As Rocky walked closer to Marin's tent, a giant creature flew over his head and cast him under its
enormous shadow. The silver scales over its body glinted gloriously under the sun. A closer look at it
revealed the silhouette of the breeze that blew against the creature. It painted an intimidating but
wondrous picture for all to see.
The soldiers who had been busy packing previously left their tasks and gawked unabashedly at the
glorious beast. Work in the northeast military camp came to a halt as everyone's attention was taken by
the creature.
Their eyes followed it in its magnificent flight until the giant creature slowly landed on the open field. It
gave out a deafening roar as if it enjoyed everyone's attention.
"Is this..." Rocky scrutinized the creature. It looked awfully familiar to him but he struggled to remember
where he had seen it. "Silver Wind!" Rocky exclaimed as he finally remembered from where he had
encountered the majestic creature. This was Isis' spirit-manipulated beast named Silver Wind.
"This war dragon should be at the fourth grade of the four-star level," Rocky remarked. He had
deduced this when he observed Silver Wind's body characters and the aura around it.
Isis had named it Silver Wind, but this war dragon's formal name was Celerity Wind Dragon. The top
ones of this kind could reach the five-star level. Although Isis' Celerity Wind Dragon was only a four-
star one, it was still a rare spirit-manipulated beast if we considered that superior races like dragons
were few and far between.
Despite the fact that the Celerity Wind Dragon was officially categorized as a war dragon, the Beast
Encyclopedia revealed that it was a descendant, and thus, a crossbreed of both spiritual dragon and
war dragon. In this way, the Celerity Wind Dragon was substantially more powerful than ordinary war
dragons with its inherent special power that came from its spiritual dragon lineage.
Rocky was snapped away from his thoughts as a slender figure jumped down from Silver Wind. She
moved with grace and poise that captivated the soldiers' eyes. This charming figure was none other
than Isis.
Rocky's heart thumped fast as he met Isis' beautiful eyes. A strong sense of foreboding spread in his
chest. He looked away from Isis in discomfort, and convinced himself that her appearance meant
trouble in the horizon.
As Isis walked towards Rocky, uproar broke out among the soldiers who had gathered around. They all
stared, slack jawed as they wondered, 'What could the Deputy Commander in Chief want from Rocky?'
At the same time, they were jealous of Rocky who had the chance to rub elbows with a beauty like Isis.
"What a coincidence, Deputy Commander in Chief! I didn't think that I would run into you here, ha-ha!"
Rocky laughed awkwardly. Now that he had no way to avoid Isis, he had to force himself and faced her
directly.
"It's not a coincidence. I'm here to see you." Isis told Rocky directly. Her business-like manner showed
in her posture and tone of voice.
"You are here to see me?" Rocky's eyes widened in panic. It seemed that the foreshadowing he felt
earlier was right on the money.
"Deputy Commander in Chief!" Marin greeted Isis warmly as she came out of her tent. Rocky almost
forgot that they were standing right in front of her tent.
"Commander Marin, can I borrow your tent for a while?" Marin glanced at Rocky, and then turned a
questioning gaze at Isis.
They seemed to talk without words, which ended when Marin nodded her permission to Isis.
Rocky could tell from the duo's body language that Marin knew what Isis was here for. They must have
planned it while he was away or possibly earlier.
"Let's go inside." Isis instructed to Rocky before she left them and entered Marin's tent first.
Rocky glanced at Marin and waited for her to say something. When she didn't, he turned away and
followed Isis into the tent.
Inside, Isis sat comfortably in Marin's usual place. They sat in awkward silence, and Rocky waited for
her to talk while Isis seemed at a loss for words.
"Deputy Commander in Chief, what do you want from me? I'm sure you didn't invite me here just so we
can sit and stare at each other?" Rocky joked clumsily as he covered up the discomfort he felt.
"Do you have a problem with that? You have seen me naked but I'm not allowed to stare at you for as
long as I'd like?" Isis refuted, which rendered Rocky speechless. It would pass as confident banter,
except her cheeks flushed prettily as if she just realized what she had said.
Rocky had no answer for that. So, he shrugged his shoulders, resigned, and waited for her to speak.
"To tell you the truth, my father's original plan was to banish you to the front-line battlefield," Isis
started. The blush on her face had rescinded and she looked serious once again.
Rocky thought Isis was kidding at first, but when he saw her solemn face, he knew that she meant it.
'Did I cross the line this time?' he wondered as his brows frowned slightly.
"You refused my father's offer in public. Do you really think that you can get away with that easily? You
defied the order of the Commander in Chief which is as good as going against the military law. You
would have been punished according to the military rule. If not because of Marin, you would have been
seized and thrown into prison for days," Isis said as she observed Rocky's reaction to this revelation.
Rocky, however, still remained calm, as if he didn't care it at all.
"Besides, you should appreciate me." Isis suddenly told Rocky and changed the topic. His lack of
reaction exasperated her a little.
"You said I should thank you. That means that I don't have to go to the frontline. Am I right?" Rocky
answered. He realized what Isis was going to say next.
"Smart men are so boring!" Isis remarked as she pouted. She originally wanted to see Rocky flustered
but he remained calm as if he could already tell what she would say. It pissed her off a little.
"You have two options. You can either go to the front-line battlefield as your punishment or accept the
position I have arranged for you," Isis offered.
"Well, it sounds like I have no choice at all," Rocky remarked as he frowned in frustration.
"That's right! You have no choice." Isis smirked at Rocky. Even an idiot would choose to accept the
second option. Who else would want to go to the front-line battlefield voluntarily, where they could die
at any moment? Isis counted on that to make sure Rocky would accept the position she had arranged
for him.
"How about this, Deputy Commander in Chief? Let's make a deal. If you can help me get out of this
trouble, I will keep our little secret between us forever. Otherwise, you can't blame me if rumors about
your size and your moles in secret places spread among the Crimson Dragon Group. I know a lot of
people who would definitely enjoy that." Typically, Rocky was not the kind of person who used threats
like that but now that he had been pushed into a corner, he had no choice and threatened Isis.
Ordinarily, he would never consider such a cowardly plan but desperate times called for desperate
measure.
Isis smirked at Rocky to show she was not at all bothered by his threats. "I knew this would happen
sooner or later. I have already prepared myself not to mind at all. If you dare to tell others about that, I
will tell my father what you have done to his precious daughter. My father will definitely kill you and then
throw your corpse to some covert place to feed wild beasts. If you desire death so much, why don't you
do it?" Isis challenged Rocky. She knew that he would throw that in her face, but she prepared well for
this meeting. As the Deputy Commander in Chief of the Crimson Dragon Group, Isis would not be
easily shaken, especially not by a threat as empty as Rocky's threat. From Rocky's sour expression,
she knew that she had succeeded in turning the tables under such a circumstance.
Rocky was taken aback by this declaration and marveled at Isis' boldness. Last time, she threatened
him and accused him that he stole her underwear. And her threat had definitely intensified this time. If
she executed this plan, Rocky knew well the grave consequence that awaited him.
"Well, I can accept the position you offer. But under two conditions. What do you say?" Rocky might
have been cornered but he would not give in that easily.
"Spill it!" Isis prompted, annoyed at his stubbornness.
"First, I will not work at the headquarters. And second, I need you figure out a way to let me stay here. I
heard that the northeast military camp will go to the front-line battlefield, but I don't want to leave. As
long as you fulfill those two requests, I will accept the position you have arranged for me," Rocky
stated. He made sure to meet her eyes determinedly. This showed her that he would not be moved
from these conditions.
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