Please be my partner.

If the two of them act separately, the coverage area will be larger, which will be more helpful in rescuing the young giant.

To be honest, it's really boring to be alone in the chaotic desert. If Rooney is around, at least he can tell some adventure stories to pass the time.

Fortunately, Mellen still has a dog to pet.

Because there was no clear goal, Melen did not search blindly, but played with the dogs while moving forward at will. The most thing he did during this period was to try to improve the taste of the monsters in the chaotic desert and strive to cook edible dishes.

A few more days passed like this.

On this day, Melen was enjoying the waves, the beach and sunbathing in the illusion created by Xiao Liuli, when he suddenly felt a hint of fighting waves coming from afar.

Battles often occur in the chaotic desert, and from the fluctuation, it was sensed that it was just two beings who had just entered the third level fighting, which should not have attracted Mellen's attention, but he sensed a familiar breath from one of the fighting parties.

It’s not that Melen recognized it, but that the aura seemed to come from the Savage Giant.

Thinking of this, Melen called the dogs and headed towards the direction where the battle waves came from.

Soon Melen arrived at the battle site. One of the parties in the battle was indeed a young-looking giant, and the other was a more difficult monster in the chaotic desert... the sand monster.

Sand monsters are a type of elemental life made of sand. They resemble humans in appearance. Of course, the outer shell made of sand is just an appendage that can be replenished and replaced at any time. Their true body is the core hidden in the sand.

The size of a sand monster will increase as its strength increases. Usually, a level three sand monster can reach about five to ten meters, and a legendary sand monster can reach more than twenty meters.

The sand monster in front of him was only six meters long, but because it was not afraid of getting hurt and could replenish sand at any time, the young giant had no way to deal with it.

The battle had obviously been going on for some time. The young giant was covered in wounds and looked weak, but his eyes remained firm and sharp.

Mellen watched the scene quietly.

According to Rooney, the wild giants who entered the chaotic desert during this period to perform the coming-of-age ceremony were all "baits" and should have means of asking for help.

But looking at the appearance of the young giant in front of him, even though he knew that he was no match for the sand monster, he still did not intend to ask for help.

Even if I am about to die!

This is because there is no so-called rescue means in the normal coming-of-age ceremony of the wild giants. The rescue means in the hands of these young wild giants are only for them to use when they encounter the dog.

While thinking about this, Melen did not take action immediately. Firstly, he felt that this life-and-death battle was a rare training for the young giant. Secondly, he also wanted to see if the young giant had any means of breaking out and turning the tables.

Anyway, with his strength, he can intervene at any time.

As time went by, the young giant had more and more wounds on his body, his movements became slower and slower, and his eyes were unconsciously filled with fatigue.

On the other hand, the sand monster is much better. The chaotic desert is its home ground. Even if its sand body is broken by an attack, it can quickly absorb the surrounding sand to replenish it. And because of the environment, its endurance is endless, and it is least afraid of a war of attrition.

Seeing that the young giant still had no backup plan when the situation was extremely dangerous, Melen shook his head slightly, thinking that the former was still too young. If he took the risk without five, six, seven or eight backup plans, he could only leave his life to fate. If he was unlucky, he might not even survive one chapter.

Just as Melen was about to rescue the young giant, his expression suddenly changed and he stopped with a look of surprise.

After a short wait, the sand behind the sand monster suddenly exploded, and a dark red shadow swept past the sand monster like a hurricane. The sand monster's movements suddenly stopped, and then it collapsed.

Melen and the young giant turned their gaze towards the dark red shadow at the same time, and saw that it was a dog about three meters tall, with narrow eyes, golden eyeballs, and full of aggression. Two blade-like structures extended outward from its neck, and its body had metal-like external weapons.

This is the dog that Mellen and Rooney have been looking for.

With a "crack", the dark red dog bit the core of the sand monster in its mouth and crushed it, staring at the young giant.

The young giant had recovered from the sudden change and moved his mouth, as if he had bitten something that had been hidden in his mouth.

At this moment, Melen felt a slight vibration from the talisman stone given to him by Rooney, and the direction of the vibration was pointing towards the young giant.

The dark red dog had no intention of delaying time and pounced on the young giant in an instant. According to Melen's professional judgment, the dark red dog's sharp teeth and claws were faintly aimed at the young giant's neck, and it was obvious that it was ready to kill him with one blow.

The young giant's eyes burned with determination again. He knew that there was no possibility of survival for him. After all, it would probably take some time for the elder to sense the guidance of the talisman stone and rush over.

