Arknights, please stop going crazy over the streamer's operators.

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"It's alright, you guys go and rest first. There are more than just us here... there are more people coming later."

Li Ji patted Apple on the shoulder to comfort her.

"But didn't you say there were no more teams behind us?"

"Uh, there are indeed no other teams, but some members of my team haven't arrived yet."

Li Ji pointed to the arched bridge over the moat behind him.

Looking from afar, Apple could only vaguely make out the figures of four people in the shadows.

Chapter 86: The Four Cornerstones

In the shadow of the city wall, the figures of the four 'people' were revealed.

"What kind of group is this... not a single person from Yan?"

On the far left is a dark-skinned man with black hair, wearing a beige coat that is simple yet elegant. The coat's soft texture sways gently with his steps. He grips a knife tightly in his hand; the blade is sharp and gleams coldly.

But what's even more striking is that there seems to be a tube on the back of the knife connecting to the backpack on his back, suggesting that something else is inside.

Beside her was a white-haired woman in armor, carrying a huge iron hammer on her shoulder. With each step, the bridge seemed to tremble slightly.

The third woman was a tall, strong woman with long, dark blue hair. Her physique was robust, with well-defined muscles that exuded strength and resilience.

She gripped a chainsaw tightly in her hand, the saw blade gleaming with a cold metallic light; the weapon itself was almost as tall as she was.

And the fourth one, and so on...

It's one thing if the others are foreigners.

Holy crap, how can there be such a huge furry?

Apple rubbed her eyes and looked again at the far right of the four figures. It was a white tiger beastman with white fur all over its body?

Is this one of their summoned creatures?

None of these three look like summoners! What summoner carries a sword, hammer, and chainsaw?!

But that's not the most important thing, because there's someone next door who has put together a very realistic Sad Frog mascot costume as their battle attire...

As for why Apple left such a deep impression, it's because that person not only wore it during battles, but also wore that dark green sad frog outfit in every group photo, making him stand out in a group photo of normal people.

Although he really hoped that all the operators could dress like human beings during combat, he couldn't say anything to them, after all, what they wore was their own business...

Most importantly, Li Ji wouldn't have only brought these four people, would he?

What nonsense was Li Ji talking about with such confidence?

Apple thought Li Ji could find a lot of people, but this is still less than half of their own staff.

"Let me introduce them: Lord - Thorn, Unyielding - Mudrock, Power Attacker - Blaze, Fighter - Mountain."

As Li Ji introduced the people, each person whose name was called would gesture to everyone present to confirm their corresponding code name.

"Are these the only four people who arrived later?"

"Yeah, these four are enough to defend. If it's not enough, I have other operators here, we can add more later."

"It sounds like you're planning to use just the four of them to fight. This isn't some crack where you farm materials, and it's more about overwhelming people and creating maximum value!"

Seeing Li Ji's matter-of-fact answer, Apple looked to the side with a puzzled expression, "Tiansheng, is he really your temporary commander? Does he really know what kind of enemies are spawning here?"

Apple clearly knew Tiansheng. Looking at the unreliable Li Ji in front of him, he asked Tiansheng with some suspicion.

"He is indeed our temporary commander," Tian Sheng nodded affirmatively, "but whether he knows what kind of monster spawned, I..."

As Tian Sheng spoke, she glanced at Li Ji beside her, and Li Ji replied to the two of them with a sincere expression:

"I do not know."

"..."

Apple covered her face, unsure how to describe this bizarre team. First, they didn't send enough people, then they appointed a complete stranger as captain who not only didn't know how the monsters spawned but also liked to bully others...

This support team they sent is so unreliable!

How could he entrust the defense line to someone like that?

"Sigh, the enemies that spawn here are not just simple trash. There are Spell Master planes, Crushing Assault Team Leaders, Special Forces Soldier Team Leaders, Formation Breaker Team Leaders, Exploding Pigeons, Avengers, Ghosts... and their spawn frequency is very irregular in the later stages. The pressure these enemies can bring is not something that your group of about twenty people can withstand."

