Chapter Twenty-Three: Violence
"Congratulations on your successful killing!"
The old man's loud voice suddenly sounded, with a hint of banter.
Raymond, Sylvia, and Ma Changge were all startled, and at some point, an old man with Song Changyi and Chi Yitong appeared silently next to the three of them.
This kind of elusive body style, is it powerful?
Raymond's heart sank, and after seeing the old man's unangry and self-righteous appearance, his dimples bloomed for the first time: "Master...... I didn't expect to see your old man again so soon, the disciple is really overjoyed!"
The flattering tone made everyone present get goosebumps.
The old man smiled dumbly, "It's too early to call Master, you are only a new round of apprentices in the martial arts hall now, not even a disciple of the outer sect, when you become my personal disciple one day, it's not too late to call me Master!"
Raymond was overjoyed: "So, we passed the assessment?"
The old man smiled but did not speak, and his meaning was self-evident.
"How come?" Sylvia was a little dazed, "We were obviously defeated, and Raymond used a firearm to ......"
Song Changyi coughed lightly and said with appreciation: "Actually, you have done well enough...... The real purpose of the assessment is to test your mentality, fighting spirit and adaptability in the face of an invincible and powerful enemy, not your current combat effectiveness. ”
"In short, it's to see if you have the potential to become a martial artist, and if you have the strength to become a strong person!"
"There are several groups of candidates who participated in the assessment like you today, but only your group successfully eliminated the mission goal, saving me from doing it myself. ”
Hearing this, Raymond's eyes flashed, and they each thought about it, even if Raymond, who had vaguely guessed and boldly used a firearm, it was only at this moment that he completely let go of the big stone hanging in his chest.
"In fact, as long as you have the courage to attack Macgree, and you can overcome your fear and persist in fighting after knowing that you are defeated, you can pass the assessment......"
The old man said and looked at Sylvia, who had already stood up against the wall, "Although you were a little impulsive at first, you regained your senses as soon as you fought and gave up the mustard, helped your companions, and temporarily worked together with your companions, which shows that your combat awareness and adaptability are very good." ”
The words fell to Ma Changge, who was lying on the ground, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.
Ma Changge's expression moved, only to feel a warm and soft air flow circling around his chest three turns, and the pain of broken ribs gradually weakened to imperceptible, and he immediately stood up and moved his body, looking at the old man with curious eyes.
He had a gut feeling that his career of more than twenty years of searching for novelty and excitement was over, and that he would spend the rest of his life learning and mastering the mysterious power that the old man had just shown!
"This is just a temporary pain relief, enough for you to go to the hospital to deal with it on your own, and wait until you come to the martial arts hall tomorrow to officially sign the contract and become an apprentice, and then you can use the special medical facilities of the martial arts hall to speed up the healing of your injuries......"
The old man explained kindly, paused, and changed the topic: "In the previous battle, you have always been very sensible, for example, at the beginning, when you followed Sylvia to attack MacGrier, you deliberately fell behind by half a beat, which can not only allow Sylvia to test MacGly's strength first, but also support Sylvia at the first time when she is in distress, which is a very wise tactical response." ”
"Secondly, after Sylvia dragged Magria and released the intention to join forces, you didn't run away because of Magria's strength, or hesitated because you wanted Sylvia to consume Magri's physical strength, but stepped forward to cooperate with Sylvia tacitly at the first time, this kind of decisiveness and courage is commendable!"
In the casual comments, the corner of the old man's eyes swept over Raymond's face, and seeing that he had been standing with a smile on his face, calm and composed, he seemed to have no jealousy or shame at all, and couldn't help but glance at his psychological quality getting higher and higher.
"As for Raymond...... the old man pretended to hesitate, and turned to Song Changyi and said: "You are their assessment guardian, and you have witnessed their actions throughout the process, so you might as well comment on Raymond's performance." ”
Song Changyi smiled, "Raymond's performance is the most surprising...... You're pretty good at using the rules, and I'm afraid you had the idea of preparing firearms just in case you heard that there was no requirement to use hot weapons in the assessment tasks I announced, right?"
"Then when you went to the gun store to buy a pistol, you have been bargaining with the boss repeatedly, I checked, you didn't do more or no less just spent half an hour in the gun shop, in addition to because you don't have much savings in your bank card, you have to be careful with your calculations, and the more important thing is to deliberately delay the time, wait to see if we will warn you not to use guns, right?"
"You are very careful, very sensitive, and accurately grasp some of the deep meanings behind the assessment...... In fact, more than ten hours of assessment time implies that you can be as prepared as possible. ”
Song Changyi showed a meaningful look, and Er shook his head with a wry smile.
"Originally, I thought that Ma Changge would carry firearms, after all, Ma Changge also said that he was not short of money, and he had a lot of powerful firearms in his family, but I didn't expect Ma Changge to only prepare auxiliary equipment such as binoculars and mountaineering ropes, maybe he felt that killing people with guns was not exciting enough......"
