Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 424 Extremely Surprised

"I didn't guess that the well-known Rocky Bai, who has beaten the Timber Deity Empire badly twice, is in actual fact as young as a sucking baby," a bald man, who was the probable leader of a group of spirit manipulators that Rocky didn't have the slightest idea, uttered in a contemptuous tone after taking a glimpse at Rocky. He was Sheehan, the deputy head of the Elite Regiment.

Rocky turned his squinting eyes to look at Sheehan. Then raising his eyebrows, he sneered, "It could be that I am young, but I have grown more hair than some people.”

Perceiving the contemptuous remark, some people in the tent could not help but have a shriek of laughter.

"Son of a bitch! Do you want to perish?" Sheehan shouted on top of his voice boiling with anger, glaring at Rocky with his sharp eyes. Of course, he could not bear being made to eat a humble pie, especially by a very young person in this way. In the Elite Regiment, he was merely second to one person—the head of the regiment. And in the Crimson Dragon Group, he was simply constrained to adhere to the orders of one person—Lance. Therefore, he was extremely self-conceited. He hadn't had in the prospect that Rocky would pluck up the courage to refute him defiantly.

Rocky curled his lips as if he didn't see or give a tinker's curse about the indignation on Sheehan's face, which made the latter's hackles rise even more. As Sheehan clenched his two fists, a frightening to death sound was created from his joints.

Everybody else at present could not help but be in a blue funk about Rocky. They were familiar that Sheehan was one of the five strongest spirit manipulators in the Crimson Dragon Group. His vitality was about on a par with Isis’. Now that Rocky sent Sheehan into a rage, he was bringing about his own destruction in the eyes of the spectators.

"Deputy Head Sheehan, please conduct yourself well!" Isis exclaimed in a distinguished voice as the Deputy Commander in Chief when she discovered that Sheehan was rubbed up the wrong way by Rocky. She was conscious that Rocky would be the one to be beaten once the two resorted to violence. For the time being, the Crimson Dragon Army was in dire need of Rocky's talent. If Rocky was injured or perished, it would be a significant loss for the Crimson Dragon Army. That was why she stalked forward to keep Rocky from harm

Sheehan was quite taken aback to peer Isis stand by Rocky. He knew unquestionably that he could not be an offense to Isis since she was Lance's daughter. Therefore, he simply grunted and released his fists. However, his gloomy eyes were still fixed on Rocky.

Lance took a glance at Sheehan, but he didn't utter anything. Then he gave Rocky an order. "Rocky Bai, I at this moment appoint you as an Elite Commander of the Crimson Dragon Army. You're commanding ten thousand troops from now henceforth.”

Lance's order caught everybody present off guard. In a split second, all the people present burst into a turmoil.

"Commander in Chief..." All the Commanders present fixated their eyes on Lance with their wide- eyed eyes. They had no slightest inkling why he appointed Rocky as an Elite Commander.

All the members of the Elite Regiment, including Sheehan, were hit like a ton of bricks. They hadn't imagined that Lance would nominate such a young man as an Elite Commander. Undeniably it was an unprecedented appointment.

In typical cases, a Frontline Commander had to work for at least five years at the present position before he or she became an Elite Commander. Besides, he or she had to possess the strength at the Heavenly Stage already. Nobody could be appointed as an Elite Commander unless the two requirements were both met.

Certainly, nobody present, except Lance, Isis and Rocky himself, was apprehensive that Rocky had already been given the title of the Crimson Dragon General of the Crimson Dragon Group. Being treated fairly to the Deputy Commander in Chief, he even possessed a Crimson Dragon Token. Judging from this perspective, he was much more competent to be an Elite Commander.

Anyway, however, the Crimson Dragon General was nothing but an under wraps post without actual power. In comparison, the Elite Commander was a position with real power and was acknowledged by Lance in public. The two could not be compared simply.

"Commander in Chief, why did you out of the blue appoint me as an Elite Commander? Have you forgotten that I suggested I would not work as whichever kind of Commander,” Rocky inquired while gawking at Lance with his perplexed eyes.

