Chapter 20: Blood
"Are you sure those guys are in there?" In front of the pyramid, Immorton looked at his shrinking slave and couldn't help but show a look of disgust. Unfortunately, the other, more pleasing looking servant was killed by the damned thieves.
"Master, I will never dare to deceive you. Originally, those despicable thieves had planned to come here in search of treasure, and now they will definitely come here to hide from your highness with infinite power. Li Huang humbly bent down and said with a compliment. At the same time, he stole a resentful look at the tall black man behind Immorton. The man was carrying a familiar gold watch in his hand, which was still on Li Huang's own hand a few days ago.
When Immorton brought these believers in, Li Huang suddenly realized that his status had become even lower. If he hadn't remembered the way to Ashem, he might have been left to fend for himself in the city of Cairo, which is full of the "living dead".
"That's the best, when I retrieve the Black Sutra of the Dead and resurrect Ansuna, I will give you eternal life as promised." Immorton frowned and waved his hand impatiently.
"Thank you very much, great host." Li Huang fell to his knees without any informality.
"Get up, we still have a long way to go." Immorton smiled disdainfully and walked quickly towards the pyramid.
Someday, I'm going to make you all kneel at my feet. Li Huang put his hands on the sand, and he made ten finger marks and thought through gritted teeth. But when he looked up, he had that groveling look on his face again.
In front of the pyramid, the tall black man behind Immorton looked at the footprints on the ground: "They seemed to be separated into two groups, and from the footprints there were only two people inside. One of them was already unconscious, and the other was seriously injured. ”
"That's good news, you bring the rest of you here. Oriental, you go in with me. Immorton smiled and said pleasantly in Egyptian.
"But Your Highness ......," the black man was about to speak, and he was not at ease that his master was going to an unknown and dangerous place with the unfaithful slave of the East.
"Do you think I can't clean up two mortals who are seriously injured?" Immorton frowned at the believers who remained loyal to him after a thousand years.
"The subordinates don't dare." The tall black man fell to his knees in a cold sweat under Immorton's gaze, and said quickly, the muscles of his body did not bring him much self-esteem and pride.
"Hmph." Immorton snorted coldly and walked into the temple, and Li Huang nodded and followed behind him. The tall black man and a few other red-clad worshippers had to stand still because of Immorton's strange orders.
Along the way, the elaborate reliefs and various lavish utensils in the pyramid failed to immorton's attention. Familiar with the story of the Scorpion King, he walked straight to the depths of the temple, but was born as he passed through two kneeling werewolf statues. Immorton suddenly felt a powerful suction force coming from both sides of his body, and before the high priest could make any resistance, most of the mana in his body turned into black mist and rolled into the statue's mouth.
"Master, are you alright?" Li Huang, who was standing behind him, pretended to be nervous and asked, but secretly reached out to hold the gold-plated battle axe hanging on the wall.
"I ...... My mana. Immorton looked down at his hands in surprise.
"Don't worry, my master. You will ...... soon" Li Huang raised the big axe and showed a hideous smile on his face: "Don't care about those things!" ”
Li Huang clenched the handle of the axe with both hands and slashed at Immorton's head hard, watching the blade of the axe get closer and closer to the damn bald head, and infinite joy rose in his heart. Haha, I'm going to kill this damn bald head right away and go home. Wait, listening to that old black, the guy in the pyramid seems to be hurt. Maybe I'll get the Grim Reaper Bracelet and rule the world in the end, so it doesn't matter if I can't go back. Tsk, those guys must have looked down on me before. When the time comes, hey, hey, hey......
Suddenly, a sharp pain came from his abdomen. Looking down, he saw that Immorton turned around and bullied Li Huang at the moment of the axe's view, and stabbed a sharp dagger into his lower abdomen.
"Humble slave, I was already a skilled noble warrior before I became a noble priest. Your actions are not even as threatening as a spear-wielding Nubidian spearman. Immorton grinned and turned the dagger to wring Li Huang's intestines into several pieces.
