Her head faced down with a grin she started laughing, “Oh my looks like you’re an average talent, nothing special about your cultivation aptitude,” she said, bursting into laughter holding back her tears.

I froze, looking at the smiling S10 she looked like the type that enjoys seeing others misfortune, but her childlike appearance caused me to not keep to heart her laughing, but see it as a kid having fun, “Hey it’s mean to laugh at others misfortune you know,” I said rolling my eyes.

Noticing my firm voice she shut up, “Hey don’t be like that, cheer up,” she said patting my shoulder on her tiptoes since I was a head taller than her.

“Then why are you laughing?” I said

“Khm! Hahaha well my mother told me that trash is really small so I noticed your height, and just couldn't stop laughing,” she said

Small? noticing her stare down at me, then lowering my head I looked between my legs I got the answer, “Wh…who is small your father is small, plus what kind of mother tells a kid such things,” I said hurriedly covering my front with both arms.

“Of course I know these things, it's part of my inheritance in my bloodline of a succubus plus I’m 16 years old I can be considered an adult now,” she said

Looking at her laughing to her heart's content made me realize it has probably been a long time since she laughed, and smiled which made my heart warm up a little, I realized how strong-willed she must be as a person even though being so young.

Her laughter also caused the attention of bystanders to be drawn to us, then suddenly,

Whoosh!

Grabbing S10 by the hand and fell with her to the ground hitting the rocky floor, only to hear a whip sounding like the crackling of thunder burst behind my ears.

“Having fun, little S10 instead of working? I can only cover for you when protecting useless friends like him but I won’t tolerate slacking off the job,” said the guard from earlier wearing velvet fur tightly wrapped with a black belt, a metal iron helmet, and holding his brown snake-like whip laced with metal threads.

He had a skinny build, weak pale skin like a dead man walking, the belt and helmet embedded with luminous crystals.

Getting up from the ground S10 stared back resentfully at the man who looked around his late 40s and bit her lower lip

“I’m sorry master,” she said standing up with a 90-degree bow.

Seeing how timid she was I reckoned that this time we might be in serious trouble,

“Hm you think a slave can negotiate with me, to forgive her or not?” said the man giving out a perverted smile.

I looked at that smile which caused me to be inwardly disgusted “Damn old-timer, must be a pervy lolicon,” I thought to myself, my head looking down as I firmly held S10’s hand to at least show her she wasn’t alone, and if need be I’ll take some beatings for her.

“You! Little shit, who are you, to be frolicking around with S10?” He said annoyingly, both hands on his whip stretching and bending it.

Lifting my head I looked him in the eyes “My name…I mean ID is D12 master” I said

I quickly felt S10 tugging my hand then,

Whip!

“Dare look your master in the eyes such arrogance,” he said angrily

Whip! Whip! Whip!

S10 hurriedly shielded me screaming, “Please lord he didn’t know the rules,” she said as we both curled down on the ground.

“Baah! a slave that is born here doesn’t know the absolute custom, don’t play with me,” he said his arm rotating back for a full swing with his whip.

“This little slave girl thinks she can mess with me on my job, and even my love for Rebecca is having some trouble because she exists, I like my women without children looks like I have to get rid of her after playing with her a little bit, kekeke,” thought the guard with a smile.

“Slave manager Lester stop your crude manner right now,” said a low toned voice

The Guard Lester continued whipping at me, then an earth wall covered my curled up body on the ground, “Who dares mess with me.. L..lord Tunnel master,” Said the guard as he immediately bent the knee to touch the ground, cupped his hands to the side then bend his head down in a submissive position.

“Such rude behavior by a slave guard like yourself makes me want to vomit my lunch even more,” said a man around his 20s, with long black hair, pale white skin wearing a flowing white robe.

He walked up to me as he slowly released the earth wall, “I hate ignorant weaklings like you kid even more,” he said standing in front of me as I was still curled up.

Bang!

“heuk!” A kick landed on my ribcage from behind me, I looked over to see it was S10 who kicked me.

“Fool! get up and kowtow before the Tunnel master,” she said as she bit her lower lip, instantly making a kowtow, head first on the rocky floor.

I realized I would die if I did not follow her advice, my whole body shivered, cold sweat poured down my back as if I’m not dehydrated, I lifted my head  only to see the killing intent in masters eyes,

“The weak have no place in this world guess S10 is right,” I thought

Staggering up I bent down my knee saluted, cupped both hands to the side like the guard, my pride would not let me kowtow maybe because I am fresh from reincarnation,

Bang!

I got slammed to the ground by the tunnel master’s foot.

“Ants like yourself cannot only bend the knee but must grovel under my feet where you rightfully belong,” said the Tunnel master with a tone as if talking to nothing but a dog.

I swallowed my pride, laying there on the floor, telling myself, “Good, goood I am an ant that will carry ten times my weight to move mountains like you out of my way,” I thought

Letting his foot off my head “Now Lester I need some Corpse movers, it appears we will be in battle sooner than I thought,” he said

“Corpse movers!?” I thought

“Lord tunnel master but we haven’t finished the mining of boulders for the fortress wall, we need more slaves to mine, and build,” said Lester helplessly.

Waving his hands “The battle with the Molens is more important, we predict that the Molens will be here by the third candle pop tomorrow, now I need more slaves to be in the front lines and be corpse movers.” Said the tunnel master

After that, he chose about 40 slaves, looked at me, and S10, “ You little ones will come with me to be the handlers of the corpses by the edge of the walls.” He said as he prepared to leave with us.

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“Noo! my daughter,” a cry rained out

A lady with large bat wings came running towards us while crying.