Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

Just as Shia was carrying the forest ghost on her back and her backpack, she was desperately sprinting towards the edge of the forest.

The depression deep in the forest has been transformed into a bloody inferno.

Moragos was fully awakened, and his overwhelming resentment, mixed with the terrifying pressure of the legendary demon, erupted like a tsunami.

The remaining members of the Knights were nearly suffocated by the pressure, their teeth chattering uncontrollably.

The guild scout who had been forcibly conscripted turned ashen-faced.

Looking at the demons surging around like a tide and that terrifying behemoth.

She called out to Leon in a voice that was trembling with tears.

"Knight Commander! A demon horde! A demon horde is coming! Why aren't we running?!"

Just now, when he tried to escape on his own, a knight next to him grabbed his arm tightly.

Just then, a resolute glint flashed in the eyes of the usually taciturn assassin in the Knights.

Suddenly, he pulled out a gemstone from his pocket that emitted a faint green glow and an ominous aura.

When he pressed the gem tightly against his chest.

A pure and rich demonic aura suddenly emanated from his body!

He suppressed the trembling that emanated from his very soul, his legs shaking violently.

Step by step, they approached the legendary demon, Moragos, who was about to go completely berserk.

In the final moments before Moragas's devastating attack struck.

He fell heavily to his knees on the muddy ground with a "plop".

With all his might, he shouted in a hoarse voice:

"Great, legendary demon lord! Please calm your anger! It's me! The one who offered you advice some time ago!"

"Hehehe~~ Offering a suggestion?"

Moragus' massive body paused slightly.

Those green, malevolent eyes were fixed on the assassin.

The twisted human face on the tree trunk made a mocking sound.

"Oh, so it's you, you cunning little bug! Tell me where I can find more 'balloon' little things!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! It's me! It's me!"

The assassin, as if grasping at his only lifeline, kowtowed repeatedly in ecstasy.

"I'm your companion! We're friends!"

"So...it was you who disturbed my sleep just now?!"

Moragus's voice suddenly turned icy cold.

The terrifying pressure that had just subsided suddenly erupted again, pressing down on the assassin like a mountain!

The assassin knew there was no way to defend himself, so he had no choice but to go all out and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Great Lord Moragos! I have brought you offerings! New and more abundant offerings!"

"Offerings?"

The word seemed to possess a strange magic, and Moragus's ferocious aura indeed paused slightly.

Its enormous eyes swept over the assassin.

He glanced at the knightly order behind him, which, despite its losses, still exuded an extraordinary aura.

Especially Lyon, who was in charge.

Sensing the "delicious" power contained within the nearly ten extraordinary experts, it immediately cried out excitedly.

All the faces on the tree trunk wore greedy and twisted smiles:

"Good heavens! Hehehe~ You've brought me so many lavish offerings!"

"You truly are my... loyal friend~ How can I reward you, my dear friend~ Hehehe~~"

The assassin's ecstatic smile froze instantly. A reward?

He turned around abruptly, looking at Lyon with a fierce and urging glint in his eyes.

Lyon instantly understood his gaze, and his expression turned cold.

The icy gaze, like that of a venomous snake, locked onto the guild scout who was still in shock and fear.

The scout's extraordinary intuition instantly alerted him to a deadly crisis!

Without thinking, he suddenly turned to the side.

He narrowly escaped the deadly combined attack of the two knights beside him, who were working in perfect unison!

"you……!"

The scout was filled with shock and rage. His blood surged, and he turned and fled into the depths of the dense forest.

However, a dazzling and domineering cross-shaped sword aura, containing the full force of Lyon's attack, appeared.

It has already torn through the air, arriving first despite being late!

"Pfft—!"

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh is sickening.

The scout's running figure suddenly froze, and he looked down in disbelief.

He looked at the blood-stained tip of the sword protruding from his chest.

He used his last bit of strength to turn his head and look at Leon, who was slowly sheathing his longsword with a blank expression.

His eyes bulged out horribly, and he hissed out his final question:

"It was...it was you...it was you all...who ruined...the Golden Company...why...why..."

Lyon simply snorted and flicked his wrist.

The longsword flashed with a cold light, cleanly severing the scout's head.

Warm blood splattered on half of his body.

He held the head, its eyes wide open in death, its expression frozen in terror and rage.

He walked up to Morages with a blank expression and respectfully handed it over.

A jet-black tentacle covered in sharp thorns snaked out and coiled around the head.

It was easily stuffed into Moragus's huge, tree-hole-like mouth.

"Crunch... Glug..."

The chilling chewing sounds were exceptionally clear in the silent forest.

A moment later, the scout's face was filled with despair and fear.

It slowly and twistedly emerged from the trunk of the Moragus tree.

It became part of its horrific collection.

Moragus smacked his lips in satisfaction, the sound like the friction of rotten wood.

