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Chapter 88 The Battle to Defend Britain!

Even as Chi Cheng played his game, some viewers in the live chat still felt something was off.

Do war games really have perfect endings?

You've gone back, but there are still so many people on the beach.

[This is at most a personal ending; does it have anything to do with the war?]

Chi Cheng watched the beach recede into the distance, his tone still confident.

"How can it not be perfect?"

"The people survived, the ship didn't sink, and they made it back to England safely."

"This ending, if placed in a war game, would be perfect."

"Guys, have you guys gotten addicted to those high-stakes games? Do you really think you're Captain America, capable of taking on an entire armored division by yourself?"

"Now look at these two directions laid out before you. Tell me, which one is noble, and which one is despicable!"

"Look around you!"

Chi Cheng shifted the camera angle, allowing the audience to see the tragic scene on the beach more clearly and directly.

Countless wounded soldiers lay groaning in the mud and water. Not far away, on the breakwater, a small boat that had just been filled with people was hit directly by a bomb dropped by a Stuka bomber. Planks and severed limbs flew into the sky in the water column.

"This is war! War games, what perfect ending is there?!"

"You think you're so great at fighting? What good is being great anyway!"

"For an ordinary soldier caught in this meat grinder."

"Live on..."

"This is the most perfect ending ever!!!"

Soon, the small boat approached the transport ship anchored on the sea.

Chi Cheng controlled his character to climb onto the deck and followed the other soldiers into the cabin.

Your actions have influenced your comrades.

The screen gradually darkened, and a line of settlement text slowly appeared in the center of the screen.

[Soldier: Alan Walker]

[Successful evacuation from Dunkirk]

[Evacuation time: 23:08 on the second day]

Chi Cheng excitedly slapped the table.

"See that!"

"I told you it would be a perfect ending!"

"You know what, the screen went black just now and it scared me half to death! I thought it was going to be another 'stay tuned' moment!"

"Thankfully, Chaoxi Games still cherishes the old times!"

Chi Cheng leaned back in his chair, his smugness almost impossible to hide.

He didn't fire a single shot, and he didn't die even once.

While the other anchors were still being bombed in the French countryside, he had already returned to England on a transport ship.

He's following his own ideas, so there's definitely no problem!

Are you kidding me? I was disciplined by my parents when I was a kid, and now I'm going to be disciplined by you, an online friend? No way!

Seeing the new results on the screen, some of the viewers who had previously urged him to join the fight began to waver.

Although his tactics were a bit cunning, he actually made it out alive.

[Completing the evacuation on the second day, that should be considered a speedrun, right?]

The main issue is that this game doesn't actually require you to kill enemies.

[It seems there's a reason behind this; in this place, everything looks forward from all directions! Going home is also an option!]

Seeing these comments made Chi Cheng feel even more comfortable.

"Game understanding is something that's innate."

"The mission tells you to evacuate, so just evacuate. Just listen to the advice!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the checkout screen changed again.

The Dunkirk phase has ended ahead of schedule.

Total duration of each phase: 168 hours

[Actual usage time: 47 hours and 08 minutes]

[Time Remaining: 120 hours and 52 minutes]

The remaining time will carry over to the next battlefield.

Chi Cheng raised his hand again, just as he had lowered it.

"What do you mean?"

"Time inheritance?"

"Did I really save so much time for the next stage?"

"See? I told you there was a reason I finished the mission ahead of schedule! Maybe this is just a special effect of the game!"

He quickly sat up straight and read it again from beginning to end.

The Dunkirk phase originally had a full seven-day time limit.

Players can either fight to the last moment on the French battlefield, or board the ship early like Chi Cheng and voluntarily end the current phase.

He completed his personal evacuation the next day, and the entire phase took only 47 hours.

The remaining 120 hours were neither converted into points nor transformed into anything else; these five days will be carried over to the next war intact.

Having understood this mechanism, Chi Cheng could no longer suppress his smile.

"Brothers!"

"Is this even worth discussing?"

"This game's countdown timer works like this?!"

"Then I made the right choice! I'm a genius!"

However, the settlement did not end there.

Below the inheritance time, a new prompt soon appeared.

The current character has left the French war zone.

The Dunkirk evacuation operation is still ongoing.

The outcome of the subsequent evacuation will be simulated based on the current battle situation.

[Stage settlement in progress...]

