Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"Anthony, isn't it a bit hasty to say that?" Right at that moment, laughter erupted somewhere.

Jaxon and the rest looked in the direction of the sound only to see Zachary stepping out of the beast barn.

"Oh, you are here! I thought you were hiding like a coward and not daring come out!" said Anthony sarcastically.

"Why would I hide? I did nothing wrong!" Zachary shrugged and smiled smugly.

"What? Nothing wrong? Ryder just said that a treasure beast had picked up an infectious disease in the beast barn. If things get worse, it might affect the entire beast barn. It is a huge mistake for you to deal with it so late. If all the treasure beasts are infected, how will you explain it to the warriors who have entrusted the treasure beasts here?" Anthony taunted.

"Oh, Ryder! You just said that one of the treasure beasts had picked up an infectious disease, right?" Zachary asked Ryder.

"Well yeah! I just think so because that treasure beast looks very serious and the onset of the disease was very sudden. It looks like an infectious disease to me." Noticing Zachary's eyes on him, Ryder trembled as guilt washed over him. He gulped hard out of nervousness.

"Harley, tell me the truth. Is it really some sort of infectious disease?" Jaxon asked seriously. This could be a big deal. He didn't want anything to go wrong with the barn.

The rest of the warriors were staring at Zachary, wondering how he would deal with this predicament.

"Master Jaxon, you can check for yourself whether or not the treasure beast has an infectious disease!" Zachary then opened the beast stable and gestured for him to go inside to check the beast personally.

Everyone, including Jaxon, fixed their eyes on the beast stable. The Red-eyed King Bird, who was sick, leaped out of the beast stable and plopped down in front of everyone. It had recovered and was covered in gorgeous feathers. No one could tell it had ever been infected with a serious disease before.

"Huh?" Ryder was stunned to see that the dying Red-eyed King Bird had come back to life and looked very healthy.

Anthony, who was staring with his eyes wide open, was just as surprised. He stared at Ryder angrily, while the latter looked back at him with an innocent expression. Ryder had fed the poison given by Anthony to the bird in person. Besides, the Red-eyed King Bird looked like it was ready to die after ingesting the poison. He never imagined that Zachary would be able to save the bird.

"I don't understand! What the hell is going on? Didn't you say that the b

he had visited Zelvag. Zelvag was very happy to see Zachary after so long. He invited him to go hunting with him and showed his cultivation achievements.

It wasn't until midnight that Zachary left the forbidden area and entered the system to prepare for the race for the marriage. Although he didn't know what exactly would happen in the race, he knew very well that Vivian would do something unusual. So he had to be extra cautious and be fully prepared.

Four days later, the race for the marriage finally commenced in the Xiao Clan Castle. It was held for the beautiful Vivian, one of the successors of the Xiao Clan.

The Xiao Clan Castle was decorated with lanterns and drums were being played, and a large number of warriors from different clans had gathered, making the race for the marriage as spectacular as a big gala.

After all, it was a rare opportunity for the warriors to win this young lady's hand in marriage. The Xiao Clan was the second most powerful clan in the Devil Kingdom, and it was every warrior's dream to become the son-in-law of the clan leader, so nobody wanted to miss this chance. Only warriors of Imperial Level, who were no older than 40 years, could participate in the contest, so the pool of competitors was quite small. There were only a few warriors under 40 years old at the Imperial Level, and most of them were new warriors. Only a few of them had the strength to compete.

There was a huge ring in the square in the south of the Xiao Clan Castle. Thousands of warriors from different clans surrounded the ring. Of course, the majority of them were there to cheer the participants on. However, such a magnificent scene was rare in the Devil Kingdom.