I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Chapter 682 The Power of Faith

Hearing Liz mention the three orcs, Anno had many questions in his mind.

Anno remembered that after the "World's Number One Professional" competition, the three of them went to the Orc Federation.

How did they end up on the battlefield of Sagunto?

And Smedley, what's she doing here?

Liz naturally knew that Anno wanted to ask these questions.

She had already asked these questions before.

This was the perfect opportunity to explain to Anno.

Smedley had nothing to say; he simply followed the church's arrangements.

However, on the battlefield, priests are always the enemy's primary target.

Smedley and his group, having underestimated the strength of the Dragon Scorpion faction, suffered heavy losses.

Even Smedley himself almost died on the battlefield.

Sun, Sen, and Miao, who saved Smedley, came to this battlefield to make money.

The dwarves pay adventurers quite well.

But Liz felt that the three of them were hiding something.

When pressed further, Sun said he would explain in detail when he met with Chairman Anno.

Furthermore, Mori was clamoring to join the "Investigator" organization directly under the chairman.

Steinbeck couldn't make up his mind, so he decided to wait for Anno to wake up and make the decision himself.

"Sun!"

Anno's mind conjured up Sun's image, and then a series of memories flashed through her mind, including her first encounter with the elf.

"Now is the perfect time to recruit and expand our ranks; bringing a Protector under our command is something we would much rather do."

After a pause, Anno muttered to himself, "But I remember when they left, didn't they say they were going to change something about the Orc Federation? Why are they now planning to become [Investigators] at the Adventurers' Guild?"

Since Sun said he would explain the reason when he saw him, Anuo did not intend to think about it any further.

He lay back down on the wooden plank bed in the carriage and said weakly to Liz, "Get me something to eat."

I've been feeling dizzy for several days.

I didn't feel anything when I first woke up, but now Anuo is so hungry that her eyes are almost blurry.

"I'll go right away."

Sassi got off the carriage first, and then she was heard shouting at the top of her lungs.

Not long after, Anno felt the car stop moving.

A crowd gathered around the carriage.

General Owen and General Kasma wanted to come in and check on Anno's condition.

However, Liz stopped her, saying that Anno had just woken up and was still very weak.

Even Xue Feibai and Lü Yan were not allowed to enter by Liz.

However, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that Anno had woken up.

On the battlefield of Sagunto, Anno's strength was fully revealed to everyone.

His role on the battlefield is remembered by everyone.

Let's not even mention that Anno had already killed a ninth-tier Mountain God in the beginning.

Take, for example, the battle after Hawthorne appeared and a large number of dragon scorpions emerged from the ground. How many high-level dragon scorpions did Anno hold off by himself?

This also includes several ninth-tier dragon scorpions!

If it weren't for Anno, how would the dwarf army have suffered casualties?

Don't say that Ornn's elite troops and Chiron's troops were trapped in the Dragon Scorpion's encirclement while trying to save Anno.

If Anno hadn't brought Hawthorne out beforehand...

Once the entire dwarven army has entered the trap, Hawthorne will then unleash the dragon scorpions hidden underground. It's hard to imagine how many dwarves will fall on their way to break through!

Therefore, the dwarven leadership held Anno in high esteem.

Including the dwarf prince Chiron.

That's why they used precious miracle drugs to treat Anno.

According to Smedley (Camilla), if it weren't for that medicine, Anno wouldn't have lasted that long; she would have died before she even reached the mortal realm.

It was noon, so Owen simply let the convoy escorting Anno have a meal and rest.

After eating something, Anno fell asleep again.

Before going to sleep, Anno learned that they were now heading to the border of the Roland Empire, returning to the Kingdom of Nigar.

These dwarves of Orn are here to escort them to the border!

When Anno woke up again, it was already dark.

The convoy is setting up camp.

Having regained some of his strength, Anno asked Liss to call a meeting.

Soon, a group of people sat in a circle around the campfire.

Anno first expressed his gratitude to Owen, Sun, Smedley, and others.

But everyone said they owed Anno a debt of gratitude—Sun had asked Anno for a favor, and Smedley had also been saved by Anno when he was fighting the undead army on the battlefield of Worengle.

When Anno asked about the ninth-tier dwarf, Owen's answer was exactly what Anno expected.

"That... is none other than the current Dwarf King!"

No one knew that the Dwarf King's true strength was actually at the ninth rank.

But upon closer reflection, it makes perfect sense.

After all, the human Roland Empire has nine ranks.

The elves in the Elf Forest have very long lifespans; there are even legendary elves who have lived for thousands of years, and there must be ninth-tier powerhouses among them.

As for the Orcish Federation, the violent Orcs have produced many powerful individuals.

However, Anno didn't know much about orcs and didn't know if there were any ninth-tier beings among them.

Anno had suspected this before, because the ninth-ranked one had the same name as the current Dwarf King.

He just wasn't sure—who could have imagined that the Dwarf King would actually appear on the battlefield?

And he was with his son, Chiron.

Anno thought the Dwarf King was really bold.

What if they fall into a trap and both of them perish? What will happen to the dwarf kingdom then?

Most importantly, this "what if" scenario actually happened.

Fortunately, everyone was lucky and managed to escape under those circumstances.

When this was brought up, Anno asked about the aftermath of the war of the gods of Saguntor.

"There is no more Sagunthus!"

Owen said with some anguish, "According to the message from His Highness Chiron, Sagunto has become a thing of the past, replaced by... a lake region!"

Prince Kairon would send the latest intelligence to Owen every other day using a flying magical beast.

The purpose was to ensure that Anno would know about Sagonto's situation upon waking up—this was actually an order from the Dwarf King.

Owen will also relay Anno's situation back to him.

According to Owen's account, Sagunto, which was already a ruin, was blasted into a crater with a diameter of approximately five kilometers.

The surrounding plains also have many huge craters!

After the gods left, the place became a lake.

"Have the gods departed?"

Anno quickly asked, "Has a god fallen?"

"have!"

Kasma, standing beside him, nodded affirmatively and said, "And at least two of them have fallen!"

While Anno was unconscious and the group was carrying him away, they witnessed a god being killed by concentrated fire.

After the troops fled to the plains, they heard a god-like being's dying curse.

"Just as I expected!"

Upon hearing this, Anno finally understood where his surge in faith power came from!

Remaining Faith Power: 1374988.

There must have been a god who fell near Anno, and whose faith power was absorbed by the Evil Eye and the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.

Moreover, Anno believed that this power of faith should only be a small part of a god.

The lion's share must have been divided among the other gods!

Nevertheless, Anno was still very excited to receive this power of faith.

At the very least, he can now use the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!

"Was it the Dragon Scorpion God who died?"

In Anno's opinion, the one who would be targeted by the Dragon Scorpion God was definitely the one being focused on.

Pandora in its hands was something that was first snatched away by the released god-like creature.

But Owen's answer was the opposite.

"The Dragon Scorpion God has run away! Not only has he run away, the entire Dragon Scorpion clan has fled!"

"What?"

Anno stared wide-eyed and asked, "How is this possible?"

"It's a teleportation array!"

Owen explained, "A super-large teleportation array, one that covers almost the entire Sagunto. It instantly teleported the Dragon Scorpion God and the Dragon Scorpion clan away!"

The Dragon Scorpion God had foreseen this step and made thorough preparations!