Mummies are embalmed corpses, and they also undergo a series of enchantments and negative energy corrosion, and finally imprison their souls in them forever. Due to their inhuman torture, these bandaged undead creatures possess a lot of supernatural powers, and the fear aura is just one of them. On top of that, they also have deadly viruses in their bodies, and anyone who comes into direct contact with them can be infected with "carrion", and all physical attacks can only do half the damage.

Normally, it is impossible for a mummy to have the ability to intellect and think. Thousands of years ago, a powerful necromancer invented a special method to ensure the integrity of the soul during the process of making zuò, so that the deceased could retain their previous memories, intelligence, and professional rank.

There are very few casters who have mastered this method, and in modern times, except for those old monsters who have lived for thousands of years, basically no one knows how to do it. These dangerous undead have a special name called Ancient Mummies. It's nothing compared to a lich, but it's a lot more powerful than a vampire, and at least they're not afraid of being exposed to the sun.

Henry now had to deal with such a difficult opponent. He'd already cast four or five spells and magic in a row, but all of them had been blocked by protective magic. Obviously, the ancient mummy in front of him was a mage specializing in the protection department before his death, and he was a mess of combat experience, especially the terrifying spell recognition ability, and he could judge the magic being cast almost when he chanted the first three syllables.

Its cast speed is also quite fast, and it can always be blessed with the corresponding spell protection one to two seconds in advance. It can be said that this is one of the most difficult to deal with of the various types of mages, who are always careful to put themselves in an absolutely safe position first. Then slowly look for the opponent's weaknesses. The fatal blow will not be delivered until there is absolute certainty.

If it weren't for once a day, time stood still and was gone. Henry will definitely use it without hesitation now. However, there is no regret medicine in the world, and on the premise of not wasting scrolls, he can only follow the tactics taught by Tyrantiel before, step by step, to crack the opponent's protection. This is a set of combat methods that have been summarized by countless spellcasters, and there are almost no flaws, and the fight is who has more spell slots and is more prepared.

The Ancient Mummy's spell level apparently didn't exceed sixteen, and it didn't look like it could carry magical items and scrolls with bandages all over its body. Ten minutes later. It finally ran out of the last of its protective magic and began hand-to-hand combat. However, due to the slow speed of the mummy's movements, it does not pose any threat at all.

With his agility, Henry dodged simple attacks with ease, and occasionally stumbled and knocked his opponent to the ground. After a few rounds, he said to the ancient mummy who had fallen to the ground, "Listen, I know that unlike those puppets, you must have retained your intellect in life. Now let's make a deal, the rules are simple, I'll spare your life, you serve me. What do you think? ”

"I ...... I can't...... Breach of contract...... Casa ...... Curse...... I have to ...... Must be killed...... Ghoul...... Unless there is a ...... Someone substitutes ...... Otherwise...... Naivagia ...... forever Never able to leave. ”

Ancient Muno spoke intermittently. There was a lot of ancient grammar mixed in, but Henry understood the meaning. The poor mage was imprisoned here to guard the tomb by contract and curse. Unless you are killed or someone willingly takes your place, you can never leave.

"First of all, it wasn't us who stole and damaged Casa's body, it was some other grave robbers. Second, I can find a willing replacement. Now all it takes is your word, obedience! Or ruined miè! ”

When Henry said this, he inadvertently mobilized a trace of self-power. The terrifying energy flowed rapidly through the tomb, and even the ancient mummies, who were undead, felt fear from the bottom of their hearts. It prostrated respectfully on the ground, and replied without raising its head, "I...... Obey...... New owner...... But the ...... must be killed Ghoul...... This is...... A bandage...... As long as anyone is willing...... Willing to accept ...... It will be teleported immediately...... Here it is...... In lieu of...... My location ......"

"You made the right choice and I'll do the rest. Now let the skeleton warriors stand down, we must hurry up and hunt down the real grave robbers. With that, Henry grabbed the bandage and headed outside.

He was now very pleased with the results of this adventure, especially the ancient mummy called Naivagia at the end, which was a surprise and a super surprise. He must have mastered a special method of spell recognition, and as long as he learns it, he can be invincible in magic duels.

You know, it's scary to make predictions right away when your opponent has just started to cast magic. It's like two warriors fighting a duel, one of them always knows all the directions, steps, dodges, and so on of the other second, while the other doesn't know anything. As long as there is not too much difference in strength, victory is almost a certainty.

