Please be my partner.

After a long pause, he said, "I guess a big shot like you doesn't have the time to listen to the tragic story of a little girl, so I'll make it short..."

The story is neither long nor complicated.

A little girl who was originally from a poor but carefree family was abducted by evil forces.

This could have become one of the many tragedies of our time, but fortunately, this little girl possessed a special talent that was beyond the reach of ordinary people. Therefore, in order to encourage her to work harder, her family was also given preferential treatment at her request.

I have to say, it was a happy time. Although the evil forces sounded scary, the people in them were very kind to her. Not only did they provide her with delicious food and drinks every day, but they also provided her with endless beautiful clothes to wear, and her living place was even more luxurious.

The only requirement is that she has to perform a somewhat strange ritual every once in a while.

Gradually, as the ceremony was held again and again, the little girl felt that her spirit was getting worse and worse. She needed most of her time every day to rest. Even when she was awake, she was always drowsy, and she would see some strange pictures in her dreams.

Occasionally, she would hear some fragments in a state of half-asleep and half-awakeness. Combining the images in her dreams and her own feelings, she came to a terrible realization: it seemed that something was taking possession of her!

The little girl was terrified and wanted to resist, but it was no use.

In the end, the little girl gave up resisting. She thought, maybe this wasn't a bad thing. At least... at least... her family would live a better life because of it, right?

Until one day, she accidentally learned that her family had died long ago and the evil forces had been deceiving her all along.

After the collapse, the anger and unwillingness turned into a burning fire of revenge. The little girl decided to take revenge at all costs.

The first thing she thought of was suicide. Since that mysterious existence wanted to obtain her body, she would destroy it directly to prevent the other party from succeeding.

But she immediately gave up the idea, because along with the images in the dream came a lot of extraordinary and mysterious knowledge. These mystical knowledge with specific tendencies made the little girl judge that although suicide would cause some losses to the inexplicable existence, it would definitely not let the other party's plan fail.

Therefore, the little girl chose to remain silent and endure, and frantically absorbed all the conditions that could be used for her.

I have to say that hatred can really stimulate a person's full potential.

After a long period of preparation and with the help of limited knowledge of mysticism, the little girl used the most extreme and decisive method to sever her connection with the inexplicable existence. At the same time, she also learned the name of the inexplicable existence for the first time... the Devouring Swamp!

Although she still could not avoid death, the little girl was very happy. She dragged her broken body back to her original home and wanted to sleep there forever, but she did not expect that there was a force here that was blatantly inquiring about the information about the "Devouring Swamp" and it seemed that they were hostile.

So, the little girl, who had nothing to lose, didn't care whether there were any traps and just came straight to the door.

Valya narrated calmly, as if she was telling the story of an unrelated person. When she took off her black robe, she revealed a withered face full of pus and dead skin, and her life force was like a candle swaying in the wind, which could be extinguished at any time.

It's hard to imagine that this is a little girl under sixteen years old.

Valya said, "The Devouring Swamp is powerful. I can sense its greed and malice towards the world. It wants to take over my body to gain mobility, and then spread more poison and swamps, which will further strengthen its power."

"If it is not stopped, one day it will devour the entire world and make all life its nourishment."

"The Devouring Council knows the Devouring Swamp's plans. If the Devouring Swamp succeeds, they won't be immune. But they believe they can control everything and want to gain more. Come to think of it, my successful severing of my connection with the Devouring Swamp this time might be their doing."

Mellen nodded slightly. If this were the case, many things would make sense. The 'Devouring Council' must also be worried that the 'Devouring Swamp' would be able to obtain a body that could move freely, so they interfered and destroyed it.

Valya stared at Meren and said calmly, "Although I've only come into contact with the Devouring Swamp once, its location is recorded in my soul. Due to the rules, I can't reveal it directly. But as long as I open my soul's essence, with your legendary strength, you should be able to find it before my soul completely collapses."

"However, the Swamp of Devouring is extremely powerful. Ordinary Legendaries are absolutely no match for it. While locating it, it will also sense you. Are you truly prepared?"

Mellen did not answer, but said: "If you do this, you will die immediately."

Valya said, "I'm going to die anyway, so it would be nice to make some use of the waste before I die."

Melen could tell that there was a hint of self-destructiveness in Valya's words.

This time, Melen was silent for a long time before he said, "Don't worry, I will avenge you."

Melen said this very calmly, but Valya could sense the weight of this promise. She was a little surprised at first, but then she felt relieved. She opened her soul without hesitation and let Melen watch.

A colorful dreamy light filled the air, and Valya felt as if she had had an extremely long dream. In the dream, all her family members died tragically, and she herself was consumed by hatred and became a tool in the hands of others.

