From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Ancient Egypt was built on Serket!

Ancient Egypt and Serket were one entity!

“O’Connor, you are the one chosen by Serket!”

The Medgar warrior looked at O'Connor intently before slowly saying, "We Medgar warriors have the duty to guard Hamunaptra, not only to prevent the mummies inside from coming back to life, but also to protect Serket."

The glory of ancient Egypt was built on Serket, but the pharaohs only took from Serket and never gave back.

Gradually.

Serket's power waned, forests vanished, and grasslands were gradually replaced by desert... The pharaohs and priests of the past built a pyramid atop the goddess's head and a city of the dead at her scorpion's tail, hoping the goddess would cease moving, remain in one place, protect the last oasis, and establish dominion, thus creating an undead army—

Within the goddess's protection, this legion is invincible, undefeated, and immortal.

However, after the goddess was fixed in place, strange things began to happen. The oasis would only appear on the day of the Wind-Scenting Festival; at other times, it would disappear into another dimension, inaccessible to ordinary people...

Many pharaohs desired this legion, but all failed because of Serket's 'mischief,' and the Scorpion King was one of them.

After the Scorpion King, subsequent pharaohs learned their lesson and stopped seeking the power of the undead army…

"What does this have to do with me being selected?"

Calming down and realizing that she had gained power, O'Connor's panic disappeared, replaced by excitement, but a hint of doubt also appeared in her eyes.

"There must be a reason why Serkett gave you power!"

The Medgar warrior said, “The Oasis of Amshe is about to appear. Legend has it that whoever challenges and defeats the Scorpion King will gain control of the undead army. Perhaps Serket still loves the people living on this land and hopes that you will defeat the Scorpion King and use the power of the undead army to defeat the undead mummy Imhotep.”

"I?"

O'Connor felt a chill run down his spine. Pointing to his own nose, he asked the other person for confirmation, "Saving the world?"

"Yes."

Looking at O'Connor's messy hair and tattered clothes; smelling the strong stench from his lack of washing for days...

The Medgar warrior finally nodded solemnly, "You are the savior chosen by Serket to defeat the Scorpion King and lead the undead army to victory over Imhotep!"

O'Connor took a deep breath, turned her head and looked at Jiang Liu, saying, "I think this guy has heatstroke, and it's already terminal, the kind that can't be cured."

"I think what he said is not without reason."

Jiang Liu chuckled, knowing full well that O'Connor wasn't chosen by Serket at all. It was only because the Medgar Holy Mark resonated with the energy of this place that he obtained Qi and constructed a special "Anka Cross"-like cycle.

Once this special Anka Cross circadian rhythm is completed and actively moved, it can resonate instinctively with the Scorpion-shaped energy field, or rather, with the Serket energy field, thereby touching the spirit and allowing the full picture of the Serket energy field to appear in the inner vision.

The Medgar warrior failed simply because he was too old. If he were twenty years younger, around thirty years old, he could have used the Medgar runes on the back of his hand to construct a complete energy cycle, thus officially embarking on the path of self-cultivation.

But the atmosphere was a bit awkward right now, so a little joke wouldn't hurt. He continued, "O'Connor, haven't you realized that everything about our trip is related to you?"

"You are the guide!"

"You are the only person in our team who went to Hamnata a second time!"

"You are a descendant of the warriors of Medgar!"

"You are a brave adventurer who voluntarily followed us to explore the Golden Book of the Sun!"

The first three sentences made O'Connor wonder if he had truly been chosen by Serket, the protagonist of an adventure story, the chosen one. But the fourth sentence snapped him back to reality, and he roared, "No! I didn't come here willingly to find the Book of the Sun!"

"no?"

As Jiang Liu's tone deepened, the surrounding air began to distort, startling O'Connor so much that she gasped for breath, swallowed hard, and raised her hand, saying, "Yes! Absolutely! Anyone who says otherwise, I'll fight them!"

