1014 Attack the Pyramid! (1/2)

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

”Think about it, the pyramid that is being projected by the mirage is only the tomb of a little Pharaoh, yet the city is already in such a pinch. If it was the scariest Great Pyramid of Giza instead, it would be a disaster for the whole country!” Jiang Yu told him.

Mo Fan nodded. He could easily tell how angry the guard was. It seemed like he had to refrain from saying anything calamitous in a place like this. After all, this was the place where the Curse Element had originated, meaning that whatever he said might actually have a chance of happening!

Mo Fan initially wanted to visit Xinxia, but she was simply too busy with her work. She did not have much time to talk to him.

It seemed like he had to put an end to the war as quickly as possible so that Xinxia could take a rest. Mo Fan did not want to see her worn out.

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After going back to the team's camp, Mo Fan heard Guan Yu proposing a plan.

A mirage would usually last for quite a while. If they simply waited until the mirage disappeared on its own, it was likely that the city would be razed to the ground soon.

They had to find a way to get rid of the mirage. Whenever a mirage of a pyramid appeared, the government would send all its soldiers to attack the pyramid, and use a special device to erase the illusionary pyramid. Only then would the undead finally stop appearing.

”The biggest threat to the soldiers are the Poisonous Golden Mummies, because the injuries they inflicted are incurable. The Parthenon Temple can only afford to send a few Healers here, but there are way too many injured. The local government is hoping that we can deal with the Poisonous Golden Mummies and eliminate their biggest threat,” Nanyu said.

”Why do we always have to do the most dangerous job? Can't they just send some strong Mages of their own army?” Mu Tingying said.

”They did, but it seems like they haven't returned yet.”

The team's atmosphere shifted upon hearing this.

Clearly, the Poisonous Golden Mummies were not something they should mess with either!

”Which is why I say, take out the leader, and the rest will collapse. We just need to deal with the Commander of the Poisonous Golden Mummies, and the rest of its army will collapse on its own!” Guan Yu said.

Guan Yu was better at ambushing and assassinating his target. He would rather go and assassinate the Commander leading the Poisonous Golden Mummies than waste lots of time with the entire army. It was very hard to kill undead, and even hard to tell if an undead was dead, as most of them could still rise even after they were torn into pieces. They were basically undying!

”It's too risky. If we fail, we will find ourselves being surrounded by the Poisonous Golden Mummies, and the local army is going to have trouble rescuing us.” Nanyu shook her head. The risk was too much for her to agree with.

”By the way, can't we just try and reach the pyramid to eliminate the mirage, and put an end to the war?” Mo Fan asked.

Guan Yu immediately let out a hollow laugh and sneered, ”Do you think the undead are just mere decorations? They aren't afraid of death! They only have one goal in mind, apart from killing everything in their way: to protect the pyramid! Anything that gets within ten kilometers from the pyramid will be immediately surrounded. The path to the pyramid is usually laid down with the corpses of many Mages!”

”He's telling the truth; don't ever underestimate the undead even if it's only a small pyramid. The number of undead surrounding the pyramid is pretty insane, almost on the scale of a horde of demon creatures. Many people are going to die just to clear a path to the most sensitive area for the undead, since they are a lot harder to kill than demon creatures. Many injured that were sent here are from the front line. Currently, it's still possible to escort the injured back to the city from where the main army is, but once the army advances another few kilometers, it's basically impossible to escort the injured back,” Nanyu said.

”Is there already an army making their way to the pyramid?” Mo Fan asked.

”Yeah, it's currently around five kilometers away from the city, but it's still at least thirty kilometers away from the Pyramid of Habo. Actually, the army has only encountered the undead in the outer ring, but still, there are already so many casualties while the army is only trying to gain a foothold,” Nanyu told them.

The army was advancing like a wave. In simpler words, they would have a team of vanguards clearing a path ahead while the others would set up a temporary camp behind.

After setting up the camp, they would send out another wave of Mages to the camp, and continued to advance forward to push the wave further ahead...

When they reached the third destination, they would continue to hold their ground and wait for the next troop to arrive from the city, before pressing forward again...