Please be my partner.

Suddenly, the little red lotus, which was wrapped in a powerful force and was also wrapped in this force, concentrated its spirit, because it had sensed the breath of its master who was close at hand.

The blood-red light mist swept over, enveloping Mellen, and at the same time all the shadow monsters around were swallowed up by the light mist.

Strands of blood condensed into soft ribbons, gently wrapping around their owner to prevent him from being shaken.

Xiao Honglian glanced coldly at the remaining shadow monsters outside the blood-colored light fog, ignored them, and quickly rushed towards the direction of the big dog.

More than ten minutes later, Xiao Honglian and Spike reunited.

Spike was very surprised by the movement in front of him, but after feeling a familiar breath, he entered the blood-colored light fog without hesitation.

After the two dogs met, they communicated with just their eyes. Xiao Honglian used a ribbon made of blood to fix Mellen on Spike.

Then, he nodded slightly to the big dog, quickly gathered the blood-colored light mist that was escaping from his body, and entered the [Blue Ring].

Xiao Honglian's state at this time is extremely strange. As the [Enemy of the World], it needs to face the suppression and confrontation of the world at all times, which will consume a lot of its energy.

The energy consumed must be replenished by constantly devouring the world, otherwise it will gradually fall into a disadvantage and be destroyed by the world.

And devouring the world will trigger a greater backlash from the world.

This forms an inescapable closed loop...either destroy the world or be destroyed by the world.

This is the fate of the [Blood Beast].

Fortunately, Xiao Honglian had not yet reached the real critical point at this time. While trying her best to restrain her own breath, she was still able to suppress the impact with the contract of the [Wolf Rider] and the spatial isolation of the [Blue Ring].

"Uh-huh!!"

After an unknown amount of time, Mellen woke up in a turbulent state.

His brain felt like it was about to explode, half as if being pricked by needles, half as if being torn apart, and it kept going back and forth.

After being in a daze for a while, he finally remembered who he was and what had happened before.

He barely managed to turn his head and found himself tied to Spike and running quickly.

The images that flashed around him appeared in his mind, and his eyes went dark.

The extent of the damage to his mental strength at this time no longer allowed him to think at all.

Noticing the boy waking up, Spike gradually slowed down and stopped.

A wisp of blood mist extended from the [Blue Ring], gently lowering Mellen, who was wrapped in a blood-colored ribbon.

It stayed stable for a while before Melen regained some of his thinking ability.

Through the contract, he reconstructed the entire incident from the two dogs. What he didn't expect was that Little Red Lotus had undergone such a huge change. Opening the little guy's attribute panel...

【Name】：Red Lotus

[Race]: Blood Demon (Dark Blue) (Blood Sea Dependent)

[Racial Level]: Level 3

[Racial Skills]: Devouring Blood, Blood Control, Blood Body

[Evolution Chain (Locked)]: → Blood Demon (Dark Purple Lord) → Blood Demon Hound (Dark Orange King) → Blood Hell Hound (???)

[Status]: World Enemy

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Level three!

In just less than an hour of separation, Xiao Honglian's strength increased from the second level to the third level. How exaggerated!

At the same time, Mellen also understood some of his previous misunderstandings.

Because of the status of [Enemy of the World], Xiao Honglian had been living cautiously under Mellen's care.

However, the [Blood Demon] itself is a warrior created by the endless sea of blood to devour the world. Only by confronting and devouring the world can it exert its full strength.

This was also the fundamental reason why Xiao Honglian was unable to activate the [Blood Body] no matter what.

And now, once it is activated, as described in this skill, 'the blood beast completely changes its own form of existence' and 'completely liberates its own growth restrictions', coupled with the strengthening of the two skills [Blood Devouring] and [Blood Control], without considering the consequences, it is entirely possible to reach the limit that the world can accommodate in a very short time!

But this power does not come without a price.

For example, the identity of "Blood Sea Dependent" has been in transformation before, but now these words have completely disappeared, which means that Xiao Honglian has grown up completely.

Melen couldn't fully understand what this meant, but the worst result was undoubtedly that when the endless sea of blood invaded this world, Xiao Honglian would definitely become the other side's puppet.

In addition, the [Enemy of the World] status is now red and purple. Once you leave the [Azure Ring], even if you are covered by the contract, you will be listed as a key hostile target by this world and will be eliminated with all your strength.

However, thinking about the strange scene he saw before he fell into a coma, it seemed natural that the little guy would be targeted by the world.

Gently stroking the blood-colored mist that always surrounded him, Melen could feel the joy and attachment in it, and even more so the firm determination.

He knew that he had to put the evolution of Little Red Lotus on the agenda as soon as possible. The longer it was delayed, the more likely it was that unpredictable changes would occur.

However, there is something more urgent at hand!

[Final Trajectory], third gear settlement!

The settlement rule for the third gear is to randomly load three bullets and then fire three shots at your own weaknesses in succession.

Originally, Melen had expected that even if the second level was resolved, as long as he didn't die immediately, he could save his life with the ability of [Damage Transfer].

As for the third level settlement, unless he has trained his [Damage Transfer] ability to the limit and can transfer fatal injuries in an instant without delay, he will almost certainly die.

This kind of random loading of three bullets and firing three shots in a row is not calculated like one half × one half × one half.

It's three-sixths x two-fifths x one-quarter. This is the probability that he can survive on paper, but the actual situation will only be more complicated.

In the previous situation, Melen had no choice. If he continued to use [Final Track], he might survive, but if he didn't use it, he would die on the spot.

