Red Dragon has magic

Chapter 259 The Secret of the Pyramid
Tassera hesitated for only a moment, then quickly returned to dragon form and joined everyone.

After all, she is the second blue dragon among the colored dragons, a well-deserved evil dragon.

Tassera flapped her wings and flew to the top of the pyramid. She looked around and said, "Don't move. Follow my orders."

"Who are you? Are you the captain?" Cecilia squinted at the blue dragon, "Why should we listen to you?"

"Because I know more about pyramids than you do." Tassera said bluntly, "If you destroy the pyramids so casually, it will easily destroy the treasures. Do you know that?"

Cecilia opened her mouth slightly, wanting to say something. Even she had to admit that Tassela was knowledgeable and she was far from being as knowledgeable as her. However, she was definitely no match for her in terms of intelligence, worldly wisdom, and eloquence. She said, "Keep convincing me."

"I don't need to convince you."

Tassera swung her thick and flat tail and crawled to Leon's side. She said, "The pyramids are the tombs of the pharaohs of the ancient fallen empire. The pharaohs were extremely extravagant during their lifetime and still wanted to rule the world after their death, so they built pyramids for themselves at all costs during their lifetime."

Tassera pulled a brick and continued, "The ancient fallen empire's devout belief in God led to the formation of a deep-rooted concept of the afterlife. Influenced by this concept of the afterlife, the rulers and people of the ancient fallen empire prepared for death with sincerity and confidence while they were alive..."

"Why should I let you listen to my command?" Tassera said as she raised her neck. To be honest, her neck was a little short for a blue dragon, and it was difficult for her neck to be so long and graceful in her human form.

"The pyramids are basically built with stone. In order to make up for and decorate these plain stones, the craftsmen of the ancient fallen empires would adopt a variety of methods, such as polishing and carving granite and limestone, decorating with gold and silver, inlaying gems, and using various pigments to create incredible art."

"Some vulgar people only know that gold, silver and jewelry are valuable." Tassela glanced at Cecilia, "They don't know that those works of art are more valuable than gold, silver and jewelry."

"Of course we can destroy the pyramids from the outside, but we must be careful not to damage the tombs, the murals on the walls, the statues and other messy things." Tassera looked around, "I've finished speaking, does anyone have any opinions?"

Cecilia said nothing, but snorted.

"I have no objection." Although Saloves seemed to be closer to Cecilia, she was actually a red dragon whose arrogance was unmatched by any other dragon, and she looked down on both blue and green dragons.

"Just do as you say." Leon said, "We will do whatever you say."

"First, dismantle the top of the pyramid and don't touch other places." Tassera commanded.

Leon had climbed to the middle of the pyramid, preparing to destroy it from the middle, but returned to the top of the pyramid after hearing Tassera's words.

It is not easy for four people to demolish a house, but it is a piece of cake for four dragons to demolish a pyramid.

Not to mention that Leon can also use his body skills to tear off two scales and summon two red dragon clones to help with the work. It's just a pity that his clones have no self-awareness and must have vision and cannot leave him, otherwise even the adventure can be handed over to them.

With everyone working together, they soon dug out a tomb chamber, and saw a huge crystal suspended in the tomb chamber.

The moment she saw the crystal appear, Saloves almost immediately stretched out her claws, but fortunately Leon held her down and said, "What are you doing?"

"I, I, what did I want to do?" Saloveis blinked, as if she was confused just now.

"Follow instructions and don't act rashly." Leon looked at Tassera and maintained his amazing composure. He remained unmoved even when seeing such a large piece of crystal.

Such a large piece of crystal, even Tassera, a dragon who is not so greedy for money, was fascinated by it. How could a dragon or a woman refuse such a shiny thing? After a long time, she calmed down and said, "This crystal... This is not a crystal, it is a focusing eye."

"What is the Focusing Eye?" Leon had never heard of the Focusing Eye in any setting book, but he had gotten used to it. This world was just a world based on DND.

"The Focusing Eye is a magical weapon, usually made of crystal. It gathers energy and emits a dazzling white light. The white light is extremely strong and indestructible, and everything in front of it is reduced to ashes." Tassera stared at the Focusing Eye intently. "There shouldn't be a Focusing Eye in a pyramid or a mausoleum."

“Unless the function of this pyramid is more than just a mausoleum…” Tassera narrowed her eyes dangerously.

