47: Chapter 47 My heart was about to jump out of my throat.

On the ground, Little Liu's severed head had rolled away, a faint smile still lingering on his face, his eyes seeming to stare fixedly at everyone.

As for Little Liu's body, blood was still gurgling out, staining the entire floor red.

And the Terracotta Figures that had previously been standing against the wall, holding giant axes, had opened their eyes at some unknown moment.

They clutched their long, giant axes, scanning back and forth across the crowd.

Their eyes, filled with nothing but whites, were vast and hollow, causing everyone's hearts to shudder violently.

It felt as if a giant hand had suddenly gripped their hearts, making it instantly difficult to breathe.

Only at this moment did everyone finally realize that the team member who had collapsed in terror earlier was not merely acting out of fear.

Everything he said... was true!

However, before these Archaeological Team members could freeze, they were quickly pulled away by the Bodyguard Team and retreated into the depths of the corridor.

Professor Yang, who was at the very front, was also quickly shielded by the two bodyguards beside him as they retreated rapidly toward the back of the corridor.

It was only then that everyone suddenly realized that all of these Terracotta Figures had opened their terrifying eyes, staring fixedly at the Archaeological Team before them.

Without a word, the sound of bolts being pulled back in unison rang out through the corridor as all the bodyguards raised their guns, ready for battle.

The team member from the back who had been terrified to the point of collapse spoke up again, his voice trembling with extreme fear:

"They're alive, they're all alive... they've all come to life!!!"

This scene was captured clearly by the camera and transmitted to the Live Stream Room.

When the audience saw this, a chill raced up their spines, leaving their entire bodies frozen.

The Live Stream Room erupted at that very moment.

"Holy sh*t! Holy sh*t! Am I seeing things? These Terracotta Figures... they really opened their eyes!"

"Eyes filled with nothing but whites... Oh my god! These Terracotta Figures have really come back to life! They've really come back to life!!!"

"I'm going crazy, I'm going crazy! I must be losing my mind!"

"What on earth is happening??? These are Terracotta Figures that have been here for thousands of years; how could they possibly come back to life??? This is absolutely impossible!"

"This is too terrifying! I feel like I'm having a mental breakdown!"

The viewers in the Live Stream Room, upon seeing the resurrected Terracotta Figures, all had the same first reaction: "I'm crazy! I must be crazy," without a single exception.

Yet, the facts were laid out right before everyone's eyes; even if they refused to believe it, there was nothing they could do.

These Terracotta Figures had truly come back to life and had even hacked an archaeological expert to death.

Meanwhile, the Seminar Hall fell into a dead silence.

The experts who had just been swearing that it was absolutely impossible for these Terracotta Figures to come back to life were now collectively silent.

Everyone's mind felt as if it had been struck by a thunderbolt, leaving them completely blank.

The scene playing on the central big screen was ruthlessly shaking everyone's visual nerves.

It made everyone feel as though they had fallen into an abyss of ice, leaving their whole bodies cold.

Professor Zhou, standing at the conference table, was also dumbfounded, his face full of horror.

His usual composure had completely vanished.

Replacing it was a face full of terror and panic!

This was the first time even an experienced archaeologist like him had encountered such a situation.

Terracotta Figures from five or six hundred years ago had actually come back to life at this very moment!

This was a scene that completely defied humanity and science.

Things that logically shouldn't have been possible were now being laid out in plain sight before everyone.

It was a heavy blow to everyone.

However, as the person in charge of the Symposium, no matter how panicked Professor Zhou was, he quickly regained his composure.

Immediately, Professor Zhou forcefully suppressed the shock in his heart, and his expression returned to a state of calm.

He pressed the button on his headset and said urgently:

"Bodyguard Team, cover the Archaeological Team and retreat! If necessary, you may open fire... and shoot the Terracotta Figures!"

By the end, Professor Zhou was somewhat tongue-tied.

He remained silent for a long moment before finally spitting out the words "shoot and kill."

He didn't know why these Terracotta Figures had come back to life, nor did he know how to deal with them.

To talk about shooting and killing them.

But these Terracotta Figures had already been dead for centuries, ever since they were filled with mercury and refined in the alchemical furnace.

Yet for some reason, these Terracotta Figures had suddenly come back to life today.

With no other choice, Professor Zhou thought it over and could only choose to have the Archaeological Team retreat first.

At the very least, they needed to escape the direct threat posed by these Terracotta Figures.

In the corridor, the bodyguards did as they were told.

The Archaeological Team had broken free from the area surrounded by the Terracotta Figures and was slowly retreating toward the interior of the corridor.

Before them, the Terracotta Figures, acting as the "Forty-two Guardian Generals of the Southern Heaven Gate," had all "come back to life," brandishing the swords, spears, staves, clubs, halberds, and axes in their hands.

They slowly paced toward the Archaeological Team with fierce and evil intent.

However, their gait was like that of a toddler learning to walk, swaying and twisting in a bizarre manner.

With only ten meters between them, the Archaeological Team could already feel an immense sense of oppression.

All the bodyguards raised their guns in unison, aiming at the Terracotta Figures, ready to strike at any moment.

Just as everyone's focus was highly concentrated, stretched tight like a string.

"Meow—"

A sharp, piercing, yet somewhat mournful cat's cry suddenly rang out in everyone's ears.

The entire corridor echoed with this eerie cat cry.

At that moment, everyone couldn't help but shudder violently.

Goosebumps broke out all over their bodies.

The Bodyguard Team had of course heard the cat cry, but they had to keep their attention on the Terracotta Figures in front of them at all times, so they couldn't turn around to check.

The remaining experts behind them, however, turned their heads in horror, looking toward the deeper part of the corridor behind them.

And there... were two cat eyes glaring like copper bells!!!

In an instant, their entire being was filled with a chill, and their lips subconsciously began to tremble uncontrollably.

"A cat... there really is a cat!"

Only then did the Archaeological Team's accompanying cameraman finally react, quickly turning around to point the camera in the direction behind them.

Immediately, two cat eyes, glowing like copper bells in the dark, were projected onto the screen.

All the viewers couldn't help but gasp, and the Live Stream Room instantly became as chaotic as boiling water.

"A cat! There's really a cat! There's actually a cat in this tomb!!!"

"Legend has it that Emperor Jiajing loved raising cats; could this cat... be a burial companion?"

"Bullsh*t, it's been hundreds of years; even if it really was a burial cat, it couldn't possibly still be alive today!"

"To the person above, have you forgotten something? These Terracotta Figures also seem to be from hundreds of years ago..."

"Stop it, my poor heart can't take it anymore! A cat appearing in a tomb is a very, very terrifying thing! Have you all forgotten what Ye Dao said in [Ghost Blows Out the Light]?"

"My scalp is tingling, and my heart is about to jump out of my throat! It's too terrifying!"