Please be my partner.

Fortunately, Mellen was not in a hurry, otherwise he would have been faster if he had acted alone.

At this moment, he was gnawing on a piece of steak while silently gazing in the direction of Fanhua Town. He felt a deep darkness there, but vaguely, there was also a hint of familiar breath.

After thinking for a while without any results, Mellen shook his head slightly and planned to ask Salim about the Flower Town after arriving in Roland City. Perhaps he could get some information.

As for going and investigating it yourself?

Don't even think about it!

Even the various forces in Roland City had to blockade Fanhua Town and bypass it, unable to directly resolve the situation. What could he do with his small body? Was he going to die?!

It would be a lie to say that I’m not curious, but curiosity is not as important as my life!

Mellen withdrew his gaze and enjoyed the food in front of him with peace of mind.

The rest of the night passed in silence, and the passengers went to the hotel in the town to wash up and rest, which was arranged by the Steam Chamber of Commerce long ago.

The next morning, everyone set off again.

By midday, they finally saw Roland City in the distance, which made the Steam Chamber of Commerce managers and guards breathe a sigh of relief.

After successfully entering Roland City, the convoy stopped in a small square nearby and all the passengers got off the carriages.

After the steward expressed the Steam Chamber of Commerce's apologies again, he watched the passengers leave one by one.

Because everyone had contacted each other in advance in Danmu City, most of the passengers had someone to pick them up at this time.

Mellen was no exception. However, when he saw that the person coming to greet him was a young man, he asked curiously, "Santos is not here?"

The young man said respectfully, "Master Mellen, Butler Santos is busy and can't get away for the time being. Please forgive me."

Mellen nodded. He was not a pretentious person, so these trivial details didn't matter to him.

The young man in front of him was named Lonnie. He was one of the two people who came with Santos to pick him up when Mellen first arrived in Roland City. He had seen him several times since then.

After boarding the steam train, the journey was very smooth.

After staggering for a while, they arrived at the gate of the Kingdom Mystic Academy.

The young man quickly got out of the car and helped Mellen open the door.

Mellen smiled and said, "Thanks, Lonnie."

Ronnie was immediately flattered. He didn't expect that Master Mellen would remember his name.

After entering the college, I first went to the cafeteria to have a long-missed barbecue, and then walked towards my lounge.

It’s still the familiar Room 106.

The dormitories at Kingdom Mystic Academy are fixed. Once assigned to you, you will live in this dormitory until graduation and will not be changed without reason.

As Melen opened the door and walked in, Sora, who had returned to the academy earlier, heard the noise and came out of his lounge.

After seeing Mellen, Sora showed a look of joy and said, "I'm relieved to see that you're okay. I saw the news about the riots in Vero City before, and I was always worried that something might happen to you."

Mellen blinked and smiled, "Don't worry, I'm fine. As for you, did you encounter any danger during your trip to the north?"

Sora's face turned bitter, and he said, "It's not dangerous... I wouldn't say it's dangerous, but it's definitely a bit painful."

Melen looked puzzled.

Sora explained, "We were enjoying our hunt in the wilderness when we received news that the entire Crow Kingdom was in chaos."

"To be exact, we were in the Ice Crystal Forest at the time, and it was already quite late when we received the news. To be on the safe side, we ended our hunting plan early and headed back to Roland City."

"As a result, when we were passing through the city of Xigamali to rest for the night, we happened to be attacked by extraordinary beings. We slept in the hotel for a whole day and night."

At this point, Sora showed a look of fear and continued, "It's a good thing we were already staying in the hotel and ready to go to bed. Do you know how many people died in Xigamari City that day and night?"

Mellen was stunned for a moment and shook his head.

When he saw this report in the newspaper, he just thought that the entire city had slept for a day and a night, so the loss should not be too big, so he did not think too much about it.

"Over 10,000 people, and countless losses in all aspects!"

Sola said solemnly, "West Gamali is a medium-sized city located in the north of the kingdom with a population of 500,000. Although it's July or August, the weather there is still a bit chilly, especially at night."

