Chapter 022: Experiment

Having already searched for the Book of the Dead once, the second time went far more smoothly. Before the Americans could enter, Wang Bo led the group to find the Golden Book of the Sun hidden inside the sun god statue.

After taking out the Golden Book of the Sun, Wang Bo casually handed it to Evelyn.

"As agreed, the Book of the Dead belongs to me, and the Book of the Sun belongs to you."

Evelyn was a bit embarrassed, "These are all things you found..."

"You mean you want to give it back to me?"

"No, I think this distribution is very reasonable."

Evelyn hugged the Sun Golden Sutra tightly. She wasn't foolish; since Wang Bo was willing to give the Sun Golden Sutra to her, she naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to give it to someone else.

"Yes, I also think this distribution is very reasonable." Jonathan saw the Sun Gold Scripture, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth, and couldn't help reaching out to touch it.

This is a book made of gold—how much could it be worth?

Evelyn reached out and slapped his hand away, saying fiercely, "Don't even think about it."

She knew her brother better than anyone—he was absolutely a greedy and lustful fellow. If she entrusted the Sun Gold Scripture to him for safekeeping, there was no telling when he might sell it off.

Therefore, Evelyn absolutely could not hand over the Golden Sun Scripture to him.

At that moment, Laura suddenly said, "Don't you think we seem to be missing someone?"

Everyone was startled, looking left and right, and indeed found that one person was missing.

"Warden, he's gone." O'Connor said with a grave expression, his right hand involuntarily reaching for the pistol holstered on his body. "Was he taken by something? Without us noticing?"

This place is really getting more and more eerie.

"No," Wang Bo said. "I think it's very possible that he left us behind to go look for the treasure himself."

O'Connor: ...

"What, he went to look for the treasure himself? My god, that's so unfair." Jonathan looked as if he had been deceived. "How could he go off and look for the treasure without us?"

Everyone: ...

Wang Bo thought to himself that this fellow had a really big heart, but he said, “He’s dead for sure.”

O'Connell turned his head and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Daring to act alone in a place like this—does he think this is some suburb, a tomb for a picnic?" Wang Bo sneered with a mocking laugh.

Evelyn said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's find him quickly."

After all, they were companions who had come together to seek treasure, and Evelyn did not want to see anyone die here.

Aaaaahhhhhh...

Yet no sooner had she spoken than a piercing scream suddenly came from afar, echoing throughout the entire tomb chamber.

Everyone was startled.

Wang Bo said, "It seems we are already too late."

O'Connor quickly ran toward the direction of the sound; Evelyn was the second to chase after him, followed by Jonathan, and finally Wang Bo and Laura also followed.

However, by the time the group reached the direction from which the scream had come, it was already completely too late.

All they saw was a corpse lying on the ground.

It was the warden.

O'Connell walked over, took a few looks, shook his head, and said to Evelyn, "He's dead."

Evelyn couldn't help opening her mouth wide and covering it with her hand.

Wang Bo said, "Since he's dead, we should leave quickly. If I'm not mistaken, the scarab beetles will come to eat his corpse. You don't want to be attacked by the scarab beetles, do you?"

While watching the movie, Wang Bo already knew the horror of the scarab beetles.

Thousands of scarab beetles were enough to devour a person alive, leaving nothing but bones.

Although with his current defensive power, the scarab beetles might not necessarily be able to bite through his skin, the thought of so many insects possibly crawling all over his body made Wang Bo feel somewhat disgusted.

The others shivered involuntarily at Wang Bo's words and quickly nodded.

"Alright, let's leave now." O'Conner was a decisive man and immediately heeded Wang Bo's words.

Jonathan was somewhat reluctant, "But we haven't found the treasure yet."

He was reluctant to part with the pharaoh's burial goods.

"Don't worry, we'll find the treasure, but not now." Wang Bo was well aware of the sinister nature of this Hamunaptra; when he opened the box, he suspected he had been cursed.

So what Wang Bo needed to do now was to first get out, break the curse, and then make other plans.

As for how to break the curse, with both the Book of the Sun and the Book of the Dead in hand, if he couldn't even undo a single curse, Wang Bo might as well just kill himself.

So, persuaded by Wang Bo, everyone turned back and left the underground tomb chamber.

When they returned to the surface, they found the sun about to set, the afterglow of the setting sun lingering in the sky, ready to vanish at any moment.

The Americans had already found and cleared the entrance to the tomb chamber and entered the underground chamber, but had not yet emerged.

On the ground, only a group of hired local residents were busy at work.

Wang Bo and his group returned to their tent, taking out the Book of the Sun and the Book of the Dead. Evelyn caressed the Book of the Sun with a loving touch, as if stroking her lover.

O'Connell asked, "So, what's so special about these two books?"

Wang Bo said, "The Book of the Dead can resurrect the dead, while the Book of the Sun contains countless mysterious incantations."

Although many people say the Book of the Sun can turn life into death, in the actual plot, after Evelyn recited the incantation, it did not kill Imhotep.

It merely stripped Imhotep of his magical powers.

Thus it can be seen that the Sun Gold Sutra cannot cause the living to die.

Of course, this does not preclude the possibility that the Golden Book of the Sun contains some spells that can kill people.

"I always thought that magic was nothing more than a legend," O'Connell said.

Evelyn nodded. She had never believed in such things; her desire to see the Golden Sun Scripture was merely with the intention of reading a history book—she did not think what was recorded in it was real.

“Magic has never been a legend; it’s just that fewer and fewer people can perform it, so it became one.” Wang Bo pointed at the Book of the Sun in her hand and said, “If you don’t believe me, try it.”

Evelyn looked at the Sun Golden Sutra in her hand and nodded. "Alright!"

She was also very curious about whether the magic was real or fake.

Evelyn unlocked the Sun Gold Scripture with the key and found that it indeed recorded countless Egyptian spells, along with the origins of many spells and even their creators.

Jonathan asked, "What does this say?"

Evelyn said, "This records many spells, along with the names of their creators—gods, pharaohs, and high priests. It's truly remarkable."