Chapter 13-3

“This means you don’t have enough energy to sustain the output. If you can last ten seconds with Explosion, you can only last three to four seconds with this improved form.” Xuan said.

Zheng nodded. “Right, vampire bloodline gives me increased recovery rate and qi gives my body the toughness to use Explosion. I created the ability in a coincidence and came to a balance after several tries. However, my body couldn’t handle it when I compress the energy further this time.”

Xuan thought for a moment. “That’s for certain. You should be prepared to die when you reach for a higher power. Without this determination, you might as well save points until you have enough to leave.”

Zheng looked at his fist. “I am not scared to die. I am scared that my death is meaningless. I have to stay alive, to revive everyone, and I have to meet my clone again. He’s the other me. I will free him from the suffering.”

“If going from tier C to tier B increased your blood energy and qi ten folds like you said, then going from tier B to tier A will definitely be greater than ten folds. That’s when you can handle Explosion perfectly and use the improved form.”

The tier A vampire bloodline was the marquis, followed by tier AA prince, and finally tier S king. However, there were multiple directions qi could take after tier B. These were all manuals with specific names ranging from tier A to tier S.

Zheng smiled bitterly. “Ah, tier A, and two of them. We still have to save rewards and points to revive team members. This will be difficult.”

Xuan said. “You are not the only one that have to save points to revive team members. Like how you spent points to exchange enhancement for WangXia, each of us can contribute to the revivals. Which means the more members we accumulate, the easier it will become. If it takes you 6000 points alone, it will take ten people 600 points each.”

Zheng finally got it and said. “So that was why you didn’t choose to revive the stronger members. Haha.”

Xuan nodded. Then Lori opened the door and came to the platform. She laughed and said. “Are the four of you even going to eat? The dishes are ready. Hehe, I made my best dishes. Hurry up and come in.”

Aside from Xuan still looking indifferent, a smile appeared on the other three men’s faces. They entered the room and saw several delicate dishes on the table. WangXia and Kampa looked at each other then laughed out together. “Didn’t you say we can exchange alcohol here? How about some Baijiu? Got to love that strong taste.”

Zheng smiled at the suggestion. He went over to God and brought back several bottles of Maotai and Vodka. These only cost a few points. Kampa and WangXia immediately grabbed a bottle for themselves and took off the corks. The aromatic scent of authentic Maotai and strong alcohol scent of Vodka filled the table. They each took a large gulp looking satisfied.

WangXia muttered. “This is the real deal. I only drank it once while in the army, only a small cup. I still can’t forget that taste. This bottle is even more aromatic. If we bring it back, it’s going to be worth tens of thousands. Haha.” He took another gulp.

Kampa drank until his eyes looked wet. He said loudly as he drank. “We loved to binge like this back then, and talked about women, cash, and war. Fuck, those days won’t come back anymore.”

Who didn’t have their sorrow if they chose to enter this world?

By the time the meal was over, Kampa and WangXia were knocked out. Zheng and Xuan each carried a person and threw them into their new rooms. Before Xuan left, he said to Zheng. “Don’t you feel that you are adapting to the unlocked mode? I think you should use the improved Explosion as much as possible while still in this dimension. Even if you get injured critically, God will be able to heal you. You can get used to it just like how you are with the unlocked mode. Then once you obtained enough energy, you will be the strongest member of the team!”

(The strongest member?) Zheng cuddled Lori to sleep. Then he stared at the ceiling and pondered.

They didn’t meet again for the next several days. Xuan poured himself into analyzing the Sky Stick. It was difficult to create the final product even with the design papers, especially the power device. It belonged to the magical field that was embedded with ancient characters. Xuan wasn’t able to replicate this currently. The exchange price for this part was over a thousand points and a rank D reward. So they discussed and decided to continue using Zheng’s Sky Stick for the next movie.

Kampa and WangXia trained in their basements. They were an international mercenary and special force to begin with. Their physical fitness surpassed even most normal people that lived through a movie or two. Furthermore, their skills with weapons and special abilities made them more destructive than Zheng at certain situations.

Zheng practiced the improved form of Explosion in the remaining days, which he named, Destruction!

If explosion was letting two energies run loose in his body, destruction squeezes every bit of power from these energies. It no longer gives any consideration to the condition of his body and intended to bring destruction to both his enemies and himself!

As for the techniques, he didn’t bother naming them and used the names Xuan told him.

“Geppou!” “Soru!” “Rankyaku!” “Shigan!” in which he used his fist.

Geppou let him walked on air and change direction at will. Soru gave him a sudden burst of speed. Rankyaku for long range attack. Shigun with his fist for close range destruction. And he could throw his axe for an attack with explosion.

Even though Destruction could only last a few seconds, and would render him powerless afterward, but he was invincible during these few seconds. No one could beat him in close range, not even Yinkong. Perhaps his clone was the only person that could rival him in this state.

Time quickly passed and they had prepared everything. Everyone came to the platform early and waited quietly. After a good while, the beams finally came down from God and its voice sounded in their heads.

“Enter the beam within thirty seconds. Target locked. The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Teleportation begins.”

Chapter 13-2

All the metal within a 200 meter radius was rolled up into a sphere. The sphere had an uneven surface, as if a huge hand knitted the metal together. The wall was gone and became a part of this sphere.

"Isn't this too powerful?" Zheng looked at the destruction in shock.

"True. This is a different type of destruction from explosions. Explosions affect a larger radius but those outside the center usually don't take too much damage. The fatality area is within 10 meters. However, anyone within the area of effect of the gravity mine will die. You are no exception." Xuan said.

Zheng felt a shiver down his spine. If he wasn't decisive and used Explosion immediately, he might have became a part of the sphere by now. That force of attraction might be able to reach beyond 200 meters. The gravity mine indeed belonged to a tier D sci-fi weapon.

Xuan said to WangXia. "The force of the mine is immense. It can even destroy military grade structures so you must be careful when handling it. You can take out a large pack of dinosaurs at once in this movie. If they provide rewards, you will earn the most out of us."

WangXia was dazed as he stared at the sphere. He muttered. "Damn. It was only a little ball. I wonder how powerful it can be if the mine was bigger."

Zheng laughed. "There's one called a Continental gravity bomb. It requires a rank S reward and 40,000 points. I can't say how powerful it is but most definitely beyond that of a nuclear bomb."

Kampa and WangXia had no words for it. Xuan then said. "My pistols don't need any testing. Gauss weapons wouldn't be too weak. Let's talk about your combat training."

Zheng was confused for a moment and pointed at himself. "My combat training? I didn't exchange any new weapons or abilities. I don't think combat training is necessary. I just have to keep practicing my blood energy and qi."

Xuan took out a piece of paper. "I calculated your movement speed and strength during Explosion and concluded there's room for improvement. Once you reach a limit, the power from Explosion will increase to an astounding degree that's able to take on the majority of movies."

Zheng knew Xuan wouldn't say any empty words. If he said it was possible, then it would probably be the truth. He didn't know how Explosion could be improved so he listened to Xuan with full attention.

"This limit is the sonic barrier." Xuan adjusted his glasses. "Have you ever felt that air became thicker when you run at full speed? Like air had increased in density or became a liquid? This slows you down. You have such strength and reaction speed yet you still need six seconds to run a hundred meters. This is proof that air has became an obstacle to you. You just haven't realized it."

"I did felt the change in air but what does it have to do with Explosion?"

Xuan said. "It's actually about increasing your overall strength instead of just the Explosion. Have you ever seen One Piece? A group of normal people called CP9 mastered a technique called Rokushiki and became superhuman in close combat. Of course, that's just anime. I am not asking you to exchange the technique. However, through my analysis, if you are a bit stronger, faster and break the sonic barrier, you can make use of air."

"You can totally learn the underlying principle of Geppou and change your direction mid air. Or Soru to gain extreme speed. Or compress air to attack those further away. Your attacks will have a much wider variety which effectively increases your overall power by ten folds under Explosion."

Zheng became excited. He was almost powerless against his clone. He could feel that the clone wasn't even using all his strength, perhaps not even half. That fight was over before the clone entered unlocked mode. If Zheng could master what Xuan said, then he would regain confidence to fight his clone again.

"Great! Let's try it now." Zheng ran up the basement stairs then exited the room. He connected with God to heal the injury caused by using Explosion. Then hurried back to the basement. Everyone else was still taking a break when they saw Zheng came back.

He walked to an empty area then entered the Explosion mode. The hair thin blood vessels started to burst. And Zheng disappeared from everyone's sight, leaving two footprints embedded into this alloy floor. Almost instantaneously, an explosion happened in another place. Zheng appeared for an instant then disappeared again. The air rippled visibly like water.

The world through Zheng's eyes was getting bloody as the blood vessels in his eyes burst. However, he finally broke through the sonic barrier. The air thickened when he used Explosion. He continued compressing the energy inside him until the air density felt like real liquid. When his strength and speed reached a point where he could break through this liquid, he stepped on them and ran up to the air.

He suddenly swept his leg with enough force to break apart the liquid air. It created a vacuum blade where the tip of his foot passed through. The vacuum blade flew straight ahead and sliced into the floor.

Before Zheng could see its effect, all the energy within him had depleted. The air turned from liquid to thicker to normal and he fell from midair. His skin began bursting apart and blood shot out from the wounds, painting him with blood. There was not a single place of intact on his body aside from several major blood vessels.

All he could feel was pain and itch that he almost fainted. The other three people carried him up to the platform and healed through God. None of them got to see a two meter deep mark left by the vacuum blade. That was only the power through air.

Chapter 13-1

The basement could be adjusted at the user's will. You couldn't create sci-fi or magical weapons in it but it basically had every modern equipment. The four of them entered the basement and began to familiarize with their new weapons or train.

First up was Kampa. The multi-barrel EMP rifle looked big at two meters long but it wasn't too heavy, much lighter than Zheng's Gatling cannon. It had a mechanism that pushed air out from the bottom to reduce recoil. So Kampa didn't have much difficulty handling the rifle.

"A gunner doesn't just spray with a machine gun. That's what idiots do when they vent. A gunner can cover you while you stand within their zone of fire and not get hit. So he must be familiar with his weapon up to every vibration, the paths of every bullet, and every stray bullet. Because you will move forward inside this rain of bullets!"

