Please be my partner.

Or, in the blink of an eye, you realize that you are already several hours late.

This was not the first time Mellen stopped and thought about what he was doing.

This feeling is like having a very impressive dream while sleeping. The moment you wake up and open your eyes, the dream is still extremely clear, but most of it is forgotten after just a few seconds. By the time you change your clothes, only a few words are left.

Mellen is currently in this state.

He now needs to pass through this dreamland and reach the true core of this forbidden object in the fairy tale kingdom, where the key to controlling it lies.

During this process, Mellen will be deceived again and again. Even with his strong mental strength, he needs to use increasingly deepening mental suggestion to recognize and organize himself again and again, and determine his goals, so as not to get completely lost.

Of course, the reason why Mellen was able to easily complete self-cognition was also thanks to the powerful ability of [Soul Interaction].

He pulled out his gold pocket watch, checked the time, and continued on his way.

Fairytale Kingdom, battlefield.

It was because he sensed Mellen's actions that the Giant King did not continue to wait for the expansion of darkness, but instead died in anger.

The battle between the two legendary masters became more and more intense. Wherever they passed, the aftermath was enough to seriously injure those at the third level. As for those below the third level, there was no chance of survival at all.

The battlefields in other areas are also becoming increasingly fierce.

There are many people with legendary combat power in the fairy tale kingdom. Although most of them are incomplete legendary powers obtained through fusion like the seven dwarfs, even so, they still have a crushing advantage over giants of level three and below.

However, the giants were also prepared for this invasion. As more than a dozen powerful giants swallowed the fruits of the gods' trees, more than a dozen incomplete legendary monsters were instantly created.

Although only three of the giants managed to retain consciousness, even those monsters that had completely lost their minds and only knew how to attack indiscriminately were still a big trouble for the Fairy Tale Kingdom.

Blood, killing, fear, anger...

All these things are gradually strengthening the power of darkness.

Before I knew it, the sky had become darker.

Anna, Ada, and more than 20 people they had gathered in the past few days were hiding in the corners of the city, watching this scene with horror, which seemed like an ancient legend.

Many of them had heard of the legends of the legendary strongman, but only when they saw him this time did they feel the real reality.

The fourth-level legend, this level itself represents the ability to leave its own legend in history!

Ada looked at Anna and asked, "What should we do now?"

All the other outsiders also looked at Anna. This was not only because there were two third-level strong men standing behind Anna, but more importantly, she had already announced her identity as a fortune teller. It was precisely because of these two points that she and Ada were able to gather all their strength in a short period of time.

Anna closed her eyes and pondered for a moment before saying, "Let's leave here now and enter the forest outside the Fairy Tale Kingdom. Once we find a path to the outside world, we can escape from this forbidden object."

Someone asked hesitantly, "But doesn't the intelligence we've received say that the closer it gets to dawn, the safer and more stable the passage to the outside world will be? Wouldn't it be too risky to go now?"

Hide first to delay time, and then escape in one fell swoop after the passage stabilizes.

This was the plan they had made at the beginning, but when they made the plan, they obviously did not expect that the intensity of the battle on this last day would be so beyond imagination.

As soon as the person who raised the question finished speaking, he felt two undisguised auras locking onto him.

He looked over with trepidation. The two third-level warriors who had been following Anna silently were now releasing strong hostility towards him.

This made the person who spoke regret it immensely. Since Anna, a fortune teller, was going to break up their previous plans, she clearly had a premonition of something bad happening. Right now, he should just be obedient. Why was he being so talkative?!

Just when the person who was speaking was feeling very uncomfortable, a voice that sounded like the sound of nature rang out in his ears...

"Okay, that's what I was going to explain."

Anna's voice slightly eased the tense atmosphere. She continued, "I have a feeling something terrible will happen to this forbidden object. The longer we stay here, the slimmer our chances of survival will be. So, I've decided to set out immediately to find a passage and then leave. Does anyone have any objections?"

With the previous experience of the person who spoke, and the trust in Anna the fortune teller, no one spoke.

Anna nodded and said, "Okay, let's go."

Everyone took action quickly.

They passed through the city gate and came to the forest outside the fairy tale kingdom.

There was no fog in the forest at this time, but it was shrouded in endless darkness. Just looking at it made people feel ominous, let alone entering it.

