Please be my partner.

But now these five dog-headed beasts have some kind of inscription-like markings on their bodies. These markings emit a scorching breath, allowing them to master the power of fire.

When the distance between the dog-headed beast and Mellen was close to thirty meters, they opened their mouths and spit out several huge fireballs at the same time, flying towards Mellen and the others.

The golden-haired man's expression changed, and he stood in front of Mellen without thinking. Although his courage was commendable, this action was obviously unnecessary.

Several blood needles bypassed the golden-haired beast's huge body and accurately hit the flying fireball, directly exploding it.

The scorching heat wave swept over, scorching some of the golden retriever's hair.

While the golden retriever was still a little dazed, Spike growled and rushed forward.

While running, Spike's body instantly grew larger, reaching six meters in a blink of an eye. The golden retriever in front of Spike at this time was like a ten-year-old child looking up at a muscular man.

What does six meters mean? Look at those two-story villas, and then replace them with behemoths, and the sense of oppression immediately comes up.

This is because the space here is small. Otherwise, with Spike's current proficiency in [Giant Engine], it could be even bigger.

With strength and speed that almost exceeded the limit of the third level, Spike directly crashed into the dog-headed beasts. Two of them were unable to dodge and were smashed to pieces.

The remaining three howled madly, and the power of fire gathered into their claws, grabbing towards Spike.

However, the dog-headed beast's self-proclaimed powerful strength only left a few charred marks on Spike's huge body, without even breaking the skin.

Spike suddenly turned around and swept across with his huge claws, allowing the torn dog-headed beast to see what a real claw attack was.

After taking care of the enemy in a few moves, Spike returned leisurely. When passing by the golden retriever, the two dogs looked at each other, and a faint flash of lightning flashed in the void.

Mellen smiled and patted the golden retriever who took the initiative to block in front of him. The golden retriever immediately ended the "confrontation" with Spike and grinned with a simple and honest look.

Spike: Another little...big bootlicker (▼ヘ▼#)!

As they continued to advance, they encountered more and more dog-headed beasts with the ability to control flames, and their strength became stronger and stronger.

Spike and Golden Retriever seemed to be competing with each other, taking turns to rush forward to deal with waves of enemies.

Obviously, in this invisible contest, Spike defeated Golden Retriever.

With his excellent combat skills and perfect skill combination, Spike can always defeat the enemy easily.

On the other hand, the golden retriever always relied on its own brute force, resulting in many burns on its body. Fortunately, it has thick skin and flesh and is highly resistant to flames. Although the hair on its body was burned horribly, in the end, when the flames fell on its skin, it was only a minor burn.

Xiao Honglian watched this childish competition with great interest. Melen found it funny but did not stop it.

Gradually, the lava river became darker, but it did not feel like it was about to solidify. Instead, the temperature was still rising, as if some more powerful force was mixed in it.

Moreover, the smoke and dust rising from the lava river did not float randomly, but gathered in wisps, first condensing into strange inscriptions similar to those on the dog-headed beast, and then slowly dissipated.

The [Corrupted Dog] had already eaten its fill, and Melen could sense its greed and fear at the moment.

After walking for several hours, the view suddenly opened up and we entered a huge cave space from a not-so-spacious passage.

The inner wall of the cave is made of a black rock that gleams with a metallic luster. You can vaguely see that it seems to be engraved with dense inscriptions.

The entrance that Mellen and his companions came in through was just one of many entrances. Looking around, there were seven or eight similar entrances, each with a river of lava flowing in.

Compared to the outside world, the environment in the cave is surprisingly suitable. There is no high temperature or poisonous smoke. Even ordinary people can live normally here.

These lava rivers form a small lake in the center of the cave, but the amazing thing is that even though lava continues to flow into the lake, the lake never grows.

In the center of the lava lake, there is a three-meter-high...egg?

This giant egg was pitch black in color, and a powerful pressure that penetrated the soul emanated from it. Looking at it was like being stared at with cold eyes by a behemoth standing at the top of the food chain.

It is a kind of trembling that comes from the soul. Under this pressure, even if you can restrain yourself from feeling fear, your thinking will become sluggish and confused.

Melen said solemnly: "Could this be... a dragon?"

Dragons are synonymous with power in many worlds. Whether in terms of physical strength or magic, they possess advantages that other races cannot imagine.

Not only is it born with the ability to soar in the sky, but its innate dragon power can directly defeat all those who are weak. Even when facing strong people of the same level, it can have a great suppressing effect.

Dragons are a naturally legendary race. Except for a few branches, most dragons will naturally become fourth-level legends as soon as they reach adulthood.

But everything in front of me is too unreasonable!

