Please be my partner.

Although the failure of the two demon lords who escaped caused their reputation in the territory to plummet, they also showed their ruthlessness and decisiveness. Based on the information obtained from this confrontation with the blood mist, they immediately began to make targeted preparations.

All demon tribes and towns in the blood mist's spreading path were forcibly relocated, and not a single demon would be left behind. Although this was met with fierce resistance from many demons, the will of the two demon lords was forcibly implemented. All demons who disobeyed orders were killed, and their corpses and even the blood-stained land were forcibly dug up.

After clearing the fields, it is time to build layers of defense lines. When the blood mist spreads, use the power of the defense lines to block the advance of the bloody minions. Although the bloody minions have strong recovery and immortality, everything has a price. As long as the damage caused to the bloody minions is greater than the absorption of the blood mist, it is equivalent to weakening the latter's power. In addition, blocking the pace of the bloody minions also slows down the spread of the blood mist to a certain extent.

When the defense line is on the verge of collapse, the demons will evacuate without hesitation under the leadership of the strong, and will never give the bloody minions the opportunity to inflict greater damage.

By relying on this step-by-step approach, when all the demon lords reached a consensus and began to send a large number of troops to attack, the blood mist had only spread to about one-third of the territory of each of the two demon lords.

Seeing this, Melen sighed helplessly. He had originally planned to take advantage of the four demon lords' defeat to occupy all of their territories in one go, but he didn't expect that he would fail at the last moment.

The Abyss World is very large. Even though there were originally thirteen demon lords, they only occupied about half of the area of the entire Abyss World. Other places are mostly dangerous places with harsh environments that even demons can hardly bear, or they may hide some ferocious beasts and monsters. Of course, there may also be places like the Manfeng Mountains that are not very profitable and very troublesome.

If Melen could occupy the territories of the four demon lords in one fell swoop, it would be almost equivalent to occupying 10% of the abyss world, or one-tenth of the total area. But now, due to the latter's quick reaction, he only occupied half, which is equivalent to 5% of the abyss world, or one-twentieth of the total area.

One tenth and one twentieth may seem to be only twice as different, but when compared with the overall volume, the gap is unimaginably huge.

The former has to deal with nine-tenths, while the latter has to deal with nine-twenty-nineths!

Fortunately, with Xiaoyin's computing power, almost every aspect has been taken into account. This situation is naturally one of the 36452 possible branch situations that may arise after the second phase of the plan is launched. Xiaoyin has already given more than ten solutions.

Of course, for Xiaoyin, each branch situation can easily calculate far more than ten solutions, but after sorting them from high to low according to implementation probability and resource investment, there is no need to list the remaining solutions again, as it is meaningless.

Just as Melen was thinking about what plan to use and what impact this plan would have on subsequent developments, an unexpected message came to him.

Melen muttered to himself, "Gray Shadow Troupe, have they sensed something is wrong and want to come and test it?"

"That's right, this is also a good opportunity for me."

Chapter 314 New Commission

A few days later, No. 9 of the Gray Shadow Brigade arrived at a high mountain a hundred kilometers away from the blood mist.

Looking at the blood mist covering the sky in the distance, and the ferocity and evil emanating from it, Number Nine couldn't help but feel a shudder that came from the instinct of life, as if the one in front of him was the natural enemy of all living things, an evil beast destined to destroy the world.

No matter how much the intelligence described, it could not compare to the shock of witnessing it with one's own eyes. Number Nine began to understand why his subordinates had revealed such instinctive fear when reporting on the blood mist intelligence.

With Number Nine's knowledge, he naturally didn't know what the blood mist represented, but just by looking at the scene in front of him and the guest's actions, it was not difficult to guess the purpose.

In fact, Mellen didn't intend to hide it for too long, nor could he hide it.

Although [Blood-septic Demon] is rare, it is impossible to hide it from those who are truly knowledgeable. Apart from anything else, the Baisha Chamber of Commerce must have received the news.

Mellen was planning to let Xiao Honglian use the [Source of Blood] to devour the abyss world. Naturally, it was not a spur-of-the-moment idea, but a planned, organized, and premeditated one that he had started planning a long time ago. For this purpose, he built high walls, stored up food, and slowly became king.

On the one hand, he strives to improve his own strength, and on the other hand, he accumulates knowledge so that he can deal with any situation calmly. This is taken into consideration whether he is planning the giant differential engine of the Brotherhood of Craftsmen or exchanging the admission letter of the Golden Academy with Xin Ke.

Facts have proved that his approach was correct.

In the library of the Golden Academy, with Xiaoyin helping him fill in the gaps, Melen acquired a great deal of relevant knowledge...

