Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons-Chapter 500 - 459: Invest Soul Fragments

Kane walked out of the lush area with the revived Finaris, who was curious about everything around her.

Opening the wooden door in front, they entered the Guild Hall.

Like a Cross Realm Gate, the environment around them suddenly transformed.

What was usual for Kane and the others felt incredibly intriguing to Finaris.

She couldn’t help but stand in the doorway, sticking her head out to glance at the forest-like space, then pulling back to look at the tavern-like area.

She confirmed that these were indeed not the same spaces.

"What are you doing?"

Kane asked Finaris, looking at her strange behavior.

Though Finaris was inwardly joyful, intrigued, and delighted, her face remained calm and peaceful.

She casually replied, "Walking between two different spaces feels really novel."

After hearing Finaris’s words, Kane nodded and explained, "That’s because this area is our Guild Hall, pieced together from different spaces, so it’s normal to feel this way."

Then, while walking, he said, "In the future, as you become an Explorer, you’ll experience this often, and it won’t feel special anymore."

With that, they arrived at the bar.

Only Longbei was there, clutching a beer while sleeping soundly.

The other soldiers had already returned to the Knight Residence to rest through a side door.

They knew Longbei couldn’t enter, so they let him rest here.

Longbei groggily opened his eyes and looked at Kane, "Come on, buddy, let’s have a drink too."

Then he noticed someone behind Kane, tilting his head to look.

At first glance, Longbei was frightened, almost tossing his beer away.

"Wait, wait, isn’t this the Saintess who was in the dungeon a long time ago? I remember her being dead!"

His drink woke him up, and his entire spirit revived, grabbing Kane to ask.

Then he noticed something odd about Kane.

Kane’s arm used to have a distinct thorn pattern, winding in circles, but now the conspicuous pattern was gone.

Pushed aside by Longbei, long-buried memories began to surface.

Longbei knew what the thorn pattern meant; its disappearance indicated Kane had completed a contract.

And that woman who had died was indeed Finaris, now revived and freed.

Understanding this, Longbei slapped his face to clear the alcohol.

He then nodded to Finaris.

After all, they had known each other and fought together before.

Turning back to Kane, he asked, "How did you resurrect her, and even free her from the dungeon—is the dungeon devoured already?"

"I don’t know," Kane shook his head, "but after resurrecting her, she indeed gained freedom and should now be considered an Explorer."

After all, upon leaving the dungeon, one naturally gains freedom and becomes a citizen of the Mist.

Now being in another dungeon, calling her an Explorer is fitting, and she might acquire Origin Skills once she’s out.

"You’ll soon know how I resurrected her," Kane said, preparing to lead Finaris out of the Guild Hall.

But suddenly, he halted.

Now he pondered a very important question.

How would Finaris exit?

It should be noted that Kane and the others entered through the Guild Seal with a secret code, appearing in the same spot upon leaving.

But the problem arose: where would Finaris appear upon exiting?

Moreover, whether she could even leave was a question.

This thought had hardly occurred when a solution appeared in his mind.

Just bring her into the Guild, and wouldn’t that solve the problem perfectly?

Immediately, he turned and asked, "Finaris, would you like to join our Guild?"

Hearing Kane’s sudden question, Finaris asked curiously, "What is a Guild?"

"A Guild can be considered a group of partners with similar goals or interests gathered together."

"Due to an unavoidable reason, if you don’t join the Guild, you might not be able to leave this space; if you want to quit later, that’s not a problem."

Kane gave a very formal answer.

Hearing his words, Finaris nodded, unfamiliar with this world, even though now free, she was facing a world she’d never encountered.

And she was most familiar with Kane’s team, at least having fought together before.

"No problem, I’m willing to join your Guild."

Kane nodded, produced a Contract Scroll, and after Finaris signed, took out the Guild Seal.

As requested by Finaris, he stamped a milky white seal on her hand.

The moment the seal appeared, Finaris felt her body strengthened, with newfound power and Life Force unsettling her.

Seeing her confusion, Kane said, "Don’t worry, this is an enhancement effect of our Guild; as long as you’re a member, you’ll continuously gain strength."

"So this is the outer Guild, quite impressive," Finaris muttered, touching the Lamp Mark on her hand.

"No, no, not all Guilds—only our Guild offers such benefits."