"I... No...... Willing. Li Huang took a few steps backwards and slowly slid down against the wall, the blood leaving a dirty mark on the exquisite mural.
"O giant god Anubis, do you want me to duel as a mortal? Well, your followers will obey your rules as they have done in the past......" After trying his mana again, Immorton found that he could not even lift the offering table in front of him, only shook it slightly. Seeing that things could not be changed, Immorton had to humbly bow his head and worship in front of the idol. He then picked up the tomahawk from the ground and turned to walk to the room where the Scorpion King was sealed, without looking at the dying slave in the process.
As he was dying, Li Huang vaguely heard a snickering voice in his ear, and he asked quietly in a hoarse voice.
"Want to live?"
"Yes, whether you are a god or a demon, as long as you can live, I will agree to any request." Li Huang's hands trembled as if they were spasms, and the hoarse voice in the void seemed to be very satisfied with his answer. It mapped a black contract into Li Huang's mind: "Write your name, lowly mortal." Remember, my name is Eltarus. ”
Immorton, who had become a mortal, knew nothing about the one who was born behind him, and he didn't rush forward as he looked around the quiet seal, until a young man's voice came from the shadow of the pillars.
"Long time no see." Su Qin slowly walked out of the shadow of the corridor pillar with a knife in one hand.
"You didn't sneak attack, it's not like a despicable thief would do." Looking at the Oriental man standing in front of him, Immorton had a mocking smile on his face.
"On such a sacred occasion, a sneak attack would be punished by the gods." Su Qin smiled and said without respect.
"For the sake of your basic respect for the gods, I will let you die a less painful death." Immorton looked at Su Qin haughtily, as if he was really giving him his mercy.
"Of course, the premise is to hand over the Grim Reaper Bracelet and the Black Book of the Undead."
"Oh, what a generous promise." Su Qin walked a few steps away from Immorton and looked at the arrogant high priest: "It's a pity, I want to bet something bigger with you." ”
"Hmph, except for the Grim Reaper Bracelet, I don't think you have any capital to bet with me." Immorton stared intently at the golden bracelet on Su Qin's wrist.
"Under the watchful eye of the gods, do you dare to bet your soul?" Standing in front of the statue of Anubis, Su Qin asked sternly.
"Oh, that's kind of interesting. Outlander, your soul is barely a sacrifice to the giant god Anubis. O fair and just god Anubis, I am willing to gamble my soul with those in front of me for a duel. Immorton laughed confidently, and in his opinion, it was no difficulty to outperform the mortal in front of him, who had not much training.
"Seconded, your thousand-year-old twisted soul seems to be worth a lot of money." Listening to the cold voice of the final consul in his ears, Su Qin said meaningfully.
The moment the duel agreement was set, he received an unexpected task.
[Side Quest: Capture Immorton's thousand-year-old mana-filled soul in a mortal duel and eliminate the possibility of his resurrection.] Completing quests will reward you with 1OOO Reward Points and a D-Rank Destiny Shard. ]
"So...... The duel begins! Immorton roared loudly and swung his battle axe without warning, slashing at Su Qin head-on.
Su Qin calmly pushed back to dodge the sharp blade of the battle axe, and at the same time, the scimitar in his hand also cut at Immorton's axe-holding hands from the side. Although his move made a clear look, how could the swordsmanship training of the temporary assault in three months compare to the fighting skills that the high priest had practiced since childhood. Immorton reversed his battle axe and swung Su Qin's scimitar with a short axe handle, while also using the blade of the axe to cut a scar on his body that was neither deep nor shallow.
Seeing the blood of the blade, the high priest was unforgiving, and the continuous attacks continued to attack, and the continuous attacks like flowing water brought great pressure to Su Qin. Having lost his keen sense of the future, he could only rely on his own reactions to reduce the damage possible. But the current situation of inferior skills still made more and more scars appear on Su Qin's body, and the bloody wounds soon made him a bloody bloody man. Mr. Yimerton, on the other hand, left only a shallow scratch on his arm.
