Chapter 140: "Expected"
When he saw the muzzle of the gun, Peter moved much faster than his brain could react.
In the blink of an eye, his hand was already pressed against the scythe behind him.
There was a "rubbing", and even before the injured man's finger could touch the trigger, the pitch-black scythe came out from the side, drawing a long arc like ink in mid-air, lying next to the dead vine and ancient tree!
All of this happened far beyond the expectations of others.
When the comrades in the team found out what was going on, they saw that the scythe had pressed against the skin of the wounded, as if they could see the flesh bloom and blood splattered with a slight force!
So fast?!
Such a thought surged in the hearts of the crazy crocodile and the others at the same time.
Even Kaguya couldn't help but look at Peter a few more times.
And Li Jingwen was even more shocked.
At such a speed, can you really be considered human?!
At this time, she finally realized what Song Qingci's sister said before, how much gold content Peter is a "twin star" in Western Europe.
The scene was a little frozen for a while.
The wounded man with the pistol looked at Peter in horror, and his fingers even began to tremble slightly.
There was silence for about a second.
Soon, Peter withdrew his scythe: "Sorry, I overreacted. ”
He put the weapon aside, looked at the wounded, and said calmly, "I don't know what just happened, but the way you bandaged it is not right. ”
"If you tie it up like this, the injury will become very troublesome, and your leg may be ruined."
As he spoke, he spread out his hands: "Don't be nervous, I'm just coming over to help you deal with the wound." ”
Looking at Peter, after a brief hesitation, the wounded finally put down the pistol.
Peter also took two steps forward, half-crouched beside him, and helped the injured person to retreat his wounds.
His attitude was relaxed and casual, not at all as ruthless as before, when he was threatened and then burst out, as if everything before was just an illusion.
Coupled with his excellent prophetic ability, soon, the injured person revealed a lot of what he had said.
"There's a monster in the woods," said the wounded in horror, "and it can resemble a human being!" ”
"What does it look like...... It's quirky! Although it looks similar to a human, some of its features stand out. For example, I saw a monster that was on top of my friend's face, but its hands were hanging down to the ground! ”
Recalling the previous thrill, the injured man coughed: "They are fast, very fast!" And the strength is also very strong, and it can easily tear people to pieces! ”
Looking at Peter and his teammates, the injured man said, "You must be careful, that's not a person!" ”
"I used to think that you were monsters like them, but then I observed that your physical characteristics are relatively normal, and there are no places that are particularly long or short, so I think you are also human......"
Hearing this, Peter, Crocodile, and Erin glanced at each other, and at the same time saw something in each other's eyes.
Standing up from the ground, Peter looked at the injured man and said, "Excuse me, can you tell us where you came across that monster before?" ”
Where?
The injured person was slightly stunned: "It's in front of the mountain, where there is a wooden house......"
However, halfway through speaking, he suddenly came back to his senses: "Wait, you want to take the initiative to find that monster?!" ”
"Are you kidding?!" The wounded man said in a hurry, as if trying to stand up, "You can't solve that kind of guy!" Now the important thing should be to go to the police and call the police to deal with it...... Ahem! ”
As he spoke, he coughed a few times, as if the wound was torn because of the action just now.
The crocodile next to him had to hold him up, lying him flat and lowering himself.
He whispered in the ear of the injured man: "It's okay, it's okay, we're going to handle it professionally......"
Erin next to him also helped to support him, comforting him with kind words.
Although this person may be playing inside the exercise, for the sake of scores, they also have to deal with the current situation with a "play" attitude.
Peter, on the other hand, stood up and walked over to Kaguya and Alyssa Lee.
Looking at the two girls, Peter whispered, "I think I probably understand what this guy is talking about." ”
As he spoke, he put his hand on the green vine next to him, and said thoughtfully: "Disguised as a human, at the same time, his physical characteristics are extremely prominent, and his physical fitness is far beyond ordinary people. If I'm not mistaken, it's probably a 'pseudo-person'. ”
Pseudo-human?
What's that?
Li Jingwen and Kaguya's eyes both revealed such a meaning.
Fortunately, Peter probably understood that they didn't know much, so he explained: "It's an urban legend that is circulating on our side, a humanoid life form from the Mandela Record. ”
"The 'dum' are monsters that can disguise themselves as humans, but always have a straight face and no emotion," Peter said, "and they have basic intelligence and can use tools, but they are easy to distinguish because of their tight faces and distinctive bodies." ”
"If such a monster appears, according to the rating, it is probably a 'normal' level xenomorph, or it may be a derivative of a 'dangerous' level xenomorph."
