CHAPTER 146 HE IS A HERO

Marin grew stern and left the camp of the commander with Deputy Commander Chen trailing behind.

The other squad leaders followed her, curious to see how this would go.

She saw the spirit manipulators of the sixth squad after she exited the camp. They were standing not Exclusive © content by N(ô)ve/l/Drama.Org.

too far away, perspiring and panting. They all looked unsettled and covered in dirt, as if they had been

caught off guard by a sneak attack. She frowned at this scene. Naturally, she believed that the sixth

squad had run into some kind of situation and the mission had failed. She walked towards them briskly

with this assumption in mind.

The spirit manipulators of the sixth squad, led by Thor and Joss, greeted Marin with great respect, even

though they were still trying to catch their breaths. "Greetings! Commander!"

"Where is your squad leader?" Marin asked harshly as Rocky was nowhere to be seen. She stared with

disdain at the spirit manipulators of the sixth squad.

"Commander..." Just as Thor was about to report the situation, a voice brimming with scorn rang out.

"There is no need to ask! Psh! Their mission has obviously failed, so their squad leader deserted for

fear of being held accountable! What a useless bunch!" It was Evan, who was clearly trying to add

more fuel to the situation.

The other squad leaders echoed Evan's comments. They started to discuss among themselves,

standing pompously in front of the sixth squad.

Many soldiers and spirit manipulators also pointed at the members of the sixth squad and laughed at

them. They all thought that the men of the sixth squad were all out of luck when the position of their

leader got assigned to Rocky.

"Nonsense! Our squad leader is a hero! Fine, let me show you what we have here!" Thor was infuriated

by these words of humiliation and shouted. He could not stand Rocky being defamed by these men for

a second more, so he immediately waved at the other spirit-manipulators in their squad.

His companions immediately lifted the Three Powers at the Gehenna Border, who had been all tied up,

and threw them on the ground in front of everyone.

They looked afraid instantly when they saw Marin, knowing fully well that this might well be the end of

their lives. They kneeled right away and cried ceaselessly. Had not their mouths been gaged, they

would have begged for her mercy.

"It's them!" Marin looked very surprised as she saw these three men had been captured alive by the

sixth squad. She then gave Deputy Commander a look.

He immediately checked the three men kneeling on the ground, also looking shocked. "They are the

Three Powers at the Gehenna Border! They are the spirit manipulator robbers who have been very

active in the precinct of the northeast military camp. They often attack convoys and towns. Although

they are not very strong, they are sneaky and cautious. All of them are wanted fugitives and we have

sent squads of spirit manipulators to apprehend them but no avail. How on earth! I find it hard to

believe that they were captured by the sixth squad."

Apparently, even Deputy Commander Chen could not believe that the prisoners crawling on the ground

in front of him were the wanted fugitives of the northeast military camp.

Other squad leaders including Evan also recognized these wanted men and looked shocked. They did

not understand how the sixth squad managed to catch these sneaky robbers as three of the other five

squads had participated in the manhunt but had not come even close. No one would have thought that

the weakest sixth squad would be able to bag these wanted men. Anyone who said they were not

surprised would be lying.

Evan's face darkened. He had waited in anticipation for the embarrassment of the sixth squad, but they

had instead returned with captives who had been wanted for a long time. It was the opposite of what he

had hoped for.

Everyone around started to make noises about the sixth squad, despite still looking at them in surprise

and clear disbelief. They all asked themselves if the spirit manipulators who had returned victorious

were truly the sixth squad that had been weak and incompetent. After all, apprehending the Three

Powers at the Gehenna Border that no other spirit manipulator squad had managed to do was nothing

short of a miracle.

"I see that now you are all convinced. We captured these criminals under Rocky's command. Although

there was a little bit of luck involved, our squad leader led us through the process of breaking the traps

these three put in place. He forced them to surface so that we could apprehend them." Thor had rarely

straightened his back like this when facing Marin, Deputy Commander Chen and other squad leaders.

But now, he reported the situation briefly with much passion.

"Commander, the sixth squad caught the Three Powers at the Gehenna Border. I think we can grant

them the third-class merits," Deputy Commander Chen suggested to Marin. It was only fair! No matter

how the sixth squad managed to catch them, dumb luck or otherwise, they had brought these fugitives

into custody, which was already a major contribution.

Marin's face softened as she heard this report. She followed up with another question, "Did you

complete your escort mission?"

"Yes, Commander! Mission accomplished!" Thor answered.

"Very well. Where is your squad leader now?" Marin then asked about the whereabouts of Rocky.

"Damn it, we've been so busy fending off all of the accusations that we haven't been able to tell you...

Please send someone to support our captain in the village. It's in the west and it has been attacked by

a tough wild spirit-manipulated beast. There's a large number of casualties. It is more powerful than the

one we saw the last time. Our squad leader drew that wild spirit-manipulated beast away all by himself

so that we could return to base to call for back-up. I'm not sure if he is still okay. I'm terribly worried,"

Joss told them anxiously, remembering why they had come here in the first place.

Everyone looked even more surprised. That wild spirit-manipulated beast was more powerful than the

last one, which indicated a higher power level than the Earthly Stage. And Rocky dared to draw it away

all by himself. His actions were tantamount to suicide!

"What? You waited until now to tell me this? How long do you think he can keep it at bay? How

irresponsible!" Marin grew solemn again and shouted at them harshly.

"It was because you are questioning the loyalty and commitment of our squad leader!" Thor and Joss

retorted, staring at Evan and the others.

"Fine! Sixth squad, you stand by at the camp. The rest can wait after I bring your squad leader back."

Marin turned to her Deputy Commander. "I am heading there to give Rocky some back-up first. You

have someone to lock them up and then take two spirit manipulators squads and head there." She then

used her spiritual power and turned into a shadow.

Moments later, a war dragon with the color of dark green flew over above the northeast military camp.

Everyone looked up to the sky, admiring Marin who was riding that the magnificent beast.

Deputy Commander Chen then ordered his men to take away the Three Powers at the Gehenna

Border and lock them up. He then summoned two spirit manipulator squads along with hundreds of

soldiers and commanded them to follow Marin.