"I won!" Harriet, the master of the Flying Snow Horse, yelled excitedly. She seemed to be much happier
now compared with the aloof girl she used to be, and this somehow made her look younger and
fresher.
Soon, she noticed that someone was staring at her with a sharp gaze that could not be ignored. She
looked around discretely and immediately met a man's eyes.
Harriet immediately recognized the man who was looking at her. It was none other than Rocky!
At that time, Rocky was already approaching her, and his evil aura made her flinch in surprise and fear.
When she had first seen Rocky, he hadn't had such an aura, but now, he loomed in front of her like a
giant, intimidating her effortlessly.
"I heard from Moira that you want to see me?" Rocky asked straightforwardly, as he walked up to
Harriet.
After hesitating for a while, Harriet nodded. It felt like she had swallowed her tongue, and she could not
form a single word in reply.
"Well, I am here now. If there is nothing else, I am leaving," Rocky said indifferently, turning around to
leave.
She had to force her mouth to move, as she blurted out desperately, "Wait a minute!"
Rocky stopped abruptly and looked at Harriet, who had a hand stretched in the air as if to reach out to
him.
"You saved me before, but I didn't thank you at all. I know I was thoughtless before, so I want to take
this opportunity to thank you," continued Harriet. Her face was flushed with embarrassment, and the
red flush went all the way to her ears and down her dainty throat. Rocky could tell that she had grown
up a lot.
"You don't have to thank me. Just train your legendary guardian beast well. Maybe it will come in handy
soon," Rocky said coldly. Then he opened his Magic Spiritual Space and asked Robin to take out some
spiritual crystals for Harriet. Once he had done that, he left without a word.
Meanwhile, as soon as Alyssa took over the military leadership, she immediately rearranged the
military formation and the army. Only a month into her leadership, the previously unstoppable attacks of
the three United Army groups had been stopped, and she made it difficult for them to move even a
single step forward.
Rocky soon received the news that Alyssa was in charge of the enemies' military power, so he
immediately gathered the Commanders in Chief of the three United Army groups, namely Marcia,
Bryant, and Isis, to discuss countermeasures.
"Well, the South United Army has already freed most of the human kingdoms to the east and south of
the Holy Dragon Empire, and we were making smooth progress at that time. However, ever since the
enemies changed their strategy, our campaign has become fruitless. Not only have we not completed
our original plan, but the enemies have recaptured some human kingdoms that we have liberated, and
they have also formed a counterattack against us," Marcia relayed to Ricky, summarizing the situation
of her troops.
"The East United Army is in a similar situation. Alyssa is indeed a genius in war. I didn't expect her to
be able to hold back the attack of our three groups on her own." Bryant let out an aggrieved sigh. He
knew that Alyssa was a formidable opponent, so they couldn't let their guard down.
"The West United Army is close to the Magic Phoenix Empire, so with their help, our situation is slightly
better than yours. However, I received information that the enemies have already surrounded the Magic
Phoenix Empire's southern part, so they are in trouble now too," Isis said with a sigh.
"Although our strength is still superior to the enemies', we cannot discount the power of Alston's
spiritual race army. Moreover, he has the advantage of occupying two countries—the Holy Dragon
Empire and the Timber Deity Empire. Therefore, Alyssa has cleverly used the advantage in the terrain
and relied on the spiritual race's forces to aim at our army. I hate to say it, but it is logical that the three
groups have been suppressed," said Rocky. Since he had fought with Alyssa many times when he was
still in the Crimson Dragon Group, he knew her quite well already.
He found that Alyssa was good at using the least number of troops to maximize the effect, and she
could also see the big picture at a glance. This time, she must have seen through the weakness of the
United Army, which was the lack of the spiritual race members. Alston had an army of at least
thousands of members of the spiritual race. But since he had only invested less than one-third of them
in the past, it was naturally difficult for him to deal with the United Army. But now, under Alyssa's
magnificent command, at least more than half of the members of the spiritual race were sent into the
war. With this, she had successfully stopped the attack of the United Army, outplaying all of them in
such a short time.
And that was not the most terrible thing. They knew that this was only the beginning, for Alyssa still had
half of the members of the spiritual race. If she put all of them in play, the United Army would be in big
trouble.
Therefore, Rocky knew it was time to change his strategy.
In fact, he had been analyzing the situation between the two sides for days. Before that, he had been
very clear that if he wanted to fight against the spiritual race, he had to completely free all the human
countries and their armies. Only in this way could he fight against the spiritual race.
However, among Rocky's troops, two-fifths of them were human soldiers, while the rest of them were
the United Army. Although the United Army had an advantage in terms of the number of human
soldiers, it was a drop in the bucket in the face of Alston's army that consisted of the spiritual race.
In the past months, the number of troops on both sides had been decreasing. The United Army
continually recruited more troops, replenished the lost ones, and fought to free the human kingdoms at
the same time. But now, their progress was not only at a standstill, but it was also devolving fast. The
United Army could not successfully attack, so they could not free the other human kingdoms, which
meant that instead of increasing their strength, the enemies were continuously sapping their manpower
and resources. If this went on for long, their disadvantages would be exposed.
"Basil, do you have any idea what we should do?" Marcia asked, looking at Rocky, for she knew that he
was their only hope if they wanted to deal with Alyssa. Even if she and Bryant worked together to deal
with Alyssa, they might not have the upper hand. Alyssa obviously had more cards than them, so only
Rocky could have the chance to turn the tables.
"Yes, I do. However, it's a little risky," Rocky said seriously.
"What is it?" The three of them looked at Rocky immediately, leaning closer in rapt attention.
"First of all, we have to make the Magic Phoenix Empire give up defending itself completely and put all
their forces into the United Army. In this way, the United Army can continue to maintain the advantage
in military strength and won't fall into a passive situation," Rocky explained. His face was a sharp
contrast to the others' reactions.
Marcia and the other two were staring at him in shock, their mouths agape and eyes wide open.
Although the Magic Phoenix Empire had joined the united empires before, it was the only big country
that hadn't been occupied by Alston. So the Magic Phoenix Empire put most of their forces into their
own defense, and only a small part of their cavalry was sent to assist the United Army. If the Magic
Phoenix Empire dispatched all their forces to the United Army, it meant that they would give up their
territory completely.
"But if the Magic Phoenix Empire gives up on its defense, then Alyssa will take the opportunity to
occupy the Magic Phoenix Empire. Once the Magic Phoenix Empire, the Timber Deity Empire, and the
Holy Dragon Empire unite, they will be able to control the entire Wild Spirit Land. Won't that make it
worse for us?" Marcia asked again.
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