I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

William, already fully immersed in the role, immediately bowed and said, "Earl Gilbert escaped while you were fighting."

"He got away? Looks like he knew I wouldn't let him go."

Anno chuckled softly.

William glanced at Anno, gritted his teeth, and said, "Baron, should I bring him back with my men?"

Although Gilbert is an earl, if Anno doesn't intend to protect William, then he will definitely be wanted by the authorities for attacking an earl.

But this is precisely the time to show loyalty.

If Anno accepts him and protects him, then he will belong to Anno completely from now on.

William's declaration of loyalty to Anor was, in fact, heartfelt.

Just kidding. After witnessing Anno's strength, if William still dares to have any disloyal thoughts, he's really asking for trouble—he's tired of living!

The demon that had just brought him here had an aura that made him tremble; it must also be a seventh-tier demon!

Any one of Anno's sixth-tier summons would be enough to give William a run for his money.

Moreover, following a young and powerful nobleman, the future is sure to be bright.

Seeing how cooperative William was, Anno had the idea of ​​having him join the Adventurers' Guild's Investigators and work with Steinbeck to manage them.

However, loyalty still needs to be considered.

William had previously said he would go home and bring his family over.

If William goes back to pick up his family and returns to Klang Valley, then everything will be fine.

If he uses this as an excuse to escape, Anno will have his summoned creatures from the past silence him.

Faced with William's offer of service, Anno nodded and said, "Then it's up to you. Gilbert's crime needs to be reported to the capital and tried by the royal family. Make sure he doesn't get away!"

Buck, you go with William.

If anyone tries to stop you, then take care of them.

"clear!"

After receiving the order, Buck retracted his claws, grabbed William by the back of his collar, and flew away.

Hearing William's screams, the remaining group of professionals stood trembling behind Rat.

Buck led William all the way to the entrance of the underground city.

Then they discovered that the exit had collapsed and a large number of stones blocked the passage.

Seeing this, William analyzed, "It must be Gilbert's doing; he wants to trap us inside."

Buck grinned and said dismissively, "That's ridiculous. They think they can trap their master down there with something like this? Is that count out of his mind?"

If it were so easy to seal a high-level expert, then what would be the point of sealing them at all?

"Get out of the way!"

Buck made William hide behind him, then shook his hands, and his blood-red claws reappeared, gleaming with light.

Whoosh!

Buck charged straight up, waving his hands incessantly in front of him.

The rocks blocking their way were all shredded into powder.

The soldiers who were standing guard outside became alert upon hearing the commotion coming from inside.

The entrance was sealed off at the order of Earl Gilbert.

But these soldiers also knew who was sealed inside.

That's a high-level expert!

The other side is clearly preparing to charge out now.

Boom!

Just then, the entrance that had been sealed by the stones suddenly exploded.

A demon flapped its demonic wings and looked down from the sky at a group of terrified soldiers.

William, who followed Buck out, swallowed hard when he saw the densely packed, fully armed soldiers around him.

But the thought of having a seventh-tier expert above him gave William renewed confidence.

"By order of Baron Anno, arrest Gilbert, former lord of Sunset Lands and now a criminal in the kingdom. Where is Gilbert now?"

Upon hearing William's words, the group of soldiers exchanged glances.

They were Gilbert's guards.

They also knew something about what Gilbert had done.

If the enemy isn't very strong, they will naturally fight for Gilbert.

But the demons flying in the air looked as if they were waiting for them to refuse before slaughtering them.

"Glug~!"

Unable to withstand Buck's pressure, one soldier swallowed hard, then sheathed his weapon, saluted William, and said, "Reporting, Earl... Gilbert just left the castle a few minutes ago; he must have fled towards the city gates."

As he spoke, the soldier pointed in a direction.

"Very good, I will report your merits to Baron Anno."

No sooner had William finished speaking than Buck grabbed him by the collar and flew away again.

