Chapter 43: I Know There Are No Traps
Magellan was sitting against the rock wall of the cave, with a bonfire in front of him. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
There was a chill on his back, which made the fire on his chest feel extra warm.
"So, in the end, the so-called real trap doesn't exist at all......"
"No, if you think so, you won't be able to avoid the next trap. ”
The countess shook her head and handed the scarab beetle sealed in gold to Magellan: "Wear it on your body, and the curse of Anubis will disappear in about two or three days." ”
"I think it's the gods' curse that makes me so tired. ”
Magellan took the golden beetle and carefully placed it in his chest pocket.
"Do you think camels know this?"
"I want to ......"
Magellan was silent for a long time, and all that remained in the cave was the sound of burning wood removed from the trap and the cries of Miss Betty.
"There's a good chance that the camel knows he'll one day push me into a situation where every second counts...... So yes, that string of traps was just to drain my energy, and I've fallen into it. ”
"What if we run into another trap on the way?"
"There is no trap to catch someone who is vigilant. ”
"Hopefully you won't collapse before leaving, we weren't originally prepared to stay here for too long. ”
"Not anymore. Magellan took a sip of the hot water, felt the warm current flow through his body, and then looked at Miss Betty and smiled, "At least half of the camel's private collection is already Miss Betty's. ”
"What do you think the next trap will be?"
"Anubis' prejudice, or some kind of troublesome thing from the underworld, if the camel is unlucky, maybe we're coming across something that isn't covered by a trap. ”
"That would be dangerous. ”
"Maybe it's not that much trouble. Magellan looked at Miss Betty, who was busy tending to the collection, "I feel that Miss Betty only needs to scream to get Anubis to escape to the underworld." ”
"I don't think Anubis would be stupid enough to go and snatch her pet from Miss Betty. ”
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"Have you figured out where you're going to rest tonight?"
The camel was confused by this, but before he could figure out why the Count had said this when the two of them might be burned to ashes in the next second, the camel blurted out: "From here to the south, there may be a house by the river for us to spend the night, and it is perfectly safe there." ”
"Let's go!"
The Count squeezed the cry out of his throat with almost all his might, and the camel turned and galloped as if enchanted, not looking at the "sun" behind him that was about to burn him to dust.
The sandstorm cleared before his eyes, and at the end of the street was the road to the south of the city, followed by the footsteps of another man behind him.
"You're still alive?"
The Count did not say a word, he just followed the camel in silence.
Behind the two of them, a giant serpent of sand poked its head out of the ground and swallowed the priest of Horus with its mouth wide open, like the legendary apocalyptic scene, Apophis the Destroyer swallowed the sun, and darkness enveloped Emenchet.
The earth was like water, and there was not a trace of fluctuation in the empty eye sockets of the serpent, only the sound of sand molten into magma in its mouth.
Then the huge head vanished, falling silently to the ground as it had suddenly appeared, leaving nothing left.
The camel ran desperately through the streets, and the icy air blew like a gust of wind, taking the beads of sweat from his forehead.
He remembered a night long ago, somewhere completely different from here, and he had felt it so deeply.
"I'm alive!"
The camel roared wildly in its heart, but did not say a word.
He ran wildly through deserted streets, broke through gaps in the walls that no one knew, and fell to his knees on the banks of the Nile.
"We're safe for the time being. ”
"Let's go. ”
The camel stood up in silence, his legs covered in mud.
"Are we being cornered, or are we cornering Magellan?"
"We can leave here at any time and whenever you feel the need. ”
"What about Magellan?"
"They have to go to the end and face Anubis to find a clue about Osiris. ”
"You've said it hundreds of times. ”
"It's a fact. ”
"Let's go. ”
The camel walked along the river: "There are people there who are always isolated, at least we can have a night's rest." ”
"Hopefully ......"
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Magellan was following the countess, quietly walking through the grotto in the darkness.
It's a huge space, and the darkness here is different, and when a person, not his eyes, gets used to it, the cave becomes a dark hideaway that calms the mind.
Something invisible was flowing quietly in the darkness.
"Which side is the underworld and which side is the temple of Anubis?"
"There's only one way here. ”
The countess had finally given up taking Miss Betty into the cave, and she would have been very sad if she had left the narrow cave and the kitten's new toys had fled.
"You're saying that the temple of Anubis will be halfway down the tunnel to the underworld?"
"Yes. ”
"If Osiris were hiding in the underworld, I wouldn't have gone in to find him. ”
"As the lord of the underworld, Osiris was resurrected at least once after death, which made the gods reluctantly admit that he was the only true king of the underworld, but it can also be said that for Osiris, the underworld was not a place to visit often. ”
"It's good news, but it's not good enough......"
"So we haven't seen the traps left by the camels until now, what do you think of?"
"Anubis is doing the camels a favor. ”
"The traces they left behind are so obvious, do you think there will be no traps until the temple of Anubis?"
"I don't think camels need a trap that much now. ”
The countess waved her hand, and a black air current turned a certain giant beast that was rushing towards the two of them into dust.
"You mean these weird things?"
"There is no doubt that the remnants of Anubis's divine power kept these things alive to trouble us, and that saved the camel a lot of effort, at least he didn't have to leave all the poisonous animals he had collected over the years. ”
"You mean the theologian from the Holy See?"
"He should know how dangerous you are. ”
"It's a shame that I don't need anyone to honor me anymore. ”
"So these things are really Anubis' men?"
"No, that's closer to ...... A stone that becomes very dangerous in turbulent currents. ”