Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

Hannah's words drew sidelong glances from Lin Gui and Eve.

But there was no intention to continue explaining on that pale face.

Those crimson eyes simply gazed silently at the night sky beyond the hole in the dome.

The moonlight shone on her thin face, casting a faint shadow.

I wonder what he's thinking.

Ash coughed lightly and changed the subject.

He looked at Lin Gui, his voice softening:

"Little mage, this time..."

He paused, looking at the young man in front of him with a complicated expression.

He probably never imagined that he would be saved by a high-level mage in such a desperate situation.

This caused a genuine sense of shame to flash in the eyes of someone who was two major ranks higher than the other party.

"I owe you a huge favor."

Lin Gui looked at him.

"This is not over yet."

He paused.

"I'll thank you after I pull the others out of the chasm."

The words fell.

Ash was stunned.

Even Hannah, who was usually impulsive and eager to enter the Rift to save people, fell silent for a moment.

She turned her head, her crimson eyes fixed on Lin Gui, her expression complex.

Ash sighed.

He pointed in the direction of the temple entrance.

There, Modo's headless body still lay on the steps.

The moonlight shone on him, on his severed neck.

The blood had long since congealed, spreading into a dark red pool on the stone slab.

"The enemy blocking the doorway has now been eliminated."

Ash's voice was deep.

"The Silent Abyss is not a place we can venture into."

He paused.

"All we can do is wait for Lord Guxin to bring Rogge and the others out from inside."

Lin Gui looked at him.

"Will Guxin and the others be able to come out?"

Ash did not answer immediately.

He looked at Hannah.

Hannah remained leaning against the wall, her thin face revealing little expression.

But her hands slowly clenched at her sides.

The knuckles are turning white.

The silence lasted for a few seconds.

Hannah spoke up.

The sound was very soft.

"Lord Guxin... is the strongest soul mage of the demon race."

She paused.

"He has entered and exited the silent rift several times."

"Only this time."

Her voice became even softer.

"After fighting that true demon chosen one..."

"Lord Guxin left behind his last words."

She lowered her eyes.

"Let Morpheus take the Demon King Pillar and leave with me."

"Let him take over as the city lord."

Lin Gui frowned slightly.

"Last words?"

Hannah did not answer.

But her silence was heavier than any answer.

Ash spoke slowly from the side.

His voice carried an undisguised sense of suppression.

"We have followed Lord Guxin for many years."

"I've never seen him before..."

He paused.

"Leave those words behind."

"That's not something a man going to war would say."

"That is..."

He didn't finish speaking.

But Lin Gui understood.

Those are the last words left by someone facing death.

Lin Gui remained silent for a few seconds.

"Because of Jesse?"

Hannah and Ash were both taken aback.

"Jesse?"

Hannah murmured, her brows furrowed slightly.

Lin Gui explained:

"It's that human female mage who's in their group."

He paused.

"I once saw her in the ruins beneath the Withered Rift Valley."

"She and two other people called themselves guardians of the ruins."

After speaking, Lin Gui looked at Ashu and Hannah.

"Is she also one of the chosen ones?"

"Does he also possess abilities like Bill's immortality?"

He frowned slightly.

"I do not understand."

"The other party is merely an extraordinary being."

"What kind of divine favor allowed her to surpass both epic and legendary ranks and rise to the top?"

The term "favored by the gods" was something Lin Gui had never heard before.

Hannah looked at him.

A deep sense of apprehension flashed in those crimson eyes.

"That's no longer just divine favor."

She softened her voice.

"That was a true demigod incarnation."

She paused.

"Just like Valhalla, one of the three great artifacts of the Church of Light."

Lin Gui subconsciously looked at Eve.

Eve didn't react much and continued to listen calmly.

Hannah continued:

"When ominous eyes appeared on that girl..."

Her voice trembled slightly, a hint of suppressed emotion.

"In the instant before Gushin and Rogge could react."

"Her magic has risen to a terrifying level, reaching the highest level of epic status."

She paused.

"The initially overwhelming situation was instantly reversed."

Lin Gui frowned deeply.

He rose directly from the Superior Rank to the Epic Rank.

How is that possible?

Eve, by burning her lifespan and soul through Valhalla, only crossed one major rank.

From the lowest level of the extraordinary to the lowest level of the legendary.

This already shocked him.

And Jesse...

It skipped two entire major ranks?

From extraordinary advancement to the pinnacle?

He opened his mouth, about to speak.

A cold voice suddenly echoed in my mind.

"There's nothing surprising about it."

It's Shadow Blade Lin.

"The power of those favored by the gods does not, strictly speaking, originate from themselves."

"It is the god or demigod it serves."

She paused.

"This rank can no longer be judged by conventional standards."

"Just like your saintly companion."

"Strictly speaking, she is also a chosen one of the gods."

"But just like those vampires."

There was a hint of disdain in her voice.

"It's a defective product."

Lin Gui listened in silence.

Shadow Blade Lin continued:

"I have never seen a true chosen one of the gods."

There was a rare hint of surprise in her tone.

"I never expected to see you here."

"It seems that thing..."

"That person is going to take it."

Lin Gui's heart stirred slightly.

"What is it?"

Shadow Blade Lin didn't hide anything.

A moment later, the voice rang directly in his mind:

"Something that allows the Wall of Sighs to spread."

"Demigod authority".

"Demigod authority?"

Lin Gui looked at the glass beads inside his robe.

"Guxin, is this what you and I want too?"

In his mind, Shadow Blade Lin's cold laughter echoed.

"Anyone who can step into the epic realm."

"There aren't many people who can refuse this."

Lin Gui frowned slightly.

"It can control the Wailing Wall and trigger the Black Tide?"

His heart suddenly clenched.

If the Kuroshio Current really does erupt here this time.

That would be very dangerous for Shia.

Shadow Blade Lin's voice carried a hint of disdain:

"No."

"The Wailing Wall cannot unleash the Black Tide."

"And the power of a demigod is not that powerful."

She paused.

"All it can do is let the mist of the Wailing Wall spread."

Lin Gui's eyelids twitched wildly.

That's it?

The mist that controls the Wailing Wall spreads.

How is this different from a smaller version of the Kuroshio Current?

The very existence of this mist is enough to destroy the surrounding city-states.

The most terrifying thing is that it is surrounded by the royal cities of two major races.

The dwarf capital in the north.

And the Elf Forest to the east.

There's also the fortified city of Jiandun to the south.

If it is swallowed up.

It remains a huge problem for the Central City-State Alliance.

Lin Gui remained silent for a few seconds.

I recall the elves of the Darkwood, and the descriptions of the Mad Blade.

He tentatively asked:

"You want that power..."

"Is it to take revenge on the Elf Forest?"

Shadow Blade Lin remained silent for a while.

Then, a cold laugh rang out.

"revenge?"

Her voice was laced with biting sarcasm.

"For whom are you seeking revenge?"

"My weak tribesmen?"

"They don't deserve it!"

She paused.

"I want that power."

"They just want to extort money from the Alliance and the dwarves."

"It's just about acquiring resources and rights."