The Forgotten Titan's Resurgence

"Ms. Mosley, I have received an urgent report!" Benny cried out as he came rushing up to Lavinia, who was in the Mayor's Mansion discussing something with Caius Grayson, the mayor of Goldspire.

She shot Benny a look and said in displeasure, "Can't you see that I'm talking to Mr. Grayson? What's so important that it can't wait until we're done?"

Benny lowered his head before saying, "I'm afraid it's something major, Ms. Mosley."

Seeing that, Caius smiled and said, "It's alright. Ms. Mosley Why don't we hear what it is? I doubt your guard would be impolite enough to interrupt us if it wasn't something serious."

Thinking he had a point, Lavinia said, "Go on."-

"Ms. Mosley, we received an urgent report saying that Reaper, the ninth-ranking hitman on the hitman tier list, has come to Goldspire."

"What?" Lavinia exclaimed. She was a little taken aback.

Caius' expression stiffened as well. As the mayor of a major city like Goldspire, he was well-informed. The Hitman Guild was a dark domain of assassins that Dasovia had attempted to vanquish countless times but failed to eradicate entirely.

Furthermore, the infamy of the Shadow Ranking had gone on for a long time. Only the top assassins from the Hitman Guild could get on the list. There were a total of 50, and to be ranked ninth meant that Reaper was certainly a top-tier hitman.

Someone like him would rarely fail when tasked with taking someone out. Why was he here in Goldspire?

Caius felt uneasy. Who was Reaper's target? Only a major figure would warrant someone like Reaper for the job. If one of Goldspire's big shots were to be assassinated, it would stir up a storm. As the mayor of Goldspire, he would be questioned and held responsible, too.

Lavinia also realized the severity of the situation. She was familiar with Reaper. He'd killed a military officer a year ago, and that officer happened to be her subordinate. In other words, she bore a deep grudge against him.

In the past year, she used her influence and resources to search for Reaper's whereabouts. She even paid good money to Cipher in exchange for their help in looking for him.

Who would've thought she'd finally get a lead today?

"Ms. Mosley, I'm worried that Reaper came to Goldspire for you. Back at the airport, the suicide operatives from Tylland tried to get you. I think it's possible that Tylland hired Reaper to kill you. To be safe, I suggest that you leave Goldspire right away and head back to Drammore."

Lavinia's expression darkened as she snapped, "Are you implying that I'm afraid of Reaper?"

Benny lowered his head, but he declared with a steadfast expression, "That's not what I meant, Ms. Mosley. I'm just worried about what might go wrong. Your safety is the most important thing. Please head back to Drammore."

“Save it!" Lavinia said with a wave of her hand. The domineering air she exuded as a war hero left Caius feeling intimidated.

"If Reaper's target is me, then all the better. It saves me the trouble of locating him. Back then, he killed one of my beloved subordinates. I can finally settle the score," Lavinia declared.

"Mr. Grayson, kindly put out a notice saying that a meet-and-greet session with me will be held at Goldspire Plaza. I want Reaper to know where I will be so that he can find me easily."

However, Caius asked doubtfully, "Are you sure that's the best thing to do, Ms. Mosley? It sounds very risky,"

“It's fine. Just do as I say. How can I deal with Tylland if I can't even handle Reaper?” Lavinia said before leaving

Caius had no choice but to make the arrangements as instructed.

15 minutes later, a massive stage was already set up at Goldspire Plaza, in front of the Mayor's Mansion, Lavinia

closed. was sitting up on stage, her eyesnoveldrama

At the same time, Caius spread the news about the meet-and-greet. It swept all across Goldspire, and countless admiring civilians came over. The place was packed.

Benny and Derek were extremely nervous. They stayed by Lavinia's side at all times, worried that Reaper would launch a sudden assassination attempt.

Caius also arranged for a huge team of police officers to hide among the crowd. As soon as Reaper showed up, their job was to take him down!

Time kept trickling on, but there was no sign of Reaper.

Lavinia had no clue that Reaper had already found his target-Gideon.