Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

Elvia turned her head and looked at Lin Gui.

"You know what? I rushed into that guesthouse, took a shower, and then came out to find you."

"And then you disappeared."

Her voice was calm, but Lin Gui noticed that her fingers were slightly tightening.

"I was terrified."

"I'm afraid you'll just abandon me like this."

"That small city-state was like a man-eating beast, full of unfamiliar faces."

"I feel like I've been thrown into an abyss."

Lin Gui muttered from the side:

"Who abandoned whom?"

"Have you already forgotten that you dumped me on the ground and ran away?"

Elvia shrugged:

"Well, I really shouldn't have left you with such serious injuries."

"but......"

She gave me a "you don't understand" look.

"You have no idea how terrifying it is for a woman, especially a beautiful woman, not to shower for a week."

She shivered.

"especially......"

She didn't finish speaking, but Lin Gui knew what she was talking about.

Nobody wants to go through those days of eating insects, drinking raw blood, and rolling in the mud again.

Lin Gui looked at her with disdain:

"So... you're playing the melancholy princess here because it reminds you of your current situation?"

Elvia nodded and sighed.

"King Carter is estimated to be...already destroyed."

"No matter how powerful that woman is, she can't stop the Black Tide from trampling."

She paused, her voice lowering slightly.

"And... even if she creates a miracle and King Carter survives."

"There's nowhere for me to go there anymore."

"The Carter royal family has been slaughtered by her... I'm the only one left..."

Recalling that irresistible, bloody purge, Elvia's expression turned grim.

Lin Gui asked:

"Isn't there still Warren?"

Elvia sneered:

"Do you think he'll consider himself part of the Carter family?"

"He wiped out all the nobles and royalty in the upper class."

"Even my grandfather, that guy known as the cruelest Carter, couldn't have wiped out the entire ruling class like he did!"

Her voice was filled with hatred and fear.

That kind of fear of absolute power that seeps into your bones.

Lin Gui, however, did not react.

He simply leaned back in his chair and casually remarked:

"Wow, it's a pity I wasn't there, otherwise I could have blocked the door for him and made him kill a few more."

Elvia's angry expression froze instantly.

She stared at Lin Gui speechlessly.

This guy takes pleasure in "feeding nobles to demons" and dreams of killing all the nobles and feeding them to pigs.

"Hey, those are my brothers! All my blood relatives are dead. Can't you show some sympathy?"

Lin Gui countered:

"Charles, Diana, how many times did you laugh when your blood relatives died?"

Elvia replied instinctively:

"Laugh? How could I laugh? They died, and I was next! I was so scared I peed my pants, you know?"

She froze after she finished speaking.

Then he sighed.

"Never mind, what am I supposed to say to you?"

She turned her head and looked at the moonlight in the distance.

"In short..."

"I'm no longer a princess."

"The status, power, and money that identity brought are all gone."

"Right now, I am just a high-ranking knight."

She paused, a hint of self-mockery in her voice.

"A high-ranking knight... doesn't even qualify to guard the gates of the capital city of Carter."

Her hands trembled slightly.

That was the discomfort and fear of falling from the clouds to the ground.

"The only identity that allows me to survive in this post-apocalyptic city-state is that of an adventurer."

She looked at Lin Gui.

Do you know how low-level adventurers survive?

Before Lin Gui could answer, she continued speaking on her own.

"Every day I would get up before dawn, go to the guild to check the task board, and try to grab the lowest-paying and most dangerous jobs."

"If you're lucky, you can earn a few silver coins, buy a piece of black bread, and gnaw on it while squatting on a street corner."

"Bad luck! I ran into a monster rat, and it bit off my leg. I don't even have the money to treat my injury."

"When you get old and your hands get slow, you starve to death on the street, and there's no one to even collect your body."

She spoke faster and faster, her voice filled with obvious fear.

"I've seen far too many adventurers like this back in the capital of Carter."

"They knelt at the guild's entrance, begging for a favor."

"They lay in the gutter, their wounds festering, flies swarming around them."

"They died outside the city, and no one even remembers their names."

"I don't want that."

"I don't want to become that kind of person."

Lin Gui, who was listening nearby, couldn't help but say:

"It's not that exaggerated."

"As long as you don't mind the low quality of life, you can definitely survive."

After all, Elvia is a high-ranking knight.

What she described mostly referred to the plight of ordinary, unsung adventurers.

Even for high-level adventurers, completing quests still carries a significant risk to their lives.

But... buying a place to live and supporting myself shouldn't be a problem.

Elvia stared at him.

"You don't mind?"

"Do you know what those low-level adventurers eat?"

"Moldy bread, maggot-infested devil meat, and vegetable leaves dug out of a garbage dump."

Do you know what kind of place they live?

"Sheds, sewers, dog holes at the foot of city walls."

Do you know what they're wearing?

"Clothes stripped from a dead body, stained with blood that can't be washed off."

She became more and more agitated as she spoke.

