[VRMMO] Chaos Doctor

"What are we looking at here?" – asked the muscular lizardman soldier who was standing on top of the wooden wall.

"Treants. An army of them, to be exact." – said the lizardman soldier.

"There are also ancient treats among the enemy army as well as the giant treants."

"Their forces are split and coming from multiple directions."

"Sir." – said the second lizardman soldier who approached while having a worried expression on his face.

"Some parts of the walls are still damaged from our attacks."

"The defense will not be easy."

"I can tell…. Elves? Did you see any?" – asked the muscular lizardman.

"No, sir. We haven't spotted them yet." – said the lizardman soldier.

"Then they are hiding somewhere. There is no way that the elves are not here….. They are planning something."

"!"

"You here too?" – asked the lizardman as he saw Doctor approaching him alongside the slime girl.

"…"

"Is that it?" – asked the Doctor while looking at the approaching army through his telescope.

"…"

(I can't tell really how many are coming… They are using the forest to blend in and stay hidden…. That is pretty surprising because they are giant ass trees just moving around…. Nah, it wouldn't work. I mean, giant ass trees moving around are not something you can miss…. Some sort of skill, I'm 100% sure of it.) – though surprised Phantasia.

(…..)

(Was the whole takeover of the city a trap?)

(Did they know that we would win the battle, and they instantly prepared for the ambush afterward?)

"…"

(Nah…. Something still ain't sitting right.)

(They are planning something different…. But what?)

"…"

"Something isn't right about this attack."

"You can tell as well?" – asked lizardman.

"Yeah…I don't like this." – said the Doctor while continuing to look around, before few moments later putting away his telescope.

"I can use my undeads as meat shields, but the big enemies will definitely break through them."

"The drakes will block them." – said the muscular lizardman.

"But the most annoying problem is that we don't know how many enemies are out there. We need to split up our forces and watch out for any attacks that could possibly come from any direction."

"…"

"Maparapara." – said the Doctor.

"Can you somehow slow down some of these monsters?"

"Yeb. I'm used to blocking and crushing big ass bastards." – replied Maparapara.

"Good. Then I will also join the frontlines in my monster form. I will try to hold them off." – said the Doctor.

The army of the tree monsters was slowly approaching the city from multiple directions, but the dragon clan was not scared as they prepared to fight, preparing their giant dragon monsters alongside the Doctor, who went to the frontlines with his monsters as well as Maparapara who both then transformed into their giant monsters forms, getting ready for the combat.

And before long, the elven monster army clashed with the dragon forces, causing an all-out battle to occur.

The cannons were fired.

The claws clashed.

The dragon breaths were fired.

Instantly, the entire battlefield turned chaotic.

However, from the get-go, it was obvious that even though the dragon clan forces were still showing signs of exhaustion from the previous massive siege battle.

But even they didn't give up as the dragon clan forces showed their resolve in the battle as well as their stubbornness.

There were casualties on both sides, but overall, the earth dragon side was able to keep their line of defense solid, as not even a single enemy was able to break through.

The elven forces had send the giant treants to go and destroy everything in their path, but thanks to the Maparapara interference, the giants attacks were stopped and their movements were restricted, giving the Doctor and the drakes chance to blast the enemies with their breath/gun fire, resulting in the giant enemies being pushed back or being completely torn to shreds.

"…"

(Damn. There are a lot of them.) – though Phantasia, as he ripped apart the giant treant and then saw right past even more enemies coming his way.

(The soldiers are exhausted…. But I think we should be able to do it?)

(However, we have yet to see anything "special" at all…. What are these bastards planning?)

The siege attack launched by the elven treant forces was merciless…. But it wasn't one-sided.

The battle lasted for hours…. And in the end, the dragon forces were able to repel the enemy, winning the battle…. But not without the cost.

"The defensive wall had been damaged further…. And we have even more injured soldiers." – said the female dragonewt after the battle had ended and the army higher-ups had gathered for the meeting.

"With our current state, we cannot march forward even if we wanted to… The enemy made sure of that."

"Oh, for fuck sake!" – shouted the male dragonewt.

"…"

"What do we do now?"

"We can try to repair the walls, but what if the enemy attacks us again?"

"What if it wasn't the last wave?"

"A trap…. These guys prepared a trap for us, and we fell for it." – said the general.

"The question is now how we will get out of this situation."

"We can try going back…. But if we do, we will lose a solid location for our invasion… And if the enemy takes back this place, then their defenses will be restored."

"But if we stay here, we will be sitting ducks." – said the Doctor.

"The enemy wants us to be in a no-win situation right now."

"But they are also visibly desperate."

"They want to keep us AWAY from the capital city…. But for what reason?"

"…."

"Logically speaking, we should retreat and abandon this city… Or we may end up suffering way too big losses."

"This would be technically the best possible plan."

"BUT!"

"What if the enemy is waiting for us?"

"What if we try to go back and we get instantly ambushed by the enemy forces?"

"We still haven't confirmed if our supply line is 100% secured yet."

"We may be walking into another trap, and this one could possibly wipe us out."

"There is also the fact that these treants were able to somewhat blend in with the forest, making them way less noticeable."

"As much as it annoys me to say it, but we really cannot move even if we wanted to…. We first have to confirm if our path is even safe."

"But doesn't that also mean that we will end up getting attacked by the enemy again and again if we stay here?" – asked the male dragonewt.

"Yes…. But what if we try to go back and we end up getting ambushed? Even though this city's defenses are crumbling, they are still there and they are still somewhat protecting us." – said the female dragonewt.

"We really need to focus on securing the escape route, or we could end up getting screwed over."

The people in the room began arguing with each other, with some saying that the army should retreat, but others saying that the army should stay and focus on the defense.

"…"

(Dammit…. The situation turned chaotic.) – though the earth dragon general.

(Like the Doctor said, the ideal situation would be to retreat and recover, before coming back…. But the enemy goal is to clearly stall for the time.)

(More of our brethren are coming to assist us, but…..Dammit! I don't know what to do!?)

(If we retreat, then we will lose this location.)

(But if we don't, then our main army could end up sustaining critical damage….. Between rock and hard place, huh?)

(No matter which situation we choose, we will be playing right into the enemy's hands.)

"…"

(This isn't going anywhere.) – though Doctor as he stood up.

"I'm leaving the meeting a bit earlier. I'm going to look around on my own." – said the Doctor before leaving the room alongside the slime girl and then returning back to their building base.

"So…. What do we?" - asked Maparapara.

"Pfffff…. No idea…. Honestly, I wasn't expecting this, but the elves had really gotten us good this time." – said Doctor as he sat down.

"Going back is both the best and the worst option we have right now…. But honestly, I can't think of a way for us to somehow push forward."

"The capital city will also be heavily defended and stuff…. And if we consider the current state of our army, it won't cut it… They will get wiped out."

"There is also a chance that the whole "treant attack" was just meant to scare us, while in reality they cannot send another army like this…. But the main problem is that we cannot confirm this theory, and as long as we don't know the presentence of how true that "situation" really is, we cannot attack."

"Hunter is also having an extremely hard time when it comes down to spreading the plague now, the enemy is straight up not letting her do it."

"There is also the fact that she must be running out of the plague to use."

"…"

"Damn those bastards….. I've got to say."

"They really managed to piss me off."