The Medallion

Israel dashed forward and firmly grabbed the commander by the collar. He then turned to the soldiers and warned, "If you want your commander alive, surrender now!"

The soldiers shot each other nervous and frightened stares.

"What are you waiting for? Surrender to him!" the commander, fearing for his own life, immediately ordered his troops without a second thought.

Yet the soldiers still hesitated, uncertain of what to do next.

"You can't surrender!" A loud voice suddenly boomed before a figure floated over and landed directly in front of Israel.

"It's you!" Israel exclaimed as he immediately recognized the figure standing before him as Basil.

"Have we met before?" Rocky asked, pretending to not know Israel at all.

The latter's eyes widened in disbelief. He managed to successfully disguise himself during his previous altercation with Rocky so it was no surprise that he wouldn't be recognized.

"Who the hell are you? What do you want? Whether we surrender or not is none of your business!" the commander shouted furiously at Rocky, his nerves slowly getting the better of him.

Rocky showed him the token Devin gave him before he began to explain, "This is an official authorization from Commander Devin. The commander of the Cloud Castle has surrendered to the enemy in fear of death. He has been dismissed from his post. From now on, the soldiers of the Cloud Castile will be under my command!"

"Don't believe his nonsense!" the pale-looking commander shouted helplessly.

"Soldiers, listen to me! Retreat into the Cloud Castle!" Rocky turned around after ordering the soldiers before striding towards the Cloud Castle's gate.

The soldiers didn't dare to disobey him and decided to follow him closely.

Not long after, in the front of the Cloud Castle was empty with only Israel handling the surrendered commander.

Israel never expected Rocky to appear out of nowhere and take charge of the Cloud Castle so quickly. This meant one thing—he would be his next opponent.

"Tie him up!" Israel commanded his soldiers. He decided not to kill the commander immediately because he might be able to provide him with some valuable information.

the soldiers

I will be in charge. I don't have any special requirements so you can continue to follow the previous deployment instructions for the battle. However, don't risk your lives defending the castle walls from the enemy. Retreat from behind as soon as possible if you feel that you can no longer hold them off," Rocky explained the details to his new set of soldiers as clearly as

as to why Rocky would want

know your name, commander?" a deputy commander stepped forward and

"Of course. I'm Basil!"

ran through the crowd upon

is

dreams did I expect to see

he's a master of numerous mysterious military arrays—a

present were overwhelmed by Rocky's

may leave now. Back to your positions!" Once Rocky dismissed the troops, he summoned the two deputy commanders to a private

upcoming battles, the soldiers of the Cloud Castle will be under your joint command," Rocky

you?" The two deputy commanders exchanged

other plans in mind. You both just remember what I said and do your jobs well. Agreed?"

nodded in

Castile to join

asked once she noticed him draw

settled," Rocky replied

the Cloud Castle to be such a coward!"

being flattered constantly. I bet he wouldn't know what to do when things turned sour," Rocky calmly

move?" Eunice continued to ask.

the Shura Race attacks the Cloud

if they won't do it?"

they'd forget about that! They'd attack as soon as possible, leaving no time for any other possible changes to their plan," Rocky affirmed. He knew Israel well and,

Rocky had predicted. The next day, the spearhead of the Shura Race carried out an attack on

eagle taking flight. Relying on their strong advantage, the spearhead of the Shura Race soon occupied the city wall and opened the city gate.

through the