"What is this... what's going on? There's more?"
Captain Bai hadn't expected this shadow ghost to have such a trick up its sleeve. Was it reviving?
Not only Captain Bai was bewildered, but the entire archaeological team and the others were also greatly surprised.
They hadn't expected it to have such a capability!
"What do we do? How can this guy be unkillable?"
The Professor of Metaphysics couldn't help but gasp.
"Haha, you thought you could kill us just like that? Ridiculous. How many people die tragically in this vast, boundless ocean every year? This resentment is our sustenance."
"So you can't kill us. We will always reform. You intruders who have trespassed into the tomb are destined to die."
The leading shadow ghost spoke with mockery in its words as it saw Zhou Lin.
These words were enough to put immense pressure on the mercenaries. They were already terrified of the shadow ghosts, and now they discovered they were unkillable. This was truly...
How could they fight? Even if they weren't killed by the shadow ghosts, they would be exhausted to death!
Upon hearing this, the students instinctively looked at Zhou Lin. Seeing his expression, they inexplicably felt a sense of reassurance.
In the live stream.
"Is this guy really troublesome? It seems even the big boss can't deal with these things."
"Probably not. Judging by the boss's demeanor, it doesn't look like he's out of options. Could he be waiting for something?"
"That's highly likely. I'm really looking forward to what the big boss Zhou Lin will prepare later."
...
Inside the tomb.
"You're celebrating too early."
Zhou Lin looked at the shadow ghost opposite him, then took out the Emei刺 he was holding. With a gentle flick, a dark, tall figure with four legs appeared before them.
"Qilin is the embodiment of righteous energy. If it devours your shadows, righteous energy and evil energy will mix. Even if your forms reform, it will take time, at least a hundred years."
"A hundred years is enough time for this tomb to be completely ransacked."
"I'm looking forward to it."
Zhou Lin then waved his hand, and the Qilin charged towards a shadow ghost, devouring the one that was attacking the mercenaries in one gulp.
The mercenaries hadn't even figured out what was happening before the shadow was eaten, but they also breathed a sigh of relief.
Giving the shadow ghosts no chance to escape, the Qilin devoured them one by one, a sight that made the leading shadow ghost unable to remain calm.
It was about to charge towards Zhou Lin, but Zhou Lin's own shadow had already made its move.
It engaged the shadow ghost in a fight. Zhou Lin watched his shadow, feeling increasingly proficient with the Emei刺, and a sense of satisfaction grew within him.
"If you keep pressing on, do you not care about the lives of your brethren? Do you not care about Guo Liang and the lives of those people?"
Seeing that the situation was not in its favor, the shadow ghost quickly spoke.
"Don't worry, even if they die, they will be fine. As long as I, Zhou Lin, am here, no harm will come to them. As for you, you should think about how you will reform into this state after you die. After all, if we meet again, it will be centuries from now."
Zhou Lin felt that his bloodline was so formidable that he should be able to live until they reformed again, right?
Upon hearing this, the shadow ghost turned to flee, but the Qilin had already intercepted it.
The Qilin opened its mouth wide and swallowed the shadow ghost.
It then vanished.
The Professor of Metaphysics, assured of their safety, first glanced at Zhou Lin's shadow, then walked over to Zhou Lin.
"What are you still waiting for? Aren't you going to call your shadow back? Isn't that inappropriate?"
The Professor of Metaphysics was now filled with dread towards shadows; the sight of them would leave him with lingering trauma.
Zhou Lin looked at his shadow beside him and felt as though it was about to get out of hand.
"Come back. There's nothing for you to play with here anymore."
Zhou Lin then waved his hand.
"Are you sure? You'll let me out again later, won't you? Your people haven't returned yet."
Zhou Lin's shadow spoke with Zhou Lin's exact voice, showing a reluctance to leave the outside world.
The Professor of Metaphysics, Captain Bai, and the students watched Zhou Lin's shadow in astonishment.
What was this? The shadow could even converse! If Zhou Lin were to feel lonely in the future, he wouldn't be bored.
"You mentioning it made me remember. Let's go. We should bring the people back first. Otherwise, it would be quite difficult if you had to act again."
After speaking, Zhou Lin turned and walked towards the entrance. The Professor of Metaphysics and the students followed closely.
However, upon seeing the door, they encountered a problem.
"This door opened inwards before. Now that we want to open it, there's no handle!"
The Professor of Metaphysics looked at the doorway with a troubled expression and asked Zhou Lin.
"Professor, do you think this stone door has any research value?"
Zhou Lin looked at the Professor of Metaphysics with a meaningful gaze.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
The Professor of Metaphysics was a bit confused.
"Although this is an ancient door, it's just a stone. It doesn't have much research value. If there's any value, it's that this stone was made into a door thousands of years earlier than our current stones. Does that count?"
Seeing their bewildered expressions, Zhou Lin quickly explained.
"You want to break open this door?"
Captain Bai understood his intention. Holding his wound, he inquired.
"Otherwise? It was one thing to open it from the outside before, but it's different now. Opening it from the inside requires breaking it down, and that requires force. Besides, if this stone door is the final obstacle, you'll have to break it anyway."
"It will still involve a lot of troublesome procedures in the end. It's better if I handle it."
Zhou Lin said, as if he had thought of something.
The Professor of Metaphysics found this reasonable. Breaking it now would save a lot of trouble, especially regarding the subsequent issues of transporting equipment, which would be a problem.
"I think it's feasible. Otherwise, in the middle of the ocean, bringing in large machinery is a problem, and we can't use explosives. It's better for you to do it; it will be less troublesome."
The Professor of Metaphysics decided to proceed.
Having received the Professor of Metaphysics' affirmation, Zhou Lin abruptly raised his foot.
*Bang, crash*—
The stone door before them instantly collapsed under Zhou Lin's kick, accompanied by a cloud of dust.