Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons

"Do you have a new skill?" Kreya asked, noticing Kane still had something to do.

Hearing Kreya's words, Kane nodded and then said to Lulu next to him, "Lulu, could you help me call over a little animal? I want it to help me experiment with a new skill, don't worry, it won't cause any harm."

After Kane said it wouldn't cause any harm, Lulu nodded and waved her magic wand at the animals occasionally watching from afar.

A small squirrel received the signal and scurried over. This squirrel wore a leather jacket and had an adventure hat on its head.

When it arrived in front of Kane, it crossed its arms over its chest.

Then the squirrel even kneeled on one knee toward Lulu, bowing down and paying homage formally.

Lulu nodded proudly.

Kane and Kreya, watching this scene, couldn't help but twitch their eyelids.

However, bowing seemed appropriate, considering Lulu had given them wisdom; she could almost be considered the Creator God of this small world.

Looking at the squirrel in front of him, arms crossed and eyes wide and round, staring at him, Kane extended his hand.

[Sealing Bubble] was already placed in his Skill Grid.

Then, a transparent bubble appeared in his hand, slowly pushing the bubble toward the squirrel. As the bubble got closer, the squirrel couldn't help but close its eyes and use its hands to block itself.

The moment the bubble touched the squirrel was when Kane needed to expend magic power.

The squirrel's power had just entered the copper stage, roughly becoming a member of the Magic Beasts.

As the bubble touched it, magic power began to surge crazily. The bubble expanded as magic power flowed in, wrapping the whole squirrel.

Once the squirrel was completely encased, it was as if immobilized, remaining completely still.

In Kane and their perception, they couldn't even sense the life status of the squirrel in front, like it was a mere stone.

After doing all this, Kane gasped heavily.

Sealing just this squirrel exhausted Kane's considerable amount of magic power.

With the magic power Kane had, sealing such squirrels could only seal four at most before he would be drained.

It's worth noting Kane's magic power inside was ridiculously extensive, even surpassing others amongst silver-level Explorers in pure magic quantity.

However, this squirrel encompassed all the negative conditions of the skill.

For instance, its mind was undoubtedly unwilling, hadn't suffered any harm, life signs were good, and showed resistance.

If the squirrel were half-wounded and knocked out, it would be much simpler indeed.

Outside little animals are fine, but not these inside ones, best leave them be.

Kane picked up the bubble encapsulating the squirrel; its texture no longer felt like a mere membrane but rather like a glass cover.

No matter how Kane shook or rotated it, the squirrel inside seemed solidified, remaining perfectly still, steadily suspended in the center.

Beside him, Lulu asked nervously, "Is it okay? Kane, is this little squirrel unharmed?"

"Don't worry, it hasn't harmed it; it's a kind of sealing magic that won't inflict any damage, merely sealing it away."

After hearing Kane's reassurance, Lulu relaxed and instantly shifted her focus to the bubble sealing the squirrel, taking it from Kane's hand and examining it thoroughly.

"Wow, amazing. Lulu can feel that the time inside is frozen, and even the breath of life is blocked."

The appearance of the seal was also very aesthetically pleasing.

After being sealed, does life still count as a living creature? Kane rubbed his chin, contemplating while watching Lulu with the bubble.

"Kreya, open that golden bag from yesterday to see if you can store this bubble inside," Kane decided to experiment.

Living beings cannot be placed inside Space Equipment unless they become corpses.

Upon hearing Kane's words, Kreya took the bag out, opened the mouth, and Kane placed the bubble inside with ease, smoothly storing it away.

It worked! Sealed life cannot be considered life.

Then what happens if the seal is undone inside the Space Equipment?

Although Kane thought about this question, he didn't act on it, as this squirrel had been awakened by Lulu.

Furthermore, Kane promised it wouldn't be harmed, to test with another animal after exiting.

Taking the bubble out again from the Space Equipment and then releasing the seal, the bubble shattered like being pierced, and the squirrel fell to the ground, restored to its original state.

Yet it still kept its eyes shut tightly as if, in its cognition, it was still living moments ago.

Kane flicked the squirrel's head, took a dried fruit from the Space Equipment, handed it to the squirrel, and then shooed it away.

Kane looked at Lulu and suddenly said, "Lulu, do you want to try this seal experiment?"

