(From MC's perspective)
Finally, Jonathan couldn't control his curiosity. He asked, "What happened in that forest?'
Hearing that I looked around for a moment. There are movements of people nearby. It is better to have conversations on the way.
Jonathan saw through his thoughts. Then both of them quickly left the city.
Seeing Jonathan using flight ability, I'm not surprised at all. From the killing of the bandit leader alone, I see that he is above Elite. But for some reason, he is concealing his powers.
My eyes flickered with a slight glint. Soon we reached the empty land and landed on the ground. We walked away from the red city. The size of the Red City is small, to begin with.
So the city is miles away from here.
But Why did he bring me here? A strong curiosity rose in my heart.
Screech!
A terrible scream resonated throughout the area. "This sound?" My eyes lit up with surprise. It is the scream of a powerful monster.
I looked at Jonathan who was calm at this moment.
Shortly after, a giant bird appeared from the clouds and slowly landed in front of us. My mouth curved into an arc.
[Class 4 Monster- Brown Feathered Eagle]
I recalled the information about the bird from my memory. The Class monsters are highly intelligent. It's hard to tame them for domestic purposes.
I couldn't help but take a look at Jonathan again. Finally, I'm getting into the secrets of the world. I sighed inwardly.
Jonathan then walked towards the massive bird monster and gently stroked its beak. Seeing that I'm certain that this monster belongs to Jonathan.
No wonder he appears out of nowhere just like that. Because he got a different mode of monsters compared to civilians. The monster is 20 meters in size.
It can easily sweep away the average warriors below Elite.
Then upon Jonathan's signal, the monster adjusted its posture so that both of them could stand on its back.
Seeing Jonathan's action, I walked up to him. I don't think the bird monster is hostile. As expected the monster slightly glanced at me before looking sideways.
I chuckled seeing that. Alas, it would be better if I could get such a monster in the future.
A couple of seconds later,
We both stood on the back of the monster. After letting out a fierce scream, the bird monster rose from the ground and started flying towards the destination.
When the wind brushed past my face. I feel so good. Suddenly, I found Jonathan staring at me. I realized it's time to talk.
Then I revealed what happened in a mysterious forest. I omitted the details of healing scripture and other unnecessary details. Then I spoke about the soul cultivation technique.
Jonathan's eyes lit up with surprise. The soul techniques were not easy to start without assisted resources like soul stones. But Zack comprehends the technique with his understanding.
Jonathan was shocked in his heart. As the master said, Zack's talent is no less than that of inner post warriors.
After several minutes, Jonathan gained some clarity in his thoughts. Right now, there is nothing in this outer post that can help Zack to improve further.
Elite warriors' have to consume much more resources for the breakthrough. When it comes to Zack, it's much more complicated.
Zack has lightning power and the resources of the lightning element are scarce in this barren land. It was already a miracle for Zack to come across a chance to become Elite Warrior.
He doesn't know how many would bleed their heart. If they heard about a chance that can raise several big realms.
A wry smile appeared on Jonathan's face. He knows that It's not going to happen that frequently. But he recovered his thoughts and then pondered about the Odyssey Monster Zone.
At the same time, I see Jonathan didn't raise further questions. Seeing that I slowly closed my eyes.
Time passed in a blink of an eye,
Several hours later,
Along the way, the duo crossed many Tier-8 cities. Right now they are going to cross the space of Tier-7 City.
Soon the vicinity of Tier-7 city came into view. My eyes gleamed with a twinkle. I have to say the speed of the giant eagle is many times faster than the fortified train.
On top of it, there is no obstacle in the air. The bird monster moves freely in the sky with freedom. Slowly we fly over the city wall. Since we are flying high above the clouds.
Ordinary warriors' can't see us. At this time Jonathan opened his eyes.
Seeing that I asked, "When will we reach the monster zone?"
"Three days," Jonathan uttered.
Beep!
Jonathan's communication watch lit up with a notification. Seeing that he began to read it. After a couple of seconds, a surprised glint flashed in his eyes.
"Master has come to Odyssey Monster Zone," He said in his heart. The next second, he thinks the master will be surprised to know Zack's strength.
Besides, he thinks Zack doesn't need to participate in the competition. Especially Zack's current strength is similar to many City Lords.
He feels the Master will certainly change his plan. Then he sent a reply back to the message. His master asked about their whereabouts. After sending the message, he closed his eyes again.
...
The announcement from the crimson hall caused a massive stir in many organizations. Especially the location of the event caused some panic among lower and medium-sized organizations.
High-rank warriors and forces with strong backgrounds are aware of the horror of the odyssey monster zone.
That monster zone is a forbidden place. Even the government was forced to think twice before entering the odyssey monster zone.
So many forces stopped their descendants from going there. Not only the hybrid monsters, but the environments in the monster zone can also cause a threat to many talented seeds.
After getting the news many strong forces felt Star Tower is way better than Crimson Hall. Conducting a life-changing event in a deadly place is nothing but a vicious scheme.
Everyone aware of Crimson Hall's means decided to rally up to forcibly stop the event.
The news quickly spread like a wildfire. The warriors who were preparing for the competition from many Tier-8 cities were confused. They didn't know about the Odyssey monster zone.
So they felt it is not good to stop the competition. Only some powerful organizations support the momentum. They hoped that the event would be stopped.
But Crimson Hall was insidious. They had previously planned everything. So that event will start a few days after the announcement.
Crimson Hall,
After reading the reports, Casey sneered inside, "It's too late to protest." He is aware of these organizations' intentions. They don't want their descendants to die.
But if the seed candidates don't participate in the competition. Then they will miss a good opportunity to join the six academies.
The next second, his gaze fell on other reports. The report is about the six academies that were coming to recruit the students.
1. Saw Scaled Viper Academy
2. White Palace
3. Red Moon Tower
4. The Eclipse Academy
5. Silver Clouds Academy
6. Giant Tower
Unlike the Tier-7 City, these academies have their separate jurisdiction. They are not bonded to government rules.
Even he can't afford to mess with them. But thankfully, the situation of these academies is right. He doesn't know what is going on. But he gained some information from his connections.
The six academies were short on resources and manpower. This has never been the case with these academies. These six academies have their jurisdiction and City.
The City under these academies was rated as Tier-6 City. Thinking about the Tier-6 City, an envious glint flashed in his eyes.
But soon he recovered himself. After knowing their situation, he decided to exploit them. That's why he is so sure that this event will happen for sure.
Because he knows that the academies were aware of his movements. Especially since they knew about the Odyssey. Monster Zone. But there is a tacit understanding between them. None of them showed any objection.
Some happened two days later. Which went beyond his expectations. The stirring commotion and protest were quieted down all of a sudden.
Because six big academies have sent a joint statement. Stating that they were fine with the arrangements done by Crimson Hall.
The news came out of the blue. Which shocked several forces. None of them had expected six academies to support crimson hall.
Which made everyone stunned. Now, no one can protest against the competition. After learning about the statement, several big forces sighed. They are helpless.
It's impossible to send their descendants to this competition. And they can't reveal the dangers in the Odyssey Monster Zone to the public.
It goes against the rules. And none of them want to offend the big academies either. So Many of them decided not to attend the competition in the end.
On the other hand, the Tier-8 cities' warriors didn't know what was going on. But they are glad that the competition is going to be held. So they are happily getting ready. And some already started to leave.