Chapter 908
Intelligent creatures can never imagine how great the pressure of public opinion can be, unless this happens to themselves.
Many people will feel that people who commit suicide due to public opinion pressure are internally fragile and vulnerable, but if this kind of thing happens to themselves, the result is probably the same.
Skrulls are also intelligent life. Their willpower is not much stronger than humans. He can imitate Spider-Man's appearance and abilities, but he cannot imitate Spider-Man's determination and willpower.
This Skrull officer was never a good person. In his not-too-long life, what he did was obey orders and prepare for the revival of the Skrulls.
Before this, he didn't realize that his job would be so painful. No matter what he did, no matter what he said, no matter what kind of image he showed, no one recognized him.
This kind of pressure is fatal to anyone.
Unfortunately, he is not a young man who obtained spider mutation. He is an officer who can only obey orders. Facing these questions, he doesn't even have the right to turn evil. He can only hold everything in his heart, from the initial satisfaction to the current full of anger and grievance.
When he obtained a certain right to act freely, he would inevitably start to think: why don't these people recognize him? Is he really not as good as Spider-Man?
Anyone will have a psychology of not wanting to lose, especially when they are always compared with another person but are considered by everyone to be inferior to him in every way.
The fake Spider-Man started to do good deeds crazily. He even directly replaced the New York police, appearing at every crime scene that might happen or had already happened, doing his best to strike criminals and help others.
Then, George, the captain of the New York Police Department, took the lead in accusing Spider-Man, saying that he shouldn't treat the police like this, saying that he was grabbing responsibility in order to expand his own power.
If this continues, the police might all lose their jobs, and Spider-Man cannot really replace all the police. The result is that the safety of citizens is threatened even more.
Then he tried doing nothing, and was scolded for being inactive and just riding on popularity.
The fake Spider-Man didn't realize that when you show to the outside world that you have listened to some people's opinions and are willing to change for them, this group of people will naturally feel that they have the power to manipulate you.
They will not show appreciation for you meeting their wishes, but will further demand that you perform for them like a clown, criticizing your every action, down to the smallest detail, nitpicking, to satisfy their desire to control others.
The fake Spider-Man didn't realize this point at all. Therefore, he fell into the trap of public opinion so easily. After the newspaper and the forum discovered that he would make changes for their absurd opinions, everyone became even more unscrupulous.
They demanded that the second-generation Spider-Man no longer wear a uniform because superheroes should be honest. They demanded that the second-generation Spider-Man no longer use spider silk because it is not environmentally friendly and not hygienic.
They demanded that the second-generation Spider-Man give three warnings before using force against criminals, and when doing it, he must not let them have any abrasions or contusions. At the same time, he must also rescue the property of the assisted person. Even if an apple falls to the ground, he must pick it up.
The fake Spider-Man was driven crazy by this group of humans.
He discovered that he started to become gradually split. On one hand, the superhero he imitated should be an optimistic, cheerful, and very energetic person. He loves this world and loves everyone in this world.
But on the other hand, the feedback everyone in this world gave him was so negative and vicious, which made the fake Spider-Man start to think: why on earth does Spider-Man want to help these people?
He started to doubt whether his memories were really true enough. Before this, he had never questioned his ability to copy memories, but this time, he was really shaken.
Facing such a group of vicious, disgusting people who exhausted every method to hurt others, how could Spider-Man still have the kindness to help them?
Are those scenes in his memory where Spider-Man gets along happily with others really true?
Standing on the top of the Empire State Building, the Spider-Man played by the Skrull felt dark clouds gathering before his eyes, and countless fragments of hallucinations flashed by. He felt that all of this was not very real.
Perhaps, this was just a dream he had in the life-support pod. When he wakes up, everything will happen as he expected. He will stand at the highest point of New York, welcoming applause and cheers, and completely replace the superhero identity.
Just at this moment, the phone rang. The fake Spider-Man picked up the phone, and Schiller's voice came from the other side: "I am in the S. H. I. E. L. D. laboratory. I hope you can come over and help me test the ability related to psychology. I am a doctor, and I need a patient..."
Hearing him say this, the fake Spider-Man understood. This person is his companion, the Skrull who was arranged by the leader to imitate the mind-power user. He should have already successfully copied the abilities of that Dr. Schiller and is now planning to test them.
But the moment he realized this problem, he suddenly had hesitation. To be precise, he had a feeling of resistance.
The Skrull army is an absolute authoritarian system. Subordinates absolutely obey their superiors, and even the thought of resistance cannot exist. But now, the fake Spider-Man knows very well that the messy emotions in his heart must absolutely not be discovered by his companion who has mind-reading abilities.
Once this companion who is impersonating Schiller tells the long-term leader who is disguised as Nick about the emotions in his heart, he will very likely face death.
Just at this moment, the fake Spider-Man squatting on the top of the building saw a robbery case happen just below the building, so he logically said to that side: "Sorry, Doctor, I am very busy here. Many media are watching me. I must maintain the security of New York. You can call and ask Captain or Mr. Stark..."
