I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

After Shadow finished speaking, a large amount of black mist began to emanate from his body.

"[Summoning Through the Mist]!"

In an instant, the cloaked figure was enveloped in mist.

Before they could even use any means to dispel the surrounding fog, screams of agony rang out all around them.

Shadow possesses all of Anno's skills except for his talent, and is also a high-level character at level 35.

Killing a group of fifth-tier and fourth-tier soldiers in the mist is not a difficult task.

When the mist was dispersed by the magic-based classes among the cloaked figures, all but three of the six level-six cloaked figures were lying on the ground.

"Not human?"

Shadow glanced down at the enemy at his feet, flicked the blood off his sword, and looked at the three sixth-tier enemies in front of him, asking, "So the demons have already infiltrated this place?"

When the enemies' cloaks were pulled back, demonic faces were revealed underneath.

The leader of the cloaked figures knew from the magical fluctuations that the shadow was of a higher level than him when the shadow made his move.

"We've met our match!"

The cloaked leader drew his longsword and began a melee with his shadow.

However, the shadow was too powerful, and it used combat skills and magic in turn. The cloaked man was no match for it and could not escape even if he wanted to.

After gritting his teeth and holding on for a few minutes, the cloaked leader revealed a weakness.

Shadow seized the opportunity and severed the enemy's arm from which he was wielding his weapon with a single sword strike.

Pfft!

As the cloaked leader knelt on the ground, clutching his severed arm, two dark figures were thrown in front of him.

These are the other two sixth-tier demons.

They were intercepted by Adelaide and are now severely injured.

Shadow showed no mercy and went up to cripple their hands and feet.

The Shadow then subjected them to cruel torture.

Half an hour later, the three demons, whose bodies were slashed with countless fish-scale-shaped wounds by the sword, kept howling in pain, and the grass beneath them was stained red with blood.

Their faces were contorted in pain, and they uttered words begging for death.

"Ella, it's your turn now!"

Seeing that the three demons had been tortured enough, Shadow gestured for Ella to step forward.

The appearance of a demon in such a place is clearly suspicious.

That's why the shadows relentlessly torment the demons, weakening their will.

Then Ella used the succubus's [Charm] skill to interrogate him for information.

Ella walked up to a demon controlled by shadows, her pupils glowing purple.

"Who are you? What is your purpose in coming here?"

......

Having gathered intelligence, Shadow patrolled the area around the mountain again. After instructing Adelaide and Ella to hide themselves, Shadow deactivated their abilities and returned to Anno's original form.

Anno learned from the shadow's memories that those demons were followers of the Adrian Church, and high-ranking members sent to human kingdoms to spread their teachings—their level 34 strength was not to be underestimated.

According to the information provided by the three cult members, there are three hiding places for cult members in the city.

One of them was the East City slum.

The place is a melting pot of all sorts of people, and cult members hiding there are hard to be discovered as long as they don't cause trouble.

Another one is hidden in the underground sewers of the West District, where mainly 'shameless' demons lurk.

The remaining outpost is a bit tricky to handle; if not managed properly, it could cause a riot.

To prevent any unforeseen complications, Anno immediately got up and woke up Liz and Sassi, preparing to go find Count Cass.

When I left yesterday, Count Cass told Anno about his mansion.

Although not very familiar with the city of Purple Orchid, Anno asked the hotel staff for directions and quickly found Count Cass.

Anno had been waiting in the reception room for a short while when he saw Count Cass, wrapped in a leather coat, stride in.

"Baron Anno, you've come to see me so early. Is there some news about the cult?"

Count Cass picked up a cup of hot tea prepared by a servant, intending to take a sip to warm himself.

He was just asking casually. After all, it was unreasonable for Anuo to find clues about the cultists who had given Zijinlan City a headache for a week in just one night.

"We've probably found the cult's stronghold, but we still need to send someone to observe it first."

"Oh, I think I've found it. Baron Anno, there's no need to be too impatient. I just asked you to do your best to search over these three days, not to produce results overnight... What did you say? You found the cult's stronghold? Ouch~, it's so hot!"

Seeing that Count Cass had spilled hot tea on himself, the maid next to him quickly stepped forward to help him wipe it off.

Earl Cass pushed aside the maid and strode to Anno, saying solemnly, "Baron Anno, this is no joke. We can't just drag a few people from the slums out and label them cultists. I need real cultists, those who have disrupted the order of Purple Orchid City!"

Anno nodded upon hearing this and said, "I currently know that there is a high probability that cultists exist in three locations. We will need to go to those three locations to observe and find out the specifics."

However, to avoid alerting the cultists, all three locations must be targeted simultaneously and swiftly, leaving no cult member unpunished.

Count Cass's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Which three locations?"

Anno whispered three locations in Count Cass's ear.

But when the last position was mentioned, Earl Cass looked at Anno in shock and whispered, "Baron Anno, do you have any evidence?"

"You might not believe me if I said I obtained this information from a high-ranking member of the Adrian cult. But if you take me to that person, I'll know whether they are truly cult members!"

Anno looked at Count Cass and added as a final touch, "If you believe me."

"How can I not believe you? We signed a contract, you can't possibly lie to me now."

Count Cass paced back and forth in the meeting room with a gloomy face.

A few minutes later, Count Cass stopped and summoned his guards, giving them a series of instructions.

Cass then said to Anno, "I'll go pack my things first. I'm going to see Grand Duke Zijinlan later. You'll come with me!"

Anno thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

The owner of the third stronghold of the cultists in the city has a close relationship with Duke Zijinlan.

This is why Anno came to find Cass.

If he were to rashly approach the third stronghold, he might be falsely accused of being an enemy.

After all, the third stronghold was where Duke Violet's eldest daughter lived.

According to information obtained by Ella from interrogating the demon, Duke Violet Orchid's eldest daughter is also a cultist!