Please be my partner.

While Melen was carefully observing and waiting for the opportunity, several giants in a giant village were discussing...

"Didn't Gudu go out to chop wood? He hasn't come back yet?"

"It's a bit strange. Logically, he should have returned a long time ago."

"Could it be that we encountered a vicious beast?"

"That shouldn't be possible. Didn't we just cooperate with the King's Army to clear out the evil beasts in the surrounding area a while ago? That's why we let the young man from the village go to chop wood and gather on his own."

"That's not necessarily true. There are many different kinds of evil beasts, and their abilities are very strange. Perhaps some have slipped through the net. It's not uncommon for that to happen in the past."

"Alright, stop talking. Organize a search right away. Teams of at least five people each. Start from the forest that Gudu often goes to."

After the order was issued, the village immediately organized four teams of twenty people to search for Gudu.

The operation went quite smoothly, and they soon followed clues and found some traces of fighting.

But there was no trace of blood left, and Gudu's body was not found, which left them puzzled.

After the search team found nothing more, they had no choice but to return. After all, they still had a lot of work to do and couldn't keep wasting time here meaninglessly.

Originally, the matter would have ended here. After all, there was no trace of the person alive and no body found after death. We could only assume that he was attacked by a vicious beast and no trace of his body was left.

But when the village chief received notifications from other villages and discovered that similar situations occurred more than once at almost the same time, he instinctively realized that things might not be that simple!

Chapter 125 Searching

Melen silently observed the Giant King's Court, trying to find more useful information.

As time passed, the night gradually changed from deep to transparent, and the whole world seemed to be about to be reborn.

When the first ray of light from the horizon pierced through the clouds and shone on Melen's face, he was suddenly stunned.

'When you are lost, go towards the light.'

This was the first revelation Anna gave him, and the current scene seemed to correspond exactly to it.

Just now, Mellen was still thinking about how to locate the specific location of the goose that lays golden eggs.

Even though we know that the goose that lays golden eggs is in the Giant Palace, given the scale of the giant buildings we have seen so far, it is not an easy task to find a small goose in such a huge palace.

If the Giant King deliberately hid himself, it would be even harder to find him.

Just when he was confused by this question, the light that seemed to guide him appeared.

If this really corresponds to the prophecy...

Melen quickly simulated the rough model of the Giant King's Court in his mind, and then drew a rough area based on his own position and the angle of light.

This is a straight line, and the goose that lays golden eggs may be along this route.

Anyway, I finally have a starting direction, so I don’t have to wander around like a headless fly.

Moreover, if his guess could be proven to be correct, it would undoubtedly save him a lot of effort.

Just as Melen was thinking, as the sun rose, the light became brighter and brighter, and a thin layer of black gas rose above the clouds, blocking some of the light.

Under the illumination of the small amount of light that penetrated, the giants seemed to become extremely weak and powerless, and this weakness continued to worsen as time went on, so they returned to their homes and fell asleep to resist the light.

Of course, there are still a small number of giants who stick to their posts. More black air emerges from their bodies, which allows them to move freely under the illumination of the light.

A smile appeared on Mellen's lips. His wait was not in vain after all. If stealing the goose that lays golden eggs was considered a hell of difficulty before, then now it has become easy.

Now, only some key positions in the entire Giant King's Court are guarded by elite giant warriors, making it much easier for him to sneak in.

Melen came to a corner outside the Giant King's Court and looked up at the city wall that was over a hundred meters long. It could be said that each stone that made up the wall was a small mountain if taken out separately.

If other giants wanted to enter the Giant King's Court by climbing the city wall, the noise they caused would immediately attract the attention of the guards.

But if it was Mellen, it would be very inconspicuous. In addition, this location was carefully selected by him, and it would form a fixed patrol blind spot within a certain period, which gave him more relaxed operating space.

With a burst of physical strength, Melen began to climb quickly on the ravine-filled city wall.

