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.

soldiers upon entering the

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.

baffled as to why Rocky would want them to

commander?" a deputy commander stepped forward and asked.

"Of course. I'm Basil!"

of excitement ran through the crowd

it be this is

my wildest dreams did I expect to

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

the soldiers present were

positions!" Once Rocky dismissed the troops, he summoned the two

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

deputy commanders exchanged a curious

other plans in mind. You both just remember what I

in unison, solidifying their agreement.

left the Cloud Castile to join the

it go?" Eunice asked once she noticed

the commander of the Cloud Castle to be such a coward!"

he wouldn't know what to do when things turned sour," Rocky calmly

our next move?" Eunice continued to

until the Shura Race attacks the Cloud Castle," Rocky replied.

do it?"

for any other possible changes to their plan," Rocky affirmed. He knew Israel well and, judging by his personality, he wouldn't be the type to return from a battle empty-handed. Now that it was confirmed the Cloud Castle's deployments couldn't be changed so easily, Israel

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

an eagle taking flight. Relying on their strong advantage, the spearhead

the entire army broke through the Cloud Castle's barriers.