Child of God's Curse

Trevon arrived at an even larger chamber.

"This is the place for mining. You can find Red Iron Ore around here." Ainsley pointed to a side of the mining wall.

Trevon had never mined in a mining. He looked around.

[What should I do?]

"What happened, Brother Trevon?"

"How do you mine the ores?" Trevon was a young master. He knew nothing about this.

"You can start by break the wall and tried to find some ores."

"Break wall?" Trevon thought. He started to gather his spiritual energy. Hundreds of light elements energy started to gather around Trevon.

"Please wait! Please wait!" Ainsley suddenly panicked his normally calm voice, turned agitated.

"Eh?" Trevon stopped his charging.

"You should not use powerful blast on the mine wall. You might cause a cave-in. Above this place was the place where many people lived. Using blast is forbidden here."

"Ah! I am sorry. What should I do?"

"I would suggest Brother Trevon to use mining tools to break a small section of the mine."

[Mining tools?] "Erm… Do you have some mining tools?" Trevon asked. He didn't really prepare to mine. It was a sudden Master Rabbink's whim.

"You don't bring the tools?" Ainsley's eyes were slightly growing bigger because of surprise.

"Hahaha. I just read it in the booklet and wanted to look for it. Wait a minute! I will look in my storage ring." Trevon pretended to check.

[Master Rabbink!] Trevon called the Rabbink. [Do you sell some mining tools?]

"Of course, this Rabbink does. I have from the classic model like the shovel, pickaxe, hammer, and chisel. This Rabbink even has the modern one like the excavator. It is very powerful. Gwahahaha."

[Give me an easy mission for them!]

[Special Master Rabbink Mission Unlocked.]

[Lv 25 Master Rabbink Mission: Defeat Ainsley in a martial art fight.]

[Mission Reward: Master Rabbink will add Earth Crushing Pickaxe on the Universe Store.]

[Mission Description: A brother appears trough dangerous adventure together. However, fighting also makes people become a brother. Try to fight with Ainsley and entertain this bored Rabbink. Gwahahaha.]

[What?] Trevon couldn't believe it.

He only had two options, returned outside or fighting with Ainsley.

[Special Mission Rejected.]

Trevon had to reject it. It was against his value to fight with a brother. While Trevon hadn't thought Ainsley as a friend, Ainsley had shared a table with him. Ainsley also seems to be a knowledgeable drinker.

"It seems I didn't bring it. We should go back outside."

"Fine. We could return to this place again." Both took another thirty minutes to returned outside again.

Trevon was looking for the guards. However, he didn't find any.

"Where are the guards?"

"Perhaps they were in a shift. We can borrow some tools from the guard post." Ainsley said. He pointed toward the post.

He helped Trevon to get some tools from the guard post before they returned inside. "I am sorry for taking so many of your times." Trevon said. He felt uncomfortable that they spent much time to return.

"Do not worry about it, Brother Trevon! I am free today. I…" Ainsley thought for a bit. "I actually wanted to have some activities. I can't visit those entertainment places. At the same time, I don't want to be home."

"Is it because of your wife?"

"Yes. Actually, I am not close with any people in Bandeira family. When my family in danger, they even forbade me from helping." Ainsley said with sorrow. "I can't help the people who are important for me. Then what is the use of my marriage."

Trevon had heard about Ainsley's original family declined. It was after the fight with Rado's family. He felt a bit awkward.

However, Ainsley thought differently. "Ah! You must have not heard this, Brother Trevon. My Alesanto family's elders tried to obtain a treasure that we shouldn't. Their greed became their doom. Many families tried to take the treasure. I knew that from my elder brother."

"Your Brother Seathan?"

"Yes. He was the future leader back then, so he knew some secret. Sometimes… A powerful treasure is also a road to destruction." Ainsley didn't talk about the treasure.

Trevon went with Ainsley using the same route. He changed their subject to a more cheering topic about the famous ladies and wines in Goldcave.

After another thirty minutes, they arrived at the big mining chamber again.

"You can try your luck, Brother Trevon." Ainsley showed how to mine using the tools. He started with a pickaxe. Ainsley told Trevon the area with a possible iron vein.

Trevon followed him. Since both were cultivators, they could use more power than common miners. Both were mining the wall when suddenly they heard a screech.

"Chit…!!!" A high-pitched screech came from behind them.

"What is that?" Trevon looked to the source.

