I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

There was nothing Sassi could do if a ninth-tier opponent wanted to avoid battle.

But she needs to buy time for Anno.

"Oh no!"

Urma, who was struggling with Sasser, suddenly looked around in a panic.

Where did Anuo go?

Ulma assured that it would only take a blink of an eye.

Just a second ago, Urma saw Anno.

He only dodged Sassi's Bloodhowl once, and when he looked again, Anno was already gone.

Swish!

Urma teleported to the spot where Anno had last been, and saw a pool of green and blue blood on the ground.

"This is......"

Ulma frowned, her mind racing as she recalled the Summoner's abilities.

"Is it [fusion]? It allows you to fuse with a summoned creature and gain its abilities for a certain period of time."

Damn it, could this guy have merged with a void creature and escaped from the void?

Thinking about this, Ulma was furious.

Whew!

A whooshing sound came from behind.

Enraged, Ulma turned and blocked Sassi's kick with her left forearm, then punched the latter in the stomach.

boom!

Sassi flew through the air in an arc before crashing to the ground, clutching her stomach. Her body gradually transformed into a human-shaped twin-tailed girl.

The blood at the corner of his mouth and the numerous wounds on his body evoked a sense of pity.

But Urma is not human; she is an enemy!

"That's really strange. All the summoners have fled, but they didn't summon you away?"

Ulma walked up to Sassiel and asked doubtfully, "There's no reason for a summoner to give up a summon of your strength."

"Heh, I'm staying here just to kill you!"

Sasser glared at Ulma, baring her fangs.

Ulma thought for a while, and then suddenly thought of something.

He grabbed Sasser's ponytail and exclaimed incredulously, "You're not a summoned creature!"

The next instant, Urma suddenly roared.

"【Lishan's Guardian】!"

Buzz!

A spherical protective shield instantly enveloped Urma and continued to expand.

Anno, who had just emerged from the void, was about to imprint the [Mark] on Urma's bald head when he was instantly knocked away by the protective shield.

"cough!"

As Anno flew backwards, he was caught up by Ulma who grabbed him by the throat.

In that instant, Anno felt as if his throat was being crushed.

Even this is after Anno and Kastin [fused] their enhanced physiques.

Without Anno, Crispy Castin would probably have had his throat snapped.

"Got you!"

Ulma gave a cruel smile as she lifted Anno up like a chick.

The flaw he just made was something he deliberately revealed.

After discovering that Sassi had not left, Urma deduced that Sassi was not summoned by Anno after her death.

He also guessed that Anno was most likely still nearby, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Instead of trying to capture Anno, we should let Anno show himself.

Therefore, Urma was on guard all along, which is why she reacted so quickly when Anno came out of the void.

"Die, Summoner!"

With that, Ulma swung her fist toward Anno's head.

With that punch, Anno's head will definitely explode!

"Damn it, it's still too slow!"

As Anno struggled to wave his hands in the air, a fist grew larger and larger in his field of vision.

In fact, Anno knew that his sneak attack involved an element of gambling.

But facing a ninth-tier powerhouse, Anno could only gamble.

We have to gamble!

Since you've made up your mind to gamble, you must naturally bear the consequences of losing.

The moment the fist came crashing down, Anno, enduring the pain in his throat, imprinted the magic runes he had created with his hands onto his head—his earlier flailing and struggling was actually preparation for the [Substitute Straw Man].

boom!

Ulma looked at the scarecrow whose head she had smashed with a single punch, and the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily.

"Summoner!!!"

An enraged Urma threw the remaining scarecrow aside.

Anno, who appeared a few hundred meters away, covered his throat and coughed repeatedly.

"Luckily, I won this gamble!"

Anno took a few breaths and felt a little better.

Considering that he might lose the gamble, Anno thought about using [Shadow Shift] or [Substitute Straw Man] to escape.

However, given the circumstances at the time, any summoned creature obtained through [Teleportation] would inevitably die at Ulma's hands.

Therefore, Anno decided to use the [Substitute Straw Man] to escape.

"Damn it, I have no chance of imprinting the [mark] on Urma by myself."

Anno, hundreds of meters away, exchanged a glance with Ulma, who had already noticed him, and suddenly felt helpless.

Summon an army of summoned creatures?

It's highly unlikely that Urma will confront Anno head-on.

But if you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days?

Moreover, after the enemy leaves, the next attack might be by an even stronger foe.

Most importantly, even if he summons an army of summoned creatures, Anno cannot guarantee that he will leave alive.

Once they discover that their strength exceeds expectations, who knows what kind of backup plan the forces behind Urma might pull!

On the other side, Urma looked at Anno with a gloomy face, and ultimately did not choose to chase after the latter.

Anno, now combined with a void creature, possesses the ability to enter the void.

Urma is not strong enough to break through the boundary and enter the void with sheer strength alone.

The probability of catching Anno before Anno removes the [Fusion] skill is extremely low.

We can only wait until Anno's [Combined] state ends before dealing with Anno.

"Since that's the case, let's see if you can bring yourself to do it!"

Ulma glared at Anno, then turned and walked toward Sasser, who was not far away.

"Oops!"

Upon seeing this, Anuo instantly became anxious.

At this moment, Sassi was extremely weak and had no ability to fight against Urma.

Being caught by Ulma means certain death!

"The opponent is too strong, let's give up! As long as we turn around and leave now, the chances of escaping are still very high!"

"How could you do this? Are you going to sacrifice Sasser to save your own life?"

Time and space seemed to stand still. In Anno's world of consciousness, two figures that looked exactly like him suddenly appeared.

Both figures had a tuft of bangs framing their foreheads, but in different positions.

One of the figures had his right eye covered by bangs, revealing the scarlet cross-shaped beast eye in his left eye.

Another figure had bangs covering his left eye, revealing his right eye with a golden pupil.

It was Beast-Eyed Anno who suggested escaping.

The one who disagreed was Jin Tong Anuo!

Seeing that Anno's true form was looking over, the beast-eyed Anno continued to explain his theory: "It's just a contracted object. Although it's a [Guardian], as long as we survive, we won't lack one more [Guardian] once our strength increases!"

"And now that we know about Ulma, if we survive, we can avenge Sasser in the future!"