"What?"

After hearing what Annuo said, the captain of the soldiers at the city gate quickly turned around to look.

Then he and other soldiers saw the man in front of Annuo rush out of the city gate corridor, pull out a dagger from his arms, and stab it directly into a passerby in front of him.

"You all deserve to die, you all deserve to die! This world will eventually belong to Master Adrien, and everyone should become Master Adrien's servants!"

When the civilian was controlled and dragged away by the soldiers who reacted, his face was hideous and he shouted around in a crazy voice.

The stabbed passerby fell to the ground, blood constantly flowing out of the wound.

The people nearby looked terrified.

Although the suspected cultist only injured one person, who knows if there are other cultists hiding around him.

The seeds of panic have been sown among the people.

Those who had been investigated all ran into the city.

Those who were still queuing scattered in all directions.

Anno looked back at Liz and Sasier.

Sasir immediately turned around and pinned down a person from the chaotic crowd behind him under his claws.

This person was the ordinary person who had just deliberately slandered An Nuo.

Then Liz went forward to search him and found a dagger in his sleeve.

"It seems that I have been used."

Looking at the ordinary people who were still struggling under Sasier's claws, An Nuo turned to look at the captain of the city defense team and asked, "Is this the first time they have used this trick?"

The city defense captain nodded upon hearing this, but he still did not relax his vigilance against Annuo.

Under the current situation in Zijinlan City, ordinary people controlled by soldiers and ordinary people under the clutches of Sasir can basically be identified as cultists.

Two people, one in front and one behind.

The latter provided cover for the former, while the former took advantage of the chaos to create panic.

These lunatics never thought of going back alive.

Their purpose is to cause panic among the people in the city and let them know the existence of the Adrian Cult.

But if the cultists used this tactic the first time, why wouldn't they use another one?

It is very likely that Anno is also a cultist.

And he may be a high-ranking member of the cult.

The two people just now were just covering for the person in front of them.

"The person who killed the cultists couldn't possibly be a cultist?"

The captain of the city defense team immediately rejected this idea in his mind, thinking: With the style of those crazy people, it is entirely possible.

No, that's not right.

Since cultists have appeared today, how can we be sure that there are no cultists among the people who were released before?

The city defense captain became more and more panicked the more he thought about it.

"What happened?"

At this moment, a short, fat man with a mustache and small eyes, dressed in gorgeous clothes, walked out of the city.

He was also accompanied by a team of personal knight guards.

"Lord Count Cass, there was an incident of cultists injuring people just now."

The captain of the city defense team saw the nobles coming and quickly lowered his head and replied: "There are two cultists, and the other one cannot escape suspicion."

When the guards around Count Cass heard that there were cultists, they became even more vigilant.

"Which one?"

Upon hearing that the source of the chaos was the cultists, Count Cass's brows immediately twisted into a "川" shape.

The people of Zijinlan City have been in a state of panic recently due to various terrorist attacks by cultists.

The person who was stabbed just now was lucky because his identity as a cultist was exposed and he was not stabbed in a vital part in a panic. The injured person is now being treated by a priest.

But a few days ago, a victim had his entire skin peeled off and his body was hung on a tombstone in the square at night.

Cass looked in the direction the city defense captain pointed, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"I feel like I've seen this young man somewhere."

When Kas was puzzled, a knight beside him came over and whispered in his ear: "This man with the same appearance and age is An Nuo, who has become famous recently. He is the president of the Adventurer's Guild of the Kingdom of Nigal!"

When reminded by the servant, Cass immediately remembered.

He had seen Anno's portrait before, so he felt familiar when he saw Anno.

President An Nuo of the Adventurer's Guild is rumored to be a sixth-level expert.

Although Anno is not a high-level warrior, the Adventurer's Guild he founded is gradually replacing the mercenary groups in the Kingdom of Nigar.

I heard that the number of adventurer guilds of all sizes in the Kingdom of Nigar has exceeded one hundred, and the number of adventurers has reached tens of thousands, spread throughout the kingdom.

Moreover, because of his outstanding contribution in the Battle of the Gaso River in Warrengel, Anno was named Baron of the Kingdom of Nigar.

Although Cass was a noble of the Roland Empire, he also knew such important news.

"If Baron Anno is a cultist, then this cult is extremely powerful."

Cass asked the soldiers in front of him to move aside, walked in front of Anno, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Nice to meet you, I'm Cass East."

The knight beside Cass immediately explained to Anno: "The East family is the hereditary earl family of the Roland Empire!"

"Hello, Count Cass!"

An Nuo was relieved to see that Cass recognized him.

He didn't want to continue arguing with the city defense captain, and being able to prove his identity would save him a lot of trouble.

"Baron Anno, can you tell me in detail what just happened?"

Count Cass did not think he was superior because he was a count, nor did he become wary because Annuo was a baron of the Kingdom of Nigar.

Since Cass already knew what kind of profession an adventurer was, it made sense for Annuo to appear here.

However, the guard knight behind Cass was in a state of tension.

They felt a strong sense of oppression from Anno and Sasir.

If Annuo wanted to attack Cass, they could only sacrifice their lives to buy time for Count Cass.

An Nuo came here to do business, and he would definitely not attack Cass who helped him.

After listening to Annuo's story and combining it with the statements of the surrounding soldiers and passers-by, Cass confirmed that it was a misunderstanding.

After ordering the city defense soldiers to take the two cultists to the prison for interrogation, Cass turned around and invited Annuo to come into the city for a chat.

Annuo, who had this idea in mind, nodded in agreement.

The supplies he wanted to purchase included food, clothes, tents, etc., and ordinary merchants were unable to satisfy Annuo's needs.

However, the nobles have more resources, and doing business with them can save An Nuo a lot of trouble.

Annuo is now planning to discuss business with Count Cass.

The reason why Cass invited Anno was simple.

As the president of the Adventurer's Guild, An Nuo has great strength.

There are cultists causing trouble in the city now, so entrusting adventurers to deal with them is a good choice.

In a private room of an upscale tavern, after Anno and Count Cass exchanged pleasantries, the latter went straight to the point and said, "President Anno, the things about the cultists in the city are what I just told you. I wonder if you are willing to accept my commission and find the base of the cultists in the city?"