Chapter 334: Base Swap Tactics (Part 1)

Apart from Samimi, the rest of the team gradually realized what was happening.

That giant Abyss monster wasn’t attacking the Adventurer Army. Instead, it was bypassing the army and heading further back.

So its target wasn’t the army, but the rear camp.

Currently, the camp’s elite force of thirty thousand had already been deployed. Those left behind were only the elderly adventurers and support personnel.

Their combat effectiveness was worrying.

“I see…”

Samimi’s expression darkened. “The situation is more serious than I thought.”

After all, there were six S-Rank Adventurers within the Adventurer Army, all tough opponents.

Logically speaking, even if they were ambushed by a Boss, they could hold out for a while, maybe even chip away at its health.

But that was the normal plot.

In reality, there was no Protagonist Halo to bail you out.

“What’s wrong? Why do you all look so grim?” Divine Blade Huck’s smile gradually faded.

“We encountered a giant Abyss monster on the way, its strength no less than Magic Sword Red’s,” Samimi stated concisely. “While we were fighting Magic Sword Red, it slipped away through the canopy.”

“We thought it would attack you, so we rushed back to defend. But it seems now things aren’t that simple.”

Divine Blade Huck’s face completely darkened.

“Return to camp immediately!” Miss Meihua made a decisive call and began commanding the retreat.

“Wait, I have a plan.” Samimi raised her hand to stop her.

Everyone was taken aback.

“We split into two groups,” Samimi said gravely. “Blue Ghost, Red Ghost, you take the First Guild and continue pushing forward.”

“The truth of the Abyss lies ahead. If we don’t seal the Abyss, defending the camp is meaningless.”

“Pharmacist and Cresia will go with you. The defense we’ll leave it to our Radiant Squad.”

Blue Ghost and Red Ghost immediately put their masks back on.

Once the masks were on, hearts sealed, love locked away, their emotions stabilized rapidly.

“Cresia, let’s go.” Blue Ghost directly pulled her along.

No hesitation.

Unconditional trust in Samimi.

“Vice President Huck, this is the Sword of the Hero.” The Hero of the Gale handed over the sword. “I entrust it to you.”

“You were the ones who defeated Magic Sword Red.” Huck shook his head. “This sword should rightfully be held by you, then handed over to the Association.”

In the end, everyone decided to take a brief rest first.

Miss Meihua and Divine Blade Huck spread the news throughout the entire army. The Sword of the Hero had been recovered. Magic Sword Red had been eliminated.

Cheers instantly swept through the entire Sea of Trees.

But immediately after, the bad news also arrived.

“The camp is under attack by a giant Magic Beast! Everyone, return to defend immediately!”

The army instantly grew tense.

But unlike a small team’s movements, a legion of thirty thousand couldn’t just turn around on a dime.

It took several hours just to complete the change in direction.

People grew anxious. Discussions buzzed. It even affected command at one point.

Because everyone clearly knew that rear camp was a defensive line built with the lives of countless human predecessors.

Once breached, the monsters of the Sea of Ten Thousand Forests would have a clear path forward.

Even if they eliminated the Abyss this time, in the future a new Abyss could still appear.

The Sea of Ten Thousand Forests was, in essence, an infinite monster spawn point.

Endless.

Even so, humans still wanted to figure out what exactly the Abyss was.

Even the original plot never gave an answer.

And now they were only one step away.

Curiosity is humanity’s most fundamental driving force.

Courage is merely another name for it.

Samimi, however, couldn’t help but sigh.

She realized she wasn’t very good at PvE.

Theoretically, a Divine Official should be suited for dealing with monsters, but lately she’d been fighting extremely awkwardly.

Especially the Connection Witch.

That was the most troublesome opponent she had ever faced.

“I really am more suited for PvP…” she complained internally. “Fighting people is what’s interesting.”

“Forced monster-slaying is truly a bad civilization.”

Finally, the group split.

The Radiant Squad took twenty thousand people back to defend the camp.

Blue Ghost, Red Ghost, Cresia, and Steve took ten thousand people and continued deeper in.

This tactic felt strangely familiar.

“Isn’t this… base trade?” Samimi internally complained.

You destroy my base, I destroy yours.

See who’s faster.

But in the end, she still turned back.

Her conscience was still there.

Otherwise, she could have very well continued deeper.

“That’s the Hero’s task,” she thought. “I’m just a Divine Official, I’ll just tag along.”

The life and death of adventurers didn’t concern her deeply.

The people she truly cared about were all by her side.

“Huck, Shalum, are you ready?” Miss Meihua approached.

“We can set off,” Huck also nodded.

Samimi nodded.

But a figure surfaced in her mind.

That girl sitting in a wheelchair.

Who had lent her and Niubao her house to stay in.

The genius blacksmith, Aoi.

She was still at Camp No. 20.

“Full army, advance!”

Samimi’s eyes snapped open, and she rushed to the very front.

Full speed back to defense.

At the same time, Large Base No. 20.

The lonely girl Aoi was in the Weapon Workshop, maintaining her creation.

The team had been gone for dozens of days.

Only she remained.

She was never good at communicating with others to begin with.

But after having seen the light, the loneliness became unbearable.

She was alone, adjusting the Brilliant Light Mecha.

Progress was slow.

Once upon a time, Miss Shalum provided ingenious ideas, and Bemore was responsible for implementation.

The three of them collaborated, completing eighty percent of the mecha.

Now only the final twenty percent of fine-tuning remained.

“The rest… I’ll complete it.”

The young girl gently patted her cheeks, finished her simple breakfast, and began a new day of adjustments.

“When everyone returns, it will definitely be able to move.”