I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

The zombie army that was charging at the city gate was pushed back outside the gate by Anno and the bronze-level adventurers.

The mercenaries and soldiers behind them also caught up, helping Anno and the others to reinforce the defenses.

When it was discovered that the flying units among the zombies had started dropping zombies into the city again.

Anno climbed the city wall and set his sights on the flying units.

Because of the excessively high drop height, the airborne zombies would be severely damaged upon landing.

Therefore, flying units will reduce their altitude after flying over the city wall.

Anno seized the opportunity to attack the opponent with [Dark Orb], and had his second-tier magic summons attack flying units.

Most of these flight units are Tier 1.

Second-tier undead giant eagles and the like are few in number.

Anno only found a dozen or so.

During the harpy's suicide attack, a second-tier giant harpy beast, over two meters tall with a wingspan of six or seven meters, had its wings damaged and fell from the sky.

Once on the ground, the giant eagle was quickly killed by several third-tier summons that Anno had specially summoned.

"It's a bit weak, but at least it's a second-tier flying summon!"

Anno took the heart from Xue Feibai and summoned the second-tier giant eagle beast.

Although it could not break through the rank restriction, the giant eagle beast, as a summon, had reached level 15.

At its peak second tier, it was already the absolute overlord of the surrounding flying units.

After Anno launched it into the sky, zombie flying units with torn wings would occasionally fall from the air.

In the end, Anno freed up a few more slots and selected five Tier 2 flying units as the aerial squadron of summoned creatures.

Besides the giant eagle beast, there are also second-tier harpies, griffins, giant killer bees, and firebirds.

With them around, the zombie army's air units were quickly wiped out, and they lost their ability to drop supplies.

Conversely, Anno can occasionally airdrop low-health Tier 2 summons into areas where zombies gather.

Despite the number of zombies reaching tens of thousands.

But given enough time, it's not impossible to kill them all.

However, all of this depends on one premise.

That means the inner demon of the curse will eventually be eliminated.

Otherwise, the current victory is only temporary.

As for Sylvia.

Anno glanced over there and saw that she had already dealt with Asa.

She was greatly exhausted, and her magic was almost depleted.

He is currently recovering while hiding behind the zombie army.

"Very good!"

Anno jumped off the city wall with an excited expression on his face.

Just as it was about to crash into the horde of zombies below.

The summoned griffin flew past.

They caught Anno as he landed and flew towards Sylvia's direction.

Anno had already seen it; an orange light was flashing on Asar's corpse!

This is the soul of a fourth-tier zombie.

After picking it up, and getting the sacrificial materials, you can summon it directly after breaking through to the fourth tier.

Beautiful!

When Anno flew to the 300-meter range where the soul was automatically picked up.

Asa's zombie soul rose into the air and merged into Anno's body.

Seeing Sylvia hiding in the grass below, Anno steered his griffin over.

Sylvia heard the sound of wind above and looked up to see a zombie griffin swooping down.

She frowned, thinking she had been discovered.

As the location changed, the top of the wand also emitted a white light.

Just as Sylvia was about to unleash the [Holy Light Bullet],

The griffin, which was swooping down, suddenly turned and climbed upwards.

At the same time, a familiar voice rang out in the air.

"Lady Sylvia, we're on the same side, don't lay a hand on us!"

Seeing Sylvia put away her wand, Anno, who was in mid-air, wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Luckily, he has good eyesight.

I could see Sylvia preparing her magic from a distance.

Otherwise, if you charge straight down, you might not die at the hands of the zombie army, but instead be killed by your own people using holy light.

After landing safely, Anno smiled at Silvia.

However, under the shimmering white light of the crystal at the top of the staff.

Anno stood beside the griffin with its rotting head.

The smiling face looked somewhat sinister and terrifying.

"Is this also one of your summoned creatures?"

Seeing the doubt in Sylvia's tone, Anno quickly explained, "It wasn't before, but it is now!"

Sylvia pursed her lips and stared at Anno for a long while.

It was as if they were trying to find some inhuman characteristic in him.

Anno felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze, and gave an awkward but polite smile, saying, "I'm here to take you back. Please ride the griffin back to the city first."

Sylvia frowned instinctively when she saw the rotting griffin.

Riding the zombie griffin gave Sylvia a feeling of being corrupted.

