Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons-Chapter 490 - 450 Magic Stone Energy Battery

The sound of rushing river streams.

Accompanied by the surrounding wild wind, it was carried far away.

This raging river accounts for more than half of the bottom portion of the map.

Making the bottom half of the dungeon look like it has been sliced in half.

Dividing the lower half into two parts, with the river as the boundary.

The distance between the two banks of the river ranges from as narrow as eight or nine meters to as wide as seventeen or eighteen meters.

The depth is very deep; not to mention the rushing stream within, carrying large stones and broken wood, surging together with the river water.

If accidentally falling in, even if not dead, it would be close.

Not to mention this stream presents a dim yellow hue, not because of mud mixing in, but something else altering its color. It’s completely unknown what substance is mixed within.

It gives the feeling like the reflection of the sky.

However, near the riverbank, three out of the four enemy red camps have already been eliminated.

Kane sits not far from the riverbank, watching the relentlessly flowing river.

Quietly listening to the roar of the rushing stream echoing in his ears.

With Lilu’s exaggerated magic shield-breaking technique, Kane and the others caught the enemy off guard, eliminating their two targeted camps within two days of attack.

On another route, Longbei’s team was just preparing to attack the second camp.

They managed to wear down the shield of the first camp with difficulty.

Kane and the others wanted to support them, but the distance prevented them from doing so.

This time, the distance between the two routes was vast, with a low mountain range blocking the way.

It’s not as convenient as the last time.

Thus, they can only rely on Longbei and his team.

Now Kane squats by the riverbank, with a pile of silver materials forming a small mound beside him, with several magic stones inserted on top, absorbing the energy from the materials.

Not long after, three silver magic stones were filled with energy, reflecting a metallic silver sheen.

For some unknown reason, although the soldiers’ strength was enhanced, the silver materials they dropped were only sufficient to charge three magic stones.

Instead, several exceptional pieces of silver equipment appeared.

For a moment, it was hard to tell whether it was good luck or bad luck.

Looking at the three magic stones in his hand, Kane took one and put it into his space equipment, holding the other two silver magic stones.

He opened the Book of Adventure.

Unlocking the extension feature "Permission - Magic Stone."

On the member page, he checked the permissions of the magic stones.

To his satisfaction, he could now unlock the permission for Lilu and the others to use the magic stones.

Allowing the use of magic materials to charge blank magic stones and extract energy from charged magic stones.

First, he unlocked the permissions for all his teammates.

"Lilu, come find me quickly, there’s something important." Kane created the message for Lilu through the Ruby Lapel Pin.

Before a minute had passed, Lilu flashed quickly to Kane’s shoulder.

Sitting on Kane’s shoulder, swinging her feet, Lilu looked at the rushing river ahead and asked, "What’s the matter? Why so impatiently call me over?"

Kane didn’t say much, but took a copper magic stone from his space equipment and handed it to Lilu.

"What’s this for Lilu? Lilu can’t... huh?"

Lilu, as she reached out to take the magic stone, suddenly noticed something amiss and sharply uttered, "This... I can manipulate the energy of this magic stone."

"How about it? Isn’t it something important?"

"Yes, yes, of course, Kane is the best." Lilu said joyfully, pressing the magic stone against Kane’s face affectionately.

Then, she took a few more copper magic stones from Kane and entered the rainbow-colored teleportation gate.

Kane glanced at his space equipment, seeing only dozens of copper magic stones left.

Recently, the consumption of magic stones increased rapidly, and the copper magic stones stored during the exploration of the silver dungeon were close to being depleted.

Though the backpack still contained a large batch of copper magic materials, Kane hadn’t extracted them.

But if such consumption continues crazily, Kane will need to constantly replenish copper magic stones, rather than dilly-dally leisurely as before.

Once everything stabilizes, entering the right track, copper magic stones won’t be too scarce. Only after truly exploring the silver dungeon can one know how easily copper magic materials are obtained.

Like a 100% win draw, most extracted awards are consolation prizes.

When the guild members increase, magic stones will be even easier to acquire, it’s just a necessary early-stage investment now.

With this thought, Kane dumped out copper magic materials stored for quite a while from his space equipment.

Various materials, oddly shaped, piled together forming a mound taller than Kane.

Different magic materials have different scents, mixed together, emitting strange odors.

He grabbed a handful of blank magic stones from the extraction array and scattered them on the material heap, waiting for them to automatically absorb.

Kane stayed there in a daze, eyes hollow, as if his consciousness wandered elsewhere.

