Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master novel Chapter 264

"Send all the spirit manipulators to the east. Assign five hundred soldiers from the south to that position. Tell them to fight as if their very life depends on it! Do not let the enemies into the military camp!" The commander of the northern sky military camp knew very well how important his camp was for the northern defensive line of the Crimson Dragon Group. If this military camp was captured by enemies, the whole northern defensive line would start to fail as they tried to compensate for the loss of the camp. The commander knew that he needed to defend the camp no matter what the cost.

He was an ordinary spirit manipulator in his forties but it was uncommon among his peers to reach the Heavenly Stage like he did. He proved himself to be a capable Frontline Commander of the Crimson Dragon Group. This was one of the reasons why he was assigned to the northern sky military camp, an important position for the whole northern defensive line.

The number of soldiers under his command was close to two thousand which exceeded their enemy's number. However, there were three Heavenly Stage spirit manipulators among the enemy's group. The military camp failed to repel such a powerful enemy squad and the defending army was routed. Although all the spirit manipulators of the military camp had worked together against their enemies, they still failed to defend the eastern side. The three Heavenly Stage spirit manipulators of the enemy led their squad of Earthly Stage spirit manipulators, spirit-manipulated beasts and hundreds of soldiers, to break into the military camp.

Meanwhile, the northern front of the military camp was attacked by several Earthly Stage spirit manipulators, who worked with their spirit-manipulated beasts and hundreds of soldiers. Eventually, the northern front was also destroyed.

And it was in the face of such a situation that the commander of the camp led all the remaining spirit manipulators and soldiers to defend against their enemies at the center of the military camp. The fight between the two sides fell into a stalemate immediately.

Flames lit up the sky above the military camp. Black smoke filled the air. Corpses scattered around on the ground. The injured and the dying wailed loudly and it created a background symphony for the entire moving picture, the sad picture of war.

"Are you members of the Timber Deity Empire's army?" The emblems and the uniform of the enemy soldiers answered the question with mute confirmation. The Timber Deity Empire's army was responsible for the attack. The shock of the realization on the defending soldiers went as quickly as it came. They prepared themselves to fight to the death defending the camp.

"Surrender the northern sky military camp, and I will spare your lives! Think about it very carefully! That is the only offer that you will ever get!" the commander of the invading Timber Deity Empire's army said. He was a timber spirit manipulator at the third grade of the Heavenly Stage. A timber spirit manipulator was as powerful as a royal spirit manipulator in the Holy Dragon Empire. He was obviously a formidable opponent. And from the way he spoke to the northern sky military camp's commander, it was obvious that he was a very conceited man. Contempt was painted all over his face as he stared at the commander.

"You wish! I will never let you have your way!" the northern sky military camp's commander yelled back in defiance. Untamed resolve burned brightly in his eyes. He was aware of how powerful the enemy was. Their three Heavenly Stage spirit manipulators placed them at a disadvantage. Even the remainder of the spirit manipulators in their squad were all of Earthly Stage. The commander understood that the chance of winning against such a force was closer to zero than anything in the world right now. The sheer strength of the enemy's group allowed them to succeed in their attack on the military camp before anyone in the camp even noticed.

The thought of the final battle's outcome darkened the commander's countenance. But as a Frontline Commander of the Crimson Dragon Group, such thoughts of defeat could not be allowed. Surrender was never an option then and even less of an accepted possibility now.

"Well, you have had your chance! Kill them all!" After they heard the order given by the Timber Deity Empire's commander, the spirit manipulators and soldiers behind him rushed forward without hesitation.

The side of the northern sky military camp never flinched a bit in the face of such overwhelming odds. Bellows and screeches filled the air as a massacre ensued on the field of battle.

The military squad of the Timber Deity Empire was so powerful that the defenders of the northern sky military camp were pushed into a disadvantageous position almost immediately. What made it worse was that the commander of the military camp got critically injured while fighting against the Heavenly Stage spirit manipulators of the invaders.

"Commander, we'd best retreat first. When the reinforcements arrive, we can seize back the northern sky military camp," the deputy commander said as he approached the injured commander.