The three ran all the way to the bottom of the ravine and made it to a safe spot.
The Medusae seemed to be aware that they would be bombarded by the energy of the human Mages once they reached the ravine. They did not chase after them recklessly, but the mist looming behind Mofan, Zhao Manyan, Mubai, and Heidi was still there. It felt like everything behind them was shrouded when they turned around. They could not see anything apart from the pitch-black eyes of the female Medusae.
"You're in trouble!" Their leader, Halla, blurted out.
"Didn't we manage to escape?" Zhao Manyan asked in confusion.
"You have been afflicted by the Eyes of Vengeance. It's the scariest ability of the Medusae. No one who was afflicted by the Eyes of Resurrection has ever survived. It has been the same for thousands of years!" Halla told Mofan and the others sternly.
"It's just a big female Medusae. If it didn't have so many male and female Medusae around it, I could have slaughtered it and cooked it into snake stew," Mofan said dismissively.
"No, no, no, you shouldn't be so naive. The Eyes of Vengeance is a terrifying curse of the Medusae. They will brand you with the hatred of their entire species, from the Crawlers to the Ruler-level Medusae. They will go berserk when they are afflicted with the curse. They won't rest until they are dead!" Halla said.
"Gentlemen, I'm very grateful for saving my Steel-Armored Beast, but you shouldn't lower your guard when it comes to the Eyes of Vengeance. I have a senior who is an experienced and powerful Hunter Master. He stole a Medusae's egg close to the Fekla Pyramid. He was afflicted by the Eyes of Vengeance when he was running away. He sold the egg at a high price on the day he returned to New Suez. He drank until late at night. I personally brought him to his room to rest. The next day, I went to wake him up for lunch, but when I opened the door, I saw something I will never forget for the rest of my life … "Chad said to Mofan and the others with a heavy heart.
"He's dead?" Zhao Manyan asked tentatively.
"The whole room was filled with traces of snakes. The white bedsheet had turned into a pool of thick blood. It was terrifyingly red. When I lifted the blanket, there was no sign of my elders. There were only scalps, hair, torn clothes, eyeballs, toes …" Chad's eyes were still filled with fear as he recalled the scene.
"Isn't he in the city? Why is he being attacked?" Mofan asked in surprise.
"That's what I'm most confused about. We're in the city center, and there are quite a few Hunter taverns nearby. There are quite a few powerful magicians there, but my elder died, and he died in an extremely tragic manner. In the past, we've heard from many old friends in the taverns that it's best not to provoke a female snake. Their true strength isn't their huge army of snakes, but their eyes. Once you're targeted by a female snake, only death awaits you! I always thought it was just a legend, or maybe the female serpent had some kind of power that we didn't understand. It was exaggerated and became the scariest demon in the rumors, but after witnessing the death of my elder … "the leader of the mercenaries, Chad, said.
Compared to how calm he was when he lured the Medusae away, Chad was like a kid who knew nothing about Egypt, the desert, and the Medusae. He was still living in fear.
"Dying in his own bed, that's a little …" Zhao Manyan was already having goosebumps after hearing the story.
Mofan fell into deep thought. How was it possible that someone was eaten alive in the city? Was the Medusae's Eyes of Vengeance really that terrifying?
"We've heard about the Eyes of Vengeance. It's indeed the deadliest Curse of the Medusae in Africa. We have other things to attend to, so we'll be leaving first," Vani said.
"Sir, are we really going to leave just like that? We were the ones that caused the incident," Zoey said unwillingly.
Some rumors were terrifying after hearing them once. They were not scary because of how strong the enemy was, or how cruel the Curse was, but because the place they were staying in was not safe at all.
Dying in a bustling city, dying in one's own room, dying on one's own bed. When a magician was awake, there were indeed thousands of ways to deal with demons in the wild, as long as you were strong enough and experienced enough. However, it was impossible to stay alert all the time. Before they figured out how the Medusae entered the city and reached their room, they would never be able to close their eyes, or even make contact with their loved ones … it was the most torturous thing to have the Curse hanging over them all the time!
"There's nothing we can do to help. Besides, we were the ones that lured the Medusae here, but it was their own decision to go back, "Vani said.
The people of the European University Institute had obviously heard about the Curse of the Medusae. They chose to leave without any hesitation. Vani seemed to have realized that he had no chance of winning Heidi's heart. He did not want to waste any more time. It was better for him to lead the students to their graduation as soon as possible.
Zoey left with the group in the end. She apologized to Mofan, but Mofan did not seem to mind. They had only met by chance. He would just beat the crap out of the men of the European University Institute if he stumbled into them again. It was not a big deal.
"I'll keep an eye out for you. The Curse should have a time limit," the leader of the mercenaries, Chad, said.
"It's fine, we're not as weak as you think. The Curse of the Medusae, just let it come. We need to let them know that messing with a Mage that has been itching for a fight recently is also their nightmare!" Mofan said.
Mofan was willing to slay the Medusae partly because of the spirit of the experienced mercenaries, and partly because he needed the Soul Remnants and Soul Essences.
He had been feeling quite accomplished killing the Medusae lately. Just from the battle just then, Mofan's Summoning Storage had exceeded a hundred. He now had forty-three Enormous White Wolves and fifty-eight White-Marked Wolves. Snake Mountain, right? Once he collected enough Medusae, he would let them have a taste of what it was like to release dogs … or wolves!
"I won't disturb you, but please let me keep an eye out for you. If you can survive this week safely, I'll leave," Chad said sternly.
"Alright, I can learn more about Cairo from you too," Mofan accepted Chad's offer when he realized he could not reject the offer.
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