I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"Was that white light caused by Anno's explosion?"

Xue Feibai, who was waiting outside, frowned when he saw the explosion coming from the castle.

"With such a commotion, it seems something's wrong. Let's go in and provide backup."

The guards at the castle gate had all gone inside to provide support, so there was no one there, and the group entered easily.

They dealt with the soldiers injured by the [King's Power] and arrived at Count Waver's bedroom on the second floor.

Wrapped in a thin sheet, Phoebe saw Xue Feibai and the others and knew they were with Anuo. She pointed to the secret passage in the wall and said, "They went in!"

Although Xue Feibai found it strange that Phoebe was also there, he couldn't care less about her at the moment.

He looked at the marks on the wall from the skill attacks, and Chong Luzhishang and Lü Yan nodded.

Lü Yan raised his shield and charged in first.

Lu Zhishang followed closely behind.

The others followed the two into the secret passage.

After walking only a dozen steps, everyone saw Meng Xin and Wang Zixuan hurriedly retreating.

Then Anno's body was also sent flying out of it.

Before anyone could ask, a bloated, dark monster with the face of Count Wei walked up the stairs.

"Run out of here!"

After getting up, Anno immediately shouted at the people behind him.

......

After violently breaking through the secret passage, Anno immediately rushed in to track Count Weir.

After climbing hundreds of spiral steps, Anno arrived at an open space.

This place looks like Count Werner's private treasure room.

The luminous pearl on the wall fully illuminated the treasure room, clearly displaying everything inside to Anno's eyes.

Several display shelves were placed in the space of more than 50 square meters.

There were longswords inlaid with gems, high-class armor sets, and chests filled with gold coins and gems.

At this moment, Count Werner was in the very center.

Sweating profusely, he took a ring from the central stone slab and put it on his hand.

Anno's attention was immediately drawn to the ring.

The entire piece resembles forged bones, with a small skull carved in the center, giving it an evil feel.

The moment Count Werner put on the ring, his hand trembled slightly.

Anno then noticed that the eye socket of the skull ring was glowing with a strange red light.

"Hehehe, someone actually dared to assassinate me!"

After putting on the ring, the fear on Count Werner's face vanished, replaced by boundless rage.

"No matter who you are, you will pay the price!"

Wang Zixuan raised her hand and shot an arrow at Count Wei.

However, the barrier on the latter has not yet been removed, and the arrows are blocked by the barrier.

"What is that?"

Seeing that her attack was ineffective, Wang Zixuan turned her attention to the skull ring in Count Wei's hand.

As the red light around the skull ring's eye socket grew brighter, Anno and the other two could clearly feel the atmosphere in the treasure room becoming somewhat chilly.

"Go to hell!"

Count Weir revealed a sickly smile and reached out to aim the skull at Anno and the other two.

"Get out of the way!"

Anno pushed the two women away, and then he was locked onto by the skull.

At that moment, he found himself unable to move!

The whole body seemed to be trapped in the space it was in, and even the fingers could not bend.

Fortunately, his consciousness was not imprisoned.

With a thought, summoning materials for more than a dozen magical beasts appeared in the air.

After the sacrifice, various magical beasts suddenly appeared in the underground treasure room and pounced on Count Wei across from them.

During this time, Anno also cast two layers of [magic shield] on himself!

In other words, skills learned through [Spirit Offering] can be used without a staff.

Otherwise, Anno wouldn't even be able to cast his shield.

The moment the second shield appeared, two beams of red light shot out from the skull's eye sockets, heading straight for Anno.

The crimson light, carrying an aura of destruction, rushed towards Anno.

Anno immediately realized that he could not withstand this attack.

as predicted.

The monsters that pounced on the red light were pierced and annihilated the instant they came into contact with it.

Even Anno's shield was shattered as easily as paper.

Time seemed to slow down as Anno watched helplessly as two red beams shot towards him.

"I didn't expect this old man to have such a powerful trump card. I was careless!"

In the final moments, such a thought flashed through Anno's mind.

The Skull Ring's attack is definitely at the fourth or even fifth tier.

Anno had absolutely no means of resisting.

Just as the red light shattered Anno's magic shield and rushed towards Anno's chest.

A chair carved with various legendary species and inlaid with various rare gems appeared in front of Anno.

The red light struck the seat, but apart from making it shake slightly, it didn't leave even a scratch.

Subsequently, the miniature throne disappeared.

He spoke very slowly.

But in reality, it all happened in the blink of an eye.

Anno was imprisoned, summoned a beast, and used it to shield himself.

When Count Weir raised the skull ring and shot a red light at Anno, the Divine Throne helped Anno block the attack.

It all happened in the blink of an eye.

Meng Xin and Wang Zixuan, who were pushed aside by Anuo, didn't even see the seats appear.

All he saw was a dark figure suddenly appear in front of Anno.

It disappeared in the blink of an eye.

It was like an illusion!

Anno was unharmed, but for some reason, after the skull ring launched its attack, Count Weir's face turned completely pale, like a corpse.

He stared at Anno, who had regained her freedom, his pale lips trembling.

"Not dead? How is that possible? How could he not be dead?"

"Philomena!"

Anno touched his chest, and after confirming that he was indeed still alive, he called out Philomena's name in his heart.

Others might think it was an illusion, but Anno clearly saw that what was blocking the red light was a miniature version of the throne.

This must have been thanks to Philomena!

"My aura is on the throne. Just now, in order to save you, my aura leaked out."

Although it was only for a moment, it's possible that someone noticed me.

For your safety and mine, I will go into a deep sleep for a while.

This way, you won't be targeted by other gods.

"Let's lay low for now. I'll wake up again after you reach the fourth tier!"

A voice appeared in Anno's mind, and then Philomena fell silent.

Anno frowned upon hearing Philomena's instructions.

"This is not a place to linger!"

Anno immediately commanded the surviving magical beasts to attack Count Wei.

Count Werner's barrier was very solid.

They withstood the combined attack from Anno and the monster for half a minute.

But the ring on Count Werner's hand had developed cracks.

"Damn it, why hasn't anyone come to save me yet!" When Count Wei saw the crack in the ring, his already pale face turned even whiter.

He was negotiating with Anno, who was attacking the barrier, as he removed the skull ring from his other finger.

"Hey, whoever sent you, I'll give you double...no, triple...no, ten times the price. Spare my life, and I can give you more gold coins than you could spend in several lifetimes! Just let me go!"

But Anno showed no intention of stopping his attack.

After all, he had almost died at the hands of the other party just now.

As the crack in the ring grew larger, Count Werner was so anxious that tears streamed down his face.

At the same time, he had not yet taken off the skull ring on his hand.

And my fingers were getting increasingly painful, accompanied by a strong feeling of weakness.

"I am a count of the kingdom, and I will conquer the southern territory in the next couple of days. I want to enjoy even more of life's pleasures!"

Count Wei's obese body collapsed to the ground, his consciousness fading. His initial pleas for mercy turned into vicious curses, his voice like that of a vengeful spirit from hell.

"You damned wretch, I begged you to spare my life, and you wouldn't even do it! Damn it, I'm going to rip your guts out, wrap them around your neck, strangle you, then chop them up and feed them to the dogs!"

Anno, who was attacking the barrier, suddenly slowed down his movements and his expression became serious.

He wasn't frightened by Count Wei's words, but by Count Wei's current change.

The skull ring that Count Werner couldn't remove from his hand was constantly emitting black mist.

After the fog was absorbed by Count Weir, his body began to change in the direction of a monster.