Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons

Chapter 989 - 859: Diversion

As time slowly passed, magic power began to wildly spread from Kane’s hands to the surrounding hidden areas.

"Kill him! He’s already discovered us, he’s preparing for something."

A sharp screeching sound came from the air, using the Voice of the Soul.

It seems that even though the enemy has formed an alliance, they don’t share a common language, and can only communicate through the Voice of the Soul, which is simple yet cumbersome.

With the arrival of the Voice of the Soul, a smile appeared on Kane’s face. Since the enemy has been discovered, there’s no need to hide anymore.

He suddenly stood up, a crystal long spear appeared in his hand, and the third eye on his forehead was fully opened, with pupils shining like white crystals emitting a faint glow.

He changed the skin for his third eye.

Two enemies leaped out from the front and side.

"Three people... Three of them? They really esteem me highly."

Seeing the number of enemies, Kane couldn’t help but say with a smile.

Then he tapped the round plate on his waist, and his entire being disappeared from the original spot, only to reappear five or six meters away, escaping the enemy’s encirclement.

This is their home turf after all.

Fighting these explorers here means being restrained.

Kane looked at the three enemies in front of him.

One was already an old friend of his, with blue skin all over, and markings resembling lightning exposed on his skin.

Even the weapon he wielded was identical to the one he placed in his space equipment.

The other two looked overly peculiar.

One was composed entirely of twisted tentacles and unknown chunks of flesh wrapped together.

Madly emitting sinister waves around.

The other one was at least bearable to look at, resembling insect-like monsters, but their appearance was so abnormal that Kane didn’t know how to describe them.

The blue-skinned humanoid in front was the strongest.

At least possessing two skills, while the other two peculiar-looking monsters each condensed a single skill.

For targeting him alone, such a lineup was indeed somewhat luxurious.

"Your body carries the aura of my race! Die!"

The enemy instantly emitted a savage aura and leaped into the space again.

"No wonder you’re from the same race, you all have the same skills."

Kane said with a smile, he tapped the round plate on his waist again, and instantaneously retreated to a hundred meters away.

Then he waved his hand, and around him appeared a curtain of light composed of hexagonal blocks linking together.

In an instant, a smooth egg-like shape surrounded them.

A classic scene unfolded before Kane’s eyes again.

The enemy was squeezed out from the space.

Kane turned to look around.

The wolf?

Why wasn’t the Cloud Wolf squeezed out?

It was then Kane noticed the wolf’s head protruding from the spherical structure in a diagonal angle from his perspective.

They became smarter.

"You locked the space, doesn’t that mean you can’t use it yourself either?"

The enemy looked at the locked space and remembered that Kane had just evaded their raid the same way.

Rarely seeing an enemy wanting to communicate, Kane answered unhurriedly, "I don’t need those."

He preferred chatty opponents, especially after his three-color process.

"Stop dawdling with him, kill him quickly, he’s still performing covert actions!"

The insect-like monster’s compound eyes rotated back and forth on its head, a hoarse sharp voice sounded once again.

Hearing its words, Kane squinted slightly, so this monster was the scouting role in their team?

Just as the voice fell, the enemy rushed directly at Kane with astonishing speed.

A wall of light composed of hexagons appeared instantly, blocking the enemy.

The two weaker monsters were immediately held back by the light wall, and blocks of pyramid floating cannons condensed in the air.

The moment they appeared, they fired scarlet beams to attack the two monsters.

Following were various bizarre obstacles and sudden attacks from all corners.

Weapons composed of automatic modules would delay these two monsters for a significant time.

After all, these aren’t merely composed of automatic modules, their attack mode is through universal energy.

Essentially, it’s an attack formed by gathering two skills, naturally not to be underestimated.

The automatic module’s first appearance has proven their strength.

The blue-skinned attacker watched as his teammates got pinned down.

He didn’t dally, holding the strange dagger in his hand, advancing towards Kane.

Another hexagonal curtain of light appeared before him.

Seeing this curtain, the attacker took the dagger in his hand, lightly slicing through.

The curtain instantly split open like a thin sheet of paper.

Watching this scene, Kane retreated quickly.

It seemed this enemy had a pure skill for enhancing attack power, compared to the last time he faced a clanmate.

Being able to directly slice through his curtain of light, such attack strength could cause damage to Longbei.

However, from the last confrontation with that attacker and exchanging insights with Longbei, Kane reached a rough conclusion.

The external tri-color level powerhouses show an unusual lack of methods.

They have just one or two moves perfected to an extreme, giving them an all-conquering sense.

The enemies capable of entering the Mist or launching a Raid mostly have a certain confidence in space mastery.

Once Kane fortifies the space by creating a blockade, these tri-color level enemies experience a significant drop in strength.