Having said that, he grabbed the Medgar warrior by the collar and asked fiercely, "What nonsense are you spouting?"

Medgar was on the verge of tears. Even though he had accepted the fact that O'Connor had been chosen by Serket, he still couldn't believe from the bottom of his heart that the goddess would choose such a shameless bastard.

[Goddess!]

【I am your devout follower! I am a descendant of pure Egyptian blood!】

Why did you choose O'Connor, this bastard whose very blood is that of a bandit?

He could only pray to Serket in his heart, but the one who responded to him was Zhao Yingkong, who asked, "Since you worship Serket, why are there two snakes on both sides of the Medga sacred mark instead of scorpions? Even if you don't acknowledge that Serket in the currently accepted Egyptian mythology is an animal god, you should still know that Serket is indeed a scorpion, right?"

O'Connor put him down, and the latter said, "There is more than one group of Medgar warriors. In addition to the cobra, there are hippos, scarabs, lionesses, male lions, cats, crocodiles, etc., which represent the animals that used to live together on Serket. Later, they gradually evolved into the animal gods in the common people's mouths, and Serket was also included."

Speaking of Serket being categorized as an animal god, this Medgar warrior was quite dissatisfied: "Serket is clearly the greatest deity, who nurtured the ancestors of Egypt and was one with the world, yet he is described as an animal simply because he resembles a scorpion—"

That's absolutely outrageous!

Zheng Zha and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

But Jiang Liu felt a sense of familiarity.

After all, ordinary people in China have a similar attitude towards mythology: as long as it can be combined, is interesting, and meaningful, they will change and rewrite it.

Just like the legend of Chenxiang splitting the mountain to save his mother, it originally had nothing to do with Erlang Shen. It was a story about the family of the Huayue Mountain God. The Third Holy Mother of Huashan was not Erlang Shen's sister at all. She just had a brother named Huashan Erlang. So later generations merged Huashan Erlang, Yang Erlang, and Li Erlang into one person.

As for history?

That's a matter for scholars.

# Chapter 545 Amshe Oasis

Just as everyone was chatting, there seemed to be movement from the north. Jiang Liu turned around and looked, and saw:

The vast desert trembled slightly, and the rolling sandstorm howled.

A line of yellow sand rises and ripples, iron horses and soldiers in black shirts flutter.

In the distance, a group of over a thousand people, dressed in black, riding chestnut horses, trudging across the yellow sand, shouting and whistling, were heading this way.

"They are my compatriots!"

The Medgar warrior shouted loudly!

"Whoa—"

As the horse approached the group, the reins were pulled, bringing it to an abrupt halt. Thousands of people dressed in black robes and wearing masks surrounded Jiang Liu and his companions, pulling out shotguns and submachine guns.

"Nader!"

The leader, riding a black horse and wielding a long curved sword, caught sight of the Medgar warrior beside O'Connor, called out his name, his eyes darkening as he asked, "Are you the only one left? Did they do it?"

"Yes···"

Seeing the others raise their guns, Nader immediately raised his hands and shouted, "Wait! They are not evil people!"

As he spoke, he raised O'Connor's right hand high, displaying the Medgar sign on the back of his hand to the hundreds of people: "He is British, but he has Medgar blood! He is one of our own!"

Upon seeing the Medgar emblem, the leader dismounted, stepped forward, grasped O'Connor's hand, and carefully stroked it to confirm it was genuine. Only then did he wave to the remaining Medgar warriors behind him, signaling them to lower their guns. He then gave O'Connor a big hug and laughed, "Welcome home, my brother!"

"Hey! I'm not Egyptian!"

O'Connor didn't like hugging men, so she pushed him away and patted her sleeves in disgust.

"Possessing the Medgar Crest signifies that we are one family. In the distant past, we numbered in the tens of thousands, but with the gradual disappearance of Serket, only about a hundred of us remain..."

At this point, his gaze fell on Jiang Liu and his group, "Because of the misunderstanding, we lost some of our men, but fortunately, we gained you as a brother!"

