I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Anno currently possesses a total of 17 seventh-tier souls and 3 eighth-tier souls—when he entered the fifth level, he also absorbed the soul of the level 45 gargoyle guard.

Offering a seventh-tier soul and the corresponding offering materials requires 20 mana to summon a new seventh-tier summon.

Anno, at level 36, only has a magic power cap of 80.

However, upgrading a sixth-tier summon to a seventh-tier summon does not require consuming magic power.

"I can now upgrade eight Tier 6 summons to Tier 7!"

Anno checked the battle situation and quietly retreated back to the fourth floor.

He's not in a hurry to go to the next level at all.

After all, on the current sixth level, both sides have eighth-tier powerhouses.

He really didn't get anywhere by going.

Upon returning to the fourth floor, Anno quickly summoned several sixth-tier summons.

They are the pig-headed Samoro and Elena, the Frost Crocodile, the Two-Headed Giant Lizard, the last remaining Bone Lord, the Feathered Demon summoned in Sagunto, and two Dragon Scorpions.

These summoned creatures are all top-tier in combat power among sixth-tier creatures.

Upon learning that Anno was preparing to advance them, all the summoned creatures were extremely excited.

Each person stood ramrod straight.

The four magical beasts stood motionless in front of Anno.

"Then I'll begin!"

One by one, red seventh-tier souls floated out from Anno's body.

Two of them are incorporated into one summon.

Then all eight summoned creatures began to change.

For magical beasts, the direct result of their advancement is an increase in size and a more ferocious appearance.

After the dragon scorpion reached the advanced level, it gained a second form, which was within Anno's expectations.

After the two-headed monitor lizard reached a higher level, it grew a third head, becoming a three-headed monitor lizard.

The two heads previously possessed water and wind magic respectively, and could also combine ice magic.

The third head now belongs to fire magic.

The Frost Giant Crocodile has transformed into the Frost Emperor Crocodile, its body length increasing to an astonishing twenty meters!

For monsters, many of their attack methods increase with level—such as the dragon scorpion's [Tail Sting Cannon].

Therefore, once they advance to the seventh rank, they immediately possess the combat power of the seventh rank.

Samoro, Elena, the Bone Demon Commander, and the Feathered Demon have not yet mastered seventh-tier skills, apart from the enhancement of their physical attributes.

Even so, they were still far stronger than sixth-tier, greatly enhancing Anno's combat power.

Anno currently has thirteen Tier 7 summons—four of which are in the town of Gruul, but can be summoned back at any time.

The two seventh-tier contracted entities—Liz and Sassi—are both [Guardians].

Using Summoner Spells can also summon two Tier 7 Elemental Spirits.

Including Anno himself, that makes eighteen seventh-tier combatants.

This doesn't even include the shadows.

In addition, Anno has a large army of over nine hundred summoned creatures, five hundred of which are of the sixth tier, and the rest are of the fifth tier!

"Including my shadow, even if I face an eighth-tier opponent, I can hold them off for a while before escaping."

Anno looked at the row of seventh-tier summons in front of him and thought of Pandora's Box in his hand.

With his current strength, he can already put the red Pandora's Box back in its place.

Even if a level 40 peak seventh-tier expert appears, Anno is confident he can handle the opponent.

If it weren't for the fact that now is not the right time, Anno would want to open Pandora's box right now.

"Um?"

Sassi, who was next to her, suddenly turned her head to look at a dark area to the side.

Seeing this, Anuo also turned to look.

For Anno, who has the ability of night vision, he can see his surroundings even in complete darkness.

However, Anno did not see anything unusual.

"Sasser, what have you discovered?"

Anno asked, frowning.

"It's strange, I just felt a gaze watching us."

Sasser scratched his head, somewhat puzzled, and said, "But when I looked over at first, I didn't see any enemies."

Whoosh!

The seventh-tier Fiend Bone Lord instantly transformed into a blur and rushed towards the spot where Sassi had just been looking.

As a Fiend Bone Lord who was promoted from a Fiend Bone Commander of the Agility and Combat type, his speed is much faster than Anno's.

Half a minute later, the Great Lord of Fiends returned to Anno's side and reported, "Master, there is no sign of any living beings within several hundred meters!"

"Could I be mistaken?"

Sassi looked at Anno somewhat embarrassed.

Anno shook his head, thinking to himself: Sassiel is a magical beast, and she also has the talent of [Transformation]. Her strength far exceeds that of others of the same level. The possibility of her perception being wrong is extremely small.

Therefore, it can be inferred that they are now likely being targeted by a group of people who are very good at hiding.

Anno's first suspicion was that of the Zerg.

It's very likely that the Zerg Queen sensed that he had killed the Xenomorph earlier.

With so many types of Zerg, developing a specialization in stealth is a piece of cake for the Zerg Queen.

The fact that the other party didn't come out likely means they were just monitoring Anno and had no intention of taking action.

But it's highly likely that it can't defeat Anno and can only hide.

"Don't worry, if it's an eighth-tier being, it might just come out and wipe us out. Just be careful from now on!"

Anno gave everyone a wink.

The humanoid summons immediately scattered around Anno on alert.

Anno summoned several large creatures back, then left two Tier 5 summons in place as anchor points for [Shadow Shift]—which also allowed him to check for enemies hidden within Anno.

Then Anno entered the fifth floor again.

Anno's mindset was different at this point compared to before.

Currently, all those at the eighth rank have entered the sixth level, and those at the fifth level are all at the seventh rank.

If all the forces on the fifth level were ranked by strength, the Hidden Dragon City Guard would undoubtedly be number one.

The second one is Anno.

After summoning his summoned units and shadow units, Anno is fully capable of taking on any faction single-handedly!

Anno returned this time because he wanted to participate in the battle.

Before the eighth-tier guards on the sixth floor return, kill some seventh-tier guards!

Given his current strength, he's not worried about any particular force targeting him.

If possible, Anno also wanted to work with the allied forces to take down the four Tier 8 guards who were not in good condition and gain some experience.

The experience gained from defeating enemies of higher ranks is substantial.

If Anno can level up on the fifth floor and collect a few more eighth-tier souls, then he will have really struck gold on this trip.

......

In the heart of the chaotic battle on the fifth floor, a demon was entangled with an eighth-tier guard when it was struck by a punch, coughing up blood and flying backward.

After landing, he was about to rush back into the fight when he suddenly sensed something. He turned to look outside and asked in confusion, "Another human?"

The next instant, his expression changed, and he said warily, "No...it's not just one person! A magical beast? A demon? A skeleton? There's even a devil?"

Amidst the demon's surprised expression, Anno appeared in everyone's sight with a group of high-level summoned creatures.

"Sorry everyone, we're late!"

Anno addressed the group of people who were looking over, saying, "I'll lend you a hand and help you take down these guards quickly!"

"Roar~!"

Several large magical beasts behind Anno roared simultaneously and charged into the battlefield.