Chapter 685 Escape From The Mont City


    "It''s good that you know that. But I will not be angry with you," said Isis. If this happened in the past,


    Isis would have ignored Rockypletely. She was not the soft-spoken type and would never submit


    to a man. Especially to someone who had treated her wrongly. With Rocky, she was a different woman.


    She was softhearted, vulnerable and understanding. She was a fighter in the battlefield. As the Deputy


    Commander in Chief of the Crimson Dragon Army, she was admired by soldiers for being aggressive,


    determined, and for being apassionate leader.


    "Thank you for understanding me," Rocky said as he searched her eyes for forgiveness. Rocky smiled


    to her. His rtionship with Isis wasplicated, and this current issue had given him a headache. But


    her words eased his mind and erased his worries.


    "But before my father returned to the headquarters, he left a message for you," Isis continued. Her face


    became serious when she thought of her father''s words.


    "What did he say?" asked Rocky.


    "He asked you to be careful of His Royal Highness- Alston. He had a grim feeling that Alston may have


    nned something evil against you. He had no idea why His Royal Highness wanted to harm you, and


    there was nothing much he could do to protect you. So please, stay vignt and be on guard against


    him," exined Isis, as she fixed her eyes on Rocky. She herself doubted His Royal Highness, and her


    father''s advice validated her fear.


    ''I''m d Lance recognized his false colors. To deal with me, Alston could not even hide his disgusting,


    true nature, '' Rocky sneered in his heart.


    "I understand." He nodded and did not show his emotion. He did not want her to worry any further, so


    he chose not to say a word.


    "Well, let''s get ready. It''s time to go to the Mont City. We just received some news saying that the


    situation in the Mont City is getting worse. We must get going!" she said in a hurry.


    "Us? Are youing with me?" Rocky frowned.


    "Of course! Did you think I will let you go there alone? If you will stop me from going with you, I will


    never talk to you for the rest of my life!" Isis suddenly returned to hermanding nature. She stood


    straight and red at Rocky. The look in her eyes reminded him that he owed her, and she was not


    taking no for an answer.


    Rocky did not know whether to force a smile or reprimand her. Mont City was a dangerous ce, and


    he did not want her involved in the battle. However, the look on her face made him realize that she had


    decided to do so. If he refused her again, she may not forgive him this time. Rocky knew that would be


    difficult for him to handle.


    He had no choice but to let Isis go with him.


    There was also no time to argue. The Mont City was in a critical situation, and they had to get there as


    soon as possible. Otherwise, the Crimson Dragon Army would be in great trouble if the Mont City fell.


    Rocky must get the first-hand information and they badly needed him at the fore front of the battle.


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    Before long, Rocky and Isis were both headed to the Mont City. It was the border city to the north of the


    Gehenna Border. They sat quietly at the back of Uriah, who was flying at full speed.


    Mont City was located in an open in. A vast field with noplex terrain to protect it. Its open


    location made it easy for the enemies to attack the city and difficult for its army to protect and defend it.


    Based on the information they received, about forty thousand soldiers from the Holy Sea Empire


    surrounded Mont City on three sides. The Holy Sea Empire hadunched fierce attacks on the Mont


    City for three days. Less than ten thousand soldiers remained in the city, and people who lived there


    might lose their lives if the enemy broke through the city.


    Several hourster, Rocky and Isis arrived at the Mont City. They were both horrified at the scene that


    unfolded before them. The fierce battle had destroyed most part of the city. Wild, angry mes


    consumed the buildings and houses, while ck smoke filled the air and covered the streets. Burned


    bodies were sprawled on the streets, and countless more people struggled to run and escape the hell


    of fire. Some people tried to help the wounded and save the injured, but the entire city was a


    bottomless pit of raging fire. Some civilians were lucky enough to escape their houses and fled from the


    chaotic city. As Rocky and Isis looked down from the sky, they saw that three of the city gates had been


    surrounded. The only gate that was not under attack was the west gate. Countless figures raced


    towards the gate and moved towards different directions. Most of them were wearing the uniform of the


    Crimson Dragon Army. With the city crushed to the ground, several army soldiers had given up and


    abandoned the city. This angered Rocky to the core. They were supposed to protect the Mont City and


    its people.


