At the moment, however, Rocky wasn't very enthusiastic. If they took these three guys back, those in
the camp would find out that he had hidden his real strength. If he had known about what would have
happened, he would have killed these three robbers right away. But right now, his team members' faces
were radiating with joy, as if they had just come upon a treasury. Rocky couldn't think of an excuse to
prevent them from taking the three guys captive and bringing them back. It would be suspicious to do
so, and besides, for Thor and other spirit manipulators who had not already made a significant
contribution, a small achievement like this one would be enough to satisfy them for the rest of their
lives.
After a moment of hesitation, Rocky looked at the Three Powers at the Gehenna Border who lay
unconscious in the rubble and directed, "Tie them up and gag them with a piece of cloth."
On hearing this, all the spirit manipulators of the sixth team immediately gathered around the three
unconscious robbers and did as he instructed. They threw them into the hay cart together.
After finishing this, all members of the sixth squad continued on their way.
After they passed through the canyon safe and sound, the next part of the journey went very smoothly
for them. After climbing a continuous and undulating section of a hillside, they walked for several more
miles, before Rocky told everyone to take a rest and recover their strength. They had to restore their
energy enough to cope with any unexpected obstacles that might come their way.
At this time, the Three Powers at the Gehenna Border slowly began to come to their senses. Finding
out that they had become prisoners, they immediately struggled like captured fish. Since their mouths
were jammed with cloth, they whined desperately to get the others' attention, and they glared at Rocky
in great terror.
When Rocky saw the Three Powers at the Gehenna Border wake up, he immediately took a look at the
other spirit manipulators who were still at rest and found that they were not paying attention to the
situation here. Then he immediately went to the Three Powers at the Gehenna Border and stared at
them murderously. "You would be wise to treat what happened just now as if it had not happened. I
want you to remember that heavy stones fell on you while you were robbing the hay truck. If you
cooperate with me obediently, your lives will at least be saved, but if you can't keep your mouth shut, I
can't say for sure what terrible things will happen to you. One thing I can make sure of is that your
mouths will be shut forever without anyone so much as noticing. Are we clear? Just nod to let me know
that you are willing to obey my orders."
Upon hearing this, the Three Powers at the Gehenna Border glared at Rocky and they broke out in a
cold sweat. It was obvious that they were deeply fearful. After exchanging glances of panic, they
nodded quickly.
Seeing that the three men would cooperate with him obediently, Rocky nodded with satisfaction and
then turned away.
After resting for half an hour, members of the sixth team continued on their way and finally arrived at
the outpost on the west side of the front line before dark. This outpost was located in a barbarian land,
dry and barren like a desert. Rocky and the others looked around and found out that it was seemed to
be totally bare, with not even a blade of grass to be seen. Under the setting sun, it looked even more
desolate.
At this moment, looking from the outpost to the other side, they could see an area beyond the borders
of the Holy Dragon Empire without jurisdiction. There was a lot of smoke and gunfire, and the sound of
killing was deafening. It seemed that a bloody and fierce battle was taking place there right now.
Wars, large and small, took place almost every day on this frontier. It was quite common that even if an
ongoing war hadn't even come to an end yet, another one would start again. Sometimes, there would
be scenes of chaos and fighting among many countries. Everything was very gruesome and bloody.
It was more common to see dead bodies than living ones. The fields where wars went on all year round
had all been stained red with blood. Even if the ground was dug up three feet deep, it would still only
yield ghastly streams of dark blood and the bones of the dead who had already been forgotten a long
time ago.
The cruelty of the Gehenna Border was far beyond the imagination of people living in comfort zones
where wars were a distant dream.
Rocky ordered the sixth team to unload the hay. Since it was getting late, and the outpost area was a
gathering point for all kinds of spies to ambush and gather information, no one knew for sure how many
pairs of eyes were staring at the movements in the outpost late at night. Therefore, after unloading the
hay, the sixth team spent the night there.
