Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 582 Deep In Thought

"Which Commander knows most about the defense of the base camp?” Rocky asked intently, notwasting any time. It encouraged him to act more as a leader after seeing that the Commanders hadno objection and were all obedient to him.

"Commander Lin used to be responsible for the defense and arrangement of the Evian City and thebase camp,” Commander Wang said to answer Rocky's question.

"Well, then please tell me how many defenses there are in the base camp that we can use..." Rockyturned to Commander Lin to ask, nodding. Rocky needed everyone's input to construct a plan thatwould work.

"I have a map of the base camp's defenses distribution. Aside from Commander in Chief and DeputyCommander in Chief, others including Elite Commanders can't see it without Commander in Chief'spermission. But now the situation is quite special, so... " Hesitating for a while, Commander Lin tookout a folded parchment of a sketched map from the pocket of his uniform and handed it to Rocky.Rocky took the parchment and opened it. He spread it closer to the light and leaned in to look at itcloser. His brows were crossed and he was tracing his pointing fingers in the map from one area toanother. After a moment of contemplation, he looked up at Commander Lin and asked, "Are thereany traps at all the passages in the base camp?"

"Yes, there are some. These traps have been designed by the Commander in Chief in case the EvianCity would be conquered one day. Thus, the base camp can also become a defense barrier. Themain gate, the west gate and the north gate also have traps, which can help strengthen the overalldefense of the city,” Commander Lin responded firmly.

"Huh, it's as if the Commander in Chief can foresee the future. With these traps, it would be difficultfor the troops of the Timber Deity Empire to attack. This can buy us some time," Rocky respondedwith a serious look on his face. He turned to Commander Lin and said, "Please activate all the trapsright away. It won't be long until about ten thousand soldiers of the Timber Deity Empire surroundthe whole base camp.”

The moment those Commanders heard Rocky's words, worried expressions stirred on their faces.Once the Timber Deity Empire's soldiers besieged the base camp, it would mean that they and theEvian City's garrison would be trapped in the camp. With the remaining about ten thousand soldiersof the Timber Deity Empire, they would be able to break through the defense of the base campsooner or later.

"I'll do it right now.” Commander Lin led two soldiers and quickly headed towards the main gate ofthe base camp.

Moments later, the thick door was closed. A dozen large iron chains, which were dragged by thetwo soldiers, appeared on the ground. Iron pillars were connected at the end of those chains, andwere pulled up one after another so that each stood. They were placed in the grooves on the wallsof both sides.

Soon, the gate was completely sealed with the iron pillars, looking like a thick iron wall. Everyonewas busy working on something to strengthen the city's defense line.

At the same time, the west gate and the north gate were also sealed up with large iron bars.

At that moment, the whole base camp was like a huge iron bucket. Tall, iron bars surrounded everycorner of the camp. It was completely closed, and all the mechanisms and traps on the passageshad been activated. The base camp was on red alert.

On the other hand, Rocky ordered all the Commanders to lead their soldiers to rest up and savetheir energy. They should be able to fight a life and death battle against the Timber Deity Empire'stroops. After giving his orders, he sat in the meeting room alone and watched the base camp'sdefenses on the parchment in front of him.

The base camp was designed to be used as a defensive barrier. The three gates of the base camphad been completely sealed off. The only way for the Timber Deity Empire's troops to attack was tobreak through the high walls of the base camp. But the high walls around the base camp were builtof huge, sturdy stones. These walls were tall and thick. If the Timber Deity Empire's soldiers wantedto cross the walls and launch an attack, it would require them a lot of effort. Hopefully, trying tocross the walls would tire the soldiers out.

In comparison, the defense pressure on the Evian City's soldiers would reduce. As long as theTimber Deity Empire's troops didn't break through the wall, this base camp was as solid as a rock.However, the Timber Deity Empire had five Huge-horned Rhinoceroses. If the five Huge-hornedRhinoceroses were to hit the wall together all at once, it wouldn't matter how thick the wall was. Forsure, the wall wouldn't be able to withstand their attack.

Considering this, Rocky had to come up with a way to deal with the five Huge-horned Rhinocerosesin order to prevent them from infiltrating the base camp. He should be able to construct a flawlessplan that could weaken the attacking ability of the Timber Deity Empire's troops. Since he hadsuccessfully attracted the five Huge-horned Rhinoceroses by using the magical saliva yesterday, theTimber Deity Empire would be ready for this move. Dealing with the Huge-horned Rhinoceroses thesame way wouldn't be effective this time.

Hence, he had to replace another way. He couldn't let the five Huge-horned Rhinoceroses pose a threatto the base camp.

"What's wrong? Do you feel stressed?" said a voice from behind. He looked at the direction where itwas coming from and saw an attractive woman come in. The woman had pale and flawless skin. Herfeatures were sharp and she was just beautiful.

Rocky looked up and saw Sabina. He smiled and said, "We have less than four thousand soldiers tofight about ten thousand from the Timber Deity Empire's. To say I am stressed over it is anunderstatement.”

"If we are no match to them in terms of numbers, we should not insist on fighting. It is better toretreat from the Evian City as soon as possible. At least the lives of several thousand people can bespared. Otherwise, you will be condemned as a failed leader if our soldiers led by you fail to defendthe Evian City and die in defeat.” Sabina said those words intently. Of course, she knew that Rockywould not be frightened by it easily. She just wanted to stir Rocky up so he would focus more. Infact, even she didn't know whether Rocky would be successful in leading less than four thousandsoldiers to protect the Evian City. However, she believed that as long as Rocky set his mind to it,nothing was impossible.

Of course, even Sabina herself did not understand why she would believe in Rocky this much. Shejust felt more comfortable with Rocky as she spent more time with him. She also grew to care moreabout him as time passed by. This was not what she would have done before. It seemed that shewas not aloof and ruthless anymore when she was with Rocky.

"It's too late to back down now. Moreover, if the Evian City is conquered, it is not just the matter ofseveral thousand lives. The reason why the Timber Deity Empire attacks the Evian City is becausethey want to use this city as their bargaining chip..." After having his conversation with Woods,Rocky learned that the real purpose of the Timber Deity Empire wasn't to attack and occupy theEvian City. Instead, what they were planning to benefit from the city came after conquering it."Chip? Is it possible that the Timber Deity Empire intends to use the Evian City to threaten the HolyDragon Empire?" Sabina guessed after hearing Rocky's words.

"I don't know. However, I promised Sue that I will protect the Evian City. I will definitely go all outand do my best not to let the Timber Deity Empire succeed...” Rocky said with a firm look on hisface.

"Sue? That girl?" Hearing Rocky's response startled Sabina as she didn't expect that he made up hismind to protect the city just for a girl named Sue. Rocky even ignored the order of Lance, theCrimson Dragon Group's Commander in Chief, but he was willing to risk his life for a girl who hadno blood relationship with him. This fact amazed Sabina, but at the same time, made her curiousabout Rocky and Sue's relationship.

“What kind of person is he?" she thought to herself. All of a sudden, she realized that she knewnothing about him. However, she understood that the fate of the Evian City and the crisis the HolyDragon Empire was facing were on the hands of Rocky, and his thoughts were set because of thisgirl...