[{"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-260":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},1889704,2513,"Chapter 260 - 258: Coal Slag Blocking the Road","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-260",260,"\u003Cp>\"Gah gah gah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The griffons screeched incessantly in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the noise, Gu Xi couldn’t help but look up and ask, \"What are they saying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaya, by Gu Xi’s side, shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t all-knowing; how could she understand griffon language?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, at this moment, a Holy Knight said, \"It seems to be saying that a large number of enemies are surrounding us or something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Surrounding us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi laughed, really thinking that just because he was expelled after clearing a quest, he was weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can anyone just step up and trample him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, should we have the troops stop?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Holy Knight asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to stop, just move forward. I want to see what kind of trash wants to surround me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi spoke while opening the city gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All deployable troops began to march from the gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was naturally Gu Xi’s core troops released; fifteen stone golems were freed, and they immediately saw the griffons in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So these stone golems immediately flew in front of the griffons, at least reached the same altitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the actions of these stone golems, Gu Xi laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such stone golems satisfied him greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least the stone golems were not intimidated by the griffons’ high level and vast numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go check the situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of his hand, Gu Xi sent the stone golems scattering in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the Withered who had just stepped out raised her spear staff, starting to run around all the troops. In her wake, faint green light spots always fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers of Britain felt their physical strength recovering rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the upcoming battle, do not stop. I’ll lead the troops to charge and kill continuously, except for Eldest Princess Anna’s remains, I won’t pause to save anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Gu Xi’s words, these soldiers glanced at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, they all understood Gu Xi’s choice was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If truly surrounded by enemies, breaking through is the best option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defending in place would only allow the enemy to concentrate all their forces eventually facing attacks from all quarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So these soldiers nodded, indicating they had no issues. Even if the enemy confronted them, they weren’t weaklings; their levels were equally high, capable to join the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi chuckled, \"In an undead mage’s squad saying you can fight, isn’t that a joke? Just follow behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Xi spoke, the stone golems returned, swiftly signaling in front of Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy’s quantity, advance speed, all clarified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While not as convenient as normal dialogue, it was clearer than the griffons’ screeches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowy figures, moving like zombies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interpreting the stone golem’s description, Gu Xi immediately thought of what Shaya mentioned about coal scum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shaya, weren’t you saying to burn the coal scum? Why does this seem off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaya didn’t understand the indication of the stone golems, but hearing Gu Xi’s words, she knew things were amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if they wanted to burn, they might not dare to here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening, Gu Xi didn’t know for sure; if Victoria Tower was here, not daring to burn is possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if everyone in the city turned to coal scum, they must burn after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they allow nearly ten thousand coal scum to roam here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So a thought struck Gu Xi’s heart, guessing another possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone was smuggling coal scum to this area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Gu Xi could follow Shaya through the sewers to circumvent the fire zone, those coal scum had support behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how they got here, they shouldn’t have designs on Gu Xi’s squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they stayed away, they could quietly lurk, now jumping out meant courting death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Xi sorted through his thoughts, enemies appeared right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Gu Xi saw over three thousand black silhouettes, swaying one step at a time, heading in his direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand, \"Arroyo, clear the path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On hearing this, Arroyo at the forefront raised his long battleaxe, standing directly ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him followed 15 warriors akin to lancers, and further back were skeleton gunners under the Skeleton Boss’s lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the black figures surged forward, Arroyo led his troops onward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to previous combat squad tactics, Arroyo’s lancer approach was more frenzied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not consider linkage; his target was purely attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If prior squads treated lancers as machines, lift spear, straight stab, retract, advance, all steps rhythmically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arroyo’s lancers were akin to siege engines, retract motion nonexistent, only advance, stab, then advance, stab again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Retracting was already embedded within advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This attack manner naturally wasn’t easily defended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So to prevent enemy attacks, these lancers must kill the enemy in one go during attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arroyo’s troop was more concentrated, thickness distinctly higher than other lancer squads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spy those black figures, Arroyo decisively raised his long battleaxe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the black silhouettes crept before Gu Xi’s squad, Arroyo already led charging forward, diving into the black mass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first strike, Arroyo exerted full strength, spearheads repeatedly thrusting forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Often, when the leading spears penetrated the enemy, the rear spears already thrust out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Front skeleton gunners, pushed by the ones behind, had no choice but to advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid being squeezed out by rear skeleton gunners, the front ones too must keep moving, or they’d topple under pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such circumstances, the front skeleton gunners could only keep accelerating, and accelerate further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their acceleration showed in their thrust pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those black figures had never imagined encountering such troop assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the first wave of impact, black figures crumbled into powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Gu Xi’s troops were about to catch up, Gu Xi suddenly noticed: the black powder on the ground showed signs of regrouping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation bemused Gu Xi; he pointed at the ground’s black powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Soul Summoning Skill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your soul summoning skill failed, you gained 1 point Soul Summoning Skill experience.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Secondary Corpse Burst!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You successfully used Secondary Corpse Burst, gaining 1 point Secondary Corpse Burst experience.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, Gu Xi laughed aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Powder is still a corpse, without a corpse, you can’t resurrect, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then rise!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bone Shield, enhance the skeleton gunners, stack them up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1028,"2026-06-10T07:09:16.026Z",1,"novelbin.me","eb7d917b0c1ce3b16e918058fb0f7591dbfe7645f4a5e991319fbfb6ac508a37","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-261","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-259",860,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fundead-mage-from-a-cell-cover.jpg"]