Everyone was frightened by the sudden appearance of this monster.
Xu Xin was already sweating profusely at this time, staring at the monster leaning against the corner in front of him.
Seeing this monster up close with my own eyes for the first time was truly...
A little nauseous.
Fortunately, the monster in front of him had closed all the other eyes on his body. Although this appearance still gave people goose bumps all over their bodies, at least it was not completely impossible to look at.
"You...how did you get in?!"
Xu Ying took two steps to the front of the crowd and stood in front of everyone.
Although she was also afraid of the monster in front of her, she was also the one who knew the monster best among all the people present. If she didn't stand up, how could others stand up
"You are, like, me." The half-human, half-monster creature looked at Xu Ying, and its gaping mouth opened even wider.
"Who is the same as you!" Xu Ying pointed the gun in her hand at the monster in front of her, "How did you get in? You don't think you can do whatever you want in our world tree!"
"Don't be impulsive." The monster stretched out its two arms, which were longer than its legs and very uncoordinated, and pressed them down. "I came here this time not to conflict with you, but to cooperate with you."
It spoke this passage slowly and intermittently, but it finally spoke it out completely.
"cooperate?"
All the explorers were shocked by the words of the monster in front of them, but no one put down their weapons, and they still pointed the black muzzles of their guns at the monster in front of them.
However, except Xu Ying, no one spoke for the time being.
Because Xu Ying said that the monster in front of them had a very strange temper and it was impossible to predict what it would do in the next second.
At this time, it would be much safer because Xu Ying, whom it knew, was in charge of the test.
"What do you mean by cooperation?" Xu Ying's tone relaxed a little.
It’s not that she relaxed her vigilance against the monster in front of her, but this monster did have a history of cooperating with their organization, and more than once.
Therefore, this sentence coming from the mouth of the monster in front of us is indeed convincing.
The monster did not answer Xu Ying's question, but looked at Xu Xin. A hint of complicated emotions seemed to flash across its only two open eyes.
Then it looked at Shi Wanyun, who was sitting on the sofa, staring blankly at the ground.
Then, its mouth opened again: "Shi Wanyun? You didn't complete the mission I gave you."
Shi Wanyun's body trembled slightly, and she subconsciously raised her head to look at the monster.
Soon she discovered that she didn't seem to have the same deep fear of the monster in front of her as before.
Although it still causes physical discomfort and some fear, it is mostly because the monsters are so ugly and because of the psychological trauma from before.
This situation made her let out a breath slowly, and the look of fear on her face slowly disappeared.
She stood up and looked at the monster: "I am no longer controlled by you. I can no longer kill Xu Xin as you wish."
She took two steps forward and together with Xu Ying, stood in front of Xu Xin.
Li Wenxi also took two steps towards Xu Xin, aiming the weapon in his hand at the monster's head.
Xu Xin then said, "I think you don't want to kill me anymore now."
"Of course." The monster took a step forward.
"Don't move!" Xu Ying shouted, "You are no match for me in this World Tree!"
"I, told you, I have no hostility." The monster turned his head to look at Xu Ying, and the two eyes on his neck opened, and at the same time, the other eyes on his body also showed a tendency to open.
However, it still closed the eye on its neck and uttered words from its mouth full of sharp teeth: "Here, I really can't do anything to you, but, what about them, the humans on Earth outside? You, think about it carefully."
Xu Ying gripped the gun tighter, her face turning pale.
The monster in front of her was like her, it had the ability of time and space. Although it could no longer use its ability of time and space to teleport to the outside world, if it wanted to kill someone, no one could stop it.
"Yingying, everyone, put down your guns. Let's have a good chat with it..." Xu Xin said, looking at the monster in front of him.
This monster does seem to be more sincere.
It carried no weapons and certainly showed no intent to attack.
At the same time, it only opened the two eyes on its face, which seemed to be out of consideration for the feelings of the people present. It deliberately acted like a human being, hoping that people present would not feel disgusted by its appearance.
"I think so too." Ji Chaoyang said.
As he said this, he put down his weapon and said, "Since it's a cooperation, let's sit down and talk."
"If it wanted to kill us, why would it show up..." Zeng Tao muttered softly.
"I like what you said." The monster looked at Zeng Tao and grinned.
"Eh—" Zeng Tao was so scared that she took a small step back.
