Two Cities, I build mecha in Picheng

Chapter 139 The Guardian of the Mausoleum - Bakai

Outside Sun City, the scorching sun that had scorched the earth for a whole day finally set in the west.

Li Lin and Kassadin tied the reins of Skalash behind a relatively hidden collapsed wall, just enough to completely cover them.

Afterwards, Li Lin set Chen Guang to the stealth mode and stayed where he was, and switched a storm robot to the combat mode.

If someone else approached and tried to take away Skalash, the storm robot would fire a warning shot first.

If you continue to go your own way, you will be directly shot by the storm.

After settling the issue of supplies, Li Lin and Kassadin took the other two storms and quietly went to the ruins of the City of the Sun to find traces of the expedition team.

The two of them hid for a long time behind a pillar beside a sand dune somewhere in the distance.

Li Lin and Kassadin did not approach this side until all of them descended into the mausoleum through the huge triangular metal door opening.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Li Lin noticed something unusual, "Huh? This is..."

Beside the triangular pyramid-shaped marble door frame, several mummified corpses whose skin had turned black and purple were obviously dressed by Sivir's mercenaries.

It's just that the weapons, food and water on their bodies were taken away, leaving only this loose clothing that no longer fits.

"How did they become like this?"

Hearing Li Lin's low exclamation, Kassadin hurried over from the entrance of the tomb, knelt down to check the condition of these corpses.

"Have you ever seen such a situation?" Li Lin asked.

"Looking at the appearance of this skin, it should be poisoned, or some kind of curse?" Kassadin's mechanical voice sounded heavy, "I have been in the desert for so many years, and I have never seen such a situation..."

Li Lin frowned, and opened [Data Thinking] to check the condition of the corpse.

According to the display on the system panel, these people died of a curse that drained their vitality in an instant.

[Spinning Bakay's curse (weakened): Every time a grain of sand is spilled, their life will be lost by one second, slowly eroding like the wind (because the curse on the gate lasts too long, the effect of the curse is greatly weakened ). 】

Bakay...

Seeing this title on the system panel, Li Lin almost gasped.

Shurima's ascension ceremony is not 100% successful, even for qualified people, there is a high probability that the ascension will fail due to various reasons.

The Bakai were supposed to join the ranks of the Ascended, but they turned into monsters who were neither humans nor gods.

But like normal god warriors, Bakay who failed to ascend also has eternal lifespan and more dangerous and uncontrollable powerful mana, which cannot be killed by normal means.

They bear the humiliation of failing to ascend, and most of them are arranged by Emperor Shurima to various tombs or ruins, committing themselves to the darkness and enduring long-term loneliness.

The curse on the entrance gate of the mausoleum was left by a kind of Bakai who can manipulate sand to plunder life force.

If it weren't for the fall of the empire, the effect of the curse on the gate would have receded a lot with the passage of time.

Otherwise, it would be quite easy to kill everyone in the expedition team just because of the magic spell that was almost as powerful as the Ascendant.

"It seems that their exploration of the ancient tomb is not going well..."

Kassadin shook his head, got up and looked at Li Lin who was thinking.

"Are you sure you want to go down? This emperor's tomb seems to be more dangerous than the tomb of the god warrior Horock I dug before.

"I predict that even with Sivir's leadership, their exploration this time is very likely to end in failure...

"I don't know why they are so eager to dig this tomb, but one thing is for sure, they will probably be wiped out."

As expected of a desert guide with more than 30 years of experience, you are truly a prophet...

Li Lin was quite emotional in his heart.

According to the background he knew, the mercenaries brought by Sivir were indeed dead.

However, many of Cassiopeia's men survived, and they even escorted her back to the port of Uzeris occupied by the Du Kecao family.

Seeing that Li Lin remained silent, Kassadin tried to persuade him again: "There are too many women like Sivir in Dasai, I don't really suggest that you spend too much on this kind of 'mercenary' just for money." mind, and even lost his life for her..."

He thought that Li Lin had been with Sivir for more than a month and fell in love with this woman.

Hearing what Kassadin meant, Li Lin couldn't help laughing: "You seem to have misunderstood something... I'm not interested in Sivir."

"..."

Kassadin bowed his head in silence for a moment, "If you want the treasures in the tomb, I can help you find the tombs of other Ascended, which is relatively safe."

