Undead Mage from a Cell-Chapter 461 - 459: Mission Forced to Abort

When Gu Xi made the plan, the strange Skeleton Giant Beast dispatched by the Black-robed Skeleton had already arrived at the valley where Gu Xi had previously battled the Death Giant Armor.

Looking at the now clear and transparent pool, a hint of confusion flashed in the eyes of this Skeleton Giant Beast.

Where did the massive corpse go?

Wasn’t it supposed to be immovable if stabbed with Danares’ Sword?

How did it disappear?

Realizing something was wrong, the Skeleton Giant Beast let out a scream immediately and sped back in the direction it came from at breakneck speed.

It knew well that if it didn’t quickly spread this news, there would be significant issues in the subsequent plans.

However, this movement caught the attention of other forces.

When it came, it snuck in secretly, not too conspicuous.

But now, in its haste, it didn’t conceal itself, naturally getting discovered at once.

Just like the situation Shaya had previously inquired about.

Three academy directors were left in this Mysterious Academy.

Each of them held a part of the academy’s permissions.

They all harbored ambitions to rebuild the academy.

They were aware of the professors’ situations in the academy, knowing clearly what each held and where things were hidden.

The Danares’ Sword was relatively difficult to handle.

On one hand, Danares’ Sword was hard to deal with; on the other, the Death Giant Armor was not easy to beat.

Most importantly, the Death Giant Armor was academy property, a type of puppet, like a golem, and all directors and professors had signed an agreement when joining the academy.

They must not harm academy students and instead protect them.

They must not damage academy property, etc.

For this reason, they had never managed to take the Soul-controlling Bell over there.

Now, with the Skeleton Giant Beast’s movement, many sights immediately fell upon this place.

Seeing the emptied pool, the missing corpse, and the Soul-controlling Bell, some understood that the Soul-controlling Bell had been snatched.

They did not suspect Gu Xi.

Their attention turned to the Black-robed Skeleton instead.

After all, the Black-robed Skeleton had such permission and equally harbored such ambitions.

The encirclement targeting the Skeleton Giant Beast was immediately launched.

This time, the academy sent their strongest forces.

They didn’t bring out those below Level 10, directly deploying those at Level 12 and above.

The aim was to seize the crucial Soul-controlling Bell.

This Soul-controlling Bell was part of the primary control methods of the academy’s defense systems.

It could operate all puppets and golems within the academy, including statues and armor.

It’s the academy’s strongest combat power.

When unable to have students fight, whoever gained control over the puppets and golems essentially gained most of the academy’s permissions.

So even if they themselves couldn’t obtain it, they couldn’t let others snatch the Soul-controlling Bell.

A large number of giant undead, made up of skeletons or other beings, immediately appeared before the Skeleton Giant Beast.

As the Black-robed Skeleton previously said, combining their taught materials with the power of the Undead formed a uniquely relative undead existence.

They engaged in a massive battle in the mountains of the academy.

Even Gu Xi, who had already run far, felt the aftermath of this great battle.

During the battle, Gu Xi was listening to some details Shaya was sharing.

Gu Xi found some intelligence information was filling in the gaps in his Undead Knowledge and Magic Knowledge.

"Why are they fighting?"

The conversation was interrupted by an explosion, which somewhat displeased Gu Xi.

"Something seems off here. Shaya, go take a look!"

Shaya was also quite curious about the situation over there; had Gu Xi not been here, she would’ve run over to check it out.

With Gu Xi’s order, Shaya vanished from his sight instantly.

Regarding Shaya’s behavior, Gu Xi could only shake his head helplessly. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Truly no one like her he’d met before.

But her going there wasn’t bad; at least Gu Xi could find out what had happened.

Not like before, entering with blind eyes, knowing nothing.

"Alright, no news to listen to, let’s hurry. With this place in chaos, we should find the mission item quickly..."

Gu Xi hadn’t finished speaking when a message popped up before him.

[Ding, your long-term mission: The Vanishing Wisdom has failed...]

Failed?

What happened?

Gu Xi immediately jumped up.

He swiftly scoured his mission list, seeking the reason for the mission failure.

This search revealed a severe problem.

Madam Sha of the Tree of Wisdom, who assigned him the mission, had died.

"What’s going on, how can a dead Tree of Wisdom die a second time?"

After a series of complaints, Gu Xi had to stop in his tracks.

His path forward was towards a location designated by Madam Sha, where a mission item needed for her task was located.

Now that Madam Sha was gone, what was the point of going there?

He was so close; it felt like a wasted trip.

Jumping off the Evil Coffin, Gu Xi was a bit angry, though he had managed to train himself over this time.

After the anger subsided, he instead calmed down.

Gu Xi, calm now, calculated what to do next.

He’d come this far; since he’d arrived, he might as well go over and check.

As for whether the mission item would be useful, that’s another matter.

Perhaps when he returned with the mission item, he could somehow revive Madam Sha’s Tree of Wisdom.

Although he felt his idea wasn’t quite reliable, Gu Xi hopped back onto the Evil Coffin.

Heading towards the location Madam Sha had mentioned.

As Gu Xi resumed his journey, the Black-robed Skeleton, who had been waiting, also received the latest information.

The message came when the Skeleton Giant Beast died, informing him.

He had naturally seen the nearby battle.

When it started, the Black-robed Skeleton was cursing; why had his Skeleton Giant Beast been so careless?

Clearly, he’d cautiously gone in and carefully come out, not to let anyone notice, yet it was discovered.

But upon seeing the intelligence sent, he understood the reason.

The Soul-controlling Bell had been taken.

Nothing remained in that place.

Upon receiving this news, the Black-robed Skeleton immediately recognized the key point.

The item was taken by Gu Xi.

No, this item must be retrieved before others discover it.

However, a thought flashed in the Black-robed Skeleton’s mind.

Gu Xi was not easy to control, having learned what he wanted to. How could he trade to get it back?