"This matter is clearly fake, intended to deceive us. If they truly possessed such abilities, why would the professors from Eagle Country have died? And if they died, why haven't they been rescued? You, Great Xia, are doing this deliberately, wishing for our professors and those from Eagle Country to perish within the tomb."
"So, you're saying Great Xia has ulterior motives and intentionally wants to harm us? Is that what you mean? Are you calling them heartless bastards for not saving lives? How despicable! And you people from Great Xia are still trying to argue?"
Dahan Mingguo:
"If you say so, we think the same. This makes Great Xia seem truly terrifying. Such selfishness is immense."
"Enough talk. I will no longer associate with people from Great Xia, nor will I interact with them. Looking at them is simply disgusting."
"They are all hypocrites, but Great Xia truly excels. We cannot compare."
Great Xia:
"You from Eagle Country, watch your words. Who is more hypocritical than you? Under the guise of rescue, you covet our Great Xia's antiques and treasures. The entire world is watching. Are you not hypocritical? Your professors deserved their deaths. You are ridiculously laughable. Your hypocrisy is seen by the whole world, making Eagle Country the most formidable existence."
"And to Sakura Country, your professors' deaths were your just deserts. This was an internal conflict among your own people. Great Xia has no obligation to rescue your kind, especially those who bite the hand that feeds them like wild dogs. Who would rescue you? Your own countrymen have not been gentle; your people were quite ruthless when digging the well."
"Dahan Mingguo, you don't want to play with us? We don't want to play with you either. You are no saints. It seems many unsavory methods originate from you. Are you not disgusting? We are worried about associating with you, fearing the dark stench emanating from you. Even Luosifen is more fragrant than you."
Great Xia's words enraged the netizens of the three countries, leading to a verbal war.
The netizens from other countries watched the unfolding situation from the sidelines, enjoying the spectacle.
At this moment, Zhou Lin saw that the malevolent aura had dissipated.
He retracted the jelly-like shield and calmly walked to the side, observing the professors and students.
One student's complexion was not good as he stared at the display in his hands.
"What's wrong? Why the grim expression?" Captain Bai noticed and asked softly.
"The live stream shows people from Eagle Country are humiliating the professor, accusing him of not saving lives, claiming his actions were deliberate, and that he exaggerated..."
"The netizens in the live stream are already arguing."
The student's voice grew softer as he described the situation in the live stream.
"What did you say? These scoundrels, don't they know what they're like?"
"Calm down. The professor hasn't spoken yet. Just bear with it."
"Exactly. The professor is no pushover. Don't get agitated."
The surrounding students were filled with anger upon hearing the humiliation directed at their professor.
"Don't be nervous, don't be angry. What's the big deal? It's just a few insults. If a dog bites you, do you bite back? Whether to save someone is my business, and whether I want to save them is also my business. Let them say what they will."
"After all, their professors are already dead, and they won't be resurrected. This is an unchangeable fact." Zhou Lin explained calmly.
He then walked past everyone and headed inside.
Behind him, Professor Xuanxue and Guo Liang initially found his words quite reasonable, but as they listened, they felt increasingly strange.
It was as if he was rubbing salt in the wound, yet it felt surprisingly good and satisfying to hear.
Everyone found his reasoning sound and silently followed behind him, moving deeper into the tomb.
In the live stream.
"Haha, what the great one said makes a lot of sense. Even if they're angry, what can they do? Can they change anything? The professor is dead anyway, isn't he?"
"Exactly, exactly. Forget it, let's not stoop to the level of dogs. After all, dogs are so cute."
"Oh, please. Dogs are cute, but what about ungrateful wretches? They're not cute at all."
...
Zhou Lin led the group deeper inside, but the further they went, the colder it became.
Their words carried a chill.
"Professor, I'm so cold!"
"Yes, I was sweating from the pain earlier, and now frost is forming on my body. I'm so cold."
"Me too, my body is frozen. Look."
The students behind them spoke, moving their limbs. Frost covered their bodies, and occasionally, frost particles fell off.
"How can there be something like this underwater? What is this temperature?"
"The deep sea isn't this cold." Professor Xuanxue expressed his confusion.
"Ocean temperatures are almost constant, but deep-sea temperatures are not. We've been descending continuously. The water temperature is low, and the temperature will be affected. It's normal." Guo Liang explained calmly to Professor Xuanxue.
"Are you sure? Is this also normal? Then the frost appearing on the ground is also normal?" Professor Xuanxue trusted Guo Liang's expertise but was uneasy about the tomb.
Guo Liang snapped back to attention, noticing the frost on the ground. As reflections of figures appeared on it, he realized something was amiss.
"This is an abnormal temperature, but normal temperatures wouldn't easily lead to such a situation." Guo Liang finally found a reasonable explanation.
"Don't worry, it will be fine in a moment. Let's go inside and see." Captain Bai, observing Zhou Lin's calm demeanor, explained as they walked.
However, after walking for ten minutes, beads of sweat began to appear on their bodies. The clothes that had been frosted stiff were now dry.
But a faint sheen of sweat reappeared.
"Is this also normal? What is happening?" Professor Xuanxue haphazardly wiped the sweat from his face and neck.
"This... this is not normal. Don't ask me about this. This is a tomb. You should ask the leader, not me." Guo Liang was wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, unsure if it was from the heat or his own guilt.
After a while, the temperature stabilized, and a gust of wind could be felt.
The wind was also much stronger than before, feeling like a sea breeze.
Their hair began to flutter.
"Damn, what's going on? Why is there wind?"