Led by Anna, they walked along the outskirts of the fairytale kingdom and slowly circled around the edge of the forest. During the journey, they encountered several space cracks leading to the outside world, but Anna just glanced at them and ignored them.

The others were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, looking like they wanted to say something but didn't dare to.

It was not until more than ten minutes later that they stopped under the leadership of Anna.

Anna looked at the forest ahead and said solemnly, "This is probably the direction with the highest probability of us successfully leaving the forbidden object. The moment a spatial channel appears, we will rush in. Remember, go straight ahead without any hesitation."

outside world.

The five people of Linette gathered together, each holding a wisp of the origin of Fairy Tale Town in their hands. Around them were crystal plates engraved with mysterious runes, and strands of energy began to converge towards them.

Linette took a deep breath and said, "If you use this method to forcibly extract the essence of a forbidden object, there is a high probability of obtaining negative and unknown results. So I'll ask one last time. Does anyone have any objections?"

Kadir said, "We have no way out. If we are sure that the origin will be taken back, we will definitely not sit idly by and wait for death. Giving it a try is the only way out!"

"Of course, if the worst-case scenario doesn't happen, then we'll remain as we are."

The others nodded silently.

Seeing this, Linette stopped talking.

Dreamland.

Mellen didn't know how many times he had positioned himself.

After completing a new round of self-positioning, his eyes lit up and he saw a different scenery.

The surroundings were no longer bizarre. These bizarre scenes formed a regular circle, and in the very center of these scenes, an ordinary-looking crown was floating there quietly.

This is the true core of this forbidden object in the Fairy Tale Kingdom... [Fairy Tale Crown]!

As long as you get it and wear it on your head, you can become the owner of the forbidden object [Fairy Tale Kingdom]!

What? Too easy?!

wrong!

First of all, being able to enter the fantasy land is an extremely difficult thing in itself, and one needs to have some authority over the fairy tale kingdom.

For ordinary people, even if they can rescue the wishing swan from the Giant Kingdom, they will not be recognized by the wishing swan, let alone become the owner of the wishing well. At most, they can only fulfill one or two wishes.

Secondly, the Dreamland is not a safe playground. One can get lost forever here at any time due to distorted self-perception. Even a third-level strongman or a fourth-level legend may not be able to survive.

But Mellen is different. The authority of the wishing well itself can weaken this power. [Soul Interaction] makes Mellen extremely resistant to mental abnormalities. In addition, the two dogs will remind him every once in a while through the connection of the contract, making it easier for him to stay awake.

Even so, Mellen had to do countless self-positioning exercises before getting here.

Finally, and most importantly, if you want to touch the [Fairy Tale Crown], you must be recognized by the vast majority of fairy tale characters. Otherwise, even if others come this far, they will not be qualified.

"Yes, qualifications!"

Melen walked forward slowly, muttering to himself calmly, "Who else in this world is more... qualified than me, the creator of so many fairy tales..."

Mellen's mumbling came to an abrupt halt. He stared blankly at his hand as it passed over the Fairy Tale Crown. The latter was like a flower in a mirror or a moon in water, illusory and untouchable.

A series of small question marks slowly floated out of Mellen's head?

His expression was very confused.

Of course, this confusion did not last long. Soon, wisps of black air floated out from the [Fairy Tale Crown] and condensed into a dark silhouette.

Melen observed for a moment and was a little surprised. Although the dark silhouette in front of him had no facial features, its body shape was 80% to 90% similar to his.

The dark silhouette took the [Fairy Tale Crown] in its hand and leisurely spun it around its index finger.

He said in a playful voice, "Dear Creator, it is such an honor to meet you. Are you satisfied with the gift I prepared for you?"

Melen had calmed down and said, "A gift? What you mean by a gift is stealing something that belongs to me?"

The dark silhouette waved its finger leisurely and said, "The fairytale kingdom belongs to every fairytale character. Even you, the creator, cannot claim it for yourself."

Mellen didn't engage in a debate on the issue, but instead asked, "Who are you? Some fairy tale character too?"

The dark silhouette pointed again and said, "No, I am darkness itself. I am the dark side of all the fairy tales that should never have existed."

"A fairy tale that shouldn't happen?"

Melen was not very clear about the definition of this word, but the most urgent task at this moment was to figure out why he could not touch the [Fairy Tale Crown]. Logically speaking, such a thing should not happen.