Although it was a right angle of 90 degrees, and although Mellen had no systematic rock climbing training, he was still able to easily climb up the city wall with his strong physical fitness and explosive power.

There were also giant guards on the city wall. Melen followed the route he had planned before, quietly bypassed them, and came to the other side of the city wall.

The next step was easy. He went down the city wall and entered the Giant King's Court.

The city's defense strength dropped directly by one level, but what Melen did not expect was that the concentration of black gas in the city was much higher than that outside. This meant that although most of the giants had gone home to rest, there were still some stronger giants who could move freely for a short time under the illumination of the light.

This added some trouble to his actions.

However, it's just some trouble.

Melen walked cautiously in the giant city, while also constructing a topographical map of the city in his mind in preparation for his subsequent escape.

After stopping and walking for about three hours, he finally arrived at the palace of the Giant Kingdom.

This is a castle so huge that it is beyond imagination. It can basically be said to be a large human castle magnified more than ten times in scale.

It took Melen quite a while just to walk around the castle and observe its structure.

According to the route guided by the light, Melen basically determined four places. If the interpretation of the prophecy was indeed as he thought, the goose that lays golden eggs should appear in one of these four locations.

What made Melen's expression solemn was that the black air above the castle became increasingly dense, which made the castle guards in better condition and the defense strength naturally increased to a higher level.

Moreover, at the top floor of the castle, a substantial pressure as powerful as a mountain was slowly flowing downwards. Just feeling this aura was enough to make people terrified.

If nothing unexpected happens, this pressure should come from the Giant King, whose strength has far exceeded the scope of the third level.

A thought flashed through Mellen's mind...Level 4, Legend!

It was impossible not to panic when facing a fourth-order legendary powerhouse, but the reason why Mellen did not turn around and leave immediately was mainly because of the intelligence he had collected and his observations at the time.

According to the giants, the Giant King has not appeared for a long time.

According to Melen's observation at this time, although the Giant King's breath was huge, it was steady and long, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.

Combined with the fact that its aura was faintly resisting the brilliance of the outside world, it was not difficult to draw a conclusion...

In order to fight against the Sky Glory, the Giant King had to fall into a deep sleep to reduce his own consumption.

This is very good news for Mellen.

Just as Melen was observing carefully and thinking about how to enter the castle, a giant came out from the back door of the castle, pulling a huge empty trailer.

Mellen's eyes lit up and he immediately followed quietly.

Along the way, the giant would stop constantly to purchase vegetables, fruits, and meat until the huge trailer was full, and then he would start returning to the castle.

Melen, on the other hand, had already entered the trailer while the other party was on the way to purchase. At this time, he was restraining his breath and quietly listening to the situation outside.

When the giant pulled the trailer back to the back door of the castle, a soldier guarding the gate casually looked at the things in the trailer.

The trailer giant smiled and said, "I picked these myself. They are fresh."

The gatekeeper withdrew his gaze and signaled the trailer giant that he could enter.

After the trailer entered the castle, it went straight to the kitchen.

Mellen took a quick look at his surroundings, then quietly jumped out of the trailer.

Perhaps it was because the Giant Kingdom had not been invaded for too long, causing their vigilance to drop significantly, making it much easier to sneak in than he imagined.

The defense inside the castle was far inferior to that outside the castle. After carefully exploring for a while, Mellen walked towards the stairs.

This castle has a total of five floors. The top floor is undoubtedly the residence of the Giant King. Due to the structure of the castle, the area of the fifth floor is much smaller than the four floors below. The guide route just does not pass through the fifth floor. The four places that Melen is looking for are located on the side of the first, second, third and fourth floors respectively.

But there was no need to look for the first floor. He had passed by there when he was on the trailer, and there was nothing there.

Each step of the castle's staircase is higher than Mellen's height, making it quite difficult to climb.

After arriving at the second floor, I found that there were some independent living rooms here. I guess the probability of placing a goose that lays golden eggs is not high.

Even though he thought so, Melen still came to the calculated location.

Sure enough, this was just an ordinary room, which seemed to be used by the castle guards to live in.

