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The Devil's Curse
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West of the Red Sea, in the natural cave rich in sulfide minerals downstream of the Nubian River, Captain Ak Mosso of the American Expedition Team finally made a groundbreaking discovery after a long search.
He stared intently at the soft soil before him, sensing that an ancient and mysterious story was about to surface, as if an invisible force was pulling at his thoughts.
The expedition team members carefully unearthed a complete skull from beneath the soft earth, its bony surface coated with a layer of black gelatinous substance.
Surprisingly, despite the passage of millennia, this black gel showed no signs of peeling away, as if it were firmly imprisoning the skull.
The team was thrilled by the find and continued to dig in the direction from which the skull had emerged. However, strangely, they found no burial items whatsoever, not even scattered human bones.
Thus, after three years of exploration, their journey yielded only this Black Head. The team members felt disheartened and dejected, dropping their tools with faces full of disappointment and helplessness.
Yet Ak Mosso remained undeterred. He fixated on the Black Head in his hands, lost in deep contemplation as a mysterious aura began to ripple through his heart.
Having traversed the archaeological world for many years and seen various skulls of the deceased, he found this Black Head to be unlike any he had ever encountered.
Especially puzzling was the black gelatinous substance clinging to the bony surface; it seemed like some ancient evil curse that tightly bound its owner.
Ak Mosso pondered silently; perhaps this skull would bring him something more precious and valuable than worldly wealth—a key to unraveling a historical mystery that had been sealed for a thousand years.
He quickly transmitted news of the discovery of the Black Head back to America and then boarded the Milo cruise ship with his team, carrying the skull as they set off on their journey home.
The cruise ship cut through the vast ocean waves, but who could have predicted that as the Milo sailed into the South China Sea, it would encounter a rare and violent storm unlike any seen in a century?
In an instant, a tumultuous wave surged forth, mercilessly dragging over three hundred passengers and the cruise ship into the depths of the sea. The iron box containing the Black Head vanished from people's memories, as if swallowed by the endless darkness.
On May 14, 1970, due to a multitude of complex reasons, the salvage operation for the sunken ship was forced to halt and could not continue.
It wasn't until 1982 that experts from both China and the United States formed a joint scientific expedition team to undertake the arduous task of salvaging the wreck in the South China Sea.
The salvage operation lasted a full year, and finally, the Milo, resting on the ocean floor, slowly surfaced.
Afterward, a large number of workers tirelessly began to meticulously verify the identities of the victims and items aboard the ship. It was during this verification process that a strange occurrence took place.
In a remote corner of the cabin, they discovered a rectangular object covered in algae and moss.
Once everyone worked together to remove the attached growths, they could see that it was an iron box. The texture on its surface had been eroded by seawater to the point of being indistinguishable. However, astonishingly, the Black Head inside remained intact, as if forgotten by time.
The experts from China and the United States were thrilled at this sight; indeed, the long-lost Egyptian Black Head was found on the Milo.
After careful deliberation, both parties decided to transport the Black Head to the Guangdong Provincial Museum for proper safekeeping, where experts would gather to conduct in-depth research.
The news of the Egyptian Black Head resurfacing spread like wildfire, instantly causing a sensation throughout the Archaeological Community.
Far away in Cairo, Egyptian archaeologist Chang Annchun could hardly contain his excitement upon hearing this news. That very night, he hurriedly packed his bags and rushed back home, eager to personally experience the mysterious aura emanating from the Black Head, as if an irresistible force was calling him.
At that time, Chang Annchun was only thirty-two years old but had already established himself as an authority in Egypt's Archaeological Community.
From a young age, he was captivated by the ancient history and splendid culture of Egypt, filled with boundless curiosity and imagination about that mysterious land.
The sudden appearance of the Black Head was undoubtedly an irresistible temptation for Chang Annchun, and his almost obsessive actions can thus be understood.
After rigorous estimations by various experts, it was determined that the owner of the Black Head was an Egyptian woman from three thousand years ago.
As the infrared scanner slowly glided over the surface of the skull, people were astonished to discover an inscription etched at the top.
Chang Annchun trembled slightly as he parted his lips and slowly read aloud: “By the will of the Sun God, this head must never be reunited with its owner's body; violators shall die. Sorcerer — Jacques!”
In the spiritual canon of Egypt, they had a unique interpretation of life and death.
Legend has it that on the other side of the Underworld Sea, where the sun rises, lies a Paradise, a realm akin to a fairyland, free from the torments of illness and the shadows of death, filled only with indescribable bliss and tranquility.
Thus, the Egyptians placed great importance on the preservation of corpses. Those priests endowed with supreme wisdom used mysterious elixirs to keep the bodies as vibrant and lively as the living. Yet even so, it was difficult to ensure that some audacious thieves would not venture into tombs to wreak havoc.
Therefore, in 2494 BC, under the throne of Wuskaff, ancient Egypt birthed its first Sorcerer.
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