Please be my partner.

The classmate whose father was the deputy chief of police was named Eros Kent. He lived up to Mellen's expectations and told him everything he knew.

"This police operation is considered a major operation in the entire city of Vero. In addition to a large number of police officers, it is said that two real Knight Sheriffs were also dispatched, as well as some even more special and mysterious individuals!"

"Although the claim is that we're capturing a vicious criminal, how could an ordinary criminal use this level of power? Anyone with a discerning eye can tell it's related to the extraordinary."

At this time, someone asked curiously: "What was the result? Was this operation successful?"

Melen couldn't help but give this guy a thumbs up. This was exactly the question he wanted to ask.

Eros hesitated for a moment, but when he saw the bright, expectant eyes of his classmates, especially one of the girls, he immediately put aside his concerns and whispered mysteriously, "It seems that this operation is not going well. It is said that three police officers died."

"Before I came here, my dad called and told me that I might have to work all night for the next few days and wouldn't even be able to go home!"

"Ah?!" someone exclaimed, "With this kind of thug with extraordinary powers on the loose, are we in danger?!"

Eros thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry. My father told me to go out as little as possible during this period. Even if I have to go out, I should not leave the Kolin District."

"Even if the murderer escaped capture this time, he wouldn't have escaped unscathed. And from what my father said, he should have already fled the Colin District."

"I see, that's great!"

Many people breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere at the banquet, which had begun to become tense, gradually eased.

Mellen also breathed a sigh of relief. Although the result did not make him completely satisfied, it finally solved his urgent problem.

I think with the police chasing him, that mysterious existence who might be targeting him must be running around in a hurry now.

As time went by, the banquet gradually came to an end.

After a tedious exchange of greetings with his classmates, Mellen was a little tired and prepared to go home.

It’s not that he was physically tired, but he was really not good at dealing with this kind of gathering, so he was mentally tired.

Gently waking up John, who seemed to be taking a nap, the latter said vaguely: "Master..."

"Ah."

Mellen responded and said as he got on the carriage, "Let's go home."

On the way, the wobbling carriage made Mellen drowsy, and the monotonous sound of the turning wheels made the situation even more drowsy.

Suddenly, the carriage seemed to run over a piece of gravel and shook violently, waking up Mellen who was almost asleep.

He complained helplessly, "John, be careful."

But, there was no response at all!

A trace of uneasiness quietly spread in his heart, and he tentatively called out again: "John?!"

Still no response.

The uneasiness gradually grew, and more details were noticed by him.

You know, although the coachman John is not completely dependent on the Warwick family like the butler Morgan and the maid Mrs. Reilly, he is also a long-term employee. He has always been respectful to Mellen and has been diligent and never slack in his work.

Whether it was the short rest while waiting for him before, or the lack of any response to her calls now, these were situations that had never happened before.

Moreover, John has been a coachman for more than ten years, not just one or two days. In Mellen's impression, it has never happened before that he ran over gravel while driving a carriage, causing the carriage to vibrate.

So now...

Mellen glanced at the carriage door out of the corner of his eye, and subconsciously began to think about how he would need to land in order to avoid injury if he opened the door and jumped out of the carriage. Several similar movie scenes from his previous life kept flashing back in his mind.

However, before he could make any further moves, a clicking sound came from John's side, as if some rusted gears were being forced to turn.

Then he saw 'John' slowly turning his head, looking directly at Mellen without moving his body.

This horrifying scene made Mellen's hair stand on end. He wanted to escape, but his body seemed to be injected with some kind of icy and sticky liquid. He froze there and couldn't move at all.

A faint light flickered in John's eyes, and his mouth silently split open, getting bigger and bigger, even tearing the skin on his face and reaching his ears.

Mellen felt suffocated. The icy, sticky liquid blocked his throat, flooded his mouth and nose, and flowed into his brain, causing even his thoughts to gradually stop.

Am I going to...die...?!

Mellen couldn't believe it. It had only been a few days since he'd traveled through time. He had been so careful. It was such a good start. A wonderful life was right before his eyes...

He was going to die so easily, silently... just like that?!

This is really... such a boring... cold joke!

Seeing that Mellen had lost all resistance, 'John''s' skin began to turn blue-gray and gradually became sticky, rolling down like liquid drops, leaving only some withered bones.

These sticky liquids, like soft life forms, passed through the holes in the front row of the carriage and swam towards Mellen.

In the viscous liquid, there was an irregular bead rolling in it, held up by the mucus, as if it was about to be thrown into Melen's mouth.

Mellen watched all this but could do nothing.

Just when he thought his life was about to come to an end...

In the silent night, a low, ferocious roar, like that of a wild beast, full of anger and murderous intent, exploded through the layers of night.

That was a sound...

"Woo woof!~"

A huge black shadow rushed out, crashed through the carriage, and swung its claws to knock the ball of slime away.

Mellen climbed out of the broken carriage. The stiffness in his body had been released. He ignored his injuries and looked at the dark shadow fighting with the slime monster.

It was... the bulldog he had raised!

But at that time, the bulldog was only about half a meter tall, but now it is close to one meter tall, and its muscles are bulging, full of a wild sense of power.

A bulldog can leave deep marks around it with just a simple swipe of its claws and bite.

