Although Li Ling and the Dragon Emperor of this world are not the same person, and Gu Ziyun and Afang of this world are not the same person, the final story will be roughly the same, only with some differences in the details.
Going back to The Mummy, or rather, The Mummy, the story goes like this—
In 1290 BC, the Egyptian high priest Imhotep and Pharaoh's beloved wife Anshuna had an affair. During their adultery, they were accidentally discovered by Pharaoh Seti I. Imhotep and Anshuna then joined forces to kill the Pharaoh, and Anshuna was subsequently forced to commit suicide by the Pharaoh's guards.
To save his beloved, Imhotep risked everything to steal An'tsuna's body from the tomb and entered Hamunaptra, the city of the dead, the burial ground of the pharaohs and the place where treasures were accumulated.
He took out the sacred book of death, the Book of the Dead, and then placed An'tsuna's internal organs into five sacred bottles. He then used the mysterious incantations on the black Book of the Dead to summon An'tsuna's soul back from the underworld.
Just as the ceremony was about to be completed smoothly, the Pharaoh's guards broke in and interrupted the ceremony, forcing Ansuna's soul back to the underworld.
Imhotep and his monks were severely punished by the guards. The monks were mummified alive, and Imhotep, for killing the Pharaoh and disturbing the peace of the dead, was subjected to the most terrible punishment in Egyptian history—eating by insects.
His tongue was cut off, his whole body was wrapped up like a mummy, and then he was placed alive in an iron coffin, which was then filled with man-eating beetles, the Egyptian scarabs.
Let these beetles slowly devour Imhotep, so that he can feel himself being slowly eaten as he dies.
This punishment was so cruel, and it was said that anyone who suffered it would be incredibly powerful and become a monster that would destroy Egypt if they returned from the underworld.
And so, 3,000 years passed.
In 1923, active soldier O'Connor and his comrade Benny stumbled through the ruins of what was once Hamunaptra—the city of death—during a battle.
Years later, as O'Connor awaited a near-certain death sentence in prison, he suddenly realized that knowing the location of the ruins of Hamunaptra—the city of the dead—might save his life.
Legend has it that a great fortune is buried in Hamunaptra, driving treasure hunters and geographers into a frenzy.
O'Connor finds Evelyn, a beautiful Egyptologist who is hardly an accomplice, and her brother Jonathan. After being rescued, the three leave Cairo, reach the Nile River, and cross the Sahara Desert…
However, Imhotep, who had been sealed away for 3,000 years, manifested his terrifying power in the form of a mummy.
His power was unimaginable; he could unleash the plague that had once ravaged Egypt across the land, and explorers became victims of the mummy's curse… Wishing Star of All Realms
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Chapter 279: The Indian Squad
"brush!"
A flash of light appeared, and Li Ling and his group found themselves in a dimly lit, enclosed room. Apart from the iron bars on the windows, there were no other decorations in the room.
This is a prison.
Besides Li Ling and his group, there was a blond, muscular man sitting with his head down in the prison, and five black-haired men and women lying on the ground.
Chu the strategist glanced around and said calmly, "This is a prison from the early 19th century. In the movie The Mummy, the protagonist O'Connor was imprisoned here."
As he spoke, Chu Xuan glanced at the blond, muscular man sitting with his head down. Everyone followed his gaze, looking thoughtful.
Chu Xuan continued his analysis: "The male protagonist, O'Connor, is one of the two survivors who escaped from the city of Hamunaptra."
There he obtained the key to open Imhotep's coffin, which also unlocks the Book of the Dead and the Book of the Sun, two very important props in the entire film.
As a result, when O'Connor got into a fight at the bar, Evelyn's brother stole his key.
The female protagonist, Evelyn, wanted to go to the legendary city of the dead, so she went to the prison to rescue O'Connor.
The current time should be just before O'Connor is about to be rescued.
Similar to previous horror movies, the real horror movie will begin once the people around us become aware of our presence.
Everyone nodded in agreement; having strategist Chu around made things much easier.
Zheng Zha said with a smile, "We're lucky this time. Including the newcomers, we have a total of fourteen people, which is much better than the previous Ju-on horror film with twenty people! This horror film shouldn't be too difficult."
Besides, the movie "The Mummy" doesn't seem to be a horror film, does it?
Having watched several horror movies, Zheng Zha is considered a veteran in the team. He has personally killed Kayanokoji and returned to the world of Ju-on with everyone to eliminate monsters all over the world, which has greatly boosted his confidence. Now, when he watches horror movies, he is not as nervous as before.
Zhan Lan entered the Main God Space with Zheng Zha. In her eyes, among the people of the same period, apart from the abnormal Li Ling, Zheng Zha was the most dazzling.
Even Zhang Li, the "little fat boy" who unlocked his gene lock and exchanged for advanced werewolf mutated bloodline, is not as good as Zheng Zha.
After all, Zhang Li achieved his current success thanks to Li Ling's care, while Zheng Zha relied entirely on his own efforts.
Among those who were "of the same generation," Li Xiaoyi also tragically died, and the number of people dwindled, so Zhan Lan and Zheng Zha unconsciously grew closer.
Every place has its own small cliques.
Zhan Lan smiled and said, "Yes, it's definitely not a horror movie. But even if it's not a horror movie, as long as the danger level is high and the mortality rate is high enough, it will probably become a movie chosen by the main god, right?"
With a group of fourteen people, if we're careful, this horror movie might not be so dangerous after all!
Chu Xuan shook his head, decisively refuting Zhan Lan's deduction, and said calmly, "Remember the golden stone tablet that appeared in the Main God Space? I think this horror movie is very likely to be a team battle!"
"Not bad!" Li Ling nodded with a smile and said, "Everyone can see the mission details on the watches!"
Everyone looked at their watches. This time, there was no countdown timer, only densely packed text. In the dimly lit room, it wasn't very clear.
Everyone went to the iron bars and looked at them carefully in the sunlight.
"Destroy the undead creature Imhotep and the entire team will be rewarded with one D-rank side quest."
Apart from Lingdian and Zhao Yingkong, everyone who had experienced the horror movie Alien 1 suddenly realized that it was about the same difficulty as Alien 1. Back then, defeating the Alien Queen was also a D-level side quest reward for the whole team.
With the team's current strength, it's not too difficult, and can even be considered easy!