Please be my partner.

What caught Luo Bo's attention was that when he chopped the golden-haired creature with his sword, it only left a shallow scratch, which did not cause much impact on the thick scales.

Luo Bo said coldly: "Let me see how thick your skin is!"

“Boom!~Boom!~Boom!~…”

Luo Bo seemed to have completely ignored the resistance of the sea water. He turned into a ethereal shadow and moved like lightning, slashing at the golden-haired man with his sword.

Mellen raised his brows slightly, and his eyes became a little colder.

Because, this Lobo was simply teasing the Golden Retriever, although the Golden Retriever protected his eyes and other weaknesses very well and did not give Lobo any chance to take advantage of him.

However, with the speed displayed by Lobo, he could have concentrated all his attacks at one point, and it would only take a few slashes to break the golden retriever's scale defense. However, he did not do that. Instead, he kept inflicting wounds on the golden retriever like a cat playing with a mouse.

Seeing this, Melen no longer hesitated and directly used the ability of soul synchronization.

To Lobo, the dark golden dragon in front of him was quite powerful, with strong defense and sharp dragon breath. However, if that was all, it was just a toy in his hands. He had been in the Sequence Battlefield for many years and had fought against countless large opponents with thick skin and flesh, so this dark golden dragon was not surprising.

Just when Lobo was getting tired of playing and was about to finish off his opponent, he suddenly slashed his sword into empty air.

Looking closely, he saw that such a huge dragon actually turned into a ray of light and entered the body of its beastmaster. Luo Bo's rich combat experience immediately made him alert. This was not the beastmaster taking his pet back.

Sure enough, the changes he saw the next moment confirmed his guess.

I saw that the beastmaster transformed into a half-dragon form after fusing his pet.

Luo Bo said frivolously, "There's a second stage? You should have used this move earlier. I wasted so much time just now."

Having said that, without waiting for Mellen to answer, he turned into lightning and rushed towards Mellen again.

At this time, Lobo no longer planned to hold back. He wanted to defeat the beastmaster in front of him as quickly as possible so that he could learn a lesson.

The result was once again beyond Luo Bo's expectations. The sword he was determined to strike missed again.

After the sword missed, Luo Bo did not stop, but moved forward to create some distance, then turned around to look at the beastmaster. What surprised him was that the latter just stood there quietly, without any sign of moving.

Luo Bo was so experienced in combat that he reacted almost instantly, muttering to himself, "Illusion? Refraction of light and shadow? Deflection of space? Oh, it can't be a time recording or a replay of history!"

Luo Bo's eyes suddenly became sharp, and the previous frivolity and casualness disappeared, replaced by a fierce momentum. His figure swayed and split into three, turning into three intertwined streams of light rushing towards Mellen.

To be honest, Lobo's ability to create two phantoms is not very impressive. Everyone present has amazing eyesight and can easily distinguish them even without using any special means.

Of course, this was only when Lobo had just used his ability.

However, when Lobo moved, all the defects were made up for. Even Xinko's Eye of Delusion could hardly keep up with Lobo's speed, let alone distinguish the truth from the false.

This means that even if you know that two of the illusions are fake, you still need to spend more time and effort to be on guard.

Facing Lobo's attack, a hazy light was released from Melen's dark golden pupils, and his figure became blurred and overlapping. With every step he took, a new shadow appeared behind him.

These shadows were a mixture of real and fake, real and virtual. Sometimes Lobo would pass through them, and when he thought it was just an illusion, the shadow could launch a fatal attack.

Luo Bo originally focused most of his attention on the first figure that created the shadow, but his attacks were unsuccessful several times, and he was even embarrassed by other real and imaginary shadows.

After a while, Lobo left the battle and stared at the group of Melens with a grim expression.

Not far from Lobo, dozens of 'Meren' surrounded him with various actions. The only thing these 'Meren' had in common was that they all had strange smiles on their faces.

Johnny looked at Darren beside him calmly. Darren felt Johnny's gaze and naturally understood what he meant, nodding slightly.

Johnny relaxed immediately. After all, the illusion ability displayed by Mellen was too weird. He was also afraid that if the latter joined in, he and others would be unknowingly tricked in the subsequent actions. But since Darren could see through it, there was no problem.

Thinking of this, Johnny calmed down, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Not bad, not bad, it was a wonderful battle."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the field immediately eased.

Luo Bo snorted coldly, but accepted the opportunity.

