I traverse America, using holy light to quell American terror!

The leader of the Royal Guard, who was walking in front, frowned upon hearing this.

He raised his AK-47 and slowly approached the direction where Li Yuan was hiding.

At the same time, a threat was loudly proclaimed:

"Get out of there, or I'll shoot!"

"Don't shoot! I'm coming out right now!"

Li Yuan shouted something enthusiastically from behind the tent.

He then slowly stood up and explained to the commander of the Imperial Guards in front of him:

"Friend, don't misunderstand, I'm not with those mercenaries."

As he spoke, Li Yuan spread his arms wide, indicating:

"Look, we don't even have weapons."

Immediately afterwards, Evelyn and the others stood up along with Li Yuan.

The Imperial Guard leader, his face smeared with black paint.

Seeing that Li Yuan and the others had no weapons, he lowered his gun slightly.

"This is not a place for you."

The leader of the Imperial Guards warned Li Yuan and the others in a low voice.

Then, changing the subject, she said softly:

"However, since you are not mercenaries, I will let you go this time. Now leave."

Upon hearing that the other party had so easily let Li Yuan and the others go, Benny froze on the spot.

A silent cry echoed in my heart:

"Why are they being let go? Why are we mercenaries being treated differently? This isn't fair!"

Although he was filled with resentment, he couldn't help but face the long guns and short cannons on the other side.

Benny still didn't dare to do anything reckless and could only swallow his resentment.

At this moment, amidst the surprised expressions of Jonathan and Rick,

Evelyn suddenly spoke up, loudly questioning the captain of the Royal Guard:

Why are we being asked to leave?

We're not here to rob tombs; we're here to uncover history and find the truth behind the events!

Just as Jonathan was worried about his sister's recklessness,

The Imperial Guard leader was surprisingly lenient.

He hesitated for a moment, then refrained from being violent towards Evelyn.

Instead, he patiently explained to Li Yuan and his group why they were being asked to leave.

It turns out that in this lost city of the dead, Hamunaptra,

Buried within is a cursed, sinful person.

That was Imhotep, the high priest most trusted by Pharaoh Seti I.

The cause of death of Pharaoh Seti I was not natural death as commonly known.

Instead, it was Imhotep who conspired with Pharaoh's favorite concubine, Anshuna, to kill him.

The cause was that Ansulna was tired of court life and wanted to break free and gain freedom.

He then seduced Imhotep, the high priest second only to the emperor.

During one of their trysts, Seti I, who had been aware of their affair, caught them in the act.

With no way out, Imhotep had no choice but to join forces with Anklub to kill Seti I.

At this point, the Royal Guards finally arrived, albeit belatedly.

Enraged, they planned to kill Imhotep and his companion to avenge Pharaoh.

Knowing she was doomed, Anselm quickly urged Imhotep to leave.

Only if Imhotep, who possesses the ancient secrets, survives will she have a chance to be resurrected.

Ansuona, left alone, held off the royal guards who had come to seek revenge.

After confirming that Imhotep had escaped, he finally committed suicide in front of the Royal Guard.

Imhotep, the high priest, was heartbroken by Ansunam's death.

With the help of his eighteen loyal monks,

They ventured into the tomb and stole Ansuona's remains.

Upon arriving at Hamunaptra, they found the legendary Book of the Dead, used to resurrect Anzulna.

But just as Imhotep's resurrection ceremony was about to succeed,

The Royal Guard arrived just in time and broke down the door.

This abruptly interrupted Ansu-na's resurrection ritual.

Ansuna's soul, which had just been summoned, fell into the underworld once again.

All eighteen monks under Imhotep's command were subjected to the "live skinning" torture.

They were eventually mummified.

Imhotep was subjected to one of the cruelest punishments in ancient Egypt—insect-eating torture!

His tongue was first cut out, rendering him unable to utter any spells.

He was then wrapped alive in linen and stuffed into an obsidian sarcophagus.

Finally, a whole bucket of scarabs was placed in the sarcophagus.

The scarabs would slowly gnaw at Imhotep's body.

This is the most vicious curse.

Imhotep's soul will never find peace.

He will be imprisoned in a sarcophagus forever, enduring endless torment for eternity.

At this point, the leader of the Imperial Guards said with a grave expression:

"My ancestor cast a curse on that stone coffin."

If the sarcophagus is opened, Imhotep will be resurrected.

Then the curse of the worms will be unleashed, and Imhotep, resurrected from the dead, will bring ten great calamities upon Egypt!

Although Li Yuan already knew about these plot points.

Evelyn and the others were hearing about this for the first time, and they looked at each other in bewilderment.

They thought this was just an ordinary pharaoh's tomb.

There may be some unknown dangers, or mysterious curses.

They had no idea that such a powerful curse was hidden inside.

This made Evelyn want to back out.

However, Evelyn's brother Jonathan wasn't entirely convinced.

He asked:

"Excuse me, sir, what's your name?"

The commander of the Imperial Guard said calmly:

"My name is Adez Bay."

"Oh! Adèles! Admit it,"

You just made up a ghost story to scare us, right?

Jonathan looked at Ades and said indignantly:

"We've come here to complete the history of Egypt!"

This is fantastic news! How can you possibly refuse?

Li Yuan glanced at Jonathan, who was speaking with righteous indignation, and couldn't help but curl his lip.

This guy really has no shame when it comes to going down there to find treasure.

Upon hearing this, Evelyn quickly tugged at Jonathan's sleeve and whispered a dissuade him:

"Jonathan, stop joking, what he's saying might be true!"

"You said it yourself! That's just a possibility..."

*Click*

The sound of a bullet being chambered came from the side.

Ades asked softly, his face ashen:

"Are you sure you don't want to leave, right?"

Seeing that the other party was serious, Jonathan became docile.

He hurriedly raised his hands and said, trembling:

"Ades, don't shoot! I was just joking!"

At this moment, Evelyn turned her gaze to Li Yuan, who was standing to the side.

He looked at her for her opinion.

Evelyn didn't know whether she should continue exploring Hamunaptra.

Seeing this, Li Yuan felt he had seen enough of the show.

He tucked the Hellstalker into his collar.

He then clapped his hands lightly, drawing everyone's attention.

Then, with a smile on his face, he said to Ades:

"Since you've killed off all the labor I need..."

Then we'll have to trouble you to take over their work.

As he spoke, Li Yuan waved to Grace behind him.

The instruction was given in a low voice:

"Grace, do it."