After collecting sacrificial materials from the corpses, Annuo's backpack was already bulging.

You can get dozens of summoning materials at one time, and you will never be able to use them up unless you go through another large-scale battle.

What Anno should be worried about now is how to preserve summoning materials such as the 'Goblin Left Ear' which are easy to corrupt.

Returning to the town center, Anno took back all the summoned creatures, leaving only Liz in her cloak.

When Annuo walked to Rodney, the captain of the guard was lying on his back, staring at the night sky motionlessly.

Brooke was squatting on the side. Although he was seriously injured, at least he was still conscious.

Looking up at An Nuo who was walking in front of him, Brooke asked expectantly, "Where did they go? Did they leave?"

Brook didn't think Anno could kill so many monsters.

But it was indeed strange that the monsters left suddenly just now.

Compared to other answers, Brook hoped to hear the information about the monsters leaving from Anno.

"I solved them all!"

The bodies of those monsters are still in the town and will be discovered sooner or later. There is no point in hiding them.

Annuo's answer made Brook unable to believe his ears.

However, before An Nuo could ask any more questions, he opened his mouth and asked, "Captain Rodney..."

"team leader?"

Brooke glanced at Rodney lying next to him and said with a sad face, "The captain was seriously injured in the effort to stop the monster. He couldn't hold on long after you left."

"Dead?"

Anno looked at Rodney's body and sighed.

When Rodney asked Annuo to lead the men on alert, he had a lot of opinions about the captain.

But now, Rodney was staying behind for the townspeople, fighting bravely and even sacrificing his life, which made Annuo admire him a little.

"Anno, what do you mean by you solved all the monsters? Also, why does that Goblin priest you just summoned look familiar to me?"

Brook was deeply impressed by the Goblin Priest.

During the battle at the South Gate, if the Goblin Priest hadn't used fireballs in the back to cause heavy damage to the guards, they would not have been defeated so early.

"Solved means I killed all the monsters! As for the Goblin Priest, it's my summon, level 8."

I explained it to Brook because I was worried that he might misunderstand.

As the only surviving guard, Annuo still needs Brook to report the battle situation to the Viscount.

Otherwise, based only on the words of Annuo and the adventurers, without even a single person he trusted, the Viscount would definitely have doubts about the course of the battle.

And if Brooke misunderstands and thinks that the goblin priest attacking everyone at the South Gate is the goblin priest summoned by Annuo, there will be trouble.

However, Anno would not tell Brook the information that he could summon monsters by killing them.

"Level 8!"

Brooke breathed a sigh of relief.

He had also felt it just now. The aura of the goblin priest summoned by Annuo was much weaker than that of the goblin priest at the south gate. They should not be the same one.

"Anno!"

A slightly surprised voice sounded, and Annuo turned around and saw a figure running towards him from the darkness.

"Meng Xin? Why are you here!"

After seeing the person coming, An Nuo asked in confusion.

"An Nuo, it's really you!" Meng Xin hugged An Nuo excitedly.

She just saw An Nuo's figure with the help of the surrounding firelight, but she was not sure.

"Everyone is worried about you, so I came to see what's going on!"

Brooke was stunned again when she saw the two people hugging each other.

He and Rodney had previously believed that everyone at the North Gate had died.

Unexpectedly, not only was An Nuo okay, but the people around An Nuo were also still alive.

An Nuo put Meng Xin down from his body and asked, "What's the situation over there?"

“After you left, the Sharp that attacked you was attacked by a flying monster, and then the flying monster left again, and Sharp ran away.

During this period, all the townspeople ran to the north gate. They also said that the monsters had attacked the town center from the south gate, and the guards suffered heavy losses.

Everyone is worried about you, so I came to check on you.”

Speaking of Sharp, Anno turned around and looked at Brooke, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Brooke, why did Captain Sharp run to the north gate during the battle and even attack me?"

"Sharp attacked you?"

Brook gnashed his teeth and said, "This bastard, I didn't expect that he would not only flee during the battle, but also attack his own people.

I will report this matter to the Viscount, and he will not let him off."

An Nuo nodded and said to Meng Xin: "The crisis in the town has been resolved. Go tell everyone and let the townspeople return in an orderly manner."

"Really? That's great!"

Meng Xin nodded, turned and left.

Not long after, Lu Yan, Xue Feibai and others arrived.

Lu Yan told An Nuo that the news of victory had been passed on and everyone was being mobilized to rescue the wounded.

After An Nuo handed Brook over to Xue Feibai, he returned to the north gate to command everyone.

After a night battle, only one guard was left, and Sharp of the Bloodstain Mercenary Group escaped.

When Anno arrived at the north gate, Mavis from the Black Widow Mercenaries took the initiative to find Anno and explained that the reason she was there was that she had accepted the task of escorting the townspeople away under Rodney's orders.

"We were already showing signs of defeat. When we retreated to the center of town, Rodney was worried that the townspeople would be slaughtered by monsters, so he asked me to take a few people with him and lead the townspeople to try to retreat from the north gate."

Mavis was also seriously injured and looked shaky.

Annuo handed Mavis over to an adventurer and continued to lead people to clean up the battlefield.

After working for several hours until dawn, everyone finally got everything ready.

According to statistics, forty-six adventurers died, ninety-one were seriously injured, and the rest were also injured.

But after this battle, everyone's level has been greatly improved.

The adventurers who participated in the battle were all at least level 3, and some had broken through to level 4 or 5.

Those adventurers who remained at level 1 or 2, without any breakthrough and not seriously injured, basically deserted.

Among An Nuo's confidants, Xue Feibai killed a lot of enemies in the night battle and has broken through to level 6.

Except for the two healers Liu Rongrong and Ning Wen, everyone else has also reached level 5.

The overall strength has increased significantly!

Although there were heavy casualties, the results were also significant.

Not counting the slimes, more than two hundred monsters were killed in this battle, including more than fifty monsters above level 6.

This result can be described as a great victory!

Anno gained even more.

Not only did his level rise to level 8, he also gained a large amount of green souls and sacrificial materials, and even obtained powerful summons such as the Goblin Priest and the Harpy.

The most important thing is to contract a succubus with the skill of [Commander]!

It looks like Anno is level 8, but with ten summons, including mages, meat shields, and flight control, plus the enhancement of Liz's [Commander], even a level 10 creature may not be able to escape if it is surrounded.

With the help of the townspeople, the bodies of those who died in the battle were sorted out and put into body bags.

After resting in the town for a day and a night, everyone started their return journey.

Everyone noticed the cloaked man who appeared next to Anno.

However, since An Nuo did not take the initiative to introduce himself, Xue Feibai and others did not ask.

When everyone rushed back to Valkham, it was already afternoon.

Yesterday, the mayor sent another letter to the Viscount by carrier pigeon. This time, there was no harpy to intercept it, and the pigeon successfully delivered the letter to the Viscount.

Therefore, when Annuo and others came back, they saw from afar the viscount and guards welcoming them at the city gate, as well as a large crowd of onlookers.

When Viscount Renault saw Anno, he shouted to the crowd around him: "Everyone, the heroes are back. Let us welcome our heroes who protect the town with the warmest applause!"

Looking at Viscount Renault walking out from the applauding crowd, Anno's eyes froze, but soon replaced with a smile.

He led Brooke to greet them and said loudly, "Your Excellency, we are flattered that you are here to greet us in person!"