"What other functions does a pyramid have besides being a tomb?" Lyon asked curiously.

"I'm just guessing, I don't know the details." Tassera sniffed, "It's useless for you to look at me like that... The ancient fallen empire happened thousands or tens of thousands of years ago. There is no record of the ancient fallen empire, even in the elves' library."

Leon hesitated and said, "Forget it, forget about those things. I just want to ask, can we take this Focusing Eye away?"

"Of course you can take it away." Tassera stretched out her claws to pick up the Focusing Eye, looked left and right, and couldn't let it go. "Isn't this what we came here for?"

"Will it still work?" Lyon said. "That's what I'm more concerned about."

"It needs to be studied." Tassela replied. "Then take it back and study it carefully." Leon found Cecilia and Saloves staring at the Focusing Eye eagerly, "After you finish reading it, show it to them... all of you take a look, and then give it back to me. After we conquer this dungeon, we will share the spoils together."

Cecilia admired the Focusing Eye for the last time and reluctantly handed it to Leon.

Leon just looked at it a few more times and threw it into the small space in his sleeve. As he became stronger, the small space in his sleeve became bigger and bigger. He said, "It's a good start. Let's continue. There must be more good things below."

The Focusing Eye inspired everyone, and soon they dug out another tomb, which contained many books and was full of magic traps.

Shadows suddenly appeared, emitting an unnatural coldness.

Saloves was so frightened that she almost fell off the pyramid and said, "What the hell is this?"

"Ghost, that's a ghost." said Tassela.

"Kill them." Tassela paused and screamed, "No, you can't kill them."

Saloves had already prepared her breath weapon, but she held back what Tassela said and complained, "Kill her or not? What's wrong with you... Freeze ray? I'm being attacked."

"Your attack will destroy the library," Tassela explained. "Leave it to me."

"Let me do it." Lyon stood up.

A palm thunder and a ghost, the ghost that once haunted Leon when he was a young dragon, now couldn't even withstand one of his attacks.

"Done. Not a single book was destroyed." Leon killed the ghosts. "The remaining magic traps are left to you."

Unless the Samadhi True Fire is used, once the Samadhi True Fire is used, the books will definitely not be spared. Lyon does not have the ability to deal with those magic traps, and it has to be left to Tassera to solve.

As soon as Leon finished speaking, a bunch of severed hands appeared from nowhere.

That is the Creeping Claw, the severed hand of a murderer animated by dark magic. It retains a bit of the original individual's sanity and memory, as well as the hatred, jealousy or greed that caused the original owner to commit the murder, causing it to try its best to imitate and reproduce the brutal acts committed by the original owner during his lifetime.

Some dark and evil wizards also use creeping claws as labor in their laboratories.

The creeping claws had no challenge level and were almost no threat. They were like rats, and even ordinary people could easily deal with them. Leon couldn't bear to use palm thunder to attack the creeping claws. It was really a waste of talent. He turned to look at Tassela and said, "I'll leave those things to you."

"I'll take care of it," Tassela said, "including those magic traps."

The small creeping claws, whether electric claws or lightning traction, were easy to deal with. While Tassera was busy removing those magic traps, Leon, Cecilia, and Saloves went to sleep.

After waking up, Leon climbed up the pyramid and found that Tassera had already set up all the magic traps.

He changed into a human form and jumped into the tomb. He picked up a book from the bookshelf. He frowned at the unfamiliar words and asked, "What are these words?"

"The writing of the ancient fallen empire is very different from the common language commonly used today." Tassela said, "I don't quite understand it either."

“Go back and read them slowly.” Leon started to take the books away.

Tassela helped Leon take the books off the bookshelf and suddenly said, "I may know what's going on with this pyramid."

"What do you mean?" Leon stopped.

"This pyramid is more of a wizard's tower than a mausoleum." Tassera paused, "It's a bit of both."

"As for the owner of this tomb, it is very likely a pharaoh named Suosis." Tassera bit her lip in human form. "Unlike many pharaohs who were obsessed with the afterlife, he was committed to unlocking the secret of immortality. Not only was he a pharaoh, he was also the high priest of the funeral cult that was popular at the time."

"I'm not too sure what exactly happened, but it's clear that Suosis didn't gain immortality... or maybe he did, judging by the evil power emanating from this pyramid."

Tassela pondered for a moment and said, "We are most likely facing a combination of a mummy lord and a lich."

(End of this chapter)