Hearing Kane's words, Lulu hesitated. She felt curious yet uneasy about the experience.

"It's okay; the squirrel just showed it, doesn't feel a thing. Also, with my magic power, it's unlikely I could seal you; I just want to gauge how much magic it takes to seal a life form of equal strength."

"Alright." Upon hearing Kane's words, Lilu didn't hesitate anymore, nodded, and floated in front of Kane.

Kane waited until the magic power within him was fully restored, then conjured another bubble and handed it to Lilu.

Looking at the bubble so close at hand, Lilu slightly leaned her head back and her body became somewhat rigid.

As the bubble made contact, Kane's magic power began to surge in. When half of his magic power was consumed, Kane cut off the output, and the bubble in his hand burst.

Seeing the bubble shatter, Lilu patted her chest with mixed feelings of regret and relief, letting out a breath.

Beside them, Kreya asked, "How was it, Kane? Was it not possible?"

Kane shook his head and, gasping for breath, said, "No, my magic power is absolutely not enough to seal Lilu."

Kane could feel that the sealing progress he just made was probably only 30%, yet it consumed more than half of his overall magic power.

Indeed, it's easier to seal those unconscious and unable to resist.

But there are none here; he can only try again during a future hunting expedition.

…

The next noon.

Kane sat cross-legged in his room.

He hadn't slept since last night and was now in a state of Spiritual Clarity and Martial Mastery.

At this time, Yoyo was standing on a pedestal, seemingly in control of something.

Around Kane were countless tiny spheres, continuously being thrust towards him under Yoyo's manipulation, and Kane had to dodge them in a cross-legged posture, relying solely on his body to avoid being hit.

The reason for this was that Kane felt he was close to mastering the Divine Martial Gaze skill.

After spending two months on this, and having learned the prerequisite skills for Divine Martial Gaze, this was the easiest skill for Kane to master at his current stage.

Additionally, it's Kane's frequently used skill, rarely removed from its slot on the skill grid.

He would often undergo such training.

During the previous month of rest, he had intensively trained the perceptive ability of Divine Martial Gaze.

The more he used it, the more Kane could feel the powerful effects of Spiritual Clarity and Martial Mastery, and he felt grateful to his teacher.

"Speed up a bit more."

Kane felt he was only an inch away from mastering Divine Martial Gaze, with a strong sense of being on the verge, making him terribly anxious.

Upon hearing Kane's command, Yoyo gave it all he had—the numerous tiny transparent spheres in the air moved even faster, filling the room with rushing wind sounds.

Kane's body kept dodging rapidly, almost leaving afterimages.

Currently, his entire focus was on utilizing perception to dodge.

With such dodging, Kane's physical strength was fast depleting.

A snapping sound echoed in Kane's mind.

The thick paper window blocking him was burned by fierce flames.

Kane instantly stood up, waving his hands, capturing all the spheres in the air, clenching them in his hand, leaving none behind.

The spheres in his hand gradually dissipated.

"Phew—"

Kane exhaled deeply and sat back down cross-legged.

He summoned the Book of Adventure, turned to the skill grid page, and removed Divine Martial Gaze from the grid.

Even when this Skill Stone was removed, Kane could feel that his perception hadn't declined; there was no difference without the Skill Stone.

Checking his info column, the word Divine Martial Gaze appeared in the skills section, but also Martial Intuition had disappeared.

After all, Divine Martial Gaze is a step beyond Martial Intuition; its disappearance is reasonable.

Finally, after so much learning, he had mastered the first silver skill, a skill that often occupies a slot.

This way, those slots on the skill grid could be freed up, allowing Kane's combat effectiveness to enhance further.

Looking at the Divine Martial Gaze Skill Stone in his hand, this Skill Stone can now be given to Kreya and others.

If this Skill Stone is indeed suitable for anyone, it's clearly Kreya—a powerful melee fighter, with perception akin to precognition.

It would surely enhance Kreya's melee combat capabilities significantly.

Access Kreya's info panel, checking the state of skill stones in her skill grid.

At this moment, the skill stone on Kreya's info panel was very faint, only a vague contour could be seen.

Indeed, consistently providing Kreya with skills from the same series can indeed speed up her learning process.