Please be my partner.

This is a powerful person who far surpasses the Black Dragon King Lolonia!

Bellomo was about to say something when he saw Merlen, but he quickly paused, his eyes flashing with suspicion and surprise. He said, "You are surrounded by the aura of many saints, and some seem to come from even more unfathomable existences. Even my spiritual perception is warning me not to delve too deeply. This is truly incredible."

After thinking for a moment, Bellomo looked at Melen with a look that seemed to have a deeper meaning. He smiled and said, "Okay, Melen, don't be nervous. I didn't call you here to pry into your secrets, but to discuss compensation with you."

Mellen breathed a sigh of relief, then asked doubtfully, "What about compensation?"

Bellomo nodded and explained, "Tim, as a mentor at the academy, actually attacked you outside of school. Although the academy has already dismissed him, the impact of this incident is too severe, and I need your forgiveness."

Melen blinked and immediately understood what Bellomo meant. It was equivalent to giving him some benefits to shut him up. It would be a shame not to take such a free benefit!

Bellomo continued, "You can think of what you need, and I will satisfy you as appropriate."

Mellen fell into deep thought. For a moment, he felt that he needed a lot of things. But since Bellomo had said "meet as appropriate", it would definitely not be possible to ask for too much. But if he asked for too little, it seemed unnecessary. With his wealth, he was not short of ordinary resources.

After thinking for a moment, Mellen thought of a request that wouldn't cost him anything, so he said, "I want to increase my reading privileges in the library. The higher the better."

The library of the Golden Academy houses an unimaginable number of books, but due to restricted permissions, Mellen can only read a small portion of them. If he can increase his reading permissions, he can obtain more knowledge and information from the library.

Melen did not forget that the next stage of Golden Hair's evolution, the [Sun and Moon Wolf], needs to devour two closely connected worlds that have "sun" and "moon" as their core rules respectively.

If Mellen were to find such a special world on his own, it would take him who knows how long.

Searching from the existing databases of those major forces is definitely the fastest way.

Bellomo was stunned for a moment and asked, "Reading permission, is that all you have?"

Mellen nodded and said, "This is what I need most right now."

Bellomo smiled dumbly and said, "How about this? I'll upgrade your reading privileges to the level of a formal instructor. If you can reach the top ten of the sequence, I can upgrade your reading privileges again to the level of a dean of studies."

"Also, I'll give you another chance to enter the academy's secret realm unconditionally. You can use this opportunity to enter any secret realm that the academy has open."

Melen was very satisfied with the compensation given by Bellomo. Not to mention the improvement of reading permissions, the opportunity to enter the academy secret realm unconditionally was also precious. Melen's place in the ocean secret realm was equivalent to exchanging a saint-level resource, and the ocean secret realm was only the most basic secret space, and its value was not high.

In the future, when he encounters a suitable academy secret realm, Mellen can enter it directly without worrying about not being able to get a place.

Suddenly, Mellen's heart moved, and he asked tentatively, "Vice-Principal, I heard that the three major colleges have jointly launched the 'Battle of Despair'. I wonder what this secret space is called?"

Bellomo smiled and said, "This secret realm is somewhat special. It can improve combat experience. The longer you persist, the more you will improve. It is specially prepared for geniuses with extremely fast training speed. Are you interested?"

Chapter 399: Fighting in Desperate Situation

Improve combat experience?

Melen murmured in his heart, thinking that the gossip Xinko had heard was indeed not very reliable. However, the statement that this special secret realm was suitable for battle maniacs was not wrong to some extent.

Mellen thought for a moment, then asked, "Vice Principal, is this 'Battle of Despair' dangerous?"

Bellomo said, "Originally, this secret realm is quite dangerous, as once you enter it, you'll have to fight through battle after battle. While you can terminate the secret realm at any time before a battle begins, once the battle begins, there's no surrendering or giving up halfway. You'll have to fight your opponent to the death. Otherwise, this secret realm wouldn't be called 'Desperate Realm'."

