Chapter 752
GOR Chapter 752 Sacrificial Offering
With his hands behind his back, Chen Xiaolian leisurely led Riche and the others back to the hill .
Riche and the others were actually anxious to start the third phase of the quest . However, seeing Chen Xiaolian’s carefree attitude, all they could do was to obediently follow behind him and walk forward step by step .
It was not that Chen Xiaolian wanted to spend more time inside the instance dungeon . Rather, walking was all he could do right now . Originally, the wings on Moonless Fivefold Light Armour could have granted him flight . However, he had lost control over it .
If Riche and his team members utilized their abilities or props to hurry back to the hill, Chen Xiaolian would have no choice but to run there . However, doing so would immediately give rise to suspicions .
In order to maintain his façade, Chen Xiaolian had no choice but to put on an enigmatic and profound act as he slowly walked forward .
After walking for over 10 minutes, they finally reached the hillside area . On their way there, Chen Xiaolian had listened to Riche, who continued to explain the details of this instance dungeon .
In the first phase, the two guilds had captured a total of six members from the Egyptian royal family . Although the next quest only required two people, they had brought the others with them to the Aswan desert to act as backup, just in case .
Resting before each God statue was a stone sarcophagus, whose interior was filled with spikes . After placing the captured member of the Egyptian royal family into the sarcophagus, it would automatically close up . The spikes inside the sarcophagus would pierce the body of the sacrifice, causing the resulting blood to flow into the God statue . After that, the God statue would begin breaking as the outer stone layer shed off to reveal the body inside .
“Earlier, we… … underestimated this instance dungeon’s difficulty level . ” Riche led Chen Xiaolian through the hill defenders to arrive at the central area of the hill .
There were six metal boxes on the ground . Behind the box was the sarcophagus that Riche had mentioned earlier . Stone shells could be seen littering the areas surrounding the sarcophagus .
“We had assumed that we only needed to fight one BOSS,” Riche continued . “We made proper preparations, surrounding the stone statue before sacrificing the Pharaoh’s bloodline . Unexpectedly, after Anubis appeared, he was able to endure the first volley of attacks and escaped from this hill . After that, he began summoning countless jackal-headed monsters, similar in appearance to him, and attacked us . Although those monsters were not too strong, there were simply too many of them . In the end… … our situations were reversed and we became the ones besieged . ”
“Pharaoh’s bloodline?” Chen Xiaolian looked at the six metal boxes . “Open them . ”
“Yes!” Riche quickly stepped forward, opening the lids to all six metal boxes in one go .
The first box was empty while the five remaining boxes contained one person each . The skin colour of the five people was very dark . However, it was different from black people . It would be more accurate to say it was more towards the chocolate colour . Their facial features were between that of Europeans and Asians . They wore dark eyeshadows and sported precious gold ornaments on them .
However, the five people’s eyes were closed as they remained motionless within the boxes .
“Dead?” Chen Xiaolian frowned .
“No, they are not,” Riche was quick to explain . “When entering this instance dungeon, each of our guilds received a soul gem . After capturing the members of the royal family, we have to use the soul gem to absorb their souls, leaving only their bodies behind to become vessels for God . They are all right . They have just become empty vessels . ”
Chen Xiaolian gave the five metal boxes a glance .
All five were adult males . As their clothing were simplistic in nature, he could see the strong and sizeable muscles on their bodies .
“They are all adult males?” Chen Xiaolian turned around to look at Riche . “Is this due to your spirit of chivalry?”
“No,” Riche hurried answered with a laugh . “Why would we do something so pointless? The system is the one that designated these targets . We simply captured them . ”
“If so, are there other members of the Egyptian royal family who did not get designated as quest objectives?” asked Chen Xiaolian after a moment’s consideration .
“Huh? That…” Riche became at a loss for words . He had not considered that detail before .
“There are, Mr Moonless!” Since meeting Chen Xiaolian, Terraflame had not spoken much . Now, he quickly spoke up, “I did not give it much thought earlier, but after considering it in detail, it is true . The system only designated healthy adult males as quest objectives .
