I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

On the way to Steel Fortress, Gallagher frowned and asked, "Leopold, so many days have passed since you encountered that summoner. Could he have already escaped?"

"That's possible!"

Leopold nodded and said, "After all, Barker went once too. Any summoner who isn't stupid can guess that more people will go afterward. If Fred hadn't stopped me and insisted on gathering everyone for a meeting, I would have gone to Iron Fortress when I descended yesterday."

"snort!"

Fred, whose face was always hidden under his hood, snorted coldly.

Gallagher glanced at Leopold, a disdainful twitch at the corner of his mouth.

If Fred hadn't stopped Leopold yesterday, the latter might indeed have found that summoner.

However, once Leopold obtains Pandora's Box, he will absolutely not tell anyone else.

After a moment of silence, Fred said to Leopold, "Tell me about that summoner's characteristics!"

Leopold: "A young human, with black hair and black eyes, who stood out among a group of dwarves."

"Speed ​​up! Try to find the target before the [Godhunters] arrive!" Galakh said, then suddenly increased his flight speed.

There were thirteen [Godwalkers] who descended, including Monissa.

Currently, only Fred and two others are at the ninth rank; the rest are at the sixth rank!

After Barker's body was killed, he did not return.

Monissa is not here.

Therefore, there are still eight Tier 6 [Godwalkers] rapidly approaching the direction of Steel Fortress on the ground.

However, their speed was far inferior to that of Fred and his two companions who were flying.

......

Several hours later, the outline of Steel Fortress came into view of Fred and his two companions.

"arrive!"

A flicker of excitement and anger flashed in Leopold's eyes.

It was here that his body was slain, and thousands of his loyal followers were lost.

He wished he could tear out that summoner's soul and subject him to ten or a hundred years of torture!

But before that, he needs to get his hands on Pandora's Box.

The dwarf soldiers who were holding their posts on the city wall suddenly saw three streaks of light approaching at an extremely fast speed in the sky outside the city.

"Captain, look what's that?"

Upon hearing the teammate's reminder, one of the dwarf captains glanced at it.

At this moment, the three streaks of light had arrived above the Steel Fortress.

The dwarf captain squinted at the monster hovering in the air, initially shocked and puzzled.

Then he remembered the information Kim had given them earlier—that Steel Fortress might be attacked by a ninth-tier powerhouse.

Flying without wings = High level!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Sound the horn, prepare for battle!"

Waaaaah!

The dull blast of the horn struck like a hammer blow to the chest, causing the dwarves who were evacuating the city to freeze in place.

When someone pointed to the three monsters floating in the air, the faces of the evacuating crowd showed expressions of terror.

Some dwarves were initially reluctant to evacuate.

Because they felt that it was not easy to encounter a powerhouse of the ninth rank.

But now, it's unclear whether the three flying in the sky are ninth-order or not, but they are definitely high-order!

"So fast!"

Kim and the other two shifted their gaze from above, urging the dwarves to quickly evacuate through the tunnel or hide in nearby buildings.

Although they knew that hiding inside the building would be of no use against such a powerful enemy.

Anno, who was helping out nearby, hadn't expected these "Walkers" to arrive so quickly.

Anno recognized two of the three figures above.

Leopold and Gallagher.

But these two people implicitly regarded the third one as their leader.

"Three level nines, there's no way we can fight them!"

Anno instantly lost all desire to fight.

With my skinny arms and legs, going up there would be suicide.

"That's strange, so very strange!"

Anno, who was hiding, was filled with doubt.

Wasn't Gallagher there to "interrogate" Leopold?

He suspected that there would be a ninth-tier attack on Iron Fortress, and he suspected that Leopold would do such a thing.

But now there are three of them.

Time is still so tight.

Is it because I killed Leopold's body before that the other party came to settle scores, proving that divine power is inviolable?

At this moment, Anno had no idea that the other party was attracted by the Rubik's Cube in his hand.

Above the Steel Fortress.

Fred and Gallagher scanned the city, searching for any human presence.

Leopold, meanwhile, was searching for Adelaide.

Although he came with two other people, Leopold still wanted to get his hands on Pandora's Box first.

Sharing with others is a given, since you'll be attacked if you regret it.

But while sharing is fine, it's best to keep ownership of Pandora in your own hands.

Having acquired Pandora, Leopold's influence among the gods will increase considerably.

"Found it!"

Leopold searched the city for a while and soon spotted Adelaide.

This thing is so big that it's very conspicuous even when it's hidden among the buildings.

Whoosh!

Leopold's figure disappeared from the spot and flew towards Adelaide.

"Um?"

Upon discovering this, Fred and Gallagher's expressions changed, and they immediately followed.

"roar!"

Upon being discovered, Adelaide roared at Leopold in the air, but was quickly forced to the ground by the immense pressure, unable to move.

