[{"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-462":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},1889656,2513,"Chapter 462 - 460: Battle of the Mad Willow Forest","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-462",462,"\u003Cp>Outside a grove of willows, Gu Xi stopped the Evil Coffin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After half an hour of trekking, Gu Xi finally arrived at the designated location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The willow grove ahead had a pretty good name on the map, Mad Willow Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the willow trees planted here are the kind of Mad Willows that automatically strike people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the map, when the academy was first established, there was only one Mad Willow here. Over time, students would often come to battle the Mad Willow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they win, they can obtain a branch of the Mad Willow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This serves as the best material for crafting Magic Wands and Bats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if they die, they leave behind a lot of flesh and blood here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the students win or lose, something will always increase in the woods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, the single Mad Willow tree turned into a Mad Willow Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this forest, where normal creatures face attacks from all directions upon entry, only those with very high speed or the most agile animals can survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the map, a large group of white-furred rats resides here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skin of these rats is quite special. Once peeled and turned inside out, it becomes dark red and seems to be on fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, these rats are also called flame rats or fire rats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time Gu Xi came intending to find a sharp tooth of the Fire Rat King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But halfway there, the person needing the Fire Rat King’s tooth died, leaving Gu Xi a bit helpless, but also with new ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students can come to fight the Mad Willow, so he can too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This entire area is for Gu Xi to conquer; there’s no need to specialize in capturing rats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at the situation in the willow forest, Gu Xi raised his hand and released his City Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Gu Xi used the Garrison Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the emergence of the Tree Pit of the Dead, the willows in Mad Willow Forest also quickly moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing atop the gate tower of the Garrison Gate, Gu Xi looked towards Mad Willow Forest a hundred meters away and found that the name Mad Willow was very fitting. The Tree Pit of the Dead was just nearby, and these Mad Willows swung their tentacle-like branches, continuously striking into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even knowing they would miss, they had no intention of stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This reckless punching method made Gu Xi feel quite speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one is not careful and rushes in, they’re certain to be beaten to death by these Mad Willows immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, Gu Xi noticed that these branches carried a significant destructive force, but he could tell it wasn’t aimed at all creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was, in fact, aimed at the Undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi wasn’t quite clear on the principle, but he believed that during the academy’s troubles over the years, no one came to provoke the Mad Willow Forest for a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing such enemies now, of course, Gu Xi wouldn’t use a Skeleton Sea type of Undead impact method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discovering this situation, Gu Xi immediately mobilized all his magic and ranged troops, including a few Corpse Witches and Withered, and even the Wangyan Musician was on Gu Xi’s roster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once all the ranged and magic system troops were summoned, Gu Xi pointed to the Mad Willow Forest ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t care what method you use; cover it and shoot directly, layer by layer like peeling an onion, without getting too close. We have all the time we need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Gu Xi’s order given, the leaders of the Undead Shooters quickly sprang into action, each showing their skills, some focusing the fire of the Undead Shooters on a target, while others designated a range for covering fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some, relying on their long range, stood towards the back positions to shoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Undead Mage leaders did the same, though they had more tricks up their sleeves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skeleton Mages using the Fireball Skill gathered and dared to call their attack a Meteor Fire Rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those Skeleton Mages using Ice Arrows naturally bragged about mastering Blizzard’s attack method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From initially concentrating their attacks on one spot, they gradually attacked their own way layer by layer into the depths of Mad Willow Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing such an assault, the Mad Willows in Mad Willow Forest still wanted to counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they couldn’t match Gu Xi’s Tree Pit of the Dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tree Pit of the Dead, whether as Tree-men or Tree Spirits, even when rooted, had stronger defense power, but they could move somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Mad Willows, swinging their tentacle-like branches, were strong, but they couldn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as one stayed out of their attack range, they couldn’t do much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gu Xi employed long-range attacks, these Mad Willows had no chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention Gu Xi applied various tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precise concentrated fire for long-range attacks, varied magic attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Wangyan Musician released a large number of Rotting Skin Rats, sending them into Mad Willow Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Rotting Skin Rats truly did Gu Xi a great favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Gu Xi was attacking the Mad Willows, the Fire Rats inside actually wanted to come out and help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they knew Mad Willows were their safety guarantee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Mad Willows, they couldn’t survive here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their speed and numbers, if they really charged at Gu Xi’s troops, they would certainly cause some trouble for the Archer Team and Magic Corps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wangyan Musician’s Rotting Skin Rats happened to clash with these Fire Rats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the combat power of Rotting Skin Rats was lacking, and they were fewer in number compared to the Fire Rats,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they reminded Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi immediately dispatched Corpse Poison Flies and placed Bone Locusts at the forefront of the Archer Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arranging this, Gu Xi then ordered the Rice Straw Hunters to deploy crows to attack the Fire Rats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such a multi-pronged attack, the Fire Rats couldn’t reach Gu Xi’s Archer Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi also began to make some backup plans, deploying a few Skeleton Squads to be ready to step into the battle at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arranging everything, Gu Xi even considered whether to deploy more units like Corpse Poison Flies or Bone Locusts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, as Gu Xi’s level increases, the situations he will face will multiply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enemies will also become more diverse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small enemies like these are likely to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To defeat such small enemies, you either counter small with small, many with many, or use range magic attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of whether he will encounter such enemies in the future, Gu Xi has to be prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Xi pondered this issue, his troops had already breached the inner circle of Mad Willow Forest, where a large Mad Willow appeared before Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>",1128,"2026-06-10T07:09:16.026Z",1,"novelbin.me","ee7ca44bada0e9ac5b5bcb3699e6a365ff47c8d17a497b60847b8e27dbd6e166","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-463","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-461",860,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fundead-mage-from-a-cell-cover.jpg"]