Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 445 - 443: Did the Mummy Run Away by Itself?

Chapter 445: Chapter 443: Did the Mummy Run Away by Itself?

These odd-shaped hills each looked remarkable.

Xu Yang was already deep in the desert, a place generally void of people.

A completely desolate land.

Here and there, a few scattered weeds grew close to the ground, not reaching high at all.

Survival itself wasn’t easy.

Xu Yang walked back and forth, inspecting the area.

"There’s absolutely no sign of any pyramids."

"There should be plenty of Egyptian archaeologists; if there was something, it should have been discovered by now."

"But the System’s guidance can’t be wrong."

Xu Yang thought to himself.

He walked around again,

focusing all his attention on the hills.

Just then, on the other side of the hill, an unexpected visitor suddenly appeared.

It seemed it hadn’t anticipated anyone being there, and was startled upon seeing Xu Yang.

Xu Yang hadn’t noticed it either.

As he looked up at the hill and walked to the side, he suddenly turned his head, and locked eyes with the visitor, making Xu Yang shudder for a moment.

It wasn’t out of fear, but pure surprise.

This uninvited guest resembled a dog, but was actually a legitimate wild animal: a Jackal.

Jackals are smaller in size, even smaller than forest wolves.

Usually, these creatures are very alert, but this one was different.

Xu Yang shuddered, and the Jackal shuddered too, and was about to run but then stopped.

"Good grief, you gave me a scare."

Xu Yang couldn’t help but comment.

Seeing him and the Jackal, the online viewers found it amusing.

[Hahaha, Old Xu got scared for a moment, hilarious.]

[Scaring him is not easy!]

[What is this sneaky little thing?]

[What animal is this?]

The atmosphere in the live stream was instantly stirred up by this Jackal.

"It’s a Jackal, usually found more in East Africa."

"But they are here too."

"Jackals and Wild Wolves have similar habits, usually moving in small groups."

"Since they’re smaller in size, there’s nothing to worry about if there aren’t many."

Xu Yang explained to everyone.

"Moreover, Jackals are generally wary of humans and run away when they see one."

"This one, I don’t know why, came over to check me out."

While Xu Yang was explaining, behind the Jackal, four or five adult Jackals ran over.

It was a pack of Jackals.

Xu Yang was now in a very remote part of the desert.

Encountering a wild pack of wolves was normal.

Seeing a few more Jackals appear, he realized this pack actually considered him as potential food.

At that moment, his Danger Perception was triggered, though not intensely.

This indicated that the pack was still hesitant.

[A few more have appeared, another group!]

[Wow, so many wolves!]

[Are they trying to attack Old Xu?]

[So bold?]

Everyone started discussing.

Xu Yang appeared very calm, "They are observing me, assessing if I am a threat."

"I hope these guys stay calm."

More and more Jackals appeared, quickly gathering to a total of nine.

Since they were not very big, Xu Yang wasn’t particularly worried.

One of the braver Jackals moved closer towards Xu Yang’s direction.

Xu Yang kept his eyes fixed on it, his look warning.

Seeing Xu Yang’s expression, the Jackal eventually lowered its head.

It dared not come closer, stepped back, and ran off ashamed.

Seeing the Boss Jackal retreat, the other Jackals did not linger and also ran off.

And they ran far away.

Xu Yang didn’t pay them any further attention.

He was just observing the hill in front of him.

Logically, this hill could very well be an undiscovered pyramid.

Xu Yang remembered several large pyramids were covered with hills of earth before they were fully excavated.

After searching for a while and finding nothing else, he discovered a deep crevice in the hill.

This gap was just wide enough to let one person through.

Feeling that something was off inside, Xu Yang walked straight into the crevice.

Soon, his body was completely swallowed by it.

The online viewers found this scene very strange.

Just then, the screen suddenly went black, and the live stream was abruptly cut off.

It wasn’t that something had gone wrong, but Xu Yang himself had turned off the stream.

He felt that entering the pyramid and then exploring Pharaoh’s tomb was not a good thing.

If he accidentally violated local customs and got thrown in jail, it would be a huge loss.

So, it was better to turn off the live stream.

Otherwise, it would be like leaving evidence against himself.

"This task is really bizarre, to enter or not to enter."

"The pyramid in the desert, things found by the System, are still too incredible."

Xu Yang thought to himself.

But since he had come all this way, he definitely had to check it out.

Xu Yang no longer cared about the live stream but simply continued along the crevice.

This crevice was naturally formed. After walking a distance inside, Xu Yang found a huge cave next to him.

