OBS Chapter 2483: Battle for the Cloak (39)
Chapter 2483: Battle for the Cloak (39)
Chapter 2483: Battle for the Cloak (Thirty-Nine)
Spider-Man visibly shuddered when he saw Thompson. Although he tried to straighten his chest, the level of his bluffing was only limited to that of a high school student. Jason could clearly see that he was afraid.
Jason sighed in his heart. How is this guy so strong that he can knock down three of him with one punch, but he is afraid of a football player?
Jason could tell from Thompson's attire that he was a football player, possibly a quarterback. Such people are top-notch players on American campuses, but unfortunately he lacks a cheerleader girlfriend.
Thompson is indeed strong, but he is only strong at the level of a high school student. Jason in the Arkham Knight universe is taller and stronger than in most universes.
It is obvious from many rival scenes in the game that Arkham Knight and Batman are about the same height. Some people say that there must be height-increasing pads in the armor and boots he wears, but doesn't Batman have any? They are all from the same technical system, so don't criticize each other.
Moreover, the symbiote had previously helped Arkham Knight strengthen his physical abilities, making him stronger and more powerful. As I said before, when he went to that station before, he was able to block the door of the bathroom where Batman was, and made Batman not consider the option of rushing out at the first moment, which shows how strong he is.
More importantly, Jason has a very fierce temperament. Let me say it again, the grandpa from the Arkham Universe can beat all the criminals to save Gotham overnight, and find more than 200 trophies of the Riddler by the way. The Arkham Knight can fight with such a grandpa for a whole night. This record is also among the best among the Red Hoods in the entire universe. It is almost written on his face that "I am a ruthless person".
"Oh oh, our poor little Peter holding the baby... burp!" The sarcasm in the second half of the sentence was held back the moment Jason walked out from behind Peter, and the follower behind Thompson almost choked to death.
"Are you Peter's friends?" Jason asked knowingly, still looking Thompson up and down with that very provocative look and said: "His vision is as bad as ever. What do you throw the most, footballs? The kind of weak chickens who roll on the ground and cry to the referee when they are tackled by the opponent?"
Thompson's chest instantly filled with air, an automatic reaction to his attacking stance that made him look even stronger.
He puffed out his cheeks and strode up to Jason. The two were about the same height, but he was nowhere near as wide as Jason. The closer they got, the more obvious the difference became.
Jason raised his head and laughed, then squinted one eye at Thompson and said, "You know what? The two steps you took just now looked like you were walking in a Victoria's Secret fashion show. Instead of crossing your arms and pretending to be a bear, you might get more cheers and applause if you wore less on your lower body. After all, you look like the type who would rather exercise your butt than your arms..."
Thompson swung out with a punch, Jason dodged backwards and kicked out, kicking Thompson directly away.
Spider-Man was stunned. He quickly stood between the two people and shouted, "No, no, no, don't fight. This is a misunderstanding. I actually..."
The big guy Thompson, who was completely enraged, didn't care about all this. He rushed directly towards Jason, but because Spider-Man was standing in the middle, Thompson reached out to grab Spider-Man's arm and tried to throw him out first.
Spider-Man instinctively pulled his hand back, and Thompson only grabbed the lower half of the teddy bear in his hand. His chest heaving with anger, Thompson pulled hard, and with a "sizzling" sound, the poor little bear's head and body were separated.
Spider-Man wanted to get the bear back, so he pushed back, and as soon as the bear broke away, he lost his balance and fell to the ground, and the bathtub duck in his other hand also flew out.
But he didn't care about that and quickly got up from the ground. At this time, Thompson and Jason were already fighting.
Thompson could never be Jason's opponent, but Jason didn't want to kill anyone after all. He just wanted to beat up the big guy so that he would behave himself in the future and stop bullying others, so his moves mainly focused on suppression.
Thompson was no pushover either. Football players place the most emphasis on confrontation. He rushed forward and pounced, knocking down Jason, who was much stronger than him. Jason seized the moment when he fell to the ground and lost balance, and used his right knee to hit Thompson's waist hard, causing Thompson to scream.
Jason then used his waist to exert force, trying to flip Thompson over, but at this moment, he saw Thompson being picked up by someone.
Spider-Man grabbed Thompson's waist from behind and lifted him up. He stepped to the side with his right foot, turned his upper body sharply, and threw Thompson out.
Thompson flew about four or five meters away and fell heavily to the ground. Spider-Man looked at the result of his attack and shuddered again. He stammered, "No, no, no, don't fight... I mean, we can't fight, don't..."
