I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"Anno, I'm sorry!"

Just as everyone was preparing to attack the demon count in front, Meng Xin emerged from the darkness, looking at Anno with an apologetic expression.

She was apologizing for her previous unauthorized attack on Count Wilhelm.

Seeing Phoebe being abused reminded Meng Xin of the days when she was first kidnapped by goblins.

Meng Xin and Wang Zixuan are lucky.

They were saved by Anno.

Meng Xin knew that Phoebe must have really hoped someone would come to save her at that moment.

She understood that feeling.

Anno shook his head after hearing this.

"There's no need to apologize. As long as that automatic protective barrier exists, our first attack will not succeed no matter what. On the contrary, as time goes by, we might be discovered by the guards."

Although Meng Xin's actions were inappropriate, they did not have a significant impact on the outcome.

Holding the wand in her hand, Anno looked at Count Waver, the demon surrounded by soldiers, and led her men to charge forward.

The demon Earl Waver was surrounded by dozens of people, struck by various spells, and shot with several arrows.

However, the demon's skin has strong defensive capabilities.

Even weak second-tier spells cannot harm it.

The arrows only penetrated one or two centimeters before losing their power.

To Count Werner at this point, these attacks were like tickling.

However, the continuous attacks angered it.

"You damned scum, how dare you betray me! I will tear you to pieces!"

Although Count Werner has become a demon, he still retains remnants of his former consciousness.

It roared and charged towards the crowd.

The right arm raised and then fell, and a terrified head flew up.

"Be careful, this demon is level 20!"

Augustine, who had blocked most of Count Waver's firepower, roared at the crowd, "Go call for backup! Call for backup!"

Even at his peak, Augustine might not be a match for the demon before him.

Not to mention that he was previously injured by Anno's summoned creatures.

He was now almost unable to withstand Count Wesley's attacks.

Although the number of guards and mercenaries who gathered around numbered in the hundreds, they were mostly second-tier professionals.

There are only a handful of people at the third tier, and their level does not exceed 18.

With them, we simply can't win.

Whoosh!

A fireball streaked through the air in a straight line and struck the demon Count Wesley, who was attacking Augustine.

The fireball exploded instantly upon impact, and the rising flames made even the demon Earl Waver shake his head.

"【Fireball】? Isn't this a Tier 1 skill? But its power feels like a Tier 2 skill!"

Seeing this, Augustine couldn't help but turn around to find out who had launched the attack.

Then he saw the same group of people rush up.

Count Wei cried out in pain as he was blasted by the enhanced version of the [Fireball] spell thrown by Geng Qingxue, and then glared angrily in the direction where Geng Qingxue was.

"You rats are asking for it!"

Count Wei raised his right hand, and his two-meter-tall, obese body trembled as he charged toward the crowd.

"Don't try to tough it out!"

Anno, who was running at the back of the group, cast a magic shield on Xue Feibai, Lu Zhishang and Hansen, who were rushing ahead.

Hansen was only level 15 at this point, and he knew how to dodge Count Weir's attacks without Anno having to tell him.

While dodging the attacks, Lu Zhishang and Xue Feibai launched a counterattack against Count Wei from the left and right.

"[Sweep]!"

Xue Feibai's longsword flashed through the air, leaving a white mark on Count Wei's belly.

"[Heavy Strike]!"

Lu Zhishang abandoned his attack on the layer of fat on the abdomen and instead jumped into the air to smash Earl Wei's head with an iron rod.

when!

Count Wei raised his right hand to block the iron bar, and with a sudden burst of force, sent Lu Zhishang flying.

"Such immense power!"

Seeing Lu Zhishang fly out, Xue Feibai immediately joined forces with Hansen to launch a rapid attack.

The two hunters, Mark and Wang Zixuan, circled around Count Wei from about ten meters away, occasionally shooting an arrow at Count Wei's vital eye.

Although they were all dodged, they successfully restrained Count Weir.

"【Poisonous mushrooms】!"

