Despite the howling winds, the sensation of jostling was far less pronounced than that experienced on horseback.

It truly served as an excellent means of transporting goods.

The more he contemplated it, the more he yearned to transform the giant lizard into a skeletal version for mass recruitment.

Yet such thoughts remained mere fantasies.

He had no intention of slaughtering the creature and casting it into the conversion pool.

After circling the perimeter of the territory, the giant lizard came to a halt before Fong how as domain.

H truly it's quite stable.

And Jar remarked, her words punctuated with intermittent gasps.

Fong how cast a displeased glance at her as they led the enormous lizard into the city, arranging for the skeletons to construct a separate shelter for it.

A conventional stable would not suffice for such a colossal creature.

Once the newly recruited giant lizard was settled, Fong hau returned to the skeleton transformation area.

The stone spotted giant toad he had thrown and had completed its transformation.

Skeletal giant toad tier five affiliation undead.

Racial traits undead hollow skeleton.

Weakness to light amphibious skills mighty leap.

Innate ability, intermediate water mastery.

Amphibious passive.

Capable of moving freely on land and underwater.

Mighty leap active.

Attacks enemies while airborne with damage increasing by five for each meter of jump height.

Note the skeletal units transform from corpses, retain characteristics, and attack methods from their former lives.

Upon inspecting the attributes of the skeletal giant toad, Fong Ho felt a twinge of disappointment.

His expectations were not for a creature that merely leaped to strike, but rather for the skeletal giant toad to form an efficient aerial defense system.

He envisioned it leading giant bats to circle above a pond, dispatching foes in the blink of an eye.

Alas, the sole skill it possessed was the mighty leap, utterly shattering his dreams of a robust aerial defense.

"Very well, you shall remain on standby outside the city," Funghao commanded.

Dozens of skeletal giant toads hopped out of the city gates.

After ensuring everything was in order, he returned to his chamber.

The following morning, Fong Hao awoke early from his slumber.

He commenced a series of exercises around his territory.

Having spent most of his time languishing in bed, sleeping and lying down during combat while employing divine presence would eventually take a toll on his body.

were it not for the mental energy required for his divine presence.

He might have opted for physical enhancement potions to cultivate a more vigorous physique.

After breakfast, he confirmed with Duo Gene that there were no new orders and began preparing for the day's agenda.

He still possessed a blueprint purchased from the tavern in Pearl City, Mountain Bandit Camp, situated to the southwest of Pearl City.

From the inkeeper, he learned that these bandits had long been notorious with nearby towns and villages finding it difficult to deal with them.

In the face of organized assaults from Pearl City, the bandits had even abandoned their strongholds, opting to flee and return only once the attackers had retreated.

They would even seek new hills to establish camps, relying solely on plunder as they had no agricultural pursuits.

After breakfast, Fong Hao returned to his room, activated his divine presence, and led his team outside the territory, advancing towards the bandit camp.

For this expedition to eliminate the bandits, he did not bring an excessive number of troops, merely a 100 skeletal dragons and a handful of tier five skeletal ogres.

The skeletal dragons were the fastest units at his disposal, capable of soaring high above, avoiding the attention that a ground army would attract.

Even circumventing Pearl City would not consume much time.

A h 100 skeletal dragons surged into the clouds, swiftly advancing towards the bandit encampment.

Two hours later, the skeletal dragons drew near the bandit stronghold.

From a distance, a settlement constructed amidst trees became visible, though it appeared dimminionive from the lofty heights.

This was merely an illusion caused by the vast distance.

In truth, a bandit hideout of such scale was quite substantial, nearing the dimensions of the Mana market.

Within the encampment, a multitude of wooden structures had been erected with the central area dominated by a more towering stone edifice, presumably the heart of the settlement.

In the corners of the camp, there lay a collection of plundered resources and a few bound captives suspended high above.

Fonggho, possessing keen eyesight, discerned one individual clad in modern athletic wear.

Alas, there is an unfortunate soul, Fongghow remarked, gently patting the back of a skeletal dragon.

Approach and prepare the dragon's breath.

Obeying the command, the skeletal dragon swooped down, rapidly closing in on the encampment, closely followed by the hund skeletal dragons, all diving in readiness to unleash their deadly breath.

Chapter 167.

The Faceless Ones cabin.

100 skeletal dragons swooped down, obscuring the once bright sky.

Sunlight filtered through their bony structures, illuminating their massive forms as they descended with the golden glow of barley.

The bandits in the camp looked up and upon witnessing the radiant undead dragons, instinctively rubbed their eyes when they realized this was no mere optical illusion, but indeed a 100 skeletal dragons rapidly approaching.

Chaos erupted throughout the territory.

With a fearsome roar, several blasts of deathly breath engulfed the bandits who had failed to flee into their shelters.

In their agonizing struggles, they were reduced to mere bones.

The bandits were of low rank, mostly at the first or second tier, with only a few reaching the fourth tier.

Those of higher ranks were recruited across various cities and would not gather in such numbers to act as outlaws.

The skeletal dragons circled above the camp, their enormous claws tearing through rooftops, unleashing torrents of black energy upon those who hid within.

The overwhelming pressure of their ranks resembled a massacre.

The ferocious bandits stood no chance of resistance, swiftly becoming piles of bones.

In a corner, a hapless soul suspended in midair.

Widen his eyes in terror at the unfolding scene.

What was happening? Dragons composed of bones hunted down the fleeing bandits.

Those cruel marauders who had once slaughtered his fellow villagers now appeared as insignificant, helpless ants.

If not for the filthy rags stuffed in his mouth, he would have relished taunting those bandits.

Aren't you bold? Aren't you the ones who bully the weak? Now look who's being bullied within the camp.

The skeletal dragon's breath had annihilated a significant portion of the bandits.

Subsequently, as the dragons lowered their flight, skeletal trolls leapt from their backs, continuing to eradicate the remaining stragglers, the bandits, already petrified by the onslaught, had lost all will to resist, succumbing beneath the trolls ax blades.

My lord of the undead, we surrender.

We surrender.

In the central stone brick edifice of the camp, five figures emerged.

Three were human and two were orc, forming yet another hybrid group of human and orc bandits.

Their attire was distinctly superior to that of ordinary mountain briggins, more refined and better crafted.

It was evident they were the higher echelons among the bandits.

Fong Ha leapt from the dragon's back, his gaze fixed upon the group.

Human bandit warrior, fourth tier.

Orc bandit warrior, fifth tier.

Human bandit leader, seventh tier.

My lord, the undead, we surrender.

There must be some misunderstanding.

Please do not continue.

The five knelt before him, their voices raised in desperation.

These bandits only plundered nearby villages and passing merchant caravans.

They seldom ventured into orc territories, fearing the wrath of the unpredictable orcs.

Now, the undead launched an attack on them, leaving them utterly bewildered, unsure of where they had offended these creatures.

The leader approached to speak.

Fongghao remarked.

Human mountain bandit archer tier four.

Among the five, one reluctant archer was pushed forward, standing before Fong Hao.

Do you take me for a fool? Fongo scolded angrily.

Even without seeing the attributes, he could discern from their subtle movements that this was merely a scapegoat.

Enraged, Fongo strode to the true leader and kicked him twice.

He issued a direct order.

Kill everyone except him.