Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 165 Disappear In Situ (Part One)

Even though Rocky got the Dark Heaven Insect with extreme ease and now bred it in captivity, hestill couldn't get the Dark Heaven Egg that easily. The process wasn't fast and easy that there wouldbe no instant results. It took time and patience. According to the description in the BeastEncyclopedia, the production of one Dark Heaven Egg at the primary grade by a three-star DarkHeaven Insect at the first level would take one month. Sometimes, it could even take two or up tothree months if the production process was slow, not to mention the production time for the DarkHeaven Egg at the medium or the premium grade, which definitely would be much longer. Rockycertainly did not expect to wait this long.

'It looks like I need to catch a few more Dark Heaven Insects to produce more eggs. With only oneto produce egg, I am afraid that it can't produce enough eggs to meet my demand for cultivation. IfI have several of them, then the situation will be totally different. I can breed them simultaneouslyand produce more eggs in a short amount of time. Moreover, I definitely should spend some timestudying how to speed up the production of a Dark Heaven Egg. If I can do that, I can shorten mywaiting time and efficiently produce more eggs...’ Rocky thought deeply as he examined the DarkHeaven Insect, who could not move in front of him. It looked like a statue by the way it wasparalyzed. Even though relying on his knowledge about the modern science and technologycouldn't make the Dark Heaven Insect produce the Dark Heaven Egg instantly, he still could shortenthe time of producing the Dark Heaven Egg. He could also improve the production efficiency, aslong as he bred the Dark Heaven Insect scientifically, like arranging appropriate diet, improving itsliving environment and so on.

It took him a great amount of effort to capture the Dark Heaven Insect alive, and the man with redhair even inadvertently helped him to capture it. Even though he didn't mean to help him at all,Rocky wouldn't have been able to capture the Dark Heaven Insect without him. Therefore, if Rockywanted to capture another one alive by himself, he knew he had to carefully make a long-term planand be fully prepared. The wheels in his head were already turning as he came up with plans in hishead.

The bone arrow stained with the Centipede-snake’s venom was enough to make the Dark HeavenInsect lose its mobility for a few days. Since it was too paralyzed to move, it was safe to keep it inthe cave alone. Rocky felt assured and then got out of the cave through the path he found last time.When he arrived on the ground, he immediately cut off some dense branches and leaves with hisFrozen Wind Dagger to cover the entrance of the path. He had to make sure that it was hidden andsecure. After that, he returned to the deserted village to pick up his war beast, Uriah. Without anyhesitation, he displayed his Nebula Cloud Transformation skill to destroy the entrance of the cave,so that nobody could replace the Dark Heaven Insect hidden in the cave.

To add more precaution, Rocky concealed the traces left by Dark Heaven Insect near the desertedvillage. When he was satisfied by the lack of traces in the area, he returned to the military camp withUriah

As soon as he walked into the military camp, Rocky sensed the atmosphere was not the same asusual. Everyone looked a bit worried, as if something bad had happened. He was greeted withfurrowed eyebrows and worried glances. He could also hear the murmurs of the spirit manipulatorsas they whispered with each other.

"Captain..." Rocky heard a sad voice call his name. When he looked up, he saw Thor and Joss appearin front of him with a twisted look on their face, as if they both wanted to laugh and cry. Theylooked conflicted with emotions, terrified but at the same time relieved that Rocky had made itback.

"Captain, you are finally back. We heard that you went out for a mission. Did you encounter anydanger on your way? We were worried about you so much.” Thor and Joss immediately surroundedRocky and examined him carefully, as if they feared that Rocky would be badly injured. Theychecked his body for any possible injuries, and when they saw that Rocky didn't have a singlescratch on him, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Rocky was completely confused by their strange behaviors. He then tapped the two men on theirheads and said, "Why are you so surprised to see me back? What happened?”

"Oh, right, Captain, you still don't know what happened. Let me fill you in. An outpost on our frontline was attacked, and the soldiers and the spirit manipulators stationed there were all dead,” Jossexclaimed exaggeratedly, and his eyes widened as if to highlight the gravity of what happened. Hewaited to see Rocky's reaction.

"Oh, I see," Rocky responded lightly. Of course, he knew about the incident, but he didn't expect thenews to be spread around so soon.

"And... and... two spirit manipulators’ corpses were found near the outpost. They looked like spiesfrom the Timber Deity Empire, but nobody knows who had killed them,” Thor continued slowly.They waited for Rocky's expression to change as if they were expecting him to look surprised.However, Rocky remained silent and narrowed his eyes but his expression was calm. The revelationdid not surprise him at all. Why would it when it was him who killed the two spies.

"Captain, how come you have no reaction about it at all?" Thor and Joss asked strangely when theysaw Rocky was so calm. Obviously, this was not the reaction they were expecting. Not even a singlebone in his whole body twitched when he heard the news.

"What kind of reaction should I have? You are simply telling me that some people have been killed.It's no big deal,” Rocky said indifferently. His tone and reaction showed that he could not care lessabout what happened.

"Captain, I am telling you, if this kind of event keeps occurring, it must mean that something big isgoing to happen. Maybe the war between our Empire and the Timber Deity Empire would erupt. Ifthat happens, we may have to be sent to the front line. If we went to the front line, our chances ofsurvival is very slim. Do you know what that means? There's a high chance that we would nevercome back alive," Joss said. He obviously looked terrified. His eyes widened exaggeratedly as heimagined the horrifying possibility. However, this did not terrify nor disturb Rocky at all.

"If you are so afraid of death, then you'd better go home and be a farmer again," Rocky respondedimpatiently. He didn't have the time to talk about it further. After that, he went to Marin's camp toreport to her about his mission.