"And I'm so beautiful!"

"What if some damned nobleman accidentally glances at me!"

She clutched her chest, her face filled with terror.

"Those guys, when they see a pretty girl, it's like a dog seeing a bone!"

"They didn't dare touch me before, but now..."

She shivered.

"I can't even beat a regular extraordinary knight now!"

"What if they capture me..."

She couldn't continue.

Lin Gui couldn't help but laugh when he saw her like that.

"You know how rotten your group of nobles are."

Elvia did not refute.

Because that's the truth.

And this is what she fears most right now.

She is no longer the powerful princess she once was.

She was merely a high-ranking knight.

Strictly speaking, she doesn't even qualify to join her former faction.

Looking at Lin Gui's smiling face, Elvia snorted and stood up.

She walked to the edge of the balcony, braced herself against the railing, and looked down at the busy city dwellers.

Those people were walking back and forth in the street.

Some were carrying goods, some were pushing carts, and some were squatting by the roadside eating dry rations.

Their faces were etched with exhaustion and numbness.

Elvia looked at them, and her voice suddenly rose.

"I don't want to become that kind of person!"

"I'm not going to risk my life to take on those worthless jobs just for a bite to eat!"

"I don't want to be like a dog, squatting on a street corner eating black bread!"

"I don't want to wear clothes that were stripped from a dead person!"

"I don't want to sleep in a gutter and have rats crawl over me!"

"I refuse to sell myself into being the mistress of those disgusting nobles just to survive!"

Her voice drifted on the night wind.

"I want to eat the most expensive food!"

"I want to sleep in the softest bed!"

"I want to wear my most gorgeous clothes!"

"I want to drink the most expensive red wine!"

"I want to live a life of debauchery and extravagance every day!"

She finished shouting and gasped for breath.

Lin Gui yawned beside him, replying somewhat sleepily:

"Then you should just wash up and go to bed."

"Given your current situation, there's only one way to fulfill your wishes."

"That's just daydreaming."

Elvia turned her head and looked at him.

The moonlight shone on her face, and a strange light flashed in her golden eyes.

"No."

she says.

"There's another way."

Lin Gui was taken aback.

"What method?"

A pleasant fragrance wafted over.

Elvia suddenly leaned forward, bracing herself on the armrests of the chair and trapping him inside.

Her face was so close that Lin Gui could see the moonlight clinging to her eyelashes.

Her eyes were fixed on him, like a mother leopard eyeing her prey.

Lin Gui's eyelids twitched violently, and a bad premonition rose within him.

He reached out and nudged Elvia's arm.

Not moving.

She used all her strength.

High-level, superior energy.

Lin Gui's lips twitched.

Doesn't this look familiar?

Could this guy be thinking...?

Elvia's face drew closer and closer.

Her stunningly beautiful face glowed softly in the moonlight, and his reflection was mirrored in her golden eyes.

Lin Gui's voice was somewhat strained:

"What...what do you want to do?"

Elvia gave a cold laugh.

"Of course, it's about embracing my happy life."

Elvia leaned down and trapped Lin Gui in the chair.

She stared at him, her mind racing.

She had to win over this man.

She had witnessed his methods firsthand.

They secretly moved tens of millions of gold coins from Duke Joseph's mansion.

With this kind of ability, money will never be a problem.

She had personally witnessed his ability to escape.

From the heart of the withered rift, right under the nose of that demigod demon.

He managed to bring her out alive from the encirclement of millions of demons.

Even the most legendary pillars of society couldn't do something like this.

He did it.

As long as you follow him, you'll be safe and sound.

What she wants.

Safety, money, a luxurious life—you can have it all if you become his woman.

Most importantly, this guy's personality is just right for her.

He was neither hypocritical nor pretentious; he neither treated her like a princess nor abandoned her as a burden.

Such a person is worthy of trust.

Most importantly.

He is now seriously injured.

This might be your only chance.

She won't let it go.

Elvia no longer hesitated.

She reached out and began to undress Lin Gui.

Lin Gui's expression changed, and he reached out to block.

"Are you crazy?"

Elvia ignored him and reached her hand into his collar.

Lin Gui grabbed her hand and pushed her away with all his might.

Elvia placed her other hand on his shoulder and leaned in to kiss him.

Lin Gui turned his head away, her lips brushing against his cheek.

She chased, he dodged.

The two of them just tangled together on the chair.

Lin Gui used his uninjured hand to push her face away and turn her head to one side.

Elvia's lips almost touched his face several times, but he pushed them away each time.

"You'll never get me by doing this!"

Lin Gui's voice turned cold.

As Elvia pushed his hand away and pressed it against her body, she continued to press herself against him, retorting:

"I've given you my body, I refuse to believe you're the kind of heartless scumbag who'll leave you heartless!"

"How can you force someone to be a scumbag like that!"

Lin Gui started cursing loudly.

"And I'm somehow connected to Shia now!"

Elvia was taken aback.

Then she became even more excited.

