Undead Mage from a Cell

Chapter 699 - 697: Back to the Battlefield

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Returning to the vicinity of the Steel City Gate, Gu Xi immediately saw the ground piled with corpses.

With just a glance, Gu Xi knew this was Mido’s style. Mido was always hasty in his actions, so regardless of what it was, he would pack and organize everything, ready to move or leave at any time.

It seems even upon leaving, Mido did not forget his mission.

In this regard, he did much better than Lewis.

It seems in the future, Mido can be used more frequently; at the very least, he understands himself and works hard.

As Gu Xi thought, he looked towards Dali, who had rushed over upon receiving the message.

At this moment, a large number of Mechanical Centipedes followed Dali.

Observing the state of these Mechanical Centipedes, Gu Xi understood that Dali had found the target unit he desired.

But thinking about it, it made sense, as Dali’s abilities were above those of steel skeletons.

Previously, Gu Xi had only thought of using Dali’s abilities to strengthen the Skeleton Soldiers.

Now it was different; these Mechanical Centipedes could clearly also be used, as exoskeletons are also bones.

His abilities could also be enhanced in this aspect.

Upon seeing Gu Xi, Dali immediately lowered his head.

"My lord."

"How’s the situation? When I arrived, Mido said he had already discovered the passage leading to the next underground space. Have you explored the passage?"

"Yes, the passage has been found. We are dispatching people to scout it. The roads within the passage are quite complex. I have sent many people inside, but we have not yet mapped out the correct path."

Listening to Dali, Gu Xi could discern the differences between Dali and Mido.

However, Gu Xi didn’t blame Dali for this.

Some things cannot be observed in one or two instances. Dali’s abilities needed to be assessed slowly. One cannot be condemned harshly.

"Have all the enemies in this underground space been cleared out?"

"Yes, by the time I arrived, more than half had been cleared. I have been cleaning out the corner areas, and I have also had all kinds of resources transported here."

Gu Xi nodded at this, relieved to see someone capable.

While they were talking, the various resources Dali mentioned were also brought over.

Seeing the items brought over, Gu Xi raised an eyebrow.

"Did you dismantle a building?"

Gu Xi noticed immediately that among the dismantled items, some were clearly already-manufactured steel pipes or water pipes.

"Yes, I found an outdoor foundry in the rear, but it has obviously been abandoned for a long time. There are also the most Mechanical Dolls here, leading me to suspect that all Mechanical Dolls in this space were produced at this foundry.

I was just over there directing the dismantling of this foundry.

By the way, there are also two excavated metal veins in this underground space.

We also found a lot of slag, my lord. Look, there it is."

Looking in the direction Dali pointed, Gu Xi did see some fist-sized black stones being transported over.

These were the slags left over from the foundry.

The quality of these things was about at the gray level, not even a high-quality gray type.

But were the most garbage gray quality.

However, Dali was quite pleased. "There are still some metallic components in these. If used for metal melting, it might not work, but to strengthen the bones of the Undead, they are the best materials."

Listening to Dali’s confident words, Gu Xi didn’t say anything but clearly indicated that this wasn’t the time to talk about it—the path to the next underground space hadn’t been found yet.

Upon Gu Xi pointing this out, Dali immediately said, "Do not worry, my lord. I will draw a map specifically and will definitely find the way to the next underground space in the shortest time."

"Alright, you go and take care of things, leave the items here; someone will come to handle them later."

Gu Xi glanced at the corpses on the ground, then said, "I will perform the Soul Summoning Skill shortly, and the forces here will be prioritized to reinforce your troops, so send these troops out.

Don’t worry about losses.

At least in this world, there’s no need to worry."

Upon hearing Gu Xi, Dali promptly said, "Rest assured, my lord. I’ll head to the front immediately, and I believe if you give me three, no, two hours, I can find the correct path."

"Then off you go."

Gu Xi waved his hand, and as Dali departed, Gu Xi turned to glance at the Equipment Carrier beside him.

He placed his hand on the Equipment Carrier, and the thread wasn’t interrupted.

This meant there was no possibility of movement for the opponent.

With such a judgment, it was enough for Gu Xi.

As long as the one behind the scenes could be found, the core of this world could be considered within reach.

As for the significance of this battle here, it was for Summoning.

Standing again on the Soul Summoning Tower, Gu Xi, holding the Cold Wind Staff, hesitated. He suddenly turned his left hand, and the Equipment Carrier, wearing the Yellow Springs Dragon Robe, appeared before him.

Then Gu Xi put his left hand on the Equipment Carrier’s back, raised his right hand holding the Cold Wind Staff, and pointed at the neatly lined-up corpses below.

"Soul Summoning Skill!"

This time, the Blood Feast Book, the Book of Deceit, and the Book of the Grub appeared before Gu Xi.

Already accustomed to Soul Summoning in such a way, Gu Xi quickly sorted them.

"317 Spirit Monsters, all to be transformed into Vampires, to increase the number of Vampires. Mechanical Dolls and Mechanical Combat Dolls, all to be transformed into Mechanical Centipedes.

We have Stone Golems again; this part can be transformed into White Paper Soldiers.

And some Stone Giants and Stone Puppets.

These things cannot be transformed into Vampires, nor can they be transformed into an Insect Swarm, so they can only be handled by the Book of Deceit.

Let me see, Stone Lion Spirit, this one could work.

But wait, does this also count as Deceptive?"

Gu Xi flipped through the Book of Deceit and finally found a direction for Summoning.

Within was a stone wall, other than the wall, there was nothing void.

Even the name was Stone Wall.

According to the Book of Deceit, this Stone Wall has no Attack Power, and its movement speed is quite slow but relatively tall.

It was clearly intended to temporarily serve as a City Wall.

When Gu Xi fought in the Earth Demon Cave, if he had these Stone Wall Soldiers, he wouldn’t have had to rush his subordinates to build their own City Wall.

However, after hesitating, Gu Xi did not choose these Stone Wall Soldiers.

Because the Death City will soon be deploying City Walls, Arrow Towers, and Moats.

These Stone Wall Soldiers might be useful in the short term, but when it truly matters, they won’t have much of a role.

Instead, a less common troop type caught Gu Xi’s attention.

Upon selecting the troops for Summoning, Gu Xi placed his hand heavily down.

"Summon!"