Sammer looked at Zhou Lin with displeasure, feeling something was wrong, but his heart was already in a panic.
His voice, unconsciously, carried a tremor that he couldn't control.
"If you don't believe me, just wait. You'll know if it's true or not when you experience it yourself."
Zhou Lin didn't explain further.
Sammer felt a chill shoot straight up to the top of his head.
No, he couldn't just sit here and wait to die. He couldn't give up like this.
Thinking of this, Sammer hurriedly started to descend the stairs.
"You can't leave, and it's useless if you do. You should think about how to appease me, then you might be able to live. Otherwise..."
Zhou Lin's meaning was clear: since you can't leave anyway, why not think about how to survive?
"Are you threatening me again?"
Sammer was already furious. Looking at Zhou Lin, he was enraged to the point of losing his temper. If the occasion were different, he would have wanted to tear Zhou Lin's face apart. This fellow was utterly detestable.
"I'm not threatening you, I'm reminding you. After all, your actions in Eagle Country have already displeased me. Do you think it's possible for me to come to your rescue? Our transaction is only about money."
Zhou Lin laid out the situation clearly.
Just as Sammer was about to speak, he heard a sound of breathing from behind him. This sound made Sammer's heart tighten instantly.
And it was very clear.
"I'll give it to you. Whatever you say, I'll give it."
Sammer's hair was standing on end. He couldn't care about anything else, only wanting to resolve this quickly and leave.
"Fifty million."
Zhou Lin directly held up five fingers.
"I'll give it to you. I'll give it to you once this is resolved," Sammer said urgently.
The mercenaries behind him, along with Guo Liang and the metaphysics professor, couldn't bear to watch Sammer's expression. They didn't know how to describe it.
Before, he could still hesitate, but now he wasn't hesitating at all?
This was truly interesting.
The next moment—
A pair of hands appeared out of nowhere, with bark-like skin and withered flesh, at least dozens of meters in size.
They were rushing towards Sammer's position.
Seeing the giant hand approaching him, Sammer's face instantly turned ashen.
He wanted to run to Zhou Lin's side but found he couldn't move at all. He could only watch helplessly as the giant hand moved towards him.
Seeing this, Zhou Lin took out his bow and arrow and shot at the giant hand.
As the arrow pierced the giant hand, green mucus and smoke instantly appeared on it.
"Ah..."
The giant hand quickly withdrew.
Sammer could move again. Terrified, he let out a cry and hurriedly started to run down the stairs.
But because the floor was covered in blood, his foot slipped, and he rolled down the stairs.
His body and face were covered in red blood.
When the sound stopped, Sammer had fallen to the last level and had already fainted.
Captain Bai and the metaphysics professor blinked, looking at Sammer like this. It must have hurt a lot, right?
"Let's go down. Quickly."
Zhou Lin looked at the pillar, which was the center of everything, and his eyes sank slightly as he spoke with a heavy tone.
Captain Bai, Guo Liang, the metaphysics professor, and the others, upon hearing Zhou Lin's words, didn't have time to think about anything else. Their first instinct was to leave.
The students and mercenaries hurried down the stairs.
Zhou Lin's mouth twitched. These were all people of action. Their speed was not to be underestimated.
The next moment, Zhou Lin's voice echoed from below.
He waited for the mercenaries and the archaeological team to come down.
In the livestream.
"Holy crap, what was that giant hand just now? Did a demon really appear?"
"Is that a tree branch? Why does it look like a peach tree?"
"Could this be a tree demon?"
"I don't know. Let's see what the big shot says later. But that professor from Eagle Country... he's really cowardly."
"Your Eagle Country is going viral. This professor is amazing. You can learn from him. That escape posture is truly incredible."
"Why aren't you guys talking anymore? Keep going. Talk about how amazing and heroic your professor is. Keep going."
"This professor is really disappointing. He's a disgrace on an international level."
...
Inside the tomb.
Zhou Lin watched as the mercenaries came down. He then saw a huge figure appear on the giant staircase. Its body was covered in something like dry bark.
And its eyes, with leaves inside the pupils, a giant tree stump appeared before everyone's eyes.
On top of the tree stump was a human face, and this face had already appeared before them.
Guo Liang and the metaphysics professor stared at the tree stump, their eyes about to pop out.
What the hell was going on?
A tree stump had come to life.
"Professor Zhou Lin, what is this thing?"
Captain Bai gripped his weapon tightly and asked urgently.
"This is a Zhantan, a tree demon that has lived for thousands of years. It's unpredictable and likes to kill. The本体 of this creature doesn't belong to our Great Xia; it's a demon from a foreign country."
"This kind of thing is rarely seen. Metaphysics professor, quickly record it. It can be included in history books later."
Zhou Lin didn't forget to kindly remind him.
The metaphysics professor immediately started taking pictures with his phone. This was indeed a rare opportunity that couldn't be missed.
"But how do we deal with it? This guy's body seems to be becoming more solid."
Captain Bai urgently warned.
"Roar..."
The Zhantan opened its mouth, and many branches began to emerge from its body, spreading rapidly. Each branch had a sharp tip, as if it had been shaved by something.
Captain Bai and the other mercenaries raised their weapons and started shooting.
Bang bang bang!!!
Bullets were fired at these branches, but they had almost no effect on the wood.
"Use knives. Bullets are useless," Zhou Lin said, seeing this.
Upon hearing this, the mercenaries protected the archaeological team behind them, gripping their daggers tightly and hacking at the branches.
Zhou Lin saw one of the branches heading for Sammer. He swung his Azure Dragon Sword fiercely, and a blue dragon emerged, protecting Sammer.
"This is my money we're talking about. Nothing can happen to it!" Zhou Lin muttered to himself as he acted.
"Is this the reason you're saving him?" the metaphysics professor asked persistently.
"Why else? Fifty million. Are you going to give that up? My reputation is on the line. If he dies, how can I continue to work in the archaeology community?"