Please be my partner.

When the [Damage Transfer] was engraved, as expected, there was no linkage with the geometric structure.

Mellen then began to experiment with this ability.

He took out a knife and made a few moves, then cut a deep wound on his arm.

Then activate the ability of [Damage Transfer].

Three seconds later, the wound on Mellen's arm suddenly disappeared, and Spike looked at his claws, which seemed to have... some skin broken?

Little Red Lotus began to jump around, indicating that it also wanted to share the damage with its master.

Mellen looked at the little guy's small body and said seriously that it was not possible.

This made the little guy unhappy and his ears drooped.

Ignoring Xiao Honglian's little emotions, Melen was worried about the ability of [Damage Transfer].

According to records, after training [Damage Transfer] to the limit, it can be transferred synchronously with the moment of receiving damage, and even if it is suddenly attacked by a fatal attack, it can be immune.

Moreover, the injuries received can be evenly distributed to each contracted pet, thereby significantly reducing the damage received by a single pet.

Mellen is a beginner now. If he really gets fatally injured, he won't have time to move away and will die early!

Moreover, he could clearly feel that the upper limit of transferred damage was also limited, and it could only be used on one contract.

Fortunately, Spike did not disappoint him. High defense and thick blood are awesome!

Now, in addition to [Contract Summoning], Melen needs to practice another skill, [Damage Transfer]. There is still a long way to go!

As time passed, Mellen's daily routine began to become regular.

Open classes, learn professional knowledge from instructors, practice, special affairs bureau tasks...

During this period, Mellen went to Nathan's cabin to purchase some witchcraft props, including the Screaming Box, restraint ropes, and protective buttons, which were indeed useful.

This time he also bought a new item... the Dispelling Ring.

This is a silver ring with the [Dispel Evil] spell attached to it. It can only be used once and can cause huge damage to ghosts or evil monsters.

Of course, if the target being dispelled is too powerful and the witchcraft fails to kill or seriously injure the opponent, the opponent will most likely be enraged and will pursue the caster relentlessly.

50 gold coins each, Melen directly bought two.

After that, Spike worked with Henry to complete the second experiment.

The results this time were quite good. According to Henry, the experimental data obtained last time were comparable to his two months of research alone.

After this period of hard training, Spike has completed the training of [Earthquake]. Now he only needs the final [Earth Pulse]. As long as he trains it to a certain level, it can be combined into [Heavy Mountain] and promoted to the second-level [Branded Knight].

Xiao Honglian is worthy of being a race with the quality of Commander (Deep Blue). Its strength has also improved by leaps and bounds during this period. While wearing a collar to suppress its own strength, it has been able to defeat some weaker first-level extraordinary life forms.

The key is that the little guy's two abilities of [Blood Devouring] and [Blood Control] have too much restraint on flesh and blood life.

Everything is developing in a good direction.

Just when Melen thought that this peaceful day could last a while longer, the accident happened as expected.

He looked at the metal piece in his hand that he used to communicate with Salim and muttered to himself solemnly, "Emergency Mobilization Order?!"

Without hesitation, he immediately called Spike and Xiao Honglian and walked towards the academy gate.

Not long after arriving at the college gate, I saw Salim riding a tall brown horse quickly.

Salim simply shouted, “Come up!”

As he said that, he was about to go to Ramelen.

Melen's mind flashed quickly with the image of himself and Salim riding together, sitting in the front or sitting in the back, so he firmly rejected the latter's suggestion.

He'd rather ride Spike than this!

Salim was confused and said anxiously but quietly, "There's no time to waste! The Special Affairs Bureau has discovered a major supernatural event. We can't afford to slack off at a time like this!"

Mellen nodded, then rode on, seeing Spike's helpless expression.

Spike never expected that as a knight, he wouldn't have a mount, but he would be ridden by a young boy?!

Speaking of which, this is Mellen's first time riding Spike. He had this idea several times before, but never realized it. Today his dream has come true!

As for the saying about riding a dog and having your crotch ripped off...

Don't listen to the bastard chanting sutras!

At this time, Spike's height was close to 1.5 meters, which was not much shorter than that of an average horse, and his sturdiness was far beyond that.

