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At night, human bonfires lit up again in the Lost City of Hamna Tower deep in the desert.

On the first day of exploration, it can be said that both teams suffered more losses than gains.

The Americans found a box with unknown contents, for which three workers were melted by the high-pressure hydrochloric acid in the mausoleum.

The protagonist only found a coffin with an obliterated inscription. The fat warden Gad Hassan who was traveling with him suddenly went crazy and crashed into the wall to death for some unknown reason.

Of course, from a certain perspective, this is a result that "O'Connor" and others are happy to see - at least no one will chatter about the two and a half treasures like flies all day long.

"To be honest, I really miss that fat man. Although he is not a good person, he is at least very funny, right?"

"Jonathan" sat by the fire, looking through the backpack left by "Gad Hassan" with a regretful expression. . .

There was only a broken wine bottle and a pile of blue oval stones in the backpack.

"Look what our friend left us? Twelve years of whiskey, I can't tell that this fat man has quite a taste." "Jonathan" didn't mind being dirty, he pulled out the cork and took a nice sip. Then his eyes fell on those oval stones with blue background and gold rim. "What are these? Are they the decorations stolen from the tomb?"

"This pattern looks like the scarab that the Egyptians believed in..."

"Evelin" seemed to be very interested in these "beautifully carved scarab statues". Just as she was about to reach out to pick them up, Luo Jie, who had been sitting by the fire with his eyes closed and meditating, suddenly said: "If I were you, I would never I’ll touch these things of unknown origin.”

"Jonathan" burped and mocked, "Does Mr. Ye also think that the fat man died from the Pharaoh's curse?"

Luo Jie smiled noncommittally, and the succulent next to him stood up in agreement and kicked the backpack into the blazing bonfire.

"Evelin" couldn't help but exclaimed: "What are you doing? Even if this thing is not made of gold, it is at least a precious cultural relic!" As she said this, she hurriedly looked for something that could extinguish the fire.

At this moment, those beautiful "scarab statues" suddenly cracked open, and several black insects half the size of a palm broke out of their shells. They twitched and burned to death in the fire before they could even crawl out a few steps.

A strange burnt aroma suddenly filled the air.

"Evelyn" screamed and threw herself into "O'Connor"'s arms - although she was not usually afraid of bugs, they were too big.

"I think I know how our fat friend died." "Jonathan" crossed himself with lingering fear, saying that he had previously thought about secretly hiding one on his body as a souvenir.

"O'Connor"'s expression was filled with embarrassment and a bit of surprise. His hands, which had no place to rest, were secretly planning to fall down to comfort "Evelyn" in his arms. Suddenly, his face changed: "It's the voice of the cavalry! Someone is coming. "

As soon as the words were spoken, countless men in black rushed into Hamna Tower through the gap in the wall. The Americans camped outside were the first to bear the brunt and once again started a fierce exchange of fire with these lingering men in black. .

Although there are many Americans in the group, most of them are just ordinary workers without any fighting ability. The only ones who really know how to shoot are the leader "Danny" and the veteran "Benny".

"Damn! These men in black are not here to rob, they are here to kill us all!"

The American team fought and retreated, and the war soon spread to the protagonists "O'Connor" and Luo Jie.

"O'Connor" is still a master of marksmanship, but this time there are too many men in black, so many that they can't even cover the halo of the protagonist.

Bang bang!

Two gunshots rang out almost at the same time. A knight in black clutched his chest and fell off his horse. "O'Connor"'s right arm also hung limply.

"Oh, my God, you're hurt!" "Evelyn" hurriedly tore off the fabric at the corner of her clothes to stop "O'Connor"'s bleeding.

"Don't worry about it yet, hide behind me!"

"O'Connor" was no longer able to use the gun with his right hand. He only used his left hand to fight back, and his accuracy was obviously worse than before.

"Danny! Where are your explosives?"

In the original work, "O'Connor" lit the explosive fuse in an emergency, forcing the men in black to temporarily retreat.

