Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"Be diligent and work hard. If you can, always aim to exceed Tania's expectations," Kendrick encouraged.

"Thank you for your kind words, sir. I'll keep them in mind." Zachary humbly nodded.

"You can go. If you need anything, just ask Sharon. She'll be able to help you," Kendrick advised.

"I see. Thank you, sir." As their conversation ended, Zachary turned around and left the hall.

When Sharon saw Zachary walking out of the building, she immediately approached him and asked, "Hey, what did my father say?"

"Oh, nothing much. You shouldn't concern yourself with it..." Zachary immediately dismissed as he shook his head. Skeptical, Sharon squinted her eyes.

"I don't buy it. My father is not the kind of person who would go out of his way to invite people without a good reason. Come on, just say it," she coaxed.

"It was nothing much. He just asked mostly about your aunt and the upcoming assessment," Zachary answered.

"Is that so?" With her suspicions still unquenched, she asked further, "Did my father persuade you to take the upcoming assessment?"

Zachary simply nodded.

"I know that my father thinks highly of you since you are my aunt's disciple. He wants you to take the assessment so that you can be more exper

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e was there to prevent Zachary from doing any irrational actions once he couldn't resist the poisonous pill.

After ten minutes, Zachary felt a sharp pain in his stomach, as if there were sharp blades circulating inside him. The pain became more and more intense, making him sweat profusely. The color on his face started to drain. He felt like that something was biting and devouring his body bit by bit—like his body was decomposing slowly.

"I presume it's already working?" Trevor asked calmly.

This time, Zachary immediately used the self-recovery ability of the Fighting Crane's power to resist the poison of the Organ-Damaging Pill. However, the poison ignored the power's effects and the toxicity continued to spread in his body.

"It destroys your organs faster than your self-recovery ability. It won't do you much favor. If you want to resist the poison of the pill, your objective is to make your self-recovery ability stronger than the poison," Trevor immediately reminded him.

Hearing this, Zachary's eyes turned cold. It was easier said than done. He already realized that the Organ-Damaging Pill was as destructive as a Sage Level warrior—perhaps, even more. The pill was like a storm, making a fierce impact on his body.