Please be my partner.

The five people didn't dare to be too far away, but they also didn't dare to be too close. They just chose a corner and discussed in a low voice.

Melen could even sense anger and...resentment from the glances they occasionally gave him?!

It was as if Mellen had committed a heinous crime by refusing to escort them away.

At this time, Salim patted Melen on the shoulder and said, "Human beings are very complex beings. Among them are heroes who sacrifice themselves for the greater good, while there are also selfish people who only care about themselves and not others."

"You still have a long way to go!"

Melen looked at Salim, who was speaking so earnestly, and couldn't help but feel a bit amused. Was he afraid that this scene would cast a shadow on his 'young' mind, so he came here specifically to comfort him?!

Mellen's mouth twitched to show that he understood.

He couldn't possibly say that he understood the principle of 'killing the Holy Mother first in the last days' in his previous life, right?!

Well, in fact, the one who really deserves to be killed is not the Virgin Mary. Although the Virgin Mary is prone to doing bad things, her starting point is ultimately good. The one who really deserves to die is the hypocritical Virgin Mary bitch.

If we really talk about the depravity and distortion of human nature that he has witnessed, Mellen, who comes from a world with extremely developed information dissemination, is far superior to most people in this world.

The ugliness in human nature is often most easily revealed in desperate situations.

These five people were the first group, but not the last. Soon, more than ten people gathered in the small square.

Gradually, some people began to feel unwell.

They pulled the clothes open and found that the places where the rats had bitten them had begun to show signs of infection.

They were panicking. If this continued, they would gradually become weak and eventually go into shock. By then, there would be no hope of survival!

At this moment, a beautiful woman in her twenties, with a pretty face, a hot body, and fashionable clothes, came up to the two men and said, "My two lords from the Special Affairs Bureau, I am Aito Gu Lei. My father is a senior member of the Chamber of Commerce, and my family has a small fortune."

Melen looked at the other person curiously and watched the other person's performance quietly.

The Chamber of Commerce is an organization with considerable influence in the Kingdom of Kro. Being able to become a senior member of the Chamber of Commerce, it is not an exaggeration to say that one is a wealthy person. The small assets mentioned by Aito are indeed modest.

However, this identity is useless in the current situation!

However, Aito's next words were not intended to use her status advantage to ask Melen and Salim to escort her away. Instead, she said, "Sir, are you willing to make a deal with me that can earn ten times the profit?!"

"Oh?!" Mellen didn't expect the other party to say that, so he asked with interest: "What deal?"

Aito said, "I'm going to leave now. If you can provide me with some help, no matter what it is, I'm willing to pay you ten times its value afterwards!"

"Oh! Afterwards?" Mellen laughed, "What if you die? Wouldn't I be at a huge loss?"

Aito's eyes lit up slightly, and he said calmly, "How can there be only profits in business? Of course, if you are afraid of losses, you might as well make more investments. This way, you will not only get greater returns, but also be more stable!"

Mellen looked Aito up and down, and the latter subconsciously puffed out his chest. He said dumbly: "I can see that you are good at business."

Aito said modestly, "These are all my father's experience and teachings."

Melen thought about it and felt that even if a rat tide broke out here, it would not be difficult for him and Salim to escape with their strength, so he decided to make the deal.

He took off a [Dispelling Ring] and a [Protective Button] and handed them to Aito. Just as he was about to explain their use and purpose, he saw the latter quickly grasp them in his palm and said loudly: "Thank you, sir, I will definitely use the extraordinary items you gave me to survive!"

Then he whispered, "Sir, I know how to use them, you don't need to explain."

After carefully placing the two items in her arms, she asked, "Sir, could you please tell me your name?"

Mellen said, "Mellen Warwick."

Aito bowed respectfully and said, "Lord Melen, I will remember this!"

Then he turned around and said to the people who were looking at him eagerly, "I'm going to leave here. Is there anyone willing to go with me?!"

Seeing everyone's hesitation, he added, "Don't you understand? The reason there are people from the Special Affairs Bureau stationed here is because this is the most dangerous place. If we stay here, we will surely die!"

Then, he said to those who had already shown symptoms: "There is a clinic on my planned escape route. I plan to go there to get some medicine to treat the plague!"

