I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Anno had sensed Freeman's malice beforehand, and therefore he also harbored murderous intent towards the latter.

I never expected that Sharp would come too.

But upon closer reflection, all of this makes perfect sense.

Sharp is one of the two captains of the Bloodstained Mercenary Group, and Freeman can only be considered Sharp's subordinate.

When Sharp is wanted, the higher-ups of the Bloodstained Mercenary Group will not actually betray him; instead, they will facilitate his hiding.

In fact, when Freeman learned yesterday that Anno had also participated in the escort mission, he sent his trusted aide back to inform the other captain.

The captain naturally knew that Freeman was passing on the message to him so that he could relay it to Sharp.

Upon learning this news, Sharp left his hiding place without saying a word and headed towards the town of Gruul.

However, due to the Adventurers' Guild's mission and the Viscount's wanted notice, the professionals in Valcalm City are all intentionally or unintentionally searching for Sharp.

The guards were quite strict, which delayed Sharp from leaving the city for quite some time.

By the time he came out, it was already afternoon.

Unaware of this, Freeman waited a long time for Sharp and decided to delay the journey a little.

The appearance of the magic butterfly just happened to give Freeman an opportunity.

Have your subordinates deliberately disturb the passing magic butterflies, and then have the butterflies attack the convoy.

According to Freeman's plan, the convoy would definitely have to stop here for a while due to the Magic Butterfly's attacks of Sleep Powder and Paralysis Powder.

Once Sharp arrives, Freeman will find an opportunity to work with Sharp to take down Anno.

However, the appearance of the harpy ruined Freeman's plans.

This meant that by the time Sharp caught up with the convoy, the convoy was already close to the town of Grür, leaving them with no chance to catch up.

"If I had known this would happen, I would have pretended to join forces with Anno and then killed him in the Forbidden Forest." Freeman was somewhat regretful at this moment. He hadn't expected Sharp to linger in the city for so long before coming out.

Charlie stroked his beard and said with a smile, "I didn't expect the Furious Knight to appear in Gruul Town. If your information is reported, you can get a pretty good bounty."

Sharp looked at Charlie and said with a forced smile, "Charlie, don't forget you still owe me a favor!"

Charlie shrugged and said, "I was just joking. Otherwise, I wouldn't have left Mavis's people behind and come with you guys."

By the way, Anno's wind wolf runs very fast.

The people monitoring him noticed him as soon as he stepped out the door and came back to tell us immediately.

We set off immediately after receiving the news, but he still managed to escape into the forest.

"No matter what, he must die!" Sharp is now hiding everywhere, all thanks to Anno.

"Report: A trace has been found, possibly left by the target!"

An assassin mercenary ran up to Sharp and his two companions, knelt down, and reported his findings.

"Very good, go after them!"

Sharp's face lit up with joy, and he ordered the assassin to lead the way, with the others following closely behind.

Previously, because the assassins were searching for traces everywhere, Anno recalled the goblins who were eavesdropping.

Anno himself hid in the branches of a large tree, observing Sharp and the others from a distance.

Anno almost laughed as he watched the mercenaries rushing headlong into the forest.

Because the direction they chased was exactly the direction the scythe goblin had left in.

"I have a feeling something amazing is going to happen, let's go check it out!"

Anno had originally planned to leave, but now he dared not jump out and fight Sharp and the others.

After all, there are three level 10 powerhouses.

Everyone else is also level 7 or above.

We can't beat them!

At this moment, Anno desperately hoped that the mercenaries and the scythe goblins would spark a conflict.

Whoosh!

Anno and Liz jumped down from the tree and followed behind them.

About ten minutes after Anno left, Mavis returned with the Black Widow mercenary group.

"Have they already engaged in battle with the monsters?" Mavis looked at the charred corpses on the ground, unsure whether it was Anno or Charlie and the others who were fighting these monsters.

After hesitating for a moment, Mavis still led her men to chase after them.