Getting on board Mellen was a breeze.

Seeing this, Salim didn't say anything more and turned his horse's head and galloped towards the Special Affairs Bureau.

Meren followed closely behind on Spike.

Because they were riding on a horse trail and Salim, an excellent rider, was leading the way, they were moving very fast.

Although it was Mellen's first time riding a...dog, he and Spike were in tune with each other, so even though it was wobbly, they wouldn't really fall off.

There was no time to communicate on the way, so Mellen was confused the whole time. It was not until he entered the Special Affairs Bureau that he heard words such as "rat tide" and "plague" from sporadic conversations around him.

After Salim brought Mellen to the designated meeting place, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Not long ago, the Special Affairs Bureau received a report that there were traces of large-scale rat activity on Ninth Avenue. After investigation, they discovered a large number of extraordinary rats."

"The team in charge of the investigation at the time felt something was amiss and immediately launched a more in-depth investigation. They discovered..."

"The sewers of Ninth Avenue are densely packed with rats, many of whom are already awakened supernatural beings. If we go by the pessimistic predictions, the situation might not just be on Ninth Avenue; the situation on the neighboring avenues might be the same, or even worse."

Mellen asked in confusion, "How could this happen? If there were really so many rats, how could they have only been discovered now?"

Salim said bitterly, "Actually, this wasn't discovered today. Similar reports have been made in many areas before, but such matters are usually handled by the police."

"After their investigation, they organized several large-scale rat eradication operations, which contained the situation and put an end to it."

"did not expect……"

Mellen frowned and asked, "What about food? With such a large number of rats gathering together, what do they eat? What do they drink? Are there any large-scale disappearances in those areas?"

Salim shook his head and said, "Precisely because there are no such animals, we haven't paid enough attention to them. We still don't know why the rats are multiplying so rapidly or what they rely on to survive."

"However, the most urgent task now is to launch a large-scale rat extermination operation. Otherwise, once those rats spread, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Mellen nodded heavily.

Not to mention the damage that can be caused to those who have come into contact with extraordinary rats, even ordinary rats often carry countless pathogens. Once ordinary people are bitten, if they are not treated in time, they may develop various diseases. In serious cases, it may even cause large-scale chain infections!

PS: Don’t panic, brothers, I’m coding now, there will be more later!

Chapter 77: Garrison (Please order first!)

Meren and Salim didn't have to wait long before their team was assembled.

Among them are elite personnel transferred from various places such as Salim, as well as temporary investigator students such as Mellen.

The entire team consisted of nearly fifty people, led by Salim. After receiving the order, they immediately left the Special Affairs Bureau headquarters in a mighty manner.

They rode their horses all the way and stopped at the intersection of Tenth Avenue and Seventh Avenue. At this time, a large number of police officers had blocked these avenues.

Salim pulled out a simple map and said quickly, "Timo Teyera, Clifford Ortega, and Somaya Uribe, take your temporary investigators to the Park Road District. Nolly Bosworth, Serkan Moody, and Rumati Keith, take your temporary investigators to the High Bridge District..."

After some selection of troops and generals, the others were divided into several three-person teams according to their strength and sent to garrison in different areas.

After the assignments were completed, Salim said, "Our mission this time is to guard all the entrances and exits of the sewers. If a large number of rats try to break out from your positions, defend them if you can. If you can't, call for reinforcements as soon as possible!"

He looked around, clapped his wrist and said, "I require you to report the current situation every half an hour. Do you understand?!"

Melen looked at Salim's wrist, where he saw a metal bracelet, which was a communication tool for members of the Special Affairs Bureau.

"Yes!"

"Very good!" Salim nodded and said in a deep voice, "Now, let's go!"

Everyone quickly left and headed to their designated locations.

After everyone left, Salim said to Mellen, "Let's go too!"

Mellen nodded.

Soon they arrived at Xingshun District. This area was originally dominated by food and business, but now it seemed a bit empty, and people were evacuated at the request of the police.

Of course, Melen could still occasionally feel someone's gaze on him. These were probably people who were unwilling to leave for various reasons, or who did not have time to leave.

Maybe they are the owners of a shop and are afraid that their things will be stolen after they leave, or maybe they are some people who are taking chances and want to make a free purchase when no one is around.

