Rise My Elementals!

Chapter 237 The Underground World under the Lion Heart city

Author: M_W Cancer

Grammar checker: M_W Nomral

"Let's meet up with one of the 12 Zodiacs and then we will settle in my house afterwards to rest for the day," Leo said before walking towards the clock tower in the middle of the Lion Heart city.

"What, you have a house in this place?" Brad excitedly asked.

"As a member of the 12 Zodiacs, it's only reasonable for me to have a house here." Leo replied.

"Is it easy to get a house here for the likes of us though, considering that the people living in this city are members of the Mischievous Lion organization and the people they have saved?" Princess Elaine can't help asking, "I'm considering to have a place to stay in this city, it's not only peaceful and lively in here, but it's also surrounded by beautiful nature and scenery."

"That would be hard, right?" Charlotte joined in, "Especially since you don't want this place to be discovered by other people."

"But if ever they won the war, this place shouldn't remain hidden from the outside world anymore. Am I right, Leo?" Princess Elaine argued back while looking at Leo.

"Basing on my Master's character, your expectations would most likely not be meet." Leo shook his head out of helplessness, but he suddenly nodded his head, seemingly able to think of a good idea, "Though, it should still be possible for you to buy a land in this city. After all, you're basically the Princess of the Blue Fin Kingdom. So, if the discussion about the alliance would be agreed upon by my Master Olivia and your mother the Queen of Blue Fin Kingdom, then you should also be granted such rights to buy a land here afterwards."

"Oh, that's indeed feasible!" Princess Elaine's eyes lit up in delight.

"How about us, Leo?" Venice can't help joining in, too. After entering this city, she quickly noticed that the people looking at them didn't show any sort of discrimination, racism, and the likes of them being Hybrids at all, but rather they were only showing the look of curiosity. Although it can also be attributed to them being with Leo, but for their eyes not to even show anything aside from curiosity, then it should only be because they don't care about whatever race they are.

"Considering your my men now, then you can simply stay in my place. However, it's still much better for you to stay in Heart city, in such a way I can easily take care of any problems, unlike here where you will have to take care of yourselves. Not to mention, that place is entirely owned by me, so there are almost no restrictions for all of you, of course aside from the rules and laws of my Heart city." Leo replied.

"I guess I will be able to train here anytime I want, right?" Charlotte asked with expectations in her eyes. Truth be told, those training she had seen so far really made her blood boil of wanting to try them, especially that Death's Cage. No matter what her cultivation is right now, that Death's Cage would still be life-threatening for her, so she wants to try and experience it.

"Oh, you're interested with the training here, too?" Jasmine quickly approached Charlotte and asked.

"Yes, do you also want to try it?"

"Let's try it together?"

"Okay!"

"We also want to try them!" Number One joined in.

"Me, too!"

"Me, three!"

"....."

Walking in front of everyone, Leo can't help forming a smile on his face while watching them treating things as happily as that. In his case though, he can no longer feel as happily as that, especially after seeing once again the thousands of people he had killed when he was still young.

Noticing Leo's genuine smile for the first time, really unlike the mischievous smile he usually wore, Princess Elaine suddenly asked, "Is such a scene making you remember some happy memories in your past?"

"Nah, I'm just happy that they are also happy." Leo replied, but deep in his mind, he wanted to say 'Such emotion is considered as a blessing for me, that's why I'm happy'.

Moments later, Leo and the others finally arrive in front of the clock tower.

The clock tower wasn't really big, it was only 10 square meters big and maybe 50 to 100 meters high. Around this clock tower were counters with people inside assigned for accepting people who desired to enter the Underground World under the Lion Heart city.

However, unlike any other entrances, only people with the Mischievous Lion organization token can get access to this entrance.

Leo carefully took out a gold token with a smiling lion symbol from the Storage Ring before passing it on a counter.

"Your excellency, Leo Heart, allow me to welcome you back to Lion Heart city!" The female assistant inside the counter welcomed while returning the golden token to Leo.

"Thanks!" Leo said before turning around to look at the fountain located just right beside them.

*Cling! *Crghhhh! *Whoooosh!

