"I'll enter the sea of monsters."
"What?" Lucien exclaimed, disbelief clear in his voice, his frog croaking in alarm. "Elio, you're much more important than us. You can't diminish your value as the leader and take such a risk. It's better if you let us..."
"I can and I will," Elio interrupted, his determination unshakeable, Ember puffing up on his shoulder. "I'm done waiting. We need a solution… Also, the cores at the bottom of the monster sea are also necessary. I don't have enough to give invocations to everyone if they level up much more."
Selene and Lucien exchanged worried glances, their invocations mirroring their concern, but they knew that once Elio made a decision, it was almost impossible to change his mind.
"Alright," Selene finally said, her frog dimming slightly. "But promise us you'll be careful with the 6th level."