Li Lin shook his head, and did not directly respond to his proposal, "Let's wait and see the situation. If there is any danger, we will withdraw immediately."

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At the same time, in the tombs of the emperor and the ascended.

Panting heavily, the terrified Sivir ran wildly in the spacious corridor, looking back from time to time.

Behind her, there were screams one after another, echoing in the empty corridor leading to the mausoleum.

Just now, a huge monster wearing a royal-style golden metal armor, whose chest and abdomen were filled with dark blue magic flames suddenly rushed out from a certain corner.

It has two stone-like dog heads, and two thick human arms with a length of more than ten meters support its broken body. Together with the short and thick hind legs of the beast and the python-like tail, it exudes a A breath of fear.

In just a split second, the blue magical flames burning in its chest devoured Sivir's four subordinates, turning everything on them, including clothes and weapons, into flesh-colored sand and inhaling them into the body.

Fortunately, its attention was attracted by a dozen mercenaries on the other side who were looking for the mechanism, so Sivir and Cassiopeia were able to escape.

The surviving people continued to run deep into the mausoleum for a long time, and many even threw away the heavy satchels they were carrying, just to prevent them from becoming a drag.

It wasn't until the sound behind them could not be heard at all that they stopped panting, quickly and calmly affected by the dry air, their throats and lungs seemed to be cut by sharp blades.

Cassiopeia, who was still in a state of mind, took the kettle from her subordinates and took a sip, panting heavily and looking at Sivir, "Then, what kind of monster is that..."

"Bakai, the product of the failure of the Ascension Ceremony, was assigned to guard the tomb." Sivir almost fully recovered, with a gloomy expression.

She counted the remaining survivors at the scene.

Cassiopeia originally brought 15 Noxus guards, but now there are 9 left, and the loss is not too great.

And she originally brought 47 mercenaries, but now there are only 18 left...

She had just met that monster, and there might be a few people who got separated when she fled, including her deputy, Arthur.

But in such a dangerous mausoleum and away from the main force, Sivir had sentenced them to death.

With so many lives lost, Zhai Haluo's mercenary group was directly shaken to its foundation.

Sivir bit her bloodless lower lip, traces of blood oozed out, and the smell of rust filled her mouth.

She clenched the crossblade tightly in her hand, as if she might throw it at any moment.

Taking a deep breath to calm down, Sivir looked at Cassiopeia with a cold face.

"I warned you a long time ago! There is no rush to explore the ancient tomb! Why do you keep asking to move on without giving us any time to adjust?!"

she asked sharply.

However, Cassiopeia still had that annoying, aloof look.

"What about sacrificing some insignificant people to achieve great things?" She sneered and continued: "Besides, if we really found the treasure, wouldn't you be able to share more?"

"You!" Sivir was irritated by Cassiopeia's attitude and couldn't bear it anymore.

Chalikar turned in her hand, and the sharp blade pierced the air with a "whoosh" sound.

Seeing this, the guards around Cassiopeia immediately took care of her firmly in the center, each drew their weapons, and looked sharply at Sivir and her men.

"It's come this far, Sivir, do you want to just give up?"

Cassiopeia squinted her eyes and looked at Sivir's four eyes, without any superfluous expression on her face.

"If you feel sorry for your mercenary group, after returning to Nashilami, I will help you hire new recruits and train them... This money is not included in our contract, do you think it is okay?"

"Tch..." Sivir frowned tightly and spat secretly.

Cassiopeia was right.

Having sacrificed so many people to come here, it is only one step away from opening the gate of the last emperor's tomb.

If he fell out with her at this time, even if he led his men to pry open the tomb, there might not be any real treasure inside.

This kind of thing has not happened before.

At that time, not only will they return without success, they will not even get employment money.

No, in this case, my mercenary group's ranking in Nashilami will directly become the lowest rank, and it is impossible for anyone to hire us again.

But if there really is a treasure inside...

Sivir pondered for a long time, and finally relaxed the tense muscles all over his body, and stopped the spinning cross blade in his hand.

She doesn't want to take that risk.

Afterwards, Sivir glared at Cassiopeia fiercely, and threatened in a cold voice:
"I hope you can keep your promise... otherwise, I don't care which big family you are from, even if you escape back to Noxus, I will chase you there and cut your neck off with this cross blade!"

(End of this chapter)