Undead Mage from a Cell-Chapter 360 - 358: The Final Enemy (136/176)

Seeing the situation in front of him, Gu Xi was startled. He hadn’t expected there to be such a large defense shield only forty kilometers outside Alido Town.

Could this be an enemy’s forward base?

Gu Xi hadn’t even given the order for his subordinates to prepare for battle when ten red dragons flew out from the blue light screen.

These red dragons hovered near Gu Xi’s team but did not initiate an attack.

Upon seeing this, Gu Xi understood that these were his own forces.

The blue light screen that dyed the sky blue was actually the effect of the energy orb.

For this battle, Luna had indeed brought out all the resources of Alido Town.

The newly built energy orb had been moved here directly, treating this place as a temporary base.

Upon witnessing the situation, Gu Xi knew that Luna was up against a rather powerful enemy this time; otherwise, she wouldn’t have taken such actions.

Following the red dragons into the light screen, Gu Xi saw the situation inside the temporary base.

Apart from a fist-sized blue orb floating in the center of the camp, the most striking feature of the base was the square table under the orb.

The table was just like the one in the assembly hall, with a map spread out on top.

Luna, along with five heroes under Gu Xi’s command, was gathered around the map, studying the situation.

Meanwhile, all of Gu Xi’s undead corps were stationed nearby.

Since most of Gu Xi’s forces were undead, aside from the red dragons accustomed to circling in the sky, the rest of the troops remained motionless during rest.

When Gu Xi arrived, they voluntarily gave way.

Seeing the situation, Gu Xi divided his forces and spoke to the troops encircled at the periphery.

"Let the bosses come forward and select soldiers."

Hearing Gu Xi’s command, all the bosses emerged from their respective teams to meet the undead forces Gu Xi had brought.

Taking this opportunity, Gu Xi also approached Luna.

"Luna, how is the situation now?"

As he spoke, Gu Xi also noticed the map and discovered that it depicted the mysterious mirror image space that Luna had just captured.

This space wasn’t particularly large, though the map was somewhat bizarrely twisted.

Just looking at the map, Gu Xi felt a wave of confusion, unable to clearly identify the routes before him.

"It’s quite problematic now; of the nineteen major nodes, only three remain.

There are only two nodes left.

But there’s one particularly difficult one; he’s the only one among these mirror anomalies who doesn’t primarily rely on mirror paths. The mirror image is merely one of his mastered techniques.

Aside from mirrors, he possesses strange attributes related to water, dragons, legends, and rumors.

He’s called the Well Dragon King, around level 9 in power, and his mastered mirror ability is the mirror entrance and exit, which allows free access to his territory through surfaces like mirrors or water.

This is the last place we need to attack, the Well Dragon Palace.

The issue now is that the territory of the Well Dragon Palace isn’t in this mysterious mirror image space.

He can summon a well at any time, positioning entrances and exits anywhere within this space.

If I take troops there, the other two mirror anomalies will be released, and they’ll reclaim the nodes I captured.

However, if I don’t take action, this node can’t be taken, and if time drags on, new mirror anomalies will appear, rendering all efforts in vain."

"A level 9 Well Dragon King? How many troops does he have?"

Gu Xi asked curiously.

"Three units, totaling about four thousand troops, which I had the White Bone Wine Lady investigate for me."

"Do you know what other abilities the Well Dragon King has?"

Gu Xi asked further.

"Yes, he possesses a mysterious mirror image ability, allowing him to transport people through wells, and he can place wells wherever he desires, much like opening a teleportation gate.

This is his only link to the mysterious mirror image space.

However, I suspect he has another mirror image ability. I once faced him but didn’t force him to reveal it.

Additionally, he wields water spells and can transform into a dragon for close combat.

Not easy to deal with."

Luna quickly described the Well Dragon King’s situation.

"What about the two major anomalies still alive?"

"One gave up his territory right at the start of the battle, the anomaly of Spiky Mountain, whose ability is mirror assassination.

He won’t appear if you don’t look in a mirror, but once you do, he can attack you through the reflection.

I ambushed him once, clearing all nearby mirrors and water surfaces.

Yet he could even launch attacks through the reflections in people’s pupils.

If it weren’t for the Skeleton Mirror Guard the master provided, this guy would indeed be troublesome.

Now, with the Skeleton Mirror Guard, he’s more manageable, but he fled to the Well Dragon King, only emerging to cause havoc when the Well Dragon King acts, hiding there otherwise.

The other one is at this location, Mirror Lake.

He’s quite formidable; he pieced together a lake using fragments of mirrors.

However, he calls it the Celestial Connecting Lake, seeming like the central hub of the entire mysterious mirror image space.

Each time I attempt to attack here first, the Well Dragon King steps in to interfere.

And when I attack the Well Dragon King, he comes out to disrupt things.

This has been dragging on indefinitely."

At this point, Gu Xi understood Luna’s predicament.

"I’ll help you tackle the Well Dragon King. Didn’t you say his link to the mysterious mirror image space is minimal? I’ll handle this, and if necessary, delay the enemy.

You should first take Mirror Lake.

After eliminating the last two major anomalies, we’ll return to deal with the Well Dragon King."

"That’s exactly what I was thinking, master. The Well Dragon King is quite powerful, so be extra cautious."

Gu Xi nodded affirmatively and further inquired about other combat aspects concerning the Well Dragon King.

Luna had faced the Well Dragon King twice, though there hadn’t been much direct confrontation due to the significant power disparity.

Luna’s level cap was restricted by Death City, and despite numerous battles, her level was stuck at 4, even less than Gu Xi’s.

Direct combat with a level 9 Well Dragon King wasn’t Luna’s style.

Thus, she hadn’t seen the Well Dragon King in proper action, and there wasn’t much to recount.

As Luna clarified the Well Dragon King’s situation, the undead bosses had assigned the undead troops Gu Xi brought.

Seeing Gu Xi and the others finish their discussion, the undead bosses swiftly surrounded them.

Gu Xi refrained from lingering, promptly tallying the troops, preparing to set out against the Well Dragon King.