Chapter 4593

Deathstroke clearly did not agree with Schiller's words. In his view, he was Joseph's biological father. Even if Joseph had to prepare to join the Justice League, it should be him giving Joseph special training. Batman and Schiller should both step aside.

But Joseph clearly didn't think so. He had a quiet personality and didn't like killing. Although because his own father was an assassin, he probably wouldn't have a peaceful life, he preferred to use limited force. His superpowers also allowed him not to use too much physical violence.

So between becoming an apprentice to the world's number one mercenary and joining the Justice League to learn, he chose the latter. Clearly, he agreed with the concept that "restraint is the foundation of the aesthetics of violence." And whether it was Batman or Schiller, both were practitioners and synonyms for this concept.

In comparison, Deathstroke's extreme violence didn't quite fit his aesthetics. So when facing his own father's slightly resentful gaze, Joseph remained unmoved.

"I'll teach you the most basic shooting techniques first." Schiller glanced at Deathstroke and said, "It's hard to imagine that a teenager who grew up in the United States doesn't even know the most basic handgun shooting method."

"I have guns at home, but I'm not interested in this." Joseph shook his head and said, "The neighbor's family also wanted to take me and Root to the shooting range to play, but I thought it was too noisy."

"We won't use a silenced handgun first." Schiller took the "Quiet Puppy" from his hand and said, "A silenced handgun will have a great impact on the shooting feel; you need to be familiar with other normal handguns before practicing. Let's go to the shooting range to practice basic shooting first."

Joseph nodded and followed behind Schiller, and then Deathstroke also followed behind the two of them sneakily.

"I remember when you were seven, I wanted to teach you how to shoot." Deathstroke muttered, "But I fired one shot, and you covered your ears and ran away. From then on, whenever I fiddled with a gun, you would hide far away."

"I said it was too noisy." Joseph said very calmly.

"Don't you ever wear headphones when you practice shooting in the army?" Schiller looked back at Deathstroke and said.

"They did issue earplugs, but I didn't like wearing them." Deathstroke shrugged and said, "Besides, on the battlefield, wearing earplugs is looking for death. People who aren't used to the sound of gunfire don't survive."

Schiller knew that Deathstroke was right. After all, when Deathstroke joined the army, it was a time of war; at that time, who cared about scientific training? They wished they could issue a gun to everyone and go directly to the battlefield to practice. Recruits only learned how to aim and fire and run in trenches, and the rest was left to fate.

"That wild way of yours has long been outdated." Schiller commented, "Now it's about scientific training. The initial course of the agent school requires firing at least 30,000 handgun bullets. Not taking hearing protection measures may cause serious damage to hearing."

"Yeah. Otherwise, how did you go deaf directly from one shot of a Colt Python?"

"Didn't you almost go deaf too?" Schiller said, "Why didn't you adapt?"

Deathstroke was speechless. He could indeed adapt to the sound of gunfire, but the problem was, was that sound of gunfire from that revolver? What's the difference between that and sticking a tank barrel to your ear?

They arrived at the Justice League base underground training range. This kind of indoor shooting range all looked about the same. A space was divided into two areas, and the shooting platforms were separated by transparent thin boards, divided into small cubicles. Inside the cubicles were handguns fixed with lanyards, goggles, headphones, and score prompt boards.

Schiller first used the handgun in his hand to demonstrate the standard shooting posture for Joseph, mainly talking about the isosceles triangle style and the Weaver style, and specifically emphasized the advantages and disadvantages of the two.

"From the perspective of the hit area, the Weaver style with one hand holding the gun will be better to use. But be careful, when facing the enemy sideways, once hit, the bullet may pass through the heart and lungs, causing irreversible serious damage. So I suggest you only do this when wearing bulletproof equipment; it's better to hold the gun with both hands normally."

Joseph nodded, and then Deathstroke also nodded. Schiller turned his head to look at him, meaning "What are you nodding for?"

"I don't often use handguns." Deathstroke said, "For me, a handgun is a very awkward piece of equipment. At the distance of handgun precision shooting, it's better to use a sword; if it's beyond the attack range of a greatsword, it's better to use a rifle to sweep."

Schiller thought about it, and it seemed to be the case. Seeing Joseph's somewhat confused expression, Schiller explained: "Although most handguns can achieve 50-meter shooting, under normal circumstances, beyond 30 meters, the precision and lethality will drop significantly. The optimal attack distance is still 10 to 15 meters. If your marksmanship is good enough, firing at around 20 meters is also possible."

Joseph glanced at Deathstroke, seemingly weighing whether a gun or a sword was faster within seven steps. Schiller didn't need to consider it; within a hundred meters, Deathstroke was faster. Whether it was a greatsword or dual swords, spinning around was unstoppable by gods or ghosts.

"Then I'm afraid you also have to re-learn handgun shooting knowledge." Schiller said, "Maybe in your past view, the biggest disadvantage of a handgun is that it's not lethal enough. But for you now, the biggest advantage of a handgun is that it's not lethal. Batman gave too much."

Deathstroke thought about it, and it was indeed the case. Batman had never hired Deathstroke before, possibly because there was no one who must be killed by Deathstroke. Plus, Deathstroke beat up Robin, so Batman didn't have a good impression of him. The two hadn't cooperated, so Deathstroke didn't know how much Batman could give.

