Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons-Chapter 560 - 501: The 1st Target

"Kill the Red Monarch?"

Heideline was surprised by Kane’s choice of targeting the Red Monarch.

"It’s best to focus on the Black Monarch first," she suggested.

"Why?" Kane asked.

Hearing Kane’s doubt, Heideline began to explain why she advised focusing on the Black Monarch.

"Because according to current information, the Black Monarch is still recovering from severe injuries from battling a team of rebels many years ago."

"Furthermore, the Black Monarch’s territory is currently in chaos, with continuous wars against the White Monarch externally, and numerous rebels causing disturbances internally, making him the most likely to succeed against."

Medeline said slowly.

She then continued to share information about the Red Monarch’s territory, giving Kane a point of comparison.

"The Red Monarch is different. He’s the Eldest Prince, the strongest, exceptionally ruthless yet very cunning, and his army is the most formidable."

"If not for the united resistance from the other kings, he might have already won this power struggle."

"It’s precisely because he cannot rashly attack outward that the Red Monarch has had time to eliminate all internal and border threats, leaving no resistance within."

This indicates that the Red Monarch is the strongest among the five kings and the most difficult to eliminate.

Moreover, the Red Monarch’s influence is substantial.

Without absolute confidence and strength, it’s highly inadvisable to target the Red Monarch first.

Thinking of this, Kane began to ponder deeply.

Seeing Kane in thought, Heideline and Pedi did not disturb him as this was a life-and-death decision, requiring utmost caution.

Besides, Kane was the one taking action; they were only providing intelligence support.

They weren’t in a position to make decisions for him.

From the conversation, Kane realized that he knew more about the Red Monarch than Heideline did.

Ke had detailed information on the Red Monarch, having closely interacted with the team of Explorers that fought him.

The team hadn’t been wiped out completely—somebody heavily injured had managed to escape.

This person had brought critical intelligence back, which was handed to Ke, making it crucial.

This is why Kane set his goal on the Red Monarch.

The Red Monarch’s power is creation.

The reason he’s resisted by the other four kings isn’t solely due to his might.

According to Ke.

The Explorer team attacking the Red Monarch was weaker compared to the team that attacked the Black Monarch alongside Ke.

The outcome was that the group attacking the Black Monarch, along with Ke, was completely wiped out, not due to the Black Monarch’s superior power, but due to his death power.

However, the team attacking the Red Monarch, though weaker, still managed to escape with insights into the Red Monarch’s overall strength.

According to the survivor of that team.

The Red Monarch’s power wasn’t as exaggerated as Ke claimed; they didn’t feel unbeatable against it.

They even managed to stalemate against the Red Monarch using his power.

The failure resulted from a particularly troublesome ability held by the Red Monarch.

Compulsory duel.

He used this ability to defeat the Explorers one by one.

When killing the last Explorer, perhaps due to insufficient energy and Physical Strength, he unexpectedly failed, allowing the survivor to escape.

The last Explorer managed to escape.

Kane speculated that the Explorer used some kind of item.

In the process of dueling each Explorer, the Red Monarch also sustained substantial injuries.

The intelligence garnered from this Explorer contradicts the overall information Ke knew.

So Kane suspected the Red Monarch’s power suppresses the powers of the other four kings.

Based on the information Kane had.

Without the power factor, the Red Monarch might be stronger than the Black Monarch.

If the Red Monarch’s power could easily suppress the powers of the four kings, he indeed would be the strongest among the five.

After all, without their powers, the five kings are only top-tier Dungeon powerhouses—no absolute dominance over other equal-level powerhouses.

The current situation is due to their overwhelmingly powerful abilities.

Ke, having only fought the Black Monarch, presumed the other kings’ powers were similarly exaggerated.

It’s common knowledge that the Black Monarch’s power is death, which seems very suitable for combat.

Even if later on, Kane and Kreya Longbei planned to attack the Red Monarch, they might be forced into a 1v1 duel due to this ability.

If chosen to duel were Kane or Kreya Longbei, it would be manageable.

If it were Lilulu or Meizike, it would be dangerous.

Thus, it might be safest for the powerful Kane to single-handedly eliminate the Red Monarch.

If not choosing to eliminate the Red Monarch first, eliminating the other kings could provide the Red Monarch an opportunity to take out his brothers.

Then, they might face a Red Monarch wielding two powers, introducing too much unpredictability.