When he saw the muzzle of the gun, Peter's actions were much faster than his brain could react.

In almost the blink of an eye, his hand was on the sickle behind him.

With a "swishing" sound, before the injured man's finger even touched the trigger, the pitch-black sickle came out from the side, drawing a long arc like ink in the air, lying beside the withered vine and ancient tree! All this happened even beyond the expectations of others.

When the companions in the team discovered what was going on, they saw that the sickle was already sticking to the injured person's skin, as if the flesh would tear apart and blood would spurt out with just the slightest force!

So fast?! This thought came to the minds of Crazy Crocodile and others at the same time.

Even Kaguya couldn't help but look at Peter a few more times.

Li Jingwen was even more shocked.

At this speed, can he still be considered a human being?! At this time, she finally realized how much truth there was in what Sister Song Qingci said before, that Peter was the "twin stars" of Western Europe.

The scene was a little stagnant for a moment.

The wounded man holding the pistol looked at Peter in horror, and his fingers even began to tremble slightly.

There was silence for about a second.

Soon, Peter retracted the scythe: "Sorry, I overreacted."

He put the weapon aside, looked at the injured, and said calmly: "I don't know what happened just now, but the way you bandaged it is not right."

"If you keep tying it like this, the injury will become very troublesome and your leg might be disabled."

As he spoke, he spread his hands and said, "Don't be nervous, I just came here to help you treat your wound."

Looking at Peter, after a brief hesitation, the wounded man finally put down his pistol.

Peter also took two steps forward, half-knelt beside the injured person, and helped the injured person treat his wounds.

His attitude was relaxed and casual, and he did not have the ruthlessness that he had shown before when he suddenly attacked after feeling threatened. It was as if everything that happened before was just an illusion.

Coupled with his excellent predictive ability, the injured person soon revealed a lot of what he had said.

"There is a monster in the woods," the wounded man said in shock, "it can imitate the appearance of a human!"

"Its appearance... is very strange! Although it looks similar to humans, some of its features are unusually prominent. For example, I saw a monster with my friend's face on it, but its hands grew to the ground and hung down!"

Recalling the thrilling experience before, the injured man coughed and said, "They are very fast, very fast! And they are also very strong. They can easily tear a person into pieces!"

Looking at Peter and his teammates, the injured man said, "You must be careful, that is not a human!"

"I used to think you were monsters like them, but then I noticed that your body features were relatively normal, with nothing particularly long or short, so I thought you were also human..."

Hearing this, Peter, Crazy Crocodile and Irene looked at each other and saw something in each other's eyes.

Peter stood up from the ground, looked at the injured person, and said, "Excuse me, can you tell us where you encountered that monster before?"

Where? The injured man was slightly startled: "It's in front of the mountain, there is a wooden house..."

However, halfway through his speech, he suddenly came to his senses: "Wait, you want to take the initiative to find that monster?!"

“Are you kidding me?!” the injured man said anxiously, as if he wanted to stand up. “You guys can’t handle a guy like that! The most important thing now is to call the police and ask them to come and deal with it… cough cough!”

As he spoke, he coughed violently a few times, as if the wound was torn by the previous action.

The crazy crocodile next to him had to support him and lay him down flat.

He whispered in the injured person's ear: "It's okay, it's okay, we are here to handle this professionally..."

Irene, who was standing beside him, also helped to support him and comforted him with kind words.

Although this person might be a role-playing character in the exercise, for the sake of scoring, they had to deal with the current situation with an attitude of "getting into the role".

Peter stood up and walked to Huiye and Li Jingwen.

Looking at the two girls, Peter said softly, "I think I understand what this guy is talking about."

As he spoke, he placed his hand on the ivy beside him and said thoughtfully, "Disguised as a human, with unusual physical features and physical fitness far exceeding that of ordinary people. If I'm not mistaken, it's probably a 'pseudo-human'."

Fake person?

What is that? Li Jingwen and Huiye's eyes both revealed this meaning.

Fortunately, Peter probably understood that they didn’t know much, so he explained, “It’s an urban legend circulating here, a kind of humanoid life form in the Mandela Records.”

