CHAPTER 314 THE START

The third round was to be held at the area where the Army Flag Contest was held. And each side led a

team with matching strengths of thirty spirit manipulators each.

The two teams were divided into an attacker and a defender. The rules of the final round were simple. If

the attackers managed to capture the flag from the defenders, their commander would be considered

victorious. Similarly, if the defenders were able to defend their flag from the attackers within a given

time then the commander of the defenders would be declared the winner.

Spirit manipulators were limited in number so the side who had the least number of casualties would

receive advantage. The competition allowed the leader to join. Thus, it could be a battle between the

teams or a duel between their commanders.

One of the leaders was Dunn from the east-southeast military camp. His leadership skills were

comparable to that of a Frontline Commander and he had established brilliant achievements in war.

From that aspect, he was not too far from a Frontline Commander of the Crimson Dragon Group. And

Dunn was seasoned in actual combat and very decisive. He was known as one of the deadliest in the

battlefield.

Compared to Dunn, Rocky was inferior from a military experience perspective. Even though he was

praised by Lance and showed excellent skill in the tactical deployment of troops during the Army Flag

Contest, he had never led any actual army himself. What made matters worse was the fact that he had

only 30 people in his team. This required more precise tactics and more war experience in order to

quickly adapt to the rapidly changing conditions of war and to minimize the losses for the team.

Rocky was unlikely to win and many could tell this easily by the mere comparison of battle experiences

between the two combatants.

People thought that the wise move for Rocky was to pick the defender side. Once he picked the

defender side, he only needed to choose a highly defensible location. Once he picked the ideal

defensible position, he could also minimize the casualties that he could incur from the battle and

minimized losses had advantages.

Lance, the other Commanders and officers arrived at the platform and waited for the start of the

competition. Isis and Marin were there too.

Dunn arrived early and stood with full confidence. He seemed more than prepared for the final round.

"Where is Rocky? This is unbelievable!" Isis was annoyed by Rocky's delay, especially since everyone

but him was already there.

"Maybe Sheridan took him to the brothels?" Marin said.

"Brothels?" Isis stared at her in disbelief.

"Yes. He was there yesterday," Marin replied nodding.

"How could he do that? What was Sheridan thinking? He knew Rocky had to compete today," Isis

complained.

Even the Commanders and officers started to wonder why Rocky had not arrived yet. Whispering

started among them.

It was the time to start the competition but Rocky had not arrived yet. The people started to become

uneasy with the waiting.

"Is he scared? What is taking him so long to come over?" Dunn said in an arrogant tone.

"Hey Dunn, wouldn't it be better if he doesn't arrive at all? You can win without a fight!" Isis said and

then stared at Dunn.

"That would not be fun! But it would be clever of him if he decides not to come. Because the

competition will not end well for him if he appears!" Dunn was a crazy guy and he offended many

people in the Crimson Dragon Group. And that was one of the main reasons why he remained a

Deputy Commander despite his talent.

"Don't jump to conclusions, Dunn. It would be unfortunate if you get embarrassed in the end," Marin

added.

"Marin, you seem to have quite a lot of confidence in Rocky. He is only the beast breeder of your camp.

But what confuses me is why he is still a beast breeder if he's so brilliant? Or maybe you just don't take

this competition too seriously," Dunn said sarcastically.

Marin said nothing.

"Or maybe Rocky offended you, so you treated him like that? Some commanders are just afraid that

they'll be replaced by someone who is more powerful than themselves. So those commanders would

do anything to keep their positions." Dunn implied that Marin was simply jealous of Rocky.

The Commanders who kept Dunn at his current position were annoyed at his words. They knew that

Dunn referred to them so they decided to stay silent.

"Dunn, behave yourself in front of the Commander in Chief!" But there was one commander who was

prepared to give him a lecture.

"I am just telling the truth." Although Dunn was unruly, he was still afraid to face Lance. He knew he

couldn't afford to offend someone like Lance.

Lance remained still and glanced at Marin. At length, he said, "There is actually a good reason why

Rocky was appointed as the beast breeder in the military camp. Of course, Marin does not mean to

humiliate Rocky. Actually, he is the apprentice of our new beast tamer. And I believe you all know how

important a beast tamer is to a military camp and I do not need to elaborate on that matter."

There was an uproar among the people all of a sudden.

"Is the newly appointed beast tamer that Sheridan? The most powerful beast tamer of the Holy Dragon

Empire? He had rejected the invitation of the emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire to the Palace City

several times."

"I heard Sheridan used to report to the northeast military camp and it took a lot so that the Commander

in Chief can invite him over."

"And as he just said, Rocky is the apprentice of Sheridan which means he is an excellent beast tamer

too, right?"

"No wonder he could manipulate two spirit-manipulated beasts at the same time."

Everyone present was astonished, amazed that Rocky surprised them yet again after the ones he

showed before. Who had ever thought that Rocky was the apprentice of the most powerful beast tamer

in the Holy Dragon Empire!

"I didn't expect that. Interesting! Haha!" Dunn who never took others seriously was yet surprised by All content is © N0velDrama.Org.

Rocky. Then he laughed out.

Now that Lance had mentioned it. There were stories that Dunn and Sheridan knew each other well.

They shared their love for alcoholic drinks. It was said that they would not stop drinking until they were

completely drunk.

"He's coming!" A figure walked towards the competition area with a spirit-manipulated beast.

They all turned to look at the approaching figure. They were surprised that the figure was barely able to

keep his balance as he swayed on both sides as he walked.

The figure was Rocky. A drunk Rocky to be exact.

Everyone who watched Rocky walk towards the competition area was confused. The last round of the

competition was about to start and Rocky decided to arrive in that state. What was he thinking if he was

thinking at all?