“What's the charge?”
Seated beside Osiris was his wife, and also Horus's mother, Isis, the [Goddess of Life, Magic, Marriage, and Fertility], who asked expressionlessly.
Without a second thought, Khonsu blurted out, “That fool is plotting to release Ammit!!”
“That's a very serious accusation?” Osiris sat back on his throne, looking at Khonsu with a playful gaze. “If I remember correctly, that human was once your agent, wasn't he?”
“Although I don't care why he abandoned you and started worshipping Ammit, even if he really became Ammit's agent, he still wouldn't be able to find the tomb where the [Ushabti Idol] that seals the source of Ammit's power is stored.”
“But to put your mind at ease, I can give you a chance to confront him face-to-face… Summon the defendant!!”
As the words fell, a dazzling light suddenly lit up in a passage on one side of the tomb, and then dimmed again.
With the help of powerful divine power, members of the [Ennead] can open a portal anywhere within [Egypt].
This allows the target agent to directly enter the interior of the Great Pyramid for questioning or trial.
Soon, the sound of footsteps came from far and near.
A middle-aged man with shoulder-length hair, leaning on a double-headed crocodile cane, walked out of the tunnel with faltering steps.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk, look who's here?”
As soon as he entered the tomb, Arthur Harrow couldn't wait to start trash-talking Marc Spector. “Isn't this Khonsu's agent's temporary replacement?”
“This makes me suspect that the purpose of this meeting will be a very vicious and unjust accusation!”
“Bullshit, you know very well why you were summoned here!”
Khonsu had no liking for this traitor who had betrayed him and turned to the evil god Ammit.
A look of triumph flashed across Arthur Harrow's face as he continued to provoke him, “Ah, esteemed [Moon God], I must admit, I haven't missed your voice at all these years.”
“But as my former master whom I once worshiped, please tell me directly the purpose of summoning me here?!”
“You… are you trying to find the tomb where Ammit's [Ushabti Idol] is stored, and planning to release him?!”
Faced with his old employer Khonsu's accusation, Arthur Harrow deliberately pretended to be innocent and said, “This is a barefaced slander. I have been doing archaeological research in the desert all these years.
If even digging sand can be called a crime, then I'm afraid the entire [Egypt] will be full of criminals!”
Then he looked at the five gods sitting on the throne with a helpless look, “Gods above, if anyone is really looking for Ammit's tomb, it must be Khonsu!!”
“After Khonsu lured me to become his agent, he has been secretly sending me to search for news related to Ammit's tomb.
He has long been blinded by jealousy and paranoia… That's why I switched my faith and joined Lord Ammit's door.”
“And the best evidence is that he previously tried to use the solar eclipse weather to find Lord Ammit's tomb.”
“No… you liar!!”
Seeing that Khonsu was about to lose it, Arthur Harrow decided to add fuel to the fire, “Gods, you must not easily believe the words of this flawed god.
He has been resentful of the gods ever since he was exiled. Now his mind is probably already deranged, and even the mind of the servant he chose is not normal.”
Hathor, the [Goddess of Love and Beauty], asked with some doubts, “What do you mean by that?”
Arthur Harrow spoke eloquently, “The temporary agent he chose can't even tell who he is or what his name is most of the time when he's awake… The name he registered when he got married was Marc Spector.
But the name recorded on his driver's license and social security card is Steven Grant. I have also seen him talking to himself like crazy in public, threatening himself, and denying what he has done.
No one knows how many personalities he has, and which personality is telling the truth!”
“So in my opinion, this person is a madman, just like his master Khonsu, who is because of jealousy and hatred…”
“Bastard, shut your mouth.”
Khonsu, who was not good at arguing, was completely enraged, and swung his fist containing divine power to teach this traitor full of lies and nonsense a lesson.
But the next second, the arm he swung was bound by a divine power.
Osiris's fingers turned slightly, and the divine power binding Khonsu's arms gradually increased, forcing him to kneel weakly on the ground.
“No transgressive behavior is allowed at the [Ennead] meeting!!”
Arthur Harrow, who had succeeded in his trick, immediately pretended to be greatly wronged, and said in a heavy tone:
“Respected gods, I must tell you that this poor human is now in a predicament. The master he serves is using him, just like he used me back then… And at this moment, he is preparing to repeat his old tricks and use the judgment of the gods!!”
