Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons

Chapter 1020 - 884: Fallen

"Target achieved, retreat."

The final message had already reached the ears of all the guild explorers rampaging within the camp.

All explorers still inside the enemy camp became alert when they saw all the Steel Pillars around them fly up.

Upon hearing this message, they immediately controlled their bodies in power armor and dashed into the Mist.

The remaining energy on the power armor started to eject flames, pushing them out rapidly.

During the retreat, they could see the mechanical exterior on their bodies slowly fading.

Kane’s power was disappearing.

Kreya didn’t know what Kane had encountered outside while she dueled with the enemy.

But the area was filled with silver energy of abyssal light, a high personality force that was sickening and uncomfortable.

At this moment, she could only pour emergency treatment potions into Kane the instant he fell, then pick him up, grab the severed arm over the Mist, and rush swiftly into the Mist.

Meanwhile, she sent messages to others.

Longbei had already learned of the plan’s success and led his explorers to return to the fortress as quickly as possible.

Lilu and the others had already retreated for some time.

The total distance was only 20 kilometers, which required little time for these golden and colored explorers.

"Why is this retreat so urgent?"

A guild explorer following Longbei couldn’t help but ask.

This guild explorer was a direct descent trained by the Platinum Country, showing talent and joining the guild, undergoing various training.

Thus, his strength was strong within the guild, and he participated in several hunting activities.

The question arose due to the previous practice where they would eliminate those returning defenders on the way back.

But this time, strangely, the order was to return quickly.

Longbei’s return was so urgent, it seemed as though the fortress had fallen.

Longbei had no intention of turning around, but his voice reached the deep ear of the explorer.

"Just received Kreya’s message, Kane is seriously injured."

Upon hearing this, everyone shut their mouths and silently hurried on the road.

After avoiding those returning defenders, they spent less than a few minutes racing back to the fortress.

And Kreya arrived first, taking less than a minute.

Outside the fortress, Meizike had been waiting for a while.

Besides him, all the healing professionals left in the fortress by the guild were gathered here.

He had received Kreya’s message a minute ago.

Kane had encountered a problem.

Suddenly, a figure rushed out of the Mist.

Kreya, although anxious, calmly placed Kane on the treatment machine Meizike had prepared.

Then, she silently waited by the side.

Meizike, along with three clones, immediately began examining Kane.

The surrounding healing professionals saw Kane’s severed arm.

This was the first time they saw Kane so severely injured.

But some had joined the guild early, seeing Kane suffer more severe injuries more than 20 years ago.

After a while, when Meizike was conducting more detailed examinations, Longbei, Lilu, and the others had all returned.

Following them, Amis, Finaris, Raphael, and others gathered around Kane.

At this time, they did not shout or ask about Kane’s condition but silently approached Kreya to prepare inquiries.

Kreya stood out to maintain order.

"Stay vigilant, build a patrol line. We destroyed an enemy camp this time, and it’s very likely they will seize this opportunity to swiftly gather troops to attack our fortress. Everyone stay alert."

Upon hearing Kreya’s command, Longbei and Lilu, despite their worries, began organizing defenses immediately.

Meizike followed the moving treatment machine to check while heading into the fortress.

Since they had organized defenses before, it didn’t take long to set up the fortress’s defenses clearly.

Quickly arriving at the fortress’s treatment room.

"Did he face abyssal light?"

Meizike had already figured out the reason for Kane’s coma, identical to when the Dark Sun appeared for the first time over 20 years ago.

But Kane survived, so Meizike wasn’t entirely sure.

Because if Kane truly faced abyssal light, surviving would be somewhat strange, as would Kreya surviving.

Longbei and Lilu immediately looked at Kreya.

Because Kreya was acting alongside Kane at that time.

But at this moment, Kreya asked anxiously, "Do we need to beseech the Northern Spirit Monarch?"

The Northern Spirit Monarch was the one who saved Kane’s life the last time he was targeted by the Abyssal Light.

Longbei and Lilu immediately turned their heads to Meizike.

