Chapter 028: Summoning

At night, after dinner, Wang Bo returned to his tent holding the Necronomicon.

He took out the key and opened the Book of the Dead.

He had gotten the key from Evelyn, who was still discussing the Book of the Sun with Professor Dennis at this moment. The two seemed utterly obsessed with the Book of the Sun, completely unaware of the passage of time.

The dinner O'Connell had brought over, neither of them had touched a bite.

Wang Bo had only mentioned it once, and Evelyn tossed over the key, leaving behind a remark.

“Don’t disturb us.”

As for Professor Dennis, he didn't even lift his head.

From this, it can be seen how great the attraction of the Golden Sun Sutra was for the two of them, perhaps even greater than that of the Black Sutra of the Dead.

But Wang Bo didn't mind either.

He returned to the tent, opened the Book of the Dead, and began reading it with great relish.

Yes, Wang Bo could understand the contents of the Book of the Dead.

When he first found the box containing the Book of the Dead, Wang Bo said, 'Whoever opens this box shall meet a violent death,' a pronouncement that startled Evelyn.

Evelyn thought Wang Bo understood ancient Egyptian.

But in reality, Wang Bo did not understand.

So Wang Bo said, "I don't understand ancient Egyptian; I just happen to know what's written on the box."

This sentence does not mean that Wang Bo had seen the plot and knew what was written on the box.

In fact, Wang Bo had indeed seen the plot, but that was many years ago. He remembered the general outline, but it was impossible for him to recall every single line.

The reason Wang Bo knew what was written on the box did not come from the dialogue in the plot.

Rather, it was because the content written on the box, in Wang Bo's eyes, was not ancient Egyptian, but... Chinese!

This involved another cheat Wang Bo had besides being a superhuman.

Mastery of languages!

When Wang Bo first crossed over to this world, he could communicate with its people without any barriers. Whether it was English or Arabic, in his ears it was all Chinese.

And the Chinese that Wang Bo spoke would, in the ears of others, be translated into a language they could understand.

This was truly miraculous.

For this reason, Wang Bo had even once suspected whether the person who sent him to this world was the legendary main god.

But Wang Bo had never imagined that, aside from reading and listening, even the written language on the market would be translated into Chinese in his eyes.

This was even more fucking magical.

The entire Book of the Dead was in ancient Egyptian, of this Wang Bo was certain.

But in Wang Bo's eyes, the Book of the Dead in his hand was entirely in Chinese, so he had no reading difficulties at all.

And the various secrets and dark spells recorded in the Book of the Dead, as well as the true names of the gods, hymns, and so on.

It was all laid out without reservation before Wang Bo's eyes.

Wang Bo even knew clearly the incantation for awakening Imhotep.

In addition, Wang Bo also saw many interesting incantations and spells.

Among them were some extremely cruel spells.

For example, spells that turn living people into mummies, and spells that control mummies.

There were also some spells for controlling the dead.

In the plot, Imhotep once used this kind of spell, resurrecting the spirits of the monks who followed him and sending them to hunt down O'Connell.

These undead possess the martial prowess they had in life, making them extremely powerful. Skilled in cold weapons and martial arts, they simply cannot die unless their heads are cut off or their bodies are blown up.

This shows how troublesome these undead warriors are.

Moreover, many curse-type spells can not only make people suffer day and night, but also turn them into murderous maniacs, or even killing machines.

What shocked Wang Bo the most was that within the Book of the Dead, there was a sacrificial spell.

As long as one sacrifices a living person's soul to Anubis to please him, Anubis will grant the sacrificer great power. The more humans sacrificed, the greater the power; the happier Anubis becomes, the more strength he bestows.

However, in ancient Egypt, very few people used such spells.

Even the Pharaoh had once decreed that anyone who used such sorcery would face severe punishment, and even ordered the destruction of such sorcery.

But for some unknown reason, this spell was ultimately inscribed into the Book of the Dead.

Tap tap tap...

At that moment, a slight tremor came, startling Wang Bo, who was engrossed in the Necronomicon.

He suddenly realized that something was rapidly approaching; the clattering sound, barely audible at first, gradually grew louder.

Wang Bo hurried out of the tent and gazed into the distance, as if toward a wish.

In the darkness, nothing could be seen clearly.

Even with Wang Bo's current eyesight, he could not clearly see what was in the distance, but the sound reaching his ears grew more and more urgent. He finally recognized it: the sound of horses galloping at full speed.

And it was not just one horse, but a herd of horses galloping wildly.

But in the desert, there would never be a herd of horses.

This herd of horses galloping rapidly toward Hamunaptra was definitely being controlled by someone.

"Enemy attack!"

Wang Bo took a deep breath and let out a roar that shook the surroundings and echoed over Hamunaptra: "Everyone on alert, enemy attack, it's an enemy attack!"

Most people in the desert ride camels, if indeed there is anyone who rides a horse there.

They must be descendants of the Pharaoh's Guard.

These people had guarded Hamunaptra here for generations, and Wang Bo and the American had swaggered into Hamunaptra, likely already alerting the guards here.

So this group planned to take advantage of the night to wipe out everyone in Hamunaptra.

If not for Wang Bo's super-sensitive ears, capable of hearing sounds from afar, this group would have likely succeeded.

As for whether this scene existed in the original plot, Wang Bo had already forgotten.

But with him here today, the Pharaoh's guards would surely not succeed.

Upon hearing Wang Bo's voice, O'Connell dashed out of the tent, two pistols still clutched tightly in his hands, looking around. "Where are the enemies?"

Wang Bo pointed in a certain direction and said, "The enemy is coming soon."

O'Connor was startled, pricked up his ears, and soon heard the faint sound of horse hooves. His expression changed, and he hurried back into the tent to retrieve a pistol, handing it to Wang Bo.

“You need this.”

Wang Bo shook his head and raised the Book of the Dead in his hand. "No, this is all I need."

He opened the Book of the Dead, found a spell, and began to chant it aloud, wanting to test whether he could harness the book and cast the spell.

The one Wang Bo had chosen was a spell to summon the dead.

This spell could summon the spirits of those who died miserably in Hamunaptra and command them to fight.