I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

First day of the fourth-level preliminary round.

On stage number 99.

Asa, a level 24 warrior, was panting heavily, with large beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.

On the opposite side was a combination of knights, priests, and zebra orc warriors.

Although the three opponents were not as high level as Asa, the orc warrior Sen was very agile and strong.

The knight named Anne is also very powerful.

Most of his attacks were blocked by the opponent.

Add to that the giant wolf and the annoying priest.

During the battle, Asa became somewhat flustered!

"What bad luck. Looks like we'll have to figure something out in the revival round."

In the end, to leave the arena with dignity, Asa walked off the stage after his physical and magical energy was almost depleted.

Although being besieged seems unfair, it is actually quite reasonable.

Just because you're a higher level than others doesn't mean they can't team up.

As for being defeated, that only proves that your strength is nothing special.

"As expected of a level 24 warrior, so strong!"

Sen looked at Asa, who was unwilling to leave the field, and then turned to look at An and the female pastor who had already scattered.

Although orcs are naturally stronger than humans, Sen's level is the lowest among the four, at only level 21.

Sen was under a lot of pressure when facing Asa's attack.

He even suffered a very serious injury.

When Asa was present, the female priest would take the time to cast healing spells on Sen.

But now that Asa is off the field, the three of them are now competitors.

However, the level 22 female priest still used healing spell on Sen.

Anno's eyes narrowed instantly as he watched this scene.

Clearly, now that he's mounted, he's become the target of their combined attack.

"What a heartless woman! I just risked my life to protect you!"

Anno pretended to clutch her chest, looking heartbroken as if she had been abandoned.

In an attempt to mislead the audience and his opponents, he appeared to be in much better shape than Mori at this moment.

However, because of Sassi's presence, it was inevitable that Anno would be besieged.

"Your words about risking your life are a bit of an exaggeration!"

A dark line seemed to appear on the female pastor's forehead.

Do you really think the referee next to you is jealous?

She unleashed a holy light spell at Anno, then charged forward with her staff in hand.

Under normal circumstances, a priest only needs to heal injured members of the party from the back and attack targets with ranged holy light magic, just like a mage.

However, in special circumstances, a priest can also be considered half a front-row officer!

The sharp points on their staffs were not just for show.

"Awoo!"

Sassi, who had been beaten the hardest by Asa in the previous battle, let out a low growl, and his momentum suddenly increased.

She rushed ahead of the female pastor and then made a sharp turn.

With a cry of alarm, the female pastor was whipped off the stage by Sasser's tail and disqualified from the competition.

A pastor is a pastor after all.

Their physical abilities are still inferior to those of soldiers.

If the two are evenly matched, Sassi simply cannot dodge if she is even slightly serious.

"Hey, hey, hey, although... your mount is way too powerful!"

Sen stared wide-eyed at Anno and Sassi as they approached, taking steps backward.

Seeing that he had retreated to the edge of the ring, with Sassi only two meters away, he realized that Sassi was now backed up to the edge of the ring.

Sen suddenly stood up straight, left hand on his hip, right hand pointing at Anno standing behind Sasser, and shouted, "Anno, if you're so capable, let's have a fair one-on-one match... Ah! You little... big wolf, you ambushed me when I wasn't looking!"

Sen flew through the air in an arc, about to land on ring number 85, when the referee caught him.

"Uh!" Sen opened his eyes and looked at the referee in front of him, his face lighting up with joy.

"I haven't landed yet, I haven't lost! Respected referee, please take me to ring number 99, thank you!"

Sen hugged the referee with both hands and wrapped his legs around the referee's waist.

That way it won't touch the ground.

Referee number 85, with a gloomy face, threw Sen, who was wrapped around him, to the ground and turned back to the ring.

Upon landing, Mori seemed to have suffered a huge blow, muttering to himself, "My championship journey... is it over just like that?"

"Peak 99, first round winner, adventurer, peace be with you!"

Ignoring Mori's existential crisis, the referee in ring number 99, after seeing Mori thrown to the ground by referee number 85, immediately stood on the ring and announced to everyone that the winner was safe.

In the eyes of the fourth-tier contestants watching from the sidelines, Anno's strength was average.

However, his giant wolf mount is exceptionally strong, and its strength cannot be judged solely by its level.

「99号的安是22级骑士，坐骑21级。但两者实力相加，大概相当于23级甚至24级的实力！」

"He's a serious opponent!"

"As a knight, I'm really looking forward to fighting him!"

"Then you'll have to win first!"

In Anno's match just now, even the strongest level 24 warrior was forced to leave the field early.

This shows that simply having the greatest strength does not guarantee victory.

However, some people have expressed doubts about Anno's abilities.

"Why do I have a feeling that this person is hiding his strength? His mount is so strong, there's no reason why the knight who subdued the mount is weaker than the mount itself."

"Either he's hiding his true abilities, or he's like that Black Rose, with a powerful force behind him providing him with a mount."

"Never mind, if we encounter him in future matches, we can try to get him to leave the stage by teaming up with others."

While everyone was discussing it, four more people stepped forward after the referee called out their names.

After winning the match, Anno checked out the four players who had taken the field and found that their skills were all mediocre.

There were no particularly noticeable techniques used during the fight.

As for the competitors around the arena, none of them possessed any special skills.

A person's strength cannot be accurately estimated based solely on panel information.

"All the fourth-tier participants will be present today. Let's take this opportunity to see if there are any individuals with innate skills!"

Anno rode Sassiel and began to wander through the crowd.

The preliminary rounds for the fourth stage are in full swing.

Fourth-tier professionals have significantly higher physical strength, stamina, and magical power than lower-tier professionals.

Each match lasted significantly longer than those in lower-level matches.

Sometimes, some matches will have already progressed to the third round.

However, in some arenas, the first round of matches has not yet ended.

Every now and then, the audience could be heard gasping in amazement at the contestants' dazzling skills.

Although they often couldn't see the fighting moves between the contestants on stage.

But that didn't stop them from watching the game with great interest.

While using the "Five Visions" to observe the contestants, Anno also discovered several very capable individuals.

The human race boasts prodigies from the royal city, such as Alva Piristrley (warrior) and Anthony Carter (thief), who are mostly disciples of various high-ranking professionals.

Among them were Xue Feibai and several others from the same school.

There were also hundreds of dwarven contestants, among whom the most outstanding were the twin warrior brothers Kim Ernest and Silver Ernest—they were not assigned to the same arena.

There are also the Orcish Lion Fernal, the Fire Rhinoceros Layton, the Elf Ashe, and several unfamiliar Elfs, all of whom are very powerful.

Just as Anno finished watching Ashe's match and was about to leave...

A cloaked figure wearing a monkey-face mask came into Anno's view from not far away.

"Um?"

Anno frowned, a huge wave of emotions surging within him.

"How did someone like that end up here? And why did he suddenly develop talent when he had none before? Is it possible to acquire talent later in life?"

Anno turned around to call the guards.

The referee on the stage shouted, "Third round contestants enter from arena number 13: Level 25 Human Hunter Simp Burke, Level 23 Leopard Orc Miao, Level 22 Dwarf Musketeer Constance Hyman, and Level 23 Monkey Orc Sun!"

After the referee finished reading the list, Anno noticed that the person he had been watching walked up.