Chapter 904: Red Sea Rage (Part 2)

"What is Schiller trying to do?" Stark, who was sitting on the sofa in front of the screen, said in confusion: "He sent people to raid bases in various states, and then hired someone from the Daily Bugle to shoot Spider-Man. What the hell is he doing?"

"Oh, that Spider-Man really went down!" Peter looked at the screen with some surprise, but the perspective at this time was Venom's first-person perspective.

Peter said with some novelty: "It turns out that in the eyes of my opponents, I am in this state, which is quite interesting. I look like a real spider."

"Ah, wait!" Peter suddenly reacted and said, "He is not the real Spider-Man. He is not me, but... What is the name of that race? Skrull? They are aliens called Skrull, so why are they seeking justice on Earth?"

Nick smiled and said, "This is Schiller's purpose. Let me ask you, what is a superhero?"

Peter touched his chin and said, "I think those who do good things are superheroes. In fact, I don't like the word super. A hero is a hero. A hero is someone who does things that others can't do, dares to stand up, and saves others from fire and water..."

"You are partly right." Nick replied, and at this time, Stark said: "I think the key to superheroes is 'super'. Our special abilities are an important factor that distinguishes us from ordinary people."

"Of course, I think that in the war against vampires, the police are also heroes, but the problems they can solve are very limited, and they must act in accordance with regulations, and even guns cannot be used beyond the specifications."

"But I am different. I can provide all kinds of firepower support for everyone, regardless of whether such weapons can be held by civilians. I can use my special abilities to provide them with assistance beyond the rules. This is very important."

Steve thought for a while and said: "The form of superheroes is very important. Image is also very important. Over the years, I have been able to have such a great influence because of the image of Captain America. "

"I admit it. I am not a very charismatic person. Before becoming Captain America, I was not good at talking."

"However, during the war, the government's propaganda about Captain America made me very famous. As time passed, this image became a classic in the memory of a generation, so they are more willing to listen to me and think I am very reliable."

"Okay, then we summarize these points as "intention", "ability" and "image". "Intention" refers to the heart of justice and kindness, and the willingness to do good things. "Ability" refers to the ability beyond the ordinary people's specifications. "Image" is recognized by the public. 's most classic superhero image. "

"These three parts together constitute a superhero, so imagine that the Skrulls want to disguise themselves as a superhero. Which parts have they done and which parts have they not done yet? "

"The best thing they do is the image. "Steve shook his head and said, "So far, I can't see the difference between the man on the screen and me, and I can't see the difference between Iron Man and Spider-Man and the real thing. "

"It's no exaggeration to say that if the two of them appeared in front of me, I would really think they were the real thing. I even have some doubts now, who is the real one and who is the fake one. "

Stark sneered and said, "We came out of heaven together, you forgot so quickly?"

"This is exactly why I dare to sit with you now, otherwise, I would doubt whether you have been replaced too."

"This is actually the purpose of the Skrulls. "Nick tapped the armrest of the sofa with his fingers, and he said, "As long as you realize that there may be a fake with the same image as you among you, you will instinctively suspect that everyone is a fake. "

"By destroying the trust between the Avengers at the root, we can achieve the goal of dividing us."

"But similarly, although they disguised their image very well and almost flawlessly, they have certain problems in the other two aspects."

"But can't they even disguise our abilities?" Peter raised his hand and asked, "Then there are no flaws in the abilities?"

"Indeed, they imitate your abilities, and there are indeed no flaws, but the problem is that your abilities themselves have certain flaws." Nick held his chin with his hand and said, "We will talk about your weaknesses later. The only problem is that you are only one person, and one person has only two legs and two hands. If you appear in one place, you can't appear in another place, otherwise you will be exposed."

"I seem to understand a little bit." Stark narrowed his eyes and looked at Spider-Man and Venom who were fighting on the screen. He said, "Schiller caused so many accidents just to make them unable to split their forces."

"But I don't understand, what's the point of him doing this, wouldn't it be better to just eliminate them? Why bring them to Earth and leave us here to watch?"

Nick smiled again and said, "Why don't you go back and talk about it later? Let's continue with the topic just now. The bigger flaw than the ability is the intention."

"Of course the Skrulls don't want to save the earthlings. At least this group of aliens who want to divide the Avengers definitely have no good intentions towards us, but the problem is that the kindness and helpfulness of superheroes are also an aspect of their composition."

"Let's put it this way. Now, on the top of the building, several cameras are facing Spider-Man, and a monster who wants to eat human heads appears on the street. If this Spider-Man follows the behavior logic of the Skrulls and ignores the tragedy that is about to happen below, and this scene happens to be captured by the camera, do you think Spider-Man's image can still stand?"

Peter pouted "Don't even mention not caring about it. If I was two seconds late, the reporters would seize on that and make a fuss about it. They would say I was slow to react, or that I hesitated, or that I wasn't brave enough..."

Peter sighed and said, "On those forums, the commenters would find faults in all kinds of ways. They would say that I should fall from the direction with my back to the sun, which would dazzle the other party's eyes, or that I should jump facing the sun, so that I would have a better view..."

"In short, Spider-Man is wrong no matter what he does." Peter shrugged and said, "I'm used to it."

"If it's really like you said, he dares to ignore everything and swing over directly, then Spider-Man's reputation will be ruined. Just the group of people on the forum will start to curse. I can imagine what they will say."

