I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"This can't go on."

Anno's face darkened as he looked at the dwarf soldiers still retreating down the street.

At this rate, these dwarf soldiers will soon be blocked from retreating.

Facing a seventh-tier dragon scorpion, let alone the retreating dwarves, even Anno might not be able to escape.

Just as Anno was about to tell Mandel, who was far away, this information, he suddenly felt a pang of heart palpitation.

The next moment, an explosion rang out not far in front of Anno.

A short figure blocking Anno's path crashed into him.

boom!

The two smashed a hole in the roof and tumbled into a house.

"Thank you!"

After standing up, Anno immediately thanked Mandel, who was standing next to him.

Just now, a seventh-tier dragon scorpion attacked Anno, who was standing on the roof.

Mandel arrived just in time to shield Anno from the attack.

Mandel was about to speak as he climbed out of the bricks when he and Anno ran wildly outside!

boom!

boom!

Two booming sounds rang out.

The building where Anno and Mandel had been standing was instantly engulfed in flames, with rubble flying everywhere and smoke billowing.

The dwarf soldiers and summoned creatures near the house were lucky enough to be thrown into the air by the explosion and hit the wall, suffering only minor injuries.

Those with less luck were smashed flat by flying stones!

Not far away, a seventh-tier dragon scorpion the size of a house clung to the vertical surface of a building with several pairs of secondary legs.

It slowly poked its head out of the shell covering its head, exchanged a glance with another seventh-tier dragon scorpion to its side, and then grinned.

Then, a new stinger gradually grew on the two dragon scorpions' bare tails.

"Cough cough!"

Mandel and Anno emerged from a pile of rubble and quickly moved to a different location.

"Anno, there are two seventh-tier dragon scorpions. I'm no match for them alone, but I can barely hold them off!"

Before the dragon scorpions could locate them, Mandel said to Anno, "They'll focus their attention on me. I'll go out and hold them off. You take the warriors and retreat with all your might! Remember, retreat with all your might!"

A full-scale retreat means abandoning the fight and fleeing for one's life.

There's something I need to tell you.

Anno said with a grim face, "You might not be facing two seventh-tier opponents!"

"hiss!"

A group of seventh-tier dragon scorpions suddenly rushed from the dwarf soldiers' side onto the road in which the dwarf troops were retreating, blocking the way!

Behind it, a large number of low- and mid-level dragon scorpions poured out of the alley.

Anno pointed to the newly appeared seventh-tier dragon scorpions and said, "The path behind us is blocked by a group of dragon scorpions, and the leader is also seventh-tier!"

"Three...three?"

Mandel, with blood streaming down his forehead, glanced back at the two seventh-tier dragon scorpions that had come looking for him, then at the seventh-tier dragon scorpions blocking his retreat, his teeth clenched.

Anno could tell that Mandel wasn't in good shape.

If Mandel is surrounded by three Tier 7 dragon scorpions, he will likely have no chance of escape and will be slowly worn down to death.

In Anno's view, the best decision now is to abandon the dwarf soldiers below and let Mandel escape alone.

As long as he's not surrounded, it would be quite easy for Mandel to break out.

Moreover, the seventh-tier dragon scorpion doesn't seem to be able to fly, so Anno and Mandel could easily leave the battlefield from the air.

It is precisely because of this escape route that Anno has been able to fight until now.

Otherwise, he would have run away long ago!

"General Mandel, the men below... they probably can't escape!"

Anno's words made Mandel tremble.

"Anno, are you asking me to abandon my own people and watch them die in battle?"

Mandel's lips trembled as he spoke.

Although Anno didn't say it explicitly, Mandel already understood that Anno wanted him to escape.

"You are a seventh-tier powerhouse; after breaking through the encirclement, you can do even more for Sagunto!"

Based on the fact that Mandel had just blocked an attack for him, Anno felt he should try to persuade Mandel.

