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Along the way to the north, they saw a lot of solo participants and group participants trying to catch Magical Beasts by all sorts of different methods.

Some were leading the Magical Beasts towards a cage and then forcing them to get inside once they arrived nearby.

Some were using some kind of item that makes the Magical Beasts fall asleep before tying them up using a Magic rope to not allow them to move once they wake up before dragging them away somewhere.

And some were even cutting off the limbs or the means of moving of the Magical Beasts to completely make them unable to move anymore.

What was stated in the mechanics of the Emerald Event was to simply catch a Magical Beast alive, so as long as the Magical Beasts stay alive, they can be exchanged for points, no matter what their current state is.

Unfortunately, because there were a lot of participants in those locations they have passed by, the population of Magical Beasts has become really scarce. That's why they have no choice but to continue going deeper and deeper to the north.

From the Green area of the Emerald Forest, Leo and his Alpha Lion team eventually arrived in the Dark-green area.

At this moment, Leo and his Alpha Lion team could finally only see a few solo participants and group participants catching some Magical Beasts. Well, after all, the Dark-green area is a place already considered dangerous, so only a few would try catching some Magical Beasts over here.

Cassandra turned to look at Leo and asked, "So, what's the plan?"

Unlike the other teams who proceeded to the Emerald City first to buy some cages or some other means to transport the Magical Beasts they have caught from the Emerald Forest to the Emerald City, it was only their Alpha Lion team that decided to go straight to catching Magical Beasts.

Everyone was really curious about the reason for this, so now that they have arrived in a good location, it was now time to ask the question.

"Just bring me the most powerful Magical Beasts that you could find and I'll show it to all of you," Leo replied, not intending to let them know the reason yet. He also reminded, "Just be sure it's not an 8 Star or above,"

"Okay!"

Everyone nodded their heads in affirmation before they quickly separated into two groups and began the search for a Magical Beast to be brought to Leo.

Cassandra, Elizabeth, and Angel joined the first group. While Veronica and Ash joined the other group. In such a way, each group would have their own Executives to assist them. On the other hand, Charlotte was told by Leo not to join any group as she would be in-charged of everyone's safety, including him as well. After all, they are now in the Dark-green area of the Emerald Forest, a place where the 3 Star to 5 Star level Magical Beasts inhabited.

It didn't take that long for Cassandra and her group to bring the first Magical Beast to Leo. It was a Green Fur Ape, a 4 Star level Magical Beast.

The Green Fur Ape was swinging from one tree to the other while chasing after Cassandra and her group, who were also using the trees by jumping from one tree to the other.

"Leo!" Cassandra loudly called out to Leo, who was only tens of meters away from them.

"Just bring it here," Leo replied as he summoned an Earth Elemental to prepare for what he was planning to do.

Soon, the Green Fur Ape finally arrived five meters away from Leo.

Without wasting any time, Leo quickly sent out the Earth Elemental.

Whooosh!

The moment the Green Fur Ape landed on the ground, a cage made out of earth immediately trapped it inside. With nowhere to go, it began hitting the cage with its hands, hoping to break itself out from it.

Unexpectedly, every time it broke a bar of the cage, it would quickly begin regenerating anew.

Seeing such a scene, Cassandra and her group became a bit shocked. They finally understood the reason why Leo didn't plan to buy a cage or something similar, it was simply because he has a cost-effective method to bring the Magical Beasts from the Emerald Forest to the Emerald City.

"What are you guys waiting for? Start attacking the Green Fur Ape!" Leo exclaimed to remind Cassandra and her group. Indeed, he could use the Earth Elementals to trap the Magical Beasts, but that doesn't mean that it would be over as easy as that.

The Earth Elementals could trap the Magical Beasts, but the latter could also still try to destroy the former in order to escape. Though he can keep on regenerating the Earth Elemental every time it was damaged by the Magical Beast inside, but if this continues, the Magical Beast would eventually be able to escape once he runs out of energy to keep on absorbing the surrounding Mana.

Not to mention, the stronger the Magical Beast is, the easier it is for them to destroy the Earth Elemental. In fact, the Green Fur Ape was actually able to destroy a bar everytime it uses its fist to smash it, causing Leo to use a lot of his energy in every swing.

Hearing Leo's reminder, Cassandra and her group quickly began casting their Magic spells to injure the Green Fur Ape. Some also slowly get closed towards the cage so as to use their weapons in order to inflict more damage.

Weapons were still much more lethal compared to Magic spells, but that is only because they added Magic into their weapons, allowing them to increase the strength of their attack and could additionally cause a bit of Element damage. Like, for example, adding a Fire Element to a weapon would cause its attack to inflict a burn on the target, or adding an Ice Element to the weapon would increase the weapon's sharpness.

There are really a lot of different Element damages, that if one uses it more efficiently, would allow them to effectively and severely damage the target.

However, Mages' physical attack is still nothing compared to those of a Magical Knight. That's why Charlotte decided to lend a hand as she noticed that Cassandra and her group were taking a lot of time just to seriously injure the Green Fur Ape. If she indeed allows this to continue, Leo would certainly become exhausted first before Ash and her group could even bring their own Magical Beasts.

After seriously injuring the Green Fur Ape in a matter of seconds, Charlotte made it lost its consciousness which finally allowed it to lie down peacefully inside the cage, not struggling anymore.

"That was really exhausting!" Leo exclaimed with a tone of regret in his voice. At first, he really thought that his plan wouldn't only be cost effective, but it would also be more efficient. Only at this moment that he was able to clearly learned that it wasn't. Though, he had also earned a few benefits, such as he has now increased the speed of his regeneration on his Elementals.

The more the Green Fur Ape causes damage to the Earth Elemental, the more regeneration he was able to use, which consequently increases his proficiency with that skill and at the same time increases its strength, though the latter was really minuscule that it could almost be ignored. This is definitely because he still lacks a Regeneration Magic spell that he can use whenever he is regenerating his Elementals, and mostly because of his own Magic Power.

Anyways, if he continues with this, he can definitely keep on improving and grow more stronger, which might also be able to increase his own Magic Power.

Soon, Ash and her group finally returned, bringing with them another Green Fur Ape which is also a 4 Star level Magical Beast.

Leo could only grit his teeth as he summoned another Earth Elemental in preparation to repeat the same method again. This time, though, Charlotte decided to lend a hand immediately in order to allow him not to exhaust a lot of his energy.

After capturing the second Magical Beast, both groups quickly left to look for more Magical Beasts. On the other hand, Leo used this chance to quickly recuperate his lost energy in order to prepare for the third and fourth round.

He really regretted not buying a few cages or the likes. If only he had done such a thing, he would have had some time to rest in order to recuperate his lost energy everytime he uses the cages instead of his Earth Elementals.

Unfortunately, there is no use regretting about that now as they have already reached tens or so of kilometers away from the Emerald City. Returning would just waste them a lot of time, not to mention going back here. They don't even know yet whether there would still be a lot of Magical Beasts here once they returned. After all, the participants of the Emerald Event are continuously catching Magical Beasts in every passing time.

"I can do this!" Leo slaps both of his cheeks to encourage himself before continuing on recuperating his lost energy.

Up on the trees, Charlotte continues to stay cautious in order to avoid any accidents from happening to their Alpha Lion team.