As the beams of light shot towards Zhou Lin across from them, Zhou Lin's figure had already vanished.
Suddenly disappearing from his original spot, the Mu Zhong Nianyu, who was watching all of this, also froze.
Unexpectedly, such a situation had arisen. Many pairs of eyes were searching everywhere, trying to find Zhou Lin.
"Are you looking for me?"
Zhou Lin's voice emerged from his side, facing the eyes directly.
"You..."
Before the mouth that contained the eyes could even comprehend the situation, Zhou Lin had already made his move.
One hand gripped the Qinglong Sword and fiercely stabbed it into the catfish, suspending his body in mid-air. The other hand reached towards the location of the eyes.
Before the sharp teeth within the mouth could even open and close, Zhou Lin had already preemptively dug out the eyeballs.
A cluster of green mucus was still dripping from them.
It dripped down along Zhou Lin's fingers.
"Ah..."
The mouth, having lost its eyes, let out a shrill scream.
Zhou Lin's speed did not slow. Even the eyes that glowed red did not react in time. As the other eyes attempted to attack Zhou Lin, his figure once again vanished.
Everyone watched Zhou Lin's actions with their mouths agape.
They had never imagined that Zhou Lin would act in such a manner. No wonder he had shown that expression before.
Digging out eyeballs required a certain state of mind; most people couldn't bring themselves to do it.
And there was one more crucial point...
It looked incredibly painful.
"Damn, why do my eyeballs feel so sore?"
Guo Liang said, reaching up to cover his eyes, feeling a persistent ache.
"Don't just talk about yourself. I feel the same way. My eyeballs feel incredibly painful..."
The Xuanxue Professor also covered his eyes.
It was painful just to watch.
"Uh, Professor, why do I feel so uncomfortable all over? Especially looking at that mouth, dark and hollow. Why do I feel like this mouth is so superfluous?"
"Me too. I really want to go up and pry it off."
"Can I scrape it off with a blade?"
The students behind them were discussing, and many of them felt a sense of unease.
In the live stream.
"Why do I feel like the eyeball being removed is more disgusting than it being there?"
"I feel the same way. I'm getting goosebumps all over. Where has the big shot gone now?"
"He's probably hiding. Right now, these eyes are waiting for the big shot to appear so they can shoot him dead. This is truly terrifying."
"I believe the big shot can easily evade them. You all need to trust the big shot."
...
At this moment, Zhou Lin reappeared again, and with extreme speed, he dug out their eyes. Before they could shoot out beams of light, he vanished once more.
After Zhou Lin repeated this process countless times, the eyeballs were now in Zhou Lin's hands.
Finally, looking at the eyeballs in his hand, the corner of his mouth curved into an arc. What would happen if these eyes exploded?
"Give us back our eyes."
The Mu Zhong Nianyu's mouth opened and closed, but the dark, hollow openings were extremely repulsive.
"Give them back? Of course, I will give them back to you."
Zhou Lin displayed an enigmatic smile.
This expression was all too familiar to the Xuanxue Professor.
Every time Zhou Lin showed such a smile, it meant that the other party was about to face misfortune.
"I truly feel sorry for this thing. It's about to learn what 'social beating' is."
The Xuanxue Professor suddenly thought of current internet slang. At this very moment, it was the best descriptor.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Guo Liang, along with the students and mercenaries, turned to look at the Xuanxue Professor.
"Why are you all looking at me? Is there something on my face? Look at Zhou Lin. Watch closely what Zhou Lin is about to do. This is something rarely seen."
Seeing everyone's gaze fixed on him, the Xuanxue Professor quickly explained.
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly turned their attention to Zhou Lin. Zhou Lin, holding the eyeballs in his hand, threw them towards the mouths.
Just as they were about to make contact, the eyeballs suddenly emitted a yellow glow, accompanied by bursts of flames.
First one, then a second, then a third.
Each eyeball, like an incendiary bomb, rushed towards the mouths.
However, the eyes seemed to possess an adhesive force, clinging tightly to the catfish. Subsequently, the mouths were ignited by the flames.
"Ah..."
The mouths were scorched, appearing charred.
In just a few minutes, the eyeballs burned the lips to a crisp. Everyone watched in bewilderment. What in the world was happening?
Could eyes self-ignite? Was this how it was played?
Zhou Lin looked at the Mu Zhong Nianyu, now charred, thinking it wasn't very aesthetically pleasing.
Then, Zhou Lin took out the Qinglong Sword. His legs bent slightly, and he leaped into the air. He lightly swung the Qinglong Sword a few times.
Zhou Lin proceeded to chop off the charred lips one by one.
Seeing this, everyone felt a sense of relief.
"Holy crap, can these eyes self-ignite?"
"So, is the big shot going to 'decorate' the catfish's back now?"
"Hurry up and decorate it. Just thinking about what we saw earlier makes me want to scratch it off with my fingernails."
The students, witnessing Zhou Lin's actions, felt that his behavior was truly pleasing to the masses.
In the live stream.
"Finally, I understand why our big shot didn't make a move. It turns out the weakness of this thing is its own eyes?"
"What 'our' big shot? He's mine."
"Don't say that. The big shot modifying these lips now makes it look much more pleasant to the eye. Otherwise, it was truly disgusting, sickeningly so."
"Exactly. This thing looks hundreds of times more repulsive than a toad."
"Now is not the time to discuss that. Has this crisis been resolved?"
...
In the tomb.
Zhou Lin dealt with the last of the lips and stood steadily on the ground. At this moment, the mercenaries and students rushed to Zhou Lin's side.
"Zhou Lin, is the matter resolved?"
The Xuanxue Professor glanced at the Mu Zhong Nianyu and quickly asked.
"Not yet. This matter is not over."
Zhou Lin shook his head and looked at the giant catfish before him.
"What do you mean? Haven't the eyeballs been dealt with?"
Guo Liang looked at Zhou Lin in surprise.
Were there other problems?
Shouldn't they have appeared by now?