Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

Shia, who was holding a dagger to her advantage, was puzzled by Hannah's relaxed smile.

As Lin Gui landed with Eve, he snatched the dagger from her hand.

He quickly said to Hannah, who was sitting slumped below, bleeding from the corner of her mouth and severely injured:

"We mean no harm and are not your enemy!"

Xia was stunned: "Lin Gui, she attacked me first! And she didn't even hold back!"

"Why let her go?"

Eve frowned suddenly, then her expression changed, and she shouted:

"Watch out! His attack is coming!"

Lin Gui felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively grabbed Eve, who was inexplicably trying to block his way.

At the same time, he pulled Shia to stand in front of him and shouted:

"Sia! Use all your energy to protect yourself!!"

Although Xia didn't understand, her trust in Lin Gui made her do as she was told.

His demonic energy and power erupted, condensing into a dark red barrier in front of him.

next moment--

"boom----!!!"

An indescribable, terrifying shockwave exploded out from the front.

Wherever it went, the ruins crumbled, collapsed, and vanished like paper!

A deep trench was plowed into the ground, and gravel and dust shot into the sky.

At the epicenter of the blast wave, Gro stood atop the ruins.

His right hand was clenched loosely, as if holding an invisible sword.

It was merely the aftershock of the oppressive aura from the initial "drawing the sword" stance—

It shattered everything within a radius of tens of meters into dust!

The barrier that Shia had desperately erected only lasted for a moment.

Immediately, the person and the barrier were blasted away, flying backward like cannonballs.

"Bang!"

She crashed violently through a three-story residential building behind her, sending bricks and stones flying everywhere.

It was only barely stopped when it was buried in the rubble.

She groaned and spat out a mouthful of blood.

He managed to lift his head and stared in horror at the figure in the center of the shockwave.

No sword was drawn... merely the aftershock of the sword's movement?!

Just how powerful is this?!

Eve gritted her teeth and tried to rush over, but Lin Gui held her back tightly.

Lin Gui felt a chill run down his spine. Staring at Gro in the distance, he shouted with all his might:

"We are not your enemies!!"

As he shouted, he waved his right hand rapidly.

The levitation spell was activated, lifting Hannah, who had been knocked unconscious by the aftershocks, up from beside her.

He controlled her, and she slowly drifted towards Gro's direction.

Groh's eyes narrowed, and his loosely clenched right hand suddenly loosened.

The branch that he was using as a sword hilt snapped and fell to the ground with a "crack".

He stepped forward and gently caught Hannah as she floated towards him.

They quickly examined her injuries and confirmed that although they were serious, they were not fatal.

Moreover, there were no new fatal injuries on his body.

He finally breathed a long, genuine sigh of relief.

When he looked up at Lin Gui again, the fierce killing intent in his eyes had mostly subsided.

Lin Gui dared not approach from a distance.

If it weren't for the fact that Shia, a transcendent being imbued with demonic energy, blocked the attack earlier...

Given his physique as a high-level mage, he was probably shaken to the point of having his heart and lungs shattered.

It's no wonder that Knight Roger, who enjoys a reputation for genius even in the Carter capital, lives up to his name.

In just over a decade, it has risen to a terrifying level of legendary power.

The legendary knight who rose to power...

With just one release of energy, it produced power comparable to extraordinary magic.

That's really scary.

Shia wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, forced herself to stand up, and said seriously:

"Lin Gui, run! We're no match for that monster."

Lin Gui frowned: "What are you all doing here all of a sudden? Weren't you supposed to be guarding the supplies?"

Shia smiled wryly:

"Isn't this just because I'm bored, letting Eve predict Avalon's location again?"

"As a result... this time, the target was directly locked onto that person."

"The prediction was too far off, so we thought we'd come and confirm it..."

She glanced at the figure in the distance, still feeling lingering fear.

"result……"

Lin Gui sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

But at least now he can be 100% certain—

That man was undoubtedly Roger.

He glanced at Gro, who was worrying about Hannah's injuries in the distance, and took a deep breath.

Pointing at Eve, who was casting a healing spell on Shia, he shouted:

"that--!"

"We have a very capable pastor here!"

"Should we bring her over so we can help with her treatment?"

Before he could finish speaking...

Gro looked up abruptly, his eyes instantly turning icy.

The chill in his eyes was even more piercing than the sword energy from before.

Lin Gui continued, trying to keep his voice steady:

"We really meant no harm."

"At least, we didn't attack you first, did we?"

After he finished speaking, his tone became indifferent.

He quietly reached out and pulled the injured Shia closer to him.

Her fingertips trembled slightly from the pain.

If the other party still doesn't respond...

Lin Gui didn't intend to waste any more words.

It wasn't just Rogge on the other side who was angry.

He also harbored a burning anger within him.

A burning rage stemming from the fact that the other party had ambushed Shia without warning and nearly seriously injured her.

Although the most direct reason for Xia's injury was that Lin Gui used her as a human shield.

But ultimately, it was the fault of that bard who suddenly appeared.

Why not just draw your swords and fight? Couldn't you have said a few more words?

Gro, who was in the distance, remained silent for a moment, then asked in a deep voice:

"Why...why were you secretly following us?"

Who exactly are you?

The demon elves and priests' methods of concealment were quite clumsy.

He had sensed it from the moment he left the church.

But that man...

Its appearance was too abrupt, as if it had appeared out of nowhere.

The shock it brought him was unprecedented.

If the other party really wanted to leave, with that unpredictable ability to hide...

Even he probably couldn't stop it.

Despite possessing the strength of a legendary figure, he couldn't retain two lower-level extraordinary individuals and one upper-level high-ranking individual.

The reason was that it was a high-level mage's concealment spell, which he couldn't see through at all.

Gro felt a chill in his heart.

In the years since he left the capital...

Have magical arts developed to this extent?

Lin Gui, on the other side, was naturally unaware of the turmoil in his heart.

Faced with Gro's question, Lin Gui pondered for a moment and decided to tell him the truth.

He cleared his throat and began to sing softly:

"Beneath the crown where the moonlight cannot reach, blood drenches the branches of power."

"Legend has it that there is a city called Avalon on the other side of the river, where there is no oppression and no distinction between the poor and the lowly."

"The shadow of evil cannot reach, the bells of freedom toll day and night..."

After finishing his song, he stared at Gros, who was suddenly frozen in the distance, and said loudly:

"More than ten years ago, we heard this song from the grassroots level."

"It was sung by bards, telling the story of a free city-state called Avalon."

"There is no discrimination, no oppression, no poverty there."

"That's why we came here—"

He paused, then gently led the pale-faced Shia forward half a step.

"In order to send my companion to a place where she can truly be accepted."