"Furthermore, 'Fighting Desperate Situations' has a hidden characteristic. The more desperate the situation, the more benefits one can gain. One can even receive a mystical baptism, which will enlighten one's own combat wisdom."

"Of course, because 'Battle of Despair' is a joint effort of the three academies, there's no need for students to actually fight to the death. Therefore, before entering the secret realm, students are given a substitute doll. As long as the substitute doll is broken, they can deceive the rules of 'Battle of Despair' and make it think the battle has been decided. At that time, they can naturally exit the secret realm."

Melen's eyes lit up slightly, and he said to himself, "Is that so."

After thinking for a moment, Mellen made up his mind and asked, "Vice Principal, I wonder if my access to the secret realm can be used in this 'Battle of Despair'?"

Bellomo seemed to have expected this and said, "Sure. It just so happens that our instructor, Yuri, who's leading the team this time, hasn't left yet. I'll have him help you with the paperwork."

Mellen was stunned for a moment. He had originally asked with the attitude of giving it a try, but he didn't expect it to go so smoothly. However, he still expressed his gratitude.

When Instructor Yuri arrived, although he was a little surprised, he immediately said that he would make arrangements.

After Melen and Yuri left, Bellomo's eyes were playful, with a hint of inexplicable anticipation.

Melen followed Mentor Yuri, who told him many details about the departure and then left.

The secret realm team was originally planning to set off today, but because of Mellen's temporary joining, some additional preparation work was needed, so it was postponed to tomorrow.

Melen took advantage of this time to find Xinko and asked him for a favor.

After hearing Mellen's request, Xin Ke asked in confusion, "You want me to spread the news that you're participating in this 'Battle of Despair'? It would be best if you let the Wiggins family know?!"

"Wait, Melen, I'm confused. Didn't the selection for 'Battle of Despair' end a long time ago? We were only apart for a few hours, so how did you suddenly get to participate in this secret realm?"

Melen nodded slightly and said, "My participation in 'Battle of Despair' is naturally due to the help of Vice Principal Bellomo. When you spread the news, please also reveal this."

Xinke patted his head and smiled bitterly, "I understand your intention, but will it work? And even if it does, and if we really attract Tim, are you sure you can defeat him?"

Mellen said meaningfully, "No fisherman knows before casting his line whether he will hook a big fish or nothing. I just put out a little bait. If I catch something, I'm happy. If I don't, I won't regret it either."

"As for whether I can handle it, that's actually the last thing I need to worry about."

This is indeed Mellen's mentality at the moment. After throwing out the bait, he would be happy if he could catch a fish, but even if he didn't, he would not be too discouraged.

Because, 'Fighting in Desperate Situations' is indeed very suitable for Melen. Among the dogs under his command, except for Spike who has more combat experience, the other dogs have not experienced too many battles. Even in those limited battles, most of them were crushed by relying on their strength.

Although according to Melen's idea, he will definitely be able to crush the enemy with strength and will never play any tricks, but the future is long and Melen cannot guarantee that every battle will go according to his expectations. It is still necessary to prepare for the future.

Not having a sword in your hand and having a sword but not using it are two different things.

Xin Ke sighed and said, "Alright, alright! You have a point, but I can't argue with you, okay? Leave this matter to me, I will definitely help you handle it properly."

Mellen smiled and said, "Thank you very much."

After saying goodbye to Xinke, Mellen went straight to the library. Perhaps because of the improvement of reading permissions, he felt that his virtual room seemed to be more sophisticated. The number of books that could be searched for the same entry was at least more than twice as many as before, and many could reach three, five, or even ten times as many.

Meren and Nasus had happy smiles on their faces. After setting a reminder time, they began reading.

After experiencing a satisfying reading and resolving some doubts in his mind, Mellen felt extremely satisfied.

When the reminder time set earlier arrived, Melen still felt a little unsatisfied.

I simply tidied myself up and had breakfast before rushing to the meeting place that Teacher Yuri mentioned yesterday.