Suddenly, the water of the fountain turned off before quickly followed after by the water inside the fountain slowly flowing inside a hole that suddenly formed. Soon after, the inside of the fountain opened up, revealing stairs leading to the Underground World under the Lion Heart city.

Unlike the majority of the Underground World of the other cities, the Underground World of the Lion Heart city was literally located under the city. It was purposely created this way in order for the territory above ground to have order, peace, and security because people in the Underground World usually likes to cause trouble with almost anyone they meet.

Moreover, this is also another way to hide the existence of Lion Heart city while at the same time allowing visitors from the other cities to visit the place. After all, although the Mischievous Lion organization doesn't want the Lion Heart city to be found out and revealed to the outside world, they still need people to visit the city in order to help with its development, and such a way is the creation of this Underground World.

Charlotte and the others were astonished and shock, but they quickly regained their calmness and followed after Leo.

The moment everyone got inside, the stairs were quickly covered back, and the fountain started flowing water once again.

.....

At first, the walls of the stairs were made up of moss stones, but the deeper they get it was then slowly replaced by glass, revealing to everyone the boisterous capital of the Underground World.

"For the people of the Underground World that aren't members of the Mischievous Lion organization or aware of the existence of the Lion Heart city, they call these stairs as Pathway of Elites. For them, we people of the Mischievous Lion organization belong to the top hierarchy of Underground World, hence being able to use these stairs is akin to a proof that you have the highest status amongst those who walk the Underground World." Leo explained.

Soon after, they finally arrived on a wide platform in the middle of the Underground World. This platform has a design of a smiling lion and was specifically assigned for the members of the Mischievous Lion organization and those who were granted the right of entry to Lion Heart city only.

Suddenly, Charlotte and the attention of the others were pulled to a man being dragged away from one of the 8 stairs they called as Pathway of Elites.

"Noooo, I'm a member of the Mischievous Lion organization, so let me go up the Pathway of Elites!"

"Stop annoying us here or else you will die! It is a common fact already amongst everyone here that Mischievous Lion organization has their proof of identity, and since you don't have any, then you are not one of us!" A person covered entirely with black clothes, except for its eyes, with a symbol of a smiling lion at the back of the black clothes yelled at the man.

"But..."

"Sir, I know that you're just new here, so I'll take the responsibility to inform you of what will happen if you do this again." A man wearing armor instead of black clothes like the others, implying his the leader of the guards, interrupted the man's words, "You see those heads we hanged up above those buildings? They are also like you, people who dared to impersonate us. So, if you don't want your head to leave you body and be hung up there, then don't do this again, okay?"

The man shivers in fear before quickly dashing away from the place. He was indeed just new to the Capital of the Underground World, and after hearing from the others that the Pathway of Elites is proof of the highest status within the Underground World, he immediately decided to try and get in. Unbeknownst to him, it was actually not as easy as he had imagined it to be.

"Don't worry about that, man. There are a lot of people like him, impersonating, trying to get in by paying one of our members' money, and many more. However, almost all of them end up being beheaded and their heads hung up on top of those buildings." Leo explained to Charlotte and the others.

"Kid!"

An unknown man's voice suddenly called out to Leo's name, causing him to turn around curiously.

It was an old man dressed in business attire while running towards Leo's group.

Arriving in front of Leo, the old man tried to catch his breath first before saying, "Sorry to interrupt you young man, but I noticed that you are still quite young and yet you're already a member of the Mischievous Lion organization. I can't help myself wanting to know you more, especially because with my years of experience of being a businessman, only great people can become members of the Mischievous Lion organization. So, how about let's go drink a cup of tea over there and talk about life? My treat!"

"And this is an example of what I meant to say." Leo said to Charlotte and the others.

"Old man, if you don't want to die, I recommend you to get your hands off of Excellency Leo!" The man with armor yelled out loudly while slowly approaching Leo's group.

"Exce... excellency Leo..." The old man quickly let go of his hands from Leo before slowly taking a step back.

"Years of experience?" Leo said while showing a mischievous smile on his face, "You can't even recognize me, yet you speak so proudly about your years of experience?"

"No... I..."

"Next time, do your research before suddenly approaching strangers, especially young members of the Mischievous Lion organization," Leo said before turning his head and walking away.

Charlotte and the others quickly followed after.