Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

The post office was dimly lit.

Shadow Blade Lin sat casually on the guest chair, her posture relaxed, as if she were the one who owned the place.

Her long legs were crossed, and her fingertips tapped lightly on her knees to keep time.

Eve sat next to Lin Gui, her body slightly tense.

Her purple eyes lowered, landing on their clasped hands.

Even now, Lin Gui hasn't let go of her hand.

Lin Gui's hands were gripping tightly, his knuckles even turning white.

Shadow Blade Lin's gaze lingered on those two hands for a moment, then she suddenly smiled.

"I never expected this..."

She drew out her voice, with a playful, teasing tone.

"The Holy Maiden of the Church of Light actually fell in love with someone like this..."

Her gaze shifted to Lin Gui, and her smile deepened.

"A minor mage who hasn't even reached the extraordinary level."

"You should know that the Codex of Light requires saintesses to be 'pure and self-disciplined'..."

"But it's written very clearly."

She tilted her head, feigning surprise.

"Throughout history, which holy woman wasn't renowned for her purity and innocence?"

"Even we elves might not be able to compare."

"For a man to hold your hand like that..."

She chuckled softly.

"That says it all, doesn't it?"

Eve didn't look up, but her fingertips curled slightly.

Shadow Blade Lin suddenly changed the subject, her gaze falling on Eve's heart.

As a spirit, she could see clearly.

There, a huge piece of the soul that should have been whole was missing.

"but……"

She lowered her voice, with a certain cruel certainty.

"You probably won't live much longer, will you?"

"Especially in order to fight against me, they used the power of Valhalla."

"He could have lived for another ten years or so."

"And now... at most three years."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Lin Gui with a mocking expression.

I wanted to find shock, pain, or anger on his face.

Any expected response.

However, Lin Gui just stared at her expressionlessly.

The voices were as calm as if they were discussing the weather.

"Can we get down to business now?"

Shadow Blade Lin raised an eyebrow.

Then, she looked at Lin Gui's gray eyes that were staring at her.

I understand.

A person who can see the form of a soul...

How could he not see the abnormality in his girl's heart?

She stretched and leaned closer to the back of the chair.

"Don't humans usually exchange a few polite words before getting down to business?"

She chuckled softly.

"It seems the young mage has a rather impatient temperament."

"Alright."

She sighed, her tone casual.

"Sigh, do you know how far I traveled to find you?"

"From Shadowmoon City to Gloomwood, and then to Mirror City..."

"We didn't catch you."

"Instead of searching randomly, I thought it would be better to come directly to Blackwater City, the source of the letters."

"But you came back on your own not long after."

Lin Gui interjected:

"You killed Arya?"

Shadow Blade Lin was taken aback.

Then, she looked at Lin Gui and grinned.

"right."

She answered crisply, even with a hint of smug malice.

"I killed Arya."

"Kill all the spirits of Shadowmoon City."

"Slay those elven slaves branded with the mark of shame."

"Kill every coward in the Darkwood."

She paused, her tone regretful.

"It's a pity time was so tight, otherwise we could have gone to the forest outposts..."

"I won't let any of them go."

The bloody stench in their words was almost palpable.

But Lin Gui was not frightened.

Because these are most likely fake.

Shadow Blade Lin probably never expected this.

Lin Gui and Eve later went back to the same place.

On the flying boat, he witnessed firsthand the scene of the elves of the Gloomy Forest welcoming their people back.

Therefore, what Shadow Blade Lin said about killing all the souls is all nonsense.

Moreover, if the old man's account of the night elves' plight is true...

Based on the rumors, the person in front of me is "Mad Blade".

Perhaps they are not as purely bloodthirsty as they appear.

Lin Gui nodded, his tone indifferent:

"Alright. So, what exactly do you want after going through all that trouble to find me?"

Shadow Blade Lin smiled.

She glanced out the window.

It was crowded with glass beads that were "peeking".

As soon as she glanced at them, the soul beads hurriedly shrank back.

Then they realized there was no need to be afraid and went back to investigate.

Qi Qi stared at her coldly.

Shadow Blade Lin withdrew her gaze.

What's your opinion on this...?

She tapped her knee lightly with her fingertips.

"These 'neither dead nor alive' souls outside."

"And, the Soul Orb that can grant a 'second life'?"

Lin Gui looked at the soul bead that belonged to him floating in her palm.

All I know are these containers that can maintain the integrity of the soul.

"It all comes from the demigod who triggered the 'End of Silence'."

Shadow Blade Lin's smile deepened.

"So what do you think...?"

She leaned forward slightly and lowered her voice.

"That demon god, doing such a thing..."

"What is the purpose?"

"Without purpose."

Lin Gui replied calmly.

He actually tried to insert various conspiracy theories into it.

But the very existence of a demigod has already overshadowed all doubts.

That level of existence has no reason whatsoever...

To do this to ordinary people who are not even extraordinary.

Eve, who had been silent all along, suddenly remembered something.

She recalled the Soul Eater Lord who had fought off the enemy to escort them through the wailing corridors.

I recall the many inexplicable strange occurrences within the Wailing Wall.

The mist never invaded the city-state, nor did the spirits or demons ever set foot there.

I recall the glass beads that silently fell upon every citizen when the Black Tide descended.

A guess slipped uncontrollably from her lips:

"Could it be... that demigod from 'The End of Silence'...?"

"You don't actually want to hurt the public?"

"so……"

Before she could finish speaking, she herself stopped in her tracks.

A hint of confusion appeared in his eyes.

This black tide that claimed the lives of seventeen city-states and millions of people...

Wasn't it caused by that demigod?

kindness?

This word is used to describe something that brings destruction...

Even she herself found it absurd.

Eve's almost outrageous statement did not elicit the expected rebuttal.

Because Lin Gui... actually thought the same thing.

Shadow Blade Lin simply smiled, her expression turning somewhat strange.

"The truth...maybe that's really it."

She spoke softly, her tone ambiguous, neither mocking nor serious.

Lin Gui steered the conversation back on track.

"So, what does this have to do with you coming to us?"

Shadow Blade Lin raised her eyes, and that smile returned.

"Relationships are..."

She opened her palm, and the pale purple soul bead floated silently.

"Whether it's me, the spirits outside, or the spirits and demons wandering within the walls..."

"They're all trapped inside these tiny beads."

"When the bead shatters, the soul dissipates."

She paused, her voice softening slightly.

Even if I were to cultivate to the point of transcendence…

"Same here."

"And this bead comes from a demon demigod."

She looked at Lin Gui, a faint shadow of gloom flashing deep in her purple eyes.

"I know nothing about Him. That's the risk."

"What if one day, He sleeps in the silent abyss..."

"Suddenly I thought of us 'shrimp'..."

She didn't finish speaking, but Lin Gui understood.

"So, you want to break free from your dependence on the beads?"

Shadow Blade Lin shook her head.

She looked at Lin Gui, her smile gradually fading.

Those eyes, always brimming with mockery and arrogance...

For the first time, a kind of almost naked, pure desire arose.

"No."

She spoke softly, enunciating each word clearly.

"I...want to live."

"Like you, we have flesh and blood, and the right to freely control our own lives."

"Instead of entrusting our existence to a bead whose safety no one can guarantee."

She leaned forward slightly, her soul light flickering in her eyes.

"I want..."

"resurrection."