Chapter 1090 Strive For The Throne

"Let's wait and see!" Alston was aware that the current situation was not favorable for him. With two major armies of the Holy Dragon Empire at his beck and call, not to mention the Timber Deity Empire's influence, Rocky currently had the upper hand. However, Alston was still the Holy Dragon Empire's acting emperor, so as long as he sat on the throne, his brother would never dare to hurt him. Otherwise, he would be an enemy of the whole royal family. With nothing more that he could do, Alston shot Rocky a cold stare and waved his hand, instructing the remnants of his men to leave with him dejectedly.

Honestly, Rocky had no intention of letting his brother leave that easily, as he believed that if he set the "tiger" free, it would bring endless troubles for him. However, Rocky then noticed Marcia shook her head at him discreetly, so he could not help but sigh in frustration. He understood that they could not kill Alston right there and right then. Besides, Alston was still the acting emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire. If they killed him, they would be accused of treason.

Despite his unwillingness, Rocky stood still as Alston left with his men.

In this way, a dramatic and thrilling farce ended with Alston leaving, but at the same time, it detonated a bomb inside Alston's head when he saw that Basil was still alive, not to mention the power and support he had managed to collect. That day was a landslide victory for Basil.

Alston was not the only one who was shocked. Everyone who witnessed the developments of the whole farce was shaken to the core, though they tried not to show it on their faces.

"Your Royal Highness and General Marcia, can I have a private talk with both of you?" Bryant asked the moment Alston and his men left. The general was anxious to learn the truth about what was happening. And he hated that he had been kept in the dark for so long.

Rocky and Marcia exchanged looks before nodding as one.

Then, Bryant and Shirley left first with Rocky and Marcia.

On the other hand, a young man hurriedly came out of the crowd and approached Sabina and her father.

"Father! Sabina!" he called, and his head was almost buzzing with excitement.

"Oh, my goodness! My dear son!"

"Flint!"

As soon as they heard his voice, both Elvis and Sabina hurried to his side.

"Flint, is everything okay? Are you hurt?" Elvis asked worriedly, looking at his son from head to toe as if he was checking for any injuries.

"I'm fine. I'm fine. Please don't worry about me, Father. But wa

fts. Are you going to break your words?" Rocky asked again.

"I'll return all of them to you. Stop kidding!" Shirley complained, pouting cutely.

"No, you don't have to. I was just kidding. You can keep those gifts and consider them as the compensation for I breaking off our engagement back then." Rocky had never intended to take back the things he had sent away anyway.

"Chief Bryant, if there is nothing else, we won't disturb you anymore. We have to say goodbye now, as we still have a lot of things to deal with."

After these words, Marcia and Rocky stood up and bowed at Bryant before walking out of the hall.

Shirley watched until they were out of her eyesight. "Grandpa, Prince Basil is much more reliable than before. Don't you really plan to support him?"

"Didn't you hate him before? Why are you suddenly speaking for him?" Bryant curiously asked as he narrowed his gaze at Shirley.

"That was in the past. I don't hate him now." Shirley was blushing again.

"Alston has the support of the whole royal family behind him. And even though two large army groups are backing Basil, unless the royal family recognizes him, Alston still has a considerable advantage over him. I believe there will be a fierce battle that is waiting ahead for Prince Basil, and maybe the entire royal family will stand against him," Bryant conjectured, looking away at the distance.

"If he gets our support, will he get a better chance to win? I'm just curious," Shirley asked after thinking for a while.

"That's exactly why I didn't give my promise to help him in the first place. I want to see if he really has the ability to inherit the throne," Bryant said meaningfully.