Before long, Lilu emerged from the nearby rainbow teleportation gate. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The nearby commotion snapped Kane back to reality.

Seeing Lilu’s excited expression, Kane asked, "How is it? What’s the feeling? Are the magic stones useful?"

Regarding Kane’s question, Lulu just nodded frantically in agreement.

"The energy inside is so pure, large in quantity, and very useful, it’s simply awesome."

As she spoke, Lulu tugged on Kane’s clothes, heading towards the camp: "Quick, quick, let’s go to the camp and put the soldiers into the Fairy Tale World to see if they can accept the infusion of fairy tale elements."

"Don’t rush." Kane said, collecting the magic stones, one by one, that had already absorbed energy.

Another big pile of copper magic stones was collected.

The first thing Lulu did upon returning to the camp was to take her soldiers into the Fairy Tale World.

Then, together with Kane, she took the remaining soldiers back to the main camp.

Their route was completed, and it was time to return to the main camp.

After returning, they could start preparing for the next phase of the main camp migration.

When Longbei and the others returned, it would be almost time to start the relocation.

This time, because they left at noon, they arrived by dusk in the afternoon.

The reason for such speed was because their soldiers were cavalry, and they could march quickly back for a good rest.

After returning to the camp, Kane didn’t rest, and together with Kreya and Lulu, they went to the command tent in the center of the main camp.

"Captain Kane, you’re here."

Horn greeted Kane and the others as they came in.

Then quickly led them to the sand table in the center.

Kane looked at the sand table and asked: "Captain Horn, have you decided on the new location for the main camp?"

"Of course, I haven’t been idle. Look here." Horn said, pointing to a spot on the riverbank.

"I plan to set the main camp here. It’s very close to the bridge and has the advantage of geographical position."

Kane looked at it and nodded in agreement.

Indeed, this was the best location; other places couldn’t compare to it.

"So when do you plan to start the relocation?"

"In two days."

Kane nodded to indicate understanding, now they needed to conduct the most important discussion.

Once they occupied the four areas on the riverbank and moved the main camp to the riverbank, it meant they were truly stable.

If they didn’t take unnecessary risks, they’d basically be invincible.

But this also meant the next assault would be very challenging.

Along the entire riverbank, only one large bridge allowed soldiers to pass.

And on both sides of the bridge, there were two camps, one where Longbei and his team were currently attacking.

The other, rather than being a camp, was more like a fortress. To transport supplies across the bridge would require a heavy price.

And it had to be done quickly, otherwise, the surrounding camps would support the fortress.

No, they had already provided support.

Which is why the difficulty of the next assault is so high.

To preserve their current remaining strength, they must strategize carefully on how to capture the bridge across the river at the lowest cost. Otherwise, they would forever be stuck in this quarter of the territory.

Unable to clear the dungeon for a long time, they’ll face an ever-stronger enemy.

Moreover, this is just the first hurdle. Once the bridge across the river is captured, they’ll enter the real battlefield.

Behind lies a vast plain. Before it was divided into red and blue sides, it was a battleground for various powers, a grinder of the dungeon.

Moreover, that place was originally set intentionally by the guild to maximize the combat power of these biological transformations.

This also means that the area has a large number of enemies, once fighting starts, people around have no choice but to help.

Because even two very close camps could have previously belonged to different factions.

The soldiers there are also the most combat-ready, and it’s hard to find low-level units.

Low-level units, after a round of fighting inside, those who survive can generally upgrade.

Of course, thinking far ahead over there now is premature, the immediate priority is crossing the river and capturing the fortress on the other side of the bridge.

After approximately discussing the following operations with Horn, Kane took Kreya and Lulu back to their camp.

"Crack!"

The sound of shattering came from the sky again.

It drew the gazes of Kane and the rest, as well as every Spirit of Freedom in the dungeon.

Large fragments had already started falling from the sky.

Like wall paint peeling off the ceiling, from specks to large chunks.

The sky had now turned into uneven holes, looking less like the fiery sky from before and more like the harbinger of an apocalypse.

The falling fragments turned into one conspicuous red light after another, dropping to the ground below.

"The enemy’s strength has improved again." Kreya remarked with some sentiment.

Kane shrugged and said helplessly, "It’s unavoidable, as there’s no quick way to clear this dungeon."

"Despite the sky breaking apart, it looks quite beautiful, the aura of the mist is getting heavier." Lulu said lightly, gazing up at the sky.