"Great! Cluck cl ...

Its bright green eyes turned to the rest of the knights again.

Their greedy gazes were undisguised, as if they were eyeing a series of moving platters of delicious food.

The knights immediately felt a chill run down their spines.

They began to stir restlessly, instinctively huddling together.

The assassin quickly spoke again, his voice filled with flattery.

"My lord! They! They've come specifically to escort these offerings for you! They're our own people! They're our own people!"

The members of the Knights immediately forced out a smirk that looked more like a grimace.

He nodded frantically at Moragus, afraid that if he was even a step too slow, he would be made into a snack.

"so……"

Moragus's voice trailed off, carrying a cruel, playful tone, like a cat toying with a mouse.

"There's...only one offering???"

Its momentum is about to erupt again.

In the distance, the vanguard of the demon tide was already clearly visible, their roars deafening!

Lyon's expression instantly turned incredibly ferocious and crazed.

A resolute, murderous glint flashed in his eyes. He abruptly drew his sword, but instead of charging at Moragus, he…

He slashed like lightning at another unsuspecting knight next to him!

"For the future of the kingdom! For ultimate victory! Dedicate everything you have!"

Lyon roared like a madman.

Civil war erupted instantly between former comrades!

In order to become "one of us".

For that slim chance of survival, they must offer even more "pledges of allegiance"!

When the last member of the group collapsed, with an incredulous and desperate look in his eyes.

Both Leon and the assassin were covered in blood and panting heavily.

They offered up the heads and souls of eight extraordinary beings!

Moragus devoured the tree with excitement, and several more twisted, painful new faces appeared on the trunk.

Its aura intensified, becoming increasingly terrifying.

However, its enormous green eyes remained greedily fixed on the two remaining people in the arena.

The strongest Leon and the assassin who offered the plan.

Lyon's heart sank to the bottom.

He and the assassin exchanged a glance, both seeing despair in each other's eyes.

This demonic lord has no intention of letting anyone go!

In this suffocating standoff.

Lyon's gaze inadvertently swept over the top of Morragus's massive head.

That [Shadow Tree Flower], emitting a faint, dim light, still swayed gently there.

A crazy idea flashed through his mind like lightning!

Get the flowers! Then... take a gamble!

Just as Moragos finished absorbing the last bit of soul energy and closed his eyes slightly in satisfaction—

"Now!"

A forbidden power within Leon suddenly ignited!

His life force surged violently, like a pot of boiling oil.

Strange, blood-red patterns appeared on the surface of his skin, and his aura surged wildly in an instant.

He briefly broke through the boundaries of the extraordinary and touched the edge of legend!

He stomped his foot hard, and the ground exploded, creating a shallow crater.

His figure shot straight at Moragos' head at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow!

"roar?!!"

Moragus clearly hadn't expected that this tiny insect would dare to offend him.

And the power it unleashed was so bizarre!

In a flash, Leon's hand had already grabbed the Shadow Tree Flower, and with a fierce tug, he uprooted it!

"You ant! You're asking for it!!"

Moragus let out a deafening roar.

A huge, thorny tentacle lashed out at Lyon with devastating force!

"Soul-Burning Slash!!!"

With bloodshot eyes, Lyon unleashed the strongest sword strike of his life, burning with his life and soul!

The dazzling crimson sword light clashed fiercely with the demonic tentacles!

boom--!!!

A huge explosion rang out, and a shockwave rolled in!

To everyone's surprise.

The terrifying thorny tentacles were actually cleaved open with a huge gap by Leon's desperate sword strike!

Even Moragos' massive head was cleaved open with a deep gash.

A disgusting green liquid splattered out!

"Ugh!!" Moragos screamed in pain.

Lyon himself coughed up a mouthful of blood, as if his internal organs had shifted out of place.

But he took advantage of the recoil from the explosion and the momentary stagnation of the demon after being injured.

Clutching the small flower tightly, he transformed into a streak of blood-red light and fled desperately towards the edge of the forest without looking back!

The assassin was stunned, but his survival instinct made him realize immediately that this was his only chance!

He immediately burst into his fastest speed, chasing after the blood-red light that Leon had transformed into, running for his life!

"Roar! Ro ...

Behind them came Moragus's furious roar, which echoed throughout the entire forest!

Its massive body writhed wildly and began to move.

I vow to grind those two worms that have blasphemed and harmed it into dust!

The power gained from burning his life gave Leon a brief period of near-legendary speed and destructive force.

He was like a mad, blood-red bull, smashing through countless low-level demons who tried to stop him.

They forcefully tore a passage through the horde of demons!

The assassin followed closely behind, watching Leon's invincible prowess and feeling greatly excited.

They believed that as long as the commander's guiding light remained lit, they had a chance to escape!

However, just as they were about to burst out of a dense forest and see a faint light in the distance...

A deep, thunderous sound came from the ground to the side!

