Chapter 284: Ode
In the basement of the Boyle family mansion in East Tivian.
In the room where the curse-controlling scepter was hidden, just as Nefernis was about to infuse the scepter with the spirit of "enlightenment" and reactivate it, a terrifying phantom of a withered mummy suddenly appeared with a piercing scream, and at the same time, a powerful curse was cast on Nefernis.
Under the influence of the curse, Nefernis collapsed weakly, and the process of infusing spirituality into the scepter was forcibly interrupted. She fell to the ground, her face pale, her body completely unable to move, and her consciousness almost dissipated. Nunot, who was standing by, could not help but be shocked when he saw this.
"Miss...damn evil spirit!!"
Gritting his teeth, Nunot took out a talisman from his body, stuck it on the palm of his hand and activated it. After the talisman burned, it left a symbol of "Silence" with closed eyes on the palm of Nunot's hand.
"Exorcist talisman... Get out of my way, evil spirit!" Roaring, Nunot rushed towards the phantom of the mummy and pressed his hand with the mark on it towards the phantom, but it was completely useless. Nunot passed through the phantom directly, just like the knife he had just thrown.
"Evil spirit? Show some respect, mortal!"
With a stern rebuke, the shadow glared at Nunot with its pupils emitting green fire. All of a sudden, a feeling of weakness crept over Nunot's body. The old butler staggered under this feeling of weakness and almost fell. He could only hold on to the wall weakly to avoid falling, but he also began to gasp for breath.
Looking at the old man gasping for breath while leaning against the wall, the dim fire in the pupils of the mummy's eyes showed no emotion, and it murmured coldly.
"A mortal of such an old age didn't die immediately? Humph... Maybe he has no blood relationship with Davis Boyle, but is just a close relative? And he is also a psychic, so I can adapt to him a little."
After mumbling, the mummy looked at Nefernis who was lying in front of the scepter, and then continued speaking.
"It is surprising that there is a spiritual being among Davis Boyle's descendants, but the surprise ends here. Unfortunately, I will be able to slowly torture your family in the future..."
As it spoke, the mummy shadow seemed to intensify its curse on Nefernis. Nefernis, who fell to the ground, felt even more uncomfortable. Her vision began to blur and her consciousness became more scattered. After seeing the threat from Nefernis, it seemed that it wanted to curse her to death on the spot.
The mummy increased the intensity of the curse on Nefernis. The curse that came from her blood caused Nefernis' life to quickly fade away. Just when her consciousness was about to dissipate and she was completely unable to move, a force was injected into her body, allowing her to perk up again when she was about to faint.
'This, this is... Miss Dorothy?'
Nephnesse, who was half-conscious, had her eyes slightly opened. She knew very well where the power that was blessing her came from. It was Dorothy in the distance.
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At this moment, Dorothy, who was in the study of her house in Greenshade Town, had a frown on her face and a serious expression. She was now connected to Nephnesse's visual and auditory senses through an information channel. She was very clear about the situation in the basement room of Boyle's mansion, and she was also surprised by the sudden appearance of the mummy's shadow.
"A virtual image that looks like a mummy? It feels like an evil spirit but it's not. The black old butler apparently used a seal to deal with spirits but he didn't do anything to it. It feels more like something inside a projection..."
Dorothy thought so in her heart. From her observation, the virtual image of the mummy was more like the embodiment of the power of the curse. The source of the curse might be an ancient ghost in an ancient tomb under the yellow sand of northern Ufeija, and the virtual image that appeared in the room seemed more like an illusion created by the power of the curse.
"If that's the case, then this Lord of the Undead seems to be very powerful. He cursed the Boyle family thousands of kilometers away in North Ufeiga, and was able to sense the curse. After seeing Nefernis about to "restart" the scepter to defend against the curse, he immediately cursed Nefernis. This kind of control ability... is a bit scary..."
Dorothy thought so. In her eyes, the scenes just now continuously highlighted the power of the mummy. The curse had an extremely long range, and could spread the curse from the original victim along the bloodline and even the network of relationships to other people. It could even sense the situation around the victim and adjust the curse target in time to increase or reduce the intensity of the curse.
The curse itself is not scary, what is scary is the curse that can be controlled freely and even obtain information from it. Dorothy has reason to believe that the ancient undead who released the curse is a very powerful extraordinary being.
"How did Neveu's grandfather get into trouble with something like this!?"
After finishing the analysis, Dorothy continued to blurt out such words, and suddenly became interested in Nefernis's grandfather, Davis Boyle mentioned by the mummy. What did he do in North Ufia that made this ancient undead spirit, who was unknown how old, so angry and cursed his entire family.
"But the most urgent task now is to save Neveu. Right now, we are just relying on the Life-Eating Seal to let her bear the curse, but we can't just waste our time like this. We have to do something."
Dorothy thought so, the reason why Nefernis was not killed by the curse at this time was because Dorothy used the spiritual thread connected to the puppet mark on her body to transmit the buff of the Life-Saving Talisman to her, so that Nefernis's physique was temporarily enhanced by relying on the power of the "cup". She was not directly defeated by the curse, but was suppressed and unable to move.
In fact, it is very simple to resolve the crisis. Just let Nefernis touch the scepter on the stone base and continue to inject "activate" into it to activate the scepter again. As long as the scepter is activated and the effect of resisting the curse returns, the curse of the undead will naturally disappear.
But the problem is that this requires Nefernis to touch the scepter again. Right now, Nefernis is hanging on to her life by the thread and cannot move at all. The old butler on the other side is also in a difficult situation and cannot touch the scepter at all.
This curse from "silence" has the effect of making Nefernis's body tissues and various organs lazy, delaying or even stopping their work to cause her death. Now Nefernis is barely maintaining her low vital signs by eating, and all other activities are suppressed. Under the pressure of the curse, Dorothy can't even use her spirit to control Nefernis's body.
"Hiss... I have to think of a way to reactivate the scepter, but Neveu is completely immobile and cannot be activated. Do I have to go to her house in person now? Neveu's house is in the East City, and it takes at least several hours to drive from here. Vanya is in the Cathedral District in the North City, and the journey there will not be much less. I don't know if Neveu can hold on during this time."
Faced with the current situation, Dorothy began to think about countermeasures anxiously. After organizing her thoughts, she focused on how to get Nefernis moving again.
"Neveu's movements are hampered by the curse, and she can't even pull up her puppets. She needs to rely on her life force to stay alive... If she wants to move again, she'll need some help besides her life force..."
Dorothy thought so, and suddenly she recalled what the mummy had said to the old housekeeper just now, and then an idea flashed through her mind.
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