A silver-colored mole appeared from the ground. Trevon could see a metal plate on its head. Only half of the mole was above the ground, but it was already as big as a mature human. Its metallic claws were sharp and long. It sniffed around before it sniffed at Ainsley and Trevon's direction.

"Urgh, it found us… That is the Metal Mole demon beast. I will defeat it." Ansley took his sword from his scarab.

Trevon didn't start with attacking. He used his scout to check the mole.

[Species: Gigantes Metal Mole]

[Potential: 25/40]

[Ability: Dig, Rock Throw, Scratch]

"Wait! This beast doesn't seem normal." Trevon shouted to Ainsley.

"Do not worry! I will defeat it quickly."

[Waterflow Sword Stanza 1st Level!] Ainsley shouted in his heart. He started to jump and slashed the beast. A water element energy emerged from his sword.

"Clank…" The mole claw met Ainsley's sword energy.

"Chit…!!!" It seemed the water element attack hurt the mole. However, the mole quickly buried itself in the ground.

[Dig!] The mole suddenly appeared under Trevon. Luckily, he found the vibration. Trevon rolled toward Ainsley.

Ainsley continued his attack on the mole leader. He sent another thrust, but the mole used its Dig to hide in the ground.

"Ugh!" Ainsley jumped backward. "This is dangerous, Brother Trevon."

"Gwahahaha."

"Dangerous?" Trevon wanted to pinch the laughing Rabbink.

"Gwahahaha. This is not because of this Rabbink. You came with a child of God. Of course, there would be an opportunity for him."

Trevon wanted to cry. He picked the wrong guide.

"Chit…!!!" The demon beast appeared again below Ainsley. It forced Trevon and Ainsley to jump into another way. Ainsley once again countered with his sword slash. However, the mole was digging again.

"Ugh! This is the demon beast leader. The mole is stronger than a normal one. It may call its followers. While it isn't that powerful, it will be troublesome to fight when it buries itself. We are unlucky to meet it. Follow me!" Ainsley took Trevon toward the other hole in the chamber.

"Yes." Trevon followed Ainsley.

However, the mole appeared again. As a ground demon beast, it could detect the vibration.

Trevon and Ainsley jumped toward another side of the mole king.

[Rock Throw!] The mole leader materialized a giant boulder using earth elements.

"Gah!" Trevon needed to roll to another side to avoid the rock. He was separated from Ainsley. While Ainsley ran toward the bigger alley.

"Wait for me!" Trevon felt a bit afraid if he would get lost if he stayed alone. Since the cave interior was similar, he wouldn't be able to separate one alley with another.

[Wind Piercing Dash!] Trevon used his dash movement ability to close his gap with Ainsley.

"Triple Aqua Slash!" Ainsley released some water element sword slashes to help Trevon. Three water element slashes appeared from Ainsley's sword and stopped the mole.

Trevon made another dash to appear next to Ainsley.

"Follow me!" Ainsley led Trevon towards the deeper cave.

[Why did you call this his opportunity?] Trevon couldn't believe he experienced the danger because he stayed close to a child of God. He complained while running following Ainsley.

"Just wait! You won't be disappointed! Gwahahaha."

[They are cursed.] Trevon thought about those children of God.

Ainsley led Trevon into a junction. They had three options to go, forward, to the left, and to the right.

"Forward!" Ainsley shouted. They tried to run from the mole demon beast. The mole king still followed them. Trevon could see the tremor and it appeared to sniff their direction.

It was hard to attack the mole since it tunneled inside the ground and only appeared to throw some rocks to them.

"Yes!" Trevon wanted to cry. [This is really cursed. They didn't need troublemeter to call trouble.]

He ran with Ainsley toward the alley in front of him.

They arrived at a large chamber. It was another place for mining. There had four entrance and exit alleys, including the one that Trevon used to enter.

"Where should we go?"

"Erg…" Ainsley also couldn't believe his luck. Normally, it wasn't hard to lose the boss mole. Yet, this one kept following him and Trevon.

"Brak…" The Gigantes Metal Mole threw another rock into Trevon and Ainsley.

"We have to fight it, Brother Trevon. Can you do it?"

"Gah! If there is no other way, we have to fight it!"

"Nana!" Trevon called his trusted beast.

"Squeak." The mouse gave a disdained look at the beast. She was a Rank 2 demon beast and the mole only a Peak Rank 1 demon beast.

