Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons

Chapter 982 - 852: Mist Crisis

As the two began to condense their skills.

Kreya also stood up and said, "I need to start working hard on the condensation too, it should be within these two days."

Saying this, she went to the garden crystal pavilion outside and started meditating.

The task for the three of them is to condense their skills in a short time, and in this period of rest, become proficient in their use and control.

This way their combat power and survival ability are greatly enhanced.

Kane only foresaw possible danger, but did not know if it was fatal.

At this time, in the living room, only two beings who have already condensed their skills are resting.

At this moment, Kane stood up and tapped Lily’s head.

"The secret meeting is about to start, I’m heading over first, let Kreya know afterwards."

"Alright, you go ahead."

Lily nodded and waved goodbye.

Kane reached out and made a downward swipe in the living room.

The space then opened a slit, as if sensing something, he reached forward and grabbed.

Firmly catching the blue cat face that had just popped out, he pushed it back inside.

"You damn cat, I knew it, why do you always have to stay at my teleportation gate?"

Muttering and cursing, Kane pinched the cat face and walked inside.

The teleportation gate immediately closed.

...

Kane arrived once again at the magnificent stone hall.

Footsteps echoed in the hall, reverberating throughout.

Squeezing the blue cat face tightly, he thought as magic power surged forth from his hand, and a blue metal frame completely sealed the cat face’s chin.

Passing by the steward, Kane nodded to him.

Looking at the center, the wide circular table.

At this moment, perhaps it is still early, only Orochi and Bedalin are in the meeting hall.

Seeing Kane’s arrival, both smiled and nodded to greet him. However, Kane noticed that Orochi’s face showed signs of feigned cheerfulness.

It seems his premonition was not wrong, something serious enough to weigh on Orochi’s face.

It must be an issue with the patrol line in the outer ring.

Passing by Bedalin, he handed her the blue cat face.

Bedalin looked at the steel sealing her cat’s chin, showing no intent to unlock it, she merely smiled with squinted eyes.

She seemed to enjoy watching her cat annoy everyone here and then fall vulnerable.

After the cat’s failure, she completely refuses to help.

Kane sat down on a chair, clasped his hands on the table, resting his chin on them.

He looked at Orochi’s heavy face.

Thinking, he said, "This time in exploration outside the mist, my teammates and I encountered two intruders, is there trouble outside?"

Upon hearing Kane’s words, a hint of surprise flashed on Orochi’s face.

"Have you or your teammates been injured? You should be operating as a five-member team, encountering such a situation would be advantageous."

Hearing Orochi’s words, Kane shook his head.

Orochi continued, "Just as you thought, there’s a problem outside, I’ll explain in detail when everyone arrives."

Upon hearing this, Bedalin laid aside her cat face and turned around immediately.

"The patrol line has a problem?"

Besides Kane, Bedalin and Lily are the latest members to join the council.

Counting precisely, they’ve only been in the tri-color phase for about 10 years.

Now, virtually, they are still independently exploring outside the mist, so their intelligence is not as adept as veteran tri-color members.

Not to mention someone like Orochi who has been in the five-color phase, wasting uncounted years in the color stage.

And also joined the previous secret council.

Upon hearing such an issue, both Bedalin and Kane refrained from discussing and instead pondered quietly.

Gradually, more members came through the teleportation gate to the gathering.

This time they arrived quickly and completely.

It appears each received different information, making this a crucial meeting.

Even Lily, usually light-hearted beside Kane, was serious this time.

When Kane initially joined the secret council, Lily seemed to have mentioned joining the patrol team of the outer ring.

Information must surely be more accessible to her than Kane and Bedalin.

You can observe the seriousness of this meeting on many members’ faces.

Orochi tapped the table.

Everyone focused their attention on him.

Then he began solemnly, "This meeting is extremely urgent, and the matters needing reporting are also exceptionally serious."

Some less informed members also gleaned many issues from others’ faces, all sitting upright and alert.

"I believe some of you already know, this time the opening of the World Ring can be said to have reached a considerable scale.

According to the calculations by the Mist Council, it’s equivalent to expanding the area of the Mist World by about 20% compared to before."

