I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Dwarven Royal City!

Squads of dwarven soldiers in standard uniforms patrolled the streets incessantly.

The sounds of battle could be heard from time to time within the city.

It is daytime now.

If night falls, the hidden spirits will take the initiative to attack, and the frequency of battles will increase dramatically.

At this moment, in a temple in the center of the city, a dwarf kneels before a statue of a god and prays.

He was surrounded by a magic circle and various offerings.

All around, a large number of dwarves were kneeling on the ground, chanting incantations.

Tongm, who came from Steel Fortress, was among them.

Swish!

A beam of red light shot from the iron hammer held by the god and struck the kneeling dwarf.

Upon seeing this, the surrounding dwarves immediately shouted excitedly, "Welcome to the great god of fire and forging, Lord Hephaestus!"

As the light faded, when the dwarf, who had been bathed in divine light, opened his eyes again, his pupils had turned red.

"Let's take care of things in the city before heading to the border!"

Hephaestus's gaze seemed to pierce through the temple's architecture, landing on the wraith stirring up trouble within the royal city.

Inside a ruined well on the outermost edge of the royal city, a transparent human phantom sat cross-legged on a magic circle.

The phantom wore an equally illusory crown, and its attire resembled that of a prince.

This is none other than the Ghost King, one of the Eight Demon Generals!

No one expected that the king of the Ghost Army, who had caused the Dwarf King so much trouble, one of the Eight Demon Generals, was hiding in a dry well.

Suddenly, the Ghost King felt something sweep across his body, and his core trembled.

"That chilling aura... could it really be coming? Demon Lord, I told you I didn't want to come, but you insisted. Now look what happened, we've really provoked the big guy out!"

The Ghost King muttered to himself, but he was quick to activate the magic circle in his hand.

Swish!

The activated magic circle opened a spatial rift at the bottom of the well.

The underworld is right across from us.

boom!

A pillar of fire descended from the sky and struck the dry well directly.

The narrow opening of the well could not withstand Hephaestus's powerful magic.

The violent energy exploded underground in an instant, blowing away a large chunk of land.

The ground shook.

Flames soared into the sky.

But Hephaestus simply waved his hand, and the flames vanished with the wind, preventing too much damage to the buildings in the royal city.

"They run pretty fast!"

Hephaestus looked at the deep crater in the ground and knew that the Ghost King had retreated just before his attack landed.

However, the magic circle had already been destroyed by his attack.

"The [Godwalkers] have appeared in large numbers on the border of the dwarven kingdom, which is close to the Demon Realm. They're after the key to that thing, aren't they? Hmph, those guys are really persistent! Greed will drag them into the abyss sooner or later!"

Hephaestus's body flew into the sky, heading east.

That is the location of Sagunto.

......

Anno was still being pestered by Monissa.

Faced with this only person who showed him "goodwill," Anno temporarily regarded him as a source of information and therefore did not want to turn against him and fight.

Monissa knew perfectly well that Anno was gathering intelligence.

However, she only mentioned some unimportant information.

Improving her standing in Anno's heart is what Monissa wants to do most right now.

Then, an extremely strange scene unfolded in the forest.

Monissa and Anno walked side by side in front.

In the middle are an angry Liz and Yinmu, among others.

Further on is a group of monsters that are wary and hostile to each other.

Some are Anno's summoned creatures, and the other part are Monissa's subordinates.

After leaving the forest, Monissa looked in the direction Anno had gone and asked, "Tester, you're not going back, are you?"

"What, are you going to stop me?"

When Anno said this, he was worried that the other party might suddenly attack him.

In her view, Monissa is now acting entirely on a whim.

She wasn't even worried about the upcoming [God Hunter].

Monissa has already shared some information about the [God Hunters] with Anno.

The God Hunters are the primary threat posed by the divine race of the divine realm descending upon the earth.

In short, this is a group of powerful beings from the mortal realm who do not want to go to the realm of gods.

Yes, it's a whole group!

They are organized, have a division of labor, and are responsible for different areas.

The first appearance of the God Hunter was more than a thousand years ago, when Monissa had not yet become a god.

It is said that every [God Hunter] dreams of slaying a god!

It's not about destroying the physical body of a god, but the god's very essence!

It is hard to imagine that a mortal could kill a god.

But the first "God Hunters" did just that, which is why they were called that by the gods.

However, not just anyone can become a [God Hunter].

Ordinary creatures simply do not have the strength to fight against the gods.

However, there is a type of creature that is born to be favored by this world.

They possess powerful innate skills from birth.

Such beings are called "gifted ones" or "blessed ones".

Many of the "Guardians" who grow up have the potential to kill gods.

"I won't stop you, but after you go back, how will we be able to see each other again?"

Monissa was conflicted.

She also had a mission to complete.

It's impossible for me to go back to the dwarf city with Anno during this time.

If you encounter the [God Hunters], these guys will kill you without hesitation.

However, she felt that she did not have the ability to force the man in front of her to take him back.

If they separate like this, with only a name that might be a pseudonym, where will Monissa find the man in front of her in the future?

Hearing that Monissa was only concerned about meeting again, Anno stopped and thought for a moment, then said, "If everything is alright, you can find me in the human kingdom of Nigar."

"The Kingdom of Nigarh, what an unfamiliar country!"

Monissa bit her lip, glanced down at Anno, and then said resolutely, "Tester, I'll go there to find you. If you know I'm looking for you and then avoid me, I'll make a huge scene!"

Anno said quietly, "I hope you didn't go there with high-level strength!"

"Even if I walked over there, my high-level strength would be exposed once I made a move. I don't want to fight a human [God Hunter]!"

After thinking for a moment, Monissa took an emerald necklace off her neck and said:

"This is a high-level magical equipment that allows you to quickly restore your mana when you wear it."

Inside, there is a magical protective shield that can withstand seventh-tier attacks, which will automatically activate when danger is encountered.

This place is about to become extremely dangerous, and I hope you can leave the dwarf kingdom as soon as possible.

However, I doubt you would do that.

So, hopefully this will be helpful to you in a crucial moment.

If nothing unexpected happens, I will go to the Kingdom of Nigar within three to six months.

You must do your best to be a good host then!

Anno held the warm necklace in his hand, watching Monissa turn and leave with her subordinates, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"Sending magical equipment to the enemy? Is this something a god of the evil faction could do?"

Yinmu, standing to the side, said enviously, "If I were as handsome as the student council president, could I also live off a woman?"

"Nonsense, this was earned through hard work!"

Anno put the magic necklace into his storage ring but didn't put it on immediately.

"Yinmu, you know the information Monissa mentioned. Let's hurry back to Steel Fortress and check the situation!"

"Yes, President!"