Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

Even though it was effortless for Zachary and the others to handle a few martial beasts at the premium stage of Imperial Level, things would be different when facing the Giant Rock Beasts, whose most significant advantages were their thick skin and high resistance to withstand lengthy battles. Despite the group's combined strength, it took them quite a long time to kill only one such beast.

Suddenly, the radar sent an alert. The rock they were standing on wobbled and was about to give way.

"Hurry! We need to go faster. The rock is about to fall apart," Zachary warned.

Kemp was the first to leap over to another rock, followed by Tracy and the others. Zachary was the last one to jump off. After he left, the rock instantly collapsed.

"Phew! That was a close call." The group heaved a deep sigh of relief after everyone made it to safety.

"Harley, how were you able to detect that the rock was going to cave in?" Tracy asked out of curiosity.

"I'm afraid I can't tell you why." Zachary laughed and then went on to lead the group, leap-frogging his way to another rock and slaying the Giant Rock Beasts that blocked their way.

After making their way further, they soon arrived at the fifth section of the Thousand-Peak Rock, with four sections left for them to cross. However, these sections were more arduous than the previous ones. At this point, the rocks could disintegrate quicker than before, so they couldn't stand long. To top it off, the Giant Rock Beasts hindering their progress were more savage, and one of them was the Giant Rock Beast King, a very rare elite martial beast.

"Looks like we're still at the leading position." Zachary looked back at the other three kingdoms' Imperial Level warriors. Since they were at the forefront, they helped clear some hurdles for the teams behind them, making it smoother for their opponents to catch up. The group representing the Canopy Kingdom, which kept up the pace, had just come to the fourth section, but there was still a considerable gap between them and Zachary's group.

"I'll divert these martial beasts' attention, and you must fight your way over. We will meet up again in the seventh section," Zachary commanded to his team.

"That's a hazardous move to make. Let me remind you that the elite martial beast alone is vicious, and the other Giant Rock Beasts could also be cruel. I'm afraid

able qualities. And he's capable of much more than that!" Katrina praised without reluctance.

Hearing this compliment somewhat surprised the dignitaries of Celestial College. Everyone could tell that Katrina thought much of Zachary, and any praise given by her was a great honor for anyone.

Although Zachary had killed more than a dozen Giant Rock Beasts, the strongest Giant Rock Beast King was still gawking at him, so his life was still in jeopardy. Suddenly, something unforeseen took place. A pair of wings popped up on the Giant Rock Beast King's back, and it soared into the air right away and rocketed straight toward Zachary, ignoring the Thousand-Peak Rock's gravity.

"This elite martial beast is too tricky to handle," Zachary moaned under his breath as he narrowed his eyes. The Giant Rock Beast King inched closer to where he stood.

Everyone became worried after watching this shocking development. The Giant Rock Beast King was undeniably strong, while Zachary hadn't even reached the Imperial Level's peak, so he had no chance of defeating his opponent at this moment.

On the other hand, Alisa was now heading for the fifth section, and when she discovered that Zachary was about to take on the Giant Rock Beast King alone, a hint of worry was reflected in her eyes.

"Mimi, is there any way to fly in this area?" Zachary knew that fighting against the Giant Rock Beast King on top of the rock would be unfavorable. Although he was not scared of it, he didn't want to expose his real strength so soon, so he could only resort to the system's power for now.