Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

With the Forest Ghost on her back and Lillian between her legs, Elvia struggled to climb out of the giant crater created by the Shadowwing Demon's attack.

Her fingers dug into the crevices of the rocks, her shoes pounding on the loose pebbles, each step accompanied by heavy breathing.

When she finally climbed to the edge of the high ground, her view suddenly opened up.

She was stunned.

Lillian peeked out from under her arms and was stunned when she saw the scene opposite her.

The red desert before us, that desolate red landscape.

It is no longer the red desert where they came from.

Tens of thousands of demons raced across the sand.

Sand centipedes, cave giant scorpions, sand lizards, brain-diggers, and countless other deformed monsters whose names are unknown.

They also saw skeletons and other monsters in the forbidden area.

They surged out of their hidden nests like a tide.

They ran desperately in all directions.

The red sand of the entire desert was surging.

The dark red sand grains churned and spread like boiling liquid.

It slowly covered the outlines of those forbidden areas.

The sky looked like it was about to fall.

The dark red clouds were stirred by some invisible force, forming huge vortexes.

And on the very distant horizon...

A colossal figure slowly emerged from the sand and mist.

It is over a hundred meters tall, like a walking mountain, and the ground trembles slightly with every step it takes.

Even those separated by thousands of miles could clearly feel it.

But what shocked Elvia and Lillian the most was something else entirely.

A giant snake, almost spanning half the field of vision, suddenly leaped up from the sea of ​​sand.

Its body is as thick as a continuous mountain range.

It stretches from the southern horizon to the northern horizon.

Its length seemed to stretch endlessly.

The scene resembled the world serpent from mythology awakening from its slumber.

Lin Gui lay on Elvia's back, barely supporting his upper body with the help of her shoulder.

His face was still pale and his breath was weak, but he slightly curved the corners of his mouth.

He spoke in a low voice, as if explaining to the two stunned people.

"The dramatic changes in the red desert occur every year."

"Several demon rulers of forbidden lands will fight each other for some unknown reason."

"The battle between the rulers will trigger a mass riot among the epic and legendary demons of the same kind, with hundreds or thousands of epic demons simultaneously drawn into the battle."

"The wave of the attack will cover the entire red desert."

"And the victors afterward will decide where the rulers' territories will be next year."

"Therefore, the location of the forbidden area in the red desert changes dramatically almost every year."

"The forbidden area closest to the Red Sand Nest wasn't the Bone Demon's Nest when I first traveled there."

"It's a swamp of decaying moss."

"A forbidden land filled with toxic fumes and covered with corrosive plants."

Lillian and Elvia could no longer hear what Lin Gui was saying.

Their gazes were fixed on the giant snake in the distance, their pupils slightly dilated, and their lips slightly parted.

Lin Gui followed their gaze and then spoke.

"That giant snake..."

"He is an epic-level demon overlord."

"The true ruler of the Sandy Corridor and the Abyss of Worms."

"Abyssal Worm Urbis"

He paused for a moment, as if recalling something.

"Speaking of which..."

"The pitch-black cave entrance we passed through, the passage beneath our feet..."

"In fact, it is part of Urbis's body."

"oh."

Elvia responded blankly.

Then she turned her head sharply, her voice almost cracking.

"What the hell did you just say?!"

The sound was so loud that even Lin Gui's ears rang, and Lillian was startled and trembled.

Lin Gui helplessly covered his ears, looking at Elvia's face, which was distorted with shock.

After crossing the entire red desert.

This once elegant and beautiful princess.

His voice seems to be getting louder and louder, showing a tendency to become dwarf-like.

Don't worry.

"That passage is only a small part of its body, which is buried thousands of meters under the red sand."

"Everything will be alright."

Elvia's lips twitched violently.

She glanced at it; it was in the far distance.

That giant snake seemed to occupy half of the desert.

He glanced back at Lin Gui's indifferent expression.

Finally, she helplessly raised her hand and covered her face.

"...The biggest regret of my life is coming to the Red Desert with you."

Lin Gui smiled, his voice carrying a hint of barely perceptible regret.

There won't be a next time.

Elvia stared at him speechlessly for a moment, then couldn't help but complain.

"I have a feeling you'll come back here again, you bastard."

Lin Gui gave a helpless twitch at the corner of his mouth.

"Why did you come back here? To die?"

"Is it still an ambush, an attempt to cross the Red Earth Desert and subdue Karan's Black Dragon Army?"

He paused for a moment, his tone carrying a hint of disdain.

"Do they even deserve it?"

Elvia fully agreed with Lin Gui's last sentence.

After this ordeal...

Regarding Lin Gui's statement that "compared to the demons outside, the Alliance is nothing,"

She couldn't agree more at this point.

Even if we bring the entire alliance over.

It's nothing more than serving a meal to the devilish old men in the red desert.

The maggots near the blood pool...

No, it's the epic demon, the Blood Leech King.

Its quantity is already more than double that of all the epics in the entire Alliance.

And these are the demon rulers before us.

Even the great sages she encountered could not possibly contend with her.

In the distance, the battle between the two rulers had reached a fever pitch.

The roar was deafening.

An endless red sandstorm swept across the entire red desert, completely obscuring the view.

Only the heavy roars of demons and the sounds of fighting echoed continuously.

Lillian looked at the Ironback Army Ant crouching fearfully beside her and couldn't help but speak with concern.

"What should we do about the ants inside?"

"They couldn't possibly have survived in there."

"It's terrifying inside..."

The red sandstorm had completely blocked the view.

Only a deafening sound came from deep within.

Lin Gui reached out and gently touched the top of the ant's head, his tone calm.

Don't worry.

"The ant nest is not far from Weeping Blood Hill."

"And the location of Weeping Blood Hill has never changed to this day."

"That forbidden area has never been affected."

His eyes were sharp as he looked at the distant red land swallowed by sandstorm.

He crossed the red desert a total of three times.

After the first crossing, we arrived at Annabelle. However, within just half a month, the red desert underwent a dramatic change.

The second time, also after his departure, was a dramatic change.

Despite three dramatic changes, the location of Weeping Blood Hill has never changed.

The end of that ruins passageway seemed to point directly to the Hill of Weeping Blood.

All signs indicate that it is special.

However, Lin Gui no longer had the chance to unravel this mystery.