Chapter 005: Brawl

If Evelyn had awakened to her past life, she would surely have come to Thebes. For the Scorpion Spirit had been hidden there by her former self.

So Wang Bo immediately opened a portal to Thebes and strode through.

Jonathan quickly followed.

Thebes was an ancient city steeped in mystery; its rise and fall mirrored the entire history of ancient Egypt.

It was once called by the great ancient Greek poet Homer... the City of a Hundred Gates!

At that time, it was an unparalleled capital in the world.

But unfortunately, Pharaoh Amenhotep IV of the Eighteenth Dynasty, perhaps seeing the threat posed by the growing wealth of the priests of Amun, decided to推行 religious reforms, and from then on Thebes declined for over twenty years.

Then, in the Twenty-first Dynasty, as internal conflicts within Thebes' ruling class intensified, coupled with repeated invasions by the "Sea Peoples" from the Aegean and Asia Minor, the New Kingdom gradually declined, and Thebes began its own misfortune.

Around 663 BC, the invading Assyrian army once again burned and looted Thebes.

Though this disaster was far less severe than the invasion led by the Scorpion King commanding the army of Anubis, it was still one of the greatest calamities to befall Thebes.

Then, in 27 BC, an earthquake caused the few remaining monumental buildings in Thebes to collapse completely in an instant.

To this day, Thebes, reduced to a heap of ruins, has become a paradise for tomb raiders.

Grave robbers often visit Thebes.

But getting some gains in Thebes is not easy, after all, it was once the capital of the pharaohs, with countless traps.

Many grave robbers die in the traps before finding any treasure.

After Wang Bo and Jonathan arrived in Thebes, Wang Bo looked around, his gaze penetrating layers of obstacles, searching for Evelyn's whereabouts.

Just then, a faint sound of fighting caught Wang Bo's attention.

Wang Bo shifted his gaze and found Evelyn in a half-ruined palace, along with O'Connell by her side.

O'Connell was fighting three grave robbers.

Behind O'Connell was a child a few years old, presumably O'Connell's son, Alex.

In the original plot, O'Connell did have a child named Alex.

But that child was his and Evelyn's.

Unexpectedly, after Wang Bo's intervention, O'Connell did not spark with Evelyn, still married and had a child, and the child was still named Alex.

Sometimes fate is indeed strange.

However, Wang Bo did not find Alex's mother in this half-ruined palace; clearly, she was not there.

In the palace corridor, O'Connell, relying on his fists and feet, quickly gained the upper hand, beating the grave robbers badly.

Just then, one grave robber rolled on the ground, trying to pick up a pistol that had fallen.

Seeing this, O'Connell rushed over and, a second before the grave robber picked up the pistol, kicked the pistol away as if shooting a goal.

At the same time, he kicked the grave robber in the face, sending him flying.

Meanwhile, another grave robber seized the opportunity, pounced, and hugged O'Connell from behind. The grave robber who had been kicked flew got up from the ground, pulled out a small knife, and thrust it at O'Connell.

At the critical moment, O'Connell leaped suddenly, kicking the tomb raider in the chest and sending him flying.

Then, using the recoil, he slammed the tomb raider who was holding him hard onto the ground.

The tomb raider holding O'Connell crashed to the ground, with another person pressing on him, unable to catch his breath, almost passing out.

O'Connell quickly broke free from the tomb raider's embrace, rolled over to kneel on one knee, and punched the guy in the face.

His high-bridged nose took the powerful punch and immediately collapsed.

The tomb raider covered his face and screamed.

But at the same time, the third tomb raider, taking advantage of O'Connell dealing with his companion, picked up the pistol and aimed at O'Connell. "Don't move."

O'Connell promptly raised his hands.

Unarmed, he couldn't fight a tomb raider with a gun; one shot could kill him.

When it was time to back down, O'Connell never played the hero.

The third tomb raider looked at his fallen companions, cursing their uselessness while glaring fiercely at O'Connell, and said to Evelyn, "Hand over the box in your hands."

Evelyn held an exquisite box containing the relics of the Scorpion King, which could lead to the treasure of Ahm Shere.

It was also an item she had kept in her previous life.

Seeing a tomb raider demanding the treasure from her, Evelyn narrowed her eyes.

O'Connell saw this and couldn't help but feel schadenfreude.

The reason Evelyn hadn't intervened earlier was because he had asked her not to; he wanted to play the hero in front of his son, taking on three alone to establish a formidable father image.

Now seeing the tomb raider shift his target to Evelyn, he looked at the man with some pity.

Not long ago, Evelyn had found him and told him that in a little while, the Scorpion King would awaken, command the army of Anubis, and conquer the world.

He hadn't quite believed it then.

It was only when Evelyn performed various spells before him that he reluctantly believed it all.

He also realized that Evelyn, compared to eight years ago, seemed like a different person, just like that Easterner back then, proficient in magic, having become a mage.

That was why he agreed to join Evelyn in fighting the Scorpion King.

Because he didn't want his son to grow up in a world already ruled by the undead.

Of course, more importantly, as a mage, Evelyn had promised O'Connell that with her current magical power, she was strong enough to confront the Scorpion King.

Though there might be a little danger.

After hesitating for a long time, O'Connell finally agreed.

Now seeing a tomb raider dare to threaten a mage, he couldn't help but laugh.

The tomb raider didn't understand why O'Connell was laughing; most of his attention was now on Evelyn. "Hurry up, hand over the box!!!"

He aimed the gun at Evelyn, ready to kill her if she didn't hand over the box.

But just then, a series of sparks suddenly burst out from the void beside them.

Then, the sparks rapidly expanded into a circular door, with two people standing on the other side.

One Easterner drawing a circle, and one Westerner.