"And Raymond's use of firearms, I am even more impressed - I have seen too many people get a gun and can't wait to shoot at the target, including many veterans who are used to guns, I didn't expect Raymond to use a gun for the first time, he actually considered using two completely different pistols to cooperate with each other and introduce the target into the alleyway to improve the hit rate and strive to kill the target. ”
"However, what surprised me the most was that when Ma Changge and Sylvia were defeated, and the other two companions escaped and were captured, Raymond was able to stand up in time to stop Macgregory from hurting them, and I believe you had already guessed at that time that if you didn't save them, you would be eliminated...... Your understanding of the psychology of us invigilators is very nuanced!"
Raymond bowed slightly, and said lightly: "Don't dare to be a senior brother's praise...... I just understand that the Red Flame Martial Arts, as a strict organization linked by the inheritance of master and apprentice, should not accept people who are too selfish and cold-blooded and put the safety of their fellow disciples at risk. ”
Song Changyi smiled and said, "So I said that you have a good grasp of our psychology." ”
Raymond: "......"
Song Changyi continued: "Of course, your grasp of the enemy's psychology is not bad, Macgree's own clever every move did not escape your calculations, and he will inevitably fall into the urn and regret it too late. ”
Hearing this, Sylvia glanced at Raymond deeply, if it weren't for Song Changyi's explanation, she really couldn't see that there was such a complex psychological confrontation hidden under the decisive battle on the surface.
She and Ma Changge fought with courage, while Raymond fought with wisdom!
In a trance, her impression of Raymond changed drastically.
"The brave have no fear, and the wise have no confusion...... Only with both wisdom and courage can we go far on the road of martial arts!"
The old man suddenly recited the proverbs in the ancient dialect of the Eastern Continent, and his golden and jade-like voice was gripping and far-reaching, and Raymond and the others were all shocked, and they couldn't help bowing down and saying: "The disciple is taught!"
"Remember, tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, No. 7 Qiushan Road!" After the words fell, the old man turned and left.
"Don't worry about Macgree's body, someone will deal with it...... Raymond don't touch those two pistols again, your gun purchase record in the gun store has been erased!" Song Changyi explained, following closely behind the old man.
It was only at this time that Chi Yitong leaned over and slapped the female member who had been unconscious on the shoulder, and the female member woke up suddenly, and was about to scream, so she was stunned with a blow to her head - "You were eliminated!"
Female member: "......"
Chi Yitong was not interested in caring about her, so she glanced at Raymond and the three of them again, and also turned to leave.
Ma Changge shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I'll go to the hospital first!"
Sylvia held her right leg, walked with a limp, and suddenly turned her head to Raymond and said angrily: "You still don't come to help me?"
"Me?" Raymond pointed to his nose, a little surprised, and finally walked over, Sylvia took the initiative to reach out and wrap his arm around his shoulder, which made him secretly scold: Why did this tough girl change her temper?
"My electric motorcycle is stored at someone's house two blocks away, and I'll send you back later. ”
Sylvia snorted softly and was silent all the way.
An hour later.
The electric motorcycle stopped in a neighborhood with a good environment.
Raymond helped Sylvia into the elevator, recalling that he had just passed by, a commercial building not far from the front of the community was dilapidated, and there was a circle of warning tape outside, and he couldn't help but ask: "What's going on with that dark building?"
Sylvia was in a low mood and said impatiently: "Three months ago, the extremist Lombas from the neighboring state came to the city and exchanged fierce fire with the city's security team in a commercial building, which was the same building just now...... Didn't you watch the news?"
Raymond thought about it and seemed to have a little impression of the news, but it was too long and he almost forgot about it.
Unexpectedly, there was no one in Sylvia's house, it was deserted, Raymond was not going to go in, but Sylvia motioned for him to help her back to the room directly.
"Then you have a good night's rest...... See you tomorrow!"
Raymond turned around to leave, and Sylvia suddenly asked, "What does it feel like to kill someone?"
"What?" Raymond stiffened.
Sylvia sat on the edge of the bed, staring straight at his back, repeating word by word: "What does it feel like to kill someone?"
The words are like knives, as if they want to rip out the poisonous sores that Raymond has been trying to hide in his heart.
Raymond turned around slowly, and there was a bloody color in his eyes, revealing violence, "I'll tell you now, what ......does it feel like to kill someone," he said, and pushed Sylvia down on the bed, and pounced on it, kissing the red lips directly with his big mouth.
"Woo ......"
The male's unique breath filled the breath, and Sylvia struggled, suddenly realizing that the fullness of his chest was covered by two large hands, and suddenly his whole body stiffened, and his eyes widened and he forgot to struggle.