Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons
Chapter 897 - 775: The Undead’s Desperate Situation
A blood-red Teleportation Gate appeared in the sky above this region.
As soon as Raphael emerged, he saw the current situation and instantly transformed into metallic feathers, swooping down.
Kafka and the others also immediately joined the battle.
Rui, seeing the situation, used his slightly recovered Magic Power to heal those severely injured members present.
"Phew, thank heavens, reinforcements have finally arrived."
Abby saw Raphael and the others appear, and finally couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
These Skeleton Giant Beasts were far stronger than they had expected.
They coordinated well, were tough, and wielded necromancy with ease.
Moreover, before Raphael and Shire managed to disrupt the Energy Input Port and Energy Core, they kept producing incessantly.
There was even a trend of increasing numbers.
The Skeleton Giant Beasts far outnumbered them, making the Golden-level members present weary of dealing with them.
Fortunately, the massive fleshy structure producing Skeleton Giant Beasts had now ceased.
At this moment, another blue Teleportation Gate appeared nearby.
Funa and the other two emerged from it.
Seeing the situation, Shire immediately swung the Holy Light Greatsword, charging into the enemy ranks.
It's undeniable that she was indeed the nemesis of the Undead.
The tough skin of these Skeleton Giant Beasts seemed like paper before Shire's Holy Light Greatsword, tearing easily with a single jab.
It could be foreseen that after this event.
The strength of Shire and her brother would see a major boost.
Due to their advantage in Undead Attributes, the two had slain countless Undead since arriving here, only slightly lower than Kane and the others.
The entire scene was firmly under their control now.
Clearing all the Skeleton Giant Beasts in this area was just a matter of time.
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At this time, in the center of the Tower of the Dead.
The place was already in ruins.
Enduring the battle between 7 top Golden-level combatants had almost turned this area into a wasteland.
But fortunately, the Bone Tower's resilient building materials kept it standing strong.
The energy pathways surrounding it and the previously generated fleshy membranes.
Had turned to ash under Kreya's black and white flames.
Due to the slight strength disparity among the combatants, since Kane hadn't used his trump card.
The three Kings of the Undead relied on the geographical advantage of the Tower of the Dead, and the Tower's powerful Enhancements for them.
They ended up in a stalemate with Kane and the others, fighting back and forth.
Given Raphael and the others' actions outside, Kane and the others intentionally didn't break the current deadlock.
Time still stood on their side.
They were waiting for the entire Tower of the Dead's energy to be severed.
And these Undead were just waiting for their demise.
Lucerne, clad in a gray-white robe, leaned on his eerie green Scythe, then slashed harshly at the air.
A ghastly green tear appeared in the air.
The skull head on his claws manipulated the Tower of the Dead's networks, constantly replenishing their Magic Power.
Various kinds of Undead began pouring out from the ghastly tear.
Targeting Kane and his group, they charged forward.
Floating Cannons in the sky continually targeted these Undead, attacking without pause.
But relying on seemingly infinite energy, the Undead summoned by Lucerne gradually grew in number.
Kane, wielding his Long Spear, pierced through the Frankenstein that had long been obstructing him.
Lucerne then retreated to a safe distance, taking advantage of the Frankenstein's interference.
He countered with a Death Ray aimed at Kane.
"Disgusting!"
Kane dodged, cursing impulsively.
With the Tower of the Dead, these three Kings of the Undead wield virtually Infinite Magic Power.
It's somewhat like battling a Mage with a Mage Tower in the Tower.
"Annoying bones, as a top-tier Skeleton Monarch wearing a Crown, yet clad in such heavy Armor, wielding a Giant Hammer, but so stealthy.
I imagine your reign wasn't smooth. Didn't they call you 'Cowardly King'?"
Longbei held up his Shield, warding off an attack from the Giant Hammer that had suddenly appeared behind him.
He taunted the Skeleton Monarch, hidden somewhere unknown.
Nearby, a voice echoed through the air: "Oh, clever Dwarf, how did you know? Indeed, when I was alive, they called me that.
But alas, they all perished beneath my hammer. Listen, how ironic it is!
Their Souls are still wailing within my body, hahaha."
The Skeleton Monarch seemed utterly unfazed by Longbei's mockery, even relishing it.
Despite the subtle rule in Longbei's jibes, it couldn't affect him.
Then, a Giant Hammer suddenly swung at Longbei's side.
Fortunately, Longbei reacted quickly, using his own Hammer to block it.
Even though the voice had come from afar, the Skeleton Monarch had long hidden near Longbei, preparing for another ambush.
The Skeleton Monarch's appearance and attire suggested brute force.
Yet, his tactics and attacks mimicked a Thief perfectly.
Using rule-tier stealth, coupled with bizarre Rule Skills.
He constantly launched surprise attacks on Longbei from unexpected directions.
But Longbei's agility was his weak spot, so he remained on the defensive.
Luckily, the Skeleton Monarch's attacks seemed to have little effect on Longbei.
It was rather like a bothersome fly.
In the battlefield of three, only Kreya drove Mattio scurrying with her black and white flames.