Demon Lord, the power of the abyss, the will of the world, the favor of the world...

These insights played a crucial role in Mellen's planning of the abyss world.

It can be said that many of Xiaoyin’s plans are based on this knowledge.

In addition, as for the true source of Little Red Lotus, that great existence... the Endless Sea of Blood, although Mellen's authority in the Golden Academy is far from enough to access this part of knowledge, he has pieced together some useful information from many clues.

For example, the Endless Sea of Blood is actually quite far away from the world where Mellen is active. Otherwise, if this great being wanted to conquer a small world, he would not need to release his own Sea of Blood Origin at all. It would be enough to just send some Sea of Blood creatures directly over there.

The release of the origin of the sea of blood is another way for the Endless Sea of Blood to invade the ultra-long-distance world.

Generally speaking, the Endless Sea of Blood will continuously release wisps of Blood Sea Origin, which are insignificant to it, into the void, allowing these Blood Sea Origin to float freely. When these Blood Sea Origin are captured by some powerful life forms or accidentally drift to a distant world, they can always bring unexpected gains to the Endless Sea of Blood.

As for the [Blood Septic Demon] that was born from this, although the name sounds loud, for the Endless Sea of Blood, it is just a "small snack" with a different taste that may appear occasionally. The ones that really fight against the [Blood Septic Demon] to the death are actually more of the blood sea creatures bred by the Endless Sea of Blood.

This is probably what is meant by, 'a heretic is more deserving of death than a pagan'.

Xiaoyin naturally had a plan for the possible pursuit from the Endless Sea of Blood. In fact, among the many branch situations and response strategies, at least half of them were prepared for this purpose.

Xiaoyin even prepared an ultimate escape plan if an enemy that they currently cannot defeat really appeared.

Logically speaking, once Xiao Honglian unfolds the [Source of Blood], it is equivalent to being bound to the world. It is difficult to separate it unless a winner is determined. In this case, once encountering an enemy that cannot be defeated, there is basically no possibility of escape, and the main strategy is to "wait to die on the spot."

However, this is not absolute. Although the Septic Demon will connect with the world when activating the [Source of Blood], it is not impossible for the connection to be disconnected. The simplest way is that as long as one of the parties dies, the connection will naturally be disconnected.

Therefore, Xiaoyin’s so-called ultimate escape plan is very simple, that is, if you really encounter an unavoidable situation, you must completely destroy the abyss world!

Although doing so would also cause Xiao Honglian to suffer serious damage, it would at least save her life.

For Mellen, his dog is naturally the most important. As long as it is alive, there will be countless opportunities in the future.

As the footsteps approached, No. 9 also saw clearly the guest who was causing great trouble to their Gray Shadow Troupe.

With his handsome appearance, gentle temperament, and especially the friendly smile on his lips, if he had met him in a different environment, No. 9 would definitely have thought that the former was just a sunny and cheerful big boy, not a peerless villain trying to occupy the entire world.

Mellen naturally had no idea what the gray-robed man in front of him was thinking. His time was very precious, so he said directly, "You, want to see me?"

It was a plain question, but because Number Nine had already established a terrifying image of Mellen as a peerless demon king in his mind, his body trembled subconsciously, and his tone unconsciously became more respectful, and he said, "Yes, yes, sir!"

Melen was speechless and had to ask again: "Tell me your purpose."

Number Nine calmed down a bit, and finally found his rhythm. He changed his address and said, "Sir, regarding the mission you assigned to us, there are some disagreements within our Gray Shadow Brigade."

"Oh?!" Mellen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why? Do you think the reward I offered is not enough and want to raise the price?"

Number Nine sighed and said, "Sir, 'raising your price' is a bit harsh. We also need to accept other business in this world, but now, because of carrying out your mission, we have become the target of the world's will. The completion rate of various missions has shown a clear downward trend. You can't let us bear the losses incurred alone, right? Ultimately, it was your initial secrecy about the mission that led to our lack of intelligence and this series of consequences."

In fact, there were voices in the Gray Shadow Brigade who wanted to find out the truth about what Mellen had done. After all, the scene was too big and it made people imagine.

But as soon as this voice appeared, it was denied by many senior executives, including No. 9.

To be able to do what he has done today, no matter if he is lucky or has a strong background, he is not someone that the Gray Shadow Troupe can mess with.

The Gray Shadow Brigade was engaged in the business of mercenaries and assassins. During their slow development, they had seen more than one or two of their colleagues being killed because of greed or simple "unruly hands". The leader had used these negative examples to educate them more than once.

