This is a very realistic problem.
As they retreated, they were bound to suffer huge losses, fine, that's actually not an issue, as they are players after all, they could be resurrected, at worst, they would lose some experience..
But if they retreated, those two NPCs might have a chance to escape, Bai Fu would be done for.
So, they couldn't retreat.
["Damn it, spawn damn it, now we can only try to avoid attacking Fufu and go for that BOSS, hoping we can hold on until other players come to support."]
["Can you avoid it?"]
["Sigh, it's all my fault, if it weren't for covering me, Fufu wouldn't have been sneak attacked and controlled by that BOSS."]
["I'll go draw Bai Fu's grudge; you guys cooperate with those two NPCs. I don't believe this BOSS can control indefinitely, Newbie Village can't possibly come up with such an unsolvable BOSS."]
During the discussion, Patrick stood up.
He looked serious and resolute, which slightly calmed some of the frantic players.
["Patrick, I'm coming to help you."]
A dozen players stood up.
This scene was somewhat solemn, but the players watching in the live stream opened by Digging Girl didn't all see it that way, especially those who had been overshadowed by Bai Fu in the popularity poll were now feeling gleeful.
Good, good, good, it would be even better if Bai Fu could die here!
While the players were dividing into action groups, Yago and Xia Shi were starting to have second thoughts.
They didn't know players could resurrect, nor did they know players were rushing here, finding Bai Fu truly controlled, their first thought was it was impossible to kill Julia now, what they should do now was to temporarily retreat and readjust before looking for another opportunity.
But what happened next completely took them by surprise—
The players didn't run; instead, they split into two groups, the smaller headed towards Bai Fu, and the larger one ran in front of them.
"As long as we can kill that BOSS, we'll fully cooperate with you, whatever you want us to do, even if it means being human shields!"
The players going this far clearly weren't just trying to save Bai Fu; anyone could do the math, as long as they killed the BOSS, even if they died two or three times here, it would still be worth it.
It's come to this, you must fight to win!
Yago was shocked by the players' attitude.
He laughed immediately, right, this was their home, where else could they retreat to?
Fight then since these people want to take a risk, then let's risk it, even if they truly retreated, it would be hard to find another chance to come back because the Insect Tide was about to arrive.
"If you're prepared to sacrifice, then I'll share my idea, this may be our only chance to win."
"Go ahead, just a bit of sacrificial spirit, piece of cake."
Yago turned to check on the situation at Bai Fu's side.
At this moment, Bai Fu, who was controlled, was already clashing with the players, with some more controlled by Julia rushing towards them.
"I'll make it short..."
Julia's gaze kept wavering between the two waves of players.
She had expected that controlling Bai Fu would ease the fight, but she didn't expect it to be this effective.
Once Bai Fu attacked, those outsiders didn't dare to counterattack; they could only keep dodging and used their bodies to block Bai Fu from moving towards Yago.
Not sure what Bai Fu's identity was.
Anyhow, Julia was in a very good mood now, a barely noticeable smile curling up at her lips.
Thus, she didn't need to expend energy to control more outsiders, the saved energy could be used for emergencies, like dealing with sneak attacks from the two more troublesome Genetic Primordial Special Agents.
"Thinking of sniping me with special bullets? Dream on!"
Julia changed her mind; she decided to let Bai Fu kill all the obstructing outsiders first, and then deal with those two Genetic Primordial agents last.
The command was transmitted, Bai Fu received the game notification.
[Under the effect of "Spirit Master," you have changed your attack target to player "Patrick."]
She turned her body, with all her might, she threw a punch towards Patrick.
"Get out of the way!"
Bai Fu yelled out loud.
But the transformation was extremely abrupt, and her warning was half a beat too slow, Patrick completely failed to react, and could only take the hit.
Bai Fu's fist heavily landed on Patrick's chest.
At the moment Bai Fu swung her fist, the nearby players felt their scalp tingle; knowing Bai Fu's strength in bare-handed combat, literally killing Patrick with full force was just too easy.
Once Patrick died, the others who didn't have his strength and footwork would likely fall quickly.
Now they were screwed, their combat plan had completely failed.
Just when everyone was about to despair, relying on Fu suddenly shouted with wide eyes.
Something wasn't right.
Yes, Patrick wasn't killed; after taking a punch from Bai Fu, although he staggered back seven or eight steps, he still stood straight, the damage value floating above his head eventually showing only "-17".
Patrick himself and the other players were stunned.
With Bai Fu's strength, even if she didn't kill Patrick, the damage couldn't possibly be this minor!
Julia frowned, realizing something wasn't simple; she quickly instructed Bai Fu to continue attacking Patrick.