But she doesn't have the ability to fly right now.

The mana potions I was carrying were all used up in the battle just now.

Without her magic, she is now unable to traverse the zombie army.

Either slowly recover your magic power here and then rush back.

The only option is to ride a zombie back.

Ultimately, in order to return and ensure Tester's safety.

Sylvia could only suppress her intense discomfort and step onto the griffin's back.

As she flew into the air clutching the griffin's feathers, only one thought echoed in Sylvia's mind.

"These shoes are ruined, and these gloves are ruined too! Holy Light, please forgive me!"

After seeing Sylvia off, Anno immediately ran to Asa's body and dug out the undead heart.

Hehehe!

Anno grinned wickedly as he stored the fourth-tier heart into his spatial ring.

"Two sixth-tier powerhouses should have no major problems dealing with a sixth-tier cursed inner demon."

I have also completed my Silver-level mission.

Next, all that's needed is to complete another Silver-tier quest: [The Great Battle of Val'kam].

While we're at it, let's find a way to level up the adventurers.

Anno summoned a second-tier harpy, hooked it onto its claws, and flew back.

There are still tens of thousands of zombies attacking Val'kam.

There are more than four thousand zombies of level two or above!

If we can get rid of all the zombies.

The overall professional level in Val'kam will be raised by one level.

As the president of the Adventurers' Guild, Anno naturally prioritized taking care of the adventurers in subsequent battles.

The mercenaries, however, were thinking of fighting at the city gate to gain experience.

However, they were unable to withstand the zombie onslaught from the front lines.

Even Warwick and Linda didn't dare to lead their men forward.

They could only watch helplessly as wave after wave of adventurers took turns fighting the crippled zombies.

Such battles are neither dangerous nor detrimental, and they can hone the combat skills of adventurers.

Killing it will also increase your experience level.

Sylvia, who flew back, originally intended to help defend the city.

But then he saw the scene at the city gate, and Test and Viscount Renault sitting and chatting in the back.

She was silent.

Sylvia had previously suspected that Anno, who could control zombies, might have a questionable identity.

They might be members of the Dark Church.

But the members of the Dark Church would never help defend the city at this moment!

"Perhaps, using undead zombies to fight undead zombies is the best way."

Sylvia murmured as she watched the zombies tearing at each other.

It was originally a summoned creature of the zombies, so it could no longer be infected.

......

The battle at the city gate lasted all night.

When the first rays of sunlight illuminate the world in the morning.

Of the more than 10,000 zombies outside the city, only a few remain scattered.

The adventurers, who had already rushed dozens of meters outside the city gate, were all panting heavily.

They were holding weapons.

They stood, knelt, leaned against the city wall, or simply lay on the ground, all watching the sun gradually rise in the east.

On the city wall.

Leonard and Quinn stood beside Tester, looking down at the adventurers.

They fought the cursed inner demon for a full three hours last night before finally defeating it.

Kun was scratched on the arm during the fight.

He severed his arm at the root immediately, thus avoiding infection.

Anno, standing not far from the two, was looking at them with a resentful expression.

When the two returned, Anno was supervising the battle at the city gate and was completely unaware of what was happening.

Moreover, Tester didn't tell Anno about this.

This meant that it was several hours later before Anno discovered that the two had returned.

Anno was preparing to absorb the soul of the cursed inner demon.

However, the soul will dissipate if it exists for more than an hour.

That's a sixth-tier soul!

"How much sorrow can one have? It's like a sixth-tier soul that no one can claim! No one! Can! Claim! It!"

Tester and Viscount Renault, who had stood on the city walls all night, watched as the last level 1 zombie was killed by the mercenaries. They then announced to all the professionals below, "Gentlemen, the Great Battle of Val'kam has been a success! You have successfully protected Val'kam!"

"Oh~~~!"

Despite being exhausted, the surviving professionals still howled with all their might.

The nearby residents spread the news.

The residents of Walkam, who had spent the night in fear and trembling, erupted in cheers upon learning that the invading enemy had been completely annihilated.

After a burst of cathartic shouts, the professionals near the city wall turned their attention to a young man on the wall.

Now, it's time to reward those who have made contributions.

In this battle to defend the city, apart from Leonard, Quinn, and Sylvia, the person who deserves the most credit is this one.

The leader of the Adventurers' Guild—Anno!