Chapter 133 Rocky Bes A Squad Leader
"I can''t believe it. It''s you! Why you didn''t die?" Zander was dumbfounded when he saw the person in
front of him. He was terrified out of his senses.
Zander thought that it was impossible he could have survived, yet the person standing in front of him
was none other than Rocky.
"Why can''t I live?" Rocky replied with a sneer. Rocky was not only able to save the lives of Zander and
the others, he was also able to save his own life. Using the clothes they had taken off, Rocky had
sessfully diverted the attention of the spirit-manipted beast from him. Then, he managed get
himself to safety. While Zander and the others had to run for their lives all night long, Rocky took his
time and even managed to sleep for a while.
Rocky easily recognized Marin. It was the beautifuldy who had bathed in the beast stable that day.
He remembered how he was sexually aroused upon seeing her figure. When he saw her now, she was
beautifully-dressed and was being escorted by the big crowds surrounding her. ''Zander called her
camp. I didn''t expect her to look so young and beautiful. It seems that she is in the possession of the
war dragon. It was very clear that she is above the Heavenly Stage. Luckily for me, I didn''t perform
sexual acts on her that day. Otherwise, if this stunning beauty had beaten me up, my tortured flesh
must have been torn to shreds.'' Rocky thought to himself.
At the same time, Marin also recognized Rocky. ''It was him who peeped at me when I was at the beast
stall!'' Marin thought, her face flushing in an unusual way. Marin looked into Rocky''s eyes and saw him
staring at her lustfully. Marin subconsciously adjusted her clothes and her hair.
"Rocky, you''re still alive. That''s great. Zander has invented a tale about you. He told us that you were
disobedient with the orders. It was obviously a total fabrication. It was you who saved our lives! Can
you imagine how absurd he is? This thick-skinned Zander is even hoping to receive a reward. And the
others, they are drunken brutes." Thor and Joss told Rocky. They were delighted to see that Rocky had
"Forget it! Don''t say any more about it. I am d you two are fine. I don''t care about the others," Rocky
replied. He took Zander''s words and deeds lightly.
Rocky did not realize that his reply had caused a stir. Others all knew that Zander was afraid of death.
How could he have kept hisposure in the face of danger and managed to avoid the spirit-
manipted beast, and at the same time, lead the sixth squad to flee to safety?
Marin also seemed a bit suspicious about Zander. She nced at Rocky. Then, she looked at Zander
sharply, as if shooting daggers at him. Zander looked guilty at that moment. Marin walked up to a spirit
maniptor and asked in a hushed tone, "Who is telling the truth? You should all know that if anyone of
you wants to receive a reward, don''t hesitate to ask for it. But if anyone of you dares to lie to me and
cheat me, I will never spare you from punishment!"
The spirit maniptors of the sixth squad were terrified to their bones when they heard Maria''s
statement. They all were shaking with terror as they pleaded with Marin in a trembling voice,
"Commander, please have mercy and spare our lives. We simply have no choice at that time. In fact, it
was Rocky who had saved our lives. He told us to hide in the mire, and he risked his life to lure the
spirit-manipted beast away. Thanks to Rocky, we managed to escape death."
After hearing the spirit maniptors'' exnation, Zander was as white as a sheet. He tried to justify
himself, "Commander, I am being framed. Please don''t believe a word of it."
"Take Zander out and give him fifty strokes with the bamboo, fine him three months'' wages, dismiss
him from the post of the squad leader of the sixth squad and transfer him to the logistics office to work
as a manual scavenger!" Marin ordered. There was no question about the rights and wrongs of the
case.
"Commander, please have mercy and spare my life. I am wrong, it was my fault entirely." Zander fell on
his knees and cried for mercy. Despite his continuous begging, several warriors held him and took him
outside. Momentster, piercing screams were heard from outside.
At that moment, Rocky became the center of attention. All the spirit maniptors couldn''t believe that
Rocky, a good-for-nothing spirit maniptor who was just at the level of the third grade of the Mortal
Stage, had unexpectedly kept hisposure in danger and led the sixth squad to walk out of the Maze
Forest. Was it aplete shot in the dark?
