Chapter 181 The Nabataean Legion of the Dead
Chapter 181 The Nabataean Legion of the Dead
Inside the cabin, red lights flashed and piercing alarms blared incessantly.
The driver, drenched in sweat, stared intently at the radar screen, his hands frantically typing on the keyboard.
"Leader! That's not some unknown energy entity!"
The pilot pulled up the optical image, his voice changing, "It's a specially modified anti-aircraft missile!"
In the very center of the screen, a heavy missile with a long trail of flame is rapidly approaching.
The missile was pure white, with densely packed golden runes engraved on its surface, and its blinding holy light shone brightly in the night sky.
Lin Fan leaned closer for a look and couldn't help but complain:
"Wait, is everything this surreal now? Even weapons are enchanted?"
Lin Jianguo rubbed his hands together, and powerful spiritual energy flowed through his palms.
"Forget about enchantments! I'll just go out there and smash it to pieces with one punch!"
"Mr. Lin, you mustn't!"
Levi quickly spoke up to stop him, looking at Lin Jianguo with a wry smile.
"This is a supersonic missile. You can certainly go out and destroy it, but everyone else on this plane will be in trouble."
"Tsk..."
Hearing Levi's words, Lin Jianguo immediately felt a headache coming on.
Although these people weren't really related to him, they were still his wife's underlings no matter what.
It's really not fair to just put everything here like this.
"I should have brought your wife along."
"With her there, we can completely utilize spatial powers to..."
Lin Fan rolled his eyes:
"You're kidding me!"
Mom needs to maintain her older sister's genes, so there's no way she'll come with us.
As they spoke, the alarm blared louder and drew closer.
"The interception system has failed!"
The driver shouted,
"Boss, the enemy missile has an energy shield! It will collide with us in twenty seconds!"
"Dry!"
Levi cursed and immediately yelled at all the crew members.
"parachute!"
Upon hearing the order, the crew members did not hesitate for a moment and put on their parachutes.
Just as Lin Fan was about to reach out to catch the parachute, Lin Jianguo kicked it away.
"Why bother with skydiving! It's too slow!"
Lin Jianguo grabbed Lin Fan by the back of his collar.
"Hey, hey, hey... Lao Lin, what are you doing! How am I supposed to get down without an umbrella?"
Lin Fan shouted.
"Let you experience freefall, kid!"
Lin Jianguo roared and grabbed him, leaping out of the cabin.
Levi and Night Owl exchanged a glance, and without hesitation, they jumped out of the plane.
Seeing this, the others also quickly jumped out and flew away.
As soon as everyone disembarked from the plane, a blinding white light completely engulfed the night sky.
A violent shockwave swept in from above.
The stealth transport plane instantly turned into a shower of debris. A wave of intense heat swept over everyone's scalps.
In the howling wind, Lin Fan shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Old Lin! You bastard! Fine, you don't need to take your parachute, but why did you kick it?!"
Lin Jianguo adjusted his posture in mid-air, and his voice was transmitted directly into Lin Fan's ears through spiritual power:
"What are you afraid of! Don't you want to die? Falling from this height will just trigger a catastrophe!"
"I do want to die, but I didn't say I wanted to fall to my death!" Lin Fan shouted.
The pain of being struck on the ground from 10,000 meters in the air, with bones shattered to pieces, is enough to send chills down your spine.
"No, no, no, I've changed my mind! I don't want to die! Old Lin, you have to figure something out!"
Below is an endless desert.
Under the moonlight, a crimson rocky canyon was faintly visible.
Lin Jianguo narrowed his eyes, locking onto a wide expanse of sand below.
"Don't worry, you brat! With me here, you're not going to die!"
As he spoke, the two rapidly approached the ground, which was still 500 meters away.
Suddenly, a surge of powerful spiritual energy erupted from Lin Jianguo's body, enveloping him and Lin Fan in a dazzling flame.
The violent spiritual energy surged downwards, forcefully slowing their descent.
The powerful recoil made Lin Fan's stomach churn violently.