Therefore, when No. 9 met with Mellen, he had no intention of obtaining any unnecessary information, but simply wanted to discuss the matter at hand.

When faced with a guest who is obviously "wrong", it is enough to present facts and reason with him. Never do anything unnecessary to avoid causing unnecessary misunderstandings. This is also No. 9's own code of conduct.

Hearing what Number Nine said, Mellen was stunned for a moment, and he had a deeper understanding of the truth that 'knowledge gained from books is shallow, and one must practice to truly understand'. He really didn't expect that the scope of interference of the world's will could be so broad.

However, this is not difficult to understand. No matter whether it is the mission completed by the Gray Shadow Brigade in the past or the mission it is currently carrying out, they have all been carefully calculated by Xiaoyin, and will ultimately play a positive role in promoting Xiaohonglian's swallowing of the abyss world.

In this way, it is natural that the Gray Shadow Troupe, as Mellen's "accomplice", would be targeted by the Abyss World.

Mellen nodded calmly and said, "I see. That was my oversight."

"How about this? All of your Gray Shadow Troupe's other missions in the Abyss will cease and dedicate themselves to serving me. I will bear all losses incurred during this period, and I will provide higher compensation. Of course, this also includes the fact that you are being targeted by the will of the Abyss."

The Gray Shadow Troupe is indeed a professional team and is quite efficient in executing tasks. This is naturally because the Gray Shadow Troupe has been deeply involved in the abyss world for more than ten years and all channels have been opened up.

Melen was naturally very satisfied with such a useful tool, and this was also the fundamental reason why he was willing to pay extra compensation to maintain cooperation with the Gray Shadow Brigade.

After receiving this promise from Mellen, Number Nine remained calm on the surface, but was slightly happy in his heart, as this meant that the main purpose of his visit had been achieved.

It was not difficult to turn down other tasks. Because of the changes in the Abyss World in recent months, many people with a keen sense of smell left early, and many tasks had already been abandoned. As long as they acted quickly, the remaining small part could be solved.

As for the fact that many members of the Gray Shadow Troupe have been targeted by the world's will, after all, the Gray Shadow Troupe in the Abyss World is just a branch. They only need to send those members who are severely targeted by the world out of the Abyss World, and then replace them with a new group of members from the outside world.

Of course, these are just the Gray Shadow Brigade's own solutions and do not conflict with the compensation given by Mellen.

Just as Number Nine was about to exchange a few pleasantries, he heard Mellen say, "Your Gray Shadow Brigade should have some Saint-level warriors, right?"

Number Nine said with pride, "Of course! Our leader is a saint."

Mellen nodded and said, "In that case, I have a task I want to entrust him with. I wonder if he has time now?"

"Well..." Number Nine hesitated for a moment and asked, "I can't make decisions for the captain, but you can tell me the mission you want to entrust me with, and I can help you pass it on."

Melen hesitated for a moment and then said, "I hope your leader can help me this time."

Number Nine frowned and said, "Guest, you may not know..."

Melen waved his hand and said, "Are you referring to the fact that Saints will be suppressed after entering the Abyssal World? I know this does not conflict with the mission I have entrusted your captain to carry out. Don't worry, I won't let him take any risks. I hope to discuss the specific mission content with him in person."

After all, a saint is an existence whose status is equal to that of the world. After entering the small world, he will naturally be rejected and suppressed. This is the small world's instinctive protection for itself.

If it were in those small worlds where the world will was not active, it would be fine. Although the saint would be affected, it could be basically ignored. However, it was different in the abyss world. The invasion of the abyss power had already activated the world will. Coupled with Mellen's actions, the activity of the world will was pushed to a new peak. In this case, when the saint entered the abyss world, he would not only be rejected, but also suppressed.

In fact, the Abyss World is still relatively good. In a world like the Blue and Green Realm where the spiritual tide has not yet fully returned, even legends will be suppressed.

So normally, saints are unwilling to enter this kind of small world.

Number Nine nodded and said, "I understand, sir. I will contact the leader as soon as possible."

As for the fact that their leader is currently unable to be contacted due to other missions, there is no need to state it explicitly.

Anyway, according to the information provided by the headquarters, the commander's mission this time is not difficult and should be completed soon.

After completing the exchange, Mellen took out an information crystal and tossed it to Number Nine, saying bluntly, "This is your next phase of the mission. Please strictly follow the timeline written on it."

After taking the information crystal, Number Nine glanced at it briefly, his expression bitter. These tasks were fragmented and complicated, just like the tasks assigned by the guests before, which made people feel confused.

However, if we look at the purpose of this guest and the results derived from the previous tasks together, we seem to be able to vaguely sense an internal connection between these tasks.

