I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

With so many people looking for him outside, Anuo naturally didn't dare to openly tell everyone, "I'm here."

Philomena has missing memories and there is currently no information about the enemy.

For my own safety, I'll lie low for a while.

"The most urgent task now is to level up and reach the fourth tier as soon as possible."

Anno and Liz rode their magical beasts through the jungle, heading north.

The fastest way to level up is to fight high-level enemies and gain combat experience.

"Master, we're almost out of the jungle. It seems there aren't any third-tier magical beasts left!"

Liz looked at the grassland outside the jungle and said with some displeasure.

The two deliberately chose to traverse the difficult jungle in order to hunt down the monsters within.

However, the highest-level dog in this jungle is only a level 15 mongrel.

Anno said nonchalantly, "Kill them if we encounter them on the road, otherwise let it go. Once we secretly reach the capital and learn about the situation at the front, we'll go fight!"

Going to the front lines to fight the Demon King's army is the best way to level up quickly.

The prerequisite is to be alive!

"It's getting late. There's a town ahead; let's stay there for the night!"

Anno emerged from the jungle, gazing at the setting sun, and pointed to the smoke rising from the chimneys ahead.

"oh!"

Liz responded listlessly.

The town in front of us is much smaller than the town of Gruul in the southern border.

It appears to have only a little over two hundred households, with a population of no more than a thousand.

Anno recalled his magical beast of transportation ahead of time, and also stored his equipment in his ring.

At this moment, Anuo was dressed in coarse cloth clothes, with a red headscarf wrapped around her head, and carrying a package on her back.

He was no different from any other traveler.

Because of her wings and demon horns, Liz needs to continue wearing her cloak.

The town has no moat, only a fence as tall as a person to keep wild animals out.

There were two soldiers dozing off at the gate of the fence.

They sat in chairs, leaning on their iron swords, looking like they wanted to sleep but dared not.

Anno observed that the two soldiers appeared to be around forty years old and were level 10.

As the two passed by the soldier, the soldier seemed not to notice Anno and his companion, and did not move at all.

"Dark circles under your eyes, haven't you been getting enough rest?"

Anno noticed the soldiers' dark circles under their eyes and guessed why they were dozing off.

As Anno entered the town, he noticed that there were very few pedestrians on the road, and they seemed rather unusual.

Their appearance is similar to that of the villagers in the Eastern Territory.

He wore a patched-up, coarse cloth shirt and always looked tired.

His complexion was sallow, and he looked malnourished.

It's obvious at a glance that he was oppressed by the aristocracy.

Compared to them, the people of the Southern Territory looked much better.

However, Anno discovered something rather strange.

Everyone passing by had dark circles under their eyes!

Their eyes were bloodshot, and they looked dazed, as if they hadn't slept for days.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

Anno stood in front of a young man who was walking towards them.

"What are you going to do?"

The young man was blocked and paused for a moment. When he saw that Anno was a stranger, he immediately became wary.

"I'm a traveler passing through; you can call me Ann. It's getting dark soon, so I'd like to stay overnight in town."

After Anno finished introducing herself, the other person's expression softened considerably.

He said his name was Rasu and pointed Anno in the direction of the hotel.

"Keep walking forward, and you'll find the only hotel in Greydream Town. You can get something to eat there."

As for staying here.

My advice is to finish your food and leave as soon as possible; Greydream Town isn't suitable for staying overnight!

Anno raised an eyebrow and asked, "What do you mean?"

Upon hearing the question, Rasu looked alarmed and said, "Because this village is cursed!"

Then Rasu and Anno talked about the strange things that had been happening in Greydream Town recently.

Greydream Town has a population of just over a thousand and is one of the territories of Viscount Mondstadt in the Westerlands.

This period is already harvest season, and the crops will be ready for harvest in just over ten days.

The people in the town were originally very happy.

But a week ago, the town was suddenly cursed.

That night, as some people fell asleep, they heard murmurs in their ears and then entered a strange dream.

The first people to hear this sound were elderly people in the town.

According to them, it was like the whispers of the devil echoing in their minds.

Immersed in a dream world, surrounded by all sorts of terrifying ghosts and monsters.

The monsters kept tearing at their bodies, the pain penetrating to the bone.

It doesn't feel like a dream at all.

But he couldn't wake up.

They finally escaped the dream when dawn broke.

But he was pale and listless.

The dark circles under his eyes made it look like he hadn't slept all night.

If someone is like this, it might be because there's something wrong with their body.

But when a group of people did this, the people in the town became somewhat afraid.

In the days that followed, more and more townspeople heard the babbling.

Today, almost one-third of people have experienced bizarre dreams.

Moreover, someone died the day before yesterday.

Some people still hadn't woken up after daybreak.

When the family found the body, it was already cold.

As soon as the news spread, the people in the town panicked.

Many people believe the town is cursed!

When the town mayor was killed, he had already taken the money raised by everyone to the town where the viscount lived to find mercenaries to help.

I'll probably be back tonight.

"I was pulled into a dream the day before yesterday, and it was absolutely terrifying—it was like hell!"

As Rasu spoke, there was still a hint of fear in his eyes. "So, many people in the town are forcing themselves to stay awake."

I dare not sleep, for fear of being cursed and dying in my dreams!

Although the mayor will be back tonight, you should leave as soon as you finish eating.

It would be incredibly unlucky to lose my life due to the curse.

As soon as he finished speaking, Rasu shook his head with a wry smile and said, "It's getting dark soon, and it's not safe to go out in the wild with wild animals and magical beasts. Sigh, you guys are really unlucky!"

"I'm going to go now; I just bought some amulets for my family."

Rasu yawned as he said goodbye to Anno.

Watching Rasu's departing figure and the townspeople hurrying along the streets, Anno's expression turned somewhat solemn.

We traveled for three days, passing through quite a few villages and towns.

But this was the first time I'd encountered a situation like this in Greydream Town.

Liz walked to Anno's side and whispered, "The ability to pull sleeping people into dreams... how is that so similar to my race?"

Anno looked at Liss with a puzzled expression and asked, "Your race can do this?"

"It's possible, but you'll need fourth-tier strength!"

"So, there's a fourth-tier succubus in this town?"

Anno's heart skipped a beat.

"To be precise, it was a nightmare!"

Liz explained, "In our race, the women are succubi, and the men are nightmares!"

The dreams created by succubi are similar to erotic dreams.

We can absorb other people's vital energy in dreams to enhance our strength!

But the dreams created by nightmares are themed around fear.

The situation in this town is very likely due to encountering a fourth-tier nightmare!

As Anno and Liz were discussing, Rasu, who had just left, ran back with a group of people.

Compared to before, Rasu's face was filled with joy.

Anno glanced at the people around Rasu and realized why Rasu was happy.

These people are all second-tier professionals; judging from their attire, they are mercenaries hired by the town mayor.

"An, the mayor is back with the mercenaries. Maybe the curse on the town can be broken tonight!"

When Rasu saw Ann, he shouted excitedly.

Upon hearing this, the people around Rasu glanced at Anno, but lost interest after realizing he was just an ordinary traveler.

When Anno saw Rasu approaching, he managed a weak smile.

If it really is a fourth-tier nightmare, then these second-tier mercenaries are utterly useless!