Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"What? What happened?" Charley exclaimed in surprise, dumbfounded.

All the people around him were equally shocked. They stood around with wide eyes and mouths agape.

"How awesome the swordsmanship is! Charley was lucky to escape it! He almost died there!" Tyson was speechless as he watched the wonderful performance. He didn't even see Zachary's attack. All he could see was the shadow his sword had made as it flashed against Charley at that crucial moment. It was amazing for Zachary to perform such a wonderful and marvelous sword skill without being noticed by everyone. To top it off, it was pure physical skill as attested by the lack of martial energy in the air. It was not something an ordinary warrior was capable of.

"What swordsmanship? Did he just perform any swordsmanship? Why didn't I see him use the sword?" asked Steven, who was next to Tyson.

"That's because the sword skill he used is at the premium stage," Tyson explained as he watched the receding figure of Zachary. "Superficially, he seems weaker than Charley, but his performance just now proved everyone wrong. He is actually more powerful than Charley. I wonder how strong he truly is. Is this all his real strength or is he still hiding something?"

As Tyson said this, the people who heard him nodded in agreement. They too had similar thoughts after they watched Zachary show his true colors. Even those who had no thoughts like these were now suspicious of him.

After Zachary left the camp, he went to the Ghost-crying Forest. There, he entered the system. As soon as he stepped foot at the Living-dead Tomb, he saw Anne who was already standing in the hall. He wondered why she was just standing there and was about to ask when several needles suddenly shot towards him and entered his body. The next moment, he felt as if something was awakened in his chest. His martial energy surged as he felt all his pores open. He groaned as invisible energy from all directions rushed into his body.

"You can use the God-slaying Formula and the Holy Bone Bracer to balance and transform the power you are absorbing. In this way, not only can you reduce the impact of the absorbed energy on your flesh body, but it would also buy you more time. You have to remember this. If you can't hold on any longer, you must come back for my help. You can't delay even for a moment. Remember, the time limit is forty-eight hours from now," Anne warned him. As soon as she finished her words, she turned around and walked back into the chamber.

Time was precious, so Zachary immediately left the Living-dead Tomb. Once he was out of the system, the essential energy and the evil energy that filled the whole Ghost-crying Forest began to rush into his body.

martial beasts of Imperial Level in the Ghost-crying Forest. Even though Zachary had searched the forest for a long time, he had only seen three martial beasts of Imperial Level. It was quite unlucky that the moment when his body was barely hanging on and he was ready to retire would be the time that he encountered such a strong beast.

"Mimi, what kind of martial beast is it?" Zachary contacted the Treasure-hunting System at once, eager for more information about the monster in front of him.

"It's a Dragon-headed Lizard, an elite martial beast. It uses poison to paralyze its prey. The effect of its poison can last for two hours," Mimi replied at once.

When Zachary heard this, he knew that he couldn't defeat it. He needed to enter the system immediately or he would be killed and all his hard work would be in vain. However, when he tried to enter the system, he heard Mimi's voice again. "Access denied. The identity verification failed. You have to tap the Treasure-hunting Compass close to any part of your body. Otherwise, you won't be able to enter the system."

Zachary immediately twisted his head and found that his Treasure-hunting Compass, which was on his chest earlier, was now hanging in the air. What terrible luck he had! "Oh, fuck!" he whined miserably. He immediately tried to pull the Treasure-hunting Compass closer to him, but he couldn't move his arms and legs. He couldn't even feel them. 'No, no, no! I can't be doomed like this!'

His mind raced as he tried to figure out what he should do. If he couldn't get into the system, he would be slaughtered by this Dragon-headed Lizard. Zachary tensed further when their eyes met. It was staring at him intently as saliva oozed from its open mouth. It looked like he was about to become its food unless he thought of a solution fast.