How Level Zero Devil Destroys Player Experience

"It's true that heroes emerge from youth. He has such courage and wisdom at such a young age."

After the polite exchanges of greeting, the two men, as the primary and secondary commanders of the army, naturally knew what the current situation was. Without any unnecessary nonsense, Osborn was responsible for quickly organizing the large force to prepare for retreating back to Rock Point.

Xi Luo then asked a few questions that he was particularly concerned about.

"Are there no problems with the other armies?"

He was inquiring about the two other armies which, in addition to my own, had been sent from Rock Point to support the retreat at Mosley Bay.

I nodded. "They will help us temporarily attract some firepower. As long as we successfully retreat, they will also retreat back. Because the main target of the expeditionary force is Mr. Xi Luo and you. As long as we act according to the plan, there will be no major problems."

"Okay, so which route do we need to retreat along?"

"We'll go through the southwest canyon. That's the direction we're heading from after eliminating the expeditionary forces' spies. We've also cleared out the beasts along the way, so there won't be too many threats."

"Thank you for your hard work."

After getting a full answer, Xi Luo was completely relieved.

At the same time, on the other side, Osborn and the military officer Darent gathered the two teams together and planned to advance towards the canyon southwest of the woods.

The players seemed to be in a very relaxed mood. After all, the mission was almost completed for them.

The same was true for the army, especially the troops in the Mosley Bay Front, who were exhausted after two days of intense fighting. Now that the road behind them had been cleared, they would be able to return to Rock Point smoothly and without hindrance for a short rest.

However, just as all the troops and players had just left the woods, several loud roars of beasts suddenly sounded in the valley behind.

Ow—

Like a signal, it immediately caused a series of reactions.

Continuous roars were heard, and slight tremors gradually spread across the earth.

Even without the scouts' reports, everyone knew what had happened.

Thousands of black shadows leaped out of the valley and rushed towards them.

"Damn it, no wonder we didn't see any signs of the beasts during the battle just now, it turns out they were already ambushing."

Darent's eyes widened.

Silla and Osborn's expressions both sank, and Osborn immediately ordered the army, "Gather and defend!"

"No, we can't be held back by them."

I interrupted the other party's command and said, "The expeditionary army must have received the news by now. If we waste too much time here, they will chase us and intercept us. The most important task now is to retreat."

"But if we retreat under this situation, our formation will definitely be broken up by the beast tide."

Silla said in a deep voice.

"So we need to have some people take charge of the rear."

I cast my gaze towards the crowd in a certain direction.

Chapter 198: Alternative Decision

At the same time, almost all players received a notification.

"Sister Qingqiu, Sister Qingyu, why do I feel this scene is so familiar?"

Beibei looked at the hordes of beasts attacking in the distance, then looked at the pop-up notice "cover the evacuation of the troops", and couldn't help but blink.

Qingyu cast an inexplicable look towards Yili Qingqiu, the meaning of which was very clear -

Who was it that swore so confidently that the army would not use them as cannon fodder?

Isn't this exactly a re-enactment of the scene of the attack and defense of the ruins?

Yili Qingqiu could only cough and gave orders to the team helplessly.

"Let's find a better position to output."

If they were delayed by the beast tide and the expeditionary force was caught up, the situation would be even worse. Considering the reward for accepting this special wartime mission, they had to cover the army's safe retreat at all costs.

Otherwise, if they fail, all their previous efforts will be in vain, and the sunk costs will be extremely high.

With this in mind, guilds of all sizes, such as Stormwind and Eternal Spire, were helpless but had no choice but to block the beast tide's attack and buy time for the army's retreat.

Fortunately, although the beast tide was ferocious, these players were able to barely block several waves of attacks.

Although it was achieved at the cost of casualties.

Especially the front row who were standing at the forefront to resist, they were constantly killed under the attacks of the beast tide, and were constantly resurrected and pulled up, the scene was extremely intense.

Everyone is gritting their teeth and holding on.

After holding out for forty or fifty minutes and hearing the sound of mission completion, they gave up resistance as if they had been finally relieved and were completely overwhelmed by the tide of beasts.

At this time, the army had already retreated safely into the canyon.

……

This action of someone not only brought him a lot of energy gains, but also helped Rock Corner to gain a lot of remaining troops and get a chance to catch his breath.

The expeditionary force also lost dozens of elites and more than 4,000 demon soldiers.

But compared to the overall situation, it was harmless as the expeditionary force continued to advance.

After losing the protection of Mosley Bay, the front at Rock Point still seemed precarious.

On the first day when Ciro and Osborne's troops withdrew to Cape Rock, several trenches that had been built were destroyed one after another in just one day. All the troops had to return to Cape Rock again and defend the town as a stronghold.

The expeditionary force under Garcinia also crossed the Mosley Bay, established a base in front of Cape Rock, and continuously sent troops to attack Cape Rock.

However, Rock Point was unable to break away from the town's stronghold and strike at the expeditionary force's base.

As one gains strength while the other loses strength, the other side will definitely have the upper hand.

Moreover, judging from yesterday's battle situation, the expeditionary force only needs one more day to completely defeat the defense of Rock Corner. A decision must be made at this critical moment.

Those who believed in abandoning the city and retreating to the second front, and those who advocated direct confrontation with the expeditionary force.

Half and half.

"Miss An, do you have any comments?"

The executive officer of Rock Corner looked at the officers arguing in the meeting room with a headache, and suddenly thought of something, and asked a petite figure next to him who seemed to be thinking about something.