"Although the extraordinary lifeform attacked late at night, when most people had already gone home to sleep, there were still quite a few people outside. Their sudden fall asleep caused them to most likely lose their lives in the cold wind."

"Also, due to environmental reasons, most homes in West Gamali City have fireplaces for heating. Since they were left unattended for a day and a night, some homes, which already had hidden dangers, have experienced fires. And once a fire breaks out, it tends to spread rapidly because no one is there to put it out!"

"That scene... was so tragic!"

Melen was shocked. He didn't expect that just sleeping for a day and a night would have such serious consequences. The death toll would be even more than ten times that of a riot launched by a large evil force.

He asked, "What happened next? Did they capture the extraordinary life form that attacked Xigamari City? Why did it do that?"

Sora shook his head with some regret and said, "From what I know, the Special Affairs Bureau and the police station organized a large number of people, including several third-level experts, to hunt down that extraordinary life form, but they were ultimately unsuccessful. They only managed to injure it and let it escape."

Mellen said solemnly, "The ability to put an entire city to sleep is truly terrifying. If it falls into the hands of some evil people, the consequences will be disastrous."

Sora nodded and said, "Therefore, several nearby cities, including Xigamari, have issued high bounties for the capture of that extraordinary being. Anyone who can provide valuable clues will receive a generous reward. If it can be hunted down, the benefits to be gained are simply unimaginable."

"The wanted name of this extraordinary being is... Dream Fox."

"Dream Fox? Dream...Fox?!" Melen suddenly looked strange and asked, "This extraordinary life form is...a fox?"

Sora nodded and said, "Yes, it's a fox."

Melen fell silent. What he was thinking at this moment was, if foxes were classified according to race, they seemed to be... dogs?!

Calm down! Calm down!!

Mellen hurriedly calmed the little thoughts churning in his mind.

First of all, his affinity for dogs is not omnipotent. The target dog must be at least in a neutral state and will not resist him in order to be effective.

The fox is being hunted by humans now, so there is no way it can get close to him.

Secondly, the fox was able to make a city of 500,000 people fall into a dream. This kind of thing has already exceeded the scope of the third level no matter how you look at it. Perhaps there are some special reasons behind it.

But just from the fact that it was able to escape from the pursuit of so many powerful people, we know that its strength must be extraordinary and it is definitely not something that Melen can provoke at the moment.

So, you want to tame the fox and make it your dog?

just forget it.

Putting these thoughts back, Meren continued to chat casually with Sora, talking about what had happened in the Kingdom of Crow recently.

Sora is from one of the top families in the kingdom after all, so his information channels are naturally incomparable to ordinary people, which allowed Melen to understand a lot of inside information.

However, when Melen asked about the Flower Town, Sora just shrugged and said he didn't know what happened there.

In the afternoon, after quickly completing the admission procedures, Melen contacted the latter through the metal piece given to him by Salim.

In fact, Mellen can now go to the Special Affairs Bureau headquarters to cancel his leave and resume his status as a temporary investigator.

But there is no need to rush about this kind of thing, you can wait until school starts.

Moreover, with the Kro Kingdom in such chaos now, Melen is also considering whether to continue to maintain his identity as a temporary investigator.

The main purpose of becoming a temporary investigator was to facilitate the collection of spiritual energy and to gain some extra benefits.

Now that his strength has improved by leaps and bounds, there are naturally more ways to collect spiritual energy, and he no longer needs to stick to one channel.

By the time Melen saw Salim, it was almost evening.

Looking at Salim's increasingly imposing figure and the vaguely surging aura, Melen seemed to sense some kind of opportunity from him, so he asked in surprise, "Are you...about to be promoted to the third level?"

Salim chuckled and said, "I've completely digested all the years of accumulation in Vero City. Coupled with the abundant resources of the Special Affairs Bureau, I've finally touched upon the path to becoming a third-level expert. It won't be long before I too become a third-level expert! Hahahaha!"