Even Marin looked at Rocky differently. Because there were so many witnesses and practicing fraud
was impossible. Besides, the third squad and the fifth squad suffered heavy casualties, which contrasts
sharply with the sixth squad which Rocky had led. If Rocky had no real ability, he couldn''t have led the
sixth squad to walk out of the Maze Forest.
Marin had a high opinion of Rocky''s work abilities. She thought that although Rocky''sbat capacity
did not meet expectations, he could still keep hisposure in danger and do things in an organized
way. Of course, he was a Peeping Tom.
"In view of your performance, I appoint you acting leader of the sixth squad. The third squad and the
fifth squad have underperformed. Fine them one months'' wages and give the squad leaders of the third
squad and the fifth squad a grave demerit respectively. If they dare underperform again, I will dismiss
them from their post!" Marin announced, surprising everyone. At first they shared confused nces.
Afterwards, they felt irritated.
The northeast military camp had never seen a spirit maniptor, just at the level of the fourth grade of
the Mortal Stage, be promoted to squad leader. Such a thing has never been heard of before.
The spirit maniptors of the third squad and the fifth squad all looked at Rocky resentfully. ''On what
grounds can this good-for-nothing Rocky break a rule and be promoted to squad leader? By sheer luck,
Rocky had lured the spirit-manipted beast away and saved their lives. Meanwhile, ourmander
will fine us one months'' wages and give our leader a grave demerit respectively, ''
The spirit maniptors thought to themselves. Obviously, they could not swallow their anger. It was just
so unfair!
"Do you have an issue with me?" Marin snapped at them. She saw the uneasy and indignant looks of
the spirit-maniptors. She stared at them sharply as if daring them to question her.
"We don''t have an issue with you. You have distributed rewards and penalties correctly." The spirit
maniptors of the third squad and the fifth squad suffered in silence. They couldn''t disagree with her
even though they felt that her decisions were wrong and unfair.
Their attention was caught by the sound of feet shuffling which seems to being from the Maze
Forest. In an instant, a squad of spirit maniptors came out of the Maze Forest. About seven or eight
soldiers were carrying the dead body of a huge spirit-manipted beast.
They were the first squad of the northeast military camp. It was the strongest squad that was being led
by their squad leader, Evan.
"Commander, I have fulfilled my mission and killed this spirit-manipted beast," Evan reported as he
walked up to Marin.
Evan''s appearance caused a stir in the military camp. Murmurs were heard from the crowd.
"Evan deserves to be called a spirit maniptor at the third grade of the Earthly Stage. He had killed
the spirit-manipted beast so easily and neatly. You know, the third squad and the fifth squad both
suffered badly from that spirit-manipted beast."
"Indeed. In terms ofbat capability, Evan ranks fourth only after our Commander and the two
Deputy Commanders in our camp."
"If our Commander is transferred back to the base camp, Evan will likely be promoted to Deputy
Commander."
For a while, all the spirit maniptors felt delighted to talk about Evan.
Rocky listened as he observed the dead spirit-manipted beast, whosebat capability was at the
first grade of the Earthly Stage. By intuition, Rocky felt something was wrong so he stood up and took a
closer look at the dead spirit-manipted beast. Rocky examined it closely and discovered that it was
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quite different from the one he had seenst night.
Rocky examined the dead spirit-manipted beast meticulously. Suffice it to say that Rocky had made
a minor achievement in his Beast Evaluation Skill.
''This spirit-manipted beast is not the one I sawst night, '' Rocky thought to himself. However, he
did not say it out loud. He knew that even if he had said so, no one would have believed him. However,
his thoughts were on it. He couldn''t shake off the fact that they killed the wrong beast. He decided to
investigate the issue by himself.
Half an hourter, Marin led all the spirit maniptors and hundreds of soldiers back to the military
camp.
But Rocky did not go back. Instead, he sneaked off and hid himself away behind a tall tree without
anyone noticing. When Marin and the soldiers were out of sight, Rocky immediately went back to the
Maze Forest.