Please be my partner.

After determining his location, Mellen began to move forward quickly. His main goal was to find the central core of the Mechanical Elder.

During this process, Gui will help them paralyze the mechanical fortress first, and Bolin will attract enough attention for him. The high-profile impact is just the beginning. Afterwards, Bolin will target the power core of the mechanical fortress and try to attract as many saints in the mechanical fortress as possible.

In the fairy tale kingdom, Spike and Golden Retriever stood up at the same time, but Spike stretched out his claws to stop Golden Retriever, shook his head slightly at it, then stretched his body, jumped out of the fairy tale kingdom and came to Mellen.

The golden retriever paused for a moment, and finally lay back down.

After evolving into the [Light and Dark Wolf] and mastering the two opposing forces of light and darkness, Golden Retriever's strength when fully unleashed can be comparable to Spike's, and even surpass it if he uses the power of [Light and Dark Sublimation].

More importantly, although Spike's ultimate leap took place in "Battle of the End", it caused quite a stir and may have caught the attention of the top management of the Golden Academy and even the three major academies.

The evolution of the Golden Retriever is carried out silently, so it is necessary for it to become a hidden trump card for the time being.

As Spike appeared beside Mellen, Garuru and the Void Dog also jumped out. Mellen thought about it and did not stop them. Now in the mechanical fortress, except for the hidden saint, the other guarding mechanical creations did not pose much threat to the two dogs.

A beam of blood shot out from Mellen's fingertips, dissolving a hole as tall as a person in the thick metal wall.

Relying on this method, Mellen quickly traveled through the mechanical fortress.

But his arrogant behavior soon attracted the attention of the fortress guards, and large groups of mechanical creatures rushed in from all directions.

There were mainly two types of mechanical creations that first entered Mellen's field of vision. One was a mechanical creation with a block-shaped body structure with mechanical limbs extending from it; the other was a mechanical creation of normal human size, similar to an octopus, with an anti-gravity structure.

The former should be the guard of the mechanical fortress, and the latter should be a role like a maintenance worker.

Garuru and Void Dog rushed forward excitedly.

The mechanical dog summoned his own energy minions and engaged in a fierce battle with the fortress guards.

The Void Dog expanded itself and opened its mouth to swallow hundreds of mechanical creations into its body. It can be clearly seen that these mechanical creations were still struggling violently after being swallowed, so that the Void Dog's body was slightly deformed, but it didn't care about it.

For a Void Dog, what's the big deal about the 'food' he eats?! Even though he eats a lot of these mechanical lumps.

Spike followed Mellen, with no intention of taking action.

The little red lotus condensed into a small creature that lay on Mellen's shoulder, making a continuous "woof woof" sound, as if cheering for Garuru and the Void Dog.

The mechanical creations that appeared at this time were only at level three or below, they were just more in number, and two dogs were indeed enough to deal with them.

In this way, they overcame all obstacles and soon Mellen and his team had passed about half of the journey. The types of mechanical creatures that blocked their way became more and more numerous, and their strength became stronger and stronger.

When Garuru and Void Dog were beginning to be unable to hold on any longer, Spike finally took action. Pure golden light burst out, and with one blow, he easily cleared all the mechanical creations in his field of vision.

Spike had a calm expression, looking nonchalant. Little Red Lotus, Garuru, and Void Dog all had admiration on their faces, and were just about to shout "Big brother is awesome" and "Big brother 666".

Melen pinched the tiny Red Lotus speechlessly. "Garuru and Void Dog are fine, but can't you do something like this too?"

Little Honglian looked up at Mellen, blinking her innocent eyes, as if to say, "Brother Spike is really amazing!"

"Buzz!~Boom!~"

Golden traces of torn claws were left in the void, and Spike directly tore a huge gap in the thick metal wall.

In terms of instantaneous destructive power alone, Spike is indeed far superior to Little Red Lotus. After entering the current stage, the materials used to build the mechanical fortress have been significantly improved. Even if Little Red Lotus's blood mist wants to erode a gap, it is not an easy task, but it cannot withstand Spike's attack.

With shining eyes, Garuru carried the broken chunks of metal and the destroyed mechanical creations to the fairy tale kingdom. These were all refined high-quality materials.

Continuing to advance rapidly, when Melen arrived in front of a huge circular machine, it took less than ten minutes in total. The huge circular machine in front of him was the place where the core of the mechanical elder was imprisoned.

