Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

After filling out the forms, Linda and Zachary sat in the grandstand next to the battlefield and waited.

"The treasure beasts in this match are all chosen randomly. If you win, you can stay for the other battles, but if you lose, you have to go home with your treasure beast. With your Blazing Roc's strength, it can probably win several rounds if it is lucky enough to come across weaker opponents. However, if you're unlucky, you might lose in the first round," Linda said to Zachary.

"Is there a time limit for the competitions?" Zachary asked.

"Yes, the time limit is one hour. If the winner isn't decided in an hour, the round will be considered to be a tie. If the two parties are tied, they have the chance to fight against another randomly selected treasure beast. Unlike warriors who restrain their strengths during battles, treasure beasts usually go all out to fight without reservation. Unless the opponents' strengths are on the same level, one could decide the result in several minutes. Some even voluntarily quit if they face extremely strong opponents," Linda replied patiently.

"Then there are many rounds of competitions each day, right?" Zachary asked further.

"Yes. Generally, there are around fifty rounds for common treasure beasts and thirty rounds for scarce treasure beasts. The number of fights among the rare treasure beasts is the least, usually around ten rounds. Even in Crane College, there are very few rare treasure beasts," Linda said.

"How many rounds do you think Orion can win this time around?" Zachary asked Linda to make a guess.

"If your Blazing Roc is lucky enough, it can win seven or eight rounds. As for your Hundred-Treasure Beast, I guess it can win one or two rounds. After all, the Hundred-Treasure Beast's attack is not that aggressive or strong. There are many scarce treasure beasts at the premium stage of Imperial Level in its group. So, the chances of your beast winning are not very high," Linda guessed.

"What about the Demonic Emperor Beast?" Zachary asked, squinting his eyes as he weighed the situation.

"The Demonic Emperor Beast? Oh, yeah! I almost forgot that you subdued it yesterday." Mention of the Demonic Emperor Beast reminded Linda that Zachary now possessed one of Crane College's most powerful

asts. I have never seen such a treasure beast before in our college."

"It seems that its strength has reached the limit of King Level. Does it belong to some Imperial Level warrior?"

For a moment, suspicion filled the area. However, all information on the master of the Blazing Roc was confidential, so no one knew who owned it.

"Cool. It has won five matches already." Linda nodded with satisfaction.

"Of course, it has a great owner after all." Zachary laughed in response.

"Don't be so smug. There are many common treasure beasts in our college that are stronger than your Blazing Roc," Linda retorted back as she rolled her eyes at Zachary.

What Linda said was true. Winning seven consecutive matches caused a great sensation in the crowd. It was only in the eighth round that the Blazing Roc finally got some real competition. Its opponent was also a treasure beast at the peak of King Level.

"Oh, my god! Your Blazing Roc will now be facing a strong opponent," Linda teased as at the sight of the Blazing Roc's opponent.

"Why?" Zachary asked.

"The opponent is one of the top five common treasure beasts in Crane College. It's called the Swift Evil Ape. Not only because it's very agile, but also because it has an amazing jumping ability. It is also good at attacking from the sky. Although it doesn't have a flying ability, its fighting style is very similar to that of the Blazing Roc," Linda replied, a wicked smile lingering on her lips as if she was looking forward to a wonderful fight.