Anubis, having returned to his jackal-headed form, fought against Peterson, whose body and mind were possessed by a mysterious power, while simultaneously warning Wood.
[His soul has already been consumed by Set's power; he will never throw away the ring..]
But—
[During the séance, his soul had already been branded by Set, who took advantage of the opening, yet you all remained completely unaware.. Now, Set intends to use him to take the Seal of Osiris, even I—can only hold him back for the time being! To prevent an even greater catastrophe from descending!]
“A greater disaster?”
Wood was shocked, terrifying visions of deserts and locusts occupying New York involuntarily surfaced before his eyes.
Get out of here immediately! Find Master! Only he can stop what is about to happen!
You aren't—
[If this were Ancient Egypt three thousand years ago, or even the Ptolemaic Dynasty two thousand years ago, I would have enough power to defeat this human possessed by Set! But unfortunately, in this current world.. my power is almost exhausted.. I can only barely hold him off! In any case—leave immediately! Find Master! Do not stop, no matter what happens along the way!]
As he shouted, Anubis had already begun scuffling with Peterson, whose body and mind were possessed by Set, inside the room.
[I have to hurry.. For now, the battle is limited to the Spiritual Plane and won't cause significant destruction to the material world, but if.. if..
Understood! I'm going to find the Boss right away!
Realizing something was terribly wrong, Wood hurried toward the door.
—You're not going anywhere!
"Peterson" let out an angry sound, opening his mouth as his fleshy tongue thrust toward Wood like a sharp sword.
Swish!
Anubis swung his scythe and sliced off Peterson's tongue, but after the tongue hit the ground, it actually began to wriggle like a snake, rapidly changing direction in an attempt to entwine Wood's feet.
This, this..
Don't be afraid! He is not his full form; he is merely a shadow of Set! However, because Peterson is a descendant of the Nubians who established the Kush Dynasty, there is indeed a denser Ancient Egyptian Faith Power within his body—Ah!
Anubis was knocked down by a single punch from Peterson, his jackal head slamming into the table, causing it to collapse instantly and cracks to spread through the floor.
Get out of here, quickly! The battle is about to expand from the Spiritual Plane to the mortal realm!
Anubis issued a stern warning.
[Only Master has the ability to control the situation now!]
—I! You! Hang in there! I will definitely arrive in time to save you!
Wood screamed in pain and rushed out of the room.
At this moment, he hated his troublemaking nature more than ever before!
(If I hadn't made so many mistakes, if I hadn't lost my phone.. I could use my phone to notify someone right now—wait! I can use the Emergency Communicator to contact Jason, then have Jason tell the Boss!)
(Jason said that the Emergency Communicators of the Special Events Investigation Department are made of special materials, allowing them to function normally even in environments with absolutely no signal!)
(Awesome!)
Having come to his senses, Wood dashed decisively toward the Investigation Department Staff, who were still unaware of what had happened, snatched the communicator from their hands—
Jason! Jason! Listen to me! No matter what you hear next, do not hang up the phone! You'd better try to call the Boss! Let him hear what I have to say! The situation is extremely urgent! Extremely urgent!
("What on earth happened? Peterson said you were kidnapped by Nancy and the others, so—")
Yes, I was indeed kidnapped by Nancy and the others for a time and was nearly sacrificed to the monster, but the current situation—well, to put it simply, the threat of the monster has been eliminated, but Peterson has been controlled by the monster!
("What are you talking about? What do you mean, 'the monster's threat has been eliminated, but Peterson has been controlled by the monster'?")
Jason listened, completely bewildered.
In fact, if this call hadn't been from Wood, specifically instructing him to call Master so that Master could also stay updated on the situation here, he would have hung up without hesitation upon hearing that "the monster threat has been eliminated, but Peterson has been controlled by the monster."
.. Under the Demon's temptation, Nancy and the others kept Andy and Mike—who had unfortunately merged into a monster due to the special power of the Ring of Osiris—in the basement. Now, the monster formed by the fusion of Andy and Mike has turned to dust following the loss of the Seal of Osiris, but Peterson, under the Demon's temptation, has seized the Seal! He has become a new monster threatening the safety of New York!
("Then find a way to make him take off the Seal Ring—")
It's no use! When he was with Old Man, a spiritual error allowed a Demon to leave a terrible brand inside his body.. Now, a Demon is occupying his body, the Demon's power is combined with the power of the Seal of Osiris.. Even Anubis might.. Now only the Boss can save New York! Do you understand?! Anubis won't be able to hold out for long!
(“—And what about Anubis? You.. you guys..")
After a burst of static, Master's voice came through the speaker.
("Where are you?")
I'm at—
Wood glanced at the surrounding house numbers and reported them to the Boss.
Understood. Have the Staff complete the evacuation of the surrounding residents within ten minutes. As for the rest—leave it all to me!
Boss, you..
