The Witcher: The Journey to Transcendence from Marvel.

Chapter 76 The High Priest Runs Really Fast

The sudden sound startled Evelyn. She turned around and found that O'Connor had opened his eyes and was looking at her.

"Stealing something isn't stealing," Evelyn tried to argue. "According to my brother, what I did could be called 'taking.'"

After saying that, she quickly opened the Black Book of the Dead in a mysterious box, and a mysterious wind suddenly swept over.

O'Connor squatted beside her, looking at the mysterious book curiously.

"@#￥%%" Evelyn recited a spell from the Black Scripture for some unknown reason. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the wind seemed to come from another world, carrying a gloomy and terrifying atmosphere.

"No, you can't read it out loud!!" The sleeping American professor was awakened and shouted loudly.

But it was too late.
Wes knew that the Black Book of the Dead had been opened by Evelyn, so he tried to change the direction of the story, but unexpectedly, everything was still developing according to the original plan.

The sound of insects flapping their wings was heard, and the sound became clearer and clearer as it got closer and closer.

Tens of thousands of locusts flew towards Hamunatta like a black cloud covering the entire sky. The number of locusts was so large that it was unimaginable.

"Why are there so many locusts in the desert?!" Everyone looked at the locusts flying in the sky in surprise. The arrival of these locusts indicated some kind of ominous sign.

The locusts swarmed into the camp like a tide, covering the tents, camels, and even the people with these black insects. The locusts were so dense that it seemed as if they had taken over the entire world. The tent fabric was nearly collapsed under the weight of the countless locusts. The camels' backs were also covered with these terrifying creatures, which crawled on the animals' skin, causing them to cry out in anxiety.

These locusts aren't just huge in numbers; they also bite. Despite their small size, their bite is incredibly powerful, and once they get their hands on your skin, it's very difficult to get rid of them.

Some people suffered painful bites from the insects on their faces, arms, and necks. Others tried to shoo them away with their hands, but there were so many locusts that it was impossible to clear them away.

"What are you standing there for? Run!" an American in the crowd shouted, "We can't deal with so many locusts with just guns."

"Hurry up and enter the underground palace, it's safe there!" O'Connor protected Evelyn and rushed to the underground palace.

Others also ran towards the underground palace, which was their last refuge.

Only the American professor did not run away. He knew that the curse from hell had come true. He stood there quietly to accept the punishment, and was swallowed up by the locusts in an instant.

At this time, Wes began to chant a spell. With him as the center, a ball of fire exploded around him, forming a fire tornado that swept all the locusts in it.

The high temperature of the flames made it impossible to get close to them, and the air was filled with a burnt smell that made people feel nauseous.

Tens of thousands of locusts were burned to death, their bodies turned to ashes in the flames. Everyone stared at Wes's amazing move in amazement.

“So he’s so powerful,” Evelin said in a low voice.

However, burning off this wave of locusts did not solve the problem, and the next wave of locusts followed, endlessly.

"Locust plague." Wes frowned, he knew that this was not a solution.

The Ten Plagues of Egypt are a series of disasters recorded in the Bible, and the locust plague is just one of them. These locusts are constantly coming in and will not stop unless Imhotep is killed again.

"These locusts are here because of Imhotep. We must return to the underground palace."

After Wes finished speaking, everyone immediately rushed into the underground palace. Wes was the last one to enter the underground palace, and then he sealed the door of the underground palace.

Everyone who saw him involuntarily made way for him, and began to look at him with fear. He walked straight to Evelin's side and reached out to take the Black Book of the Dead. Evelin held the book tightly, unwilling to let go.

"I think according to the agreement I should be able to choose two things to take away."

"Leave it to him," Jonathan whispered in Evelin's ear, "Let go, this thing was never yours in the first place."

Evelin hesitated for a moment, and finally let go of her hand reluctantly.

After Weiss put away the Black Book of the Dead, he left only one sentence: "I advise you to leave Egypt as soon as possible. Great changes will happen here."

After saying this, he walked towards the depths of the underground palace. He wanted to see the strength of the Egyptian high priest three thousand years ago, and also wanted to see how much influence the Egyptian gods could have on the world.

Weiss's figure slowly disappeared into the darkness, leaving the group of people looking at each other in bewilderment.

"What should we do?" someone asked helplessly.

"Is what he said true? Will there be a huge change in Egypt?"

"Of course it's a lie. Since we're already here, we might as well find some more treasure to take back."

The Americans did not listen to Wes's advice. Even after witnessing the horrific locust plague and Wes's powerful abilities, they still coveted the treasures in the underground palace without fear of death.

"We have to get out of here as soon as possible."

Only the O'Connors intended to follow the advice.

"Click~Click", deep in the underground palace, a black skeleton was moving at an extremely slow rhythm, and every movement was accompanied by the sound of bones rubbing against the ground.

This skeleton was none other than the high priest Imhotep, who had just been resurrected by the spell Evelynn had accidentally recited.

The internal organs of his lover Ansuna were sealed in five mysterious holy urns, but now they were recklessly taken away by five ignorant Americans who were blinded by greed.

In order to resurrect Ansuna, Imhotep must first retrieve the five holy urns. However, Imhotep has not yet been fully resurrected, and these five Americans just happen to be his sacrifices.

In the underground palace, he has special perception abilities and can know exactly where the five Americans are.

Just when he was about to find the five Americans, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him and blocked his way.

Weiss stood in front of Imhotep and greeted him in ancient Egyptian: "Hello, High Priest!"

"Who. Are. You?" Imhotep, who had just been resurrected, spoke intermittently.

"A wizard," Weiss calmly took out his wand and took the initiative. "Avada is eating a big melon."

A pale green light shot out from the tip of the wand, like a deadly lightning, shooting straight towards Imhotep.

Although Imhotep was only a fragile skeleton at this moment, he showed extraordinary reaction speed. He instantly turned into a ball of yellow sand and dissipated, as if he had never appeared.

"Wizard, I will remember you, but now is not the time to play with you."

Imhotep's voice echoed from all directions. His body had completely decomposed into tiny grains of sand, which disappeared without a trace along with the air currents in the underground palace.
(End of this chapter)