The American team leader "Danny" seemed to understand "O'Connor"'s intention, and shouted with a grimace: "The box containing the explosives got stuck in the quicksand on the way here! How could I possibly know that something like this happened?" ?”

"Damn it! I knew it wasn't that simple!"

"Succulent", who was hiding behind the bunker and pretending to fight back with the old-fashioned rifle he picked up, couldn't help but curse in secret. Although the sound was not loud, it clearly reached Luo Jie's ears.

Luo Jie frowned. He had actually been mentally prepared for such an accident.

After all, this is a side mission that rewards two EX items at the same time. With the system's urinary nature, it is impossible for the player to do nothing and follow the plot to meet the BOSS "Imerton".

"Brother Night Dire, are we going to take action? If things continue like this, the protagonist "O'Connor" and this team of Americans may have to answer here..."

“No, at least you can’t do this until Immorton is resurrected. "

Luo Jie also knew that their attack was the fastest way to repel the men in black, but this was also a big hole dug by the system for the players.

It can be seen from the words and actions of the protagonist and the American team that they have an absolutely negative attitude towards the legendary "Curse of the Pharaoh", so they excavated the tombs of Hamna Tower without any scruples. .

But once the player shows any extraordinary ability in front of them, it is equivalent to directly proving the existence of supernatural power. The only two heroines in the team who know ancient Egyptian writing "Evelyn" and the Egyptology professor "Alan" ", it is absolutely impossible to read the resurrection spell in the "Black Book of the Dead".

In previous lives, players have tried to threaten these two people with strong methods, but those Pharaoh guards are not vegetarians. Even if they cannot save these two key figures in the plot, they will kill them as soon as possible.

Therefore, before "Imerton" is resurrected, once any ability that cannot be explained by common sense is exposed in front of the protagonist and others, the mission can basically be declared a failure.

"Okay, Brother Nightmare, I believe you must have a good reason for doing this... But the problem is, ahem, "O'Connor" they are about to die! "

While Luo Jie fired to protect "O'Connor" and "Evelyn", he quickly looked around for anything that could be used.

"Everyone retreat underground!"

Hearing Luo Jie's cry, the two groups of people who were resisting in embarrassment finally reacted, abandoned their horses and luggage, and scrambled to escape into the entrance of the tomb that had just been dug during the day.

Sure enough, after everyone entered the catacombs, the hundreds of men in black outside stopped attacking and halted in the square in front of the entrance.

The current situation is quite unfavorable for the attackers. These men in black can accept brave death in battle, but they are never willing to die recklessly.

"Captain, these tomb robbers escaped into the resting place of the Pharaoh. Should we destroy their camp, take away their camels and horses, and trap them here to death?"

After hearing the advice of his men, a man in black took off his mask, revealing a tough middle-aged face with tattoos on his cheeks.

"No, if they fall into despair, they may destroy the coffin inside the mausoleum. That would run counter to our mission of protecting this place."

After that, the leader of the men in black pulled the reins, urged his horse forward, and shouted into the dark entrance of the mausoleum: "Outsiders, let's stop here! I can promise not to kill you, but you must leave here... …Remember, you only have one day!”

A long time after the horse team of the men in black left, the two teams carefully walked out of the mausoleum. After confirming that the livestock and luggage were still in place, they finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

"What should we do now? If we don't leave, I believe these tough men in black will definitely kill us."

Cousin "Jonathan" backed down while holding the wine bottle. It was hard to say whether the Pharaoh's treasure was real or not. He didn't want to risk his life here.

The American cowboy "Henderson" became excited and shouted to several companions: "I knew the Pharaoh's treasure must be here! Otherwise they wouldn't be able to attack us one after another like this..."

"No, you are wrong. They are a desert people. For them, water is far more precious than gold...Forget it, I guess you don't understand this either."

"O'Connor" suddenly realized that talking to these guys who were dazzled by the treasure would be a waste of time.

"The problem now is, they gave us an ultimatum."

As a veteran who can even betray his comrades, "Benny" knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. He doesn't want to stay here and fight with those numerous men in black.

"You're right, so we have to work through the night."

