Chapter 264 Reinforcements Are Coming
"Send all the spirit maniptors to the east. Assign five hundred soldiers from the south to that
position. Tell them to fight as if their very life depends on it! Do not let the enemies into the military
camp!" Themander of the northern sky military camp knew very well how important his camp was
for the northern defensive line of the Crimson Dragon Group. If this military camp was captured by
enemies, the whole northern defensive line would start to fail as they tried topensate for the loss of
the camp. Themander knew that he needed to defend the camp no matter what the cost.
He was an ordinary spirit maniptor in his forties but it was umon among his peers to reach the
Heavenly Stage like he did. He proved himself to be a capable Frontline Commander of the Crimson
Dragon Group. This was one of the reasons why he was assigned to the northern sky military camp, an
important position for the whole northern defensive line.
The number of soldiers under hismand was close to two thousand which exceeded their enemy''s
number. However, there were three Heavenly Stage spirit maniptors among the enemy''s group. The
military camp failed to repel such a powerful enemy squad and the defending army was routed.
Although all the spirit maniptors of the military camp had worked together against their enemies,
they still failed to defend the eastern side. The three Heavenly Stage spirit maniptors of the enemy
led their squad of Earthly Stage spirit maniptors, spirit-manipted beasts and hundreds of soldiers,
to break into the military camp.
Meanwhile, the northern front of the military camp was attacked by several Earthly Stage spirit
maniptors, who worked with their spirit-manipted beasts and hundreds of soldiers. Eventually, the
northern front was also destroyed.
And it was in the face of such a situation that themander of the camp led all the remaining spirit
maniptors and soldiers to defend against their enemies at the center of the military camp. The fight
between the two sides fell into a stalemate immediately.
mes lit up the sky above the military camp. ck smoke filled the air. Corpses scattered around on
the ground. The injured and the dying wailed loudly and it created a background symphony for the
entire moving picture, the sad picture of war.
"Are you members of the Timber Deity Empire''s army?" The emblems and the uniform of the enemy
soldiers answered the question with mute confirmation. The Timber Deity Empire''s army was
responsible for the attack. The shock of the realization on the defending soldiers went as quickly as it
came. They prepared themselves to fight to the death defending the camp.
"Surrender the northern sky military camp, and I will spare your lives! Think about it very carefully! That
is the only offer that you will ever get!" themander of the invading Timber Deity Empire''s army
said. He was a timber spirit maniptor at the third grade of the Heavenly Stage. A timber spirit
maniptor was as powerful as a royal spirit maniptor in the Holy Dragon Empire. He was obviously
a formidable opponent. And from the way he spoke to the northern sky military camp''smander, it
was obvious that he was a very conceited man. Contempt was painted all over his face as he stared at
themander.
"You wish! I will never let you have your way!" the northern sky military camp''smander yelled back
in defiance. Untamed resolve burned brightly in his eyes. He was aware of how powerful the enemy
was. Their three Heavenly Stage spirit maniptors ced them at a disadvantage. Even the
remainder of the spirit maniptors in their squad were all of Earthly Stage. Themander
understood that the chance of winning against such a force was closer to zero than anything in the
world right now. The sheer strength of the enemy''s group allowed them to seed in their attack on
the military camp before anyone in the camp even noticed.
The thought of the final battle''s oue darkened themander''s countenance. But as a Frontline
Commander of the Crimson Dragon Group, such thoughts of defeat could not be allowed. Surrender
was never an option then and even less of an epted possibility now.
"Well, you have had your chance! Kill them all!" After they heard the order given by the Timber Deity
Empire''smander, the spirit maniptors and soldiers behind him rushed forward without
hesitation.
The side of the northern sky military camp never flinched a bit in the face of such overwhelming odds.
Bellows and screeches filled the air as a massacre ensued on the field of battle.
The military squad of the Timber Deity Empire was so powerful that the defenders of the northern sky
military camp were pushed into a disadvantageous position almost immediately. What made it worse
was that themander of the military camp got critically injured while fighting against the Heavenly
Stage spirit maniptors of the invaders.
"Commander, we''d best retreat first. When the reinforcements arrive, we can seize back the northern
sky military camp," the deputymander said as he approached the injuredmander.
"No! Never retreat! If I left like this, I would be the biggest joke in the whole Crimson Dragon
Group!" themander said firmly.
"But we have no way to fight back against them! I''m afraid that we would end up killed or captured by
the enemy before our reinforcements arrive," said the deputymander, trying to change the
Themander''s face turned grim after hearing the deputymander''s argument. He gave it some
thought and then he finally gave the order to retreat. Unfortunately, the enemy had foreseen this
possibility before themander even agreed with his deputymander. The squad of the Timber
Deity Empire had encircled their position while fighting and left no chance for them to retreat.
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"Commander! Let''s break out!" the deputymander suggested.
"Let''s do it!" themander replied, nodding his head.
But they failed in their attempt to break through the enemy''s perimeter. They lost three hundred
soldiers and many spirit maniptors in the attempt and they were in an even greater danger than
before.
Themander of the military camp fell into despair. His men soon felt the same depression as they
found themselves under such dire circumstances. None of them saw even the slightest glimmer of
hope.
The invaders, on the other hand, were all excited for the uing victory. They felt it at the tip of their
hairs, and they tasted it in their mouths. They lost some of their members but they still had all three of
their Heavenly Stage spirit maniptors and this was an overwhelming advantage against the
defenders.
All of a sudden at an unexpected moment, a series of loud noises came from the western side of the
camp. It sounded as if thousands of horses hurried to join the battle. Even the earth itself trembled and
a thunderous sound swallowed the battle''s noise as if thousands of hooves rapidly drew closer every
second.
"Are those their reinforcements? That fast? How is that even possible?" The spirits of each and every
one of the defenders of the military camp suddenly lit up amid the surprised look. Themander was
confused. Whether it was the northeast or the northwest military camp, neither had the means nor the
speed to get here that fast. Themander dismissed his doubts immediately. What mattered was that
the reinforcements had arrived.
Themander of the Timber Deity Empire felt uneasy. His n relied on the fact that they had more
than enough time toplete their task before reinforcements of the Crimson Dragon Group arrived. It
was impossible that the other military camps sent reinforcements that quickly. In his mind he thought
that whatever wasing was not their reinforcements. But what was it?
Even though he was certain in his assessment of the situation, he could not afford the consequences if
he was wrong.
"Go forth and check!" themander of the Timber Deity Empire ordered a spirit maniptor.
A short whileter, the spirit maniptor came back running with a flustered look and then stammered,
"Commander, there are so many, many..."