Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"But, it is in my possession," Zachary affirmed as he immediately took out the Five-God Compass.

"How can you assure me that it's the real thing?" asked Dominic. Since he had never seen it before, even he wasn't sure if what Zachary was showing was the genuine compass or not. Thus, he couldn't help but be thoroughly suspicious.

"I thought you're smarter than this. How do you think I managed to get the power that I used just now?" Zachary asked with a meaningful expression on his face.

"Wait. So, you have already—" Dominic suddenly stopped his sentence midway as he suddenly realized what Zachary was trying to mean.

Of course, Dominic wasn't the only one who was dumbfounded. All the people who were hearing their conversation were astounded by Zachary's confession. Although it wasn't that direct, they still understood what he meant.

"Now, let me get to the point. Let go of Alisa in exchange for the Five-God Compass." Zachary offered a deal without hesitation. The truth was that he didn't have any intention of handing the compass over. He just needed to make an enticing bargain in order to fool Dominic. Once he got a hold of Alisa, he would immediately bring her into the system with him.

"Zachary! What are you saying? You can't just give the Five-God Compass to him!" Barney shouted in an attempt to stop him. After all, Barney knew that once the compass fell into Dominic's hands, he would definitely use it to locate the Five-God Tombs. If this happened, the entire Supernal Continent would face a l

happen to you." The eyes of the blue-robed elder instantly became serious as he unleashed an overwhelming aura, and in a flash, the surroundings were enveloped by his astonishing aura. Seeing how things were developing, Katrina and Sophie felt rather shocked. They didn't imagine that the elder's strength was very far from theirs.

Then, in the blink of an eye, the elder swiftly passed through Katrina and the others, intending to take Zachary down the first chance he got.

As soon as the elder made his move, Katrina and the others knew that they wouldn't be able to stop him. They experienced intense pressure that rendered them almost motionless.

Realizing that Zachary was in grave danger, the Supreme Cloud Lion immediately rushed forth and tried to interfere, but it was easily blocked by another elder of the Cabinet.

Soon after, the blue-robed elder made his way in front of Zachary and released his raging aura at point-blank range. At this moment, Zachary had already run out of strength, so he had no way to resist the elder's power at all. The second he made contact with the elder's devastating aura, he immediately passed out.

"Humph! He's been already severely injured, but he still put up such a fight. However, his condition is worse than I imagined. Even if he manages to survive, he won't be the same again. All his strength has been drained, and he will just be a useless person." As Zachary lay unconscious on the ground, the blue-robed elder checked his condition and declared an awful truth.