Immediately, the group breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if they manage to deal with this, they will still be afraid if Cao Kun doesn't stay behind.
At that moment, they saw Cao Kun's gaze carefully sweep over them.
His gaze was extremely sharp, as if he were scrutinizing some kind of monster.
The group tensed up, filled with doubt, but dared not utter a sound for fear of disturbing Cao Kun.
Cao Kun had just noticed this matter.
Neither Paul Boone nor the others possessed any yin energy.
After a careful inspection, he confirmed that these people really did not possess any yin energy.
Cao Kun asked, "Where is Master Brown's body?"
Paul Boone: "At the local funeral home, not only was Master Brown there, but the other dead people were also there."
"Take me there." Cao Kun stood up.
Paul Boone immediately got up, and instead of being annoyed by the request, he was quite enthusiastic.
Jill Shaw, however, had a reservation: "Master Cao Kun, what if that evil spirit suddenly appears after you leave?"
Cao Kun: "Don't talk nonsense yet, it's not certain whether it's an evil spirit or not."
Even if it's an evil spirit, doesn't it wait until late at night to kill? The time hasn't come yet.
Jill Shaw thought about it and realized it made sense, which put her mind at ease.
Cao Kun and Paul Boone drove out of the hotel in one car.
Inside the car was a local translator they had hired.
Otherwise, communicating with the locals will be very troublesome.
Driven by the power of money, it wasn't long before Cao Kun saw Master Brown's body at the funeral home.
To be precise, it was a body bag containing a corpse.
"Open it." Cao Kun waved his hand.
Paul Boone acted as an assistant, stepping forward to unzip the zipper.
"Huh? How could this happen?"
Paul Boone looked terrified and backed away repeatedly.
The body inside the body bag was a withered corpse, or rather, a mummified corpse.
The corpse had no remaining flesh and blood, only a skin covering a skeleton.
Its eyes were completely sunken in, leaving only two black holes, as if staring straight at the group.
Paul Boone's face was deathly pale. He looked at Cao Kun in horror: "Master Cao Kun, what happened? How could this be?"
"Is there a mistake? Abd, go and ask if there's been a mistake."
Paul Boone repeatedly said to the translator, Ab.
The translator was also startled and retreated to the side. Just as he was about to ask the staff outside, Cao Kun called him back.
“No need. Ordinary people don’t die like this.” Cao Kun sighed. “His flesh and blood were sucked away.”
Paul Boone: "But when we saw him, his body was still perfectly normal."
Could it be that this thing returned to the funeral home after Master Brown's death?
“No, that’s not it.” Cao Kun shook his head and said, “If I’m not mistaken, those five corpses should be like that too.”
Paul Boone's face paled even more.
With Ab's cooperation, he located the other five bodies according to their names.
Upon unzipping the zipper, just as Cao Kun had said, the other five corpses, like this one, had all turned into withered corpses without flesh or blood.
“Master Cao Kun, what exactly is going on…?” Paul Boone’s voice trembled.
This is absolutely bizarre and terrifying.
The impact on him was far greater than that of a direct death.
Cao Kun sighed: "We've run into big trouble this time."
He was fairly certain that this was a case of "The Mummy" coming to life.
The thing that came to kill was the ghost of the high priest.
In the movie, this is what the person killed by the high priest looks like.
As for why, it's because the body only turns like this after a period of time since death.
This is because what the high priest absorbed was not actual flesh and blood, but the power of flesh and blood.
For example, the Blood Fiend Beast consumes blood, transforms it into fiendish energy, and uses its body to kill.
Finally, as the blood's power is exhausted, it will turn into a similar withered corpse.
These corpses are the same; as the last bit of flesh and blood is exhausted, the body will instantly turn into a withered corpse like this.
Cao Kun also understood why Master Brown couldn't see the clues.
The power of flesh and blood has been drained, and exorcists who have not studied this area will indeed find it difficult to notice.
Western exorcists, in particular, rely on invoking gods and chanting incantations for exorcism, without much personal spiritual practice or understanding of their own practices.
Seeing Cao Kun's serious expression, Paul Boone panicked a little: "Master Cao Kun, tell me the truth, can you defeat that thing?"
Cao Kun shook his head and said, "I don't know. Let's go back."
On the way back, Paul Boone seemed distracted, and the translator drove the car for him.
If possible, he would like to replace Cao Kun as well.
However, he could not find an exorcist more skilled than Cao Kun.
Seeing Cao Kun and his companion return so quickly, Jill Shaw was somewhat surprised and asked, "Did you find anything? Paul, why do you look so pale?"
Paul Boone: "Master Cao Kun said that we've gotten ourselves into big trouble this time."
Jill Shaw was startled: "How big?"
Paul Boone: "Even Master Cao Kun can't guarantee he can handle it."
Jill Shaw's expression changed: "Then what do we do?"
Cao Kun glanced at the two of them and said, "You can find another exorcist."
“How could that be?” Jill Shaw quickly said, “Master Cao Kun, you are the exorcist I trust the most.”
Paul Boone also said, "Yes, Master Cao Kun, we believe in you 100%."
Cao Kun gave the two of them a deep look: "Gather everyone together, if you don't want any more people to die."
“I’ll go right now.” Paul Boone went to find Steven Sommers first.
On a film set, the director's reputation often surpasses that of the producer.
People prefer to listen to the director.
Soon, everyone gathered in the hotel restaurant.
The Mummy was a large production, with more than 500 staff members in total.
Fortunately, there are only about 200 people on the Egyptian side.
Only a little over 100 people came from country M; the rest were temporary workers hired locally.
These people don't stay in hotels; they stay in their own homes.
Although more than 100 people is not a small number, the hotel restaurant can easily accommodate them.
Driven by the power of the US dollar, hotel staff even brought in mattresses and blankets.
"This is Master Cao Kun, a very powerful exorcist..."
Paul Boone was introducing Cao Kun to everyone in the restaurant.
Everyone looked at Cao Kun with suspicion, their eyes clearly showing disbelief.
Paul Boone had previously told them that Master Brown was a very powerful exorcist, but now his body is cold.
They didn't know that the corpse wasn't cold; it was just a skin and a skeleton.
However, as Paul Boone continued his presentation, the attitudes of these people quickly changed.
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