Chapter 161 Sacrifice
Some older witch hunters covered their faces deeply into their hands, and their lifelong belief collapsed in front of them, which made them unacceptable for a moment.
Morale was extremely low. Qiao looked around and said with concern, "Boss, let's retreat too. There is no hope of winning now."
"Well, you can take this injured gentleman and the young man first."
"Boss, what do you mean? Where are you going?"
Hansel pointed to the distance and said with a smile: "Do you think the devil will let us retreat smoothly?"
I don’t know when the battlefield was no longer so noisy. The witch hunters stood up and found that the human troops had been wiped out. The battlefield was full of demons, and they surrounded this place at an extremely fast speed.
"Boss, then you take them away first, I'll come to the palace behind." Qiao handed David to his companion, stood in front of Hansel and said resolutely.
The leader of the witch hunter, who was as majestic as a lion, patted his shoulder with relief and said with a smile: "Joe, you are the most qualified witch hunter among us. I am very relieved to lead everyone forward by you."
"As for us old guys, we should have long since died with our nihilistic beliefs. Isn't it the best destination for us witch hunters?"
"Don't think your mission is easy, Joe, let Louis know that you are still alive. He will definitely try his best to kill you. Even if he doesn't take action, he will put all kinds of infamy on you survivors."
"We are old and don't want to live on the verge of being criticized. You have to know that dying is not difficult, but living is difficult. Please allow us old guys to be lazy."
The demon hunters on the ground who covered their faces heard Hansel's words and stood up one after another. The weather-beaten faces finally showed smiles. It doesn't matter if the Holy See abandoned us. As long as our own beliefs are still there, it is not the vain and noble holy light, but to prevent ordinary people from being attacked by evil. This is the meaning of the existence of the demon hunter.
Watching these gray-bearded warriors walk forward with laughter, checking their weapons and equipment, revealing the scandal of the old guy, Qiao and other young witch hunters left tears, but they knew that the boss was right, death was the simplest thing, and the life left for them was also bumpy, but someone always had to keep their lives and tell the world about their own experiences.
"Okay, guys, get out of here! Live well for us and continue to let the legend of the witch hunter pass on." Under the setting sun, the lion was still straightened, looking at the army of demons flocking to the opposite side as if they were inspecting the troops.
Qiao wiped away his tears, David on his back, and ran to the distance first. Behind him was the only ten remaining young demon hunters.
They launched the witch hunter's speed technique and ran all the way. In any case, Hansel and the others were ready for sacrifice. Qiao knew that blind grief could not avenge them or save them. Only by successfully escaping would they not waste their lives.
After galloping for more than ten minutes, they passed by the artillery position. Like the previous command center, there were already corpses everywhere, and many soldiers still retained their incredible expressions.
"These beasts, these artillery soldiers knew nothing, wouldn't it be better to just take them to retreat." Paula's anger was ignited. She didn't understand how these Holy See knights could attack these innocent soldiers.
"Forget it, Paula, once some sinful things start, they will be scruples. Instead, because of guilt, they will kill everyone involved in this matter."
"The city of Portland is not far ahead. Let's find the government's people to reveal their sinful faces."
"No." Joe, who had experienced so many things, was calmer than before. The corpses everywhere reminded him that Bishop Louis would not let anyone go, even the object of his doubts was not enough. In front of the thirty-three Holy See knights and a bishop, he had no chance of winning at all. Now the primary goal is not to expose them, but to live well.
"Let's go west." He made a decision in just a few dozen seconds. No big city was safe. Since Louis dared to kill the soldiers of the Federation, he didn't care about putting this blame on the demon hunter's head, because only they could escape from the heavens under the siege of the demons. It was even very likely that the knights set up an ambush not far ahead, but the target was not the demons but them.
Joe guessed nothing wrong. Now Louis was taking ten Holy See knights to the Portland military commander to describe how the witch hunter suddenly rebelled in front of the formation and attacked the armored brigade with a large army of demons. And how the Holy See knights bravely blocked the demon's progress and covered him to ask for help from the federal government.
As for the so-called knights who blocked the demons, they were ambushed on the path that they could go south, and their order was to kill any fish that escaped the net in this battle.
The commander of Portland was also panicked. All the main forces had gone north, and there were less than one battalion of left-behind troops here. How could he fight this battle? There was no way, so he had to immediately notify the military headquarters that it had already been president. Of course, this news immediately caused an uproar.
The president listened to the secretary's report with a blue face in his office. He didn't understand why the situation of the war suddenly changed so much. However, the most urgent task was to mobilize troops to stop the demon's footsteps. The United States could not lose another city.
With a bang, before the president could think of which unit to send, the door of his office was pushed open hard. Vice President Biden rushed in with a team of soldiers, and the soldiers' guns were pointed at the president.
"Biden, what do you want to do? Do you have a mutiny?" The president yelled at the vice president without fear.
"No, on the contrary, the former President, because you have been in the case of defecting from hell in the foreign armed forces you have strongly advocated, you are now suspected of treason. The majority of the parliament voted to pass a resolution to temporarily remove you from your post until the matter is investigated clearly, and during this period, I will temporarily take over the position of president."
Seeing the proposal in the vice president's hand, the president's face turned dark. He thought for a while, raised his head and looked directly at the vice president and said, "Promise me, Biden, don't let the demons occupy any city again."
"Of course, I am also a person who has sworn, and will definitely put the interests of the United States of America first."
"Okay, take me away." The president stood up with difficulty. The blow made the old man look ten years old all at once. All the staff in the White House watched the old man who was doing his best for the country be taken away by a group of soldiers. While sympathizing with him, he also felt a little afraid of the vice president. Nothing else, they came too quickly. The president just learned about the failure of the front line, and the vice president even made a vote in parliament.
Sitting in the presidential seat where there was still heat, the vice president couldn't help but close his eyes, as if he was enjoying the comfort of the Hawaiian sunshine.
"How is it, Your Excellency President, do you feel good about this chair?" A voice suddenly rang out in the office. The Vice President opened his eyes and saw the old man sitting in front of him with a smile.
"Oh, it's you, it's a pity that there is a word before the title of President."
Chapter completed!