“After we decided on our temporary alliance, we had exchanged the details for the first phase . Our Starfall Guild captured two while Thorned Flower Guild captured two as well . The other two were captured by the other guilds . Besides these six, though, there were five other quest objectives, but they were all killed in action and could not be captured . All of the objectives are adult males . When we were raiding the royal palace, we did encounter other members of the royal family . However, they were not designated as quest objectives . In fact…”
Terraflame pondered for a moment . “The present Pharaoh is also not designated as a quest objective . He… … is an old man . ”
Chen Xiaolian nodded his head, choosing not to say anything else .
“Mr Moonless, can we begin?” Seeing Chen Xiaolian ask questions without cease and Terraflame answering them in detail made Riche anxious .
“So eager to die?” Chen Xiaolian sent a ridiculing jab at Riche . “Earlier, Anubis nearly killed you fellows . And now, there is Horus . Are you confident you can defeat him?”
“Players like them are often arrogant and foolish . ” Terraflame leaned closer to Chen Xiaolian . “Mr Moonless, your guidance has left me in awe, greater compared to my awe of your powers . Due to your guidance, I have figured out a possible method of completing this quest . ”
“Oh? Tell me about it . ” Chen Xiaolian’s mouth curled into a mysterious smile .
“The blood of the Pharaoh must be the purest . If the requirement for the blood sacrifice is simply bloodline, no matter how you look at it, the Pharaoh himself should have been designated as a quest objective . The fact that he is not means there are other conditions besides bloodline purity . Now that I think about it, they must be age and gender,” said Terraflame frankly . “When it comes to Gods, they are always a picky bunch . I believe… … perhaps, only the young and strong can satisfy their needs for them to come forward . ”
Chen Xiaolian said nothing . All he did was to nod his head slightly . For Terraflame, however, that was highly motivating . He hastily continued, “Thus, I’ll make a bold guess… … only when the conditions are satisfied can the Gods who possess these bodies exert their full powers . So, if we can make it so these people, designated as satisfactory vessels, fail the conditions, we might be able to greatly reduce Horus’ combat power after he arrives!”
“Not bad . Smarter than him . ” Chen Xiaolian revealed a satisfied smile . “So, do you have the ability to do so?”
“Yes!” Terraflame’s eyes shone as he nodded his head again and again .
…
Riche and Terraflame had already led their group up another hill, located several kilometres away from their original position .
Just like the other hill, a statue – over five metres in height – stood atop the hill .
Anubis had a jackal head . The head on Horus’ statue was that of an eagle . His right hand was also wielding a sceptre while his left hand held onto a circular amulet talisman .
Horus, the patron saint of Pharaohs in Egyptian mythology, the son of Osiris, King of the Underworld and Isis, Goddess of Life . He was the symbol of kingship and the God of Vengeance .
Not far from the statue was a stone sarcophagus . In between the statue and the sarcophagus was a stone groove .
The five metal boxes had been placed before the sarcophagus . As for the Awakened ones and Players, under the commands of their superiors, they had already set up combat formations around the place .
“Be careful . Do your best to make him as old as possible without killing him!” Terraflame patted Aliosha’s shoulder heavily . Staring into her eyes, he whispered, “Do not embarrass our Starfall Guild before Mr Moonless . ”
Although this great figure had no intentions of taking action, raising his impression of them was not a bad thing .
“Don’t worry, Manager!” Aliosha nodded her head . She had a serious expression on her face as she crouched down before the first metal box . Extending her left hand, she pressed down on the man’s chest .
“Aliosha is one of my capable members . Her ability can greatly stimulate the various attributes of her team mates’ potential during battle, strengthening and amplifying their abilities . Generally speaking, she serves as a support . However, during melee combat, she can also absorb her enemy’s life force,” explained Terraflame, who stood beside Chen Xiaolian . He ignored Riche, who stood behind them with a jealous look on his face . “In mere minutes, she can make this sacrifice a rickety old man . ”
Exposing one’s abilities was the biggest taboo within the Awakened circle . However, for the sake of showing his sincerity to Mr Moonless, Terraflame decided to ignore that .