And now, there is only time left until settlement...

Well, according to Spike's description, it has been running with Mellen all night, so today is September 9th, and there are still nine days left until the next trajectory settlement!

After a period of rest, Mellen's mental state recovered to a certain extent.

As for his body, Xiao Honglian's blood-colored ribbon itself has the effect of stopping bleeding and promoting wound healing. In addition, he used the [Healing Touch] on himself after waking up, and he has almost recovered now.

After a careful sensing, I found that the sense of being watched that had always existed in the shadows had completely disappeared. This could also be confirmed by Spike and Xiao Honglian.

Does this mean that he has escaped the Dark King's pursuit?

No matter what, his plan to stay away from her will not change.

So the only thing we need to consider next is how to solve the third-gear trajectory settlement.

What is known is that it is impossible to train [Damage Transfer] to its full potential in nine days.

Mellen examined everything he had, and finally, he took out the golden pocket watch given to him by Sir Light.

It is called the [Destiny Pointer] and can guide destiny, but what it consumes is its own "destiny".

Mellen didn't know what this meant, but whenever he tried to use it before, he would always have a very bad premonition deep in his heart, which prevented him from doing such a rash act.

And now, there doesn't seem to be much choice.

Melen's mind gradually became empty, and he only thought about his current predicament, hoping that the [Pointer of Destiny] could give him some guidance.

In an instant, the sun, moon and star patterns on the dial began to emit rays of light, and the hands rotated rapidly.

Faintly, there was a "gurgling" sound flowing out, and in front of Mellen, there seemed to be a river that spanned eternity and existed for infinite years.

They don't know where they come from or where they are going.

One blurry figure after another stood by the river, gazing at the river silently.

Whispers echoed in his mind...

'We bear witness to fate, and we remain silent.'

"Buzz!~"

The pointer on the dial suddenly stopped and pointed in a certain direction.

At the same time, the illusion of the river suddenly shattered, and Melen's mind seemed to be instantly pulled away, to somewhere far away...

A prosperous city built in the desert...

A motley crew of people...

A valley filled with mist...

There, was the answer he wanted!

Chapter 114 Arrival in Florence

The picture shattered, and Melen came back to his senses from the shocking scene.

The long river that spans through eternity and flows through countless years, as well as the figure standing quietly in front of the long river and looking at it, directly overturned Mellen's three views and cognition.

Through this small wave of illusory projection, Melen saw part of his future destiny, but he only saw it. Whether he could grasp it or not depended on his next plan.

Although there were only a few pictures, he sensed much more from them than what appeared.

For example, the most basic point is... a sense of urgency.

Destiny is always moving forward and will not stay still waiting for him, so he must quickly find those places in the picture and participate in them, otherwise, destiny will leave him.

At the same time, the words engraved on the back of the [Pointer of Destiny] flashed through Melen's mind...

'We bear witness to fate, and we remain silent.'

Now it seems more like a piece of advice. Melen has a vague premonition that if he tells others about the fateful scenes he has seen, it may lead to some unimaginable terrible consequences!

Putting these scattered thoughts aside, Melen began to think about the current situation.

There was no doubt that he first needed to reach the city that fate had seen.

That city is actually not difficult to judge...

When witnessing fate, his thoughts followed the direction of the pointer, so he knew the specific direction of the city.

Add to that the environment, the architectural style, and the clothes worn by pedestrians...

Soon, these features matched a city mentioned in a book called "Geography of the Kingdom of Crow" that Melen had read...

That is the pearl of the southern kingdom... Florence!

Mellen looked at the dusty Spike and said, "We must get to Florence as soon as possible. It's up to you from now on."

Before Spike could react, more blood mist floated out of the [Blue Ring], weaving ropes, lassos, seats, pedals and other things on Spike's body to make it easier for Mellen to ride.

Spike stared at the drifting blood mist expressionlessly. The blood mist stagnated, and the half-condensed whip dissipated in disappointment.

Spike: Little flatterer(o?へo?╬)!

Little Red Lotus: ⊙﹏⊙∥!

Mellen smiled and stroked Spike's head. The interaction between the two dogs eased the anxiety in his heart a little.

After climbing onto the dog, they continued to move quickly south.

The most important thing at the moment is to find a populated place, confirm their current location, take a quick wash and rest, and then have a big meal.

With Spike's speed, they soon found a small path. Following the path, they soon found a small mountain village. Amid the villagers' awe and vigilance, they found out the location of the nearest town.

Less than an hour after setting off, Melen arrived at the small town called Gado.

Spike shrank to the size of an ordinary dog, and the fragments on his body were naturally scattered away.

Although Mellen had changed his bloodstained and torn clothes, his dirty appearance still attracted many passers-by to point and talk.

Ignoring all this, Mellen went straight into a hotel that looked pretty good.

Seeing Mellen's slovenly appearance, the waiter instinctively opened his mouth to scold him, but all this turned into flattery after a "ding" sound and a parabola of golden light.

Mellen said as he walked: "A room with a bath, food for five people, mainly meat and bones, go and get it."

After Mellen quickly washed himself and Spike, delicious food was waiting outside the door.

While devouring the food in no time, he used his ability to spend money to instruct the hotel waiters to help him buy some daily necessities that might be useful.

Although he still had a lot of stock in his [Blue Ring], it was better to be prepared.

After finishing his meal, Melen did not delay at all. He had already known his current location based on the newly bought map.

After several days of pursuit, Melen had already left the heart of the kingdom and was not far from the border of the southern wilderness.