Nick nodded and said, "That's it, If superheroes want to have a certain influence, they must maintain their good image. Think about it, Spider-Man who doesn't help others in need, Captain America who smokes and drinks, and Iron Man who is poor and stingy, do you think your original fans will like such an image? "

"Indeed, you don't care about influence, because you are doing practical things. You think you can help as many people as you can, and it doesn't matter what others think. But this group of aliens can't do that. Their purpose is to use your identity to provoke war. "

"Superheroes who are excluded from the margins of society are useless. They don't want to destroy the world, but to control the world. If they want to use their superpowers to blow up the entire earth, they should just imitate Magneto. "

"Since they didn't do this, it means that what they want is not a powerful but socially controlled person. They are not marginalized people, but privileged people close to the center of power. The reason why they did not go crazy the moment they disguised themselves as you is that they want your social identity. "

"In this case, they must maintain this social identity and the good image of superheroes."

"Then, their image is consistent with yours, their abilities are consistent with yours, and for some reasons, even their behavior of punishing evil and promoting good and helping others must be consistent with yours. Aren't they superheroes? "

The three people sitting on the sofa opened their mouths at the same time. Stark touched his chin and said, "I have read discussions about this kind of ethical issue in books related to psychology. For example, if a person's memory and personality are all copied to another person, who is he?"

"If there is a person who has Stark's ability, Stark's image, and is doing the same thing as Stark, is he Stark?"

"Of course, you are the last person to consider this issue. "Nick shrugged, looked at Stark and said, "I'm sure that the fake Stark doesn't have the ability to upgrade. Even if he can upgrade, it's different from the Iron Devil."

"And, as far as I know, the Skrulls' imitation of your abilities is not completely flawless. The specific data has not been tested in detail, but the upper limit of their disguised abilities is lower than yours."

"For example, Spider-Man's ultimate strength may be able to lift a mountain, so the ultimate strength of this fake is to lift four-fifths of a mountain."

"However, because the strength used in daily life is completely beyond the limit, Spider-Man does not usually need to lift mountains. He only needs to deal with ordinary human criminals. In this case, the difference in the upper limit of strength is not easy to reflect, so it seems that the disguise is perfect."

Nick leaned back in his chair and said, "This is also why they did not copy Professor X's abilities. "

"If they imitate Professor X, that 20% of power is not obvious in daily life, but it is very deadly in a confrontation with the real thing. The weakened version of the fake Professor X will definitely not be able to beat the real thing."

"However, they may not have such a plan." Nick frowned and said, "Although it is not possible to replace the psychic in public, as long as they are not discovered by them, their plan will be much more convenient if there is someone who can control psychic abilities in secret."

"Then if they really imitate Professor X, even if they can't brainwash the world's human beings, it is very dangerous to brainwash the entire United States." Stark frowned deeply and said, "This plan is simply too risky. No, I have to go back to New York first..."

"Haven't you figured it out yet? Why are so many Skrulls circling around Schiller?" Nick looked at the screen and said, "Why would they go to Professor X?"

Steve slowly opened his mouth and said, "You mean, they want to copy Schiller???"

Stark froze in his tracks and said, "Oh my God! Isn't one Schiller enough? Another identical one?!"

"It's not like you haven't seen more Schillers." Nick shrugged slightly and said, "Have you forgotten the last SHIELD consultation? There were at least dozens of Schillers there, right?"

Stark covered his forehead, Steve blocked his eyes, and Peter sighed deeply. Obviously, the three of them were still scared of that time.

"The problem is, if there is really a Schiller under their control, then wouldn't it be..." Stark frowned deeply, seeming very worried, and said: "If Schiller is really loyal to the Skrulls, then how can we..."

Nick smiled very brightly, and said: "Just keep watching, you will know soon."

"Dr. Schiller, you haven't been back to Arkham Sanatorium for a long time, right? You can go back and take care of the recent work first, and then we will meet again." Nick said to Schiller on the screen.

Schiller nodded and left without saying anything. Looking at his back, Nick's expression gradually turned cold, and after Schiller completely left the base, Nick took the elevator to the deeper secret laboratory.

In the laboratory, a green-skinned alien just walked out of the life support chamber. The green-skinned man saluted Nick strangely. Nick nodded and asked him: "After such a long time of contact with Schiller, can you complete the disguise?"

"His memory is a bit complicated, I can't copy it completely." The alien showed a visible embarrassed expression, and said: "I'm not sure if I copied all the memories, but as of now, there are no big problems with the life trajectory and memory logic..."

"Then let's do it. The situation is more complicated than we thought. There are accidents everywhere. We need more manpower. Prepare to disguise."

The green-skinned Skrull nodded, walked back to the life support chamber, closed his eyes, and then his appearance began to gradually change to Schiller.

Various memories hovered in his mind and gradually merged with his own memories.

But at this moment, some details in Schiller's memory were magnified, and countless words were poured directly into the mind of this Skrull.

The copied file contained a very special "virus" that instantly penetrated every corner of the system.

The highly infectious words and examples completely shattered the entire worldview of the Skrulls, like the raging waves of the Red Sea and the waves crashing against the shore.

The profound understanding, experience and implementation of the theory were deeply implanted in the mind of this Skrull.

When he slowly opened his eyes, all sounds became blurred, and only the tide that had not yet receded brought a distant sigh.

"A ghost wandering in Europe..."

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