Chapter 557 The Predicament


    "It appears I''ll need to return to Evian City and takemand there. No matter what, we must defend


    the city before the reinforcements arrive," Lance decided. With their current circumstances, the only


    solution to keeping Evian City safe was to rush back to the city and bemander there.


    Otherwise, the city would perish within two days under the fierce attack of the whole thirty thousand


    troops of the Timber Deity Empire. They would need at least four or five days before the reinforcements


    from other cities could arrive. Lance needed to buy more time for them. The current state of Evian City


    was akin to that of a fat chunk of meat that was half chewed and swallowed by the Timber Deity


    Empire. If the Crimson Dragon Army failed to defend it, then the Holy Dragon Empire would lose the


    battle between the two empires. What was worse was that it would mean utter defeat for the Holy


    Dragon Empire even though its remaining troops were more than those of the Timber Deity Empire.


    "Should we order the army at the Deity Unicorn Valley to retreat?" Isis inquired quickly.


    "No. Keep fighting! Withdrawing our army now would only make the army more afraid and cause


    further trouble. And even if we could, it would be toote to rush back and rescue Evian City. Let''s not


    be passive and do all that we can while we''re still here. If we seed in guarding the city and breaking


    the Deity Unicorn Valley''s defenses, then we have a chance at destroying the Timber Deity Empire''s


    ns," Lance exined and shook his head decisively.


    The Timber Deity Empire ordered thirty thousand troops to secretly attack the Holy Dragon Empire


    while the Crimson Dragon Army''s forces were locked in thebat at the Deity Unicorn Valley. After


    sessfully breaking through the three passes behind the Crimson Dragon Army at lightning speed,


    the thirty thousand troops were to attack Evian City. This left the Crimson Dragon Army in quite a


    predicament. However, this attack of the Timber Deity Empire proved to be a double-edged sword.


    While taking over Evian City would ultimately help them win the battle against the Holy Dragon Empire,


    the thirty thousand troops would end up trapped within the Crimson Dragon Army''s guarded territory if


    thetter could sessfully guard the city. If that happened, only one thing awaited the Timber Deity


    empire—death.


    If the Crimson Dragon Army could manage to defend the city, it could possibly end the war between the


    two empires. Therefore, both the Timber Deity Empire and the Crimson Dragon Army would spare no


    expense for the ultimate victory.


    A look of worry was painted all over Isis'' delicate face as she listened to her father exining the battle


    n. Her uncertainty was justified. The Timber Deity Empire already had the upper hand whereas the


    Crimson Dragon Army had to defend Evian City and break through the Deity Unicorn Valley''s defenses


    at the same time. The tension was felt by all. One wrong move could cause the entire Crimson Dragon


    Army to topple into defeat.


    "Isis, you stay here and takemand. I''ll return to Evian City along with several of the Elite


    Commanders and Frontline Commanders," Lance ordered her.


    "Yes, father." Isis nodded in understanding and approval.


    With that, Lance appointed several of the Elite Commanders and Frontline Commanders to ready for


    their departure towards Evian City.


    "Father!" Isis called out abruptly as she rushed towards Lance.


    "Is there anything else, Isis?" Lance turned around and asked her.


    "Well, I was thinking… what if Rocky and Sabina would go to Evian City and help you?" Isis proposed,


    slightly hesitant.


    "Rocky? Are you sure he''d still be willing to work for me?" Once he heard that name, memories of the


    past flooded Lance''s mind. His rtionship with Rocky wasplicated. A misunderstanding had


    urred between them involving his daughter. It came to the point where he had to take back the


    Crimson Dragon Token and even demoted him to the logistics camp. Any other man who was


    discerning and generous wouldn''t forgive such a wrong punishment.


    Lance was fully aware that his daughter took Silver Wind to the logistics camp to persuade Rocky to go


    back and work for her father again. But he turned down her offer. It would be quite a challenge to


    change his mind.


    "He should at least be informed of our current predicament," Isis insisted. She knew what her father


    was thinking. She was aware that Rocky was wrongfully used because of her. She felt bad for what


    he had to go through because of her.


    "Do what you think is best," Lance relented. With nothing left to say, Lance found a vast and open area


    where he opened his Magic Spiritual Space. From it, he summoned his spirit-manipted beast known


    as Roaring-thunder Dragon.


    Once it appeared, the dragon let out a terrifying roar. Its gigantic body blocked out the sun in the sky


    which made the soldiers present drop their jaws in awe.


    Alongside severalmanders, Lance mounted his beast and flew out towards Evian City.


    Once they left, Isis turned around to get back tomand the army. Coincidentally, Marin was walking


    towards her.


    "Marin, go to the logistics camp and inform Rocky and Sabina of the emergency in Evian City. We


    desperately need their help," Isismanded.


    "I will. But, will Rocky agree to…" The worried Marin let the words dangle on her tongue.


    Isis didn''t need her to finish and had known what she meant. She replied, "Tell Rocky that I am begging


    him for help. If all goes well, I''ll owe him a big favor."


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    "Isis…" This shocked Marin. She always knew that her cousin treated men like dirt. But now, with her


    bing more dependent on Rocky, she didn''t know what to say.


    Of course, Isis wasn''t the only one who grew a liking towards Rocky. Marin admitted that even she fell


    in love with Rocky at one point. It was a feeling that was hard to suppress.


    "I''ll see to it immediately." Marin said nothing more. Her cousin had made up her mind. Summoning her


    war beast, Verdanim, she mounted it and flew away.


    As soon as Lance and the othermanders were on their way out of the Deity Unicorn Valley, a


    dragon-shaped spirit-manipted beast appeared before them. It was nearly the same in size as the


    dragon they rode. Its skin was tinged with orange and yellow and it moved at an amazing speed. It


    exuded the same aura as Lance''s dragon. He suspected that both of them were beasts of the same


    star-level. An army of thousands of soldiers and a few warriors of the Heavenly Stage awaited from the


    ground below.


    Riding on the back of the dragon-shaped spirit-manipted beast was a delicate figurenguidly


    leaning back with a noble, cool demeanor and arrogant temperament. Each move she made exuded a


    powerful aura. Although she didn''t smile, her face alone was enough to charm even the most stubborn


    man.


    Once Lanceid eyes on her, he immediately knew who she was: the Commander in Chief and


    princess of the Timber Deity Empire, Alyssa Mu.