Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

A dragon roared.

The black dragon burst through the dark ground, destroying all obstacles in its path.

Countless bats heard a dragon's roar and immediately burst into flight.

The awe-inspiring presence emanating from the perfect creature, or more colloquially, the dragon's might, instantly enveloped the cave, causing the bats, who had lived their entire lives within its walls, to feel a suppression of their bloodline.

They were stiff and trembling, and black iron-level bats rained down from the ceiling.

The silver-level bats, having withstood the dragon's might, suppressed their fear and looked in the direction from which the dragon's roar had sounded.

A massive, jet-black dragon head slowly emerged from the cave. Its surface was covered in sharp scales, the edges of which were etched with golden patterns. The furrows around the dragon's eyes and mouth, and the direction of the scales, resembled makeup, giving the dragon a greedy appearance.

Next came its powerful body, sharp claws, and strong, powerful wings.

This is a very classic four-legged, two-winged Western dragon.

The enemy's presence was already visible, but the majority of the Black Iron-level bats were completely unable to move. The Silver-level bats could only take flight shakily.

They screamed a few times, unleashing a sonic attack. Amplified by the surrounding terrain, the sonic attack hurtled towards the evil dragon.

However, a layer of light immediately appeared on the evil dragon's body. The bats were very familiar with this light, as it was the ability of the two intruders who had escaped earlier.

Ivan, with Sun Keke in his arms, sat on the back of the evil dragon Fafnir, holding the shadow reins made by Sun Keke in one hand and raising the active noise-canceling orb in the other.

"Good, we've paralyzed the Black Iron-level bats with Dragon's Might, greatly reducing our defensive pressure and reducing our energy consumption." Ivan said with a happy expression.

Sun Keke snorted, quite pleased with herself, “Fly with confidence. Fafnir is a cursed dragon, and it has a very good compatibility with this place. It can transform the external curse power into Fafnir’s exclusive golden curse power.”

"As long as you don't use any high-powered moves, your endurance will be extremely long."

As usual, after discovering that the sonic attack was ineffective, the gold-level bat began to use its wings to gather wind power and launch an attack on Fafnir.

"Tighten up the protective gear a bit," Sun Keke said to Ivan. "Expose part of Fafnir's body."

Ivan didn't know why, but he still obediently followed Sun Keke's advice.

Fafnir's barbed tail was thus exposed to the bats' attack range.

Using the power of the wind, the bat sensed Fafnir's tail and, without hesitation, attacked it directly.

The sharp wings struck Fafnir's tail, breaking through the outer scales.

"So fragile?" Ivan frowned.

Sun Keke saw Fafnir's injuries but wasn't worried at all. "Well, this spell isn't completely finished yet and has many shortcomings, but Fafnir's recovery ability is very strong. Besides, bathing in dragon blood is not a good thing."

Golden liquid flowed from Fafnir's wound, dripping into the air and shattering into pieces by the bat's wings, like sparks of iron exploding in the night, a golden light illuminating the dark cave.

Numerous golden specks of light fell upon the bats crawling on the ground.

At first, they trembled only out of fear, but a few seconds later, a golden light spread from their bodies, and their flesh and tissues, strengthened by the power of the curse, turned into clumps of golden metal.

Ivan witnessed the whole process and exclaimed in surprise, "They turned into gold!"

Not only did they turn into gold, but the bats around them, upon seeing the gold, also displayed a strange, greedy expression on their ugly, upturned faces.

This greed even caused their bodies to overcome the oppressive power of the dragon's might, and they desperately rushed towards their golden companions, biting them with their teeth.

As they devoured the gold, their own bodies began the process of becoming gold.

This happened repeatedly, infecting the patient three times, and was as terrible as a plague.

Even the silver-level bats in the air had golden specks appearing on their bodies. However, their resistance was stronger, allowing them to withstand the golden curse.

"Hmph~" Sun Keke snorted smugly, "This is the result of my research, a fairy tale spell that combines the power of fairy tales and curses."

"The one who kills the dragon, bathes in its blood, and becomes the new dragon is a classic trope in fairy tales. It is essentially a metaphor for the fall of those who resist oppression. This is a timeless topic."

"Those who obtain gold are cursed by it, a common trope in fairy tales. Gold possesses excellent properties and is very stable, making it an excellent material for manufacturing. In the realm of the extraordinary, gold also possesses the extraordinary property of perfection, which is why the extraordinary levels are divided into three categories: iron, silver, and gold. Iron is white, and black iron represents the presence of many impurities. Silver has good extraordinary properties, indicating that a certain level of achievement has been attained in the extraordinary realm, while gold represents perfection, the foundation for achieving legend."

Therefore, regardless of the civilization, the worship of gold is deeply ingrained in their soul. Fairy tales and legends related to gold are also very widespread.

“I used these two widely disseminated sources of information, referenced my sister’s knowledge of the Seven Deadly Sins, and combined it with my knowledge of curses to create a contagious golden curse similar to petrification.”

At this point, Sun Keke still felt a little regretful, "It's still because my strength is insufficient. According to my design, Fafnir's Golden Curse shouldn't be a curse of mineral gold, but a curse of transcendent level, the Golden Blood. That kind of curse would be more intense and possess the Golden level's 'stable' and 'non-deteriorating' properties, making it more contagious. It could infect at least 10 generations, instead of only 3 generations as it is now."

Ivan watched his wife talk on and on with a smile. After Sun Keke finished speaking, he said with a laugh, "The way you talk makes you sound like a villain who has succeeded in his scheme."

Sun Keke raised her head, giving Ivan a seductive glare with her phoenix eyes. "So, shouldn't you, Star God, give this little witch a good beating?"

After saying that, he grabbed behind him, and Ivan immediately gasped, "Stop messing around, we're driving."

"I'm driving too~"

Fortunately, Sun Keke was just teasing him and stopped what she was doing.

Ivan piloted Fafnir deeper into the cave.

Ahead lay a rain of countless bats, behind them relentlessly pursued by silver-level bats whose golden curse was intensifying.

Seeing that the bats behind her had almost turned to gold, Sun Keke made a hand gesture.

A dark, cursed ripple swept across the silver bat, instantly detonating the curse on its body. The golden curse devoured the remaining parts of the bat, killing a large number of silver-level bats.

But after this sudden outburst, a chilling power emanated from the depths of the cave.

Sun Keke and Ivan exchanged a glance. This familiar feeling was clearly the oppressive aura of a Gold-level expert.

Oh no, we've killed too many people, and the old man is coming.