Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

"If I were still alive, I would surely die there."

Shadowblade Lin paused.

"But now, I look like this."

She looked down at her translucent palm.

"Going there, in the short term, doesn't actually pose much of a risk."

She looked at Lin Gui.

A strange light flashed in those pale blue eyes.

"but……"

Lin Gui interrupted her directly.

"If you want to set conditions, then forget it."

Shadow Blade Lin raised an eyebrow.

The soul light rippled slightly, carrying a hint of coldness.

"You really think you've got me cornered?"

Lin Gui looked at her.

His expression remained calm.

"That's what you think."

He paused.

"I never thought that way."

Shadow Blade Lin stared at him for a few seconds.

Suddenly, he chuckled softly.

It was impossible to tell whether the laughter was mocking or something else.

"You know the Silent Abyss."

She softened her voice.

Why has it become a graveyard for many masters?

"Even I, an epic-level assassin..."

"They all failed because of it."

Lin Gui looked at her, a slight stirring in his heart.

Very few people know anything about what's inside.

Even Blackbeard didn't know what was inside.

In the past 16 years, only Shadow Blade Lin and her group have officially arrived here.

"A fog that can drive people insane."

He probed.

"A very high concentration of fog."

"The mist of the Wailing Wall is constantly being worn down."

"But in the past sixteen years, there has never been any sign of retreat."

"I suspect it's the Silent Rift, which is continuously supplying resources."

"So the fog concentration there might be alarmingly high."

"And the resulting mental disorder..."

"Will it reach an incredible level?"

Shadow Blade Lin looked at him.

A hint of approval flashed in his eyes.

"Although your strength is very weak."

She paused.

"But you are a smart human being."

Lin Gui didn't speak.

Shadow Blade Lin continued:

"Information about the Silent Rift."

"No one knows except those who have been inside."

Her voice grew colder.

"But once you go in, no one can come out."

"The deadly threat is very simple."

She looked at Lin Gui.

"It's just a high concentration of fog."

"but"

She paused.

"There is no way to prevent it."

"Even that soul spell that allows one to remain unaffected by the mental pollution of the Wailing Wall."

"That spell is extremely useless compared to other soul magic."

Shadow Blade Lin looked at Lin Gui.

A meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"I know you'll definitely master that basic magic."

She paused.

"But I will too."

She floated forward half a step.

The soul light rippled slightly.

"The moment I stepped into that desolate place..."

The smile gradually faded from that delicate face.

Instead, there is an undeniable heaviness.

"The Awakening Spell has failed."

She softened her voice.

"That was the instant I stepped inside."

"All my methods for dealing with soul invasion and mental derangement..."

"Awakening potions, assassin techniques, and even physical pain that inserts into nerves."

"All of them are invalid."

She looked at Lin Gui.

A deep fear flashed in his pale blue eyes.

"Then, I fell into a dream."

"Losing all correct perception, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion."

"Then I lost my way in a long period of painful memories."

"In the end, we lost everything."

"It has become this grotesque state."

Lin Gui remained silent for a few seconds.

"You mean...?"

His voice carried a hint of disbelief.

"You entered the rift, then went insane, and then died?"

Shadow Blade Lin did not answer.

But her silence was the answer.

Lin Gui frowned slightly.

A master who rose to the top in the epic realm.

This is the highest level that living beings can reach.

That's it...

died?

He knew that the fog was extremely dangerous for those who had no means of defense.

Every year, there are many cases of powerful and extraordinary bounty hunters who, due to misjudging the duration of the potion, are exposed to the mist and die, turning into soulless zombies.

Even Lin Gui, who had flown here, had seen many similar walking corpses.

His eyes were white, his limbs were stiff, and he walked through the mist like a zombie.

But those were just extraordinary hunters, while Shadowblade Lin was the pinnacle of epic-level hunters.

An assassin who has achieved something on the spiritual level.

And judging from her tone, it seems she didn't turn into a zombie, but died directly?

"Can mental derangement caused by the fog be fatal?" he asked.

Shadow Blade Lin smiled.

There was a bitter taste in that smile.

"No."

"It will drag you into the dream you least want to face."

"Then, I lost all sense of direction."

"at last......"

She paused.

"They starved to death inside."

Lin Gui looked at her.

Shadow Blade Lin continued:

"Perhaps there's even the slightest possibility."

"It will allow you to escape from inside by sheer luck."

She laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Just like... me back then."

"Unfortunately, I was severely injured by Hunter at that time."

"When he came out and regained his senses, he didn't have many days left to live."

"If it weren't for accidentally grabbing a bead in the crevice."

"Perhaps I died outside the rift long ago."

Lin Gui's brow twitched slightly.

"Aren't you and Hunter the Unyielding Spear allies?"

Why would this happen...?

Shadow Blade Lin looked at him and said calmly.

"Mental derangement will cause you to lose all judgment."

She spoke slowly and deliberately.

"include."

"Enemies and allies."

Lin Gui fell silent.

Shadow Blade Lin looked at him and suddenly smiled.

The laughter carried an undisguised mockery.

"A high-ranking junior mage."

"I plan to enter the Silent Rift, where even those who ascend to the Epic rank perish."

"Go rescue a few legends, and the Demon King?"

She tilted her head.

Do you think you can get out of here alive?

"Don't you think this is ridiculous?"

Lin Gui remained silent.

Shadow Blade Lin stared at him, waiting for his answer.

Wait until he says that.

"Then let's forget about it."

Once he came to his senses from this crazy idea...

But Lin Gui just stood there quietly.

Under the moonlight, there was no sign of retreat on that pale face.

Shadow Blade Lin's smile gradually faded.

"You wouldn't...?"

She paused.

"Are you really planning to throw your life away?"

Lin Gui looked at her.

There was still no reply.

Shadow Blade Lin took a deep breath.

The light of the soul surged slightly.

"In my current soul state, I can indeed move around inside for a short time."

"but."

Her voice was low.

"I don't want to go through that feeling of mental breakdown again."

"One wrong move and you'll be completely trapped."

She stared at Lin Gui.

Those pale blue eyes were filled with disbelief.

I don't believe him, but he really dares to go.

I don't believe he would really do that for a few unrelated people...

To go to such an extent.

Once you reach the Silent Abyss and experience the spiritual rupture, you will retreat.

Lin Gui met her gaze.

There was no explanation, nor any rebuttal.

He just stood there quietly.

The night wind whipped up the ashes on the ground.

It floated slowly past his feet.