The Grave Owner's Curse. After wiping down his Tang Sword, Hobart went over for another look. Sure enough, the figure deep in the grass was still there, but he did not emerge from the painting again.
Hobart took the painting down and turned it to face the wall. "This Sealed Artifact's effect is still active. We'll have to study it properly after we return to understand its abilities."
For the moment, the painting would not pose any danger to them.
Everyone then turned their attention to the next section of Tomb Passage.
The next stretch of Tomb Passage was much wider, though only five or six meters long. At its end stood a pair of Tomb Doors.
In the middle of the passage stood two Stone Statues resembling ancient Knights, clad in armor and holding severely rusted weapons.
Three Skeletons lay before the statues. They appeared to have been cut cleanly in half at the waist, or split into two pieces. The remains were a complete mess; only by counting the Extraordinary Characteristics could they tell there had been three Skeletons.
Hobart took the lead with his Tang Sword in hand. When he was about half a meter from the Stone Statues, their eyes suddenly turned crimson. They swung their rusted weapons at Hobart.
Hobart raised his blade to block one of the rusted weapons, then stepped forward and kicked one of the Stone Statues over.
Auston, who was behind him, also drew his Refined Iron Sword and blocked the other stone statue's attack.
After kicking the stone statue down, Hobart pressed forward and stomped its head apart. The two red eyeballs rolled a long way across the ground, and the stone statue completely lost its life.
He then swung his sword and severed the other stone statue's head, leaving