Golden lightning flashed in Spike's eyes and he swung his claws, but this time it made a sharp and piercing sound. When the light faded, only several palm-deep claw marks were left on the huge circular machine.

Mellen's eyes focused. He noticed that when Spike attacked the huge circular machine, rows of columnar structures composed of blue electric lights appeared above it. It was this layer of structure that blocked the attack, coupled with the special material of the huge circular machine itself, that prevented Spike from causing any damage.

Melen guessed that perhaps this huge circular machine had an independent energy supply system, which is why it was not affected by the paralysis of the mechanical fortress.

If we continue at this pace, even if we spend all the remaining time, we may not be able to open a gap in the huge circular machine.

Thinking that there was still a lot of time, Mellen was not in a hurry to reveal his trump card. He began to examine the huge circular machine, trying to find its weak point.

The huge circular machine seemed to be independently embedded in the mechanical fortress, connected to many rooms. Melen searched the rooms one by one.

Chapter 409: A Prisoner's Dilemma? Let Me Choose for You!

After searching more than a dozen rooms, Mellen suddenly stopped and seemed to have seen the appearance of the next room through the thick metal wall.

Spike even sensed the situation in the next room before Mellen.

Melen released his senses and could clearly sense that two saints outside the mechanical fortress had already started a fierce battle. One of them was Bolin, and the other one was definitely the saint stationed in the mechanical fortress by the Temple of Divine Machinery.

Mellen sighed and said to himself, "Sure enough, this mission is not that simple. I didn't expect that there is a saint waiting here."

After sighing, Melen put away Garuru and Void Dog, and then said to Spike: "Let's go, this battle is inevitable."

After breaking through the metal wall, Melen walked in leisurely and saw a ten-meter-tall mechanical saint standing quietly in the center of the room, as if waiting for his arrival.

This mechanical saint looks extremely delicate, and does not look like a combat mechanical creation, but rather a fine work of art.

Behind the Mechanical Saint is the portal of a huge circular machine, which is also its only weak point.

As Melen was looking at him, the Mechanical Saint said, "No matter what conditions the Sas Saint Clan offers you, we at the Divine Machinery Temple can give you double, and we will pay it immediately."

"Also, we know that your primary mission on this trip is to destroy the core of the mechanical elders of the Sas Saint Tribe. I'm willing to play along with you. Even if your mission is complete, you can still go to the Sas Saint Tribe to claim the reward they offer."

"We at the Divine Machinery Temple can also guarantee that before launching a complete and annihilating offensive against the Sas Saints, we will not use any intelligence we receive from the Sas Saints' mechanical elders, in order to avoid causing you any trouble."

"Finally, when the war between our Divine Machine Temple and the Sas Holy Clan is over, no matter what you did before, our Divine Machine Temple promises that we will never pursue it, and you will still be able to enjoy the friendship of our Divine Machine Temple."

"Mr. Mellen, make your choice."

Mellen fell silent.

He admitted that he was moved.

You can directly get double the reward from the Sas Saint Clan; cooperate in acting and pretend to complete the task; before launching a complete and complete extermination offensive against the Sas Saint Clan, you will never use any information obtained from the mechanical elders of the Sas Saint Clan; your previous actions will not be pursued, and you can even gain the friendship of the Divine Machinery Temple.

And all of this can be easily obtained by him without doing anything.

It can be said that the Temple of Divine Machinery has taken all aspects into consideration, even their reputation.

Melen sighed in his heart that the Sass Saints’ defeat was not unfair.

The Divine Machine Temple set up such a formation to destroy the vitality of the Sas Holy Clan, which was only the first level of the conspiracy. The current lure of benefits and the direct disintegration of these foreign aids was the hidden second level of the conspiracy.

Melen, Gui and Bolin seem to cooperate with each other and carry out their tasks accordingly. This can indeed maximize their respective strengths, but it also puts them in a situation where they fight each other.

This might be something that the Temple of Divine Machinery had planned long ago!

Anyone who understands the 'prisoner's dilemma' should understand that although the Mechanical Saint's words to Mellen seem to be full of inducements, they are actually full of threats.

