Tale of the Red Dragon Without Dragon’s Might
Chapter 261 - 259: Formidable Enemies Lurk

Chapter 261: Chapter 259: Formidable Enemies Lurk

The autocratic monarch and the high order priest of the dark god are undergoing a dreamless rest, waiting for an opportunity to retake the throne and rebuild the ancient empire. The tyranny of royal power is still engraved in their bandage-covered bodies, their decayed robes adorned with evil runes, and the bronze armor still etched with the emblem of the fallen dynasty from a thousand years ago.

The Mummy Lord is undoubtedly a powerful undead creature, but it’s still a bit below those top-tier undead creatures. Its standard challenge level is not very high, not even as high as a Death Knight’s.

Some powerful mages, in pursuit of eternal existence, abandon life and embrace undeath to become liches. Liches will pursue power at all costs, indifferent to the affairs of living beings unless it concerns themselves. The only things they care about are the lost knowledge and terrifying secrets drifting in the river of time.

The lich’s standard challenge level is indeed higher, surpassing even the Death Knight’s, adept in Nine-Ring Magic, and can even tangle with an ancient Red Dragon.

The combination of a Mummy Lord and a lich, Leon couldn’t imagine how powerful it would be. It must surely be stronger than the magic martial dual cultivation vampire he encountered at Moon Bay, and even with all their numbers, it would likely be tough to handle.

Tassera saw Leon’s serious expression and reassured him, "I’m just guessing, don’t be too tense."

"Better safe than sorry." the more you have, the more you fear death," Leon said. "Prepare for the worst."

"If we encounter danger..." Leon possesses a Vajra Body, combined with Gathering Form and Scattering Energy, unless faced with a saint avatar of a god, he doesn’t believe anyone can detain him, not even the Death Horror Monarch could kill him. "I’ll stay behind to cover, you go first. Once you’re gone, I’ll make my escape."

"This is the first time I’ve heard of a Red Dragon staying behind," Tassera laughed.

"Isn’t this why you fancied me?" Leon said. "Back then, I was still a young dragon."

"Quick hands yield, slow hands lack. Seize the good man early," Tassera said shamelessly.

She wasn’t the type to be subtle, suddenly winking at Leon, her eyes filled with autumn water, saying, "Aren’t they still asleep? While they’re still asleep, is there something we can do?"

"Not in a place like this." Honestly, Leon felt tempted.

"If you want excitement, you have to see it through to the end," Tassera said. "You said it."

Hack hack hack—

"What are you planning to do?" Cecilia popped up, "Not without counting me in."

Cecilia was easy-going, but the problem was Salovis had also woken up.

"Let’s continue." Salovis didn’t think anything of it, and by "continue," she meant dismantling the pyramid.

"Aren’t you usually a heavy sleeper?" Leon said. "Why did you wake up so quickly today?"

"Couldn’t sleep, I want to dismantle this pyramid quickly, there’s bound to be plenty of treasures," Salovis said excitedly. "Aren’t you all awake too?"

Leon shrugged.

A small incident passed like that, and exploring the underground city was still more important, the construction site couldn’t stop.

With Tassera’s direction, every now and then, a burial chamber could be dug out. These chambers were filled with gold, silver, and jewelry, not to mention exquisite murals, reliefs, and statues, all of which couldn’t be overlooked. All the ritual items were made of precious materials, and they were collected continuously, keeping everyone’s motivation high.

These hidden chambers were often very well concealed, requiring the discovery of mechanisms, and without prior intelligence, it would be quite challenging to find them during a normal exploration of the underground city.

For anything, there’s always something that overcomes it, no matter how well concealed the hidden chamber is, it stands no chance against the demolition team.

The group easily discovered a hidden chamber, which was filled with gold, silver, and jewelry.

Not only did the hidden chambers find themselves helpless against the demolition team, but also the mechanism rooms. A room full of poisonous gas was discovered.

The potency of that gas was not small; ordinary people could die from inhaling it. Even Leon, after a slight contact, felt his skin and respiratory tract were irritated.

"Smells wonderful." The gas that had Leon, Tassera, and Salovis avoiding at all costs, to Cecilia, was a delightful perfume.