Mellen didn't come early, but he didn't come late either. At this time, there were about a dozen people gathered here in groups of three or two. Each of them exuded a powerful or unpredictable aura, and everyone had a confident and calm expression on their face, because they were the chosen ones of heaven and the best among their generation, so it was natural for them to have such a mental outlook.

With Mellen's arrival, many people looked at him with doubts, curiosity, inquiry, and... hostility.

Most people knew Mellen. After all, he had given an amazing performance in the secret ocean realm, and coupled with the sensation caused by his mentor's pursuit afterwards, those who were interested had naturally paid attention to him a long time ago.

Of course, the comments on Mellen are mixed...

Some people think that Mellen was too cruel. They were all classmates. It was understandable that Mellen took action to steal the treasure in the secret ocean, but there was no need to kill anyone. He deserved it because the saint mentor personally came out to hunt him down in order to avenge his son's death.

Some people support Mellen and think that what he did was reasonable. After all, the secret ocean realm is not a school, and the students who entered the secret realm are not real children. Naturally, they must be responsible for their actions, and death is one of many possibilities.

Although a few years have passed and Mellen's popularity has declined a lot, when he appeared again, many people still recognized him at the first time.

At this moment, a young man who was about two meters and two meters tall, with a naked upper body, bulging muscles as solid as granite, and a huge double-edged battle axe on his back walked towards him.

The tall young man came up to Mellen, looked at him for a moment, and grinned, "Are you Mellen? My name is Meng En, nice to meet you!"

Mellen nodded slightly and said, "Mellen. I wonder what advice you have."

Meng En said, "Many people say that you were able to escape from the hands of the Saint and be as famous as my brother. Others say that you used trickery."

"Hey, I don't believe what others say. I only believe my own eyes and my own axe. Since you've also participated in this 'Battle of Despair', then show me your true abilities. Otherwise, I won't recognize you!"

After saying this, he left without waiting for Mellen to answer.

Mellen's expression was a little confused, and he felt like he had a lot to complain about, but for a moment he didn't know where to start.

Melen didn't feel much hostility from Meng'en, only the desire to fight.

Combining what Meng En said, Melen had a vague guess in his mind that the brother the former was talking about should be the famous Sequence 2... Meng Shen.

If the top ten in the sequence and those below them are two different levels, then Bai Ye in Sequence 1 and Meng Shen in Sequence 2 can also be divided into one level with the other top ten in the sequence.

Bai Ye and Meng Shen's talents and strengths can be considered outstanding even in the entire history of the Golden Academy.

Next, these students came to Mellen in groups as if they had made an appointment. Some came just to get to know him and see if they could make friends, while some were extremely arrogant and thought he was nothing special.

Mellen had a very strange expression on his face. He readily agreed to those who intended to make friends, but he was not angry at those who were arrogant and provocative. He just thought these little brats were very interesting. Perhaps only in the academy could he meet such interesting...'enemies'?

Think about the opponents Mellen has encountered over the years. All of them are veterans, and many of them are still at large.

Looking at these students again, they are somewhat, uh, 'cute'.

Soon, Instructor Yuri arrived and looked at the fifty-one students who had already arrived, and then distributed the substitute dolls.

Melen also took one. The substitute doll was only the size of a palm and looked like an ordinary rag doll, but it contained extremely profound and extraordinary knowledge.

The reason why the team's departure time was delayed was also related to the need to temporarily make a substitute doll for Mellen.

After repeating the precautions again, Yuri led the fifty-one people through the academy's teleportation array to a city called Serage.

Imposing guards, clean and tidy streets, and welcoming crowds...

All this made Melen feel like the company had received a notice that the headquarters would send a leader to inspect, so he made preparations for a thorough cleaning in advance. When the leader from the headquarters arrived, he would see a thriving scene.

Yuri didn't care about these things. After chatting with the city's top leaders for a few words, he boarded the airship prepared for them and flew directly away from Serage City.