The spiritual tide of this world has dried up for more than a thousand years. Even if a dragon can survive in an environment without spirituality, it will fall below the legendary level and even greatly shorten its lifespan, let alone a dragon egg.

However, the dragon egg in front of him was not only alive and well, but its aura was so powerful that it gave Melen the illusion that he was facing a legendary dragon.

This is a dragon egg that has spanned thousands of years!

Melen looked at the lava lake, then at the inscription on the cave wall, with a thoughtful look on his face.

Perhaps, the abnormality of the dragon egg in front of us is related to the layout of this cave.

But the question is, who went to such great lengths to do all this, and for what purpose?

Melen instantly thought of the mysterious father who had brought him here.

But then he shook his head. It was obvious that the arrangements here could not have been made during the period when the spiritual tide dried up. Considering the dog-headed beasts that had engraved the protection of this place into their blood, the arrangements here were most likely from the last extraordinary era.

Melen murmured to himself in confusion, "Can I find all the 'truth' here? The so-called 'truth' is just a dragon egg?"

Mellen couldn't figure it out, but that didn't stop him from getting the benefits first.

After all, this is a dragon egg!

However, as Melen approached the lava lake, the dragon's might seemed to be enraged and began to soar exponentially.

Mellen and Spike suddenly felt as if a huge mountain was pressing down on their hearts. Although they could still move forward, their movements became much slower.

The golden retriever was in an even worse situation. Because of his bloodline, he endured a pressure far beyond that of others. Even moving at this moment would almost exhaust all his strength, and he felt fear unconsciously in his heart.

"Boom!~Boom!~"

The lava surged, and two huge dog-headed beasts crawled out of the lava lake. There was still chaos in their eyes that had just awakened from slumber, but the ferocious aura, under the guidance of Long Wei, had already locked onto Mellen and the others.

These two dog-headed beasts have surprisingly reached the legendary level.

At the same time, a large number of third-level dog-headed beasts swarmed in from many entrances.

The golden retriever looked at Melen deeply, then turned around resolutely and faced those third-level dog-headed beasts. At this time, its dog face was no longer as honest as when it faced Melen, but showed an unprecedented ferocious side.

Golden Reed knew that with its strength, it could only deal with four or five third-level dog-headed beasts at the same time, and that was on the premise that it did not care about the damage. If it faced forty or fifty of them at this time, it would definitely die.

At this time, the golden retriever did not hesitate, and did not even consider whether it was worth risking his life for someone he had just known for a week.

It only knew that Melen was in danger, and it had to stop these dog-headed beasts and buy as much time as possible for Melen.

Even if the price is its life!

A huge amount of fire elemental power gathered in the back. Melen, who realized it belatedly, turned around and saw the golden-haired beast rushing towards the dog-headed beasts and about to be engulfed by dozens of fireballs.

"no, do not want!"

Melen's cry was obviously too late, and under the oppression of the dragon's might, his soul fell into a state of stagnation, and he was a step slow to use the power of the Fairy Tale Kingdom.

When the colorful light dispelled the flames, Melen came to Golden Hair, who was covered in wounds and dying.

Even though the golden retriever has a high resistance to fire, the fact that he was not burned to ashes on the spot after being hit by dozens of fireballs at the same time is already a rare talent.

Mellen stopped the golden retriever's head, with heartache in his eyes, and said softly: "Silly dog."

The golden retriever's consciousness had begun to blur, but after hearing Mellen's voice, he managed to raise his head, opened his mouth, stuck out his tongue, and revealed a...

A simple smile.

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What a... stupid dog.

Melen injected a large amount of spiritual energy into the golden-haired beast's body. After the latter's injuries stabilized, he stood up and looked at the dog-headed beasts that were solidified by the power of fantasy.

"Crack!~"

Melen snapped his fingers with an indifferent expression, and more than fifty dog-headed beasts exploded silently like a dream bubble and disappeared.

Beside the lava lake, Spike and Little Red Lotus were already fighting with two legendary dog-headed beasts.

Although these two dog-headed beasts are legendary, they are only at the lowest level of legend. The only threat they pose is their ability to mobilize the power of the lava lake.

This level of power was not taken seriously by Xiao Honglian at all. At this time, Xiao Honglian only manifested part of the power of her body to suppress one of the dog-headed beasts.

As for the remaining body of Xiao Honglian?

Nature still remains in Mellen's body. For it, the primary goal is always to protect the master, and then do other things.

On the other side, although Spike was in a suppressed state, there were bits of pure golden light boiling and converging in his eyes, like a spring that was constantly compressed. When the moment it rebounded, it would burst out with earth-shattering power.