"We apologize for killing your people, but it was because your actions crossed the line; they were practically robbery."

Even Zhan Lan only vaguely remembered the plot of The Mummy series, so Zheng Zha, who spoke up, didn't initially think that those people were the same group as O'Connor and the "Guardians" who helped O'Connor and Evelyn in the story, rather than just simple bandits.

"Feel sorry."

The leader of the Medgar warriors was a reasonable and enlightened person. He understood that since it was his own people who attacked first, and the others killed the other Medgar warriors in self-defense, they were not really at fault. So he apologized first.

"May I ask who you are?"

Jiang Liu found that the leader of the Medgar warriors was quite charismatic.

"Ades Bay".

He removed the black cloth covering his mouth and nose, revealing a tan face with peculiar symbols on his forehead, distinctive tattoos on his cheeks, a beard, and curly hair. There was a subtle fluctuation of Qi within him, indicating that he was a cultivator, not just an ordinary person with a strong physique and skill in using firearms like the other Medgar warriors.

"Hello, Chief Ades."

Jiang Liu extended his hand, introduced himself, and also introduced the members of the Central Continent Team, as well as Isaac and Hermione.

After the two sides got to know each other, Jiang Liu explained their purpose, saying, "We have come here to find the Book of the Sun in order to bury the resurrected mummy, Imhotep."

"That's why we came here too."

Ades Bay looked serious.

The Medgar warriors always guarded the vicinity of Hamunaptra. Normally, they would only send five to fifteen men to patrol outside Hamunaptra to see if anyone would accidentally wander in.

On the day of the Sighting Festival, all the Medgar warriors would travel to the Hamunaptra area to dissuade those who wished to enter the City of the Dead.

If persuasion fails, the choice is to eliminate them, removing any risk that might disturb the mummies and spirits within Hamunaptra.

Six days ago.

The eight Medgar warriors guarding Hamunaptra were changing shifts, allowing Jiang Liu and his group to easily break into the City of the Dead.

Afterwards, Imhotep resurrected, unleashing a ring-shaped sandstorm that caught the attention of the Medgar warriors, who hurriedly contacted Ades Bay...

“Ades, O’Connor is the one chosen by Serket!” Just then, Nader revealed that O’Connor resonated with Serket and gained power.

"really?"

Like Nader, Adez Bay, a Medgar warrior, also believed in Serket. He also possessed powers that ordinary people did not have. However, in his view, the power he had developed through training was absolutely not the same as that of O'Connor, who had obtained power through Serket's favor.

At that moment, his eyes were filled with passion as he gazed sincerely at O'Connor, grasped her shoulders, and exclaimed excitedly, "This must be destiny! O'Connor, you will become the savior of Egypt!"

O'Connor, feeling uncomfortable under the intense gaze, slapped Ades Bay's arm away and said, "Don't put the blame on me. I'm only responsible for finding the Book of the Sun; I don't care about anything else."

Seeing this, Adez Bay said nothing more, assuming that O'Connor hadn't yet grasped her mission, and that fate would inevitably lead her to defeat the Scorpion King and Imhotep...

Afterwards, Adez Beminard led the Medgar warriors to patrol outside the Amshe Oasis, while he stayed behind until the moment he guided O'Connor to fully "awaken"!

"Aren't the Medgar warriors a bit too superstitious?"

Jiang Liu's teasing of O'Connor and attempts to liven up the atmosphere were acceptable, but now that Ades Bay is so stubborn, Zhao Yingkong is somewhat dissatisfied and suspects that these two guys might make things worse later.

"Respect other people's beliefs."

Jiang Liu, however, didn't seem to care. "As long as it doesn't affect you or me, there's no need to worry about it. Besides, don't you think O'Connor is like the protagonist of an adventure story?"

“He was the main character all along.” Upon hearing this, Zhao Yingkong rolled her eyes, speechless.