I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Inside the Adventurers' Guild meeting hall.

Steinbeck and Sony sat somewhat awkwardly opposite Anno.

Tester, Monissa, and a few others were also at the conference table.

As Anno sipped the tea Liz had brought him, he asked Sony, "You mean, lately, you've been hearing unknown, murmuring voices in your dreams every now and then?"

"Yes, this happened not long after we left Zijinlan City."

When the topic came up, Sony frowned in pain.

"Whenever the murmurs begin, I feel like I'm in endless darkness. Even though I know I'm in a dream, I can't wake up. The fear and suffocation are amplified in my heart, and this nightmare happens every week."

Upon hearing this, Tester stroked his chin and said, "I've experienced sleep paralysis before, but if there's also mumbling in my sleep, then I don't know!"

Anno glanced at Tester speechlessly, then turned to Monissa and asked, "Do you know what's going on here?"

Monissa observed Sonny for a while, then frowned and asked, "You have a very strong aura of Adrian on you. Are you a follower of Adrian?"

"Uh...yes!"

Sony glanced at Anno, then nodded.

She found it strange that this unfamiliar woman could sense Adrian.

However, Sony felt relieved when he thought that Monissa was someone close to Anno.

Didn't Anno come to us directly back then?

"They're not ordinary believers, are they?"

"I...I have Adrian tattoos on my body."

"Tattoo?"

Monissa turned to look at Anno and asked, "Believingrs with tattoos, even if they are not fanatics, still hold a fairly high position within the church."

"That's strange. You knew she was a follower of Adrian, yet you didn't kill her?"

Monissa knew that Anno had fought against the Swiftwalker bodies of Adrian, Leopold, and others, which was why she found it strange.

"I did have murderous thoughts before, but his father stopped me."

Ignoring the changing expressions of Sonny and Steinbeck, Anno said, "If she were a dangerous person right now, I would take action as well."

"President Anno!"

Steinbeck abruptly stood up, pulled Sony behind him, and said angrily, "We won't trouble you with Sony's problems. Goodbye!"

"stop!"

As soon as Anno raised his hand, Liz and Ella immediately blocked the doorway.

"There are some things you don't understand. It concerns the evil god. If I don't get to the bottom of this, I won't let such a dangerous person remain in Sodar!"

Steinbeck, upon hearing this, asked in confusion, "An evil god?"

Tester, standing nearby, also stared wide-eyed, waiting for Anno to continue.

"So what's the current situation with Sony?"

Seeing that Sony had no intention of leaving, Anno continued to question Monissa.

Monissa sat back down in her chair and explained to Anno, "The muttering she heard was probably made by Adrian."

"Adrian?" Anno didn't expect it was really this guy causing trouble.

"He probably wants to quickly turn this woman into a fanatic through spiritual influence. This is one way God creates fanatics—effortless but time-consuming. Adrian is willing to spend the time to do this, so he probably has his eye on something about her."

Hearing Monissa's explanation, Sony looked confused and said, "There's nothing special about me!"

Anno lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

If there's something special about Sony that made him stand out to Adrian, then...

That way, he wouldn't have only thought of turning Sony into a fanatic after leaving the Purple Orchid City.

Anno tapped the table and said, "Could it be because Adrian currently has no other human followers, so he wants to create a human fanatic?"

"Possibly!"

Monissa nodded and said, "Evil gods generally have very few followers among humans, and they are always suppressed whenever they try to develop."

Adrian has virtually no followers among humans. If he wants to convert Sony into a fanatic, he must be trying to use Sony to do something within the human race.

After becoming a fanatic, Adrian can communicate with Sonny more effectively and can also use Sonny's body to appear in the human kingdom as a Swift Walker.

If that's the case, then Anno has pretty much guessed what's going on.

After learning of Anno's appearance in the City of Purple Gold, Adrian wanted to kill Anno.

However, almost all the cultists in the city, including the fanatical followers of the demons, were wiped out.

The only survivor was Sony, which was saved by Howell.

If you want to continue gathering intelligence on Anno, the human race's Sony is undoubtedly a very useful tool.

Adrian definitely intends to convert Sonny into a fanatic and then appear in the human kingdom in Sonny's form, so that he can get closer to Anno more easily.

In this case, Sony would be an unstable and dangerous factor for Anno.

"Lady Monissa, is there any way to stop this transformation?"

After hearing Monissa's explanation, Sony felt a sense of fear.

She has left the Adrian Church.

But I never expected that after joining a cult, even leaving the cult wouldn't be so easy.

Once completely influenced by Adrian, one will become his fanatic.

This is something Sony is currently very averse to.

"Of course there is a way. If you don't believe in Adrian now, then the only connection between him and you is that tattoo. You just need to remove that tattoo."

"Remove the tattoo?" Sony said with a wry smile, "I've tried, tattoos just can't be removed!"

"Of course, this kind of tattoo must..."

"Monissa, come out with me for a moment."

Monissa was interrupted by Anno halfway through her sentence.

The two entered another room, and Monissa asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Anno asked earnestly, "Monissa, is there a way to resolve Sony's abnormal condition while preserving the tattoo?"

"Keep the tattoo?"

Monissa looked at Anno with a puzzled expression and said, "If that's the case, we need to sever the connection between Adrian and Sony."

The method was to find another god who was willing to shelter her.

As long as Adrian remains in that god's temple, he will be unable to continue influencing Sonny.

Seeing Anno looking at her, Monissa shook her head and said, "I can't. Adrian and I are still allies on the surface. If I protect Sonny, I can't give the other gods a reasonable explanation."

"Find another god."

Anno's first thought was of Camilla, the priestess goddess.

However, Anno wasn't very close to the other party, and he wasn't sure if the other party was willing.

"Anno, you keep your tattoos...what do you want to do with them?"

A hint of curiosity flashed in Monissa's eyes.

The tattoo was a medium through which Adrian influenced Sony; keeping it only increased the risk.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking I might need it in the future."

Upon learning of Sony's potential to become a fanatic, Anno immediately devised a plan.

However, this plan can only be implemented if Anno reaches the ninth rank, or if he has the help of someone at the ninth rank or above.

Therefore, Anno first needs to find a god willing to protect Sony.