First of all, being able to call out Mellen's name is a deterrent in itself. Whether the intelligence system of the Temple of Divine Machinery is so powerful and terrifying, or there is a problem on the side of the Sas Holy Clan, it is enough to make Mellen wary.

Secondly, given Mellen's moral composure and his friendship with Lucas, he'd be tempted by the Mechanical Saint's offer. But what about Gui and Bolin? What would they think?

Moreover, the focus now is not even on their ideas, but on the dilemma created by the current situation.

Melen could guarantee that he would continue with the mission, but what if? What if Gui and Bolin agreed to the offer from the Temple of Divine Machinery?

If it was the former, would the mechanical fortress's paralysis end sooner? Half an hour? Or even twenty minutes?! By then, Mellen would be facing a revived mechanical fortress, and worse still, he would still be inside it.

If it's the latter, will Melen face the siege of a second, or even a third, Saint?!

Similarly, would Gui and Bolin have similar thoughts?

If Melen accepts the enticement of the Holy Temple of Divine Machinery, then all the efforts made by Gui and Bolin now will be in vain.

The most important thing is that once the plan of the Temple of Divine Machinery succeeds, it will be an absolutely fatal blow to the Sas Holy Clan.

The helpers that can be recruited by the Sas Saints at this stage are undoubtedly extremely trusted by the latter. If even they choose to betray, the Sas Saints' hope of winning this war will be even slimmer.

Moreover, the Temple of Divine Machinery said that Mellen and his men did not need to do anything and could just take the benefits for free, but if they really got on board, it would not be so easy to get off.

Even if Melen completed the basic task and destroyed the central core of the Mechanical Elder, he would not be able to truly prove himself after returning.

Seeing that Mellen was lost in thought, the Mechanical Saint had no intention of disturbing him, because this was also beneficial to him, and he believed that the longer Mellen thought, the more he would understand the interests involved.

After a long time, Melen breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his head and seemed to see through the layers of metal walls that the battle between the saints outside was still fierce, but it was impossible to tell whether it was real or fake.

Mellen suddenly smiled and said, "It's really hard to decide! It seems that there is only one way for me to break the deadlock."

The Mechanical Saint said nothing and looked at Mellen quietly.

Mellen's expression calmed down and he said, "As long as we bring back the core of the mechanical elder of the Sas Saint Clan, everything will be fine."

The Mechanical Saint then spoke: "This is a wrong choice."

Mellen shook his head, his expression relaxed again. He said, "It doesn't matter if it's right or wrong. My moral bottom line may be flexible at times, but it still has a bottom line. At the very least, I should do what I promised."

Prisoner's Dilemma?!

Yes, perhaps this is exactly what the Temple of Divine Machinery is planning, but Melen doesn't think of himself as a so-called 'prisoner'. If he is really pushed to the limit, he will even demolish the mechanical fortress on the spot!

Mellen's ultimate goal of hiding his cards and pretending to be a pig is to eat the tiger, not to become a real "pig" himself.

Feeling Mellen's determination, Spike, who had originally had a lazy look on his face, suddenly released a terrifying fighting spirit, and golden flames burned in his eyes.

But the next moment, the boy grabbed its fateful neck.

Spike turned his head to look at the boy in confusion, and saw Mellen stroking his dog's head with a smile, saying, "This is a rare opportunity, let me do it!"

Spike barked and wanted to protest. After evolving, he finally encountered a decent opponent and was about to show his strength. How could he give up so easily?

Of course, the protest was futile. As Mellen whispered "Soul Synchrony", Spike, with a face full of resentment, turned into a ray of golden light and entered Mellen's body.

The golden immortal fighting spirit burned in Mellen's body, and the surging ocean of fighting spirit poured down like a river from the sky; the concept of "world" was attached to his body, and an independent space seemed to be opened up in every cell.

Through the chain of rules, Mellen frantically devoured the energy between heaven and earth, as if he had gained infinite growth. It seemed that any random movement could trigger an energy tide and easily submerge a world.

Of course, Melen also knew that this was an illusion caused by the instantaneous increase in power, but it was undeniable that Spike's current power was indeed far above that of Little Red Lotus. Although Melen had never exerted his full strength when he used [Soul Synchronization] Little Red Lotus before, he could still feel the obvious gap between him and Spike in this state.

At the same time, the little red lotus that had been possessed in Mellen's body was kicked out by this powerful force, and the little guy let out a wronged "woof".

