Please be my partner.

Meanwhile, Spike's battle with the giant general was nearing its end.

Chapter 372: Subjugation and Invitation

"Woof!~"

Under Spike's control, the dark golden killing will rolled and twisted, transforming into a giant claw that slapped down. The giant general roared and danced the crescent-shaped sword in his hand to meet the claw.

This scene looks extremely tragic, like a weak ant fighting against God.

"Boom!~"

Under the blow of the dark golden giant claw, all the resistance of the giant general seemed like a futile joke. He was swept away like a piece of rag, and three huge tearing wounds appeared on his body.

Spike walked out slowly in the rising smoke and dust. His fur was still smooth and shiny, without a trace of disorder, let alone any injuries.

On the other hand, the giant general who was smashed into the huge pit had three huge tearing wounds that almost ran across his body, as well as dozens of different injuries of varying sizes.

Spike had an indifferent expression. In his opinion, the giant general was indeed quite powerful, almost reaching the peak of legend, but it was naturally not enough for him.

The reason why the battle lasted so long was because Spike hadn't fought for such a long time and wanted to fight for a while longer to warm up. At the same time, he also wanted to verify the various research results on killing will and martial arts during this period.

And now, although this battle was not very satisfying for Spike, he was still very satisfied.

Looking down at the giant general in the pit, Spike stretched out his claws to kill him.

At this moment, Spike suddenly realized that the giant general had long lost his initial arrogance and rage, and looked at Spike with fear in his eyes.

Spike thought for a moment, then slowly retracted his claws. A thought, surging through his murderous will, violently entered the giant general's mind...

"Are you willing to surrender?"

The murderous will invading the mind is like using sandpaper to scratch the softest part of the human body. The impact can be imagined.

The giant general suppressed his mental pain and seemed a little hesitant.

Spike's expression immediately grew even colder, and he raised his paw again.

The giant general was shocked when he saw this and did not dare to neglect it, and immediately expressed his surrender.

Spike then let out a cold bark, and the dark golden killing will condensed into a tiny seed, which went straight into the depths of the giant general's mind.

This is one of the methods of applying mental power that Mellen learned at the Golden Academy. It is relatively simple and crude, and there are no various contractual insurances, but it is sufficient for temporary control.

Subduing the giant general was also Spike's sudden idea. Now that Merlen had just entered this world, he had no foundation at all. The collapsed world was far less convenient than modern society. Having a powerful monster as a subordinate would make things easier in all aspects.

Moreover, there is always a teacher among three people. The giant general also uses murderous power. Although it looks a bit bad, it is an innate ability after all. It is not without any merits. Spike can also study it a little and absorb some useful parts of it.

Spike signaled to the giant general, who hurriedly stood up, dragging his seriously injured body, and followed Spike closely.

During this process, the injuries on the giant general's body healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it was obvious that he had some kind of high-speed regenerative ability. Only the three huge torn wounds not only showed no signs of healing, but instead tended to get worse under the erosion of the attached dark golden killing intent.

Spike waved his claws casually, and the killing intent escaped from the giant general's wound like a snake and returned to Spike's body.

A look of relief suddenly appeared on the giant general's face, and he looked at Spike with even more awe.

When Spike brought the giant general to Mellen, Mellen was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Spike didn't kill the giant general, but subdued him instead. However, such a small matter was not worth his too much attention.

With the real boss around, it would be easier for Mellen to act next.

A man, a dog and a monster entered the general's mansion. After the monsters that had been entrenched in the mansion felt the breath of the giant general, they naturally did not dare to stop them. They all huddled in their own corners and trembled under the oppression of the giant general.

Melen easily found the study in the general's mansion.

Unfortunately, perhaps because it had experienced too many fierce battles, the entire study had been completely destroyed, with nothing left. Even other places in the general's mansion were mostly in ruins.

Mellen shook his head, but he was not discouraged. As long as he could interpret the information he had found so far, it would be enough to satisfy his basic understanding of the current world.

Next, Melen asked the giant general a lot of questions. Unfortunately, the giant general was not very intelligent and only had some vague memories of what happened after he became a monster. He even had a long period of confusion and was unable to answer most of Melen's questions.

The only useful information obtained was that there were often "little bugs" visiting the city, and these "little bugs" would pick up some of the city's rubbish and take it back.

Well, actually the original words of the Giant General were about "little bugs" like Mellen, but after being taught a lesson by Spike, he no longer dared to make such a metaphor.

After listening to the giant general's description, Melen could roughly confirm that the little bugs he was talking about were humans.

It seems that with human beings' tenacious adaptability, even in a devastated world after a catastrophe, they can still stubbornly continue to survive, even though this continuation is a deep suffering for the vast majority of humans.

Since there are people, it means that there is a high probability that there are human settlements nearby. After all, humans are social creatures. Even in peacetime, it is difficult for a single human to live alone, let alone now.

To survive, whether strong or weak, one needs to rely on the power of the group.

Melen's next goal is to go to this human settlement. Even if he can get more useful information, at least he can learn the language and writing of this world.

To Mellen's surprise, he didn't have to wait long before the person he needed showed up at his doorstep.

