Slumdog Billionaire Husband by Rayden Berg

Chapter 589 I Would Rather Die

Washington. After Gerald escaped from the reporters, he breathed a sigh of relief and took out his

phone to call Catherine.

Soon, Catherine answered the phone with a trembling voice, “Hey… Gerald, where are you?”

“I am in Washington. Are you home? I’m coming to you right now,” Gerald said.

Catherine hurriedly said, “Just now, Mr. Thomas asked us to go home and leave Washington with our

parents for a place with fewer people, any place. But… When I returned home, there were so many

monsters. Some people in black clothes were fighting them, and many died. I am at home with my

mother, and we dare not go anywhere.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. I’m not far from your home. I’ll be there soon. Don’t worry, okay? We’ve already

taken care of the powerful ones,” Gerald comforted her as he headed towards her home.

It had only been a short period of time since the Elite Ghosts appeared in the sky. But horror had

seized almost all the common people.

Gerald was also full of worry. There were too many enemies this time. He did not even know if Night

Watch would stand a chance with them!

“Okay, I’ll wait for you. Don’t hang up, okay? I’m so scared!” Catherine pursed her lips.

She was just an ordinary woman. Facing these things, it was normal for her to be scared.

Gerald nodded and said, “Okay, I won’t hang up. I will be there in a minute!”

Once again, he unleashed the Vital Energy in his body and rushed toward Catherine’s home. After

about half an hour, he arrived at the neighborhood where Catherine’s home was.

At the entrance of the neighborhood, he saw a devastating scene. There were many corpses on the

ground, some ordinary people and some Watchmen.

The bodies of the Watchmen were lying in the blood. Those who survived did not even have time to do

anything for the dead because they had to rush to another battlefield.

Gerald gritted his teeth. When he arrived at Catherine’s door and saw that Catherine and her mother

were still safe, he finally relaxed a little.

Catherine saw Gerald’s pale face. She quickly went up to him and asked, “Gerald… Are you alright?”

“Yes. I just had a fight with a big guy. I will be fine after a little rest. Just stay at home and put your mind

at ease. This area should be safe for now. Check out the news tonight. The news will tell you

the whole story,” Gerald said.

“Alright. Then go and get some rest!” Catherine hurriedly said.

Gerald nodded and sat down cross-legged.

He needed to recover some energy as soon as possible and return to the battlefield.

Time passed, and the sky slowly darkened. Soon, it was already around seven in the evening. The

street lights of Washington started to come on.

Gerald opened his eyes. He saw Catherine and her mother sitting in the living room. There was still

some worry on their faces.

Seeing Gerald wake up, Catherine hurriedly came over and asked, “Feeling alright now?”

Gerald nodded and said, “Yes.”

Then he pressed the earphone in his ear and said, “This is Gerald. I’ve recovered some energy and am

ready to return to the battlefield. Please give me the location of the Elite Ghost. I will join you

immediately.”

“No need!” Derick said.

His voice was full of fatigue. He said, “After the Red Elite Ghosts were wiped out, the Blue Elite Ghosts

seemed to have received some signals. When they left the city, we caught and killed some, but the rest

escaped in their aircraft.”

Gerald was stunned. Then, he let out a small sigh and said, “Okay, I know. What are the casualties?”

Gerald’s question was followed by a while of silence. In the end, Derick said in a hoarse voice, “More

than half of the Watchmen in Washington are dead. See it on your phone. There is a detailed report

about it. Gerald, there is not much time left for you. If you have time now, go to the airport immediately.

Your teammates are almost all there. When you arrive, you have to hurry to Europe at once. We’ve got

you a state-of-the-art plane. Your mission is to take care of the Gold Elite Ghosts in Europe. Then head

to north Australia! These two places have suffered heavy losses.”

“Roger!” Gerald nodded.

His target was the Gold Elite Ghosts. Although he had not recovered all his energy, there was not

much time left for him. He could only continue on the plane.

“Are you leaving?” Catherine saw Gerald stand up, and she asked.

Gerald nodded and said, “Yes, I have to go!”

He took out his phone and sent Catherine Jolie’s Line. He said, “Washington should be safe for

now. But if you are worried, leave with your mom, by car or by plane, and go to Sacramento. Then

contact this person. She is my cousin. She will get you a place to stay.”

Catherine nodded and said, “Okay, then…”

As she spoke, she walked up to Gerald, hugged him, and said, “You… Be careful.”

Gerald smiled and said, “Don’t worry. See you then!”

He opened the window and jumped out with recovered Vital Energy.

As he rushed toward the airport, Gerald took out his phone and looked at it. Then his expression

became extremely grim!

Now, only two cities’ casualty figures had come out. One was Sacramento, and the other was

Washington.

Sacramento had relatively fewer losses. 362 ordinary people and zero Watchman died.

Many top experts like Scar and the others were there. In addition, not many Elite Ghosts landed there,

so they were soon wiped out.

However, the loss in Washington was too heavy.

Washington had two Gold Elite Ghosts, four Red Elite Ghosts, and over a thousand Blue Elite

Ghosts.

In the early stage, there were not enough men, and many Watchmen died.

At a rough count, 300 thousand ordinary people had died, and Night Watch had lost more than 9

thousand members!

Entire Washington had only about ten thousand Watchmen before the war, which meant nine

tenths had died.

There, Gerald did not dare to go on. He was afraid that if he continued to read the report, he would

go crazy.

Moreover, only Sacramento and Washington got to take a break. In other places, the war continued. As

for the dead Watchmen in Washington, there were people to settle their affairs and bury them. And

those who survived had to go to the aid of other cities after a short break.

Gerald’s heart was filled with endless sorrow. As he walked, he looked down at the city enveloped

with the smell of blood.

“Maybe we aren’t doing our job well enough,” he murmured.

He jumped from rooftop to rooftop. After a while, he saw a man in a suit standing on the roof

ahead with a cane. He seemed to be waiting for Gerald.

It was Dr. T!

“Let’s chat for a bit?” He glanced at Gerald and asked with a smile.

Gerald landed on the roof next to the one Dr. T stood on. He looked at Dr. T and asked, “You should

have a lot of men.”

“Yes!” Dr. T did not deny it. He smiled and said, “You are doing a good job. Only hundreds of thousands

of people in Washington have died when the city has a population of 20 million. I’m very surprised. Of

course, it has something to do with the city itself. I’m afraid that the other cities will suffer even more

losses. If we can’t win against the Purple Elite Ghosts, I think 80 percent of the whole population will

die, and the other 20 percent will hide away.”

“Save it. We will win!” Gerald said indifferently.

“Are you sure you don’t want to join us?” Dr. T asked. “You are not in a good condition. You can defeat

one Gold Elite Ghost, but what if it’s a group of them? Do you think you will still stand a

chance?”

“I… I would rather die in the war!” Gerald said firmly. After that, he ignored Dr. T and left.