I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"What?"

Adelaide, who was trampling the monsters at her feet, looked up and saw a ball of flame emanating terrifying magical energy approaching. She quickly spewed out dragon fire to resist.

But to Adelaide’s surprise, after blocking one shot, more than a dozen more came flying in!

Rumble!

Adelaide, who was just about to take off, was engulfed in exploding flames and let out a painful scream.

Anno, who was searching for mid-level monsters to kill on the battlefield, glanced back at Adelaide who had rushed out of the flames, fell to the ground and rolled around, then looked towards the rear of the monster army.

Although Adelaide was hit by a sixth-tier spell and suffered considerable injuries, she was still a dragon and wouldn't die.

"Is that the leader?"

Anno instructed Sasser to rush toward the direction from which the fireball had been launched.

With Sasser's current speed, few monsters can stop Anno.

Moreover, Anno unleashed all his summons except for the sixth-tier summons to participate in the battle. This powerful force, composed entirely of mid-tier summons, inflicted heavy casualties on the monster army.

Barker, who had severely injured Adelaide with a single move, now turned his attention to the enemy monster force on the battlefield.

"Where did this monster army come from? They're actually helping those dwarves!"

Barker's doubts deepened.

Not only were there dragons, but there were also demons that had turned against them.

Could these be the reasons for Leopold's defeat?

"Whoever you are, turn to ashes in the flames!"

Barker's two bandages, which were floating around him, formed a ring again and aimed at Anno's summoned troops.

swish swish...  

More than a dozen more powerful fireballs were fired.

These monsters aren't dragons; they have no chance of blocking this attack.

But to Barker's surprise, a black-armored knight suddenly cut in from the side and blocked the fireball.

The fireball gradually dissipated after colliding with the black-armored knight.

"Wow, this black-armored knight is no ordinary opponent!"

Barker narrowed his eyes, watching the black-armored knight charging towards him, and muttered, "Could this be the guy who killed Leopold?"

After using [Devour Rebirth] to absorb the magic, Anno immediately stored 3 points of magic power.

"What luck! A sixth-tier magic-type monster has delivered itself right to our doorstep!"

Anno has already seen Barker's message.

When Anno saw that the opponent was level 35 and had a magic power cap of 60, the smile on his face froze.

60 magic power is almost three times the magic power of a normal level 35 mage!

Anno was modified by Philomena using her divinity, and now his magic power limit is only 40.

In an instant, Anno thought of Leopold, whom he had killed.

Leopold has a health pool of one million, more than twice that of other knights of the same rank.

"Could this guy... also be a [Swift Walker]?"

Anno was a little unsure.

It couldn't understand why the "Walker" would associate with monsters and why he was always leading troops to attack dwarves.

Suddenly, Anno wanted to try to extract information from the other party.

"You are not Barker, are you?"

Barker, who was preparing to continue bombing Anno, temporarily halted his attack upon hearing Anno's question.

Do you know me?

Barker looked at Anno warily.

Seeing that things were looking promising, Anno quickly replied, "I've heard Leopold mention you."

"Did you kill Leopold?"

Barker stared at Anno for a while and thought there was a high probability that Anno had killed Leopold.

Barker didn't think Leopold would talk about him with a human.

Since Anno knew Leopold, it means the two had already met, and the result was that Leopold died.

What puzzled him was that Anno was only level 32, and theoretically he shouldn't be a match for Leopold.

"The stronger the opponent, the more uneasy I feel!" Barker glanced at the six sixth-tier monsters protecting him and felt that Anno should not be able to get close to him in a short time.

Just as Barker was preparing to attack, a possibility suddenly occurred to him.

"Leopold will surely unleash his divinity before he dies. After the [Godwalker] unleashes his divinity, he will have a divine power boost, making him an unbeatable opponent of the same level."

But Leopold is still dead. Does this mean that the humans before us might have some means to prevent the "Godwalker" from unleashing his divinity?

Upon closer examination, it's not impossible. Creatures in the terrestrial realm are protected by laws, giving them a chance to possess various wondrous talents.

It's perfectly normal for a few monsters to emerge from this group of "Guardians." Wasn't that Demon King a monster among monsters?

Barker felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of the current Demon King.

How could such a creature exist in this world?

Although I don't know why he doesn't go to the realm of gods, it's better for this freak to stay in the mortal realm forever.

While Barker's assessment of Anno's intelligence was misguided, it wasn't entirely wrong.

Although he couldn't stop the Wanderer from unleashing his divinity, Anno was also a gifted individual.

"Well, although my current [Godwalker] body is stronger than Leopold's, that guy just demonstrated his ability to absorb magic in front of me, which is very disadvantageous for me. There's a possibility that I might die here!"

The more Barker thought about it, the less he wanted to continue playing.

If he wins, he will gain more prestige and may be able to recruit more followers.

However, a sixth-level fanatic can only provide one hundred points of faith power per year, while a low-level ordinary believer can provide at most a few tenths of a point of faith power per year.

If he were to die like Leopold, the hundreds of thousands of faith points consumed in creating the [Godwalker] would be enough for him, a native of the divine realm, to accumulate for decades.

"Let's try a attack first. If it really doesn't work, then we'll leave!"

Barker thought about many things, but it only took a few seconds.

Anno was still surprised that the other party had guessed in an instant that Leopold had died at his hands.

"You... are the [Guardian] of the Netherworld, aren't you? Being able to kill Leopold shows you're no ordinary person. However, meeting me means your death!"

Regardless of whether you can win or not, you have to say the tough stuff first!

"Sixth-tier magic—[Infernal Inferno]!"