The viewers in the livestream, along with many members of the archaeological team, let out involuntary chuckles. Some even couldn't hold back their laughter.
The wilderness survival expert's expression changed. "But it's true, isn't it? Do you have any brilliant ideas? I recall you're just a novelist. Even if you've defeated corpse guardians and insects, can your wilderness experience be richer than mine?"
Zhou Lin shrugged. "My wilderness survival experience isn't as rich as yours, but this is a tomb, isn't it? Do you think a single mortar shell could kill the corpse guardian from before?"
The wilderness survival expert sneered. "Something you could kill with one strike, how much strength could it have? I'm not boasting, if you hadn't rushed in so quickly when fighting the corpse guardian, I would have gone!"
Zhou Lin: ...
Seeing the strange expressions around him, the wilderness survival expert became even more disdainful. "Those insects earlier, I was actually thinking about how to deal with them, but I didn't expect to meet such a fierce warrior like you. You didn't even give me a chance to show off. You still want fifty million? I suggest you give me the fifty million and quit the competition. A life in tombs isn't for you, you might as well give up!"
Zhou Lin: ...
Old Tang: ...
The guard who had stepped on the insects earlier: ...
The others looked at the wilderness survival expert as if he were an idiot.
A faint smile appeared on Zhou Lin's face. He wouldn't get angry if others insulted him, but this person was too shameless, actually coveting his money!
"How about we make a bet!" Zhou Lin said.
"What bet?" The wilderness survival expert looked wary.
"We bet whether the thing that comes this time can be killed by a mortar. Cough, killing it might be difficult, but injuring it. If it's injured, the fifty million is yours! And I'll serve the archaeological team for free until the end. If you lose, you have to give me all the money!" Zhou Lin said with sincerity.
The wilderness survival expert looked confused and even a little surprised. "Really? You're so greedy, you're willing to give me the money?"
Zhou Lin coughed and said to the livestreaming camera, "I swear to all the viewers in Great Xia, I, Zhou Lin, have never lied in my life!"
The biology expert directly fanned the flames. "Quick, agree to him! No matter how strong Zhou Lin is, he's not omnipotent! What he says is pure nonsense, mortars are so powerful!"
The wilderness survival expert thought about it and immediately smiled. He walked up to Zhou Lin and patted his shoulder. "Little Zhou, maybe I'm not as good as you in fighting, but in wilderness survival, I'm the professional. So, even if there are any monsters here, that's... I agree!"
As he smiled, his mouth split open incredibly wide!
His smile made the viewers want to hit him!
The other members of the archaeological team felt their tense mood relax considerably upon seeing this.
However, the next second, they couldn't laugh anymore.
The Taoist priest showed a smile that was uglier than crying. "Uh, wilderness survival expert, you might be about to lose!"
"What?" The wilderness survival expert was furious. "Damn it, you fake Taoist! We haven't even started yet, and you've already switched sides? Did Zhou Lin just give you a few pounds of meat? Look at you!"
At this moment, the gymnastics champion's voice also trembled. "Uh, brother, maybe you should be a little quieter?"
The wilderness survival expert also sensed something was wrong. Since he was leaning against the cliff, he hadn't noticed the situation behind him. He glanced around and saw that the expressions of the entire archaeological team were off. He immediately realized something! He instinctively looked back!
And then! He saw an incredibly huge tentacle whipping towards him!
The wilderness survival expert, seeing the enormous black shadow, was stunned.
"Damn it, run away!" The wilderness survival expert, without even looking up, ran towards the back of the archaeological team.
At the same time, the captain of the guard team ordered, "Open fire!" The guards raised their guns and began to shoot. The rapid gunfire echoed.
And simultaneously, after emitting a puff of smoke, the mortar shell violently struck the monster not far away.
Boom!
The huge explosion shook the entire tomb!
However, everyone found that the monster had only retreated a few steps and wasn't significantly injured!
"What the hell???"
"Oh my god, what's going on?"
"My heavens, this tentacle, the mortar didn't even injure it?"
"It's so big, my god... is this the legendary boss of the tomb!"
...
Although the mortar didn't kill the creature, the shelling had an effect. For a moment, both sides stopped attacking. The archaeological team then had time to focus their lights on it.
When they saw its appearance, "This is a deep-sea giant octopus!" The biologist, seeing this incredibly huge creature, was instantly dumbfounded. After all, octopuses generally didn't grow that large. Even the largest octopus discovered in this world was only a few tons, and that was in the deep sea! But this was a cliff! Even with enough moisture, how could it survive! And how did it grow so large?
"This creature has lived for at least several thousand years!" The historian and biologist simultaneously gasped. In the limited historical records, it was rumored that thousands of years ago, there were some ancient behemoths left behind, dwelling in special environments. And large octopuses of this size hadn't been discovered for nearly two thousand years!
As everyone was talking, the giant octopus finally revealed its full form. Although they were dozens of meters away, its massive head, larger than a football field, made everyone suspect that with just one movement, it could reach them. It had a pair of blood-red eyes. The eyeballs were larger than a person. Its entire body was slimy, appearing to be covered in mucus. The most terrifying thing was its suckers. When it exposed its suckers, those giant suckers were larger than a person's entire body! Everyone present had experience dealing with octopuses. They knew very well how terrifying octopus suckers were, let alone ones this large!
The Olympic champion swallowed hard and looked at the others, as if asking if they should retreat first.
However, Old Tang said solemnly, "Everyone, I don't care what this thing is. For my fallen brothers, we cannot retreat!"
Zhou Lin nodded, deeply moved. "Yes, Old Tang, don't retreat. We worked so hard to get here. If we go back now, we definitely won't get the fifty million. That's against the rules!" Saying this, he strode to the center between the giant octopus and the archaeological team, stunning everyone.
"Hey, wilderness expert, come out, give me the money!"
The wilderness survival expert's face was as dark as a monkey's backside.
Zhou Lin, with a disdainful expression, rolled up his sleeves. "Look at you, you coward. You still wanted to bet, and you were just scolding me earlier? And you wanted me to be your subordinate? What happened, got scared?"
Wilderness survival expert: ...
Zhou Lin: "Come on, get out here, in front of the octopus, and show me if it's injured!"
Old Tang: ...
Archaeological team: ...
Wilderness expert: ...