Under Najido's explanation of the murals, the group gained a rough understanding of the pyramid.
"This pyramid's owner revered Ra, the sun god. His murals are everywhere," Najido remarked with a hint of awe. "Based on these depictions, it seems this pyramid was built by a pharaoh, intending to perform a ritual to borrow Ra's power for resurrection."
"Probably didn't work, right?" Lisa said with a chuckle. "Who could resurrect themselves, let alone with a god's power?"
Giovanni and the others nodded in agreent, sharing her disbelief.
Najido shook his head under their questioning gazes. "How would I know? We'll only find out if we go deeper inside."
As they conversed, they reached a vast corridor-like hall adorned with murals, mysterious symbols, and bandaged mummies.
However, these mummies weren't human-they appeared to be animals.
"Gross," Lisa muttered in disgust.
At that mont, soone in the group pointed ahead with curiosity.
"Is that Anubis, the god of death?" Norbert asked, wide-eyed.
Everyone turned to see a towering statue, several ters high, of a wolf-headed, human- bodied figure.
"It does look like Anubis," soone murmured.
"Pretty detailed, isn't it?" Lisa's eyes sparkled with interest.
As the group approached the statue to admire it, the mummified animals lying on the ground suddenly stirred.
"They're moving?!"
"My god!"
The wolf-like mummies rose to their feet, causing Lisa and the others to freeze in shock and disbelief.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Giovanni reacted the fastest, pulling out his gun and firing while shouting, "Run! Quickly!" He led the charge down the corridor. The others followed suit, firing their weapons as they fled.
Unfortunately, their reaction was slightly delayed, and the mummies seed impervious to bullets. In less than ten seconds, three people were dragged to the ground.
"Ahhh!"
Hearing the screams and the sound of flesh being torn behind them, Lisa and the others shuddered, their fear escalating.
"What the hell are these things?"
"Weren't mummies just myths?"
"Are they real now?" Lisa scread in disbelief, running as fast as she could while four wolf mummies pursued them.
Back in the hall, the three downed group mbers were silent. Syd floated into the area with Venom at his side, surveying the grueso scene of the mummies tearing into their victims.
The three wolf mummies turned their heads toward Syd, baring their teeth, as if ready to attack.
Venom growled in response, eager for action. "Syd, let handle this. It's been too long since I've had a fight..."
But before Venom could strike, the mummies froze as they neared Syd. Seemingly sensing sothing, they dropped to the ground, bowing submissively.
"What just happened?" Venom was dumbfounded, staring at the once-aggressive creatures now acting docile and reverent.
Syd raised an eyebrow, puzzled, and decided to test them. "Co here," he said.
Obediently, the three mummies stood and approached, awaiting his command.
Syd's surprise deepened as he studied them. A thought began to form.
"Are they sensing sothing from ? Perhaps they've mistaken for... soone else? Or... sothing else?"
He pondered for a mont, his mind landing on one plausible explanation.
"A god? Have they mistaken for an Egyptian deity?" Syd mused, intrigued.
The idea made sense-after all, divine entities often shared overlapping auras or energies,
and the origins of many pantheons were interconnected.
Deciding they weren't worth further thought, Syd turned away. To him, these wolf mummies were inconsequential-they couldn't harm him even if they tried.
Without hesitation, Syd moved toward where Lisa and the others had fled.
The wolf mummies hesitated briefly before returning to their grisly feast. As they gnawed on the corpses, blood pooled beneath them, seeping into the ground. Eventually, the bodies shriveled into skeletal remains.
Farther down the corridor, Syd floated past more bodies, so crawling with small black insects. Sensing his presence, the insects scattered, leaving his path unobstructed.
he moved deeper into the pyramid, he saw fewer bodies, finally arriving in a space devoid of corpses.
Ahead, Lisa and the remaining survivors leaned against a wall, panting and trembling with
fear.
After several monts, they began to calm down, taking in their surroundings.
Their attention was imdiately drawn to the centerpiece of the chamber-a golden altar surrounded by countless skeletons. Atop the altar lay a body.
"Gold?"
The nine survivors' breathing grew rapid with excitent.
Despite their terror monts earlier, greed took over as they approached the altar.
"That's a body?" Lisa said, her eyes locking onto the figure.
The body wore a golden mask and was adorned with lavish decorations. A golden sword protruded from its chest, and it held a golden ankh.
Unlike the skeletal remains around it, this body appeared intact, as though it had only recently died.
"Is this the pharaoh's body?" soone murmured, awestruck by the lavish ornants. Giovanni quickly gave instructions. "Be careful. Don't damage anything when you take it." He began stripping the body of its treasures while the others watched.
Lisa, drawn by the golden sword, reached out toward it. Suddenly, her vision blurred, and an
eerie chant echoed in her ears.
Almost involuntarily, her hand grasped the sword's hilt.
Before Giovanni and the others could react, Lisa pulled the golden sword free.
(End of Chapter)
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