Chapter 62: Mountain of Immortality

Bai Nian originally thought the interior of the cave would be incredibly intricate and complex, but she hadn’t expected to reach the end after walking only ten-odd meters.

She took the lead, guiding the Dream Makers as they fumbled forward in the dark, surveying the surroundings to get a clear picture of their situation.

There was nothing inside, only a heavy stench of rot.

Piles upon piles of white bones littered the ground, with humanoid Skeleton heads stacked in the corners.

The moment she saw the Skeleton heads, Bai Nian reacted instantly.

Aren’t these the Undead that Chen Yi killed back then?

However, they seemed dead and did not make any movement despite the group’s arrival.

“Strange, is it empty in here?”

She was somewhat puzzled.

Immediately after, a violent tremor suddenly erupted from the ground.

Countless blue flames manifested out of thin air, dispelling the surrounding darkness.

Aside from Bai Nian, the others stumbled and nearly tumbled to the ground.

“Something has come to life, let’s leave this place first!”

she immediately ordered, and the group began running toward the cave exit.

The soil within the cave went flying as a massive bone burst out from the ground.

Upon touching the floating blue flames, it completed a fusion in a mere instant.

The thick bone was enveloped by the flames and actually began to burn.

Following that, bones began to emerge one by one from beneath the earth.

These bones seemed to possess life; they soared into the air and snapped together, finally slowly converging into a massive Skeleton monster.

Its entire body was covered in blue flames, and its hollow eye sockets were now staring fixedly outside the cave, looking like a demonic ghost from hell.

It had no legs, only a pair of thick forelimbs.

There was even a tiny Baboon King crown atop its massive Skeleton head, seemingly proving its status here.

Rumble!

With every step it took, the earth shook.

A giant Skeleton palm directly gripped the edge of the cave, and with a sudden surge of force, its entire body was revealed before everyone.

“Control it!”

Bai Nian quickly ordered, her face brimming with excitement.

If she had the help of this thing, wouldn’t every other unit be like mere underlings before it?

Before the Dream Makers could act, the Skeleton monster raised its arms high.

Then the ground began to vibrate, and everyone was interrupted.

Bai Nian sensed something and abruptly looked up.

Her gaze pierced through the gaps in the dense leaves, seeing massive Skeletons burning with blue flames striking toward their heads like meteors.

“Crap!”

She was shocked.

“Close in on me!”

Bai Nian immediately took out her Flute and began to play.

In an instant, the Skeletons fell, triggering violent explosions as they collided with an invisible barrier.

Blue flames swallowed everything in the vicinity, yet the people at the center remained unscathed.

Bai Nian only felt as if her head had been struck; this was caused by consuming too much mental power all at once.

Fortunately, she had blocked it.

As the smoke and flames dissipated, the bones that had fallen from the sky had actually transformed into humanoid Skeletons, standing around dazed.

These fellows were exactly the same as the Skeletons she had seen before, and there were dozens of them.

“It can even summon units?”

Bai Nian was surprised.

With the protection of the barrier, the Dream Makers immediately began to use their Ability to Manifest Weapons on the giant Skeleton opposite them.

In an instant, bloody tears flowed from the eyes of three Dream Makers.

Their faces were full of pain, yet they continued to persist.

“What’s the situation! Is their mental power insufficient?”

Bai Nian observed the surroundings and glanced at the progress on the Flute.

66%!

She decisively activated her skill, releasing all the kinetic energy she had just stored.

With a boom, one arm of the giant Skeleton, which had been standing dazed on the spot, was suddenly blown away.

It was also at this moment that the blue flames on its body diminished, and its mental power weakened accordingly.

Its entire body was now completely unable to move.

“Phew, it was a success. I only hope we can fully control it before this fellow recovers.”

Bai Nian breathed a sigh of relief.

She continued to stay alert to her surroundings, preventing attacks from the ordinary Skeletons nearby.

However, the result was unexpectedly fast; in just a few minutes, the process was already over.

The Skeleton monster before them woke up again, but it no longer possessed any aggression toward the group.

“Reporting to Lord, control has been completed,” Xiao Bai said respectfully from the side.

“How was this achieved?”

Bai Nian asked with a face full of confusion.

Could this Skeleton really be an idiot?

“Reporting to Lord, the method Dream Makers use to control creatures is actually very simple. We only need to transform into the other party’s Baboon King or master within their dream, making their souls treat us as their master,” Xiao Bai explained.

She knew Bai Nian was not a Dream Maker, so her explanation was extremely detailed.

Well, the logic was simple and clear.

It was just like if the creature before them was a dog; it now treated everyone as its previous owner, so it naturally wouldn’t attack.

“But it’s a Skeleton?!”

Bai Nian was stunned.

“These kinds of things also have rulers?”

“Reporting to Lord, they do,” Xiao Bai answered respectfully.

“I saw the other party in its dream. It was a young girl with white hair just like yours, with red and blue Gemstone Eyes, holding a black long scythe. In the dream, I took on the form of that young girl. When the Skeleton saw me, it knelt down immediately, shouting, ‘Queen!’ It was very devout and didn’t suspect my identity at all. My guess is that the girl’s status is far higher than its own—so high that this monster doesn’t even have the qualification to look her in the eye.”

Bai Nian was slightly surprised upon hearing this.

All of this was far simpler than she had anticipated.

The Ability to Manifest Weapons of these Dream Makers seemed somewhat broken.

Based on the description, she learned that this Skeleton monster could speak, which meant its intelligence was not that low, but the group couldn’t hear the monster’s voice.

“Can you communicate with it to learn some information about the surroundings?”

Bai Nian looked at Xiao Bai.

“I will try,” Xiao Bai nodded, walking in front of the Skeleton monster to activate her Ability to Manifest Weapons once again.

This time, a full half-hour passed before she woke up again.

“Reporting to Lord, this place is called the Immortal Mountain, and it is a Survivor Enclave for the Undead Clan,” Xiao Bai explained, then pointed at the Skeleton.

“It is a Commander-level Undead and one of the strongest here. Besides it, there are a total of four such powerhouses on the Hill.”

“Their Baboon King is that girl?”

Bai Nian asked immediately.

If that were truly the case, she could completely take control of this Hill without any effort and possess a terrifying military force.

“Reporting to Lord, yes. One of the Undead seems to be quite close to the girl. Although it might not be the strongest, it has the highest prestige on this Hill.”

“Will any flaws be exposed?”

Bai Nian asked with some concern.

“Rest assured, Lord. This is a change in perception at the mental level. There is only success or failure; no third possibility exists.”

Xiao Bai’s words gave Bai Nian her final bit of confidence.

“Then there’s no time to lose. We depart immediately!”