Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons

Chapter 463 - 429: Before the World Shattered

The next morning.

Kane watched Kreya and the others depart at the fortress gate.

He needed to stay within the fortress during this time to guard against unexpected situations.

"If there’s any emergency, remember to communicate via the Ruby Lapel Pin, I’ll get there quickly," Kane advised his teammates in front of him.

Longbei impatiently said, "Alright, alright, don’t be so nagging. You’re almost like my brother, don’t you trust us after all this time."

With that, Longbei led his soldiers off, and Meizike nodded at Kane and followed along.

On the other side, Kreya hugged Kane and pressed their cheeks together, "Be careful while you’re on guard. Don’t let your guard down."

Before letting go of the hug, she gave Kane a quick kiss on the cheek.

Mounting her horse with her soldiers, she galloped off to the other side.

"Goodbye, Kane!" Lilu’s voice could still be heard distantly.

Kane stood at the fortress gate, watching them fade into the distance.

"Brother Kane, when will Mommy come back?" a small figure with green hair clinging to Kane’s pants asked.

Hearing her words, Kane squatted down to pick her up, bringing the one clinging to his other pant leg into his arms as well.

"Don’t worry, Milo, your mom will be back in a few days," Kane assured Milo, the speaking twin.

Mina, on the other hand, just tightly held onto Kane’s clothes with her small hands. She was the shyer twin sister.

Perhaps because Kane was the one who recruited their mother, the two little girls were quite familiar with him and not too afraid of him.

Since Bonona had to lead Kainder’s soldiers into battle, the task of taking care of her two daughters naturally fell to Kane, who was staying behind at the fortress.

After all, even Lilu went with them.

Fortunately, there was the Ghost Maid around. Being a maid with high skills, taking care of children was a breeze for them.

With the two little girls in his arms, Kane returned to their camp. Since all the soldiers had been taken away, the camp was completely empty now.

On the way back, Mimina had already fallen asleep in Kane’s arms, probably a bit tired as they woke up early this morning to send off their mom.

Following behind Kane were Rosalie and the Ghost Maid responsible for taking care of the two little girls.

Seeing them asleep, she immediately came over and took the two girls in her arms, quickly returning to the house.

Because of the need for leveling up, Kane currently only had Rosalie and the Ghost Maid who just took care of the children by his side.

The other eight followed Kreya to the battlefield, as they also needed to improve their strength. Without combat, there would be no chance to enhance their abilities.

As for why it was Kreya, it was because Kreya had the Skills to transform into a Ghost Form, and she was delving deeper in this aspect. The Ghost Maids following her could definitely gain strength enhancement and serve her at the same time.

As Kane walked through the camp, he suddenly said, "The camp suddenly feels empty, so quiet, it’s a bit unsettling."

"You shouldn’t say that, Master, or Kallen and the others might get upset," Rosalie said with a secretive laugh, covering her mouth.

Ah yes, Kane slapped his forehead, remembering that the 20 Dark Servants did not accompany Kreya to war.

It wasn’t that Kane deliberately stopped them from going to battle, but for some reason, the 20 girls refused to listen to anyone but Kane.

It’s unclear if it’s because they became Spirits of Freedom, though it doesn’t show outwardly, essentially they are Spirits of Freedom, with stronger autonomy.

Thinking of this, Kane asked the Rosalie trailing behind him, "Do you know the essence of this world now?"

Kane asked because Rosalie became a Spirit of Freedom only after being recruited yesterday.

She was influenced by Kane’s Book of Adventure and thus became a Spirit of Freedom, possibly not yet accustomed to her transformation.

Rosalie paused for a moment at Kane’s sudden question, then slowly replied, "I don’t know, I just feel different."

"What kind of feeling?" Kane asked curiously. He was indeed very interested in the sensation of gaining freedom as a Spirit of Freedom.

Rosalie pondered for a moment before saying, "It’s like there was a layer of glass covering me before. Though I could see outside, I was blocked by the glass."

"Now the glass is broken, the obstructed air and breeze have blown in."

Listening to Rosalie’s answer, Kane shook his head, finding it too vague and ambiguous, providing no useful information.

"Do you have any memories from before I recruited you?"

Kane’s words struck Rosalie like lightning, leaving her stunned.

"Before...before, I was a maid, a maid..." She staggered over her words, seemingly as if something in her brain was triggered by Kane’s words.

Faced with this situation, Kane didn’t know what to do. Watching her condition now, he could only wait by her side for her to recover by herself.