Please be my partner.

But then, the aura became violent again, and even condensed into various monsters that pounced towards Mellen.

Of course, these attacks were easily torn apart by the aura of disaster released by the Scourge Wolf.

Melen sneered, "Why, have you turned into a mindless beast? Or are you afraid to see me?!"

Facts have proved that although the method of provoking the enemy is simple and crude, it is useful in many situations, especially when dealing with the chaotic camp, it often works wonders.

Perhaps it understood that this little fight could not harm Mellen, the breath in the abyss rift no longer launched useless attacks, but slowly condensed into a phantom of a monster.

The monster's shadow was a pitch-black sphere, with only its eyes flashing scarlet light, conveying endless anger and madness.

After staring at Melen for a moment, the demon shadow said in a hoarse voice: "Did Baalzebul send you?!"

Melen said frankly: "No, I don't know who Baalzebub you are talking about."

The shadowy figure was silent for a moment, then said, "Tell me why you're here."

Melen said, "My purpose is simple. As long as you agree to my request, I will find a way to help you break free from the seal. Of course, the premise of all this is that I must first confirm your true form."

The monster sneered and said, "You don't even know Baalzebul, and yet you dare to say you can help me break free from the seal?!"

Mellen asked, "It sounds like he's a very important person. Why don't you tell me about him?"

At the same time, Melen also contacted Marcus through the Styx Contract, asking him if he knew any information about Baalzebub.

The monster didn't bother to explain and just said, "Tell me what you want."

This time, Mellen didn't speak, but instead looked at the monster calmly. He had made it clear that he had to confirm the monster's true form before starting the transaction. Although all the information currently indicated that the sealed monster was a dog, what if it was not? Mellen didn't want to cause any misunderstandings.

At this moment, Marcus' message also came: "Lord Melen, I don't know the powerful demon named Baalzebul, but if you are not limited to looking for demons, I think of a 'big shot'..."

"Grand Duke Baalzebul, he is the ruler of Maladomini, the seventh layer of the Nine Hells."

"It is said that Baalzebul was once an Archon from Mount Celestial, but was later banished to the Nine Hells. Asmodeus, the Lord of the Nine Hells, promoted him to the status of a devil in a terrifying ceremony."

"Baalzebul is a demon with an unrelenting pursuit of perfection. It is this persistence that has greatly increased his brutality and achieved his current position as the Seventh Lord."

After hearing Marcus's information, a hint of abnormality flashed in Melen's eyes, but he quickly suppressed these thoughts, looked at the monster, and said tentatively: "So that's how it is. You were sealed here by Grand Duke Baalzebul, the seventh lord of hell."

Upon hearing this name, the monsters suddenly became frantic, the aura of destruction entangled and danced wildly, and the entire 1525th level of the abyss world shook.

After venting madly for a while, the monster regained some of its rationality. It panted and stared at Mellen, who looked back at it without showing any weakness.

After a long while, the monster calmed down completely and asked again: "What do you want from me?!"

Mellen said calmly, "I told you, let me see your true form first, so that we can confirm our next transaction."

This time the monster did not hesitate and quickly condensed into a specific image.

Mellen raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "You are... the three-headed dog of hell?!"

The three-headed hellhound growled and said, "My patience has its limits!"

Melen showed a satisfied look and said, "I will release you from the seal. In exchange, you will be loyal to me for a thousand years. How about that?"

"Roar!~"

The three-headed hellhound went berserk again, roaring, "Dream on! The noble Cerberus will not accept any slavery!!"

This time, the Cerberus showed no signs of recovery, but became increasingly crazy as time went on.

Deep in the abyss rift, one can clearly feel that a terrifying existence is constantly hitting the seal, causing the entire 1525-layer abyss world to shake again. Fine space cracks appear one after another, and it feels like it will shatter and collapse at any time.

Seeing that even normal communication would be impossible if this continued, Melen thought for a moment, then raised his wrist. The crystal-like jade bracelet emitted a soft halo, and then unfolded into a long string, which was the true form of the full moon semi-artifact.

As Mellen's fingers gently plucked the strings, a clear sound that soothed the mind, cleansed the heart, and purified the soul spread.

Mellen wasn't sure if this would be useful against the Cerberus in its current state, but it might as well be a try.

As the ethereal sound spread, almost immediately, the shaking of the world stopped.

A moment later, the image of the three-headed dog of hell appeared again. It stared intently at the strings floating next to Mellen and asked, "What is this?!"

Mellen didn't answer. Instead, he looked at the three-headed dog of hell with a smile and said meaningfully, "It seems that you are suffering from madness."

The hellhound snorted and didn't respond.