Anno, who was standing at the back with Geng Qingxue, used his summoner skill on Count Wei before the monsters could rush forward after sacrificing the souls of the five remaining third-tier magical beasts.

Under Anno's watchful gaze, a small mushroom soon grew on Count Wey's abdomen, and it continued to grow larger.

Moreover, the number of mushrooms is increasing rapidly.

However, Count Webber's health points only decrease by fifty points per second.

But the level 20 Demon Count Waver has a whopping 10 HP!

Even a level 20 knight like Augustine only has 3.

The difference is more than three times!

"The demon race's physique is just too strong!"

Seeing this, Anuo couldn't help but complain.

The second-tier [Poisonous Fungus] still had some effect against the third-tier peak Demon Count Wei.

At this rate of bleeding, Count Werner could stand still for more than half an hour!

"roar!"

Count Wei also felt the little thing growing on his body using his blood and energy as nourishment, and the magic runes on his body flashed.

Then Anno discovered that the mushrooms were absorbing blood at a rate that was more than half slower!

"As expected, they're not easy to deal with. The magic runes can even affect [poisonous fungi]!"

Anno sighed.

This is our first encounter with the demon race, and much of the information will need to be gathered during the battle.

The demon transformed from Count Waver is relatively weaker.

They're just a bit difficult to kill.

Anno had everyone attack together so that they could gain more experience in dealing with demons.

Otherwise, when facing a real level 20 demon, Anno would have simply had his summoned creatures block the way and wouldn't have let anyone else rush in.

Count Devil is a great practice target!

Xue Feibai barely managed to dodge Count Wei's attack by relying on his speed.

However, Hansen's reaction was a bit slower.

The hand chop came down, but was blocked by the shield that Anno had given Hansen.

But when Count Webber exerted force, the barrier shattered.

"Be careful!"

Lu Yan, holding a shield, rushed over from the side and used [Shield of Glory] to barely block Count Wei's attack, which had already had some of its power neutralized by the barrier.

However, Count Wei's second strike knocked Lu Yan's shield out of his hand, and he himself was slammed to the ground.

Hansen was also kicked away by Count Weirdo, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air.

"You annoying rat, die!"

Count Wei stepped on Lü Yan, who was lying on the ground.

At the critical moment, Geng Qingxue released two pillars of flame, shooting them toward Earl Wei's head and forcing him to retreat and dodge.

Anno summoned five level 17 magical beasts that charged forward.

The silverback ape, which was nearly 2.5 meters tall, took the lead and pounced on Earl Webber.

The other four monsters were also looking for an opportunity to tear at Count Waver's body.

"How are you?"

Wang Zixuan took the opportunity to run to Lü Yan's side and help her up.

"Cough, it's nothing!"

Lü Yan waved her hand, indicating that it would not affect the operation.

"Let my monsters wear me down for a while!"

Anno shouted to the crowd scattered around him.

Xue Feibai and Lu Zhishang's combat power is no weaker than that of a level 17 summon.

When the two of them unleash their full power, they can easily handle three to five level 17 magical beasts.

However, summoned creatures can be consumed, but Xue Feibai and the other two cannot die.

boom!

Count Wei pushed the silverback ape off him and began slashing around with his right hand.

Its tough skin had been torn in several places by the ferocious monsters that had surrounded it.

Dark, fresh blood kept flowing out.

"It works!"

Augustine, who was watching from the sidelines, was delighted to see this.

Although it is unknown what methods these people used, Count Wei is already injured.

The soldiers who had been somewhat routed by the attack turned back to attack Count Wei when they saw this.

However, Anno remained uneasy.

Because Count Wei's health is still quite good, he has only lost a few thousand drops of health so far.

The wounds on its body are minor to it.

As expected, the level 15 soldiers who rushed forward were no match for Count Webber.

Several people died instantly.

It was only then that everyone realized that Count Weir had been overwhelmed not because he had become weaker, but because Anno and the others were too strong.