Zhou Lin's furious words successfully shattered the students' sympathy.
Seeing Zhou Lin's attitude, both the metaphysics professor and Guo Liang lost the urge to speak. Indeed, in such a situation, what was there to say?
The mercenaries behind them, though sympathetic, had no intention of speaking.
In the live stream.
"I think the boss is right. These artisans are pitiful, but they did try to kill the boss and his group before. That's also true."
"But these artisans are truly pitiful. I feel a pang of guilt."
"Stop talking about that. The immediate priority is to figure out how to solve this problem. The boss intends to kill them."
"It's not 'seems like,' they're about to act."
...
In the dean's conference room.
"I don't think Zhou Lin's decision is wrong. Regardless, they are dead, and there's no need for sympathy."
Professor Hu, after observing the situation, also agreed with Zhou Lin's actions.
"But these artisans are also pitiful. Sending them to reincarnation would be a good deed."
Professor Wen felt that there was no need to be so ruthless.
"Professor Wen, have you read too much and become foolish? Do you know what you're saying? These are vengeful spirits, not people who just died. If they had a good path, why would Zhou Lin set up the lightning tribulation? Are you stupid?"
Professor Hu became angry when he saw these well-read people spouting nonsense.
"What are you saying? Aren't they pitiful?"
"Does pity justify murder? With Zhou Lin here, if he weren't, the archaeological team and the mercenaries would have been wiped out."
Professor Hu was very angry watching Professor Wen argue so fiercely.
The dean, seeing the two arguing heatedly, finally slammed the table.
"Both of you, say less. Whatever decision is made, it's Zhou Lin's decision. He's the leader, so what are you arguing about?"
The dean said with a cold face, looking at the people before him.
Hearing this, the two cast displeased glances at each other and finally sat down on their chairs, unwillingly.
"But Zhou Lin is right. If these artisans harbored ill intentions, the subsequent archaeological teams would also be in danger. This is a ticking time bomb."
Looking at the scene before him, the dean respected Zhou Lin's choice.
Inside the tomb.
"You feel wronged? Then let true heavenly lightning make the choice. If you have no sins, I will send you to reincarnation. But if you have sins, then death is the consequence you deserve."
Zhou Lin looked at the students' expressions and finally spoke.
Since these students had spoken, he would give them a chance.
Then, the dark clouds above were withdrawn by Zhou Lin. The students behind him, seeing that there was still hope, their eyes lit up.
"This is for you. Otherwise, why would Zhou Lin do this?"
The metaphysics professor spoke to the students behind him.
The students behind him knew that this was for their sake, but they still felt a pang of guilt.
Especially after experiencing their suffering, they could understand that sense of despair even more.
Zhou Lin exchanged three sticks of incense from the system and lit them.
"Zhou Lin, with all due respect, implores the Heavenly Dao for assistance. Today, there are restless vengeful spirits with extreme resentment. Zhou Lin finds it difficult to decide. I implore the heavens to make the judgment. Whether the vengeful spirits stay or go, it shall be decided by the heavens."
"Please..."
Zhou Lin's voice was firm, echoing throughout the entire tomb.
Finally, he planted the three incense sticks into the ground, and the blue smoke rose straight towards the heavens.
The next moment—
Rumble~
The sound was louder than any thunderclap before, and the sky showed abnormalities.
In the live stream.
"Holy crap, what's going on? It was clear skies just now, and now it's overcast?"
"Damn, I live by the coast. What's happening? These clouds are even more terrifying than before!"
"Could it be that the boss has summoned a real lightning tribulation?"
"My god, this is a celestial omen."
...
Inside the tomb.
The sound continued to amplify, along with the rumbling.
Zhou Lin stood opposite these vengeful spirits, waiting quietly.
The students behind him hoped that these vengeful spirits would not be struck by lightning.
Boom—
Crack.
Zhou Lin watched as a faint bolt of lightning descended from above, striking precisely on the wooden frame.
These vengeful spirits were instantly forced out by the lightning.
The moment the vengeful spirits appeared, the lightning struck down fiercely. These bolts of lightning were as thick as an arm, and they descended densely.
"No..."
"Don't come."
"Don't..."
Seeing the arm-thick lightning, the vengeful spirits were terrified and panicked, but it was too late. They could only watch helplessly as the lightning struck their bodies.
Finally, their bodies were struck by lightning, and they vanished in an instant.
The lightning above also disappeared.
"Do you know now? Satisfied?"
Zhou Lin turned to look behind him. Everyone behind him was stunned.
"These guys... how could this happen? Didn't they say they were innocent?"
"Yeah, weren't they forced?"
Facing the students' questions, Zhou Lin smiled faintly at them.
"Do you really think these vengeful spirits are clean? They made a deal with this ghost general. The ghost general's face has already recovered by half. He must have helped them kill many people."
Zhou Lin recalled the look of determination and unwillingness in the ghost general's eyes when he was stomped to death earlier.
He had some suspicions.
"Why didn't you say so earlier? Why waste time? We wouldn't have felt sympathetic."
The metaphysics professor felt that Zhou Lin had gone to a lot of trouble.
"It's good that you have sympathy. I just want to tell you that often, things are not as simple as they seem. Don't jump to conclusions before you understand the truth of the matter."
Zhou Lin also wanted to use this opportunity to educate them.
"We remember."
The students looked at Zhou Lin with some embarrassment.
They had almost caused trouble just now.
The metaphysics professor and Guo Liang exchanged glances, feeling a chill of fear. Fortunately, they hadn't spoken at the time.
In the live stream.
"Haha, it's still our boss. Fortunately, the boss is rational, otherwise, we would have really gotten into trouble."
"You say, as a ghost general, having already died, why would he care so much about his appearance?"
"Could it be that this ghost general fell in love? What do you think?"
"No way, but it makes sense. I only tidy myself up when I see someone I like."