A faint smile appeared on Mellen's lips as he said, "Let's talk about the deal we just made. Your lifespan is infinite. I will rescue you from the seal, and you only need to be loyal to me for a thousand years. This shouldn't be a very difficult condition to accept, right?"

The three-headed dog of Hell said disdainfully, "Ignorance! The seal here has been eroded by me and is riddled with holes. It won't take me a thousand years to break it. If that's the case, why should I agree to your terms?"

Mellen showed a look of surprise on his face, and said seriously: "Of course it's because I have discovered you!"

The three-headed hellhound looked silly and didn't understand what Mellen wanted to express for a moment.

Melen kindly explained, "Since I've discovered you, you naturally have no choice but to agree to my terms. If you don't, I'll reinforce the seal. Not to mention a thousand years, even ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or even longer, you won't be able to break through the seal."

"you!!!"

The three-headed dog of hell was furious and was about to turn into a rabid dog, but Melen plucked the strings again and it returned to its cute state.

Looking at the furious three-headed dog of Hell, Mellen chuckled and said, "How about you think about it again? I'll go reinforce the seal first, then send the demon army to garrison here, and then come back to ask you in a hundred years?"

Having said that, Mellen was about to turn around and leave. Of course, he walked very slowly, giving people a sense of 'I'm leaving', 'I'm really leaving', 'It's too late if you don't call me'.

"Hoo!~ Wait a minute!!"

The three-headed hellhound was panting and staring at Mellen, with an expression as if it wanted to eat him alive.

But, as the classic theory goes... I could have endured the darkness, if only I had never seen the light.

Seeing the hope of escaping and then having it ruthlessly shattered is even more painful than killing it.

And, more importantly...

There was a long silence, and Melen did not urge him, but just waited leisurely.

Finally, the three-headed dog of hell said, "I can agree to your terms, but I also have one condition. You must use the semi-artifact in your hand to soothe my soul once every seven days."

"make a deal!"

Chapter 503: Mutual Calculations and Heading to the Mountain and Sea Realm

"Ah!~Ho!~Woo!~"

As a huge roar sounded, the entire 1525th level of the abyss began to shake violently, and the abyss cracked and expanded layer by layer, as if it was going to tear the entire world in half.

"Boom!~"

After a series of earthquakes, a huge hole suddenly appeared in the center of the abyss, and a terrifying monster filled with destructive aura rose into the sky.

This monster has a huge body that stands tall and straight, and its black skin is covered with thick keratin and has strange scarlet lines on it, which is full of hideousness.

The most important thing is that this monster does not have only three heads, but fifty. This is the true posture of the hellhound.

The hellhound Cerberus looked down at the tiny Merlen, his eyes filled with ferocity, violence, gloom, anger, and fear... but in the end, all of these turned into complex expressions.

It shrunk its body to the form of a three-headed hellhound, came to Melen, and said proudly: "Although your actions are quite despicable, since Cerberus has signed the Styx Oath with you, I will naturally be loyal to you for the next thousand years."

"Humph! I didn't expect you to have a mythical strongman as your backer."

Mellen smiled slightly. After negotiating the terms with the Cerberus, he naturally signed the Styx Oath with the latter first. From this, he also learned the name of the Cerberus... Cerberus.

Next, they encountered some minor troubles when breaking the seal. Even though the seal was already shaky, Melen still found it difficult to break it, so he had no choice but to waste Xiao Honglian's time for a month.

But this is also great value for Mellen.

As the legendary hellhound, Cerberus's true strength has reached the mythical level. However, it was seriously injured before being sealed, and the sealing process was only consumption, with no gain. Now that its injuries have worsened and its origin has been lost, its true strength has regressed to the demigod level. It is not easy to restore its strength in its heyday.

Melen also asked about the origin of Cerberus and why he was sealed, but the former was unwilling to say more.

However, based on previous communication, Mellen had some guesses.

Melen asked, "How can you recover your strength?"

Cerberus glanced at Mellen and said lazily, "By devouring a large number of demons or devils, I can slowly restore my strength, but at best I can only restore it to the peak of demigod. If I want to ascend to the mythical realm again, it will not be so easy."

Mellen frowned and asked, "Don't waste time, are there any additional conditions that need to be met?"

Cerberus sneered, "I need the power of the Nine Hells to regain my mythical status. What do you think? Can you do it?!"

This statement once again confirmed some of Mellen's guesses. He did not agree directly, but said lightly: "I understand."

Cerberus snorted lightly and didn't argue any further.

Melen looked up at the sky. He had originally planned to leave after finishing the matter of the 1525th level of the abyss world, but now, he had to return to the 632nd level of the abyss world.

Although Cerberus's strength was greatly weakened, its movement speed in the bottomless abyss was still far superior to Melen. Under its leadership, it only took Melen one day to find the abyss world with a teleportation array leading to the material world, and after the transfer, he returned to the 632nd level of the abyss world.