As soon as these words were spoken, those who had already shown symptoms immediately chose to support them.

Aito said to those who were still hesitating, "I am an apprentice knight myself, and now I have received a supernatural item from the Lord. If you come with me, I promise to take you all out!"

This time, more people were swept away by her words.

Even the selfish fat man who first came here surrounded Aito like a lackey, and Aito treated everyone equally and comforted them with kind words.

The fat man asked, "Miss Aito, what kind of extraordinary items did those people from the Special Affairs Bureau give you?"

Aito smiled gently and said, "Of course, it's something good that can keep us alive!"

Just like that, everyone chose to leave with her and fight for that glimmer of hope.

After the group left, Salim said, "This girl is amazing! She's so scheming and resourceful. She's incredible!"

He turned to Mellen and said, "Master Mellen, if you take this girl, you will definitely make money!"

Melen ignored Salim's teasing. He had already understood Aituo's actions.

When I first introduced myself, I attracted some of their attention.

Then I negotiated a deal with him, which was quite like starting from scratch and looking for venture capital.

After getting the witchcraft props from him, hide them immediately and don't let others know what they are, which is to keep a trump card.

With this start, the promise to find a cure for the plague immediately gained the strong support of those who had already shown symptoms, because they did not have much time to waste.

In the end, he demonstrated his power and brought everyone into the group, becoming the legitimate leader.

As we all know, in any group, the first to die are definitely the minions on the periphery, and the boss is usually the last to die!

During this period, Aito repeatedly demonstrated her ability to make the most of small gains. Although the entire group was full of hidden dangers, she was not trying to establish a solid force. She was simply taking advantage of each other in the process of escape.

Being able to figure all of this out in such a short time and execute it efficiently, I have to say that this girl named Aito...

Really awesome!

Chapter 78 Harvest (Please Order First!)

The giant mechanical clock located at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue was built ten years ago by the Mechanical Association with great effort. It is not only a landmark building in Roland City, but also represents the highest level of mechanical technology at that time.

At this moment, on top of this giant mechanical clock, there was a person standing calmly, silently watching the somewhat chaotic city below him.

His figure seemed to be shrouded in an invisible shadow. The strange thing was that although it was such an obvious vision, the people below, whether ordinary people or those with extraordinary professions, seemed to be blind and completely ignored it.

After an unknown amount of time, a wave flashed by, and Ganuo walked out of the void and came to a place not far behind the man.

He looked at the man warily for a moment before he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Awake?!"

The man in the shadows turned around. It was Sir Wright. He had a gentle, apologetic smile on his face and said, "I'm sorry, old friend."

Ganuo waved his hand to indicate that it was nothing, and then said worriedly: "That little troublemaker you let go that day will probably end up on little Mellen, right? What are you going to do?"

Sir Light was silent for a moment, then said, "The game between him and me has reached a critical moment. He understands that Mellen is my weakness and wants to use it to weaken me. Although we both have limitations, it seems that he is doing quite well!"

"I've thought about distancing myself from little Mellen before, but I can't fool myself. He's Warwick's son after all. I can't just leave him alone!"

Ganuo curled his lips secretly and muttered to himself, even if something happened to your own son, you wouldn't do this!

Then he sighed and said, "What should we do now? The Shepherd is not some insignificant character who can be easily dealt with. His abilities are quite formidable, and with the even more troublesome Patriarch, he won't allow his men to be killed so easily."

"I need to make a lot of arrangements in a short time, so I can't leave Roland City."

Sir Wright did not answer this question, but said calmly: "Don't worry, there will always be a way."

Hearing this, Ganuo felt a little relieved. Based on his understanding of Sir Wright, since the latter said so, it meant that he was prepared.

The two of them didn't say anything else, just quietly watching the increasingly chaotic city.

After a long moment, Sir Light turned around and disappeared into the shadows, leaving only a faint remark: "Let's calm the situation down. Now is not the time."

Ganuo did not answer, but nodded slightly, then turned and walked into the void.

Fountain Square.

Mellen had long lost the mood to joke and was concentrating on sensing the increasingly violent movement under his feet.

The ground, which had been reinforced by Spike's ability of [Earth Element Control], began to emit clearly perceptible vibrations.

Salim suddenly said with a grim expression, "Silas's team didn't contact us at the normal time!"

