Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

Open the bottle and the blue magic liquid flows into your mouth.

The clear liquid slid down my throat, carrying a cool sensation.

Subsequently, the magic power in the system's personal panel, which was about to reach zero, suddenly began to rise rapidly.

The magic surged up rapidly, like the rising tide.

Lin Gui took a step back and looked at the magic leader who was stuck.

A 3-second chant, uttered with a wave of the hand.

Hundreds of magical rings appeared on the vampire's neck, like a rehearsal.

The rings are stacked one on top of another, like a thousand-layered tower arranged side by side.

Each ring embodies the essence of fire and the sharpness of wind.

The scorching heat emanated from the ring, causing the surrounding air to distort.

It's astonishing that such a grand spectacle is made out of a mere few seconds of chanting.

The vampire leader's eyelids twitched.

However, this magic was only at the mid-level fluctuation and did not arouse his fear.

Finally, he will break the shield.

His gaze swept over the rings, a contemptuous smile still playing on his lips.

But the next moment...

Lin Gui's pitch-black demonic energy clung to those hundreds of rings.

The vampire leader's smile froze instantly.

Enchantment? ???

How is this possible?!

His pupils suddenly contracted, and he abruptly looked at Lin Gui.

For the first time, his voice trembled with an unbelievable intensity.

"you--"

"How did you manage to control—"

He didn't finish his sentence.

Hundreds of fiery blades shot out simultaneously.

With the added power of demonic energy, the damage reached the level of the extraordinary.

The vampire's eyes were filled with confusion. Seeing that retreating was not an option, he hurriedly activated his secret technique.

Several scales grew out of the skin of the neck.

The flames illuminated the entire passageway as if it were daytime.

The first wave of fiery blades struck the vampire's neck, and black scales emerged from the flames, resisting the initial impact.

The second wave.

The third wave.

Flaming blades rained down on the most vulnerable spots.

The scales began to crack under the continuous impact, and dark red blood seeped from the cracks.

The fortieth, the fiftieth, the sixtieth—

The scales on the vampire's neck were finally shattered completely.

The seventieth flaming blade pierced into the flesh.

The eightieth, the ninetieth...

Flames exploded at the vampire's neck.

The look of disbelief still lingered on his face.

But those scarlet eyes had begun to glaze over.

"No!!"

After a final scream.

His head was completely severed by the final fiery blade and slid off his neck.

Dark red blood gushed out from the severed neck, like a waterfall flowing backwards.

The headless body staggered back two steps and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

The demonic energy surged from his body and quickly dissipated into the air.

The passageway was filled with the pungent smell of burning and blood.

The flaming blades, firing a hundred shots, sent sparks flying across the stone walls, illuminating the entire battlefield.

Lin Gui's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

His face was ashen, and his magic was completely depleted.

Elvia was also somewhat powerless, but she still held the Sun Chaser in her hand and stepped forward to confirm the enemy's death.

Even piercing the heart didn't kill the other person.

If Lin Gui hadn't reacted quickly enough, that scene would have been a disaster.

They would perish here before even entering the red desert.

She wasn't afraid of the other party coming after her, since she still had that semi-divine artifact on her.

Her only fear was that the other party was targeting Lin Gui.

Fortunately, it was a close call.

Elvia bent down to examine the vampire's corpse, confirming that there were no signs of life.

Inside the passageway, Lillian, who had been hiding, quickly ran back, squatted down next to Lin Gui, and anxiously asked questions.

"Teacher, are you okay?"

Lin Gui waved his hand, his voice weak.

"Help me over there, I need to see that vampire's corpse."

Lillian quickly helped him up, and he stumbled to Elvia's side.

The shimmering light spell was turned on again, illuminating the area.

The headless corpse of the vampire lay face up on the stone, dark red blood spreading out in a large patch beneath it.

The edges of the wound at the severed neck were charred and curled, emitting a burning smell.

After confirming that the other person was completely dead, Elvia spoke with lingering fear.

"This is... the power of a transcendent being?"

"Even the assassin from that magical family didn't put this kind of pressure on me."

In the desolate wasteland, she fought the assassin.

Although the other party had been suppressing her, she was only at a high-ranking position at that time.

Now she has broken through to the extraordinary realm and possesses a semi-divine artifact rune longsword with a thousand towers.

For a mage like Lin Gui, who is proficient in manipulating magic, a semi-divine artifact doesn't offer much of an improvement.

But for someone of her physical class, the improvement would be enormous.

With a weapon like the Gray Dagger that can cut through iron like mud, Elvia dared to fight to the death with a mid-level transcendent.

The Sun Chaser is a semi-divine artifact that is several levels higher than the Gray Dagger.

But even with such a sword, the opponent caught her fierce attack directly with his bare hands.

Catching a magical artifact with bare hands?

"It's demonic energy."

Lin Gui leaned on Lillian's shoulder and began to explain.

"Demonic energy is the most powerful force in combat among the five major energies."

"Making the demon race virtually invincible among those of the same rank."

"Through demonic energy, Shia can unleash the power of a superior being even at the lower level of the transcendent realm."

"And this vampire, when he unleashes his demonic energy, is one of the few who can kill him even in the realm of the extraordinary."

As the only human who may have mastered demonic energy.

Lin Gui was very aware of how terrifying this energy was.

With its enhancement, the Flame Blade's physical attributes approach those of the extraordinary.

The fact that it consumes less than the highest level of energy, yet possesses extraordinary power, demonstrates the immense strength of demonic energy.

But even so.

In order to kill this monster.

Even Lin Gui had cleared all of his magic power.

In just a few seconds, it was a desperate, all-or-nothing tactic.

If the other side can hold out, then death awaits Lin Gui.

To prevent the other party from being like the undead vampires he encountered at the Wailing Wall.

Even when shattered into pieces, they are reborn.

He also deliberately added a soul-attaching technique.

Lin Gui crouched down and began groping on the headless corpse.

Lin Gui raised an eyebrow as his finger touched the foreign object.

Then he took out a black letter from the lining of his soft armor?

The letter hadn't been burned by his flames.

Just as he was about to check, Elvia's voice rang out beside him.

"This cloak..."

Previously, due to the dim lighting, Elvia, who did not possess the Magic Eye, could not clearly see the clothing of these vampires.

Now she frowned and crouched down to examine the black cloak on the corpse.

Lin Gui noticed her movement and paused in his search.

"What's wrong?"

Elvia examined the charred cloak repeatedly, her brow furrowing deeper with each look.

Suddenly, she spoke in astonishment:

"I feel like I've seen this before."

"In Melting Light City."

"As we flew away from the city walls, I looked back once."

"When you see the place where we sent the package, a group of people wearing these black cloaks went inside."

"They were dressed like that too."