The moment the demi-human ordered to kill them, over five hundred people started running towards Alex and Lyssia. All of them wanted to kill these two so that they can take their bounty and gain fame in the alliance.
Unfortunately for them, the moment they decided to face those two, the fate of all these people was sealed with a 100% death.
Alex: "Lyssia, Go down".
Lyssia: "Okay"
Alex who suddenly draw both his swords, and crossed his hands as he prepared to attack.
Swoosh~~
"Wind Blowing Storm".
Over 40 members of the alliance who were around Alex at the front were cut in half. These people didn't have the time to think about how they died as they got cut by multiple crescent wind slashes and died immediately.
"As I expected of the Disciple of the golden wind swordsman disciple. I heard that he created this sword art two thousand years ago and has 8 forms. I also heard that you need to have the wind affinity to use it".
Alex: "Hmph, everyone knows that so don't get all cocky although I would say that the old man will be flattered if he hears that he has fans even in the black market".
In The Sarna world, weapon arts are specials techniques created by warriors and resemble spells for mages but are more related to weapons and sometimes martial arts and also movement arts.
It's said that weapons arts are infinite in the world since each warrior adds to the basic weapon a special touch that only he can show and even sometimes, it needs to have an affinity to an element to be used at the full power.
Lyssia who saw Alex prowess started getting excited and told him, "I'm surprised you're this powerful Alex cause with your power, you can become one of the 12 chairmen. what do you think, wanna join us?".
Alex: "Sigh, not interested. It's too much work".
Lyssia could only show disgust as she said, "Agh, you're really a lazy man".
All the people who are at the place started getting nervous as they felt Alex's power. He could finish forty people who were all at the rank four warrior level easily without breaking a sweat.
Suddenly, one man among them started walking towards Alex and everyone cleared a path for him. He was wearing a mage Robe and has almost the same height as Alex. He then stood in front of the barbecue of bodies and started hmphing and told everyone who stood there with cockiness in his tone.
"Hmph, I'll deal with him. I'm an Intermediate rank one Archmage with an affinity to the fire element which means that if he attacks me with his wind slashes, he will power up my spell. It will be a piece of cake".
the man then took his staff that he was holding and started chanting a spell, "Let's see how you can take on this. Fire spell, Fire...."
pssccchhhhhh
[AN: I know, It's the sound of blood gushing out so bear with me].
Blood started gushing out of his neck before he could even finish his words as a cut appears on his neck and blood doesn't stop gushing at all.
"It seems like you forgot about me completely. Who said that I will let you do whatever you want".
The one who's talking is Lyssia as she appeared behind the corpse of the mage and then looked at the leader and smiled, "How about you come and fight us. I don't think that you want your minions to all die here".
The leader became enraged and felt being completely underestimated. He was almost 350 years old and she was just a little elf girl barely 50 years old and yet, she was embarrassing him in front of his followers.
The man raised his finger and started pointing at Lyssia and said, "Attack! Attack all at the same time and don't leave anything ".
All the people completely came out of their hiding and all of them jumped and attacked Both of them all at the same time. Alex told lyssia at that moment, "Go deal with the leader and I will take down these goons".
Lyssia who heard that smiled and nodded and then said, "Now we're talking". Lyssia went and then disappeared as she started between different people just like a mist that passes through easily heading towards the leader directly. Alex on the other hand signed and held his twin swords again and said, "This will only take a few seconds".
He then started slashing vertically in different directions towards all the people that are coming towards him and he said, "2nd attack, Tornado crescent moon".
Swoosh~~
As Alex said, he immediately spun around himself while firing crescent silver wind slashes everywhere towards all the people. This attack made him look like a raging tornado that destroys everything in its way.
As he fired his attack, all the people at the front around started spitting blood as they fell in the ground. Alex didn't stop as he continued attacking without stopping for even a second.
Swoosh~~
"Arrgghhhh, my hand".
"Both of my legs have been cut. you bastard".
"Arghhhh. He's a monster. We can't stop him. Let's just escape. He's too strong for us".
Swoosh~~ Swoosh~~
Even as they tried to run, Alex didn't care at all as he just cut everything that moved and was in his reach. After almost 5 minutes, he finally stopped his attack.
Everyone was injured without exception. Some heads are rolling on the ground while others are completely cut in half vertically.
"Arrgghhh, we give up, we give up. Just let us live, please". One of the people who survived and had his two legs cut is pleading Alex to keep him alive.
"You should've given up when the Dragon gave you that chance".
