Chapter 784: Evacuation part 1 |
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Leo constantly moved from one location to another as he continued to eliminate the hidden members of the Naughty Elves Organization along with the cooperation of the others from both the Mischievous Lion Guild and Red Fist Guild.
Unlike the first time, the subsequent operation went very smoothly. He was eventually able to execute the hidden members of the Naughty Elves Organization without letting anyone notice aside from them that they have killed someone.
Initially, pulling such a stunt was honestly very tricky. After all, everyone is cautious of almost everything, especially with the involvement of the Naughty Elves Organization and the previous situation where their members were hiding amongst them without the majority of them noticing. As a matter of fact, even his arrival would immediately cause people to be suspicious that something was about to happen, which some of them had indeed guessed correctly.
It was fortunate that those groups of people in the latter operations weren't the same as those he had met before.
Apparently, the main reason for that was simply because the previous group of people wasn't from the Emerald Tree Kingdom. They only visited the territory solely for the sake of participating in both the Emerald Event and Emerald Elven Battle Competition to earn some prizes that could help them. However, with the situation unexpectedly turning dangerous, they were left with no other choice but to cooperate with the Evergreen Royal Family, or otherwise, they would die. In other words, their desperation to save themselves is what made them not trust him.
In his opinion, it's only natural for the previous group of people not to trust anyone else, including him, other than themselves. On the other hand, those people who lived and grew up in the Emerald Tree Kingdom are entirely different since they wholeheartedly believe in the Evergreen Royal Family. They fully put their trust in King Elfin the Fourth and believed that his Majesty would be able to save them once again, just like what he did before. As long they cooperate with him and do as the Evergreen Royal Family said, then they will be able to relieve a burden from their shoulders slightly.
After nearly half an hour of constantly moving, Leo was finally able to completely eliminate all the hidden members of the Naughty Elves Organization. This time, everyone could finally be safe from harm. At least for the moment. After all, the war against the Naughty Elves Organization is still not over yet. Moreover, they still haven't arrived at their destination, so anything is possible to happen.
"You all did a great job," Leo gave everyone a thumbs-up for their successful operation.
"Indeed! As expected of our future husband!" Elizabeth complimented.
"Well done," Angel simply nodded her head at Leo.
"Marvelous!" Veronica started clapping her hand.
"You did a great job as well, Loki," Ash humbly responded.
While Leo watched the crowd evacuate and talk with the others from the Mischievous Lion Guild, Elmont suddenly walked towards him while stumping his feet on the floor.
Seeing this, Leo could only heave a sigh of helplessness. Inside his mind, he could already expect the reason why Elmont came to him at this moment. He started scratching the back of his head as he asked, "So you've heard of it?"
"If you can't give me any reasonable explanation for why you have suddenly started killing people without letting me know, I will order my men to temporarily arrest you and the people of the Mischievous Lion Guild present in the Victory Arena so that I can control all of your actions and prevent you from doing something like this again. Doing this will also calm the minds of those people who were against your method!" Elmont exclaimed in displeasure.
Even without needing to tell the truth, Leo could already guess that the real reason for Elmont's displeasure was not because of what he had just done to those hidden members of the Naughty Elves Organization. Instead, it was because he didn't inform the latter of what he was about to do. Considering all the things that they have been through together along with Osborne in the Emerald Elven Battle Competition, it's not strange at all for Elmont to act like this.
"It was your father who told me to do this operation in secret and not to inform any of you," Leo replied.
"Eh?" Elmont was instantly rendered dumbstruck. He really can't believe that his father ordered Leo not to tell him of this secret operation. How infuriating! "Does my father not trust me or something?!"
Though such a question only lasted for a bit. Elmont quickly followed up with another question, "Do my two brothers also don't know of this?"
"Yes, including Princess Tifa and Princess Tila as well," Leo nodded his head in affirmation.
"Was it that important to the point that you won't even tell me anything about it, even just a little clue?" Elmont can't help but ask.
"Including myself, only eleven people in total knew of the existence of this secret operation," Leo said solemnly, indicating just how important it was. Honestly, even Charlotte and the other members of the Mischievous Lion Guild that are in the Emerald City right now don't know of this secret operation. That was how confidential the secret operation was.
Elmont was quickly able to realize the importance of the matter he was asking. Since that was the case, he could only shake his head in resignation and say, "I guess it can't be helped then. But next time, make sure that, at the very least, you will give me a sign before you execute anything. In such a way, I would be able to know in advance that something is about to happen,"
"Do you want to know just how troublesome it was when a bunch of people suddenly approached me and reported that you were killing people everywhere? Imagine putting your shoes in a situation where you'd have to deal with a bunch of retards! Because that's precisely what it felt like for me back then!"
"I swear to the Moon Elf God that those retards were the stupidest people I have ever met in my entire life? Couldn't they access the situation and think for a bit that the person they are reporting is someone that the Evergreen Royal Family trusted? If they didn't know that, then they should have at the very least seen how all the staff and the allies of the Evergreen Royal Family cooperated with you back then, right?"
"However, despite all of those obvious signs laid in front of them, they still thought that you were a member of the Naughty Elves Organization and demanded that I lock you up in a cell. Otherwise, they would cooperate with the Naughty Elves Organization,"
"Can you believe that?" Elmont paused as he heaved a heavy sigh before he continued speaking, "Hays… I might be able to explain two or three deaths, but you just went and killed more than ten people!"
"Brother Leo, please show some concern to your brother next time, okay?" Elmont wholeheartedly begged.
"Next time, next time," Leo waved his hand awkwardly. He seriously didn't think that far about the possible consequences of his action to Elmont. Well, even he did know, he still would choose to repeat the same thing he did. After all, it was proven to be successful. So, he won't try to do something else lest he might end up failing in their secret operation.
"Anyways," Leo quickly changed the topic, "Since those people dared to threaten you by saying that they will join the Naughty Elves Organization, then what did you do to them afterward?"
"What else? I simply killed all of them!" Elmont replied with a cold and chilling smile on his face. He explained, "According to the law of the Emerald Tree Kingdom, anyone who is found guilty of expressing their desire to join the Naughty Elves Organization, even just the slightest bit, would be immediately executed on the spot and without undergoing any fair trial. Also, anyone who executes the said person would be immediately given a generous reward personally by the Evergreen Royal Family. And since it was me that had executed them, my father would have no other choice but to give me more rewards when this is all over, hahaha!"
"How decisive," Leo expressed his admiration. With such a law in place in the Emerald Tree Kingdom, no wonder the Naughty Elves Organization could only move in secret. In addition to that, it also explains the reason why almost no plans of the Naughty Elves Organization could be kept hidden for a long time. Considering that the Evergreen Royal Family would personally allocate the reward, it would only mean that the rewards are something genuinely tempting.
"With that topic put aside, how about you tell me what you are going to do next?" Elmont suddenly turned solemn.
"Continue with the evacuation," Leo replied.
"Are you sure?" Elmont asked in doubt.
"What do you mean?" Leo doesn't quite understand what Elmont meant with his question.
"Well, I saw Elvis sneaking around the Victory Arena when I was coming here. That guy was supposed to be in the Emerald City, right? So, what's he doing here in the Victory Arena, let alone sneaking in secret?" Elmont finally decided to reveal to Leo what he had discovered.