After finally finding the legendary Hamna Tower, no one wanted to return empty-handed. Encouraged by the double salary of the team leader "Danny", the remaining workers cheered up again, raised torches and oil lamps and started working overtime.

"Evelyn" did not want to waste the remaining day, and also took "O'Connor" and her cousin "Jonathan" into the mausoleum again.

Seeing the firelight of the two teams gradually disappearing into the tomb corridor, Succulent turned to Luo Jie and raised his eyebrows with a wry smile.

"The plot finally didn't deviate too much. This feeling of being tied down is really uncomfortable."

"That's the way the system's tasks are. The higher the level of the task, the less it can be solved with brute force... By the way, I don't seem to have seen the flaming red cactus."

"Maybe you're still looking for that "Sun Golden Sutra", right? This loli is quite stubborn..."

…

Underground, at the base of the statue of Anubis, the god of death.

The high-pressure hydrochloric acid in the trap had flowed cleanly. Two local workers fearfully entered the secret compartment under the Statue of Death and struggled to lift out a half-meter-square painted wooden box from inside.

"Be careful, there may be a curse on this box."

The Egyptology professor "Alan" hired by the Americans carefully reminded the cowboy "Henderson" who was about to open the box first.

"What does this box say? Is it the Pharaoh's treasure?" "Henderson" doesn't care about the so-called "curse" at all. He just wants to find the treasure quickly.

"Let me take a look... it says, 'Anyone who opens this box will be killed.'" "

At this moment, an inexplicable cold wind blew through the space, and the fire flickered, making the silent underground tomb even more eerie and terrifying.

"It's... it's a curse!"

The local laborers rushed out of the tomb with pale faces. Although the veteran greaser "Benny" did not completely believe in any curse, he still acted with caution and took advantage of "Henderson" and the other four people. Without paying attention, he retreated secretly.

At this time, no one noticed that there was one person missing in the tomb. The eyes of everyone present were focused on an ancient book with a black cover in the wooden box.

"The Black Book of the Dead".

…

Hamna Tower, the above ground camp.

The Americans searched the tomb for more than an hour. However, the size of this underground mausoleum was no less than that of a small city, and the internal roads were complicated. They could not find anything valuable until the torches and lamp oil they carried were about to run out. , he could only turn around and return to the ground with the "Black Book of the Dead" and several exquisite urns.

"Damn it, the Pharaoh hid his treasure so well. It seems we won't be able to find it before the deadline set by the men in black." Cowboy "Henderson" sat on the box and drank water while talking. Complaining. UU reading www.uukanshu.net

"Be content, at least we found this." "Danny" in the suit played with the urn in his hand, "The material of this thing is very good, it should be sold for a good price, at least it will not make us lose money on this trip. ”

"Bernsch", who looked like an intellectual, wiped his thick glasses and said with a smile: "Yes, at least we have a good harvest. I heard that only one mummy was found on the opposite side. It is too smokey to use it as firewood. "

Egyptologist "Alan" did not participate in their conversation and had been studying the "Black Book of the Dead" that was as big and thick as a shield in his hand.

However, the book seemed to be locked from the inside, and he was unwilling to destroy it violently, so he could only turn it over and look at it greedily.

Suddenly he felt an equally burning gaze, and when he looked up, he saw the curly-haired young woman "Evelin" in the opposite team standing not far away, staring at the "Black Book of the Dead" in his hand.

"That thing needs to be opened with a key."

"I know."

Egyptologist "Alan" blocked the "Black Book of the Dead" with his arm like a child guarding food. "Evelin" smiled awkwardly and turned around to return to her camp.

Although Luo Jie seemed to be taking a nap next to the fire, he had actually been using his "Ultrasound Imaging" skill to monitor the movements of the heroine "Evelin". Seeing that this silly Baitian had noticed the "Black Book of the Dead", he felt in his heart I also relaxed a lot. .

If there are no accidents, the next step will be for "Evelyn" to steal the "Black Book of the Dead" and accidentally recite the spell to wake up the high priest "Imorton".

Of course, how can the things done by scholars be considered stealing?