However, these attacks seemed to have no effect on the slime monster. It was like a piece of plasticine. Even if it was torn by its claws, it could instantly fuse together. Instead, it would continue to erode the bulldog during the contact process.

Seeing that the bulldog was at a disadvantage and had no way to deal with the slime monster, it seemed that he would be defeated sooner or later.

Mellen didn't think about running away, but his brain started thinking quickly.

At a certain moment, he suddenly had an idea, and the image in his mind froze on the irregular bead that the slime monster was holding when it was about to touch him.

"Core! This slime monster has a core inside its body. Only by destroying that core can we truly kill it!"

The bulldog seemed to understand what Mellen said. It swung its two front paws suddenly and quickly, tearing the slime monster into pieces in an instant.

Finally, the irregular bead was found in the broken body.

Without waiting for the slime monster to heal, he bit it.

The irregular beads were directly crushed by the bulldog's powerful bite force.

The slime monster froze, and fell to the ground as if it had lost power. It stopped moving and began to slowly dissolve.

At the same time, Melen felt an invisible mysterious force rushing towards him and entering the wolf-shaped pendant on his chest.

As if some long-buried power had been activated, he felt a mysterious connection between himself and the wolf-shaped pendant, and bits and pieces of information began to interact.

But he didn't have time to think about that now, because...

As the battle ended, the bulldog's body began to shrink rapidly, and almost instantly became the same size as when he was fed before.

No! He was even thinner than before, almost emaciated, with no trace of his former plumpness.

The bulldog's body shook a little, but it seemed that some kind of belief supported it and prevented it from falling down.

It turned its head slightly, and although it was covered in wounds, its eyes were still clear and bright.

At this moment, Melen understood the meaning...

"I'll repay your kindness for the meal you gave me!"

Chapter 5 Activating... the Golden Finger?!

Seeing that everything was settled, Mellen finally relaxed.

It was not until then that he noticed the severe pain all over his body. Looking down, he saw that his clothes were badly torn, and his body had many bruises and scrapes, and even a lot of glass fragments had penetrated directly into his body.

He immediately grimaced. He had never felt such pain in his past and present lives combined.

Suddenly, he saw the bulldog staggering and seemed to be about to leave. He immediately became anxious and shouted, "Hey, where are you going? You are seriously injured and need treatment!"

The bulldog remained unmoved and continued to drag his body with difficulty.

Mellen ignored his injuries and ran quickly towards the bulldog. Despite the latter's objections, he forcibly held it in his arms.

This hug almost made him cry, because it was too light!

You know, based on the original physique of the bulldog, it should weigh at least fifty pounds, but now, it only weighs about twenty pounds.

I think the Bulldog's ability to expand its body before was not without a price!

The bulldog quieted down, staring deeply at the boy, and his expression was no longer ferocious.

It knew it was going to die, but it had no regrets.

I originally thought that after repaying the favor, I would find a deserted corner and die quietly, but now, maybe it’s not so bad.

It has been a long time since I enjoyed a warm touch.

The last time was yesterday morning, and his ferocious expression failed to scare the boy away.

So what about the last time?

Can not remember.

Maybe, there was no last time...

Mellen's eyes widened as he noticed that Bulldog's breath was weakening, his eyes were closing, and the green light above his head was slowly dissipating.

It's going to die!

For some reason, Mellen came to this conclusion clearly.

But he couldn't do anything.

As if sensing his anxiety and reaching a certain critical point, the information exchange between the wolf-shaped pendant and him suddenly accelerated, and soon, some more complete information was transmitted into his mind.

Mellen paused for a moment, then without hesitation reached out to touch the green light above the bulldog's head. Suddenly, a flood of information flooded in, organizing itself in his mind in a way that was easy for him to understand...

【Name】：Bulldog

[Class]: First Class

[Racial Level]: Elite (Light Green)

[Racial Skills]: Strong Physique, Flesh and Blood Explosion (Weakness)

【Evolution Direction】: → Fighting Dog (Dark Green) → ???

Status: Near death

This is... a system? !

Mellen was stunned for a moment, but he didn't have time to think about it. He immediately followed the instinct in his heart and injected the special energy collected by the wolf-shaped pendant due to the death of the slime monster into the green light ball.

The green light that was originally swaying and seemed to be about to dissipate suddenly burned fiercely like a lamp that had been refueled.

The bulldog, who had already closed his eyes and was about to fall into eternal sleep, suddenly felt a gentle power injected into his body.

The body, which had been tortured by pain all the time for a long time, suddenly felt the long-lost comfort and numbness.

Before it could think too much, it fell asleep.

This is the body's instinctive protection of itself. It requires sleep to promote the absorption and digestion of energy, as well as to accelerate recovery from injuries.

Mellen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the bulldog's breathing begin to steady.

He looked at the status column, which had now become...

[Status]: Seriously injured

And it can be clearly felt that the words "seriously injured" are gradually fading and changing in a better direction.

Only then did he have time to sort out the changes in himself.

After a moment, he basically confirmed several pieces of information...

1. His ability to get along with dogs and make them obedient does indeed come from the wolf-shaped pendant.

To be precise, the specific coverage of this ability should be "wolves" and all species of life.

2. With the help of the wolf-shaped pendant, Melen can observe the specific state of life of any "wolf" species.