Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

On the other side...

The northern part of the border region.

Moonlight spilled across a desolate mountain range.

The air suddenly distorted.

A blinding white light exploded out of thin air.

Two figures fell from the white light and crashed heavily to the ground.

Lin Gui's back slammed into a protruding rock, the pain making his vision go black and his face contort in pain.

Elvia fell next to him, rolled several times, and finally crashed into a dead tree trunk.

She lay on the ground, panting heavily.

My mind went completely blank.

What just happened?

That white light?

That demon?

Before she could react, a hand gripped her wrist tightly.

It's Lin Gui.

He got up from the ground, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, his face deathly pale.

But he didn't stop.

With a wave of his hand, the flying boat was pulled out of the storage space.

The airship's hull was covered in charred marks.

Large swathes of wood were melted by the flames, revealing their twisted internal structures.

To prevent himself from being instantly burned to ashes, Lin Gui did not immediately pack up the flying boat.

Instead, it was used to help resist some of the fire damage, and only after they could no longer feel the heat of the fire and fled was it stored in the space.

The entire airship now looks like it's been roasted and is teetering on the verge of collapse.

But it can still fly.

"Come on up!"

Lin Gui's voice was hoarse, carrying an unquestionable command.

He kicked off the flying boat, channeling his magic into it, and the flying boat wobbled and floated half a meter high.

Then he grabbed Elvia and practically threw her up.

He then climbed up himself.

Magic was poured in frantically.

The airship suddenly shot off.

The speed is much slower than before.

But it was still incredibly fast.

Elvia, lying on the airship, finally came to her senses.

She turned to ask Lin Gui what had happened.

But when she saw Lin Gui's pale face and his eyes staring intently ahead...

She didn't get any answers.

They simply clung tightly to the edge of the airship.

The wind whistled in my ears.

The earth below receded rapidly.

But this time, Elvia noticed.

The demons that had originally gathered towards the south began to panic.

Some are still continuing south.

Some stopped, turned their heads, and looked around with their blood-red eyes.

Then, they saw the airship.

One.

Two.

Ten.

One hundred.

A crazed, bloodthirsty glint began to appear in the eyes of those demons.

It is no longer empty.

It's no longer about obedience.

Instead.

The desire to kill.

They moved.

Heading towards the direction of the airship.

They caught up with them.

Lin Gui did not turn around.

He stared ahead, frantically pouring magic into the airship.

The personal interface flashed in his mind.

Magic Power: 1238/13200.

Only 1200 left.

This little bit of magic power couldn't even sustain the flying boat at full speed for a quarter of an hour.

But the edge of the radiation zone is just ahead.

On the messenger compass, the red circle representing the radiation range was only a dozen kilometers away from their current location.

More than ten kilometers.

Normally, he could run across that distance with his eyes closed.

But now.

A roar came from behind.

The sound shook the flying boat.

Lin Gui glanced at him out of the corner of his eye.

A legendary demon caught up from the flank.

Its speed is astonishing; with each flap of its wings, it closes the distance considerably.

Lin Gui gritted his teeth, and the flying boat tilted sharply to the side, passing through the gap between the two mountain ridges.

The legendary demon crashed into the mountain ridge, causing half of the entire mountain to collapse.

But it didn't stop.

Before the pebbles had even finished falling, it caught up again.

Not just that.

More demons began to join the chase.

Legendary.

Extraordinary.

even.

Lin Gui's peripheral vision swept across the horizon.

Then, his pupils suddenly contracted.

A figure appeared in that direction.

It started as just a small dot.

But that small dot rapidly magnified in the field of vision.

It's not because it's moving.

It's not because it's too big.

It's large enough that you can clearly see the outline from this distance.

That was a sky demon.

But they were completely different from those who had previously hunted them down.

Its wingspan is estimated to be over fifty meters.

Fifty meters.

That's a size that can cover half the sky.

Its body was covered with jet-black scales, which were not ordinary black, but a purplish-black, like congealed blood.

The scales have dark red patterns on their surface, which shimmer faintly in the moonlight, like the blood vessels of a living creature or the fissures of magma.

Its head is an inverted triangle with seven horns at the top.

It's not three.

There are seven.

The longest one in the middle is two meters long, with a cold metallic sheen at its tip.

The remaining six bend to the sides, like a crown or shackles.

Its eyes.

Four eyes.

Two on each side, arranged vertically.

