Rise My Elementals!

Proofreader: M_W Miss Fierce

"That…" Elvis was unable to respond to Leo. Of course, he couldn't give the latter the answer to his question. He doesn't even know what Leo is currently thinking about, let alone providing him the answer.

"Are you sure? It's really dangerous over there. Even soldiers with 2-Star to 3-Star level had died already if not careful enough," Captain Enzo warned Guild Leader Loki, hoping that the latter would listen to him and no longer continue with his plan. He can't help but ask, "There should be another method to find out the answer to your question, right?"

That was what Captain Enzo believed. In his opinion, there's no need for Guild Leader Loki to risk his life just to find an answer to his question, especially considering that this doesn't concern the Mischievous Lion Guild to begin with. Even though he is loyal to the Evergreen Royal Family and should think of its benefit, it isn't to the point of being a fanatic where he is no longer able to think for the safety of others as long as it could benefit the Evergreen Royal Family.

"Do you really think that I am reckless enough to explore a path that had already taken the lives of plenty of people?" Leo shook his head. He continued, "This isn't only about answering my question, okay? This also concerns the safety of the Mischievous Lion Guild,"

Leo stepped forward towards Captain Enzo and asked, "Let me ask you a question; what exactly are you trying to find in this place?"

Hearing Guild Leader Loki's question, Captain Enzo was slightly taken aback and felt hesitant to answer. 

"Honestly, even if you don't answer me, I already know what you are looking for in this place," Leo said as he glimpses at Elvis beside Captain Enzo.

Captain Enzo was quickly able to understand what Guild Leader Loki meant. He could only heave a sigh of helplessness as he looked at Elvis. In his mind, he thought, "So the reason why Elvis disappeared for a while before was that he had reported to Guild Leader Loki what we are doing here. This should be why the latter was able to find this place,"

"I will not be mentioning it as I assume only a few relevant individuals were informed about such information," Leo muttered. He quickly returned to the main topic, "Anyways, locating what you are looking for is not only important to the Evergreen Royal Family, but also the Mischievous Lion Guild as well. It is what would decide whether we continue staying here to help this territory fight against the Naughty Elves Organization or evacuate,"

"Evacuate…?" Captain Enzo felt a bit surprised after hearing Guild Leader Loki's words. Just like what he had initially expected, the latter had only involved himself with this war against the Naughty Elves Organization because of the benefits the Mischievous Lion Guild could get after winning this war, not for the Evergreen Royal Family nor for the Emerald Tree Kingdom. It can't be avoided, though, since Guild Leader Loki doesn't belong here.

Unbeknownst to Captain Enzo, Leo no longer intended to continue with his plan to evacuate from the Emerald Tree Kingdom if the Evergreen Royal Family couldn't find the real Emerald Tree. He was only using this excuse so that Elvis and Captain Enzo wouldn't keep trying to prevent him from exploring the seventh floor.

If this were before, he would have never ever tried to do something as troublesome as this, especially considering that this would involve potentially losing his life. However, after seeing the string made out of Mana attached to those two soldiers, he instantly changed his mind. That's because that string was very similar to the string he had seen from Lu Ming, who was the previous President of the Black Organization in the Lionheart Kingdom, in the past.

At that moment, he realized that maybe the real reason why those two soldiers had green-colored String of Fate attached to them was that the one controlling them had one.

The thing that he's confused about is what exactly that person was trying to achieve by coming here? 

Previously, he had asked Elvis and Captain Enzo why a person would try to prevent other people from finding what they are looking for while at the same time actively searching for it? Honestly, the answer to that question is because they are waiting for someone.

Now, who exactly was that person waiting for? And strangely enough, why does he feel like it's him? Of course, he knows that that is far from possible. He doesn't know why, but he has this unexplainable feeling deep inside his heart. 

"Maybe this is because of the Fate Cube, considering that this has got to do with a person with a green-colored String of Fate attached to them," Leo thought to himself.

"Since there's no way for me to stop you anymore, then you can do as you like, Guild Leader Loki," Captain Enzo could only choose to agree to Guild Leader Loki's request. The only reason he had agreed to this was that he was hoping that the latter would be able to help them find the real Emerald Tree quickly. By then, the Mischievous Lion Guild would help them fight against the Naughty Elves Organization until the end, just like what Guild Leader Loki had said.

"I truly appreciate that you have agreed, Captain Enzo," Leo nodded his head.

"I'd rather prefer that you don't," Captain Enzo's lips started twitching. In his opinion, there's no doubt that the Mischievous Lion Guild would blame him if ever something terrible happened to Guild Leader Loki. 

"Off I go, Captain Enzo!" Leo bid farewell as he started walking towards the stairs that he could see at the side. He's assuming inwardly that the stairs would take him towards the other floors of this place.

"Before you go," Captain Enzo quickly stopped Guild Leader Loki from leaving. He suddenly pushed Elvis, who was still unable to pull himself together, and said, "Take Elvis with you, so that that there would be no way for your men to blame me if ever something bad happened to you there,"

"You're really playing it safe, Captain Enzo," Leo chuckled.

"Eh? Me?" Elvis was finally able to pull himself together. He was feeling somewhat lost just now because he didn't know how to react after learning that Leo wanted to explore the seventh floor. 

"No, no, no, no!" Elvis hastily objected to Leo's intention of exploring the seventh floor.

"No? But your Guild Leader needs you," Captain Enzo insisted on Elvis joining Guild Leader Loki.

"I know! But I don't mean about that. What I mean is, I object of you going to the seventh floor!" Elvis exclaimed loudly.

"And why should I listen to you?" Leo narrowed his eyes while looking at Elvis.

"Of course, you won't listen to me. But as soon as you get inside the seventh floor, I will find Cassandra and the other and bring them here. Let's see if you'll still continue or not," Elvis let out a burst of cunning laughter.

"You…" Leo felt disbelief. 

"Cassandra and the others? Hmmm… I am familiar with Cassandra's name, as many people knew her to be one of Guild Leader Loki's wives. Does the word others refer to Elizabeth, Angel, Veronica, Ash, and Charlotte?" Captain Enzo felt intrigued.

"Yes," Elvis' lips turned into a mischievous smile, which he had learned from Leo himself.

"I see, I see," Captain Enzo finally realized what Guild Leader Loki's weakness was. It's really out of his imagination that the only thing that would stop the latter from doing something reckless are his wives. With this, he no longer has to worry about the Mischievous Lion Guild releasing their anger on him.

"Do you seriously think that that would work on me?" Leo's lips slowly formed into a mischievous smile.

Seeing the look on Leo's face, Elvis started feeling nervous deep inside of him. Nevertheless, he didn't easily back down and stood on his ground, expressing his determination to Leo.

However, five Golems suddenly started raising him from the ground around Elvis.

After seeing this, Elvis was completely taken aback. He could somewhat imagine already what was about to happen to him.

"I guess I have no choice but to force you to come with me," Leo sneered at Elvis.

"You…" 

In the next moment, the five Golems lunged themselves forward and tried to grab Elvis.

Realizing that he won't be able to stop Leo if ever he gets caught by the Golems, Elvis starts running around the place, trying to prevent being caught by them. However, with five Golems chasing after him, he was eventually cornered and soon after got caught.

"Let me go! I am warning you, Guild Leader Loki! If you dare to force me to come with you to the seventh floor, I will leave the Mischievous Lion Guild!" Elvis exclaimed in frustration.

"We can cross that bridge once we get there. As of now, let's put our attention on exploring the seventh floor," Leo expressed dismissively.

At the side, Captain Enzo could only let out a heavy sigh while watching Guild Leader Loki and Elvis walk towards the stairs.