Section 19: On the Road (2-in-1)
- In the future, we had better prepare a high-speed vehicle with a relatively large load capacity.
When dawn came, the sky turned a fishy yellow. A sandstorm that was definitely supernatural, but not uncommon in the Nile Basin, covered all of Egypt. In such an environment, it becomes quite a challenge for satellites to capture specific human figures.
"I didn't perceive the other party's mental power, she didn't open the shielding area."
Jiang Yu looked at Zhan Lan and obtained a very helpless piece of information. Psychic wants to scan a specific target, unless they are marked in advance or the psychic knows how to make filters. Otherwise, once the other party chooses not to expand the shielding area and uses eleven roads to act, it will be very difficult to pursue a specific target in the vast sea of sand.
The same is true for psychic powers, and it is easy for psychic powers to find another psychic person. But the premise is that the other party also launched a mental power scan, or the mental power shield, or the body entered the shielding area of the mental power. Then the spiritual power fluctuations of the two sides will collide with each other in the air, so as to identify each other's general directions. And once the other party gives up on the spot, the active party can only spend time and search patiently.
It's just a few million square kilometers, maybe it just happened to bump into it?
It's helpless, but there's no way. It is unlikely that the Inzhou team knew that the Zhongzhou team hung a geostationary satellite in the sky. But the sandstorm did provide them with some convenience.
It may have been prepared - the Inzhou team was prepared, and then it happened to collide.
But fortunately, because the key to victory is always in the hands of the reincarnation of the Central Continent team.
"I can't find her, but I find Hamnata." Zhan Lan covered her forehead and made the same helpless sound. "The good news is that there is no sign of human activity in Hamnatari at the moment. The bad news is that I can't see the core of the temple and scan the area where the Resurrection Altar is housed. β
It's not uncommon for certain areas to be blocked. It's like the grave keeper last night...... Or rather, the coordinates of several ancient temples were provided in the early hours of this morning. But when Zhan Lan scanned it, it was probably the core location of the god statue, and her spiritual power couldn't get in.
After all, the Egyptian gods existed, although it was not known where they were hiding. But existence itself is a fact. The statues in the temple may contain the divine power of some gods, and this is like those mutated aliens with biological force fields, which have been forcibly planned out of the shielding area by the main god.
- I remember, in the original script. Zheng Zhe returns to the mummy worldview for the first time and triggers the second plot. On the way to the Amshei Oasis, there were several times when the statues in the temple came to life and then beat people. And now it seems that this seems to be some kind of standard configuration, and at the same time, it also eliminates the possibility of psychic people skipping the process and going straight to the Amshei Oasis.
Jiang Yu's mind retraces the memories of the past - after the battle before dawn, Zheng Zhe went to talk to the hero and heroine, giving full play to his ability to pull relationships as an elite white-collar worker. Jiang Yu, on the other hand, first apologized to Zhan Lan through the psychic link, and then found the official members of the team one by one and talked nonsense with them for a while.
Don't laugh, it's really nonsense. Something like 'the weather is nice today', 'how does it feel', 'be careful next' is just nonsense, but he racked his brains and said a lot. He feels that as the captain, he should express his attention and importance to his teammates, but it is a pity that his relatively rare shortcomings do include 'social skills'.
It's embarrassing.
But who made Mr. Jiang a freshman who was keen to read online articles before he arrived in the world of reincarnation, and only then did he finish his military training? He hadn't even been able to mingle with his roommates. And the correct way to socialize between social people...... He really didn't understand it.
This made poor Mr. Jiang dye a layer of comical color in the work of adjusting the atmosphere of the team. Zhan Lan, who was originally very angry, showed a crying and laughing expression, and accepted his apology for destroying his time to return to consciousness. And the others basically look like they can't help laughing, maybe it is Mu Gang, who has a bit of an old scalper's attributes, who can resonate with him.
Jiang Yu felt that this was a bit of a dark history - but in any case, the task of adjusting the atmosphere of the team was finally completed. Although it wasn't too stiff in the first place, at least, in the next battle, everyone might have a little less psychological pressure.
