The birds were at least twenty meters in size, and they finally landed steadily in their nests, their red eyes staring at them.
Their gazes were unfriendly.
First one, then a second, then a third.
Within minutes, the surrounding nests were successfully surrounded by the giant birds.
They felt like prey that had been targeted.
The mercenaries quickly raised their weapons in front of them, feeling very tense.
The archaeological team members were even more nervous, standing behind the mercenaries, their eyes filled with fear, their legs trembling.
Professors Lin, Tang, and the metaphysics professor all turned pale.
Who could feel at ease being stared at by these birds?
"Professor Zhou... do you recognize this bird? Isn't this one a bit too large?"
Professor Lin asked Zhou Lin, his voice trembling.
"These are Man-faced Birds. They look alright up close, but from a distance, don't they resemble a human face?"
Zhou Lin explained calmly.
With Zhou Lin's reminder, everyone froze. Then, looking at the Man-faced Birds opposite them, they felt even more terrified. It truly looked like a dead person's face.
"This... it looks even scarier."
Elder Tang also gasped, regretting listening to Zhou Lin. Why did they have to look so closely? It was terrifying.
"You ask me what kind of bird this is. I'm telling you, it's a Man-faced Bird. This creature eats people, and these remains are their meals."
Zhou Lin said calmly.
Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts beat faster. Several timid members of the archaeological team turned ashen, almost on the verge of tears.
In the live stream.
"Holy crap, I was just shocked before, but now that I've seen it, I really thank you. Is this something humans do? Why did the expert deliberately tell us? I can't even close my eyes now."
"If I close my eyes, I see this dead face, and those eyes, filled with anger and resentment. This is too terrifying."
"This bird is so big, can I, with my frail body, be eaten by it?"
"I think my partner and I aren't enough to eat, at least that's what I think."
"I'm not looking anymore. If I keep looking, I'll see this dead face for the next month."
In the dean's conference room.
Upon seeing the situation, the biologist quickly pulled out his computer to search for information. There were some records of Man-faced Birds.
However, they were very scarce, with only an illustration and a few digits.
"Found it, but there's nothing useful recorded."
The biologist couldn't help but worry.
"Do you know how to solve this?"
The dean asked him impatiently.
The biologist shook his head slightly, his eyes filled with helplessness.
No solution.
"With Zhou Lin here, don't worry. Looking at Zhou Lin's calm demeanor, it should be fine."
Professor Wen said softly after observing the scene.
Hearing this, everyone looked at Zhou Lin and felt that the professor had a point.
...
Inside the tomb.
"Professor Zhou... what should we do now? Can we leave?"
The archaeological team member behind him spoke with a crying tone upon seeing the giant birds.
"Leave? We can't. We can only fight."
"They haven't attacked yet because they are sizing us up. They will attack soon."
Zhou Lin looked at them calmly.
These words made everyone around even more tense.
Does this mean they have to fight soon?
At this moment—
The Man-faced Birds slowly twisted their necks. From a slight turn, their heads went down, and then they rotated 360 degrees without any blind spots...
Their entire faces turned upside down.
Then, they opened their mouths wide. What was originally their foreheads suddenly became mouths, filled with teeth, and they began to lunge towards them.
"Ah..."
"Holy crap."
"Fire."
Seeing this, the archaeological team members were terrified.
Captain Lin quickly gave the order.
Then, a deafening sound followed.
When the bullets hit their bodies, they had no effect.
Instead, this situation further enraged the Man-faced Birds, and one of them bit down on a mercenary.
Then, it swallowed him whole.
"Bai Yin..."
Captain Lin's eyes were bloodshot with hatred as he saw this.
He then picked up a grenade from his person and threw it.
The Man-faced Bird looked at the thrown corpse and then swallowed the grenade.
Boom—
A muffled explosion of the grenade sounded.
The Man-faced Bird's head instantly exploded, and it fell to the ground.
A splash of red stained the remains of the bird's nest.
As it fell, something dropped from the Man-faced Bird's mouth.
It was red, resembling a ball of flesh.
Before the mercenaries could get a clear look at what it was, the ball of flesh suddenly leaped up and flew towards them.
Its speed was incredible. The mercenary dodged quickly, and his face was already scratched.
"Giggle giggle..."
A monkey's cry was heard. The injured mercenary quickly turned around and saw a red monkey behind him, its color the same as the previous lump of flesh.
The mercenary was greatly surprised.
His heart felt as if it were being squeezed by something.
This was a monkey? Why was there a monkey on the Man-faced Bird?
Why hadn't he seen this monkey before?
But before the mercenary could figure it out, he saw the monkey preparing to attack again.
Just as it was about to attack the mercenary, a hand successfully blocked it.
"Oh? You finally decided to come out? I thought you wouldn't."
Zhou Lin's calm voice came from the side.
The mercenary who was being attacked quickly looked at Zhou Lin and saw him swing his arm, throwing the monkey that was about to attack someone away.
It landed directly on a Man-faced Bird that was in the process of eating a person.
But whether it was an illusion or not, the thing that bullets couldn't harm, the Man-faced Bird, was hit hard by the monkey and knocked down.
It fell to the edge of the bird's nest.
The mercenaries were dumbfounded, and the members of the archaeological team were equally shocked.
Why did the Man-faced Bird end up like this when Professor Zhou made a move?