Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

The two male King Level disciples approached Polly with an air of confidence. Polly, however, looked unfazed. As they drew closer, her treasure beast—the Demonic Thunder Fox—began emitting a bright radiance. The shining light spread outward and formed a shield around three meters wide, with Polly inside it. The fox was protecting her.

The two King Level disciples began blasting their energy at the shield. Because the Demonic Thunder Fox was only a treasure beast at the Heaven Level, the light shield was quickly broken.

As soon as the shield fell, the two disciples rushed forward to launch an attack on Polly. But she had another trick up her sleeve. She raised her hand, and a beam of dazzling light shot from her waist. A shining object rose up in midair. It grew larger, forming into a magnificent halberd about two meters long. The enormous dragon-shaped blade emitted a howling sound, releasing a strong aura that shrouded Polly and her two opponents. Polly reached out and grasped the halberd, looking even smaller in comparison to the huge weapon. She projected an aura of heroism and strength, and wore an expression of bravado, as though she was possessed the God of War.

Polly raised her halberd. With a shout, she launched her attack, waving the blade forcefully at the two disciples. Rumbles of thunder sounded, and flashes of lightning crackled in the air, sending the two men into an immediate retreat. They were at the second or third grade of King Level at most, and they quickly recognized that they were outmatched by Polly's weapon. They returned to their two companions.

The four disciples—three men and a woman—all looked surprised at the powerful weapon Polly had summoned. They couldn't identify it, but they knew enough to understand that it was an extraordinary item.

"Where did she get such an amazing weapon? It must be because she is from the Qiu Clan," said the woman, sounding envious.

Another one in a green robe laughed maliciously. "It doesn't matter! After we win, it will belong to us," he said, his eyes glinting with greed.

"Hey, what's taking so long? Go on and fight! Make it quick! Don't tell me that you can't even deal with a single opponent, and she's only at the first grade of King Level," taunted the woman, looking flirtatiously at the two male disciples who had originally gone to fight Polly.

Her goading worked. The two disciples who had retreated decided it was time to approach Polly again. Maybe she had an extraordinary weapon, but they were still stronger and more experienced. They glanced at each other, coming to an unspoken agreement. Then they launched coordinated attacks against Polly.

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was scattering bolts of lightning and thunder.

Bolts of lightning filled the air, crashing down like a rainstorm over her three opponents.

They were soon completely immersed in the energy storm, each trying their best to throw up shields to withstand the attack. But the thunderstorm was a unique and powerful skill. Even if they had been fully prepared, it would have been difficult for warriors at their levels to defend themselves against a thunderstorm of this magnitude.

Two of the disciples eventually succumbed to the storm. As their frail shields collapsed, unable to bear the brunt of the energy bolts, they turned and ran, deciding the only way out was to escape the thunderstorm attack.

Only the disciple in green stayed to fight. He stood still and fought to maintain a barrier against Polly's attack. He focused on protecting his body, leaving his clothes in tatters.

Polly, meanwhile, had collapsed on the ground upon launching her final attack. She spat out a mouthful of blood. The thunderstorm had sapped almost all her remaining energy, but she still looked resolute and fearless. She had managed to defeat three out of four, and while she was badly injured, she hadn't surrendered yet. She could only hope that the disciple in green had expended all his energy in resisting her thunderstorm attack. If he still had energy left, she would be doomed.

"Amazing! What a fantastic battle that was! Polly, that was awesome, and your skills are very, very impressive. You are quite skillful at wielding that weapon, which is supposed to be far above your level!" said a loud voice. A man with a sinister smile suddenly appeared out of nowhere. He clapped slowly and mockingly as he stepped towards the two remaining combatants, but he had eyes only for Polly.