If the Tower of the Dead hadn't been replenishing Mattio constantly, he'd have perished under Kreya's flames long ago.
Observing the summons disrupting everyone's attacks with endless interference.
Kreya halted her pursuit.
She swung her arm backward, raising a gateway to the Undead World.
Black and white flames ignited on the portal's frame.
One undead after another surged out from it, some of the important targets automatically ignited by the flames on Kreya's doorframe.
Thus, it was soldier versus soldier, general versus general.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, the sound of an explosion rang out.
It attracted the attention of everyone present.
Kane obviously felt the undead elements around begin to chaos and weaken.
It seems Raphael and the others succeeded.
Magic Power immediately surged from his hands.
The enormous mechanical arm that had burrowed through did not dissipate, under Kane's control.
The part attached to the surrounding walls started to extend, using the mechanical structure to link with the veins of the surrounding walls.
Changing and controlling the surrounding Array Runes.
"Without the energy supplement, how long do you think you can maintain this state?"
Kane asked with a smile, his figure instantly flickering, transforming into a golden stream of light to attack towards Lucerne.
Pulling out several undead to block in front of him, Lucerne retreated backwards once again.
Knowing he was no match for Kane, he kept using this method.
This time, his tone carried some surprise and doubt.
"Why? Why are you so well acquainted with this tower?"
They had encountered and fought against Kane for less than half an hour.
Yet in such a short time, Kane and his people had already destroyed the energy input device at the top of the tower.
Even brute force, if you don't know where the weaknesses are, requires a lot of time to destroy.
To know this is a core building constructed by an Ascender.
The Defense Power is such that Facundo confidently stores his important body within it.
The building strength of the truly important parts is definitely top-notch.
This is what leads Lucerne to his incomprehension.
"Who knows, maybe your building is just too fragile?"
Kane said, a huge launcher appearing in his hand, pulling the trigger aimed at the distant Lucerne.
Trying to defend with a Bone Shield, Lucerne suddenly felt something appear beneath his feet, followed by a Holy Light explosion.
Lucerne was directly blown to the side.
At this moment, the ground also began to shake, and the surrounding energy veins visibly dimmed.
The whole tower seemed to be lacking energy supply, gradually extinguishing.
The fluctuating energy caused the enhancement effects on the three undead to also weaken.
"You are sent by Facundo, aren't you?"
Seeing such a scene, the fallen Lucerne got up and immediately questioned Kane.
This is obviously the core of the Tower of the Dead, being shut down.
That thing, how could it be shut down?
Even he doesn't know where that thing is.
And even with brute force, it would only trigger an explosion, completely collapsing the Tower of the Dead.
First, destroy the input device, then shut down the core.
Also, the Skeleton Giant Beast created by the defense program activated since the early morning hasn't arrived either.
The enemy knows this Tower of the Dead better than they do.
The only one who knows it better than him is Facundo, who has long been missing.
In response to Lucerne's question, Kane merely shrugged: "Who knows, take that question to your grave."
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Mattio, who was moving around as a puddle of blood, was suddenly imprisoned by several surrounding Magic Palms that appeared.
The puddle of blood transformed into a human shape.
A black-and-white arrow shot into his chest, flames instantly starting to burn from his chest.
Knowing this flame couldn't be extinguished, he directly controlled the blood, turning that area into a blood mass, and dropping it out.
The blood mass fell to the ground and was burned into a pitch-black residue. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Mattio broke free from the confinement, retreating repetitively, trying to use the magic inside him to recover the missing blood.
At this moment, he only felt his magic inexplicably begin to decrease.
The enhancements on his body also began to weaken.
"Ah!"
He screamed, because Kreya suddenly appeared from behind him.
The Flying Wing Dual Blades burned with black and white flames, struck his back.
A cross-shaped flame wound began to burn on his back.
"Lucerne! What are you doing? I know you still have something hidden, hurry up, or we'll all die."
He cursed, once again turning the burning area on his body into blood water and shooting it out.
Then turning into a puddle of blood, he dived into the cracks in the ground.
Appearing once again, he was already beside the Skeleton Monarch.
Hearing Mattio's voice, Lucerne stopped waiting and crushed the skeleton head in his hand.
The remaining energy in the Tower of the Dead instantly gathered towards the top of the space.
Transforming into a massive attack.
Seeing this situation, Kane immediately shouted to the others: "Be careful!"
The energy gathered above was somewhat too massive, if it fell on their heads, it would certainly threaten them.
Longbei immediately jumped beside the crowd, expanding his size to the maximum, raising his Shield towards the attack from the sky.
However, this attack was not aimed at them.
Instead, it fell directly on the protective shield guarding Facundo's body.
The protective shield covered in cracks rippled under this attack.
"Pfft" Mattio spat blood: "I knew it."
However, what surprised them even more was that the powerful attack did not cause even one more crack in the shield.
This attack even wasn't as useful as their previous attempts to break it.
"What's happening? That's impossible, why wasn't this shield broken?"
Lucerne shouted at such a scene.
He completely couldn't understand why.
"You should have aimed this attack to hit us."
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