After successfully rescuing two important armies, Xiluo and Osborne, the day before yesterday, my status in Rock Point rose sharply.

If before it was only because of the status granted by Agatha and the many elites in the monastery under my command, now in the eyes of many officers in Rock Corner, I am no less than any important leader.

After all, they were able to successfully accomplish the mission with such an unexpected action, which not only dealt a considerable blow to the expeditionary force, but also caused minimal damage to the army.

In addition to summoning adventurers, it cost a lot of supplies.

But compared with the rescued troops, these supplies were nothing. Moreover, if the town was destroyed, these supplies would be lost to the demons of the expeditionary force.

Of course, Locke Corner does not take into account the casualties on the players' side at all.

Hearing what the executive said, I nodded, looked up and smiled, "I think both approaches are good, why can't we combine them?"

The clear and pleasant voice seemed a little muffled in the noisy conference room, but when these words sounded, they instantly attracted the attention of everyone, including the executive officer of Rockhorn.

"What does Miss An mean?"

Silla, who was sitting across the conference table, cast a questioning look.

He and Osborne were both advocates of war and had experience in the Mosley Bay Front. They believed that blindly retreating to defend would only increase the morale of the expeditionary force, making their side increasingly passive.

But when they heard what I said at this moment, they all became extremely curious about how the two could be combined.

I did not directly answer everyone's doubts, but instead asked, "Mr. Executive, which core battlefront is closest to us and can be supported the fastest?"

"If we go at full speed, we can reach the Port of Sel in the north in just seven hours."

The executive officer said subconsciously, and then quickly thought of something, "Miss An is planning for us to abandon Rock Point and support Sel Port instead?"

I nodded in agreement. "Well, that's the main decision."

When they heard what I said, there was an uproar in the conference room.

"Isn't this too risky?"

"In this case, isn't it too cheap for the expeditionary forces here? There are still a lot of supplies left in Rock Corner."

"And the defense in the subsequent direction also failed."

"Quiet, quiet!"

Finally, it was the executive officer who spoke up to stop the noise. He turned his gaze to me and said, "Miss An must have her own reasons for doing this. Listen carefully to what she says."

I smiled and nodded. "Of course, this is the main decision, but we can add some different strategies to it."

After I explained the story in detail, everyone in the conference room finally understood my specific plan.

First of all, not all the troops went to support Port Sel. Half of the troops went to support, and the other half retreated to the second front with necessary supplies.

Besides, the town of Rock Point is not something that can be given up easily.

"Place traps and explosives at key passes, and leave some people behind to use trenches, tunnels, and other cover to engage in small-scale street fighting with the expeditionary forces that enter the town."

"Although it will cause great damage to the town of Rock Point, the situation will not be much better if we leave it to those demons."

Many officers nodded, knowing the destruction the expeditionary force had experienced along the way.

But some people also asked a key question.

"If the expeditionary force bypasses Rock Point and launches an attack directly, won't our deployment be in vain?"

"No, they definitely won't get around it."

I said with confidence.

Transportation on the teleportation array is particularly troublesome, so the expeditionary force's supplies are mostly obtained by looting the towns along the front line.

After the losses on the front line of Rock Corner, this demon army has been reduced to a small number, so it is naturally in urgent need of obtaining the necessary supplies from Rock Corner.

Moreover, even if they were determined and felt that going hungry was no big deal, Jacinia was such a good child that she would definitely not let her subordinates suffer from hunger.

Chapter 199: The Battle at Rock Point

If planned properly, the expeditionary force would be disrupted by the street fighting in Rock Corner.

By the time the situation was completely stabilized, the troops from Rock Point had already rushed to Port Sel.

At this time, the demon army will inevitably feel that they have been deceived.

In addition, it is believed that all the troops on Rock Point have gone to Sel Port for support, leaving a gap in the defense line behind Rock Point. After receiving the necessary supplies, all the troops will definitely be sent to march quickly and attack the town on the second line behind.

At this time, the other half of the army that is evacuating with supplies can notify the troops in the towns on the rear front line, and take advantage of the expeditionary force's rapid march to ambush and attack at the right location.

It is not impossible to inflict heavy damage on the expeditionary force.

After the plan was explained in detail, everyone in the conference room was immediately convinced. The entire framework was logical and orderly without any major flaws. Moreover, as the other party had said, it combined the ideas of both the pro-war and pro-retreat factions.

The executive officer of Rock Corner nodded and said, "I agree with Miss An's plan. What do you think?"

Although as the main decision-maker executive of Rock Point and the special operations commander granted by Agatha, the two of them can play a decisive role.

Even so, we must take into account the thoughts of these officers to avoid confusion in subsequent operations.

"I agree."

"I agree."

"Agree."

The voices rang out almost unanimously in the conference room.

Seeing this, the executive officer of Rock Corner finally made a decision, "Okay, then we will act according to Miss An's plan."

"Siro, Osborn."

"exist."

"You two will be responsible for leading your respective armies to support Port Sel. Weiner, Ancore, and Shulvis, you will lead the First Legion and the Second Legion to assist."

"There is no time to lose. Set out immediately after nightfall and try to arrive the next day."

"Yes."

The executive officer then gave orders to several other officers, all of whom had previously advocated retreat and defend. After receiving the executive officer's orders, they took the other half of their men to pack up supplies and retreat to the second line.