some magical Hogwarts

Chapter 1078 Mummy

With the end of the prayer, apart from the black stone tablet still standing on the ground, drastic changes have taken place in the surroundings.

William's pupils gradually adjusted to the darkness.

As far as he could see, the ruins of the original temple were no longer there.

In front of my eyes, hundreds of thick Doric columns appeared out of thin air, carefully arranged in rows, with no end in sight at a glance, as if endless.

These stone pillars are engraved with pictures and texts, and each one is extremely tall, supporting the dome.

There are also a large number of statues all around.

The nearest, is a twelve-foot sculpture of a ram-headed serpent;
Beyond that, a man with the head of a sheep sitting on a moon boat, carved from ebony;

A fire-breathing witch whose every hair is a writhing cobra.

By one door stood an Egyptian cat cast from black rock, with its hind paws erect;

Going forward, William discerned a huge stone carving of a human with the head of an eagle, holding a long sword in his hand...

They were all ancient Egyptian gods, gods in the eyes of Muggles, and arguably the most powerful wizards and sorcerers of that era.

There are some intermittent holes between the stone statues, and countless mummies stand in it, tall and strange.

The pale blue flames swayed at their feet, like distant and dim stars.

William was surprised to see so many mummies.

He can understand that there are statues on the altar, but why are there mummies?

The function of the temple may not be a mausoleum!

So these things were guarded here, or were they moved on purpose?
Hermione observed for a moment and said sharply, "William, these mummies are all pharaohs!"

William followed her gaze, and when he saw an item, he immediately agreed with her statement.

The worship of the sun god and the worship of Osiris are the two most important contents in the Muggle religion of ancient Egypt.

They are concentrated in one image, the "Holy Eye".

The divine eye... sounds a little strange, but it can basically be said to be the most frequently appearing symbol in the world:

On the back of the one-dollar bill, there is a pyramid pattern, and at the top of the tower, there is a "sacred eye" in a radiant triangle.

The importance of ancient Egypt, the birthplace of symbols, is even more self-evident.

Pharaohs of all ages wore sacred eye bracelets when they were buried.

On the mummified body of an aristocrat, the incision was also often covered with a metal disc with a divine eye on it.

As for civilians... they are not eligible to be mummified.

The mummies in front of them all wore sacred eye bracelets on their hands.

They were definitely... Pharaohs.

The problem is that the tombs of the existing pharaohs are mostly buried in the Valley of the Kings.

Why do mummies appear here? !

William sensed something was wrong.

But the goblins don't care, they are already crazy, with greedy eyes flashing in their eyes.

Although the pharaohs wore smelly and tattered clothes, they had a lot of funerary objects on their bodies.

Use gold statues, silver chains, sea-like sapphires, and green pearls bigger than pigeon eggs to string them into ropes...

Valuable.

The goblins seemed to be enchanted, their eyes were shining red, and they rushed over.

They are going to take all the treasures from the mummy.

A young goblin was the fastest and had already run to the mummy, trying to take the golden mask off his face.

After touching the pharaoh, the goblin suddenly screamed, and half of his arm was melting, giving off a rancid smell.

The strange laughter of "Jie Jie" came from the entire empty hall.

The mummy raised its arms with a creak, and took off the mask covering its face.

There is no face under the mask, only a yellowed skull, with a little broken skin stuck between the cheeks, and many black scarabs wriggling out from the empty eye sockets.

"Whoever disturbs the Pharaoh's sleep, the god of death will spread his wings and descend on his head!"

The mummy said hoarsely, her voice was dry and hoarse, like the guttural voice before death, cursing.

He stepped forward and grabbed the goblin with his withered arms.

The goblin was in pain, but still raised his remaining arm and cast magic.

The light penetrated the mummy and shot a big hole, but he didn't care, locking the goblin with both hands from the front.

The two posed in a weird intertwined posture, and then, there was a crackling sound of bones breaking.

Creepy.

The goblin's entire chest was strangled to pieces, and before he died, the mummy clutched his neck and hit his head against the wall.

With one knock, the goblin, who was already as angry as a gossamer, had her eyeballs knocked out of her sockets, and the scene was horrifying.

Another mummy raised its head and let out a roar that pierced the eardrums. The temple shook and shook off countless dust.

With five bones like a hook, he fished out the goblin's heart from his chest cavity, put it in his mouth and swallowed it in big gulps.

Having absorbed the flesh and blood, his spirit was shaken, and he looked more greedily at the life that suddenly appeared.

There are also countless scarabs, drilling out from the hard ground.

That dense accumulation is enough to drive a trypophobic patient crazy.

They followed one after another, like river water, like a torrent, wrapping around the wizard's ankles, climbing up along the robe.

After a scarab bit the skin, all the scarabs rushed up, burrowed into the wizard's body at the same position, and continued to bite.

He let out a miserable cry, his nails dug into his skin, he just wanted to dig out what was inside his body.

There were dozens of long and terrifying bloodstains on his face and chest.

After only a moment, the wizard was completely swallowed up, he was shriveled, and there was only a layer of skin left, and even the bones were eaten.

The number of spell-breaking teams composed of goblins and wizards is decreasing sharply.

The circle formed by the mummy and the scarab is also shrinking.

William and Hermione were also among them, back to back, handing their backs to each other, constantly resisting the offensive.

These mummies cannot cast magic, but the corpse poison on them has the effect of corrupting magic.

Defense and physical strength have also increased a lot.

William waved his wand, shot out a spell, and exploded in mid-air, drawing thousands of dense red lines.

The red light went around the backs of several mummies, directly smashing their chests and heads.

The mummy died instantly and turned into dust, but soon condensed together and appeared beside the stone sculpture.

They join the attack again!

It can't be killed! !
Hermione also noticed this, she said loudly:

"William, we need to get out of here!"

Leaving...not leaving this temple.

The altar where the inscription was read just now, and the location at this time are definitely no longer in the same space.

It's easy to go back.

But the black stele was blocked by the pharaohs, unable to recite the inscription quietly.

Besides, since they came in, William and Hermione didn't think about going out.

They have other things to look for.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer goblins, more mummies and scarabs surrounded them.

William turned over his wand, twisted his fingers, and shot out a cloud of black mist, flying towards the mummy.

Inside the temple, a row of mummies were turned into dust, and the scarabs were also cut and squeezed by layers of black mist.

After gaining some space, William made a sea eagle. Hermione jumped up and climbed onto him deftly, hugging the eagle's head tightly.

William stood up and flew towards the "Metternich Stele" stolen by the goblin.

Hermione's wand began to wave, and the air flow spun and condensed on the palm of her hand crazily.

Hermione, who cooperated tacitly without any need for verbal communication, crossed her legs naturally and locked William's bird's head.

The girl bent down. She has been practicing yoga all year round. She has a light and flexible body. She stretched out her hands and grabbed the stone tablet.

She, who had cast magic on her hands, showed great strength, pulled forward, dragged the heavy stone tablet on William's body, and hurriedly put it into the safety watch.

The movements are done in one go, as if they have cooperated countless times.

William screamed sharply, ignored the revived mummy and scarab, and continued to fly towards the depths.

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(End of this chapter)