Undead Mage from a Cell

Chapter 270: Chapter 268: Clearing the Battlefield and New Enemies

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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.

At this moment, the Skeletons who were still tidying up the battlefield finally finished organizing everything.

Apart from a bunch of seemingly insignificant trash, these newly summoned Undead managed to find a few usable items.

[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.]

[Bloody Twisted Hide (Green): Material used to cover on Medical Tent, enhancing its recovery effectiveness by 50% after integration.]

[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.]

Upon seeing the three items before him, Gu Xi glanced at them briefly and tossed the Sacrificial Dagger to Robbie.

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.

As for the remaining two items, the Twisted Hide wasn’t immediately needed, so Gu Xi put it aside for now.

The Headless Queen’s Resentment, however, instantly activated a mission, but Gu Xi felt there was something off about it.

Near the deltoid area, there was a noticeably red pentagram symbol.

[Ding! You discovered a mission item, you can activate a temporary mission!]

[Temporary Mission: True Queen’s Blood]

[Mission Description: Find the real Queen’s Blood to wash away the Headless Queen’s Resentment!]

[Mission Requirements: True Queen’s Blood (0/1), Dispelled Resentment (0/1)]

[Mission Reward: The city gains a new trait.]

[Note 1: There are many hidden secrets regarding the Headless Queen’s affairs, you can investigate if you wish, but it is not required.]

[Note 2: As long as you find a real queen and obtain her blood, it doesn’t matter who she is.]

The details of this mission left Gu Xi utterly confused.

He had a strong feeling that the mission concerning the Headless Queen was deep and complex.

Yet, the reward was too good, he couldn’t bring himself to abandon it.

After all, Gu Xi’s current Yalidu only had one trait.

Primitive City, which allows expansion from Yalidu City outward, without any other traits.

If a new trait could be added to Yalidu City, it would be particularly advantageous for Gu Xi.

Thus, Gu Xi accepted the item quite seriously.

As for the gray and white trash, Gu Xi had no intention of collecting it.

Whichever Undead picks it up can keep it, and unwanted items are left on the ground, to be dealt with post-battle.

Once the battlefield cleanup was completed, the fresh Undead responsible for tidying up swiftly rejoined the ranks.

Despite facing over three thousand enemy corpses, Gu Xi didn’t summon them all.

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.

With the battlefield under Gu Xi’s control, Yaliduvi Tower had already descended.

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.

This time, Gu Xi had prepared everything adequately.

There was no repeat of the prior siege scenario.

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.

The Dragon Breath plowed through the enemy’s position.

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.

The Dragon Breath flames quickly ignited the enemy on the first pass.

The eerie Lancers wanted to fight back, but they needed to reach their target first.

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.

Under the assault from the Red Dragons, the enemy had no chance to counterattack and was incinerated on the spot.

At that moment, Gu Xi also unleashed his strongest move in tandem with the Red Dragons’ strike.

Death Incarnation.

However, Gu Xi released Death Incarnation not because of a perfect opportunity, but because he only had 1 point of Mana left.

If he didn’t release Death Incarnation, he couldn’t drink a Magic Potion with peace of mind.

After deploying Death Incarnation, Gu Xi finally downed the Magic Potion he had been holding for so long.

Upon swallowing the Magic Potion, Gu Xi’s eyes widened.

He noticed something seemed off about those eerie Lancers.

During the first assault, those Black Robe Cultists burned to a crisp, quite the typical reaction of flesh and blood.

Yet, the present scene was unusual; those eerie Lancers all melted away.

At their scorched spots, only the burning Long Spears and the still-cooling molten metal remained.

This situation was evidently abnormal.

Coincidentally, the Death Incarnation flew right over these eerie Lancers at that moment.

Unlike the Red Dragons, who can fight at thirty meters high altitude, the Death Incarnation hovered around five meters from the ground.

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.

Starfire Nightmare Shadow!

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.

With Starfire Nightmare Shadow deployed, the black mist transforms into a cloud occasionally extending a face or two, with sparks flashing within the cloud.

The chief feature of Starfire Nightmare Shadow is igniting everything it touches. If the target is already ablaze, the effect becomes even more potent.

Once ignited, the passing Death Incarnation can absorb the fire’s power through Starfire Nightmare Shadow, boosting its power.

Ultimately, Starfire Nightmare Shadow can even form a Firestorm.

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.

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.