Mellen asked solemnly: "Something happened?"

Salim shook his head and said, "The specific situation is unknown. Maybe something has happened, or maybe he's temporarily in trouble and has no time to contact me."

"Anyway, I've already notified the mobile team to go check it out."

At this moment, the vibration underground suddenly stopped.

Melen and Salim's eyes suddenly narrowed, but before they could make any move, there was a loud bang, and the entire fountain was smashed from the ground, with stones flying all over the sky.

Countless rats rushed out like a tide, forming a black wave!

Salim's [Life Force] surged, and he was instantly dressed in ancient stone armor. The knight's spear suddenly pierced the ground, and the blue-gray energy counterattacked the rat tide, temporarily curbing the latter's surging trend.

Spike raised his front paws and then dropped them suddenly. The vibration formed a substantial shock wave that spread out, and the petrified mice were immediately shattered. More mice behind him lost their balance after being touched by the vibration and were unable to move for a while.

This is the power of [Great Earth Shock] when it reaches the great perfection stage.

Little Honglian looked up to the sky and let out a "woof". The blood mist around her suddenly exploded, then formed a vortex that surrounded her. At the same time, the blood of a large number of mice turned into mist and left their bodies, turning into mummies.

The blood mist condensed into thumb-length blood needles in the air, which suddenly stabbed towards the rat tide behind.

There was no need for any aiming at all, and large numbers of rats were killed by the blood needles.

This large-scale offensive by the three directly stunned the rat tide, and there was an instantaneous clearing effect.

After the silence, there is an even more turbulent wave!

Salim, Spike, and Little Red Lotus had to exert their full strength every time to barely suppress the tide of rats.

But, this definitely cannot last long.

Not only is the energy of the three limited, but more importantly, with the impact of the rat tide, the surrounding ground began to show signs of large-scale collapse.

If they didn't find a way to leave quickly, it wouldn't be long before they were overwhelmed by the hordes of rats pouring in from all directions.

Although the occasional flashes of '+0.1' and '+0.2' in spiritual energy made Melen feel very happy, he still knew what was important and what was not. Now was not the time to be greedy for 'economy'.

He shouted to Salim, "What now?"

Just then, Salim finished the communication and said in a deep voice, "Break out! Follow us!"

After saying that, he took the lead and rushed in a certain direction.

Mellen followed closely behind.

Although Salim has cleared most of the rats in front of him, there are still many that have escaped and are trying to surround him.

Spike protected Mellen by his side, waving his claws and occasionally creating earth walls, earth spikes, and sand to block the rats. If there were too many rats, he would use a [Great Earthquake].

Xiao Honglian was in Melen's arms, controlling the blood and accurately killing the stronger mice.

As for Mellen...

Well, his fighting ability is not good enough. Being able to not cause trouble is already a help.

After an unknown amount of time, the swarm of rats around them suddenly cleared up, and they had surprisingly escaped the most dangerous stage. Although the swarm of rats behind them was still chasing them, there were not many obstacles ahead.

The two of them glanced at each other, and without stopping, continued to run wildly.

Just when they were about to reach the safety line set up by the Special Affairs Bureau and the Police Station, the swarm of rats behind them suddenly became riotous and stopped chasing them.

Mellen took the time to look back and saw a figure floating above the tide of rats.

Perhaps the word "floating" was not accurate enough. He looked carefully and could see that under the figure's feet there was a silk thread extending from the void.

The man's dress was also quite strange. His cheeks, neck, and joints were all painted with black lines, making him look more like a puppet than a human.

He opened his hands, and a large number of translucent silk threads extended from the tips of his ten fingers, and each silk thread was connected to a powerful mouse.

The next moment, these powerful rats roared one after another, and the entire rat tide began to riot as if it had received multiple conflicting orders.

And soon, the riots turned into fighting.

After doing all this, the figure in the air stepped on the invisible silk thread and walked towards the center of the rat tide outbreak.

Soon, huge noises were heard from several other directions...

There was light descending from the sky, this power was sacred and hot, as if it could cleanse all the filth in the world.

There was a burst of ice and snow, and the biting cold wind seemed to be able to freeze the soul.

A warm spring breeze can put any life into eternal sleep.

……