Dispelling the negative thoughts.

"We are in the territory of the Leonhard Dynasty," informed Raven as she took the lead.

"Their territory?" muttered Ozul, 'No wonder there was a Rank-9 Mage in only a city.'

"What about your mission? It has been almost seven months by now," he asked. There wasn't much time left before Old Gu finally announced the start of the tournament.

"I..."

Raven hesitated to reply but before she could say anything, Blaze cut in, "We are almost done! Most of the dangerous guilds or organizations have already been infiltrated, only the average and low-level ones remain mostly."

Instead of an approving nod, Ozul only hummed in response. He wasn't particularly excited about having this task done now.

The more he found, the more he believed that his answers weren't in this small world.

But he nevertheless had Raven and Blaze infiltrate all reputable groups, no matter how big or tiny, just to make sure before he started looking for answers elsewhere.