As he spoke, Peter bent down, picked up his sickle, and hung it on his back again: "I think that the appearance of this 'pseudo-person' at the moment is probably to test our observation and decisiveness. Since the theme of the exercise is hunting, the 'dummy' should also be considered one of the prey. ”
It was at this time that Erin and the Crocodile finally calmed down the injured man.
At this point, the injured man was relieved and provided them with a very valuable piece of information.
"Those monsters recently took over a small village in the mountains," said the wounded, "but they also seem to have enemies, and after living in the village, they will not only hunt humans, but also set up defenses. ”
"I've heard that there is a monster with no face, who is very tall, and wears a black suit, who seems to have a grudge against those monsters......"
When they heard the description of the injured, almost all of them had a slight light in their eyes.
If it was really the injured person who described it like this, then the image of that monster is definitely quite famous!
has no face, wears a smart black suit all the time, and then has very long hands......
You can't go wrong, it's definitely a "slender ghost"!
An outlier with a strange personality that is also spread in Europe and the United States!
As a monster, the overall characteristics of the slender ghost are similar to that of a human. However, it is very tall, its body is disproportionate to its limbs, it has a pair of long arms on the left and right, two long legs on the lower body, and the arms even extend to the knees.
And on top of that, it has a lot of special abilities.
If such a monster is distorted into real life, it will definitely start at the "dangerous" level!
Glancing at her companion, Erin whispered, "It should have been weakened." ”
"The committee knows that we probably can't deal with the 'danger' now, and it is estimated that the skills have been weakened by some means, or it is simply a state of serious injury......
"It's just that what makes people feel strange now is why the lanky ghost is hunting the pseudo-human."
Erin's eyes flickered: "According to urban legends, there should be no connection between the two sides, and the slender ghost should have no reason to hunt the pseudo-talent ......"
Because of their distorted forms, there are often many correspondences between xenomorphs.
For example, the xenos that are distorted from some recreated legends are likely to intersect with other xenos, even if they are not related to each other in the original history.
A very classic example is "Night Hidden" and "Piercing Male".
Although there is no connection between the prototype of Bloody Mary in history, a certain noblewoman, and the prototype of the Piercing Duke, that is, the Grand Duke of Wallachia, because of the problem of the vampire's secondary creation system later, there is a relatively obvious blood class relationship between the two sides.
And words like Yaki Orochi and Suzuo no Nano, who were originally rivals of the lineage in mythology, will also be hostile to each other after the distortion comes to reality.
And if there is no connection between each other's legends and myths, then the two aliens are strangers to each other, and there is no need or basis for hostility between them.
Therefore, the hostility between the "pseudo-human" and the "slender ghost" is incomprehensible.
Faced with this question, Kaguya, who is a country with a strong atmosphere of urban legends, said contemplatively, "Maybe it's because of the difference in the way it is distorted. ”
"Of course, whatever it is, I'm afraid the reason for this is a very interesting proposition."
Kaguya said, "Either way, xenos are our enemies. However, some of them also have their own wisdom. If we can make use of these things, then we may be able to kill two birds with one stone, solve both sides, and complete the hunt more perfectly. ”
"So I think it's time to go to the village occupied by the puppets first, and then try to find out the secret connection between the slender ghost and the puppet, and continue to make follow-up plans based on this connection."
Hearing this, others did not have any objections.
Anyway, since it's hunting, the more you fight, the better.
Although the lanky ghost is quite rebellious in terms of setting, it is inevitable that the committee will not be able to place monsters that they can't deal with at all.
Perhaps, the secret between the slender ghost and the pseudo-human is the key to solving the problem!
Thinking of this, everyone was ready and decided to go and investigate.
Well, now there is only one problem left.
They glanced at the wounded man lying on the ground, and watched him grin and cry out in pain on the ground.
Among these people, the most amiable mad crocodile was the first to frown: "Are we going to leave him here?" ”
He glanced at his companion and said hesitantly, "Since this time is to examine our countermeasures to deal with abnormal affairs, then saving ordinary people should also be counted among them, right?" Think about it carefully, if we encounter a similar situation in the future, should we prioritize dealing with monsters, or should we stay and settle ordinary people first? ”
"Especially when those 'pseudo-people' seem to be quite dangerous, which one to choose is likely to be related to our score."
