Early the next morning, the camp was already bustling inside and out.
The Joint Command Group issued another order: the great army was to withdraw.
That meant this breathtaking battle to provide support had finally come to an end. The Human Faction had lived up to expectations, claiming a complete victory despite the difficult circumstances.
They had not only destroyed the foundation the Bizarre Tree had built, but had also captured it. It was a resounding triumph.
The great army prepared to withdraw in high spirits.
As the command group had expected, the six team members who had captured the Bizarre Tree were not satisfied with their earlier achievement. They took the initiative and approached the command group, asking to stay behind and help clear the battlefield and handle the aftermath. They were determined to hunt down every remaining agent who had fled and restore peace and order to the region.
They were not the only ones staying. A few teammates who had been close to each of the six were persuaded to stay as well.
As a result, after a night of effort, the six had expanded their group to thirty or forty people.
Almost every one of the six had persuaded five or six teammates to stay with them.
Having "captured" the Bizarre Tree, the six were now unquestionably the most celebrated people in the entire army. The attention they received even surpassed that of the Star City team before them.
With popularity like that behind them, persuading a few old friends to stay was no difficult task.
They did not even need to talk much. The moment they said they wanted to stay and wrap things up, people volunteered to join them. Even teammates who were only on ordinary terms with them wanted in, though they might