Lyssia who seemed to regain her breath started getting nervous as she didn't expect 3 of the nameless Titans to be here. After all, The nameless Titans are the strongest legends in the black market.
Each one of them is a powerhouse in itself and a leader of one of the fifteen 1st grade guilds. They rarely appear and when they do, they cause huge disasters.
In fact, the reason they were given the name of the nameless Titans is because nothing is known about them or their appearences or even their gender or powers.
It's known that the weakest of the titans is at least at the the Peak of Martial overlord level and that even their equipment and weapons are on a whole other level. The last time one of the fifteen titans died was over a thousand years ago.
It's also confirmed that the top 5 are all Saint level warriors and mages representing the whole black market among the elite and also among the other Saints of the continent. This is the reason why the Adventurer guild could never get rid of the alliance.
Each time they destroy a base, they just create another one and it's back to square one. The bigger problem is that through all these years, they could never locate the main HQ which is to today a huge mystery.
Alex who was frowning started ingesting the information he just discovered and then asked again, "you're saying that 3 of the nameless Titans are here? One of them is even from the single digits. Why did the black market send three of its strongest forces this far? Even back in the Daitu battle and the dark Saint, they didn't send this much force".
Lyssia who was still shocked previously regained herself as she needed to concentrate more and learn as much as possible and then report back to her fellow chairmen.
The man tried to answer and then said, "I don't know. All I know is that the oder came directly from the number one guild and it was the great Governor General who personaly gave the order. I heard he's intrsted in this treasure particularly".
Lyssia who heard that became even more shocked as she said, "What? are you saying that the number one of the whole black market wants this treasure?...."
Before the man could answer, Alex interjected and said, "It seems that there is something else to this place more than the story of the treasure hunt. We need to find what he wants from this place because if he gets it, we might face some problems in the future".
Lyssia nodes as she also doesn't want the number one evil man in the whole continent to get something that might give him more strength. She then turned at the man again and asked, "Who are the Titans who came here?".
"They are number 13, number 10 and finally number 8. I also know that aside from number 8, Both the other numbers brought 4 executioners each. I am under number 10. This groupe had me and another excutioner but you killed him yesterday".
He looked at Alex as he told him that he took one of the executioners without even knowing. He then told him that both of them separated and took half the forces each so they can take as many people as possible.
"Hmmmmm. So I took one of the executioners without even knowing. I really didn't notice as I felt that I all the people I met yesterday were just weak.....wait there was that guy who wore orange clothes and came to attack Me but it took me just 3 attacks to take him down".
"...."
Lyssia stared at him weirdly and then said, "I think I found a monster just like Aiden".
AN: [Woman, you didn't say what I think you said. Are you nuts! No one compares to the Lion Sin of Pride, The Great Aiden!]
"Hey!, don't compare me to that monster. I am very normal compared to him. I don't think that there exists someone who's in his twenties and can defeat someone at tje Advanced Martial Overlord level(Advanced Rank-3 Master warrior)".
Lyssia thought about it for a moment and then smiled as she said, "Yep, you're right. Aiden is a monster among men".
They completely ignored the leader who's losing blood and started losing his consciousness. He even started coughing blood nonstop.
"Cough...cough...p..please....save...me".
Alex looked at him with pity and then sighed. He then walked towards him and took the spatial pouch from his belt and then put his hand in the pouch as he searched for a healing potion.
In the end, he found one and then gave it to him. The leader started drinking the healing potion and after some short time, the cuts started mending and his face has become a lot better.
"Well, This potion heals your wounds and even let you get blood in a short time. I must admit, The black alliance really looks after its warriors. Who expected that, the higher you climb, the better you can betray".
After some hours, the leader got up and he started looking at both of them. He then looked at the pouch who's on Alex's hands.
"You want this? sorry but you need to answer more of my questions. So, How many people did you bring as whole? Also, do you know what groups are the titans and executioners in?".
The leader didn't talk as he stared with hate at Alex but when he looked at the pouch, he decided to calm down as the pouch was full with life-saving potions and strengthening pills so he thought a little and then said.