This was information highlighted in the latest issue of the World Ring magazine.

This also means that the council has spent so many years mapping out the specific map of the World Ring.

Then Orochi reached out and gently tapped the table twice, with Magic Power flowing through a gap in front of him, continuously surging into the center of the table.

Does this table have such a function?

A Magic Ball condensed in the center, beginning to change according to Orochi’s intentions.

An irregular, diamond-shaped circle with jagged edges appeared.

The outermost part was still covered by a layer of white mist.

At this moment, many light dots appeared outside the mist, starting to circle around the perimeter following a certain path.

Looking at such graphical representation.

Kane immediately understood that what Orochi was displaying was very clearly a diagram of the entire Mist World’s layout.

"The unprecedented massive expansion has made this iteration of the Mist World appear more vulnerable than ever before, exposing weaknesses that have undoubtedly attracted those scavengers who have long coveted the world around."

Saying this, Orochi controlled the central representation to start changing.

The mist projected outward, massive blocks appearing on the world’s periphery, this is the World Ring.

Next, he used energy waves to illustrate the signals currently being sent out by the entire Mist World.

Red dots appeared one after another in the Void outside, even simulating a few planet-like objects slowly closing in.

The voice spoke again: "This invasion of the Mist World by attackers is greater than ever before, drawing in a multitude of evil entities from the Star Realm."

"The number of squad members led by the Brilliant Monarch this time is still about the same as last time, even with those defense members who started joining after the last meeting, the number is still not sufficient for a complete defense."

"So..."

Orochi turned to look at the crowd.

"So the defensive line is facing a crisis, many attackers have taken advantage of the chaos or deceived the defenses to start invading."

"Quite a few attackers have penetrated outside the world, hiding among pieces of death launching attacks.

All those who first breached the defenses were extremely stealthy beings."

"So far, attackers appearing outside the world have caused identifiable casualties, reaching 12 people!"

This was 12 people, causing the expressions of those present to become solemn again.

These were not just any 12 people, but 12 Ascenders, who in other worlds could be considered divine beings.

Such a loss is undoubtedly very significant.

Training 12 Ascenders, even in such a vast Mist World, takes time calculated in centuries.

Kane once saw some relatively hidden data in the council.

Upon calculation, the average number of tri-colored level experts produced every 100 years is about 6~8.

Ascenders might even take 200 years to achieve depending on luck.

"These attackers are insidious enough, they target all those compatriots who have just secured their footing at the tri-colored stage."

Saying this, Orochi’s voice was somewhat angry.

A piece of paper, faintly glowing with a hint of gold, appeared in his hand.

It was densely written with characters, with a stamp beside it.

"The Brilliant Monarch is very angry, and the Mist is also very displeased.

They began issuing summons to all tri-colored members, the reward will definitely satisfy you, compared to exploring outside the Mist, it’s much more, welcoming you to join the outermost defense.

Also, please pay more attention to safety during exploration, defeating an invader will earn you sufficient contributions."

After saying this, the document in his hand was copied into an additional dozen sheets, distributed into everyone’s hands.

Kane picked up the document in his hand and took a look.

Aside from some formal words, the given information was that more people were needed to assist with patrols.

Currently the number of invaders is gradually increasing, even exhibiting a trend of further growth.

The Brilliant Monarch and Mist will offer more rewards.

Kane looked at these rewards, they indeed doubled what he had previously known.

It seems that this time the number of patrol teams will increase substantially.

Seeing these rewards, Kane couldn’t help but consider whether they should join the patrol teams.

Seeing Bedalin, she seemed tempted as well.

"Security forces will be deployed in the outer ring city, if any of you are interested, you’re welcome to come.

Oh, by the way, in charge of this security force in the outer ring city is me."

Saying this, his face, which had always been rather gloomy, finally eased considerably, smiling as he spoke to everyone.

"That’s it for this meeting, I hope you all consider well, the Mist needs the strength from each of you present."

As the meeting concluded, some members began to leave their seats and return.

After a while, only seven of them remained seated.

At this time, the atmosphere was no longer serious, everyone started to interact like friends.

Orochi looked at them and said, "What about you all, any intention to join?"