After Thompson got up, he looked at Spider-Man in shock. He covered his waist which was still in severe pain and his ribs which were beginning to ache, and limped away with two of his followers carrying him.
Jason stood up from the ground, only to see Spider-Man pick up the bathtub duck, then walk over and pick up the teddy bear that had been broken into two pieces.
He held half of the little bear's body in one hand, lowered his head and stood there in silence. Jason walked over, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Think positively, he won't dare to bully you again in the future."
"He hasn't bullied me for a long time." Spider-Man pursed his lips and said, "I told you I could run away, and now what do I get?"
Jason took a deep breath and opened his mouth to comfort Spider-Man, but when he saw the messy cotton sticking out of the torn teddy bear and the scattered but neatly folded $20 bills he had snatched earlier, he was at a loss for words.
They paid $12 for a bear and duck, but the bathtub duck only cost $8, which means the bear is worth $4, but the prerequisite is that it has to be an intact bear.
The teddy bear is worth nothing now that it is what it is now, but they still spent $12 today and all they got was a bathtub duck that should have been worth only $8.
Is $4 a lot? When this thought first came to Jason's mind, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and then he began to feel a little panic about his own thoughts.
He once understood the weight of every dollar more deeply than Batman and any Robin of the Bat-Family, because in his childhood, not to mention a dollar, every cent was important to him and it was not easy to get it.
The assets of the poor are always easier to quantify because every hour of labor is accurately priced, so when money is spent, it is accurately replaced by an equal amount of labor.
Once the value of something becomes the length of life, it will become more precious and more tragic, because if you lose it, it is equivalent to losing a period of life, your labor has become in vain, and you could have used this time to rest and relax, the result would be the same anyway.
For teenagers, what they are exchanging is not their own labor, so for those who can realize this, it makes them feel even more sad, because the people who earn all this for them could have used this time to have a good rest, but now they have worked hard but got nothing in return.
Jason became a little uneasy. Spider-Man would definitely be angry. Although he might be angry that Thompson tore his toy, he could not escape the blame. If he did not provoke Thompson...
Wait! That's not how it works! Jason came to his senses. Wasn't it the big guy who bullied Peter first? He was just helping Spider-Man fight back.
"Okay, I'll try to sew it up when I get back." Spider-Man said. Then he stood at the entrance of the alley, looked back at Jason and said, "Do you want to rent a house? Although my house really can't accommodate everyone, maybe you can stay in my bed for one night and go back tomorrow."
Jason was a little caught off guard by his quick change of subject. He hesitated for a moment, but still walked over and walked side by side with Spider-Man and said, "Aren't you angry?"
"What are you angry about?"
"Your doll is broken."
"Well, I am a little angry, but being angry won't make it whole. I have never sewed a doll before. I am wondering how I can connect these two sections. This is more important."
"Then Thompson..."
"He looks like a loser. I don't want to bother with him."
"Then I..."
Spider-Man paused, turned to look at Jason, and said, "Oh, I forgot to say that just now. Thank you for helping me out."
"but I……"
"I know you mean well." Spider-Man seemed to have a sudden flash of inspiration. He lowered his head and said, "You are afraid that I will be bullied. You are also angry because you heard me say that Thompson always bullied me before, so you want to help me get revenge."
"of course."
"so you……"
"You misunderstood. I am a normal person. I was bullied and of course I want revenge, but I can't cause trouble for my uncle and aunt. If something really happens, I can't afford the compensation. None of us can afford it."
Jason opened his mouth again but no words came out. He had to admit that what Spider-Man said was true and the Parker family simply could not afford the medical expenses.
Not to mention the medical expenses and legal sanctions after injuring someone, Peter would be heartbroken for several nights just because a $4 doll was broken during the conflict.
It’s not that $4 is really a lot. Even for Peter, it’s not a huge sum of money. What’s more important is that in his opinion, this would not have happened anyway, and this kind of damage and waste is meaningless.
If they had just run, Thompson would definitely not have been able to catch up with them. Then they could have run across a few blocks and left him behind. They could still have gone home happily with two complete toys, instead of walking across two blocks like this, each with their own thoughts and in silence.
Is this a better outcome? Jason began to wonder.
Does that mean that all the anger and bullying Peter suffered is nothing? Should we just let bad guys like Thompson do whatever they want?
Jason still couldn't figure it out.
Let’s go play escape room!
(End of this chapter)