Rescue? Was it possible?
Those who had a little understanding of the battlefield would probably be able to get a negative answer.
The three battleships drove straight into the ambush of the Evil God's forces. While all of them were sunk, their landing point was naturally surrounded.
They had lost contact for more than six hours, and they had been surrounded by the Evil God's army for so long. There was no way they could survive.
If they wanted to rescue them in such a situation, it would be better to directly bring a few armies over and directly prepare to collect their corpses. That would be more realistic.
The reason why Rorschach left without hesitation was that he had already seen that the final conclusion of the board of directors was to form an alliance army to forcefully destroy them. Since it was a war, they had to be fully prepared, so they basically gave up on the possibility of rescue.
"No, it's still possible to rescue them successfully. But if we wait for them to really come to a conclusion, then there's really no hope at all. "
In the conference room on the thirteenth floor of the Game Church, Rorschach pointed at the three chess piece models in the middle of the map that represented the battleships and directly stated his conclusion.
"Where did I just come from? That seemingly completely sealed battlefield camp actually has a flaw."
Recalling the live battlefield that he had seen previously, Rorschach frowned and used a charcoal pencil to draw the thin lines of the encirclement on the map. It was a layout along the mountain range, and the core was at the mine pit.
"The surrounding terrain is more than 30% forest terrain and more than 20% mountainous terrain. The terrain is quite complicated … This is really good news for someone."
Rorschach's words relaxed the heavy atmosphere in the room slightly.
In this small conference room, the upper echelons of the Game Church and the Descenders were all present. After hearing such bad news, everyone's expression didn't look good.
Although no one objected, Rorschach had already seen that most people weren't optimistic about forcibly rescuing them at this time. It was just that no one objected.
"Nana's survival ability in the wild is amazing. Last time, she told me that she crashed and lived alone in the Abyss Forest for half a year. It's not that easy to kill her. This stingy person said that she definitely won't die before I return the money."
"… Then I'm afraid she won't die in this lifetime."
Someone's retort made everyone laugh, and the atmosphere became a little more relaxed.
Rorschach nodded gratefully at Isabella.
At this time, the worst thing to worry about was anxiety and chaos. What was even more frightening was the spread of despair. If someone spoke up and denied the necessity and possibility of rescue, then no matter what happened in the future, it would be Rorschach's decision. A crack would definitely exist.
From Rorschach's point of view, although the success rate of the rescue mission was low, he still had to try.
If he was disheartened, he could talk about it when he failed. As for excuses, he could find a basket full of them when he gave up.
But even if they had to try, they couldn't throw their companions into a hopeless situation where they had no chance of survival. It was the decision-maker's task to find the strategy with the highest success rate and the lowest risk.
Rorschach was not a hot-blooded young man who would charge into a fire that he would never return from while shouting the slogan "Never give up on a partner". He had only decided to abandon the other churches and do it alone after he had investigated the situation on the spot and confirmed that it was possible and necessary to save them.
However, Isabella had a blank expression in response to Rorschach's thanks. It seemed that she hadn't thought too much about it and had really just said it on a whim.
"… Thank you to our hardworking engineers for completing my Thunderbolt magic armor (Rorschach's dragon pet) in time. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have been able to return."
Rorschach couldn't help but feel some lingering fear as he recalled the battle situation there.
The sky was filled with all sorts of beholder demons and flying magical creatures. In the intense aerial battle, his magic armor had been destroyed in the end. If it weren't for his dragon pet's flying dragon armor and his own lightning resistance, he probably wouldn't have been able to return.
On the map, Rorschach had already marked out the locations of the enemy's defensive positions, monster hordes, and offensive facilities. Of course, he also marked out the enemy's defensive perimeter.
"False Vision. What a frightening ability … but it has its limits as well. There might be beholder demons around the ability's area of effect."
Various monster hordes were marked out on the map. Although they were rather blurry, it was still possible to tell that the monsters were distributed around the ambush points.
After thinking about it for a while, this was only natural.
The monsters were like interference antennas that forcefully created an illusion of nothing. Although they were powerful, these monsters that possessed the power of the Evil Gods were also rather high-level, so there would naturally be a limit to how many of them there could be.
In that case, since there were only a limited number of interference sources that could create illusions, the area of the "nothing" illusion would be limited as well.
Rorschach deduced half of this while also observing the scene. He was able to determine the source of the possibility of rescue — the enemy's ambush point was actually quite limited in area.
"There's a high probability … no, combined with what I saw at the scene and the direction in which the scattered monster hordes are tracking, we can basically confirm that although the three airships were sunk, they didn't directly fall into the Evil Gods' domain. In that case, as long as they weren't so weak that they fell to their deaths, there's still a chance of survival."
At this moment, everyone finally realized why Rorschach had mentioned the surrounding terrain. This was the true goal of rescue.
As long as Su Nanna and the others fell, it was highly likely that they would scatter and run for their lives. In that case, if they ran into forests or mountains, their chances of survival would naturally be greatly increased. With how experienced they were, this was only natural.
"… If my deductions are correct, the best possibility is that they've set up a temporary base to fight against the Evil Gods' minions. But, the most likely possibility is that they're still being hunted down by monsters and evil cultists. No matter which one it is, they'll still need our support. And, there's also another decisive advantage that will increase their chances of survival. Thunderstorm … "
Rorschach tapped on the map, but what he mentioned was rather confusing. Rorschach didn't keep them in suspense and directly explained.
"… The Evil Gods don't have our Thunderstorm magic armor that's been upgraded to 10.0. If their monsters leave the Evil Gods' domain, they'll be struck by lightning."
The power of the Evil Gods' domain dispelled the thunderstorm clouds. However, the Evil Gods that left the area weren't so lucky.
The people of Vila Nova Dônia were equipped with anti-lightning equipment. As long as they didn't fall into the Evil Gods' domain, the natural environment of thunderstorm would be a home field advantage that would help them survive.
Ordinary Evil Gods would definitely be quite strong if they wanted to fight in such an environment. In that case, there wouldn't be too many of them, which would naturally increase the survival rate of the survivors.
Rorschach had thought of this when he was being hunted down by those monsters. If those aerial Evil Eyes that were a threat to him could also be mass-produced, then he would have been able to directly defeat them. Why would he need to set up an ambush?
Rorschach's deductions were reasonable, which made everyone else sigh in relief. This proved that rescue was necessary. It also meant that if they wanted to rescue them, they wouldn't need to go deep into the Evil Gods' domain. That would increase their chances of survival by at least ten times.
After explaining the situation to everyone, Rorschach looked around at everyone in the room. Since he didn't intend to accept any more inquiries, he straightforwardly started giving out missions.
"Isabella, I'll leave the matters in the city to you. Follow the plan and get rid of those 'eyes' … Don't pout. You know that only you can do this. Besides, I'll need someone with enough authority to take command when I'm gone."
"Harry, activate the theme park's network. I'll use 'that' when necessary. It's best for the other descenders to be near a network node that can connect to the theme park's system at any time."
"Volunteers. I need volunteers. However, the prerequisite is that they have the ability to survive for more than ten minutes in the Thunderstorm Plains without their magic armor …"
"I've already negotiated with the Scroll Alliance. They'll lend us two assault airships, but that alone won't be enough. I've also contacted …"
Orders were given one after another. The Game Church began to move. Nervous and excited expressions appeared on the young faces at the same time. This would be their first real battle, and how many of them would be able to walk out of it alive?
Rorschach was silent for a moment. At least for now, he was looking forward to bringing them back.
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