However, he still had to struggle hard and delay time as much as possible, so that it would be easier to track the other party when the elders arrived.

Chapter 322 Curse

Intentionally planting flowers but not blooming, unintentionally planting willows and willows make a shade.

Mellen never expected to encounter such a thing. He and Rooney had been wandering around in the chaotic desert for more than half a month without seeing the dog, but he actually met it in this way.

The encounters in life are so wonderful.

But looking at it from another angle, this also proves the effectiveness of Rooney's plan B.

If they hadn't lured the dog out by casting a wide net, it would have been quite difficult for them to find the former in the chaotic desert where they could sense the wrong way.

Looking at the fearless expression on the young giant's face, Melen certainly couldn't let anything happen to him. He waved his hand lightly, and an invisible ripple spread out. The surrounding environment suddenly changed. It was no longer a scorching desert, but a valley with deep forests.

Before the dog and the young giant could understand what was happening, countless vines spread out from the surrounding trees and tied up the dog tightly.

Under the young giant's wary gaze, Mellen's figure slowly emerged. He blinked in disbelief at first, then revealed a look of great joy and said respectfully, "Sir, thank you for your help."

Mellen nodded and suddenly asked, "Why didn't you use the method of asking for help when dealing with the sand monster before?"

The young Savage Giant said naively, "The Sand Monster is my own trial. The Warrior Commander said before that rescue can only be used when encountering that monster."

Melen was not surprised by this answer.

The Chaos Desert Trial is your own rite of passage. Even if it is difficult or you have to face death, you can accept it calmly.

This may be the stubbornness and...arrogance engraved in the bones of the barbarian giants.

After a pause, seeing that Mellen didn't say anything, the young giant couldn't help but say, "Well, sir, can you let me out? I still need to complete my coming-of-age ceremony."

Mellen said: "You are seriously injured now."

The young giant chuckled and said, "Don't worry, sir. I'm very strong. This little injury won't cause any trouble."

As he spoke, he seemed afraid that Mellen wouldn't believe him, so he demonstrated a few bodybuilding moves. However, the smile on his face became a little distorted because the wound was pulled by the excessive movement.

Melen smiled helplessly and waved his hand to expel the young giant from the illusion space.

After the young giant left the illusion space, he looked at the empty desert, scratched his head in confusion, and then ignored it and left quickly.

Melen watched as the young giant walked away for a distance, easily found a few black-toothed insects, then skillfully opened their shells and swallowed the meat inside. He couldn't help but look away with a smile.

Melen looked at the dog he had trapped. The dog had stopped moving after realizing that struggling was futile, and just stared at Melen with a cold look.

It was clearly just one gaze, but Melen felt as if he could feel hundreds or thousands of gazes staring at him, which was extremely strange.

While Rooney was still here, Mellen thought for a moment and tried to communicate: "Hello, to be honest, I came here specifically for you."

Gouzi: (╬◣д◢)!

"Can we communicate?"

Gouzi: (╬◣д◢)!

"Is this your clone? Can it connect to your original body?"

Gouzi: (╬◣д◢)!

"I have no ill intentions. You should be able to sense that."

Gouzi: (╬◣д◢)!

"..."

Mellen: ...

No matter what Mellen said, the dog in front of him just looked at him with a fierce and indifferent expression. Feeling the undisguised hostility coming from the latter, Mellen understood that even if he tried to show goodwill by letting the other party go, the dog would bite him without hesitation.

It seems that there is absolutely no possibility of communication between the two sides.

Mellen frowned helplessly, and even wondered if his natural ability to be friendly to dogs had disappeared.

About an hour later, Melen sensed the vibration of the rune stone, but this time it was not guidance after the rescue, but more like a mutual attraction between the same source.

Melen understood that this was because Rooney had activated the talisman in his hand.

A few minutes later, Rooney appeared in front of Mellen and said, "I found Bertie. He was covered in wounds and there were no target dogs around. I thought he had accidentally triggered the rescue, so I taught him a lesson. Only after that did I realize you saved him."

Mellen's mouth twitched. Bertie should be the name of the young giant just now. This lesson was really an unprovoked disaster.

Mellen returned the rune in his hand to Rooney, and then briefly explained what had happened before.

After listening to this, Rooney sighed: "So that's how it is, Bertie is really lucky."

Mellen shrugged, disagreeing with the conclusion that the young giant named Bertie was "lucky".

He asked, "What now?"

Rooney looked at the bound dog and said, "Of course, we need to find its true form, and then see if you can tame it."

Mellen nodded. If the dog could be tamed, Rooney wouldn't mind letting him tame it, but if not, the fate of this dog would be self-evident.

