground, Cyber took a deep breath and threw the M16 without bullets in his hand on him, the heavy weight hit Kevin's arm hurt, and then he heard Cyber say,
"Then remember this feeling, this feeling of fear, that's the feeling of the weak, you will be afraid, because you are a weakling! You will be crushed by your fear, when the bullets fly at you, you don't even dare to open your eyes, please, what is there to be afraid of, if you notice the beating of my gun, you will know that I have avoided your body!"
"Once the bullet flies out of the muzzle, there is no deterrent, as long as you don't stupidly stand in front of it, you won't be in the slightest danger! Look at you, you can't even resist!"
Cyber looked at him condescendingly, looked at Kevin, who was not convinced, he spread his hands and said innocently,
"Yes, maybe you'll say, you have a gun in your hand, how can I resist?"
"But don't forget, Kevin!"
He squatted down, picked up the grenade on the ground, threw it in his hand, and said jokingly,
"Don't you have a weapon to fight back? In the face of a person who is going to kill you, you can pull the ring and die with me the moment I shoot, but you don't do it, you are afraid! You are afraid that you will die!"
"You see, you don't even have the courage to die, how dare you say that you can avenge Ed? Those two words are not just words, are you ready to kill and be killed?"
Cyber shrugged his shoulders and reached out to shove the green grenade into the sluggish Kevin's hand,
"You're not ready, but I can understand you, after all, you have two lives on your back, and when Ed dies, your life will not be yours, and you have to live better with him, so, child, I suggest you buy a ticket and leave Gotham now, this is going to be a battlefield, and in your current state, you will die a miserable death. ”
"I'm not scaring you~ Don't think that you can become an avenger by killing a few people, frankly, you don't even have the qualifications to enter this game. ”
He stretched out his finger and lightly tapped on the top of Kevin's head, although his current body is at most 24 years old, his soul is no longer what it should be at this age, after so many years in the dark, he has already learned a whole set of methods to destroy the heart defense.
Yes, he needs an assistant very much, but he can't show it, when a person asks for something, it is the most sincere, and what is given casually will be disvalued, this is the root of human inferiority, something that cannot be changed.
So he had to destroy all the cognition of this young man first, and then instill in him the set he had once received, so that he could become a really useful weapon, and live as a weapon, very dark thoughts, but both of them got what they wanted, and it was perfect, wasn't it?
"Go back and find a good place to live your life, Gotham is not for you. ”
With that, Cyber clapped his hands, stood up, and walked out of the garage, there was a party on Bruce's side tonight, he definitely didn't want to attend, but he had to, Alfred sent an invitation with a clear meaning, they were accepting him, and this party was likely to discuss some specific things.
For example, tell more people who should know about it, and unite most of the forces to fight against the incoming Shadow Warrior Legion, but how many people will believe that Cyber is completely pessimistic, and the richer the person, the smarter, but most of the time, this cleverness will be shown in the form of "doubt".
Unless they see the killing and destruction with their own eyes, most people will not believe that there is a group of crazy people who have nothing to do with them and will destroy them because of their "depravity", and no one thinks of themselves as bad people, so the threat itself is like a joke.
But on the contrary, there is still a kind of people in this world who take faith as the foundation of survival, and when faith and reality conflict, they do not hesitate to sacrifice everything for themselves and their opponents to maintain their own beliefs, which is the most terrible enemy.
Cyber put his hands in his pockets and walked forward, he was very comfortable and relaxed, the more the big war came, the more he had to adjust his mentality, if he lost in his mentality, this battle would not have to be fought.
One step, two steps, three steps.
"Bang"
There was a muffled sound behind him, and Kevin, who came back to his senses, looked at the grenade in his hand, he closed his eyes painfully, even if he was unwilling, he had to admit that what Cyber said made sense, and he was not ready.
He was unwilling, especially after witnessing Ed's death, and the heavy pressure forced him to choose the latter between stealing his life and angry revenge, he couldn't choose the former, and if he chose it, Kevin died, and there was only one coward left in this world.
What young man wants to be a coward? When he is burdened with hatred and is alone, he often abandons everything for a goal, and he does not care for himself!
"Please, please help me!"
Cyber looked back and saw Kevin on his knees, almost lying on the ground, his head resting on the cold floor, with the cooled bullet casings still on it,
"Please, make me just like you!Please, make me as strong as you!I close my eyes, I can see what Ed looked like when he died tragically, I don't want to leave, I want to stay here, I want revenge!"
Cyber looked at him and didn't answer, his eyes were calm, and the two of them maintained this atmosphere until 2 minutes later, when he sighed earnestly,
"I can teach you to kill and mold you into a real warrior, but if you can't get rid of two weaknesses in you, you'll be killed in less than two years. ”
"If you want to be a successful and long-lived killer, you have to be firm enough, you have more to learn than just the buckle machine, you have a lot of things to understand, speculate on the psychology of the crowd, keep yourself from being swayed by other people, etc., these are things I can't teach you. ”
Cyber walked back, his left hand resting on Kevin's head, the young man looked at him, looking at each other, Cyber groaned for a moment, and spoke,
"I saw it, you saw your fear and anger, in order to bring fear to others, you must first control your fear, the first thing you have to learn: in this world, danger is real, a drop of venom, a bullet, a knife will kill you, but you have to remember that fear is only one of many options! You can also choose to fight back!"
"You may drown out your self-blame for Ed with anger, but I hope you don't do that, and I will teach you how to really deal with it, use it as a source of your strength, anger is also your strength, so you can't let it slip away. ”
There was a glimmer of hope in Kevin's eyes, and a smile broke into the corner of Cyber's mouth,
"Yes, I will teach you, but you remember, Kevin, you are going to take a very dangerous road, maybe you will be killed when you go out, but I want you to remember one thing: it was you who asked me to take you on this road, this is your own choice, if you regret it, you hesitate, you want to quit, I will not hesitate to give up on you!"
Kevin nodded violently, this young man had just realized his cowardice in Cyber's step-by-step guidance, he felt ashamed of himself, he was desperate to get into revenge, what could be more to look forward to than a revenge for someone with hatred?
He is even a little blind, after a major blow and a destruction of ideas, he is losing his subjective thoughts in a vast, and the inner Kevin is being swallowed up little by little by the anger and revenge of the guide.
This power will drive him all the way, destroy everything in his path, and finally destroy himself, in Cyber's indifferent gaze, this is also a test, if Kevin is not dead after completing his revenge, then he is his own companion.
If he dies, it only proves that he is nothing more than that.
"Alright, now go change into a decent outfit, your first mission is here, come with me to the party organized by Bruce, hell, I really hate those hypocrises, but maybe you'll meet Batman there. ”
Kevin paused for a moment, and he hesitated to ask, "Batman, I heard that he was for justice, for the city, and he also participated in this battle, and we fought for justice?"
Cyber jerked his head back, he reached out and put his hand on Kevin's heart, and whispered,
"We're fighting for ourselves! Remember, Kevin! Never have such stupid thoughts! His justice is to settle the contradictions in the city, and your revenge is to appease your hatred, what does the contradictions of others have to do with you?"
Kevin was speechless, and Cyber showed a sneer,
"Man, if you want to succeed, you have to focus on one thing, fucking justice! Remember, you want revenge... It's your justice!"