"66666, Boss Zhou Lin is too awesome, laughing at the bewildered look of this Taoist priest."
"Did you guys figure anything out? This novelist is definitely a tomb raider. According to our online slang, he's a bug-level character, or even the originator of bugs!"
"Suddenly I'm very curious, what *can't* Boss Zhou Lin do! Besides writing novels!"
"Curious about what else Boss Zhou Lin can't do +1"
"What else can't he do +10086"
" +..."
Soon, the bullet comments soared into the hundreds of billions, trillions!
It seemed as if Zhou Lin was unstoppable on his path to invincibility!
Old Tang looked at Zhou Lin:
"Little friend Zhou Lin, where do you think the life gate is!"
...
"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter, even Old Tang is consulting Boss Zhou Lin. Does this mean he's certain of Zhou Lin's professional knowledge?"
"Give Boss Zhou Lin a 6666"
"Witnessing the rise of a top tomb raider!"
...
Zhou Lin pointed at the blood-red door:
"The life gate is here!"
With that, Zhou Lin led the way in again, and the others immediately followed.
Upon entering the blood-red door, another short passage was revealed.
At the end of the passage was a door that had already been opened.
Inside the door, a coffin appeared.
Along with some burial objects.
The burial objects were very valuable, but at this moment, everyone's attention was focused on the coffin.
However, when the coffin was opened.
There was no danger, to be precise, there was nothing inside.
Only an entrance!
Everyone poured in like fish.
When they saw the scene below, everyone's expressions changed.
The history professor exclaimed in horror:
"Why is it the same as above?"
The scene after descending was almost identical to the one above, with the same瓮城 (wēngchéng - a type of defensive structure), and even similar in size.
The only change was that this瓮城 was covered with countless plants, and in the center, a plant resembling a towering tree had grown.
The Taoist priest heard this and immediately began to divine.
Halfway through the divination, he spat out a mouthful of old blood.
The Taoist priest was greatly alarmed:
"Not good, the divination is chaotic, this is extreme misfortune! Run quickly, there's still a chance to escape now, otherwise, we'll surely die!"
The architect then looked around and said:
"The air here is not particularly smooth, and this is an ancient tomb over a thousand years old. How can there be such dense vegetation? This is strange. Old Tang, I suggest we listen to the Taoist priest and retreat first, then plan accordingly!"
At this moment
The gymnastics champion had already stealthily moved to the rear, ready to slip away at any moment.
The other security personnel were all waiting for Old Tang's decision before leaving.
However, the gymnastics champion soon let out a startled cry:
"What's going on, the door is sealed???"
Everyone turned back to see that the place they had just descended from was, at some point, sealed shut by several vines, completely blocked.
The biomedical scientist gave a wry smile: "This thing is alive. As much as I don't want to admit it, I have to tell everyone that being able to survive in such a place for a thousand years and not die, especially under these circumstances, usually means we're doomed!"
"We might not be able to overcome this thing with human strength!"
At this time, the livestream chat also panicked.
"Just dealt with wolves, now facing tigers. This archaeology is too dangerous! How can this tomb be so fierce!"
"Holy crap, there's such a huge plant in an ancient tomb, and it's sentient? Has it been alive for thousands of years?"
"What kind of plant can live for a thousand years? This is the first time I've seen it. It's terrifying!"
"Quick, tell security to shoot the vines with guns, maybe there's still a chance to escape!"
"Wait, I see other vines seem to be moving!"
"What the hell is this!"
Prompted by the livestream viewers, the archaeological team also noticed the moving vines.
"Not good, these vines are moving again!"
Amidst the myriad of vines, a few slowly shifted.
Although the movement was small, it was clearly visible to everyone who was paying attention.
"I feel a bit dizzy!"
At this moment, a girl in the team said, holding her head.
Others also realized something was wrong.
They hadn't felt it before due to the tension.
Now, after being reminded, everyone felt a sense of impending faintness.
The Olympic champion and the wolf king from Wolf Warrior exchanged glances, and both drew their machetes, swinging them at the vines.
However, they found the vines to be incredibly tough.
When they swung with all their might, sparks flew!
Everyone gasped again.
And because of their actions, the large tree in the center of the瓮城 seemed to be enraged, letting out a roar.
After the roar, the vines began to move significantly faster.
The leaves on the vines rustled in unison, as if mocking everyone!
The leader of the security team shouted: "Weapons up!"
The team immediately loaded their weapons.
One of the guards fired a shot at the vines!
With a bang.
The entire interior echoed with the loud sound.
The vines visibly flinched and instinctively recoiled, but then, they rushed towards them with even greater speed.
Old Tang realized something was wrong and quickly ordered his men to clear the passage behind them and leave the area.
Then, gunshots erupted!
But the gunshots did not cause any substantial damage. Instead, the vines seemed to awaken, and their numbers increased!
At this moment
A young archaeology member let out a scream.
The person next to him shouted: "Xiao Gu! Be careful!"
But it was too late. The vine, like a sharp thorn, pierced directly into Xiao Gu's chest.
He was impaled through and through.
Blood poured onto the vines and their leaves as if it were free.
The leaves made an even more joyous rustling sound.
Then, the vine began to retract rapidly.
It retreated to the large tree in the very center of the瓮城.
The large tree, which had previously maintained its tree shape, opened its massive mouth as the vine approached, perfectly swallowing Xiao Gu's body and emitting a chewing sound.
At this moment, everyone sucked in a collective breath.
The Taoist priest's face changed drastically:
"This tree has become sentient! Not good! Run quickly!! Run as much as you can, because the more blood it absorbs, the stronger it will become!"
"It might even break out of the tomb in the future!"
Hearing the Taoist priest's words, the viewers in the livestream were stunned.
"Before, I only saw scenes like this in movies, and those were foreign films. I thought they were all made up!"
"Trees can become sentient, does that mean other things can too? Was our historical gap caused by these things?"
"Could there be a mythical history before the recorded history?"
"My God, this is too terrifying, is it the end of the world?"
"What is this thing? It's scaring me to death!"
...
The architectural master of the archaeological team had been observing their surroundings. He said urgently:
"Based on the situation above, besides the passage behind us, we have another passage we can take, but..."
Another one?