Chi Cheng paused slightly when he saw this line of text.

"What are you deducing?"

"Do we still have to wait for the settlement?"

"I'm already on the ship, what does what happens after that have to do with me?"

[New map being generated...]

[Number of participants being estimated...]

The next second, after a brief black screen, the camera suddenly rose to the sky above Dunkirk.

The camera quickly zoomed out, and the beach where Chi Cheng had been queuing all day turned into a long, narrow gray coastline. Countless tiny figures were still crowded there, while the ships on the sea looked like scattered black dots, approaching and leaving in batches.

Countless people want to leave.

On the outer edge of the map, in the area representing the Anglo-French allied defense line, numerous gaps have appeared.

During the French campaign, Ji Cheng remained on the beach awaiting evacuation.

After he leaves ahead of time, the system can only predict the fate of the remaining troops based on the current troop strength, positions, and the enemy's advance speed.

The first phase settlement finally popped up.

[Outer positions continue to collapse]

The western highway has fallen.

German armored forces break through the canal defenses.

The main road to Dunkirk has been blocked.

Port evacuation capacity has decreased.

The defensive lines on the map disappeared one by one.

The subsequent simulation results finally came out.

[Dunkirk evacuation outcome]

[Successful evacuation of 143,621 people from the UK]

[Failed to complete evacuation: More than 160,000 people]

Losses to vehicles, artillery, and heavy equipment: severe.

Chi Cheng stared at the number of people in the first row for a few seconds, and the smile on his face completely disappeared.

"How many?"

"Only 140,000 people have returned?"

He had just thought that a small boat could squeeze dozens of people in, and there were transport ships in the distance to provide support. Although the evacuation was slow, he believed that most of the people could be brought back in the end.

As a result, not even half of them returned.

"That's far too little!"

"Of the more than 300,000 people on the beach, only about 140,000 returned to Britain?"

"What about the rest? Did they all stay in France and find new jobs? They must have all perished..."

The settlement screen continues to scroll down.

You survived.

Enemy kills: 0

[Participated in interception: 0 times]

[Number of protected evacuation vessels: 0]

You did not slow down the German advance.

You did not help more troops reach the beach.

[Personal Survival Rating: Excellent]

[War Zone Contribution Evaluation: None]

Chi Cheng's lips twitched violently.

"Individual excellence, but no contribution to the war zone?"

"What do you mean by 'Day and Night Games'?"

"If you're going to praise someone, then praise them properly!"

The comments section was slightly sarcastic.

[That's a very accurate assessment; you really were only responsible for surviving.]

The anchor successfully proved that an individual can have a perfect ending, but a war cannot.

[The individual successfully completed the level, while the team was wiped out on the spot.]

[Damn it, streamer, you're the fastest private I've ever seen!!]

Chi Cheng was about to retort when the settlement screen suddenly disappeared.

The sounds from inside the cabin returned.

The transport ship has arrived at the British port.

After the hatch opened, a large number of soldiers evacuated from Dunkirk walked onto the dock along the ramp. Alan Walker also followed the crowd, setting foot on British soil once again.

Looking at the familiar port and the crowds of people welcoming the soldiers, Chi Cheng's mood finally improved a little.

"Fine, if I can't contribute, I can't contribute."

"At least my character came back alive."

"You can't exactly send Germans to Britain in the game, can you?"

He had barely finished speaking when a muffled cannon shot rang out in the distance.

The soldiers in the port all looked up at the same time. A military truck sped past outside the dock, filled with soldiers who had just received their weapons.

On the other side of the road, large numbers of civilians were moving north with their luggage, and along the way, newly dug trenches and makeshift anti-tank obstacles could be seen.

The relaxed expression on Chi Cheng's face disappeared again.

"What's going on?"

"Why are they starting to dig trenches on British soil now?"

The camera pans to the billboards outside the port.

A newly nailed map occupies most of the wall, with large red arrows drawn across the southern coast of England.

The arrows extend from the other side of the strait, pointing directly to Dover, Folkestone, and several surrounding ports.

New text gradually emerged.

The Dunkirk evacuation suffered heavy losses.

The British Army is severely understaffed.

A large number of vehicles, artillery pieces, and anti-tank equipment were lost in France.

[This led to the early launch of Operation Sea Lion in Germany]

German advance troops have established landing points in southern England.