“So I implore the gods to take action quickly and seal up this unstable element before Khonsu makes a big mistake?”
At this moment, Khonsu, who was bound by divine power, was completely dumbfounded?
Now even he himself felt that he was a little wrong.
No, when did your eloquence become so good?
You can even call black white?
If I had known you had this eloquence back then, I wouldn't have let you leave no matter what!
“Next, we want to talk to Marc Spector.”
On the throne, Horus raised his hand and released a divine power, completely shielding Khonsu's power.
Then he asked Marc Spector, who had regained his self-awareness and looked confused, “Have you ever felt uncomfortable while serving Khonsu?”
“Don't worry, it's very safe here. You can boldly tell us what's on your mind. Do you feel like you've been used by Khonsu?”
“…Yes.” Marc Spector said with a trembling voice, “I once felt scared, and I also tried to seek help from others, but these don't seem to have anything to do with today's trial.”
Then he raised his hand and pointed to Arthur Harrow, who was standing aside, and said angrily, “This man is lying. He is very dangerous. He is the one you should really pay attention to!!”
Osiris corrected impatiently, “But in my opinion, he hasn't committed any crimes yet… Huh? Wait a minute, what did you say?”
Osiris suddenly muttered to himself, as if he was talking to someone, then his face changed drastically, and he turned to look at the other gods on both sides and said:
“Let's put this trivial matter aside for now. Khepri is in trouble. We must return to [Heliopolis] immediately.”
After saying that, he directly ended the possession.
Only to see the divine light in Osiris's agent's eyes flash away, and he regained his original consciousness.
The remaining four gods also ended the possession immediately.
Except for the agent of the [Goddess of Love and Beauty], the other agents directly ignored Marc Spector, who was kneeling on the ground, and left the surrounding tunnels without saying a word after regaining their own consciousness.
“Heh…”
Arthur Harrow glanced at Marc Spector with a smug look, then hummed a little tune and stepped into the tunnel.
After completely leaving the [Pyramid of Khufu], Arthur Harrow returned to his mansion.
He first rolled up his sleeves and looked at the “double-headed crocodile scale” mark on the inside of his right forearm, which symbolized the blessing of the "evil god" Ammit.
A sly smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth.
Then he put down his sleeves, came to the mirror, and whispered with incomparable piety to the twisting blue [Flame of Change] that slowly emerged from his forehead:
“Great [Lord of Change], thank you for bestowing me with the wisdom to adapt to circumstances…”
“I am willing to sweep away all resistance for you and make them submit humbly…”
“I will make all places of faith in false gods obey the [Lord of Change]…”
“As long as our enemies are still alive, I will bring them the death visit of the 'Changer'!!”
……
“Marc, don't be discouraged. If what you said is all true, then I think there are other ways to stop Ammit from resurrecting.”
Inside the [Pyramid of Khufu], after confirming that everyone had left, the agent of the [Goddess of Love and Beauty], a middle-aged woman with long shawl hair, said softly to Marc Spector:
“Next, you must listen carefully to what I say… The god I serve just secretly told me that Ammit is buried in a secret tomb that even the [Ennead] doesn't know about.
This is because Ammit has many followers in private, so the gods don't know who to trust.”
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“However, I remember there was a god servant guardian named Senfu, whose task was to record the locations of these tombs to prevent the [Ennead] from suddenly changing their minds one day out of compassion.”
“So, as long as you can successfully find Senfu's sarcophagus, you can find the tomb you are looking for from it!!”
Marc Spector asked with some confusion, “Then… what should I do for my next first step?”
The female agent immediately responded, “I received news before that Senfu's sarcophagus was stolen, and then it seems to have been sold to the black market. I think you can start from the black market… Good luck!!”
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[Heavenly Realm·Heliopolis].
The gods, led by Osiris, rushed to the temple of [Scarab God] Khepri.
At this time, Osiris had restored his original appearance—a strong man with a light blue body, a long goatee on his chin, a golden crook symbolizing supreme power in his hand, and a white bowling pin-shaped crown on his head, with red decorative feathers inserted around the white crown.
“Huh?”
