Everyone relished the serene and soothingly calm night in the Tiger Whisker Pass since it came only once in a blue moon. But the relaxing moment was suddenly interrupted by a series of deafening roars that came out of nowhere.
"Commander Wang, we have some bad news!" Deputy Commander Ma came rushing into Tucker's camp with a frightened look on his face.
"What happened?" Startled, Tucker, who had been almost sleepless the whole night, immediately got up from his seat.
"The spiritual race has sent out more than ten Human-shaped Giant Beasts to attack the city!" Deputy Commander Ma reported in a hurry.
"What?" Tucker's eyes rounded in shock. He wasted no time and rushed towards the city wall along with the deputy commander.
As soon as they climbed up the city wall, they were greeted with the sight of a dozen strong mountainous spiritual beasts nearing the edge of the wall. At this point, it was only a matter of minutes before they would attack the walls of the Tiger Whisker Pass.
These gigantic beasts had always been the spiritual race's trump card when attacking fortified cities. In their war against the human race, they were almost impossible to defeat. Without the help of enough brave spirit warriors,
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orry, they won't. They know journeying deeper would be a one-way trip. They are not that stupid. It's certain that they are plotting a much bigger scheme." Rocky calmly answered without a hint of doubt.
Hearing his words, the commander hesitated whether to believe him or not.
"Commander Wang, please make a decision as soon as possible. We haven't gotten much time," Rocky reminded Tucker.
"Are you sure?" He knew that giving up the city would surely taint his reputation as a commander. He might even lose his position.
"Of course." The powerful spirit warrior nodded with much conviction.
"Well, it's decided then. Let's retreat from the Tiger Whisker Pass." Tucker knew that since they had already taken the first step, there was no reason for them not to go on. Besides, he knew what Rocky said was right. As long as they avoided a direct confrontation with the spiritual race's army, they still had a chance to win. But if they were to hold their ground and guard the Tiger Whisker Pass, they would all die for nothing.
What was more, if Rocky hadn't come back in time, he would have been caught off guard by the enemy's attack.
Following Rocky's suggestion was the only way they could fight for another day.