Time and Space Tavern

Chapter 281 "The Black Book of the Dead"

The world of The Mummy.

It was already dark outside Hamna Tower, known as the City of Death.

Looking down from a high altitude, in front of the ruins of the city, there is a large area of ​​simple tents set up on the desert.

Between these tents, little fires flickered.

Most of the people had already fallen asleep, and the snoring of some people spread far away in such a silent night.

Evelyn tiptoed over to the sleeping Egyptologist.

The other party held a huge black book in his arms, which was densely covered with some weird characters, and there was a sun-shaped groove in the center.

Evelyn knew that the groove was the "keyhole", and this book was one of the purposes of her coming here, the legendary "Black Book of the Dead" with mysterious energy.

Evelyn was very aware of the magical abilities of the legendary "Black Book of the Dead", but she never believed it.

In her mind, it was just a famous book.

However, she was very curious about this book, so she wanted to "borrow" it while the Egyptologist was asleep.

The Egyptologist was fast asleep, and Evelyn easily took the book away from him.

She walked quickly to her tent, and heard O'Connor, who was pretending to be asleep, teasing.

Evelyn didn't take it seriously, and took out the "key" from her sleeping brother's pocket.

The "key" is a hexagonal copper box-shaped item that her brother Jonathan "borrowed" from O'Connor.

Evelyn put the "copper box" in front of her eyes and twisted it skillfully.

"I always thought that the Golden Sutra of the Sun was golden." O'Connor stood up and moved to Evelyn's side.

He knew very little about this book, he had only heard it from Evelyn before.

But seeing Evelyn so curious, he couldn't help being interested.

Evelyn was in a good mood and explained: "The "Sun Golden Sutra" is indeed golden."

"This is not the "Golden Book of the Sun", but another one." Looking down at the black book, she continued, "I think it should be the "Black Book of the Dead."

At the same time as the voice fell, the key in her hand made a "click" sound, and several sharp horns popped out from the bottom, which looked like a small sun.

Evelyn put it in the groove on the cover of "Black Book of the Dead" with a happy face, and the two fit perfectly.

O'Connor frowned.

The four words "Black Book of the Dead" sounded ominous, and based on what he had heard, this book seemed to have some kind of devastating and terrible consequences.

He looked at Evelyn and said, "The Black Book of the Dead...then you still play with this book?"

Evelyn twisted the "key", and with a "click", the book could finally be opened.

With an excited smile on her face, she said disapprovingly, "It's just a book, and reading... won't do any harm."

O'Connor always felt that something was wrong, and flashed in his mind under the statue of Anusby, who was forced here by the rebel army, and saw the image of the riot under the desert.

"It should be fine." He thought to himself.

As a battle-tested soldier, he did not believe in those theories of gods and ghosts after all.

Evelin had already opened the book.

The moment the book was opened, a cold wind blew in the air, making both of them shiver.

But as devout atheists, neither of them paid much attention to it.

Evelyn lowered her head and touched the words.

These characters are not ancient Egyptian characters, but special hieroglyphs used by monks in ancient Egypt.

It forms a system of its own, and in today's world, unless those who have studied ancient Egypt very deeply, it is rare to be able to recognize it.

"What's written on it?" O'Connor moved his head closer.

Evelyn exhaled lightly, and read according to the pronunciation of the hieroglyphs: "The sun, the moon..."

Having said that, she turned her head and explained to O'Connor: "It means day and night."

Turning her head, she began to read word by word.

Her voice was not loud, but with a strange magic power, it spread far along the air.

Underground in the City of Death, the mummy that they had just excavated during the day and died from the "insect bite" criminal method moved vaguely.

As Evelyn recited more and more words, the mummy finally stretched out its hands and let out a long howl.

The sound spread far away.

The Egyptologist who was already asleep woke up and shouted: "No!"

He got up in a hurry and yelled at Evelyn, "You can't read it!"

Evelyn was startled, and immediately felt something was wrong.

She heard a strange noise.

O'Connor beside her also turned her head.

In the camp, other people who were already asleep also woke up.

Everyone heard the sound that was getting closer and closer.

Jonathan, Benny, and the three Americans all stood up, looking at the looming "black cloud" in the distance.

The "black cloud" is getting closer and closer, and it can barely be seen clearly.

"My God, those are locusts!" someone shouted.

"Run!"

……

The originally quiet camp suddenly became chaotic.

Everyone hurriedly ran towards the ruins of the city of the dead—even though they knew it was a huge tomb!

Those who ran slowly were quickly swept by the locusts and fell to the ground.

The Egyptologist rushed over and picked up the "Black Book of the Dead" that had fallen on the ground, with a horrified expression on his face.

He is different from Evelyn or the Americans who hired him. As a native Egyptian who has studied ancient Egyptian culture, he knows very well that these supernatural powers really exist!
However, it is too late now!
Evelyn, O'Connor and the others ran into the city of the dead, running around in those corridors like headless chickens.

But soon, they discovered another thing that terrified them.

Looking at the black beetles on the ground like a black tide, O'Connor only felt his scalp go numb.

He would rather face thousands of troops than see this kind of thing.

"That's a scarab!" Evelyn exclaimed in surprise.

Scarabs survive by devouring dead bodies.

They are different from the locusts outside, they really eat human flesh!

When running to the stairs, O'Connor and Jonathan jumped to the side platform to avoid the swarm of insects, while Evelyn fell from the secret door at the side.

At the same time, Burns, an American archaeologist who was left alone, encountered the resurrected mummy, that is, the high priest 3000 years ago. Because he fell in love with the Pharaoh's concubine Asuna, he was eventually sentenced to "worm". The punishment of devouring", Imerton who turned into a mummy.

After being tortured by insects, Imerton experienced unimaginable pain, but after being resurrected, as a gift from the god of death, he possesses powerful mana and will bring ten disasters to Egypt.

The plague of locusts is just one of them.

And if he wants to be fully resurrected, he must kill those cursed, that is, the four people who opened the seal: three Americans, and an Egyptologist!
Burns in front of him became the first victim.

It's just that Imerton didn't kill him in order to attract others, but bit off his tongue, gouged out his eyes, and implanted mana into his body.

(End of this chapter)