[{"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-516":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},1890110,2513,"Chapter 516 - 514: Orange Ring Unleashed (Bonus - for the Alliance Leader)","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-516",516,"\u003Cp>As Robbie slew the King, the massacre in the hall slowly subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi took two steps forward, and with a heavy point of his right hand holding the Cold Wind Staff, he tapped it on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inconspicuous ring on the index finger of Gu Xi’s right hand flickered for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the fifteen-kilometer radius centered on Gu Xi, all living creatures, even the mice underground outside the woods, felt so tired of living, they might as well just die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, these lives began to self-harm one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those with slightly lower life force just simply died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the castle in front of them, it was the place most severely affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just an instant, the balance between life and death power within the castle was broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the half-alive creatures took a blade to themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because their existence was originally meant to trap players who came in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their life was simply not high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as players took action, they had to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those killed by players did not belong to the neutral undead, and even having death lord powers was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players coming in had to carefully interact with these guys; making a mistake could cut off clues or anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only this way could players demonstrate their understanding and use of death lord powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If operated well, they could easily complete the task and get access to the Thorn Golden Crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one expected that someone like Gu Xi, a rookie not even at Level 5, would have an orange armor with psychic influence in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This orange armor could affect an extremely large range and could influence the power of the spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mind Kill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, all such half-alive beings in the castle voluntarily gave up their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of them hadn’t even seen Gu Xi, and they were influenced by the psychic to commit suicide, affected by death power the instant they died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they had become neutral undead, and the situation was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi, who possessed death lord powers, had no fear of these neutral undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning on the Cold Wind Staff, Gu Xi waved at Robbie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Robbie had a puzzled look, not knowing what Gu Xi intended to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring that guy’s head over here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi was a bit speechless at Robbie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were Luna and the others, just a glance from Gu Xi and they would get things done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not like Robbie, who needs to be instructed on what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Robbie realized, and he quickly brought the King’s head to Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the King was already in a skeletal state, and the only way to prove he was once a King was the few strands of hair still attached to the bone and the crown on his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching out to take the King’s head, Gu Xi lifted it high by the last bit of hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen to me, all of you. I am now the new master of the castle. The former King has been defeated by me. The castle is now open to me. I now command you all to come out, and I can guarantee your safety.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi’s voice was not loud, but it could always be heard nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the true function of Gu Xi’s death lord abilities finally came into play, and a large number of undead dressed as servants emerged from nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were servants of this castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly responsible for all the work inside and outside the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A castle like this typically requires about three to four hundred servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the number of people who came out this time was not as many, totaling less than two hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi could see the situation here at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some servants were likely killed in the earlier battle, and some didn’t want to join Gu Xi’s ranks, choosing to step back and find places to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi had no dissatisfaction with their choice, as he looked at the servants, first sweeping his gaze over them, then loudly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well. Do you have a steward here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These undead servants exchanged looks, and finally, a skeleton covered in cobwebs stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This skeleton looked as if it had just been dug up from the ground, with bones still stained with filth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet from its attire, it was clear he should be a subordinate butler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you the steward?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Male Steward.\" The undead bowed his head, \"In this castle, there is no steward, only a Minister of Internal Affairs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Male Steward explained, he glanced at the pile of corpses nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi understood immediately, realizing that the previous battle had wiped out all the castle’s mid-to-high-level personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the ones who became undead were all these rookie servants, who didn’t have much status and wouldn’t know much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the soldiers, Gu Xi glanced at the corpses on the ground, deducing that the soldiers in the castle were also likely dead here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Xi was not without methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed directly to the main city gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A squad of ghosts dressed as White Impermanence floated out from the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys take them along and open all the rooms in the castle now. You should be able to do that, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Gu Xi’s command, the Male Steward immediately replied, \"Yes, I know where the keys are kept. I’ll take you there now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Male Steward thought the ghosts that floated out were individual entities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the ghosts dressed as White Impermanence were used to such tasks and said nothing, swiftly following along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew well what Gu Xi needed, and as soon as the first room was unlocked, several White Impermanence rushed in to transport the contents to the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several thorough searches, the White Impermanences’ dismantling actions were noticeably faster by a few degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the range of items they moved expanded significantly, even packing up coal clinkers from within the castle fireplaces, and delivering them to the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hall, there was a chubby green undead sitting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an expert Gu Xi enlisted from the Mysterious Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally part of the Mysterious Academy’s logistics staff, he was mainly in charge of procurement for some supplies in the Mysterious Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, he knew very well what items were valuable and what were not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having him around meant Gu Xi didn’t need to personally appraise the items transported back by the Ghost Squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Gu Xi, along with his subordinates, was heading toward the interior of the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When these male servants appeared, Gu Xi already knew that those half-alive people in the castle had all turned into neutral undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biggest issue standing in Gu Xi’s way had been resolved, making it quite safe for Gu Xi in the castle now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Gu Xi needed to do now was find the Thorn Golden Crown to complete his promotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was likely by then that everything in the castle would have been moved out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he made his way toward the castle’s interior, Gu Xi glanced at the torches mounted on the walls of the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The torches were bronze and looked nice; they should be taken as well later.\u003C\u002Fp>",1217,"2026-06-10T07:09:26.621Z",1,"novelbin.me","ed34ae659cb7d7549388c3734730d792705143828dcadfe9d967a04f305a4e9c","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-517","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-515",860,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fundead-mage-from-a-cell-cover.jpg"]