Please be my partner.

He picked up the staff that the little devil was holding. It felt heavy in his hand and exuded a strong power of fire element.

This is indeed not a normal staff. There are no signs of processing on it. The little devil only relies on its own material to enhance its magical power.

After collecting the spoils, Melen continued on his way.

Next, Melen encountered more and more extraordinary resources, and from time to time he would encounter a group of demons. In addition to the most common little demons, there were also big demons that looked similar to them but could reach two meters in height.

In addition, we occasionally see Fallen Shamans, Demon Overseers, Dark Hounds, etc.

It is worth mentioning that although the dark hounds are also dogs, they are not affected by Mellen's dog-friendliness, or perhaps because of their chaotic nature, they are not able to stick out their tongues, wag their tails, and roll on the ground when they see Mellen.

A day later, the merit points on Mellen's Demon Hunting Order had reached 32 points. According to the rules of the Knights of Dusk, as long as the points exceeded 10, he could become a formal knight. This entry threshold was quite simple. Usually, a team of second-level knights could achieve it by staying in the time and space rift area for a few days.

But if you want to become a great knight like Hans, in addition to the third-level strength, you also need to have 1000 merits and complete a designated task.

Mellen did not have many purposes in coming to the space-time rift this time. His main purpose was to familiarize himself with the environment, so he did not plan to go too deep. His second purpose was to collect 100 merit points to exchange for the brand skill [Heart of the Earth] to prepare for Spike's promotion to the third-level Brand Knight.

Of course, if you can collect more merits, you can also exchange them for some secret medicines that can help improve your branding skills.

After such a long period of training, Spike's [Heavy Mountain] has reached 100%, and [Giant Engine] has also reached 87%, which is not far from the limit. After engraving [Heart of the Earth], Mellen estimates that it will take about half a year to train it to the limit. At that time, he can try to combine the three branding skills into a third-level brand [Body of the Earth] and advance to the third level.

If the Dusk Knights' secret medicine is effective enough, this time can be greatly shortened.

Of course, during this period, learning and engraving basic imprints are indispensable, which requires a lot of merits to exchange, so it can be foreseen that Mellen will frequently appear in the space-time rifts for a long time in the future.

After dealing with another group of demons and getting 6 merit points, just as Melen was about to go deeper, he suddenly felt a violent spatial fluctuation coming from the distance behind him. This was a phenomenon of space-time distortion.

According to the research of the Knights of Dusk, the space-time rift in the Sunset Mountains was naturally formed after the current world and the abyss world came into proximity, and the spatial distortion in the space-time rift was also caused by the fluctuations generated when the two worlds rubbed against each other.

Therefore, according to the logic, as long as we guard the space-time rift and prevent the devil from establishing a stable world connection channel, then when the two worlds move away, the space-time rift will naturally disappear, and the world crisis will be resolved.

But there is a problem, and that is time!

The movement of the world may be just a passing moment for the world itself, but for the life living in the world, this "passing by" may be hundreds of years or even longer.

After collecting his thoughts and thinking for a while, Melen decided to go back and take a look.

Generally speaking, whether it is a knight or a demon, they will try their best to avoid it when they see space distortion, but there is no guarantee that accidents will happen.

Moreover, some powerful space distortions may directly shift part of the environmental space, moving certain areas deep in the space-time rifts to bring out some relatively rare resources.

It took about two hours for Melen to arrive at the place where the space fluctuation occurred. Since he had never been here before, he didn't know whether there had been any changes in the terrain here.

But there were also some unexpected discoveries. A demon camp appeared not far ahead.

You should know that most demons are wandering around, and only some powerful demons will set up camps after discovering some regional resources.

Therefore, generally speaking, the periphery of the space-time rift where there are no regional resources does not have the conditions for the appearance of demon camps. Usually, sporadic demon camps will only appear when you go deep into the central area.

From this point of view, the demon camp in front of us was most likely swept out by the distortion of space.

Unfortunately, regional resources are basically generated by the abyss breath escaping from the cracks in time and space. Once they are distorted by space and transferred to the peripheral areas and affected by the environment, they will basically be degraded in a short period of time, or even directly disintegrate into ordinary items.

