Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 564 Safeguard The Gate

All of a sudden, sand flew in the air and the blood flowed like rivers. Screams and cries filled the air, you could almost sniff the smell of death. The cruelty of the war was undeniable at that moment. On the other side, the Deputy Commander had also arrived at the meeting room. He walked firmly towards and reported to the Commanders, who were in the middle of a serious discussion about battle strategies. Their voices were low and serious. When the Deputy Commander joined them, he then reported to them about how Marin led her army to fight the enemies.

This revelation shocked the Commanders. At first, they assumed Marin was bluffing again, but the Deputy Commander told them that she had secretly trained five thousand soldiers last night. This confirmation made them realize that she was serious this time.

The mentioned five thousand troops were about one third of the Evian City's forces, which were responsible for protecting the city. If they let Marin horse around, losing so many warriors would definitely cost them a lot, which would obviously be a bad thing for the city!

"Let's go and have a look. We can't let Commander Marin mess around like this anymore..." Commander Wang immediately said to the other Commanders.

The other Commanders nodded one after another in agreement.

They stood up abruptly then hurriedly went to the south gate. When they arrived there, they saw that the vanguard of the Timber Deity Empire had already fallen into the array arranged by Marin. On the ground were many dead and wounded. However, the five thousand soldiers led by her didn't suffer at all. Seeing this bewildered the Commanders.

"This array...” Commander Lin, one of the Elite Commanders, uttered softly as he suddenly felt that the array used by Marin was very familiar.

"Isn't it the same array that Rocky used at the Army Flag Contest?" Commander Wang announced to the others.

It was exactly the Eight Heaven Locks Array used by Rocky before.

The Commanders looked at each other in disbelief. They were thinking the same thing: when was she able to learn about this mysterious and complicated array? Obviously, the array was handed over to her by Rocky. But that would mean they had a somewhat special relationship.

It was during the war at the Rough Slope that Rocky taught her the array. But at that time, Marin was a beginner and therefore was not able to use it very well. But she took her time, exerted hard work and studied it secretly. Fortunately, she made some gains. If it were not for the safety of the Evian City, she would not have used this hidden skill.

Four hours of battle between the two sides brought heavy damage to the vanguard from the Timber Deity Empire, which had lost nearly two thousand soldiers. After witnessing the power of the array, the remaining soldiers started to retreat.

Seeing that the army from the Timber Deity Empire had retreated, Marin let out a sigh of relief. After ordering the soldiers to stay in their place, she flew back to the wall of the Evian City by her war beast, Verdanim. After she jumped off from Verdanim, she met the Commanders who were waiting for her.

"Commander Marin, you are way out of line. You didn't even report to us, and just went to battle by yourself. I don't think you respect the Elite Commanders at all,” Flank snarled angrily. He was deeply offended by Marin acting on her own.

"I have said it before: If you can't come up with any methods to defend the city, I will use my own ways to protect it. Also, you bear witness just how bloodthirsty the army of the Timber Deity Empire was! And they were defeated by me..." Marin stated calmly. She wouldn't have said that if she weren't sure about her plans. Of course, she was grateful that Rocky taught her to use the array beforehand. She knew it would be of great value someday.

All the Commanders were speechless after hearing what Marin said. After all, she did not lie. Indeed, her ways worked and the enemies were defeated.

"I believe that the Timber Deity Empire will strengthen their military power and very soon they will come back to attack us again. Although I don't know how long the array that Rocky taught me can resist the enemies, I will definitely go all out until my last breath.” After she finished her words, she climbed on the back of Verdanim and flew out of the city to try and deploy the array and be prepared for any coming battle.

Meanwhile, in the army of the Timber Deity Empire, Woods narrowed his eyes after hearing the report from the Commander of the vanguard. He said, "It seems that we have underestimated the guards of the Evian City. I never thought that there would be such a sophisticated and clever array set up by them. But I'd like to see how long they can maintain that.” Woods said it in a fierce tone, as if their defeat did not discourage him.

After a while, he stood up firmly and ordered in a decided tone, "We can now use the “treasure’ of our army. Commander Qian and Commander Chen, each of you lead five thousand troops to attack the wall of the Evian City from left and right. Intimidate them by your strength and numbers..." Soon, from the back of the army of the Timber Deity Empire appeared five Huge-horned Rhinoceroses. They were giants and mountain-like. Each step they took sent a raging sound to the ground. Each was dragging a chariot with fierce and long iron thorns. They stomped with great vigor and were under the control of five spirit manipulators. They created ear-splitting noises as they were rushing towards the Evian City.

Marin, who was sitting on top of Verdanim as she waited for the Timber Deity Empire's next wave of attacks, widened her eyes and looked far into the distance. A row of dust suddenly raised up in front of her, as if something was charging towards violently. The ground was trembling harder and harder every minute that passed, as if something huge was running towards her direction.

Realizing what was happening, Marin frowned and loudly ordered, “Start the array!"

The Eight Heaven Locks Array was deployed at once and an opening was left in the array immediately. The soldiers in the array were ready to fight and awaiting the next orders.

However, when Marin and the soldiers saw five shadows of huge figures rushing toward them, they were taken aback and their hearts began to pound against their chests.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable to them, Marin immediately shouted, "Close the array!" However, it was too late. Two of the rhinoceroses rushed directly into the array, and then dashed forward wildly and madly, swinging their heads chaotically. Their huge bodies were crushed everywhere like a tank, and wherever they passed, blood splashed like ocean water against rocks. Soon, broken limbs and bodies could be seen everywhere. The air smelt of iron, blood and dust, which was rather appalling.

The other three rhinoceroses were also smashing against the outer layer of the array. The impact was so powerful that the people all over the array fell to the ground.

At this time, ten thousand warriors and spirit manipulators of the Timber Deity Empire took the opportunity to attack the city gate.

Seeing this shocked the Commanders at the city wall. They didn't expect the second attack of their enemies to come so soon!

"Now transfer all the guards to the city gate and guard the city wall,” Commander Wang immediately ordered.

Because the soldiers of the Evian City were attacked so abruptly, Marin's desperate commands were almost useless. It was impossible to get rid of the five rhinoceroses, who were huge and powerful. The array was about to collapse any minute now. Meanwhile, the ten thousand forces of the Timber Deity Empire had taken the opportunity to attack the wall of the south gate fiercely.

What was worse was that the Timber Deity Empire still had another twenty thousand soldiers awaiting their chance to make a move and attack.

"Commander Lin, you and I should go down there to help Commander Marin,” Commander Ron said at once. After seeing that the array was about to be crushed by the sharp collision of the rhinoceroses, he knew he had to act quick. The array was their last hope they could rely on. If it were completely destroyed, the powerful army of the Timber Deity Empire would be able to break through the defense of the Evian City.

Commander Lin nodded immediately. He and Commander Ron summoned their three-star spirit- manipulated beasts, jumped down from the city wall, entered the array, and rushed to Marin's side. "Commander Marin, please keep on commanding. Commander Lin and I will work together to get rid of the two giant rhinoceroses..." Commander Ron said to Marin urgently. Then, the two Commanders rode towards the two rhinoceroses trapped in the array.

They were both strong warriors at the Heavenly Stage. Luckily, through their combined efforts, they were able to pin down the two rhinoceros.

Despite their combined strength, the impact from the three rhinoceroses outside the array still managed to seriously damage the array. Surely, the array would give up and completely be broken down at any minute.