Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

After he gave the instruction, Zachary left a few antipoison pills for himself in case things went awry. Then, he handed the rest of the pills to Sharon and Fabian. He repeated the key points of their plan and he specially requested them to pay attention to certain things during the race. Once that was settled, Zachary vanished into thin air.

Soon enough, the Hundred-sage Treasure Race began.

In the midst of the cheers from the spectators, nearly a hundred participants all set out from the starting point. They all showcased their speed and talent as they turned into light shadows, soaring to the air, or running on the ground. Everyone rushed towards the center of the Hundred-sage Valley.

The treasure they were competing for, the Lightning Wheel, was placed on top of a very thick stone pillar in the center of the valley. It was enclosed in a highly defensive enchanted barrier that would take immense skill to penetrate. On top of competing against other powerful Sage Level warriors, they had to be strong enough to destroy the barrier to obtain the coveted treasure. According to the usual practice, the enchanted barrier was able to resist the joint attack of at least three warriors at the premium stage of Sage Level, which meant that the enchanted barrier had to be met with an absolutely destructive force to be broken. Otherwise, the barrier would remain intact.

Of course, this was under the assumption that a participant was able

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wer Pace. That, plus the gap in strength, Rebecca was inevitably caught up and suppressed by Zachary.

"Let go of Rebecca!" Seeing that Rebecca was caught, Queenie rushed up angrily, intending to save her.

Zachary had no time to engage in the fight with them any further. Had they heeded his warning, he wouldn't have to resort to this method. He unhesitatingly threw Rebecca into the system and requested Mimi to send her in an enclosed space.

Queenie, Scott, and even Sara, were absolutely flabbergasted when they saw Rebecca vanish in front of their eyes.

"You bastard! Where did you take Rebecca?" Enraged, Queenie accused Zachary.

"Don't worry. You will meet her soon." Zachary smugly smiled.

Sara had learned that the situation was turning unfavorable for them. Hence, she had decided to join the attack and flew towards Zachary. She initially intended to let Queenie and the other two force Zachary to reveal his flaws before making a move, but unexpectedly, the three of them were still bested.

Seeing that Sara was approaching him, Zachary ignored her. His body flashed and approached Scott in the air.

However, Queenie seemed to have seen through Zachary's movements and blocked him first. What she didn't know was that Zachary was actually waiting for this to happen. When she saw Zachary suddenly turn into a shadow in front of him and realized what was happening, she was met with a blinding ray of light that devoured her.