Chapter 982 Return

"Damn it!"

Joel rushed forward and knocked hard on the door in front of him—of course, there was no response.

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

"Mr. Duanmu, should we do something?"

"What?"

Hearing Mary's question, Duanmu Huai turned his head and looked at her, and the latter was silent for a moment.

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

"Of course."

Duanmu Huai nodded.

"It's obvious that Ellie knows her fate, and she didn't mention it to us along the way, which means she has made a choice. As a judge, I admire her spirit of sacrifice. Apart from that, at least on this point, I have nothing to do."

"But Mr. Joel doesn't seem to think so."

"I saw it too."

Looking at Joel who was knocking on the door desperately, Duanmu Huai's face was slightly gloomy. He almost guessed what the core problem of this world was.

Joel didn't want Ellie to die.

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

But………………

"Damn it!"

Joel waved his fist in anger when he saw that he could not open the door, then turned around and came to Duanmu Huai's side.

"You will help me, right? Didn't you say that there is something wrong with the Saviors?"

"I did say that, but if what they said is true, Ellie is indeed the only savior of the world's human beings, then I will not stop them."

"Why!"

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

Duanmu Huai reached out and grabbed Joel and lifted him up.

"Sacrificing Ellie to save all mankind is naturally reasonable! If the Saviors can really use Ellie to create a vaccine that makes humans immune to the threat of the virus, the Tribunal has no reason to stop it! On the contrary, what do you want to do? Do you want to let mankind perish in order to save that girl?"

"You don't understand!"

Joel punched Duanmu Huai's chest armor with an angry punch.

"Damn it! I've been through that period, when the virus just broke out... I wanted to escape with my daughter at that time. I wasn't sick, and neither was my daughter! She just had a broken leg, and we just needed help! But those soldiers didn't care about that. They killed my daughter because they suspected we were infected! But what was the result? Didn't the world end up like this! Who can guarantee that the Saviors can make a vaccine with the bacteria in Ellie's body? What if they fail?"

"Well said, what if they succeed?"

Duanmu Huai stared at Joel, and Joel also stared at Duanmu Huai.

"I won't let Ellie sacrifice, she is just a sacrifice for those adults!"

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

I won't 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 daughter! No matter what, he must find a way to sneak into that secret organization. There must be a way...

"Bang!"

However, at this moment, a gunshot suddenly sounded, and the next moment Joel's head was directly blown open by the impact. He widened his eyes, stumbled forward a few steps, and then fell to the ground and turned into a corpse.

Then, Jia Wei's figure emerged from behind.

"Don't blame me, uncle."

Putting away the gun at hand, looking at the corpse in front of him, Jia Wei 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 won't work. But in this way, you may be able to reunite with Ellie in that world. Think about it carefully, this may be a good thing?"

As the voice fell, Jia Wei's figure disappeared the next moment. When the guards who heard the gunshot arrived, there was only a man's body left in front of them.

"Master, the mission is completed."

Jia Wei smiled and returned to Duanmu Huai and gave a report.

"As you think, Mr. Joel is not going to give up and wants to find a chance to rescue Miss Ellie."

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

Duanmu Huai snorted coldly. You know, this is a fragmented world, which means that this world has been destroyed once. Then the question is, as far as we can see, although this world has various problems, humans can still exist. So why will this world be completely destroyed in the end?

In Duanmu Huai's view, the reason is probably Joel and Ellie. Obviously, if he didn't stop it. Then Joel would rescue Ellie, and humans would lose the only chance to cure the virus infection, and eventually be destroyed. If this is true, then Joel is the culprit for destroying humanity. In this case, Duanmu Huai naturally can't leave 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 creates 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, Ellie’s sacrifice will be in vain? Even if we get the antidote, it seems that no one among us can do this? "

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

Duanmu Huai waved his hand.

"If Ellie's fate is really the core of changing the world, then as long as the fate 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. 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 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 felt a little complicated...

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

Duanmuhuai stood up as he spoke.

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