Please be my partner.

A few hours later, Mellen returned to the room he had originally entered, and as expected, found nothing.

He began to think about the idea that had flashed through his mind earlier...

Underground secret room!

The clouds here in the Giant King's Court are extremely solid and thick, so it is a very simple task to dig out the underground secret room.

Returning to the first floor along the original route, Mellen began to look for traces of the underground secret room.

He first assumed that the prophecy he had speculated was correct and that the goose was in the underground secret room, and then he searched based on this.

Then it was not difficult to find the entrance to the underground secret room.

He did not act rashly because there were guards here as well.

After patiently waiting for several hours and confirming the approximate time of the guard rotation, Melen lightly touched [Dog of Corruption].

Suddenly, wisps of light green mist, almost invisible, floated out and were slowly absorbed by the two giant guards who were chatting.

Before they knew it, the two giants were breathing heavily, and after more than ten minutes, they fell asleep one after another.

I have to say that the giant's physique is really strong. The extraordinary level of sleeping poison took so long to take effect.

Walking around the two sleeping giants, Melen came to the door leading to the underground secret room, lifted the bolt, opened the door, and walked in leisurely.

Immediately afterwards, a faint blood mist floated out, closed the door, and reset the bolt, and everything returned to normal.

Chapter 126: Success and Escape

The underground secret room still maintained the giant's usual rough and huge style. Melen kept jumping down the stairs, and it took him several minutes to reach the bottom of the stairs.

This is more like a prison room or a slaughterhouse than a secret room.

Looking around, there are independent prison rooms, where some huge, strange and ferocious-looking beasts that seem to have no rationality at all are imprisoned.

There were various slaughtering tools in an open space, and cold, gleaming barbs hung on the beams. Most of the barbs were left with only bones that had been shaved clean of meat, and a small number of them still had corpse remains, emitting a foul smell.

Melen silently calculated the direction in his mind, and then quickly moved towards somewhere.

His appearance attracted the attention of the crazy beast in the cage, and it began to roar at him.

In just a moment, roars rose and fell throughout the entire underground secret room.

Melen frowned, but there was nothing he could do about it. Fortunately, the two guarding giants were poisoned and unconscious and would not wake up for a while.

After rushing all the way for more than ten minutes, Mellen arrived in front of a huge steel gate.

He placed his hands on the steel door, took a deep breath, and then pushed forward with all his strength...

The steel gate remained motionless.

Mellen's face darkened and he summoned Spike, a dog whose strength was several times greater than his.

A man and a dog suddenly pushed forward against the steel gate...

What made Mellen shudder was that the steel door remained motionless.

Spike looked at the boy, a questioning look on his dog's face.

If it were to burst out with all its strength, its power would be greatly increased, but doing so would make too much noise. Even through the underground secret room, it might attract the attention of the giants in the castle.

Mellen shook his head slightly. Judging from the current performance of the steel door, even if Spike tried his best, he might not be able to push it open.

I'm afraid it will take two or more giants with third-level strength.

However, the inability to push it open with brute force does not mean that Mellen has no way to deal with this steel door.

He came to a corner on the side of the steel gate and gently touched the [Dog of Corruption]. A highly corrosive poisonous smoke floated out, corroding a semicircular mark as high as a person on the steel gate.

Slight hissing sounds continued to be heard, and under Mellen's control, the poisonous smoke penetrated deeper and deeper.

This process lasted for half an hour. When the [Dog of Corruption] became extremely dim due to excessive consumption, Melen felt the poisonous smoke suddenly disappear.

With a look of delight on his face, he collected the remaining poisonous smoke into the [Dog of Corruption] and injected some spiritual energy into it.

Then, Mellen pushed away the eroded portion of steel.

The entire steel gate is three meters thick, so it is no wonder that its overall weight is so astonishing.

When Melen saw the scene inside, a smile appeared on his lips. In the huge room, there was a nest made of straw, and a black swan was lying in it and sleeping soundly.

