Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"I'm so disappointed in all of you! All of us are trapped in this dangerous situation, yet all you care about are your own interests and you're ignoring the larger issue here. If you don't cooperate, all of us here may die!" Jace shouted angrily as he glared at everyone.

Seeing Jace so angry, the rest of the Sage Level warriors couldn't help but agree with his point of view. They needed to protect themselves. That much was true.

As everyone argued about who Jace would help, the Sun-swallowing Beast had slowly descended onto ruins between two stone mountains. By the time they came to their senses, it had already hit the ground with a loud bang, heaving piles of dust up in the air. Its powerful Sage Level aura instantly filled the atmosphere. It truly lived up to its potential as a Sage Level beast, making everyone around, including the actual Sage Level warriors, feel small.

Needless to say, the rest of the warriors were trembling with fear.

"Those accompanied by Sage Level warriors, arrange their escort yourselves. Give priority to the injured ones. I will be responsible for escorting the seriously injured warriors who aren't accompanied by Sage Level warriors," Jace said immediately. Now that the Sun-swallowing Beast had landed, he knew they needed to take quick actions. There was no more room for petty arguments.

The clans unaccompanied by Sag Level warriors were pleasantly surprised by his initiative. Other big clans, such as the Xuanyuan Clan and the Xiao Clan, were a little unhappy with this arrangement. However, they thankfully understood how dangerous the situation was and decided to follow his orders.

The Sun-swallowing Beast stood as still as a small mountain. It stared at them all with a calculating gleam in its eyes. To the beast, they were nothing but meaningless prey.

"Pollard, the three of you stay and assist me. I will be taking those seriously injured out first," Jace said as he turned to Pollard, Zachary, and Goliath.

"I see. What about Polly?" Pollard asked before nodding his head.

"She is safe for the time being. Don't worry about her," Jace replied.

"Okay." Although Pollard was anxious, there was nothing he could do but obey his father's orders.

He approached the clans without Sage Level warriors and began assisting them.

"I'm afraid none of us will be able to get out of here," Zachary said as he studied the Sun-swallowing Beast in front of them. A strong and foreboding sense rising in his heart. There had to be a reason the Sun-swallowing Beast had trapped them here. So, it surely wouldn't let them out so easily.

Pollard and Goliath were taken aback by his words, uncertain of what he meant.

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ere until the gate is repaired," the beast said in a slow domineering tone.

"Repair the gate? I'm sorry, but I'm afraid we are unable to do that," Zachary said in an apologetic tone after studying the two stone mountains. They had been completely destroyed. He could not help but furrow his eyebrows as he thought of what the beast was asking for. No one in their world could repair the two stone mountains back to their original state.

"You can't do that? Fine. Then you will stay here forever to atone for your sins!" the Sun-swallowing Beast roared angrily.

Hearing this, Zachary shook his head helplessly, and then repeated the conversation exchange to Jace. The man, on the other hand, was more taken aback by the fact that Zachary was able to communicate with the beast. Despite his surprise and confusion, Jace remained composed.

"Is that so? It seems that we have no choice. Let's go back first! We will discuss this later," Jace said. He realized the beast's determination wouldn't easily be thwarted, so there was no sense in trying to negotiate anymore. Therefore, he planned to fly back down with Zachary first.

Just then, a powerful Sage Level force suddenly rushed down from one side of the sky and instantly hit the beast. Although it didn't cause too much damage to it, it did arouse the beast's anger.

"Ignorant human beings, how dare you attack me like this! I will let you pay for your foolishness and stupidity!" The fury in the Sun-swallowing Beast's voice alarmed Zachary. His gut feeling told him that things were going to get much worse. So he immediately shouted to Jace, "We must leave now! Go fast!"

However, as soon as the words were out, the beast opened its mouth and spewed out a strong flame like a shock wave. It entirely engulfed both Jace and Zachary.