Number Nine calmed down his slightly tangled mood. No matter what, it was a good thing for their Gray Shadow Troupe to have a mission, not to mention that the guest was such a wealthy and generous one.

After a slight nod of greeting, Number Nine turned around and disappeared into the shadows in just a few flashes.

Mellen watched No. 9 leave, and felt a little more expectant in his heart. If he could ask a saint for help, it would make his next plan more smooth.

Of course, even if the saints of the Gray Shadow Troupe do not accept his commission, it doesn’t matter. Melen still has many plans to use. He invited them just to minimize his own losses, nothing more.

Returning to the blood mist, unlike others who could only feel the fear and trembling from the soul, Melen felt that the swirling blood mist was like a dog that was acting coquettishly towards him, and he felt very familiar with it.

Melen walked in the blood mist and could see the bloody minions working in groups...mining resources.

That’s right, it’s resource mining.

Although the Manfeng Mountains do not have much oil and water, it is such a vast area after all, and there are still some resources produced. What's more, the newly occupied territories of the demon lords are even richer in resources.

At this time, Melen was collecting with all his strength and didn't have to consider sustainable development at all.

These resources are wealth and foundation. At the same time, large-scale machinery factories are rapidly built under Xiaoyin's command. With the investment of these resources, a large number of war machines are produced every moment.

Isn't war all about resources and logistics?

Just as Melen and the devil were making their best preparations, it was the sixth month since Xiao Honglian opened the [Source of Blood].

The devil finally has new moves.

Chapter 315 The Last Battle

"Little Wolf? Little Wolf! What's wrong with you, meow! Have you been in any trouble recently? Why do I seem to be absent-minded in the last few council meetings?"

The cat's words brought Mellen, who was lost in his own thoughts, back to reality. He looked at the other members of the Council of Beasts who were now focused on him and said calmly, "Don't worry, I can handle it."

"Don't be so stubborn!" The cat shook his finger and said with a smile: "If you really encounter any trouble, you can tell me secretly. If it's not too far, I can go and help you."

Mellen nodded, but said nothing more.

This attitude made it difficult for the others to say anything.

In fact, Melen also felt helpless about this situation. He was now basically certain that the Council of Beasts was indeed a mutual aid group, but he was still unable to fully integrate into it. Ultimately, it was because of problems with the circle itself.

Melen is now basically certain that the members of the Council of Beasts in front of him probably joined in the period twenty or thirty years ago.

The reason why he joined so late due to the huge time gap between him and these people is that, don't forget, the fate of 'Wolf' originally belonged to his father Warwick. In other words, these people in front of him are most likely of the same generation as his father, and all the inherited artifacts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Universe should have been revived together during that period of time.

There is actually some evidence for this. When Mellen was communicating with Sir Light, the latter also knew that Warwick was originally a beastmaster, and later switched to the path of a wizard. This proves that Mellen's father had already activated part of the inheritance of the wolf-shaped pendant, but for various reasons he did not achieve the legend and exchanged his fate with Mellen and became a wizard of the prophecy school.

Only then did Melen change his job to become a Wolf Tamer, and after achieving legend, he was summoned by the Council of Beasts.

However, there is one point that is extremely terrifying when you think about it carefully, and that is... the dragon!

If all the inherited artifacts in the Myriad Beasts Universe revived at the same time, then how could Dragon overcome numerous obstacles and reach the peak of Demigodhood in just twenty or thirty years?!

You know, the first, second and third levels of everything are actually very simple. Basically, as long as the inheritance is clear and the resources are in place, it can be easily accomplished in one go. But starting from the legendary level, everything is not so simple.

There are many legendary paths in the starry universe, such as the path of law, the path of the mind, the path of authority... These all require a long period of accumulation.

Of course, if the legend has some tricks, then every time a saint is promoted, it takes a hundred years. The creation of the saint's body, the establishment of the saint's territory, and the training of his followers all take a lot of time.

It is not impossible to complete the journey that even the most talented and evildoers would take hundreds of years to complete in just two or three decades, but it seems a bit too exaggerated no matter how you think about it.

But if you look at it from another angle, it makes a lot more sense...

Perhaps, Long was revived much earlier than other inheritors.

This is not impossible. After all, dragons are one of the three superior tribes in the universe of all beasts. They are absolutely at the top of the existence. It is natural that they have some backup plans to revive the inherited artifacts ahead of time.

Although Mellen instinctively felt that something was wrong, because the information he had currently obtained was too little, he had no way of judging how much of the above speculation was true and how much was false, let alone making a more accurate guess.