Mellen first congratulated him, then said, "I came to you today because I want to ask you something."

Salim said nonchalantly, "Ask!"

Mellen said: "What exactly happened in Fanhua Town?"

Salim's expression froze and he fell into deep thought.

Chapter 109: Strange Attacks and [Dog of Corruption]

After a moment, Salim shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, the Special Affairs Bureau has a ban on the matter of Fanhua Town, so I can't talk about it."

Mellen raised his eyebrows and asked, "You don't seem like someone who would abide by the Special Affairs Bureau's ban. Besides, if it was because of the Special Affairs Bureau's ban, you would have directly said you couldn't tell me, instead of thinking for so long before saying... 'I can't tell'!"

"So, what are you hesitating about?!"

Salim smiled bitterly. He and Mellen had been partners for a long time and knew each other too well. He didn't expect that his flaw would be discovered after just a little hesitation.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, I don't know much, and you may know this soon, but it can't be me who tells you."

Melen stared at Salim for a long time before curling his lips and saying, "I hate the Riddler the most."

Unable to get any information from Salim, Mellen had to put the matter aside for the time being and prepare for the new semester.

9 month 1 day.

The opening ceremony was held normally. Perhaps because there were no new students, it was relatively simple and the time for the college leaders to speak seemed to be compressed.

After the ceremony, Mellen first went to visit several mentors and presented them with the gifts prepared for him by Butler Morgan one by one.

It can be seen that several mentors are very satisfied with this.

Next, Melen asked several instructors for information about the masters of forging extraordinary items in the academy.

Although he got the answer he wanted, he also learned that in order to ask those masters to help create extraordinary items, he must make sufficient contributions to the academy.

Looking at his pitiful contribution to the college, Mellen temporarily gave up the idea and began to plan the knowledge he needed to learn and the exercise plan for the new semester.

The day passed in a busy manner.

At night, after washing up, he prepared to go to bed early.

Just as he yawned and opened the door of his lounge, an invisible darkness spread out from the open door and instantly enveloped everything around him.

Everything in sight turned black and white. The floor, tables, chairs, and walls seemed to be covered with a thick layer of dust, like an old photo, covering the vivid world.

The lounge was no longer what it once was. It was now filled with endless darkness, like an abyss, waiting for its prey to jump in.

Under this darkness, Mellen's mind seemed to be shrouded in a shadow, becoming dull and sluggish, and even lacking the most basic judgment.

He was still executing his last thought before opening the door... going back to the room and sleeping.

Just as he was about to step into the dark abyss...

"Woof!~"

"Woof!~"

Two barking sounds from a dog pierced through the shadows and into his soul.

Mellen suddenly came to his senses and saw that Spike had used his body to block him, and Little Red Lotus was biting the corner of his clothes. The two dogs were trying to stop him from moving forward.

Just as he woke up, the shadow world suddenly exploded and returned to its original appearance.

When he looked up, there was no endless darkness anymore. What was before him was clearly the lounge he was familiar with!

Melen took two steps back, a look of surprise in his eyes.

Was he just... attacked?

And it's in the academy? !

After waiting for a few minutes with an uncertain mood, Mellen's face became even uglier.

The academy was covered by a protective magic array, and any extraordinary fluctuations should be under surveillance. With such movement happening here, it stands to reason that a teacher should have come to investigate the situation long ago.

But now, no!

Mellen's brain began to think rapidly...

He immediately ruled out the possibility that the academy wanted to harm him.

First of all, it's not necessary.

Secondly, even if it is necessary, there is no need to be so troublesome.

Thirdly, even if it was necessary to go through so much trouble for some reason, it would be impossible for him to crack it so easily.

Then, this mysterious enemy who was able to sneak past the academy and attack him directly became a bit tricky.

More importantly, he now had no idea what to do with this enemy that appeared out of nowhere.

The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light, which means he can only respond to the attack passively.

In this world, there is a thief who can steal for a thousand days, but there is no such thing as being on guard against thieves for a thousand days.