At this point in the battle, there is actually not much suspense.

If Mellen was just an ordinary legend, he would probably need to put in some effort. After all, under the pressure of Long Wei, he would have to face the siege of two legendary dog-headed beasts and dozens of third-level dog-headed beasts. An ordinary legend really couldn't handle it.

But, Mellen was too far ahead.

"Roar!~"

The legendary dog-headed beast let out a mournful howl. The severe injuries on its body made it unable to seal itself anymore. Large amounts of blood in its body turned into blood mist and gushed out, which further accelerated its weakening.

After a few more minutes, the dog-headed beast fell to the ground, completely lifeless.

Xiao Honglian happily devoured all the blood of the legendary dog-headed beast, and then looked eagerly at the other dog-headed beast fighting with Spike.

The blood of the legendary dog-headed beast can cultivate more powerful blood-colored minions. The energy provided by just this one is several times more than what was collected during the previous month and a half of wandering on the sea.

Xiao Honglian felt that as long as the blood of another legendary dog-headed beast was absorbed, the ability of the Blood Claw would almost reach its upper limit temporarily.

Next, it is enough to replenish it in time as its own strength increases.

Of course, this is without deploying the [Source of Blood].

After a period of accumulation, Spike's rising and condensed fighting spirit finally reached a critical point. A faint golden glow draped over it like a layer of armor, greatly enhancing its all-round strength.

In addition, after a long battle, the strength of both sides has reversed.

"Woof!~"

With a roar from Spike, invisible air waves exploded from his body, creating ripples. His speed exceeded the Legendary Dog-Headed Beast's capture limit, and he reached the latter's side almost instantly. Golden light gathered on his claws like running water, and he swung it down fiercely.

"Buzz!~"

Several golden claw marks were left in the void, and Spike appeared behind the legendary dog-headed beast with his back to the latter and a cold look on his face.

The legendary dog-headed beast was full of disbelief. It didn't understand why it lost to this third-level guy when it had become a legend with the blessing of its bloodline ancestor.

As the legendary dog-headed beast fell to the ground with a bang, the splashing gust of wind almost blew Spike down.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Spike is standing still with a stern look on his face. In fact, he is unable to move at all. The excessive use of strength beyond his ability has caused his physical injuries to be serious to a certain extent.

However, this is the way for a fighting dog to advance. Fight, recover, fight again, and recover again. Every time this process is repeated, the fighting dog's strength will increase, and as the intensity of the battle increases, the increase in strength will continue to rise.

Seeing that the big dog's battle was over, Xiao Honglian happily drained the blood of the legendary dog-headed beast.

Melen walked slowly to the lava lake and looked at the black and red magma. He understood that the magma must have been assimilated by the power of the black dragon egg over the past thousand years, which is why it looked like this.

Melen couldn't tell which branch of dragons this dragon belonged to, as it possessed such dark and evil power.

But it doesn't matter, because this dragon egg will soon be his trophy.

Just as Melen was about to salvage the dragon egg from the lava lake, without any warning, he felt as if someone gently pushed his head from behind, causing him to stagger.

This unexpected turn of events made Mellen's face change drastically. Firstly, he couldn't believe that someone could bypass Spike and Little Red Lotus, and even the layers of protection of the Fairy Tale Kingdom to directly contact him. Secondly... there was a lava lake in front of him! ~

"Crack!~"

Mellen stepped on the lava lake as if he were stepping on solid ground. He looked at the lava lake that seemed to have solidified under his feet. He turned around thoughtfully and saw...

On the shore of the lava lake, 'Meren' was looking at the dragon eggs in the lake.

After Xiao Honglian swallowed the blood of the legendary dog-headed beast, her face was full of satisfaction and joy.

Spike struggled to hold himself back, using up almost all of his strength.

The golden retriever fell to the ground covered in blood, but after the infusion of spiritual energy, its breathing had stabilized.

The whole world seemed to have been paused, falling into absolute stillness.

"Your mother and I spent three years, using the equipment left behind by the dragons in this world, to build this 'place that shields fate.' Even so, it can only shield fate for a moment. Therefore, I will activate your mind into an overclocked state so that we can have more time to communicate."

A voice sounded from the center of the lava lake. Melen looked and saw a slightly blurry figure. He was dressed very casually, like an adventurer you could find anywhere. He wore a cowboy hat on his head with the brim slightly lowered, casting his entire face in shadow, making it difficult to see clearly.

Seeing the other person's image, a shadow that was gradually fading from memory quickly became clear.

Mellen said in an uncertain tone: "Father...?"

The figure was silent for a moment, and vaguely, Melen seemed to see a bitter smile on the other person's lips under the shadow.