"Another double has been captured..."
"Nevis has been stepping up its pursuit lately. It looks like I need to pick up the pace again."
Inside the gloomy tomb, the mummy passed through a long corridor, his footsteps echoing through the empty space alongside his nightmarish muttering.
Before long, he arrived in the hall on the lower level.
Many test subjects captured from various places were hidden here.
They came in all shapes and species: birds, beasts, monsters, and even... humans!
These test subjects had all been captured by Gallo's doubles and subordinates during the recent period of warfare.
The twin onslaught of demons and the Undead Catastrophe had thrown the Doran Kingdom into chaos.
Its rule had broken down, and casualties mounted everywhere.
Obtaining hundreds, thousands, or even more test subjects could hardly have been easier.
At that moment, these birds, beasts, and humans lay neatly stacked on wooden racks. All had been placed under a life-sustaining Slumber Spell, like merchandise waiting to be sold.
By the light of the surrounding Magic Torches, the mummy turned his gaze toward a distant corner.
There, a human test subject suddenly stirred.
He seemed to have broken free of the Nightmare Soul Suppression spell a little. His limbs twitched instinctively a few times, and he began to struggle like a drowning man plunged into a freezing abyss.
The mummy walked over and lightly pressed a shriveled finger against the man's forehead.
Dark power spread from his fingertip. Within moments, the light in the man's eyes faded, replaced by darkness as deep as ink.
The spell's power erased his consciousness, turning him into a true walking corpse.
But in the next instant, a new consciousness was born within him.
The man struggled to his feet, ignored the mummy and his surroundings, and began walking