Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

The three figures who showed up were Queenie, Scott and Rebecca, and they were all from the Celestial College. As King Level disciples, all three undoubtedly possessed strength not inferior to that of Goliath and his companions.

"You know, at this point, I expected Celestial College to have only one participant left. Having three is very impressive!" Anthony sneered at the three, his voice laced with provocation.

"We only had ten participants start out for the strength contest. Having three left is actually acceptable. Shura College, however, only has three left, despite practically throwing every possible participant's hat into the ring. I can also point to those guys who can't even come out of their hiding place, but the point is...well, we're much better than you." Queenie smiled with pure vitriol as she contradicted Anthony.

Anthony trembled with anger.

"Let's cut the crap and begin. We'll be making sure nobody from Celestial College will pass the first stage of the final," Truman replied.

Goliath, meanwhile, was the only one to remain quiet, and yet his eyes gleamed with raw ferocity.

Queenie and her companions summoned their treasure beasts without hesitation. As they did so, the Ice Liger came to the ground, emanating pure, almost indiscriminate bloodlust. Naturally of course, with an Imperial Level treasure beast such as this one, Queenie needed to consume more martial energy than usual. Doing so meant a time limit, which subsequently meant she had to end the battle as quickly as possible.

A serious expression spread among Goliath and his companions upon the presence of Queenie's treasure beast. The Ice Liger was very powerful, and yet such fact only drove them to become even more focused. In response, Truman and Anthony each summoned their own treasure beasts.

Queenie and the others had seen their respective beasts beforehand. They were, in all honesty, pretty good. There was one problem, however: they had no chance against the Ice Liger.

On the other hand, Goliath went against his surroundings once more as the only one who summoned nothing. Given his previous performance against the Ice Liger, Goliath should already be an enigmatic warrior at the ninth grade o

pressively, but since then, he's never showed even a flash of brilliance," one of the masters of Imperial Level explained.

"Is that so?" Marvin mumbled as he stared even more intently at Goliath.

"It seems I am right about some disciples in Shura College hiding their talents," Katrina said.

"Well, to see if he really is as talented as we think, we have to wait until both battles settle which warriors proceed to the final's second stage," Marvin said, despite already putting expectations on Goliath's ability to stop the two Celestial College disciples.

Meanwhile, Zachary, who hid quietly under a tall cypress tree, also silently watched the intense battle.

'Three versus three? Queenie and her companions certainly have an advantage in terms of strength. However, Goliath has already reached the Imperial Level and is more than capable to take on Rebecca and Scott. Not knowing this, they are pushed to a one-on-two battle that merely puts them in dire circumstances. On the other hand, Queenie can take on Anthony and Truman even if they work together, but she'll be forced to fight passively under the current situation. The need to manipulate the Ice Liger at the Imperial Level further compromises her position. Time is working against them. Therefore, once the battle comes to a stalemate, Queenie and her companions will probably lose!' Zachary thought as his eyes followed and analyzed every movement, every strike, and every expression in the battlefield.