What really confirmed Mellen's identity as the black swan were the three golden eggs scattered around it.

I approached carefully, but the black swan was still sleeping, without any reaction, and didn't seem to be alert at all.

I picked up a golden egg and held it in my hand. It felt heavy and substantial. I felt it carefully and could indeed vaguely sense an unimaginable amount of energy in it.

With an idea in mind, Melen tried to absorb this energy and transform it into spiritual energy, but unfortunately failed.

He was not discouraged and collected all the golden eggs around him.

According to his idea, if the golden egg was destroyed, perhaps the wolf-shaped pendant could absorb the dissipated energy.

But it is obviously not suitable to do this kind of experiment at this time. After all, he is still deep inside the enemy. Once the golden egg is destroyed and causes a big commotion, he will really be in tears.

More importantly, a golden egg represents the ability to make a wish, and destroying it just to absorb the energy within it seems not worth the effort.

Melen looked at the sleeping black swan and only then noticed that there was a collar and chain around its neck, which was obviously used to prevent it from escaping.

Melen took two steps forward and gently tapped the Black Swan's head. The latter seemed a little dazed when he woke up, and then his eyes were filled with red light, revealing a sense of madness and brutality, and he was about to attack Melen who was so close.

Mellen frowned and took a step back in a defensive stance, while Spike stepped forward to protect him.

However, they did not take any further action, because the Black Swan, which was about to launch an attack, was stunned after seeing Mellen clearly.

Then, the madness and brutality in its eyes quickly faded, and it seemed to become extremely happy. It made a "cackle" sound and flapped its wings to pounce on Mellen.

This time, the dog rushed over with no intention of attacking. Instead, it was like a wronged child who saw a parent who could support him and wanted to ask for a hug.

Unfortunately, the black swan had to come to an abrupt end just as it was getting started.

The chain around its neck greatly restricted its movements.

Then, the Black Swan made a 'quack' sound towards Mellen, appearing extremely aggrieved.

Mellen thought about it, walked past Spike, slowly came to the black swan, and gently stroked its head.

The black swan obediently rubbed its head against Mellen's hand, looking extremely well-behaved.

Melen nodded slightly. It seemed that his identity as a fairy tale creator played a role again.

At the same time, more confusion arose in my heart.

First of all, in Mellen's impression, the goose that lays golden eggs should be a white swan, but it turned into a black swan in front of him, most likely because it was deeply affected by the black air.

This can be confirmed from the madness and tyranny emanating from the Black Swan before, as well as the actual contact at this time.

Then one thing is very strange, why would the black swan, who is deeply affected by the black energy, still get close to him?

You know, he also created the giants. After they were affected by the black air, they only had greedy appetite when they saw Melen, and they wanted to swallow him in one bite.

Moreover, after thinking about this issue carefully, he found more doubts.

The fairy tale reversal in the fairy tale kingdom is most likely related to these black auras, but those fairy tale characters who have fallen into madness can remain close to Mellen after seeing him and will not take the initiative to hurt him.

If you think about it this way, the problem should lie with the giant race itself.

After putting this question aside for the moment, Melen looked at the black swan, or more precisely, at the chain around its neck. This was not ordinary metal. After trying, even the corrosive toxin of the [Dog of Corruption] could not leave any trace on it.

There is a keyhole on the chain, which seems to mean that if you want to open it, you must first find the corresponding key.

Melen curled his lips. Is this like forcing you to do the side quest after you find the main quest?

However, reality is not a game, so there is no need to follow the routine for everything!

A wisp of blood mist floated into the keyhole, and with the control and plasticity of blood, it was easily opened.

After regaining its freedom, the black swan took a long time to react, then rushed over and hugged Mellen's thighs.

Melen smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll take you away right away."

Hearing this, the black swan was delighted at first, then seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly made a "cackle" sound.

Melen showed a puzzled look and asked, "You don't want to leave with me?"

