Chapter 1315 Retreat Urgently

After the fierce battle, Bryant and several elders of the royal family were unable to resist Alston's
powerful strength. Since they were already injured and there was a huge gap between their strength,
they were all totally defeated. Although they didn't want to admit their defeat, they knew that they could
not do anything to turn the tables.

Seeing this, the people around turned even more desperate. It was obvious that no one could stop
Alston after the defeat of Bryant and the several elders. And the only one who could actually stop
Alston was just standing aside and watching. The Holy Dragon Empire would surely fall into the hands
of Alston in no time.

At that moment, many people glared at Rocky with despair and hatred. They believed that the man in
front of them was no longer the Prince Crimson that they highly respected and revered. He had turned
into a cold, ruthless and unpardonable traitor.

"Is there anyone else here who wants to save the Holy Dragon Empire? Come out now if you dare. Ha
ha... Every single one of you should stop dreaming. Surrender to me at once. Otherwise, you will all
die..." Alston wildly laughed. He was immensely proud when he noticed Rocky was not making any
move because that was what he wanted in the first place. He wanted to make the whole Holy Dragon
Empire hate Rocky.

"Basil, why are you just standing there? Shouldn't you stop Alston? Only you can stop him." Lena
couldn't help but shout at Rocky. She looked a little hopeful because she knew that Rocky wouldn't be
totally indifferent and ruthless. Back then, he even broke into the Palace City alone and fought against
the strong spirit manipulators to save her. But now, he completely turned a blind eye to so many people
in danger. It was hard for her to believe that the man in front of her was the person she loved most.

Hearing Lena's scream, Rocky was still indifferent. He looked at Alston with a blank expression. It was
not that he did not want to stop Alston, but he had other thoughts on his mind. He knew that what



Alston really wanted was to get revenge, and to make him lose everything and betray all his relatives
and friends.

However, this was also what Rocky wanted because he had to cut off everything from his past,
including those he loved, cherished, and protected. Only in this way could he eliminate his remaining
weaknesses and complete a more important mission. So, Alston didn't know that what he was trying to
do actually helped Rocky a lot.

"Lena, this is what he really is. He finally showed his true nature. Every one of you had all been
cheated by him before. All the good things that he had done before were just to achieve his ambitions.
Now, his ambitions had finally been exposed completely. He already got what he wanted, so he won't
do anything for anyone anymore. All of you are totally insignificant in his eyes." Seeing that Rocky
didn't respond to Lena's desperate scream at all, Alston did his best to slander him. He wanted to make
everyone think that Rocky was a traitor and sinner of the Holy Dragon Empire.

"I didn't expect that this is his true nature. We were all deceived."

"It turned out that the dignified Prince Crimson is such a cunning villain. He fooled us all."

"We can't be fooled by him any longer."

Alston's words also caused a lot of negative responses about Rocky among the crowds. Many people
even began to insult Rocky with filthy words, but the latter still remained indifferent and ignored all the
hatred directed at him.

"I'm the only one who can save you and your precious Holy Dragon Empire. So, surrender to me at
once! And I will personally execute this traitor!" Alston said in a compelling tone.

With that, the heads or representatives of the clans that were originally loyal to Alston knelt to show
their submission. There were also many members of the royal family that stood beside Alston. Under



their lead, many clans, royal members, civil and military officials of the court, and other officials decided
to finally submit to Alston. They knew that if they didn't do that, they would have no choice but to die.

The clans that originally supported Rocky led by the Ximen Clan and Ji Clan were pondering their
decision for a long moment. Their eyes were focused on Rocky, and they looked extremely
disappointed.

"Chief Bryant, whoever knows the tide and follows it is wise. I advise that you finally abandon the
darkness and surrender to me! I will never treat the Ximen Clan badly..." Alston deeply looked at Bryant
and persuaded him to surrender. If the Ximen Clan surrendered to him, the other clans that did not
express their opinions would definitely not insist.

"The Ximen Clan is only loyal to the emperor and the royal family. We can't surrender to a despicable
and shameless person like you who even killed your father." Bryant knew Alston best, so he knew that
it would be the beginning of a total nightmare if the Holy Dragon Empire fell into the hands of Alston.

"Really? That's your final decision? Then, Chief Bryant, you leave me with no choice. I am afraid you
can't leave the Palace City today," Alston threatened him with a murderous look.

However, Marcia, who had not made a single move before, suddenly appeared beside Bryant.

"Chief Bryant, you and the elders of the royal family should protect the Witch and the others who have
not yet surrendered to leave first. It's meaningless to stay here any longer," Marcia seriously said to
Bryant. The current situation was extremely disadvantageous to them. If they continued to stay here,
they would only be instantly killed by Alston. So, they'd better leave immediately.

"What? Are we really going to let the Holy Dragon Empire fall into the hands of Alston?" Bryant was not
reconciled at all. Then, he looked at Rocky. He really did not understand why the prince was suddenly
so indifferent.



"Trust me; this is only temporary. I'm sure of it. We will take the Holy Dragon Empire back from Alston,
but not now. If we don't leave, no one would be left to defend at all," Marcia solemnly swore.

Bryant looked at Marcia and thought for a while. Finally, he sighed and signaled Shirley. Then he came
to Lena's side.

"Your Royal Highness, we need to retreat first," Bryant said to Lena urgently.

"No, I will not leave. I believe that Basil won't just sit back and do nothing about this." Lena seemed to
be very persistent. She still believed that Rocky had some trick up his sleeve.

"Don't you understand? Or you just can't accept it? He is no longer the Prince Crimson we knew. We
are not important to him anymore," Bryant said agitatedly. Although he didn't want to believe it, what
happened just now was enough proof.

"I..." Lena was totally speechless.

"Your Royal Highness, please forgive me for what I am about to do." Bryant didn't say anything more.
He immediately summoned his seven-star spirit-manipulated beast and directly dragged Lena onto its
back.

Shirley followed her at once.

"Do you think I will let you leave so easily? You can't take Lena away from here..." Seeing this, Alston
coldly snorted and was about to stop Bryant from taking Lena away.


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