Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons-Chapter 569 - 507: Monitoring

In the dim sewers, Kane was lurking at the base of the tower.

Since he couldn’t rashly go out, Kane chose to remain hidden in the sewer and used the mechanical constructs he made to gather intelligence, relying on various little gadgets to help him accomplish tasks under special circumstances, which is what it meant to be a mechanician.

Magic power surged from Kael’s hand, and the mechanical structure began to be condensed from Kane’s palm. One could see from the process of condensation how tiny and intricate the object was.

The entire object resembled a small marble-like hemisphere, with densely packed intricate magic patterns on its surface.

These magic patterns allowed the whole object to become invisible, and the magic power it consumed was very minimal. If you didn’t deliberately search for it, it would go unnoticed.

This achieved the goal of concealment.

Moreover, it was equipped with a miniature long-distance transmission camera and a sound transmission device.

It utilized magic power for wireless transmission.

Looking at the hemisphere in his hand, Kane nodded with satisfaction, but since Kane’s range was only 10 meters, the thing couldn’t just be left as it was—it had to fully become real.

A large amount of magic power surged, and the object in his hand gradually transformed from illusion to reality.

Eventually, it fully transformed into a real mechanical construct.

The one responsible for receiving the images and audio signals transmitted by this object was Yoyo. After all, the magic information transmission technology that Kane used was derived from Yoyo.

So Yoyo was perfectly compatible.

Seeing the flashing red dot on the small sphere in his hand, Kane pressed hard and began infusing it with magic power.

Inside was a small magic battery, used to sustain its consumption.

As magic power surged, the magic patterns on the surface of the hemisphere began to glow with a faint light.

In no time, charging was complete.

Looking at the hemisphere in his hand, Kane asked, "Yoyo, has the connection been successful?"

Yoyo nodded its body, "Connected to the master, now it can be released from the exit."

Hearing Yoyo’s words, Kane placed the reconnaissance machine in his hand on the ground. Instantly, the magic power on the surface activated, and the entire hemisphere disappeared from sight.

However, Kane could still perceive its existence through his Eagle Eye Vision and the sensory abilities of his body.

Sensing it floating up, it then flew out through a small pipe nearby.

Until, under Yoyo’s control, it moved beyond the limits of Kane’s perception.

At this time, Yoyo projected a scene in front of its eyes, which was precisely the image observed by the reconnaissance mechanism, accompanied by the surrounding sounds.

Seeing such a scene, Kane nodded in satisfaction, indicating that his creation was a success.

Similar to this, various kinds of such little gadgets were frequently designed and manufactured by Kane while learning new technologies and practicing, but they had never been put to normal use.

They were completely stored as a product, as around his team were Meizike and Cotton Candy, most of the time reconnaissance didn’t require Kane to worry about it.

So seeing his product successfully enter reality and operate perfectly made him very happy.

At this moment, he could see the outside city through the images. Although the buildings were not of equal height, buildings in the same area and its surroundings were exactly the same in style, size, and height.

This formed block after block, arranged together, even the distances seemed visually similar.

If someone with OCD saw this, it would be immensely satisfying.

On the road, ordinary civilians were walking, and by looking at these civilians’ clothing, either altogether simple in color or squared symmetrical patterns.

Even their walking pace gave the impression of being mechanical.

The entire city appeared vibrant, yet it exuded a sense of coldness everywhere.

However, Kane only admired it briefly before letting Yoyo control the reconnaissance machine into the tower in front of him, as this contained the information Kane needed.

At the entrance of the tower, two soldiers were stationed, wearing armor and holding long spears, guarding both sides.

Upon entering the base of the tower, a spacious area at the center of the floor came into view. Surrounding it were dozens of long cables connected to the ground, suggesting this was a large elevator platform.

And on this elevator platform was parked the type of steel giant eagle that Kane had seen soaring in the sky.

One could see the clear magic patterns and structure on it.

"It’ll be my turn to scout again later."

A male voice came through, but his image was not visible. This indicated that he was likely in a blind spot below or behind the camera.

"Be content, being able to control the falcon to venture out now is already quite nice."

Another male voice spoke, but it was clear it was not the same person as the previous speaker.

"Hahaha, true enough."

At this moment, another voice came through, and his image appeared on the camera.

It was a young-looking youth.

"Didn’t the senior pilot the falcon a few days ago for an outside mission?"

"Oh, you mean that. Indeed I was chosen, but it wasn’t interesting—just dropping something into that village."

