Vol 5: Chapter 9-1.
9 (1/3)
The distance from the clock tower to the museum wasnât that far off. But just to make sure, they each took a communication device then headed off to the museum.
At the same time, OâConnellâs group just left the inn. Even though they made a deal with Zheng to steal the mummies, they went back to the inn to put down their luggage and had lunch before leaving for the museum.
âDo you believe it? That wine tastes like blood. No, it turned into blood⊠I had never had red brandy before thatâŠâ OâConnell complained.
Evelyn said. âAll the rivers in Egypt turned red and all the water turned into blood. This is one of the curses from the resurrection of the mummy. Did you see the meteors? He has come to Cairo!â
OâConnell said. âI donât care about anything else. Once we steal the mummies, we will find a ship to leave Egypt. I donât want anything to do with those mummies⊠Leave the monsters to the professionals. Zhengâs group is much stronger than us.â
Evelyn blocked in front of OâConnell and yelled. âAre you saying we should abandon our responsibilities? So we could run away? We are the ones that released that monster! Even if Zhengâs group is helping, we canât just run away ourselves!â
âWait, wait.â OâConnell glared at her and shouted in reply. âIt was you who released that monster, not us! Donât drag us into this responsibility! We donât have the obligation to save the world! Plus that monster is impossible to kill. You want us to fight those bones with our mortal bodies?â
Evelyn immediately replied. âThatâs why we need to find a special weapon. If memory serves me right, the other book, the Book of Amun-Ra is the weapon to kill the mummy⊠Donât they already have the Book of the Dead? Let them delay the monster with that power and we will go find the Book of Amun-Ra. We will definitely be able to kill it!â
OâConnell scratched his head as if he had a headache. âWait, what does that have to do with me? Why should I do this? I am thankful that you saved me from the jail, that was why I went to the city of the dead with you and brought you back safely! That was what I promised you and I accomplished it. Why do I still have to help you with your responsibility? Who was the one that read the words on the Book of the Dead?â
Evelyn was shocked and muttered. âItâs, itâs me⊠but am I only a promise to you?â
OâConnell pushed her away lightly and walked toward the museum. âYou either choose to stay here and save the world, or come with me and leave this place. Itâs your choice.â
Evelyn followed behind him. She clenched her teeth and said. âI choose to stay!â
OâConnell looked at her in surprise then uttered the words. âFine. Whatever you want!â
âOf course itâs whatever I want. I donât need you to care!â
âWhateverâŠâ
Jonathan shook his head. They seemed like two children in his eyes. Even though they care about each other, yet they were acting like this.
It wasnât long before they reached the museum. To their surprise, they saw the two Americans approaching them with pale white faces. They jumped over to OâConnell said hurriedly. âGod, we saw him, that monster. You wonât believe it, he found the bodies from the desert and sucked them dry. Those dried bodies are still in the inn. Fortunately a cat walked pass by and scared it away. Or else we wouldâve become mummies alsoâŠâ
It wasnât until the two of them calmed down and repeated the words before OâConnell, Evelyn and Jonathan understood what they saw.
After the Americans received the gold bars, they came back to Cairo and found a ship. Although they were willing to pay generously, but the ship wouldnât leave until the next day. So they went back to the inn. Once they entered their room, they saw a half rotted mummy carrying two dried bodies. The Americansâ minds went blank and fired at the mummy. Yet, the normal bullets were ineffective against the mummy. As the mummy was walking over to them and they were about to be sucked dry also. A cat that walked by scared the mummy away and saved their lives.
âYes!â Evelyn said with excitement. âIn Egyptian mythology, cats are guardians of hell. Mummies also belong to the dead so cats are their nemesis. Do you remember that Zheng carried a cat along the whole time? So thatâs why. They knew we were going to encounter mummies. Canât we also carry a cat with us?â
âRight, cats are the guardians of hell. Before he completely comes back to life, cats can suppress him. But thatâs only before he complete resurrects. Once he resurrects⊠we wonât be able to do anything!â The five of them entered the museum from the main entrance. As they were discussing the mummy, a cold voice interrupted them. They raised their heads and saw the curator standing along side a man in black⊠that man was the the one that attacked them several times!
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