Apple sighed, feeling that his future was bleak. He looked at his exhausted teammates, then at the Rhodes Island and Qingfeng teams, and said helplessly:

"Take a look at the map and the enemy spawn distribution first. I'll have some of my men take a break. We're not made of iron, we need to rest too."

He called out to those around him, instructing the most exhausted guards and heavy infantry to evacuate first.

"But with so many fewer people in your defenses, you definitely won't be able to hold on. I'll leave some ranged units to rest in the rear of the battlefield, and we'll join forces to stop the most difficult wave."

This is about all Apple can do right now.

If the defense line breaks, he will be the one to carry out the counter-suppression in the end. He can only let some people rest for a while before throwing them into the most difficult battle.

This kind of rotation system minimizes the risk.

But seeing Apple's tired yet worried expression, Li Ji patted Apple's back lightly.

"It's alright, you can go and rest without worry. Leave this to us."

To prevent Apple from worrying, they even added, "If you're worried, you can rest in the back. We'll let you know in advance if we really can't hold on any longer."

Apple listened to Li Ji's confident tone with a look of doubt.

There are only two types of people who can get here.

There are teams with foreign operators and teams that are not very elite.

Li Ji's team clearly belongs to the first type.

Even if the foreign operators in his team are all elites, how could they possibly make up for such a large number of personnel differences?

“I’m still a little worried. How about this…” Apple hesitated for a moment before saying to Li Ji, “I’ll stay here first and let my people rest a short distance away. If there are any problems, I can call them immediately.”

He now trusts his own judgment more than meaningless trust.

Seeing Apple's insistence, Li Ji stopped trying to dissuade her and simply smiled and agreed.

He didn't feel much pressure at the western pass, especially after Apple explained the enemy's distribution.

Isn't this just a combination of Longmen city center and Longmen outer ring road?

He also glanced at the tactical map of the western pass that Apple had handed him.

Currently, they need to defend one main road and three side roads. Only the main road in the middle will spawn planes, crushing assault team leaders, and Avengers. The other roads are filled with ground enemies.

Even someone who's only played Arknights for a few days knows how to place the stones on this route.

To put it bluntly, this western pass was designed specifically for him to place four foundation stones here, which is why it was specially shaped into four roads.

This is purely for delivering food to Rhodes Island!

Moreover, besides the mace, Ines, and reeds, Li Ji also brought two mysterious and deadly weapons with him this time.

With the four cornerstones in place, there's simply no reason why they couldn't defeat this kind of annihilation.

……

Apple organized its troops to retreat in an orderly manner, while watching Li Ji setting up a defensive line not far away.

However, for some reason, Li Ji only placed Thorn in the middle lane, and then... that was it. He didn't deploy any of the other operators.

"What is this for?"

The pressure they'll face next is immense. Are they just going to let one person go first?

Are they taking turns?

Apple was seeing such advanced command for the first time, but since she was just an observer, it was not convenient for her to participate in the command discussion.

Since no one in the other team had any objections, it was naturally inappropriate for him to raise any questions.

The other three lanes were arranged in the normal formation, except that the lane with Mudrock, who was the Unyielding One, did not have any medical operators or other ground units.

"So confident in yourself, you're just planning to shoulder everything alone?"

Apple was actually a little confused by Li Ji's position.

"Has a new command strategy emerged in the safe zone?"

He even began to doubt whether there was something wrong with his command strategy.

But Li Ji, being a classic player who AFKs and eliminates enemies, naturally wouldn't consider so many things; what he needed to consider was how to minimize trouble.

If it weren't for the plane, he wouldn't even want to use Thorns... because it would require using two more skills, which is essentially AFK (away from keyboard) and not enough to relieve himself!

Moreover, although this is the real world, it doesn't require energy (cost) to deploy operators like in the Rift, and there's no need to find fixed locations to place operators.

It can even turn around and adjust its orientation at will, achieving a true 180-degree attack with no blind spots.

However, there are also many limitations.