Waking Dream - Devil Survivor CYOA

Peep that party set-up.
Objective: Daniel and George escape. 50% of enemies survive.

There are 30 enemies in 10 groups of 3.

Any last minute changes, or is the formation acceptable?

Does the order in which they're listed matter...?

Looks fine to me.

B, G, N!

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You tell George and Daniel to fight their way straight to you.  You don't mention that there's no hope for these people.

"Ah...  Consarnit!" George yells.  He calls out a pair of demons.  One looks like a cat wearing tall boots and a feathered cap.  The other's a floating, creepy-looking woman with green hair and a large harp.

"I said no, dammit!" Daniel says.  "Don't hurt 'em!"

"What, we just gonna abandon all the ones what escaped?" George demands.  Daniel falls silent, but doesn't summon his demons or anything.  "I ain't gonna go all-out, anyway..."

He's preparing to head your way.  Hopefully Daniel will at least follow in his wake.

You start attacking the horde of shambling human husks from the other side.  A trio come your way...

(A) Hit them with Maragi
(B) Try an ice spell, maybe?
(C) Screw it, Megido
(D) Just punch one

(1) Hold back and try not to kill them
(2) Hit them as hard as possible

Oh, yeah!  I forgot about that thing I'm supposed to do!
If George or Daniel are defeated in this battle, they will die.

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You throw out a fire spell, but you try to hold back a bit - you order your demons to do the same.  The shambling beasts are blasted by the fire, and seem to take quite a bit of damage.  It seems like you've found their weakness.  After your initial attack, the monsters lunge forward and claw at you.  Lailah takes a bad hit.  The others go after you.  They struggle to get past your demons, but still manage to do some damage.

The rest of the monsters go after the others as George tries to make his way towards you, dragging Daniel behind him.  George plows through a group, physically shoving them out of the way without actually killing them.  The monsters slash at Daniel's back and leave a moderate injury.

Sara follows your example and holds back fighting against one team.  Despite taking several hits, she seems to be holding up well.  She casts a healing spell towards you.

Rita looks like she's trying to hold back, but ends up killing two of the creatures.  Her Grey is slightly injured by the last.

Elise doesn't hold back, obliterating one of the monster teams.

The monsters start closing in on George and Daniel's backs.  If they don't hurry, they'll quickly be surrounded.  All the enemies standing between them and the escape point are currently either engaged or dead.

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George:
(A) Run recklessly
(B) Move slowly and cautiously
(C) Stand and fight

Everyone else:
(1) Wipe out the enemies
(2) Focus on holding them back
(3) Surround George and move with him

Kira:
(M) Keep holding back
(N) Go all out

Sure. Well go with this.

You're done playing around.  You incinerate the three creatures before you with a flick of your phone.  One less obstacle to George and Daniel's survival.  You tell Elise the two of you are going to clear the way - Elise wastes no time engaging the enemy.  Rita and Sara will act as the rear guard and protect George and Daniel.

George and Daniel start advancing, making their way through the now-thinned horde of creatures.  The only group standing between them and escape is currently fighting Elise, and you doubt they'll be alive much longer.

Rita and Sara manage to intercept all but one group of the creatures.

Sara continues to stand her ground, unflinching despite the numerous cuts beginning to accumulate from the wall of flesh assaulting her.  Her demons, Ikusa and Moloch, also shake off blow after blow, guarding their summoner without retaliating.

Rita, however, is not faring as well.  Grey will probably only survive a few more seconds.  Barbatos is also badly injured.  Rita's injured, but forces herself to stay standing to protect George.  Elise orders Pyro Jack to heal her team with Fairy Dust.  It helps a bit, but barely slows the inevitable.  Fortunately, she probably doesn't need to hold out much longer.  Sara shoves her way closer to Rita and heals Grey quite a bit.

George and Daniel are almost to the open field.  And the road lies just beyond.  Once they make it that far, it should be easy to outrun these creatures.

You start to feel hopeful.

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A black shadow dashing across the ground in the moonlight draws your attention, and you snap your eyes up to search for the source.

A horrific creatures comes crashing down directly in your path.  It's...  What is that?  Your mind darts through a dozen different animals trying to find an apt comparison.  Horse, bird, bat, lizard... dragon, human...  What Waite told you snaps to the forefront of your mind.  To simply accept reality as it is.  It is what it is.  Demon, alien, monster...  It doesn't matter why it's here.  It doesn't matter.  It's standing in your way, and everything about its demeanor tells you it intends to stop you.

It's a quadruped with large, leathery wings and a pointed tail covered in scales and ending in a wicked barb.  It has hair, and a vaguely humanoid shape.  Judging from its entrance, it's extremely fast.  Your immediate assumption is that it's a mindless beast that relies on quick physical attacks, but... perhaps that's a foolish assumption.

(A) No change in plans.  Cut through the newcomer and keep going.  You can easily outrun the creatures once you're past.
(B) Head to the side and through the woods.  Hopefully that thing can't fly fast through there.  Losing the humanoid monsters could be harder...

(1) Keep the same basic plan
(2) Cycle positions

Umm B1