Just like when ordinary people wake up in the morning, everything in the dream may still be clear when they just wake up, but after a while, it will quickly become blurred until it is completely forgotten, leaving only some vague impressions.

"Lily, what are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and get up, or you'll be late for school!"

Valya was awakened by her mother's concerned voice. She turned her head steadily and met her mother's concerned eyes. Although her father was still busy in the distance and said nothing, he also turned his head frequently and noticed the situation on her side.

"Lily, if you're not feeling well, just rest at home today. I'll ask your teacher for leave on your behalf at school."

In the living room, my brother was eating breakfast while talking.

The younger sister who was sleeping lazily next to her turned over, hugged Valya, and mumbled incoherently: "Sister, hug me."

In a trance, big tears flowed from Valya's eyes.

The mother was startled and quickly ran over to hold Valya in her arms, asking, "Dear Lily, what's wrong with you? Did you suffer any injustice?"

Valya burst into tears in her mother's arms, her tears piercing her lungs. She laughed as she cried, and said incoherently, "I... I'm fine... I just... had a... very... very... very... long... very... long... dream..."

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, turning into a mottled painting.

Melen watched Valya fall down. Her body turned into black light and dissipated as if it was burned out, but in the last moment of her life, the corners of her mouth were raised.

What is real? What is fantasy?

Who knows.

Chapter 214 'Meeting Ceremony'

Mellen came out of the room and saw Linette waiting respectfully outside. He said, "Clean up this place. Also, the 'decontamination plan' is almost ready to begin."

Linette immediately responded respectfully.

Melen had already found the location of the 'Swallowing Swamp' from Valya's soul, so there was no need to hesitate any longer.

Mellen walked forward seemingly slowly, but with every step he took, the scenery around him changed, as if each step could span several blocks, and this change was so silent that others could not notice it at all.

In this dislocated and contradictory feeling, Mellen quickly left the city of Vero and then soared into the sky on his golden retriever.

It sped towards the southeast and soon entered the sea.

Half a day later, Mellen flew over the busy route and entered the open sea area.

Melen was no stranger to the outer sea. He had been "hunting" here for a long time in order to collect spiritual energy.

Mellen locked onto the target and sped forward.

…………

When Meren locked onto the location of the Devouring Swamp through Valia's soul...

In an unknown space.

This is an endless sea. What's strange is that the water is light green. There is a huge island in the center of the sea. The island is lush and green, and looks full of vitality.

But if you look closely, you will find that under the lush vegetation, there are actually continuous swamps.

At this time, in the swamp near the center of the island, huge mud bubbles suddenly emerged one after another.

"Boo!~"

The mud bubbles exploded one after another, and people of different sizes, all wearing dark green cloaks, walked out of them.

"What's going on? Why did the Devouring Swamp suddenly summon us?"

"I don't know. Does anyone know the current situation?"

"Could it be related to the failed possession ritual a while ago? It's said that the sacrifice they found was a rare, filthy body, extremely suitable for the Devouring Swamp's spirit summoning. If successful, it can directly accommodate about 30% of its power."

"Could it be that the ritual failed and the Devouring Swamp wants to settle accounts?"

"Settlement? Humph, what settlement? What does this have to do with us?!"

"Oh! That's right. We just depend on each other. Even if something happens, it can't be blamed on us."

"Alright, since no one has any clues, there's no point in discussing this further. Let's go see what the Devouring Swamp has to say."

More than ten people walked on the soft swamp and came to the center of the island.

Soon, green mist rose from the swamp and slowly gathered into a vague human-shaped outline.

Although they didn't take it seriously, more than a dozen members of the Devouring Council still saluted respectfully when the materialized form of the Devouring Swamp appeared before their eyes.

Swamp of Devouring said directly without any hesitation: "There are enemies approaching, and it is extremely dangerous."

When these words were spoken, everyone in the Devouring Council was shocked.

They originally thought that the Devouring Swamp was preparing to settle accounts with the Occupation Ritual. After all, although they had done that thing covertly, it was impossible for no clues to be left behind. For this reason, they had prepared a variety of response strategies, but they did not expect that they would not be used at all.

One person asked cautiously, "Master Devouring Swamp, what kind of enemy is this that even you feel it's dangerous?"

Swamp of Devouring said: "I don't know, but the other party is positioning based on the occupied body."

These words made some people look unhappy. They had originally planned to get rid of the girl who was used as a sacrifice after using her, but they did not expect that the other party had mastered some mysterious methods during the rituals, and she escaped when they were not careful.