[What? You say the mole is too weak for your level?] Trevon wanted to cry. Nana felt it was beneath her to fight it. She jumped and waited outside.

"Squeak…" Nana lazily looked at the mole. Trevon knew what she meant, she would only help if Trevon was in danger.

Ainsley looked at Trevon. "Good! It might endanger your mouse during the fight with this powerful demon beast."

"Urgh…" Trevon couldn't believe the miscommunication. The young master didn't ask Nana to stand on the side.

"Sigh…" He took his Dark Demon Slayer and prepared to fight. Trevon and Ainsley went into a different direction to surround the beast.

[Roaring Eagle Sword Combination!] Trevon started from the beginning. He jumped towards the mole before making a horizontal slash.

The mole raised its claw and blocked Trevon's slash. "Clank…"

"Flame Punch!" Trevon used the chance to burn the mole.

"Criiit!!!" The mole screamed.

"Triple Aqua Slash!!!" Ainsley sent three slashes of water elements from another side.

"Criiit!" The mole felt angry. It felt hot on one side while a pressuring pain came from the other side.

The demon beast clawed everywhere. Trevon and Ainsley had to jump to evade its desperate retaliation.

The mole dug underground and disappeared.

"Be careful!" Ainsley shouted.

Trevon would be careful even without Ainsley's shout.

"Gremble… Gremble…" The mole appeared from underground. It came for Ainsley.

Ainsley found the vibration, he had jumped from the ground. He pointed his sword below and used his falling energy to boost his attack.

"CRIIIT!" The mole screamed. Ainsley managed to stab into its head.

"We can do it!" Ainsley who had just retreated shouted.

Trevon didn't want to show his battle prowess, but this demon beast needed full power to fight. [Weakness Scan!] Trevon activated this skill when the mole attacked Ainsley.

"1.000 Holy Flashes!" This was the coolest martial art in Trevon's arsenal. Some light element in the air started to gather around Trevon.

"Eternal Water Vortex!" Ainsley also gathered some water elements in the air. An energy whirlpool appeared around his sword. He stabbed his sword toward the frenzy Mole.

"Hahaha." Trevon laughed. The flashes were his most favorite ability. He pointed his index and middle finger to the mole. Four hundred beams appeared from those small balls towards the mole.

[Beautiful!] Trevon felt proud with the magnificent beauty.

"CRIIIIT!" The mole didn't know where to dodge and block. Ainsley's attack was focused and very painful while Trevon's attack was unblock-able. The combination of Weakness Scan and the attack gave the mole some scars.

[Dig!] The mole went underground again.

"Where is it?" Ainsley looked around.

The mole appeared deep in the cave. Ainsley looked at Trevon. "Once again!"

Another whirlpool and some light beams were sent toward the mole.

"Crit! Crit! Crit! Crit!" The mole screeched in pain. It slashed around again.

"Finish him!" Ainsley shouted. He launched himself toward the mole while his hand raised a stab toward the mole.

At the same time, Trevon also used his father's famous skill. [Roaring Eagle Sword Combination!] He went directly to the stabbing stance. While he jumped, he used Weakness Scan again.

However, the mole was fast. It dug underground.

"Clank! Clank!" Trevon and Ainsley's swords met with the stone wall. Losing his target, even Trevon's weakness scan was failed.

"Bruak…" The mole appeared further from them. A big rock materialized again.

"BUZZZ!!!" This time the power of the attack was far more powerful. Perhaps pain made the mole became more powerful.

"Ergggh!!!" The rock sent Ainsley toward the wall.

[Bonus Destiny Reward received.]

Trevon didn't look at the panels. He quickly tried to dismiss it from blocking his vision. Another rock was thrown toward him. The young master rolled from his position to evade the mole.

"Buzz!!!" Before Trevon could attack the mole again. It was frozen.

A white blueish big mouse stood on top of the frozen Mole. "Squeak… Squeak…"

"Do not laugh! If you could defeat it easily, you should help me earlier." Trevon grumbled. Nana laughed at Trevon. The mouse happily posed above the mole.

Trevon went closer to the mole. [Is it alive?]

"Squeak! Squeak!" Nana showed her small claws. She made a gesture of cutting the mole's neck.

"Yeah! You are strong. It is frozen to the death." Trevon saw the ice chunk. He used his Weakness Scan and stabbed the mole to ensure his safety.