"I know there are over three hundred and fifty thousand participants from the black market when we came first but because of the stupid question test, I don't know exactly about our numbers right now. I don't know which group the other Titans are in but Because of a special spell, I can communicate can communicat with those from the same guild as mine".
"Which means that you only know the location of two excutioners and your guild master, right?".
"Yes, I know that one is in group 2 while the other is with the guild master in group 18. Because there weren't powerful participants in their group, they easily finished and even got to the five hundred person condition".
Alex: "Hmmm, this will make our mission a little bit harder. We have 3 Titans hiding in these groups and we don't know how they look or any possible information about them. Hey, tell me about your leader".
When the man heard Alex inquiring about his guild master, his face immediately became pale as he said, "I can't tell you that. I'm bound by a powerful spell and If I talk about any information related to the private life of a nameless titan, my soul will be tortured for a thousand years and then destroyed. You can kill me if you want but I won't say anything".
The moment Alex heard that and looked at the man's face that became almost as white as snow, he knew he wasn't lying. The vibe around them got a little colder as they thought about this punishment.
Finally after some moments, Lyssia changed the subject and said to them, "Three Titans huh. I'm not worried tho because we have Sir Konstantin, Lady Olenna, Sir Abrat and even Aiden. I mean, with those four I don't believe that we can't....."
The leader regained himself and the smiled and smirked at her. He gave her a disdainful look and said with a haughty manner. "I admit that having the chairmen and that abnormal kid is good but you don't understand, do you? let me tell you, your second strongest, Great Holy knight Konstantin is an old enemy of number 13 which means that the best you have is weak compared to higher members. You must also know that your freak Aiden is nothing compared to number 10 and number 8. He can never reach them hahaha".
Lyssia: "Shut up!!!"
Alex: "Don't be angry Lyssia. It's not like we won't have the chance to see who will win since we're all here and it's inevitable that we will fight. At that time, we can prove our champions are better than yours".
The leader didn't say anything to answer back as he just smirked and then disappeared as he run into the woods so he can hide from them and escape. Lyssia who saw that was about to go chase them when Alex raised his hand and stopped her.
Lyssia became a little infuriated as she said, "He's escaping Why did you let him leave? and don't tell me that it's because you're too lazy to do it".
Alex: "..."
Alex who couldn't keep up with her strated laughing about him being lazy. Suddenly, his face turned serious and he looked at her and said.
"I may be lazy but I'm not stupid. You see, I also want to him to reunites with his friends so that we can all kill them at the same time".
Lyssia who looked at him started thinking about something and then as she understood what he meant, she started trembling a little and said with a shaky voice.
"You don't mean...."
"You know, I always wanted to meet one of the legendary Titans of the black market and see how they look".
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After this event, 4 days passed and only an hour remained before the first trial ends. Back at the tower in the ancient city, on the highest floor, Aiden, Hu Zhao, Charles, and Dianlong are sitting on their respective seats.
"I didn't expect the participants to be these bloody. I mean out of the fifty thousand people that came, only nine thousand stayed alive. I thought that we will do the bloody royale battle but it seems, it won't be necessary".
Dianlong who is watching through the screens as the participants from each group started gathering to count their people and decide if they have more than five hundred.
Hu Zhao who's also monitoring nodes at Dianlong as he also felt a little surprised. Aiden, on the other hand, was silent the whole time.
Finally, Aiden remembered something and said to Charles who has his eyes closed, "Hey, geezer, tell me, how many people do you want to qualify for the final trial?".
Charles opened his eyes and looked at Aiden, he then stared at his eyes to try and see what he wants. Finally, He sighed and told him.
"Well, at first, I thought about keeping a five hundred at the end because I thought that the quantity matters more and also that I their qualities were not good enough but after I watched these participants and discovered that there are some talented ones, I decided to only keep fifty".
"Fifty, huh? How about this, after Hu Zhao does the second Trial, I will do the third one instead of you and so you will do the last one with fifty people in the trial. I will make sure that you have the best fifty among all these people".
"....HUH!"