Rocky slowly woke up about half a day later, and he found that he was lying on a board in a temporary
tent, with Marcia beside him, looking worried.
She had stayed beside Rocky the whole time he was out cold. At that moment, her mind was starting to
drift, but Rocky's movement pulled her out of her thoughts. Marcia immediately moved closer to him,
breathing a sigh of relief when she saw that he had finally woken up. "Basil, how do you feel?" she
asked in a breathy whisper.
"I'm fine," answered Rocky with a dismissive wave of his hand. He moved to stand up, Marcia rushing
forward to help him despite his words. Although he tried to make light of his situation, Rocky felt like his
body got farther and farther away from him when he was about to pass out earlier. It was like he was
about to disappear.
"It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have..." Marcia's eyes were puffy and red, and her
voice was hoarse with guilt. She knew that Rocky risked his life because of her. If something bad
happened to him, she would not forgive herself.
Marcia was right. She was, indeed, the reason why Rocky went all out to help the Mu Clan get rid of
Rex. Rocky knew that her biggest wish was to help her sister Moira lead the Mu Clan against the
Dragon Master Clan and wrest control from them to fulfill her father's last request. Therefore, for
Marcia's sake, he had done his best to help her.
But he also knew that the last battle had gravely damaged his soul. Perhaps, if this happened again
next time, he might never wake up again.
Later, when Rocky felt well enough to get up, he left the tent with Marcia. As soon as they stepped
outside, he found the ruins left by the previous war, where the members of the Dragon Master Clan
were busy cleaning up the mess and treating the injured.
As soon as Rex fell, the Mu Clan and their allied forces smoothly occupied the tribe of the Dragon
Master Clan. Forces. Those who were originally loyal to Rex surrendered.
The internal strife of the Dragon Master Clan that had lasted for a long time finally came to an end.
Moira, who was directing several elders of the Dragon Master Clan as they cleaned the mess, rushed
over as soon as she saw Rocky and Marcia. She stopped directly in front of Rocky. With her face filled
with concern, she asked, "You finally woke up! How are you feeling? Do you want our elders to
examine you? It won't take long."
"There's no need for that, but thanks anyway," Rocky answered, shaking his head wearily.
"By the way," Moira started with a curious but hesitant expression, "who is the one that helped us
suppress Rex and bind him at the last moment?" She had thought that Glutton was a powerful master
of the spiritual race. However, when it showed its real form, she discovered that it resembled a
ferocious demonic beast, so it piqued her curiosity. She wanted to find out more about Glutton's origin.
Meanwhile, Marcia looked meaningfully at Rocky, as if asking him whether she could tell her sister the
truth. Actually, Moira had asked her after Rocky passed out, but she refused to say anything because
she felt that it was not her secret to tell. If anyone could spill the truth, it should be Rocky.
Seeing that Marcia was looking at him, Rocky nodded after a short hesitation. People would figure out
that he had an ancient demonic beast sooner or later anyway, so it didn't matter if Marcia told her sister
now.
"Moira, last time, when Basil went to the Magic Phoenix Empire to save the legendary guardian beast
of the Phoenix Master Clan, he subdued an ancient demonic beast. It is said that it was the strongest in
the ancient times..." Marcia told her sister.
"What? An ancient demonic beast?" Moira cried out in shock.
The elders, the spiritual masters, and the other members of the Dragon Master Clan around were all
stunned when they heard Marcia's reply. They were as bewildered as Moira.
"Did I hear it wrong? Did she say that it was an ancient demonic beast? But such kind of beast was
supposed to have been extinct long ago. A human could actually tame an ancient demonic beast and
make it his spirit-manipulated beast..."
"I've heard rumors about the ancient demonic beasts. They are on the same level as ancient spiritual
beasts. But the ancient demonic beasts have become extinct because they liked hunting the spiritual
race. I didn't expect that there is an ancient demonic beast that has survived. The ancient demonic
beasts are supposed to have died out earlier than the ancient spiritual beasts."
"The ancient demonic beast used a power that even Rex couldn't resist? It is indeed powerful, but how
could a human control such a powerful ancient demonic beast? Could it be that he is not a human
being, but something else?"
Soon, all kinds of discussions sprang from their mouths, and the ruins became lively with the discourse.
Rocky was expressionless as he listened. The buzzing voices soon bored him, so he turned to Marcia
and asked, "Where is Glutton?"
"It said it would show up after you returned," reported Marcia. "That guy hates the spiritual race with a
passion. It won't make any trouble, will it?" Rocky asked worriedly.
He was familiar with Glutton's temper, so he was worried that it might get him into trouble. With that in
mind, Rocky decided to find Glutton first. But before he could leave, an ordinary spiritual being flew
down from the sky in a hurry. He bowed to Moira and reported, "Leader, I have received some bad
news. An army from a clan of the spiritual race suddenly appeared three miles away from us. There are
hundreds of them approaching here. It appears like they are coming to capture us all."
Marcia's face drastically changed at the news. They had just had a fierce battle with the Dragon Master
Clan led by Rex, and now they had wounded soldiers everywhere in the camp that needed to be
treated. They were currently exhausted and could not fight anymore. If they engaged with this army
that appeared out of nowhere, they would have no chance of winning.
"Reginald really colluded with another clan," Rocky said with certainty, his eyebrows furrowed.
"What are you talking about?" Marcia and Moira immediately asked, turning to Rocky at the same time
with identical looks of confusion.
Rocky told them what had transpired when he followed Reginald. He revealed how he found out that
Reginald had conspired with another clan, as well as the fight between him and Reginald.
Upon hearing this, Marcia, Moira, and the other members of the Dragon Master Clan were astonished.
They didn't expect that before Rocky fought Rex, he had already locked horns with Reginald, and
Rocky had even defeated him. Although Reginald was ranked quite low among the spiritual masters of
the Dragon Master Clan, he was still a spiritual master. He was certainly not weak, but a human like
Rocky had defeated him. Even though Rocky had also injured Reginald last time, this time it was a
complete defeat. This showed how much Rocky had improved, and now, his strength had become
terrifying. Perhaps, it could make any warrior of the spiritual race below the level of spiritual masters
run for their mothers.
However, what surprised Moira and the others most was that Reginald was a traitor who had betrayed
the Dragon Master Clan. This unknown army of the spiritual race was very likely to have plotted with
Reginald, trying to take advantage of the internal strife of the Dragon Master Clan and reap the
benefit!
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