The scorching sun was hanging near the horizon, and the splendid fire was quite beautiful.
In the scorching and dry camp of the sphinxes, Lucien felt a cool breeze blowing by.
Hesitantly, Lucien turned around, but before he said anything, the sphinx who ordered Lucien to do something suddenly realized what was going on. The sphinx scolded him angrily, "Bastard scorpion, where's your head? Can't you move your eyes and think when you see a 'priest'? Go take a bath in the 'sun water'! Do you want to become an undead creature? "
The desert was barren, and the nobles of the Gusta Empire were not willing to expand to the south at all. Therefore, the natural enemy of the sphinxes had always been the scorpions since the fall of the ancient Meshkate Empire.
Sun water? Lucien suddenly remembered that every time the sphinx named Phil was guarding the mausoleum, he would always stay in the small stone house under the direct sunlight for a while and then go to the mausoleum with the other sphinxes.
Earlier, Lucien thought that this was the place where Phil and the sphinxes he knew would gather, and he forgot to ask about it when he got the memories from the hypnosis. Therefore, after being scolded by the sphinx who seemed to be his superior, Lucien hurried to the mausoleum with what he thought was a decent attitude.
"Sorry, I'm sorry. I'll be right there." Lucien left "in fear". Now he was relieved and no longer hesitated whether to use Suggestion, Charm Monster, or Rotting Sac Domination to fool the level nine priest more easily. Although it was impossible for the sphinx to monitor the whole camp and sense the tiny magic waves, it was now night, and the guards of the mausoleum were changing shifts. The sphinx superior would probably have to report the situation to the high-level priest of the sphinx soon.
Inside the small stone house, in the pool where the patterns looked like the sun, there was a layer of glittering golden liquid.
Next to the pool, a strong and ferocious female sphinx scooped up the strange liquid with a special golden spoon and poured it on the sphinx who were lining up.
Seeing that the barbaric and rude male sphinxes were so obedient in front of this "girl", Lucien couldn't help but murmur to himself, "Is she a stunning beauty in the eyes of the male sphinxes?"
Although it was a bit weird to use "only" to describe a "beauty", it was indeed Lucien's real thought. This was a lioness who stood up. Her face was rough and covered with fluffy golden fur. Even though she looked like a human being, she was not yet fully evolved and had no sense of beauty.
"What a huge difference in taste …" Gritting his teeth, Lucien walked to the sphinx and simply allowed her to pour the golden liquid on him. He felt as warm as if he were bathing in the sunlight in winter, and there was not the slightest trace of wetness on his body.
"Fir, you're acting a bit weird today." Sana, the female sphinx, looked at Lucien and said in a low voice, "Have you lost your courage? ????? "
Lucien almost jumped out of his skin again. He hated it when people said that his acting skills were weird! Should I say that I'm afraid of polluting my eyes?
"Yes, I lost my courage," Lucien agreed with the female Sphinx who was feeling good about herself.
Sana laughed. "I'm curious. What made the reckless Fayr lose his courage? I don't even have the urge to chase after my mate. "
Do I have to perform a classic opera that uses retreat in order to advance and arouses the curiosity of the "beauty" with indifference? But such a "beauty" … Lucien was deeply helpless. Fortunately, the great supporting role came on stage as expected.
In the team behind, a sphinx who was half a head taller than Phil shouted, "Phil, don't waste everyone's time. Don't try to attract Sana's attention with strange actions! Hmph, you were peeking at Sana last night! "
Brother, you're really knowledgeable! Lucien pretended to be panicked after his scheme was seen through. He looked at Sana with fear and expectation.
Sana was enlightened. She snorted and ignored "Phil".
Lucien left the stone house even more exhausted than when he defeated a senior-rank sorcerer.
…
"Follow me into the mausoleum. Don't disturb the king's sleep." A tall and muscular sphinx who was holding a long halberd said to Lucien and the other tomb watchers.
"As you command, Herr Helges," the Tomb Watchers answered in unison.
