Chapter 620
The Secret of the Valley of the Emperors
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The cleanup team, led by the military, set off.
In addition to the Luxor government's military mages, the group also included a large number of hunters and students from academies who had come to train. Furthermore, aid teams from all over the world were also among them.
However, the main force was not quiet at this moment.
"Have you heard?"
"What did you hear?"
"Omar's entire squad has been wiped out!"
"Huh? How could that be! I remember their captain is Dia, right? Isn't Dia already a high-level fire mage? You must have misheard."
"So what if he's a high-level mage? Aren't there plenty of high-level mages who die in Emperor's Valley every year? Even a super-level mage wouldn't dare say he could survive if he went in alone, right?" a hunter sneered, but his eyes were full of awe when he mentioned Emperor's Valley.
"I don't know what kind of undead killed him."
"Who knows? There are so many undead in Emperor's Valley. Anyway, we'll have to be careful later and not stray too far from the main group. We don't want to make money but not live to spend it." Many people shrugged and thought to themselves.
The news spread quickly among the hunters, so the army naturally learned of it long ago.
Today's leader is Soi, the military commander of Luxor's army, a high-level level two wind mage.
"Have you found it?" Soy frowned as he looked at his subordinate.
"Based on the remaining traces and signs of battle, the scouts have confirmed that it was the work of the mummy horned viper," the subordinate officer replied.
"Those beasts emerged from the tomb so early this year?" Soy asked grimly, but then sighed, seemingly unsurprised.
They sacrificed more than a dozen high-ranking mages last week; they've probably all become nourishment for their souls.
"Have all the people from the Chinese National Government arrived?" Soi then asked.
"They've all arrived. The last person from the Chinese National Government arrived in Luxor today and should be at the camp by now." The subordinate nodded.
"okay."
Soy didn't say anything more, but his deputy showed doubt.
"Military Intelligence Bureau, are we really going to entrust such an important task to a group of students who haven't even graduated yet?" the deputy asked worriedly.
"What can we do? At this point in time, besides the Chinese government, who else can send so many high-level mages to support us?" Soy sighed.
For a moment, the deputy was speechless.
Yes, who can provide support to them within seven days? Sending just two or three high-level mages would be completely ineffective, and even more couldn't be sent in such a short time.
For some reason this year, the pyramids and tombs seem to have conspired together to unleash a massive outbreak of the undead, putting immense pressure on armies across the country.
I can only hope that the students of the National Academy of China can do it, but that may be wishful thinking. Even a dozen experienced high-level mages failed to do it, let alone a bunch of immature kids.
Nan Yi was also in the group and heard the news. He vaguely guessed that the group that had been in trouble was the same group he had sensed earlier.
However, Nan Yi did not enter Emperor Valley at that time. He only sensed the intense battle fluctuations from afar and did not detect any commander-level figures appearing. He then went to find the main force.
It seems likely that the lurking commander-level undead will make their move next.
It seems he'll have to be more careful in the future.
Nan Yi followed the main group into Emperor Valley. There were only a few scattered hunters around. Those hunters who had formed teams in advance obviously could not walk with them.
The army was at the forefront, already engaged in battle with the undead army, and the military commander had even begun constructing a constellation-based path. "Silent Thunder Death Ray!"
"Thunder Arm!"
The army cleared the way, while the others were responsible for clearing away the surging undead from both sides.
Nan Yi mingled among the hunters, fighting while observing the situation in Emperor Valley, as many things were not clearly visible from the outside.
In fact, as soon as he entered, Nan Yi noticed the strangeness of Emperor Valley.
As soon as he stepped into the Valley of the Kings, especially when using magic, he sensed a slight stagnation. It was so slight that a mage with lower cultivation or average control would probably not be able to detect it at all.
However, since the feeling was too subtle, Nan Yi could not detect its source and did not investigate it further for the time being. It might be the domain or ancient formation inherent to Emperor Valley. He would investigate it again when he had the chance.
"Vines! Whip!"
Nan Yi unleashed another low-level plant-based spell, binding the three crimson mummies in place. The toughness of the azure star silk made it impossible for them to break free.
"That's amazing, bro!"
A nearby man shouted "Good!" and quickly followed up with a fiery blast, sending the three crimson mummies to their deaths.
The two didn't actually know each other, but in this kind of team battle, it was perfectly normal for them to cooperate with each other's magic; in fact, it was quite natural.
After all, most mages have relatively low cultivation levels, especially wandering hunters. At most, they are at the mid-level, and most are actually at the beginner level. Without coordination, many of them couldn't even harm the demon's magic.
Basic water, earth, and wind magic types have almost no way to harm enemies. In fact, the undead in Egypt are different from those in the ancient capital and are completely unafraid of light magic.
Nan Yi worked alongside this group of wandering mages, casting only basic plant-based spells throughout, assisting a fire-based guy who looked like a local.
This fire mage is a mid-level mage. I don't know why such a rare mage didn't team up. As soon as the battle started, he naturally became the core of the scattered mages around him, and everyone fought around their own fire mage.
"Brother is still the best, he took him down in one move," Nan Yi replied with a smile.
The battle here is relatively easy, since the military is the main force, and there are also many mid-level mage hunter teams that handle advanced-stage and warrior-level undead. They only need to take care of the servant undead.
Soon, a small portion of the originally dense undead army in Emperor Valley was cleared out to create a safe zone.
But this is often the most dangerous time.
As the territory expands, the personnel will be dispersed, making cooperation more stringent for everyone. Gradually, some undead soldiers began to slip through the net and rush to the mages' feet.
With a powerful swing, the giant, tumor-covered mummy's fleshy hand shattered a mage's water defense, and a foul, malevolent aura rushed towards it!
"Roar!!!"
The wind mage was terrified, but the warrior's aura shattered the star trail he had just created!
Without a doubt, the person would be dead the moment the giant mummy's fat hand came down; low-level mages don't have the money to buy magical tools.
But at this critical moment, a cluster of dark blue star threads suddenly emerged from the giant mummy's feet, quickly wrapping around its arms, while a wind trail was laid beneath its feet.
"quick!"
Nan Yi's shout snapped the mage out of his daze at the life-or-death crisis, and he quickly ran back using the wind trails provided by his allies.
The next second, a fierce fist slammed down on the giant tumor mummy!
"Fierce Fist!"
"Boom!"
...(End of this chapter)