He believed that he was definitely stronger than Mellen, but Mellen's illusion ability was too strange. If he wanted to win, he could only use his most powerful tricks, other than prolonging the battle indefinitely, and he didn't want either.

Fortunately, with the strength shown by Melen, he is qualified to join the subsequent hunt.

Ella and Vasco had no objection to this result.

Ella knew clearly the true strength of Lobo. Although he often acted carelessly and unreliable, when it came to a serious fight, he would be hard to find an opponent of the same level. Being able to barely draw with him was enough to prove his strength.

Vasco didn't care at all. He had absolute confidence in his fists. Not to mention one more competitor, he would not be afraid even if everyone present attacked him together.

After confirming that Mellen and the other man were qualified to cooperate, Johnny no longer concealed anything and began to tell them about the troubles they had encountered in the imperial capital before.

Chapter 302: Deformed Undead Life

Johnny glanced at Ella and Vasco, and seeing they didn't object, he said, "I think Master Xinke can guess that there's an extremely difficult undead creature hiding in the ruins of the imperial capital. If you want to obtain the treasures within, you must first overcome it."

Mellen did not speak, but fell into deep thought. Although Johnny did not say it explicitly, the three parties before him could only come for that super-sized treasure. Their current cooperation was only to deal with the so-called extremely difficult undead creature.

Of course, according to what Xinko said before, there is a high probability that there are many precious treasures near that super-sized treasure. Even though the entire Gray Tide Sea is weird, the value of various treasures is not low. Although Mellen and the others went straight to the imperial capital, they also reaped a lot of rewards.

Xin Ke asked, "Extremely difficult undead creatures? How difficult are they to actually be able to stop you?"

Johnny chuckled and said, "In terms of strength, that undead creature isn't beyond the realm of legend, but its size is truly astonishing. It's not impossible to kill it, but if only one of us takes action, it will take at least ten days or half a month, and that might not be enough. After all, that undead creature's recovery ability is also astonishing. If it really becomes a protracted battle, we may not be able to outlast it. If something unexpected happens during this period and we fail, I'm afraid that super-sized treasure will be out of our reach."

As soon as these words were spoken, Mellen and Xinko immediately understood.

The three parties at hand may all have the means to deal with the undead creature, but if any one of them takes action, it will not only be extremely troublesome, but may also give the other two parties an opportunity to take advantage, thus forming a situation of mutual restraint.

It is actually very simple to break the deadlock. All the three parties need to do is work together to kill the undead creature, and then each party can compete for the treasure based on their own abilities.

It was precisely because of this that the two had seen what they had seen before: although the three parties were clearly divided, the atmosphere was not tense. They were indeed discussing cooperation to deal with the undead.

It was precisely because of the initial intention of cooperation that the three parties showed a slight hostility when facing the sudden intrusion of Mellen and Xinko.

After all, three parties are enough, and there is really no need to add one more party.

Of course, everything in this world is based on strength, especially in this secret realm where people can compete with each other. When Mellen showed his strength, or in other words, when Mellen showed that he had enough strength to cause trouble, the three parties were not as resistant to their joining as they were at the beginning.

After figuring this out, Xin Ke asked, "Tell me more about that undead creature. Also, besides that undead creature, are there any other dangers in the imperial capital?"

Johnny shook his head and said, "At least in our previous exploration, we didn't encounter any other dangers in the ruins of the imperial capital except for that undead creature."

Then, Johnny briefly recounted their previous experiences and the general appearance of the undead creature.

Melen and Xinke nodded in understanding. Finally, Xinke asked curiously, "Did you see that extraordinary treasure? What exactly is it?"

As this question was asked, the place fell silent again.

Vasco's expression was calm. Apart from a quick glance at the final stage of the battle between Melen and Lobo, his attention was always on the ruins of the imperial capital. What happened there did not seem to arouse his interest at all.

Ella's expression remained cold, and Lobo behind her even curled his lips.

Johnny smiled but said nothing, and also had no intention of answering.

Xin Ke let out a light "tsk" sound, realizing that he couldn't get any information out of him, so he stopped pestering him.

After briefly confirming the offensive and defensive alliance, the four groups headed towards the ruins of the imperial capital.

Looking closely, one can still see a hint of its former grandeur.

As they entered, they could clearly feel the power rising up and distorting the surrounding environment. A sound like crying and howling spread out. If an ordinary person heard it, their soul would probably be shattered immediately. Even legendary strongmen like Mellen would not be hurt by it, but they frowned. It was obviously not a good experience.