After speaking, he hung up the phone, just like he had repeated thousands of times, used spider silk to swing over, landed to subdue the criminal, waved at the camera, and then went to look for the next crime scene.
However, what was different was that he no longer felt annoyed as before, feeling that he couldn't understand Spider-Man. He now held a feeling of luck. As long as there was work to do, he didn't have to see a psychologist, wouldn't be discovered for his weird emotions, and he wished there were more crime scenes.
On the other side, Schiller glanced at his phone and shook his head. He dialed the number again, and Steve's voice came from the other side. He spoke again and said: "I am Schiller. I am now in the S. H. I. E. L. D. laboratory. I need you to cooperate with me to test the ability of a psychologist..."
"What? You are very busy? Spider-Man said he is also very busy... Alright, then I'll ask Tony. Goodbye."
Hanging up the phone, the fake Captain America gripped his shield tightly and sighed. He is indeed very busy now. He is busy dealing with Hydra.
The death news of Captain America and Iron Man was not made public, so they didn't need to use the name of the second generation to act outside. But Captain America had no time to act outside these few days. He had been striking Hydra recently.
Since discovering that it might be Hydra from the German headquarters that blew up the warehouse, Captain America was appointed by Nick to stop this crazy behavior. This itself was not for justice, but just so that the Skrulls' property would not continue to be lost.
In the memory of the fake Captain America, he didn't feel that Hydra was difficult to deal with. Most of Hydra's leaders were like most villains, creating conspiracies, the conspiracies were exposed, and they were sent away by Captain America with a shield.
Only some Hydra he encountered after waking up were a bit more powerful. But this Skrull who was impersonating Captain America was older and more experienced than the previous fake Spider-Man, and was one of the more capable ones among all the fakes. He felt that with his abilities and means, dealing with these people was also easy.
And then he was beaten up by Hydra.
The fake Captain America is now in an abandoned warehouse. About half an hour ago, this was not an abandoned warehouse, but he just felt an explosion sound, and the fake Captain America knew that he had been played again.
This group of Hydra was much more powerful and cunning than in Captain America's memory. Luring the tiger away from the mountain, inviting the king into the urn, taking the ladder up the roof, they understood the art of war clearly and used it to perfection.
Just this would be fine, but more importantly, this group of people didn't know where they got Captain America's actions and living habits. Even which foot Captain America was used to stepping out of the plane first, what posture he used to recover the shield, and which arm he liked to swing when speaking were all clear.
The fake Captain America felt as if there was an invisible monitor, filming his information 360 degrees, sending it to a strategy group, and the strategy group issued real-time strategies to formulate combat plans to deal with him.
First, he was lured to another warehouse by a trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain. As a result, there was an explosion trap there, which happened to be set in his blind spot. He was not at the center of the explosion, but he was also shaken, his lungs were injured, and then there was an assassin's surprise attack, which scratched his arm.
Whenever he had just lain down and wanted to rest for a while, Nick Fury's phone would call again, telling him which warehouse had suffered heavy losses again, telling him to consider the future of the Skrulls, not to rest, and to work hard.
Now, the fake Captain America dragged his exhausted body, walking in the corridor of the abandoned warehouse. Suddenly, he saw a blonde figure flash by. He instinctively gripped his shield and retreated a step vigilantly.
A blonde girl appeared at the end of the corridor. She stretched out her hand, and an air cannon flew toward Captain America. Captain America rolled to dodge and threw his shield to counterattack.
The shield with the sound of wind cut through the air at an extremely fast speed, but when it hit the blonde girl, it went straight through. Captain America's face changed. He knew that it might be an illusion that the mind-power user let him see.
Unsurprisingly, a loud "boom" sound came, and the entire corridor was blown away. Captain America only had time to jump out from the window next to him, but he was still blown away more than ten meters by the aftermath of the explosion.
When he landed on the ground, he spat out a mouthful of blood. He knew that he must first save his own life to save the disguise.
Another disadvantage of Skrull disguise is that once their physical strength is exhausted or they are seriously injured, or even die, the disguise will be immediately withdrawn, and they will return to the green-skinned form.
But just at this moment, his phone rang again. Nick's cold voice came from inside, and he said: "Captain, what's going on with you? Why was this warehouse not protected again?!"
"Sorry, Director, I really am..."
"You must be clear about who you work for and what you work for. The only value of your existence is to be loyal to the great ideal. If you can't do it, then dying on the battlefield is your best destination!"
Putting down the phone, Captain America closed his eyes tightly. The moment the phone slipped from his hand, a message was sent to the screen. The sender displayed on the screen was Sharon Carter, a female S. H. I. E. L. D. agent.
"Steve, the warehouse intelligence you wanted has all been sent over. Also, there might be danger there, you must be careful."
"Also. If you are too tired, come back and rest for a while, don't work too hard."
End of Chapter
