[{"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-689":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},1890293,2513,"Chapter 689 - 687: Passage to the Main Battlefield","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-689",689,"\u003Cp>This is the golem version of 3D projection technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players who came here before were all deceived by this thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder every player encounters different enemies when they enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turns out these enemies are fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Gu Xi didn’t have the Flame Light Six Paths Lamp and had no way to resist the illusion technique, he would probably be affected by it and lose his own troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biggest feature of the illusion technique is that they can conjure as many people as they want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t be fooled by the fact that Gu Xi has hundreds of thousands of troops on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under this illusion, his troops could be turned into enemies at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Gu Xi would not only gain nothing but also lose his own troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players who entered this world before encountered this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They met unprepared enemies out of nowhere and were defeated inexplicably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t even manage to send out a single accurate message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Gu Xi, the situation is different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breaking through the illusion, everything in front of him doesn’t count for much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the enemies don’t appear, it’s fine; once they appear, they will become Gu Xi’s main targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gu Xi wasn’t considering this at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the enemies are all golems, mechanicals, or puppets, then the next battle will be a tough one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most important thing is that Gu Xi is contemplating a crucial question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After mechanical puppets are defeated, what type of undead troops can they be transformed into?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Gu Xi was thinking about these matters, the Ghost Squad gathered towards the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From their reaction, it’s clear that everything here has been cleaned up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing else of value can be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though this harvest left Gu Xi somewhat dissatisfied, it was sufficient for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi tilted his head aside, pointed behind him, and the steel city gate swiftly transformed into the garrison gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is Gu Xi’s habit, using the city gates of Death City as positioning and teleportation gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that this area is cleared, although Gu Xi hasn’t participated in grand expeditions before, he knows he must have a base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, this is the most suitable place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Gu Xi also has his assessment of the three city gates under his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steel city gate is actually most suitable for attacking fortified positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main city gate can deploy a large number of troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The garrison gate is most suited to serve as the base gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a large number of scarecrows and tree pits of the dead appear alongside the garrison gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their presence can assist in guarding a certain range and reduce the troop investment here by Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After switching the gates, Gu Xi began to issue orders within Yalidu City, mobilizing various troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the stone golems flew back once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already scouted the state of the underground world here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the stone golems’ gestures, Gu Xi learned that the space in front spanned over three thousand square kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This size is comparable to a third-tier city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the current speed of the Evil Coffin, it would take at least twenty minutes to travel from one end of the space to the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If other undead mages arrived and encountered illusions in such a large space, they might fight for two or three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Gu Xi, this area was purely empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the news brought back by the stone golems, there are no resources in this space; it’s empty as if someone dug it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides that, the stone golems brought Gu Xi some bad news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They scouted around and found that aside from one possible passage leading outside, there were no other ways in or out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This passage, however, couldn’t be explored by the stone golems; they didn’t know what awaited beyond it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi was also surprised by this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could there be a passage that the stone golems couldn’t pass through?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering that stone golems can fly and climb and aren’t large in size, if they can’t pass, Gu Xi likely can’t either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would be trapped in this space, forced to leave the Lower World when the time runs out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what was the point of Gu Xi coming here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While pondering this situation, Gu Xi’s expression became serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hoped some of the small techniques recorded earlier would be useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi thought about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already considered some methods to break the stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the library, there were some methods for remote deployment of Death City gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gu Xi hadn’t experimented yet; he wasn’t sure about the accuracy of his deployments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the stone golems led Gu Xi to the discovered passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the sound of dripping water, Gu Xi looked at the deep pool with a diameter of more than a hundred meters, realizing why the stone golems couldn’t go through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought that the entry and exit points of this space were underwater?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the stone golems couldn’t manage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Xi had no issues, and just as he was about to send the water dragon beast down, he suddenly had a thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the waterway gate appeared in the pool, one of Chen Gu’s five gates, specifically for deploying underwater units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the waterway gate opened, the sea horse cavalry, floating corpses, and mermaid troops quickly charged through, entering the pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sea horse cavalry and mermaids Scout ahead, floating corpses guard the pool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this was Gu Xi’s first time utilizing underwater units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi was quite familiar with the conditions of his troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only these three underwater combat units, all underwater combat-related missions in the barracks would require calling them up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now these units’ levels have exceeded their original levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are about 400 mermaids, averaging Level 5.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Floating corpses number around 300, averaging Level 4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top-ranking sea horse cavalry has 180 members, with an average level reaching Level 7.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these underwater units, sea horse cavalry are most suited for charging in groups, while floating corpses, due to their slower movement speed, are left behind to guard the pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi doesn’t want unexpected enemies suddenly emerging from underwater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mermaids’ fast movement and fortuitous luck make them ideal for scouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a path can be found and safety on the other side ensured, Gu Xi can use the water dragon beast for underwater movement without issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the stone golems, they’re Gu Xi’s main scouts; he first sends them back to Yalidu City, waiting to proceed through the underwater passage and reach the other end of the underground world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>```\u003C\u002Fp>",1126,"2026-06-10T07:09:33.990Z",1,"novelbin.me","60f79f214019bd6473ee5da1b2d65c1bad7576b8a51c595083960eed76873611","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-690","undead-mage-from-a-cell-chapter-688",860,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fundead-mage-from-a-cell-cover.jpg"]