American comics: A salted fish becomes a saint by hanging up

Natasha did not answer immediately. Her silence brought a strange comfort, as if telling Lin Nan that she did not expect him to always be strong. The two of them sat side by side in the dark, with only the occasional mechanical sounds from afar breaking the silence of the night. Finally, Natasha whispered, "Everyone has their own limits, Lin Nan. You have done very well. But you need to remember that although you can choose to give up, you must know what the price is."

Lin Nan couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He knew Natasha was right, but the struggle in his heart still couldn't be calmed down. He wanted to escape from this world full of danger and uncertainty, but he was also afraid that if he really gave up, his brother would disappear forever in a corner that he couldn't reach. This contradiction made him feel extremely exhausted.

The next day, as they continued to move forward, Lin Nan found himself becoming numb to his surroundings. Neither the desolate scenery he passed by nor the enemies he encountered occasionally could stir up any waves in his heart. He used to be full of expectations and desire for every clue, but now, he just followed the team mechanically and obeyed their instructions without any self-motivation.

During a battle, Lin Nan almost lost consciousness. His reaction became slow and his movements became sluggish. Everything in front of him seemed to be covered with a layer of gray. He felt as if his body was being drained away, and even his ability to think gradually disappeared. The enemy's attack approached, but he failed to dodge in time. He suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest and fell to the ground in pain.

"Lin Nan!" Tony Stark's voice exploded in his ears. He rushed over to block the enemy's attack, and then pulled Lin Nan up.

"What are you doing?" Tony frowned, anger and concern evident on his face, "You're going to get killed!"

Lin Nan looked at Tony with empty eyes, "I don't know... I feel like I can't hold on any longer."

Tony's expression became complicated. He looked at Lin Nan, as if thinking about something. "I know you've been through a lot, but you have to cheer up. No one can take your place in the responsibility of finding your brother."

“I don’t know if I can continue,” Lin Nan whispered, with a deep sense of fatigue and powerlessness in his voice, “Maybe I’m not part of this battle at all.”

Tony was silent for a moment, then said, "Lin Nan, we are all ordinary people. Even with this suit of armor, I am not omnipotent. Fear and fatigue are feelings that everyone of us will have, but the key is how to deal with them. You don't need to be a hero, you just need to be yourself and accomplish what you think must be accomplished in your heart."

Lin Nan took a deep breath. He understood what Tony meant and knew that he had only one choice - to continue looking for his brother. But he couldn't deny that the resistance in his heart still existed. With every step forward, he felt that he was being pushed to the limit.

In the following days, Lin Nan became even more taciturn. He tried to avoid communicating with others and even avoided their gazes. He was afraid that he would reveal his inner fragility and anxiety at some inadvertent moment. He didn't want to be a burden to the team, but deep down, he also wanted to get rid of this endless nightmare.

However, this escape did not last long. After a brief confrontation with Loki, Lin Nan faced his fear alone in a remote village. Loki laughed at him, mocking him as a weak and incompetent mortal who could not cope with the predicament at hand. At that moment, Lin Nan's heart almost collapsed. He knew that Loki's words were not entirely unreasonable, and he did feel powerless, as if everything was out of his control.

Sitting alone in the dilapidated hut, Lin Nan stared at the photo in his hand, which showed him and his brother smiling in the sun. His fingers gently ran over the photo, and the pain in his heart surged into his heart like a tide. He knew that he couldn't give up, but his heart was full of contradictions - he knew that persistence was the only way out, but he couldn't deny his resistance to the road ahead.

"Can I really do this?" he asked himself softly, his tone full of doubt and self-doubt.

However, a voice deep inside responded: "You have no choice, Lin Nan. You must continue, even if there is darkness ahead."

Lin Nan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and forced himself to suppress all his emotions. He knew he couldn't escape. Although this road was full of thorns and unknowns, he still had to go on. For his brother, for the promise they had made, and for himself to be able to face the peace of mind after all this was over.

When he stood up again, Lin Nan had a complex expression on his face, one of pain and determination. He knew what he would face next and how he had to deal with it. He still felt overwhelmed and still full of resistance to the future, but he had no choice.

Lin Nan walked through the desolate ruins, feeling increasingly depressed. The sky above him was so gloomy that it seemed to be pressing down on him, and the air was filled with a suffocating atmosphere. His footsteps were particularly clear in the silence, and every step seemed to remind him that the end of this road was not light, but a deeper darkness.

At this moment, Lin Nan's heart was filled with more than fatigue, anger, an uncontrollable and gradually accumulated anger. Since he set out on the road to find his brother, everyone and everything he met seemed to be trying to use him, manipulate him, and even push him into greater danger. This feeling made him feel betrayed and teased, as if he was just a chess piece, being manipulated at will.

Especially the most recent transaction, which made him completely explode with anger.

The cause of the incident was that he and Tony Stark got a clue about Lin Hao during an operation. This clue pointed to a mysterious middleman who claimed to know the whereabouts of Lin Hao, but the conditions he offered were unacceptable. He asked Lin Nan and Tony to steal a powerful item that was said to have great power and could manipulate time or space, and might even open a portal to other dimensions.

"Do you know what this means?" Tony frowned and said to Lin Nan after contacting the middleman, "If we really go to get that thing, it may cause a disaster that we can't control."

"I know," Lin Nan's voice was cold, his eyes burning with long-suppressed anger, "but he knows the whereabouts of my brother, and I have no choice. He seemed to be weighing the pros and cons. Finally, he sighed, "Okay, we can try, but be careful. This deal is too dangerous."