The previously stiff, muddy ground had softened considerably, instantly turning into a mire.
"Cough, cough, cough... Gulp, gulp."
Professor Jingxia watched the ground turn into a mud pit, swallowing several mouthfuls of muddy water. His stomach churned uncomfortably, and he recalled the many severed hands Da Xia had cleared earlier, still bearing remnants of limbs.
The thought made his stomach churn even more violently, leaving him feeling utterly wretched and unable to describe his current state.
"Professor Jingxia, don't worry, I will save you."
Zhou Lin said as he pulled Jingxia along.
Jingxia felt as though he had lost half his life.
Huo Qi and the Metaphysics Professor could no longer bear to look at Jingxia; it was truly pathetic.
They realized a crucial point: never offend Zhou Lin, or you might not even know how you died.
As soon as Jingxia was pulled up, he stumbled aside and began to retch violently.
His mouth was filled with muddy water.
Zhou Li stared at the enormous palm opposite them, within which the features of a face were visible.
"You have quite the audacity, daring to trespass into the tomb. You deserve to die."
The mouth within the palm opened and closed, speaking with great anger.
"Enough nonsense. What will you do if we proceed?"
Zhou Lin had no patience and spoke without reservation.
The palm opposite them looked at Zhou Lin, as if hearing something amusing, and displayed a look of disdain.
Huo Qi, the Metaphysics Professor, Professor Fang, and the mercenaries and archaeology students behind them stared at the scene, stunned.
What was going on? There were facial features within a palm?
It could even speak?
Everyone performed the same action: they looked at their own hands simultaneously, their faces suddenly filled with horror, fearing that two eyes, a nose, and a mouth would appear on their palms.
Only after confirming their hands were normal did they breathe a sigh of relief.
The Japanese people behind them instinctively took a few steps back upon witnessing the scene.
They also quickly checked their hands, terrified that the same thing might happen, all while the sound of Jingxia's retching echoed in their ears.
Inside the livestream.
"Holy crap, this has gone beyond our imagination. Is this a fairy tale? It's very much like something from an animation."
"Yeah, it really is. Why does this thing look so familiar?"
"How could it not be familiar? This is a monster from Calabash Brothers. Has it come to life?"
"Your Da Xia's things are truly bizarre and strange."
"Indeed, it's terrifying. No wonder your tomb is so horrifying. It's truly disgusting."
"Yours from Sakura Country aren't any better. Don't talk about us."
...
Inside the tomb.
Zhou Lin looked at the situation opposite him, a smile playing on his lips.
"We are going through. Move aside immediately, or I won't be polite."
Zhou Li sneered at him.
"None of you will leave."
The muddy figure suddenly roared, and a massive body emerged from within. A humanoid figure covered in mud appeared, with the facial features from the palm now on its face, forming eyes and other features.
Captain Zhao looked at the muddy figure, which was already fifty meters tall, and exclaimed in surprise.
"Holy hell, what kind of monster is this? How can it move its facial features like that?"
Captain Zhao felt the whole world was terrifying; this situation was wrong. How could such a creature exist?
"Captain, it's coming."
A mercenary beside him said urgently, looking at the scene before them.
"Fire."
Captain Zhao gave the order, and the mercenaries beside him opened fire.
Bang, bang, bang!!!
They watched as the bullets struck the muddy figure.
When the bullets hit the mud creature, it was as if they were hitting mud, merely leaving marks.
"Come out, my slaves."
The muddy figure suddenly raised its arms and shouted. Bubbles began to rise from the mud pit, and many mud figures, similar to it but less than two meters tall, emerged.
Dense numbers of mud figures began to appear from the mud pit.
"Song Lin, are you just watching? What's going on?"
Captain Zhao looked at Song Lin, who was still waiting nearby. They couldn't just consume Da Xia's resources.
That was impossible.
Zhou Lin happened to hear Captain Zhao's voice from the side and then looked at Song Lin opposite him.
"If you don't seize this opportunity now, do you want to cross over alone later?"
Zhou Lin's meaning was clear: if they just watched, they would all die together later.
Song Lin really didn't want to move. The Da Xia people were so formidable; they couldn't just stand by and watch. They had to hold something back.
But looking at it now, if they didn't act, they would have to forge their own path ahead?
"Prepare."
Seeing this, Song Lin waved his hand at the mercenaries behind him and then engaged the mud figures opposite them.
"Captain Zhao, I'll handle the small ones here. You can take the big one."
Zhou Lin hadn't moved his body in a long time, and seeing the current situation, his heart was already filled with eager anticipation.
"Alright."
Captain Zhao really wanted to fight alongside Zhou Lin, not to win so easily.
"Professors, you and the students stay behind. Don't wander off. We will protect your safety."
Captain Zhao assigned a few people to protect the professors, and the rest would follow him to fight these mud figures.
"Okay, be careful."
Huo Qi began to get excited. He wondered what treasures Zhou Lin would reveal later.
Captain Zhao and Captain Song Lin raised their weapons and began firing.
Jingxia's stomach was now empty. Covered in mud, he stood aside watching Song Lin and Captain Zhao, his expression not good, but he couldn't speak now and had no intention of speaking.
Inside the livestream.
"Holy crap, it's finally getting exciting. Will the big boss do something awesome?"
"I'm just as excited. Based on past experience, isn't this going to be explosive?"
"At this moment, I truly feel that the big boss is going to blow everyone away."
"Hurry up, let's start. I'm ready, waiting to see what rare treasures the big boss will bring out next."
"Aren't you Da Xia people worried about your professors' safety? Are you that confident?"
"Yeah, are you that confident about them? Aren't you worried about the professors' and mercenaries' safety?"
"You are country bumpkins. You only care about yourselves. What we people pursue is excitement. Safety is not something we consider."
"You should learn from us."
Inside the tomb.
Zhou Lin decided to play with them properly.
He then took out the Gan Jiang sword, emitting red sword energy.
He exerted force with his feet, and his entire body suspended in mid-air...