Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master novel Chapter 228

Isis' brow furrowed, confused. 'What's this guy up to? Any other position will be a better answer at this moment. Why did he have to tell the truth, anyway?'

"I doubt that I heard that right. Did you just say that Commander Marin sent a feeder to join the Army Flag Contest?"

"That's utterly ridiculous! How can a feeder be qualified to even take part in this contest? This has got to be a joke!"

"What in the world is wrong with Commander Marin?"

A soft cacophony rose as everyone began murmuring among themselves, concerned that Isis would hear them. After all, she was the one who brought Rocky here. Isis wouldn't have brought him along without knowing his position. It was an unprecedented situation for a feeder to be allowed to participate in the Army Flag Contest. Such an event was usually restricted only to those ranked as Frontline Commander and Commander of the military camp.

Well aware that any further explanation she could offer would only get her into even more trouble, Isis chose to move forward. Ignoring the mutterings, she raised her voice. "All right! Attention, all of you! As all the participants are now present, we'll start the game immediately! Everyone, prepare yourselves!"

At her command, the whispering died away as everyone turned their sights to Rocky, gazing at him with barely concealed scorn. No self-respecting officials would want him as a teammate.

In the face of their cold glares, Rocky merely sneered to himself and turned his own gaze elsewhere.

Then, the Army Flag Contest began to get underway. The teams would be divided into two: a White Army and a Black Army. A random drawing of lots decided which participants were sent to either the White or the Black army. There were twelve participants in total for this contest: three commanders from three smaller military camps and eight frontline commanders that came from the headquarters. That meant that each team would have six members.

After the participating officials determined which team they were in through the draw, each one of them would then lead a unit of five hundred soldiers under either a white or black flag. Should an army's flag get snatched away by the enemy, that army would be eliminated.

The contest would last for eight hours. When time was up, the captured flags would be counted and the team that had snatched more flags from the other side will be declared the winner. The participant who led his or her unit to get the most flags would be the most valuable player, who could win not only the honor but also a primary-grade Dark Heaven Egg as reward. Huge expectations were placed in every officer for the Army Flag Contest. After all, they could only hope to get a primary-grade Dark Heaven Egg once every three months. But the Army Flag Contest, which was held every month, offered them another opportunity to get the rare treasure. No one could possibly resist such a tantalizing reward. The will to win and a burning fighting spirit raged in every officer's chest.

Marin, as the Commander of the northeast military camp, was held in especially high regard. She was the constant champion in this contest, and had been for the last ten months. Upon discovering that Marin would be absent from the Army Flag Contest this time around, all the other competitors felt that they now had a chance to win the ultimate victory. And once they saw that her replacement was merely a feeder, they let out a sigh of relief and satisfaction. There was no competition here.

The Army Flag Contest had a strict requirement, which was that the participants were able to use exceptional abilities on military tactics, strategies, and leadership. In order to guarantee the fairness of this game, commanders were not allowed to use their spiritual power. That was the only restriction of this contest.

The lots were then carefully and privately drawn. The twelve participants, including Rocky, now knew which army they had been assigned to. Rocky had found himself and five other participants assigned to the Black Army. On the other side, Commander Flank and another five officers were assigned to the White Army.

Upon realizing they were in Rocky's team, however, his five teammates' countenance turned grim and sour. Evidently, they were all ashamed and feeling disadvantaged to be teamed together with a mere feeder, and didn't believe that Rocky would be in any way helpful to their goal. And as though to make matters worse, the participants in the White Army appeared to be much stronger than the ones in the Black Army, especially in the aspect of leadership. Under such odds, the Black Army seemed dispirited even before the contest started, realizing that they were undisputedly the underdogs in this match.

All the while, the White Army's spirits were high. The units were full of banter, cheerful and confident. Already, Flank was staring at Rocky and thinking, 'You are so screwed! Where did a mere feeder get the nerve to even think to join this game? Ha-ha, let's see you scramble around for your life and look ridiculous!'

It wasn't long before Rocky and the eleven other participants were heading towards the training field, passing down a staircase carved against the cliff face.