"'Pseudo-humans' are monsters that can disguise themselves as humans, but they always have a stern face and no emotion," Peter said. "They have basic intelligence and can use tools, but because of their tense faces and distinctive bodies, they are still easy to identify."

"If such a monster appears, according to the rating, it is probably a 'normal' level alien species, or it may be a derivative of a 'dangerous' level alien species."

As he spoke, Peter bent down, picked up his sickle and hung it back on his back. "I think the appearance of this 'pseudo-man' is probably to test our observation and decision-making abilities. Since the theme of the exercise is hunting, the 'pseudo-man' should also be considered one of the prey."

At this moment, Irene and Crazy Crocodile finally comforted the injured person.

At this moment, the injured person finally relaxed and provided them with some very valuable information.

"Those monsters occupied a small village in the mountains not long ago," the injured man said, "but they seem to have enemies too. After living in the village, in addition to hunting humans, they also set up defensive measures."

"I heard someone say that there is a faceless, very tall monster wearing a black suit who seems to have a grudge against that group of monsters..."

After hearing the injured person's description, almost everyone's eyes lit up slightly.

If this is really what the injured person described, then the image of that monster is definitely quite famous!

No face, always wearing a black suit, and his hands are very long...

There is no mistake, it is definitely "Slender Man"! A strange creature with a weird personality that is also popular in Europe and the United States!

As a monster, the overall features of the Slender Man are similar to those of a human being. However, its body is very tall, its body is disproportionate to its limbs, it has a pair of long arms on both sides, and two long legs standing upright in the lower body, with its arms even extending to the knees.

In addition to this, it also possesses many special abilities.

If such a monster were to be distorted into real life, it would definitely be at the "dangerous" level!

Glancing at her companions, Irene said softly, "It should have been weakened."

"The committee knows that we probably can't deal with Danger right now, so they probably weakened its abilities in some way, or it's simply in a state of severe injury..."

"The only thing that makes people feel strange now is why the Slender Man wants to hunt down fake people."

Irene's eyes flickered. "According to urban legends, there should be no connection between the two parties. Slender Man should have no reason to hunt down fake people..."

Because of the problem of distorted forms, there may often be many corresponding relationships between different species.

For example, alien species that are distorted from some secondary creation legends are likely to have intersections with other alien species, even if they have no relationship in the original history.

A classic example is "Night Hideaway" and "The Piercing Man".

Although in history the prototype of Bloody Mary, a certain noblewoman, had no connection with the prototype of Prince the Impaler, the Grand Duke of Wallachia, due to the later problems with the secondary creation system of vampires, there is a relatively obvious blood class relationship between the two.

As for the Yamata no Orochi and Susanoo, who were originally hereditary enemies in mythology, they would still be hostile to each other after the distortion came into reality.

If there is no connection between each other's legends and myths, then the two species are equivalent to strangers, and there is no need and no basis for them to be hostile to each other.

Therefore, the hostility between the "fake man" and the "slender figure" is difficult to understand.

Faced with this question, as someone from a country with a strong atmosphere of urban legends, Kaguya said thoughtfully: "Perhaps it is because the way it is distorted is different."

"Of course, no matter what, I'm afraid the reason behind this is a very interesting proposition."

Kaguya said, "No matter what, alien species are our enemies. However, some of them also have their own intelligence. If we can make use of these things, then we may be able to kill two birds with one stone, eliminate both sides, and complete the hunt more perfectly."

"So I think we should first go to the village occupied by the pseudo-people, and then try to find the secret connection between the Slender Man and the pseudo-people, and then make subsequent plans based on this connection."

Hearing this, no one else had any objection.

Since it's hunting, the more you kill, the better.

Although Slender Man's setting is quite amazing, the committee would never place a monster that they cannot deal with.

Perhaps the secret between the Slender Man and the Pseudo Man is the key to solving the problem! Thinking of this, everyone was ready and decided to go and investigate.

So, there is only one problem left now.

They took a look at the injured person lying on the ground, watching him grimacing and screaming in pain with a very painful expression.

Among these people, the most kind-hearted Crazy Crocodile frowned first: "Are we going to leave him here?"

