Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

What Shadow Blade Lin said is most likely true.

But regarding the statement "No one can emerge from the silent abyss."

Lin Gui thought it was most likely fake.

At the very least, Guxin should have a way to get out of there.

The other party risked Avalon's safety to go there.

It's impossible to be unaware of the dangers inside and just blindly rush in.

Even if they really got lost inside, at least they could be sure that the other person was still alive.

Otherwise, Hannah would have become the Demon King long ago.

Of course, Lin Gui wasn't entirely sure about the specifics either.

Therefore, he needs to find someone involved to get the details.

Then decide whether or not to enter the crevice to rescue the person.

Lin Gui turned around and walked towards the flying boat.

Shadow Blade Lin floated beside him, saying nothing more.

The airship is launched.

They returned to the temple in less than a minute.

The theater was chosen because of its location, which is almost the opposite of the temple.

This could allow Modo, who was unaware of information about his own airship...

To catch them off guard.

Lin Gui jumped off the flying boat.

Shadow Blade Lin had already shrunk into the glass bead, silently hiding inside his robe.

It seems they have no intention of showing up.

Inside the temple, moonlight streamed down from the broken dome.

Ash leaned against the wall, his wounds having already been treated.

But his face remained deathly pale, and his breath was weak.

Hannah lay beside him, her eyes closed.

That face was even thinner than before.

The damage caused by the extraction of the Demon King's blood cannot be compensated by simple magical healing.

Eve sat between the two.

The staff rested horizontally on his lap, his purple eyes lowered.

Her face was also terribly pale.

The lingering effects of the overdrawn magic are beginning to show.

Lin Gui walked over.

"How are you feeling?"

Eve looked up.

The voice was soft and weary.

"He won't die."

"But to restore..."

She paused.

"It will take time."

Lin Gui nodded.

Eve looked at him.

"What about over there?"

"Did you kill him?"

Lin Gui subconsciously raised his eyes.

His gaze swept over the inside of the robe, to the hidden glass bead.

Then I looked away.

"Um."

His voice was flat.

"I threw the undead vampire's corpse into the Soul Demon's lair."

"Watching the other person get torn apart with my own eyes."

"I've waited a long time, but it hasn't recovered."

He paused.

"It probably won't come back to life."

He did not reveal that he had killed the other party using the Soul Possession Technique.

Because Shadow Blade Lin was on his body, he couldn't reveal his Soul Possession Technique.

This spell can dispel Soul Bombs.

Beside him, Ash weakly raised his head.

A thoughtful look flashed in those tired eyes.

"soul……"

He murmured.

"No wonder that guy was able to resurrect without consuming any magic power."

"So it was a soul that was used."

He paused, his brows furrowing slightly.

"To be able to use the soul to achieve a near-miraculous level of resurrection."

"He was even able to bring out the most important sacred relic of the vampire clan all by himself."

"It seems that the vampire is a chosen one of the gods."

"The level shouldn't be high; there's no trace of divine power."

"But... that's enough for his people to see him as the future."

His voice was deep.

"This is troublesome."

"The vampires will go crazy for that immortal brat."

Lin Gui looked at him.

What is a "chosen one"?

Ash leaned against the wall and took a breath.

"A servant favored by the gods."

"Gods?"

Lin Gui frowned slightly.

He looked at Ash, then at Eve.

His tone carried a hint of strange doubt.

"Do gods really exist in this world?"

The words fell.

Ash's expression paused for a moment.

He looked at Lin Gui with obvious surprise in his eyes.

"Of course it exists."

He paused.

"Little mage, you haven't forgotten..., have you?"

"What happened forty years ago?"

Lin Gui was stunned.

"Forty years ago?"

He murmured.

A demon god has descended upon the world?

He always thought it was just an exaggeration.

Blood rain catastrophe, demonic tides...

In his mind, those were more like the unfolding of some kind of supernatural disaster.

As for the "demon god" itself.

He always thought it was just a symbolic name.

Just like how ancient people on Earth personified natural disasters.

Lin Gui coughed lightly.

"I thought..."

There was a hint of embarrassment in his voice.

"That's just a fictionalized version of the blood rain disaster."

"I believe that demons do not actually exist."

Eve looked at him.

A strange glint flashed in his purple eyes.

"Demons certainly exist."

She paused.

"Otherwise, the marks of heroes throughout history..."

"What are we attacking?"

Lin Gui looked at her.

"That's not to divert attention from the internal conflicts caused by the Kuroshio Current."

"And the resulting conquests?"

He paused.

"Moreover, it is a sign of the brave warriors throughout history."

"I remember that the selection of candidates never exceeded the level of the extraordinary."

"Using these unparalleled geniuses, we will defeat a god."

Does this make sense?

Eve stared at him for a few seconds.

Then, he sighed softly.

That expression was like looking at a child who knew nothing about the common sense of the world.

"first."

She softened her voice.

"The reason why the selected heroes are all required to be above the extraordinary level is because they are not above the extraordinary level."

"It's because the Demon God Fortress has its own inherent laws."

She paused.

"Just like a silent sea is bound to sink."

Its rule is...

"Only those whose rank does not exceed that of a demon god are allowed to enter."

Lin Gui listened.

His brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

A person whose rank does not exceed that of a demon god?

A meteoric rise to power?

He hesitated before speaking:

"The Demon God is a deity..."

"Only those who rise to the extraordinary level?"

"Although the Demon God is weak."

Eve looked at him, her tone tinged with helplessness.

"However, his domain is the law of the Demon God Fortress."

"Those who are of a higher rank than him and have entered his domain."

"Kill instantly."

She paused.

"Whether it's a legend or an epic."

"Now, Mr. Lin Gui, what do you think?"

"Could he be considered a god?"

Lin Gui remained silent for a few seconds.

no answer.

Eve continued:

"Furthermore, the Demon God's power increases with each appearance of the Black Tide..."

"Everything is improving."

She softened her voice.

"And next year's Hero's Challenge will be the last time his strength remains at the upper level of the extraordinary realm."

"Next time, heroes of the Brave's Conquest..."

"We'll need to select people from the legendary rank."

Lin Gui frowned slightly.

"And the scariest thing is..."

Eve looked at him.

A hint of seriousness flashed in his purple eyes.

"His recovery speed is accelerating."

"It won't be long before he truly transcends the epic realm and reaches the level of a demigod."

"Even the true gods."

She paused.

"What will this demon, who brought the black tide to the continent of Akara, do?"

"Nobody wants to know."

The words fell.

A brief silence fell over the temple.

Lin Gui did not respond.

He is processing this information.

Ash's expression, however, was rather strange.

He opened his mouth.

It seemed like they wanted to say something.

But in the end, he only glanced at Lin Gui.

Then he shut his mouth.

Hannah, however, did not have this concern.

She opened her eyes at some point.

Leaning weakly against the wall, she looked at Eve and Lin Gui.

A faint smile appeared in those crimson eyes.

"If you had to choose the most wronged person in the world..."

She paused.

The sound was so soft it was almost inaudible.

"That must be the Demon God."