"Basil, I'm ashamed to ask you this, but I think we must rely on you again this time," Tucker said with a
bit of reluctance in his voice. He was well aware that the army of the spiritual race was knowledgeable
in using arrays to their advantage. Hence, they were not the kind of enemies that any ordinary army of
the human race could easily deal with. At this point, it was inevitable that they could only rely on Rocky.
"Hmm, I'm not sure that is the best course of action right now. It would be overkill if I faced them. Why
don't we try sending Deputy Commander Fei to fight them instead? I can tell him the process of
breaking their array to easily defeat our enemies," Rocky suggested with a cunning smile. From
Rocky's perspective, it was not really worth his effort to battle such a small army all the time. Moreover,
he felt that there was something odd in the way the spiritual race's army fought. He speculated that
they must still be hiding some tricks up their sleeves, so he wanted to send others to fight first so he
could test his assumption.
"But would that work?" Tucker asked, worried that something might go wrong during the battle.
"Of course. Trust me on this." After saying that, Rocky approached Bertram and whispered something
to him.
While listening to Rocky's instructions, Bertram nodded repeatedly as he quickly understood what
Rocky wanted him to do.
Immediately after, Bertram set out together with the Swimming Army to fight the army of the spiritual
race outside the valley again.
But just like what happened last time, the spearhead of the spiritual race launched an array attack
again, which seemed like a vicious snake that was patiently trying to ensnare them. It would sometimes
shrink and expand. And the moment it shrank, the enemy would launch a joint attack that made
Bertram's army fall into a passive position.
When Bertram and his team were already trapped in the enemy's encirclement, he suddenly
summoned a thousand soldiers and worked together to form a dragon-like head that rushed towards
the vital point of the enemy's snake-shaped array.
Immediately after, the array collapsed and could not be restructured again. Seeing that the array was
successfully broken, Bertram seized the opportunity to launch a decisive blow towards the enemy.
Unable to resist the intensity of the Swimming Army, the spearhead of the spiritual race was eventually
forced to withdraw. After all, many of them were either killed or seriously injured. Soon enough, the
spiritual race's army heard the sound of horns that came directly from their headquarters.
After that, they completely retreated from the battlefield.
As soon as there were already no signs of the enemy, Bertram led his army back to the Heavenly Rain
Valley.
"Bertram, good job! You managed to defeat them soundly," Tucker immediately praised him the
moment Bertram returned from the field.
"Well, it is all thanks to Basil's instructions. He knew the exact weakness of the enemy's array," Bertram
responded modestly. He didn't dare to take all the credit because he knew that he wouldn't be able to
succeed if it weren't for Rocky's guidance.
"Well, that is true. Basil is indeed the master of arrays. He can easily break into any array that the
enemy will throw at us," Tucker remarked with a sigh.
"You don't have to give me all the credit. I only gave the instruction but Deputy Commander Fei was the
one who executed it. Anyway, although we managed to see through the weakness of their arrays, we
could still suffer great losses if we don't carefully study them. It seems that the enemy commander is
not to be underestimated," Rocky said with a serious expression.
"By the way, Basil, what is the difference between a military array and an ordinary array?" Tucker
couldn't help but ask. He had already seen the three kinds of military arrays that were taught by Rocky
and felt that they were very powerful compared to the ordinary ones.
"The function of an ordinary array is mainly to attack or defend. However, when it comes to a military
array, not only can it do those functions, but also increase the overall lethality of an attack, or boost its
defensive prowess at the same time. Moreover, it can also boost the morale of the army, which is
always a huge factor in battles," Rocky explained in detail.
"I see. The truth is I had never seen a military array in person before you came here. But I heard that
there was once a military master who had created a manual that contained hundreds of military arrays.
If the military arrays are so powerful, then if someone could get a hold of that manual, he could lead an
invincible army on the battlefield!" Tucker commented excitedly.
Upon hearing that, Rocky could not help but smile faintly. After all, the manual that Tucker was talking
about was the same manual recording the mysterious military arrays that he had inherited from the
Scarlet Heaven Jade.
"Well, with Basil on our side, we still have the advantage. With his wisdom in terms of the arrays, we
have a huge chance of defeating the spiritual race's army!" Deputy Commander Ma took the
opportunity to flatter Rocky.
