The next day, while Rocky was discussing with Marcia and Bryant about the attack on the Imperial City, Sabina walked inside in a hurry.
"Basil, Master! Come out and take a look at this!" she bellowed angrily.
Rocky, Marcia and Bryant rushed outside. Isis and the others were there, looking in the same direction as Sabina. The three followed their gaze into the distance and saw several heads hanging on the wall of the Imperial City, laid to public display.
"What the hell! Who are those people?" Rocky asked furiously.
"I have already sent someone to investigate it," Sabina replied immediately.
Rocky nodded, and they waited in silence.
Not long after, the spirit manipulators who had been sent out to investigate came back, looking displeased. The identities of the owners of those heads surprised everyone, including Rocky. They were famous figures in the Holy Dragon Empire. They had been unfortunately caught while covering Bryant and Lena's escape along with a few elders of the royal family. There had been no news of them until now.
Their heads were hung for everyone to see, an obvious warning from Alston.
"Alston! That annoying bastard!"
"What a cruel, merciless beast!"
"A few other elders of the royal family are still in his capture. It could be their heads next."
For the next couple of minutes, the base camp of the United Army was in an angry uproar.
"Basil, the queen and the imperial preceptor of the Magic Phoenix Empire are also Alston's prisoners," Marcia reminded.
"I'm aware. I plan to send a team to rescue them and Alyssa while we attack the Imperial City." Rocky was already formulating a plan in his head.
"But who will lead them? Chief Bryant will be in charge of the overall situation of the army, and I need to be with you," Marcia asked.
"I'll go!" Cherry volunteered.
"Your clan? Good. The Butterfly Divine Clan will be responsible for launching an attack from the west city gate, and the Dragon Master Clan will take care of the east city gate. This way, we can avoid direct confrontation with the enemy's spiritual race army, and also create enough chaos to attract the enemy troops away from the city." Rocky nodded thoughtfully. Since the Phoenix Master Clan hadn't arrived yet, and there was no news from the Wood Clan, it would be wise to preserve the strength of the Dragon Master Clan and the Butterfly Divine Clan before they got into the final fight with Alston.
Two-thirds of the United Army and the spirit manipulator group gathered at the north city gate, ready to attack with all their might. After the successful ambush at the north gate, the Butterfly Divine Clan and the Dragon Master Clan would break through the west and east gate respectively, creating major chaos so as to catch the attention of Alston's partial forces.
Just as Rocky was about to give the order to attack, a woman in white suddenly appeared in front of him and handed him a parchment of a drawing.
"Prince Crimson, Her Royal Highness gave me orders to hand this over to you when you attack the Imperial City if I didn't hear from her," the woman said.
"Alyssa?" Rocky was a little surprised, but he quickly studied the drawing and his eyes narrowed.
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