Chapter 229 Shatter The Enemies Into Pieces (Part One)
The instant that everyone saw the start signal, both armies sprang into action. Both the White and
ck Armies began their maneuvers, implementing all varieties of military strategies and tactics, along
with countertactics. The armies began dispatching their respective troops either tounch individual
attacks or in teams for stronger assaults. It wasn''t long before the entire terrain was filled with the
sound of screams andbat.
From the grandstand, Isis watched the contest with the other officials. Her beautiful eyes didn''t miss a
single action as she observed the ongoings. As she swept her gaze over half of the training grounds,
she was surprised to realize that it seemed as though one unit from the ck Army was missing in
action and not participating in the fight.
"How odd..." she murmured to herself. "It seems to me that the ck Army is short one unit of men." It
was easy to seebat in the wide open spaces of the training ground. The ins and valleys were
inly visible to the spectators at the grandstand. However, in the terrain such as forests and hills, it
was difficult to see what was going on.
So when Isis atst realized that one troop from the ck Army was missing, she summoned up her
personal bodyguard. "Go and locate the missing troop that hasn''t participated in the skirmishes," she
At her orders, the female bodyguard immediately departed on her errand. It wasn''t long before she
returned, however, with an ount of what she had seen.
"Deputy Commander in Chief," the female bodyguard reported. "The missing troop of soldiers of the
ck Army that aren''t among those in the skirmish have situated themselves in the woods at the
southwest end of the training ground. The troop has not appeared to have moved at all. They are all
resting in situ, almost as though they''re cking off."
There was a palpable wave of astonishment throughout the whole grandstand at her report. They were
seasoned veterans who had watched the Army g Contest for years, but it was the first time they had
ever heard of troops voluntarily ignoring the contest and hiding away elsewhere. After seeing their
brothers-in-arms engaged in a battle of life or death against their enemies, how could any soldier stand
by? It was a disgraceful and immoral sight.
"Is the Commander of this troop the breeder who had suddenlye here? He must''ve feared defeat
and decided to hide like a coward with his troops elsewhere. I''m certain of it." The official who spoke,
seated among the spectators, spat out his disgust. Just like the others, he was suspicious of Rocky''s
true motives, which was showed in his disdainful tone.
His words drew a chorus of agreement from others. There was no doubt in anyone''s mind that the
leader of this troop had to be Rocky. After all, he was only a breeder who only took on the title of
Commander in Chief because of Marin''s absence. It was a vaunted position reserved only for those
with outstanding fighting abilities and exemry leadership. But as Rocky had presented himself as
insignificant and now, as it appeared, ipetent as well, no one had a doubt that he did not have
enough ability or courage to truly lead a troop to victory.
"Well?! Answer! Is that Rocky''s troop?!" Isis demanded, glowering at her bodyguard, her tone dark as
thunder. Her dignified face was now icy in its demeanor.
The guard, in response, only managed to nod ufortably.
Mocking, scoffingughter broke out across the grandstand at this confirmation. There hadn''t been a
doubt in anyone''s mind that Rocky was indeed that coward.
Isis only frowned, utterly displeased with what had happened. Even though this Army g Contest was
only a drill, she expected all the participants to take it seriously. Rocky was only a breeder, but he still
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represented the interests of the northeast military camp, and of Marin herself. It was unthinkable and
absurd that he would behave so callously, ignoring the rules ofbat and forcing his troops toze
around. Even if he had no knowledge of anybat tactics, he could at least have the dignity to urge
his troops to try! An honorable defeat,ing inst, was more preferable to this disgrace. And now
Rocky and his troops would virtually be theughingstock of the army.
Nevertheless, the Army g Contest was currently still in progress. It would be inconvenient for
anyone, including Isis, to intervene at such an inopportune time. She would have to wait until the end of
the event before she could teach Rocky a good lesson. Hisplete indifference to the rules of
While Isis stewed on how to punish Rocky, time flew by. Suddenly, two hours had already passed. Four
of the White Army''s units banded together for a devastating ambush, causing the ck Army to lose
two troops and two gs. The ck Army was now at a disadvantage.
As Rocky''s troop was still resting in the woods and did not take part in the skirmishes, the ck Army
had only three troops left to fight their own battles. Those three remaining ck Army troops were
soundly beaten through by the six White Army troops, as they were virtually defenseless against
overwhelming numbers. Had it not been for the outstanding tacticalmands of the leaders of these
three remaining ck Army troops, the whole army would have copsed.
But their efforts couldn''tst. Without warning, the ck Army lost yet another troop. Realizing that
there was very little hope of winning the contest, the two remaining troops of the ck Army had lost
the will to fight, turning to gueri warfare and bing mercenaries for the White Army in an attempt
to secure their gs. If they could manage to protect their gs from the White Army all the way to the
end of the contest, they could at least retreat with some dignity intact.
The battles and maneuvers between the two armies were transmitted to the grandstand in real time.
This allowed everyone, including Isis, to see precisely what was going on. It was clear that there was
little to no chance of the ck Army winning, especially with the disadvantage of one absent troop. At
the rate things were going, if the White Army were to put all their strength of numbers against the ck
Army, thetter''s defeat was the only inevitable oue.
As this went on, Rocky immediately received the information that the ck Army had lost its third
troop.
''The Commanders of the ck Army are useless in this game. It hasn''t even been half the allotted time
forbat and three troops have already been lost. At this rate, I''m afraid I won''t be able to profit from
this contest.'' Rocky couldn''t help but mull over to himself. His original n was to wait until the ck
Army and White Army were thoroughly exhausted before taking his healthy, well-rested troop to directly
attack the White Army while they were off guard. However, he did not expect the ck Army''s troops to
be so ineffective that they were getting beaten by the White Army so quickly.