CHAPTER 277 IT IS A SECRET! (PART ONE)

Commander Sun, the top leader of the northern sky military camp, had immediately ordered the

corpses to be cleared as soon as the enemies had been defeated and retreated. His men worked content rights.

tirelessly as they cleared away the corpses of the wild spirit-manipulated beasts scattered throughout

the military camp. Marin arrived right after they had finished, eyes wide in confusion. She had no idea

how the northern sky military camp could defeat the strong enemies. As a matter of fact, her suspicion

was right. The northern sky military camp couldn't defeat their enemies alone. Earlier, Rocky had used

the Dark Heaven Insect Queen to attract those wild spirit-manipulated beasts to help the northern sky

military camp defeat the enemies. Commander Sun was under no inclination to tell her the truth. Under

his stern orders, his soldiers were instructed not to leak any information about what had transpired.

"Commander Marin, do you think that our northern sky military camp can't repel the army of the Timber

Deity Empire? Although they were very strong, they had only a thousand soldiers. We, northern sky

military camp, had at least two thousand soldiers, twice as many as them at that time," Commander

Sun told her seriously as he tried to look offended. He also put on a proud look as if he was an

outstanding military array master who was capable and prevented the attack of their enemies.

There was a saying that lying is done better when you give truths together with your lies. This was

exactly what he was doing. It was true that his men were twice the number of the army of the Timber

Deity Empire. Despite this, the strength of one soldier of the Timber Deity Empire seemed equal to five

of his men. He resented the truth but his men were far weaker than their enemies. It did not matter if

they were as many as the sand on the shore, they would still have been slaughtered by their enemies

without help. Luckily, Rocky, the breeder of the northeast military camp, came just in time and offered

them help. Rocky had made all the difference.

"I did not mean to offend you, Commander Sun. I just felt that something here is not what it seems,"

Marin replied at once. Her brows were crumpled in thought as she mulled over the facts that she had.

The army of the Timber Deity Empire had the element of surprise to their advantage. According to the

reports she received, it was supposed to be a well-planned raid which was extremely unpredictable in

itself. They would not have launched their attacks if they were not ready. In Marin's opinion, it would

have been more strategic to have launched continuous attacks against them. And yet, Marin could not

see a single enemy of the northern sky military camp. Something felt wrong. Either her judgment was

wrong or the northern sky military camp had hidden something from her. As she looked at the soldiers

around her, her suspicion was aroused even more. The soldiers of the northern sky military camp in

front of her did not look like victorious soldiers who had won a grueling battle. Instead, the spirit

manipulators and soldiers were all gray-faced in fear and exhaustion, looking like they had run for their

lives instead of fighting. At that moment, the northern sky military camp had lost half of their number,

and only a thousand people were left. From the clues that she could put together, it seemed that the

enemies had attacked but stopped halfway. 'Why did the strong enemies stop attacking so fast? What

was their intention?' Everything just seemed weird to Marin. 'Are they plotting something? But what

plan could be better than a battle with victory already in your sight?' Marin couldn't help but wonder.

Her instincts were going haywire. She was a woman after all. Naturally, she was more careful than a

man. Her instincts told her that there was something more to what she was told, and her observations

all supported this conclusion. They were like clues that fell in blinking arrows, all pointed at something

that she was not allowed to see. She speculated that there was more to the battle that had happened

and that the northern sky military camp's battle against the Timber Deity Empire did not go as smoothly

as they claimed. She was convinced there was a tricky plot but she could not figure out what it was.

She gritted her teeth in frustration, as she felt like when she had looked through a foggy window,

unable to see anything. It was very lucky that the northern sky military camp was able to defeat and

drive away the army of the Timber Deity Empire. If all had gone according to the plan of the Timber

Deity Empire, the members of the northern sky military camp would be raided and slaughtered. It would

be a great advantage to them, and a huge disaster for the Crimson Dragon Group. The Crimson

Dragon Group's defense in the north would have been immensely weakened. In effect, it would have

been a colossal drawback to the Holy Dragon Empire, which would bring severe consequences.

"How fortunate that I was able to repel the enemy's raids. It's a great achievement. I believe that the

Commander in Chief will be pleased with me when he hears about this victory. He will definitely reward

me generously. I hope you won't be too envious, Commander Marin." Commander Sun's eyes

practically shone as he said this. It was a surprise he had not jumped for joy from the happiness on his

face. "Don't worry Commander Marin. I will tell the Commander in Chief that you have come to offer us

support in time. You did not help but at least you were diligent enough to come," Commander Sun said,

not unkindly to Marin. Rocky had requested Commander Sun to keep what happened in the battle a

secret. He did not want anyone to know that he showed up in the northern sky military camp and led

them to victory. Rocky also did not want to get the merit of repelling the enemies' raids. Commander

Sun was naturally happy to take all the credit to his own camp. His heart suddenly pounded fast and he

could not conceal the smugness on his face as he thought about the rewards and accolades that he

would receive.

Marin could hear what Commander Sun said, but her mind was absent. Although Commander Sun

looked like a small man intoxicated by success, he still managed to keep the northern sky military camp

safe under the sudden and fierce attack of the Timber Deity Empire. It indeed deserved merit.

However, she still felt that there was something wrong with the situation. She kept her eyes on

Commander Sun as if she could stare the secrets out from him.

Meanwhile, Commander Sun felt cold sweat as it ran through his back. Marin stared at him as if she

knew what really happened. He continued his act to be smug victorious, but inside he trembled in fear

and guilt. He respected Marin and knew she was a capable commander. Despite her youth and gender,

she had been appointed as commander. And from the rumors that he heard, she was not far away from

a promotion and transfer to the base camp. Thus, he had to be cautious in front of Marin. It would be

possible that the longer she stayed here, the higher chance that she would realize the truth.