As far as Henry knew, neither Kelburn, Lyra, Erastro, nor Ilminster, who had lived the longest, had mastered this technique. They can't make a prediction until they're at least halfway through the spell chant, and it's obviously too late to react at this point. It can be said that this is a kind of magic technique that has been lost or not spread at all, and its importance is no less than the instantaneous spell series invented by Xinbu (a series of spells such as spell matrix, spell ordering, spell activation, etc., all invented by Xinbu in order to quickly release more spells). The red-robed mage suffered a big loss that year, and it is said that several chiefs were directly killed).

After seeing all the skeleton warriors retreat back to the secret passage, Kogan spat fiercely on the ground:

"Phew! I swear I'm going to pee three times on their graves! Dare to steal what belongs to us! I'm really impatient! It took me a long time to find out where the damn book was, and how dare those parasites steal it! Come on! This grave looks like it's only been pried open for a day! If we hurry to Pinglike's house before those stupid people, maybe there will be a chance to get my things back! This guy has a lot of debt! ”

"My good dwarf, don't get so excited, none of these guys can run. But an axe hacked to death from time to time is too cheap for them? I have a better idea here, such as imprisoning one of them in a tomb and starving to death, and then being transformed into an undead creature. ”

Henry just needs an unlucky guy to replace Naivagia, and these tomb robbers are just right. They're not good people anyway, and there's no pressure to cheat.

Kogan stroked his beard and thought about it for a few seconds, then nodded slightly. "Alright! Although I think it's more enjoyable to dismantle him and pull his intestines out. But this time, listen to you, Shagberg is too much, and you must use a more durable punishment method. ”

"I promise, you'll be happy with the plan when you see it. Lead the way, I think you should know where to find these people. Henry made a gesture of please.

"Of course! Of course, I know where these miscellaneous things will go, and he is the collector of the commission. Come on, don't be stunned, keep up. ”

Kogan waved at everyone and headed back. He also picked up four or five greatswords as he passed by the corpses of the skeleton warriors, all of which were magically reinforced and could be sold for hundreds of gold coins on the market. Greedy for money, he obviously doesn't want to lose a lot of money for no reason, so he would rather add some more weight.

However, although the dwarven warrior accurately estimated the weight, he forgot the length of the greatsword. These big guys over two meters are not about one meter four tall can handle. He tried several times before tying it with rope and then leaning it sideways over his shoulders.

For this kind of guy who wants money and doesn't want to die, Henry smiled helplessly, and directly picked it up and put it into the dimensional bag. He didn't want to waste time for the more than a thousand gold coins, especially now that it was night, and if he didn't finish this adventure as much as possible, tomorrow's plans would probably be affected.

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An hour later, the group arrived in front of an earthy red building in the temple area. As soon as Kogan approached the door, he cursed loudly, "Damn! It's been flipped over! Snatched up! ”

"How do you see that? The gate was intact, and there was no unusual sound coming from inside. Fidel asked, looking puzzled. She had been in the Shadow Thieves' Guild for so many years, and it was the first time she had seen someone who had not even entered the gate and could tell at a glance whether the house had been ransacked.

The dwarf pointed to his nose and replied, "Do you see my sensitive nose?" Little girl! As soon as someone dies within a kilometer, it smells right away. I bet there must have been quite a few corpses inside, and I guess Pingliko's corpse was crawling with maggots. ”

"Let's go, let's go in and have a look." With that, Henry pushed the door open. I saw several corpses lying on the floor of the living room, one of whom was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and seemed to be the owner of the house.

Kogan glanced at it and sneered and said, "Aha! It seems that my former partner seems to have sprinkled Pinglik's entrails as if he were painting. We'd better go to the rooftops of the Copper Crown Hotel, I strongly suspect that those dog mongrels haven't left the city yet, and are now having fun. ”

"So what are you waiting for, let's go. I'm a little tired now, so hurry up and get everything sorted out and find a place to sleep. With that, Henry turned and walked towards the door. He didn't want to be blocked here by the patrolling guards, and he wouldn't be able to explain it even if he had ten mouths.

Kogan patted his stomach and muttered, "I think I should eat something before going to bed, I can't sleep well when I'm hungry." (To be continued......)