"I don't know, I'm not clear about what's happening. My heart is in my throat."
"It's as if I'm not afraid of anything. I'm very scared."
The students walked with trembling hearts.
Based on their past experiences, they might encounter something terrifying soon.
But how terrifying it would be, was not yet certain.
In the livestream.
"Where is that bastard who said the big shot destroyed cultural relics? Come out, can you hear that? This is for everyone's safety, not intentional destruction of cultural relics."
"You say it is, and it is? You're all saying it. Whatever you say goes? How is that possible?"
"It's all that Zhou Lin saying it, fooling you dummies in Daxia, and you believe him. Are you stupid?"
"Didn't your idiotic professor also say whatever you believed? What kind of person is your professor? Can he compare to the big shot?"
"Whatever the big shot says goes. Your opinions are nothing, understand?"
"Are you done yet? What's happening underground is a personal act. Can't you stop talking about it?"
"You're not done. If you insult the big shot again, I'm not done with you."
...
In the dean's conference room.
"Zhou Lin might not be good at anything else, but he's learned how to keep people in suspense. I'm already very curious about this."
Professor Hu's curiosity was piqued.
"I'm the same. I've been successfully fooled by Zhou Lin. My heart is itching with curiosity."
Professor Wen was equally curious.
All the professors and experts in the conference room were equally curious.
Their hearts were itching, wanting to know the outcome.
Inside the tomb.
Zhou Lin led everyone down to the very bottom.
They saw a huge tree covered in vines. The vines were climbing nimbly, and the tree was covered with corpses.
These corpses were like fruits, hanging densely on the tree.
Most of them were dark figures.
Zhou Lin was a little surprised. Was this a Nine-Headed Hydrawood?
Wasn't this in the Tomb of the Prince of Lu? Why was it in the desert?
So, does the tomb-raiding world also include things from Ghost Blows Out the Light? Has it merged?
Can it be played like this? Holy crap.
Zhou Lin's shocked expression filled the surrounding people with awe.
Did Zhou Lin's expression mean it was very dangerous?
"Professor Zhou Lin, what's wrong? Your expression doesn't seem right."
Huo Qi asked cautiously.
"It's nothing, nothing."
Zhou Lin forced himself to regain his composure and shook his head.
The students beside him looked at the corpses and the vines moving nimbly.
As the vines sensed the students approaching, they quickly bound one of them. Then, they swung him around in the air several times, causing injuries to his head and body.
He felt dizzy.
"Professor... help..."
Before the student could finish speaking, he couldn't hold it in and vomited.
The students and professors nearby felt nauseous.
"Damn it, you shouldn't have gone in."
The student beside him couldn't control himself and ended up vomiting.
However, Zhou Lin, the other professors, and the mercenaries thought differently.
They watched the vines nervously. The vines were moving slowly like venomous snakes.
The corpses on the tree were also swaying together.
Everyone felt a sense of dread.
"How are these vines moving? Are they controlled, or are they moving on their own?"
Professor Huo Qi looked at the large tree with surprise.
"They have their own consciousness. Also, don't get close to these vines. You can't touch these things."
Zhou Lin immediately took out his whip, untied the student, and slowly pulled him towards them.
His movements were very gentle, as he was worried about alarming the vines.
The mercenaries beside them also picked up their daggers, ready for battle.
Everyone held their breath, fearing that the student might encounter danger.
In the livestream.
"Damn, I finally understand why the big shot is being so cautious. Look at those vines, they're deadly."
"They're not just deadly, they're life-threatening."
"If these vines are all like this, wouldn't this student be surrounded and suffocated if they were all wrapped up?"
"What are your biological structures in Daxia? Why are the tombs like this?"
"It's not just like this. The tree is full of corpses. Could there have been a terrifying altar here before? Are these sacrifices?"
"You're talking nonsense. It's not what you think."
...
Inside the tomb.
Zhou Lin pulled the student back, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Go get him bandaged. He has wounds all over his body. The air in here is damp, don't let it get infected."
Huo Qi looked at the student and quickly instructed.
"No, Professor, there's something wrong with the corpses inside."
The student grabbed the professor's hand, his voice weak, his head still swaying.
This showed how much damage the vines had caused him.
"What do you mean?"
Zhou Lin asked, confused.
"There's a sound from inside the corpses... but I can't describe what kind of sound it is. It feels very familiar, so..."
Before the student could finish speaking, his vision went black, and he fainted.
"What do you mean? What sound from inside the corpses?"
Professor Fang frowned and thought after hearing the words.
"Is there something inside the corpses?"
The metaphysics professor recalled carefully and then looked at the corpses on the tree.
The corpses moved slightly, and the sound became much louder than before, like a crunching sound approaching.
"This sound feels so familiar."
"I think I've heard it somewhere before..."
"Holy crap, why are those black bugs so familiar?"
The mercenary beside them looked at the corpses on the large tree. Many dense bugs appeared inside. These small bugs seemed inexhaustible, and they were all moving towards them along the tree trunk.
"Damn, isn't this... corpse beetles?"
The metaphysics professor exclaimed in shock upon seeing the bugs.
"Corpse beetles? How could they be here? That's not..."
The students behind them were filled with fear.