Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 496 He's A Spy

"You might've owed Rocky a lot for saving you. But your virginity, Isis? What on earth would convince you to..." Lance suddenly asked Isis with a strange expression. He was beginning to sense something.

"I... Father, please. Stop asking these ridiculous questions. You know that Rocky was unjustly accused. He has done nothing wrong. Besides, I've already uncovered the spy sent by the Timber Deity Empire. He's been hiding in the Crimson Dragon Army for a long time. If he hadn't set any traps, I would've never been given any clues to unravel his true identity. He was the spy who sent me the fake message that led me to the Mount Clouds," Isis explained to her father.

"Who was it?" Lance asked, visibly irritated and angered. Rocky, as it turned out, was not the guy to be blamed.

"It was Dunn," Isis confirmed.

"Dunn? But why?" Lance inquired in confusion. Dunn had recently been promoted to Frontline Commander due to his high reputation. He had gone through all the necessary background checks and examinations, so there was no reason to believe he could be a traitor. However, Lance also knew that Isis would never lie to him on such an important matter. If she was right, then the Crimson Dragon Army was inevitably in danger. Being a Frontline Commander, Dunn was aware of the military secrets and all the attack plans they had. No wonder they couldn't defeat the Timber Deity Empire even after many days’ fierce battles!

"Didn't Rocky tell you? He knew about it, as well." Surprised at her father's reaction, Isis began to wonder why Rocky didn't tell her father first.

"All he asked of me was to find Dunn and confront him. He never told me Dunn was a traitor. As far as I know, Dunn was injured several days ago and returned to the main camp for treatment.” Lance shook his head after his reveal.

"Then why didn't you listen to him?" Isis asked with a frown.

"It was my fault. I didn't take Rocky's word seriously. He never told me Dunn was a spy. My judgment was clouded because of what he did to you." Like his daughter, Lance's face darkened at the realization. His impulsive tendencies had gotten the better of him and led him to blame everything on Rocky and send him away to the logistics camp.

"Father, you have to hurry and send out the order for Dunn's arrest to the main camp immediately! However, I'm afraid he's already left since my return.” Isis hurried her steps. Even if the chances of Dunn still being in the camp were slim, they could still catch him if Lance just sent out the order. That would give Rocky enough time to confront Dunn.

"I know. But you should get some rest. I'll deal with it.” Lance nodded before comforting Isis as best as he could. There was no turning back now. All that remained was to move forward and find the solution to this problem.

"I'm alright, father. Just order for Rocky to return. When you placed him in the logistics camp, you were led straight into the Timber Deity Empire's trap. The Timber Deity Empire seemed eager to get their hands on Rocky, so they were willing to do anything at any cost. If we don't release Rocky, then it will be easy for the Timber Deity Empire to convince Rocky to be with them,” Isis explained with utmost conviction.

"I'm afraid it's too late. When I relocated Rocky to the logistics camp, I confiscated his Crimson Dragon Token. Before I left, he told me that I'd deeply regret it.” With a deep sigh, Lance frowned. Isis was stunned with what her father had just done. She knew Rocky would never forgive Lance for taking his token away. However, she didn't blame her father for what he did—what he did was out of his great love for her.

"If I talk to him, maybe he'll reconsider returning...” Isis offered, hopeful that Rocky would accept her sincere apology.

"You haven't fully recovered yet. The military doctor insisted that you should have a few days of rest. Please trust me to take care of everything. Okay?" Lance begged his daughter.

What he didn't know was that Isis' true intention was to not just find Rocky and convince him to return but to talk with him about what happened between them that day, as well. She suspected that Rocky didn't explain everything to her father out of guilt for taking her virginity away. However, Rocky never noticed that she had already regained consciousness by then. He didn't take advantage of her. She allowed it—wanted it—to happen. He had to know how she truly felt. God knew she would've died if she didn't manage to satisfy her lust that day. After all, these things happened. She didn't blame Rocky at all. In fact, she felt guilty for involving him in all of this. As for the Crimson Dragon Army, they might be on the verge of losing an excellent Commander because of this mess. "As for Rocky, I'll message Marin and let her deal with it. Besides, Silver Wind was injured. As its master, you must ensure its recovery,” Lance ordered in a serious tone.