The Devouring Council member in charge of the hunt believed that the girl's soul and body had been hollowed out and she would not live for many days, so they gave up wasting their energy on a large-scale capture. Unexpectedly, it became a hidden danger and attracted an enemy that even the Devouring Swamp considered dangerous.

However, with a powerful enemy at hand, now is not the time to pursue these responsibilities.

Someone asked in a deep voice, "Lord Devouring Swamp, what should we do?"

The Devouring Swamp said, "Call, all, strength."

This time, everyone's expressions changed. They finally realized that the enemy was probably not just dangerous, this was clearly a life-and-death moment.

Someone said, "Lord Swamp of Devouring, we are the only ones allowed to set foot in your area. Are you sure you want us to gather our subordinates?"

The Devouring Swamp didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

After a moment's silence, someone suddenly said, "We understand, Lord Devouring Swamp. We will go back and gather our subordinates for support."

The Devouring Swamp shook his head and said, "You, stay, and send out the summons."

Someone asked with an unpleasant expression, "Lord Devouring Swamp, what do you mean by this? Don't you trust us?!"

The Devouring Swamp said, "If I fail, you will all die."

After a long silence, someone sighed and said, "Lord Devouring Swamp, I will send a message to gather my men. Please prepare to transmit."

The other members of the Devouring Council also understood that they really had to fight to the death today, so they stopped hesitating and began sending messages to summon their subordinates from their respective forces to assemble.

The Devouring Swamp watched all this silently. Besides, it also had many preparations. It could be said that the power it mobilized in a short period of time was enough to destroy any human nation.

But for some reason, its premonition of danger not only did not diminish, but became stronger.

…………

When Melen reached the depths of the sea, he gradually slowed down.

While directing the golden retriever to roam in an area, he was silently calculating in his mind.

After a long time, Melen suddenly turned around and looked somewhere. The golden retriever, who had been paying part of his attention to his master, immediately looked over there, with a faint light flashing in his dark golden vertical pupils.

"Roar!~"

The golden-haired creature let out a dragon roar, then spewed out a breath of dark prison dragon breath in that direction.

"Boom!~"

The dragon's breath spread slightly as if it hit an invisible wall, but as the golden hair continued to exert force, a faint "cracking" sound was heard in the space, and after a brief delay, it shattered with a loud bang.

It was as if a whole new sea had been forcibly squeezed into reality, and this sudden change caused the sea to surge.

A brand new scene appeared in front of Mellen. The sea was actually light green. There was no sign of other life in the ocean. Green smoke floated in the air from time to time. These were all highly toxic substances. Not to mention ordinary people, even first- and second-level transcendents would probably not be able to adapt to the environment here. In a short period of time, they would lose their ability to move due to the invasion of toxins and then die.

In the center of this sea area, there is a huge island with an area of about 10 square kilometers, which can be considered a small piece of land.

The corners of Mellen's mouth gradually curled up, because this island itself was what he had been looking for... the Devouring Swamp!

At this time, Melen could clearly sense that there were hundreds of extraordinary auras on the island, including at least a hundred at the third level, and two of them were extremely powerful, as if they had already stepped into the realm of legend.

Feeling the island's high alert, Mellen snorted and took out a fist-sized colored crystal and started playing with it in his hand.

At the critical moment when the new and old factions of the Kingdom of Crow were fighting, the royal family spent three months preparing for the legendary witchcraft meteorite to fall from the sky in order to prevent Sir Light from successfully transforming. However, Melen directly used the Fairy Tale Kingdom's ability to cover reality to seal it up. Since then, he has also been given the title of Star-Picking King.

The colorful crystal in Mellen's hand now is the legendary witchcraft meteorite that was sealed in the sky.

Melen has always wanted to find a suitable home for such a powerful weapon. In fact, Melen's favorite is the devil. However, it is usually not used in the time and space rift area, and he is afraid of accidental injuries during the battle, so he has never used it. Today seems to be a good opportunity to test the depth of this island.

Thinking of this, Melen no longer hesitated. Colorful light rose up around him. He gently threw the colored crystal into the sky, and it disappeared instantly.

Mellen waited quietly. After a few breaths, an extremely oppressive atmosphere gradually rose and the air began to become dull.

On the island, the extraordinary people became uneasy. They instinctively sensed that danger was about to come, but they didn't know where the danger came from.

Suddenly, an invisible air pressure came from high altitude, pressing down the plants on the island. Then the air pressure spread out, causing ripples on the sea surface.

The extraordinary people looked up and soon another wave of air pressure came down, this time heavier than before, and then again and again, each time the interval was shorter than the previous one, and heavier.

"Boom!~"

As if reaching a critical point, the air pressure became connected, causing the island to sink. A dazzling light appeared in the sky. It was a huge meteorite.