There is no way around this. With Mellen's current legendary strength, [Soul Synchrony] for one dog is already the limit, and he simply cannot accommodate more power at the same time. This is a dual limitation from life and soul. Only when he becomes a saint and sublimates himself will there be any improvement.

With the blessing of immortal fighting spirit, countless combat skills and combat wisdom are integrated into Mellen's instincts. As far as he can see, all visible and invisible things are weaknesses and flaws. With every move, he can mobilize forces and rules far beyond his control.

At this moment, Melen had the feeling that he was originally a poor student, and then suddenly changed his perspective to that of a genius student.

Mellen looked at the Mechanical Saint, who suddenly felt a tiny electric current surging through his central components, giving him the illusion that his body was stiff and rusty.

Mellen stretched out a finger and gently pointed at the void in front of him. As the golden ripples spread, it seemed that the whole world was shrouded in a layer of pure golden hue.

Melen said softly, "The will to fight is the most fundamental kind of emotional force, and all intelligent life has emotions."

Following Mellen's words, the Mechanical Saint was swayed by the fighting spirit that suddenly rose in his mind, accompanied by anger, mania, impulsiveness and other emotions. But the next moment, the fighting spirit in his mind seemed to be forcibly extracted by some invisible force, and at the same time, it was accompanied by emotions such as loss, dejection, and boredom.

The Mechanical Saint mobilized the power of his own rules and forcibly dispelled the emotions in his mind that did not belong to him. A dark space expanded with him as the center, dispelling the gold.

Melen looked at the almost colorless and transparent flame floating in his palm. This was one of the basic passive abilities of [Immortal Fighting Will]. It could forcibly mobilize the fighting spirit-related emotions of a large range of targets, extract them, and transform them into his own strength.

If it is used on those below the level of Saint who are not protected by the power of rules, unless they are those with extremely strong will, they will turn into madmen who only know how to fight. When Melen extracts the fighting spirit from them, their spirit and soul will be transformed into fighting spirit together and completely drained.

He suddenly clenched his fist, and a colorless flame exploded, turning into a powerful force that blessed Mellen.

Melen took a step forward and arrived in front of the Mechanical Saint. The golden flame on his fist turned into a golden dragon and rushed towards the latter.

The black space around the Mechanical Saint began to shake noticeably, becoming dislocated and divided like a kaleidoscope, as if to cut off Mellen's attack and even Mellen himself.

Under the guidance of immortal fighting spirit and the concept of "world", Melen himself was naturally unharmed, while the golden dragon was exploded into countless tiny golden lights under the cutting of spatial power and was thrown into the unknown void.

Mellen snorted lightly, and as his thoughts turned, the immortal fighting spirit that was being rapidly transferred by the power of space suddenly dissipated and returned on its own.

The immortal fighting spirit no longer dispersed, but condensed into a substance and attached to Melen's fist, and then... an ordinary punch!

"Boom!~"

The spatial force outside the Mechanical Saint's body was hit by this, and immediately countless traces of fragmentation spread out with Mellen's fist as the center.

At the same time, the immortal fighting spirit eroded along these broken traces like liquid.

The Mechanical Saint wanted to use the same trick again, but no matter how he shook the space, he could not transfer the condensed immortal fighting spirit again.

Moreover, Melen's attacks came one after another like a tide.

Melen's other fist was also filled with the same tangible immortal fighting spirit, followed by a plain and simple... series of ordinary punches!

Each punch seemed simple and direct, but the shock force contained in them was just enough to restrain the Mechanical Saint perfectly. Not only did it lock his Saint Territory and shatter most of his changes, forcing him to take Mellen's attacks head-on, but it also always managed to interrupt the Mechanical Saint's actions at the right time, making him feel like he was stuck in a quagmire, with no place to use his strength.

This is an all-round suppression in combat skills.

"Boom!~Dingling!~"

As Melen completely shattered the Mechanical Saint's Saint Territory with one punch, the golden immortal fighting spirit completely engulfed it.

In the final moments of his life, the Mechanical Saint felt fear and anger, but more of it was disbelief. He roared in despair, "Merlen, you will regret being an enemy of our Divine Machine Temple! The Mechanical Prophet will avenge me!!"

Mellen's golden eyes were indifferent, almost apathetic, as he collected the body of his trophy, the Mechanical Saint.