The black swan reacted very violently, shaking its head, flapping its wings, and making a "ga ga" sound, as if trying its best to deny it.

Mellen thought for a moment and said, "Next, I'll ask you a question and you'll answer it. If it's a yes, you'll say 'ga'. If it's a no, you'll say 'ga' twice. Do you understand?"

The black swan blinked and said, "Gah!"

Mellen nodded, skipping the previous question and asking, "You can't leave here?"

The black swan hesitated, first 'quack', then 'quack' again.

Melen thought for a moment and said, "You can leave, but there are some restrictions. For example, once you leave, you will be discovered by the giants?"

The black swan immediately let out an excited "Ga".

Mellen frowned slightly. If that was the case, he would not be able to take the black swan away quietly.

The black swan seemed to sense Mellen's embarrassment and made a sad "cackle".

Seeing this, Melen smiled comfortingly and said, "Don't worry, since I said I would take you away, I will definitely do it."

"Huh?" The black swan looked hopeful.

Mellen nodded seriously.

He thought for a moment and said, "I need to make some preparations first. Can you wait here for me to come back?"

Black Swan hesitated and nodded.

Mellen smiled and said nothing more. He left the room and restored the small metal door he had eroded to its original state.

He hurried all the way, and when he arrived at the small hall at the entrance of the underground secret room, the two giant guards were still sleeping soundly, and there was no sign that anyone else had been there.

After replenishing some sleeping toxin for the two giant guards, he left and headed towards the castle's kitchen.

It was still early for dinner, so there were not many giants in the kitchen. After Melen found the water source of the castle, he did not hesitate to consume a large amount of spiritual energy and let the [Dog of Corruption] produce a steady stream of hidden poison and put it into the water.

This toxin is extremely concealed. Even if it enters the body, it will not take effect immediately. Instead, it will continue to accumulate and spread until Melen actively detonates it.

The poisoning lasted for more than an hour until the number of giants in the kitchen began to increase, and he quietly slipped away.

Then, he went to the second floor of the castle and used the ability of [Contract Summoning] to send Spike outside the castle.

He then repeated his old trick and returned to Black Swan's room. The latter's originally hopeless expression suddenly brightened up, and he ran towards him with a "ga ga".

Almost everything that can be done has been done. What remains is to wait for the fairy tale reversal and to respond flexibly when the time comes.

While there was still plenty of time, Mellen and Black Swan began to communicate in a "yes or no" manner, and they got a lot of information.

For example, the black swan itself plays an extremely important role in both the fairy tale kingdom and the giant kingdom.

For example, a black swan can lay only one golden egg every day.

……

Time passed quickly, and soon there was only one hour left until midnight.

Mellen knew it was time for him to leave.

He nodded to the Black Swan, who was taken into the [Blue Ring] without resistance, and then he silently activated the ability of [Contract Summoning].

More than ten seconds later, the space around Mellen fluctuated and he disappeared from the spot.

As the only two beastmaster abilities that Mellen learned, [Contract Summoning] can not only summon the pet to his side, but after further development, he can also use the pet as a location and teleport himself to the pet.

However, for ordinary first- and second-level beastmasters, this ability is not very practical due to the distance restrictions of the contract.

But Melen is different. The distance that his [Wolf Tamer] contract can reach is almost unlimited. The only thing that can restrain him is his own mental strength, so he has never stopped developing this ability.

I just managed to master this application method before the end of the holiday.

Although it does not have much practical value because it requires a long time to prepare, it can be regarded as a stroke of genius when used in the current situation.

The next moment, with the space shaking, Melen appeared directly outside the Giant King's Court.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to teleport further, the key is that his mental strength doesn’t allow it.

Even at this distance, he had consumed nearly half of his mental strength.

After slowing down for a moment, Mellen immediately rode on Spike and headed towards the edge of the clouds.

At the same time, in the Giant Castle, in a luxurious room on the third floor.