A group of soldiers were left staring at each other in bewilderment.

"Is Earl Gilbert finished?"

"It's over, it's over anyway. He wasn't a good person anyway."

"Just who is this baron?"

"Shh~, that baron is a high-level professional. You're talking about him? Don't you want to live?"

"High-level!"

"I'm more concerned about what will happen to us afterward? We'll definitely be stripped of our soldier status, so will we have to become mercenaries?"

"Sigh, let's just take it one step at a time!"

......

In a carriage, Gilbert, his face covered, fled towards the outskirts of the city.

Gilbert knew that if Anno revealed his involvement in Antoine's slave trade, he would have no chance of survival.

Moreover, he could sense that Anno had no intention of letting him go.

That's why he ran away.

Besides him, his wife and daughter were also inside the carriage.

Time was of the essence; he no longer had time to inform his son in the city.

Gilbert took only his wife and daughter, along with some treasure, and prepared to flee the Kingdom of Nigar.

Beside the carriage, the sixth-level professionals he had recruited rode alongside.

This gave Gilbert a slight sense of security.

But this exposed his convoy.

Buck, who had flown into the sky, found Gilbert's carriage along the main road in almost no time.

Faced with a seventh-tier demon, the professionals hired by Gilbert surrendered immediately after being persuaded by William.

The terrified Gilbert family was tied up by William with ropes and then taken back to Sunset City in a carriage.

After entering the city, William tied Gilbert and his family to the outside of the carriage and kept telling the people on the roadside about their crimes, while also mentioning the name of Baron Anno.

The purpose was to let the city's residents know that it was Baron Anno who had brought down Gilbert.

Gilbert's son was strolling around town when he saw his father, mother, and sister being treated like prisoners and paraded through the streets.

Enraged, he immediately rushed forward, berating William and the sixth-tier professionals in his capacity as a nobleman.

William's lips curled up at the sight.

Then the number of people tied to the back of the carriage increased to four...

When Anno emerged from Hidden Dragon City, almost half the population of Sunset City knew that Gilbert had committed an unforgivable crime and was about to be taken to the royal city for trial.

Upon learning of this, Anno praised William.

He then had the soldiers of Sunset City issue an official announcement.

He temporarily took over the position of Lord of Sunset City in the name of the Baron of Selangor.

If it weren't for the existence of the dungeon, Anno would never have paid any attention to Sunset City.

At most, a commander-in-chief of the city's defense forces can be appointed to maintain order within the city.

However, even after taking over the position of city lord, Anno had no time to manage it.

Gilbert's affairs, dungeon exploration, the sea creatures' actions, and the sealing of the Deep Sea Fairy all require Anno to return to the royal city.

However, Anno left Liz, Sassiel, and Buck, as well as some of the sixth-tier summons, in Hidden Dragon City—he was relatively at ease with Ella in Snow Dragon City.

Liz and Sassi's mission is to clear out the remaining sixth-tier magical beasts in the third level and attempt to break through to the seventh tier!

Buck staying there was just a safeguard.

While Anno was riding Adelaide to the Valley of Ossanth, something strange happened in the Aier Mountains.

A standard six-person adventurer team, carrying the high-value herbs requested in the commission, is ready to return.

While passing through an area, they suddenly discovered that people were fighting ahead.

Combat is a very common occurrence for adventurers entering the Aiur Mountains.

Such a vast mountain range is bound to be infested with monsters.

Even if you clear an area today, monsters from another location will migrate there tomorrow if they find there's no competition.

The squad leader is a hunter.

He discovered that the monsters fighting the adventurers ahead were a group of monsters he had never seen in reality, but which were listed in the monster encyclopedia.

Sea creatures!

"We're almost out of the Ai'er Mountains, and there are sea creatures here?"

The captain's eyes widened, as if he had discovered something unbelievable. He shouted to his fellow thieves, "Quick, quick, back to town! Tell the soldiers the sea creatures have come ashore!"