And this is just the beginning...

As the surroundings became blurred, translucent, long ghosts emerged from the ground. Their eyes were empty, and their mouths were wide open as if wailing, but they were silent, forming a contradictory sense of dislocation with the harsh sounds conveyed by the entire environment.

Immediately afterwards, the ruins of the entire imperial capital began to wriggle, and the already dilapidated buildings became even more shattered. Large amounts of blood gushed out from the ground, quickly submerging the dilapidated buildings.

The ruins of the imperial capital rose rapidly, and an unimaginably huge monster appeared before everyone.

This is a deformed monster made up of rotten flesh, bones, blood, ghosts, rubble... The entire ruins of the imperial capital are its body.

With the emergence of deformed undead life, the shrill wails became more intense, as if accusing the living. The ghosts connected to it reached out to everyone like tentacles, as if to drag them into its body and make them a part of itself.

Xinke's mouth twitched and he grumbled, "Is this thing a legend?"

Johnny shrugged and said, "As far as power levels go, it's certainly not beyond the realm of legendary."

Xin Ke said speechlessly, "You're right! In terms of 'quality', it's indeed within the realm of Legend. But as for 'quantity', it's at least more than the combined energy of a thousand peak Legends, right? Maybe even more!"

Johnny dodged the attacks of several ghost tentacles while saying, "We all came in to investigate individually. At that time, we only triggered a small part of the deformed undead's life. Although we have speculated about its complete form, it is clear that our previous speculation was a bit conservative."

"Perhaps our combined strength is too great this time, making this deformed undead creature feel threatened, so it has fully awakened. Isn't this exactly what we want? If we really clear it out piecemeal, I'm afraid even if we waste the rest of our time in the secret realm, we still won't be able to kill it."

Well, that’s what they said, but when faced with this behemoth that is a hundred kilometers long and wide, everyone still feels like a mouse trying to pull a turtle, not knowing where to start.

Even Luo Bo, who had always acted arrogant, was a little dumbfounded. He was very good at dealing with those individuals that were huge but slow in movement, but this "big" had its limits. When it was this big, he felt dizzy just looking at it.

Mellen looked at Xinke. Xinke naturally knew what Mellen wanted to ask and said helplessly, "Yes! This big guy does have weaknesses, but not many, just a few hundred thousand! This is just what we see on the surface, there may be more inside."

"This is simply a bizarre phenomenon of life. Can you imagine twisting and forcibly kneading countless undead lives into a ball? Normally, no life can be combined in this way. The chaotic consciousness alone is enough to cause it to collapse!"

"But this thing is not normal!"

Mellen's mind moved, and he secretly communicated with Xin Ke, "At first, I thought that super-sized treasure would be in the imperial capital. I didn't expect that the entire imperial capital is just a part of the distorted undead life. So, it seems that the super-sized treasure should be within the distorted undead life."

"Can you tell anything?"

After a long pause, Xin Ke replied cryptically, "No, this distorted undead life is too chaotic and complex. The intricate interweaving of consciousness and energy has obscured most areas. Although it doesn't take long for me to analyze a single area with the Eye of Delusion, there are still too many to analyze. There's no way to fully understand it, absolutely no way!"

After Melen realized that asking Xinke to search for the super-sized treasure in the deformed undead body would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, he gave up this tricky idea.

Faced with the deformed undead life, everyone's attacks can easily cause damage to it, but it is just a drop in the bucket, like scratching an itch.

Seeing that everyone was working without putting in any effort and were cautious in facing the enemy, Vasco knew that at this rate it would take an indefinite amount of time to eliminate the deformed undead life. He sneered, and with a surge of aura around him, he began to use his true abilities.

Vasco gathered his strength slightly, then threw a punch. The large area of space in front of him twisted, vibrated, and exploded. The boundless sea water was broken down into the smallest particles by this blow, losing its most essential form.

Dozens of ghost tentacles that were entangled towards Vasco, as well as thousands of ghost tentacles in a wider area, were directly torn and shattered by this attack, and a small piece of the deformed undead life also disappeared.

The power of this strike wiped out an area of ten miles, and even the deformed undead life let out a wail that sounded like anger and pain.

Vasco curled his lips. The sound and effect of his attack were astonishing, and it did cause damage to the deformed undead life.

However, this level of damage is equivalent to a human being scratched by a knife.