In the shade of a forest outside the city, two capable young men were staring at the city intently.

Some of the young men, with a playful expression, asked the indifferent young man beside them, "Mr. Zhou, what on earth happened in Baishi City just now? Why was there such a big commotion?"

The cold-blooded young man, Zhou Shao, said, "Perhaps a powerful monster is attacking Baishi City. Meng Shao, get ready. It's time for us to set off."

"Tsk tsk!" Meng Shao said helplessly, "What bad luck! That kind of fighting noise should be from two 'Dragon'-level monsters. One of them is undoubtedly a mighty general, and the other one is who knows what it is. Is it an alien monster, or did some monster originally in Bai Shi City mutate and seize power?"

"Alas, this time our Huaihe duo may be in for a near-death experience."

Zhou Shao said indifferently, "Our ancestors bravely fought bravely, countless hundreds dying in their quest to explore safe routes and various resource points in Baishi City. Now it's just our turn. Are you afraid?"

Young Master Meng shook his head and sneered, "Nonsense! Of course I'm afraid! But, I have to go even if I'm afraid!"

"It's a pity, I'm afraid we won't be able to see the leader ascend to the rank of Heavenly Martial Sect and suppress the 'Dragon' level disaster."

Zhou Shao was silent for a moment, then said, "Our sacrifice was worthwhile. Besides, this trip is just to confirm whether the routes and resource points we explored previously are still usable. It's not certain that anything will go wrong."

Although they said so, they both understood that after the battle between the two 'Dragon' level monsters, the originally fragile but stable situation in Bai Shi City was definitely broken. The monsters affected would definitely run around in disorder, which would make the originally confirmed intelligence invalid.

The purpose of the two people was to go to Bai Shi City to explore what information was still useful and what had become deadly traps.

This is an extremely dangerous mission. It's not just the two of them. After they die, more people will take over the job in batches until Bai Shi City is explored thoroughly again and new safe routes and resource points are determined.

And this is the sadness of the times. Anyone can be sacrificed as long as it is for greater benefits.

The two men cautiously came to a corner outside the city wall. After a brief observation, they quickly lifted a wooden cover buried in the living soil, revealing a small hole. This was a "dog hole" that could lead to the interior of Bai Shi City.

Just as Meng Shao was about to enter, his arm was grabbed by Zhou Shao and pulled back, causing him to stagger.

Zhou Shao went into the cave without looking back, saying, "Wait for my signal outside. If there's no signal in ten minutes, run!"

Meng Shao felt a heat on his nose, but before he could do anything, Zhou Shao had disappeared at the cave entrance.

Young Master Meng knew that this was because Young Master Zhou wanted to face the unknown danger alone. The situation in Bai Shi City was unclear, and all the previous safe routes had become unknown. The other end of the dog hole might be safe, or there might be a monster waiting there with its mouth drooling. The danger was self-evident.

While counting the time silently in his mind, Meng Shao placed one hand on his chest, where he wore a twin jade. This was the communication tool between him and Zhou Shao. Within a range of 100 meters, if one of them was vibrated, the other would also vibrate in the same way.

As Meng Shao anxiously waited, time passed quickly. As the agreed ten minutes got closer, countless chaotic thoughts appeared in Meng Shao's mind.

When Meng Shaomo counted to a certain number, his heart sank to the bottom. It had been ten minutes and Zhou Shao had not contacted him.

Meng Shao's face was full of uncertainty, and he even wanted to go directly into the cave and enter Bai Shi City.

What if? !

What if there’s only a problem with the Twin Jades?

What if Young Master Zhou just encountered a weak monster that he couldn't defeat alone but could handle with the combined strength of two people?

What if Young Master Zhou just encountered some accidents and was temporarily out of the sensing range of the Twin Jade?

just in case……

Although countless "what ifs" flashed through Meng Shao's mind, and although he really wanted to activate the twin jades to contact Zhou Shao to ask about the situation, the string called reason held him tightly.

Just when Meng Shao was torn between his conscience and his desires, the twin jades on his chest suddenly vibrated. After sensing it for a moment and confirming that it was the secret signal between the two, Meng Shao almost cried for joy. Only then did he realize that only more than ten seconds had passed since the agreed ten minutes.

Without hesitation, Meng Shao climbed up the cave into Baishi City. When he came out, he saw Zhou Shao sitting on the city wall to rest. He immediately complained, "Zhou Shao, we don't have to be so stuck on time. I almost left!"

Zhou Shao took a breath, gently brushed the dust off his hair, and said, "Part of the cave collapsed, and it took some effort to dig it through."

Young Master Meng was stunned, and then he saw that Young Master Zhou looked dusty and dirty, with traces of blood oozing from the fingertips of his hands.

Without saying anything more, he quickly walked to Zhou Shao's side, used the simple tools he carried with him to disinfect and bandage the wound, and sprinkled odor-removing powder on it.

These scavengers are actually not that pretentious. This level of injury is commonplace on a normal day. If it happened in the cave, there would be no need to deal with it at all.