In any case, they have not yet realized the seriousness of the matter, or if they have realized it, they are unwilling to give up their immediate interests.

Ignoring them, Melen and Salim soon arrived at their garrison, which was a fountain square. Under their feet was the largest intersection of several nearby underground sewer lines.

Because the surroundings were relatively quiet, Melen could clearly feel the slight but continuous vibration coming from under his feet.

This is the sound of a large number of lives crawling past quickly!

Just thinking about the scene of countless rats crawling through the pipes, Mellen couldn't help but get goosebumps.

To ease the atmosphere, he asked, "Are we just going to wait and do nothing?"

Salim nodded and said, "This is our mission. We've already sent experts with special items to encircle and eliminate these rats. All we have to do is to find and fill in any gaps and not give these damn rats a chance to scatter, so as to avoid further losses!"

As time passed, every half hour, Salim would carefully check the situation of other team members.

Occasionally, Melen could hear cries for help in the distance. He thought that those who stayed in this area and were unwilling to leave had encountered the stray rats.

Seeing Mellen looking around frequently, Salim said in a deep voice, "Everyone is responsible for their own choices. The most important thing for us now is to complete our tasks and not be distracted!"

Mellen nodded slightly. He certainly had no intention of leaving his garrison to go for the rescue.

After a while, Melen heard a noisy shouting coming from far away.

"Hurry! It's right up ahead, over at the Fountain Square! I just saw some members of the Special Affairs Bureau going over there. We can get rescue there!"

"Help! Help! Don't bite me!"

"Go away, you damned rat! Go away now!"

"Help me, I'm cold! I'm cold!"

Mellen turned around and saw three men and two women running towards them while slapping mice.

Behind them were dozens of fat mice, almost as big as ordinary kittens. These mice had red eyes and were madly pouncing and biting the humans in front of them.

There is no reason to stand by and watch someone die in this situation.

After receiving the order from her master, Xiao Honglian activated her ability to control blood. The mice were unable to resist and fell to the ground dead after their brains were pierced by the blood in their bodies.

The five people were still shouting the moment before, and the next moment the rats chasing them froze and died with blood gushing from all their orifices. It was really terrifying.

They were still in shock and immediately came close to Meren and Salim.

One of the fat guys even looked like he wanted to pounce on the boy and hug him, but after seeing Salim's cold eyes and oppressive aura, as well as the ferocious big dog standing beside the boy, which was as tall as a man and had a grinning mouth and bared fangs, he decisively gave up the idea.

Seeing that Salim remained silent, Melen spoke up, "It's even more dangerous here. If you want to survive, try to leave this area along the main road. There are many Special Affairs Bureau members stationed along the road, and police officers have set up cordons. With luck, you should be able to get out."

What Mellen said was not empty talk. Even though it seemed safe with the two of them guarding this place, once the underground rat tide rioted and attacked from here, they could only protect themselves at best, and the five people in front of them would definitely die.

On the contrary, if they mustered up the courage to escape, there might be a glimmer of hope.

When the fat man heard Mellen speak, he immediately begged, "Sir, please help us! Can you escort us out of here? We will surely die if we leave on our own! Can you not just stand by and watch us die?!"

The others also started to make noise...

"That's right! Save us!"

"Aren't you from the Special Affairs Bureau? Saving us should be your responsibility, right?!"

"I can't do it anymore. I have no strength left. Please let your pet carry me away!"

"..."

Mellen remained unmoved. He was not a saint, so it was impossible for him to let a few words from the other party affect his judgment. He was able to give the other party a reminder because they were both human beings.

And Salim was too lazy to pay attention from beginning to end.

Seeing that the two were uncooperative, they were at a loss as to what to do.

Although they were a little worried about the dangers here that Mellen mentioned, they had already suffered psychological trauma after being chased by rats once. It was absolutely impossible for them to leave this seemingly safe place on their own initiative.

Unless the two members of the Special Affairs Bureau in front of them are willing to escort them away.

As for whether the departure of these two members of the Special Affairs Bureau will cause greater chaos, resulting in greater losses and more casualties?

What does that have to do with them? !