Kampa explained then tested the EMP rifle. As the rifle start to rotate, the flare that came out of the barrels was a deep blue color, denoting it wasn't using gunpowder anymore. This was the color of EMP light. Countless bullets hit a ten meter thick alloy plate in front of them.

Tiny traces appeared on the alloy plate, or perhaps wall. Almost instantly, the targets behind the wall was shredded apart. The shooting only took a second but had shown the power of the rifle.

Kampa and WangXia were obviously shocked. Zheng and Xuan nodded normally. They either seen more powerful weapons or wasn't moved by this destructive power.

"This is the EMP rifle? Shit, this destructiveness is almost overpowered." The rifle pushed light blue color air out that surrounded Kampa. The gigantic sci-fi rifle along with the bear like Kampa gave off a stunning presence.

Zheng laughed. "This rifle can shoot 70,000 bullets in a second. The bullets are slim as a needle. So the normal version has to reload every few seconds, which is the biggest limitation. However, the unlimited ammo version has no such limitation and lives up to its cost."

Kampa then asked in curiosity. "If a tier C weapon is already so powerful, I can't even imagine tier B and A sci-fi weapons."

Zheng said. "In general, sci-fi weapons require the least amount of ranked rewards. Usually only the unlimited versions cost rewards. Magical weapons with the same power typically cost twice as much, which is two rank C rewards. Furthermore, they won't be an unlimited use version. So in conclusion, the sci-fi weapons are the best for teams in the early and mid stages."

"The most expensive exchanges are enhancements and abilities. Both are much more expensive than weapons. Enhancements don't have a limited use factor, plus, you become stronger even without weapons. In the middle stage, the team will switch to a combination of sci-fi weapons and enhancements. At the end stage, the team will depend on enhancements and magical items."

Kampa and WangXia both seemed excited. They weren't worried about battles at this scale but instead showed an interest in them. Perhaps this was the quality of a soldier.

Next was WangXia's turn. The gravity mines were expendable and cost a rank D reward each. It was painful to test it but they had to know the power so WangXia could set the bombs at appropriate distances. Since there was no one to step on the mine, they had to set a timed bomb next to it.

"This mine allows you to set a trigger weight. So we can distinguish the weight of the monsters and us and don't have to worry about stepping on the mine." Zheng explained.

WangXia placed the mine next to the alloy wall. it was pitch black and only the size of a fist. He shook his head at its non-flashy look. Then he set a timed bomb to a minute and set it next to the mine.

To be safe, they ran into a shelter 500 meters away. The minute passed and the timed bomb exploded. The ball of fire made them closed their eyes for a while. After the fire was over, there was only a hole in the wall and nothing else changed. They looked in confusion that the gravity mine couldn't be so weak for its rank D reward.

WangXia ran toward the wall and the others followed. The bomb blasted a 1 meter deep hole in the wall and the ground. This ground was also made of alloys! However, the gravity mine didn't explode. It sat in the center of the hole peacefully, surviving through the explosion.

WangXia picked it up and examined it. "This isn't right. Can it be a faulty unit?"

Zheng thought for a bit and said. "Set the trigger weight to 1 kilogram." He picked up a metal fragment from the ground. Then the four of them ran off again. At the 100 meter mark, he entered the unlocked mode then lobbed the metal to the mine. As the mine got hit, he suddenly felt a sense of danger. Everyone else was at least 300 meters away by now but Zheng was still at the 100 meter mark. He felt his body getting heavier and the sense of danger growing by the moment. Without thinking, he activated Explosion and jumped forward ten meters.

The mine exploded behind him. The ground began rolling up to the mine and the area quickly spread to where Zheng was and stopped at 10 meter to his back. He ran another hundred meter by now but the huge force of attraction was pulling his body. Every step he took embedded a footprint into the metal ground. After the mine explosion and his Explosion was over, he only made it a hundred meters away.

Chapter 12-2

Zheng’s nose felt a bit stuffy. Kampa came here like everyone else, having lost hope in the real world. But WangXia was different. He had a pure heart just like his inner thought said, he still hadn’t been corrupted!

Many people live yet accomplish nothing. It was like they live to await their death. People who were truly living life had their beliefs, their dreams, something they would always cling onto. Something that once existed during childhood but vanished as the cruelness of reality kicked in while growing up. The previous Zheng was such person until he entered this world. His biggest goal right now was to revive his comrades then survive together!

People like WangXia deserved respect. Zheng looked at him differently, though Xuan was as indifferent as always.

Kampa opened his eyes then flipped up from the floor. After realizing it was Zheng and Xuan standing next to him, he laughed out loud. “We passed the Alien movie? Haha, that’s lucky I am still alive. I thought I saw my partner was coming for me. Didn’t think I would survive it.” As he laughed, tears flowed down his face. However, Zheng knew those weren’t tears of joy.

WangXia also opened his eyes and jumped up. His right hand quickly reached for his waist but when he saw Zheng and Xuan, he was shocked. He saluted to Xuan and said. “Sir! Lieutenant Wang Xia arrived at destination waiting for the next action.”

Xuan saluted back. “Take a rest. This isn’t the military, nor the real world. I have mentioned in the message I sent back that people who entered this world will be rid of their position temporarily. Your utmost goal is to survive. You are currently a member of team China.”

WangXia paused for a moment. Seeing that Xuan took his hand back, WangXia did the same. He looked around the place, especially at the sphere of light above.

Kampa looked at WangXia then pointed to himself. The only other person in this platform was Lori. “Where is Jie? Who is this lieutenant? Was he in the team?”

Zheng gave a bitter smile and said. “Things are a little complicated. Go take a shower and get changed first. We will talk later. See the rooms by the edge of the platform? Hold the handle then imagine the design of the room, including furniture and decorations. Then open the door. That will be your room for the future. Uh, Xuan, you too. These desert robes look so unpleasant.”

Their original clothes were ruined during the fights. So they had to buy the black desert robes in Cairo, which didn’t really fit the aesthetics of Asians. Xuan didn’t object and walked to a room.

After all three people left, Zheng walked over to Lori. She should be awake by now since they were talking so loud. Zheng noticed she adjusted her position a little.

“What are you lying there for? Mad at me?” Zheng sat next to her. He lit a cigarette and took a smoke.

Lori sudden turned around and bit him in his arm. He could dodge it but Zheng was afraid she might injure herself and held his arm in place.

Zheng smiled bitterly and said. “Mad that I didn’t let you come with me? I have my difficulties. You have to believe in me. I have been fighting for us to return to the real world. Remember the girls that lived in here? I have to revive their men. So, don’t act spoiled anymore.”

Lori massaged her jaw and said. “I would have refused to go with you even if you want to take me. I know I was a deadweight the last time in Alien. I just wanted to see if you will keep our promise to the end. You asshole! If your skin isn’t as tough as rubber, I will bite all over you. Liar!”

Zheng laughed. He picked up Lori and headed to their room. Team China was changing, including Lori. He hoped they would grow stronger and stronger, and the members could bond together.

“That’s the current situation. You guys died a few movies back. In fact, I was the only one that survived in the battle against team Devil. So, we have to revive our team members and become the strongest team!”

Inside Zheng’s room, none of the four men could cook anything eatable. Fortunately, Lori knew a thing or two so they all came over. Zheng told them about what happened, especially that revivals were only one time for each person. The next time they die would be real death.

Kampa and WangXia were both accepting of the fact to Zheng’s surprise. They didn’t show any surprise or fear. They thanked Zheng then drank their tea.

Zheng said. “You don’t look emotional at all. Haha, whatever. That’s basically it. Now moving onto the next movie and the weapons you want to use.”

“The next movie is The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Just as Xuan predicted, the difficulty we are facing reduced drastically. This is even easier than sci-fi movies. Maybe the quantity and size of dinosaurs might create some difficulty but it’s totally doable with just regular firearms. The most important thing is, the number of dinosaurs can be an opportunity. I wonder if you will get points for killing dinosaurs. If so, let’s wipe out all the dinosaurs in the island! Tell me what weapons you want to use.”

Xuan looked through some items in the exchange system. He didn’t have the leader privilege so he had to delegate the task to Zheng.

Kampa said. “I I need a heavy weapon, maybe Gatling gun…”

Zheng laughed. “Don’t bother with modernized weapons. I have enough points and rewards. And you can’t get revived anymore so you should get equipped as best as you can. You can each use a rank C reward and 2500 points. That can totally get you a multiple barrel EMP rifle. It uses a different technology from gauss weapons. About twice as powerful as the gauss counterpart but reloading can be troublesome. You have to reload every three seconds. So instead, you can get an unlimited ammo version with a rank C reward and 2000 points.”

Kampa didn’t say anything. He nodded and sat down.

WangXia said. “I specialize in traps, mines, and detonations with passable skills in mid-range shooting.”

Zheng nodded. “Then I will exchange you fifty high explosive mines and ten timed bombs, also three gravity mines that cost a rank D reward and 500 points each. I don’t know how powerful they are so you have to make use of your imagination. Furthermore, I will help you increase your muscle density and reaction speed by 100 points each.”

WangXia nodded and sat down just like Kampa. Though his posture was much more upright. While Kampa looked bolder and vulture.

Afterward, Xuan said. “I don’t need any enhancement. Two unlimited ammo gauss pistols, a rank D reward and 1500 points each.”

Zheng nodded then counted the expenses, which added up to over 9000 points, two rank C rewards and two rank D rewards. He still had 1000 points, two rank B rewards and a rank D reward.

“The points really don’t last long. It was just some weapons and knocked me down from the rich to the poor.” Zheng smiled bitterly. However, the new sci-fi weapons looked shockingly impressive after he exchanged them.

The EMP rifle was two meters long, a little bigger than his Gatling cannon, and of course more expensive. The smooth surface and shiny metal looked stylish. Kampa embraced it in his arms like it was a woman.

WangXia looked at the EMP rifle with envy. In contrast, the gravity mines were just three black balls. Their look totally didn’t live up to their cost.

The gauss pistols were smaller than the ones Xuan was using. Also shiny and stylist like future weapons in movies. Though Xuan didn’t give them a second look and slid them into his sleeves.

“Let’s go. We will test these weapons in the basement.”

Chapter 12-1

The remaining ten days quickly passed by. Zheng and Xuan returned to God's dimension without any issues. Zheng was worried that Xuan couldn't go back because he didn't enter this world.