There was no one in the room at this time, so Mellen took a quick look. After confirming that there was nothing to find, he went to the third floor.

The third floor is where the banquet hall and conference room are. After exploring for a while and confirming that it was not here, Mellen felt a little uneasy and walked towards the fourth floor.

Unlike the first and second floors, there are obviously more guards on the third floor. There are guards stationed on the stairs leading to the fourth floor and various important roads.

Mellen naturally didn't plan to force his way in. He came to an open window on the third floor, climbed onto the windowsill, and silently observed the patrol patterns of the guards below.

At the same time, he also took out a set of clothes similar in color to the castle from the [Blue Ring] and put them on.

When the time was right, he began to climb the castle's outer wall.

At this height, it was already a bit dark under the lamp, and coupled with the long distance, it was almost impossible for any giant to notice him.

Even if someone occasionally glanced at him, he would sense it in advance, stop all movements and get away with it.

After a safe journey, Mellen arrived at the fourth-floor window sill.

Although the windows were closed, this obviously did not pose a problem for Mellen.

Under his command, a faint blood mist floated out and entered through the gap in the window.

After a "click" sound that blended into the wind, the ribbon formed by the blood mist opened the window.

Mellen slipped into the castle and quickly restored the window to its original state.

He gently stroked the blood mist wrapped around his wrist and praised softly, "Well done, Xiao Honglian."

After receiving praise from her master, Little Red Lotus in the [Blue Ring] jumped for joy.

The mechanical dog tilted its head in confusion, then jumped up and down imitating Xiao Honglian's movements.

For a moment, the entire [Blue Ring] was filled with the noise of the two little guys.

Spike just took a look and continued to meditate with his eyes closed.

Melen began to look around the room, and then he saw a large area of golden light.

Neatly stacked gold bricks, piles of gold coins, and jewelry in boxes...

This is actually a treasure room.

So much gold and jewelry, it is an unimaginable wealth.

Although he was very tempted, Melen had no intention of taking anything from here.

Because these golden jewels were surrounded by wisps of black air, this gave Melen a very bad premonition.

In addition, the second revelation in Anna's prophecy was to keep him away from darkness. Although he didn't know whether the black energy belonged to the "darkness" mentioned in the revelation, he would not take the risk for a few hundred million dollars.

Melen reluctantly withdrew his gaze, walked around the gold and jewels, and left the treasure room.

It was quite quiet outside, the only noise coming from the patrolling guards who passed by from time to time.

Taking advantage of the guards' patrol breaks, Mellen carefully explored the rooms on the fourth floor and discovered that the other rooms were also filled with various valuables...

Some are sophisticated weapons, some are sturdy armor, and some are important supplies...

The entire fourth floor is apparently used to hide treasures.

This discovery made Melen excited, because it also meant that the probability that the goose that lays golden eggs, a treasure of the Giant Kingdom, was on this floor was very high.

Thinking of this, Mellen quickly rushed towards the room located on the fourth floor.

Upon arrival, he was dumbfounded.

Because there is no goose that lays golden eggs here, there are only some cold weapons and armor.

Mellen frowned, looking distressed.

Therefore, prophecies and revelations are often like fortune-telling under an overpass. The only purpose of those ambiguous words is to fool you.

Melen fell into deep thought. Since the prophecy was useless, he had to consider the option of searching the entire castle.

Judging from the layout, the first, second and third floors do not seem to be suitable for storing important treasures.

Then, the most likely place is a room on the fourth floor, or on the fifth floor where the Giant King is sleeping.

The latter point doesn't need to be considered at all. He would rather give up the opportunity to use the wishing well than take the risk of going to the fifth floor.

Then the only option left is to explore all four floors completely.

It would take quite a while to accomplish this under the watchful eyes of the patrolling guards.

Just as Mellen was about to take action, a sudden flash of inspiration came to his mind and he thought of another possibility.

However, before verifying this possibility, he decided to search the entire fourth floor first.