CHAPTER 676 LANEY'S MIXED FEELINGS

"Well, lucky for you I don't have the heart to kill such a beautiful girl like you," Rocky joked, giving

Laney a wide smile.

"Cut the crap! Tell me the real reason! Why?!" Laney couldn't help but exclaim. She stared at him while

adding more strength on the dagger, making Rocky's neck ooze with a river of blood.

"You want the truth? Okay, let me tell you. We have grown very close despite being enemies before.

Although I will stop at nothing to achieve my goal, I'm not ruthless enough to kill a woman to whom I

made love. Besides, I don't think you deserve to die. You are just Alyssa's pawn. If I kill you, someone

else will still take over your post and continue to assassinate me. So, there is really no difference

whether I kill you or not, right? And to tell you honestly, I was more than excited to meet you," Rocky

informed. His eyes were intense as he stared at Laney with a grin painted on his lips.

"Did you already know I would come for you?" Although quite surprised, Laney understood what he

meant by that.

"Of course, I knew you would come for me, especially when I knew Alyssa sent you to the side of Blood

Lord Leo to help him deal with me. I think you wouldn't miss such a good opportunity for revenge!"

Rocky's tone was nonchalant.

"So why did you still come here alone? I'm well-prepared this time. You are closely hemmed on all

sides that I doubt you could still escape even if you grew a pair of wings. The threat on the Timber

Deity Empire will only be gone once I finally kill you," Laney sneered, tilting her head to get a clearer

view of the expression etched on Rocky's face.

However, while staring at him, she felt a hand tightly wrapping her waist and pulling her to a firm chest.

Suddenly, she felt a soft breath against her hair. Their distance was just too close, causing her to hold

her breath. Her cheeks popped red like a cherry, and her legs wobbled like jelly.

"Let go of me, or I will kill you!" Laney snapped at him, trying her best to shrug off the tingling sensation

she just felt by firmly grasping onto her dagger.

"If you wanted to kill me, you would have already done it. This material belongs to .

What have I done to deserve death? Reflect on that, and once you do, don't hesitate to find me. I'll be

around the corner. Oh and, Laney, Blood Lord Leo is not a good guy. You should be more careful

around him." Finishing his words, Rocky waved his hand and left immediately, leaving Laney in a state

of trance.

For a while, she just stood there, blankly staring at nothing while her legs remained wobbly.

"Ahm...Miss Laney, should we go after him and catch him?" asked a woman at the Heavenly Stage,

who appeared beside Laney.

"No need," she simply uttered, shaking her head as she came back to her senses. She had never

thought to be so humiliated by Rocky right after meeting him again. What was worse, she was even

distracted by mere close contact and failed to kill him.

"He asked me to be more careful. Does this mean he cares for me?" Laney murmured to herself, trying

to make sense of Rocky's last words before he departed. With furrowed brows and her right hand

caressing her chin, she wondered for a while.

In the next three days, the left wing defense of the Timber Deity Empire was utterly calm. Rocky had

been observing the situation; however, no one in the Roaring Flame Empire army had made any move

yet. He couldn't think of a good plan to deal with them, because if the Roaring Flame Empire army

didn't take any actions, there would be almost no flaws. The places of the Roaring Flame Empire army

were tightly guarded.

Meanwhile, on the other side, there was no good news from the Magic Dragon Army as the entire

battle was, once again, a stalemate.

Just then, an unexpected message was sent here by Lance.

"What?! Mont City, the city on the Gehenna Border, is suddenly attacked by the Holy Sea Empire

army?" Rocky frowned as he read the message.

"The Holy Sea Empire is a small country. Its boundary is on the north end of the Gehenna Border,

closer to the Mont City of our Holy Dragon Empire. However, the Holy Sea Empire and the Holy Dragon

Empire have signed a non-aggression pact, so we have always maintained peace. But this time, the

Holy Sea Empire is taking too much advantage of the war between the Timber Deity Empire and the

Holy Dragon Empire and even attacked the Mont City..." Allen briefly discussed the situation back in the

Holy Sea Empire.

The look on his face was delineated with worry as he continued, "Currently, there are only 10, 000

soldiers in Mont City. There are no troops available in our main camp or in the front line to help Mont

City. They can't last a few days before being annihilated. What's worse, the Mont City is located on a

plain and has an enormous population while the cities around it are quite cramped. If the Mont City is

overthrown, the cities around it would definitely be occupied. No one knows how many innocent

families would suffer if it ever comes to that. Though Mont City is not a strategic position, if the Timber

Deity Empire army cooperates with the military of the Roaring Flame Empire to counterattack us at this

time, we will be attacked both from behind and in front." After critically analyzing the situation, Isis

couldn't help but be worried.

"It was not easy for our Crimson Dragon Army to gain the upper hand. But the Roaring Flame Empire

army attacked us first, and now the army of the Holy Sea Empire broke the non-aggression pact and

attacked us. I'm afraid our advantage will be significantly weakened while the Timber Deity Empire will

benefit greatly," said Marin worriedly, who was also in the camp.

"The Commander in Chief wrote that he had sent a message to the Palace City, hoping that His

Majesty would order other troops to help us with Mont City. But he also told us to be prepared to retreat

anytime, if anything goes wrong. If we can't obtain assistance, then we'll probably give up on attacking

the Timber Deity Empire's defense," Rocky stipulated, slightly shaking his head out of disappointment.

"Damn it! We are so close from breaking through the defense line of the Timber Deity Empire, but the

Holy Sea Empire attacked us!" Unwilling to give up the battle, Isis couldn't help but curse out of sheer

frustration.

"I don't think this is a coincidence. I bet it's Alyssa who's behind all this! That woman is really cunning!"

Rocky exclaimed. Although frankly annoyed, he had to admit that Alyssa was a great scheming

woman, who always had a way to deal with the Crimson Dragon Army.