After hearing Sherlock Moriarty's arrangements, Sharon didn't say a word. All she did was nod her head gently in agreement.
Klein then took out a grayish-iron metal mask and wore it on his face. Only his eyes and nostrils were exposed.
Similarly, Sharon and Marić also wore similar masks.
However, they had different reasons for concealing themselves. The Wraith and the Zombie simply didn't want to expose their true appearances. They didn't want to be targeted by the Rouen military, preventing them from moving around in Baekeland. The Faceless was wearing a mask to conceal his pathway's characteristic of being able to change his appearance, so as to mislead the Rouen military and Rose School's subsequent investigations. After all, according to normal logic, if your face is fake and you aren't the real you, why would you wear a mask?
After waiting for a while, a low hum sounded as a ship entered the harbor in the darkness.
Klein returned to the vent, raised the monocular, and cast his gaze back at the harbor that was under martial law.
He then saw a hybrid ship with a chimney and sails slow down as it slowly came to a stop. At the same time, two squads of soldiers in red shirts and white pants ran over in an orderly manner with rifles in hand and lined up on both sides of the road.
Before long, a ladder was lowered, and people began to disembark from the ship.
First were sailors carrying wooden crates, followed by a young man in a major's uniform. He held a crystal box with a solemn expression, and he was surrounded by several crew members.
The crew members were all holding lanterns, allowing the light to illuminate the box from all angles, illuminating its surface and revealing the item inside.
It was a human skull without any flesh or blood left behind. Furthermore, it had a strange luster flowing under the light!
This group of people moved rather slowly, as though they were constantly paying attention to the angle of the lantern's illumination, not leaving any gaps.
After they disembarked from the ship, they walked along the road to the nearest freight rail and walked towards the steam locomotive that was waiting there like a giant snake. Behind them, a man in a black suit came out of the hatch.
He was carrying a huge metal bucket, which could be vaguely seen from above. It was filled with layers of ice cubes.
For a second, Klein almost thought that there would be a bottle of wine in these ice cubes, just like the ones in the upper class and expensive restaurants. However, he quickly saw what was in the ice cubes.
It was a hand made of pure gold!
Unlike the previous group of people, the man carrying the metal bucket was extremely fast. His forehead was dripping with sweat, and the surface of the metal was covered with mist.
He seemed to be worried that the ice would melt before he reached his destination.
The military has plundered quite a number of Sealed Artifacts from Star Highlands, Paz Valley, Haagati Plains, and other places … Klein sighed from the bottom of his heart as he patiently waited for Tutanssess II's coffin.
Another ten minutes passed. In the distance, he, Sharon, and Marić heard heavy footsteps at the same time.
It was as though a giant was walking on the empty deck.
Then, the door on the side of the cabin opened, and four "knights" in black full-body armor carried a golden coffin. They walked out one step at a time, their footsteps echoing and the creaking of the coffin reverberating.
The coffin's surface was engraved with strange birds, snakes, feathers, and masks. It appeared ancient and mysterious, exuding the strong style of the ancient Highlands Kingdom. It was none other than the "bed" of the Tutanssess II mummy!
The sound of metal rubbing against each other sounded as the black metal tower slowly turned its body, lowering the steel cables and hooks down. They were bound to the four corners of Tutanssess II's coffin.
Then, a complicated pulley system began operating as the heavy coffin was steadily hoisted up and moved to a roofless carriage outside the dock.
The four "knights" in black full-body armor were relieved of the pressure and sat on the deck at the same time, panting heavily.
Amidst the hubbub, one of the "knights" suddenly grunted.
Dark red blood flowed out from the gaps in his armor. More and more blood flowed out, becoming more and more obvious. In the end, there were even tiny, hard, black beetles inside.
Thud!
The "knight" fell backward and dropped his helmet, revealing a head with empty eye sockets and strips of flesh hanging from it. Countless black beetles were burrowing in and out of it.
Curse … The Tutanssess II mummy is the embodiment of a curse … Even wearing armor that's imbued with blessings doesn't seem to be able to completely avoid the outcome of being cursed … Klein sighed silently as he cast his gaze to the golden coffin that was slowly descending onto the carriage.
The carriage outside the dock didn't have any horses, and there were four "knights" standing around it — identical to the previous one.
As the coffin descended, they approached and prepared to pull the carriage.
At this moment, the carriage's wheels suddenly spun, automatically maintaining its balance as it began running to the side!
At that moment, it seemed to come to life!
Klein tensed up as he looked into the distance with even greater focus.
Pa! Pa! Pa! The wheels spun at high speeds, constantly crashing into the rocks, wooden blocks, and steps on the abnormal path. The horseless carriage pulled the golden coffin as it galloped through the empty area of the dock.
This scene looked like a scene described in a ghost story.
Near the dock, a steel monster with a chimney, cannon barrels, and machine guns turned around as a deep voice penetrated it without any obstruction.