“Excellent . ” Chen Xiaolian placed his hands behind his back as he observed the sacrifice inside the metal box, an impassive look on his face .
After Aliosha placed her hand on the sacrifice’s chest, wrinkle after wrinkle emerged at a noticeable rate . The sacrifice’s hair, originally black in colour, began turning white while his sturdy muscles became like a leaking water balloon, rapidly deflating .
In less than five minutes, the man inside the box, a young man in his twenties, had transformed into an old man with wrinkled skin and white hair .
“Enough!” Terraflame hastily called out to stop Aliosha’s life stealing ability . “If you continue, he will die!”
Aliosha stood up, performed a bow towards Chen Xiaolian and retreated .
“We can begin, Mr Moonless . ” Terraflame gave Chen Xiaolian a smile . “No new prompts appeared in our personal systems . He is still a quest objective for the sacrificial offering . ”
“Excellent . ” Chen Xiaolian nodded his head .
“Are you sure this will be useful?” said Riche, vehemence in his voice . “What if there is no effect? At the end of the day, aging the sacrifice to reduce the BOSS’ powers is just your speculation!”
“Pay attention to your words, Riche . This is not my speculation . It is Mr Moonless’ idea!” Terraflame glared at Riche . “Besides, even if it doesn’t affect the BOSS, do you think Mr Moonless will do nothing? Since he can finish off Anubis, he can naturally also finish off Horus . ”
After that, Terraflame immediately cast an ingratiating smile at Chen Xiaolian . “Naturally, I firmly believe that your judgement will not be wrong . ”
“Just do it . ” Chen Xiaolian revealed the enigmatic smile of his before turning around to walk to the back .
“Wait! Mr Moonless, where are you going?” Terraflame and Riche were both taken aback .
“Like I said earlier, you fellows should attack first . I will only attack if necessary . ” Chen Xiaolian turned his head and smiled . “If you do not trust me, then, forget it . ”
“How could we possibly not trust you?!” Both Terraflame and Riche hastily forced out a smile on their faces .
“If that is all right, let’s start . ”
Chen Xiaolian’s pace was steady and even, a relaxed expression on his face . However, he was feeling somewhat nervous .
Riche’s earlier question mirrored the concern in his heart .
He had made this judgement based on the contents of the instance dungeon . However, Chen Xiaolian could not be certain if this method would prove effective or not .
If, after his arrival, Horus was as strong as Anubis, Chen Xiaolian really did not know what he should do .
Riche and Terraflame looked at Chen Xiaolian’s distant figure . Although they felt somewhat faint-hearted, they also feel somewhat emboldened .
Given how powerful this person was, his words were surely not meaningless .
“All right, let’s begin . ”
Once again, the two of them issued out preliminary instructions through their respective guild channels . After that, they brought out the sacrifice within the metal box .
Riche retrieved a soul gem from his storage equipment and pressed it upon a groove at the centre of the stone sarcophagus . Next, following a scraping sound, the cover of the sarcophagus automatically opened up to reveal its spike-filled bottom .
The sacrifice placed within the sarcophagus was only faintly breathing . It would appear that he had reached the end of his life and could breath his last at any moment .
Terraflame and Riche exchanged glances . Watching the cover slowly return to its original position, the two of them hastily retreated to stand by their combat-ready members .
Dark-red blood flowed through a small hole beneath the sarcophagus, falling into the stone groove before flowing towards the base of the statue .
An odd-looking rune was engraved on the base of the statue . After reaching the base, the blood from the sacrifice flowed upwards to fil up the rune .
It did not take long for the rune to be filled up . In that instant, the entire hill began shaking .
Cracks began appearing across the surface of the statue . Next, seemingly in the process of shedding its skin, the outer stone shells fell down the ground .
“Who?! Who used the Pharaoh’s blood to perform a sacrificial offering onto me! Who?! Who DARES interrupt my eternal slum- HACK! Cough!”
A rumbling roar rang out . However, halfway through, its roar was interrupted by a fierce cough .
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