Such situations are almost unimaginable to the Explorers unless you’re at the gold level.

That is, the methods are overly singular.

Having made a rough judgment, Kane’s body immediately sprouted layer upon layer of metal structures, extending outward madly.

In less than a second, a set of mecha enveloped him; however, this mecha had been deliberately shrunk, standing only about three meters tall.

Its peculiar single eye and cloaked back connecting to the arms indicate its model—The Shapeshifter.

The right hand grips Kane’s Crystal Long Spear, which has adjusted its length according to the Shapeshifter’s form.

By now, the cloak at the back of the Shapeshifter has turned into a structure composed of flexible hexagonal shapes.

At a closer look, the outer armor of the Shapeshifter reveals hexagonal striations.

The originally exposed energy conduits have disappeared, hidden beneath the outer armor, with Universal Energy surging within.

This Shapeshifter is the third Skill Kane has materialized; also known as the 0.5.

He elevated his previously designed main battle mecha to the level of a Skill using colored Magic Stones.

Six slender, lance-like floating cannons flew out from its back, with semi-transparent circular turrets channeling Universal Energy, hovering behind the Shapeshifter.

With the Shapeshifter, automatic modules handle shapes unachievable with hexagons and triangles, successfully altering its exterior.

Without a propulsion nozzle at the back, Universal Energy flows swiftly through the back hexagonal armor, forming an Array at high speed.

The Shapeshifter instantly appears at the enemy’s flank as if by teleportation.

The Crystal Long Spear in its hand pierces forward in a flash.

The six floating circular turrets automatically align without Kane’s input, shooting at the enemy from the optimal crossfire direction.

The blue attacker once again displays extraordinary acrobatic agility like his kin.

Contorting his body in a wildly implausible manner, he evades almost all attacks, except for the slight cut by Kane’s spear on his shoulder.

Blue blood, mixed with faint electric sparks, flows from the wound.

"About your Race, whatever else, the dodging posture is definitely maxed out. I’d really wish a race like yours could survive, to put on a show for us someday."

"Trust me, your performance is destined for success."

Since obtaining the third eye and learning to stealthily maneuver, Kane has also started trying Longbei-style trash talk during battles.

Even though such trash talk doesn’t necessarily faze the enemy or make them flush with anger, it effectively diverts the enemy’s attention.

Cold, emotionless eyes fixated on Kane.

"If your body were as strong as your mouth, you could endure two more of my attacks."

While dodging the attacks, the enemy gets directly in front of Kane’s mecha, swinging down the strange dagger in his hand.

In an instant, the cloak shield Kane used to block was sliced open, as if the cloak were but a mere sheet of fabric.

At the moment the attack completed, the sliced gap seamlessly mended itself.

"Seems like I can endure more than two attacks."

Kane speaks as he advances again, collaborating with the floating cannons at his back, compressing the enemy’s evasive space.

After a few fast-paced rounds, the enemy already bears several gashes on his body.

Even if the enemy hits the Shapeshifter, Kane recovers it at incredible speed.

If the damaged area is tainted with poison, he simply discards the whole segment, showing off wealth like a tycoon.

Trading injuries for injuries, the enemy is perpetually at a disadvantage.

Observing the attacker in front, his wounds also start rapidly regenerating.

It appears his constitution surpasses that of his brethren considerably.

After exchanging several more rounds, Kane pinpoints an opportunity.

While maneuvering inside the Shapeshifter, Kane suddenly enters the Divine Power state, but this time it’s not the Radiant Balance he channels.

It’s the God of Lava, simulated long ago through deceitful prayer.

His entire body immediately morphs into an elemental form akin to lava.

Molten streams and black rock shards cover his body, with the magma even cascading down like a liquid.

But something peculiar happens, the Shapeshifter follows Kane’s transformation.

Universal Energy morphs into magma-like liquid, flowing through the Shapeshifter’s conduits.

The entire Shapeshifter shifts from its previously gray-blue hues to a red-black palette.

Appearing more formidable.

The white cloak on its back now transforms into a fiery red, resembling a lava-coated exterior.

Flames ignite from various parts of the Shapeshifter’s frame, with the bright lava energy visibly pronounced before the enemy through the armor.

The Shapeshifter now runs at an extremely high temperature, with enhanced destructive power compared to before.

This is what earns it the title of The Shapeshifter and solidifies its place as the third Skill.

It now adapts with Kane’s transformations and alters its form accordingly.

This also explains why Kane, during colored stages of combat, doesn’t have a fondness for mecha.

Because no amount of buffs or states could alter a mecha’s disposition.

The mecha remains as initially designed.

It might surpass his usual state.

But once you pile on various forms and enhancements, the mecha pales.

Now the issue is perfectly resolved.