Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"Although it's a dangerous task, an opportunity like this seldom knocks twice. The Martial Fire Tomb is a place that countless warriors have aspired to explore. Queenie and I are proud to represent our clans, and there's no way we would pass up this chance. Aside from the two of us, all the other chosen members in our clan are, at the very least, Imperial Level warriors at the premium stage," Rebecca exclaimed proudly.

"My clan had endorsed me. I came here together with three Imperial Level warriors and a Sage Level elder. We will act as the expedition's official veterinarians, and our sole responsibility is to treat injured treasure beasts," Nelson pointed out as he raised his hand to get Zachary's attention. At present, he was one of Enigmatic Kingdom's few superior medical practitioners who was highly qualified to treat treasure beasts. They deemed him as a rare talent in his field.

"Over there is Scott, who is the strongest among the new talented Imperial Level warriors of Celestial College, next to Queenie. So, with his vigor and strength, the college gave him a spot," Nelson continued as he pointed to Scott, who stayed expressionless.

"I had no plans of coming. But since my grandfather decided to go this time, he asked me to keep him company," Rita blurted out with a snort. Her grandfather had enlisted himself in the expedition team and dragged her along. He was a Sage Level warrior at the premium stage from Celestial College.

"Your grandfather?" Zachary asked with a slightly confused expression.

"Rita's grandfather is Winona. He is a Sage Level warrior at the premium stage in our school. He is the strongest of the six Sage Level warriors at the premium stage who are joining forces with us," Elva clarified. She had now become best friends with Rita.

"Oh, so that’s how it is," Zachary responded. He had always thought of Rita as somebody mysterious. And now, it turned out that he was right about her. Her grandfather was at the premium stage of Sage Level.

"Elva volunteered to go, and you must know the reason she suddenly stepped forward," Rita disclosed on Elva’s behalf.

‘It looks like this undertaking is going to become an exhilarating adventure for us all,’ Zachary mumbled under his breath as he studied his friends’ faces. He had shared a lot of ups and downs with almost all of them. So, he fe

weakest among the warriors, so they all ended up in the support team. There was not much for them to do but follow the rest until they reached their destination. The three leaders had made such arrangements and precautions to keep them safe. After all, their strength was of no use to the team if they came across any danger in the Martial Fire Tomb.

Katrina also knew that Zachary was on good terms with Queenie and the others. Plus, she wanted nothing bad to happen to Zachary even before finding the Martial Fire Tomb. Therefore, she appointed him as the support team’s leader. It was his responsibility to look after his team members.

Before long, the entire exploration team got divided into three groups. There were at least six Sage Level warriors and thirty Imperial Level warriors in each unit. The team led by Zachary was under Katrina’s command.

"Hey, look at Master Katrina’s team. No wonder they got included in the support team. All of them are new Imperial Level warriors from the Enigmatic Kingdom. These guys can’t be of any help."

"I couldn't agree more. They will follow us in exploring the tomb, but in reality, they're just here to do chores for us."

"Guess what? Their team leader just a new Sage Level warrior. His strength is the weakest among all Sage Level warriors. He'd better not hold us back!"

After the entire team got separated into smaller groups, many members of the other two units hurled insulting remarks toward Zachary, Queenie, and other Imperial Level Warriors. It was apparent that they were underestimating them.