There is a plain to the west of Seraj City. If you go deeper, the environment will become harsh, the ground will show signs of cracks, and the vegetation will become sparse.

After flying for about a day, they finally approached their destination.

Yuri said: "'Fighting Despair' does not actually belong to the Peru World. It was formed when a piece of debris fell into the Peru World."

"According to research, this fragment is a corner of a vast ancient battlefield. After a long period of baptism and some unknown changes, it has formed into its current appearance."

"Although our three academies have been researching 'Desperate Battle' for a long time, we still haven't fully grasped it. There are still many unknowns. When you enter the battle, if you feel anything is wrong, leave the battlefield immediately to avoid encountering any unknown dangers."

After the airship landed, there were already two clearly divided groups of people here, and they had set up their own camps.

The arrival of the Golden Academy naturally attracted the attention of people from both sides, and several people came over immediately.

The airship's door had just opened, and before Yuri could even get off, he heard a sarcastic voice say, "As expected of the Golden Academy. They're used to being the last to appear, and they're even making the other two academies wait."

Another voice, while not sarcastically voiced, also asked in a dissatisfied tone, "Yuri, you're too slow this time."

Yuri was silent. He couldn't say that the vice-principal had given him a difficult question at the last minute, so he changed the subject and said, "Stop talking nonsense and check the information."

Seeing this, a sarcastic voice snorted coldly.

To open the "Battle of Desperate Situation", you need to pay certain special resources, and the more people enter, the more you have to pay, and the more you pay.

For example, if only 10 people enter, only one resource will be consumed. If 50 people enter, the consumed resources will reach ten.

According to the exploration of the three major colleges over the years, 150 people at a time is a reasonable number. After that, the resources required for each additional person will increase significantly, which is not worth the cost.

When they heard that 51 people came from the Golden Academy this time and that the temporary member was chosen by Vice President Bellomo, the people from the other two academies fell silent.

Yuri said, "The extra resources this time will be provided by our Golden Academy. Is that okay with you?"

The other two shrugged their shoulders. This special situation was actually normal. It happened occasionally in their own academy, so usually the eldest brother would not laugh at the second brother.

After reaching an agreement, the three separated, and Yuri began to direct the students to move supplies from the airship and build a temporary camp.

'Battle of Desperate Situations' can only be activated at a specific frequency, and waiting for this frequency may take three to five days. This is also the fundamental reason for the complaints of the other two academies. Perhaps during the time when the Golden Academy was late, they missed an opportunity to activate it.

The construction of the camp was very simple, using some modular materials and their own extraordinary powers. After all, they were all the best among legends. In less than half an hour, a solid camp was built.

The next step was a time of exploration and waiting. During this process, students from the three major colleges had a lot of exchanges, but most of them looked very angry. Of course, it was only verbal exchanges, and no real fighting broke out.

Melen and his friends were lucky. On the second night after they arrived here, the specific frequency finally appeared.

The instructors of the three academies immediately activated the prepared arrangements, and a huge light green portal slowly emerged in the center of the three academy camps.

With the start of the "Battle of Desperate Situation", the tension between the three major colleges became more and more pungent.

Chapter 400 Going deeper

A void mirror connected the two figures.

After listening to Chief Wiggins's description, Tim said, "This sounds like a trap. Are the Golden Academy planning to use Mellen as bait to attack me?"

The clan leader shook his head and said, "No, the academy has not taken any action."

"That's strange," Tim pondered. "Could it be that Mellen deliberately spread the rumor? Does he think he has the power to plot against me?"

The patriarch asked, "What are your plans?"

Tim was silent.

What was his plan? Of course he wanted to crush Mellen to death immediately!

The revenge for his son's death, the destruction of his painstakingly planned plan, and the failure of the hunt that made him a laughing stock, each one of these was enough to make Tim hate him to the core.

However, a lack of patience will ruin great plans.

Not to mention what Tim is doing now, just because this is obviously a trap, he wouldn't be so stupid as to just fall into it.