In any case, with someone clearing the way ahead, their safety was significantly improved by following behind.

......

The scythe goblin ran deeper into the Forbidden Forest until it reached a medium-sized gathering point before stopping.

This gathering place is inhabited by a goblin tribe, consisting of hundreds of goblins.

Of the subordinates killed by Anno before, apart from the level 9 one who was a trusted confidant he brought from the deepest part of the stronghold, all the other monsters were brought out from within this stronghold.

The scythe goblin arrived at the gathering point and immediately summoned all the goblins.

There are only about twenty goblins left, since one of them was moved away earlier.

"No, the enemy behind that goblin could easily wipe out my previous troops. I'm not sure I can defeat them with just these guys!"

The scythe goblin looked at the monster before him with a grave expression.

"Sir, all the goblins are here. What do you need us to do?" The leader of this gathering point was a level 9 goblin.

It rubbed its hands together and walked up to the scythe goblin, only to be stopped by the latter with its weapon.

The scythe goblin said seriously, "Don't come near me, especially don't enter the range of my weapon, or I'll cut off your head!"

The goblin leader, thinking he had done something wrong, immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "My lord, spare my life! I won't do it again!"

Little did it know, the scythe goblin was simply worried that other enemies might sneak in and take the opportunity to assassinate it.

"No, these goblins can't be trusted. I have to go to my own tribe and tell the king about this!"

The scythe goblin thought to himself, and then ordered the goblins to set traps, preparing to face any unknown enemies that might come after them.

Upon hearing that enemies might be attacking, the goblins at this gathering point immediately sprang into action.

Some dug holes, some buried lassos, some hid under the leaves, and some hid in tree holes.

The goblin leader even took out the poison he had previously seized and smeared it on the arrowheads.

The poison was found on a human professional who had previously wandered here.

At the time, a goblin thought it was a drink, took a sip, and soon collapsed and died.

The goblin leader thought it was a good item and kept it.

......

Sharp and his group followed the trail left by the scythe goblin.

But as they continued their pursuit, they realized something was amiss.

At their speed, they should have caught up with Anno, who was exploring ahead, long ago.

They'd been chasing for almost half an hour, and apart from encountering a few scattered monsters, they hadn't even seen a shadow of Anno.

Charlie frowned and said, "That's strange. This kid seems to be running in at a very fast pace. He doesn't seem worried about encountering enemies at all!"

"Yeah!" Freeman chimed in, "Isn't exploration usually a step-by-step, gradual process? How come we haven't seen Anno yet after chasing him for so long?"

"Could we have chased the wrong person?"

Upon hearing this, the assassin mercenary leading the way immediately broke out in a sweat.

Now that he's already here, how could he dare tell the team leaders that he chased the wrong person?

Just then, he saw a goblin lying on its back next to a large tree not far ahead.

From his perspective, the goblin had a knife stuck in its body, its head hanging low, and it looked dead.

"You didn't chase the wrong person! You didn't chase the wrong person!"

The assassin pointed to the goblin lying on the ground ahead and said excitedly, "There's a corpse. Anno must have been fighting with the monster."

The others also saw the goblin nailed to the tree, and a hint of joy flashed in their eyes.

"Go and check on the situation."

"yes!"

Several people ran ahead, searching for signs of a battle.

The assassin mercenary licked his lips and ran to the corpse with a smile on his face.

He used to think he had made a mistake in pursuing her, but now it seems he was right.

His smile quickly froze.

Just as he arrived nearby, a blowgun emerged from a pile of fallen leaves, and a poisoned arrow struck the assassin mercenary in the back.

The deadly poison instantly invaded the assassin mercenary's body.

It was then that he discovered something else.

The knife didn't get stuck in the goblin's body, but instead went into the goblin's armpit.

It was a visual illusion that gave him the impression that the goblin was nailed to the tree.

But he discovered it too late.

Finally, he shouted with all his might, "An ambush!"