"The next morning, the villagers discovered that the fisherman had not emerged. Upon finding him, they found his entire family brutally murdered, their internal organs removed."
The professor shuddered, recalling the scene, which felt like a nightmare.
"So, this is a sea monkey? And it's extremely vengeful?"
The dean seemed to have picked up on something.
"You could say that, but we have no idea where these sea monkeys come from."
As the professor spoke of sea monkeys, a flicker of fear appeared in his eyes, indicating the profound impact these creatures had on them.
Hearing this, the others felt a bit more reassured. At least this creature wasn't invincible and could be killed.
This also meant that Zhou Lin wouldn't be fighting alone; the mercenaries could protect the rest of the team.
Meanwhile, on the sea.
Zhou Lin watched as the creatures began to approach the ship, showing no panic. He calmly sat on the deck, browsing through an electronic interface in his mind.
He was selecting powerful moves capable of attacking sea monkeys.
There was no room for politeness when dealing with such creatures.
"Fire."
Captain Bai gave the order, raising his weapon and opening fire on the sea monkeys in the water.
Splashes erupted on the calm surface of the sea.
The deafening sound of gunfire echoed, and the students and staff of Daxia stood on deck, too afraid to look.
"Professor Zhou Lin, do you know what this is?"
The metaphysics professor remained unfazed, having grown accustomed to such scenes and feeling no tension.
"These are sea monkeys, creatures found in tombs. They were a type of guardian creature bred by ancient people before sealing the tombs."
"Their appearance now indicates that the tomb has become unstable, which is why they have emerged."
Zhou Lin glanced at the mercenaries. These creatures weren't entirely invulnerable; bullets could still harm them.
Besides, this was a minor skirmish. What was there to panic about?
Samur and the surrounding staff, seeing the creatures in the water near the ship, recoiled in fear.
The mercenaries were attacking as quickly as possible, but the creatures' agility should not be underestimated.
"Captain, they're coming aboard."
One of the mercenaries shouted urgently.
Captain Bai first looked at the sea monkeys by the ship's side, then at Zhou Lin, who showed no intention of acting.
"Eliminate them. We must protect the safety of the professor and the students."
Captain Bai finished speaking and raised his gun, firing at a sea monkey that was about to approach the professor.
However, the sea monkey seemed to be aware of the bullet's power and dodged nimbly to the side.
Captain Bai's shot missed, and he was quite surprised.
The staff from Old Eagle Country had never seen such creatures before. They nervously approached Zhou Lin.
At this moment, only Zhou Lin could deal with them.
"Professor Zhou Lin, are you just going to watch us get into trouble? Why aren't you acting?"
One of the staff members shouted at Zhou Lin with dissatisfaction.
His eyes were filled with panic and tension.
This tone displeased the Daxia students and the metaphysics professor nearby, who frowned at the staff member.
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"Holy crap, how dare this guy say that? Wasn't he all arrogant before, wanting to leave them, as if Daxia couldn't find any tombs?"
"Yeah, what nerve does he have to speak to the boss like that? I've never spoken to the boss in such a harsh tone."
"Is your Daxia sick? Don't hold back now! Are you just going to watch people from our Old Eagle Country die?"
"Exactly, isn't this going too far? You clearly have the ability to kill these things, but you're not acting now? What's your intention?"
"Did people from your Old Eagle Country die? No, they didn't. Speak of death when someone is dead. Besides, aren't you guys supposed to be amazing? If you're so capable, then deal with this creature! Use your high technology."
"You keep saying you lead society's technological forefront with the most advanced technology. Go ahead and act, let us witness your prowess."
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Zhou Lin looked at the staff member's questioning.
"If you die, what's that got to do with me? I'm not the one killing you."
Zhou Lin's words silenced the staff member and left him speechless.
Samur saw that these sea monkeys had started to injure people, and several mercenaries were already wounded.
"Professor Zhou Lin, you might not care about the lives of our Old Eagle Country people, but do you not care about the lives of your mercenaries either?"
Samur tried to keep his tone steady. It was still important not to offend Zhou Lin at this moment.
Zhou Lin heard this, glanced at the sea monkeys on the deck, and then took out a small red snake from the system.
"Go. Remember, you cannot let anyone from Daxia die. As for the rest... don't bother with them."
Zhou Lin finished speaking and gently patted the head of the small red snake beside him.
The small red snake seemed to gain sentience and eagerly rushed towards the sea monkeys.
Its body instantly grew from the thickness of an arm to the thickness of a water bucket, becoming a python.
The entire deck could barely accommodate the small red snake.
The snake swallowed sea monkeys one by one, eating them rapidly, its tail swinging back and forth.
It flung the sea monkeys that were about to approach the mercenaries back into the sea.
The mercenaries had been worried about their safety, but now that Zhou Lin had resolved the issue, they felt relieved.
Captain Bai looked at Zhou Lin and, seeing him nod, felt immense gratitude.
"Kill them."
Captain Bai said, then threw a grenade.
Boom...
A geyser of water erupted on the sea.
However, the staff from Old Eagle Country were displeased upon hearing Zhou Lin's words.
Seeing the sea monkeys approaching them, they raised their pistols and fired.
Bang!
"Zhou Lin, you're despicable! Believe it or not, I'll kill you?"
One of the staff members, after repelling a sea monkey, pointed his pistol at Zhou Lin.
"Henry, what are you doing?" Samur was surprised that his team member had attacked Zhou Lin.
"What are you doing?"
Guo Liang was also enraged and shouted loudly.
"Put your gun down immediately. This will ruin our relationship. If you harm Zhou Lin, what will be your fate?"
The metaphysics professor was surprised that this person had attacked Zhou Lin.
"What are you doing?"
The Daxia students all rebuked the staff member.