Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

The dense muzzles were facing their current position in the scarlet light, reflecting the dark red metallic luster.

The muzzles were like pitch-black caves, spread out in all directions of the scarlet crystal.

Looking at the dense muzzles below, Xu Xin felt like she was breaking out in a cold sweat.

He was afraid that at this moment, the muzzle would suddenly fire at them.

Behind him, Wang Lei and others also slid over.

But because Xu Xin and Xu Ying were blocked in front, they couldn't move forward at all. And because they were at the back, they couldn't see the situation below. They could only feel the extremely dazzling red light at this time.

"Brother Xin, what's wrong?" Wang Lei whispered behind Xu Xin.

His feet were already on Xu Xin's body.

Then, there was a sudden force from behind, and Xu Xin and Xu Ying were almost pushed down.

"Zhou Cao, be careful!" Wang Lei whispered to Zhao Xiaochuan who suddenly bumped into him from behind, "almost knocked us down!"

"It's too slippery, I can't stop!" Zhao Xiaochuan also whispered.

"What's going on down there?" Wen Guixin also lowered her voice and whispered, "Why don't you go down?"

"Down below..." Xu Xin narrowed her eyes, "Yingying, go down, it's too dangerous here."

They had previously speculated that it was the light at the core of the World Tree that caused them to be discovered by alien invaders even though they were wearing the cloak of the Invisible.

As for why we didn't guess that it was caused by the scarlet crystal, it was because Xu Xin and the others had been in close contact with small pieces of scarlet crystal before.

Although it is only a small piece, but at a close distance, the light they bear from the small piece of scarlet crystal is much stronger than the large piece of scarlet crystal that shines through the core of the World Tree and then shines on Xu Ying and the others.

But Xu Xin and the others had a smooth journey, but Xu Ying was discovered.

Therefore, scarlet ray should not have this effect.

And now, they happen to be in the core of the World Tree, and their whole bodies are enveloped by the light from the core of the World Tree.

If this is detected by the many cannons below because the cloak of the cloak fails...

Xu Ying obviously thought of this, nodded slightly, then took out a pair of sunglasses from her backpack and put them on.

They are different from alien invaders. Alien invaders have eyes all over their bodies. They only have two eyes, which can be blocked by a pair of sunglasses.

Of course, the scarlet light is very penetrating, and the effect of sunglasses is actually very limited, but it is still better than not wearing them at all.

"I'm going down."

With that said, she slipped directly out of the hole.

Then it fell from the sky and landed very lightly on the ground.

Below the cave entrance is a huge scarlet crystal, and it is only about ten meters away from the exit of the white crystal above.

From a height of ten meters, for the group of explorers, even Li Wenxi and others who are not capable of fighting can jump down very easily.

Xu Ying looked around.

The surrounding turrets are placed on the ground around the scarlet crystal.

Because it is the underground space of the World Tree, the ground is composed of the World Tree's thick root system. On each thick root system, there is a whole row of turrets.

The scarlet crystal is as tall as the World Tree.

She squatted down slowly, and then she was pleasantly surprised to find that as long as they lay on the scarlet crystal, the turret below could not attack them.

"Pa da." At this time, Xu Xin also fell beside her.

He also had a pair of sunglasses on his face.

"Brother, don't stand up." Xu Ying whispered.

Xu Xin landed in a squatting position. After hearing what Xu Ying said, she nodded slightly.

The two of them first made a wait gesture to the people above them, and then looked around in all directions.

The underground space of this world tree is not large, it is as big as a football field.

As long as they lie on the scarlet crystal, they won't be able to see the surrounding forts. Logically speaking, the forts should not be able to hit them, but those forts are not the only crisis.

"Are these little mechanical jellyfish again..." Xu Xin whispered to himself.

"Are these small drones wandering around in the sky the small mechanical jellyfish you talked about before..." Xu Ying looked at the small jellyfish flying in the air around her.

Because of the strong light of the scarlet crystal, these small mechanical jellyfish are covered with a hazy red light.

It is said that they are in the air, but because Xu Xin and the two are on the top of the scarlet crystal, the height is more than ten meters above the ground, so the flying height of these small jellyfish is actually basically the same as them.

But fortunately, these small jellyfish did not get close to the scarlet crystal. Instead, they circled around the scarlet crystal at a constant speed and would not hit Xu Xin and the others for the time being.

Xu Xin and Xu Ying looked at each other, nodded, and then Xu Xin made a gesture to indicate that they could come down.

