Rocky was taken aback by what Sue said. He had never expected that she would be so confident of him. He heaved a slight sigh.
"I'm not God. I don't think I can save this city under such a situation. Don't expect such extraordinary things from me," Rocky went straight to the point. There's no use beating around the bush.
Sue looked away, as she felt a little sad upon his words.
"You brat! I know you're a modest man but we need hope. And now, it seems that no one can save us in this city. Someone told me that Lance was attacked by Timber Deity Empire on the way here, I hope he is safe and unharmed..." Sheridan mumbled, suddenly sounding sober.
"I don't have any idea about what happened to him," Rocky answered while shaking his head, disbelieving all the misfortunes that had come their way. A moment ago, Commander Wang gave the Crimson Dragon Token to him, and mentioned that it was Lance's order. By doing so, Lance passed the message that something bad had taken place unexpectedly, and he was unable to make it to Evian City as planned.
"I know you're here to pick up Sue. You need to hurry. Please take off as soon as possible. The enemy's at the door. Since Lance couldn't do it, it's my turn to get the work done," Sheridan grumbled in an imposing manner. A drunken old man he might be but he was still sharp in mind and his senses were always alert.
"Okay, well then. Take the girl with you, Rocky. I'll stay here. I just can't stand by and watch them break the city. Go and wait for me at the north of the city. If we lose, I'll go and join you there," Sabina cut in after thinking for a few seconds, considering all their choices and its consequences. She gave Rocky a determined look, one that would not entertain any arguments.
Rocky got what both of them meant, and he instantly set his mind with the task at hand. He nodded at them and whistled, calling for his majestic beast, and Uriah came down from the sky immediately with a beautiful descent.
"Oh, when did this beast break through to the four-star? So unbelievable!" Sheridan exclaimed, shocked by the sudden appearance of Uriah. It had been a while since the last time he saw Rocky's beast, no wonder that he was surprised to see it again. Uriah was flapping its giant flaming wings in the air. Sheridan was left speechless by the beautiful and glorious results of Uriah's mutation.
"Oh, only recently, I guess..." Rocky replied.
"It is indeed a splendid spiritual beast, just like what I said before, and I would like to say that you're so lucky to have such a rare species. It's very talented. Just think about it. It only took such a short time to break the three-star to four-star. What can I say?" Sheridan continued, rubbing his chin, amused at the beast. As far as he was concerned, it was the only one he had ever known in his whole life.
"So long. We'd better go now," Rocky bid them goodbye, nodding at Sue to come over, and together they jumped on Uriah's back. When they were finally settled and ready to fly, he said to Sabina, "We'll wait for you outside the north gate." Then he touched the beast's neck and they soared into the sky.
Both Sheridan and Sabina watched them take off until they were out of their sight. They looked at each other for a moment, before Sabina's attention darted somewhere else. She watched the wall, wondering what they should do next.
"Hey, young lady, I didn't expect you to reach the Supernal Stage at such a young age. You must have practiced very diligently!" Sheridan said with interest.
"I'm greatly flattered, Master Xu," Sabina said modestly.
"But I'm curious, why are you together with Rocky? I don't understand. And I can tell that you care about him very much," Sheridan continued shrewdly, a teasing smile playing in his lips. For a man of his age, he was pretty aware of the things going on among young people. He could tell just from the way Sabina looked at Rocky. Her gaze carried so many feelings.
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