[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-undead-mage-from-a-cell":3,"chapter-undead-mage-from-a-cell-undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-259":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Undead Mage from a Cell",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1889703,2513,"Chapter 259 - 257: Victoria Tower (87\u002F160)","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-259",259,"\u003Cp>Gu Xi pushed open the rusty iron gate and crawled out of the sewer outlet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While inside the sewer, it didn’t feel like much, but after crawling out, Gu Xi felt like he was marinated through and through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he wanted most was to change his clothes and wash them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he had to wear wet clothes afterward, it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers who crawled out behind him probably had the same thought. After crawling out of the sewer, they immediately sniffed themselves with faces full of disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was even one who was bleeding several rats he just caught, planning to use the blood scent to mask his smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, enough. Can someone recognize this place, determine where we are, and how far it is to Victoria Tower?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After suppressing his discomfort, Gu Xi spoke to the soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Gu Xi, a few soldiers stood up, surveying the deserted streets before one of them pointed in a direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Victoria Tower is over there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi looked in the direction the soldier pointed, seeing a stretch of dark clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know Victoria Tower is over there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Victoria Tower only has crows, no griffins. Look at the griffin flight paths in the sky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the soldier’s approach, Gu Xi found it to be true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Victoria City ablaze, the forces within were continuously deploying or suppressing something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being part of Britain’s flying team, griffins naturally were quite busy, yet no matter how busy they were, they never flew to a certain location, not even passing over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without someone pointing it out, one wouldn’t notice anything amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once pointed out, Gu Xi naturally saw the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t foolish enough to ask if there was something wrong with Victoria City’s crows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he pointed in that direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s head over there first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resting soldiers heard him and quickly got up, tidied their armor, and readied their weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strongest holy knights didn’t march at the front as before; instead, they dismantled gates from nearby, placing Eldest Princess Anna’s body on top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six holy knights solemnly carried the body forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining soldiers surrounded them with weapons drawn, protecting Eldest Princess Anna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing them in such formation, Gu Xi did not demand a charge from the soldiers. He gestured, and a city gate appeared behind him, from which his undead soldiers quickly exited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was two heroes leading their troops; Gu Xi didn’t release his main forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that Gu Xi didn’t want to, but the situation in Victoria City wasn’t suitable now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arroyo, lead your troops to clear the way ahead. Robbie, keep your troops close to the convoy and prevent anyone from approaching.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two heroes emerged, Gu Xi assigned them their positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a swift movement, Gu Xi mounted the evil coffin. Having traveled for so long, he was tired, and with a mount available, it was foolish to continue on foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His two hero subordinates, on the other hand, lacked high levels and mounts to ride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the troops moved forward, they marched alongside their soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After deploying his troops, Gu Xi threw caution to the wind, opting for a full-on collision and charge mode with his forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Victoria City nearly emptied, Gu Xi didn’t have to worry too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Xi’s forces accelerated, following soldiers also picked up the pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their actions quickly captured the attention of nearby onlookers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several griffins appeared in the sky with yellow feathers, slicing through the wind like knives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching Gu Xi’s forces, they intended a charge but upon seeing the body of Eldest Princess Anna being safeguarded, all griffins descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their descent drew the attention of other griffins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Griffins formed a critical air force for Britain, boasting strong combat power and intelligence as their greatest trait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mature griffins possessed human-level intelligence, enabling them to judge battlefield situations independently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Encounters with one or two talented heroes might even allow communication with griffins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing companions drop directly, other griffins grew curious about the commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing griffins rarely landed on flat ground, as it hindered immediate takeoff, a swarm of griffins flew over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw Eldest Princess Anna being carried and swiftly descended, following from a distance after her body was carried past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this moment, Gu Xi realized the high esteem of Eldest Princess Anna, or the British royal family, among citizens and soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi felt his efforts justified, realizing the task of returning Eldest Princess Anna’s body was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The griffin gathering inevitably caught the eyes of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a nearby apartment, a man with coal-gray skin and bright red cracks on his face watched the gathering griffins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So many griffins gathered, it must be to escort those demon leaders to Victoria Tower again. They’re brainless, having had incidents several times yet still behaving this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But good for me, eliminating another royal member will complete my collection of six royal blood and lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they aren’t the identities required by the Mirror Image Underground Palace, they’re sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll enter the Mirror Image Underground Palace, into that mirrored city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That city will be mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the laugh, he took out an iron whistle, like one freshly pulled from an oven, and blew it forcefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an iron whistle was used by Scotland Yard to disperse crowds; yet in his hands, it became an attracting tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black ash gathered to form shadowy figures under the whistle’s influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaying as if dispersed by strong winds any faster, they moved steadily and determinedly towards the griffin assembly point, heedless of their frailty under the whistle’s command.\u003C\u002Fp>",938,"2026-06-10T07:09:16.026Z",1,"novelbin.me","3a4486b20053a460925a6efb999888d7356da0ff591c780c969c7469685a8e88","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-260","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-258",860,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fundead-mage-from-a-cell-cover.jpg"]