Everything in the platform looked just as when he left. Lori was still sleeping soundly. Xuan immediately walked over to God and closed his eyes. "Basically the same as I thought. I wasn't included when calculating rewards for The Grudge. I cleared six waves so there should be some rewards but I only have the same amount of points when I entered the movie. You can revive Zero here after the next movie."

Zheng was delighted to hear it. It would be great if he could revive the members with less than 8000 points and a rank B reward.

"Then let's revive Zero along with Kampa and WangXia. If I recall correctly, he only had a rank C reward and 4000 to 5000 points. We have enough to revive him."

"I disagree."

Xuan adjusted his glasses. "Who we revive depends on the situation. You currently have enough ranked rewards but not enough points. 10,000 points seem like a lot but it would be gone in an instant when reviving any veterans. Zero's sniping ability is important for the team and Lan even more crucial to the team."

Zheng asked. "I am confused. Why didn't you let me revive Lan in The Mummy world? Or Zero here?"

"Because we need them. We don't revive Lan because we don't have the ability to protect her. She has two essential psyche force abilities that every team needs. Plus she is a rare talent. But what if she gets killed because we are weak? She doesn't have any combat capability on her own. If she dies, that will be forever.

As to Zero, he can protect himself but before that you have to arm Kampa, WangXia and me with weapons. The two of them don't cost anything to revive but they also don't have any weapons. Furthermore, you have to spend the points on necessary items for the next movie. You won't have enough to revive anyone currently."

Zheng said. "We are comrades from this point on. I know this can be unreasonable but please don't treat us as chess pieces or tools! We are comrades that can take a hit for you and fight together till death! So I will try to listen to your advices but you should also consider each person when you make plans."

To his surprise, Xuan frowned and pondered for a moment. "Understand. I will try to consider  when it comes to 'comrades'."

Zheng suddenly realized that both he and Xuan had changed a lot. The him before wouldn't have accepted Xuan's value on human lives. And Xuan wouldn't have taken his opinion.

"Perhaps this is the start of a metamorphosis for team China."

According to Xuan's plan, the early and mid stage of team China should focus on both enhancing the bodies and using scientific weapons. Like the gauss sniper rifle for Zero, heavy firearms for Kampa, and mines for WangXia.

"I will also use scientific weapons, especially pistols. In the movies, there's the Gun Kata theory. Through various positions, one can theoretically reach every blind angle and also increase the damage of bullets by 20%. This may seem absurd but I saw this ability in the exchange system. It is a tier B ability. So my goal for the mid stage is to use gun kata with two gauss pistols." Xuan said.

Zheng nodded. Then he connected to God and chose resurrection. He imagined Kampa and WangXia's names and images.

This was a corridor made of steel. Kampa, Xuan, and Zero was running. They entered a gate that was filled with firearms. Kampa grabbed a large Gatling gun and pointed it at the gate at once. However, before he stabilizes, an Alien tail pierced through the gate and stabbed into his chest. He pulled the trigger.

After the Soviet Union disbanded, the first wave of special forces had no country to return to. They wandered between other countries then formed a group of international mercenaries. They moved from one battlefield to another. Those without a family, without a country, and without a future. All they had left were their comrades that stood beside them. They smoked and drank, talked about women, counted cash, and planned to make some people pay.

Kampa's group ambushed several drug lords on a mission and kill several people. However, one of the drug lords escaped. What followed was revenge on the mercenary group. Kampa's partner got kidnapped and he was sent a skull several days later.

The mercenaries chased after the drug lord's life for half a year and finally killed him in a base. Kampa took seven bullets in the battle which painted his whole body in blood. That was at the north east border of China.

Kampa's body appeared on the floor out of nowhere. A large hole on his chest was recovering at visible speed. Zheng sighed then connected with God again.

This was a dim warehouse. As the gate opened, a group of people including Zheng, Lan, and WangXia walked inside. As Zheng and WangXia picked their guns, Zheng suddenly picked Lan up and ran toward the exit. WangXia only took a few steps before the fire consumed him.

In a modern laboratory, rows and rows of soldiers stood in place. A white haired researcher was lecturing them on hypnosis, selection, physical fitness, entering the unknown worlds of horror movies, enhancing themselves, exchanging technologies and paying back their mother country.

In a small village in the rural areas, a mother with silver hair quietly held her child's arm. Her tears could not stop even though this child had became a valiant soldier. The aged mother took off a jade pendant from her neck and put it on the child with her shaking hands. The mother was already in her sixties. The child knew he might not ever be coming back once he leaves. Even though man do not shred a tear easily but he still lowered his head. He kneeled down quietly and touched the ground with his forehead heavily, leaving a mark of blood.

"Perhaps a lot of people this country have been corrupted, but I still haven't!"

WangXia's body also appeared on the floor. His whole body was completely burned but it was recovering at visible speed like Kampa. Several minutes later, his skin turned back to normal.

Chapter 11-3

Cairo Port, the largest harbor in the city. This was where team China ran away when they encountered team India for the first time. Zheng sighed as he returned to the harbor.

"We began running at this place. We were lucky to reach the harbor through Imhotep and team India. You don't know how scary it was when the city was filled with countless zombies. We seized a bus then kept charging forward. We ran out of ammunitions and it was all dependent on YinKong and me fighting in close range. See that rock over there? Ha, it's still in the same place. Our bus jumped up from this rock and went all the way to a ship in the river."

Zheng kept talking about various things. He disagreed with how Xuan viewed human lives but after learning of his past, Zheng felt sympathy toward Xuan. Perhaps it sympathy was an insult toward someone so competent.

A life without desires, aside from the thought of wanting desires and feelings. He forced himself into doing things and learning. Maybe obtaining new knowledge and unlocking the fourth stage had become a desire for him.

"Foolish." Xuan said. "Why did you made it so difficult. Judging by your mission, you weren't in any conflict with Imhotep before he learns about you seeking to kill him. Which means he wouldn't attack you even if he saw you. His only targets were the Americans, so why didn't you ran in opposite direction of the Americans? Then set up bombs in their car. Imhotep was still weak so you could blow up the Americans and him at the same time. He would need a fair amount of time to recover and more time to absorb the broken bodies. You could have gained an abundant amount of time to run."

His tone was so calm as if he didn't realize blowing up people was cruel.

(This is such his style. Everything can be done for a higher success rate.)

Zheng smiled bitterly then took out a pack of cigarette. He lit one and said. "That's logical but how could you easily abandon people at that situation? They were also part of the plot. Plus we need to depend on the main characters to find the Book of Amun-Ra. If they became cautious toward us or disagree with us, what are we going to do to kill Imhotep?"

Xuan replied without thinking. "You should knock them out and take care of the Americans in the mean time."

Zheng wiped sweat off his forehead and interrupted Xuan. "Hold it. We are here to fish today, not to discuss how to kill people. Grab your fishing rod." Zheng ran toward the yachts as if he was running away. Xuan stood there with a fishing rod silently.

Zheng was able to rent a yacht in no time with his stack of silver sterling. The owner was a middle age Caucasian. He was surprised that Asians would come fishing here but the sterling were real so he had no objections.

"The water here is getting polluted. There are several textile mills and other factories downstream. They pour everything into the river. The river isn't what it was ten years ago. Go upstream. You can still occasionally fish large bass. Haha." The Caucasian said.

Zheng was talking casually with the helmsman and Xuan focused on checking the fishing rod. After sailing for half an hour, the two of them put the baits on. Zheng cast the hook into the river. "You never fished before? Haha, I used to go fishing with my coworkers quite often. My skills are professional tier."

Xuan cast the hook and replied. "Never did. I read a book that has a method to easily catch fish, although I never tested it."

Zheng laughed. "That's unfortunate. I will show you why people call me the prince of fishing…"

Before Zheng could finish the sentence, Xuan flicked his arms and pulled a blue color fish up to the deck. It was still jumping on the deck. The helmsman grabbed it at once then threw it into a bucket. "Good god. An African carp this big. Your next meal is going to be delicious."

Xuan calmly retrieved the hook and put another bait on. Zheng's lips twitched a bit then he laughed. "Just watch. I am not talking big. They call me the prince of fishing because I am never the first one to catch a fish or catch the most but in the end…"

It wasn't even that long after Xuan cast his hook again. He pulled the rod and another came on the deck.

"Haha. Man, this is a Nile herring. We rarely see one this big nowadays." The helmsman said again.

Zheng continued his sentence in a slightly lower voice. "In the end, I usually catch the biggest one."

Xuan pulled again and up came a fish as big as half a person. The helmsman quickly caught it with a net and pulled it to the deck.

"Holy, a perch this big. Look at its teeth. This will be the highest grade fish on the dining table."

Xuan look at Zheng and said. "What were you saying? I wasn't paying attention."

"Nothing. Let's just fish."

Although he didn't want to admit defeat but he really failed. Zheng only caught a several small bass the whole day while Xuan couldn't find another bucket for his fish. Furthermore, he was catching larger and larger species that Zheng and the helmsman had to persuade him that it was getting late. Xuan finally stopped fishing with their nagging.

"For real, I was afraid he was going to catch a shark if the trend continues." The helmsman said to Zheng in a low voice.

"Shark? I was thinking of whale." Zheng replied in the same low voice.

Zheng made a deal with the helmsman to rent the yacht again the next day. Of course, he made an extra requirement to look for a place without any big species.

He turned around to see Xuan packing up the equipment. "You looked like you were enjoying it. How was it? Fishing is quite enjoyable right? Haha. If you ever feel tired, just go fishing for a break."

"Don't know." Xuan answered.

"What do you mean?" Zheng said in confusion.

"Don't know if a fish will take the bait. Don't know what fish will get caught. Don't know why it is so easy. These uncertainties make me want to continue. Fishing is not bad." Xuan said.

Zheng took a smoke then patted his shoulder. "That's right. There are many, many things worth doing in this world. Even though you can't feel them right now, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. You will feel all these after you unlocked the fourth stage. And don't give up just because you can't feel it. Keep searching for these things. Haha, lets come again tomorrow!"

Xuan fell silent for a bit with his head down. "I need approximately seven days to analyze the Sky Stick. Okay if it's just tomorrow."

