Chapter 16: Testing

"If I were you, I would take a closer look at the situation before taking any reckless action." The man in black spoke up, his voice was not as low as a human can, and it was obviously changed.

Jay controlled his subconsciously leaping forward and decided to listen to what this guy was going to say first. The man in black looked at his reaction coldly and said lightly: "A wise decision."

"Who are you?" Jay asked. "Do you want to find me?"

The other party did not answer his question, but explained to himself: "Now, as you can see, I can kill this woman with a single knife. I have cut my throat countless times in my career. , I believe I will not miss this time. I know you are fast, but you have to know that there is a quantum position barrier that is triggered by induction on my belt. If you try to punch me, it will be triggered . Maybe you can break this barrier with just one punch, but that will buy me enough time to kill this woman."

"Let her go." Jay gritted his teeth. "Don't you want me?"

"Sorry, but that can't be done. Her participation is a very important part." The voice of the other party still has no fluctuations, like electronic sounds synthesized by a machine. "Of course, you are not without choice. I know you have a thorough understanding. Powerful thermal vision, that will be the only thing you can hit me before I kill the hostages. But you also have to know that you only have one shot, and that must be fatal."

Jay was frightened by this strange condition, and he began to wonder if he was facing a neurosis. Because if he understands correctly, the other party seems to be encouraging him to kill himself.

"Now, the question is," the man in black said coldly, "do you have the guts to do this?"

His voice is still so cold and gloomy, without the slightest emotional fluctuation, but the thick killing intent has actually been released. Jay had no doubt that the lunatic might actually do it, and Helena would die because of him. Damn, he just started to have such a slight affection for her.

Jay saw a glimmer of anticipation in Helena's eyes. Maybe she was believing that Jay could handle the situation, but to be honest, he really didn't have much confidence. Jay took a deep breath and said, "You don't need to be like this, what you want is me, don't involve unrelated people..."

"Ten seconds." The man in black was unmoved. He slightly increased his strength while speaking. The blade reflecting the white light of the basement had faintly cut the skin of Helena's neck. "That is what you have Finally hesitate time."

The guy didn't lie. Jay scanned his whole body. There was indeed a high-tech device on the opponent's belt that he couldn't understand. It faintly released particles invisible to ordinary people, and it might indeed activate a barrier that could block his blow. Maybe he could burn the device with thermal vision, but the opponent slyly hid behind Helena, which made Jay the only thing that could actually hit his head.

Jay began to think about the only plan the other party had put forward, and it didn't sound bad. He can shoot through his head directly with thermal vision, and stop the operation of his brain before the opponent's nerves even have time to transmit the signal. Helena said that all of these assassins had blood on their hands, and even if one such person was missing, even if it wasn't a good thing for the world, it shouldn't be a bad thing.

The countdown to the man in black has only five seconds left.

This seems to be a very easy transaction, and there is nothing to hesitate about. The huntress is a current government agent and a superhero. More importantly, he knows Helena is a good person. It is obviously not a loss if she sacrifices this assassin who came out of nowhere to change her life, not to mention this weird situation was deliberately caused by this lunatic.

Jay had already started thinking like this, and murderous aura flashed in his eyes with the red glow of thermal vision. This is a very simple subject, so why should I hesitate?

But he couldn't help but hesitated for two more seconds.

Can this really be counted as a sale? If he defined his practice in his heart at this moment as "exchanging a worse life for a better one," does that mean he has the right to decide whose life is more valuable?

He didn't even know who this guy was.

He suddenly felt that he had to at least know what kind of person he was about to kill, no matter how bad the other person was, he felt that at least he should remember the other person's face.

Jay tried to see through the black mask, but found that he couldn't do it. The other party must have mixed lead in the mask, and he couldn't see through the other party's appearance. So he tried to see through the other person's body, but he was really surprised.

Even though he is not a surgeon, he is also quite sure that the X-ray picture of the man in black is absolutely incompatible with the word "normal". The bones of this guy were damaged everywhere, as if they were covered with patches. The large and small fracture marks can hardly be counted. The joints are full of cracks, especially the wear and tear of the knee joint. Jay can't help but wonder how this guy's legs can still move as usual. When he saw the traces of the back of the opponent, he almost cried out without surprise.

His body is so damaged that he still has such a skill. Is this guy really hard to beat?

This made Jay suddenly think of someone, and a new possibility derived from this suddenly flashed through his mind like lightning. He suddenly realized that this series of events today was too coincidental? Helena just ran to the rugby field to warn him that the black killer was here. Furthermore, even if the other party succeeded with the skill of the huntress, there shouldn't even be a chance to resist a move, right?

And now that I think about it, whether it is the killer or Helena, what they do is more like constantly throwing problems for Jay, observing his response and reaction, and the way of solving it. Perhaps from the beginning, all of this was just a topic.

The countdown to the man in black was only one second left, and Helena still looked at him expectantly.

Jay took a deep breath, unavoidably tense. He is still young and has never even walked out of campus. This is the first time he has encountered a similar situation. His judgment is related to Helena's life, which is an unprecedented burden for him.

What if he guessed wrong?

At the end of the countdown, he still did not do anything.

The man in black stared into his eyes and said, "The time is up, is this your answer?"

Jay also looked back at that knife-like gaze, feeling a pressure for no reason. But he did not flinch, and said firmly: "No, I will not kill you, but I am willing to make a deal with you."

"Tell me."

"If you dare to move her, I promise, I will make you regret it. I will not kill you, but I will make you pay for it." Jay said, "But if you let her go now , I promise to let you leave this parking lot safe and sound without moving half of your hair."

After saying this, he stood motionless, staring straight at the sharp gaze of the black man, trying his best to hide his lack of confidence and try to show more confidence. The man in black also stood motionless and kept looking at each other silently. Every second Jay felt that more of his heart was exposed under the other's sharp eyes.

After a long while, Helena suddenly spoke: "I think this is a pass, right?"

The man in black put away his short knife and commented: "Almost as naive as'him.'"

Helena rubbed her neck that was just pressed by the blade, and smiled sweetly: "But isn't that what you hoped for?"

Jay took a deep breath, knowing he was right.

The man in black tore off the black mask, revealing his other mask-still completely black, white eyepieces, a pair of pointed ears, sharp lines and beards exposed below Stubble chin.

He is Batman.