The Four Floor— a floor that was inherently different from any other Floors Azekiel had been to. Unlike the First Floor, the Fourth Floor didn't have a mysterious library. Unlike the Third Door, there weren't any Spirits to please, and lastly, unlike the Second Floor, there was no human civilization on this floor.
The only humans on this floor were the people from Earth who were climbing the Tower.
Since no Lord of Sins were accompanying the King of Wrath as a part of his team, almost all of them were on the Fourth Floor, waiting to clear the Floor.
Most of them had already joined the teams of the other Kings in hopes of clearing the Floors. Even the Lords that worked for the Kings who were dead had shifted sides now. Most of them joined the teams of the other Kings.
Surprisingly, as soon as Azekiel arrived on the Fourth Floor, he saw over ten humans standing before him. Most of them had a powerful aura, making them different from ordinary humans.
Azekiel recognized almost all of them. They were the group of Lords who worked for Michael in the last timelines.
There were over twenty Lords who worked for Michael, and seven of them were already here.
Other than the seven, there were three more who didn't work for Michael. Instead, they didn't work for any King. They worked independently. In fact, they were almost at the top of Lords Rankings. Azekiel also recognized those three.
In fact, he had met them before and even interacted with them in this timeline.
They were the Three Lords that he had threatened on the First Floor. They were also the ones he used to send his message to Michael so he could lure Michael to him.
The three of them were the Lord of Lies Layim, Lord of Hatred Jackal, and Lord of Violence Luna.
"Seems to be an ambush. They were waiting for us to arrive here." Raphael frowned, watching them be surrounded from all sides. "Be careful."
Azekiel scratched his temple lightly as if he found this whole situation funny. He expected Lucifer to be waiting for him, but all he found were the Lords of Sins that he had no enmity with.
"Fine. If that's what you want, then so be it." He called forth his Gauntlets, prepared for a long battle.
Even though the Lords were weaker than the Kings of Sins, they were still not too far. Moreover, each of them had a specialty. The sheer number of them, mixed with their skills, was not an easy thing to face, but Azekiel was also somewhat pleased about it.
Now he could get more Soul Strength while gaining more levels. Twenty Lords of Sins were worth a lot of experience points, he was sure. Moreover, he could also test if the stealth of the Weapon of Sin worked on the Lords or not.
The Lord of Sins also had special weapons. The only difference was that their weapons were slightly weaker than the Weapon of the Kings. However, Azekiel didn't mind that. He just wanted to unlock more forms of his Gauntlets.
For now, he only had the Hammer unlocked. He just wanted more forms that he could use for different situations. As for the strength of the weapon, he was sure that the Gauntlets were going to take care of that.
"My King, we aren't here to fight you. Please don't misunderstand."
One of the Lords took a step forward. She was one of the Strongest Lords that worked for Michael. In fact, she was the second Strongest on the team of Michael, being Rank three amongst all the Lords in the Tower.
She was the Lord of Theft, Jane.
There was only one person on Michael's team who was stronger than Jane... Rank Two Lord of Destruction.
Since Michael was seen as the top King because of him clearing most of the Floors, most of the top lords had joined his team, even rank two and rank three.
Only the Rank One Lord hadn't joined Michael's team, but that's because he didn't choose any team at all. He was one of the few Lords who went solo.
Layim, Jackal, and Luna were also those lords who weren't a part of anyone's team, but their reasoning differed from the reasoning of Rank One Lord.
Azekiel expected them to start fighting, but hearing them address him as their King, he was slightly taken aback.
"Then what are you here for? If this isn't an Ambush, then what is it?"
Jane smiled in response. "My King, we don't think we would ever want to fight the Kingslayer. Even if we fought you, we wouldn't get anything out of it, so why even bother? Instead, we wanted to talk to you about something else."
Another Lord came forward. "That's right. We didn't come here to Ambush you. Instead, we came here to join your team. We have been waiting here for a long time for your arrival so we could talk to you directly."
"The ten of us have decided to join your team and extend our support for you in the tower," Layim also agreed.
"Your actions and your strength have impressed us all. Instead of joining any other King's team, we want to join you and work for you since we believe you have the highest potential to succeed in the tower. And we want to be there, right beside you as we fight our way to the Top of the Tower!"
"My King, please accept us on your team."
One after another, all ten of the Lords went down on their knees, offering their support for Azekiel.
[Lord of Lies wants to join your team. Do you accept him?]
[Yes] [No]
[Lord of Violence wants to join your team. Do you accept him?]
[Yes] [No]
[Lord of Theft wants to join your team. Do you accept him?]
[Yes] [No]
[Lord of Hatred wants to join your team. Do you accept him?]
[Yes] [No]
Many screens appeared before Azekiel, all informing him about the offer from the Lords. Now it was on him if he wanted them to be a part of his team or not. If he selected them, they could serve as his army in the future. However, that also meant they could climb the tower with him. Whichever Floor he gained access to, they were also going to get access.
Everyone was still going to get independent Floor Trials, but as long as even one of them finished the Trial, all of them were going to gain access to the next floor as long as they were in a team. After that, they could either complete the trial or move on to the next Floor without completing them. It was on them.