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Chapter 11-2

Zheng felt his blood energy was completely drained once the flash happened. It was such a discomfort having the energy taken away at once. His qi was also disturbed for a moment but quickly calmed down.

A few seconds later, the army of Anubis rose from the ground one after another. They had the head of a dog and the body of a human. They were three meters tall and carried huge swords. The important part wasn't their looks but their numbers. A rough look around and it was several hundreds of them.

Xuan had a rigorous personality. He walked from one end to the other and counted each row. A minute later, he said. "Three hundred. There are three hundred warriors here. Which means you can summon six mummies. Good. This number is powerful enough to change the tides in many movies and even allow us to wipe some teams in team battles!"

Zheng wiped the sweat off his forehead and forced a smile. "Don't talk so creepy. You made us seem like mafias. How useful do you think these warriors are against other teams?"

Xuan said calmly. "Good enough. They can be a critical force if we use them in strategies. Not every team is as strong as team Devil. There should be weak teams. Otherwise, God wouldn't have put so much focus on team China. The previous team China was probably one of the strongest teams aside from team Devil and team Celestial. If we have difficulty taking on three hundred of these warriors, so do the other teams. The question is, how long will they last? And how much do they affect you?"

Zheng paused for a moment. "There's no time limit. They can exist as long as they don't die. I can also disband them. Summoning empties my blood energy complete. So I won't be able to use Explosion and the Spear of Osiris. There are no other downsides. Summoning doesn't expend my stamina or qi so I can still fight."

Xuan thought for a bit. "This ability isn't totally worthless. It can have miraculous effects in certain situations. How many more days do you have to stay here?"

"Over ten days. Why? Anything you want to do?"

Xuan nodded. "I plan to analyze the structure of the Sky Stick. It's something I will eventually I have to do anyway. A single hoverboard doesn't mean much to a team. It's best if we can equip each member with one. So instead of using the ten days inside God's dimension, I can finish this task while we still have time here. After we return to Cairo, you should also train your Explosion technique. I have some experience similar to this ability, but we can't gather testing data here. I will help you test it when we return. That may increase your combat ability by several folds. However, you must increase the duration to over thirty seconds first."

Zheng exhaled. "Aren't you going to take a break? I mean after you are done analyzing the Sky Stick, or just exchange the design from God. You should take a break once in a while. This battle lasted so many days. We were flying back and forth, getting wounded every time. I am planning to just do my regular training daily and take a break for the rest of the days. What about you?"

Xuan frowned, seeming to ponder over Zheng's suggestion. "What do I do if I am on a break?"

Zheng recalled that Xuan had never rested once since they met. It seemed like he was always able to find something to do, like a clockwork. After learning the inner thoughts of Xuan, Zheng knew he just didn't know what to do. A person without feelings would be devoid of any desires when he couldn't find the next task or goal.

"Understand. Forget about everything and come fish at the Nile River with me." Zheng said with ascertion.

"Fishing?" Xuan pondered, as if this was the most difficult problem. Finally he nodded. "Fine. Go fish at Nile River."

The dirigible returned to Cairo in just two days with the Sky Stick as the power source. Izzy couldn't stop smiling when he received several gold bars and quickly left. Zheng split the rest of the gold to the movie characters. They also knew Zheng had no use for the gold and gladly accepted it.

The farewells were slightly sentimental. They had become comrades after several trips to the edge of hell. So it was a bit gloomy when it was time to part away. Fortunately, Jonathan always managed to lighten up the mood.

"That's our plan. We will buy a big mansion in England with this gold then invest some of them. Need to leave some assets for the child. I am never going on adventures again. Archaeology, mythologies, legends can stay away." O'Connell said.

Zheng easily noticed Evelyn didn't seem to agree with O'Connell. Then he recalled about her mentioning the golden mask from Maya that could turn people into vampires and the seven crystal skulls. He gave O'Connell a moment of silence.

Jonathan said. "I have decided to head east. I heard there are many opportunities to become rich. Not that I need anymore money but I just want to travel the world."

Ardeth said. "Zheng, our tribe will continue to protect Hamunaptra and the altar. So you don't have to worry. We welcome you the next time you return to this world."

Zheng smiled. He was surprised that he formed such bonds with the movie characters. He also felt a bit sentimental for parting. After the day was over, everyone left Cairo on ships and horses. Zheng and Xuan returned to the inn where he entered this world and rented two rooms. He still had enough money left over that he didn't have to worry about cash for the remaining days.

At night, Xuan analyzed the Sky Stick and Zheng trained his qi and blood energy.

The next morning, Zheng saw Xuan eating breakfast at the dining table when he got up. Xuan took out a fishing rod and said. "I had the maid bought me a fishing rod last night. I connected the rod to the power source of the Sky Stick. When a fish bites the bait, it will exert 10k voltes of electricity. This will increase efficiency vastly."

Zheng opened his mouth wide then wiped sweat off his forehead. "Uh. The goal of fishing isn't for fish. It's so we can spend the time leisurely. Let me ask this way, what do you need the fish for?"

Xuan said emotionlessly. "I am not fishing. I can spend the time to think over the design of the Sky Stick. This will be useful for our next movie."

Zheng quickly interrupted. "Halt. I meant fishing isn't about efficiency. You can't use this rod. Let's head to the wharf first." Zheng put away the Sky Stick into his dimensional bag and head out the inn. Xuan followed after him.

Chapter 11-1

The Spear of Osiris pierced deeply into the Scorpion King's chest. A golden light emerged from the wound then this light began to corrode away every part of the Scorpion King. It was turning into dust bit by bit. Several seconds later, the Scorpion King vanished in from of Zheng's eyes.

Zheng dropped to the ground. He could barely find the energy to stand up. Explosion was a powerful technique but without the recovery rate of the vampire bloodline, Zheng was lucky to be still alive. He wouldn't be able to resist even if Imhotep was to kill him now.

"Completed the Scorpion King mission in advance. Obtained 10,000 points and two rank B rewards. Unlocked the Bracelet of Anubis. The pyramid will collapse after thirty seconds. Please escape from the pyramid."

Zheng was enjoying the first part of the notification. 10,000 points and two rank B rewards put him among the rich with a tier A reward. However, the second part almost gave him a concussion. He felt the familiar power returned to his body then jumped up and yelled. "Fucking God!"

Imhotep also recovered his power. He hid Anck-Su-Namun behind him and looked at Zheng cautiously. "What's wrong with you? Uh. You also recovered your power right?"

Zheng said in a hurry. "The pyramid is going to collapse in thirty seconds. Hurry up and run!"

Imhotep was surprised. "I have my way of taking Anck-Su-Namun out. Thank you for this time." His body turned into a sandstorm and enveloped Anck-Su-Namun in the center. Then he swept to the exit.

A thought came to Zheng's mind and he yelled. "Wait. Wait. Take me out also. Please."

The sandstorm wrapped Zheng up and carried him out. He could look around freely and felt like floating in mid air despite the whirling sandstorm. It was fast and steady. They returned to the entrance of the pyramid in just ten seconds. Zheng looked at the collapsed corridor in surprise.

Everyone was lying on the floor but there were no injuries. When they saw the sandstorm came out, they looked in sorrow and rage. O'Connell and Ardeth pulled out their guns. Xuan's expression didn't change but he also readied his pistols.

The sandstorm flew past them into the forest ruins. Then it flung a person out. Zheng unfortunately smacked into a pillar. Though he didn't pass out since his power had recovered.

He shook his head then jumped up. "Hurry, this place is going to collapse! Follow our plan and come over!" He took out a rope with several ends from the ring and threw the ends over to the others. Then he took out the Sky Stick and tied the rope to it. After everyone stepped onto the circle ends of the rope, he piloted the Sky Stick and flew away. The pyramid began trembling and slowly sunk into the ground.

"It turned into a quicksand." Ardeth sighed. "Without the holy power of Anubis, this place will revert back to the desert and the pyramid also sinks."

Jonathan suddenly yelled. "Lower, right, left, just a little more." He hooked onto the rope with his feet and lowered his body. As the Sky Stick flew past the top of the pyramid, he grabbed the diamond at once. The Sky Stick immediately dropped a notch and gave everyone a scare. Luckily, it continued flying away.

"Shit, I want to murder you! You almost killed everyone!" O'Connell yelled at Jonathan.

They returned to the dirigible. Everyone was tired and hungry after a day of fighting. After a quick meal, they began to lecture Jonathan for grabbing the diamond at such a dangerous situation.

However, Jonathan didn't care about anyone else. He embraced the diamond in his arms and admired it. It was slightly smaller than a soccer ball, flawless and clear. The first person that stopped scolding was Evelyn. She seized the diamond and emerged herself at its beauty. Women were the same as dragons when it comes to shiny objects.

After the scolding, they asked Zheng about the sandstorm, which was obviously Imhotep. It was mind boggling that Imhotep survived the fight then carried Zheng out of the pyramid. Zheng had to explain their agreement. Ardeth was doubtful but since they had the Book of Amun-Ra and Imhotep didn't really have any conflicts of interest with them, there was no need to take care of him.

Zheng apologized to Ardeth. "Sorry that I went against the mission of your tribe and let him go."

Ardeth laughed. "We are not that stubborn. Many of us are hoping for a change. The world is changing rapidly. If we want to live a better life, we have to let go of some burden. Imhotep is one of them. We don't really have to kill him. The only reason we had guarded against him for so many years was because we were afraid. If he could let go of his hatred and leave the country, we can also let go of the burden. We also have gold now, lots of gold, enough to change our standard of living. It was all thanks to you, my comrade."

Zheng also laughed. "No need for all these talk when we are comrades. After this mission, I have to stay in Egypt for several more days. I will also come back several more times in the future. I will bring you enough gold to give your tribe a better life next time."

As soon as gold was mentioned, Jonathan joined the conversation. "Ah, comrade. Aren't we comrades? Haha."

Zheng waved his hand. "Don't, don't speak in such a tone. You give me goosebumps. I know you want gold. This diamond is worth a lot after you sell it. And hadn't I given you enough gold already? I still have a few more cubic meters. The three of you can take one cubic meter each and leave the rest to the Medjais. This should be enough for a luxurious life."

Jonathan laughed. "Luxury isn't my goal. There's never enough money. Haha."