Lucien lowered his head and opened his mouth, pretending that he was talking. He was not eye-catching among the sphinxes. At the same time, Lucien figured out the name of the captain of the tomb watchers in front of him. He seemed to be a grand Knight. Among the dozens of tomb watchers, five or six were official knights, and the rest were senior-rank Knight squires like "Phil".
The relative number of "knights" in this place was unbelievable, but that was because, as a branch that guarded the mausoleum, many experts from the nearby sphinx tribes had gathered here. Other than the hereditary guardians, it was the honor of the regular sphinxes to be selected as "tomb guardians".
Under the guidance of Helges, Lucien looked at the huge stone strips around and stepped on the yellow stairs into the mausoleum.
As soon as he entered the mausoleum, the hot and dry desert immediately became gloomy and cold, as if he had come from the world of the living to the paradise of the dead.
The rectangular dark stone bricks on the ground and on the wall were not corroded at all. Set off by the inlaid gems, pearls, and crystals, the mausoleum looked cold and dead.
This mausoleum was bigger and more magnificent than any villa, manor, or magic tower that Lucien had ever seen. The corridors and the rooms were all available for the giants.
Influenced by the Meshkate Empire, in the legends of the sphinxes, they were in charge of the mysteries of life and death. They believed that death was not the end, but the beginning of true immortality. The pyramid mausoleum was a magic building that led the powerful sphinxes to the immortal paradise. That was why it was so magnificent.
At the same time, in private legends, many sphinxes believed that their greatest king, who had fallen into eternal sleep, would come back to life one day through the pyramid mausoleum and lead the sphinxes to become the master of the world.
And the pyramid that Lucien was about to sneak into was the mausoleum of the greatest sphinx, Finks.
Holding the javelin, Lucien followed Helges to inspect the mausoleum. He saw many rotten bodies hanging in the halls. Some of them were scorpions, some were human beings, and some were from other races. They were all captured and buried together with the sphinxes.
After climbing up a few floors, the team of tomb guardians soon entered a hall that was engraved with countless weird symbols. The murals in the middle were painted with scenes of sphinxes majestically slaughtering the lives of other races.
In the hall, there were many black stone coffins. When passing by them, Lucien keenly sensed the evil and gloomy power contained in them.
"Are these the sphinxes buried together with the sphinxes?" Confused, Lucien continued to move forward. "Are they mummified sphinxes called 'Underworld Guards'?"
Since they were sneaking into the mausoleum, Lucien was afraid that Sun's Corona would cause an accident, so he temporarily put it away. Therefore, he was not that sensitive to the power of death.
After leaving the creepy hall, Helges led the team of tomb watchers to continue their inspection. After passing through many corridors, they came to two huge stone gates.
On one side of the gate, there was a sun, and on the other side, there was a Silver Moon, which symbolized life and death respectively.
Even without using his spiritual power, Lucien clearly sensed the horrifying power of death behind the gate.
Behind the gate, Rhein secretly set up a creepy magic circle with the help of the mausoleum itself.
In front of the stone door, there were two "gatekeepers" at the level of Grand Knights. Each of their legs was much thicker than Phil's.
Beside them, there was a stone hut. A majestic sphinx priest was sitting in the hut, praying for the resurrection of the great king.
How should they sneak in? Lucien finally figured out the layout of the mausoleum. Thinking quickly, he tried to come up with a solution. As a legendary vampire, Rhein could easily enter the gate after turning into a breeze. Therefore, he could not provide the detailed layout of the mausoleum and the patrol route. Lucien could only get part of the information from Fiel's memory.
The sphinx priest was a senior-rank existence. If Lucien directly attacked the gate, the priest would be easily alerted. With the layout of the mausoleum, the sphinx priest could easily kill most of the powerful figures below the legendary level.
Also, in front of the priest, Lucien could not sneak attack the gatekeepers and disguise himself as them.
"Let's go back." Helges bowed to the high priest and led his team of tomb watchers back, ending the first round of patrolling.
