1375 Carriers of the Underworld (2/2)

Egypt's history was extremely complicated. The creatures of the Underworld closely followed the changes of their dynasty, to an extent that there existed two kinds of status in Egypt; one was their status when they were still alive, and one was their status in the Underworld!

”Underworld Monarch Frogs, the most ancient creatures of the Underworld. They used to be the Pharaohs' mounts. They can carry an entire city while traveling across deserts and oceans...”

”The Yoked: loyal, passionate, and vicious slaves of the Underworld Monarch Frog. They are only a bunch of lost souls if they are separated from the Underworld Monarch Frog. They were placed under the Pharaoh's Curse when they were alive, so they cannot find peace after they died. The stronger the grudge they were holding, the greater the power they would receive from the Underworld Monarch Frog. In addition to that, they can obtain more power through killing, too.”

”The Triangle Void Mirror, an artifact that originated from the legend of Osiris and Khonsu...” Lingling quickly read through the legends of ancient Egypt and records that had been verified.

”Long ago, it was proven that the Triangle Void Mirror did not exist. It was just a story that someone had come up with, to direct the hatred of Egypt's people toward the mirages to someone that did not exist. Khonsu was just a sacrifice that the ruler used to put the blame on.

”The Triangle Dimensional Mirror is an artifact forged by an unknown master, with the ability to combine two kinds of Dimensional Magic. It has the power to reflect an object beyond the limitations of space and distance. Since the energy that it requires is said to be evil, an ancient Magic Association dismantled it. Its parts were kept in different Magic Associations and the method to reassemble them was lost.”

Lingling read the story while flipping through some of the records.

There was indeed a document that proved the Triangle Dimensional Mirror had been dismantled. The document had the symbol of a Magic Association, and to Lingling's surprise, the symbol actually belonged to a Magic Association in China, the Potala Palace Magic Association!

”One of its core components is kept inside the Sacred Hall of Liberty. The Research Union is conducting experiments on it to discover its secrets...”

Lingling suddenly recalled something.

When Mo Fan was attacked by an Executioner in New York, the people of the Black Vatican had used the opportunity when the Mages of the Sacred Hall of Liberty were busy searching for the Executioner, stealing something from the Sacred Hall of Liberty!

”Could it be that the Cold Prince found the descendant of the person that forged the Triangle Dimensional Mirror? Was he using the opportunity to steal the core component of the Triangle Dimensional Mirror?” Lingling slowly pieced the information together.

Lingling had not put much attention on the stolen item. The Sacred Hall of Liberty did not say a word, either. They never told anyone what the missing item was.

”Maybe they didn't think someone would know the method to reassemble the Triangle Dimensional Mirror, so they didn't really care when it was stolen, since it wasn't something that is used commonly,” Lingling reasoned why the Sacred Hall of Liberty did not treat the stolen item seriously, but she was very displeased by them.

If the Sacred Hall of Liberty had not hidden the truth, perhaps they would have found out what the Cold Prince was up to earlier!

”That means the Cold Prince has reassembled the Triangle Dimensional Mirror! He's moving a pyramid from Egypt to here to open up an entrance to the Underworld,” Lingling conjectured.

The answer was fairly obvious… but how could they possibly stop it from happening?

The Cold Prince was nowhere to be found, nor did they know where he was going to use the Triangle Dimensional Mirror next. It even felt like they were already done with the plan. What awaited the Northguard Fortress were the endless creatures of the Underworld!

Lingling smiled wryly upon having the thought.

It felt like it was meaningless to learn everything, since there was no way they could stop it from happening!

”The Underworld Monarch Frogs are the pack beasts of the Underworld. An Underworld Monarch Frog can lift and drag a small pyramid...” Lingling continued to read. She suddenly paused in the middle of her sentence.

Zhao Manyan was standing beside Lingling. His thoughts were preoccupied by the monster with a human face. He did not really hear what Lingling had said. When he saw Lingling staring at him with a terrified expression, he asked nervously, ”What's wrong?”

”Have you seen the pyramid?” Lingling asked.

”What pyramid? I didn't see one,” Zhao Manyan replied.

”The record says the Underworld Monarch Frogs are the carriers of the Underworld Palaces! An Underworld Monarch Frog can carry a small Underworld Palace. These Underworld Palaces are similar to the pyramids. In Egypt, whenever an Underworld Monarch Frog shows up, it means a pyramid is being moved. The whole country would go into Red Alert!” Lingling exclaimed.

The pyramids could be moved, but the only way to do so was the Underworld Monarch Frogs!

”No, we didn't see any pyramids. The chains on the Underworld Monarch Frog disappeared on their own after it died,” Zhao Manyan said.

”The Underworld Monarch Frog wasn't carrying a pyramid on its back...” Lingling had a terrible look. She finally blurted out, ”Which means there isn't only one Underworld Monarch Frog moving it!”

Zhao Manyan dropped his jaw. His mouth remained open for some time.

The Underworld Monarch Frog was dragging a pyramid with its chains?

The same pyramid that contained countless undead and served as the gate between the living world and the world of the dead? The terrifying place not a single person had come back alive from!?

Zhao Manyan was there when the mirages appeared. He clearly knew the destruction that a small pyramid could bring...