It is worth mentioning that although demons and devils are mortal enemies, this does not mean that there are no devils in the Abyss. Most of the life-and-death battles between the two are confined to the Bloody Plains.

Moreover, after being sealed for so many years, the aura of the Nine Hells on Cerberus has long been so weak that it is almost imperceptible. Coupled with his demigod-level strength, no demons will cause trouble even if he acts openly.

632nd level of the abyss world.

Melen sat on the throne, looking at Marcus below in silence.

Marcus looked calm and composed, with a slightly respectful expression, as if he was a loyal servant waiting for orders at any time.

After a long moment, Melen said, "Marcus, don't you have anything to say to me?"

Marcus smiled and said, "Lord Mellen, please explain."

Melen rested his chin on his hand and said calmly, "The Lord of the Nine Hells is Asmodeus. I know him purely because he's so famous, but information about the Lords of the other layers of Hell shouldn't be well-known, right? Just by using the name of Baalzebul, I immediately connected him to the Lord of the Seventh Layer of Hell. Is this a coincidence?"

Marcus laughed and said, "Of course it's a coincidence."

Melen nodded slightly and continued, "Then, compared to their identities as lords of the Nine Hells, their origins and stories should be even more secret information. 'Baalzebul was once an Archon from Mount Celestial,' 'was banished to the Nine Hells,' 'was it a coincidence that Asmodeus, the Lord of the Nine Hells, elevated him to the rank of Devil in a terrifying ceremony.'"

Marcus kept smiling and said, "It could be a coincidence."

Mellen sighed, waved his hand and said, "Alright, stop playing dumb. I felt something was wrong with you the moment I met you. There's no need to keep pretending."

Marcus asked curiously, "Lord Mellen, you noticed something was wrong with me so early? I shouldn't have revealed any flaws at that time."

Melen curled his lips and said, "This is clearly an experience that only the protagonist template should have, but after opening it, I found that it was actually just a passerby. No matter how I think about it, it doesn't seem right!"

Marcus: ...

"Furthermore, you went to great lengths to get me to rescue Cerberus this time. This obvious direction, coupled with all the coincidences, is not already a foregone conclusion."

Marcus complimented, "Lord Mellen is wise enough to see through my little trick."

Melen said: "Tell me about your identity and...your purpose."

To be honest, Melen really wanted to use the power of the Styx Oath to see if he could punish Marcus, but he finally held back.

The Styx Oath that the two signed was only a pledge of loyalty, not the power of life and death.

Moreover, Mellen likes to plan before taking action and hates to do things without confidence. Once he takes the initiative, it must mean that he has made sufficient preparations.

Judge others by your own standards. Although the Styx Oath was signed under Mellen's oppression and the Styx Oath itself has sufficient deterrent power, this contract was brought out by Marcus after all, so he may not be without means of checks and balances.

When is a loaded gun most threatening?

That must be when no shots were fired!

So Melen decided from the beginning not to use the power of the Styx Oath easily.

Hearing Mellen's question, Marcus said respectfully, "Lord Mellen, my identity is quite sensitive. Knowing it would do you more harm than good."

Mellen sneered noncommittally, "So you're going to drag me down with this? Tell me, and let me learn something from you."

Marcus responded and said, "Lord Melen, have you ever heard of...Prince Levistus?"

Melen looked at Marcus quietly without saying a word.

Marcus coughed lightly and continued, "Prince Levistus is the lord of Stygia, the fifth layer of hell. For some... reasons, he was imprisoned in an iceberg by Asmodeus."

"Some reasons?" Mellen was a little amused. 'Betrayal' was a traditional skill for the devil. After all, how could he rise to the top without killing his immediate superior?!

However, Mellen also became serious and asked, "So, you are Levistus? Did you escape? Or did a strand of consciousness escape and create an avatar? Or, are you his subordinate?"

Marcus did not answer directly, but said: "My goal is to rescue Prince Levistus."

"Tsk tsk!" Melen shook his head and said, "That means we'll be making an enemy of Asmodeus, the Lord of the Nine Hells!"

Although there are only nine layers of hell, each layer is extremely powerful. The lords of any layer have strength comparable to myths. Asmodeus, the lord of the nine layers of hell, can mobilize the power of the entire hell, and his strength even surpasses that of a seventh-level myth.

To be an enemy of such a being? Melen wondered if his mind was still intact.

Marcus explained: "Lord Melen, rescuing Prince Levistus and becoming an enemy of Asmodeus are not the same thing, and..."

Marcus' tone turned seductive, and he said, "Asmodeus is in a very bad state right now. Don't you want to become the new Lord of the Nine Hells?"

"Ah!"