"Boy, don't act so arrogant. You might fall off later, and no one will be able to rescue you then," Kemp teased. Actually, he was eagerly waiting for something terrible to happen to Zachary.
"Thanks for the reminder. I promise I will make it!" Zachary fired back as he gave Kemp a sharp look before shifting his gaze toward Tracy and the others. "I'll try it first. You can follow me one at a time after I arrive at a solid rock platform that won't cave in fast," he stated.
He then led the way and jumped over to the first rock. The gaps between the large rock pieces were about one to two meters, so it was easy to cross. But after stepping on the rock nearest to him, he felt a powerful suction force right away coming from the crevasse under his feet, as if he might lose his balance. This challenge in the Thousand-Peak Rock was indeed unprecedentedly difficult.
"Mimi, please determine a shorter alternative route for me to reach the first durable rock platform," Zachary directed to Mimi.
"Analyzing..." Not long after, Mimi's sweet voice rang out, "Analysis completed. Move in the direction indicated by the radar."
After a bit, the Treasure-hunting Compass on Zachary's chest soon emitted a faint light visible only to his eyes, guiding him to proceed forward. With the radar navigating the specific route without martial beasts blocking his way, he successfully made it to the first durable rock platform. Seeing that Zachary had carried out the first section of the exploration so quickly, Tracy and the others felt overjoyed because his speed was much faster than the other three kingdoms' Imperial Level warriors, who were struggling to fumble their way out.
Zachary waved at them as a green light. They hopped onto the same rocks that Zachary had stepped on earlier and landed at the rock platform one after another to meet him.
After observing that Zachary and his teammates had made it in such a brief period, the warriors from the other three kingdoms looked astounded. They all felt that the Devil Kingdom's pacing was remarkably fast.
The onlookers that had already crowded around Thousand-Peak Rock to watch the battle exchanged views with great interest. None of them had expected that the contestants
able to us. As long as we can get through the Mysterious Cave, it won't be an obstacle for me to win this contest." Kemp, who didn't exert any effort at all, chuckled complacently.
Tracy and the others rolled their eyes at him when they heard him gloating.
"There might be a bit of trouble next." Zachary looked up and saw a few Giant Rock Beasts blocking his way between the third and fourth rock platforms. They were all at the premium stage of Imperial Level and very challenging to deal with. It might be dangerous if they forced their way in, but if they didn't, they would have to deal with these Giant Rock Beasts first. But it was perilous to fight on top of the rocks that might break up any time.
"I'm afraid it probably won't be easy to get through with these Giant Rock Beasts in the way. Since we're already so far ahead from the other warriors, I think it's better to play it safe, and we'd better finish the beasts first," Tracy suggested.
"I'm fine with that," Nola replied, nodding slightly.
"You guys attack them first. I have to preserve my strength." Kemp decided that he didn't want to fight.
"You..." Nola was raving mad at once.
"Let him be," Zachary said as he shook his head at Nola. "Come with me. Adhere to my instructions at all times."
The rest nodded in agreement.
Then Zachary and his companions changed their strategy. Led by Zachary, they cleared up the Giant Rock Beasts that barred their way and approached the fourth rock platform.