Rocky slowly woke up about half a day later, and he found that he was lying on a board in a temporary tent, with Marcia beside him, looking worried.
She had stayed beside Rocky the whole time he was out cold. At that moment, her mind was starting to drift, but Rocky's movement pulled her out of her thoughts. Marcia immediately moved closer to him, breathing a sigh of relief when she saw that he had finally woken up. "Basil, how do you feel?" she asked in a breathy whisper.
"I'm fine," answered Rocky with a dismissive wave of his hand. He moved to stand up, Marcia rushing forward to help him despite his words. Although he tried to make light of his situation, Rocky felt like his body got farther and farther away from him when he was about to pass out earlier. It was like he was about to disappear.
"It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have..." Marcia's eyes were puffy and red, and her voice was hoarse with guilt. She knew that Rocky risked his life because of her. If something bad happened to him, she would not forgive herself.
Marcia was right. She was, indeed, the reason why Rocky went all out to help the Mu Clan get rid of Rex. Rocky knew that her biggest wish was to help her sister Moira lead the Mu Clan against the Dragon Master Clan and wrest control from them to fulfill her father's last request. Therefore, for Marcia's sake, he had done his best to help her.
But he also knew that the last battle had gravely damaged his soul. Perhaps, if this happened again next time, he might never wake up again.
Later, when Rocky felt well enough to get up, he left the tent with Marcia. As soon as they stepped outside, he found the ruins left by the previous war, where the members of the Dragon Master Clan were busy cleaning up the mess and treating the injured.
As soon as Rex fell, the Mu Clan and their allied forces smoothly occupied the tribe of the Dragon Master Clan. Forces. Those who were originally loyal to Rex surrendered.
The internal strife of the Dragon Master Clan that had lasted for a long time finally came to an end.
Moira, who was directing several elders of the Dragon Master Clan as they cleaned the mess, rushed over as soon as she saw Rocky and Marcia. She stopped directly in front of Rocky. With her face filled with concern, she asked, "You finally woke up! How are you feeling? Do you want our elders to examine you? It won't take long."
"There's no need for that, but thanks anyway," Rocky answered, shaking his head wearily.
"By the way," Moira started with a curious but hesitant expression, "who is the one that helped us suppress Rex and bind him at the last moment?" She had thought that Glutton was a powerful master of the spiritual race. However, when it showed its real form, she discovered that it resembled a ferocious demonic beast, so it piqued her curiosity. She wanted to find out more about Glutton's origin.
Meanwhile, Marcia looked meaningfully at Rocky, as if asking him whether she could tell her sister the truth. Actually, Moira had asked her after Rocky passed out, but she refused to say anything because she felt that it was not her secret to tell. If anyone could spill the truth, it should be Rocky.
Seeing that Marcia was looking at him, Rocky nodded after a short hesitation. People would figure out that he had an ancient demonic beast sooner or later anyway, so it didn't matter if Marcia told her sister now.
"Moira, last time, when Basil went to the Magic Phoenix Empire to save the legendary guardian beast of the Phoenix Master Clan, he subdued an ancient demonic beast. It is said that it was the strongest in the ancient times..." Marcia told her sister.
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