Chapter 88
Ye Bai watched their movements and quickly realized they were searching for the black, profound gems among the magical items scattered around.
When one of the undead noticed Ye Bai standing still, it looked over in confusion.
“…” Ye Bai had no choice but to feign interest and start looking around.
Various extraordinary items flashed before her eyes, but unfortunately, she could only glance at the equipment requirements. If they didn’t match, she had to retract her hand immediately. Once taken, these items would become bound to her; if she couldn’t meet the requirements, she wouldn’t be able to equip them or ever discard them.
Soon, after one of the undead managed to grab a profound gem, they ceased their search and began to file out of the treasure vault one by one.
Seeing this, Ye Bai finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking she could take her time to explore once the undead had left.
However, just then, one of the undead guards stopped and turned to look at her.
As it halted, the other undead also heard the commotion and paused.
Eight pairs of eyes, flickering with soul flames, stared at Ye Bai, as if questioning why she wasn’t moving.
“…”
Realizing she had no choice but to follow the group, Ye Bai understood now—undead counting only adds up, never down!
The group of nine undead, under the watchful gaze of the undead earth dragon, left the treasure vault. Just seconds before passing through the stone door, a small undead suddenly produced a magical scroll that appeared and vanished in an instant.
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**Chapter 62**
“Tap, tap, tap…”
Ye Bai trailed behind the undead, walking at the back of the line as they moved deeper into the passage.
Taking advantage of the moment, she opened her equipment panel to check the information on the gray-white mask she had just donned.
**[Perfect Masquerade]**
**Level:** Rare
**Attribute:** Oddity
**Special Effect - Superior Disguise:** When wearing this mask, other non-wearer factions will regard the wearer as one of their own, turning them into a neutral entity. This effect will cease upon the wearer’s active attack and may also fail under certain high-level identification skills.
**Trait - Dragon Mark:** A relic marked by ancient dragons; anyone daring to steal from the dragon’s private hoard, no matter where they are, will face the wrath of the dragons.
**Description:** Once, a clever individual used this mask to deceive an ancient dragon, successfully infiltrating the Sky City. Unfortunately, this greedy fellow was ultimately caught for stealing from the dragon’s treasure vault, and this uniquely effective item became one of the dragon’s prized possessions.
Wow!
Upon seeing the attributes of this equipment, Ye Bai’s eyes lit up with surprise.
It was worth it!
Though the mask had no attributes, what did this special effect imply? It was a permanent and powerful ‘neutral aura’!
Ye Bai instantly thought of its applications—it was the perfect artifact for traversing high-level maps like the divine realm.
As long as she didn’t attack or encounter high-level identification skills, wearing this mask would allow her to blend into areas that should be dangerous, avoiding monster aggro.
Moreover, the high-level identification skills that could see through it must be quite rare. After all, what did it mean to have deceived an ancient dragon? The unique appearance of ancient dragons, combined with a mask clearly designed for humanoid beings, allowed her to sneak into a dragon’s lair, indicating that its effect was not merely an illusion but a cognitive alteration.
Its inclusion in the dragon’s rare collection also hinted at its extraordinary nature, while the ‘oddity’ attribute meant this item was a unique special artifact.
As for the dragon mark, under the powerful special effect, it was acceptable. With the ancient dragon clan now extinct, as long as Ye Bai wasn’t extraordinarily lucky, she shouldn’t have to worry about being hunted by dragons—if any were still alive, they probably wouldn’t have the time for such pursuits.
Thus, the only downside of this mask was that it would permanently occupy her **[Mask]** slot, becoming a bound item.
But sacrificing an equipment slot for this effect was entirely worth it.
Ye Bai squinted, realizing it was indeed a good decision to use the magical scroll to ‘store’ the paper figure. Its earlier reminder had been a tremendous help.
Otherwise, even entering the dragon’s treasure vault, a daunting ‘treasure mountain,’ would have left her feeling helpless.
Though it was highly likely that the paper figure had informed her of this equipment’s existence to later trick her into accepting a task in the divine realm, being able to extract a reward from the same trickster ahead of time was quite satisfying.
Lost in thought, the environment around Ye Bai began to change.
Following the undead deeper, other dragon-blooded undead emerged from the surrounding passages—Dragonkin, Half-Dragons, Dragonkin Goblins… all the dragon-blooded beings that thrived in the underground city connected to the Sky City were converging toward a specific direction.
When encountering other dragon-blooded undead, under the perfect mask’s effect, they indeed regarded Ye Bai as one of their own, completely ignoring her.
Aside from not being able to leave the group, Ye Bai, a living person, blended perfectly among the undead. Although she looked like a husky among wolves, as long as she didn’t foolishly attack them, she was generally safe.
With no option to fall behind and return to the treasure vault, Ye Bai decided to go with the flow and follow the undead army, genuinely curious about what was happening with them.
She instinctively thought of the donkey that had gone missing in the giant gate and the powerful tome mentioned by the paper figure that had been taken from the vault… was there a connection between these three?
At that moment, the undead group exited the main passage, and Ye Bai’s surroundings opened up before her.
Unlike the cramped passages, this area appeared to be a vast natural underground cavern, with multiple winding underground rivers ahead. The black waters were filled with numerous ghostly blue flames, illuminating the surroundings with an indescribable aura of mystery and chill.
Amidst the intertwining ghostly rivers, a massive pitch-black ‘island’ emerged ahead.
Bridges connected the island to the four cardinal directions, and at that moment, aside from the direction Ye Bai was in, the other four paths were also bustling with dragon-blooded undead making their way toward the island, which clearly marked the core of this underground city.
Ye Bai noticed a faint, cool light shining down from above the center of the island. She looked up and saw an opening at the top of the island, through which the light was clearly coming from the surface.
Aside from that opening, the rest of the area was shrouded in dark stone walls, creating an illusion of an eternal night sky with a solitary moon.
As she stepped onto the bridge with the other undead, before fully reaching the island, Ye Bai suddenly saw a massive burst of ghostly fire light up above the dark island, clashing against the real light from the surface, nearly obscuring it from view.
For the light-fearing undead, this was a powerful effect only achievable through immense undead power.
In the next moment, Ye Bai distinctly sensed the dragon-blooded undead around her quickening their pace, their soul flames flickering more intensely, seemingly excited. These undead had mostly lost their vocal cords, with only the two points of soul fire in their eyes reflecting their emotions.
Ye Bai’s expression grew serious, a mix of tension and curiosity, and she quickened her steps, jogging closer to the island.
Finally, after a short while, Ye Bai crossed the long bridge and officially set foot on the mysterious black island that had drawn all the dragon-blooded undead of this underground city.
At this point, the island was packed with undead, leaving little room to stand. Ye Bai seriously suspected that all the dragon-blooded beings in the entire underground city had gathered here.
After surveying her surroundings, Ye Bai saw that the island was made of hard black stone, sharp and jagged. Utilizing the incredible jumping ability provided by her light feather effect, she navigated through the towering undead dragon-blooded beings and found a prominent sharp stone pillar to leap onto.
Assuming she was perceived as some kind of flying undead, her actions didn’t attract the attention of the surrounding undead. All their gazes were fixed on the center of the island.
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