Chapter 525: Overlord Treasure
The dirt islands looked like they stretched infinitely. They didn’t. At a certain point, the ambient energy changed. No longer was it uniform across all Daos—it now contained heavy elements of earth, dirt, and rock. The air smelled of wet soil. The darkness thinned.
“We’re approaching the core of this area,” Owlhead warned everyone. “Keep your guard up. Disciples, fall back.”
The disciples obeyed, and so did Jack. While he could stand side-by-side with the two middle A-Grade Elders, he didn’t want to reveal his power yet. The more cards in his sleeve, the better.
As the eighteen disciples of both factions slowed down, the Elders advanced. There were four early A-Grades besides Owlhead and Shadowhound. The Great Silver faction had sent a female double devil and a brown blob of…mud? As for the Fiend King faction, they’d sent a pair of devils, one tall and imposing and the other short and chubby.
All together, they made a formidable force. They delved deep into the dark mist and disappeared.
Jack clicked his tongue. He didn’t want to reveal his strength, but he wanted to see what was going on!
“Let’s approach,” he told Strawpin and Fiend Prince. “I want to see.”
“No, it’s dangerous,” Strawpin replied.
“You’re goddamn right!” Fiend Prince said, laughing. “What are we, cowards? Onward!”