However, there are many monsters in Bai Shi City and it is full of dangers. Many monsters are extremely sensitive to blood. If the smell is not cleaned up in time, it will increase a lot of dangers out of thin air.

After a brief rest, the two covered the cave entrance and began to explore Bai Shi City.

When they reached the next dangerous point, Meng Shao stopped Zhou Shao, who still wanted to take the lead, shook his head firmly at him, and then walked forward carefully.

In this way, relying on their own agility and the tacit cooperation between the two, they completed the exploration of several safe routes without any danger along the way.

By the way, we also collected a lot of resources.

The two fully loaded people looked at each other and felt a little unbelievable. You know, even when they took these safe routes to collect resources in the past, they were not always safe and sound, and their journey today seemed to be a little too smooth.

The two exchanged glances and immediately understood each other's intentions. Young Master Meng said, "Young Master Zhou, although there are still several important resource points, we have gained enough today. Let's go back."

Zhou Shao nodded and said, "Let's go."

Just as the two turned around and prepared to return the same way, a voice that frightened them to death rang out: "Are you leaving just like that? Not going to stay longer?"

The two people's reactions were surprisingly consistent. They didn't even bother to look in the direction of the sound, but instead ran away.

This did not help Mellen, but after he came to his senses he just chuckled and did nothing else.

A moment later, several spiders taller than adults dragged two people who were tied up to Mellen.

The two young masters from Huaihe looked at the smiling Mellen, their expressions of despair mixed with confusion.

Although Mellen looked very much like a human, the two had no doubt that he was a monster. After all, anyone who could command monsters must also be a monster!

Meng Shao suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "Are you the dragon-level monster that invaded Baishi City?"

Although this was incoherent, Mellen understood what Meng Shao wanted to express, so he said, "No, that's right."

This answer once again confused the two of them.

Melen shook his finger, letting the two go, and then said, "Go back and tell your leader that I have something to ask him, and ask him to come see me within a day."

The two men froze in thought, about to show a fearless expression, when they heard Mellen continue, "I know where your settlement is. If you are unwilling to go back and deliver the message, I will have no choice but to send my men to invite you personally."

Following the direction of Mellen's finger, the two men's fearless expressions gradually faded and turned into confusion.

As the sound of "boom! boom! boom!" rang out, a huge shadow gradually enveloped the two of them.

Chapter 373 Keeping an Appointment

Meng Shao and Zhou Shao came to the dog hole in a daze and left Bai Shi City with a dull look on their faces. They could feel that there were monsters around watching them, but the latter had no intention of attacking them.

After leaving Bai Shi City and walking for a while, the two gradually came to their senses.

Young Master Meng said hesitantly, "Young Master Zhou, should we go back?"

Zhou Shao could no longer maintain his usual coldness and said blankly, "According to the rules of the cave, once you are targeted by a strange monster, you cannot return to the cave, so as not to bring disaster into the cave."

Meng Shao smiled bitterly and said, "But the problem now is that if we don't bring the news back, the mighty general might actually go to the cave himself to 'invite' our leader. Then..."

Zhou Shao was silent. For a moment he couldn't think of what to do in this situation.

The two walked slowly, wishing the distance back to the cave could be extended indefinitely. However, when they came to a stream in the forest and saw a huge rugged rock, they realized that they were not far from their cave.

Zhou Shao stopped and said in a deep voice, "We can't go any further. No matter what, the rules are the rules. Although we don't have any strange marks on us, we have definitely been stalked by that unknown entity. We must not return to the cave."

Young Master Meng looked worried and asked, "What about the news? Aren't we going to pass it on?"

Zhou Shao shook his head and said, "It must be passed on to the leader. No matter what decision the leader makes after receiving the news, at least he must be informed of the changes in Baishi City."

"We won't go back. We'll just stand guard on the road leading back to the cave. When we meet our fellow cavemen, we'll pass the news to them and have them take it back to the leader."

Meng Shao's eyes lit up, he patted his head and said, "I'm such a fool. Why didn't I think of such a simple thing before?"

Zhou Shao sighed inwardly. Anyone who experienced such a change would probably be extremely upset, and it would be very difficult to just be able to regain their composure.

After finalizing the plan, the two men quickly advanced to a mountain path more than fifty miles away from their cave, and waited for their opportunity.

The two of them were lucky enough to see two familiar figures after waiting for less than two hours.

The two who returned were stunned at first when they saw the two people who were in a daze on the mountain road, and then they noticed that these were the "famous" Huaihe duo. They were all scavengers and had trained together, so they were quite familiar with each other. The two of them smiled and approached.

When the distance was close to 20 meters, Zhou Shao suddenly threw a stone to stop the two men. The smiling faces of the two men suddenly darkened. They frowned and looked at the two Shaos with surprise and suspicion in their eyes. They took sideways steps, as if they were ready to run away at any time.

Before the two could speak, Zhou Shao spoke first, "Hu Zhengyi, Su Yi, there's no time. Listen to me. The two of us were exploring Baishi City a while ago, and a catastrophic incident occurred there, and we were also affected."

When they heard "We two were also caught", Hu Zhengyi and Su Yi almost subconsciously turned around and ran away. This is the professional quality of a scavenger.