"Captain Ramon, I know that though you almost always wear a cold expression, I can see that you are honest, generous, and loyal. That's why I think that if it's you, I won't need to hide the truth. I only wanted to join the Sword Spirit Sect because I had no choice. But please believe me when I say that I will never do anything to pose any threat to the sect. When the right time comes, I will also leave. I promise that until then, I won't cause any trouble to you or Miss Hannah," Rocky said with sincerity. After quite getting along with Ramon these past few days, he believed that even though the captain didn't have the friendliest attitude, he was true to himself. Thus, Rocky chose to trust him.
"Why should I believe you?" Ramon asked with a straight face, fixing his cold eyes on Rocky.
"Well, I don't really know how I can convince you. I leave the choice to you, captain. You can either trust me or tell Miss Hannah what I just said. It's in your hands now whether I can still stay or not." After nodding slightly, Rocky turned around and left the lounge.
"Humph! That guy is really annoying!" Looking at the receding figure of Rocky, Ramon couldn't help but clench his fists and grit his teeth. He didn't expect that he would hesitate like this. Initially, he was so determined to find anything that could make the newcomer leave. However, after everything that had happened, he eventually saw Rocky's real side. With the vast experiences that he had accumulated in his life, his gut was telling him that Rocky wasn't lying. He wasn't completely sure of the young man's motive, but he could tell that Rocky wouldn't pose a threat to the Sword Spirit Sect. Therefore, at that moment, it was pretty difficult for him to decide whether he should report him or not.
"Needless to say, I will have to keep an eye on him!" Eventually, Ramon made up his mind and didn't tell Hannah or anyone what Rocky had revealed to him.
At the same time, in less than a day, the news that Rocky had defeated Cory in the competition had already spread all over the Sword Spirit Sect and caused a great sensation. Everyone was talking about it and they were in utter disbelief. After all, Cory was one of the prominent disciples of the sect and his strength was rather outstanding. On the other hand, Rocky was supposed to be below average in terms of strength, as he had just become a preliminary disciple.
It was actually hard for the members of the sect to understand how Rocky triumphed over Cory. Even the disciples present at that time were dumbfounded because they were pretty sure that Cory's strength was far superior. However, Cory lost fair and square, and that also was an irrefutable fact.
Needless to say, after that battle, Rocky's position in the Cloudlet Team had risen a lot, and his reputation in the Sword Spirit city had also skyrocketed.
However, for such a powerful force like the Sword Spirit City, which had so many outstanding talents, this kind of news was supposedly going to subside after just a few days.
But to Rocky's surprise, a troublesome situation came to him less than two days after the event.
Two members of the Cloudlet Team rushed into their lounge with an anxious look on their faces. As they found Rocky there, who was still sitting in the room and was drinking a cup of tea, one of the disciples immediately informed him, "Basil, something bad happened! Some of our team members were taken away by the Wolf Team. They said that they would just let them go if you redeem them by yourself!"
"What? Did you report this to Captain Ramon already?" Rocky asked at once. When he heard that it was the work of the Wolf Team, he knew that it was going to be troublesome.
"No. Captain Ramon has left the town early this morning. He is currently on a mission to escort Miss Hannah," the other disciple replied.
"What timing. Then, let's go and find Captain Eliseo," Rocky suggested.
"Captain Eliseo also isn't here. He had taken a dozen of our men to patrol the city, and he ordered the two of us to be on duty here. Didn't you hear that earlier?" the disciple answered.
'This isn't a coincidence. The Wolf Team is really waiting for this moment. I'm so tired of their petty shenanigans. If they really want a trip to hell, I will gladly give them a ride that they will never forget.' Rocky's eyes were set ablaze, knowing that the Wolf Team deliberately took this opportunity to take revenge since they miserably lost to the Cloudlet Team last time. Obviously, they were luring him into a trap, but he knew that they wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
All of a sudden, Rocky gave off an astonishing aura, signaling that he was ready to play with the scoundrels from the Wolf Team. Then, he said to the two disciples, "Go to the city and find Captain Eliseo as fast as you can, and tell him what happened. Ask him to come back immediately. For now, I'll go to the area of the Wolf Team and buy some time. Understand?" Without waiting for the reply of the disciples, he quickly set out and left the two in a daze.
Meanwhile, in the yard outside the lounge of the Wolf Team, several members of the Cloudlet Team were hung upside down from a big tree, and each of them was covered in cuts and bruises. A dozen members of the Wolf Team surrounded them and were beating them like they were a bunch of sandbags. They received a lot of punches, kicks, and insults from time to time. The Wolf Team members didn't care if they were fellow disciples from the same sect, because they felt that they were superior to others.
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