Battle of Ascension

Chapter 125: Trap

Randy surprised as he looked at the crystal-shaped green stone in his hand, no it was green ingot. An uncommon material after that Randy gave the green ingot to his wife.

9 meters wide and 5 meters high, Randy estimated the size of the cave. What surprised him was the green ingot. It emitted green light, brighten the cave with a green light which made the scene wonderful despite there was only green ingot here.

But when he cut the green ingot, the cut of green ingot didn't emit the green light anymore. It was like the energy source was cut which made the light dimmed before it stopped emitting light.

Zhen Yi kept looking at her surround as she enchanted by the scene. But suddenly her face became serious and let out a question, "So, where the Duskwings go?"

Both looked at each other before they looking at the deep cave. Zhen Yi tossed back the green ingot to Randy before they were going deeper inside the cave.

Randy and Zhen Yi slowly went into the deeper cave. The green ingot was the only light source here. So, with the light emitted from the green ingot, they slowly ventured deeper.

After 5 minutes, they found there was a big hole in the right of the cave. The hole had 3 meters wide. Randy checked the hole yet found nothing except green ingot. He could not see the end of the hole as the hole was too deep.

Zhen Yi and Randy didn't think much about the hole before they continued venturing deeper. But soon they found more holes as they went deeper.

At first, only one hole every 10 meters, soon as they kept going deeper they found more holes. Which at first only one hole every 10 meters, became 3-4 holes each 10 meters.

This time Randy and Zhen Yi stopped. They were becoming suspicious about the holes yet helpless too as they could not investigate the hole. Even though the hole had 3 meters wide, but it only had less than a meter high. So, they could not enter the hole to check what inside the hole was.

It was too dangerous as the hole was squat or prone to venture the hole. If there was an unexpected monster appeared then it would dangerous even for him as the hole was too narrow.

"Yi, should we go back?" Randy asked his wife. What he worried about was his wife.

Hearing Randy's words, Zhen Yi turned her head and stared Randy's eyes over 10 seconds.

"Nope, let's continue," Said Zhen Yi as she ventured deeper, left the helpless Randy behind.

After both continued for 20 minutes yet still found nothing except holes, holes and more holes.

Randy was afraid from this hole, a monster would emerge as they passed the same over hundred holes.

They kept walking before finally reached the end of the cave. No, it was not the end. In the front of them was the same as the entrance of the cave. They could not see further as there was a layer blocked Randy's sight to see further.

Randy and Zhen Yi stopped again.

"Shana, this cave is safe, right?" Asked Randy as he just remembered that he had an AI.

"Heng, finally you remember me?" Shana snorted in unhappy.

Randy was helpless, he was so worried about Zhen Yi and focused only on his wife. So, he forgot he had an AI that could help him.

"But don't worry uncle, the cave is safe," Shana reassured Randy.

"You know what place is this?" After Shana said the cave was safe, Randy delighted as he thought Shana knew about the cave.

"Nope, I don't know," Shana shook her head, "But I can make a guess based on the surrounding. This is a mine but also a den. This is a mine which is now becoming a den, the Duskwings' den,"

'A mine?' Randy looked at the green ingot which could be found everywhere inside the cave.

'Indeed, this cave is like a mine. But what about being a monster's den? I didn't find a monster here?'

Shana looked at Randy's expression and she knew what Randy's thought was.

"Holes, the hole is where the Duskwings live," Shana pointed to the hole as Randy in a deep thought.

Hearing what was Shana said, Randy approached one hole again with Zhen Yi followed in tow. Randy looked at the deep hole, he could see nothing beside green ingot.

"But you said this place was safe? How can this place is safe if this is a monster's den?" Randy puzzled.

Shana said the cave was safe yet she also said this a monster's den, the Duskwings' den.

"If other people entered the cave, then the cave is dangerous for them. But uncle, for you, this place is a safe place. Even it can be said you can harvest tons of EXP from here. How come this place is dangerous for you?" Said Shana as she puzzled.

In three months he was hunting outside. Randy hunting method was to attack the monster's den directly. He slaughtered the monster on its den, alone. So, Shana thought it was normal for Randy to attack the monster's den, it was a natural occurrence for her, but now Randy afraid was dangerous which made her puzzled.

"Moreover uncle, you have Dragon Roar skill. It's impossible for you to die,"

Randy wanted to knock Shana's head, yet he could not as his hand through Shana's hologram before he said to her, "This time I'm not hunting alone, I'm with my wife here,"

Even though he had Dragon Roar skill, but his wife would get affected too. The closer she was, the bigger effect too she got from Dragon Roar skill. So, he didn't want to use Dragon Roar skill.

Like yesterday when he and his wife battled against the thousand Duskwings. he didn't use the Dragon Roar skill as he was afraid of inflicting on Zhen Yi.

Shana looked at Zhen Yi who was currently inspecting the hole before she looked at Randy's face.

"So what?" Asked Shana.

Looking at Shana's puzzled expression, Randy could only explain that he was afraid to use the Dragon Roar skill, afraid would inflict his wife as she would be the closest to his when they battled the Duskwings.

"Eh, I haven't told you yet that there is a way to not inflict the skill to your ally?" Asked Shana as she suddenly realized.

Shana remembered so far Randy was always hunting alone, so she didn't tell him as she thought it was unnecessary.

"Master, you only need to hold your wife or touch your wife when you use the Dragon Roar skill. With that, your wife would not get inflicted by the skill. In the future, there will be a new update from the Battle System. It's Party Mode, when you are in the party then your friend automatically will not get inflicted by the skill like Dragon Roar skill. So, you don't need to hold or touch your ally anymore,"

From Shana's expression he could tell that she was in the fault, she explained immediately and even gave him the Battle System update spoiler which surprised him. Even the way she addressed him changed back to master, not an uncle anymore. Afterward, Shana pretended to yawn and put a sleepy face.

"All right master, it's time for me to sleep. If there is an urgent matter, you can wake me up,"

Soon, Shana's hologram disappeared from his sight which left him speechless.

But soon, she appeared again and said, "Also be careful. Every monster's den there will be a leader of the monster. Based on the Duskwings' level and grade, the leader of these Duskwings should be Ancient grade monster or even the Territory King,"

Finished, Shana disappeared again, but this time she didn't come back again.

Zhen Yi knew Randy was in conversation with his AI that was why she didn't disturb him or listened to him as she could not understand what they were talking about.

After knowing the way his wife would not get inflicted by his skill. Randy's nervous and confidence came back. With this, it was a piece of cake for him to protect his wife from a thousand Duskwings.

"Let's go, lets we continue," Said Randy as he pulled his wife to the darkness in the front.

Just as they continued, they shocked again by the scene unfolded in the front. This time they greeted by a huge a crystal-shaped green ingot. The green ingot had 8 meters high while the surrounding was full of green ingot with 1-2 meters tall.

But there was a ruinous thing in the front of the huge green ingot. It was a throne and there was a monster sat on it. It was the same monster as Duskwings. The only difference was it bigger and had a horn on its head.

It sat on the throne lazily as it looked at Randy and Zhen Yi. After a while, the monster clapped its hand.

There was a "whoosh whoosh whoosh" noise. Afterward Randy realized that the Duskwings surrounded him and Zhen Yi, the countless Duskwings were surrounding him.

'A trap?'