"I heard the target was the famous Deadman’s Village?"

"Yes, it’s that Deadman’s Village. I don’t know what the captain was thinking, wanting to destroy this village."

"I actually know about it. Do you want to know?"

In conversation, the three of them touched upon something Kane was very interested in.

Kane was also curious why they wanted to annihilate the Village of the Dead that time. The village had existed for decades, even a hundred years. If they wanted to destroy it, they should have done it long ago. Why now?

He listened intently and heard the other two urging the man to speak quickly.

The voice, sounding older, said, "Kid, you haven’t been in the Steel Wings Legion for long, right?"

"Yes, I’ve only joined for over 20 years." The speaker was that young man who had shown his face before.

After the world’s collapse, most races maintained their lifespans at normal levels during the breakdown.

But nearly 100 years later, many races discovered their lifespans mysteriously extended, nearly all multiplied several times over.

This also served as proof of the Black Monarch’s injury, as he controlled the power of death.

Now death on this continent has inexplicably extended, resulting in many long-lived people.

"I chatted with Captain Yafus last time. It seems he sensed some subverters. To minimize unnecessary trouble, the village was wiped out. I heard one of the subverters from the team that tried to assassinate the Red King 100 years ago escaped and fled towards that village."

"Subverters? Here we go again!" said another voice, a more mature man’s.

"What are subverters?" The young man’s tone was filled with confusion.

The older man explained, "It’s said they are some outsiders who want to kill the kings. The Black Monarch was reportedly hurt by them."

"Are subverters that formidable?"

However, a new voice was heard: "Captain Kanske, Captain Yafus is looking for you."

The older man said, "Alright, I’m coming."

"I’ll talk to you later."

Hearing their conversation, Kane immediately told Youyou, "Quick, control to follow that Kanske."

Kane’s target this time was Yafus, the captain of Steel Wings. He didn’t expect to find him so soon.

Under Youyou’s control, the reconnaissance machine began following Kanske as it flew towards the tower.

Not long after, they entered a room.

Kane didn’t know how strong Yafus was, so he didn’t rashly order the reconnaissance machine to enter. Instead, he had Youyou steer the machine to the wall and activate its sound-receiving function to the maximum to eavesdrop on their conversation.

"Captain Yafus, you called for me."

"Yes, I did."

The speaker’s voice was a deep male tone, sounding like a quite serious middle-aged man.

"Kanske, recent intelligence within the Black Monarch’s territory mentioned subverters. Lately, ensure they scout the perimeter more often. We can’t let what happened a hundred years ago occur again. We can’t withstand the Red King’s fury a second time, you understand?"

"Yes, Captain."

"Also, be mentally prepared. It might not be long before we mobilize towards the Black Monarch’s territory."

"Heading to the Black Monarch’s territory? Are we finally going to..."

"Yes, you understand."

"By the way, ready my Red Eagle. I want to personally pilot it around and see if its performance has diminished. With the subverters’ arrival, I must also prepare."

"Yes, Captain. I’ll attend to it immediately."

With that, Kanske appeared in the field of vision, leaving Yafus’s room.

The information revealed in their conversation was immense. First, they knew of the subverters’ arrival because Kreya was exposed in the Black Monarch’s territory.

Second, what Kane worried about finally happened. The Red King indeed planned to take advantage of the chaos to eliminate other kings, taking advantage of the turbulent waters. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Choosing to act at the time of the subverters’ arrival made it hard to believe he dispatched troops to help his brothers.

Subsequently, Kane kept observing the scene; those Steel Falcons originally in the central field were moved to surrounding rooms.

Then a massive hangar opened. A Steel Falcon painted entirely in red was pushed out, larger than the usual models, with more intricate patterns. From its parts, it was evident this Steel Falcon had different special configurations.

No need to guess; this should be Yafus’s ride.

Seeing this situation, Kane immediately told Youyou.

"Youyou, plan the route. Let’s leave this city as quickly as possible."

Youyou nodded, jumping directly into the nearby sewage. Kane’s previous diving suit immediately appeared on him and he jumped in too.

Youyou guided ahead, leading Kane swiftly through the exit from before, swimming into the river.

He quickly leapt from the river to the shore, the diving suit vanishing the instant he emerged, and Cotton Candy released from its possession state.

Kane hugged Youyou tightly and stood on Cotton Candy, saying, "Quick! Cotton Candy, fly me into the sky."

Cotton Candy didn’t hesitate, taking his cue and quickly ascending with him.