Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

Night fell over the campus of the Heart of Elements.

Streetlights are sparsely distributed on both sides of the main road, casting blurry halos of light on the ground.

In front of the side door of the teaching building, a young male student in school uniform was pacing back and forth.

He would occasionally look up into the distance, then look down at the communication stone in his hand, as if confirming something.

Lin Gui suddenly emerged from the shadows of the side wall.

The male student was startled and took a half step back, almost crying out.

After recognizing the person, he quickly patted his chest and complained in a low voice.

"Simpson! You scared me to death!"

Lin Gui didn't respond to his comment.

He got straight to the point, his voice steady.

Where is Lillian?

At the same time, look around.

It was pitch black.

It's 2 a.m. now, time for bed.

All the windows in the teaching building were dark, and even the magic lights in the corridors were not lit.

The entire building resembled a sleeping behemoth, silently crouching in the night.

It doesn't look like anyone would be there.

The male student nodded, his tone resolute.

"She's inside."

"I'm not mistaken. No one in the entire Heart of Elements would mistake Lillian."

"Simpson, you've been investigating her for a while now."

"They should also know that it wouldn't be surprising where or when Lillian appears."

Lin Gui raised an eyebrow and looked at him.

That gaze carried a sense of scrutinizing pressure.

The male trainee felt a little uneasy under their gaze and quickly put on an awkward smile.

"Cough cough."

"But before I take you to her..."

He rubbed his fingers together, a smile on his face revealing an undisguised greed.

"Shouldn't you say yes...?"

Lin Gui gave him a deep look several times.

Those eyes, disguised as brown, somehow gave off an extremely strong sense of oppression in the dim light.

The male trainee's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and his voice became somewhat weak.

"Um, is there a problem with that?"

Lin Gui looked away.

He took a Star Coin out of his pocket and casually tossed it over.

The Star Coin tumbled a few times in the air, flashing a golden arc in the dim light of the streetlamp.

The male trainee hurriedly caught it, and when he looked down, the tension on his face was instantly replaced by ecstasy.

He quickly stuffed the Star Coins into his pocket, his eyes shining like two light bulbs.

"This way!"

He turned around and pushed open the side door of the teaching building.

Lin Gui followed behind him.

The corridor was pitch black, with only a faint light coming through the side door barely illuminating the distance to the ground.

The male trainee walked ahead, his steps light and quick.

He did not light any lamps, nor did he use any lighting spells.

It's as if they already know every inch of this road.

As he led the way, he would occasionally turn his head to observe Lin Gui's actions out of the corner of his eye.

The smile on his lips was almost impossible to suppress.

With a sense of triumph.

It's like watching prey slowly walk into a cage.

"Over here."

"Go up further."

"She's on the top floor."

He kept guiding Lin Gui through one dark corridor after another, and up one staircase after another.

Finally, they arrived at the top floor of the teaching building.

The light here is dimmer than downstairs.

The corridor was filled with abandoned tables and chairs, dilapidated teaching models, and dusty junk boxes.

The air was filled with the smell of old wood and dust.

A thin layer of dust covered the floor beneath my feet, leaving clear footprints with each step.

The male student had somehow fallen behind Lin Gui.

He did not continue leading the way.

Lin Gui stopped in his tracks.

He looked up towards the end of the corridor.

There was a door with a blurry sign hanging on it.

Women's restroom.

Just as his gaze fell on the sign, the door was pushed open from the inside.

One figure after another walked out of the door.

Fierce and malevolent.

His face was full of mockery.

Some were wearing the uniforms of the Elemental Hearts, while others wore light leather armor with swords hanging at their waists—the attire of knights.

The leader was a young student dressed in a luxurious dark blue robe.

The collar of the robe was inlaid with dark silver patterns.

He wore an exquisite family crest on his chest.

He stood there, arms crossed, leaning against the doorframe.

His gaze fell on Lin Gui, a condescending and playful smirk playing on his lips.

The student who had led Lin Gui here took out his staff, blocking Lin Gui's escape route, and mocked him.

"Lillian is right ahead, Simpson."

Why don't you keep going?

As soon as he finished speaking, the others had already silently surrounded him.

The corridor was narrow, with walls piled with clutter on both sides, and people blocking the way out from both the front and back.

Four people, six people.

This trapped Lin Gui firmly in the middle.

Every face wore an expression of anticipation, as if watching a good show.

The young man in the lead took two steps forward and stopped in front of Lin Gui, who was surrounded.

He looked at Lin Gui and spoke with a smile.

His tone was blatantly sarcastic, and at the deepest part of that sarcasm lay a chilling murderous intent.

"I never expected that at the very moment I declared Lillian's sovereignty, someone would dare to approach Lillian right in front of me."

"What gives you the courage to act so recklessly in front of me?"

The ghost in the forest remained silent.

He just stood there, looking at the other person.

His gaze calmly fell on the badge on the young man's chest.

The background is ice blue, with a six-pointed star in the center, and a tiny ice crystal embedded in each point of the six-pointed star.

The ice crystals refracted a cold, faint light in the dim light of the corridor.

The Eli family.