Chapter 676 Laney's Mixed Feelings

"Well, lucky for you I don't have the heart to kill such a beautiful girl like you," Rocky joked, giving Laney a wide smile.

"Cut the crap! Tell me the real reason! Why?!" Laney couldn't help but exclaim. She stared at him while adding more strength on the dagger, making Rocky's neck ooze with a river of blood.

"You want the truth? Okay, let me tell you. We have grown very close despite being enemies before. Although I will stop at nothing to achieve my goal, I'm not ruthless enough to kill a woman to whom I made love. Besides, I don't think you deserve to die. You are just Alyssa's pawn. If I kill you, someone else will still take over your post and continue to assassinate me. So, there is really no difference whether I kill you or not, right? And to tell you honestly, I was more than excited to meet you," Rocky informed. His eyes were intense as he stared at Laney with a grin painted on his lips.

"Did you already know I would come for you?" Although quite surprised, Laney understood what he meant by that.

"Of course, I knew you would come for me, especially when I knew Alyssa sent you to the side of Blood Lord Leo to help him deal with me. I think you wouldn't miss such a good opportunity for revenge!" Rocky's tone was nonchalant.

"So why did you still come here alone? I'm well-prepared this time. You are closely hemmed on all sides that I doubt you could still escape even if you grew a pair of wings. The threat on the Timber Deity Empire will only be gone once I finally kill you," Laney sneered, tilting her head to get a clearer view of the expression etched on Rocky's face.

However, while staring at him, she felt a hand tightly wrapping her waist and pulling her to a firm chest. Suddenly, she felt a soft breath against her hair. Their distance was just too close, causing her to hold her breath. Her cheeks popped red like a cherry, and her legs wobbled like jelly.

"Let go of me, or I will kill you!" Laney snapped

on, Isis couldn't help but be worried.

"It was not easy for our Crimson Dragon Army to gain the upper hand. But the Roaring Flame Empire army attacked us first, and now the army of the Holy Sea Empire broke the non-aggression pact and attacked us. I'm afraid our advantage will be significantly weakened while the Timber Deity Empire will benefit greatly," said Marin worriedly, who was also in the camp.

"The Commander in Chief wrote that he had sent a message to the Palace City, hoping that His Majesty would order other troops to help us with Mont City. But he also told us to be prepared to retreat anytime, if anything goes wrong. If we can't obtain assistance, then we'll probably give up on attacking the Timber Deity Empire's defense," Rocky stipulated, slightly shaking his head out of disappointment.

"Damn it! We are so close from breaking through the defense line of the Timber Deity Empire, but the Holy Sea Empire attacked us!" Unwilling to give up the battle, Isis couldn't help but curse out of sheer frustration.

"I don't think this is a coincidence. I bet it's Alyssa who's behind all this! That woman is really cunning!" Rocky exclaimed. Although frankly annoyed, he had to admit that Alyssa was a great scheming woman, who always had a way to deal with the Crimson Dragon Army.