At that time, Marcia, who had just heard the news, suddenly rushed in, wearing a serious expression on her face. She heard the conversation between Rocky and Colton, and she was obviously taken by surprise.
"Marcia..." Rocky immediately looked at her. From the look in her eyes, he could guess that she must have heard everything.
"You don't have to say anything. I know you and I know what you're thinking. However, I can't let Sabina and the others take such a huge risk with you. Hence, I want them and the commander in chief to leave this place first. Then, I will go with you to rescue Alyssa." Without any hesitation, Marcia told what was in her mind.
"No, I have to go there alone. Our enemies have let us go directly to the portal that leads to the alien world. It means that they already know what we are planning. If that is the case, then I cannot let you go with me. It is going to be very dangerous," Rocky sternly refused.
"Call me stubborn or selfish, but I also can't let you take the risk alone!" Marcia retorted as she fixed her eyes on Rocky.
"Calm down. There is no point in arguing within ourselves. Whether Basil will go, or both of you will go, the task remains very dangerous. They have taken Alyssa as their hostage, so they should not do anything to harm her for the time being. Let's cool our heads first and consider everything so that we could figure out the best plan to handle this," Colton said as he interfered.
Rocky and Marcia nodded but looked rather dejected. Both of them knew that once they went and confronted the Shura Race, there was a slim chance for them to return. However, no matter what happened, they could never abandon Alyssa.
Just as the three of them fell silent for a while, a disciple of the Di Clan suddenly rushed in and lowered his head in front of Colton. "Commander in Chief Di, something terrible happened in the Di Clan!"
"What is it?" Colton asked with a serious expression.
"Our chief has been killed," the disciple quickly uttered.
"What did you say?!" Colton was extremely shocked that his body began to tremble. His usually resolute and calm face instantly showed that he was at a loss.
Even Rocky and Marcia were taken aback at that.
"But who on earth would have killed him? The master of the Di Clan has an unparalleled cultivation base," Rocky asked in confusion.
"Actually, before the chief was killed, he went and met with Canaan, the young master of the Sky-suppressing Mansion. Right after that, the hall where they met was razed to the ground. When the chief was found, he was already dead," the disciple of the Di Clan explained.
"Canaan? It seems that there was really something suspicious with him back then..." Rocky concluded upon hearing what the disciple reported.
"Why do you say so? What did you find out?" Colton asked with furrowed brows as he stared at Rocky.
Then, Rocky told them that before, he already suspected that Canaan's behavior had been shady when he tried to discover the traitor.
"Why are you only telling such an important thing right now?" Colton's tone immediately turned cold.
"Because there was not enough evidence to accuse him. Canaan is the young master of the Sky-suppressing Mansion. So, unless I have sufficient proof, he would be untouchable," Rocky answered in a gloomy voice. He didn't expect that his negligence before would cause the death of the chief of the Di Clan.
"I can only suspect that Canaan discovered our plans from the chief of the Di Clan, and he colluded with the Shura Race by revealing our whereabouts. Because of that, they got their hands on Alyssa," Marcia analyzed and concluded after connecting every detail.
"I only thought that Canaan was a troublesome fellow, but I didn't expect that he would actually collude with the Shura Race," Rocky said through gritted teeth.
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