"Well... I also think it's here to cooperate with us." Wen Guixin no longer pointed the gun at the monster.
The Explorers members dropped their guns one after another.
Only Xu Ying was still holding the gun, with an uncertain look on her face.
"Yingying..."
"Brother, you don't know." Xu Ying stared at the monster in front of her, "I told you, this guy has a very strange temper. He might be very friendly one second, but he can kill people the next. I don't believe a word he says."
Xu Ying was very pessimistic about the monster entering the World Tree.
She was now in a state of great confusion, and had even come up with the idea of driving this monster out of the World Tree at all costs, even if it meant sacrificing many survivors.
Because the monster in front of me is simply a psychopath!
Xu Ying and her team have cooperated with this monster more than once, and every time her team made great progress, but at the same time, every time, her team suffered huge losses!
Every time the team saw this monster, they felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.
But there was no way. They could not fight against this monster at that time. Its identity and strength were beyond the control of the team at that time. As a result, they were forced to accept every cooperation.
But I have to say...
Every time this monster brought them various equipment and technologies, they were in urgent need.
All in all, this guy can't be judged by common sense!
Xu Ying's words made everyone present feel nervous.
Of course, no one present believed the monster in front of them and was always on guard. Although the muzzles of their guns were not pointed at the monster, everyone still held their guns in their hands.
How could such a strange monster that suddenly appeared in the World Tree convince all the people present with just a few words
They just wanted to get some useful information from the monster as soon as possible.
"I think you don't have to worry about this."
The monster spoke.
Its words even give people a sense of politeness, but the voice is too strange and unpleasant, which makes people feel creepy.
"Because I will never do that again." The monster spread out two dark arms longer than his legs. The eyes on his arms seemed to open and close subconsciously. "Now, I can completely control myself."
"... What?" Xu Ying's eyes trembled slightly, "Were you really unable to control your mind before?"
Every time this monster attacks, it's sudden.
Even in the subsequent collaborations, they were on guard all the time, but still had no way to stop the opponent, as the opponent always seemed to find the most suitable opportunity to suddenly appear and attack.
Rivers of blood flowed.
This is also why Xu Xin felt like the end of the world was coming when he saw the monster in front of him.
This guy is a complete lunatic!
Fortunately, this guy never appeared again until nearly twenty years before their team built a time machine and caused the collapse of time and space.
Therefore, when Xu Ying saw this monster in Shi Wanyun's memory, her scalp really tingled.
And now this guy suddenly appeared again, which directly aroused her or their team's fear of this elusive monster.
As for the monster's repeated jumping behavior, the most popular idea in the team was that the monster might be suffering from a mental illness, similar to schizophrenia or even split personality.
However, this has never been confirmed because the monster could not speak human language at the time and could only communicate using sign language using its arms that were covered with eyes, which made people feel physically uncomfortable.
Moreover, when it was working with their team, its attitude was really good. Although it itself was disgusted by the appearance of humans and did not communicate much with humans in the team, at least its attitude was much better than that of other alien invaders.
It was also because of this that when it turned hostile for the first time, even the people in the team couldn't believe it. The cruel things it did were something that even other alien invaders had never done!
As for why it is so friendly to their team...
Xu Ying turned her head slightly.
"I am the offspring of a human from Earth and a human from our home planet, born through a forced union." The monster said, "My brain has always had an abnormality since I was born. But now, everything is fine."
The monsters call the alien invaders humans from their home planet.
Perhaps in its view, the word "human" in human language is a general term for intelligent creatures.
Everyone present was somewhat confused about the current situation. They didn't know much about monsters and couldn't jump to conclusions. They could only look at Xu Ying.
Xu Ying's expression was complicated at this time: "How did you cure your mental illness?"
"It's the power of time and space that you just discussed." The monster said, "I made a part of my brain age and repair rapidly, and thus, I am what I am now."
"Xu... Ying, you know, a normal me would not attack you." The monster looked at the people behind Xu Ying, "Long time, no see. No... You are not them. Only Xu Ying is."
“…You speak human language quite well.” Xu Ying slowly put down the gun in her hand.
"Thank you." The monster grinned again.
Just believe it for now.
If it's really what it says, that would be great...
Moreover, even if we point a gun at it now, it would probably be of no use.
Now it can be teleported away directly like myself.
Xu Ying put down the gun in her hand, and the atmosphere in the tree house immediately became less tense.