Almost everyone decided to give the diamond to the only woman. Jonathan sat in a corner all by himself. They stayed there for another night and leave for Cairo the next morning.

At night, Xuan called Zheng outside. Zheng knew what it was about and told him about the rewards as they walked, including the special ability of the Bracelet of Anubis.

"So you should have at least 10,000 points and a rank A reward. The Spear of Osiris and the Bracelet of Anubis. The rewards certainly live up to the difficulty."

Xuan nodded. "Then let's summon the army of Anubis. Use all your energy. The quantity of the army will influence my plans for future movies."

Zheng nodded. He channeled his blood energy into the bracelet then a red light flashed over the bracelet.

Chapter 10-2

Zheng and Imhotep jumped back simultaneously. Zheng retained his senses for danger since the unlocked mode wasn't taken away. He felt as if a weapon was aimed at him from beyond the door.

Imhotep on the other hand was familiar with the scent of the undying, since he was one himself. He felt a horrifying scent of death the moment the door opened. A scent that induced fear in the resurrected undying who experienced the Curse of the Hom Dai.

Under their gazes, a large, half human, half scorpion walked out from the room. It was near six meters tall, with a muscular human torso, and the limbs of a scorpions. Its pairs of pincers seemed like two pairs of scissors. It stared at the three people in the room with interest.

"Imhotep, interested in a cooperation? We will deal with our problem after killing this monster." Zheng gulped.

No one could have expected that Imhotep's body was shaking. He hadn't gotten to do anything when Anck-Su-Namun started running to the exit, seeming frightened. Zheng looked behind the Scorpion King into the room it came from and saw countless two to three meter big scorpions swarming out. These were the same scorpions he fought when he obtained the Bracelet of Anubis. Their speed, strength, and venom were difficulty to deal with even with enhancements back then.

The Scorpion King finally found his target. It smiled then charged at Anck-Su-Namun with excitement. Its large body felt overwhelming as it knocked away several cauldrons as he ran.

Anck-Su-Namun was rather unfortunate. She reached the exit but then collided with an invisible wall and fell down. The Scorpion King was getting closer and closer to her.

Imhotep roared. Perhaps he feared the Scorpion King and begged for mercy in the movie, but he was a man at this moment. He jumped at the Scorpion King then slashed a big wound on its torso with the sword.

The Scorpion King began howling. However, its pincers couldn't reach Imhotep who was on his back. Imhotep hacked at it several more times then it climbed up a pillar to the ceilings with its legs as if it defied gravity and Imhotep final fell off.

The Scorpion King gave off a cruel smile as it raised its pincers at Imhotep. Suddenly, a series of bullets crushed the pincers and shot it down from the ceiling. The firepower even tore the Scorpion King into pieces as it was falling.

Imhotep looked at Zheng in shock. The man's arms and torso became extremely muscular. He was holding a huge Gatling cannon. After he killed the Scorpion King, he turned the cannon to the scorpions coming out of the room. Another round of shooting and the big scorpions were crushed. The Gatling cannon's firepower was immense, as was its recoil. Zheng could barely sustain the shooting with his current body. Just two rounds and the thenar space of his hands had torn open. Both his arms were shaking non stop.

Imhotep and Anck-Su-Namun got up from the ground. There was fear within their eyes when they looked at Zheng. If the Gatling cannon were to fire at them, it would probably be just an instant to get crushed. Yet, before Zheng could do anything, Imhotep yelled. "Behind you!"

Zheng sensed that danger and rolled forward as soon as Imhotep yelled. Even then, a big piece of muscle was torn from his back. The Scorpion King was hanging directly above from where he was standing. Its six meter body allowed its pincers to reach Zheng even hanging from the ceiling.

The pincer closed up and the piece of muscle was split in half. Zheng's body was soaked in blood. At the same time, the Scorpion King jumped down at him. He was still half kneeling on the ground. There was no way to dodge this time.

Imhotep yelled. "Careful!" He held out his hand and a pool of sand swept from his palm to the Scorpion King. It pushed the Scorpion King away several meters at the last moment. Zheng jumped away immediately, then noticed he was full of cold sweat.

"Fuck! Use your magic earlier when you have them! Do you want the three of us to die here?" Zheng shouted.

"I wouldn't be getting thrashed if I have magic. This is the last bit remaining. However, this is the Scorpion King. The monster that was blessed and cursed by Anubis himself. Its immortal. Only the Spear of Osiris that was bestowed to the Pharaoh by the Sun God Ra could kill it!"

Zheng was dazed for a moment then cursed himself for being retarded. He immediately took out the staff from the ring then twisted it open. It turned into the golden Spear of Osiris.

Imhotep's hands trembled for a bit but when he looked at Anck-Su-Namun, he said with a bitter smile. "I want to make an agreement with you."

The Scorpion King had reached several meters in front of Zheng so he had to use the Gatling cannon to crush it again. Then he yelled. "We are going to die and you are talking about agreements! Leave it after we got out!"

Imhotep pointed his sword at Zheng. "After we recovered our powers, it will be difficult for me to kill you, and you couldn't kill me without the Book of Amun-Ra. However, what if I run as soon as I recovered my power? I will hide and kill your friends. You can't guard against me for your whole life. I also can't stop you from killing my people with that speed and strength. So let's come to an agreement. I won't hurt you and your friends. In return, you have to let me and Anck-Su-Namun go. We will leave this country. My servants had told me that this world is large. We will go to a country named the United States."

Zheng sighed. This man was a slave of love. He died for her several thousand years ago and experienced the pain of the curse. This love didn't change even after resurrecting. He knew Zheng couldn't deal with them at this moment, that was why he chose to make the agreement now. However, he didn't know this woman didn't love him nearly as much as he imagined.

Zheng nodded and Imhotep put away the sword. The Scorpion King's body parts were coming back together quickly then turned back into half human half scorpion form. It jumped at the three of them. Zheng raised the Spear of Osiris and threw it at the Scorpion King. He didn't use any qi or blood energy. However, the spear was still moving fast since he had the strength for being in the second stage of the unlocked mode.

Yet, the Scorpion King grabbed the spear with its pincers. A sense of despair overcame Imhotep and Anck-Su-Namun. But this was expected for Zheng. By tradition, God would definitely raise the difficulty until he was on the brink of death. Only his own ability wasn't included in God's calculation for difficulty!

Explosion! Zheng used the last remaining of his qi and blood energy. He roared then charged up. He grabbed the end of the spear with both hands and pushed it forward into the Scorpion King's chest.

Chapter 10-1

Everyone let out a sigh of relief as they saw the pyramid. Bodies of dead pygmies filled the path they walked. No one was certain if the ones near the center survived. If so then their numbers alone could wipe the team. God knows why there could exist so many pygmies in this forest.

Jonathan said loudly. "My god, there's really a soccer ball size diamond! It's beautiful. Zheng, I have faith in you. You will defeat the Scorpion King and obtain his army and treasure! Haha."

Zheng smiled. "I will take the army. About the treasure, I don’t have much use for them so I will throw them away."

Jonathan quickly smiled along. "Why are we talking about these things. I will help you take care of those useless gold and jewelry."

Zheng walked toward the pyramid. As soon as he entered, he felt a weight on his body, like something was taken away from him. This feeling was horrible. Not only that, but when he turned around, everyone stayed by the entrance of the pyramid and couldn't enter. He held out his hand and felt a translucent barrier between them.

"The Scorpion King resurrects. All enhancements and exchanged abilities are taken away from the challenger. The army of Anubis activated to kill all living beings within 50 kilometers of the golden pyramid until the Scorpion King dies."

God's notification sounded within Zheng's head. He saw Xuan immediately pulled out two large pistols and everyone else took out their weapons. Then the earth in front of them rose up and turned into the warriors of Anubis.

Zheng howled. He finally understood God's intention. He had to challenge the Scorpion King with the strength of a normal human. Which meant that he couldn't use the devastating power of the Spear of Osiris. He couldn't use the movement technique, the Red Flame. Furthermore, God had taken his comrades hostage. They had firearms but were vastly outnumbered. The movie characters couldn't be revived if they die and if Xuan died, it would be all over!

Zheng howled in madness and ran as fast as he could. He could already hear gunshots coming from behind. He didn't want to see his comrades dying, especially those that he had accepted!

He was so used to running with the movement technique that it felt strange to run. He almost lost balance several times. However, there was a tiny bit of blood energy and qi left inside him. Perhaps these energy didn't belong to enhancements. They were formed from his training. Even the energies were so weak, they were his last hope.

Zheng started to think about his weapons and techniques he could use. The Gatling cannon was out of the question. He only had a normal person's strength right now. Maybe he could barely use it and sustain the recoil after entering the second stage of the unlocked mode.

As he thought of the unlocked mode, he quickly entered it. Luckily, the unlocked mode didn't disappear. He was certain that God only took away the power and stats that he exchanged. Which meant that he could still use the Explosion technique.

Zheng felt much safer. He continued running as he stayed in the unlocked mode. Suddenly, he heard the sound of hitting a gong from deep inside. Judging from the original movie, it should be Imhotep summoning the Scorpion King. The that meant the arena was not far away.

His speed was limited without the increased stats, the vampire bloodline, qi, and movement technique. He was not much stronger than a normal person aside from the unlocked mode. He had the combat instincts but a body weaker than athletes.

At the same time, the fight between the army of Anubis and the other people had begun. Fortunately, the corridor leading to the entrance of the pyramid was narrow and good for defense. They only had to worry about the front as the barrier was at their back. The army of Anubis couldn't get their them while they had guns. However, the numbers were just so huge and their ammunition was decreasing at a rapid rate. If this continued, they could only last several minutes.

Xuan's pistols were powerful. He had the highest firepower among the group. He looked around as he shot then he pulled the TNT from O'Connell's waist and said. "Find a cover." He ignited the bomb. When the fuse was almost gone, he threw the bomb at the ceiling and covered his head.

Several explosions in quick successions shook the corridor then it collapsed. The pillars and walls blocked off the army. No one got hurt. The army of Anubis wasn't breaking in for a while.

They stood up and let out a sigh of relief. Everyone looked at Xuan with respect then they heard the sounds of stones shattering, as if someone was hammering stones. Countless hammerings happening together gave them a bad feeling.

