Meanwhile, Alyx and Freeman had been attempting to reach White Forest by road, and skirmished with some Hunters, before reaching the White Forest Inn. With the Combine in retreat, and having suffered a catastrophic defeat in City 17, the Resistance could now put their plan of using the old Xenian resonators in Earth orbit to seal the portal storms, and the infant superportal developing above the ruins of the Citadel, into action - something previously unimaginable while the Combine was in such a strong position.įollowing their defeat in the city, the Combine began a strategic withdrawal, however, after realising what the Rebels were planning, a substantial force was hastily assembled and ordered to raid White Forest. 2 Initial Combine maneuvers and final attackįollowing the destruction of City 17, the rebels had evacuated their forces and citizens to the countryside, using White Forest as a rallying point.Or was it, as a mysterious force "somehow" saved him, but instead Alyx was somehow nowhere at sight, despite both Eli and Gordon clearly remembering her with them, as they're planning to find the Borealis and Judith, all together. The Rebel victory however, was bittersweet, as Eli Vance was killed shortly after the attack ended.
The failure of the Combine to both capture the base and destroy the satellite before launch was a mortal blow to their forces on Earth, who were now isolated. Closure of the portal would mean permanent isolation for the Combine on Earth. The Combine's primary objective was to destroy the guidance array and shoot down the White Forest rocket, which contained a satellite capable of reversing the effects of the Combine superportal. The Attack on White Forest was a raid in force by Combine forces which had withdrawn from City 17 prior to its destruction, against the Rebel held base of White Forest.
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