("I didn't originally intend to meddle in other people's business, but this matter involves your safety.. Do you understand?")
Understood! Understood!
Wood held the Communicator in both hands, his eyes brimming with tears, wishing he could immediately kneel before the Boss and kiss his suit pants.
(Boss! You really are my god! Waaaah!)
("—If you have anything to say, wait until this matter is resolved to talk to me in private. For now, hang up the phone immediately and notify the Staff to evacuate the residents.")
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Wood nodded repeatedly, after ending the communication, he immediately notified the Staff to evacuate the residents.
—This matter concerns the life and death of everyone in New York! It must be executed immediately!
..
..
The situation was continuously worsening.
The battle between Anubis and Set quickly extended from the Spiritual Plane to the mortal realm. The neighborhood residents, who had previously been uncooperative, watched the two massive beast-headed humanoid monsters suddenly appearing and fighting each other, screaming in terror as they fled in all directions, not forgetting to pull out their phones to film videos and livestream.
Unbelievable!
The military really is researching extraterrestrial life behind our backs!
It must have been caused by a gas leak!
I'm going to film a video! I'm going to let the whole world know—
*Snap!*
The Monster stomped down, the house beneath its foot shattered into splinters. The crowd, who just moments ago had been so certain that everything was merely a gas leak or drug-induced hallucination, fled in terror, leaving a trail of abandoned mobile phones scattered across the ground.
Investigation Department Staff were also running.
They had handled countless special cases, but faced with a grand scene like today's, they were still performing in a state of chaos and exhaustion: on one hand, they were doing their utmost to evacuate residents and open escape routes, while on the other, they were deploying barriers to block the view from the outside, contacting the military and high-level officials from major mainstream media and online platforms to ensure the situation would not continue to deteriorate, finally, they had to do everything possible to block the media and self-media that swarmed in after receiving the news.
Why is it that no matter what happens, there's always a swarm of media people buzzing around like cockroaches and flies! Don't they know that by coming here, they're not only courting death but also increasing our workload!
While complaining bitterly, the Staff continued to work with full dedication and responsibility.
Wood was also about to successfully evacuate under their protection.
[—You can't leave! You absolutely cannot leave!]
A loud roar, like the booming of church bells, rang through Wood's mind. Immediately following this, all the Staff in the vehicle began bleeding from their noses, mouths, eyes, ears; their hands fell limply at their sides, the vehicle began to crash wildly as the driver died suddenly.
—AAAAAAAH!
Ignoring the piercing screams of the crowds on the road caused by the vehicle's rampage, Wood, the only one left conscious inside the car, struggled to crawl out from the back seat toward the driver's seat. He pried apart the driver's hands, which were gripped firmly onto the steering wheel even in death, preparing to—
The vehicle suddenly lost all gravity.
Wood looked up and saw a massive, slightly bluish-gold hand grabbing him and the vehicle into mid-air, much like a child grabbing a toy car. With a gentle shake of the right hand, the car door swung open, a thick right hand reached into the vehicle toward him.
What are you going to do! I—I am not Osiris!
Wood gripped the remains of the vehicle frame with both hands and screamed hoarsely, "You've already successfully placed the Seal of Osiris on your hand! There's no need—fine! I might have some special connection to Egyptian mythology, but I don't remember anything right now! There's no point in capturing me; if anything, you might just offend the Boss!"
Master?
Set's body experienced a slight stutter, his hands gripping the vehicle stopped shaking.
Wood was overjoyed. While desperately calling out to Boss in his heart, he shouted with borrowed authority, "My Boss is the most powerful existence in the mysterious realm! Never mind that you are currently just a deity manifesting through Peterson; even if your true self descended, he would still not be your match!"
Is that so?
The Monster grinned and tore the roof off the vehicle on the spot.
[Your Boss is so powerful, so you must be very strong as well! Now—show me your strength!]
Author's Note:
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Thanks to readers "Lian Feng", "Gu Lu Gu Lu", "a", "Ruo Yue Liang Mei Lai", "moonlit", "If You Don't Study Hard, You'll Work in a Factory", "Ri Yue Tao San Huan" for the nutrient solution.
The Boss is about to rush over to save the day~ Set can only act arrogant for now; he's about to be beaten until he cries~
Chapter 12: Seal of Osiris (12)
Accompanied by the Monster's threat and violent shaking, Wood's body slid downward continuously under the effect of gravity, his grip on the vehicle frame grew increasingly weak.
—Ah—ah!
It looked as if he was about to fall completely—
The injured Anubis stood up once again and charged forward bravely.
Don't hurt him! Give him back to me!
Return him to you? Of course—I can!
Set swung with great force, throwing out the battered vehicle along with Wood, who hung precariously from the remaining chassis.
Are you going to save him now, or stay and fight me! Anubis!
I—
“Don't worry about me! Defeat this Monster!”