Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons-Chapter 698 - 617: The 1st Use of the Spring of Rebirth

Zorolostan.

This city, which had been abandoned for nearly 10 years, has recently come back to life in the past few months.

A considerable number of government personnel and workers can be seen bustling throughout the city.

Many of the buildings have been refurbished, although they remain vacant, and the outer city walls have been dismantled to build one large warehouse after another.

A railway stretches from afar and stops at the outskirts of the city.

A long train is parked on the tracks, with each carriage being opened to reveal a variety of supplies packed inside.

The workers operate machinery to transfer the supplies to the side, from where they will be stored in the city's warehouses and some distributed to the members of the Lantern Knight Order in the surrounding areas.

These stored supplies are expected to play a crucial role in a few months.

Currently, the Platinum Country and the Tideng Knight Order have started preparations for the events occurring a few months later.

Meanwhile, Kane's figure appeared inside an inconspicuous small house in Zorolostan.

In the dark room, Kane sat on the sofa waiting.

It wasn't long before three Black Mist clusters rushed into the room, and as the Black Mist dissipated, several short-haired girls kneeled half-down before Kane.

Looking at the girls wearing white masks in front of him, Kane said calmly: "Tell me, what is so urgent?"

A Dark Servant began to speak.

"Your Majesty, we have two members who have died."

Upon hearing her report, Kane asked in some surprise: "Dead? Why, have you figured out how they died?"

The girl nodded and answered.

"Your Majesty, they were responsible for reconnaissance of the Ogre Race, and during their investigation, they seemed to have uncovered extremely important intelligence and proceeded to investigate thoroughly. Afterward, we sensed their deaths."

Upon hearing the Dark Messenger's report, Kane closed his eyes and began to ponder.

The so-called Ogre Race is in the area closest to the Lantern Knight Order, which also poses the greatest threat, breeding humans for consumption.

Kane had always ordered the Dark Servants to constantly keep an eye on intelligence regarding this race.

They had to thoroughly understand any movements, power distribution, and the general population of this race.

A whole team, which is 5 people, among the Dark Servants was engaged in reconnaissance around this race.

Now that two have died, they should be the sisters of the three Dark Servants standing before him.

The Dark Servants consist of teams of 5, with each team having similar hairstyles and body shapes, making it hard to tell them apart without close observation.

And between teams, they are like sisters, with a connection that even allows them to communicate telepathically.

They can naturally sense the death of their sisters.

Kane was completely unaware that any of his subordinates had died, as he almost never paid attention to the Spring of Rebirth.

He never imagined his guild members would face death during such a time.

Because the World Ring is about to open, all Explorer members from outside have almost entirely gathered within Lion City.

Most have even moved directly into the Guild Hall, commuting between the Guild Hall and the training grounds.

The Lantern Knight Order had long since signed alliances with other soldier forces, and the native forces in this former dungeon had long ago come to coexist peacefully.

Although they were born for war, they are not fools and know this is not the time to fight each other when the situation remains uncertain.

There is no need to say more about the Platinum Country as this dungeon is completely within Kane's grasp, and he can feel even the slightest movement.

The Dark Servants only know that their sisters died within the territory of the Ogre Race, without knowing the cause of death.

This indicates that the opponents who attacked them were extremely strong, killing them at first sight, leaving them no time to relay information to other Dark Servants through telepathy.

It's important to note that the Dark Servants' power is at the peak or bottleneck of the Silver level, so the attacker must be of Golden power.

Moreover, within the Golden level, they must be very strong. Someone newly entering Golden rank wouldn't be able to cause such harm, not allowing the Dark Servants to react.

Keep in mind that the Dark Servants have life-saving skills maxed out, and their perception and agility are extremely high, otherwise they wouldn't be suitable for reconnaissance.

In this situation, the enemy's power, who killed them at first sight, must not be underestimated.

It seems that the overall power of the Ogre Race needs to be reassessed; it is not the mainly Silver race as previously thought.

After a while, Kane said: "I will revive them later. You should now withdraw from the Ogre territory and conduct simple reconnaissance around the area instead.

Notify the other Dark Servants that they can now proceed to this location and carefully gather all information and intelligence along the route."

Upon finishing, Kane took a map from his space equipment and handed it to the girl in front of him.

The girl received the map handed by Kane, nodded, then turned into Black Mist and rushed out through the window.

Watching the girls leave, Kane's figure disappeared within the Platinum Country.

When he reappeared, he was in the Guild Hall.

Upon emerging, Kane headed directly towards the doorway leading to the Spring of Rebirth.

When Kane appeared, Kreya, who was at the bar, saw him immediately. Upon noticing Kane heading towards the Spring of Rebirth, Kreya promptly followed along with Lilulu.

Passing through a membrane to enter a verdant space, Kane heard the commotion behind him and turned his head to discover that Kreya and the others had entered.

