Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"Alas..." Zachary sighed and told Anne what had happened in the Imperial Coliseum today. Hearing this, Anne turned livid too.

"How dare these guys treat you this way? If I could leave, I would definitely make them suffer for the spiteful things they have done!" Anne growled in a cold tone.

"Don't get so riled up. Despite Orion's death, things turned out okay. I feel sorry for its loss. I truly do. But the fact that Kiwi successfully sucked Orion's metal element power into its body and mutated successfully has brought me some relief. Now, it has the power of dual elements. Not only has it already broken through to the Imperial Level, but it has also undergone significant changes to the core. With enough care and vigilant training, I'm confident that it will be invincible. Orion's death didn't go in vain. If anything, I'm grateful," Zachary said and admitted, his eyes clouding because of Orion's death. He attempted to see the benefits of its loss, though the sting of pain still ate at him.

"Don't be too sad. I know that Orion was your first treasure beast, so you must have cherished it very much. But remember; it was still a beast. It was meant to face death earlier than human beings. Even if it were still alive, it would not have been much help to you with the upcoming competitions. Yes, it must be painful, but don't let it bring you down. Orion would prefer to see you in high spirits rather than being constantly depressed." Anne tried to comfort him.

Hearing her soft voice, Zachary felt much better. He nodded in agreement. She was right, of course. After the Blazing Roc had broken through to the Imperial Level, it had reached its limit. It was still an ordinary treasure beast, after all. That was as far as it could go. Every beast it would have to face from there on out would be exceptionally powerful. Had the Blazing Roc survived, Zachary would not send it out to fight anymore.

"Now that you're here, let's cultivate. All I can do for you now is to help you reach the limit of Imperial Level. It's almost time for the Imperial Level Warrior Contest. Of course, it would be best if you can break through to the Sage Level. However, it will be very difficult to make it t

onlookers were desperate to approach, they didn't dare. The air around him was different this time around, more frightening.

Under the crowd's watchful eyes, Zachary walked into the Imperial Coliseum.

He found himself surrounded as soon as he set foot inside. Several powerful Imperial Level warriors at the medium stage, ranking at the top of the list, attempted to provoke him.

"Hi, Harley, how about fighting my treasure beast today?"

"Challenge my treasure beast to a fight. I promise it will be worth it."

"Forget it, he must be a coward. He wouldn't dare compete with us."

Obviously, these warriors wanted to stir up trouble.

Zachary ignored them and looked at Alloys and Evan, who were standing not far from the gathering crowd. He guessed that they had instigated this little scene.

From the sinister look in their eyes, Zachary surmised that he was right. They had wanted him to lose his cool. That was one more way to give Zachary a hard time.

Zachary knew what was on their minds, and it made him angry. He sneered at those in the crowd, "Which of you ranks highest right now?"

"That would be me! I'm twenty-eighth on the list, making me eighth in Imperial Coliseum. Why? Do you want to fight me? If so, I warn you; you'll regret it!" A tall and strong warrior in black thumped his chest confidently.

"Cool. I will choose you as my next opponent then. What's your name?" Zachary asked before casting a disdainful glance at the man.