So......
"We have two options." Chu Xuan finished his work of interpreting the secret history of ancient Egypt, and he didn't know what the results were. "First, we went straight to Hamna Tower. The disadvantage of fighting the Inzhou team there is that the Inzhou team will most likely hide from us, or be faster than us and arrive at the battlefield ahead of time. The advantage is that Immorton must be there to resurrect Ansuna, and as long as we move towards the direction of Hamnata, the Inzhou team must follow and use it as a decisive ground against us. β
Immorton couldn't give up on Ansuna. Regardless of the contract signed by the Indies and Immorton. Surely all of them include the fact that he had to assist Immorton in completing the resurrection ritual. So, choose this path. It is to attack the enemy and save it.
And another option. It's that we're going to Cairo, or somewhere else. We can calmly lay out our battlefield positions there. Strengthen the power you have. Evelyn is in our hands, and Immorton is definitely coming for her. But the disadvantage is that Emorton is not the only choice for Evelyn, and although Ansuna's reincarnation is unknown, it still exists. If the Inzhou team had found her ahead of time β which was highly unlikely β they had found clues related to her. Then our position could turn into the Maginot Line. And the advantage, naturally, is that the enemy army that hit the Maginot Line head-on is doomed to a dead end. β
Chu Xuan would not say the second choice for no reason. He said the second option, which means that the benefits of the latter may be greater than that of the former. Because Seth has evolved with mythology to become a deity who is not very friendly to humans and gods. Coupled with the evidence provided by the grave keeper, it is basically certain that Seth is not a generous god, and if the Inzhou team gets some leftovers from the plot of The Mummy 4, then they are likely to be time-sensitive.
But that's uncertain. Who knows if the Inzhou team will get a prop, a buff, or some other inner help?
Thin gruel.
And now, someone has to make a decision.
"The initiative should be in our hands." Jiang Yu became the decision-maker, and no one stood up to interrupt him at this time. He knew that since Chu Xuan had already decided to go to Hamna Tower before making a proposal, it naturally meant that the possibility of the latter was slightly higher than the former in Chu Xuan's calculations.
But......
- Hamna Tower, with the altar of resurrection. And this is one of the most valuable props in the mummy world view. If you lose the Golden Sutra of the Sun from the Resurrection Altar, you need to pay twice the amount of resources consumed by the resurrected object in order to be able to perform the resurrection procedure. This means that if there are casualties among A-rank or even S-rank enhancement holders in the team, it will be difficult for the remaining people to scrape together the money.
The Altar of Resurrection must be in the hands of Team Middle-earth, and this world must belong to Team Middle-earth. Instead of letting the Indian team still have room to interfere.
Jiang Yu didn't know the rules of the first generation of the world. But he knew that in the original text, the final battle of the three worlds of Biochemistry was the two of Biochemistry that the two teams of Middle-earth and the Demon fought in World Seven. Although there is a saying of worldline reproduction in fanworks. However, there is no evidence that in Gen 1, worlds that have had teamfights will not be open to all teams involved in teamfights at the same time.
- In the supplementary setting of the sequel to the original canon. It was mentioned that Chu Xuan and the clone Chu Xuan had made contact before the end of the war. According to the rule that the demon team cannot return to the real world, the two Chu Xuan want to get in touch, and the most likely thing is through the Resident Evil world...... Anyway, there is no evidence that you can't do this, after all, the team battle of Biohazard II has inherited Biohazard One, which should have only been experienced by the Middle-earth team.
The main god has never done anything unfair, and has used the Biochemical One, which the Middle-earth team has experienced and owned, and has the power to arrange, as a place for team battles. Some, it's a bit too biased. Of course, it is also possible that this is because the Middle-earth team at that time was a group of real rookies, so that the main god had to make a temporary enhancement of the world monster after carefully measuring the strength to ensure the unseemly operation of balancing the two sides. But that should have happened after the teamfight world was set up, not before.
