[{"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-263":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},1889707,2513,"Chapter 263 - 261: Before Victoria Tower (89\u002F160)","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-263",263,"\u003Cp>After shaking off the enemy, Gu Xi and his group greatly increased their pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls of Victoria Tower had already appeared before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Shaya caught up with Gu Xi and handed over the whistle she just picked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You obtained the Furnace Whistle (Blue)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Furnace Whistle (Blue): Can gather and command coal slag to fight for you. One blow gathers coal slag, two blows revive dead coal slag, three blows reinforce and mutate the coal slag.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note: The user of the Furnace Whistle will also be ignited, becoming fuel in the furnace.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Explanation: Coal slag also requires constant forging.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the item Shaya picked up, Gu Xi’s first reaction was that the situation with Victoria City’s zombie siege was very off this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the appearance of this Furnace Whistle, it’s obvious someone was prepared in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Gu Xi suspected there was more than one of these Furnace Whistles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There might be similar tools elsewhere that can control the coal slag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, several Vampire Knights returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi just glanced at them and realized something seemed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong with you guys, why are your faces all flushed like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We drank the blood of that guy just now, and his blood seems a bit off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Vampire Knights, like they were drunk, wobbled as they spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That guy—are you talking about the one on the roof just now? He still has blood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi was puzzled by this; the guy upstairs just now, Gu Xi only glanced at, but it was clear he had already turned into coal slag, at most hadn’t turned into black ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does someone like that even have blood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at the Vampire Knights, it seemed like they hadn’t refrained from drinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s your situation now, are you promoting or mutating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, just feels a bit drunk, nothing else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the state of these Vampire Knights, Gu Xi was a bit helpless; they were all talking nonsense, which wasn’t helpful at all. To find out the details, it seemed he’d have to wait for them to sober up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Gu Xi and the others arrived at the city gate of Victoria Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Gu Xi noticed that several cannons were aimed at them; if they moved half a step further, these cannons would fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a Holy Knight ran out, shouting loudly at the city gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t attack, don’t attack, it’s us. I’m the eldest son of Viscount Ana. Look at my face, I’m human. Don’t attack, don’t attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers on the city wall saw the Holy Knight but didn’t move the cannons, and instead, a few people came over to scrutinize him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, a soldier said, \"It’s Karim of the Ana family. Go back. Right now, no one is allowed into Victoria Tower, not even if a Count came, let alone a Viscount’s son. Go back, retreat outside the city to be safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is General Kanu there? I’m not here for Victoria Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I’ve come to Victoria Tower not to hide from enemies, I’m...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Holy Knight’s disconnected words, Gu Xi directly came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His impressive demeanor caught everyone’s attention immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi dragged the Holy Knight behind him, \"I am the Undead Mage, Gu Xi. I have come from Westminster Cathedral escorting the body of Eldest Princess Anna.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone on the city wall was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their expressions, Gu Xi rolled his eyes at the Holy Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This useless person, just state the simple matter directly—what was the point of babbling about Victoria Tower or not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, just saying a word should get them to open the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But truly making Victoria City open the gates was no simple matter; upon hearing of Eldest Princess Anna’s demise, Victoria City fell into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, horn sounds came from behind the walls, and several white-feathered crows flew out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing these crows, Gu Xi was amazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What have the people of Britain done to raise these crows so large and even white?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The size of these crows approached that of a Golden Eagle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for their unmistakable crow heads, Gu Xi would have believed they were white eagles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Landing among Gu Xi’s group, Gu Xi felt these crows carried an air of superiority, casting a disdainful glance at him before moving towards Eldest Princess Anna’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After examining Eldest Princess Anna’s body, the crows immediately spread their wings and took flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when Gu Xi thought they were returning to Victoria City to report, a surprising scene unfolded before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crows flapping their wings lifted Eldest Princess Anna’s body into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crows didn’t even glance at Gu Xi and the others, simply taking Eldest Princess Anna’s body away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation left Gu Xi speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they weren’t qualified to enter Victoria Tower, someone should at least come out to meet them, give them a reward or something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving like this, what was it, a fool’s errand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the human soldiers didn’t think so; as the crows lifted Eldest Princess Anna’s body into the air, they all knelt on one knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wore expressions of satisfaction as if escorting Eldest Princess Anna’s body back was a great achievement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding their stance, Gu Xi could only shake his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, the task is complete, let’s prepare to leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Gu Xi jumped onto the Evil Coffin, intending to return to Victoria City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the soldiers before him, Gu Xi had already negotiated with them on the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Victoria City was rebuilt, they would handle things, not promising much, but managing to secure one or two plots in the city center for Gu Xi to build a small building was a simple matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, Gu Xi was ensured ownership of four apartment buildings along the journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was even one with its own sewer and riverside pier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for everything else, Shaya logged them all down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the zombie siege in Victoria City was resolved, Shaya would claim them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaya was thrilled about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way here, she’d already planned; among the four apartment buildings, one could act as a hotel and intelligence center, just enough to have her mentor train a batch of intelligence personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one with the pier could serve as a warehouse linked to the Black Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining two, one would be Gu Xi’s residence in Victoria City, and the other a safe house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the small building en route to Yalidu City, it would remain in its original location as it was Gu Xi’s territory, guaranteed by the soldiers, irremovable by anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>",1118,"2026-06-10T07:09:16.026Z",1,"novelbin.me","508d9b28907960fd0ad633be7bd575f1b16ea10be4e491ad94c04044113f5c4b","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-264","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-262",860,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fundead-mage-from-a-cell-cover.jpg"]