In a state of extreme fear, people can hear their own heartbeat.
A strong and powerful heartbeat.
It's encouraging its owner, telling him, he can do it!
The power to pump blood brings more oxygen, making strength grow, endurance improve, and explosive force increase, and all of this, for the purpose of overcoming fear, of conquering it!
Many, many years ago, when the world was still a wild and primitive place, this indeed was useful.
In the "overclocked" state of rapid adrenaline secretion, people could run faster, possess greater strength, they could catch and kill prey, or escape being captured by predators.
But now, it's fucking modern society, the advent of firearms has completely shattered the meaning of the existence of the food chain, humans holding firearms have stood at the top of the food chain.
Whether it is lions, packs of wolves, or even larger animals, in the face of human beings with weapons, all creatures are equal.
