21st Century Necromancer

It's not surprising that Osiris might rise from the dead.

This Underworld King's rebirth is well-documented in myth and there are quite a few deities in Ancient Egyptian mythology who have been resurrected. It's not an unusual occurrence.

Hearing tales of gods dying and coming back to life might be amusing, perhaps even laughable. You might snicker about the level of such gods. But when you're facing a deity that could potentially revive, it's hard to find it funny.

Although Chen Yu is someone who has met many deities, even personally taken down more than one, the Underworld King Osiris is among the higher beings he's encountered, on par only with Inari God.

The Nine Pillar Gods of Ancient Egypt are all higher beings, with the more powerful ones like God Ra standing even higher.

As for the Underworld King Osiris, although he was killed and dismembered into fourteen pieces by Seti, relying on his wife for revival and his son for vengeance, this does not overshadow his strength.

He is the god of the underworld in Ancient Egypt, the ruler of the land of the dead, and one of the most revered and powerful deities in all of Egypt. Even without being adept in combat, his Shin'i is enough to subjugate everything.

Moreover, as former rulers of Ancient Egypt, the pharaohs had to personally drive chariots into battle.

Even in mythology, Osiris died at Seti's hands through conspiracy. This indirectly proves Osiris's might, for if Seti could defeat Osiris head-on, why resort to deceit?

So when Chen Yu faces the coffin containing Osiris's body, he's reluctant to open it.

Carefully inspecting the temple, Chen Yu notices that apart from the coffin placed centrally within the temple, various burial offerings are amassed around it. Many gold-forged vessels adorned with gems are neatly arranged around the coffin.

However, notably more offerings are piled near the temple entrance, scattered and seemingly from different eras.

Approaching the somewhat chaotic pile of offerings, Chen Yu cautiously picks up a stray papyrus scroll. Seeing no changes arise, he unfurls it to read its contents.

Clearly, this papyrus scroll dates back thousands of years and should have been eroded by time.

Yet, the papyrus in Chen Yu's hand remains pristine, as if it was placed there just yesterday.

This discovery raises Chen Yu's suspicion. If Osiris's garden could keep these relics pristine, what about the mummies buried here? The sacrificial servants who carried the pharaoh's coffins into this place?

Do their bodies remain fresh, awaiting resurrection?

Keeping his guard up, Chen Yu peruses the papyrus in his hand. The hieroglyphs inscribed on it are those of Ancient Egypt, matching the Book of the Dead he recited in the Temple of Osiris. But this one is intact, without any damage.

As for whether its contents differ from what was discovered later, Chen Yu, not being an archaeologist, neither cares to know nor investigate. Exiting the temple, he opens the Necromantic Space portal on the temple's outer plaza and places the papyrus within his treasury.

With the portal to the Necromantic Space open, the waiting Undead Legion and Ghost Maids orderly emerge, assembling in front of Chen Yu.

"Handle carefully, take only these burial items, and do not disturb anything else." Chen Yu instructs the Undead Legion and Ghost Maids.

"Yes, master." The soldiers of the Undead Legion and the Ghost Maids respond, commencing the transportation of burial items from within the temple.

Witnessing this scene, Major General Claire expresses surprise but refrains from saying more, just approaches Chen Yu and inquires, "Lord Chen Yu, is it alright for us to remove these burial items?"

"These burial items are offerings that the pharaohs entombed here as sacrifices to Osiris. Whether offered or taken, they won't affect the temple or Osiris within." Chen Yu briefly explains, then reenters the temple.

Upon reentering the temple, Chen Yu approaches the Osiris Sarcophagus, examining the massive stone coffin with apparent research intent.

Observing Chen Yu's actions, Major General Claire doesn't disturb him, merely stands behind and watches him study the massive stone coffin.

"How interesting!" Chen Yu closely examines the inscriptions on the stone sarcophagus, sensing the Power of Osiris contained within and the messages it strives to convey, exclaiming, "The Ancient Egyptians carved praises for Osiris on coffins to seek this Underworld King's protection. Now, similar inscriptions grace this Underworld King's own sarcophagus. How intriguing! Is he protecting himself?"

"What?" Major General Claire, unable to decipher the inscriptions on the coffin, doesn't comprehend the situation.

Chen Yu offers no explanation, just directs his Undead Legion to clear out the place.

Though Osiris's body within the sarcophagus is the most valuable item in the entire Garden of Osiris, Chen Yu currently avoids touching this sarcophagus. After all, prematurely moving the most valuable and dangerous Osiris Sarcophagus could leave him with fewer valuable items.

Seeing that Chen Yu provides no explanation, instead having his Undead Legion empty the entire temple, while he fixates on that sarcophagus, Claire proceeds to a statue within the temple, studying it with idle curiosity.

The statue is of Anubis, a common sight in places related to death in Ancient Egypt, making its presence here unsurprising.

Standing three meters tall, the Anubis statue is sculpted to reflect Anubis's imposing physique, crafted from granite and adorned with gold and gems.

What catches Major General Claire's attention most is the weapon held by the statue, an Egyptian-style battle axe. The golden axe blade connects to a long handle and still gleams coldly.

Major General Claire can tell that this is a Demigod Artifact level weapon.

This discovery leaves her smitten by the wealth of the Ancient Egyptians, bewildered that a Demigod Artifact is stationed as mere decor.

As she watches Chen Yu's Undead Legion transporting the temple's burial items, Major General Claire can't help but reach out and retrieve the battle axe, holding it for inspection.

Due to the statue's massive size, the battle axe is also made large, so when Major General Claire holds it, it appears more like a pole weapon.

However, as Major General Claire toys with the battle axe, the statue before her seems to come to life.