I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Chapter 683 Losses

Dragon Scorpion God had prepared several plans from the very beginning.

Hawthorne knew all too well just how powerful the Hunters of Ungomulos were.

After breaking free from the seal, he knew that sooner or later the God Hunters would come knocking on his door.

Even after elevating his strength to the level of a mid-level god, Hawthorne was still uneasy.

Tens of thousands of dragon scorpions, under Hawthorne's command, went underground to build an interdimensional teleportation array!

That's right!

Hawthorne never intended to stay in Angollos.

Anyway, he has already advanced to the level of a mid-level god, and he still has two lower-level god subordinates.

As long as he leads his people away from Ungomulos, he can live very comfortably in other planes.

When the dwarven army arrived, Hawthorne was actually preparing for the final stages of the teleportation array.

This is why a large number of dragon scorpions emerge from the ground.

When Caesar, the four-star God Hunter, arrived, Hawthorne was already preparing to retreat.

What happened next was exactly what others saw.

Hawthorne used Pandora to release more than a dozen god-level creatures, then led the entire dragon scorpion clan underground and quietly activated the interdimensional teleportation array.

The reason why Saguntor was blasted into a huge crater was because many of the god-like creatures that wanted to seize Pandora wanted to force Hawthorne to come out.

All they found was a massive, shattered teleportation array!

What happened next was told to the Dwarf King by Bunian, who then passed the message on to Orn.

"So, those god-level creatures are all in Angoros now?"

Anno frowned as he looked at Owen.

The latter nodded and continued, "Moreover, I heard that several of them left with the Demon King."

"The Demon King? Adonis?"

Anno exclaimed in surprise, "He's here too?"

"He's here! We just didn't see him; he didn't make his move until the very end. The intelligence says that the Dragon Scorpion God activated the teleportation array not long after the Demon King appeared."

"He really came!"

Upon hearing this, Anuo lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

When Anno was 'robbed' by the First Demon General, the Fallen Angel, and later encountered the Bone Dragon Knight Chris in the Demon Realm, he felt that the Demon King's forces might get involved in the war to hunt down the Dragon Scorpion God.

However, there were just too many unexpected things that happened during the battle.

Anno and those around him have been in danger several times. Adelaide was even taken away by the people from Dragon Island, but Anno had long forgotten about it.

Only when he heard Owen's information did he remember.

"Was Pandora taken from Hawthorne by the demon king Adonis?"

If it hadn't been taken away, Adonis wouldn't have given up easily and would have continued to pursue Hawthorne.

But if Adonis takes Pandora away, he'll have another piece in his possession!

If it's the latter, then the Demon King now controls five Pandoras.

To collect all eight keys, only the one in Anno's possession and the other two Pandora keys, which are currently missing, remain.

"Phew!"

Thinking of this, Anno let out a heavy sigh.

Let's summarize the situation now.

First, the Dragonscorpion clan left using an interdimensional teleportation array. Although the dwarven legion suffered heavy losses, the Dragonscorpions were effectively driven out, though Saguntor was destroyed.

Secondly, Angoros now has more than a dozen god-level creatures, and several of them are suspected of joining the Demon King's camp.

In the end, Anno also suffered heavy losses on this trip.

Let me first talk about the team I brought.

Of the fifty investigators who served as Anno's personal guard, fifteen were lost, nearly a third of their original number.

However, Steinbeck and three other sixth-tier peak investigators advanced to seventh tier during the battle.

Twenty-one of Tester's personal guards were killed, leaving only twenty-nine men, including Captain Reiner and his vice-captain who had broken through to the seventh rank!

As for the more than one hundred guild leaders they brought, the targets they needed to fight were far less than those of the investigators.

Moreover, the summoned creatures that Anno didn't combine with were mostly used to protect them.

Despite this, more than twenty presidents were killed in battle, and more than a dozen were disabled!

In terms of combat strength, the investigators alone have four more seventh-tier members, not counting Xue Feibai and his group.

Those who survived not only gained significant strength, but also benefited greatly from the experience of such a war, which will be of great help to their future growth.

Compared to the adventurers who suffered losses, Anno made a huge profit.

However, the guild leaders who were lost, although only of mid-level strength, were all adventurers who were most loyal to Anno.

Moreover, they are all leaders of their respective branches, and it will take some time to cultivate a new branch leader.

Aside from these, the rest is Anno's own loss.

Adelaide has gone to Dragon Island, so Anno probably won't be able to see her for a while.

However, the possibility of her being in danger is not high.

The "Heart of Annihilation" is very likely a life-saving measure left on Adelaide by the Dragon God, also known as the Annihilation Dragon.

With such an elder, Adelaide will develop faster on Dragon Island than if she stayed with Anno.

It's just that they don't know when they will meet again.

Anno had accumulated a little over two hundred summons over the past month or two.

It's good that he was well-prepared.

Otherwise, you won't even know how you died!

And his magical armor shattered yet again!

Other people's high-level magic sets can be passed down as family heirlooms for dozens of generations.

When it came to Anno, it needed to be repaired every few days, and this time it was completely scrapped.

When Owen heard Anno mention the losses, he also looked apologetic.

To be honest, the Dwarf Kingdom isn't afraid of compensation in terms of weapons, equipment, or gold coins.

The problem is that the true situation of the war was seriously inconsistent with the intelligence provided by the dwarves, resulting in heavy losses for Anno's troops.

Anno himself almost stayed in Sagunto.

"Please rest assured, Guild Master Anno, His Highness Chiron is already preparing the reward and compensation for the Adventurers' Guild. The Dwarven Kingdom will definitely give you a satisfactory reply within half a month."

As they spoke, Owen and Kasma both stood up and bowed ninety degrees to Anno.

The Dwarf King had already told Owen that this battle proved the Adventurers' Guild to be a very reliable ally.

The dwarves will never let their allies suffer losses!

"Half a month? Then I'll wait for news from the Dwarf Kingdom!"

Anno stood up and said to Owen, "Tomorrow we will enter the territory of the Roland Empire. The Dwarf Kingdom should have a lot of things to deal with during this time."

"After you drop us off there tomorrow, you can go back. We can walk the rest of the way ourselves!"

"President Anno!"

Owen looked at Anno with gratitude and said, "I, Owen Hewlett, on behalf of the Hewlett family, swear that whenever Lord Anno needs us, the Hewlett family will provide our full assistance, without compromising the interests of the kingdom!"

Although when they first met, Owen was level 39, rank 7, while Anno was only rank 6.

Now Owen has broken through to the eighth rank, and Anno is also at the eighth rank.

But Anno's strength was enough for Owen to address him as "sir".