CHAPTER XXIII
βhat the f...β Peter almost cursed with a swear word. He had already told Gwen to wait across the street to stop moving, but she still rushed in stupidly.
And this distraction made the two remaining people in the room think that they had found a good opportunity. They all raised their pistols, and the muzzles of them erupted with dazzling tongues of fire.
"Be careful!" Peter subconsciously tried to push Gwen away, but she had already dodged out of the trajectory of the bullets.
"Don't worry about me!" She shouted cheerfully, a somersault dodging all attacks, and with her ability to climb, she stuck directly to the ceiling.
"It's justβ" Peter could only suppress the frustration in his heart for a moment, and slashed through the bullets that were flying towards him, and he himself rushed towards the two who were shooting.
Solve the danger first, and settle accounts with Gewen.
However, at this time, Gwen did not make Peter feel at ease. Usually cautious and careful, she seemed to be a new person after changing her disguise, and she cheered loudly and loudly, quickly closing the distance towards the two gangsters with guns in their hands.
Even normal people, after gaining superpowers, shouldn't have any fear of firearms, right!?
Peter couldn't help but complain loudly in his heart, but he didn't realize that he himself was the biggest culprit for Gwen's behavior.
In the year since he gained his superpowers, he has experienced hundreds of battles, large and small, many of which have been fought against other enemies with various supernatural abilities. To him, these thugs who robbed small shops with just a few guns were just the most inappropriate miscellaneous fish.
However, she also has the same opinion about Gwen.
After all, in order not to worry her, Peter always described his every battle of life and death to Gwen in an understated tone. This inevitably planted the idea in her mind that 'the opponent is not a big deal'.
After all, in her opinion, her ability is completely beyond Peter's, and all she lacks is training time and actual combat experience.
With her early warning ability, Gwen easily dodged every bullet from the enemy, and pulled herself to within three meters of a gangster. In a panic, he turned his gun on Gwen's chest. However, a sudden strange force pulled his hand to the side, causing him to lose control of his weapon for a moment.
"Hey!"
With a strange scream, she tensed her legs, then leaped straight forward, a flying kick right in the thug's chest. Even though she had controlled her strength, the poor creature was still kicked two or three meters away. His body slammed into a shelf behind him, and the stacks of merchandise spilled all over the floor.
The distinct sound of cracking ribs reached Peter's ears, and he couldn't help but feel a sore tooth. This guy probably won't forget this leg for the rest of his life, but thinking that he sometimes is much more ruthless than her, he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to be able to make any comments on it.
After all, he is also a man with blood on his hands.
Now that Gwen has dealt with that man, it is time to focus on the only man left on the field. However, at this point, the guy suddenly had an IQ on the line, and he pulled up the shopkeeper who was trying to crawl towards the dark corner, and turned the muzzle of the gun to his head.
"Stay away from me!" He shouted a little out of control. "Get out of here, or I'll blow this bastard's head out with one shot right now!"
The scene suddenly became tricky.
Facing a gunman and facing a hostage gunman are two completely different concepts. Peter couldn't help but curse his carelessness, and had to stop his advance. If it was normal, he would certainly not make such a low-level mistake, but with Gwen also here, he had to focus most of his attention on her.
He slowly raised his hands and slowly took a step back, signaling that he would not continue on. He already has a lot of experience on how to deal with this situation. All he needs to do is calm the other person for a while and wait for a suitable opportunity.
Whether it's hypnotizing with the Force or forcibly disarming with telekinesis, there are many solutions he can take.
However, Gwen helped him make the worst option.
With a slight movement of her fingers, a silver-white thread shot out of her wrist and stuck to the pistol in the gangster's hand. The man exclaimed in surprise and subconsciously pulled the trigger.
Gwen moved a step faster, and she tugged hard, and the lethal bullet from the muzzle of the gun flew almost past the shopkeeper's cheek. And Peter suddenly burst into flames, approached him like a cheetah, and punched the man in the jaw.
The right amount of force and the simultaneous burst of mental attacks caused the man to lose consciousness in an instant. Peter picked up the shopkeeper who had just walked around the ghost gate, only to find that he had fainted from fright.
Peter carefully helped him to the chair behind the counter, while Gwen followed behind him in a hurry, unaware that she had made a big mistake.
"Let's go." Peter said to Gwen in a deep voice, trying not to let his emotions explode on such an occasion.
Ge Wen, who was still on the rise, was obviously reluctant: "Eh... But the police haven't come yet... I haven't..."
"Let's go!" Peter finally couldn't control his volume, startling Gwen slightly. She lowered her head a little aggrieved and followed behind Peter without saying a word.
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The silence lasted for a long time. It wasn't until they returned to their small base that Peter ripped off his mask and turned to look at Gwen. His face was gloomy, and his eyes were full of annoyance and disappointment.
"Do you know what you're doing wrong?" His voice was calm, but anyone could hear the anger hidden beneath his voice.
"Iβ" Gwen was speechless for a moment, and after a while, she lowered her head and replied in a low voice, "I should have listened to you, and I shouldn't have rushed in like this." β
"What else?"
"And..."
She was silent for a moment, then finally reluctantly raised her head and looked straight at Peter.
"Didn't I just listen to you? What's the big deal! Don't you have a little more experience than me, what kind of majesty are you playing? She protested loudly to Peter. Didn't I do it well? I killed two of the three people, and the last one I disarmed. If it weren't for me..."
"If it weren't for you, things wouldn't have gotten to that point." Peter finally couldn't help but scream, but he soon realized his gaffe and controlled his own water. He looked at Gwen, who had completely quieted down, and hugged his head in a little chagrin.
It was only after nearly half a minute that he controlled his emotions a little and spoke again.
"Gwen... I don't know why you're like this, but do you realize it? If we had a little less luck there, just a little bit worse, and someone would die because of us. That's a human life, Gwen, you can't afford it now..."
At this, Peter realized that he seemed to be a little unable to speak, and he could only sigh and reorganize his language.
"You have to understand that if that person dies, it will be our responsibility. Gwen, this is not a game, and you can't treat it with a game attitude. Our actions in these events can make the difference between life and death for innocent people, and this means that we should take the responsibility on our shoulders seriously. β
"I... I know I was wrong, I'm sorry. Gwen moved her lips and whispered an apology to Peter, who acted as if he hadn't heard her at all.
"I'm sorry Gwen, but you are not allowed to continue to accompany you on the next operation. Moreover, I will carefully consider the necessity of continuing this combat training. β
In this way, the first action between the two ended in this not-so-cheerful silence.