I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Anno had no idea that he had attacked the lizardman tribe with his summoned creatures in order to break through level 20.

He killed the lizardman leader in that battle, but he left hastily without disposing of the body.

The ghoul, which was only at the second tier back then, hid in the pool of water nearby, not daring to show its face.

Only after Anno left did it dare to come ashore and devour the carcass.

The talent [Ghoul] allows the user to develop a specialized kagune organ. By consuming corpses (the shorter the time since death, the better), the user can absorb power to increase their strength and quickly recover from injuries.

The limbs that the ghouls previously grew from below their shoulder blades and waists were kagune.

The kagune survives by relying on the kagune sac; it is a mutated limb and also the weapon and hunting tool of this gifted ghoul.

The kagune on the shoulder blade is called Koukaku. It is characterized by its sturdiness and thickness, providing strong defense, but this also prevents rapid movement. Using Koukaku will reduce mobility.

The kagune located in the waist area (kidney region) is called rinkaku. It has strong offensive capabilities and is good at regeneration, but lacks defense.

Just now, the ghoul easily took down a level 25 knight by switching between Kagaku and Rinkaku forms!

"Do you know me?"

Anno frowned, looked at the ghoul in front of him whose appearance was almost identical to that of a human, and shook his head.

This is a ghoul with talent!

If he had met the other person before, he certainly wouldn't have forgotten them.

It seems that the other party must have seen me somewhere before.

Anno felt a pang of regret.

Since the other party saw me but did not attack me, it means that it did not dare to attack me at that time.

In other words, it is no match for itself.

However, now that the other party's level is one level higher than mine, [Spirit Offering] cannot force a contract.

The next step is to either severely injure the opponent and control them, then form a contract with them after you reach level 25.

Either kill the opponent directly.

However, it's unclear what the effect of the opponent's talent [Ghoul] is, so capturing them alive won't be so simple.

Moreover, the opponent's tentacles on its waist are too powerful; they can even break through the knight's armor, so the summoned creatures probably can't withstand them either.

"Let's give it a try anyway!"

Anno winked at Shadow, who immediately rushed forward.

Despite the attacks from the shadows and summoned creatures, the ghoul remained calm and composed.

Use the Kagaku state to block surrounding attacks, then counterattack with Rinkaku.

After several rounds, the ghouls had a few minor wounds, while Anno's summoned creatures were hit in vital spots by the Scaled Blade, and two of them died!

This also angered Anno.

"Can't the defensive organs on the shoulders and the offensive tentacles on the waist be used simultaneously? If that's the case..."

After analyzing some information about the ghouls through the battle, Anno and Shadow simultaneously activated [Berserk] – Liz had already removed [Disguise].

Moreover, Anno has now collected more than seventy tier-four orange souls, and this time he has upgraded [Berserk]!

The fourth-tier [Berserk] ability can double the combat power of a fourth-tier summon.

Anno's current Tier 4 summons are all level 24, and there are still more than forty of them left.

Under the double [Berserk] buff, the combat power of each Tier 4 summon is comparable to that of a peak Level 25!

The ghouls were struggling against the frenzied attacks of the summoned army.

Although the magical equipment used by the shadows can block the attacks of the Scaled, other summoned creatures are basically pierced with a hole, and if a vital point is hit, they will turn into white light and disappear on the spot.

However, whenever it attacks a summoned creature with its Scales, it will be subjected to a fierce attack from the other summoned creatures.

There were even third-tier summons that acted as cannon fodder, rushing forward to deliver a self-destruct bomb to the ghouls.

Within minutes, the ghoul's condition deteriorated to its lowest point, and its movements became sluggish.

But Anno lost eight more Tier 4 summons!

"Master, it's about to die!"

Sassi looked at the ghoul covered in blood, whose right arm had been severed by the shadow, and asked happily.

On the city walls, Sasser was unable to maneuver effectively.

Faced with an opponent like a ghoul, Anno had Sassi wait by his side to make his move.

She now feels it's about time.

Anno nodded, indicating that Sassi could attack.

