The burning sensation and pain from the eyes continued to sweep across his nerves as if they were glued to his own.
"Ah..."
Gui Shenyan let out a painful scream, his massive body writhing restlessly, attempting to crush Zhou Lin beneath him.
His intention was to drag Zhou Lin down with him.
However, Zhou Lin had already seen through his ploy and agilely dodged to the side.
Cracks had begun to appear on the huge stone platform where the Kunlun wood had been placed earlier.
"Damn it, this thing is going to fall."
Captain Zhao, seeing the situation turn dire, instinctively pulled the professor beside him backward.
"But what about Zhou Lin? Are we just going to abandon him?"
Zuo Lin looked at the unfolding events, casting a suspicious glance at the Metaphysics Professor and Huo Qi.
"How can you help? Zhou Lin is more resourceful than you. If something happens to us, he'll be fine. What we need to do is stay away from Zhou Lin and protect ourselves. That's the priority."
The Metaphysics Professor wasn't abandoning Zhou Lin, but any attempt to help would be futile.
Zuo Lin and Song Lin behind him were bewildered. Was the camaraderie in Da Xia so fickle?
In the live stream.
"Holy crap, this is the first time I've seen a giant python being burned, and they're attacking its eyes."
"Now this thing is trying to kill the big shot. What do we do?"
"It wants to kill the big shot, but the big shot isn't stupid. Look at that speed, it's like a roller coaster, I'm getting dizzy."
"It's not just you who's dizzy, I'm feeling the same way. Oh..."
The viewers felt dizzy watching the speed on their screens.
At this moment, Zhou Lin.
Seeing the giant Gui Shenyan approaching him, the flames had already begun to spread from its eyes to its entire head.
This kind of pure yang energy, this evil creature could only sustain it for a few minutes at most...
Zhou Lin immediately took a puppet doll from the system, creating an identical copy of himself with extreme speed.
Zhou Lin's true self handed the equipment in his hands to the doll beside him.
*Crack—*
A violent sound echoed through the air, making everyone tense up.
"No..."
The archaeological team and others watching from below felt their hearts clench as they witnessed the scene.
Huo Qi and the Metaphysics Professor's eyes widened in disbelief as they looked at the situation above.
Following that loud crack, the coffin and the massive stone slab above collapsed with a roar, and a giant Gui Shenyan engulfed in flames, along with the bluestone slab, plunged into the abyss.
Captain Zhao and the others watched in stunned silence as Zhou Lin's figure also fell. They were completely dumbfounded.
This wasn't how they had imagined it.
Why did Zhou Lin fall too?
Zuo Lin and Song Lin looked at Huo Qi, who had said earlier not to worry...
Was this the kind of "don't worry" they were talking about?
"Professor Huo, shouldn't you call for a rescue team? Is there still hope of saving Zhou Lin?"
Zuo Lin reminded him kindly.
Huo Qi and the Metaphysics Professor were both stunned. They couldn't fathom how Zhou Lin had just fallen like that.
Was this right?
The entire space fell silent. The people behind them were dumbfounded, staring with wide eyes as Zhou Lin's figure disappeared into the abyss.
In the live stream.
The viewers, faced with a black screen, had to switch to another device.
They saw the professors looking down at the abyss.
"Holy crap, the big shot just fell? Did the equipment too..."
"My big shot, he can't be in trouble, right? He won't be in trouble, will he?"
"Yes, yes, he definitely won't be in trouble."
"Stop comforting yourselves. This abyss is so deep, and there's that giant python. Do you think he'll be alright?"
"Exactly, what's the point of self-consolation? Let's think about how to rescue him."
"You all shut up. You had issues with the big shot before, and now that he's in trouble, are you happy? Are you gloating?"
"Stop with the nonsense. Even if you all die, the big shot will be fine."
In the Dean's conference room.
The moment Zhou Lin fell, everyone was stunned. This wasn't supposed to happen.
The giant python had attacked Zhou Lin. They knew it, so why was he so careless?
"Zhou Lin won't be in trouble, right? Is he?"
Professor Hu asked with a trembling voice after looking at the situation on the big screen.
"I don't know. We don't have a rescue team to go after him. We can only wait and see. But I have a feeling Zhou Lin wouldn't give up so easily. How could he..."
Professor Wen was also surprised. He always felt Zhou Lin was incredibly capable, not an exaggeration to call him resourceful. Was this how his life would end?
This shouldn't be.
"Zhou Lin will be fine. Let's not overthink it."
The Dean still felt that Zhou Lin shouldn't be in this situation. There must be some mistake in how they were perceiving it.
"But it's so high... and that giant python. Is this situation really okay?"
"Yeah, I'm a bit worried. Could something happen?"
"What do you think? Could something not happen? How could it not happen?"
"Can we have some self-comfort?"
...
The professors and experts around them were discussing.
An atmosphere of anxiety and unease filled the conference room.
Inside the tomb.
"Zhou Lin... Zhou Lin..."
Huo Qi, standing nearby, called out towards the abyss.
But their only response was an echo, no other sound.
"What do we do? Should I go down and take a look?"
Captain Zhao said, reaching for his ropes.
"This place is so deep, how would you get down? Even if you did, we don't know what dangers lie below. It's too risky."
The Metaphysics Professor said with concern.
"Then what do we do? Are we just going to watch Professor Zhou Lin..."
Captain Zhao couldn't finish his sentence, his gaze fixed powerlessly on the abyss.
"Sigh... what a pity. If Zhou Lin could be safe, I'd be willing to offer fifty thousand yuan for him, as long as he's okay."
Huo Qi sighed, his voice choked with emotion.
"Are you serious?"
A familiar voice came from behind them.
"Of course, as long as Zhou Lin comes back alive, I..."
Huo Qi felt the voice was strange and, before he could finish speaking, turned towards the source of the sound. A single glance transformed his regretful eyes into ones filled with shock.
The Metaphysics Professor, Professor Fang, Captain Zhao, the mercenaries, and the students all looked at the person before them in astonishment.
Joy and shock were evident in their eyes.
"Professor Zhou Lin..."