    The two looked at each other and realized that something was wrong. They immediately instructed


    Uriah to fly towards the west gate. As Uriah reached the wall, people looked at it for a moment then


    continued to rush out of the gate. Normally, people would linger and surround the powerful spirit-


    manipted beast to admire it. But no one stopped today. The chaotic crowd continued to run out of


    the city.


    Rocky wasted no time and jumped to the ground. Instantly, he caught a soldier trying to escape and


    asked him coldly, "What are you doing? Why are you running away? Why don''t you protect the city?"


    Terrified of Rocky''s imposing manner, the soldier answered in a weak voice, "We were ordered to


    retreat from the Mont City, because the Holy Sea Empire had broken through the east gate."


    "Who gave this order?" Rocky was shocked and angry. He could not believe what he just heard. It was


    too early to ept defeat, and even if the eastern part of the city was lost, it was not right for the


    soldiers were supposed to protect them and should have offered them a retreat before trying to escape.


    "Prefect Liu," the soldier said nervously. He guessed that Rocky was not a civilian, so he did not dare


    lie to him.


    "Prefect Liu? What about Commander Huang?" From what Rocky knew, Commander Huang, an Elite


    Commander, was the one  responsible for guarding the Mont City. So why were the soldiers getting


    orders from a prefect?


    "He''s dead! He died in the battle," the soldier responded in a more respectful tone this time. From the


    way Rocky mentioned theirmander''s name, he guessed that Rocky must be a high-ranking


    The look on Rocky''s face changed when he heard this. By this time, anotherrge number of people


    passed by him and rushed out of the city. They all looked terrified and were in a hurry to get


    themselves and their family out of this hell. Among them were soldiers, frightened and lost. Unmindful


    of their duty to protect the civilians, they too were in a race to escape the burning city. The city


    remained in turmoil as people including soldiers hurried to escape. There was panic and confusion as


    the crowd pushed their way out. Countless number of civilians were injured as terrifying screams filled


    the air.


    "Where is your prefect?" Rocky''s face darkened.


    "He went ahead of us. He should be at the front by now," answered the soldier as he pointed at the


    front end of the crowd that was meters away from the city.


    Rocky''s eyes were suddenly filled with anger. He was gone in a sh. The soldier breathed a sigh of


    relief as Rocky disappeared from his sight.


    At the front of the crowd, a fat, greasy man with a bulging belly satfortably inside a carriage. The


    fat man wore a silk, white robe that glittered under the sun. He was surrounded by a few ordinary spirit


    maniptors and some guards. He was among the first ones to have escaped and was far away from


    the crowd that were trying to escape the city by this time.


    "Hurry! Move faster!" the fat guy ordered his men.


    "Prefect Liu, this is the fastest we can go," answered a petite man that was also inside the carriage. He


    was the butler of Prefect Liu.


    "I did not expect that the Holy Sea Empire could break into the Mont City so soon. It did not give us


    enough time to gather more money and valuables," said the prefect, as he looked at the enormous


    suitcases behind him with regret. He wished he had moved faster and carried off more treasures with


    him.


    "Prefect, it''s a good thing we were able to escape. Money is not the most important thing. Your life is


    precious than any other thing in the world," the butler blurted out in a cold sweat. He could not believe


    that the prefect was not content with all the valuable things they stole from the civilians.


    At this moment, a violent force shook the carriage and made it stop suddenly. The strong impact


    terrified the prefect and the butler.


    Soon enough, they heard amotion outside the carriage. Curious, they checked and saw a figure


    rushing towards them.


    "What happened? Did the enemy arrived so soon?" Fear spread across Prefects Liu''s face. He ordered


    his butler right away to check what was going on. "What are you waiting for? Go down and have a


    look!"


    The butler had lost the color on his face. He was too afraid to check, but could not refuse the order


    from his master. He got off the carriage in a hurry. What he saw was not the enemy, but a stranger


    stood in front of the carriage. Several spirit maniptors and guards were surrounding the man.