He took the flashlight and walked inside the cave. It didn’t take long before he touched the edge of the pyramid.

There was really a pyramid.

The bricks of the pyramid were rough and looked very simple.

Xu Yang couldn’t find the main entrance, so he took out a shovel from his backpack and started digging the side.

"How do I feel... like I’ve run to Egypt to rob a tomb."

"This is really hard to explain."

"Let’s take a look first, and leave after completing the task."

Xu Yang sped up his actions.

According to his experience, the door of the pyramid should be on the side.

These soils were easy to dig.

While digging, he actually found an entrance that was half-filled with mud.

Since it’s a Rare Level task, the difficulty naturally isn’t low.

He put on a protective mask, turned on his flashlight, and directly entered through the entrance.

He entered the interior of the pyramid.

This was a purely wild pyramid and looked quite large.

Although it wasn’t as famous as Khufu’s Pyramid, it was much more exquisite than ordinary small pyramids.

[Please find the Pharaoh’s tomb within 30 minutes!]

[If the time runs out, the task will fail!]

At this moment, the system’s prompt suddenly rang out.

This task actually had a time limit.

Xu Yang’s heart tightened.

But soon after, he relaxed a lot.

The tighter the time requirement, the more it indicated that the task’s difficulty came from time, not from something else.

He was also worried about king cobras and poisonous insects inside the pyramid.

After all, in Egyptian culture, scarabs, king cobras, cats, jackals, crocodiles, and hippos are representations of deities, which also means these animals are particularly abundant.

Xu Yang followed the tomb passage and started walking inside.

The place branched in all directions.

Although it wasn’t as mystical as in the movies, it was still quite creepy.

Moreover, upon entering some of the burial chambers, one could really film several scarabs.

Watching them was even more spine-chilling.

It felt like a real-life horror escape game.

The atmosphere was even more eerie than in the games.

Fortunately, Xu Yang always had a lot of courage and wasn’t afraid of these.

He knew that the Pharaoh must be buried in the most central tomb, so he looked for the upward path.

It must be above.

These tomb passages were somewhat like school corridors.

Anyway, just following along was right.

Time passed bit by bit.

Xu Yang made his way up.

Although the gas mask protected from poison, it did somewhat affect breathing, so between every breath, his body also felt a bit weary.

Further inside, Xu Yang saw walls carved with exquisite murals.

He felt that he was very close to the Pharaoh’s tomb.

He saw a tomb chamber ahead, he walked in, and inside was a dead-end with an especially beautiful colored human-shaped sarcophagus.

But the sound of completing the task did not ring.

That is to say, this was not the Pharaoh’s tomb chamber.

"Isn’t this it?"

"Shouldn’t it be?"

"Where could it be then?"

Xu Yang came out of the tomb chamber, looking at the tomb passage outside.

There were no more chambers along the way.

He returned to the chamber and carefully inspected it.

He was really brave, not avoiding anything at all.

Walking further in, time was running out bit by bit.

Soon, there were less than 5 minutes left.

During such times, time flies quickly, Xu Yang, knowing he hadn’t missed anything along the way, began to carefully search the tomb chamber.

Soon, Xu Yang found a secret door in the chamber.

After opening the secret door and crawling through, he finally reached the Pharaoh’s tomb chamber.

[Task complete.]

[Reward gained: Skill: Table Tennis Mastery (Professional level), the host masters the ability to play table tennis.]

[Reward gained: Golden Pyramid.]

[Reward gained: Pocket-sized Anubis Statue (relic).]

Task successfully completed.

Once the task was completed, Xu Yang had no intention of staying any longer.

He left the tomb chamber directly.

He did not touch the sarcophagus or care if there were mummies inside.

This matter was thus concluded.

Decades later, when this mummy was discovered by local archaeologists, the archaeologists were astonished to find signs that someone had been there.

But all the burial goods were intact, not even opened.

The archaeologists found it particularly surprising.

"Could it be that the mummy moved inside?"

One archeologist posed the soul-searching question.

"If it were tomb robbers, wouldn’t these items have been stolen long ago?"

There’s no reasonable explanation for this matter.

The incident was too long ago and couldn’t be verified.

After leaving the pyramid, Xu Yang had no intention of speaking to the Egyptian government.

After all, with so many pyramids, they were not short of this one, let them find it themselves.

Having nothing better to do, Xu Yang got in a car, planning to go to the Nile River for another round.

The ecosystem of the Nile River should be livelier.