He glanced at his companions and said hesitantly, "Since this time we are testing our countermeasures for dealing with abnormal matters, then saving ordinary people should be included in it, right? Think about it carefully. If we encounter similar situations 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 we choose may be related to our scores."

Listen to the words of the crazy crocodile.

Everyone nodded slightly.

In fact, this is also what they are struggling with now.

If the purpose of this exercise is to train them and enable them to handle supernatural matters more perfectly and completely in the future, then negotiations and actions with ordinary people should also be included in the assessment.

Especially now, when the black square-shaped camera in their pockets is still active! The decision they make now is likely to be transcribed in the headquarters of the exercise and then handed over to artificial intelligence and experts for judgment! Looking at the man, Irene hesitated: "I feel like I should send him to a safe place first..."

However, this time, Peter had a different opinion: "I don't think so."

He looked at his two companions, frowned and said, "Rather than saving a small number of people, I think it is more important to solve the root cause of the disaster."

Looking at the dense forest in the distance, Peter said softly, "If we want to rescue this person, whether we turn back as a group or some people go back while others wait, it will be a waste of time. It's almost afternoon now. If we fail to obtain information due to inadequate time management, our score will definitely drop."

"It's like if we encounter a similar situation in the future, we could have saved 10,000 people by sacrificing one person, but in the end, time was wasted to save that one person, and 200 more people died."

Looking around at his companions, Peter's voice was strong and powerful: "We can provide him with a shelter right here, but we can't take him to a safe place. Because it takes too much time and is unnecessary."

At this moment, some of Peter's future character was already reflected.

As a pragmatist, he gave a relatively cruel answer after careful consideration.

Obviously, such a proposal could not satisfy the mad crocodile: "But there are still 'pseudo-people' in this forest. If you leave him here, he will be found by the 'pseudo-people', isn't that equivalent to death?"

"Although this is just an exercise and the person may not die, if we don't rescue people when we can, how can we save more people in the future out of the concept of protecting others?"

Looking at Peter, the mad crocodile said, "People should not be numbers on a scale. What we should do is to unite our strength, strengthen our own strength, and save more people with more strength! If we need to encounter the trolley problem, then we should strengthen our own strength, make our side stronger, and directly build another road next to it!"

Oh.

Looking at the idealistic crocodile, Peter sneered disdainfully.

The atmosphere on the scene was a little tense for a moment.

Irene wanted to say something but didn't know what to say. Kaguya looked at the two people with a smile, not intending to agree with anyone or express her own opinion.

Li Jingwen was standing alone at the back, thinking.

She was wondering what she would do if she encountered a similar trolley problem.

After thinking for a while, she felt 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 tram.

That is, place yourself on one side of the track and let the car come over...

All I can say is that her thoughts are somewhat weird.

Just when everyone was at a stalemate.

All of a sudden, someone came over, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, stop for a moment."

Under everyone's gaze, Bai Ling walked over with a smile: "It seems that I need to interrupt you 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 are arguing about whether this person should stay or go, right?"

"In that case, I will take care of him," Bai Ling said. "It just so happens that I also have some personal matters to take care of."

"This way it won't be counted in your score, what do you think?"

Hearing this, everyone present looked at Bai Ling in astonishment.

Especially Kaguya, the look in her eyes when she looked at Bai Ling was particularly deep.

However, they had no objection to this arrangement.

Anyway, Bai Ling is the teacher, and he has the final say on any arrangements.

Moreover, they had already confirmed before that this Bering was definitely not an impersonation, but the real Bering.

The evidence is that there was also a black camera in Bai Ling’s own clothes.

If it was fake, it would be difficult to make the camera have no effect at all unless Bering was killed unharmed or replaced.

But who could kill this guy without him noticing? Peter and Li Jingwen both thought it was impossible.

So in the end, they let Bai Ling come over, gently hooked their fingers, and used the mist to lift the man forward.

After doing all this, Bai Ling smiled and waved at them, then took the injured man and hid in the dense forest again.

He is true.

This time, he really wanted to have a good chat with this "injured person".

After all, this could be considered “unexpected” for Bering…see details in advance.