"That's for certain the warriors are hacking at the collapsed pillars and walls. Judging from the collapse, the thickness of the barricade is in between two to three meters. They will need six to seven minutes to break through with their numbers and strength. If you include our ammunition, we can survive eight to nine minutes. So pray, that Zheng can kill the Scorpion King in the time frame."

Zheng didn’t know what was happening outside. All he could think about was keep running as fast as he could toward the sound of the gong. After passing through a narrow corridor, he entered a big room with fire pit cauldrons laid out around the room. Imhotep was hitting a gong in the center. A woman with long hair stood next to him.

According to the plot, Imhotep's power was also taken away. So Zheng didn’t fear him. He took out the axe from his ring. However, even just taking out one item used up 1/5 of his qi already. He immediately halted any desire to get anything else. Then he walked toward Imhotep with his axe.

Imhotep noticed him and laughed. "You also have your powers taken away? The glorious power of Anubis fills this space. We are both just normal humans at this point. I won't be scared of your strength and speed, and you won't be scared of my magic and undying body. Let our conflict come to an end here!" He threw away the hammer and grabbed a sword from the wall.

Zheng took a deep breath. "I don't have time to fool with you. Are you willing to give up killing the Scorpion King? I won't kill you and will let you go away with your woman. If you refuse, I won't show any mercy."

Imhotep was surprised for a moment then laughed out loud. "Do I need your mercy? You don't have that strength anymore. I don’t know where you obtained such power but when we are both normal humans, can you fight one versus two? Anck-Su-Namun is the strongest female warrior in Egypt. And my bravery as a high priest is well known through legends! You wish to challenge the two of us?"

Zheng didn't reply. He raised the axe and charged at them. At the same time, a large door sudden opened. Two bright green eyes glowed from inside.

Chapter 9-2

"Made up your mind? Going to burn them all?" Xuan was looking at a document.

Zheng said. "Yes, all of them. Fucking, there's already sniper rifles. We would be facing a modernized army if we don't kill them. I am curious what Imhotep is up to though."

Xuan replied without raising his head. "70% chance he's already inside the pyramid. 20% chance he's watching us from nearby. 10% chance he went to Hamunaptra. Which one do you think is more beneficial for us?"

Zheng answered without thinking. "Of course inside the pyramid. So we can take care of him on the way. Otherwise he might show up during the fight. What are you looking at?"

Xuan raised his head. "Information about Egyptian mythologies I got from Evelyn. I am looking for ones that might be true. If this is an actual world, this shouldn't be the only treasure. Perhaps other treasures have similar quest items that can increase our strength."

Zheng immediately said. "And the result?"

"Give up on all of them."

He adjusted his glasses and took a drink from a glass. "The cost to reward ratio is too low because we don't know if these mythologies are true. Second, there are expenses such as time, bullets, and expendable items. Third, they belong to plots that we are not familiar with. We don't know where the dangers will come from or how to use the quest items. Unless we have over 50% chance of success, I won't consider these mythologies."

Zheng wanted to laugh but held it to himself. "Then why are you so focused on the document? Aren't they useless to you?"

"I had Evelyn wrote them in both hieroglyphs and English. I am getting the structure of hieroglyphs and how to go about translating them. We need to let ourselves accept new knowledge under any situation."

Zheng nodded. "Right, right. I understand. So how are we going to burn the forest? Aren't you worried about the wind?"

Xuan grabbed a map looking paper. It was hand drawn. "I flew around while you were inside the forest and drew its terrain. It may not look like it but this forest is a triangle. We need to use incendiary bombs at these four places. Spread the bombs out the among 100 square feet in each place and detonate them with your grenades. It will be the most effective. We will be able to burn down the whole forest regardless of wind direction, unless God cause some accident."

"It sounds easy but what kind of accident? I have a bad feeling about it."

"Uh, killing too many pygmies and God evolves them into something else, like King Kong." Xuan suddenly laughed lightly. "So, this is a gamble. We are dead if we lose the bet. Because there might be other ways to enter the pyramid that don't require killing all the pygmies. There's a 30% chance we will die from God interfering."

Zheng didn't thought much about King Kong but then he imagined a pygmy piloting a Gundam, especially his favorite Providence and shook his head. "Anyway, just try our best. Uh, you know how to laugh?"

Xuan laughed and said. "Yes. Pull muscles upward. However, crying is more difficult. Even though I can do the expression, its difficult to stimulate tears. If there's available device, crying is also possible."

Zheng tapped his shoulder then walked out of the tent. "Don't worry. You will reach the fourth stage. Comrade."

"Comrade?"

They finished setting up the incendiary bombs by evening with the help of the movie characters. Zheng used a simple detonation device Xuan created then detonated them. They looked down from the dirigible and saw the forest began burning at four locations. Black smoke rose up to the sky then the fire moved into the inner forest.

"This is the basic situation. Judging by the size of this forest, it will take three to four days for the fire to reach the pyramid. Then three to four more days for the forest to cool down. Which means we need to wait eight days. How much time do you have left?"

Zheng said. "Fifteen days. If we count eight days including today, we will have eight days left. It should be enough time to enter the pyramid and kill the Scorpion King."

"Then the probability of my plan should be a bit higher. The reason God gave you sixty days might be to give you time to burn the forest and wait for it to cool."

Ardeth sighed beside them. "It's unfortunate for this forest. If we could preserve it, then the whole Egypt…" He shook his head.

Zheng tapped his shoulder and said. "Let it go. Even if we don't burn the forest, your tribe wouldn't be able to take care of the pygmies. Furthermore, the forest might disappear without the magic power from Anubis after we defeat the Scorpion King. It's not something that belong to us, so it's better to not think too much."

Ardeth could only sigh as he shook his head. A man that grew up in the desert had a desire for the green desert that others couldn't imagine. If he didn't understand this forest could never belong to them, he would have stopped Zheng.

The fire burned for several days, leaving black and white ashes behind. One might step into a fire when you step into the ashes. There were still bits of fire burning underneath. So they had to keep waiting. Zheng and Xuan never heard any notification from God, so they were not getting the points from killing the pygmies.

They didn't rest during the days of waiting. Zheng kept training his Explosion technique and combat techniques non stop, while Xuan was reading mythology related documents in hieroglyphs. Evelyn complained that she were working on deadlines.

Eight days passed. Zheng entered the forest alone. After advancing for a few kilometers without any danger, everyone decided to head to the inner forest. There were still some fires further in so the place had a layer of smoke. They couldn't find the pyramid in the mean time.

"Keep heading to the center of the forest. The pyramid should be there." Zheng made the decision and walked a few hundred meters in front of everyone else.

They found burned bodies of animals on the way. As they came nearer to the center of the forest, the number of animal bodies decreased as pygmy bodies took over. The pygmies died in clusters. Beside their bodies were deformed firearms ranging from pistols to sniper rifles to RPG. The crucial part was there were just too many pygmies. They saw tens of thousands on the way already. The pygmies would be no different from an army if they were all armed. Guerrilla forces fighting at their home terrain.

They felt unease looking at the numbers, especially Zheng. If they tried to kill these pygmies off a little at a time like he thought, there was really a possibility of the pygmies piloting Gundams. Then burning the forest wouldn't be able to take care of them. Fortunately, that didn't happen and they came so far safely because of Xuan.

A pyramid that looked like it was built of gold came into view.

Chapter 9-1

They stayed in Hamunaptra for ten more days until a hundred incendiary bombs were transported over from Europe. Everyone boarded the dirigible again and headed toward the golden pyramid. Zheng had completely recovered in these ten days.

"What God created is a world and not a mission. I had wondered why there is an option to return to previous worlds. If it is intended for resting and vacation, having the real world alone is enough. God has been hinting us that it didn't need us to follow its rules. It wanted us to evolve. To search for dangers ourselves and overcome them. Your Explosion technique is the sign of your evolution." Xuan said to Zheng as he looked down at the desert from the deck.

Zheng learned a lot from Xuan in these ten days. Such as possible bonus missions in their respective worlds, how to survive more efficiently, how to battle other teams, and even how he could improve his techniques. This man's analysis were succinct and result oriented. It gave Zheng a lot of answers. Though some of which wasn't what he wanted to hear.

Zheng said. "I have thought about how God judges each person's strength to decide movie difficulties. The difficulties shouldn't be equal among everyone. Or else people who are strong can easily farm points and rewards. So the technique I created doesn't belong in difficulty judgment?"

Xuan nodded. "That's for certain. Otherwise, God is a real god. It also doesn't conform to the goal of evolution. The person that evolves should be rewarded. As you evolve, the difficulties will become easier and easier until you can afford to save up 50000 points and return to the real world."

Zheng got excited. "If that's the case then why don't we enter the forest to kill pygmies? I think I just have to be careful and will be able to wipe them out easily. I have a unlimited ammunition Gatling cannon here."

"This returns to our previous discussion." Xuan frowned. "The possibility that God leaves a loophole to let you farm points and rewards is close to zero. Because if you are barely strong enough to kill the pygmies, you can keep running away and returning to kill them until you reach 50000 points. There wouldn't be a need for evolution. The most probable situation is God increases your personal rating by a point for each monkey you killed, just like team China before. Once you accumulated enough rating, the difficulty will increase. Since you have killed several thousand pygmies already, I suspect that they will be using firearms from the 70s and 80s or even more modern by now. If you killed over ten thousand, you will probably be shot with missiles as soon as you step into the forest."

Zheng sighed. "Then what about incendiary bombs? It should also count as killing."

Xuan smiled very briefly. "Who gets credit for the kills? You or me? God isn't stupid. Don’t try to game it. Even though this is a method that gets around to the pyramid, it's actually one God might accept. Otherwise, this forest would have been a tropical forest. However, since you bypassed the danger, you lose the rewards. Unless you throw the incendiary bombs at their face. Every rule in this world follows risk equals reward."

Zheng sighed. It was unfortunate that he couldn't obtain the points from killing pygmies. He would have been able to revive at least three members with those points. "Following your theory, is the reward from the Scorpion King's mission also going to be reduced from bypassing the danger of the forest?"

"No, because intelligence is also a part of evolution." Xuan smiled.

The evolved dirigible, using the Sky Stick to carry it, returned to the border of the forest after a day and night of flying. Everyone was on guard against Imhotep the whole way. Even though the dirigible could fly faster than his sandstorm, they didn't want to risk getting attacked in the sky.