Of course, the effect is similar to dropping a drop of salt water into a freshwater pond; the salt water will gradually be diluted, but if it can be mined before it is diluted, its original quality can be preserved.

While Melen was guessing what kind of resources were in this demon camp, he was ready to take action.

At this moment, some fighting sounds floated from afar. Melen looked over and determined after a moment that it should be the demons from the demon camp who went out to explore the surrounding environment and collided with the knight team who came to the space-time rift to fight. The two sides were in a fierce conflict.

Apparently, the demon camp also noticed the movement in the distance. Led by a tall demon, a group of demons rushed towards the direction of the battle.

This tall demon has armor-like skin with fish-scale-like scales on it. Its eyes are like insect compound eyes with radar-like detection capabilities. Below its eyes is a large mouth full of jagged fangs. It is a berserker demon in the middle sequence among the demons of the abyss.

Although the Berserkers are called Berserkers, their fighting style is not crazy at all, but rather quite disgusting. They have highly toxic substances in their bodies, and can emit poisonous gases and venoms with a strong stench through their mouths, skin, limbs, etc. Their main fighting method is... grappling!

Once caught by a Berserker, they will turn their armored skin into needles and pierce directly into the opponent's body, which is quite disgusting.

All of this relevant information was seen by Melen from the Earth School. The Dusk Knights had been dealing with demons in the rifts of time and space for many years, and they had already collected all kinds of intelligence.

When Spike heard the name of this demon, he became interested and thought that a demon called Berserker should be a good opponent. However, after listening to Mellen's description, he was speechless.

Melen smiled and said, "He's at least a Level 3 opponent. He might even have the combat power of a pillar of the kingdom."

Spike then reluctantly nodded.

Unconsciously, the "Pillar of the Kingdom", the current world's top-level strongman, has become the unit of measurement of the combat power of Mellen and others.

Melen suppressed his smile and said, "Let's go. After all, we are all members of the Twilight Knights. Now that we have seen him, we should save him if we can."

After saying that, the man and the dog immediately rushed towards the direction of the battle.

At this time, more than ten knights were surrounded by a large group of demons. Their original surprise had turned into horror, especially when they saw a large number of demons rushing out of the demon camp in the distance, led by a third-level berserker demon, they became even more desperate.

A heroic female knight suddenly burst into a blue light all over her body. She swung her sword and killed several demons.

Dana's voice rang out from beneath the steel helmet: "I'll hold off these demons. Run away! Split up!"

The knights immediately raised their voices of objection: "No, Sister Dana! Let's go together. We will never leave you alone!"

"Correct!"

"that is!"

"Sister Dana, let's fight our way out together!"

"Shut up!" Dana's voice was no longer gentle, but filled with sternness. "Now is not the time for sentimental sentiments. As the temporary captain of the team, I order you to flee immediately. Spread the news of the demon camp appearing in the outer area and warn all the reserve knights training nearby not to approach this area to prevent further casualties."

After saying this, Dana's tone became gentle again, and she continued, "You being here will only distract me. Once you escape, I will have a better chance of escaping alone. Don't waste any more time."

Suddenly, a female knight broke down and burst into tears, "Sister Dana, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have disobeyed you and insisted on exploring the space distortion area. I shouldn't have disobeyed you and wanted to test the demon camp. It's all my fault! It's all my fault! Wuuuuuuu!"

The other knights fell silent one after another. The female knight's thoughts were the same as theirs.

Although there are always third-level demons in the demon camps, those demon camps that are accidentally swept out by space distortion are often exceptions.

Because demons are not brainless creatures, they will run away when faced with space distortion. Therefore, in demon camps like this one that are swept by space distortion, there are often only a few big cats and small cats, which can be easily captured.

Therefore, the knights wanted to test the strength of the demon camp and see if they could devour it, but they ignored the dangers involved.

This also reflects that Dana's personality is not suitable for being a captain. Although she felt it was inappropriate, she could not stand the nagging of her juniors and finally chose to compromise.

However, she still had her responsibilities as a knight, and was now prepared to stay behind alone to provide the younger members of the school with a chance to escape.

Dana took a deep breath, glanced at the female knight who was on the verge of collapse, and said in a deep voice: "Take her away, execute the order!"