Only to hear Meizike quietly say, "I won’t be helpless in the same situation twice."

As he spoke, a massive amount of energy gathered in his palm.

A drop of pure transparent dew appeared in his palm, then it directly dripped onto Kane’s exposed chest.

As the dew dripped into Kane’s body.

A silvery-grey gas wafted out from his body.

The gas was nauseating.

Kreya immediately waved her hand, and a gentle breeze carried the scent away.

"Alright, he just needs to rest for a while longer, and he will wake up."

After hearing Meizike say this, the three of them let out a heavy sigh of relief.

Kreya even sat directly on the ground beside them.

Lilu also flew to Kreya’s shoulder, hugging her neck, slightly comforting her emotions.

At this moment, Longbei came to Kane, looking at his broken left arm.

At this time, Kane’s left shoulder, with its neat incision, was sealed with a mechanical structure.

His arm was wrapped in a solid piece of silver metal, engraved densely with magic patterns.

It looked like a seal.

"Isn’t the arm going to be attached back?"

Longbei couldn’t help but ask.

Meizike shook his head, with a hint of confusion in his voice, saying: "Kane did not completely sever his arm. It was cut in the physical world, but the connection between them and in his soul, the left arm is not severed."

"When he wakes up, if he is willing, he can even place his arm at the cut, and it will fully recover on its own."

As the two spoke, Kreya recovered and approached Kane’s left side with Lilu.

Lilu looked at the entire broken left arm, wrapped in silver metal, and the patterns on it.

"This is all sealed with a magic array, and it’s a high-level one. Kane’s arm must have been attached by some energy, forcing him to cut it off and seal it."

Lilu said, waving her magic wand, and colorful energy began to swirl around Kane’s left arm, adding various fairy tale-like and wonderful colorful texts to the metal.

The serious metal left arm became comically childish.

But it was indeed a more powerful sealing magic, greatly enhancing the seal on Kane, making the effect even stronger.

Kane faced the Abyssal Light, so the situation of the sealed left arm was roughly imprinted in their hearts.

At this time, everyone turned their gaze to Kreya.

They didn’t know what Kane faced, but Kreya, who acted with Kane, might know more.

Seeing the gazes of several people, Kreya shook her head.

"At that time, we were facing the Shadow Twins. They weren’t our match, so the moment they saw me, they directly entered the state of Divine Power."

"Is it the state where they become part of the Abyssal Light?" Longbei asked in confusion.

Kreya nodded and continued, "When the ritual was completed, I dragged the twin who used a sword into the Nether River."

"But I had just killed him and hadn’t had time to confirm his death when the Nether River was destroyed, and it was destroyed in the most violent form, with the destructive force being the silver-grey light."

"But when I came out, Kane had already broken his left arm and was lying on the ground. However, he hadn’t completely lost consciousness at that time, only using his last strength to control those Steel Pillars to destroy the enemy’s cathedral."

Saying this, Kreya furrowed her brow, starting to carefully recall the scene at that time.

Seeing Kane’s state made her a bit excited at the time, and she didn’t make too reasonable judgments about the surrounding situation.

But at that time, the surrounding situation was clearly remembered in her heart.

Thinking of this, she began to recall.

"When Kane destroyed the enemy’s cathedral, there was no force to stop him, not even a defensive array, which was very unusual.

Before entering the Nether River, the surging energy in the enemy’s cathedral could be clearly sensed."

Thinking about it, she continued:

"Moreover, all the surrounding energy was dissipated at that time, filled with the Divine Power of the Abyssal Light. That Divine Power was what directly destroyed the Nether River, forcing me to exit."

After hearing Kreya’s account.

Everyone frowned and began to think.

With just this, they could roughly and preliminarily understand the situation Kane might have faced.

Just as they were still contemplating, sorting through all the threads, and reconstructing the possible events at that time.

"Hmm..."

At that moment, Kane’s voice suddenly redirected all their attention.

They immediately forgot the thoughts in their minds and gathered around Kane.

Eyes continuously scanning over the sitting Kane, checking his condition.