Mellen feigned disdain and said, "You say the fairytale kingdom belongs to every fairytale character. That sounds very reasonable, but isn't your goal also to control it? To that end, you've even come up with a series of actions like the fairytale reversal and the dark fairytale."

"But, so what? Even if you could come across the Fairy Tale Crown, you wouldn't be qualified to wear it, right? As long as Pinocchio and Snow White can lead the people of the Fairy Tale Kingdom to defeat the invasion of the Giant Kingdom, the throne will still be mine in the end!"

"what?!"

The dark silhouette sneered and said, "Naive Creator, do you really think those silly fairy tale characters can defeat the Giant Kingdom that has been eroded by my power?!"

"Besides, even if the Giant Kingdom is truly defeated, what does it matter? I can revive them with a wave of my hand. As long as the fighting and killing continue, the power of darkness will only grow stronger!"

"The power of darkness will blind the fairytale characters, causing them to hesitate and struggle, unable to make a firm choice and thus unable to cast that crucial 'vote'. Without the recognition of the fairytale characters, you will never be able to touch the [Fairytale Crown]!"

"Don't you understand? Your Excellency the Creator, when I showed up to stop you, you'd already lost!"

As the dark silhouette laughed, Mellen took out his golden pocket watch and took a look at it.

Then he said to himself in a calm tone: "The timing is just right."

Under the somewhat bewildered gaze of the dark silhouette, Mellen took out a large gold coin and, while playing with it between his fingers, said, "Your Excellency is indeed powerful, but if I become the 'protagonist', how will you cope?!"

"Ding!~"

[Lucky Gold Coin] made a crisp sound and was bounced into the air by Mellen.

Seeing the [Lucky Gold Coin] not falling but turning into specks of golden light and dissipating, the dark silhouette had a very bad premonition in his heart.

At this moment, some mysterious and unfathomable power between heaven and earth seemed to have changed, and everything related to Mellen began to deviate in a direction that was favorable to him.

And the most direct one among them is... trajectory settlement!

At this moment, the clock hands just reached twelve o'clock midnight!

Chapter 136 The protagonist!

What is the protagonist?

Nature is the center of all stories, the beginning and end of novels.

Moreover, as the protagonist, he has one most obvious characteristic, which is... he will not die!

That’s right, no matter how thrilling and critical the story is, as long as the author is not crazy, he will never kill the protagonist.

This means that in the single choice of 'life and death', the protagonist can only get one result!

No matter how small the probability of this result is!

When the time quietly came to midnight, the trajectory settlement of [Final Trajectory] began.

Everything was still, and Melen was stripped of all his extraordinary qualities in an instant, waiting quietly for the judgment of fate like an ordinary person.

The illusory projection of [Final Trajectory] appeared, and as the wheel spun frantically, three bullets were randomly loaded into it.

Finally, [Final Track] aimed at Mellen and pulled the trigger three times in succession...

“Crack!~Crack!~Crack!~”

Three shots, all blanks!

The illusory projection shook slightly, the power of trajectory settlement dissipated, and the world returned to normal.

The dark silhouette looked at Mellen in surprise. He had just vaguely sensed an inexplicable force that seemed to be there but was not, and was elusive.

Mellen smiled slightly, revealing an unfathomable expression.

Well, actually, things have developed to this point, and there is not much he can do.

This is already an extraordinary war involving millions of lives and more than ten fourth-level legendary powerhouses. Even if Mellen himself is strong, he can't make any waves even if he joins in.

He now only hopes that the "protagonist" identity given to him by the [Lucky Gold Coin] will be the kind of invincible Dragon Aotian style, rather than the mainstream abuse type.

Probability is actually quite magical. When something produces the concept of probability, it means that it will produce at least two or more results.

However, no matter how high or low the probability is, the result will always be chaotic until it is finally confirmed.

However, this chaos is not completely uninfluenceable. Many high-level forces can ignore the process actively or passively, thereby locking in the results in advance.

Just like now, when everything in the fairy tale kingdom was affected by an inexplicable force and began to lean in a direction favorable to Mellen, everything became different.

"Roar!~"

The giant general who had taken the fruit of the god let out a painful roar. Unknowingly, his self-awareness had been eroded to the limit by the darkness and could no longer be maintained. He turned into an irrational monster.