In the following two days, Zheng practiced using the Book of the Dead. He was fainting less and less until he could finally control the flow of blood energy. They had reached the oasis by this time and restocked their food and water then continued along the river to the next port.

"Take the boat back to Cairo from there, takes about... two days. Then we will board the ship leaving Cairo. Don't worry, I don't think that monster will chase us across water." O'Connell laughed...