Chapter 38: The Face of Lady Luck
Deep in the underground mausoleum of Hamna Tower, there is a huge underground altar, which is a sacred place dedicated to the god of death, Anubis, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is just a relic eroded by time, but for the ancient high priest Immorton, it is the best area for casting spells with the rich divine power of Anubis.
On the altar, a Western woman full of intellectual temperament is sleeping, but she is now very embarrassed, wearing only a set of pajamas, her limbs are still chained, and her snow-white skin and beautiful face are more and more out of place under the support of the eerie and terrifying atmosphere around her, giving people a very bad sense of immediacy.
In fact, it is also very bad, because the underground mausoleum has been silent for thousands of years, no one has maintained it at all, and it has long become a paradise for all kinds of wildlife, especially rats, these filthy guys are not even afraid of people, no, there is a head dancing on the belly of a woman.
She is Evelyn whom O'Connor has in mind, the caretaker of a library in Cairo, a historian and archaeologist who loves ancient Egypt, and a daredevil, who recklessly used the Black Book of the Dead to awaken Immorton, but unfortunately this is Immorton's prisoner and the living sacrifice to resurrect Ansuna.
It may be that she has been unconscious long enough and it is time to wake up, or it may be that the mouse on her belly is dancing too well and wakes her up, or it may be that she is woken up by the hoarse and strange prayers of a circle of mummy monks around her, in short, at this time, she wakes up leisurely, and then screams in fright by the mouse on her belly.
What's even more terrifying is that when she twisted her body and drove the rat away, she found that there was actually a mummy lying next to her, and the terrible appearance of the dried corpse and the stench of decay made her screams magnified exponentially.
"Scream, woman, no one will come to your rescue if you cut your throat." A faint voice rang out, and Evelyn looked up, but it was Immorton.
To tell the truth, Immorton is a very demonic man, he is tall, handsome, strong, and has the mystery of ancient Egypt, but Evelyn knows that this body that looks full of evil charm is actually a demonic inside, as early as 3,000 years ago, the living ancient Egyptian high priest has died in the punishment of insect devouring, and now he has returned from the underworld is only a terrifying monster with boundless mana.
What made Evelyn even more frightened was that she saw Immorton holding the Black Book of the Dead, as one of the two supreme holy scriptures of ancient Egypt, this black scripture recorded quite a lot of terrifying spells, including resurrection and other anti-heaven thaumaturgy.
"Nope! What do you want to do? Evelyn tried to break free from the chains, but in vain.
Immorton said haughtily, "As I have said, as a reward for your awakening of me, you will have the honor of being a sacrifice to Ansuna's return, a lowly woman who is nothing, and it is your supreme honor to be able to give her life for the noble and honorable one. ”
"Fart! Monster! Who would think it's an honor to give their life! Evelyn also didn't care about upbringing, and scolded: "O'Connor, they'll come to stop you!" ”
"You mean these bugs?" As Immorton's mana surged, a cold black pool emerged in front of the altar, revealing the scene of O'Connor and others fighting fiercely with a large number of mummies.
Evelyn looked at it and was excited: "O'Connor, Jonathan! ”
"It's useless, woman," Immorton sneered and removed the image, he needed to go all out to resurrect Ansuna, even such ordinary spells could not be cast in two lines: "Let's make a bet on whether they can come here before I complete the reincarnation and resurrection ritual, I bet they can't come, my monks can't be defeated so easily." ”
Evelyn noticed that a sacrificial scene had been set up around her, and she knew that this kind of complicated ritual must not be a good thing for her, especially when it was presided over by such a terrifying monster: "What do you want to do?" No! You can't do this! ”
Immorton took out an object from his arms, placed it on the Black Sutra of the Undead, and slowly rotated, the originally closed sealing bracket of the Black Sutra of the Undead suddenly popped open, and he smiled faintly: "Why can't it?" I have waited for more than 3,000 years to resurrect Ansuna, and I have spent a great deal of effort preparing for this reincarnation and resurrection ceremony......"
Facing the decaying mummy, he actually showed an affectionate look: "Today, I will finally get what I want, and no one can stop me!" ”
Seeing Immorton with a serious face, Evelyn shouted in despair: "O'Connor, Jonathan, come and save me!" ”
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At this time, O'Connor and the others, who were in the middle of a battle with the mummies, could not hear Evelyn's call for help, Hamnata was originally the home of Immorton, and the magic here and the mummies of the ancient monks provided him with too many advantages, which was also completely different from what Pipicia knew, and it was obvious that the strength of the real Immorton was amazing.
Against those undead monsters with inexhaustible magic power and endless power, mortal bodies will be injured and tired, and everyone's situation will deteriorate.
This is not going to work, Pipicia thought to himself, especially the little guy in the Golden Sutra of the Sun who kept shouting "Mommy" to him, and he desperately hoped that the matter would end soon: "Jonathan, you said that Evelyn may have been taken to the altar in the mausoleum by Immorton, how far can that altar go?" ”
Although Jonathan is a second-hand knife in history, archaeology and other knowledge, not as much as his sister Evelyn, but he is still a little talented, and when he heard this, he hurriedly said: "It's coming, it's almost there!" According to the architectural characteristics of ancient Egyptian tombs, places like the altar belong to one of the core areas, generally located in the central area of the lowest level of the mausoleum, close to important parts such as the tombs of the pharaohs, guarded by the gods and goddesses. ”
"How far is it?" Pipicia asked dissatisfied.
Jonathan hadn't forgotten to play the treasure at this time: "Maybe the road to get there is under our feet." ”
Just then the group turned into a burial chamber and found that several passages were closed by stones, and O'Connor looked at the mummies that were still some distance away, and shouted, "Then let's try our luck and blow up a hole to see if we can find a place." ”
Jonathan: "You think you're the face of Lady Luck, you can ...... casually"
Before he could finish speaking, O'Connor had already pulled out a bundle of explosives, struck a match, and lit them.
"Oh no, O'Connor, you're doing it again!" Jonathan, Adebe, Pippia and others spoke in unison.
Unfortunately, O'Connor's explosives had been thrown out, and everyone had to fall to the ground, hold their heads, and open their mouths......
"Boom!"
A loud sound sounded, and the bricks and stones flew sideways, flames splashed everywhere, and the mummies chasing after them poured blood mold, and fell a large piece, and what was even more stunned was that behind the gap opened by the explosives was clearly a passage leading to the depths.
Pippia swallowed, "O'Connor, I'm sure now, you're definitely the face of Lady Luck." ”
This suddenly choked Jonathan and rolled his eyes.