Professor Wen thought the same way. While there was Zhou Lin, there was still a sense of unease, as danger was ever-present.
This whole situation was truly vexing.
"It's best not to have any expectations, otherwise, wouldn't the professors be in great danger?"
One of the professors spoke slowly after seeing something.
"With Zhou Lin here, there won't be any danger. The danger is for them, not for us, the archaeological team."
"Haha, I'm still looking forward to it. Watching how Zhou Lin handles this later will be a real thrill."
"Let's still look forward to it."
The experts and professors were all discussing.
Inside the tomb.
"Ah... Professor, help me."
Just as everyone was talking, a cry was heard from another direction, a heavy, desperate sound.
Hearing the commotion, Zhou Lin rushed towards the direction of the sound.
Upon reaching the area, he saw two mercenaries dragging Hu Wei, who seemed to have undergone a genetic mutation and was walking towards the water. The mercenaries, even with their combined strength, couldn't stop Hu Wei.
Instead, they were being pulled into the water themselves.
Seeing this, Zhou Lin's figure flashed, and he plunged into the water, pulling Hu Wei to the surface.
Hu Wei, seemingly unfazed by pain, still tried to go back into the water.
Captain Bai and the other mercenaries quickly stepped forward to restrain him, and even the students actively helped.
"Captain Bai, give me the grenade."
Zhou Lin reached out to Captain Bai, wanting the grenade he was holding.
Captain Bai didn't hesitate and handed the grenade to Zhou Lin.
Zhou Lin pulled the pin and threw it into the water.
Boom—
The water surface erupted, sending splashes everywhere, and many fish were blown onto the ground.
Everyone then got a clear look at the fish. They looked unusual.
The fish had pure white eyes, which were now turning a faint red. Around their lips, there were many small needles.
These needles looked very sharp, and the fish were thrashing their tails on the ground, desperately trying to return to the water.
"Are these the fish that injured Hu Wei? What kind of fish is this? Carp with needles and spines on their lips, is that normal?"
Guo Liang wondered if his knowledge of marine biology was wrong, or if they had discovered a new species.
"This is far from normal. It's obvious there's something in the water."
The metaphysics professor quickly explained after observing the surroundings.
The next moment.
A splash appeared in the water, churning and rolling. A dark, murky object emerged, slowly revealing itself.
Then, a giant catfish, about thirteen meters tall, appeared, looking down at the people below with vacant eyes.
It exuded a powerful sense of oppression.
Zhou Lin, seeing this, felt that the catfish was unusual.
"Is this a giant catfish? How can a giant catfish be in such shallow water? I clearly saw the bottom, what's going on?"
The metaphysics professor exclaimed in disbelief, as if he had seen something terrifying.
"Who said what you saw is the truth? This catfish is not as simple as you think."
Zhou Lin glanced at the metaphysics professor.
As Zhou Lin was pondering, the giant catfish suddenly turned around. Behind the catfish, numerous mouths appeared. Within these mouths were eyes, and these pairs of eyes were staring at the crowd.
"Holy crap, my hair is standing on end."
"No, why does this look so disgusting? My whole body feels numb."
"The back of this giant catfish is covered in eyes, truly terrifying and horrifying."
The students' faces turned pale upon seeing the situation.
In the live stream.
"Damn, are they intentionally trying to disgust us? Never mind its aggressiveness, this is just plain disgusting. I really want to dig out all those eyeballs."
"The main thing is they're inside the mouths. I won't eat round candies anymore. Are they trying to be disgusting? They are really trying to be disgusting!"
"Your Great Xia is truly disgusting. Are you intentionally trying to make people lose their appetite? What kind of normal person would have something like this? Is this something that should be in a tomb?"
"The species in your Great Xia are truly incredible. I'm scared, I don't know what to say."
"If you don't know, then don't say anything. This is not something you should think about or say."
"But, to be honest, it is indeed very disgusting."
...
Inside the tomb.
"You smell of decay."
The mouths behind the giant catfish began to open and close, and a hint of craving could be heard in their speech.
"So what? What do you want?"
Zhou Lin looked at it nonchalantly.
"You smell of decay."
The giant catfish continued to say.
It seemed to only know this one sentence.
"Smell of decay?"
The metaphysics professor, hearing this, quickly sniffed himself.
The smell was quite strong.
An immature thought popped into his mind.
He suddenly understood why there was freshwater here. It was intentional, using the smell of decay on them to summon this creature.
"Truly detestable. Every step is a trap. This tomb owner is utterly despicable."
The metaphysics professor cursed under his breath, realizing this.
"The metaphysics professor is indeed smart, he's thought this through. But now is not the time to discuss this. We need to hide quickly, this thing is about to attack."
As Zhou Lin finished speaking, he saw black threads appearing within the eyes of those mouths. The threads were very fine.
If one wasn't paying close attention, they wouldn't be able to see them.
However, this would also increase the difficulty for the mercenaries preparing for battle.
Seeing these threads approaching Zhou Lin and the mercenaries, but more so towards Hu Wei.
Hu Wei was still tenaciously moving towards the water.
The students were trying their best to restrain him, but Hu Wei's strength was immense.
"What do we do? I can't hold on anymore, why is this guy so strong?"
"Who isn't? I'm about to lose my grip too. We have to hold on now. If we encounter any danger later, won't we regret it for the rest of our lives?"
"Ah, stop dawdling. What do we do now? I feel like Hu Wei's body is being pulled upwards."
The students were pressing down on Hu Wei, but his body seemed to be pulled by something.
As everyone saw this, they instinctively tried to pull Hu Wei back.
But Hu Wei seemed to be trapped by something, trying to break free but unable to.
He could only let out piercing cries, as if in great pain.
"What do we do? Should we let go?"
One of them felt a pang of pity.