After hearing Sherlock Moriarty's plan, Sharron said nothing, but simply nodded slightly in agreement.
Klein then took out a gray-iron metal mask and put it on his face, leaving only his eyes and nostrils exposed.
Similarly, Sharron and Maric also wore similar masks.
However, their reasons for concealing their identities differed. The " Wraith " and the " Living Corpse " simply didn't want to reveal their true appearance, lest they be locked down by the Loen military and unable to operate in Backlund. The " Faceless," on the other hand, used the act of wearing a mask to conceal his ability to change appearance, misleading the Loen military and the Rose School of Thought's subsequent investigation. After all, logically speaking, if your face is fake and not your true self, why bother wearing a mask?
After waiting for a while, a deep, mournful sound rang out, and ships entered the harbor in the darkness.
Klein returned to the ventilation shaft, raised the monocular telescope, and turned his gaze back to the dock that was under martial law.
He then saw a hybrid vessel with a smokestack and sails gradually come to a stop, slowly slowing down. At the same time, two squads of soldiers in red shirts and white trousers, carrying rifles, ran past in neat formation and lined up on both sides of the road.
Before long, the ladder was lowered, and people began to disembark from the ship.
The Original came the Sailor carrying wooden crates, then a young man in a major's uniform solemnly holding a crystal box, surrounded by several crew members.
The crew members carried lanterns, letting the light shine on the box from all angles, illuminating its surface and revealing what was inside.
It was a human skull without a trace of flesh or blood, and it shimmered with an eerie luster under the light!
This group of people moved very slowly, seemingly paying close attention to the angle of the lantern's beam, leaving no gaps in the path.
After they disembarked, they walked along the road to the nearest freight railway, toward the Steam train that was waiting there, which resembled a Serpent. A man in a black suit emerged from the rear hatch.
He was carrying a huge iron barrel, from which layers of ice could be vaguely seen from above.
For a fleeting second, Klein almost thought there was a bottle of wine inside the ice cubes, like in high society and upscale restaurants. However, he quickly realized what was inserted into the ice cubes:
That was a hand made entirely of gold!
Unlike the previous group, the man carrying the iron bucket moved incredibly fast, sweat dripping from his forehead and his palms fogging up the metal surface he was pressing against.
He seemed quite worried that the ice would melt completely before he reached his destination.
The military has looted quite a few Sealed Artifact in places like the Star Plateau, the Paz Valley, and the Hagati Grassland... Klein sighed sincerely, patiently awaiting the arrival of Tutanssess II's coffin.
Another ten minutes or so passed, and he, Sharron, Maric, who were in the distance, simultaneously heard heavy footsteps.
It's like Giant walking on a hollow deck below.
Immediately afterwards, the side door of the cabin opened, and four "knights" dressed in full black armor carried a golden coffin, walking out step by step, their footsteps echoing and creaking.
The surface of the coffin was decorated with patterns of strange birds, snakes, feathers, and masks, giving it an ancient and mysterious appearance with a strong style of the ancient Highland Kingdom. It was the "bed" of Tutanssess II's mummy!
The sound of chains turning and metal rubbing together rang out. The dark metal tower slowly rotated, lowering steel cables and hooks, which were then wrapped and secured to the four corners of Tutanssess II's coffin.
Then, the complex pulley system began to operate, and the heavy coffin was steadily lifted and moved to an open carriage outside the dock.
The four "knights" in full black armor immediately felt relieved and sat down on the deck, breathing heavily.
Amidst the rustling noise, one of the "knights" suddenly let out a muffled groan.
Dark red blood seeped from the seams of his armor, growing more and more noticeable until finally, tiny, hard black beetles appeared inside.
Clang!
The "knight" fell backward, his helmet fell off, revealing a head with empty eye sockets and strips of flesh hanging from it, where countless black beetles were crawling in and out.
The curse... The mummy of Tutanssess II is the embodiment of the curse... Even wearing blessed armor, it seems that he cannot completely avoid the cursed fate... Klein sighed silently, turning his gaze to the golden coffin slowly descending onto the carriage.
The carriage outside the dock had no horses, and four identical "knights" stood around it.
As the coffin was lowered into the ground, they gathered around, preparing to pull the cart.
Just then, the wheels of the carriage suddenly turned, maintaining its balance on its own, and began to run to the side!
At that moment, it seemed to come alive!
Klein tensed up and focused his gaze even more intently.
Clang, clang, clang—the wheels spun rapidly, constantly colliding with the stones, pieces of wood, and steps on the unconventional road. The horseless carriage, carrying the golden coffin, sped across the open space of the dock.
This scene looks like something out of a ghost story.
Near the dock, a steel Monster with a chimney, cannon barrel, and machine gun turned around, and a deep voice emanated from it without obstruction:
" Possession to this area is prohibited."