The latter let out an excited howl, then sprinted forward, heading straight for the heavily wounded ghoul!

The ghouls are still a bit puzzled after fighting for so long.

The monsters it killed all turned into white light and disappeared!

He was still waiting to devour the corpse to heal his injuries!

As its wounds multiplied, the ghoul turned its attention to the corpses of the soldiers it had killed earlier.

However, these third and fourth-tier corpses do not have the same restorative effect as fifth-tier corpses!

But something is better than nothing!

Whoosh!

Several scales instantly sprouted from his waist, pierced the soldier's corpse on the ground, and then he quickly pulled it back.

When the shadow's attack arrived, it immediately used Kagaku at full power.

This time, it didn't just cover the shoulders, but the entire body, forming a large sphere.

Wrap yourself up inside!

puff puff!

The ghoul rapidly devoured chunks of corpse flesh within its sturdy kagune, its small wounds and damage to its kagune healing quickly.

when!

The shadow's longsword struck the armor, leaving a white mark!

"Did they hide inside?"

Anno recalled the corpses it had pulled in with its Scales and immediately understood that the creature was recovering from its injuries.

"Damn it, is this all due to mid-tier talent? Monsters with talent are really hard to fight!"

Kakashi's defensive capabilities are extremely strong; Anno estimates that this thing is already very close to a fifth-tier magic shield.

Capturing them alive is extremely difficult!

However, Anno couldn't just stand by and watch the other person recover.

He quickly directed Sasser and Shadow, who had just run over, to attack the sphere with all their might.

Click!

Under the fierce attack of the summoned creatures, cracks appeared in the solid barrier formed by the Kagaku.

This made the ghoul inside tense up, and it frightened itself so much that it ate the pieces of flesh even faster.

As Anno watched the cracks on his armor grow larger, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

But at that moment, several attacks suddenly came from the side towards Anno.

"[Magic Shield], [Increased Resilience], [Accelerated Speed]!"

Anno reacted immediately and dodged the attack aimed at him.

"kill!"

Upon seeing this, the fifth-tier demon that had climbed up swung its greatsword and led a group of demons to charge towards Anno.

Upon seeing this, Liz, who was standing next to Anno, immediately took a vial of blood potion from her belt and swallowed it. Her body then gradually swelled up, and she landed on all fours.

"Awoo!"

In the blink of an eye, a replica of Sassi appeared in front of Anno.

boom!

Liz opened her mouth and spat out a beam of black light, which struck the center of the monster horde, instantly annihilating a group of low-level monsters.

At the same time, Shadow led a group of fourth-tier summons back to defend and fought against the hundreds of monsters that rushed over from the newly risen slope next to them.

On the other side, a level 26 Tier 5 soldier arrived with reinforcements and happened to encounter a ghoul who had dispelled its armor-piercing state, and then the two sides started fighting.

"asshole!"

Anno, trapped in the heart of the monsters, gritted his teeth and watched as several fourth-tier summons exploded in front of him, leaving the fifth-tier monsters stunned. He then sent out his last remaining magic-type summon to self-destruct!

Anno wanted to finish this quickly and deal with the ghouls later!

boom!

A deafening explosion rang out, and the ordinary fifth-tier demon was blown to pieces in the blast.

"Leave half the men to block this slope, the rest of you go and attack the ghouls!"

Anno watched as the monsters continued to rush up the slope. He summoned more than a dozen Tier 3 summons to complete the formation, and then had Liz and Ella lead half of the team to block the slope.

The others continued to attack the ghoul.

However, when Shadow and Sassi managed to find the ghoul, they discovered that he had just slaughtered another squad of soldiers, and the leading fifth-tier soldier was staring incredulously at the scales piercing his chest.

puff!

The fresh fifth-tier heart was pulled out by the Scaled Blood and then swallowed by the ghoul!

From Anno's perspective, the ghoul has recovered to 90% of its original state, and even its severed arm has grown back!

Anno couldn't help but widen his eyes and curse inwardly, "This regenerative ability is terrifying!"