"Basil, the Shura Race is already on the move. They sent out their major army, and it seems that they are serious to finish us in one fell swoop," Colton said anxiously.
"I know. Prince Zain must be the one who leads the army this time. After all, it was his idea to suppress both the human race and the spiritual race in order to establish his position on becoming the next king of the Shura Race," Rocky replied rather calmly. At this point, he knew that the real war against the Shura Race was about to commence in just a matter of time.
"What is the plan?" Colton asked expectantly.
"To be perfectly honest, we are going to lose as soon as the main army of the Shura Race shows up." Rocky let out a frown as he told the truth. The only role of the spearhead was to test the strength of the human race. But once the major army of the Shura Race took action, the human army had no way of resisting them.
Colton's face darkened in disappointment and frustration.
"The Shura Race is superior in terms of military strength and spiritual warriors." Rocky heaved a heavy sigh and added, "It seems that we really cannot fight them head-on unless the spiritual race supports us."
"Well, that's exactly what the spiritual race believes in. Therefore, they don't want to risk anything by helping us." Colton shook his head and despaired. He knew that if this went on, they could only watch the fall of the human race.
"There is actually a way if we want to survive this catastrophe. However, it is extremely risky." Of course, Rocky still had a plan to deal with their dilemma. However, to pull off something like this, the risk that they had to take was so big that he could not see them agreeing to him.
"Why didn't you tell me about it sooner?" Despite this hopeless situation, Colton could only count on Rocky. Whatever the young man had in mind, he would readily support it.
"The main reason why the Shura Race attacks the human race is so they can make us surrender. Hence, we can pretend to surrender, but at the same time, we will secretly dispatch troops that will sneakily attack the Shura Race's territory," Rocky said, elaborating his risky idea.
"Attack the Shura Race's territory? Can we really pull off something like that?" Colton was shocked upon hearing Rocky's idea. He already heard crazy strategies from the young man before, but he still wasn't used to it.
"Yes. If everything goes well, we can pull it off. Right now, we are undoubtedly inferior to the Shura Race. Therefore, we have to find a way that they will least expect. Since they plan on taking us down in one go, it means that most of their troops will be summoned to the battlefield. In fact, even warriors from the nine fiefs have joined Prince Zain's army. Thus, it can be said that at this moment, the defenses of the Shura Race are at their weakest. If we gather our strongest forces to pull off a sneak attack on one of the fiefs, we can successfully seize it. Of course, that will be a big disgrace for the arrogant Shura Race. Hence, they will do everything in order to take that fief back. However, since the nine fiefs are in open and secret disputes with each other, the other fiefs will surely hesitate to help them. In the end, only Prince Zain will rush back to save them. After all, he cannot let this disgrace happen on his watch. If he doesn't go back, he will surely lose the support of the people from the Shura Race. If he goes back, he will have to withdraw his army from the territory of the human race, and the human race will be saved." Rocky analyzed and took everything into consideration, and this was the best course of action that he could think of.
"This is indeed too risky! Something huge is at stake here." Colton was lost in thought after hearing the entirety of Rocky's plan. This was definitely not a small matter, and it was something that he could not decide on his own. If this plan somehow failed, the fate of the human race would already be sealed.
"Think about it carefully. We have a bit of time for now since the army of the Shura Race won't attack us very soon. But the more quickly you can make your decision, the better. By the way, this plan should be strictly confidential. We must act in utmost secrecy. Otherwise, it will easily be thwarted," Rocky sternly warned.
"I know. I will call the chiefs of the Sky-suppressing Mansion and the Sovereign Pavilion and discuss it with them right away. Hopefully, I could convince them to support us."
"Then, I'll wait for the good news." After saying that, Rocky cupped his hands and left.
A few days had passed.
At this time, the army of the Shura Race was already deployed in front of the human defense line, ready for an all-out attack at any time. With the strength of their army, they were confident that it would not take long before the human race collapsed before their eyes.
In the Ethereal Region, everyone was in jitters that even the small cities near the borders had already been abandoned.
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