Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons-Chapter 626 - 549 Ancient Ruins_2

This kind of scene appears almost every week.

"If the Pope is in such a hurry, let him come and urge me personally. To be honest, I've only ever met you from the Golden Bridge Church, and I'm not very trusting of your people."

Kane said, eagerly hoping that the so-called Pope would urge him personally so he could capture him right there and then.

But it must be said, this Pope is extremely cautious and has never shown his face, always communicating with Kane through Sofina.

Hearing Kane's words, Sofina shrugged expressionlessly, "The Pope is a coward. You know he can't possibly come to see you in person. Your Majesty seems very busy, so I'll leave you now without disturbing you further."

After speaking, Sofina gave Kane a bow before leaving.

The territory where Prince Qing resided had actually been secretly taken over by Kane and his people a long time ago, but they hadn't publicly announced it. The territory had long fallen into their hands.

As for Prince Qing himself, it's been unknown where he's run off to, probably hiding out somewhere.

The news of the four kings' death and the merging of their territories into one all confirmed the rumors reaching Prince Qing's ears.

And unsurprisingly, Prince Qing slipped away.

When the Pope first urged them, Kane brushed him off with similar excuses. So now, only the Golden Bridge Church remains in search of Prince Qing's whereabouts.

Kane's men had long stopped searching, not even bothering to humor the Golden Bridge Church.

If the Golden Bridge Church wasn't still of use, Kane would have already followed the clues and taken the entire church down.

As for the Prince's whereabouts, in truth, Kane has always had them under control. With the spinning wheel, Prince Qing simply can't escape.

No matter where he hides, Kane can always find him. It's just that Kane hasn't yet figured out how to destroy the Golden Bridge, so for now, he lets the Prince live a little longer.

Moreover, having been to Prince Qing's territory, Kane doesn't really dislike him. He could be considered the most normal among all the kings.

According to the civilians and military leaders in his territory, Prince Qing rarely shows himself, to the extent that most don't even know the effects of his authority.

Even Prince Qing's territory is considered the second best preserved among all territories.

Of course, the best is that of the Red King, who holds the Authority of Creation.

Though Prince Qing's territory also has a sparse population, it's at least on par with the population of the Red King's territory.

Though Prince Qing, likewise, doesn't regard these civilians as people, his disregard is manifested in his complete disinterest in them.

He treats these civilians as ants residing in his domain, though they too are used as expendables to fend off other invaders.

Yet compared to the other kings, his behavior is relatively normal.

It's a case of comparing who is worse, and the Red King and the Prince are considered the most normal among them.

At some point, merely not considering civilians as people became a form of praise.

Given these circumstances, Kane is willing to let him live a bit longer.

At this moment, Kreya walked up from behind, "What are you doing, Kane? Ready. Let's go."

Hearing Kreya's words, Kane nodded, then followed the others as they headed out.

The location of the ruin was already marked on the map and recorded in Yoyo's system.

As the group left the city and reached the wilderness,

Kane and the others suddenly stopped. Though their companions, Wofas and Mo Yi, were puzzled, they followed suit and halted.

A vehicle suddenly appeared in front of them, its speed making it seem as if it had appeared out of nowhere, with no indication of its construction process.

With the addition of the Authority of Creation, Kane's Origin Skills had reached a rather exaggerated level within this dungeon.

Its design remained the same as the long-unused RV, though it had been made larger to accommodate the two new members.

"It's been a long time since I last rode in one. It's really nostalgic," Longbei said with a pat on the RV, reminiscing.

The group then entered one after another, with Wofas and Mo Yi following them in a daze.

They were very curious about the vehicle, both inside and out.

"Please pay attention to your safety. The Yoyo is ready to depart."

With Yoyo's voice, the RV quickly set off.

Mo Yi immediately exclaimed, "Ah, it's moving!"

Earning smiles from everyone.

The first ruin they were heading to was Waldri's ruin, located at the edge of the continent, relatively close to their current location.

After a full day's drive at full power, Kane and his team finally arrived at the ruins' location.

As they stepped out of the RV, the scenery unfolded before them.

They were at the edge of the continent, beyond which lay the vast expanse of the sea. However, the sea's extent was limited, as at the horizon's edge, one could see a towering white mist wall.

This white mist wall marked the dungeon's periphery, as it was enveloped by the Mist. The Mist didn't use its power to affect the dungeon.

Its purpose was simply to trap the dungeon and prevent it from wandering off.

According to Heideline and the others, about two to three hundred years ago, there was no white mist wall on the periphery, only a pitch-black void. At some point, the boundary transformed into the mist wall.

Before them lay an empty grove, seemingly unremarkable.

Longbei couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Is this the place?"

Beside him, Wofas nodded and replied, "We haven't come to the wrong place. The ruins' location is right here, but it's concealed by magic. If it wasn't for my bloodline's reaction, I wouldn't have discovered the ruins.

This is why Wofas joined Kane and his team, as there was no one more suitable.

Saying this, Wofas stepped forward towards a tree.

This tree marked the grove's outermost boundary, appearing entirely ordinary and indistinguishable from the surrounding trees.

Even with Kane's Eagle Eye, no problems could be detected, as both the tree and grove were utterly unremarkable.

Since arriving at the dungeon, Kane's Eagle Eye had gradually become less effective, as some of the dungeon's sophisticated illusions and arrays could block the energy vision of the Eagle Eye.

Only upon closer inspection, through the Divine Martial Gaze, could a faint trace be uncovered, and this only if Kane was aware of the issues at hand.

Like Heideline's past illusions, merely passing by would even lead the Divine Martial Gaze to skim over it without discerning any issues.

As Wofas approached the tree, the infusion of magic power began to alter the surroundings.