So.
Jiang Yu repeated, representing the entire team and also as the de facto captain. made his first strategic decision.
"We're going to Hamnata and we're going to force the Indies to fight us at Hamnata. This environment was certainly favorable for Immorton, the undead high priest. But once we choose the place where the Resurrection Altar is located as the venue for the final battle, then this location will become its disadvantage. β
Immorton's greatest threat is its vast, lethal dark spells. If it is in the Tower of Hamna, it can even awaken the ancient pharaonic guards and make them its own aid - but this is not an exact advantage, as it cannot use the Golden Sutra of the Sun, and can only use the sacrificial language of ancient Egypt to trick the pharaoh guards into fighting for it. And once Evelyn, the reincarnation of the legitimate Pharaoh Princess, gives them a rebuttal order in the language of Ancient Egypt, then the best case scenario is that the Pharaoh's guards will defect on the spot. In general, they are also caught in contradictions and crash.
Also, Immorton cares more about the safety of the resurrection altar than the reincarnators. Once the environment is confined there, it means that the High Priest will not be able to cast powerful attack spells with a wide range of damage. And it even has to be distracted by protecting the altar of the resurrection.
It's cost-effective. Using the location of the Resurrection Altar in Hamna Tower as a battlefield can eliminate at least half of the momentum borrowed by the Inzhou team. After weighing the risks, even if you need to face the possibility of a possible full reinforcement of the Inzhou team, it is worth it.
And......
"We're stronger than them. I...... We can win, and we will win beautifully. β
Jiang Yu's voice had a strong sense of confidence.
And his self-confidence naturally turned into the team's self-confidence. Chu Xuan also nodded, without saying any rebuttal or further guidance. But on this basis, the whole team has become more confident.
"It's enchanted powder. It is processed from the offering of the god Ra provided by the grave keeper. On the way to Hamna Tower, we can enchant all the weapons and prepare some reloading anti-spirit bullets. They can be effective against the pharaoh's guard mummies. And in the original script, Hamna Tower has not only pharaoh guards, but also effectively loyal to Immorton's slaves. Chu Xuan first laid out a row of bottles, which was the No. 1 confidence booster.
"It's an anti-curse amulet. I modified some anti-malice talismans that I purchased from the Lord God, plus the knowledge provided by the Grave Keeper. Allows them to have a specific effect on Ancient Egyptian curses. If there are some unknown curse traps inside the Hamna Tower, then it should be able to solve some problems for those who are not able to protect themselves. Of course, there is also the wooden sign on our body, which, according to the leader of the grave keepers, can have an evil exorcism effect as long as we pronounce it in ancient Chinese. Even a newcomer may be able to dispel a mummy. "βThis is number two, a simple amulet that has been processed. One for each person, and there is a surplus. It can be used to protect two probably fine, but it's still a thin-skinned plot protagonist.
"This is a countermeasure against Seth's power. The relics of Horus and Osiris provided by the tomb keepers have been modified by Assyria technology. Although there is only one, if it is powered by Light Energy, it will have a regional weakening effect on Seth's protection. "βit's Three, and it looks like a staff. It was handed to Zhan Lan, and it emitted a faint halo.
Seth was indeed a powerful god, but in any case, it is also an indisputable fact that he was defeated by Horus, a symbol of light, by borrowing the divine power of the Hades King Osiris.
Well, this time it's really all in place.
The reincarnators of the Middle-earth team are from top to bottom, from veterans to newcomers, and then to the protagonists of the plot who are confused and unclear. All full of confidence in this moment.
Once again, the steel ship was in motion, and the location of Hamna Tower was only a few hundred kilometers from the feet of the reincarnations.
And on the way, soon, Zhan Lan gave a pleasing piece of information - the other party's spiritual power revealed a little clue!
"They noticed where we were and knew where we were going."
"Now, too, they are heading towards Hamnata β they are not ahead of us!"
Happy New Year, everyone
(End of chapter)