"Are they scared? I don't think so. Soon we'll see divine weapons descend from the sky. Let's see if Professor Jingxia has any solutions."
In the Dean's conference room.
"Generally, if Zhou Lin says there's a problem, there is one. No need to doubt it."
The Dean looked at the big screen with a grave expression.
"Listen, it sounds like there's a noise."
Professor Hu suddenly spoke.
Everyone in the conference room held their breath, waiting to hear what was happening on the big screen.
"It sounds like a snake's hiss? Did I mishear?"
Professor Wen looked at him in disbelief.
"Look, these eyeballs are moving."
Professor Hu pointed at the big screen.
Inside the tomb.
Captain Zhao and Huo Qi and the others heard a strange noise. They looked up at the stone pillar. On top of the stone pillar, red eyeballs appeared.
Then, a dark body emerged from within.
One, two, three small black snakes began to crawl out, and many more emerged from the sides of the stone walls.
"Holy crap..."
Huo Qi blurted out instinctively upon seeing these black snakes.
What kind of snakes were these?
Why did they have fleshy lumps on their heads? And these lumps emitted a red glow. What species was this?
"Hey old man, don't you like to explore these metaphysical things? Don't you think these black snakes look quite mystical?"
Huo Qi whispered, looking at the scene before him.
"Is this metaphysics? This is biological mutation. Don't ask me, ask a biologist. Why ask me?"
The metaphysics professor rolled his eyes at him.
What kind of nonsense was this?
How could he say such a thing?
"These are Black Scaled Armor Snakes, a species that went extinct in the desert thousands of years ago. They vanished along with this ancient city."
"These snakes are extremely fast and highly venomous. Most importantly..."
"They are impervious to blades and bullets."
As Zhou Lin finished speaking, he heard gunshots from the direction of the Sakura country.
"Professor Zhou Lin, what would happen if they were attacked by blades and bullets?"
Captain Zhao glanced at the situation opposite him and asked persistently.
"What would happen if you were hit?"
Zhou Lin smiled at him.
Captain Zhao immediately understood. He had to admit, Zhou Lin's words...
Did he know this all along and was waiting for the Sakura country to fall into the trap?
At this moment, Professor Jingxia.
Professor Jingxia and his team were studying the jade eyeballs when they heard noises and were subsequently attacked by the snake swarm.
Captain Songlin quickly shielded the archaeological team behind him and began firing his weapon.
The deafening sound echoed throughout the space. Professor Jingxia watched this scene.
A flicker of anger crossed his mind, and he instinctively looked at Zhou Lin.
He saw Zhou Lin give him a smile.
It was then that he understood the meaning of Zhou Lin's words.
He knew all along, didn't he?
"Professor, retreat! Quickly! These snakes are impervious to blades and bullets, hurry!"
Captain Songlin realized something was wrong. The bullets were being expended, but no matter how they shot, the snakes were unharmed. Even when the fleshy lumps on their heads were broken, they still advanced.
This gave them a bad premonition.
As they retreated, the snakes pressed forward. When many mercenaries retreated, they were bitten by these venomous snakes. In a short while, they fell to the ground, lifeless.
This instilled fear in the Sakura country team, and they all retreated in dread.
"Ah... don't come any closer."
"What is this? Help!"
"Professor, the snake swarm is coming! Professor, help me, Professor!"
Several students, terrified by the venomous snakes on the ground, spoke in a panic.
Upon seeing this situation, Professor Jingxia hastily retreated.
He was thinking of how to resolve this predicament.
"Professor..."
The students behind him saw a black snake slowly approaching their position, which made them so nervous they couldn't speak.
Jingxia looked down and saw a black snake at his feet, likely having crawled through a gap.
It raised its neck, its tongue flicking out red, and its hissing sound made his scalp tingle.
His steps also slowly retreated.
Just as the Black Scaled Armor Snake lunged, Jingxia pulled a student beside him forward, using them as a shield against the venomous snake's attack.
"Ah..."
The student let out a piercing scream after being bitten. In a short while, their body turned black, and they finally stopped breathing.
None of the other members of the Sakura country archaeological team noticed this scene, but Zhou Lin saw it, his expression darkening.
Zhou Lin couldn't help but sigh. Was this world still the same world? The Sakura country truly couldn't change their wicked ways. Such inhuman acts were not uncommon.
In the live stream.
"Damn, what kind of professor is this? Pushing his own student out to take the hit? Utterly despicable!"
"Exactly! Only a professor from the Sakura country would do this. If it were our professors from Great Xia, they wouldn't. Even in real danger, they would protect their students, not push them out to die. I've truly seen it all."
"What do you people from Great Xia understand? The professor is the foundation of the nation, the hope. Are you going to watch our professors die?"
"What do you people from Great Xia understand? This is what our archaeology students should do."
"Fine, fine, you should do it. I hope your children can go to the archaeology academy and die for your 'foundation'."
"I also pray that you see your offspring become scapegoats for others."
"I'll be waiting to see."
...
In the Dean's conference room.
"Are these professors? How could they do such a thing?"
The Dean was furious at the professor's actions.
"Truly cowardly. Before, I thought they were cunning. Now, they're just sick."
Professor Hu was also furious, having never seen such a disgusting professor.
"It's a pity about that student, to die like that."
Professor Wen also shook his head.
If Old Tang saw this, he would probably be very angry and upset.
He cherished his students dearly. To die like this now, he would likely be furious.
"What will the Sakura country do next?"
Another professor was furious and even seemed to be enjoying the spectacle.
Inside the tomb.
No matter how the Sakura country people attacked, the snakes remained indifferent, still advancing towards them.
At this moment, Professor Jingxia also reacted.
"Anbei..."
Jingxia shouted, and a man in black appeared, holding some papers with runes on them.
"What is this?"