Luckily, they arrived in safety. Everyone let out a sigh of relief after getting down from the dirigible. They wouldn't be afraid of Imhotep anymore with the Book of Amun-Ra in hand and Evelyn to decipher the hieroglyph.

"It's lucky we didn't encounter him during the flight. I won't be afraid even if he appears now." Jonathan laughed.

O'Connell got off the dirigible after him. "I wonder who ran so fast the last time he saw some monkeys."

Jonathan replied with a smile. Zheng gestured to let them know then walked into the forest.

He came to this conclusion after discussing with Xuan. He still had a pendant that wasn't totally out of energy. Xuan's theories were the most probable cases, not facts. Since they had some form of protection, they decided to test the pygmies' current state. If the pygmies didn't evolve too much, it was a good idea to kill some in close range.

While everyone else was setting up the camp, Zheng entered the forest alone. He felt the same sense of being watched by numerous eyes. His mission was only to probe and not fight, so he entered the first stage of the unlocked mode. He jumped in between trees and within a few minutes, he reached the inner part of the forest.

A sudden sense of danger swept him then bang! He was knocked back by three meters before he could react. The pendant in his palm shattered. A bullet just hit his chest at lightning speed. The barrier deflected it away but the force still pushed him back. Zheng was so familiar with the sound of that shot. That was from the same anti-material sniper rifle he used in the fight against team Devil.

As the name suggested, this sniper rifle was designed to pierce through tank armors. Even though it was still much weaker than the gauss sniper rifle, it would open a hole in his body if he gets shot.

Now that the pendant had became powder, Zheng was exposed under the threat of the sniper rifle. He felt a chill down his spine and immediately used Explosion. Then he jumped in between the trees, using the branches and leaves to obstruct vision while he ran. A second later, multiple gunshots followed. He could imagine the numerous bullet holes at where he was standing. A little delay could have cost his life. Sweat soaked his body.

"Burn them all down. This is crazy. The pygmies are going to be piloting Gundams before long at this rate."

Chapter 8-3

Zheng listened to the notification closely outside the alter. He realized what he guessed was totally wrong. He could create bodies without a mind in God's dimension but he forgot an important criteria to the creation, it could only create what he was familiar with or know.

For example, he could create a body that looked the same as the members but what about the DNA? And how could he guarantee that the insides were the same? The blood types and everything else? So what he made would just be just someone similar.

"Which means unless you freeze and store the body as soon as someone died, you have to pay the extra 1000 points. But this is still much better than paying twice the points and rewards to revive in God's dimension." Zheng let out a sigh of relief. Then he began to count how many points he earned in this movie.

4000 points from obtaining the Bracelet of Anubis and numerous from killing pygmies in the forest. He might have killed a thousand with the Gatling cannon. The final explosion killed even more. He wondered if they totaled up to 4000 pygmies.

(Xuan should have less than 3000 points and also very little ranked rewards. I can revive him in God's dimension for way less, but…)

Zheng hesitated. First thing was he didn't know if he had enough points. He had a rank B reward and rank C reward when he entered this world and now he had two rank B rewards total after completing the bracelet mission. As long as he had enough points, he could revive Xuan.

He didn't have the confidence to challenge the Scorpion King by just himself no matter how much power he had. He needed Xuan.

Zheng clenched his teeth. Even though this would waste a rank B reward, he would obtain 10000 points and two rank B rewards in return if he was to finish the Scorpion King's mission. Instead of getting killed in the pyramid, he'd rather revive Xuan to help him with the challenge!

"God, revive Chu Xuan." Zheng stood inside the altar with the Book of Amun-Ra. These were the words to activate resurrection. Once you have enough points and rewards and say the person's name, and if that person hadn't been revived before, he would be revived.

"Deducted 8000 points and one rank B reward. Activated resurrection."

After the notification, a movie like projection appeared on top of the altar. A person was fighting by himself on the roof of a building. He was using two pistols and shooting at ghosts coming from every direction. In the end he shot his own stomach. As he was lying on the floor, he held out his hand as if to reach for the moon.

Once the projection disappeared, a series of information streamed into Zheng's head. He felt like he saw a boy that was crying in his heart but tear couldn't break through his eyes. The boy gradually grew up into the adult Xuan. The emotionless man with glasses. Inside his cold heart were tears that could never come out. No sense of pain, taste, smell, touch. Zheng finally understood what he meant when he meant by the meal looked delicious before entering The Grudge. That was right, he could only see.

Zheng felt a little unease. Judging from this message, the cause was at the genetic level. Unless he could change DNA…

Xuan slowly appeared in front of him. He held out a hand and said. "Xuan, help me."

"I didn't die, or is it revived? Why do I want to help you?"

"Because I know how to help you obtain senses of pain, happiness, taste, and every feeling a normal person has. I know how to help you!"

Xuan looked exactly the same as before. The same indifference expression. The same habit of adjusting his glasses. He touched his heart and asked Zheng. However, Zheng's answer made him express something different for the first time. His fingers seemed to be shaking if just a little. He touched the stone of the altar and asked. "Tell me. If you have at least 50% chance of success, I will help you."

Zheng was delighted. He knew he seized the most important thing to Xuan, the man's only desire. "The genetic constraint has five stages. The first stage increases a person's combat ability by unleashing combat instincts from human ancestors. The second stage gives control over 90% of the body, like sight, hearing, muscles." He enlarged his arm to three times its normal size.

Xuan seemed to get it and said. "Continue."

"Starting from the third stage, you will begin to utilize various areas of the brain. Like I can simulate your way of thinking to 50% effectiveness. The third stage is simulation."

"The fourth stage is what can change your fate. The fourth stage gives you the ability to alter your DNA. Once you reach the borderline to the fifth stage, you can even reconstruct your DNA. Do you remember the enhancements from God? Those were created by ancient humans that reached the fourth stage. If you reach the fourth stage, you can alter your DNA and obtain everything a normal person should have. We can experience pain together, cry together, eat together and laugh together. Help me, Xuan. I need your intelligence!"

Xuan adjusted his glasses and asked. "There are five stages, what's the last one?"

Zheng thought for a moment. "The fifth stage is energy manipulation. I don't fully understand it."

"Qi, Xiuzhen, blood energy, magic." Xuan walked down from the alter. "These are abilities to control energy. If genetic enhancements come from the fourth stage, the fifth stage is probably creation of these abilities. If the five stage theory of genetic constraint is true, then I can see the answers to previous uncertainties."

After a while, Zheng said excitedly. "That means you agreed to help? Haha, you agreed, right?"

"Tell me what happened after I died."

"That's basically it. I thought the Book of Amun-Ra could never be found after it dropped off the cliff. And the cost of twice the points and rewards was almost impossible to obtain. If it wasn't for team Devil, I wouldn't have made up my mind to come back."

Zheng told Xuan everything that happened since The Grudge in details. About all the main members of the team, the Guide, the leader position, what he knew about God's dimension, team battles, the two special teams, and even what happened between him and his clone. Then he saw Xuan writing on a piece of paper.

"Let's start from the beginning. We assumed God doesn't want to kill us but to make us evolve. So it placed us in near death situations every time. When you encountered team India, they were only slightly stronger than you. Basing on your difference in strength and your lack of a leader, you were almost destined to lose. However, you actually won in a almost flawless victory, aside from Zero's death."

"Team China's rating plus one. Then you entered the supernatural series Final Destination. If the episode of the series is correlates to difficulty, it shouldn't be tough for the movie to wipe the team. However, Jie freeing himself from this world saved the team without much loss. Only the newbies died."

"Team China's rating plus one again. Then you entered Alien: Resurrection at a wrong location, with an altered difficulty and monster strength. This should have been a movie that could wipe any team. However, team China survived again without much loss. Only the newbies died again. If I am God in this case, I would rate team China above team Devil and team Celestial. That's why it organized a team battle between team China and team Devil. If team China continued winning, then God will probably develop you as the main team and keep increasing difficulty. Because team China's potential would have surpassed what it calculated as the team with the highest potential."

"However, team China failed. Which means rating reset. If I am correct, the next movie will be at a normal difficulty for regular teams and isn't because God is going easy on you."

Xuan finished writing and looked at the paper. "This is the order of resurrection. We can discuss after returning to God's dimension. I have died once and don't want to die again. So I don't want to have any conflict with you. If a conflict comes up, you can say your opinion and adjust my plan."

Zheng didn’t take the paper. "I don't have any objection to the order of resurrection. My only requirement is everyone that was on the team must revive. I don’t want them to sleep in the darkness for eternity."

Xuan wrote a little more then said. "No problem, if they have acceptable strength. I don’t want any member pulling the team's weight, unless he agrees to be the bait during dangerous missions. This topic will be postponed. Back to the current situation. We have to finish the Scorpion King's mission in the days remaining. Judging by the difficulty you described, this will be a tough battle. So I don’t want you to waste your energy before entering the pyramid. The reason you were forced to run was because you wasted your energy on needless places."

"So, go purchase incendiary bombs. Burn down the forest. It's not a tropical forest, but rather inside the desert. Let it burn and it should be over in three days."

(Incredible. Definitely worth the points and reward.)

Zheng stared at Xuan. This man's ideas were as crazy as before. He never thought about burning down the whole forest. But if this worked, then he could reach the pyramid effortlessly and the countless pygmies in the forest…

"Don't dream about the points from the pygmies. If I am correct, pygmies died during the fire will not count toward any points. And I advice you better not step inside the forest."

Chapter 8-2

Zheng stopped in shock for a second. The sound of the pygmies were getting close. A bullet hit his back and pulled him back to the present. He took a deep breath then brought out a grenade from the ring. As he pulled its ring, a red line came down from his head and met with an airflow in his heart. The grenade touched the ground at the same time.

Time seemed as though it slowed down. Zheng charged at the group. The rock that he stepped on was shattered into powder. Each stepped embedded a deep footprint into the ground and also brought him ten meters forward. It looked like he was floating at half a meter above the ground.

"Nine!"

Zheng had crossed 200 meters to the edge of the canyon. Then he jumped straight up at least ten meters high. He stepped on a rock and jumped again. The rock exploded. At the same time he had already reached the top. Fear finally registered in the people behind Imhotep. However, there was no time for them to react. They were all in slow motion through Zheng's eyes.