"Attachments are prohibited here."
Just as this sentence was said, the carriage that was galloping on its own suddenly lost its momentum. After leaving behind two long tracks, it came to a stable stop.
At the same time, a figure appeared in midair. He wore a white robe with golden threads, and his hair was pale yellow and slightly curly. His eye sockets were clearly sunken, and his face was so thin that one could see his bones.
This was a middle-aged man who looked like he was a mixed-blood from the Northern and Southern Continent. His brown eyes were filled with irrepressible malice and madness. His rather thick lips had golden nails covered in dense patterns that sealed his mouth. He exuded a sinister and terrifying feeling.
According to Miss Sharon and Marić's description and portrait, Klein instantly recognized him as an important member of Rose School, one of the leaders of the Highlands Resistance, Mahmosi. His nickname was The Silent One.
The moment Mahmosi appeared, he cast his gaze at the steel monster that had issued the "decree." He completely ignored the Tutanssess II coffin that was placed diagonally below him on the carriage.
His attempt from before was apparently to confirm the location of the Rouen military demigod!
In an instant, Mahmosi raised his right hand and pulled at the corner of his mouth.
The golden nails that had penetrated his upper and lower lips flew out at the same time, no longer sealing his mouth.
Following that, Mahmosi opened his mouth.
Klein didn't hear a single sound, nor did he see any luster. He discovered that the gigantic steam chariot had melted and warped. In a blink of an eye, it had turned into a goat.
A goat with a pair of glazed eyes and messy fur!
With a puff, blood spewed out from the goat's belly as a blob of meat rolled out. On it was a white glove and a golden mask.
A beam of light suddenly burst out from the meat, cleaving apart all the chaos and evilness. The squirming flesh and blood began to reform into a human shape, returning to its original state.
It was a black-haired, golden-eyed man wearing a mask.
At this moment, Mahmosi raised his palm, causing all the guns and cannons that were aimed at him to lift their muzzles, missing.
Then, he took out a doll.
The doll seemed to be made of old cloth. It was stained with obvious stains and blood. Its eyes had been dug out by someone, leaving two empty holes.
The moment it saw the light, its face began changing. Its reference target was the Rouen military demigod, and its eye sockets were aimed at the golden-masked man!
When the Rouen military demigod saw this, he immediately made the ring on his right hand emit a crystalline beam of light. He vanished from his spot and flashed behind Mahmosi.
However, the doll's transformation didn't stop.
At the same time, beside Tutanssess II's golden coffin, the void darkened as it outlined a translucent mouth that was more than ten meters long.
The mouth suddenly opened and sucked in a breath, creating a terrifying gale that swept up the coffin and the carriage.
This was suspected to be a spirit world creature!
It wanted to devour the Tutanssess II mummy's coffin!
Suddenly, the bullets and cannons that had missed their mark were dyed with resplendent light. They gathered together, transforming into a magnificent sea of light that drowned everything around it.
Klein felt a stabbing pain in his eyes. Even though he had closed them in time, some tears still flowed down his cheeks.
Two seconds later, he opened his eyes again and saw that the spirit world creature with its gigantic mouth had vanished. Tutanssess II's golden coffin was still sitting silently on the stopped carriage. Mahmosi's figure had used the metal surface to flash to the other side of the dock. The dirty doll in his hand had returned to its original state. The golden-masked man had used short-distance Teleportation to pursue him relentlessly.
And where the duo originally stood, a female figure dressed in a black evening gown was outlined. She also wore a golden mask, and on her head was a crown woven from thorns.
Above the crown, pure light rapidly flowed as it constantly gathered into a 'sea.' However, at that moment, it appeared to be in a dim state.
At that moment, Klein saw a hand, a hand wearing a black glove.
It hid in the shadows and grabbed at the coffin where the Tutanssess II mummy was.
The coffin instantly disappeared and appeared in front of the palm!
Rose School didn't send one demigod, but two. Furthermore, they seemed to have brought a Sealed Artifact of the Marauder pathway!
Seeing this, Klein immediately turned his head and said to Marić,
"Run!"
Marić had been waiting for the order, and when he heard it, he sprang up and rushed out of the warehouse, sprinting out of the dock.
Klein immediately turned around and said to Sharon on the other side,
"Begin!"
Sharon didn't hesitate either. She took the iron cigar case and flew towards the lighthouse. As a Wraith, the walls and obstacles along the way didn't seem to exist.
Her and Marić's movements might have been noticed, but because they were far away from the pier and the battlefield, no one paid attention to them.
Klein quickly retracted his gaze and extended his left palm, aiming it at the air vent and the location of Tutanssess II's golden coffin.
Less than a second later, a transparent and blurry book condensed in front of him. He heard a distant and ethereal chant:
"I came, I saw, I recorded."
The pages of the book flipped and stopped at one of the pages.
"Tornado"!
This was a demigod-level Beyonder power with a huge range!
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