Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

As the Forest Ghost drew ever closer to the capital of Carter, the number of corpses on the road increased dramatically.

But their wealth was dwindling.

The first to collapse on the roadside were nobles dressed in luxurious robes.

She wore silk, brocade, and a gold-inlaid belt, and had a gemstone ring on her finger.

Further ahead were wealthy businessmen.

The fabric of his clothes was of slightly inferior quality, but still exquisite, and he had a money pouch hanging from his waist, with a few gold coins scattered out.

Moving forward, we are ordinary people.

Coarse cloth clothes, worn-out boots, and empty hands.

The corpses grew denser and denser, their clothing more and more rudimentary, until they stretched all the way to the foot of the Carter capital.

This is not the Kuroshio's merciless trampling.

It was not the cold-blooded slaughter of assassins.

A bloody massacre unfolded on the road leading to the capital.

Lin Gui could even imagine it.

After getting through the difficult first phase.

Countless citizens of the Carter capital fled for their lives through the city gates.

They wanted to use their golden age to escape their doomed homeland.

The scene then shows them being mercilessly slaughtered by Carrey.

Lin Gui rode his staff, hovering low in the sky.

We passed over the fallen corpses, over the abandoned and dilapidated carriages, and over the valuables scattered in the wind.

The end of the field of vision.

The capital city of Carter, divided by six high walls, finally came into view.

It still stands amidst the mountains.

...completely unharmed.

The high wall protecting against demons still stands.

There were no claw marks, no cracks, and not a single brick had fallen off the wall.

Even if the existence of the capital city is confirmed through the system.

Even now, after actually seeing it, Lin Gui is still in a daze.

Located at the center of the Kuroshio Current, it actually survived the first stage of the Kuroshio Current?

In her mind, Shadow Blade Lin's voice rang out, also filled with doubt.

"King Carter's capital..."

She paused, looking around at the high mountains that surrounded the capital.

"Although these mountains can defend against demonic riots to some extent, they are simply not enough to stop the attack of a massive number of powerful demons."

There was a hint of disbelief in her voice.

"King Carter's capital..."

She thought about it for a long time.

"Even the demonic uprising that Morsenberg couldn't stop back then."

"How did the kings of these small, remote countries manage to do it?"

Lin Gui sat on his staff and floated slowly over the capital.

He looked down.

The entire city was deathly silent.

The streets were deserted, with no pedestrians, no vendors, and not even the sound of dogs barking.

Only squads of knights dressed in strange uniforms patrolled the streets.

Their armor was black, and they did not have the lion emblem of the capital city of Carter on their chests.

Instead, there was an unfamiliar blood-red mark.

Occasionally, civilians would peek out through the cracks in the windows.

Seeing the knights approaching, he hurriedly closed the window and drew the curtains tight.

The entire city seemed to be suffocating under the weight of something invisible.

Lin Gui frowned.

He manipulated his staff to descend, flying first to the first floor.

This is the aristocratic district of the capital.

But at this moment, this place feels exceptionally special.

It's as if a series of major battles have taken place.

Corpses lay scattered haphazardly in the streets.

Not a nobleman.

He is a knight.

The knights, clad in the standard armor of the capital city of Carter, lay dead on the street corner, their bodies piled high in pools of blood.

Some were still holding swords, some were still in fighting stances, but they were already lifeless.

The bloodstains had dried and turned black, indicating that the person had been dead for some time.

Lin Gui frowned and looked past the corpses, his gaze sweeping around.

He locked his gaze on the familiar mansion in the distance.

Princess Elvia's residence.

The mansion gates were wide open, and there were obvious signs of damage on the courtyard walls.

There were dried bloodstains at the entrance, which extended all the way into the courtyard.

Lin Gui drifted in.

He searched every single room.

The living room was empty, with overturned tables and chairs and broken porcelain scattered on the floor.

The bedroom was in disarray; the bed was in a mess, the wardrobe doors were wide open, and the clothes inside were scattered about.

In the study, the bookshelves were overturned, and papers were scattered all over the floor, some with footprints on them.

There is no Elvia.

There was no one there.

Lin Gui stood in the empty courtyard, his brows furrowed.

Judging from the arrogant way that guy left.

It's like he's about to move into Starshine Mountain and become King Carter.

It's impossible that after several months, they haven't even brought back their own princess residence.

If he's not at the princess's residence, where would he be?

Just as Lin Gui was pondering how to find Elvia.

A sound came from outside.

It's very light.

Sneaky and furtive.

Lin Gui flashed and disappeared into the shadows of the corner.

Several thin figures slipped in through the side gate of the mansion.

