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"I am not sure. It depends on how fast they can find the teleportation point," Rocky replied, shaking his head.

"Then, should we make some preparations before they arrive?" Gilbert asked, wondering what they could do next.

"It will be best if you can dispatch some powerful warriors to guard the Blood Fief. I'm pretty sure that Prince Zain and Prince Enoch have already set their eyes on it," Rocky suggested after thinking for a while.

"You're right. I'll also send a message to Flora to ask if she can lend some of her powerful warriors to help us. I should eventually ask her to come here to the Ghost Capital to discuss these things. I am certain that the Shura Race is about to undergo drastic changes." It was pretty obvious that Gilbert was worried, so he wanted to make sure that they were prepared in case something unexpected suddenly happened.

"Sir, I have more things to report to you. Actually, this one is very confidential, so I am asking you to prepare yourself mentally. After all, you might get into trouble because of this," Rocky said in a serious tone.

"You mean that this is more surprising than Prince Enoch colluding with the demonic race?" Gilbert's eyes instantly narrowed when he heard that Rocky still had more serious matters to discuss.

"I told you earlier that we obtained Phillip's soul power. However, the whole truth is that we also took out the Purgatorial Tripod where Phillip's soul is being sealed," Rocky finally revealed

"What?! You have the Purgatorial Tripod with you?" Gilbert's jaw almost dropped, shocked to his core.

"Yes, you heard that right. The main goal of the demonic race is to take the Purgatorial Tripod and release Phillip's soul. Hence, in order not to let it happen, we have no choice but to bring it back from the Ghostly Demon Land," Rocky explained calmly.

"But does the king know about what you did?" Gilbert immediately probed. After all, this would definitely be a huge trouble if not handled properly.

"We decided not to tell him yet. We thought that if the king knew about it, he will surely ask us to hand the tripod over to him. But looking at the current situation, it would be very dangerous to let it stay in the hands of the king. We don't know who to trust among the people surrounding him in the royal family. If someone he trusts happened to be working for Prince Enoch, the tripod might get stolen, making the matter even worse," Rocky said, justifying his actions.

"How about Prince Zain and his men? Do they know that you have the Purgatorial Tripod?" Gilbert continued to ask, trying to get a grasp of the entire situation.

"Yes, sir. Everyone who entered the Demon Sealing Palace knows," Rocky answered.

deemed that they were not in a favorable position. Then, he continued, "Your concern makes total sense. Since Prince Enoch has already been exposed, he might get even more aggressive to achieve his goal. Since the demonic race

is also our concern. So, we took the

about it. Otherwise, once Prince Zain and the others come back and they made up stories against you, the king might not hear

Zain and the others could make up any story or lie, but it won't matter. However, I'm afraid that you will also take the heat

idea?" Gilbert heaved a

to him. She has confidence that I can handle this well, so that is also what I am asking of

If the princess believes in you, then there is no need for me to object." As a supporter of the

is all I have to report for now. Please excuse me." After

to the Ghost Palace just yet. Instead, upon leaving the leader's mansion, he headed for the border of the Shura Race to

the Shura Race at the border whenever they had the chance.

in the secret camp of the independent army, the four ladies—Eunice, Carla, Lilith, and Michelle—quickly rushed over to

finally showed up. I thought you already abandoned us here!" Michelle was the first to speak out, expressing her frustrations as if she was a spoiled kid.

was gone? Is everything fine?" Rocky asked while letting out

and gave the army of the Shura Race a hard time,"

the number of casualties?" Depending on this information, he

were injured or killed

It seems that the independent army can act effectively even without me personally

from a brilliant commander-in-chief. That is

trip to the Ghostly Demon Land? Was everything okay?"

worked out in the end." Rocky then shook

place is really dangerous!" A trace of anxiousness built upon Lilith's

the appearance of a member of the demonic race. She