"I have one thing I want to ask, how did you get into the World Tree?" Xu Ying stared at the monster.
The monster took out a cloak from somewhere and threw it on the ground in front of Xu Ying: "Not bad."
This is…
The Cloak of the Hidden?!
"How did you get this?!" Zhao Xiaochuan exclaimed.
This is equipment that only he can make!
"Your stuff is nice." The monster grinned.
It seemed to think that this expression was very friendly, but in the eyes of everyone, it would be better if it did not grin, because it looked even more terrifying.
"Ah...!" Shi Wanyun looked at the Hidden Cloak on the ground and covered her mouth. "Could it be... mine?"
According to No. 5, Shi Wanyun's Hermit's cloak was damaged in the World Tree and thrown away, and has not been recovered.
Could it be picked up by this monster in front of me
"Yes. It's amazing. It was broken, but I fixed it. Not bad." The monster said concisely, "Well, it was used in conjunction with the teleportation. When you entered the World Tree, I followed you in."
It’s actually like this!
Could this monster have entered the World Tree relying on Xu Xin and his team's equipment
Then the reason why it was not discovered in the corner just now was... because of this invisible cloak
"This is really outrageous..." Lou Feier said to herself.
"You combined our technologies to create these equipments. They are quite good." The monster continued to grin.
"… Let's sit down and talk." Xu Xin stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation to the sofa, "There are some things I want to ask you."
As a result, the monster did shake its head.
As it shook its head, its tightly closed eyes couldn't help but open again, especially those on its neck.
It is obvious that it actually wants to open its eyes, but perhaps it really wants to make the people present not so disgusted with it, so it only opens the eyes on its face.
"There are too many people. I can't handle it." The monster looked at the people in front of him.
"... You want to separate us?" Xu Ying tightened her grip on the gun and frowned.
"No. I said, I have no hostility. Please put yourself in my shoes. I can't bear it anymore." The monster even closed his eyes and turned his head away, not caring that the group of people in front of him were holding guns.
Everyone looked at each other.
Xu Ying held her forehead helplessly.
The corner of Xu Xin's mouth twitched slightly.
Ji Chaoyang had a half-smile on his face.
Could this monster be...
"Ah... I see."
Li Wenxi looked at the monster and suddenly felt like laughing.
"It sees us the same way we see it. Imagine how it feels to be surrounded by a group of strange... er... I mean, alien creatures like it?"
“…hiss—”
"Oh my god..."
Wang Lei and Zhao Xiaochuan even rubbed their arms frantically, trying to get rid of the goose bumps on their arms.
Even imagining that scene would make one's sanity level plummet!
Suddenly, everyone present understood how the monster in front of them felt.
Suddenly I felt that it was not easy for it to talk to them so friendly just now...
"What do you want?" Xu Ying asked.
The monster opened its eyes, raised its arms which were as long as its knees, and pointed at Xu Ying.
"you."
Then he turned his arm and pointed at Xu Xin.
"you."
Then he pointed at Shi Wanyun.
"you."
Finally, he pointed at Wen Guixin.
"you."
"Four is my limit. Four is fine. Sit down and discuss."
"Me?" Wen Guixin pointed at herself, somewhat puzzled, "Why am I here?"
Needless to say, Xu Ying would naturally participate in the discussion.
Xu Xin was the person the monster wanted to kill before. He had a deep connection with it and was also the owner of the World Tree.
Shi Wanyun had come face to face with the monster before, so she could be considered an acquaintance.
But what about Wen Guixin
"Yes, you."
"It's okay, Sister Gui Xin." Xu Ying was not surprised, but nodded to the monster, "It's just the four of us, right? It's okay."
Xu Xin also nodded.
Shi Wanyun naturally did not refuse.
"Then we'll leave first." Ji Chaoyang stood up, "Contact us if you need us."
There are many things they need to do.
At least the survivors and the former residents of the underground world cannot be allowed to get close to this tree house.
Xu Xin gave Ji Chaoyang a slight wink, lowered his eyes and glanced at the ground.
What he meant was that the underground control console could do a lot of things.
Ji Chaoyang naturally understood, nodded slightly, and then left.
“… You have to be careful…” Li Wenxi whispered to Xu Xin and left.
Now, there are only four people chosen by the monster and the monster itself left in the tree house.
"Now, can we talk about the cooperation you mentioned?" Xu Ying said.