"You are being unreasonable. Your Great Xia is shameful, leaving no room for negotiation. Do you intend to make an enemy of our Eagle Nation?"
"No, no, no. We are individuals, lacking in manners, just as you are always provoking trouble. I'm not afraid to tell you that we dislike you on a personal level, unrelated to our countries. But your professor is the one looking for trouble."
...
Inside the tomb.
Zhou Lin watched as the haze in Summer's eyes deepened, and he was uncontrollably creating a crisis.
"Everyone be careful. Something will appear from the six-pointed copper bell soon. Captain Bai, you need to protect the archaeological team."
Zhou Lin spoke out, unable to shake off his worry.
"Understood."
Upon hearing this, Captain Bai shielded the archaeological team behind him and maintained a distance from Summer.
*Ding—*
Summer gently shook the bell, and a swarm of bees emerged from it. These bees were purple, with black markings on their tails.
Their dark, sharp stingers were very prominent.
"Are these bees? How can there be bees inside a bell?"
The metaphysics professor felt his intelligence insulted. Bees appearing from a bell, could they even survive?
"These are Purple Palace Bees. They are a hybrid with centipedes. What you see on their tails is the centipede's venom. These creatures are combined."
"You must be careful. If you are stung by these, you will truly lose your life."
Zhou Lin, understanding their thoughts, quickly explained.
"They're coming."
Captain Bai observed the bees, which moved like a formed legion, ready to attack at any moment.
"Captain, can we use fire?"
As the mercenaries near Captain Bai heard this, they reached for their accelerants.
"No, if fire could have dealt with these bees from the start, Professor Zhou Lin would have acted already and wouldn't have waited until now."
Captain Bai sensed something was amiss and quickly stopped his men.
Zhou Lin overheard this and couldn't help but admire Captain Bai, who, despite being a rough man, was quite perceptive.
"These creatures are impervious to water and fire. If they get close to you, shoot them with bullets. They cannot avoid such physical damage. Using water or fire would easily cause them to riot."
After Zhou Lin finished speaking to Captain Bai and the others, bubbles reappeared around him, enveloping him. Most of the bees were already drawn to Zhou Lin, but they were continuously attacking with their tail stingers.
The sound of *ding ding ding* echoed from Zhou Lin's location.
The remaining small portion of bees charged towards the mercenaries and the archaeological team.
"Bang!"
Captain Bai's pistol fired repeatedly, but the bees were small and relied on their sheer numbers. Bullets had a chance of hitting them.
However, these bees seemed to have a mind of their own, knowing how to dodge the attacks.
Several times, the mercenaries ran out of ammunition.
"Captain, can I use a grenade?"
The mercenaries nearby watched as their resources were being depleted, knowing they would eventually run out of ammunition.
"No, we cannot damage these cultural relics. They belong to the nation, and we cannot act on impulse."
Captain Bai refused without hesitation.
"Since they are impervious to water and fire, can we freeze them? Even these powerful bees must fear extreme temperatures."
The metaphysics professor looked at the bees and a thought struck him. Even hybrids with centipedes must fear frost.
Another question, centipedes don't easily come out in winter, do they?
Both creatures fear severe cold. If we use something with a very low temperature, will it work?
"Professor, I still have a miniature fire extinguisher. Will that work?"
"Me too, I have one on my back."
"I have one too."
Upon hearing this, the students took out items from their backpacks. Dozens of centimeter-sized fire extinguishers appeared before everyone.
"This is amazing! Just when we needed it, it appeared. Why do you have these things?"
Captain Bai was instantly overjoyed and quickly took them.
"I thought we would be in the tomb for several days, and cooking would involve fire. What if a fire broke out? It wouldn't be suitable, so I brought a fire extinguisher. I didn't expect the students to have them too."
The student who first produced the fire extinguisher sheepishly scratched the back of his head.
It turned out to be useful after all.
"Me too, I thought the same thing."
"Me too."
The students all took out their fire extinguishers.
The mercenaries no longer had time to think and charged at the bees. Just as the bees were about to attack the mercenaries, they were enveloped in a white mist.
The temperature began to drop gradually.
The bees' movements slowed down, and finally, they fell to the ground, covered in a layer of frost.
Captain Bai, the metaphysics professor, and Professor Guo Liang were instantly delighted.
It was effective, which was good.
At this moment, in the live broadcast room.
"Oh my god, that scared me to death. We finally found a way to counter them. It's better than having no solution."
"These bees are purple. It would be good to study them if we can bring them back."
"These are rare species, and they are smart enough to avoid danger."
"Indeed, this is amazing. Why don't these bees attack Summer?"
"If they kill him, who will release the bees?"
"That makes sense."
...
Zhou Lin was surrounded by the bees, which were incredibly annoying.
He then looked at the system interface, which recommended something covered in snowflakes.
"What is this now?"
[Thousand Miles of Ice Seal. Can freely freeze all creatures within a hundred-mile radius.]
The system's recommendation pleased Zhou Lin. His points were now so abundant that he couldn't spend them all, unlike before when he had to be frugal. He could now exchange them freely.
"Exchange."
[Ding, exchange successful.]
As Zhou Lin saw the snowflakes on his backpack, a mantra appeared in his mind.
He didn't need to freeze a hundred miles; just the area in front of him would suffice.
While Zhou Lin was hesitating, the bees decided to change direction and charge towards the mercenaries.
"Damn it, they're coming again! These fire extinguishers won't last much longer."
"Let's hold on as long as we can, at least until Zhou Lin figures something out."
The mercenaries' discussion reached Zhou Lin's ears.