Mystery: But the Witch's Path

Chapter 166 Amon's Tomb

"According to the plan, first preliminary clearing and firing. Get ready." Simon said as he put down the long box on his back after the team had assembled.

Upon hearing this command, the rest of the squad, like him, put down the various long boxes on their backs, took out different shapes and calibers of iron-black cannon barrels, gun carriages, and other parts, and began to assemble them.

Without exception, all these guns and cannons are engraved with various dense and strange patterns, some of which are fitted with either light gold or pitch black shell chains.

After all the guns and cannons were assembled, the group turned their muzzles toward the stone gate.

After glancing at Altair and receiving the order to act freely, the group activated the cannon and gun barrels, causing the engraved patterns on them to shine rapidly, radiating a fiery and icy aura.

With a loud "boom!", a golden fireball, resembling a miniature sun, flew out from the "cannon barrel" operated by Simon and into the darkness.

When a loud "boom!" sounded from inside the stone gate, the earth trembled slightly, and intense light burst out from the cracks.

A moment later, when everyone saw that the tomb had not collapsed and there was no dust, they pulled the trigger one after another.

In an instant, the booming sound of cannons and the rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat of large-caliber machine guns became completely intertwined.

After the squad fired off "purifying bullets" with purifying effects, they cleansed the dangers deep within the tomb's darkness.

The team members then began to disassemble their magazines one by one, replacing them with "explosive bullets" that had a greater physical attack effect, and began to bombard and explode again.

For safety reasons and to avoid "misleading" the enemy, Altair had her team launch three rounds of overwhelming attacks.

From purifying bullets to cleanse evil spirits, to exploding bullets to destroy the physical body, and finally to spirit-annihilating bullets to kill spirits.

After a barrage of "special ammunition" that had cleared the area, Simon raised his voice amidst the buzzing echoes and said, "Keep moving forward."

After the order was given, the squad began to disassemble some of the portable, smaller-caliber guns and cannons, and carried them ahead to clear the way and sweep the area.

As the team made their way forward, exploring one area after another, they would occasionally stop to collect extraordinary properties that had begun to emerge or extraordinary items that had already taken shape.

Once the outer area was thoroughly searched, the group regrouped and walked along the main passageway of the tomb deeper into the crypt. Altair, bringing up the rear, heard Simon's voice behind her, scolding her, "Hurry up!"

Upon hearing this, Altair turned to look at "Simon" beside him and said with a smile.

"Don't you observe the target and understand the specific situation before you imitate them?"

After saying that, Altair sighed and added, "You're really not up to par."

Before he finished speaking, Altair swung a long whip made of "black flames" and lashed it.

When the whip touched its body, its flesh began to writhe and change.

From a complete person, gradually turning into a pale human skin, in this process, there are no extra sounds, and no abnormal movements are triggered.

Before the transformation was complete, a black, burning chain wrapped around the human skin, gradually burning and evaporating its spirituality.

The human skin immediately became transparent and carbonized, becoming fragmented.

When it completely turned into ashes and fell, after a short while, the ashes began to emit a faint light and slowly began to gather together.

It forms a shape resembling a huge diamond, with countless facets reflecting light, and each facet reflects a different face, those faces are densely packed, layer upon layer, making people dizzy.

Once the properties of the human skin shadow had materialized, Altair looked at the people waiting ahead and said...

"keep going."

Upon hearing this, the team regrouped and headed forward toward the main burial chamber.

Upon reaching the entrance to the main burial chamber, the team launched another massive bombardment to open the chamber's door.

As soon as the door opened, Altair immediately noticed a picture frame hanging about seven or eight meters ahead. It was brownish-yellow in color with a clear wood grain, and only the side of the frame was visible for the time being.

Seeing this, Altair waved his hand, signaling the team to retreat and get away from the area.

The Amon family—no, it should be said that the Amons' "ghost frames"—can cause anyone who gets close to them to have their spirit reflected in them, instantly separating them from their flesh and blood to form a portrait.

They are sealed inside forever, and in this state, even if the portrait is replaced, there is no way to free them.

Another type of picture frame steals time —

As he pondered this, Altair took out a specially made "Traveler's Bag" from his jacket pocket and threw it out. The "Ghost Picture Frame" nearby sucked it in.

In her past life, before Altair transmigrated, she had heard that the "Ghost Frame" contained stolen time, which the Amons could use to prolong their lives.

Having recalled this hidden knowledge, Altair no longer intended to destroy the "ghost frame," even though this period of time was temporarily...

It might not happen now, but what about later?

She hadn't forgotten that she herself still had two old men still alive, let alone his family.

In order to gain their support, Altair felt that lifespan was the best bargaining chip.

After putting away the picture frame, Altair took two steps forward and saw a very wide tomb chamber. In the center of the tomb chamber was a high platform on which a dark black coffin was placed.

Iron-colored lamp holders protrude from the surrounding walls, supporting white candles that are still burning quietly.

None of the candles flickered, remaining as still as a frozen scene, showing no signs of having withstood the erosion of over a thousand years.

Along the straight path from the stone gate to the coffin, there were rows of corpses. Some were wearing black woolen overcoats and top hats, while others were dressed as ordinary workers with baseball caps. They were clearly people who had entered this place in recent years.

What's rather strange is that all the corpses had sparse white hair, dry and wrinkled skin, and obvious markings, like elderly people in their eighties or nineties.

There were no obvious wounds on their bodies; they seemed to have simply died of old age there. Their bodies looked as if they had only recently died and had not yet decomposed.

After glancing at them briefly, Altair stopped paying attention, because she knew the reason: there was another type of picture frame in Amon's tomb.

His gaze landed on the bottom of the platform, where he found the upside-down picture frame. Altair then used the same trick again, throwing out the "Traveler's Bag" to absorb the frame.