[CH598+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 622

As I leave the A-Class suites and step into the elevator, another pulse of divine energy ripples into my consciousness.

Raven's is even weaker, becoming overshadowed by a bright True Core far away.

If I were in my greater form and released my full perception, I could get a better view of what's happening.

Instead of making my way toward the surface, I press the button to head down toward the labyrinth on the 20th floor, believing this will be a faster way to leave this base deep within the ground.

Many theories race through my mind, but none of them are concrete as the true nature of the silver sword wielder is still a mystery to me.

In my double's memories while I was recovering, I caught a glimpse of the empty entrance hall of this fortress and recalled Raven's words that she would be visiting the Apex Region to pick up a package.

I piece together that she took the white dragon statue for some reason, and the only other clue she mentioned in our short exchange was that she's part of an organization called The Order.

Prior to today, I never knew any other True Cores even existed on this planet, and now they're making themselves known left and right...

The elevator hits the bottom floor, and I waste no time activating my stealth skill and flying forward to dive straight into the glowing green portal at the back of the room.

Less than a second later, I've dungeon-walked to the furthest dungeon to the west in all of the 8 Great Regions I have access to.

I then exit to find myself in the outside world and soar high up into the sky, away from any civilization, before activating my greater form and letting out a pulse of pure True Core perception.

To the west, in the direction the pulses came from, a whole new portion of the world I've never seen before becomes clear.

Past the furthest western portion of the 8 Great Regions, there are enormous barren lands full of large lakes, hundreds of kilometers wide, and vast stretches of forest that rise upon mountains and fall deep into valleys.

Wildlife and dungeons fill these lands, and small self-sufficient civilizations can be seen around a few of the lakes. However, the further I let my sense reach out, the fewer humans I sense.

My mind settles on a portion of dense forest about 500 kilometers in diameter that has no dungeons and not a single wild animal in its vicinity.

A white marble palace comes into my senses, and the imagery of pristine white monster statues lining a walkway to its open front doors comes to the forefront of my mind while freshly obliterated trees surround the white mansion atop a small hill.

Inside, it is hard to sense exactly what is happening, as the entire white structure glows brightly with yellow divine energy, as if it's alive.

I make a split-second decision and propel myself forward toward the structure.

My senses of the woman I just fought are fluctuating and pulsing, and every time they do, her baseline of energy becomes weaker.

This is exactly what I remember my own mind, body, and core experiencing when the wounds ravaging my being were catching up to me.

She seems to have been far tougher than I was if she lasted this long, but it seems the divine energy poison is catching up with her.

Not only that, but there is another True Core present, taking advantage of her weakness.

If our battle in the desert had gone on any longer, we probably would have continued fighting and died together.

Or even more probable, she could have used that extension of her ability that makes portions of her body disappear to wear me down, forcing me to retreat or use abilities that would lead to the first possibility.