Night falls!

The thieves and mercenaries scattered around the town did not find anything unusual for the time being.

But the mercenaries and guards in the town did not relax at all.

The flare was fired, but the person who fired it has not returned yet.

"I'm afraid Sam and Vanessa are in great danger!"

Inside the town meeting hall, Guard Captain Rodney sighed.

Sharp and Mavis both looked unhappy.

The two thieves sent out were their subordinates.

"With Vanessa's ability, if we want to keep her, we'll need at least several level 8 monsters or above!"

Mavis' tone was a little heavy as she lost a sister.

Rodney nodded and said, "According to the previous arrangement, the flares can only be released when the monsters are seen moving towards the town. Judging from the situation, the monsters are planning to take action tonight!

Everyone, please stay alert tonight and be vigilant against monsters approaching the town!"

The number of monsters discovered exceeds one hundred, and there are thirty level 6 monsters.

As for the Gruul town side, the thirty guards and eighteen mercenaries are all level 6 and above, and the rest are the more than two hundred adventurers brought by Annuo.

The two sides fought, and it seemed that humans had some advantages!

But the monsters are in the dark, and they are in the light.

It’s hard to say who will win!

"Now that the monsters' whereabouts have been exposed, will they delay their attack?"

Sharp made a suggestion to Rodney, "If they give up attacking tonight, then all of us just standing there defending, wouldn't that be a waste of energy!"

If the monsters went to rest, they would foolishly stay on guard all night.

When the monsters attack again the next day, the tired people will probably suffer.

"Don't rule out this possibility!"

Rodney frowned and said, "But we can't gamble! We need to be responsible for the lives of more than 2,000 townspeople!"

Mayor Lia, who was listening in, nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, we can't gamble!"

He had just sent a pigeon message to Viscount Renault about the situation in Gruul Town. The earliest support from Valkham would arrive was tomorrow morning.

As long as we can hold on tonight, the situation will get better tomorrow when support arrives.

After hearing that Mayor Ria had asked for help and Rodney said that he had already passed the message to the Viscount, Sharp's worry faded a little.

But he still insisted: "Brothers don't rest during the day, it's impossible for us to guard all night!"

"What exactly do you want to say?" Mavis already knew it in her mind, but she was still prepared to listen to Sharp say it.

"I have a suggestion!"

Sharp didn't care about Mavis' attitude and said to Rodney, "Didn't a group of professionals just come here? There are two hundred of them.

We can ask them to be on guard at the periphery and report any situation in a timely manner.

Brothers, you can rest first. If the monsters really attack tonight, we won't have to fight with our tired bodies! How do you think? "

Mavis said quietly, "The adventurers An Nuo brought are all low-level professionals. What's the difference between asking them to guard the perimeter and sending them to their deaths?"

"That's not the case. As long as they are smart enough to notice the monsters' whereabouts in advance and issue a warning, it would be a great achievement!"

"Even Vanessa, who was at level 8, couldn't escape. Do you expect a group of people at levels 2 or 3 to give you a warning?"

"That An Nuo seems very powerful, and he's also a summoner, so we can let him go too.

Captain Rodney, it would be a real loss if we don't make good use of so many low-level professionals!

And if they are not allowed to be on guard, are they supposed to hide in the town and be protected like the villagers?"

What Sharp said makes a lot of sense.

Rodney frowned, thought for a moment and nodded.

"The Kingdom stipulates that all professionals can be called up to fight in times of emergency. At times like this, everyone needs to contribute!

Tonight, the adventurers brought by Annuo are mainly scattered around the town to keep watch.

At the same time, each of the three of us will send two more people to guard the area!"

Mavis shrugged and said nothing more.

A hint of success appeared on Sharp's face.

…

When the guards found Anno in the private room of the Guangyue Tavern and told him about Rodney's decision, Anno was immediately angry.

"The mission we accepted is to clear out the slimes! Fighting against the monster army is completely beyond the mission level we can accept!"

In Annuo's task level classification, this kind of monster attack on the village is at least a bronze-level task, which requires professionals of level 11 to 15 to accept.

Even if it is a group, it requires a large number of professionals at levels 5 to 10 to be eligible to participate.

Although there are many people in the Adventurer's Guild, they are all low-level professionals.

Participating in bronze-level missions is simply a suicide mission!

"This... is just a warning. The main battle will still be carried out by us guards and mercenaries!"

Owen said somewhat unnaturally: "Besides, this is an emergency. According to the laws of the kingdom, all professionals are obliged to assist the guards in handling emergencies. You can't refuse this mission! You have half an hour to prepare, and then you need to take your people to set off."

If a professional refuses to fulfill his obligations, the guards have the right to execute the deserter!

Looking at Owen's leaving back, Annuo's face darkened and he lowered his head in thought.

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and his eyes suddenly widened.

"I see!"

An Nuo murmured in a low voice: "Is this why you asked me to come to Gruul Town? Are you planning to test me, or do you have other purposes?"

Before, Anno thought that Viscount Renault's decision to assign him the task of clearing up the slime riot was a recognition of Anno's strength.

Now it seems that Viscount Renault had completely plotted against Anno.

Upon learning that there were dozens of goblins outside the Forbidden Forest, among which only a few were level 6 monsters, Viscount Renault not only sent out 20 guards, but also hired two mercenary groups of ten!

If we just want to encircle and suppress these goblins, why would we need so many professionals above level 6?

With these people around, the problem of slime riots was easily solved.

There is no need to issue another task to entrust Annuo.