"Has something happened, Kane?" Kreya asked.

If it weren't something serious, Kane wouldn't have come to the Spring of Rebirth, meaning that whatever happened wasn't good.

"Yes." Kane nodded.

Then, he walked straight ahead, and Kreya quickly followed.

"Two Dark Servants have died inside the World Ring. The one who attacked them must have been a golden-level powerhouse, as they didn't even have time to react."

Upon hearing Kane's words, Kreya asked in surprise, "Did something happen at the Lantern Knight Order's base?"

Kreya asked this because, in her opinion, the Dark Servants should still be at the Knight Order's base now.

Kane shook his head: "It was an accident during the scouting, hoping their souls have successfully returned."

As he spoke, Kane was already standing in front of the Spring of Rebirth.

At this moment, the names of the two Dark Servants were already carved on the stone monument beside the Spring of Rebirth. The names emitted a faint green glow, indicating their souls were within.

Seeing this, Kane breathed a sigh of relief: "Thankfully, nothing unexpected happened."

Kane assessed that reviving the two Dark Servants would cost three Silver Magic Stones each.

Thankfully, there were still some Silver Magic Stones left in the space equipment, grateful for those that burst out along with the Silver equipment and materials in the Golden Dungeon.

He took out the remaining Magic Stones and chose to revive the two Dark Servants.

The Magic Stones in Kane's hands shattered, turning into silver brilliance that poured into the water of the Spring of Rebirth. Then, two clusters of faint green light also fell into the spring from the stone monument.

The spring water began to emit the breath of life, and the power of life gathered in the spring water, causing the surface to start rippling with light.

Kreya watched this sight and couldn't help but say, "This sensation, have I seen it somewhere before?"

"When we revived that wooden man before, it was this feeling," Lilulu said from Kreya's shoulder.

"The operation mechanism of the Spring of Rebirth is surprisingly similar to how we revive others through authority."

Looking at the situation in front of him, Kane couldn't help but say.

After all, this was Kane's first time earnestly reviving someone.

The previous time when reviving Finaris shouldn't be considered formal usage.

And the scene in front of him reminded Kane of the time when he watched Kreya and the others revive the Giant Wood Elder through authority.

As they were talking, the light on the surface of the water gradually faded.

The heads of the two girls rose from the spring, their whole bodies slowly emerging from the water, followed by shoulders, bodies, and finally their feet.

The Dark Servants were now fully refreshed, their faces bare without masks.

Their slightly plump, youthful faces looked like they belonged to high school students, still full of youthful spirit.

Even in their current state with closed eyes, one could still sense the coldness in their expressions.

Seeing this, Kane immediately waved his hand, and the girls were instantly enveloped in their former attire.

The two girls stood by the spring, opened their eyes,

and upon seeing Kane and Kreya, they immediately approached and knelt on one knee to salute.

"Your Majesty!" "Queen!"

Those aware of Kane and Kreya's relationship generally called Kreya the Queen, while those who were not referred to her as the Prince.

"Stand up and explain what situation led to your deaths?"

Kane needed to know this information to quickly discern any issues and prepare for future actions.

Upon hearing Kane's question, the two Dark Servants promptly nodded.

"While scouting in the Ogre Race's territory, we discovered they were taking a group of children out of the 'Breeding Garden.' These children seemed different from other humans, so we followed them."

"These children were guarded by many soldiers and taken into a castle. There, we sensed many strong enemies, and before we could react, two came out and killed us."

After hearing the Dark Servants' report, Kane frowned and asked, "Many strong enemies? Roughly how many?"

"We sensed over 20 presences."

"At least 20," Kane murmured to himself.

Then he raised his head, holding two white masks without facial features in his hands.

Each Dark Messenger team's mask had subtle differences, and these two masks belonged to the Dark Servants' team.

Subsequently, Kane placed the masks on the faces of the two Dark Servants: "Alright, you can go back now; I'm sure your sisters are very worried about you."

The two Dark Servants touched the new masks on their faces, nodded, and said: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

They then rose and left the space.

"What's the matter, Kane? Is the situation not good?" Kreya asked, noticing Kane's furrowed brow.

Kreya wasn't very familiar with the situation inside the World Ring or the forces around the Knight Order's base.

Kane nodded: "The Ogre Race is undoubtedly at odds with us, and they have at least 20 individuals with Golden Power, so we must be cautious."

"Don't worry too much; just maintain the necessary vigilance. We still don't clearly understand the specific situation," Kreya reassured.

"Keep in mind our strength is also considerable."

Hearing Kreya's words, Kane nodded.

Although they were a newly established force, they were not lacking in golden-level power.

They had two coordinated golden-level teams and several individual members at the same level.

As fellow golden levels, Explorers are undoubtedly stronger than those intelligent beings within the World Ring who haven't become Explorers.