"Enough!"
Li Boyuan interrupted.
The sound wasn't loud, but it was enough to stop the two of them.
He looked at everyone, his expression grave, and said...
"Time is of the essence; we don't have time for you to argue. If you think it's unfeasible, raise your hand and state your concerns."
Upon hearing this, everyone paused for a moment, and then several people raised their hands one after another.
"The beast tide is currently attacking the city; leaving won't be so easy..."
"If too few people go out, it won't be effective; Frontier-Pacifying City will be in danger..."
"If we really want to get out, the beast tide below won't just stand by and watch. We'll have to break through first, and after that, we'll have to deal with the possible pursuit of the Calamity Beast. We also need to make sure we have enough fighting power when we get there..."
Several questions brought silence to the room.
Even Cao Mingyu, who had just refuted them, remained silent.
The questions raised by everyone are indeed somewhat difficult to answer.
Li Boyuan sat at the top, silently watching the crowd.
This is what he's worried about.
With Calamity Beast surrounding them below, getting out to provide support won't be that simple!
"Sir, may I ask something?"
A voice came from below.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lin Zhaoran, who was originally from the Deep Blue Squad.
Li Boyuan nodded.
"Based on my understanding of Captain Shen, he should have considered similar situations, so..." Lin Zhaoran paused, looking at Li Boyuan, "Didn't he send a message?"
Everyone was slightly taken aback, then turned their gazes over as if they remembered something.
Under everyone's gaze, Li Boyuan a moment, then nodded.
"Yes, the information I just received was from him, and..."
He paused for a moment, then continued,
"His idea was to send people from our organization out to provide support, in order to try and cooperate with one of his plans."
The crowd's gazes narrowed slightly.
"What plan?" Lin Zhaoran asked.
"Time is limited, so I didn't go into details. But without a doubt, if we're to cooperate, sending someone over is essential," Li Boyuan.
"Then why didn't you say so earlier?" Cao Mingyu frowned.
"The feasibility of the plan is uncertain. Our presence there might be useful, or it might not. That's why Inspector Shen told us to decide for ourselves," Li Boyuan replied.
Upon hearing this, everyone frowned deeply.
What does it mean that it might be useful, or it might not be useful?
"Could it be... that Captain Shen knows it will be difficult for us to go and provide support, and that we might even be wiped out if we go out, ending up with many people dying for nothing and not contributing anything, so he's letting us decide for ourselves?" Yu Yanhui said quietly, sitting in her seat.
However, she seemed to have underestimated the quietness in the conference room.
One gaze after another turned toward them.
Seeing this, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she shrank back.
"Indeed, it's not surprising that Captain Shen thinks this way, but isn't that underestimating us too much?"
"Yes, but that also shows that the plan must be really difficult, right?"
"Yes, that's right..."
Everyone responded enthusiastically.
Lin Zhaoran ignored them, looked directly at Li Boyuan, and asked again,
"Sir, what if we don't go?"
Li Boyuan over and said, "Then Inspector Shen will try it out according to that plan himself."
"The attempt failed?" Lin Zhaoran asked.
"The attempt failed..." Li Boyuan paused, "Then he'll have the others disperse and evacuate, as many as they can escape."
The meeting room fell silent.
For a moment, no one knew whether they should go or not.
However, the conversation just now has made many people more inclined not to go.
After all, getting there isn't easy, and even if you do get there, it's hard to succeed, so it doesn't seem to make much of a difference.
After a long silence, a slightly cold voice rang out.
"It's actually very simple, it's just gambling!"
Everyone looked over.
Gu Lingxuan leaned back in her chair, looking at the overhead light as if she had lost interest, her long, wine-red hair shimmering in the light.
She continued speaking,
"Although we don't know what Shen Heng's plan is, sending us there might be useful, or it might not. But if he succeeds, or is close to succeeding, then our presence there should at least increase the chances of success."
Many people in the meeting room nodded silently.
Gu Lingxuan continued:
"If you believe he can't succeed, then going to the past doesn't seem to make much sense. It's better to stick with it; that way, there's still a chance to hold on."
As soon as he finished speaking, even more people couldn't help but nod in agreement.
It's not their fault. Breaking out is difficult enough, and they also have to face possible pursuit by Calamity Beast. Once they get there, they need to ensure their combat strength, and then they're told their support is useless?
However, Gu Lingxuan did not finish her sentence.
She slowly moved forward a few steps, her gaze sweeping over everyone, and said:
"But if we manage to hold out, it will definitely be because of them... because our comrades in Bedrock City killed a large number of Calamity Beast outside, leaving insufficient Calamity Beast to attack Frontier-Pacifying City later, which is why we were able to hold out, right? If we survive then..."
She tugged at the corner of her mouth.
"I don't know what you all think, but I feel like this is a bit embarrassing."
After he finished speaking, everyone sat there in a daze, seemingly unable to react for a moment.
Finally, Cao Mingyu spoke first.
"That's right. They insisted on staying to support us even though they knew it was extremely dangerous and their efforts might not be effective. On the contrary, we..."
The loud words echoed in the room.
Yu Yanhui sat in the back, her mind replaying Gu Lingxuan's words, feeling a burning sensation on her face.
She glanced sideways at the figure beside her and whispered, " Sister Zhaoran..."
Lin Zhaoran looked over upon hearing this, glanced at her twice, and then nodded slightly.
The expressions of the people around them gradually changed.
To be honest, they were afraid to go out, afraid to die, and even more afraid of dying and being useless. But compared to the fact that others died to save them while they themselves were still alive and well, all of the above seemed less important!
Of course, more importantly, just as Captain Gu said, it's nothing more than a gamble!
Going out doesn't offer a high chance of success, but staying in doesn't seem to offer a high chance of survival either!
Li Boyuan sat at the front, surveying the crowd. He understood that many people's attitudes had changed, but...
"What if there are still Calamity Beast surrounding us down there?" he asked.
"We can select some elites, which will make it easier for them to break through. Once they break through, only those of the same level will be able to catch up with the Calamity Beast that try to pursue them!" Gu Lingxuan said.
"Do all the Fifth Tier units have to go? What if those two Fifth Tier units at the bottom don't show up...?"
Gu Lingxuan paused, and just as she was thinking, she heard a voice from beside her.
"Let Captain Gu and Cao Mingyu go then, Yanhui and I will stay!" Lin Zhaoran said from her seat.
Looking over, Gu Lingxuan nodded slightly to Lin Zhaoran and then looked up at him.
Li Boyuan looked at the crowd in front of him, paused, and then spoke:
"Vote."