It now seems that Viscount Renault may have anticipated that the monsters from the Forbidden Forest would attack the town of Gruul.

The facts were exactly as he expected. When Rodney and his men arrived, the number of monsters in the monster camp doubled.

“They used me as a hidden force, and on the surface they wanted me to fight the slimes.

But in reality, when there is an emergency with monsters attacking, I will be forcibly called up.

I have the ability to hunt level 6 wind wolves, so I can definitely help the guards solve some problems!"

Anno exhaled heavily, looked in the direction of Valkham, and said to himself: "You, think so!"

"I underestimated you, a man who managed a city of 300,000 people in an orderly manner and had an unclear relationship with the second-ranked mercenary group in Valkham!"

Anno relived the scene of his meeting with Viscount Renault.

He even tried to recall his first encounter with Mavis to see if there was anything he had missed.

Two minutes later, An Nuo sighed and murmured in a low voice: "It seems that I have to accept this mission even if I don't want to!"

After leaving the private room, Annuo called the captains and deputy captains of the six teams and explained the current situation to them.

"Let us act as a cordon, but these people can really think of any way!"

Middle-aged uncle Xiao, a level 5 knight and deputy captain of Xue Feibai's team, couldn't help but curse after hearing this.

The other adventurers also looked worried.

They also know the laws of the kingdom.

They knew that if they disobeyed orders now, they would be regarded as deserters.

It is not impossible that he was beheaded by the guards before the battle.

Accept the mission, it would be fine if the monsters don't attack.

If the monsters really attack tonight, the alert adventurers will definitely be the first to die!

Annuo knew that these adventurers were dragged into this because of him.

Originally, this task should have been completed by An Nuo, Xue Feibai and others.

As a result, Annuo treated this mission as a guild mission and brought these two hundred people here.

But now that things have come to this, Annuo will not think about apologizing to the adventurers.

What he is thinking about now is how to deal with it!

"Under the current situation, unless we are willing to be deserters, we need to accept the mission honestly!

Of course, in the dark night, facing the slimes all over the mountains and the monster troops whose hiding places are unknown, I don’t think running away is a good option!

In that case, issue an urgent task now!

Mission level... Bronze level!"

With just one sentence from Annuo, everyone understood that they had no choice but to accept the task.

Next, the captains followed Annuo's instructions, gathered people, prepared torches, and assigned warning areas!

He also asked Xue Feibai to find Old John and rent all the weapons in the blacksmith shop.

Old John was sensible. He didn't even frown when he saw the weapons being carried away by Annuo's men!

Half an hour later, the six teams were evenly dispersed around the town.

The residents of the town were now gathered around the square in the center of the town.

Some young and strong people even held farm tools and surrounded the old, young, sick and disabled.

An Nuo was not idle either. He took out four goblin left ears and claws from the package and summoned four level 5 goblins.

Watching the four goblins swim across the ten-meter-wide moat and disappear into the night, Annuo rode the wind wolf back to the town.

…

On the grassland outside the town.

The night wind blew, and the grass made a rustling sound.

Suddenly, there was a series of vibrations from the ground.

The slimes that were sleeping soundly on the ground were startled and turned in one direction.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A spherical black shadow that was three meters high jumped towards the town of Gruul from a distance.

Each leap can cover a distance of more than ten meters.

After landing, a big hole was smashed into the ground.

All the slimes that couldn't dodge in time were crushed into pieces!

…

In the dark night sky, a white dove was flapping its wings.

There is a small bamboo tube tied to its calf.

Suddenly, a loud and strange cry was heard nearby.

The next moment, a huge shadow quickly passed by the white dove.

A few white feathers mixed with blood fell from the sky!

…

Valkham!

Viscount Castle!

Laura pushed open the door of the Viscount's study and brought Viscount Renault a pot of tea.

"Father, it's getting late, you should rest!"

Viscount Renault took a sip of tea, rubbed his red eyes, and asked tiredly: "Did you receive any news from outside today?"

"You have reviewed the news from Gran Village this morning, and there is nothing else!"

"Is there no news from the town of Gruul?"

"No!"

"I've told Rodney and Mavis to report back if anything happens!"

"It seems that they didn't meet."

"I hope so!"

Viscount Renault took another sip of tea and whispered, "If something unexpected really happens, Anno's Adventurer's Guild should be able to help!"

Speaking of this, Viscount Renault couldn't help but laugh.

He just wanted An Nuo to go over, but he didn't expect An Nuo to directly bring more than two hundred people with him.

Although they are just low-level adventurers, with Annuo around, they are also a considerable force.

With the addition of guards and mercenaries, we are not afraid even if dozens of monsters attack the city!

When An Nuo was mentioned, Laura immediately became excited, and she said excitedly: "Yes, this An Nuo is really amazing, in just a few days, he has recruited more than 200 adventurers!

His own strength is also growing rapidly.

I heard that professional mentors are also interested in several people around Annuo and want to take them as disciples.

If this continues, it won’t be long before the Adventurer’s Guild becomes the fourth largest mercenary group in Valkham!

No, Anno said the Adventurer's Guild is not a mercenary group.

But his Adventurer's Guild is definitely no worse than the Mercenary Group!"

Seeing Laura talking non-stop, Viscount Renault chuckled and said, "He has grown so fast because he took advantage of you! He invited you to the opening day just to make some people feel afraid!

When he returns from this mission, I need to have a good talk with him."

At this time, Viscount Renault did not know that the number of monsters outside the town of Gruul was not more than fifty, but more than a hundred!