"No?"

Leopold launched a direct attack, blasting buildings near Adelaide into ruins.

He controlled his strength to avoid killing Anno.

However, apart from a group of ordinary dwarves being killed or injured, Anno was nowhere to be seen.

"Tell me, where is that human?"

Leopold landed in front of Adelaide and punched her in the chest, a beam of light piercing through her.

Adelaide's body flew backward, crashing into a row of houses.

Despite being nearly killed by the first blow, Adelaide struggled to raise her head, opened her mouth wide towards Leopold, and breathed out a small flame.

Seeing this, Leopold grabbed a nearby wounded dwarf by the neck and demanded, "Where are the humans who helped you before? If you don't tell me, you'll all die!"

The threatened dwarf looked at Leopold up close and his legs trembled like leaves.

His gaze swept over the wounded, wailing dwarf beside him, then turned to his wife and son, tears streaming down his face.

"I...I don't know!"

A murderous glint flashed in Leopold's eyes as he coldly asked, "What did you say?"

Faced with such a brutal monster, even if he were told where his benefactor was, would he spare his family and fellow countrymen?

Obviously not!

This is the same monster that destroyed Steel Fortress last time.

The dwarf roared at the monster before him with all his might, "I don't know!"

Click!

The dwarf's head was crushed, and blood splattered all over Leopold's face.

He then turned to the other dwarves and said, "If any of you step forward and tell me what I want to know before I dismember that dragon, I will spare all the dwarves in this city. Otherwise, this place will become a dead city!"

Leopold's voice was loud, echoing throughout the entire city.

The dwarves who heard the sound all trembled.

Meanwhile, Anno, who was hiding on the other side, bit his lip until it bled when he heard Leopold preparing to dismember Adelaide.

"Master, please don't go out!"

With tears streaming down her face, Ella grabbed Anno's arm and said, "I can feel that Adelaide feels the same way; she wants us to live!"

"Hiss~, whoosh~!"

Anno took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

Although he had never seen a ninth-tier magic user make a move, he had seen seventh-tier magic used against weapons of war.

Destroying a city like Steel Fortress shouldn't be too much of a problem for a ninth-tier player.

The duration of 【Evil King's True Eye】 can now reach thirty minutes.

Anno can hide in the Evil King's Domain to avoid attacks from the ninth rank.

If they're lucky, Leopold might be gone in thirty minutes.

The problem is that [Evil King's True Eye] can currently only pull one target into the Evil King's Domain.

Ayla, Adrad, and Sassi are not Anno's summoned creatures and cannot be taken back into the summoning space.

Liz is a forced contracted entity of [Spirit Offering] and cannot be summoned back like other summoned entities.

In other words, Anno can currently only protect one person.

"【Shadow Summoning】!"

Anno summoned his shadow, which walked out without saying a word.

He planned to use his shadow to buy time, attract the other party's attention, and then find a way to escape.

"Hey, are you looking for me?"

The shadow's voice echoed through the street.

Leopold, who was approaching Adelaide, suddenly turned around and ran in the direction from which the sound came.

Fred and Gallagher also gave chase at the same time.

"Lord Anno!"

Kim and his two companions, along with the nearby dwarves, all saw Anno surrounded by three enemies in the center of the small square.

"How could it be this person?"

Gallagher was stunned the moment he saw Anno.

Isn't this the human that Monissa captured?

Could it be that Monissa was deceived and then killed by this person after she left?

"No?"

Leopold scanned Anno's entire body but did not find Pandora's Box.

"Seriously, you're not a fake, are you?"

Leopold narrowed his eyes.

He knows that summoners have the ability to summon shadows!

"Whether it's true or false, I'm telling you, hand over Pandora's Box, and I might spare the entire city. Otherwise, all the dwarves here will die because of you!"

Shadow was startled, but pretended to be unaware, frowning as she asked, "Pandora's Box, what is that?"

Gallagher chimed in, "It's that red box you can't put into your spatial storage!"

Fred went even further, saying, "Leave it to me, I guarantee your life, the God of Contracts is my witness!"

Upon hearing this, Leopold immediately turned to Fred and roared, "Fred!!!"

The three exchanged a glance and simultaneously stepped forward to grab Anno.

Even if it's fake, they have ways to use the fake body to locate the real one.

The shadow was locked in place by the oppressive aura of the three ninth-tier [Godwalkers], rendering it completely immobile and unable to resist.

Just as Fred, the fastest of the three, was about to grab Anno first, a streak of crimson flame suddenly fell from the sky and struck Anno.

boom!

The massive explosion sent Leopold and his two companions flying.

Then a majestic voice resounded throughout Steel Fortress.

"A bunch of lowly gods, how dare you defy the rules and attack my followers without authorization? Do you intend to start a divine war?"