Ascent of Hero on the Dragon Throne

"Once I learned that you had been captured by the powerful warriors of this world, I forced myself inside to rescue you. The thing that I never saw coming was my divine power disappearing and not being able to use it to find you. That's why it's taken so long. I've had to come up with other ways," Rocky explained briefly.

"Have you found Marcia and the others, Rocky?" Shirley asked, sitting up.

"Not yet. By the way, where is General Bryant?" Rocky asked, shaking his head. Now that he knew Shirley was still alive, he assumed that Bryant was too.

"My grandfather is dead!" Shirley exclaimed in a sad voice, shocking Rocky.

"What? He died?!" This made no sense. Bryant was strong, so he should have been able to find a foothold in this world. Honestly, he should have even been able to make a breakthrough.

"He died protecting me. I managed to escape, but I was seriously injured. After that, I lost my footing and fell off a cliff." Pain painted over every surface of Shirley's face. Then, she told Rocky about their experiences after they had been captured. The twists and turns sounded horrifying, especially the one wher

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tering the Bewitching Grotto, the patrol team was distributed into the large and small caves where there were no rain.

They spent the whole night crouched and hidden.

The storm didn't let up until daylight arrived.

When Deputy Commander Lin called the patrol team over, he realized that over a hundred spirit warriors and soldiers were missing, including Kye.

"Where did all our men go?" Deputy Commander Lin frowned, looking around.

"Is the rumor about the Bewitching Grotto true?" As they waited for the small chance that the others would show up, some of the soldiers began to whisper words of fear.

Before long, the whole patrol was in an uproar.

Although Deputy Commander Lin was also worried, it was his responsibility to stabilize the morale of the army. So he said, "Don't panic. Maybe they didn't hear the bugle call."

Then, he turned to Basil and ordered in a low voice, "Captain Basil, please collect a group of spirit warriors and look for the missing soldiers."

"Yes, Deputy Commander Lin."

Rocky nodded and quickly gathered his men. Then he began searching the caves for as far as he could see.