I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"Free?"

The girls stared at Anuo for a while, their eyes suddenly lighting up.

They have been living a life of humiliation ever since they were imprisoned by the goblins.

At first, they did consider rebelling.

But they were facing ferocious goblins!

There were originally four women imprisoned here. Apart from the woman with yellow hair who was brought here yesterday, the other three were amnesiacs who were teleported here with Anno.

One of the women was shot in the chest—the same woman who was shot when Anno climbed over the wall.

Goblins don't heal, and the woman died soon after.

And the goblins devoured the women's corpses right in front of the women!

That terrifying scene was deeply etched in their minds.

They had been enduring severe mental torment all day!

When the battle broke out, all the women huddled together, their eyes tightly shut, unable to bear watching the bloody scene.

They never expected that this battle would be a war waged by humans against goblins.

And it was to save them!

The moment the young man told them about their freedom, the women couldn't stop their tears from flowing.

Anno saw the girls crying and wanted to comfort them, but the summon that had attracted the short-axe goblin had already been caught and killed.

The short-axe goblin is now heading back.

Every second wasted here increases the danger!

"Everyone, the goblin leader is on its way back, and I am no match for it!"

Anno said to everyone with a serious expression, "I know you are grieving, but now is not the time to grieve. We need to escape immediately!"

The girls had been staying in the church, so they naturally knew how powerful the goblin leader Anno had mentioned was.

Hearing that it was rushing back, the girls forgot their grief, wiped away their tears, covered themselves with their torn clothes, and got up to follow behind Anno.

Before leaving the church, Anno looted all the valuables inside.

The claws and left ear of the goblin corpse on the ground were also cut off and put into the backpack for later use.

While escaping, Anno also summoned goblins to spread out and keep watch around the area.

Anno prevented the girls from coming into contact with the summoned goblins.

The matter of summoning monsters was inexplicable, and Anno didn't want to complicate things further.

Things that should be kept secret should still be kept secret.

Even if they noticed the previous battle and the fact that Anno had several goblins helping him, they wouldn't have guessed that Anno could summon goblins.

If they ask, Anno can easily make up an excuse to brush it off.

Half a minute after Anno and his men left, the short-axe goblin emerged from one direction of the forest.

Seeing that only a few corpses remained in the church and that all the captured human women had run away, the short-axe goblin roared angrily.

Just then, a small goblin emerged from the bushes not far from the church.

It pointed in the direction Anno had left, gesturing wildly and saying something.

After hearing this, the short-axe goblin chopped the goblin in front of him to death with a single axe blow.

Only after seeing that the corpse on the ground had not disappeared did it pick up its axe and chase after Anno in the direction he had left.

The four women have only drunk some water these past few days and haven't eaten anything—the goblins did give them food, but it was human flesh!

Their bodies were extremely weak, and they could not walk fast at all in the forest.

Anno was anxious.

What used to be a ten-minute run now takes half an hour at our current pace!

But he also knew that the women had already done their best.

Two minutes later, a summoned goblin that was bringing up the rear spotted the short axe goblin chasing after them and quickly caught up with it.

Anno didn't expect that the other party would actually catch up with them.

A level 5 summoned goblin is no match for a short-axe goblin.

It only lasted ten seconds before the summoned goblin was killed!

Seeing the four women, pale-faced and panting, Anuo gritted her teeth, pointed to the markings on the tree next to her, and said, "Pay attention to the markings on the tree. Follow the markings, and you'll be able to get out of the forest soon."

Once you leave the forest, head in the direction the sun sets; there's a small town there!

Once you reach town, you'll be safe!

The girls were unaware that the short-axe goblin had caught up with them and thought Anno was trying to abandon them.

"Please, don't abandon me!"

The woman with golden hair grabbed Anno's arm, pleading, "My lord, my town was attacked by monsters, and many people died. I barely escaped, but then I was captured by goblins."

Sir, please don't leave me!

I don't want to be caught by goblins again!

The other three women were captured by goblins after arriving in this other world.

Even now, those of them who have lost their memory still don't understand what happened.

Anno woke up in the same place as them, and after risking his life to rescue them, the three women became extremely dependent on him.

When Anno told them to walk the rest of the way on their own, they felt abandoned once again.

However, before they could speak, Anno explained the reason.

"The goblin leader is catching up; I have to lure it away!"

"What?" The four women were all startled, and then their faces were filled with worry.

They remembered that Anno had said before that he was no match for the goblin leader.

"We can run a little faster...maybe it will chase the wrong direction..." a black-haired woman said weakly.

"No, it's catching up fast!" Anno turned and left before she could finish speaking.

Let's not even talk about whether they can increase their speed.

Even if they could, the short-axe goblin could easily catch up.

"You don't need to wait for me to remember. When you get to Gruul Town, go to the Moonlight Tavern and find Lü Yan. She's one of our companions!"

This was said to the three dark-haired women.

The three women exchanged a glance and understood what Anno meant.

They watched Anuo's departing figure, biting their lips, silently praying for him: "Please come back!"

After the four women left, Anno summoned two more goblins.

Looking at the spot where people had fallen on the grass, Anno gave a bitter smile.

"Is that how you caught up? You need to be more careful in the future!"

The inexperienced Anno forgot to cover his tracks.

The short-axe goblin tracked them down based on the tracks left by Anno and his companions on the grassland.

Not long after they waited in place, Anno and the summoned goblins, who were hiding elsewhere, sensed the movement of the short-axe goblins.

"That's really fast!"

Anno saw the short-axe goblin appear in his field of vision and was glad that he hadn't taken any chances.

If he didn't stay behind to cover their retreat, he wouldn't be able to protect those women in the battle once the short-axe goblins caught up!

Now that he has stopped in advance to arrange the battlefield, he still has room to maneuver.

On the thick branches of a large tree, a summoning goblin holds a bow, its arrow aimed at a short-axe goblin moving swiftly below.