"But it's too dangerous for you to do that alone," Lucilla said, her voice shrouded with worry.
Sabina nodded in agreement.
"Lucilla is right. You're not strong enough. It's better to let my grandfather do it," Shirley added.
Rocky smiled calmly and said, "It will be easier for me to flee." With that, he summoned Ken and
vanished with it before they could stop him.
A moment later, violent explosions rang out from the habitat of the Fierce Eagle Dragons. Obviously,
Rocky and Ken created the explosions. After the deafening noise, they quickly headed to the west. The
dragons, startled by the explosions, grew angry and chased after the man and the beast.
Soon, there were almost no beasts left in the habitat.
"Let's go." Marcia nodded to the team.
They crossed the habitat and ran all the way to the other side. Although they had to still encounter
some Fierce Eagle Dragons halfway through the habitat, with Bryant, Marcia and Sheridan leading the
way, they successfully passed through.
They reached an area covered with stones and decided to rest there while waiting for Rocky to come
back.
The group waited for more than half a day, but Rocky was nowhere in sight.
"Could anything bad have happened to him?" Lucilla asked, stealing a glance at Marcia worriedly.
"That guy just likes to play tough," Shirley snorted.
"If it weren't for Basil, we couldn't have come past the habitat so smoothly," Sabina retorted, glaring at
Shirley.
Shirley glared back at her with the same intensity of hate.
"I'll go and find him," Marcia said, getting up from the stone ground. She was worried about him too. He
was followed by a bunch of beasts, after all.
But just as Marcia got ready to move out, a figure covered in weeds and dirt appeared in front of them.
As soon as the women saw the figure, they couldn't help smiling.
"It must have been hard to get rid of them all." Marcia covered her mouth and smirked at the sight of
him.
"Rocky, are you hurt?" Sheridan asked immediately, walking towards him.
"Well, when a man is unlucky, he could choke on water. It took me a lot of effort to get rid of the Fierce
Eagle Dragons, but then I bumped into another group of supernatural beasts. I managed to dodge
them somehow, or else I would have ended up fighting those too," Rocky replied as he pulled out the
weeds from his dirty clothes.
"Good. We should keep moving now. There are more dangerous beasts waiting for us on the way,"
Marcia warned, and the rescue team continued on their journey.
Just as she had predicted, as they went deeper, the supernatural beasts they encountered became
bigger and stronger. Most of them were stronger than the beasts Rocky had fought in the Mysterious
Cave in the Spiritual Pasture Valley of the Wood Clan. Every step forward was a challenge for the
team.
As soon as they managed to get rid of a dozen supernatural beasts at the six-star level, they ran into
three at the seven-star level!
After two days and two nights of this perilous journey, Sabina, Lucilla and Shirley were exhausted and
were panting for breath. Rocky, Bryant, Marcia and Sheridan were strong. But while in the midst of the
fierce battle, especially against powerful supernatural beasts, it was difficult to protect the others.
"Basil! Get them to a safe place!" Marcia called out to Rocky, who was fighting a beast while also
protecting Sabina and the other women.
After hesitating for a moment, he nodded and ran away from the beasts with the three women in search
of a safe place.
A little distance away, they found a seemingly safe cave under a steep cliff.
"Wait here. I'll take a look inside," Rocky said as he gestured to the three women to stay outside, while
he stepped into the cave cautiously. He created a flame in his hand which lit up the entire cave.
Just when he thought the cave was safe, he heard a screech from the top of the cave. He turned
around swiftly to see a two-person sized bat-shaped supernatural beast flying towards him with a sharp
roar.
Rocky's eyes narrowed. He immediately pulled out his Frozen Wind Dagger and cast a Moon Blade to
stop the beast.
Boom!
The Moon Blade collided against the beast, bringing forth a dazzling flame. The beast's body lit up in
flames, but it didn't seem hurt; the flame engulfed the beast's body like a layer of fire clothing.
Roaring, the supernatural beast approached Rocky, its body covered in strong flames.
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Rocky immediately took a step back, but the beast
aggressively flew towards him.
Just as he was about to be attacked, the Hexagonal Netting Dragon Ring in his hand shone brightly
and a spiritual shadow emerged from it. It transformed into a spiritual net, trapping the supernatural
beast midair. No matter how hard it struggled, the beast could not break free from the net.
Rocky watched in stunned silence. He stared at the spiritual weapon. He had no idea what had
happened just now; in fact, he never had the time to study the Hexagonal Netting Dragon Ring and its
function after attaining it from the forbidden area. He didn't know how to use it, and yet, it reacted on its
own accord when he was in danger.
Rocky seized the opportunity and flew up to the beast. After activating the Flaming Blade to the
extreme, he slashed at the supernatural beast with all his strength.
The cave rumbled under the sudden explosion.
When the three women outside heard the noise, they looked at each other. Then they rushed into the
cave and saw a supernatural beast that had been split in half and fell to the ground, turning into ashes.
"Basil! Are you okay?" Sabina rushed towards him.
"I'm fine," he replied, turning to the shocked women. Then his gaze fell on the ring on his finger.
Judging from the sudden reaction of the ring, it seemed to him that it was stranger and more powerful
than he had imagined.
"You killed a supernatural beast on your own? All alone?" Shirley exclaimed, staring at the corpse on
the ground.
"You have to ask? Can't you see the dead beast?" Sabina smirked at Shirley, glad to show off Rocky's
strength.
"I wasn't talking to you!" Shirley replied angrily. She hadn't planned to say anything, but was too
surprised by the scene in front of them.
Sabina snorted.
"Let's get some rest now," Rocky interrupted, hoping to stop their quarrel. Along the journey, the two
women fought non-stop, like born enemies.
Shirley had been this way since she was a child. However, Sabina, who usually was cool-headed,
became angry every time she saw Shirley. In contrast, Lucilla was much calmer. She pulled Sabina by
her hand and walked into the cave.
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