CHAPTER 581 THE SAVIOR

"For the last time? Are you willing to be friends with me if we were ordinary people?" Woods asked

suddenly. He looked at Rocky sharply.

"It seems impossible at the moment." Rocky shrugged indifferently. He looked at the distance with his

hands held behind his back.

"I think there are many similarities between us. Unfortunately, we were rivals when we first met each

other." Woods sighed. He was looking at Rocky, but he didn't seem keen to meet his eyes.

"Similarities? Really?" Rocky looked at Woods in surprise. That was the last thing that he had expected

for Woods to notice.

Woods nodded assuredly. He was sure that if they had met in different circumstances, he would have

been friends with Rocky.

"Frankly speaking, we do have some similarities." Rocky frowned thoughtfully. He and Woods were

both princes. However, he was not a real prince anymore.

At this time, a commotion sounded from the streets below. A group of people were rushing toward the

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"Your men are not as slow as I expected. They came so quickly." Rocky gazed down at the ruckus they

were causing. His eyebrows raised in surprise when he ascertained that they were Woods' soldiers.

"You can continue to hold me as a hostage and buy some time," Woods suggested. Rocky wondered

why he wanted to stay longer but didn't linger in that thought. He focused on the battle that was up

ahead.

"I've already won enough time. When you call in the forces of the north and the south gates and

surround the base camp, the battle will be almost over. It will be time for a decisive battle," Rocky said

seriously. His brows were furrowed while he looked around them warily.

"Are you going to lead the garrisons to defend Evian City? You're likely to fail as I will also do my best

to take it." Woods' hesitation showed on his face. After all, he didn't want to fight with Rocky to their

deaths. He felt that unless a miracle appeared, there was no chance for the garrisons to keep the city.

"If you are so confident, you can try!" Rocky provoked him with a self-assured smirk.

"Of course, I will succeed. You better be careful," Woods answered with the same confident glimmer in

his eyes.

"You too!" With a final wave, Rocky summoned Uriah and jumped on it.

Uriah immediately spread its flame wings and flew towards the headquarters of Crimson Dragon

Group.

It did not take long before Woods was saved from the tower by Liam and some other masters of the

Heavenly Stage.

"Are you alright, Your Royal Highness?" Liam asked hastily. If Alyssa knew that Woods was kidnapped

and nearly died, while they just watched helplessly, their heads would roll.

"I'm fine. Gather the forces at the south and north gates, and round up the base camp of the Crimson

Dragon Group," Woods ordered without hesitation. It was as if he had not been held by their enemies.

In the meantime, the army of the Timber Deity Empire situated in the base camp was under attack by

four defensive forces of Evian City. They quickly established a defensive line to stop the attacks of the

garrisons. However, since the attack came as a surprise, many Timber Deity Empire soldiers were

killed in their sleep. Those who had woken up in time were forced to join the battle without sufficient

equipment. They fought valiantly, but the aggressive guards coupled with their lack of equipment

quickly led to their deaths.

In less than two hours, the army of the Timber Deity Empire collapsed. Although there were a few

commanders of the Heavenly Stage, they were no match for Sabina, a master of the Supernal Stage.

Meanwhile, Sabina was preoccupied with her two tasks. She supported the guards, while she hunted

the masters of the Heavenly Stage from Timber Deity Empire. She had already killed one commander

and two masters of the Heavenly Stage. Thanks to this, the morale of the Timber Deity Empire Army

had been seriously weakened.

On the other hand, the four Elite Commanders who led the city guards and the other Frontline

Commanders including Marin fought bravely and made great contributions to the battle.

This was especially true for Marin, who spearheaded the guards, while she rode Verdanim. They

rushed the enemies with irresistible force that toppled them like paper towers.

The base camp of the Crimson Dragon Group was overrun with corpses, and blood flowed like a

crimson river. The darkness of the night worsened the frightening visage of the battlefield.

After the fierce battle, almost all the soldiers of the Timber Deity Empire in the base camp had been

annihilated. The garrisons of Evian City had also suffered great losses, with less than four thousand

soldiers left.

At last, once the city guards captured the two commanders of the Timber Deity Empire, the battle finally

ended.

As the battle wound down, Sabina and the commanders met in the center of the base camp. There, a

beast figure alight with flames appeared from the sky and landed in front of them.

When they saw that it was Rocky, Sabina and the commanders immediately went up to him.

"How many people are left?" Rocky immediately asked.

"Less than four thousand." Sabina estimated.

"Just as I expected." Rocky nodded thoughtfully. Although he was sad that many lives were lost, he

was pleased with the results of the battle.

"Although we've annihilated the enemy in our base, the remaining military forces of the Timber Deity

Empire are still stronger than us." Sabina looked at Rocky hesitantly. She was worried that Rocky's

plan would fail. He had destroyed nearly half of the military forces of Timber Deity Empire, but the force

of the city's guards was depleted as well. There was a great chance that they would be unable to fight

against the powerful enemies left.

Some of the commanders shared Sabina's worries. They whispered to one another, torn between their

fears and Rocky's genius. At the start, they were suspicious of Rocky's plan. They all thought of him as

mad and not the genius that he truly was. As the plans unfolded after them, they began to admire

Rocky for his military strategies. That was why despite their fears, they no longer dared to question

Rocky. They knew that without him, no one could hold Evian City.

"Timber Deity Empire will soon surround the base camp. Our next step is to defend it with all our might.

We cannot let the enemy in," Rocky said with a somber look. Woods would not make the same mistake

again, so the only thing the city garrisons could do now was to defend the base camp.

The commanders stared at Rocky in shock. They looked at each other and waited for the others to

comment. With less than four thousand soldiers, it was almost impossible to defend against the attacks

of Timber Deity Empire. After all, they still had more than ten thousand troops.

"Everyone has to follow my orders. There is no room for mistake, understood?" Rocky finished with a

question. He stared at them intently, as he waited for them to air their concerns. His tone and manner

were that of a king who could conquer the world with just his word. It was obvious he would not tolerate

petty mistakes or disobedience.

The commanders looked at each other in speechless despair but nodded in the end. Rocky was their

last hope. Even if they had their doubts and misgivings, they had no choice but to trust and obey him.

He was their only chance of survival.