Chapter 980 Return

"hateful!"

Joel rushed forward and knocked heavily on the door in front of him - of course there was no response.

At the back, looking at Joel's helpless appearance, the girls didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Mr. Duanmu, should we do anything?"

"do what?"

Upon hearing Mary's question, Duanmuhuai turned to look at her, and the latter was silent for a moment.

"I...I don't know either, but...is this really the right thing to do?"

"certainly."

Duanmuhuai nodded.

"Obviously, Ellie knows her fate, and she has not mentioned it to us along the way, which shows that she has already made her choice. As an inquisitor, I admire her spirit of sacrifice. In addition, Besides, at least at this point, I don’t have much to do.”

"But Mr. Joel doesn't seem to see it that way."

"I saw it too."

Looking at Joel who was banging on the door desperately, Duanmuhuai's face darkened. He had almost guessed what the core problem of the world was.

Joel is unwilling to let Ellie die.

This is actually normal. Although Duanmu Huai has not been with them for a long time, it can be seen that the two of them still have some feelings for each other.

but………………

"Damn it!"

Seeing that he couldn't open the door, Joel waved his fist angrily, then turned around and came to Duanmuhuai's side.

"You're going to help me, right? Didn't you say there's a problem with the Salvation Army?"

"I did say that, but if what they said is true and Ellie is indeed the only savior to save humanity in this world, then I will not stop them."

"Why!"

"Because the goal of the Tribunal is to protect humanity!"

Duanmuhuai stretched out his hand, grabbed Joel and lifted him up.

"Sacrificing Ellie to save all mankind is naturally reasonable! If the Salvation Army can really use Ellie to create a vaccine that makes humans immune to the threat of the virus, the Inquisition has no reason to stop it! On the contrary, you, what on earth do you want to do? Do you want to let humanity perish just to save that girl?”

"You do not understand!"

Joel punched Duanmu Huai on the breastplate angrily.

"Damn! I've been through that period, the period when the virus just broke out... I took my daughter and wanted to escape. I wasn't sick, and neither was my daughter! She just had a broken leg, and we just needed help! But those The soldiers didn’t care about this. They killed my daughter because they suspected that we were infected! But what’s the result? In the end, the world still turned into this horrible state! Who can guarantee that the Salvation Army will be able to use Ellie’s body to create a vaccine against germs? What if they fail?”

"That's good, but what if they succeed?"

Duanmuhuai stared at Joel, and Joel stared at Duanmuhuai.

"I will not let Ellie sacrifice, she is just a victim of those adults!"

As he spoke, Joel pushed hard and fell to the ground. Then he glared at Duanmu Huai and the others fiercely, turned around and left.

I will not give up!

Walking into the alley next to him, Joel gritted his teeth. He would never let those people kill Ellie... He couldn't let them take Ellie away from him like they killed his own daughter! No matter what, he must find a way to sneak into that secret agency. There must be a way...

"boom!"

However, at this moment, a gunshot suddenly rang out, and the next moment Joel's head was opened directly by the impact. His eyes widened, he stumbled forward for a few steps, and then fell to the ground and became A corpse.

Immediately afterwards, Qiaowei's figure emerged from behind.

"Don't blame me, uncle."

Putting away the firearm at hand and looking at the corpse in front of her, Qiangwei chuckled.

"This is the master's order. The Tribunal will not allow anyone to hinder the plan to save mankind... No matter what reason you have, it will not work, but in this way, you may be able to reunite with Ellie in that world. Think carefully Think, maybe this is a good thing?”

As the words fell, Qiaowei's figure disappeared the next moment. When the guards who heard the gunshots arrived, the only thing left in front of them was the body of a man.

"Master, the mission is completed."

Qianwei returned to Duanmuhuai with a smile and gave a report.

"As expected, Master, Mr. Joel does not intend to give up. He also wants to find a chance to rescue Miss Ellie."

"I knew he wouldn't give up..."

Duanmu Huai snorted coldly, you must know that this is a fragmented world, which means that this world has been destroyed once. Then the question arises. As of now, although there are various problems in this world, human beings can still exist. So why did the world end up completely destroyed?

In Duanmuhuai's view, the reason is likely to lie with Joel and Ellie, obviously, if he didn't stop them. Then Joel will rescue Ellie, and mankind will lose the only chance to cure the virus infection, and will eventually be destroyed. If this is the case, then Joel is the culprit of destroying mankind. If this is the case, then Duanmuhuai will naturally not Maybe keep him.