All four eyes had vertical pupils.

But it's not gold.

It is dark red.

It was so red it looked almost black.

Like four burning coals, like four entrances to an abyss.

There was no reason in those eyes.

There are no holes.

only.

Crazy.

Pure, all-consuming madness.

It swept past below the clouds.

It just passed by.

But wherever it passed, the demons that had been chasing the flying boat all gave way.

It's not about reverence.

It is fear.

Even the most insane, irrational demons fear it.

It didn't even look at them.

It was just looking ahead.

Looking at that small, rickety flying boat.

Looking at those two insignificant lives.

There was only one thing in its eyes.

eager.

A desire to tear apart.

A desire for destruction.

A desire to turn everything that has life into fragments.

Then, it moved.

It simply folded its wings slightly.

The speed increased dramatically in an instant.

The distance, which was originally more than ten kilometers, was instantly reduced to less than five kilometers.

Lin Gui glanced at the enormous creature out of the corner of his eye.

My scalp tingled instantly.

That wasn't a chase.

That was death approaching.

"Hold."

Lin Gui squeezed out this single word through gritted teeth.

Magic infused.

More.

More.

The speed of the airship began to increase.

That kind of ascent comes at the cost of overdrawing on magic.

Lin Gui could feel his head starting to spin.

That was a sign that the magic was about to run out.

But he didn't stop.

The flying boats shuttled between the mountains.

Flying close to the cliff.

We squeezed through the gap between the two cliffs.

Pursued by the demons, it fled frantically like a startled bird.

Behind them, those legendary demons were left further and further behind.

But that epic demon.

Getting closer.

Four kilometers.

Three kilometers.

Two kilometers.

One kilometer.

It didn't even accelerate.

It simply maintained that gliding posture.

Like the embodiment of death.

Like destruction itself.

Lin Gui gritted his teeth.

The airship suddenly rose higher and swept over the top of a mountain.

Behind them, the claws of the epic demon grazed the rocks of the mountain.

The entire top of the mountain was flattened by its claw.

Gravel fell like rain.

But it didn't stop.

It only slightly adjusted its direction.

Continue the pursuit.

800 meters.

500 meters.

Three hundred meters.

Lin Gui could feel the shadow of that enormous creature looming over his head.

He raised his head.

I saw those seven curved horns.

I saw those four deep red vertical pupils.

Those four eyes were staring at him at that moment.

Staring at the tiny insect desperately trying to escape.

In that gaze.

Only madness.

Only destruction.

Only a pure, murderous desire to tear him to pieces.

Lin Gui's vision began to blur.

That's a sign that the magic has been exhausted to its limit.

But he stared intently ahead.

On the messenger compass, the red circle was getting closer and closer.

500 meters.

Three hundred meters.

One hundred meters.

Fifty meters.

Behind them, the claws of the epic demon had already reached above the airship.

Each of those five sharp claws was over a meter long.

Like five giant black blades.

They slowly closed up.

It lunged at the airship.

Lin Gui poured in his last bit of magic power in a frenzy.

The airship suddenly accelerated.

The sharp claw grazed the edge of the airship.

The five claws left five deep scratches on the hull of the airship.

It nearly tore the airship apart.

At the same instant.

Lin Gui waved his hand.

The flying boat was instantly stored in the storage space.

He caught Elvia, and the two of them fell from the sky.

The wind whistled in my ears.

Below is a steep hillside.

They crashed into the slope.

Lin Gui tightly protected Elvia's head.

The two people rolled down the hillside.

gravel.

thorns.

Dead tree trunk.

Impact after impact.

Rolling over and over again.

Finally, they crashed heavily at the foot of the mountain.

Lin Gui lay on the ground.

Every part of my body aches.

His left arm was twisted at an odd angle; the bone was broken.

At least three ribs were broken.

His mouth was full of blood.

He struggled to lift his head.

Look at the system interface.

The red circle was right behind him.

Less than ten meters.

Out.

Out.

He turned his head again with difficulty.

Look up at the hillside.

The demons that were chasing them stopped.

They stand at the edge of the radiation zone.

Those blood-red eyes were fixed on him.

ferocious.

bloody.

Crazy.

They wanted to rush over.

They longed to tear him apart.

but.

They stopped.

It was as if an invisible wall was blocking them.

They stood there, bewildered.

Then they turned around.

Towards the depths of the radiation zone.

