Chapter 1574 Surprise


    After a journey that took an entire day and night, Rocky and Commander Ling finally arrived at the


    military camp at the front line of the western region.


    A camp of considerable size entered their eyes. From north to south, military tents of all sizes were


    stationed everywhere as far as the eye could see.


    "Spiritual King Basil, do you want to take a break first?" Commander Ling asked as soon as he noticed


    that they had arrived.


    "No, there''s no need for that. Commander Ling, please tell me the current situation in detail, then take


    me to see the spiritual beast you''ve caught," Rocky quickly instructed.


    After a quick nod of understanding, Commander Ling immediately exined to Rocky the recent


    happenings in the front line of the western region.


    Since the camp of the western region army was located next to arge river, the Mochy River, it helped


    serve as a natural barrier against the invasion of the spiritual race''s army. Hence, the camp of the


    spiritual race''s army could be found on the opposite side of the river.


    Moreover, the Mochy River used to be very wide and had raging waters. It was a near impossible task


    to cross it safely, even with the use of a ferry. Therefore, the western region army took advantage of


    this to prevent the spiritual race''s army from reaching the Ethereal Region.


    However, although the Mochy River served as a barrier, the water level of the river would eventually


    decline until the river end uppletely waterless once the dry season rolled in. This was because of a


    dam built upstream.


    Since they were currently approaching the dry season, the water level of the Mochy River continued to


    constantly fall and could no longer drown even a single person.


    That was how the spiritual race managed to send more than a dozen spiritual beasts to cross the


    Mochy River a few days ago, catching the front line of the western region army by surprise. The


    western region army almost suffered a devastating loss.


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    It was fortunate that the army of the spiritual race couldn''t cross the Mochy River by force yet, so once


    the spiritual beasts were driven away, the front line of the western region could take a short rest to lick


    their wounds.


    After seeing the powerful spiritual beasts, Commander Ling realized that if they were unable to deal


    with the spiritual beasts, they would beplete helpless and unable to defend the western region


    once the spiritual beasts and the army of the spiritual race attacked at the same time. Therefore, he


    quickly sent word to the Tiger Whisker Pass for help.


    "Simply put, once the water level of the Mochy Riverpletely falls, the army of the spiritual race will


    be able to cross it." At those words, Rocky turned his eyes to look at the Mochy River, spotting it easily


    since it was barely a hundred meters away from the military camp.


    "Yes, the dry season is fast approaching. I''m certain that the reason the army of the spiritual race sent


    spiritual beasts to attack our base at this time, was because they wanted to test our military strength,"


    Commander Ling said grimly.


    "Why didn''t you build defensive facilities along the river, Commander Ling?" Rocky asked after giving it


    a moment''s thought.


    "The ground within a hundred meters of the Mochy River is very soft and can''t bear too much weight.


    It''s impossible for us to build any defensive facilities on the riverbanks," Commander Ling exined


    patiently.


    "If we want to defend the front line of the western region, we have to rely on time and thend. If we


    have neither time nornd to rely on, the front line of the western region doesn''t have any advantage


    against the spiritual race," Rocky pointed out.


    "That''s true. Spiritual King Basil, you''re more proficient in the art of war than I expected," Commander


    Lingmented, looking at Rocky in surprise. With just a fewments, he could tell that the other


    man had great insights regarding the art of war.


    "I wouldn''t dare to say I''m proficient in it. I just have a few opinions I can offer," Rocky replied, waving


    his hand in the air as if to bat away thepliment.


    "What you just said is the truth. In fact, if the spiritual raceunched an attack themselves, the troops at


    the front line of our western region would be able to resist them. But I didn''t expect that they would use


    spiritual beasts to attack us. This has never happened in the front line of the western region before.


    One reason is that the Mochy River is not something that ordinary spiritual beasts can cross; another is


    that most spiritual beasts are afraid of water, and they aren''t suited to fight next to a river," Commander


    Ling remarked, the expression on his face darkening even more.