Rooney pulled out a dark red stone, radiating an ominous aura. He said, "This is a cursed stone I found specifically for this purpose. The curse attached to it can help us lock onto the cursed person's bloodline and soul. It's a nemesis for those with transcendental abilities like clones."

The power of the curse is difficult and strange, and not something that ordinary people can handle. Fortunately, the seller noticed this problem a long time ago and gave a very simple solution.

Rooney threw the dark red stone. When the stone approached the dog, a flash of lightning shot out from his hand and shattered the stone. The dark red halo suddenly exploded, and twisted strange symbols flashed in it.

The dark red halo instinctively attached itself to the nearest life and penetrated into the dog's body.

During this period, the dog sensed the danger and kept trying to struggle, but it was bound by the illusion. If it could break free, it would have done so long ago and would not have waited until now, so its efforts were doomed to be in vain.

The process of the curse entering the body seemed painful, and the dog kept whimpering.

After a moment, the dog melted into a pool of blood, leaving only a dark red halo quietly floating at its previous position. A dog's shadow could be vaguely seen twisting in the dark red halo.

Melen fell into deep thought as he watched this scene. He could sense some of the breath of the rules of blood from the power of the curse. He felt that if Xiao Honglian were here, he might be able to learn and simulate this method.

Of course, Mellen himself cannot do this, at least not yet.

Rooney took out a transparent crystal ball, but instead of approaching the dark red halo, he summoned a gentle wind to suspend it and float it towards the latter.

When the transparent crystal ball approached, the dark red halo penetrated directly into it, and the transparent crystal ball was instantly dyed dark red, and there seemed to be thick fog rolling and boiling in it.

Only then did Rooney walk over and pick up the crystal ball.

Mellen naturally moved closer and saw that the dark red fog in the crystal ball was faintly split into hundreds of lines pointing in different directions. Among these lines, there was one that was obviously much thicker than the others.

Rooney pointed at the thick line and said, "This should be the guy's body. Let's go."

Mellen nodded, and the two of them moved forward quickly following the instructions.

As they moved forward, the two noticed that the tiny lines in the crystal ball had obvious changes, but the thickest one did not seem to react at all.

After observing for a moment, Melen said, "Are they concentrating?"

Rooney nodded and said, "Many clone abilities can transmit information over long distances, and the curse will spread to that guy's original body and all of his clones, so it's natural that he would be noticed."

Mellen asked, "But its body doesn't seem to be moving?" Then he shook his head and said, "It could be running away."

The crystal ball can only indicate the direction. If the dog's body is running away from the two people in the same direction, the direction information will not change.

The two looked at each other and quickened their pace again to prevent the dog from running away.

During the pursuit, the two encountered a deadly sandstorm. The vast power of the natural disaster was so great that even Melen was amazed.

Looking at the continuous deadly sandstorm, the two men understood that whether they waited in place or took a detour, it would probably take a long time, possibly several days or even more than ten days.

then……

Mellen said calmly, "Are we thinking the same thing?"

Rooney shrugged his shoulders, imitating Mellen's movements, and said excitedly, "I've wanted to do this for a long time!"

Then, the two of them rushed into the death sandstorm without hesitation.

Under Rooney's storm and thunder domain, even a terrifying natural disaster like the death sandstorm could only be subdued. The two of them rushed forward and spent about a day to cross the death sandstorm.

The pursuit lasted for three days. At the beginning, the dog's clone came to stop them, but it was easily dealt with by the two men and never appeared again.

At this time, Rooney slowed down his pace slightly and looked around with a serious expression.

Mellen asked, "What's wrong?"

"We may be entering the heart of the desert of chaos," Rooney said.

"The core of the Chaos Desert?" Melen asked doubtfully, "What's the difference between it and the periphery?"

Rooney explained, "In the core of the Chaos Desert, the power of chaotic perception is even stronger than in the periphery. The methods we've figured out to determine our location are ineffective, so outsiders like us rarely go deep into it."

Mellen frowned and asked, "Even you can't avoid this chaos?"

Rooney hesitated and said, "I don't know, but I'm a little affected now. I don't know if I will be completely lost if I continue to go deeper."

After all, Rooney had just been promoted to a Saint not long ago, and the power of the Saint level was just in its infancy, and even many of his methods were still at the legendary level.

Mellen knew that he was the one who was going to help him, so he summoned Garuru, told the mechanical dog to stay put, and said to Rooney, "Let's go."

Rooney trusts Mellen very much, and this trust can be traced back to the first time he met Mellen on the second floor of the Thunder Temple.