16 The Gravekeeper Hits The Headlines!

Although three archaeologists died, the majority of the team managed to escape thanks to the protection by the special forces.

But for Vincent, his goal had been achieved.

His current focus was to obtain as many merit points as possible. So he needed more people, the stronger ones, to venture into the Pyramid of Giza. Only then could he obtain more merit points.

The production team had live-streamed the entire process, so Vincent believed that the viewers had witnessed the powers he displayed while trying to block the archaeological team.

Therefore, those in leadership positions would definitely take some action.

As a result, it was highly likely that the Pyramid of Giza would lure in some hidden experts around the world.

…

Vincent was right.

Not long after the excavation incident…

The sky gradually turned dark.

London, England.

In an ancient Gothic castle.

Built in the 11th century, this ancient castle had housed four owners, all of whom were of high social status. Actually, the third owner was an earl. Only those from influential families could live in this castle.

However, the current owner of the castle was not from a famous family. They had always kept a low profile.

This was because the Scotts did not thrive on any peerage or family influence over politics and business. Instead, they relied on special abilities passed down from their ancestors.

To be more precise, the Scotts were exorcists.

In the Middle Ages, the ancestors of the Scott family used to be Templar Warriors. They had once joined forces with the Monasteries and the King's Guards to fight against evil forces which consisted of vampires, werewolves, and evil spirits.

As the times changed, most of the major forces of the past had gradually withered away due to various reasons.

Nowadays, the Monasteries and the King's Guards had long since disappeared. Only a very small number of Templar Warriors families remained. The Scott family was one of them.

Although the times had changed, the Scotts had passed down their family skills over generations. Since youth, they were well trained in Templar Warriors skills, making them proficient in all kinds of secret techniques against evil forces.

By relying on their ancestors' wealth and expertise, most of them served the aristocrats as exorcists. They killed supernatural creatures that still existed in modern times, including the relatively weak ones like spiritual beings.

This way, the Scott family prospered for centuries.

…

Members of the Scott family gathered in the main hall of the castle.

Apart from those who were currently unable to return from their missions in remote regions, all family members who were in Britain were there.

At this moment, they all gathered around a computer, watching a video clip.

In the video, the archaeological team was being chased by fire ladybugs deep inside the Great Pyramid of Giza.

After everyone had finished watching the video, all of them were stunned. There was a long silence before one of them finally spoke.

"This… Is it real?!"

"I didn't expect to see it in my lifetime!"

"That thing just now… It's a king scarab, am I right?!"

Unable to hide their shock, the Scotts began to discuss amongst themselves. Just as they were discussing, a man around 40 years old walked over.

This middle-aged Caucasian man's name was Harry Scott.

Usually, someone in their forties would be too young to be the head of a family. But no one in the Scott family could actually live past fifty.

"I believe you have all seen it."

"In the past few centuries, our ancestors searched countless mysterious places in order to resolve the curse on our Scott family, but all of them failed."

"But this time, it's different. No one expected that they would discover sacred scarabs and fire ladybugs during an officially approved operation to excavate the Pyramid of Giza."

"Based on the information we have, this will be our only chance. The cure is inside the Great Pyramid of Giza!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Harry Scott's eyes swept over all family members' faces one by one.

Yes.

Due to the curse, no Scott could not live past fifty.

All of this began centuries ago in the Middle Ages, when an ancestor of the Scott family was pursuing an evil spirit that was wreaking havoc in the southeastern parts of Europe.

At that time, the Scott ancestor was still a Templar Warrior. He joined forces with the Monasteries and the King's Guards to fight the common enemy.

However, they were still no match for the evil spirit. After escaping death, Scott realized that he had been cursed.

From then on, every descendant of his would grow a skull at the chest area at birth. When they reached fifty years old, the skull would fully take shape, and those who were cursed would all burn to death.

Therefore, the Scotts had never given up on their family heritage since then.

They had to search every corner of the world so as to find the cure to the Scott family's curse.

Moreover, they were most likely to find the cure in one of the dangerous and terrifying places.

However, to everyone's disappointment, they were still clueless after searching numerous places for centuries.

In fact, creatures like evil spirits, vampires, and werewolves had all disappeared many years ago. As a result, urban legends were their only source of information.

However, it was different this time. The excavation of the Pyramid of Giza was broadcast by an official production team. There, they found living sacred scarabs, fire ladybugs, and even a gravekeeper.

Now, their opportunity had finally arrived.

If they could enter the Pyramid of Giza, they might be able to find clues on how to lift their family curse.

"Father!"

"The gravekeeper…" Wayne Scott said, looking worried.

He was the most talented one among the younger Scotts, and his mastery of the Templar Banishing Spell was the best in the entire family.

Harry nodded silently.

"Indeed."

"The gravekeeper knows the structure and mechanisms of the pyramid like the back of his hand. Besides, gravekeepers are a job that is passed down from generation to generation."

"They are indeed hard to deal with. Once they see us as their enemies, we will have to fight to the death."

Harry had encountered a few gravekeepers before. But they were all ordinary people who killed tomb raiders using their knowledge of the graves and the mechanisms within.

However, since gravekeepers were ordinary people, they could simply get rid of the Giza gravekeeper first.

As he thought, Harry said, "Don't worry too much."

"Nevertheless, we have to be fully prepared. Arrange for more manpower and contact the officials. It will be safer if we have heavy weapons!"

Be it sacred scarabs or mummies, the source of all evil forces was the same, including the curse.

Therefore, if they could get their hands on a mummy, they might be able to break the family curse by countering an evil force with another.

After hearing that, Wayne nodded and said, "I understand, Father. This time, I will personally lead my brothers to explore the pyramid. I will also send someone to contact the officials. Hopefully, we can reach a consensus with them!"

…

Just as the Scotts were busy with their preparation, the news about Vincent began to spread like wildfire on the Internet.

The popularity of the mysterious gravekeeper continued to rise.

No one had expected that there was actually a gravekeeper in the Great Pyramid of Giza!

And there were all kinds of terrifying beasts too.

There were also articles about the brutal means the gravekeeper had taken to eliminate the intruders. This topic hit the headlines of multiple news websites!