"Because it's too urgent now. The troops of the Timber Deity Empire have occupied our three strategic strongholds—the Hippo Land, the Deity Unicorn Valley, and the Dead Silence Mount. They cut off our logistic supply line and weaken the coordination between different units of our military. Therefore, I request you to command the troops. You're going to take all the three strategic strongholds back regardless of the cost," Lance explained concisely.

"There are so many Commanders here. Every one of them is more competent and more experienced than I am. You can order any one of them to command the troops. I presume they will do better. Why did you choose me?" Rocky asked, looking sullen.

"The man without hair looks quite proficient. Why don't you inform him to command the troops?" Rocky added on purpose after taking a peer at Sheehan with his peripheral sight.

In a split second, Sheehan gave him a frigid glare. Anybody who had the audacity to talk about him in this way would have been beaten to death by him if it was on another occasion.

"Don't be so discourteous! That is Sheehan, the deputy head of the Elite Regiment. The Elite Regiment is a special unit that simply carries out critical tasks. They don't give orders to ordinary troops. Besides, Deputy Head Sheehan has some other essential task to handle with," Lance answered in a brisk voice.

"The Elite Regiment? I didn't have any concept they are the so-called Elite Regiment,” Rocky uttered, taking a peer at Sheehan and the spirit manipulators behind him, who were all at the Heavenly Stage.

"For the time being, none of the Commanders is free from doubt to take all the three strategic strongholds back. So now I can only place my reliance on you. Never forget that you gave your word to me!" Lance added, fixing his bright piercing eyes on Rocky.

"Can this teenager take the three strategic strongholds back? Are you fooling around, sir? Isn't there any competent man in our Crimson Dragon Army? Commanders, how could you peer with your own eyes such a good for nothing grind the faces of all of you?" Sheehan exclaimed with a disparaging smile after taking a disdainful glance at Rocky and glancing around the other Commanders at present.

Hearing that, all the Commanders peered at one another bereft of speech. They were not well pleased with Lance's decision, because none of them had the notion that they were inferior to Rocky, specifically the Frontline Commanders. However, all of them had to acknowledge that Lance was right in saying that none of them was free from doubt they could take all the three strategic strongholds back.

Indeed, they didn't think Rocky could take the three strategic strongholds back either, even if he gave his confirmation to accept the post of Elite Commander. That was because the prevailing situation was different from Rocky's previous victories. The troops of the Timber Deity Empire were safeguarding all the three strategic strongholds so perfectly that no weakness could be manipulated. That was why they had failed to take Hippo Land back despite besieging it for three times.

Therefore, most of the Commanders had a sneaking suspicion that Rocky would fail to take the three strategic strongholds back and would shatter the illusions of Lance in the end. They felt better at the notion.

"If I can take the three strategic strongholds back, you will address me as grandpa. Deal?" Rocky said to Sheehan, countering his aggravation without the least humming and hawing. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, he would not turn a blind eye to it.

"If you can't take them back, I will break one hand and one foot of yours. Deal?" Sheehan responded. His eyes were filled with a paroxysm of rage.

Hearing that, everybody else present lost their composure in a split second. They all were of the concept that Sheehan was extremely mischievous. Otherwise, he would not have made such a petition.

"Deputy Head Sheehan, you're too..." Isis could not resist the temptation to steer clear of the impulse to go at hammer and tongs with Sheehan. She thought that he was just taking advantage of his power to bully Rocky.

However, before Isis could finish uttering her sentence, Rocky burst into laughter, interrupting her, and said to Sheehan while looking at him with a pair of cold eyes, "Okay. You can wait to call me grandpa!” Then he swung his eyes to have a glance at Lance and said to him, "Commander in Chief, can I select two Commanders to accompany me when I command the troops?”

"Of course you can gladly,” Lance responded with a swift acknowledgment as promptly as Rocky agreed to his appointment. He would not care if Rocky took away all of the Frontline Commanders as long as he could successfully take back all of the three strategic strongholds.

"Is Commander Dunn in the camp now?" Rocky sought as quickly as he failed to locate Dunn Di among the Frontline Commanders.

"Commander Dunn is at Arno River, following Commander Ron," Isis responded.

"Transfer him back to tag along with me. And the other Commander I require is Commander Marin," Rocky announced, setting his peaceful sight on Marin.

In contrast, Marin looked somewhat disconcerted, as if she hadn't predicted that Rocky would pick her.