"Eight!"

Zheng ran to the black man that was holding Evelyn hostage. He seemed to be the leader of the men in black robes. His finger was moving toward the trigger on the gun. Zheng grabbed his arm and twisted it without any resistance. The man's expression didn’t even get to react in this speed. Zheng pulled the arm and threw him away then kicked the back of his spine. The man was sent flying with his body in a Z shape.

"Seven!"

Zheng's next target was the two men holding O'Connell and Jonathan. These two men were standing nearest to the leader and they pulled the triggers almost at the same time. Zheng barely got in time to lift their arms before the guns fired. Seeing how ruthless they were, he returned with the same fashion. He punched their heads and completely shattered them.

"Six!"

As the two headless men collapsed to the ground, a huge explosion happened inside the canyon. The shockwave blew up the sand and dust. Everyone instinctively looked over to see small mushroom cloud in the center. The explosions were still happening throughout the canyon and filled it in fires.

Ardeth subdued the man holding him. He was prepared when Zheng disappeared from the canyon. As the first man was kicked away, he lowered himself then stood up and hit the face of the man behind him with his head. He quickly turned around and kicked the man's neck to knock him out.

"Five!"

Zheng was still in the Explosion state. He could already feel the wound in his chest tearing open. He immediately took out the axe while also channeling a bit of qi into the Na ring with difficulty. Then he jumped at Imhotep.

Imhotep's reaction was subpar at best. He was a priest before he died after all. Even though he obtained magic and a body that couldn't be killed, he didn't have the qualities of a warrior. It took him several seconds to return from the shock. However, Zheng had already hit him with the Na ring when he finally began to turn himself into a sandstorm. An invisible force field knocked him away. But Zheng was faster. He charged next to Imhotep while Imhotep was still in mid air and hacked him in half with the axe.

"Four!"

The rest of the men in black robes finally raised their guns and planned to fire. Zheng grabbed the axe's chain and threw it over. The axe easily cut everyone it passed through in half and even the chain was able to cut through anyone due to the amount of force Zheng was using. The axe made a round then returned. The only people left standing was a woman standing the farthest away and a few men in black robes nearby. Their eyes looked terrified.

"Three!"

Zheng took out the Sky Stick and ran toward O'Connell's group. He threw one on the Sky Stick and grabbed one under his arm and held onto the other two. He held out the Gatling cannon with his other arm and aimed at Imhotep who was recovering his body.

"Two!"

Zheng pulled the trigger. Numerous cannons hit Imhotep's body and tore him into pieces. The Sky Stick was flying out of the forest, just barely above the top of the trees. Its speed of 700 kilometers was as fast as Zheng in the Explosion mode. They flew away from Imhotep in just a blink of an eye.

Zheng finally exited the Explosion mode then blood gushed out from his mouth. He almost fell off the Sky Stick but he persisted and kept controlling it. He didn’t know how much time had passed until they reached the edge of the forest. Izzy was still working on the dirigible. Zheng fell unconscious as soon as he saw it.

Zheng slowly woke up. He felt a painful and burning sensation all over his body, like it was tearing apart, especially his heart. He wanted to scream but his throat was also dry and painful. He couldn't move any part of his body except his eyelids.

As soon as he opened his eyes, O'Connell and the others immediately brought him water. After drinking the water, he could finally see he was lying on the deck of the dirigible. His whole body was wrapped in bandage just like a mummy. To his surprise, the dirigible was flying.

"Your Sky Stick is indeed useful. We just put it under the dirigible and held it in place with a piece of wood. There's still a little bit of gas left, just enough to get us going. And this speed is incredible. Haha." Izzy laughed.

The dirigible was flying faster than when they used its acceleration from before. This speed should get them to Hamunaptra before nightfall. Zheng began to check his body condition.

Using the Explosion technique under injury had taken a large toll on the body. Several major blood vessels were busted. His bones were on the verge of dislocating. The muscles on his chest tore open again and a lot of blood entered his lungs, suffocating him. Fortunately, he survived with the help of the vampire bloodline.

"Excessive bleeding. Need to take two days of rest. Let's return to Hamunaptra and obtain the Book of Amun-Ra first."

Zheng didn't feel any discontent. It was fortunate that everyone lived. Explosion was indeed a very powerful technique. He needed to master it so that he could have a chance against his clone.

They arrived at Hamunaptra by sunset and Zheng finally got treated by an actual doctor instead of the rough bandaging. After several stitches on his chest and applying a layer of medicinal cream covered his body, he was bandaged up again. Zheng finally fell asleep. This sleep lasted for over thirty hours.

The recovery rate of the vampire Count bloodline was remarkable. He could move like a normal person after he woke up. No one could have guessed he was on the verge of dying two days ago. A surprise also awaited him. Evelyn was holding onto the Book of Amun-Ra and the workers were cheering.

"People would do anything with enough rewards."

Ardeth exclaimed. All the workers received ten folds their normal pay immediately after they dug out the Book of Amun-Ra. So they were cheering and thanking god. Zheng received the book and ran to the altar at once. He had to confirm if what his clone said was true or not. Otherwise, everything he had done was a waste.

"Revive members that appeared in team China. Cost 7000 points and a rank B reward with the body. Cost 8000 points and a rank B reward without the body. God will clone a body at the exact state of death."

"Do you wish to revive team members?"

Chapter 8-1

The injury was very serious. Zheng couldn't move as fast as before or the wound would tear open. Blood would then pour into his lungs and suffocate him.

"Incredible rate of recovery. Your flesh has closed up. It will only take several more days to heal. Are you really a human?" Ardeth asked as he bandaged Zheng up.

"Well, this recovery rate is the only thing I am proud of. But several days… we don't have several days. I believe Imhotep is still chasing after us. He can easily locate us with his powers in this large forest. Furthermore, we don't have the Book of Amun-Ra so if he finds us, we can't do anything other than run. We need to reach the pyramid as soon as possible. Obtain the Scorpion King's treasure and use the Anubis army to confront Imhotep. Then we can return to Hamunaptra, get the Book of Amun-Ra and kill him again!"

O'Connell shrugged. "Is that why your plan is crazy?" He looked at the TNT on the ground.

Similar to when they buried the three statues, the target this time was the pygmies. They would bury enough explosives to blow up ten thousand people inside the canyon, all ten cubic meters of them. Then Zheng would go lure the pygmies into the canyon, the others then ignite the fuse from far away. He had a few seconds to run.

"We have quick burning fuses, so it only takes two to three seconds. I will be standing at the bottom of the canyon and need to run three hundred meters during the time frame. My speed with the movement technique is six seconds for 100 meters, and ten times that with Explosion. I should be able to run away no matter how I see it. As soon as you see me and the monkeys run into the canyon, ignite the fuse. I am counting on you!" Zheng said to them.

The plan sounded crazy but they saw how fast Zheng could move with his techniques. In that case, he should be able to come out before the fuse finished burning. This also seemed like the only way to clear out the pygmies quickly.

Zheng exited from Xuan's simulation and breathed heavily. "This is as much as I can plan before my wound opens up. Let's buy the explosives first. Then we will wait half a day for my wound to recover a bit more."

A hawk cry came from the sky then the little hawk landed on Ardeth's arm. He took out a rolled piece of paper from its feet. "They said they have started on the cliff. The cliff is not as deep as expected, only about twenty meters. It should be cleared in three days. Which means they should find the book in three days!"

Zheng nodded. "That's great. If we can't reach the pyramid within three days, we will go back to get the Book of Amun-Ra first. Then we don't have to be afraid of Imhotep."

They began to bury the TNT in the bottom of the canyon and also some on the outer sides just in case.

Perhaps it was their time to be lucky, there were no monkeys or beasts or Imhotep during this time. Time passed slowly. Zheng spent the whole day meditating with qi. His recovery rate increased further during this state. By noon the next day, the wound was almost healed and he could move intensely for a little bit.

The movie characters stood by the edge of the canyon. Once Zheng runs to the center of the canyon, they would start igniting the TNT on the outer areas and move to the center.

Zheng took out a jade pendant and smiled. "This is a one time use protective item. I originally planned to use it in the fight with the Scorpion King but I have to use it now. Haha, hope it can block the rain of bullets from all the pygmies." He jumped on top of a tree then began running on the branches.

During the day of resting, he carefully floated up with the Sky Stick to test the laser. The height required to trigger it was three meters above the top of the trees. The tree branch he was holding would get shot as soon as it went past this height. Zheng couldn't help but curse when he came to the result of a laser weapon before World War 2 even happened. The Sky Stick would have been able to fly him over and bypass the pygmies in a few minutes if it wasn't for this.

Zheng moved head quickly without any difficulty with the movement technique. Half an hour later, he found the first pygmy.

The way he was going to lure them was straightforward. He took out the Gatling cannon and immediately tore the pygmy apart along with a tree behind it. Then noises started coming from all sides. Zheng ran forward with the cannon until he encountered the first wave of pygmies. The cannon crushed them before they could even shoot. He didn’t have to worry about ammunition so he continued spraying from one side to the other. After all the trees within a hundred meters collapsed, he continued forward.

The number of pygmies increased the closer he was to the pyramid. Their weapons also change from guns to heavy firearms. By the time Zheng saw an anti-tank RPG, he immediately turned around. The pendant blocked off numerous shots on the way but he didn't want to test the power of an RPG.

He had forgotten how many pygmies he killed on the way. The Gatling cannon rarely stopped shooting. When he began to run, thousands of pygmies were chasing behind him. They filled the forest from the ground to the trees. Bullets were hitting a translucent field on his back one after another. However, this field was becoming more faint as time passed, until a Dum Dum bullet finally shattered it.

Zheng felt the pendant on in his palm turned to powder. He immediately took out another one and also wobble his body while he ran. However, it was futile. An individual's strength was powerless in this situation. Not even his clone could sustain against several thousand pygmies with guns.

More and more pygmies joined as they ran. Though Zheng had no time to think because the pendant was already cracking. At the same time, the edge of the canyon also came into sight. Zheng gave a shout and jumped down the canyon. The pygmies behind him also jumped. He began accelerating but his heart skipped a beat as he reached the center and looked at the other side of the canyon.

Imhotep and his group were holding O'Connell's group hostage with guns.