Lucien, who had no idea what to do, could only follow Helges and leave. When he turned the corner, a small black gold stone fell from his body and quietly rolled into the dark corner.
When Lucien was about to reach the hall where the sarcophagus was placed, he saw two sphinxes, who were dressed as gatekeepers, walking towards him from the opposite side.
"Guarding the gate?" Lucien thought of something. He lowered his head and continued following the "main troop", passing by the two "gatekeepers".
After a few more corridors, they stepped into the creepy hall. Helges said in a low voice, "Let's take a rest here and wait for another team of gatekeepers."
Hence, the Tomb Keepers all stopped and gathered in twos and threes to rest.
The hall was full of gloomy air. The gloomy air was trying to get into Lucien's body, but it was blocked by the warm feeling. Helges seemed to hate the creepy air of death. He took a few more steps forward and stood straight outside the hall.
Seeing this, Lucien quietly moved to the corner and sneaked into the corridor leading to the stone gate.
As soon as Lucien stepped into the corridor, Helges' voice suddenly came, "What are you doing?"
Helges stomped on the ground and appeared next to Lucien like a gust of wind.
It was definitely not a pleasant thing to be caught sneaking out!
Lucien raised his head and said "in fear", "Mr. Helges, my … my gem fell in the corridor ahead. I'm afraid that someone will pick it up …"
While talking, Lucien showed the hole in his pocket to Helges.
Lucien's deep eyes were full of pleading. For some reason, Helges' heart softened and he whispered, "Go and pick it up secretly. Don't alert the priest."
What could a tomb watcher, who was not even a Knight, do?
Lucien "shed tears of gratitude" and repeatedly expressed his feelings in confusing sentences. Then he turned around and walked forward quietly.
With the help of psychological guidance and real events, Lucien did not need to use all of his power to cast Suggestion. The magic waves became very small.
…
Lucien quickened his pace and caught up with the two gatekeepers. Then, he followed them unhurriedly until they reached a certain corridor.
Lucien walked very fast. When he passed by the two gatekeepers in a hurry, he bumped into one of the gatekeepers' arms.
"Stop!" Askar, the gatekeeper, said in a low voice. He was trying to suppress his anger. How could this lowly tomb watcher leave without saying anything after bumping into him?
"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Lucien seemed to have just realized his mistake.
Lucien's attitude made Askar even angrier. He rolled his eyes and said, "Walking in the mausoleum alone? You're very suspicious! You bumped into me, and you think you can just say sorry? "
"I've got Mr. Helges's permission. I have to get my gemstone back." Lucien stood there like an idiot, "Just a bump. Sorry, that's enough!"
Askar growled angrily in a low voice, "What right does Helges have? Kneel down and apologize! "
"I'm Mr. Helges' subordinate. His order is my right! I've already said sorry, so I won't apologize again! "Lucien's body was trembling, but he was still reluctant to admit his mistake.
Askar quarreled with Lucien for a while longer. Seeing that Lucien's tone and movements were full of provocation, Askar was so angry that he was about to punch the bastard scorpion.
"Wait, Askar. There's a surveillance circle here. Don't let the high priest see you." Inke, Askar's partner, pointed at the corner in front of them and said, "Go there. They can't see it."
Askar grinned ferociously and lifted Lucien up, "I'll teach you a lesson!"
"I … I'm sorry …" Lucien was scared out of his wits.
Askar smiled with satisfaction and turned around the corner with Lucien in his hand. Then he punched the disgusting scorpion with his fist.
Bang! Askar felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. He looked down and saw a shining fist coming at him again.
Askar's scream was muffled in his throat. He blacked out and passed out.
On the other side, Inke shook his head when he heard the thuds and muffled screams coming from the other side. Aska was too violent!
After a while, Inke saw Askar walking back with a big smile on his face. He asked curiously, "How was it?"
"Ha-ha, I've beaten that bastard so badly that even his mother couldn't recognize him!" Askar said proudly.
"What did you do just now?" Suddenly, the high priest's voice came from the end of the corridor.
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