[It's over.] Trevon thought. He looked into Nana, the fat mouse was frightening. Just one hit and she defeated the mole which terrorized him and Ainsley.

"You should take it into your universe." Master Rabbink shouted. "You can try Fallen Body Potion on it."

"You are correct." Trevon put the mole in his universe. The mole was as large as two people.

"Where is Ainsley?" Trevon wondered after he transferred the mole into his universe. [Don't tell me he become an omelet! His Hero Aura perhaps didn't work.] Trevon felt a bit bad for the unlucky child of God.

"Brother Ainsley?" Trevon tried to move the rock which sandwiched Ainsley. "Geh…"

As a cultivator with a tempered body, Trevon managed to push the rock. He didn't believe a child of God could be defeated by a rock.

"Eh?" Trevon saw a hole under the rock. [He fell below?] He wanted to laugh.

"Are you OK, Brother Ainsley?" Trevon used spiritual sense to check the hole deep. [How deep is it, Master Rabbink?]

"This hole. Hm… You won't die if you fall into it."

[That is not answering.] Trevon decided to throw some Shining Pearls into it. He could see the bottom of the hole when the pearls reached the bottom. [That is around thirty meters.]

[Sigh…] Trevon tied a rope from his storage rings into a rock and jumped into the hole. While it was high, for a cultivator like him, it wasn't dangerous. He stepped on the wall to reduce his falling speed while using his long rope to reduce the distance to the ground.

"Tap…" Trevon arrived at the bottom. He took more Shining Pearls to light the cave.

"Are you here, Brother Ainsley?" Trevon followed the path. Every few meters he threw another shining pearl. He was afraid of the danger.

"I am here!" Ainsley's voice had a tinge of pain.

Trevon ran a bit faster towards Ainsley.

He saw Ainsley with a shining pearl in his hand. Unlike Trevon who could purchase more from Master Rabbink, Ainsley only brought one. The sect member looked fine, but his clean yellow robe had some signs of dust especially on his bottom.

They were in a large room with their ceiling as high as fifty meters. The room was twenty meters to twenty meters, with natural stones made the entire wall. Nevertheless, one side of the room was strange.

"What is it?" Trevon saw a mural on the strange cave wall.

"It seems a dwarf painting." Ainsley said while he swiped his hand to the strange mural.

[This is a dwarf inheritance dungeon.] Master Rabbink corrected Ainsley, but only Trevon could hear the Rabbink.

"Hm... What is this?" Ainsley pressed a hidden button.

Trevon didn't hear Ainsley. He focused on Master Rabbink's words. [Inheritance Dungeon?] He turned a bit pale.

An inheritance dungeon was both the source of wealth and danger. This was the biggest chance for rogue cultivators to get resources, powerful cultivation techniques, or martial arts. The same place was also the dream of many young cultivators.

"Yup. A war between human and dwarf happened in this area. It isn't strange if one or more genius dwarves or humans with special achievement that the universe didn't want it to disappear died here."

[Is there a danger?]

"This place…" Master Rabbink materialized his counting hand. "The loser won't get a penalty. It isn't a deadly trial. The dungeon had many inheritances inside. With your destiny, you have a fair chance to get something."

[Should I try my luck?] Trevon thought. If it had a penalty for the loser, he might experience something like his First Grandfather, the Perfect Audermar. He turned into a cripple after losing in a heritage dungeon like this.

"Brak…" The strange wall separated into two directions. Behind it was another wall. However, the new wall also moved into two directions, showing a new wall. This kept continue while the wall turned smaller and smaller. In the end, a four-meter-tall door appeared.

"We can enter." Ainsley looked at the open door. He directly entered the place. His body disappeared before Trevon's eyes.

[No…] Trevon wanted to scream.

"GAH!" These children of God loved to enter the dangerous place.

[I can't wait for him here, right?] Trevon looked at the newly opened dungeon. In one side, he was his fear. However, some parts of him were filled with greed. A newly opened inheritance dungeon would have many treasures. Conquering a dungeon would bring many bragging rights to a cultivator.

[Master Rabbink said I had a fair chance to get something.] He thought.

"Are you afraid? Gwahahaha. Where is the treasure snatcher? The treasure is in front of you. Don't you want to become stronger?"

Trevon remembered his hopelessness before the bandit leader. He squeezed his hand and grow resolute.

[Gah! He is only a child of God. I also have my own cheat.] Trevon used his Core Management skill and made a portal. "Wait for me!"