However, with Vasco taking the lead, the others stopped slacking off and started showing their true abilities.

Ella clasped her hands together and released an icy breath, but the cold air did not freeze the sea water. On the contrary, the sea water became a conductive medium and was dyed dark blue. When the ghost tentacles came into contact with the sea water, they were directly frozen and then shattered.

The woman who had been following Ella released rays of spiritual light that attached to Ella. With each layer of light, the coldness around Ella became more severe.

Luo Bo turned into a flash of lightning and moved around, cutting and crushing the ghost tentacles one by one.

Xinko's Eye of Delusion opened fully, releasing dense threads of light from his hands, piercing through the weaknesses of the deformed undead life with minimal force, causing maximum damage.

Darren kept throwing out big nets. These nets were tangible but intangible. They could penetrate any physical undead, whether they were flesh and blood or illusory ghost tentacles. Then they would disintegrate and dissipate as if they had lost their souls.

Xinke and Darren looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

The people around Johnny also used their own methods, but he himself was not in a hurry. He was the same as before and looked like he had only that much strength.

After observing for a while, Melen no longer hesitated and showed off some of his skills.

Golden Retriever and Garuru were released.

The golden retriever glared fiercely at the electric light moving across the battlefield, obviously still brooding over the previous battle. The golden retriever has never been a generous dog, and except for its owner, it is quite vindictive.

Garuru's eyes were filled with excitement. The mechanical dog was originally interested in big and hard things. Although the deformed undead life was lacking in "hardness", it was definitely more than enough in "bigness". The appearance of a guy of this size, whether as an opponent or a teammate, was enough to make the mechanical dog excited.

The golden-haired man exhaled a breath of purgatory dragon, and both the ghost and the flesh and blood were quickly burned in the raging flames.

However, the distorted undead life reacted very quickly, immediately cutting off the burning part to prevent the fire from spreading to a wider range. At the same time, more ghost tentacles came towards the golden hair and entangled it. Whenever the golden hair spewed out the purgatory dragon's breath, these ghost tentacles would actively block it even at the risk of being burned to death, to prevent the purgatory dragon's breath from burning its huge body.

Luo Bo, who was quickly clearing the ghost tentacles, saw this scene and immediately understood that the golden-haired dragon's purgatory dragon breath should have a higher lethality to the deformed undead life, so the latter did not hesitate to use this self-mutilation method to stop it. Although he did not have a good face for the dark golden dragon, but now that they are joining forces to fight the enemy, they naturally have to use a simpler and more efficient method.

Thinking of this, Lobo sighed, and in a few flashes he came to the golden retriever to help it clear those ghost tentacles.

The golden-haired creature glanced at Lobo. Although he didn't appreciate it, he didn't intend to go against him at this time. After getting rid of the entanglement of the ghost tentacles, he spewed the breath of purgatory dragon on the body of the deformed undead life.

In comparison, Garuru is much simpler and more brutal. It transforms into a giant Titan statue with densely packed weapons of various colors extending from its body. It pours firepower on the deformed undead creatures below like a tide. With the Void Energy Light Tower as its energy output, the mechanical dog does not worry about energy consumption at all and just bombards indiscriminately.

In other words, Melen still had some concerns at this time and wanted to hide a little bit of his strength. Otherwise, if Garuru was transformed into a giant fortress, the ferocity of its firepower would be increased by at least ten times.

When everyone began to show their strength, or even just part of their strength, the efficiency of attacking the deformed undead life directly increased by dozens of times. Large pieces of bones on the latter's bodies were shattered, flesh and blood were destroyed, blood was evaporated, and ghost tentacles were cut off.

No matter how the deformed undead wailed, no matter how hard they tried, they were still unable to save themselves from the fate of being destroyed.

Things began to develop in a direction favorable to Mellen and his team. Even though the deformed undead life forms were still huge in size, if they continued to develop at this rate, it might only take three to five days to completely eliminate them.

But, will things really go so smoothly?

As a beastmaster, Mellen, who was naturally standing in the distance watching the battle with little Liuli in his arms, glanced at Johnny, who was also working without putting in any effort, and always felt that the latter must have some tricks waiting for them.

This is not the activation of Mellen's predictive ability, but a simple speculation.

After all, Johnny's family has already invested a huge price. If there is no backup plan to ensure that he can successfully obtain the super-sized treasure, and instead he makes wedding dresses for others, it would be too funny.