Inside the livestream.
"Holy crap, did I see that wrong? There are bats in here? How many bats did they create?"
"Yeah, this is genuinely terrifying to look at."
"I just saw several oxygen tanks nearby, could it be..."
"The archaeological team can only get here because of the great Zhou Lin. They don't have a great protector, so something bad is bound to happen."
"Sigh... is there even any point in rescuing them now? They've already become food for the bats. What should they do now? The great ones should just go back quickly."
"That's for the great ones to decide."
...
Inside the tomb.
"What do we do?"
The mercenaries looked at Captain Bai for a signal.
After a moment of thought, Captain Bai walked over to Zhou Lin and whispered in his ear.
"Should we leave now?"
"Look back, can you still go back?"
Zhou Lin looked at Captain Bai beside him and explained with a faint smile.
"Huh?"
Captain Bai, filled with suspicion, turned to look behind him, wanting to exit from where they came. But he discovered that at some point, it had already turned into a solid wall.
Captain Bai hurriedly reached out and felt the wall repeatedly. It was completely different from the illusion before.
Seeing this, the students also emulated Captain Bai. It was entirely different from before.
Fear instantly overwhelmed their hearts.
The atmosphere now was so oppressive that they couldn't even breathe freely.
"If you can't get out, don't bother trying. They'll be awake in a while anyway. Besides, the moment we entered, we became their prey."
Zhou Lin said indifferently.
Hearing this, everyone's hearts grew colder. If they couldn't get out, should they find a place to hide? At least to avoid direct attacks.
"Can we hide somewhere? We'll be at a great disadvantage if this continues."
The metaphysics professor seemed to be on the same wavelength as the students, agreeing with their thoughts. They should be thinking this way!
"Hide? Where would you hide? It's all bats in here, where can you hide?"
Zhou Lin couldn't help but chuckle as if he had heard something amusing.
"Isn't there anywhere to hide?"
Guo Liang thought the same. At least he wouldn't be a burden to Zhou Lin.
"No, it's in plain sight. This cave isn't small, but the walls are covered in bats, and there are bat figures above. Do you think you can manage?"
Zhou Lin slowly spoke after observing the situation around him.
"Then we're doomed. We can only rely on you. You should think about how to quickly deal with this thing later."
The metaphysics professor had finally given up all hope.
"Oh dear, everyone be quieter. If we wake them up, we'll all be finished."
Guo Liang, hearing that the voices of the two were much louder than before, quickly said.
"Hey, Professor Guo's voice is the loudest. You be quieter."
"Yeah, be quieter."
A student covered his mouth excitedly and quickly explained.
But in reality, their voices were the loudest.
As the last voice fell, everyone felt as if they were under intense scrutiny, but this gaze was not friendly; it felt very fervent.
Captain Bai and the others, seeing the situation around them, instinctively drew their weapons and aimed them at the bats.
"It's over, we've woken them up."
Zhou Lin calmly swept his gaze across the wall.
Everyone stood dumbfounded, their eyes wide open, looking at the surroundings. They saw that the bats had all opened their eyes and were staring at them with scarlet eyes.
The sight sent a chill down everyone's spines.
Inside the livestream.
"Should I laugh or sympathize? Is this considered self-inflicted?"
"It's definitely self-inflicted. They should have just kept quiet. They talked so much to themselves, and now they've directly woken up the bats, haha."
"I really want to laugh right now, I can't help it."
"Haha, they clearly wanted to tell others not to talk, but the result was... waking up the bats, haha."
Inside the Dean's conference room.
"Haha, are our students big-mouthed? Why are they making such loud noises for no reason?"
Professor Hu couldn't control himself and finally burst into laughter.
"From now on, when recruiting students, remember to choose those who are as quiet as a mosquito's hum. This is a necessary requirement for the College of Archaeology, haha."
Professor Wen also couldn't help but mock.
"Pfft... Professor Wen is truly thoughtful, what he said makes perfect sense."
"Exactly. We can amend our school rules. Don't expect those who talk too much to get in."
"Haha, that makes sense."
The professors and experts around also expressed their agreement.
Inside the tomb.
"Fall back."
Captain Bai, seeing the bats baring their teeth at them, instinctively shielded the archaeology students behind him, his handgun ready.
The bats, seeing these people, their eyes began to refract light, and they slowly approached them.
Zhou Lin's eyes darkened, and he muttered something, then shouted.
"Inferno Funeral."
Zhou Lin roared, and an invisible pressure emanated from above.
The bats, sensing the high temperature, became extremely agitated.
As everyone watched the flames rush towards the bats, they still held some hope. But in the next moment.
Boom—
A red light suddenly appeared in mid-air, but after the light, the flames above were instantly extinguished.
It was as if something was protecting the bats.
The metaphysics professor, Guo Liang, the students, and the mercenaries were all stunned.
It was rare to see Zhou Lin fail, and they all looked at him in surprise.
Zhou Lin's brow furrowed, but he quickly regained his composure, calmly observing the situation.
The students behind him were astonished.
"Holy crap, what's going on? How could this happen?"
"Did Professor Zhou Lin fail? This is the first time I've seen him fail."
"It seems like something suppressed the great one's flames."
The students whispered amongst themselves, observing the situation.
Inside the livestream.
"Strange, what was that red light just now?"
"I don't know either. What is that? But it looks very powerful, truly high-end."
"It could suppress the abilities of the great Zhou Lin. Could there be a problem?"
"Anyway, these bats don't seem like pushovers. Their defense seems much higher than before, otherwise, the great one's flames wouldn't be so easily extinguished."
"Oh, I'm so anxious, can anyone explain what's going on? I'm really worried."