A loud bang was heard just as the students finished speaking.
The Bú huà gǔ suddenly collided with the wall, its pale white skin emitting black smoke and faint blue lightning flickering across its body.
Zhou Lin stood opposite, shouldering the large axe in his hand, looking down at the Bú huà gǔ on the ground.
Seeing the state of the Bú huà gǔ, he instantly understood what the system had meant.
This was a slow-burning weapon, something that attacked from within the body.
The Bú huà gǔ crackled with lightning.
It then began to convulse. Zhou Lin slowly approached the Bú huà gǔ and with a mighty swing of his large axe, the Bú huà gǔ's head was instantly severed.
It rolled several times on the ground.
Yet, a trace of anger remained on its face.
"What are you looking at? This is the path you chose. Even if you had grievances before, this is your own path."
Zhou Lin looked at the severed head and brought his axe down with force.
"Ah..."
The Bú huà gǔ's head was split in two.
The headless body instantly exploded, emitting a violent sound.
Zhou Lin returned his axe to the system interface and turned to face the mercenaries behind him.
Captain Bai was tending to his injured comrades.
"Professor Zhou Lin, save Ah Hong."
Captain Bai looked at him anxiously, still pressing on the man's shoulder, the blood already turned black.
Zhou Lin noticed that black fuzz had begun to appear on the Ah Hong's arm.
His fingernails were growing black, visibly extending at an alarming rate.
His eyes, once clearly black and white, were now entirely white.
"Roar..."
The Ah Hong bared sharp teeth and lunged at Captain Bai.
Zhou Lin acted first, knocking the Ah Hong unconscious.
He then retrieved a porcelain bottle from the system interface, administered its contents to the Ah Hong, and used the water from the bottle to clean the wound.
The wound began to heal at a visible pace, bringing relief to Captain Bai and the other mercenaries.
"It's healed? Really healed?"
"This is truly miraculous, how did it get better?"
"Fortunately, Professor Zhou Lin is here, otherwise, it would have been difficult."
The mercenaries behind them were filled with excitement.
Seeing Zhou Lin's abilities, Samour first looked at the Bú huà gǔ on the ground, a hint of regret in his eyes. If this Bú huà gǔ could be studied, it might lead to great achievements.
"Professor, something's wrong, Bali is also showing symptoms, what should we do?"
A staff member from Eagle Country rushed to Zhou Lin, speaking in a panic.
Samour hurried to look and saw that Bali was covered in black, furry growth, his teeth and fingers also changing like the previous zombie.
He quickly approached Zhou Lin and hesitated before speaking.
"Professor Zhou Lin, I hope you can help rescue Bali, he too..."
"Professor Samour, this is your affair, it has nothing to do with me. I helped that mercenary because he is from our Great Xia and was injured protecting us. Shouldn't your people be responsible for themselves?"
Zhou Lin interrupted him before he could finish.
"We are having trouble in Great Xia, are you going to watch our people suffer?"
Samour's expression darkened.
"Did I cause you to have trouble? Who created this Bú huà gǔ? Who refused to listen to advice? It was your Eagle Country. Now that your mercenaries are in trouble, you must also take responsibility."
Zhou Lin felt disgusted by the people of Eagle Country, no matter the time or place, people from Eagle Country were always so detestable.
Zhou Lin's words silenced Samour.
However, he couldn't just watch their staff die.
"Professor Guo, out of our shared professional relationship, I hope you can help me."
Samour finally turned his gaze to Guo Liang.
Guo Liang really didn't want to get involved, but...
Due to national ties, he couldn't be too harsh.
Guo Liang looked at Zhou Lin with difficulty and was about to speak when he met Zhou Lin's gaze and swallowed his words.
"If you want to save lives, fine. Fifty million. Once the money is in, I'll rescue them immediately."
Zhou Lin took a deep breath and finally said.
Samour knew that being able to negotiate at this point was already a good outcome. Although the price was high, it was not unaffordable.
He then picked up his satellite phone and made a call.
Zhou Lin looked unhappily at Bali, whose eyes were also turning white.
Beastly growls occasionally escaped his mouth.
Zhou Lin saw the money arrive and threw a porcelain bottle to Samour. Samour followed Zhou Lin's instructions, and upon witnessing the miraculous effect, he couldn't help but feel curious.
He already harbored other intentions.
If this could be taken back for research, it would be a great asset to the nation.
Zhou Lin glanced at Samour, a strange glint in his eyes that quickly vanished. He then asked for the mercenary's bank account number.
He transferred half the money back.
"Professor Zhou Lin... you..."
Captain Bai was bewildered. This money... didn't Professor Zhou Lin like money very much? Why did he give half of it away?
"This is compensation from Eagle Country. These twenty-five million are my service fee. The rest is for your brother. If it weren't for Eagle Country, this wouldn't have happened, so this is their compensation. Don't be polite."
Zhou Lin said generously.
Professor of Metaphysics and Guo Liang, who were nearby, couldn't help but their eyes lit up. Was this really Zhou Lin? So generous?
In the live broadcast room.
"Haha, my boss is still my boss. He's fair and just. A very good man, truly excellent."
"No, the boss is so manly, I really like him. I want to marry him now, he's so handsome."
"I wonder who will marry a man like the boss."
"He was so handsome when he was holding that big axe. I've already saved the clip to use as my wallpaper."
"The boss's skills are getting better and better. He struggled a bit when dealing with the Hanba before, but now he's resolved it so easily. He's so cool."
"Haha, long live the boss! This big axe... I want one too, can you make one?"
"I want one too."
...
In the Dean's conference room.
"Haha, this Zhou Lin is really... No wonder he changed so quickly. He must have been prepared for this mercenary all along. This is..."
Professor Hu couldn't help but laugh out loud.