1551 Catching Everything in One Ne (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
In addition to the snake and scorpion demons, the undead, mostly mummies, gradually showed up, too. Cairo was already struggling to fend off the snake and scorpion demons, and now the undead army that was so tough to kill with its overwhelming numbers was pressing forward, too. It was difficult to tell how long Cairo could defend itself!
Cairo was in the worst situation possible. Half of the city had been taken by the undead. They had slowly reclaimed their land after holing up and waiting patiently for a long time.
The deathlight of the Pyramid of Khafre reached even further away than it usually did. The deathlight covered the entire city, and awakened the undead scattered across Gisele and the Bargo Land.
The longer the deathlight lasted, the more likely the mummies that were in deeper slumber would awaken. Even though Cairo's army was very experienced at defending the city, their defense would collapse without a doubt once a few Pharaohs showed up!
Thanks to the undead, the Battlemages no longer had time to waste on Mo Fan and the others!
There were a few patrol Mages still chasing them. A few squads showed up to intercept them, too, but as long as it was not a troop full of Intermediate Mages, they had no chance of stopping the three Advanced Mages.
Breaking into the city with force was a lot easier than they had imagined. That being said, they were not relieved at all, as their destination was obviously a lot more dangerous than just breaking into the city. They were going straight for the central military base!
The base was the army's headquarters, so the people in it were at least officers. There were captains all over the place, too...
”Mo Fan, are you sure she's at the headquarters?” Heidi asked him.
”Mm, I left some Dark Material on her, but it's very faint,” Mo Fan replied.
The trio managed to shake the soldiers chasing them off after crossing a district. They had successfully snuck into the city. Mo Fan did not want to waste even a second further, as he still might be able to save Apas' life.
Fenna had brought them to the military base before. Mo Fan homed in along the trail left by the Dark Material. The base was exactly where the trail was leading them to, but the Dark Material was too faint. He was unsure if Apas was still alive, but if he was in the evil soldiers' shoes, Apas would be long gone by now!
”Let's go and save Zhao Manyan first, we'll be a lot safer with his help,” Mo Fan said.
Mo Fan had to struggle to cast powerful spells when he was surrounded by too many soldiers. However, if Zhao Manyan was around, he could easily blast the enemy with his spells without worrying about his safety!
”But we don't know where he is!” Mu Bai protested.
”I do,” Mo Fan said.
Zhao Manyan should not be imprisoned too far away from Apas. Mo Fan believed the Emblem would start glowing once he reached the place. He had to save the idiot first, to increase their odds of saving Apas!
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The fortress in the central base had an underground chamber used to lock up soldiers that had severely violated military law. However, many people were unaware of another level of cells beneath it, where some secret operations were going on.