The moment those words were spoken, the galloping carriage abruptly lost power, leaving two long tracks before coming to a steady stop.
At the same time, a figure appeared in mid-air. He was wearing a white robe inlaid with gold thread, with light yellow, slightly curly hair, sunken eye sockets, and a thin, bony face.
This was a middle-aged man with the appearance of someone of mixed Northern Continent descent. His brown eyes held an uncontrollable malice and madness, and his rather thick lips were sealed with finely patterned gold studs, giving him an eerie and terrifying aura.
Based on the descriptions and portraits provided by Miss Sharron and Maric, Klein immediately recognized him as Mahams, a key member of the Rose School of Thought and one of the leaders of the Highland Resistance, nicknamed " The Silent Disciple."
As soon as Mahams appeared, he turned his gaze to the steel Monster with the " Proclamation," completely ignoring the coffin of Tutanssess II placed on the carriage diagonally below.
His attempt just now seemed to be merely to confirm the location of the Loen military Demigod!
No sooner said than done, Mahams raised his right hand and licked it near his mouth.
The golden nails that had pierced the upper and lower lips were simultaneously ejected, no longer sealing the mouth.
Mahams then opened his mouth.
Klein heard no sound and saw no light, but then he saw the huge Steam chariot melt and Distortion, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a sheep.
A sheep with a vacant stare and disheveled fur!
With a soft "plop," blood gushed from the sheep's stomach, and a lump of meat rolled out, adorned with white gloves and a golden mask.
A burst of intense light erupted from within the flesh, cleaving through all the chaos and evil. The writhing flesh began to recombine into a human form, returning to its original state.
A man with black hair, golden eyes, and wearing a mask.
At that moment, " The Silent Disciple " Mahams raised his palm, and all the guns and cannons aimed at him and about to fire all rose up, hitting nothing.
Then he took out a rag doll.
The doll appeared to be made of old cloth, stained with obvious dirt and bloodstains, and its eyes had been gouged out, leaving two empty holes.
The moment it saw the light, its face began to change, its reference point being the Demigod of the Loen military, the man wearing a golden mask whose eyes were pointed at it!
Upon seeing this, the Demigod from the Loen military immediately caused the ring on his right hand to emit a crystal-like light, and he suddenly disappeared from his original spot, Blink behind Mahams.
However, the changes in the rag doll did not stop.
At the same time, to the side of Tutanssess II's golden coffin, the void flickered in a dark and murky way, outlining a semi-transparent mouth that was over ten meters long.
The mouth suddenly opened wide, inhaled deeply, creating a terrifying gust of wind that swept up the coffin and carriage together.
This appears to be Spirit World creature!
It wants to devour the coffin of Tutanssess II's mummy!
Suddenly, the bullets and shells that had just been fired were simultaneously tinged with a dazzling light. They converged and transformed into a magnificent ocean of light, engulfing everything around them.
Klein's eyes stung, and even though he closed them in time, a few tears still streamed down his face.
Two seconds later, he opened his eyes again and saw that the Spirit World creature with only a giant mouth was gone. Tutanssess II's golden coffin was still quietly placed on the stopped carriage. Mahams's figure Blink to another direction of the dock using the metal surface. The dirty rag doll in his hand returned to its original form. The masked golden-eyed man chased after him closely using a short " Teleportation ".
Where the two had been standing, the figure of a woman in a black evening gown appeared. She also wore a gold mask and a crown woven from thorns on her head.
Pure light flowed swiftly across the crown, constantly converging inward to form an "ocean," but at this moment it seemed to be in a period of dimness.
Just then, Klein saw a hand, a hand wearing a black glove.
It hid in the shadows and made a grasping motion towards the coffin containing the mummy of Tutanssess II.
The coffin vanished instantly, Blink in front of that palm!
The Rose School of Thought sent not one Demigod, but two, and they also seem to have brought with them Sealed Artifact of the " Marauder " pathway!
Seeing this, Klein immediately turned his head and said to Maric:
"Run!"
Maric had been waiting for orders. Upon hearing them, he sprang to his feet, rushed out of the warehouse, and sprinted towards the dock.
Klein then turned to Sharron on the other side and said:
"Start!"
Sharron didn't hesitate either. Holding the iron cigarette case, she flew towards the lighthouse. As a " Wraith," the walls and obstacles along the way seemed to be non-existent.
Her and Maric's movements may have been noticed, but because they were far from the dock and the battlefield, no one paid attention or cared.
Klein quickly averted his gaze, extended his left palm, and positioned it towards the ventilation opening, directly in front of the golden coffin of Tutanssess II.
Less than a second later, a transparent, blurry book materialized before him, and a distant, ethereal chant echoed in his ears:
"I came, I saw, I Record."
The book flipped through the pages, then stopped at one page.
" Tornado "!
This is an extraordinary ability at the Demigod level with a vast range of effects!