Meanwhile, the deputy commander, who led the spearhead of the spiritual race and faced the
Swimming Army, had returned to the tent of their commander.
As soon as he entered the tent, he saw a delicate figure sitting in the seat of the commander. At the
same time, the other three deputy commanders were standing beside her.
"Commander, I apologize! I didn't expect that our enemy could break our array. I deserve any
punishment!" The deputy commander lowered his head and apologized sincerely.
"Hmm. I also can't believe that they easily destroyed my Snake Array. It seems that the enemy
commander is not weak. I might have misjudged them," Isabel, the commander, said as she narrowed
her eyes. As one of the few commanders in the spiritual race's army who was knowledgeable in
mysterious military arrays, Isabel was highly valued by the new commander in chief. She was actually
full of confidence when she was tasked to lead a team to attack the Heavenly Rain Valley. However,
she had not expected that she would meet someone that might be on the same level as her when it
came to arrays.
"Commander, there is a possibility that our enemy has just been lucky. We can attack them one more
time. I volunteer to lead the Iron Ox Army to engage them on the battlefield," one of the deputy
commanders insisted.
"Fine. If you are that confident, then I permit you to do what you want," Isabel answered without
thinking twice. She was actually convinced that the human race's army might have been lucky before,
so she also wanted to give it another try.
"Yes, madam. I will do my best!" Then, the deputy commander of the Iron Ox Army bowed and
immediately left the tent.
About an hour later, he led his men and began approaching the Heavenly Rain Valley.
"Basil, I think the array of the enemy looks a little strange this time." Soon enough, Tucker and the
others spotted the Iron Ox Army together with its peculiar array just outside of the Heavenly Rain
Valley.
"Hmm, it is indeed a bit strange. It looks like an ox's horn. So, should I assume that it is mainly used for
attacking? Deputy Commander Ma, please lead the Shield Army this time. We shall see how strong
this array is," Rocky said to Deputy Commander Ma with a grin on his face.
At this moment, Deputy Commander Ma was the best candidate to lead an army to test the strength of
the peculiar-looking array of the spiritual race's army. After all, he was the most experienced one when
it came to the three military arrays that Rocky taught to the army who guarded the Tiger Whisker Pass.
Without any hesitation, Deputy Commander Ma immediately summoned the Shield Army to engage the
enemy army.
Just as Rocky expected, the array of the enemy this time was solely focused on attacking. Its attacks
were rather sharp and aggressive, like the horns of an ox. Consequently, it put a lot of pressure on the
Shield Army. Fortunately, the Shield Army was excellent in terms of defense. Therefore, in the end, the
Iron Ox Army was unable to get a clear upper hand.
After four hours of being in a stalemate, the deputy commander of the enemy realized that it would be
useless to continue fighting. They would just waste their time and energy, so he had no choice but to
pull out his army and retreat to their camp in dejection.
"Commander, I failed. It seems that our enemy's array is also very powerful! I admit that I was wrong to
underestimate them," the deputy commander said with his head lowered as soon as he came back to
Isabel's tent.
"Even your Iron Ox Array couldn't break through their defenses?" This time, Isabel felt rather odd with
the turn of events.
"No, we couldn't defeat them. We did everything we can, but we couldn't move forward," the deputy
commander admitted in regret.
"Is the enemy army also using a mysterious military array? But that is impossible. There shouldn't be
anyone proficient in mysterious military arrays among the human race..." Isabel murmured to herself as
her brows furrowed. At this point, she was feeling a bit restless.
In order to confirm her assumption, she immediately came up with a plan. Thus, she said to a thin but
shrewd deputy commander, "Deputy Commander Tu, lead your troops to lure the enemy out via the
Neutralizing Array. If they are really using a mysterious military array, it should not work within your
Neutralizing Array."
"Yes, madam! We will set out at once," Deputy Commander Tu replied and nodded. Then, he quickly
left to gather his troops.
Soon enough, Deputy Commander Tu's army had reached the area outside the Heavenly Rain Valley.
This time, Rocky became more cautious of the enemy's movements. If they were this persistent, he
speculated that the enemy commander was testing their strength. It also meant that the military array
that they would use this time might be a bit different from the previous ones.
After Rocky gave it some thought, he suddenly turned to Eunice and suggested, "Eunice, why don't you
give it a try this time?"
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