"Then what are you resisting for!"

"With that half-demon's brain, she'd be thrilled if you found her a few more sisters!"

"You're willing to call her 'older sister'?!"

Lin Gui shouted.

"For the sake of my material happiness, I'll call her grandma!"

Lin Gui choked.

He opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

He took a deep breath and changed his perspective.

"I saved you, and this is how you repay me?"

"Taking advantage of me while I was seriously injured?"

Elvia was getting anxious too.

"Are you even a man?!"

"A beautiful and delicate princess took the initiative to push you—something countless men dream of happening to you!"

"You'd better react like a normal man would!"

"Kiss me! Touch me! Conquer me!"

She was helpless.

She, who was pursued by countless outstanding men, never imagined that one day she would do such a thing to get a man.

Suddenly, her hand was inexplicably empty.

Just this once.

She pressed forward abruptly, her lips meeting hers heavily.

Lin Gui's eyes widened suddenly.

Elvia's heart was pounding, thumping as if it were about to burst out of her chest.

Although she had just arrived, her behavior was exactly like that of a crazy woman.

But this was the first time she had ever been this intimate with a man.

She pressed herself against him, arching her back, kissing his lips, and holding his head in her arms to prevent him from escaping.

The moonlight shone on the two people, casting overlapping shadows.

A long time passed.

She let go.

Her face turned red, and she was breathing rapidly.

A fleeting moment of excitement overwhelmed all other emotions.

She propped herself up, looked at Lin Gui beneath her, and wiped her lips.

The woman who had been like a lioness just moments before suddenly became innocent and pure.

She coughed, her eyes darting away, and muttered:

"This, this, this will do, won't it?"

"This is my way of repaying you for saving me from danger."

"You shouldn't resist anymore, just accept it and enjoy it."

She covered her still-touching lips, looking at Lin Gui with affectionate eyes.

Then she bent down, preparing to go further.

"Elvia".

Lin Gui's voice rang out.

His indifference was like a bucket of cold water poured over her.

"You've forgotten who I am."

"Have you forgotten what I did in Karan?"

Elvia was stunned.

Identity?

What is his/her identity?

A wandering mage?

messenger?

She subconsciously recalled her time in Karan.

Then she remembered.

That book that gave her the creeps.

The Book of Celestial Stars.

Instantly, her restless body felt as if it had been doused with ice water, and a chill ran up her spine.

"Are you sure... you want to fight those people with me?"

Lin Gui's voice was calm.

Elvia suddenly propped herself up and looked down at him.

In his eyes, there was only indifference and cruelty.

"No one who participated in that revolution, their families, and everyone they were associated with, except me, died a good death."

"And I want to ignite a spark revolution once again."

"And this time..."

"Equality, freedom, negotiation?"

"I just want them to die..."

"When I've fully matured to the point where I believe I can stand up to them, only one of us can survive."

"Or I'll kill them all."

"Or they can kill me."

"Think about how the Black Dragon Army treats the defeated, Elvia."

"Do you still want to have anything to do with me now?"

His voice was very soft, as if he were talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

"What do you think about the Black Dragon Army, which is incredibly powerful and capable of traversing the wilderness with thousands of troops?"

"Faced with the Church of Light, which has followers everywhere and so-called 'favored ones'."

"Facing an alliance of city-states that encompasses almost all the powerful forces on the continent of Akara."

"Do you really think that someone as high-ranking as me... could possibly defeat them?"

He looked at her.

"Elvia, tell me now."

Would you choose to stake your so-called luxurious happiness on someone destined to be a moth drawn to a flame?

Elvia was stunned.

It's been so long, she's forgotten...

Behind this guy lies a terrifying identity capable of burying millions of people in several cities.

And the actions that plunged her into nightmares.

Her mind went blank.

The nobles she had deliberately forgotten were suddenly reminded of the revolution that shook the entire city-state.

blood.

fire.

Dead body.

Those who were crushed under the iron hooves of the Black Dragon Army.

Those heads that were hung on the city wall for public display.

Those who were buried alive, burned to death, or beheaded.

Millions of people.......

She suddenly shivered.

Lin Gui looked at her as if she had been struck by lightning.

Silently, he reached out and touched the wine glass beside him.

A white halo gathered in the palm of his hand, and the dizziness spell silently enveloped it.

His eyes flashed.

He grabbed the wine glass and smashed it hard against Elvia's forehead.

He is now a high-ranking official, on par with Elvia in rank.

The stun spell can knock out the opponent in one hit.

however.

Elvia suddenly raised her hand and grabbed his wrist.

She looked at the wine glass in his hand, and then at him.

Then she pushed hard.

Lin Gui slammed the wine glass, along with the stun spell, heavily onto his own forehead.

boom.

Lin Gui's eyes instantly went black.

Elvia's reaction was faster than he had expected.

He slowly collapsed and lost consciousness.

In the last second before losing consciousness, he saw Elvia's face.

His face was full of struggle.