Chapter 733 Fodder For The Rumor Mills
It didn''t take Rocky long to kill the Deserted Sand Crab at the third grade of the four-star level. He didn''t
pant or sweat. Meanwhile, the Rainbow Glow Unicorn, who had been watching the fight, hopped next
to the dead crab and with its foreleg, pointed at the shell.
Curious to know what was going on, Rocky went over and poked the crab shell with the Frozen Wind
Dagger. Immediately, a red-purple liquid gushed out.
The Rainbow Glow Unicorn was thrilled. It let out an excited scream, immediately lowered its head and
began to drink.
"Jeez! You are such a hearty eater! You are even drinking blood!" Rocky couldn''t help but exim
when he saw the Rainbow Glow Unicorn drinking the dead crab''s blood.
However, when he saw the Rainbow Glow Unicorn drinking the blood happily, Rocky was tempted. For
a few minutes, he tried to ignore the urge, but in the end, he just couldn''t resist anymore. Reluctantly,
he leaned down and started licking blood from the crab too. To his surprise, the taste of the blood was
as mellow and rich as wine.
"Wow! This is amazing!" Immediately, Rocky''s eyes lit up. He got down to his knees and began to drink
with glee, as if he waspeting with the Rainbow Glow Unicorn.
After he was full and refreshed, Rocky went into a mud house nearby. In the house, he immediately
began to circte his spiritual power. He wanted to find out why his power had been strengthened.
"This is so strange! The evil spiritual power from the secondyer of the seal has fully fused into my
body. The evil spiritual power in the container made of the mysterious power is from the thirdyer of
the seal. What''s going on?" he wondered aloud.
''This is no coincidence! Did she do this to me?'' he thought to himself, suspecting the only person he
knew, who could have done that.
"After fusing the evil spiritual power in the secondyer of the seal, my strength has grown to the
seventh grade of the Heavenly Stage. No wonder I found it so easy to deal with the spirit-manipted
beast at the third grade of the four-star level. After the incident that almost killed me, I could never have
imagined this. My strength has grown beyond expectations. Anyway, I put my life on the line for this."
True, he had reached the seventh grade of the Heavenly Stage in such a short period of time. But it
came at a great cost.
For a fact, Rocky had survived by a whisker, thanks to Cherry. Had she not fed him the twenty years''
worth of spiritual soul, he would not havee out alive.
"Now, it''s important that I need to get familiar with the extra strength I have just acquired." A smile
appeared on Rocky''s face. Then, he dragged the Deserted Sand Crab''s body into the Magic Spiritual
Space. Then straight away, he and the Rainbow Glow Unicorn left the vige and moved on.
There were a lot of fierce spirit-manipted beasts in the sky around this ce. So Rocky, instead of
asking the Rainbow Glow Unicorn to take him away, went hunting, while looking for the way out of the
desert.
Three days after Rocky went missing, Allen and Marin returned to the main camp with thousands of
soldiers. Then they got the news that Rocky had betrayed them.
"Commander in Chief Lance, Commander in Chief Rocky will never betray us. There must be some
misunderstandings behind his disappearance. Or it may be the Timber Deity Empire''s plot," Allen
disagreed firmly when he saw Lance. Then, he told Lance that in order to protect the several thousand
soldiers, Rocky had personally brought fifty people to attract the pursuit of the Timber Deity Empire
army.
"Yeah, how could Rocky betray us? He did it for us. He put his neck on the line to fool the forces of the
Timber Deity Empire. I can''t buy this betrayal story,e what may," Marin echoed. She was frank on
what she thought about Rocky. Although he was annoying sometimes, there were some things he
would never do.
"My only concern about him is that he has taken a little too long toe back. That''s so unlike Rocky.
Already, I''m starting to get worried that something might have happened to him. Listening to the rumors
around here, I smell something fishy. The Timber Deity Empire might be spreading false reports about
him, seeking to paint him in a bad light. They know that can demoralize our soldiers," Lance exined.
"By the way, where is Sabina? Has shee back yet? She was with Commander in Chief Rocky. If
she is here, we will know what has happened and where he is." Allen suddenly thought of Sabina.
"If she hade back, Rocky would havee back too." Lance shook his head and sighed.
"Then what should we do now? Rocky would be charged of treason if he can''te back in time. A
traitor will be sentenced to death," Marin empathized. She was sincerely concerned for the safety of
Rocky.
"It seems I might have to personally go back to the Imperial City and report this to His Majesty. Maybe,
I can convince him to call an immediate end to these false reports. The eagerness with which focus has
been drawn to the issue needs to pass. Die outpletely. Otherwise, if things go on like this, the
Crimson Dragon Group will also be impacted," Lance said. The report about Rocky''s betrayal was
posing a real threat to the reputation of the Crimson Dragon Group. Even if there was no truth to the
story, some people would buy that line and spin it for different agendas. Lance knew some malicious
individuals who would happily capitalize on this to work for Rocky''s downfall. As such, Lance wanted
nothing but the whole truth to reach the emperor.
"Then I will go back with you, Commander in Chief Lance," Allen said.
"I will go back with you, too. Allen and I are witnesses. Hopefully, we can use our testimonies to prove
Rocky''s innocence and hismitment to our course," Marin added.
"Good," Lance said with a nod.
Just then, several Elite Commanders led by Commander Wang came in.
"Commander in Chief Lance, this is a joint statement from all the members of the Crimson Dragon
Army. We have absolutely no reason to believe that Commander in Chief Rocky could ever betray us.
We believe that he is innocent, and we are willing to pledge with our lives." Commander Wang
immediately handed the joint statement over.
"Really? I''m touched!" Lance was excited to realize that Rocky was popr. Having the support and
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trust of the whole Crimson Dragon Group in such a difficult time was something that would give Rocky
leverage.
Relieved, Allen and Marin exchanged a smile. They hoped that with this joint statement, the emperor
himself would see Rocky''s innocence.
"Commander in Chief Lance, please give this joint statement to His Majesty. We believe Commander in
Chief Rocky is an innocent man," the several Elite Commanders said in unison.
"Don''t worry. I will deliver the joint statement to His Majesty in person." Lance nodded solemnly.
Then, he, together with Allen and Marin, left for the Imperial City that very night. They arrived in the
afternoon of the next day. Since Lance knew that Isis was worried about Rocky, he went back to his
mansion first.
When Isis heard that Lance was back, she rushed to the living room. She ran forward to greet the three
of them. "Dad, there are rumors going around here about Rocky. They use him of betraying the
empire. What''s going on?" she asked anxiously.
"I didn''t expect the rumors to spread so fast." Lance frowned.
"Tell me, what happened to Rocky, dad. I don''t believe that he would betray us," she pressed further.
"Miss Isis, right now, we still don''t have any credible information about Commander in Chief Rocky. And
Sabina is also missing. No one knows exactly what had happened. But I believe Commander in Chief
Rocky has not, and will never betray us," Allen assured.