Three boys and one girl.

The oldest looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old, and the youngest girl was probably only seven or eight.

They were dressed in tattered clothes, their faces were stained, and their shoes were so worn that their toes were showing.

The boy in the lead looked around warily, and after confirming that no one was around, he waved behind him.

"Come in quickly!"

Four small figures darted into the yard.

They were clearly entering such a luxurious aristocratic mansion for the first time, and their eyes were wide with amazement.

"My God... this yard is bigger than the whole street we live on!"

A boy touched the carvings on the courtyard wall, his face full of amazement.

"Look, look! There's a pool here!"

The youngest girl ran to the dried-up fountain and squatted down to touch the tiles at the bottom of the pool.

"Forget about that lousy pool! Go inside! Find something valuable!"

The eldest boy waved his hand, and the four little ones rushed into the house.

Lin Gui followed silently behind.

They ransacked the place, taking whatever they could find.

A boy picked up a silver candlestick, grinning broadly, "How many steamed buns can this thing be exchanged for!"

Another boy pulled down a painting, rolled it up, and stuffed it into his clothes.

The youngest girl crawled under the table and pulled out a dusty jewelry box.

Upon opening it, I found several silver rings and a pair of earrings inside.

Her eyes lit up, and she stuffed them all into her pocket.

The older boy was more direct; he pushed open the bedroom door and started rummaging through the closets.

He pulled out a silk robe, put it on without saying a word, and started twirling in front of the mirror.

"Hahaha! Don't I look like a nobleman?"

The other two boys also came over, vying to try on the clothes.

The girl clung to a silk dress, repeatedly saying, "Mine, this is mine..."

They chatted away as they rummaged through the things.

"Hey, did you hear? Prince Warren really has become King Carter!"

"Nonsense, who doesn't know? He slaughtered all those noble lords, who else would be king if not him?"

"Hey, his army is really impressive! The Black Tide is so terrifying, yet they managed to defend the city!"

"I heard the adults say that Prince Warren's army is like a monster, and those demons can't break through."

"Thank goodness we held on! Otherwise, we would have been eaten by the demons long ago!"

The big boy, wearing an obviously oversized aristocratic coat, said smugly:

"Prince Warren, no, His Majesty the King, began a massive purge after defending the city."

"Those noble lords who used to lord it over us, they've all been dragged out and beheaded!"

"Does Duke Joseph know? He's been beheaded!"

"Prince Charles? He's gone too!"

"I heard that when they died, they cried and screamed for their parents; they had no backbone at all."

Another boy leaned over and whispered:

"I heard from the old cripple at the street corner that on the day the king killed someone, the blood flowed from the first layer to the third layer and didn't dry for several days."

"Serves you right!"

The big boy spat.

"Those noble lords treat us like livestock."

"Did they care if they starved or froze to death? It's good they're dead now, at least they're clean!"

The youngest girl, clutching her skirt, asked timidly:

"Then...the Kuroshio Current really is over? The adults say the real Kuroshio Current hasn't arrived yet, and we won't live much longer..."

The boy walked over and ruffled her hair.

"Who cares! We'll just have to eat our fill one day at a time!"

He grinned.

"If the Black Tide hadn't gone into chaos, we would never have made it to the first level in our lives, let alone eaten white flour buns!"

"Exactly!"

The other two boys joined in the commotion.

"I ate three meat buns yesterday! The meat was so delicious, my mouth is watering just thinking about it!"

"I even drank a whole bowl of mutton soup! The soup was so thick, tsk tsk..."

The little girl was amused and swayed back and forth, clutching her skirt.

The boy suddenly remembered something and looked around.

"Hey, whose mansion is this again?"

The other boy thought for a moment.

"It seems to be... that princess's? El... what..."

"Princess Elvia!"

The youngest girl answered first.

"I heard from the old lady at the street corner that the princess was a good person."

The young man was stunned for a moment.

"A good person?"

The girl nodded vigorously.

"Yes! The old lady said that when the Kuroshio Current was coming, the princess took out all the money in her family, bought food, and distributed it to us refugees."

"Many people had a good meal that day!"

"Really?"

The big boy scratched his head.

"Are there good people among the nobility?"

"It's true! My neighbor, Uncle Wang, said he even saw that princess with his own eyes!"

A boy interjected:

"Oh, what happened to the princess later? Was she killed by the king too?"

The girl shook her head.

"have no idea."

"They're probably hiding."

"After all, it's a tradition in our Carter capital to personally kill the serum upon assuming the throne."

"If she doesn't want to die, she's probably hiding in some sewer."

"Just like the stinking ditch we hid in when we stole things."