"Soaking in molten lava is quite enjoyable, when should we try it together?" Salovis said, unconvinced.

"Sure, I’d like to see how it feels to soak in molten lava," Cecilia replied. After living on the volcanic island turned into a feng shui treasure for years, she not only mastered many spiritual power magics but also grew increasingly confident in her flame resistance, believing that someday she’d be flame immune, just like a Jade Dragon.

Cecilia enjoyed herself, and the rest could only watch from the side.

After waiting a long time, Tassera could take the opportunity to rest. Finally, the gas was blown away by the wind, and work could resume.

Masses of mummies could pose a threat to ordinary adventurers but were nothing in front of the four dragons. It doesn’t matter if you’re a Mummy Guard, a Mummy Commander, a Mummy Priest, or a Mummy Bishop.

The Scroll Box Magic Statue was a terrifying construct made from damaged and depleted magic items, with a skeleton formed by old staves and magic wands, and a skin wrapped with used scrolls, like a mummy’s shroud. Inside were numerous half-empty potion bottles, ointment jars, and oil bottles, which could be loosely considered as its organs...

The Rune Box Demon resembled a mummy and even moved with a stiff gait, but its challenge level was not low, and its strength was quite decent, yet it couldn’t withstand the four dragons either.

Salovis found a hidden chamber and shouted excitedly: "Come see what this is?"

Leon rushed over immediately, spotting a thick metal book emanating an evil force, with magic traps surrounding it under the Heavenly Eye Technique.

Leon was sure that book wasn’t easily damaged. He spat out a Samadhi True Fire to destroy the traps, snatched the book, and immediately threw it away. The reason was simple, the book emitted necromancy energy, causing dark erosion damage upon contact.

"The Undead Book, that’s the Undead Book," Tassera came over and saw the thick metal book on the ground, "That’s the scripture created for the undead by the ancient fallen empire, including spells, praise poems, lengthy explanations, various ritual truths, divine names."

"Looks quite powerful," Leon said.

"At least it’s a legendary magic item," Tassera said.

"What should we do with it constantly emitting necromancy energy?" Leon thought for a moment, then waved his hand, using the Object Capture Skill to lift the book into the Sleeve of the Universe’s mini-space. The book contained immense energy, comparable to the energy of the Impermanence Card.

Fortunately, Leon had become stronger, and his Sleeve of the Universe could hold more things, otherwise it wouldn’t have been able to contain the Undead Book. Even so, holding it temporarily was okay, but after returning, it would have to go into the treasure vault to avoid immense pressure on himself.

"It’s my discovery, I found it," Salovis reminded, noticing how much Leon valued that book.

"Alright, alright, it’s your discovery, credit to you," Leon, now happy for having obtained the Undead Book, a legendary magic item, did not want to dispute with Salovis. The hidden chamber wasn’t going anywhere; even if she hadn’t discovered the Undead Book, they would have found it eventually.

The pyramid was quite large, and it would take some effort for even the four dragons to dismantle it.

After spending three days, about half of the pyramid was dismantled, revealing a gigantic room.

Judging by its layout, that gigantic room was undoubtedly the main burial chamber.

"So much treasure," Salovis stared intently at the golden coffin located in the main burial chamber, which was surrounded by various funerary items including gold, silver, and jewelry, the pharaoh’s belongings during his lifetime, weapons, etc.

Despite the golden coffin being right in front, no one acted rashly because everyone knew a powerful enemy was hidden within that golden coffin.

The area around the lair of a legendary dragon would be altered due to the dragon’s presence. A legendary dragon’s magic power affects only a few kilometers surrounding its lair. The more area that can be affected, the stronger the dragon’s power.

Under such circumstances, the curse power emanating from the pyramid affected an area far beyond just a few kilometers, possibly tens of kilometers. Any creature dying within this curse power range would be reanimated as dried corpses, and the perpetual sandstorm overhead was undoubtedly also powered by the pyramid.

Before anyone could react, a voice suddenly rang out directly in everyone’s minds.

It was a large-scale telepathy.

"I’ve been waiting for you all."

"Such vibrant life energy."

"Thank you very much. With this life energy, I can return to youth."

"As a reward, I will make you my undead servants."

The golden coffin opened automatically.