Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons-Chapter 488 - 449: Start of the War

The crack in the sky could no longer be called a gap.

It had become a long trench, meandering across the entire sky.

And the previous hole was also expanding, forming a large cylindrical opening, inside which thick white clouds churned.

Now, faint red light spots drifted down from the sky at any moment.

And from time to time, fragments fell from the two pieces of sky separated by the crack, leaving small spots like peeling gray walls.

This also foretold the increasing strength of the enemy.

Horn and his subordinates could hardly move an inch, even using various strategies and sacrificing lives to fight with outnumbered forces, it was difficult to capture even a single camp.

On the contrary, their own forces were being continuously depleted.

Now, the enemy soldiers were much stronger than theirs, and with the same strength, Horn’s soldiers and leaders were completely on the defensive.

Only by relying on Kane leading his subordinates as sharp swords, continuously piercing forward, could they make headway.

And after two days of rest, the rotation period was over, and now Kreya would rest, leading some soldiers to stay near the central main camp.

Due to the importance of this location and the increased strength of the enemy, Kane and his team had to reinforce the personnel left behind.

They could no longer take all the forces away as in the previous two times.

Moreover, everyone expanded their forces again, and their military ranks were promoted.

For example, Kane, thanks to his strong harvest capabilities in previous encounters and two hard battles, jumped directly from Centurion to Thousand Generals.

Kreya and others also reached an average force level of 1500.

Plus, by replenishing the vacated forces, almost all of the military merits the squad earned were used up.

But now, they had over 7000 troops.

Leaving 2000 troops with Kreya, Kane and Lilulu formed one team, another with Longbei and Meizike.

Kane and Lilulu carried 2000 soldiers, while Longbei and Meizike carried over 3000 troops.

Because the 200-plus Spirit of Freedom under Kane had completely become part of the Lantern Knight Order, plus the equipment provided by the Defender Army.

These 200-plus Spirit of Freedom were now stronger than high-level troops, even special soldiers.

This also resulted in their strength in the Silver stage having no bottleneck.

Moreover, although these 200-plus Spirit of Freedom started as Bow Riders, after joining the Lantern Knight Order, their abilities varied due to different talents.

Most inclined towards various long-range enchanted outputs and some magic abilities.

However, a small portion awakened melee abilities, and an even smaller portion became Healing Knights.

Becoming extremely rare healing units in the entire legion, although they numbered only over 30.

But each had simple healing skills, granted by the Lantern Knight Order, low in consumption, convenient and fast.

Moreover, almost every member of the Lantern Knight Order acquired these practical skills.

Kane’s Defender Army, along with himself, would become a true battlefield reaping machine.

Now was the time to test the results.

So, Kane and Lilulu led their soldiers along their predetermined route.

Riding on his self-made Mechanical Warhorse, Kane chatted with Lilulu on his shoulder.

"Lilulu, with the guild’s establishment, I think you can now try to introduce your soldiers into your Fairy Tale World to see if they can withstand its transformation, perhaps turning them into Spirits of Freedom."

Kane was explaining to Lilulu his idea of recruiting dungeon soldiers for free.

This dungeon was simply the best recruitment ground for loyal guild members.

Based on his experience, if Lilulu could transform her soldiers into Spirits of Freedom through the Fairy Tale World, their loyalty to her would remain intact.

This would allow them to join the guild through Lilulu’s invitation.

With Lilulu as an assurance, their loyalty to her made them completely trustworthy.

And by using the guild as a springboard, they could become usable forces when the right opportunity arose.

This would provide an immediately deployable combat force, how great that would be.

And Kane’s side would have almost no consumption, relying entirely on their abilities and Kane’s Book of Adventure to exploit the dungeon’s control.

Freedom essentially meant free.

This idea was one Kane had been considering for a long time since he found out those soldiers could join the guild.

"However, Lilulu’s Fairy Tale World is still unstable and cannot produce Fairy Tale Magic on its own. It requires energy supply, and with so many soldiers in the fairy tale, it isn’t feasible."

Regarding Kane’s proposal, Lilulu responded worriedly.

Of course, she also desired more living forces she could trust to join her Fairy Tale World, not only bringing treasures but also breathing life into it for better development.

But alas, the world’s potential was what it was, lacking the energy to let her squander so much.