Alex then cut his head and killed him with cold blood. Alex didn't feel pity for these people as they're part of the black market which is known as an evil organization that destroys and kills everything in their way.
Boooooommmmm
Alex looked behind him and saw some of the big trees falling like grass. The attacks were so strong that they passed the bodies of all those people and went directly for the trees.
Alex: "It seems like I overdid it a little. I should've kept some people to know more about their numbers".
He then turned at Lyssia who stood in front of the leader as they clashed with their weapons. The leader was the only man completely fine and all the others are half dead or cut. He then cleaned his swords and put them back into their sheaths his them into the robe.
He then looked at Lyssia and said, "You need to keep him alive because I need to get all the possible information that he knows.".
Lyssia nodded and gave a thumbs-up, "Okay, no problem".
The old leader became more enraged as he lost all the subordinates that worked under him and he even couldn't escape at this monster girl who is very dangerous. Although he's 350 years old, he only reached the peak of a rank-2 master warrior and that's because of his average talent.
Lyssia who's one stage lower than him is able to keep up with him because of her high speed that reaches the peak stage easily
Her only problem is that she can't keep up this speed for a long time because her body can only have the amount of equivalent to an advanced stage which means that she consumes more mana while using the high speed of a peak stage.
Lyssia had only one thought in her mind while moving fast, 'I must end this now otherwise his strength will overwhelm me'.
Lyssia who started consuming more of her mana and channeling it in her body became even faster and faster.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh
"Dark Flash".
AN: [for those who forgot Lyssia https://pin.it/ay4hg4a6lfsucc].
Lyssia became faster and became like a dark flash while her two blue short swords became like a blue light that can pass through anything.
The leader couldn't see her anymore as she became too fast for him to see. He immediately decided to run and turned away to hide in the forest.
"Hundred blue wave cuts".
pssccchhhhhh
The leader who couldn't understand what happened coughed blood. He found that he was cut in many places and that he was losing blood. He couldn't even understand what happened as he didn't see her attacking him at all.
Lyssia appeared again behind him 10 m away as she was gasping for air. She's completely down and almost emptied out of mana. She needs to rest so she can gather mana again.
"Ahhh, ahhh. You really made me use all my power but being able to fight against an executioner from a 1st-grade guild and even injure him is already awesome enough".
Alex who saw how the battle ended started walking towards her. He then patted on Lyssia shoulder and said to her, "You have done well. To be able to take down one of the executioners of a 1st-grade guild is very amazing. I heard that each guild has a limited number of these people and only after bloody tests, do they become ones. He must also be one of the oldest executioners ever. Well, we will now more from him after this".
The leader who was very injured started trying to get up so he can escape but he couldn't find any strength to move at all. Finally, he was able to turn as he's facing the sky now.
He then found that he's losing too much blood and if this continued then he will die. He started looking at Lyssia and Alex who's smiling as they looked at him struggling.
He dropped all his haughty manners and started thinking about negotiating with them. Finally, he started talking.
"Please, help me. I can't move but I have a spatial pouch and it has many healing potions and pills. Of you give me these potions and pills, I can tell you all the information about guilds and the nameless Titans that came here".
Alex: "hmmmmm, really? I could swear that there is a special spell that kills anybody who gives information about the black market".
"No, you're wrong. That spell is only for lower members and as you rise in ranks, the member gains more freedom, and the conditions become lesser. Just save me and I will tell you everything you want".
Lyssia: "Ohhhh. Then that's very convenient. I accept the deal. The moment you answer all our questions, we will save you".
"Wait....if I...."
Alex: "First question. Looking at how you're here, I bet the black market alliance must have sent some nameless Titans so tell me, is there a nameless titan on this island?".
The leader gritted his teeth as he refused to answer because if they don't give him healing potions, they might kill him after taking all the answers they needed. Unfortunately, the pain continued to get bigger and they didn't even to do anything as he was dying by blood loss.
At the end he yielded and started speaking, "Fine, I will tell you this but you will heal me after this".
Alex nodes and said, "Deal".
"I'm one of the excutioners working under one of the nameless Titans and he's also here. I was separated from him when we went through the portal in the alter".
Lyssia: "So there's only one nameless titan?"
The man looked at her and then didn't say anything for few seconds. Just when Alex was about to ask him again, the man opened his mouth, "No, there are three. Three nameless Titans are present one of them is someone from the single digits".
Alex: "...Sigh, this will be a big problem".
Lyssia: "SHIT!".
three nameless Titans! three of the leaders who govern the whole black alliance are here. What are they going to do and how are they going to go against them.
Next chapter: "End of the first trial".
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