Upon seeing her father's expression, she knew that Silver Wind was not doing too well. Quickly, she got out of bed and shouted, "I need to go check on Silver Wind!"

"Isis, wait..." Lance called out, already regretting mentioning Silver Wind to his daughter. He wanted her to stop but knew that would be useless. Silver Wind was his daughter's best friend, and she'd stop at nothing to make sure it was safe. He followed her out of the tent.

They arrived east of the Crimson Dragon Army's base.

"Silver Wind!" At the sight of Silver Wind, Isis’ heart dropped to her stomach. It was sprawled on its stomach, constantly gasping and trembling from the pain. It seemed that Silver Wind was on the verge of death. Isis knew it was hurt, but she didn't expect it to be injured this badly. She rushed to its side, knelt, and touched Silver Wind's head gently. The lines on her face did nothing to hide her worry and sadness.

Once Silver Wind saw Isis, it let out a weak cry. Its eyelids fluttered momentarily as it let out a heavy gasp. It wanted to be closer to its master, but it couldn't move at all.

"What happened? How could Silver Wind have been hurt this badly?" Isis turned to her father, hoping to draw out the answers from him.

"I am just as clueless as you are. We found Silver Wind like this when we were at the Mount Clouds. Upon examining the wounds, we suspect that it was attacked by multiple masters above the Heavenly Stage alongside some spirit-manipulated beasts,” Lance informed. Silver Wind was a powerful war dragon at the fourth grade of the four-star level. Ordinary spirit manipulators stood no chance against it, unless they had it outnumbered.

"It must be those guys from the Timber Deity Empire. As I was in the Mount Clouds, I noticed several spirit manipulators at the Heavenly Stage watching me from outside the array," Isis revealed to her father while gently stroking the top of Silver Wind's head. Although her voice sounded normal, her eyes shone with tears. Looking at Silver Wind's current state, Isis knew it might have no chance of recovering. She whispered to Silver Wind, "You must've protected me from all the danger, huh? My dear Silver Wind. I promise your master will do everything she can to make sure you don't die."

"Don’t worry Isis. I've instructed Sheridan to come here as soon as possible. I guarantee that Silver Wind will be fine as long as Sheridan remains here," said Lance. Lance began to comfort his daughter.

Isis knew that Sheridan was experienced in healing various spirit-manipulated beasts. He'd surely help Silver Wind get better in no time.

Meanwhile, Sabina had just realized that Rocky was nowhere to be found the next morning. Sabina had looked for him multiple times at the logistics camp but to no avail

"Where on earth has he gone?" Sabina stared at the ground, exhausted from her search. Yesterday, she promised Marin that she would keep a close eye on him. Now Rocky was gone without a trace! How would she explain this to Marin and the Commander in Chief?

"When I find you Rocky, I'll make you wish you never left!" sworn Sabina. Wasting not a single second more, Sabina left the logistics camp quickly.

Not far from the logistics camp, in a hidden forest, multiple trees were being cut down and dragged into a Magic Spiritual Space.

Somewhere within the Magic Spiritual Space, three Dark Heaven Insects were busy pulling those trees into their designated positions.

Rocky was keeping himself busy by processing some trees in his Magic Spiritual Space. Currently, he was in front of a building that began to take shape. This would soon be the laboratory that he had designed earlier.

Rocky had planned on building a joint experiment base with various facilities—a huge project that would consume a lot of his time. Up until now, he had only figured out the facility sizes along with some preliminary construction in his Magic Spiritual Space. This was going to take a while.

His top priority at the moment was the laboratory. He needed to finish this first before continuing with his gene research. Although he tried his best to hide it, he was ecstatic that Lance had relocated him to the logistics camp. This gave him more time to do what he needed to do.