In the current situation, as long as Anno leaves with his summoned creatures, even if Mandel is able to hold off three Tier 7 dragon scorpions, the remaining dwarves will be overwhelmed by the dragon scorpions.

Mandel wanted to get angry, but he suddenly realized that Anno was only a sixth-order rank.

He can take risks.

But how could he let a sixth-level person risk their life with him?

Even if Anno is incredibly talented, he's still just a young man!

Unlike himself, an old man, Anno has a long life ahead of him.

"I'm sorry, it was my oversight!"

Mandel removed the necklace from his chest and handed it to Anno, then said, "I will buy you time to leave. Once you're out, please give this necklace to a dwarf named Barnett Slynn. He's in Ironforge now; you should know him!"

Barnett Slynn was a dwarf who traveled from Saguntor when Anno accepted the commission to reclaim lost territory.

Back then, Barnett and Anor were at odds. Barnett and Monroe, the commander of the dwarven army, conspired to ostracize Anor and prevent him from participating in the battle to capture Ironforge. As a result, Barnett was poisoned in one eye by Monissa and blinded.

However, after the battle of Ironforge, Barnett's attitude towards Anor changed completely, and he even apologized to Anor.

Mandel's full name is Mandel Sling, the patriarch of the Saguntosling family and Barnett's father.

"Protecting our weak compatriots is the responsibility of the strong. As a member of Sagunto, I will never abandon any of my fellow countrymen!"

After saying that, Mandel rushed from his hiding place to the side of the dwarf soldier and chopped down a dragon scorpion that had almost killed the dwarf soldier with an axe.

Then his figure flashed rapidly among the dragon scorpions, each strike of his battle axe severely injuring or even killing a mid-level dragon scorpion.

However, the two seventh-tier dragon scorpions on the roof quickly spotted Mandel and, together with a third seventh-tier dragon scorpion blocking his retreat, launched a siege on Mandel.

Compared to the three enormous creatures, Mandel, a dwarf, appeared so small.

But in some people's eyes, Mandel was great at this time!

"General Mandel!"

The dwarf soldiers, who had already lost all hope after discovering their retreat had been cut off, suddenly felt a surge of fighting spirit when they saw Mandel being surrounded by three giant dragon scorpions as he charged out.

These soldiers were well aware that they were a burden to Mandel.

If Mandel wanted to escape, he wouldn't have needed to rush out at all.

"Brothers, now that we're surrounded, let's show these monsters who destroyed our home the pride of the dwarves!"

The sixth-tier dwarf captain, who had lost half of his left arm, had barely finished speaking when he received a response from the surrounding dwarf soldiers.

"Glory to Sagunto! Kill!!!"

Standing on the edge of the street, Anno watched the dwarf soldiers launch a fearless charge towards the swarm of dragon scorpions, and glanced at Mandel, who was fighting against a seventh-tier dragon scorpion, with a complicated expression.

This wasn't the first time Anno had witnessed the unity and pride of the dwarves.

But in human kingdoms, how many nobles are truly united?

"Such a race deserves to rest in peace after death!"

Anno suddenly felt relieved that he couldn't absorb the dwarf's soul.

Otherwise, manipulating such a race would torment Anno's heart.

However, despite admiring Mandel, Anno was still preparing to leave.

"General Mandel, I hope you can escape!"

After praying for Mandel, Anno recalled all his summoned creatures and led Liz and the others in a breakout towards the outer city.

Without the assistance of hundreds of summoned creatures, the dwarf soldiers will die even faster.

Only when all the dwarf soldiers are dead will Mandel be free of worries and be able to break through.

"Let's go!"

With that, Anno had Liz, disguised as a flying monster, take Sassi and the others into the sky.

Whoosh!

As a huge black shadow flew into the air, all the dragon scorpions on the ground raised their heads to look upwards.

With no buildings obstructing their view, Liz, Anno, and the others were clearly visible in the air.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~!

The next instant, countless [Tail Spikes] flew from the ground into the air and rushed to Liz's side in the blink of an eye.