Lin Jianguo landed on his feet. The enormous impact created a deep crater in the sand and gravel.
Lin Fan was casually tossed onto the sand pile and fell face-first into the mud.
"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"
Lin Fan spat out the sand in his mouth, rubbed his aching back, and stood up.
"Old Lin, your technique for a smooth landing needs improvement."
Not far away, Night Owl, Levi, and the others landed one after another using the specially made cushioning equipment for Dark Night.
Although he rolled around a few times and looked a bit disheveled, at least he wasn't seriously injured.
Lin Fan brushed the sand off his clothes and looked around.
It is surrounded by towering, reddish-brown rock walls.
Moonlight streamed down from the top of the canyon, illuminating a massive temple carved directly from the rock face ahead.
The building is magnificent, exuding a sense of the vicissitudes of time.
Levi took out a palm-sized locator, looked at the screen, and his expression changed drastically.
"We've gone off course."
Levi pointed to the coordinates on the screen, "This is the heart of the Middle Eastern desert, the ancient ruins of Petra."
"middle East?"
Lin Jianguo's eyes widened.
"Are you sure you're not seeing things? We've come all the way from North America to the Middle East? Isn't that ridiculous?"
"There can't be any mistake."
Levi shook his head, thought for a moment, and said...
"It must be the Vatican. CIA intelligence reports say they possess a special missile and an energy technology that can warp space."
Levi analyzed,
"I suspect that missile we just used was the one mentioned in the data. They might have even anticipated our evacuation."
They deliberately sent us here.
"This is troublesome."
Levi's face turned serious.
"According to the information Dark Night has, this place is one of the forbidden areas of the Holy See."
It is said that they suppress some kind of heretical creature here. Anyone who sets foot in will be subjected to endless attacks.
"Heretical? Perfect."
Lin Jianguo clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking.
"I need to find a place to vent right now."
Just as Lin Fan was about to speak, a series of fine friction sounds came from behind him.
The sand and gravel on the ground began to vibrate violently.
"Shh." Lin Fan raised his hand.
Everyone held their breath.
The next moment, everyone saw a faint blue light emanating from the huge canyon in front of them.
The temperature dropped sharply.
Lin Fan exhaled a breath of white air, and the surrounding air was bone-chillingly cold.
The sound of heavy, synchronized footsteps echoed from the shadows.
The deep blue light grew stronger and stronger.
As time went by, a figure soon emerged from the canyon.
It was a skeleton covered in tattered bronze armor.
A ghostly blue flame burned within its hollow eye sockets. In its hand it gripped a rusty scimitar, the blade coated with dried black matter.
Then came the second, and the third.
Hundreds and thousands of skeleton soldiers clad in ancient armor poured out of the canyon.
They were arranged in neat military formations, appearing continuously in everyone's sight.
Behind the group, several skeletal behemoths pieced together from enormous animal bones were approaching with heavy steps.
Levi gasped and quickly cocked the gun.
"It's...it's actually the legendary Nabataean Legion of the Dead."
Levi's voice was strained.
"It was mentioned in the intelligence agency's top-secret files."
During the Crusades, the Crusaders encountered an immortal legion in this desert.
The Vatican went to great lengths to seal them here. Who would have thought that this rumor was actually true?
"The Undead Legion?"
Lin Jianguo grinned, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit. "Interesting."
Just as everyone was surprised
The skeleton general leading the group raised his rusty longsword, pointing it directly at Lin Fan and his companions.
The jaw opened and closed, producing a harsh grinding sound.
In an instant, a murderous intent swept over them.
The next moment, the standing skeletons charged towards them.
"Old Lin, you just said you could punch through the Earth. Now it's time to prove your strength."
Lin Fan took two steps back, consciously giving up his position to deal damage.
Lin Jianguo cracked his neck, took off his coat, and tossed it to Lin Fan.
"Here you go. Watch how your dad performs."
Facing the charging army of skeletons, Lin Jianguo did not back down and stomped his right foot on the ground.
He transformed into a red afterimage, charging straight into the skeleton army's ranks...
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