Rumble!

The ground shook violently, revealing a colossal figure composed of countless ores, metals, and soil—Golog Ironjaw.

Like mountains forcibly awakened from their slumber, they suddenly rose up and blocked their path!

Its massive rock-built arm swung casually, creating terrifying sonic boom clouds.

The shot hit Leon perfectly as he was charging at high speed and had no chance to dodge!

"puff--!"

Like swatting a fly, the blood-red light emanating from Leon instantly dimmed.

He was flung away like a kite with a broken string.

It crashed into countless trees and disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.

The assassin abruptly stopped, staring at the legendary stone monster before him, which had suddenly awakened and exuded a terrifying aura no less powerful than Moragus's.

His face drained of color, and he was utterly desperate.

He understood instantly.

The old man's sudden awakening is definitely related to that mysteriously disappeared high-level mage!

No wonder they asked that question when they left.

Who could have imagined that a low-ranking mage would wipe out an entire order of knights, each member of extraordinary skill?

He was overwhelmed by endless regret and fear.

He closed his eyes and collapsed to the ground.

They gave up all resistance and prepared to face their fate of death.

……

Leon, who was slapped away, unexpectedly changed direction due to this enormous external force.

Surprisingly, they managed to shake off most of their pursuers by sheer luck.

They even deviated from Moragos's main pursuit route.

The burning power within him was rapidly fading.

The intense pain from the backlash felt like thousands of steel needles piercing his soul and heart.

His arms were already numb and devoid of feeling, sustained only by a will not to die.

He didn't know how long he had been running, or how many demons he had killed with his sword.

My consciousness was blurred; I only knew to mechanically move forward, and forward again.

Until one moment, he stumbled out of a thick bush and suddenly found himself in a wide-open space!

The blinding sunlight poured down, no longer the dappled light filtering through the leaves.

Instead, it was the warm, unobstructed sun!

The ground beneath my feet was no longer covered in decaying leaves and mud, but soft green grass!

The nauseating smell of sulfur and blood in the air was replaced by the freshness of grass and trees!

He...he broke free! He escaped the Black Demon Forest!

"Ha...haha...hahaha!!!"

Lyon could no longer hold on and collapsed to his knees on the grass.

He looked up at the azure sky and the bright sun, greedily breathing in the air of freedom.

Overjoyed at surviving the ordeal and overwhelmed with indescribable excitement, he wanted to shout out loud!

He did it! He survived! He even got...

However, at that very moment when his mind relaxed...

An extremely dangerous premonition came over me like a bucket of ice water being poured over my head!

He turned his head sharply and saw a sharp arrow wreathed in green energy.

It had already hovered silently between his eyebrows, like a venomous snake!

The cold killing intent emanating from the arrow tip sent shivers down his spine.

Following the arrow, he saw a silver-haired, red-eyed, and exceptionally beautiful elven ranger.

He held the longbow expressionlessly, staring at him with icy eyes.

Beside the elf stood Lin Gui, the high-ranking mage he thought had long since perished in the demon's jaws.

He sat leisurely on a rock, swinging his legs casually, a playful smile on his face.

"It seems that, just as Shia said, there are only these three exits from the Black Demon Forest."

Lin Gui chuckled lightly, his tone as relaxed as if he were discussing the weather.

Lyon's pupils suddenly contracted, his chapped lips trembled, and his voice became hoarse.

"You...you...how did you get...here..."

Lin Gui jumped down from the rock and slowly walked up to him.

Looking down at the knight commander, who was disheveled and extremely weak.

The smile on his face grew even brighter:

"It's because we believe in the commander's bravery and invincibility, that we're sure he can break through the encirclement, so we're here to welcome your triumphant return."

"Please...please...let me go..."

Lyon's eyes were filled with fear and pleading, and all traces of his previous arrogance and authority were gone.

The backlash from the Soul Burning Technique and the severe injuries had rendered him incapable of any resistance.

Lin Gui smiled at him, a smile that was clean yet cold.

"If our positions were reversed, and I were kneeling here begging you, esteemed Knight Commander, would you spare me?"

Lyon's expression froze instantly.

"so."

Lin Gui suppressed his smile and said calmly.

"Goodbye, Commander."

He had barely finished speaking.

Whoosh!

The arrow, which had been hovering for a long time, pierced through Leon's forehead in an instant!

The astonishment and fear on Lyon's face froze completely.

His body swayed, and then he fell heavily onto the soft grass with a thud.

His wide eyes stared blankly at the blue sky and white clouds he had just been cheering for.

Lin Gui walked to Leon's body, bent down, and easily pried open his still tightly clenched hand.

I obtained the [Shadow Tree Flower] that still emitted a faint, dim light.

He weighed the little flower, which had caused countless bloodshed, in his hand, and whistled:

"Wow! There's an unexpected bonus."