Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"Okay, that sounds promising. Does it have a catch?" Zachary was getting hyped to make their plan happen. However, he had to make sure that there would be no room for mistakes.

"It does," Anne answered candidly. "Your essence core hasn't been completely formed. And the power source of your core will be acquired from the Poisonous Viper's core. Therefore, you must absorb its energy to materialize your own essence core before the Solar Eclipse ends. Otherwise, all your efforts will be in vain," she warned him.

"Is that so? Then, I'd better hurry up!" Zachary's gaze dimmed at the thought. After realizing that his time was limited, he poured his concentration on absorbing and integrating the power of the Poisonous Viper's core to cultivate.

The Solar Eclipse would not last long. Its normal cycle would usually last an entire day. However, when he was swallowed by the Poisonous Viper, Zachary spent approximately much time avoiding various injuries the beast's core brought. In other words, he didn't have that much time left.

At this rate, there were only two hours left before the Solar Eclipse ended. Zachary's progress was nowhere near finished—his core hadn't even taken shape yet. Moreover, the Poisonous Viper was absorbing the essential energy from the Supernatural Cave, which amplified the power of the core. A

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onous Viper is going back to the underground..." Elder Weston observed.

"Now that the Solar Eclipse is over, we have to hurry up and look for Hodge!" Kendrick commanded.

Soon, the four of them headed in different directions to make their task easier.

However, even after the Poisonous Viper completely disappeared to the ground and the soil completely covered the huge hole, they still couldn't find Zachary.

"According to what Sharon said, the last time they saw Hodge, he was entangled by the Poisonous Viper. I think he might have been swallowed by it." Kendrick speculated with a grave look in his eyes.

"T-Then he would surely die, wouldn't he?" Elder Timothy's expression changed dramatically, his heart sinking at this morbid possibility.

"If that's the case, I'm afraid we can't even find his corpse," Kendrick said slightly.

"What should we do now? How can we explain it to the Holy Maiden?" Elder Weston asked.

"We must keep it from Tania. Of course, we won't give up searching for Hodge. You elders can take turns to search here. Not only are you going to search this mountain, but you will also scour the other mountains. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we can't let it go," Kendrick hopefully ordered them.

The three elders nodded in agreement, sharing his enthusiasm to look for Zachary.