Undead Mage from a Cell

Chapter 689 - 687: Passage to the Main Battlefield

This is the golem version of 3D projection technology.

The players who came here before were all deceived by this thing.

No wonder every player encounters different enemies when they enter.

It turns out these enemies are fake.

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.

The biggest feature of the illusion technique is that they can conjure as many people as they want.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that Gu Xi has hundreds of thousands of troops on the surface.

But under this illusion, his troops could be turned into enemies at any time.

In the end, Gu Xi would not only gain nothing but also lose his own troops.

The players who entered this world before encountered this situation.

They met unprepared enemies out of nowhere and were defeated inexplicably.

They didn’t even manage to send out a single accurate message.

But for Gu Xi, the situation is different.

After breaking through the illusion, everything in front of him doesn’t count for much.

If the enemies don’t appear, it’s fine; once they appear, they will become Gu Xi’s main targets.

However, Gu Xi wasn’t considering this at the moment.

If the enemies are all golems, mechanicals, or puppets, then the next battle will be a tough one.

The most important thing is that Gu Xi is contemplating a crucial question.

After mechanical puppets are defeated, what type of undead troops can they be transformed into?

While Gu Xi was thinking about these matters, the Ghost Squad gathered towards the center.

From their reaction, it’s clear that everything here has been cleaned up.

Nothing else of value can be found.

Even though this harvest left Gu Xi somewhat dissatisfied, it was sufficient for him.

Gu Xi tilted his head aside, pointed behind him, and the steel city gate swiftly transformed into the garrison gate.

This is Gu Xi’s habit, using the city gates of Death City as positioning and teleportation gates.

Now that this area is cleared, although Gu Xi hasn’t participated in grand expeditions before, he knows he must have a base.

Right now, this is the most suitable place.

And Gu Xi also has his assessment of the three city gates under his control.

The steel city gate is actually most suitable for attacking fortified positions.

The main city gate can deploy a large number of troops.

The garrison gate is most suited to serve as the base gate.

After all, a large number of scarecrows and tree pits of the dead appear alongside the garrison gate.

Their presence can assist in guarding a certain range and reduce the troop investment here by Gu Xi.

After switching the gates, Gu Xi began to issue orders within Yalidu City, mobilizing various troops.

At that moment, the stone golems flew back once again.

They had already scouted the state of the underground world here.

Through the stone golems’ gestures, Gu Xi learned that the space in front spanned over three thousand square kilometers.

This size is comparable to a third-tier city.

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.

If other undead mages arrived and encountered illusions in such a large space, they might fight for two or three days.

But for Gu Xi, this area was purely empty.

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.

Besides that, the stone golems brought Gu Xi some bad news.

They scouted around and found that aside from one possible passage leading outside, there were no other ways in or out.

This passage, however, couldn’t be explored by the stone golems; they didn’t know what awaited beyond it.

Gu Xi was also surprised by this.

How could there be a passage that the stone golems couldn’t pass through?

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.

He would be trapped in this space, forced to leave the Lower World when the time runs out.

Then what was the point of Gu Xi coming here?

While pondering this situation, Gu Xi’s expression became serious.

He hoped some of the small techniques recorded earlier would be useful.

Gu Xi thought about this.

He had already considered some methods to break the stalemate.

In the library, there were some methods for remote deployment of Death City gates.

However, Gu Xi hadn’t experimented yet; he wasn’t sure about the accuracy of his deployments.

At that moment, the stone golems led Gu Xi to the discovered passage.

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.

Who would have thought that the entry and exit points of this space were underwater?

No wonder the stone golems couldn’t manage.

But Gu Xi had no issues, and just as he was about to send the water dragon beast down, he suddenly had a thought.

Then the waterway gate appeared in the pool, one of Chen Gu’s five gates, specifically for deploying underwater units.

As the waterway gate opened, the sea horse cavalry, floating corpses, and mermaid troops quickly charged through, entering the pool.

"Sea horse cavalry and mermaids Scout ahead, floating corpses guard the pool."

Although this was Gu Xi’s first time utilizing underwater units.

Gu Xi was quite familiar with the conditions of his troops.

With only these three underwater combat units, all underwater combat-related missions in the barracks would require calling them up.

Now these units’ levels have exceeded their original levels.

There are about 400 mermaids, averaging Level 5.

Floating corpses number around 300, averaging Level 4.

The top-ranking sea horse cavalry has 180 members, with an average level reaching Level 7.

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.

Gu Xi doesn’t want unexpected enemies suddenly emerging from underwater.

The mermaids’ fast movement and fortuitous luck make them ideal for scouting.

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.

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.

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