The Medallion

Finally, a day later, the now exhausted patrol troops were able to retreat from the forest. As they got out of the primeval forest, the spiritual beasts that had been chasing them all this time stopped all of sudden. It was as if there was something that restricted them from leaving the forest.

After confirming that their lives were not in danger anymore, the patrol troops immediately camped on a nearby spot to rest for a while. Then, they checked the conditions of each member and counted the number of casualties. It turned out that more than a third of their total number was either badly injured or killed. All in all, there were about two hundred soldiers that died in their encounter with the army of spiritual beasts.

Obviously, it was because of Rocky's brilliance that the patrol troops were able to avoid an extremely disastrous situation.

"Spiritual King Basil, we are indeed lucky that you are with us. Otherwise, there was no way that we could have gotten out of that forest." Deputy Commander Lin expressed his gratitude.

"You don't have to thank me. I'm a member of this team, so I just did what I could to get us to safety. Moreover, I think the credits should go to everyone, including you. If you didn't make the right call, we wouldn't have survived," Rocky humbly replied.

Deputy Commander Lin was evidently very happy that he was flattered by Rocky. He talked more with Rocky for a while before he finally left.

Right after the deputy commander left, Kye suddenly came out of nowhere and said, "When we go back, that guy will definitely claim all the credits for what happened."

"Kye… I heard you and the deputy commander are relatives, but it seems that you are not that fond of him," Rocky uttered softly.

"No. We are not close. And I didn't rely on him when I joined the army. Besides, I think he's just someone mediocre. Even you must admit that he doesn't have the talent to lead the army. Am I right?" Kye asked bluntly.

"I don't think he would become a deputy commander if he was not qualified," Rocky said with a faint smile.

"Well, we can just agree to disagree. Anyway, previously, I wasn't able to figure out how you could help Deputy Commander Ma and the others retreat successfully under the siege of the spiritual race's troops. But after seeing what happened earlier, I finally got it. You must have a powerful treasure that can make the whole army have the power of a spiritual warrior, right?" Kye surmised as he cast a meaningful glance at Rocky.

"You can put it that way. But the number of times I can use that power is very limited. Hence, I only reserve it at very crucial moments to maximize its effects," Rocky answered with a serious expression.

would indeed be very efficient on the battlefield as it

be able to have that

may not be that far

However, he wasn't just aiming for the

know either. Somehow, I just have this gut feeling." After their conversation, Kye also

when the troops had already rested well, Deputy Commander Lin led them back to

able to come back safely. Deputy Commander Lin reported everything that happened to Tucker, and even the commander broke into cold sweat upon hearing

claiming that he tried very hard to manage and lead the patrol

that it would be impossible for Deputy Commander Lin to handle that situation alone. He just didn't say anything because he didn't want to embarrass the deputy commander. Deputy Commander Lin had been working for him for several years. He might not have many great contributions,

evening, Tucker

I do for you, sir?" Rocky asked as soon as he entered Tucker's

talk and ask you a few questions. Please have

a cup of tea for Rocky

a moment, the two of them just sat

want to thank you for what you did during the patrol mission," Tucker said with emotions

Of course,

see me earlier before you arrived," Tucker

me out?" Rocky asked with

what he said was beyond my expectations. He told me that you were the main reason why the patrol troops could come back safe and sound. It was because of your timely response and brilliance on the battlefield. I also did some investigation about the matter and found out that everything he said was true. I didn't expect

beasts than Deputy Commander Lin, I did what I had to do," Rocky replied honestly, but he still didn't ask