Listen to the words of the mad crocodile.
Everyone nodded slightly.
In fact, that's what they're struggling with right now.
If the purpose of this exercise is to train them and enable them to deal with supernatural things more perfectly and perfectly in the future, then negotiations and actions with ordinary people should also be included in the assessment.
Especially now, when the camera in the middle of their pocket with a small black square frame is still active!
The decisions they make now are likely to be transcribed in the headquarters of the exercise, and then handed over to artificial intelligence and experts to judge!
Looking at the man, Erin hesitated: "I feel like I should send him to a safe place first......"
This time, however, Peter had a different opinion: "I don't think so. ”
He looked at his two companions, frowned, and said, "I think it is more important to solve the root cause of the disaster than to save a small number of people. ”
Looking at the dense forest in the distance, Peter's voice was soft: "If you want to save this person, whether it is a collective return, or some people return, and some people wait in place, it is a very time-wasting action. It's almost afternoon now, and if we get information because of an inadequate schedule, our score will definitely drop. ”
"It's like when we encounter a similar situation in the future, we could have relied on sacrificing one person to get the peace of 10,000 people, but in the end in order to save this person, the time was delayed, and 200 more people died."
Looking around at his companions, Peter's voice was sonorous: "We can put him in a shelter on the spot, but we can't take him to safety." Because it's too time-consuming and unnecessary. ”
At this moment, Peter's future character is already somewhat reflected.
As a pragmatist, after some deliberation, he gave a more brutal answer.
Obviously, such a mention does not satisfy the mad crocodile: "But there are 'pseudo-people' in this forest. If you leave him here, and he is found by a 'pseudo-person', isn't it equivalent to death? ”
"Although this is just a drill, and this person will not necessarily die, but if we can't help the situation, how can we save more people in the future?"
Looking at Peter, the Crocodile said, "People shouldn't be numbers on the scales. What we should do is to unite our strength, strengthen our own strength, and save more people with more strength! If you need to encounter a problem with the train, then strengthen your own strength, make your side stronger, and build another road directly next to it! ”
Scold.
Looking at the idealistic mad crocodile, Peter sneered disdainfully.
The atmosphere of the scene was a little anxious for a while.
Erin wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say. Kaguya, on the other hand, looked at the two of them with a smile, neither intending to agree with anyone nor expressing his opinion.
And Li Jingwen is standing alone in the back and thinking.
She wondered what she would do if she were faced with a similar tram problem.
After thinking about it for a while, she thought that if she really encountered a similar problem, she would ask the other party if she could replace the person on the other side of the train with herself.
That is, place yourself on the side of the railroad tracks and let the car come over......
It can only be said that her thoughts are somewhat weird.
Just when everyone is at a stalemate.
Suddenly, someone walked up to the side, clapped their hands and said, "Okay, stop." ”
In everyone's eyes, Bai Ling walked over with a smile: "It seems that I need to interrupt three minutes in advance to prevent you from fighting later." ”
As he spoke, he glanced at the man on the ground, then smiled and said, "You're arguing about this man's whereabouts now, right?" ”
"In that case, then let me take him," said Bering, "and it just so happens that I have a little personal matter to attend to. ”
"It doesn't have to be counted in your score, what do you think?"
Hearing this, everyone present looked at Bering in astonishment.
Kaguya, in particular, looked at Bering with a particularly deep look in his eyes.
However, they have no objection to this arrangement.
Anyway, Bering is a teacher, and he has the final say on what arrangements he has.
And they have also confirmed before that this Bering is definitely not fake, it is a good Bering that is fake.
The proof is that Bering also had the black camera in his clothes.
If it's fake, unless Bering is killed unscathed, or replaces him, it's hard to have the camera completely unaffected.
But who could have killed this guy without him even noticing?
Peter and Alyssa both thought it wouldn't be.
So in the end, they let Bering come over, and with a slight hook of their fingers, they carried the man forward with a mist support.
After doing all this, Bering smiled and waved at them, and then took the injured man alone and hid in the dense forest again.
He's right.
This time, he really wanted to have a good chat with this "injured man".
After all, this can be considered "unexpected" for Bering...... See in advance for details.