Towards those still surging tides of demons.

He roared.

They've left.

Lin Gui struggled to lift his head and look up at the higher place.

The epic demon also stopped.

It hovers at the edge of the radiation zone.

Its enormous body blocked out half the sky.

The seven curved horns gleamed with a cold, eerie light under the moonlight.

Those four deep red vertical pupils were still staring at him.

It stared at the ant that had escaped from its claws.

The madness in his eyes was almost tangible.

It is angry.

He was furious.

It longed to catch up.

I long to tear him apart.

but.

That invisible wall also blocked it.

It opened its mouth and let out a roar.

The sound shook the entire mountain forest.

Countless birds took flight from the woods in a panic, fleeing in disarray.

But the demon simply hovered there.

She stared intently at him.

Staring at the little thing covered in blood, lying on the ground, unable to move.

Staring into those eyes that were also looking at it.

then.

It looked away.

The enormous wings flapped suddenly.

It flew deeper into the radiation zone.

That enormous figure grew farther and farther away.

It eventually disappeared into the moonlit horizon.

Lin Gui looked in that direction.

Until that figure completely disappeared.

Then, he lowered his head.

He spat out a mouthful of blood onto the ground.

His hands trembled as he pulled a bunch of things out of the storage space.

plant ash.

Dry food.

Herbs.

spices.

He looked at Elvia.

Blood still clung to the corner of his mouth on his deathly pale face.

His eyes were somewhat unfocused, as if he hadn't yet recovered from the life-or-death chase.

But Lin Gui didn't have time to wait for her to come to her senses.

He spoke to Elvia in a hoarse voice.

"Listen..."

His voice was very weak.

"We're out of the radiation zone... but we're still in the wilderness..."

"The demons outside... remain a threat..."

"Even a common high-ranking demon... could kill us..."

He pointed to the pile of things.

"Wood ash...to mask the smell of blood..."

"Herbal medicine...applied to the wound..."

"Sprinkle spices around... to scare away low-level magical beasts..."

"Don't light it..."

"Don't make a sound..."

"at last......"

"Remember, head north..."

"Don't look back..."

"Don't stop..."

"The Black Tide... is not over yet..."

"It will continue to spread...until it ends."

"Cough cough!!"

"at last......"

His voice grew weaker and weaker.

"wait for me……"

"Wait for me to wake up..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

He lay on the ground.

The depletion of his magical powers and the severe injuries to his body finally brought him to his breaking point.

He fainted.

Elvia stared at him blankly.

Looking at his deathly pale face.

Look at his twisted left arm.

Looking at the blood seeping from the wound.

Looking at his horrific appearance, which she had never seen before.

She opened her mouth.

"Lin Gui..."

The sound was very soft.

Then, she suddenly woke up.

"Lin Gui!!"

The sound got louder.

But no one responded.

Only the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the mountains and forests could be heard.

then.

rustle.

wrong.

That wasn't the sound of the wind.

There was a sound of something moving in the grass.

Elvia's body froze.

She slowly, very slowly turned her head.

Looking back at the dark forest.

The moonlight couldn't penetrate that grove.

There was only darkness.

with.

A pair of deep green eyes.

They are right there.

I watched her quietly.

Those eerie green eyes emerged from the darkness.

One.

Two.

Three.

Five.

There are five in total.

Their heads peeked out from behind the shadows of the trees, their gray-black fur gleaming dimly in the moonlight.

It's a demon wolf.

Mid-tier magical beast.

In her prime, Elvia could crush one of them with a single hand.

But now.

Their mouths were open, and their scarlet tongues dangled from between their fangs, dripping with saliva.

The tongue licked the lips, the tip of the nose, and the teeth stained with the blood of the prey.

Their eyes were fixed intently on what was ahead.

Staring at the man lying motionless on the ground, covered in blood.

Staring at the still-bleeding wounds on his body.

The fresh smell of blood wafted in the night breeze.

That was a fatal temptation.

The lead wolf was the largest, with a shoulder height of nearly 1.5 meters.

It took a step forward.

The paw pads made a soft rustling sound as they stepped on the dead leaves.

Then the second step.

third step.

It emerged completely from the shadows, the moonlight illuminating its scarred nose.

Its eyes never left the forest ghost.

The other four attacked from both sides.

They maintained a tacit formation, slowly and silently approaching each other.

Like five gray-black shadows, they closed in on their prey.