The Medallion
Chapter 1553 The New Team Leader

The human race army currently had a total of three army-leading commanders. Each of them was leading one hundred thousand troops to guard the left, middle, and right of the border battlefield area of the Ethereal Region to fend off the spiritual race's invasion. Under the three army-leading commanders were a total of eight grand commanders. One of them was the newly-slaughtered Raiden Chen, who was under the army-leading commander responsible for guarding the northwest battlefield. A grand commanders was only inferior to a commander in chief and the three army-leading commanders in the human army.

So those commanders who were qualified for the new position of grand commander were itching to have a shot.

"Then this competition will be a fierce one. A total of eight representatives from the Sky-suppressing School have been sent to the border battlefield this time. Two of them were assigned to us, and the remaining six have been assigned to the other three pass-guarding commanders. With their help, this contest will be relentless," Bertram commented.

"There should be nine commanders in the left army, but only four of them are guarding the pass. The other five are guarding different regions of the front line on the left side. Apart from me, there are only three other pass-guarding commanders who pose as strong threats. We have a great shot at this," Tucker said confidently.

"Then we must seize every opportunity to contribute," Bertram said. "But the battlefield we are assigned to protect is relatively peaceful. Our contributions may be not so impressive."

"It's better to contribute something than nothing at all. How about this? Starting tomorrow, arrange for Deputy Commander Ma and Deputy Commander Lin to lead their troops to patrol the battlefield in shifts. They will each have a turn every three days. They might just encounter the enemy who plans to seize the Tiger Whisker Pass during a surprise attack," Tucker suggested.

"Yes, sir." Bertram bowed and left.

Meanwhile, Rocky followed a grouchy-looking Deputy Commander Lin to where the supporting troop was. As the name suggested, Deputy Commander Lin's troop was responsible for providing assistance in times of crisis. Therefore, unlike the vanguard which often had the opportunity to strike, the supporting troop seldom had the same opportunity to fight. Thus, it would be difficult for them to contribute anything. On the bright side, they were the army with the least number of casualties. Many soldiers did their best to enter this troop. Thus, being its commander was deemed a well-paid and easy job.

Although they merely provided assistance, they were nearly as strong as the vanguard, and they almost had the same number of spirit warriors. After all, they were assigned the important task of ensuring the safety of their army provisions. If the provisions were not protected well, the entire army would be in great danger.

Normally, the supporting troop would not join the battle. But if they were to, that would mean their army had fallen into a huge crisis.

The supporting troop led by Deputy Commander Lin was stationed in an open area on the northeast side of the Tiger Whisker Pass. There were multiple military camps where many soldiers and spirit warriors came and went.

As soon as Deputy Commander Lin entered his military camp with Rocky, he called in a middle-aged man who looked like a commissioner. "Gage, this is Basil. He's one of the two King Realm warriors sent by the Sky-suppressing School to aid the Tiger Whisker Pass. Commander Wang has appointed him to join our troop and lead our team of spirit warriors. Please accompany him to meet them."

"Yes, sir." Once Gage Xue heard that Rocky's identity, he straightened up and bowed respectfully towards Rocky. "My name is Gage Xue. I'm in charge of the daily affairs of the back-up force. If you need anything, just tell me!"

"Thank you, Mr. Xue," Rocky replied graciously.

"But what about the current team leader Kye? What happens to him now that Basil is the new team leader? Kye has a bad temper, after all," Gage Xue said worriedly.

"This is Commander Wang's order. If Kye has any objections, let him talk to Commander Wang. Besides, I've been unsatisfied with him for a long time. If it wasn't for him being the strongest spirit warrior, I wouldn't have appointed him as their team leader. Now that Basil is here, he's a naturally more suitable leader. Just give Kye the order," Deputy Commander Lin instructed with disdain.

"But..." Gage Xue seemed to want to further add something.

"Don't waste time. Take Basil there now. I have other things to deal with," Deputy Commander Lin ordered impatiently and left immediately.

"Basil, this way please!" After the deputy commander left, Gage Xue sighed and shook his head.

Rocky nodded and left with him.

"Mr. Xue, the Kye you mentioned should be the team leader of the spirit warriors, right?" Rocky inquired amiably.

"Yes. His name is Kye Lin. He's a relative of Deputy Commander Lin. However, Kye is too impulsive and constantly disobeys orders which has left Deputy Commander Lin very dissatisfied. But his spiritual power is the strongest in all of the Tiger Whisker Pass. It is even on par with that of a deputy commander's level. If it weren't for his nasty temper and his several offenses against numerous commanders, then he would've been promoted to a deputy commander a long time ago." Gage Xue noticed Rocky's kindness. He wasn't as arrogant as the other King Realm spirit warriors he encountered, so he trusted him enough to tell him everything.

"Is that so? He seems like a very special person." The information piqued Rocky's interest.

"I'm afraid you'll think quite the opposite once you meet him." Gage Xue was in a cold sweat. He knew that once Kye Lin was informed of his demotion, he'd definitely be enraged and cause a ruckus. As they were talking, Rocky and Gage Xue soon arrived at a tent that was slightly bigger than a normal tent. Once they entered, they saw some rising in the tent. Several Spirit Realm spirit warriors were smoking, looking disheveled and dispirited. They looked less like spirit warriors and more like hooligans.

Rocky took a closer look and found a man lying on the innermost bed of the military tent. He was around thirty years old with thick eyebrows, thin eyes, and a mustache. Two new soldiers stood beside him. One massaged his feet while the other fanned him.

The man lying on the bed was none other than Kye Lin, the team leader of the spirit warriors.

"Deputy Commander Lin..." Gage Xue called him cautiously.

His voice might've been too low because Kye Lin didn't respond at all.

Just as Gage Xue was about to call him again, Rocky stretched out his hand and gave him a hint to stop. He then made his way towards Kye, as he released a little bit of his strong spiritual power.