Chapter 493: Pharaoh Sculpture and the Desert
"What does it feel?"
Andy stopped and looked at Margaret suspiciously.
"I feel...... Someone's watching over my soul!"
Margaret looked around and lowered her voice.
Andy was a little surprised, and then became vigilant, he knew that Margaret would not lie to him, after getting the parchment that Andy brought back from the temple, Margaret had begun to study more advanced soul witchcraft, and with the help of Olivia, Margaret had a very strong ability to control souls.
And because of the peculiarities of the witchcraft of the Aztec civilization, Margaret is even better than Olivia in terms of soul perception.
"I don't think it could have been someone else on the island, maybe because of the pharaoh's tomb, otherwise Marg wouldn't have felt it more intensely as she approached the depths of the jungle. ”
Olivia thought for a moment as she squinted into the depths of the jungle.
"Maybe the Pharaoh's Tomb is even more terrifying than we thought, it seems that there must be a lot of powerful curses inside, or a large number of souls imprisoned, otherwise, Marge would not have reacted like this. ”
Andy nodded and took Margaret's hand.
"Marge, you're right behind me, and if you have any special feelings, remember to tell them as soon as possible. ”
Margaret nodded obediently, she didn't have anything to do, but the feeling of being watched made her a little uncomfortable.
As several people went deeper, the surrounding environment changed significantly, the weeds growing on the ground were significantly reduced, and in many places even bare ground was exposed, and in some places it was simply bare sand.
"Chief, it seems that we are close, and legend has it that a large part of the Eki Empire is in the desert. ”
Charles bent down, picked up a handful of fine sand, gently rubbed it with his fingers, and said with some excitement.
"It seems that we are in the right direction. ”
Andy laughed, his eyes narrowed, and he vaguely seemed to see some statue or something not far away, so he sped up and walked over.
There are four very distinctly stylized sculptures, which appear to be made of yellow sandstone.
The statue looked similar, as if it were the same man, with a strange hat on his head, standing there quietly, with a solemn and calm expression on his face, and his hands naturally descended, hanging down to his sides, Andy looked closely and found that the sculpture was in a straight line from the top of his head through his chest and waist to his heels.
These four statues also seem to be the dividing line of the territory on the island, and the area behind the statues is like a desert on land, and there is no longer a single vegetation covered with green leaves.
As far as Andy's eyes could see, there was yellow sand.
"The expressions of these sculptures ......"
Olivia stood in front of a sculpture and frowned as she looked at the seemingly expressionless expression on the sculpture's face.
"Such a solemn and coercive may be a sculpture of a certain pharaoh...... Hah, maybe there's a mummy in the sculpture. ”
"Don't scare them, Olivia. ”
With a smile on his face, Andy tapped the sculpture with his hand and shook his head.
"These are solid stone statues, and I have to say that the sculpture style of the Eki Empire is really a bit weird, but ...... I always feel that these sculptures have a special charm. ”
Andy groaned, his eyes scanning back and forth among the statues, and suddenly snorted.
"Charles, turn that statue around. ”
The statue that Andy had Charles turn was the only one with his face facing the desert interior.
"Okay, boss!"
Charles walked over, wrapped his arms around the statue, and with a slight force, turned the direction of the sculpture.
Andy tries to turn the sculpture next to him, only to find that the sculpture can't be turned.
"Sure enough...... These sculptures are not ordinary things. ”
Andy whispered, and after Charles turned the sculptures, the four sculptures suddenly glowed with a faint light.
"Boom~"
A strange sound came from the inside of the sculpture, and the sculpture, which was originally standing with its hands down, actually raised its hands in unison and put its hands crossed on its chest.
The chest of the turned sculpture is slightly recessed, revealing a strange concave pattern.
"Something is needed...... Maybe it's the key, well, maybe we can find a clue to this thing in the Ekie royal family. ”
Olivia looked at the hollow pattern on the sculpture's chest, shook her head, and spoke.
"Obviously, this is a technique deliberately set up by the pharaonic royal family of the Ekie Empire to prevent some other people from discovering the secrets of this island, a technique that is completely different from alchemy, and to be honest, I am becoming more and more interested in the civilization of the Ekie Empire. ”
"Maybe I have a way. ”
Andy thought for a moment and took out the bracelet that Howling Wind had given him from his bag, and placed it on the sculpture's chest.
"What is this? Hmm...... It's not a good match for ...... at all."
Before Olivia could finish speaking, the bracelet in Andy's hand suddenly shot out with a burst of light, forming a scorpion pattern that appeared on the sculpture's chest.
An inexplicable wave came from under the sculpture, and the yellow sand behind the sculpture all rose and fell.
"That's the end of it?"
Andy took back the bracelet, a little unclear.
"Let's go ahead, I think, the Pharaoh's tomb is in front of you. ”
Margaret took a deep breath, lowered her voice, and whispered in Andy's ear.
"The space in front of us...... It seems to have changed. ”
Andy nodded, and took the lead in stepping on the yellow sand behind the sculpture, and the strange thing was that after Andy walked into the desert, when he turned back, he could no longer see the sculpture and the plants on the island.
Behind him, it has turned into a piece of yellow sand, and for some reason, a strange wind blows from time to time on this small desert, rolling up the yellow sand in the sky.
Soon, Margaret, Olivia, and Charles also appeared behind him suddenly,
Everyone's eyes did not hide their shock and confusion.
"It seems that you can only come here with a key or some kind of token...... And if we had just walked through those sculptures, we might be in the desert in the middle of the island. ”
Olivia exclaimed in admiration and looked around at the strange environment, the curiosity in her eyes becoming more and more obvious.
"Is that a pyramid? ”
Shocked, Andy looked at the desert environment, not far behind them, there were several things similar to the pyramids of the Eki Empire, and in front of those pyramids, there were also a large number of sculptures.
One of the most conspicuous is a giant Sphinx.