Rise My Elementals!

Chapter 760 Defeating Edgar Pierce part 2

Author: M_W Cancer

Proofreader: M_W Miss Fierce

Unbeknownst to Edgar Pierce, Leo never had any intention of letting him get away from this place. 

While Edgar Pierce was trying to find a way to get out. On the other hand, Leo busied himself burning all corners of the place. In such a way, no matter which direction Edgar Pierce would decide to go, he would still find himself trapped by the flames.

"Are you kidding me!" Edgar Pierce was dumbfounded after noticing a thick cloud of smoke in front of him, "Damn you, Guild Leader Loki!"

Realizing that he couldn't continue running forward, Edgar Pierce halted his footstep. He glimpses behind him and soon sees the fire is approaching fast. 

"Since I can't turn back nor could I continue moving forward, then all I can do is to go to the other side," Edgar Pierce decided before quickly taking the path that leads to the opposite side from where he was.

As he continued running, Edgar Pierce took serious note of the location of the thick smoke so that he would know which places had a fire and which had no fire yet. He would avoid those places where flames had already started and go towards the safe locations. 

"Going to the left side should be the safest route to take since Guild Leader Loki is currently over the right side, making the fire bigger. The only thing causing the fire to the left side was the fire earlier ago. So, as long as I am faster than the speed of it spreading, I would eventually get the opportunity to make a stair and use it to get out of this place," Edgar Pierce thought. Without any hesitation, he took the path leading to the left. 

Just when Edgar Pierce felt like celebrating the decision he had made, a series of explosions sounded behind him. In the next moment, he received a report from his two Sword Mantises, telling him that they once more received another barrage of explosions on their side. The 1-Star level Sword Mantis received a lot of injuries as it was hiding behind the 2-Star level Sword Mantis, where the blast of the Fireball spell had erupted.

Hearing the report of his two Sword Mantises, Edgar Pierce started panicking deep inside of him. He wanted to unsummoned his 1-Star level Sword Mantis to save it from more harm, but for him to do that, he'd have to get close to it first. Meaning to say, it's impossible for him to do anything to help.

"Try your best to get out of that place!" Edgar Pierce sent a new command to his two Sword Mantises. If it wasn't for the severe injury that the 1-Star Sword Mantis had received, he would have never ordered them to retreat. After all, making his two Sword Mantises retreat would mean that Guild Leader Loki could finally let his Golems help him. And what exactly does that mean?

It didn't take that long for Edgar Pierce's question to be answered.

Whooooosh! Whooooosh! Whoooooosh! Whoooooosh!

Shortly after the two Sword Mantises retreated to a safe area where the explosions could no longer reach them, burning vines started flying above the head of Edgar Pierce. 

Not long after, those burning vines started falling in front of Edgar Pierce. 

Booom! Booom! Booom! Booom!

As soon as the fire brought by the vines made contact with the nearby vines around them, it started spreading and increasingly grew bigger.

Time continues to pass. And what was once a safe route for Edgar Pierce to take in order to escape from this place slowly got consumed by a big fire. 

Soon after, the fire became a hindrance for Edgar Pierce to continue moving forward. 

"Just like what I had thought," Edgar Pierce muttered while hiding behind an earth wall so that the incoming burning vine wouldn't hit him. 

"Now that things have turned out like this, do I really still have other choices to change my current predicament?" Edgar Pierce asked himself. He suddenly remembered the line that Guild Leader Loki had told him before causing this mayhem. 

"I guessed he's correct… If I don't say that line before it's too late, I will burn to death in this place," Edgar Pierce felt a bit regretful. Honestly, he had plenty of chances before to change and prevent this situation from happening. But because of his over cautiousness against Guild Leader Loki, he decided not to leave this place, thinking that he could use this place to protect himself against the latter. 

It was only at this moment Edgar Pierce had realized that the sense of security he felt before was fake all along. That there was never a moment that he was being protected by these earth walls standing tall around him, nor could he even use them to defend himself. From the start, they were all a means to meet an end for Guild Leader Loki. To be more precise, from the moment this place was created, he was already a Magical Beast Duck being served on a silver platter. It was only because Guild Leader Loki needed a bit of time to take out his fork and knife, that's why he thought that he still could fight back.

"Next time, I won't be this cautious against Guild Leader Loki anymore. As a matter of fact, I should be reckless. Because if I am reckless, he won't have any time to think of a plan to defeat me as he would have to constantly raise his guard to my continuous attack," Edgar Pierce said as his lips slowly formed a stiff smile. He was trying his best to comfort himself so that his defeat wouldn't feel that bad.

However, no matter how much Edgar Pierce tries to make his defeat sound minimal, it still doesn't change the fact that he lost the fight.

Edgar Pierce heaves a heavy sigh of resignation before finally raising both of his hands and saying, "I surrender,"

The moment the two-word line escaped from Edgar Pierce's mouth, the staff surrounding the stage swiftly rushed forward and started extinguishing the ever-growing fire. 

A few of the staff covered their bodies with a barrier to protect themselves from the flame before going inside to save Edgar Pierce.

"He's safe!" A Staff reported as he brought Edgar Pierce with him while slowly flying back up to the sky.

While being carried by one of the staff up in the air, Edgar Pierce surveyed his surroundings, trying to find the perpetrator of this mess, Guild Leader Loki.

"There you are," Edgar Pierce soon spotted Guild Leader Loki. He looked at the staff carrying him and said, "Can you land me beside him,"

"No problem. As long as you don't suddenly start fighting," The staff replied while letting out a soft chuckle. Of course, he was only joking. He had already witnessed that Guild Leader Loki and Edgar Pierce have a friendly relationship… Or more appropriately, they don't view each other as enemies.

The moment Edgar Pierce landed on the ground, Leo quickly asked, "So, how does it feel being burned alive?"

"Honestly, it was a feeling that I don't ever want to experience again in the future," Edgar Pierce rolled his eyes.

"The only way to make that possible is if you immediately surrender once you face me again. Because I assure you that I would use this method again if there's a chance," Leo said while smiling mischievously. 

"How confident," Edgar Pierce shrugged his shoulder. He continued, "Let's see if you can do that again next time,"

"Oh, I will," Leo nodded before changing the topic, "So, how's your stamina and energy looking? Do you still have enough for your fight against Osborne?"

"Is that even a question? I barely used any during our fight since you keep on running away," Edgar Pierce scoffed. 

"We'll see about that during your fight against Osborne," Leo decided to shut up since it's pretty apparent that Edgar Pierce doesn't plan on telling him the truth. 

Since he was already done checking with Edgar Pierce, Leo started walking towards Osborne. At this moment, the latter is preparing himself for the next fight.

"There's no need for you to be that serious, right?" Leo asked in doubt.

"I know. But regardless, I need to make it seem like I am serious with the fight so that Edgar Pierce won't feel suspicious," Osborne explained.

"Good! I really thought that you had another plan in mind. Just follow the plan that I have prepared before, and the second place would be yours for sure," Leo reminded.

"Don't worry. Although I don't like the method you have proposed to us since it lacks the courageous spirit that Orcs possesses. But this fight is not only for me. This is for everyone in the Red Fist Guild! There are plenty of chances in the future for me to choose the method I prefer, so there's no need to do it today," Osborne said in assurance.

"That's the reason why I choose to cooperate with you than anyone else," Leo tapped Osborne's arm, as he added, "Good luck!"