Osiris squatted on the ground, reached out and pressed on the yellow sand left behind after Khepri's death, and his face suddenly changed.
“How could this be… Khepri not only died, but even his soul has completely disappeared from this universe?!”
In that smear of yellow sand, in addition to the few remaining breaths left by Khepri before his death, Osiris could no longer feel anything that could establish a connection with him.
There is no doubt that this [Scarab God] is dead!
And it is the kind of death that is truly meaningful, both body and soul are destroyed!
“This… what's going on?”
Osiris's wife, Isis, who had a pair of golden wings on her back and a light blue skin tone all over her body, exclaimed in disbelief:
“Even if we put aside the [Power of the Scarab], Khepri's body still contains the power of [Ra], how could even his soul be destroyed?!”
The reason why Isis was so surprised was because Khepri was a personality split from the [Sun God·Ra].
So under normal circumstances, even if Khepri's body was destroyed, he could completely reshape his body with the divine power left by [Ra] afterwards.
But right now, Khepri inexplicably disappeared both in body and soul… Doesn't this mean that the person who killed Khepri also has the ability to kill [Ra]??
Thinking of this, Isis felt a burst of fear in her heart for no reason.
Because if the other party really has the ability to kill [Ra], then dealing with them [Ennead] would be even easier!
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Looking at all the god systems, even [King of the Gods] Zeus would probably not be able to easily kill [Sun God] Ra!
“Don't let your imagination run wild before the truth is found out!”
Osiris glared at Isis with some displeasure, because he had already seen a sign of panic on the faces of the surrounding gods.
Standing up with a solemn expression, he looked at the panicked female servant standing aside waiting to be questioned, and asked in a stern tone:
“What did Khepri say before he died? Don't leave anything out, tell me everything!”
“Lord Khepri said… he felt that the scarabs he left on Earth were rapidly dying. This situation was obviously very abnormal, and he told me to quickly notify the [Ennead]…”
The female servant said with a trembling voice, “But before he finished his last sentence, his head disappeared out of thin air, and then… then it became like this.”
After hearing the keywords “Earth” and “scarabs are dying”, Osiris frowned subconsciously.
Because in his knowledge.
No matter how rapidly human technology develops, there is still no way to kill a proper [Egyptian God] across dimensions in seconds.
And even if humans wipe out all the scarabs on Earth, Khepri will lose the [Power of the Scarab] as a result, but under the protection of the divine power of [Sun God·Ra], he will still not be wiped out!
So, the murderer should not be an ordinary human.
Then the most likely potential murderers are only the agents of certain demon gods, and the [Supreme Mage] Gu Yi of [Kama Taj].
“Could it be Gu Yi who did it?”
As the "God of Magic," Isis had a very clear understanding of the Ancient One's strength.
If she were to make thorough preparations in advance, and launch a sneak attack, the Ancient One could indeed achieve the level described by that divine servant just now.
"It shouldn't be her."
Osiris pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly, "Firstly, she has always kept to herself and never interfered with our [Egyptian pantheon]. There's no reason for her to risk a full-scale war by attacking Khepri."
"Moreover, for the past thousand years or so, Khepri has never interfered with matters on Earth, except for lending his [Scarab Beetle Power] to those who worship him…"
Osiris didn't continue, but the answer was already clear.
If it wasn't the Ancient One, then there was only one possibility left… some demon god's agent on Earth was responsible!
Combining this with what Khepri said before his death, this matter must be related to those believers he granted the power to summon scarab beetles.
In that case, the target range has narrowed considerably.
As long as we send people to investigate carefully, I believe we'll have an answer soon!
The question is, does the person who took action have any powerful existence behind them, deliberately targeting the [Egyptian pantheon]?
Osiris thought for a moment, then said to the surrounding gods, "Everyone immediately notify the agents on Earth and have them search with all their might for any clues related to the disappearance of the scarab beetle."
"Everyone, please rest assured, as the [God-King], I will absolutely not let Khepri die in such an unclear and ambiguous way!"
After saying that, he whispered to his wife Isis and son Horus, who approached him, "Keep an eye on things here for me. I'm going to [Pantheon] to inform Lord Zeus of this news…"
"If someone is really planning something against the [Egyptian pantheon], then we may need a powerful helper!"