"Crack."

"Crack."

The people above also jumped down one by one and landed on top of the scarlet crystal. Everyone put on sunglasses and a transparent film on their bodies.

Everyone landed very easily, without any staggering or slipping.

Because the shape of the scarlet crystal is different from the core of the World Tree above. The core of the World Tree is a standard sphere, but the scarlet crystal is not. It is in the shape of a flat ball, like a dough that has been flattened but has not yet been rolled out.

Therefore, a large part of the scarlet crystal is flat.

It's normal. For alien invaders, they have to land here first when they come down from above. It's normal for this place to be flatter.

"Finally we're down..." Wang Lei patted his chest as soon as he came down, and said with some fear, "Oh my god, there are some muzzles down there, I'm really afraid they'll hit me directly..."

Everyone was squatting at this time.

Xu Xin suddenly frowned and looked thoughtfully at the small mechanical jellyfish that were constantly surrounding him in all directions.

Xu Ying rubbed her eyes that were stimulated by the high-intensity scarlet light and said, "You have clearly seen what happened down there just now."

"It was too bright, so I took a quick look. They were all forts." Zeng Tao also rubbed his eyes.

"In addition to the fort, there are three alien invaders who are mining scarlet crystals." Jin Yue said softly.

"I saw it too." Lou Fei'er nodded and whispered, "Everyone has a dazzling white laser in their hands."

"Other than that, there are no other alien invaders." Qin Fu looked down and said, "Probably most of the alien invaders in this place are not allowed to enter."

"Well, they have the tools we need in their hands." Xu Ying said softly.

"Don't we have tools?" Wang Lei asked.

"Only the one in the boss's hand is very inefficient." Qin Fu spread his hands and said, "I observed the cutting speed of the alien invaders below. How can I put it..."

"It's too slow." Xu Ying pursed her lips and whispered, "The cutting speed is very slow. If it was the previous plan, we would need to drill many holes in the scarlet crystal and then insert small nuclear weapons into it. go."

She was a little troubled: "But if we only use one laser cutter, our efficiency will be very low."

Everyone felt a little heavy.

Not enough preparation.

But there is nothing they can do, this is the best preparation they can do at the moment.

Xu Xin had already taken out the pen-like laser cutter at this time.

Because the grip of the laser gun is not made according to the shape of human hands, it is not easy to hold. If you want to hold it firmly, it seems that you can only cut with an overhand grip like a dagger.

"We can try it first."

He wanted to turn on the laser cutter, but he glanced at the small mechanical jellyfish that were still spinning around at a constant speed with some concern.

He had felt from just now that from their position, the fort below could actually be hit.

What controls those forts is not the forts themselves, but the small mechanical jellyfish spinning around them.

These small jellyfish observed abnormal conditions and sent attack instructions to the fort, and the fort attacked.

As for the fort that they can't see from their current position, the fort can't hit them...

The artillery shells of the fort may not necessarily follow a straight trajectory like firearms, right?

What if it's a mortar?

Wouldn't it be possible to attack them who are currently above the crystal?

Xu Xin closed her eyes forcefully, squeezed her eyes that were dry and uncomfortable due to the high-intensity red light, and then looked at the laser cutter in her hand.

If this laser cutter is turned on, will the strong white light be eliminated?

It feels hard...

I'm afraid it's difficult to do this with the Invisible Cloak he's wearing.

But there is one person who can do it.

"Zhao Xiaochuan, give this laser cutter to you." Xu Xin whispered and handed over the laser cutter in his hand.

"Me? Okay!" Although Zhao Xiaochuan was stunned for a moment, he happily took the laser cutter that looked like a pen, "How do you use this thing? Do you want me to cut it here?"

"No." Xu Xin pointed to the small mechanical jellyfish around him, "I guess..."

He recounted his guess just now.

Everyone nodded. Xu Xin's guess makes sense.

"So, you are the least likely to be discovered among us. The task of digging the hole is left to you." Xu Xin whispered, "But this is not a suitable place. Let's find a place where it is not easy to be discovered."

The so-called hole opening is to let Zhao Xiaochuan hold this laser cutter and first cut a hole in the crystal that can be cut by a person without being noticed by the outside world.

Once such a hole is dug, it doesn't matter if Zhao Xiaochuan doesn't do the cutting task.

However, Xu Xin felt that even Zhao Xiaochuan should not cut at the center of the normal square of such a conspicuous crystal. It would not be a joke if it was discovered.