Longbei heard what Finaris said and immediately jumped off the stool to explain.

"Really? I didn’t know you were so impressive outside."

Upon hearing Finaris’s praise, Longbei nodded with satisfaction.

Thinking for a moment, Kane said, "Longbei, go outside and gather all of Kreya and the others, including everyone who has joined our guild outside."

Hearing Kane’s words, although Longbei was puzzled, he nodded excitedly.

For Kane to make such a big move, it must be something important. Even if he didn’t know what, Longbei was thrilled.

He immediately disappeared from the guild hall.

Then Kane spoke to Finaris, who was studying the guild seal on her hand, "Finaris, rest here for a while and explore the guild’s functions."

Seeing her nod, Kane directly pushed open the nearby door and walked in.

After entering the Knight Residence.

He struck a huge Bronze Bell not far away, gathering all the soldiers.

He had Abby and Mark arrange the soldiers into formations and followed him into the guild hall.

Although there were over 300 people, the guild hall did not feel overcrowded; instead, it felt lively.

Finaris had already finished studying the guild seal on her hand, amazed by the comprehensive and unique functions.

Then she saw a large group of people coming out from the side door, wearing armor of the same color scheme.

She could sense that everyone among these soldiers had more energy than her.

Looking at Finaris beside him, Kane smiled and explained, "These people are members of our guild and also the Defender Army. Only they and I can enter through that door; others will be denied entry."

Then Kane introduced Finaris to the soldiers in front of him.

Everyone bowed to Finaris.

Finaris once again witnessed the power of the guild because she believed all these hundreds of people were more powerful than her.

Although it was true, in terms of potential, Finaris was far stronger than these soldiers.

At this moment.

Longbei arrived in the hall with Kreya and the others.

Including Ghost Maid and Dark Servants, who had all come in.

The Dark Servants were coming to the guild hall for the first time.

"Isn’t she that..." Kreya immediately saw Finaris next to Kane as she entered and said.

Then Kane explained Finaris to his teammates and how he fulfilled the vow.

Next, he whispered to Kreya, "I’ll leave her to you, Kreya; help her understand the outside world. This is something I’m not suited for, or some might get upset."

After speaking, he winked at Kreya.

Kreya rolled her eyes, lightly punching Kane’s chest with a fist, and softly said, "I’m not that petty."

Longbei, drinking beer on the side, heard Kreya’s words and helplessly rolled his eyes.

If he remembered correctly, last time Kreya almost drew her sword on Saintess; if he hadn’t stopped her.

He sighed internally, amazed by the terrors of women.

Really fickle, indeed.

At this moment, Kane spoke to everyone, "The reason I called all of you here now is because of something very important."

"Follow me now."

With that said, Kane led everyone toward the newly appeared door.

Opening the door, he entered the lush, dream-like forest space.

After all the others followed him inside.

Just a gentle breath of the air here made everyone feel their fatigue wash away, leaving them very relaxed.

"What is this place?"

"Follow me and you’ll find out."

Saying this, Kane brought them all to the side of a fountain.

The lamp sculpture emitted green light, making everyone feel refreshed and pleasant.

"This place is beautiful."

Lilulu was already playing around Mimina.

Kane arrived at the fountain and began explaining to everyone, "This is the guild’s new structure, [Spring of Rebirth]. You can now cast a fragment of your soul into this fountain, and upon death, unless your soul is severely damaged, it will lead you here, and you can revive from the fountain then."

He went on to explain the revival mechanism.

This had to be clarified; otherwise, if guild members knew they could revive and acted foolishly, resulting in failure to revive, it would be disastrous.

Upon hearing Kane’s explanation, everyone’s eyes lit up, as having a guarantee of life revival surely pleased everyone.

Since Kane hadn’t thrown a soul fragment into the fountain yet, he demonstrated it to others.

He manifested a small knife in his hand, cutting his palm, letting a few drops of blood fall into the fountain.

As the blood dripped, a fine white mist-like thread could be seen emanating from Kane’s body, falling into the water.

After completing this, Kane said to the others, "Do as I did, and you’ll have cast a fragment of your soul into the fountain."

With Kane’s demonstration, the others began taking turns stepping forward, letting a drop of their blood fall into the fountain.

The same fine white threads followed, dropping into the water.

Once everyone had done this, they all had a guarantee of life revival.