[{"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-270":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},1889714,2513,"Chapter 270 - 268: Clearing the Battlefield and New Enemies","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-270",270,"\u003Cp>Seeking subscriptions, recommendations, and monthly votes, the ever-updating me hopes to gain everyone’s support!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Gu Xi’s command, his team quickly retreated towards the central fortress, all the while he was comparing the descending Yaliduvi Tower, judging where the opposing forces would appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Skeletons who were still tidying up the battlefield finally finished organizing everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from a bunch of seemingly insignificant trash, these newly summoned Undead managed to find a few usable items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sacrificial Dagger (Green Treasure): When equipped, it occupies a secondary hand position, increasing the attack of all subordinate soldiers by +1. For every 20 of your soldiers killed in battle, you can activate a Blood Sacrifice, casting a random enhancing magic on your troops.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bloody Twisted Hide (Green): Material used to cover on Medical Tent, enhancing its recovery effectiveness by 50% after integration.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Headless Queen’s Resentment (Green, Mission Item): This is a blood-stained necklace, but for some reason, you can sense a hint of resentment from it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the three items before him, Gu Xi glanced at them briefly and tossed the Sacrificial Dagger to Robbie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the two heroes, Robbie’s soldiers tend to die quicker than those under Ah Luo’s command, making this item more suitable for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the remaining two items, the Twisted Hide wasn’t immediately needed, so Gu Xi put it aside for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Headless Queen’s Resentment, however, instantly activated a mission, but Gu Xi felt there was something off about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near the deltoid area, there was a noticeably red pentagram symbol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! You discovered a mission item, you can activate a temporary mission!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Temporary Mission: True Queen’s Blood]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission Description: Find the real Queen’s Blood to wash away the Headless Queen’s Resentment!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission Requirements: True Queen’s Blood (0\u002F1), Dispelled Resentment (0\u002F1)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission Reward: The city gains a new trait.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note 1: There are many hidden secrets regarding the Headless Queen’s affairs, you can investigate if you wish, but it is not required.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note 2: As long as you find a real queen and obtain her blood, it doesn’t matter who she is.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The details of this mission left Gu Xi utterly confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a strong feeling that the mission concerning the Headless Queen was deep and complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the reward was too good, he couldn’t bring himself to abandon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Gu Xi’s current Yalidu only had one trait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primitive City, which allows expansion from Yalidu City outward, without any other traits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a new trait could be added to Yalidu City, it would be particularly advantageous for Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Gu Xi accepted the item quite seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the gray and white trash, Gu Xi had no intention of collecting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whichever Undead picks it up can keep it, and unwanted items are left on the ground, to be dealt with post-battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the battlefield cleanup was completed, the fresh Undead responsible for tidying up swiftly rejoined the ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite facing over three thousand enemy corpses, Gu Xi didn’t summon them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He halted his summoning when he was down to 1 point of Mana, waiting for the second wave of foes, intending to release Death Incarnation before planning his next move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the battlefield under Gu Xi’s control, Yaliduvi Tower had already descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Gu Xi had anticipated, the new Yaliduvi Tower vanished the moment it landed, while right before them a new batch of troops appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Gu Xi had prepared everything adequately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no repeat of the prior siege scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon spotting the enemies, thirty Red Dragons leapt forward without waiting for Gu Xi’s command. They formed a line, opened their mouths, and unleashed a barrage upon the newly-emerged foes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Breath plowed through the enemy’s position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newly appeared soldiers wished to resist but had no means to attack the airborne Red Dragons; the 7th-level Red Dragons launching Dragon Breath from the sky was a nightmare for most adversaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Breath flames quickly ignited the enemy on the first pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eerie Lancers wanted to fight back, but they needed to reach their target first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To maximize the Dragon Breath’s effectiveness, the Red Dragons flew thirty meters above ground; no matter how long the Lancers’ Long Spears were, they couldn’t reach the Red Dragons in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the assault from the Red Dragons, the enemy had no chance to counterattack and was incinerated on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Gu Xi also unleashed his strongest move in tandem with the Red Dragons’ strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death Incarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gu Xi released Death Incarnation not because of a perfect opportunity, but because he only had 1 point of Mana left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t release Death Incarnation, he couldn’t drink a Magic Potion with peace of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After deploying Death Incarnation, Gu Xi finally downed the Magic Potion he had been holding for so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon swallowing the Magic Potion, Gu Xi’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed something seemed off about those eerie Lancers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the first assault, those Black Robe Cultists burned to a crisp, quite the typical reaction of flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the present scene was unusual; those eerie Lancers all melted away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At their scorched spots, only the burning Long Spears and the still-cooling molten metal remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation was evidently abnormal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, the Death Incarnation flew right over these eerie Lancers at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the Red Dragons, who can fight at thirty meters high altitude, the Death Incarnation hovered around five meters from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Gu Xi discovered that the Death Incarnation had not equipped the Crystal Storm black mist suite, but instead donned a newly acquired black mist suite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starfire Nightmare Shadow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This new black mist suite, formed by Death Incarnation under immense power after consuming a large amount of black ash, can fuse with the black mist but not with Crystal Storm simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Starfire Nightmare Shadow deployed, the black mist transforms into a cloud occasionally extending a face or two, with sparks flashing within the cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chief feature of Starfire Nightmare Shadow is igniting everything it touches. If the target is already ablaze, the effect becomes even more potent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once ignited, the passing Death Incarnation can absorb the fire’s power through Starfire Nightmare Shadow, boosting its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, Starfire Nightmare Shadow can even form a Firestorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi advised the Death Incarnation to switch to Starfire Nightmare Shadow before deploying it, given the presence of thirty Red Dragons and the use of flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he never anticipated the eerie Lancers to be in such a state, leaving him unsure for a moment if utilizing this move was beneficial or detrimental.\u003C\u002Fp>",1111,"2026-06-10T07:09:16.026Z",1,"novelbin.me","86853deb259e7c00efe365dc3cfa608cec587afde928dc2f01da78d8598fe276","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-271","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-269",860,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fundead-mage-from-a-cell-cover.jpg"]