Seeing this, a cruel smile appeared on the high priest's face. He let out a roar of victory, and the more ferocious he attacked Su Qin, he had to retreat. The two of them, who fought and retreated, soon entered the room where the Scorpion King was sealed. The cracked room was littered with werewolf reliefs, and the tsunami-like screams of the dead could be heard from under the cracks.
In order to dodge Immorton's attack, Su Qin almost fell into it, but fortunately, he gave up the scimitar in time and clasped the gap in the ground with both hands, so that he was not dragged down into the abyss by the dead in the underworld. As he crawled out of the crack exhausted, he saw that Immorton had come to him.
"Surrender, you don't have a chance." Immorton threw down his battle axe and walked towards Su Qin with his bare hands, and the proud High Priest disdained to use weapons against unarmed mortals. A straightforward uppercut knocked Su Qin to the ground.
"I don't think so." Su Qin got back to his feet in confusion, and then was knocked to the ground with a heavy punch by Immorton. Hearing his unconscious snort, Yumi, who was hiding behind the statue, couldn't help but grit his teeth.
"Think it's unfair? Hmph, the world is inherently unfair. Immorton stepped on Su Qin's chest and looked down at this opponent who was already powerless to resist: "In order to become a qualified nobleman, I have received the most rigorous training since I was a child. But my brother became the heir to the family just a few hours before me. And the man who sat on the throne did nothing but marry the most beautiful woman in the kingdom and at the same time my most beloved. ”
The high priest had an indignant look on his face, perhaps because he had taken the absolute initiative. So, he began to tell his story endlessly. The word fairness seems to have deeply irritated Immorton.
"I served the old sacrifices like a slave and became one of them at great cost. But in the end, it was the treatment of insects......"
Immorton looked up at the ceiling and laughed, laughing with a thick self-deprecation.
"Look at yourself, you don't need to meditate, you don't need to practice the precepts, you don't even have to go through any sacrifices, you are born with such a powerful soul. If you had been trained in Orthodoxy, the person lying on the ground right now might be me. ”
"What I hate the most is that you were born to work hard for others." The high priest approached Su Qin's face and gritted his teeth and said, "So, I want you to die an extremely miserable death. ”
"Are you jealous?" Su Qin asked with a sneer and disdain.
"What did you say?" Immorton grabbed Su Qin by the collar and held him high in the air, with an angry look on his face.
"It's so small!" Su Qin roared loudly, and the angry roar made Immorton stunned.
Seizing this moment, Su Qin suddenly reached out and buckled into the only knife wound left on Immorton's body. The forcibly torn wound made Immorton let out a cry of pain, and Su Qin took the opportunity to break his hand that was holding his neck and hit it headfirst on the high priest's nose. The pain caused the two to scuffle without any image, and they almost fell into the abyss several times during the rolling.
In this rotten battle with no skills at all, Su Qin seized the opportunity to stab Immorton in the eyes. Immorton turned his head sharply, and the corner of his eye was torn by Su Qin's index finger, while the other middle finger was thrust into his eye socket. The high priest let out a wolf's howl, and he kicked Su Qin out of the distance, covering his face and constantly retreating.
"My eyes, my eyes! Outlander, I'm going to tie you to the back of the chariot with barbed chains and drag you to death! The bloodied High Priest roared and rushed towards Su Qin, and he didn't notice the trace of a victorious smile on the other party's face, carried away by anger.
Facing the madman-like Immorton, Su Qin deliberately showed a frightened expression and kept retreating towards the Anubis statue. As he passed the statue, a metallic reflection flashed out of the corner of Immorton's eye. A crescent moon light suddenly lit up in the shadows, and this cold light cut a graceful arc in the air towards Immorton's neck. Faced with imminent death, Immorton opened his mouth wide with a look that had become distorted by fear.
The screeching sound of steel cutting into ** sounded in the seal.
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