Sadness appeared on the knights' faces under their steel helmets. They knew that Dana's words that it was easier to escape alone were actually to comfort them, but reason also told them that staying would not help at all and would only result in more deaths.

Two knights grabbed the collapsed female knight on the left and right, and tried to drag her away regardless of her struggle. The other knights also began to accumulate strength, preparing to break out.

The perceptive Melen saw this tragic scene and even felt that his appearance at this time was somewhat inappropriate.

But reality is not a movie. How can there be so many heroes appearing at the last moment?

Unless Mellen did it on purpose, or even waited until a few of these knights died and were completely in despair before appearing, he should be able to gain greater gratitude.

However, these don't mean much to Mellen.

"Woof!~"

Spike roared and rushed out with terrifying momentum like a moving mountain.

The gravity field formed by [Heavy Mountains] seeped and spread in all directions like a pouring flood. The little demons were directly pressed to the ground by their own gravity and could not move. Even the big demons with stronger power became slow in movement.

Feeling threatened by Spike, the Berserker ignored the knights and turned to charge towards them.

Since Spike already knew the Berserker's attack methods in advance, he naturally would not give the other party a chance to grab him.

At the moment when the two sides were about to come into contact, golden lightning flashed in Spike's eyes, and powerful power suddenly burst out. The whole dog turned into an illusory afterimage and passed through the Berserker, leaving only two rows of intersecting golden claw marks in the void.

When Spike's figure solidified, it had already appeared behind the Berserker. The golden electric light in its eyes and the golden light on its claws were slowly dissipating. It continued to move forward slowly, ignoring the Berserker who was in a state of stiffness behind it.

After pausing for a few breaths, two rows of huge wounds suddenly appeared on the Berserker's body, and the escaping golden flames crushed it on the spot.

The knights stared at the scene in a daze, almost forgetting to breathe.

From the moment Spike appeared to the moment he killed the third-level Berserker in one encounter, the battle lasted only a short time, but this scene will be firmly imprinted in the minds of these knights and will never be forgotten.

Mellen slowly walked up to Dana and said with a smile, "Knight Dana, nice to see you again. Aren't you supposed to be guarding the barrier? Why are you here?"

Dana was a little surprised and said shyly: "Mellen, it turned out to be you. I didn't expect you guys to be so strong. I thought..."

She didn't continue, but instead said, "When the younger generations of a sect enter the space-time rift for trials, we knights stationed at the entrance can follow. This is considered the unspoken rule."

Mellen nodded slightly. Any force would have some established rules, and the Knights of Dusk were no exception.

Dana glanced at the other knights who were seriously injured and said, "I'll leave the cleanup of the demon camp to you. I need to take them back to the Knights for treatment."

Mellen knew that Dana said this because she didn't want to share the spoils that belonged to him, so he didn't object.

After watching these knights leave, Melen came to the broken body of the Berserker, and the green mist dog in the [Corrupted Dog] immediately came out and jumped around on Melen's fingertips.

Looking at the Green Mist Dog eagerly waiting for food, Mellen smiled and said, "Go ahead."

The Green Mist Dog cheered and pounced directly on the Berserker's body.

Even though the Green Mist Dog swallowed it in big mouthfuls, it only swallowed a little bit of the poison emanating from the Berserker Demon, and soon it could not swallow anymore.

Melen looked amused at the pitiful appearance of the Green Mist Dog, who looked like he was in front of delicious food but had a limited appetite.

He used the power of fantasy to wrap up the Berserker, and after making sure that the filth inside would not leak out, he threw it into the [Azure Ring], and then threw the [Dog of Corruption] in as well, placing it on the Berserker's body.

As an extraordinary item with growth potential, [Dog of Corruption] actually has very high value. Unfortunately, Mellen's strength increases too quickly, so it is often useless.

This is a good opportunity to overtake others. I believe that after a while, after the [Corrupted Dog] completely devours and digests the Berserker, a qualitative change will occur. I can't say how much the combat power will be improved by then, but at least it will not be in the current embarrassing situation of being dispensable.

After doing all this, Melen looked towards the demon camp. There was still a big blind box to open next!