"If you don't cut it here, then where?" Li Wenxi whispered, "Compared to other places, this place should be considered very safe, right? You can't go down, right?"

"I understand." Xu Ying understood what Xu Xin meant, "Brother, you want us to directly use the broken position on the scarlet crystal to dig, right?"

Xu Xin nodded.

"When I was up there, I took a general look." Xu Xin rubbed his eyes again and said solemnly, "Although the scarlet crystal is smooth as a whole, there are some bumps and bumps."

"It's over there." Qin Fu pointed to a location about five or six meters away from them. "There is a pit there."

"There are them over there too." Zeng Tao pointed in another direction, "There are quite a few small pits on this crystal."

Xu Xin nodded slightly: "These small pits should be caused by the initial cutting of pieces by these alien invaders."

He stood up slightly and looked down: "But later, they probably felt that it was inappropriate to cut it all over the place, so they focused on cutting one location, which is where the three alien invaders are cutting now."

Under the crystal, about one-fifth of the part is missing. This part is the consumption of the alien invaders in these thousand years. Now the three alien invaders are constantly cutting there.

"Oh, I understand." Wen Guixin raised her eyebrows slightly, "If we only need to cut at the gaps they have already cut, it will not only save us some time, but also make the appearance of the crystal look better. It doesn’t change much when you get up, so it’s not easy to notice.”

"That's what I mean." Xu Xin nodded, "Also, although those pits are not very deep, cutting in them can block part of the laser light."

He looked at the mechanical jellyfish in all directions: "It's best not to let these mechanical jellyfish see the laser. When digging in those holes, if we have a few more people to surround Zhao Xiaochuan, we can maximize the laser cutter's power. The laser is not exposed.”

This should be the safest method.

"It's so troublesome to surround us..." Wen Guixin closed her eyes and took a rest, "Then let's start with the first step. While cutting, we discussed how to remove the three alien invaders below. The cutter was also taken away from the person’s hand.”

Everyone walked gently to the pothole nearest to them.

All around, the small mechanical jellyfish were still neatly circling around the scarlet crystal, never stopping.

Xu Xin discovered that their attention seemed to still be focused on the hole at the core of the World Tree above.

This couldn't be better.

Under the feet, the hole is not big, about the size of the mouth of a well, only half a meter deep. The interior has sharp edges and corners, and you can tell at a glance that it has been cut out.

Zhao Xiaochuan jumped in, then squatted down and held the cutter behind his back like a dagger. Just as he was about to turn it on, he suddenly looked at everyone and whispered: "You guys cover it for me!"

"I'll do it." Wang Lei's tall body covered Zhao Xiaochuan's side and rear, which is the direction where light leaks most easily.

Others also gathered around.

They also wanted to see how effective the cutter was.

"Zi——"

The cutter that Zhao Xiaochuan held in his hand suddenly burst into light.

This light was very short, only about twenty centimeters, and it was very bright.

But because the scarlet crystal itself is also very bright, the laser of the cutter did not flash into the eyes of Xu Xin and others.

They are used to it.

But they were also glad that they blocked the light.

After all, the sudden burst of white light in the scarlet light is still very conspicuous.

Zhao Xiaochuan held the cutter behind his back and slowly approached the crystal.

"Zi——"

The sound of cutting crystal is not loud.

But in this empty underground space, the sound was much more obvious.

Li Wenxi suddenly grabbed Xu Xin's arm and whispered: "Those little mechanical jellyfish around have noticed this!"

With her ability, even the subtle movements of the small mechanical jellyfish around her cannot escape her surveillance.

She obviously noticed that although these mechanical jellyfish did not slow down in their circles around the scarlet crystal, their attention had been transferred to them from the entrance above!

"Yingying!" Xu Xin shouted in a low voice, "That little sound-eliminating device of yours!"

When Xu Xin called her name, Xu Ying quickly took out the small device and turned it on directly.

With the sound of "Weng——", the surrounding sounds were disrupted and could no longer be transmitted.

However, Zhao Xiaochuan in the pothole had already turned off the cutter because of everyone's reaction, and looked at them nervously: "How is it? Is it okay?"

Everyone looked around carefully.

Except for Li Wenxi, no one else saw any difference between these small jellyfish and before.

"Is everything okay?" Zhao Xiaochuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I will continue cutting. This laser cutter still feels very useful. The speed should not be slow. I..."

"Wait a minute...!" Li Wenxi whispered, "Don't do anything yet."