And Diana only needed to make a slight move, and Deathstroke truly realized how big the gap was between him and a capitalist. The money he earned was still money, but Batman spent money as if he were shredding paper.

In this way, rather than running back and forth between Eastern Europe and the Middle East every day, it's better to just squat on the East Coast and wait for the God of Wealth to reward him with a meal. Although Batman's tasks were a bit more troublesome, not letting him kill this and not letting him kill that, as long as the money was in place, Deathstroke's non-killing principle was firmer than Batman's. He even took the pot when he was done with the money tree, and even the fish raised in the fish tank were captured alive.

In this situation, moves like the Blade Storm could no longer be used. Sticks and the like were also hard to grasp the force, and it was easy to knock people to death. Most cold weapons were a bit too lethal, even including fists. Because the strength of a cyborg like Deathstroke had no upper limit, and small handguns developed by ordinary people were much better. Whoever fired the gun had that lethality, and it was still relatively difficult to kill someone with one shot.

Still the same sentence, the lethality of a handgun is too low. In the case of deliberately controlling the number of shots, the probability of a one-hit kill is very small. Not only because headshots are difficult, but the damage of most handgun bullets to internal organs is not as great as imagined. In the case of only hitting the chest cavity, most of them will only damage the lung lobes, and the probability of hitting the key parts of the heart is very small.

As a result, Deathstroke also began to practice using a handgun. Calling it practice is actually rehabilitation. After firing less than ten shots, he could achieve precise hits every time, hitting wherever he aimed. Mobile shooting was also not a problem. Cyborgs are still too overpowered.

In comparison, Joseph was much inferior. His physical fitness was that of an ordinary person. Of the first few dozen bullets, more than half missed the target, and the later ones were slightly better. But once it changed to a moving target, it became difficult again.

Deathstroke watched anxiously, wishing he could go up and shoot for him. If he wanted to teach a few words, Joseph was wearing headphones and couldn't hear, so he could only turn around in circles behind him like a donkey pulling a mill.

"Your basic physical fitness is a bit poor." Schiller said, "Your arm strength has some problems, which will cause the gun to be unstable and also make you suffer too much from recoil. But in fact, the key is that the back muscle group is not developed enough, and the core strength is too poor."

Joseph looked at Deathstroke. He had just seen how Deathstroke shot. To put it bluntly, the strong physique allowed Deathstroke to hold down even an automatic machine gun, let alone the recoil of a small handgun.

"Don't look at him." Schiller pulled Joseph's attention back, "He is a cyborg, his strength is not something ordinary people can compare with. But this also has disadvantages; a body that is too tall and strong is easy to arouse the vigilance of others, and many occasions cannot be mixed into. As long as you work hard, you are more suitable to be an agent than him."

Joseph nodded and quickly adjusted his mentality. In fact, he learned very quickly; as long as he worked hard in the future, his marksmanship should be good.

"I have some regrets." Deathstroke lowered his voice and said, "It seems he still doesn't have the ability to be involved in this kind of violent incident."

Schiller couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Is there a possibility that marksmanship is just icing on the cake for him? In fact, he is more suitable to be a spy?"

"Uh, but if something happens..."

"Just control someone who can shoot, wouldn't that be it?"

Deathstroke couldn't refute it either. Then he said: "If he decides to stay here, we should consider moving."

"What you should consider more is to trouble Robin less in the future." Schiller said, "If he joins the Justice League, he is very likely to work with the Robins. You can't beat his colleagues while asking him to get along with his colleagues."

"Oh, God, there's this too." Deathstroke seemed to have just remembered, "Those brats are very troublesome, he will definitely be bullied by them."

Schiller looked at Deathstroke and was a bit speechless. Not only did he have no clear understanding of Joseph, but he also had no correct understanding of his own actions. Up to now, he still felt that he was just passing through Cat Getan, and then was bullied by a group of crazy teenagers for being old and weak, and his fighting back was just teaching the bear children a lesson.

They only practiced for about two hours, and then went back to rest. Soon, Schiller and Deathstroke were devoted to the cause of maintaining public security on the East Coast. This work was not too difficult. Because Batman was not there, the madmen in Cat Getan had no desire to make trouble, and most of them were some bank robbers, speeding robbers, and road bullies.

Dealing with this kind of ordinary criminal was also very simple. Schiller went to step on the spot, determined how many people the murderer had, where they were, and Deathstroke rushed over to knock them out and throw them directly to the police.

Schiller also picked two relatively safe cases and took Joseph for a trip. At first, when there were no restrictions, things were simple and calm. Joseph walked around the periphery, and everyone came out to surrender obediently. Later, without using superpowers, he fired two shots with a handgun, both hit, and successfully stopped a case of robbing an armored car.

This shows that Joseph is still very suitable for this line of work. He is also very calm in chaotic situations, and even performs exceptionally well. Coupled with his superpowers, he is simply a natural material to be a superhero.

It can only be said that it is fortunate that Deathstroke didn't let him enter this line too early, otherwise he would have been abducted by Batman to be Robin long ago. Although he is not black-haired, he is at least blue-eyed, and integrating into the Bat family is not a problem.