I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

On the other side, Anno, after leaving the battlefield, immediately returned to Liz, who was waiting in the distance, and ran in another direction.

"Hehe, I've collected seven green-level goblin souls, making a total of fifty!"

Anno couldn't help but smile.

Just now, while Sharp and the mercenaries were fighting the goblins, Anno was hiding within a few dozen meters of them.

The purpose, of course, is to collect goblin souls.

Anno, who kept [Advanced Perception] active the entire time, avoided the sight of all the mercenaries.

After a few minutes of fighting, the mercenaries, including Sharp and his two companions, still didn't notice Anno.

However, when they finally collected the goblin leader's soul, they left in a bit of a hurry, and their tracks were not erased.

But Anno didn't care.

"They should have caught up by now."

Anno came to Liss's side, summoned the wind wolf, mounted it, and continued running into the depths of the forest.

Next, he planned to lure the mercenaries behind him to other goblin strongholds.

Liz had spent some time in the Forbidden Forest before, so she had some understanding of the situation there—but only of certain places, as she had never been to many parts of the Forbidden Forest.

Anno is currently in an area very close to the center of the Forbidden Forest, where the probability of encountering a goblin stronghold is high.

According to Liz's memory, if you go a few more kilometers deeper, you will truly reach the core area where the Goblin King resides—the Goblin Mine.

On the edge of the core area, many goblin tribes also live, surrounding the Goblin King's lair.

Liz had previously chosen goblin warriors from one of the tribes.

Liz didn't know much about the other ethnic groups.

"I remember a village where there was a level 10 goblin, and tons of goblins level 6 and above!"

"These are the ones!"

A goblin tribe that is too weak may not be able to defeat Sharp and his group.

The battle just now has made it quite clear.

The goblin stronghold that Liz mentioned was precisely the place where they had the resources to fight the mercenaries.

"But what if they don't catch up?"

"If they don't chase us, then we'll secretly level up nearby! And while we're at it, we'll scout out where other races are located."

The monsters in this area are of a high level, which is perfect for leveling up.

"Let's learn the Explosive Fireball skill first!"

During the journey, Anno sacrificed fifty green-level goblin souls to learn the goblin priest's [Exploding Fireball] skill.

With a feeling of comfort spreading through her body, Anno had learned this first-tier magic.

Name: Anno

Race: Terran

Rating: 8

Experience: 603/3000

Class: Summoner

Mana: 1000/1000

Talents: [Spirit Sacrifice (Green Level)] [All-Powerful Five Insights (Green Level)]

Skills: [Devouring Reincarnation 0/1000], [Low-Level Healing], [High-Level Perception], [High-Pressure Acid Burst], [Exploding Fireball]

"There are two kobolds ahead!"

Liz, who was standing next to Anno, reminded him.

Anno looked up and saw two level 6 kobolds fifty meters away, who had already taken out their weapons and were ready to fight.

"The monsters here are definitely much higher level than those in the outer areas." Anno was just about to try out the magic he had just learned when he encountered a target.

Anno raised his right hand, and with a thought, a fireball the size of a human head formed in his palm and continued to grow larger.

The Wind Wolf stopped a short distance from the kobold, and at the same time, Anno threw out a [Burning Fireball].

"boom!"

A fireball, one meter in diameter, exploded beneath the kobold's feet.

The two kobolds were blown away.

pat!

A dog's leg flew to Anno's feet and was bitten by the wind wolf.

"powerful!"

Anno nodded in satisfaction.

Although I've seen the goblin priest use it several times before, this time it was Anno who used it himself, so it's different.

Anno glanced at the magic power consumption and his eye twitched involuntarily.

Each shot consumes 400 points of magic power; no wonder it's so powerful!

The body was blown to pieces, and no materials could be collected.

However, Anno is not short of summoning materials now.

After collecting the souls of the two kobolds, Anno mounted the wind wolf and continued deeper into the territory.

Less than two minutes after Anno left, Sharp and the others appeared here.

Seeing the familiar commotion caused by magic ahead, Charlie said, "It seems that the black-robed man next to Anno is indeed a magician, and he has learned very powerful magic."

He didn't suspect that the commotion was caused by other monsters because Anno hadn't made any attempt to conceal himself along the way.

They followed the trails left by the wind wolves the whole way.

"Didn't you say before that the mage next to Anno was only level 6?"

Sharp looked at the kobold's mangled corpse on the ground and said, "A level 6 mage's magic power definitely won't last more than a few times against this level of magic."

She's already released it twice in a short period; even if she still has magic power, there won't be much left.

Freeman and Charlie nodded after listening.

Although they are not mages, they have mage subordinates.

Although a level 6 mage has more magic power than other classes, it is generally only around 1000.

"Keep chasing!"

The group continued running forward, following the trail of the wind wolf.

……

Anno hid behind a tree, observing the goblin stronghold that had been built into a village ahead.

The village wasn't big, and there were two goblins leaning against a wooden stake at the entrance, looking lost in thought.

Both of the gatekeeper goblins are level 6.

If Sharp discovers this goblin stronghold, he certainly won't launch an attack.

For the two sides to actually fight, Anno will need to put on a show.

First, summon a goblin, then make it run towards the village in a panic.

As he ran, summoning goblins while shouting, "Humans are attacking! Humans are attacking!"

Upon hearing the noise, the two goblins guarding the gate immediately grabbed their weapons and went on alert.

Then they saw one of their kind running this way.

Behind their fleeing kin, another human was coalescing into a large fireball.

The fireball was thrown by the humans and hit their fleeing kin.

Their kind were completely destroyed in the explosion!

The two goblins guarding the gate immediately let out strange cries, summoning all the goblins in the village out.

When Anno saw dozens of level 6 or higher goblins rushing out of the village from afar, he swallowed hard and quickly retreated.

Goblins would never let a human go.

They are bound by the Goblin King and rarely leave the forest, spending their time fighting the monsters within.

Now that a human has suddenly appeared, all the goblins are acting like they've been injected with adrenaline.

Especially a level 10 goblin.

It charged to the front, carrying a spiked club.

After running back a short distance and making sure the goblins behind him hadn't seen him, Anno quickly climbed onto a tree branch.

Summon the goblins that were recalled at the last moment and keep them here to keep watch.

Anno continued climbing, and after the harpy who had transported Liz to safety returned, he had the harpy carry him away from this dangerous place.

Whoosh whoosh!

A dozen or so figures darted quickly through the woods.

Suddenly, Charlie, who was leading the group, stopped.

"What's wrong?" Sharp asked, puzzled.

Charlie didn't answer, but instead focused intently on looking ahead.

Then, he saw a goblin carrying a spiked club, searching for something.

At the same time, the goblin saw Charlie and gave him a big smile.