CHAPTER 709 A SURPRISE ATTACK

The following day, Alston declared that Rocky would continue to lead the entire Crimson Dragon Army.

This decision was greatly received by the soldiers who obviously preferred Rocky over Alston.

As expected, Rocky surpassed everyone's expectations. He dispatched military forces to counterattack

the Timber Deity Empire and the Roaring Flame Empire. Additionally, he was able to transform and

transport more than a dozen spirit-manipulated beasts to the logistics camp quickly and effectively.

Finally, the Crimson Dragon Army was able to stabilize their situation. They successfully stopped the

Timber Deity Empire and the Roaring Flaming Empire armies from crossing their defensive line in the

Deity Unicorn Valley. Rocky then ordered a force of twenty thousand soldiers to deploy three lines of

defense in the Deity Unicorn Valley. By taking advantage of the terrain, he was able to slow down the

joint army and make it difficult for them to advance even a single step further.

Rocky was surprised that Alston had never once appeared or tried to meddle in his affairs ever since

he gained command of the Crimson Dragon Army again. Nevertheless, he remained cautious of Alston

and made sure to keep a safe distance from him at all times.

As soon as everything was under control, Rocky came up with another bold plan which he discussed in

the Commander in Chief's tent with Allen and other commanders. They had to make sure the plan was

practical and as fail-proof as possible.

"Although I appreciate your boldness with this plan, Commander in Chief, I have to point out that it's

also quite risky. We will be sending our forces into an abyss alone. One wrong move could mean the

end of them all."

"That's too risky. Now we have everything under control as long as we don't rush in. The Timber Deity

Empire and the Roaring Flame Empire won't be able to harm us..."

"Everything is possible as long as Commander in Chief is here. There is no need to take such a risk."

Most of the commanders expressed their doubts about the plan's feasibility.

"I am well aware that everyone is worried. But if we wish to destroy the Timber Deity Empire and the

Roaring Flame Empire, this plan is the only way. As soon as we destroy their army, the Timber Deity

Empire will have no other choice but to retreat due to the lack of forces," Rocky explained.

"I agree with Commander in Chief. Yes, there are risks, but what army has ever succeeded without

taking any? If we just stick to it, we'll be able to deal a fatal blow to the Timber Deity Empire." Allen

nodded and voiced out his agreement.

"It's also a move that'll be quite unexpected on our end. Our enemies will never see it coming," Marin All content is © N0velDrama.Org.

added.

"So, who shall be in charge of carrying out this plan?" Elite Commander Wang asked immediately.

"I will," Rocky announced with a sure and confident smile.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the meeting looked at each other. They never expected Rocky to

execute such a dangerous plan himself.

"Commander in Chief, this isn't right. Without you, we would..." one of the commanders added before

his words trailed off. The entire Crimson Dragon Army was at Rocky's helm. Without his guidance, they

would be totally lost.

The other commanders soon nodded their heads in agreement.

"I understand. All I ask is that you all follow my orders. Besides, I'm certain that by the time we come

face to face with our enemies at the front line that Alyssa will fail to show up," Rocky added expectantly.

"What makes you so sure about this, Commander in Chief?" one of the commanders inquired, the

doubt evident in his voice.

"I'm the one she is more interested in than our Crimson Dragon Army," Rocky boasted along with that

charmingly cocky grin of his.

The entire crowd couldn't help but smile and laughed in return.

"So that settles it. All the commanders remain here, except for Commander Wang," Rocky declared.

"I'll be assigning four of our strongest Heavenly Stage masters to protect you, Commander in Chief,"

Allen immediately mentioned. He was aware that the Elite Regiment's top priority was to protect the

Commander in Chief at all costs.

Rocky nodded without uttering another word. Even if he refused, Allen would still keep him company.

"Well... I'm coming along, too." Marin waved her hand to remind him.

Locking eyes with Marin, Rocky ordered the others to leave the room before continuing to speak with

her.

"You're not coming along, Marin. This mission is too dangerous. If anything happens to you, what will I

tell Isis?" Rocky pointed out with his arms folded across his chest.

"That's up to me to decide. You put yourself in grave danger way too often. Since Isis isn't here, I shall

keep a close eye on you for her sake in case you decide to fool around with other women," Marin

retorted.

"Is that what you think of me? Just some fool who flirts and picks up women left and right?" Rocky shot

her a deadly glare.

"What does it matter to you? And yes, I'm still going. If you don't allow me, well...you wouldn't want Isis

to know that you flirted with me in the past, would you?" Marin laid out the challenge before him.

Rocky could only roll his eyes. He knew that Marin wouldn't hesitate to ruin him in front of Isis. He didn't

want to further complicate things.

"Alright. But promise me that you'll follow all my orders. I won't tolerate any disobedience from you." He

emphasized the last sentence.

The next day, he gathered 20, 000 soldiers and split them into two groups with Commander Wang in

charge of one of them. They encircled the united army from the sides of the Deity Unicorn Valley. From

there, they immediately attacked the defensive line of the Timber Deity Empire.

Meanwhile, Alston, who was missing for a few days, appeared at the main camp along with some

trusted subordinates once Rocky left. He soon found out about Rocky's plans through the other

commanders.

"It appears our time has come." Alston flashed his scheming smile as he left with his subordinates.

Additionally, the Timber Deity Empire also managed to obtain information that Rocky had advanced

toward their defensive line.

"An unexpected attack on the Timber Deity Empire's defensive line. It must be Rocky who thought of

such a clever plan," Alyssa said as the details became clearer to her.

"You have managed to take advantage of the Holy Sea Empire to distract the Crimson Dragon Army.

However, word has spread that the Holy Sea Empire has suffered a great loss at Rocky's hands,"

Woods added with a smirk.

"I did initially plan to cause a bit of trouble to the Crimson Dragon Army. However, I didn't expect Rocky

to go to Mont City. Thanks to him, I have time to recruit 30, 000 more reinforcements." Alyssa felt that

luck was on their side once the Timber Deity Empire managed to successfully get out of the deadlock.

However, Alyssa was unaware that all of this was caused by the grudge between Rocky and Alston. In

fact, Alston had managed to pull off a huge favor for the Timber Deity Empire this time around.