Chapter 198 Black Abyss Iron

When Melen slowly arrived at the demon camp, Spike had already cleared out all the demons there, and the ground was littered with scattered demon corpses.

Melen glanced at the merit on the Demon Hunting Order, and it had reached 485 points, of which the Berserker alone contributed nearly 200 points, and each of those second-level demons also contributed about 10 points.

It's just a wave of fat.

With these achievements, it is enough for Spike to go back and practice for a while.

Mellen walked slowly into the demon camp, and Spike followed him naturally.

Soon, Melen arrived at the center of the demon camp. There was a huge pit deep underground with supports around it. It looked like a mine.

Melen looked around and found a dark black metallic mineral in a room that looked like a warehouse.

After careful identification, Melen's eyes lit up. This was actually the ore of Black Abyss Iron.

Black Abyss Iron is not a product of the current world, nor is it a product of the abyss world. It is a unique and extraordinary resource born in the space-time rift area after the collision of the rules of the two worlds.

This metal not only has extremely high elemental resistance, but also excellent physical resistance. In addition, Black Abyss Iron has a double-edged sword property... mental erosion.

This mental erosion manifests itself as when Black Abyss Iron comes into contact with life, it will cause corrosive damage to the latter's spirit, causing the latter to experience negative states such as mental retardation, distraction, fear and shrinking.

Initially, the Dusk Knights only used Black Abyss Iron to forge weapons. After they found a solution to its negative properties, they also used it to forge knight armor. By simply adding specific materials during the forging process, they could dilute the mental erosion properties, allowing the knights to wear armor made of Black Abyss Iron without being affected. It could also defend against the demons using Black Abyss Iron weapons, killing two birds with one stone.

The Black Abyss Iron ore in front of us fills half of the warehouse and weighs at least ten tons. According to the usual refining rate of 6% to 9% of Black Abyss Iron, about one ton of Black Abyss Iron can be refined.

After collecting all the Black Abyss Iron Ores, Melen looked at the mine with even more anticipation.

Mellen came to the mine again. In order to avoid any more trouble, he planned to dig out all the Black Abyss Iron Ore at once.

"Little Red Lotus."

At Mellen's gentle call, wisps of blood mist floated and condensed, forming the shape of a small red lotus.

As soon as the little guy appeared, he jumped into Mellen's arms and rubbed against her.

Melen smiled and touched Xiao Honglian's head. The latter immediately understood what his master meant. More and more blood surged out like a tide, gradually dyeing the surroundings blood-red.

During this process, Melen kept looking at the sky. When he saw that the sea of blood had covered the sky but there was still no movement in the sky, he showed a satisfied smile.

As he expected, there was no suppression of legendary power in the space-time rift area, which meant that not only could Xiao Honglian and Jinmao use their full strength at will, but even if the fairy tale kingdom was fully expanded to cover reality, the power consumed would be much less.

It can be said that in the space-time rift, even if he encounters multiple legendary enemies, Melen has the confidence to deal with them, at least it is not difficult to protect himself.

Moreover, in the current environment, it seems easy to find a suitable environment to place the dragon magic circle that Mellen brought out from the magic cave.

However, Mellen does not plan to do so for the time being. For now, the dragon magic circle is only helpful for the growth of the golden retriever, and it is of little significance to other dogs. Moreover, this thing may be even more attractive to demons. If he really wants to find a place to put it, he probably won’t be able to have peace in the future.

While Melen was wandering his thoughts, Xiao Honglian had completely separated from his body, revealing her complete form.

Against the backdrop of the bloody waves, a terrifying demon dog stood proudly in the middle of it, with an aura of ferocity and evil spreading wantonly. Any flesh-and-blood creature that sensed this aura would be doubly shocked physically and mentally.

At this moment, Xiao Honglian was like a terrifying devil high above, looking down at his territory indifferently. It was not until he saw Mellen that his indifference suddenly disappeared, turning into innocence and pride, just like a child who got full marks in the exam and was eager to get praise and compliments from his parents.

Melen naturally nodded with a smile and gave an approving look.

After receiving Mellen's praise, Xiao Honglian cheered excitedly, and a sea of blood poured down, like a river from heaven pouring back into the mine. Suddenly... the lava was extinguished, the rocks were shattered, and the earth was melted.