The escort mission had gone much smoother than Rocky had expected, with the exception of the
encounter with the Three Powers at the Gehenna Border. In addition, the sixth squad had also made
an achievement in catching the Three Powers at the Gehenna Border, who were listed as extremely
wanted criminals.
Of course, the Three Powers at the Gehenna Border had actually hurled themselves willingly into the
trap. They would not have been arrested if they hadn't underestimated the sixth team and thought that
its members were pathetically weak. It was a great misfortune for them to run into Rocky, a secretly
powerful spirit manipulator.
In the afternoon, the sixth team had already crossed the canyon and entered the jurisdiction of the
northeast military camp. For all intents and purposes, they were already very safe.
Because of this, they let their defenses down, lazily chatting all the way while escorting the Three
Powers at the Gehenna Border who were still bound and gagged. They directly went back to the
northeast military camp, ready to claim the rewards presented to them.
"Captain, we have really made some achievements this time. Should we celebrate and have a drink or
something?" At this time, Thor and Joss gathered together to Rocky's side and asked with great
excitement and expectation.
"It's up to you to decide. I won't attend your celebration anyway," Rocky replied indifferently, apparently
taking no interest in it.
"How could you not attend our celebration? Although it was our luck to catch the Three Powers at the
Gehenna Border, it was mainly to your credit. Otherwise, it seemed unreasonable that a sudden
disaster would befall these three guys, which helped us to defeat them easily when you alone were
intercepted. To be defeated by us is the retribution for their bad deeds, but our success must depend
on your luck to a large extent. Our sixth team also gets some benefits from your luck," said Joss.
"Have you two flattered me enough?" Rocky glared at them.
Thor and Joss immediately smiled at one another. They understood that Rocky lacked interest in that
kind of thing, so they did not continue to hound him about it.
"Captain, there seems to be something wrong with the village in front of us," the spirit manipulator who
was exploring the road at the front shouted to Rocky at that moment.
Rocky immediately narrowed his eyes and walked quickly forward. Soon, he saw a village in front of
him, where thick black smoke was rising and flames could be seen faintly.
"Thor, Joss, you two come with me into the village to see what is going on. The others shall go forward
and remain outside the village to wait for my further orders," Rocky immediately commanded.
Rocky took Thor and Joss with him, with Uriah also closely following behind. Three people and one
beast rushed to the village at once. As soon as they entered the village, they saw the corpses of many
villagers. They had fallen to the ground covered in blood, as if they had been slain by some terrible
attacks. Many of the houses were already on fire with fierce flames, and the rest of the villagers were
gone.
"Leader, there is a survivor here." At this time, Joss found a villager lying on the ground who was
fighting for his life.
Rocky hurried over. The villager looked so badly injured that he could hardly open his mouth to speak.
Rocky put on a stern expression and he hesitated for moment. Then he immediately called to Thor and
Joss, "Go and see if there are any other wounded survivors."
Thor and Joss nodded and immediately took action, splitting up to cover more ground.
When Rocky saw the two men leaving, he immediately took out the bottle containing the magical saliva
from his silk back. Although the magical saliva was extremely precious, it was more important to save
that villager's life now, so he immediately let the injured villager swallow half a drop of it.
Under the great effect of the magical saliva, the villager's injuries improved immediately. His pale lips
slightly moved, and his whole body suddenly twitched violently. He accidentally bumped into the bottle
containing the magical saliva that Rocky was holding. Unfortunately, Rocky hadn't got enough time to
put it away and as the bottle jerked, half a drop of the magical saliva fell to the ground.
"Who attacked the village?" Rocky did not notice the magical saliva falling to the ground and
immediately asked the injured villager.
"Mon... Monster... A huge monster!" The injured villager immediately cried out in horror and looked
around in terror.
All of a sudden, Rocky felt a violent tremor coming from underneath the ground where the village was
situated. It seemed that something terrible was eager to show its presence.
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