    "So you''re saying that the spiritual beasts sent by the spiritual race are obviously able to cross the


    Mochy River. They show no fear of water and they can even fight in it. Most importantly, their


    movements are well coordinated," Rocky summarized, his face turning stony.


    "Yes, that part bothers me the most. Even if they sent spiritual beasts to cross the river and attacked


    us, spiritual beasts normally don''t have their own consciousness. Only tamed spiritual beasts will follow


    commands. And yet, the spiritual beasts sent by the spiritual race this time could fight on their own


    without any orders. They cooperated with each other with a tacit understanding. It''s clearly unusual."


    Commander Ling frowned.


    "Maybe I''ll figure out the answer once I take a look at the spiritual beast you caught," Rocky offered.


    Curiosity was rushing through his veins, if what Commander Ling said was true, the one who could


    control the spiritual beasts might have practiced a Beast Taming Skill simr to the Mysterious Beast


    Transformation Skill. That would allow them to give orders to the spiritual beasts through their spiritual


    sense.


    In other words, his opponent might be a skilled beast tamer.


    "Come with me, Spiritual King Basil." Commander Ling immediately gestured for Rocky to follow him.


    Without wasting a single moment, Rocky followed Commander Ling to the depths of the camp. Not


    long after, the two of them arrived at a beast farm. However, not many spiritual beasts lived within it.


    The most eye-catching was definitely the beast tied by several long and thick chains. Various swells


    covered its body, giving it an appearance simr to a toad. There was no doubt that it was a strong


    spiritual beast.


    "Is it that one?" Rocky asked just to be certain, pointing towards the spiritual toad beast.


    "Yes, it''s that one," Commander Ling confirmed with a quick nod of his head.


    "I''ll go and have a look," Rocky decided.


    "Please be very careful, Spiritual King Basil. Its saliva is incredibly corrosive. Once it touches your


    body, it''ll be terrible," Commander Ling reminded Rocky, his voice filled with concern.


    Of course, Rocky didn''t pay the warning any mind. He fearlessly walked towards the beast.


    Once the beast caught sight of Rocky approaching, it got even angrier. Its huge green eyes honed in


    on Rocky. After a moment, its throat wriggled and a mouthful of green saliva immediately burst out of


    its throat.


    Without even blinking, Rocky dodged the saliva in one quick move. When the saliva fell on the ground,


    it immediately corroded the soil and left a hole.


    Intense worry for Rocky could be seen on Commander Ling''s face.


    "If you spit again, I swear I''ll dissect you for an experiment right this second," Rocky snarled at the


    beast with the help of the Mysterious Beast Transformation Skill, his eyes zing fiercely.


    When the beast heard Rocky''s words and noticed Rocky''s calm yet powerful momentum, it instantly


    became daunted and immediately retreated like a scared rabbit.


    At that point, Rocky had already reached the beast and then spoke gently, "Don''t be afraid. I won''t hurt


    you. I just want to know who your master is." While he was speaking, his finger pointed between the


    eyebrows of the beast to get into the beast''s mind.


    It only took a moment for a delicate figure to appear in Rocky''s mind. Since she was in a green forest


    and was wearing a pink dress, she seemed like a flower fairy. Although he couldn''t see her face clearly,


    he could tell that she was a beauty.


    However, as soon as Rocky entered the beast''s spiritual sense, he was immediately forced out. There


    was undoubtedly some sort of defense on the beast to protect its spiritual sense.


    "It seems like its owner is nearby," Rocky said to himself with a nod of his head. Without missing a


    beat, he turned around and said to Commander Ling, "Commander Ling, I''m leaving for a bit."


    The moment the words left Rocky''s lips, he disappeared from where he stood and was nowhere to be


    seen.


    Commander Ling was still in a daze from seeing the beast be so tame in front of Rocky. He became


    even more stunned when Rocky disappeared from sight.