I, the only superpower on earth

The moment Holt's words fell into Sam's ears, he showed a shocked expression that was caught off guard.

Without any psychological expectations, Sam couldn't help opening his mouth when he heard this sentence:

"Escort...wait, wait, Chief Holt, what does this mean?"

"Don't ask why, this is the superior—"

Kelman seemed to want to show the air of the deputy chief of staff, and said seriously to Sam. But before he finished speaking halfway, Holt raised his hand and forced back the remaining half of the sentence in his mouth.

Without looking back at Kelman, Holt and Sam looked at each other and said calmly:

"Arlington is being attacked by the enemy, and the Pentagon is already unable to defend. In this case, we can only retreat to more critical places.

"—and, people are more important than buildings. In order to deal with Japan's 'Blood Angel' and the red clay incident triggered by it, the head of the Ministry of Defense and the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have all rushed to Washington to discuss related matters with the President. The current Pentagon is just a shell.

"...At this time when there is no information channel to communicate with it, throwing one's life in vain in unnecessary death has no meaning for the United States. Only by rushing to Washington as soon as possible to meet with the President and others can it be possible to save America's future."

Holt looked at Sam with pupils in his eyes.

"Lieutenant Colonel Sam, do you have the determination to sacrifice for America?"

Holt's enunciation was fast and accurate, completely different from his usual slow tone at the general assembly.

Perhaps any big man can get rid of the bad habit of manipulating his tone when he is facing a critical moment of life and death.

After all, when those mechanical life forms without any emotions launch an attack just a few kilometers away from you, no matter what, they may not be able to maintain their usual demeanor.

Of course, at this moment, because the situation was equally critical for him, Sam didn't notice it.

sacrifice?

Sam opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer.

Even if he thinks with his cerebellum, it is enough for him to see through Holt's seemingly brilliant words, the cowardice of greed for life and fear of death, and the despicableness of abandoning the life of his comrades in order to survive.

This is something he despised very much in the past.

However... In front of him was the commander-in-chief of the National Guard and the deputy chief of staff. The two big men stood in front of him, waiting for his answer.

For a moment, he couldn't even give a negative answer.

Moreover, in addition to fear in his heart, there is also a deep puzzlement.

——Why... a big man like this would entrust this important task to himself?

The moment this question arose in his mind, Sam recalled the experience of retreating in the face of those "fortresses" and silver gadgets just now. Although he had no time to take care of so much amidst the smoke and noise at the time, in retrospect, he put together the details one by one. In an instant, Sam understood the mentality of Holt and Kelman, and also understood why they Will choose myself.

As a result, his breathing also became rapid at this moment.

Could it be that……

At this moment, to some extent, he has become a big man who can decide the situation?

At the same time, the powerlessness and terror of facing those mechanical enemies also revived in front of his eyes. If he refused, the fear of facing those terrifying enemies again made him grit his teeth involuntarily.

therefore.

this moment.

Under temptation and fear, Sam finally abandoned his principles of the past thirty years and chose to escape.

"Sir Holt, I'm going to gather my subordinates now - to ensure that the task is completed."

He saluted Holt with a standard military salute and said respectfully.

Holt smiled with satisfaction, looking at the greed and fear hidden in Sam's eyes, he knew that this young man should understand what he meant, and he also understood what he was thinking.

So Holt smiled at Sam and said:

"Very well, Lieutenant Colonel Sam—after we leave Arlington and arrive at a place where there are no electronic signals and no interference, I will tell the president exactly what happened, and I will also propose to award you an honor."

...

From climbing up the stairs to climbing down the stairs, in less than ten minutes, Sam felt his mentality turned around.

Before going up, he felt dizzy and anxious, seeing the enemies getting closer and closer, he just felt that his death knell was being sounded constantly; but after coming down, he found that he could escape from the front line instead of confronting those enemies head-on, Sam just I feel that my steps are easy, my breathing is smooth, and the world in front of me seems to become more elegant and open a lot.

——The change in mentality made him look more relaxed.

He led Holt and Kelman down the stairs quickly. The combined age of the two officers was almost over 130 years old. After getting out of the elevator, it seemed a bit difficult to walk in the stairwell, but they still burst out tenaciously. Perseverance, sweating, followed Sam down the stairs.

Looking at them, Sam was a little secretly proud of his young physical strength and strong body, and secretly vigilant in his heart - sure enough, in an emergency, the physical condition is the most important. No matter at any time, you can't exercise the body, the bottom weapon of the box.

With that in mind, Sam was already halfway down the stairs on the first floor. But at this moment, an unexpected figure appeared in the hall at the exit of the stairs on the first floor.

——That's Rorschach.

He looked pretty much the same as he had seen Sam before going upstairs, still with his lips tightly pressed and his dignified posture.

However, for some reason, at this time, he did not follow Sam's instructions before going upstairs, and stayed outside the building to conduct front-line command.

Before he could figure out why he was here, Sam gave instructions to Rorschach as he walked down the final stairs:

"Rorschach, immediately summon the existing members of the Special Operations Battalion, we are going to carry out an urgent mission—"

As he spoke, he walked down the last few stairs and saw Rorschach nodding, as if following his instructions.

Then, he heard the sound of the safety catch being pulled.

"?!"

Sam stood on the last flight of stairs in astonishment, watching Rorschach point the rifle at him, the muzzle of the black hole looked so cold, it made his heart constrict.

At the same time, from behind Sam, there were also two roars that were panting but tried their best to maintain their majesty:

"Counselor Rorschach, what are you going to do!"

"Rorschach, do you want to treason!"

Kelman and Holt stood a few steps behind Sam, holding on to the banister, panting and glaring at Rorschach.

However, Luo Xia just coldly swept across their faces with an extremely contemptuous expression:

"Treason? Next, will America be your country?"

Kelman blushed, and Holt looked stern.

But Sam just looked at Rorschach in a daze.

——No, it should be said that he stared blankly at the scene at the exit of the building behind Luo Xia.

There, soldiers were sitting one by one, but all the weapons in their hands had disappeared, and they were sitting there wearily, as if they had completely surrendered.

And at this moment, the familiar mechanical voice came:

"Target Location: Department of Defense Office Building...

"Target captured...

"In the target location, all human beings please put down their weapons and go through the 'standard citizenship certification', otherwise they will be treated as enemies."

The silver metal whistle hovered in the hall, and the faint rainbow light enveloped everyone.

Looking at the dumbfounded Sam and the senior National Guard officer behind him, Rorschach sneered, threw the rifle in his hand to the ground, and laughed loudly at them:

"I know what you're thinking - you want to run away from the front, somewhere without 'towers' and 'sentinels', hunkered down like poor people in bunkers and safehouses that can use electronic signals, waiting Launch wave after wave of attacks on enemies on the ground, right?

"...In this case, let me completely smash your illusions—do you think these enemies are only attacking Arlington? No, whether it's Nevada, California, or Mississippi... All parts of the continental United States are covered with them—and, just now, Washington has completely fallen!"

The state of the first two days was not very good, so I took a good rest on the weekend. resume update today