Although generally speaking, based on common sense, it is impossible for Joel to rescue Ellie from this heavily guarded underground shelter and then leave, but what if this guy has a protagonist aura? Therefore, for the sake of caution, Duanmu Huai ordered Qi Wei to execute him just in case - in this regard, the Tribunal would never show any mercy.

"Why……………"

Mary sighed silently. Although she didn't get along with these people for a long time, she had some feelings for them. At this moment, when I think about Joel being dead, I can't help but feel a little complicated. But think about it carefully...Sacrificing one person to save the world, or saving one person and sacrificing the world...is indeed a very embarrassing question.

Mary felt that if she encountered this kind of problem, she would definitely be in trouble. After all, her character is that she can be saved if she can.

But... if I save Ellie, I have to give up all mankind... This thought is really too stressful.

From this point of view, Duanmuhuai was decisive. He killed Joel first and eliminated an uncertain factor. Well...

"Mr. Duanmu, what should we do next?"

"Well...first of all, let's find out whether this antidote is real, and then we'll investigate the relationship between the Salvation Army and mutants."

"But Mr. Duanmu, have you discovered a problem?"

Mary hesitated before speaking.

"If...the Salvation Army is both the mastermind behind turning humans into mutants, and also created the antidote to cure the virus, then what should we do? If we eliminate the Salvation Army, doesn't it also mean giving up the antidote? ? In this case, wouldn’t Ellie’s sacrifice be in vain? Even if we grab the antidote, it seems like no one among us can do this, right? "

"You don't have to worry about that."

Duanmu Huai waved his hand.

"If Ellie's destiny is really the core of changing the world, then as long as the destiny of the world changes, I can open the portal and return to the Tribunal. At that time, I can bring Sydney--her role in this aspect The technology is top-notch, and by that time, even without the Salvation Army, our Inquisition can save humanity in this world."

"But what if it's not?"

"Then...it can only be said to be bad luck."

Duanmuhuai shrugged helplessly, and Mary got to the point. The premise is that Ellie's sacrifice is indeed the core of changing the fate of the world. If not, then Ellie died in vain, and Duanmuhuai also made a wrong choice. If Duanmu Huai can open the door now, then he believes that with the biochemical technology in Sydney, there must be a better way, and maybe it can keep Ellie alive.

But the problem is that if Ellie doesn't die now, she may not be able to change the fate of the world, and Duanmuhuai won't be able to open the door... So this is basically an endless loop.

Duanmu Huai just sighed and didn't think much about it. In fact, many of the missions that Inquisitor players receive have this virtue. Many times you have to make compromises and choices between sacrificing an innocent person or sacrificing a group of innocent people in exchange for a greater degree of safety, something like this Duanmuhuai has also experienced a lot of tasks.

By the way, Duanmu Huai also investigated the issue of mutants, and the result was simpler than he thought - Duanmu Huai originally thought that based on the urine properties of the Salvation Army, they would do some covert experiments or report missing persons. Unexpectedly, all the residents in this city knew that the Salvation Army had the ability to turn people into mutants. In fact, those who committed crimes in this city were basically captured by the Salvation Army and transformed into people who could only obey orders. Mutants, this is one of the reasons why this city is so peaceful... Well, now it seems that such a well-known thing does not require further investigation.

So after that, Duanmu Huai took everyone back to the train and told Lumiere and Eclair what happened. Sure enough, when they heard that Ellie was going to sacrifice herself, the two of them were very excited, but faced with the choice of saving one person or saving the world, they... were also helpless.

Now, all we can do is wait.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Duanmuhuai sat on the chair, staring at her fingers. The other girls were sitting next to her uneasily, staring at Duanmuhuai. Judging from the time, Ellie should have started the operation at this time to extract her body. The bacteria began to produce vaccines. If everything goes well, the fate of the world will be completely changed because of the sacrifice of this girl...

But if nothing changes…………

For a moment, everyone's mood was a bit complicated as they stared at Duanmuhuai's fingers. They couldn't tell whether they hoped so or not. Duanmuhuai just stared at his fingers without saying a word.

After all, he is the judge and he has made a decision, so the consequences of this decision will naturally be borne by Duanmu Huai.

"Snapped!"

I don't know how long it took, but Duanmu Huai suddenly raised his hand and snapped his fingers. Then, everyone saw a portal unfolding in front of them. Seeing this familiar portal, the girls all had mixed feelings...

"Well, there's no use staying here."

Duanmuhuai stood up as he spoke.

"Ellie did what she could, and then it was our turn."