CHAPTER 569 IT WOULD BE TOUGH

Rocky was taken aback by what Sue said. He had never expected that she would be so confident of

him. He heaved a slight sigh.

"I'm not God. I don't think I can save this city under such a situation. Don't expect such extraordinary

things from me," Rocky went straight to the point. There's no use beating around the bush.

Sue looked away, as she felt a little sad upon his words.

"You brat! I know you're a modest man but we need hope. And now, it seems that no one can save us

in this city. Someone told me that Lance was attacked by Timber Deity Empire on the way here, I hope

he is safe and unharmed..." Sheridan mumbled, suddenly sounding sober.

"I don't have any idea about what happened to him," Rocky answered while shaking his head,

disbelieving all the misfortunes that had come their way. A moment ago, Commander Wang gave the

Crimson Dragon Token to him, and mentioned that it was Lance's order. By doing so, Lance passed the

message that something bad had taken place unexpectedly, and he was unable to make it to Evian

City as planned.

"I know you're here to pick up Sue. You need to hurry. Please take off as soon as possible. The

enemy's at the door. Since Lance couldn't do it, it's my turn to get the work done," Sheridan grumbled

in an imposing manner. A drunken old man he might be but he was still sharp in mind and his senses

were always alert.

"Okay, well then. Take the girl with you, Rocky. I'll stay here. I just can't stand by and watch them break

the city. Go and wait for me at the north of the city. If we lose, I'll go and join you there," Sabina cut in

after thinking for a few seconds, considering all their choices and its consequences. She gave Rocky a

determined look, one that would not entertain any arguments.

Rocky got what both of them meant, and he instantly set his mind with the task at hand. He nodded at

them and whistled, calling for his majestic beast, and Uriah came down from the sky immediately with a

beautiful descent.

"Oh, when did this beast break through to the four-star? So unbelievable!" Sheridan exclaimed,

shocked by the sudden appearance of Uriah. It had been a while since the last time he saw Rocky's

beast, no wonder that he was surprised to see it again. Uriah was flapping its giant flaming wings in the

air. Sheridan was left speechless by the beautiful and glorious results of Uriah's mutation.

"Oh, only recently, I guess..." Rocky replied.

"It is indeed a splendid spiritual beast, just like what I said before, and I would like to say that you're so

lucky to have such a rare species. It's very talented. Just think about it. It only took such a short time to

break the three-star to four-star. What can I say?" Sheridan continued, rubbing his chin, amused at the

beast. As far as he was concerned, it was the only one he had ever known in his whole life.

"So long. We'd better go now," Rocky bid them goodbye, nodding at Sue to come over, and together

they jumped on Uriah's back. When they were finally settled and ready to fly, he said to Sabina, "We'll

wait for you outside the north gate." Then he touched the beast's neck and they soared into the sky.

Both Sheridan and Sabina watched them take off until they were out of their sight. They looked at each

other for a moment, before Sabina's attention darted somewhere else. She watched the wall,

wondering what they should do next.

"Hey, young lady, I didn't expect you to reach the Supernal Stage at such a young age. You must have

practiced very diligently!" Sheridan said with interest.

"I'm greatly flattered, Master Xu," Sabina said modestly.

"But I'm curious, why are you together with Rocky? I don't understand. And I can tell that you care

about him very much," Sheridan continued shrewdly, a teasing smile playing in his lips. For a man of

his age, he was pretty aware of the things going on among young people. He could tell just from the

way Sabina looked at Rocky. Her gaze carried so many feelings.

"I care about him? That's only because I was ordered to protect him. Of course, I have to look after him

and it doesn't mean anything else. Don't make fun of this, Master Xu!" Sabina explained hurriedly, Content held by .

shaking her head furiously. She could feel her face heating up.

"Protect him? You are not a member of the Crimson Dragon Group, and I believe that you won't take

orders from Lance. As a master-hand of your level, I guess the one who ordered you must be very

powerful. Am I right?" Sheridan was surprised to hear what Sabina said, and he felt bad that he

immediately jumped to his own conclusions.

"Sorry, Master Xu. I am forbidden from answering your question," Sabina said with an apologetic look.

She could not tell Sheridan that it was Marcia who ordered her to protect Rocky. It was not the way

they worked.

"Well, if you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask. Let's go and have a look at what the Crimson

Dragon Army are doing now. I bet they're cats on hot bricks now..." Sheridan suggested, dropping the

topic of who the secret person was, which relieved Sabina. At least the master wasn't nosy or prying.

Sabina gladly followed Sheridan.

Meanwhile, Uriah was taking Rocky and Sue to the north gate of Evian City. Rocky and Sue held fast

and tight on Uriah as they flew in the sky. On their way there, they saw throngs and hordes of people

heading to the same path as them. There were too many people, and it was chaotic. People were

screaming and crying for help, while some were just confused. Apparently, they were all panicking,

pushing against and stepping on each other to get to the gate as soon as possible. These must be the

civilians of the city, and they wanted to get out of the city, afraid of being affected or involved in the

coming fight.

But the north gate was already closed. Dozens of soldiers were standing guard in front of the gate,

armed with swords, blocking the way out of the city.

"What is going on here? Why are they not allowing the civilians to go out? It's none of their business!"

Sue shouted behind Rocky, her eyebrows furrowed.

"The war will start any minute now, but why won't they open the gate? It's strange," Rocky replied. He

pulled a long face. He had no idea who ordered the soldiers to do so, but whoever he was, he must be

an idiot. If they didn't open the gate and let the civilians out, the civilians might get in conflict with the

soldiers, and it would be inevitable to cause injury or even death. If things went on, the civilians might

rise in rebellion. And if the spies from Timber Deity Empire intended to stir up more trouble, the

Crimson Dragon Group might lose this city before the sun rose tomorrow. Right there and then, the

Timber Deity Empire would take it without losing any of their soldiers.

"Do something to help them, Mr. Bai! We can't let them die!" Sue yelled and pleaded to Rocky, pulling

on his shoulders.

Rocky hesitated for a moment and then nodded. He put his hand on Uriah, who responded with a roar.

It spread its wings and swooped down, and then landed so swiftly.

On the ground, the civilians caught sight of the flames caused by the flying beast. Next they saw a

dragon flying down from the sky. Frightened, they scattered in all directions, making an open space on

the ground perfect for Uriah's descent.

Uriah took the time to land on the clearing. The civilians around them were stunned. They stopped all

their arguments, even the children stopped crying, and all their eyes turned to Uriah and its two riders.

No one dared to take any step closer to the beast.

Not far away, the soldiers in front of the gate also saw the beast landing, but they were unable to get a

closer look because of the crowd in front of them. But they guessed that it was a spirit-manipulated

beast.

Rocky jumped down from Uriah's back, and walked with grace and confidence towards the gate

through the parted crowd and stood his ground without outwardly speaking his power, leaving the

crowd astounded. Soon, he came face to face with the city guards.

"Open the gate..." Rocky told to the soldiers coldly. He didn't raise his voice, and it remained monotone

and he sounded calm but there was power and pressure in his words.

"Who the hell are you? Fuck off!" The tall thin man, who looked like the leader of the troop and also a

spirit manipulator, challenged Rocky. He burst into curses as soon as he heard Rocky order them to

open the gate of the city so arrogantly without looking him in the eye. Of course, he was not able to

detect Rocky's hidden power because he was so consumed by the thought that he was more powerful

than anyone there.

Rocky narrowed his eyes, and the captain immediately sensed the overwhelming power coming from

him. He stepped away from Rocky subconsciously.