Next to the World Tree of the survivors.
The giant insect actually completely surrounded the World Tree just as the survivors had guessed.
During this period of time, it gradually approached the Crystal City as it moved.
And when its tail completely emerged from the ground, everyone felt suffocated.
It is actually more than 20 kilometers long!
Then, like an Ouroboros, it completely enveloped the entire Crystal City.
That two-hundred-meter-tall body is like an extremely thick and tall city wall, protecting the entire Crystal City.
A two-hundred-meter-tall insect body, what does that mean
When the World Tree just matured, the top of its crown was only two hundred meters high!
Fortunately, after a few days of growth, the height of this world tree has grown again, reaching about 230 meters, barely taller than the giant insect.
But... the height of the lower edge of the World Tree's canopy is only seventy or eighty meters!
In other words, the giant insect's body of more than 200 meters, combined with the crown of the World Tree, actually completely enveloped the entire Crystal City under the World Tree!
During this process, the giant insect suffered countless attacks.
The legions of alien invaders threw ammunition around like it was free, shooting madly at the giant insect!
But in the end, the results were minimal.
The giant insect's recovery ability was too strong. These ammunitions sprinkled on its body had no effect at all. The giant insect didn't even bother to look at it. It didn't even react at all and surrounded the World Tree on its own.
The alien invaders had stopped their attack and didn't even come close.
Their army maintained a ten-kilometer front line without moving an inch.
The dinosaur armies that came from afar and wanted to attack the World Tree had already been bombed by missiles and were almost wiped out.
In the Crystal City, the giant beasts whose vision was completely blocked by the giant insects were now lying on the ground, looking very well-behaved.
They were originally responsible for fighting under the World Tree. If the enemy invaded under the World Tree, the nuclear missiles would naturally no longer be usable, and these behemoths that could recover quickly with the help of the Crystal City and the petrified behemoths that could fully recover even if they were broken would be needed.
But now, these giant beasts have been completely surrounded by the body of the giant insect.
"What on earth is going on..."
Chang Yin was currently in a crystal house on the outskirts.
Because of the super strength of the Crystal House, even though he had been here during the previous battle and countless missiles exploded in the Crystal City, he was not affected.
At this moment, he was standing by the window looking at the giant, milky white insect bodies surrounding the World Tree.
He climbed out of the window, and with his hands, he pushed himself up onto the roof of the crystal house, where he stood and carefully observed the surrounding situation.
The fighting outside seemed to have stopped, and they... were they completely protected
"This giant insect... is it the giant insect in the prison laboratory at that time? Was it... this big at that time?"
…
Inside the World Tree, everyone was stunned by the situation.
Everyone looked at each other, and then looked at Ji Chaoyang and the others.
They didn't know what to do in this inexplicable situation.
"It... really wants to protect us." Qi Xuefei said softly.
Ji Chaoyang's mouth curled up into a slightly relaxed smile: "This is a great thing for us. With it, we can definitely delay it for a longer time."
"It's ridiculously big..." Qin Yunlong said as he looked at the giant insect outside that was almost as tall as the World Tree and over 20,000 meters long. "It looks like those alien invaders can't break through its defenses at all. Are we already invincible?"
"That's a bit too optimistic." Qi Xuefei said as she looked at the alien invaders that had temporarily stopped moving ten kilometers away. "The reason why the other side couldn't break through its defense is because the missiles they just fired were not very powerful."
Yes, the weapons used by the alien invaders in the attack just now were all conventional weapons.
It can’t be said that the power is small, but for this ten thousand meter giant insect, it is just a tickle.
"Perhaps that is not a conventional weapon." Ji Chaoyang put forward a different point of view, "You forgot that the missiles they launched at us were all equipped with potions that could wither the World Tree. They were missiles specifically designed to target the World Tree. And the missiles they launched at the giant insects also contained some potions."
"Yes, I saw it." Qin Yunhu, who had been silent, said, "The red potion."
"Red potion? Isn't that blood..." Qin Yunlong was a little surprised.
"How can the blood of insects be red?" Ji Chaoyang shook his head. "I just observed carefully. The blood of giant insects is the same as that of insects. It is colorless. The red liquid may... be intended to pollute the giant insect."
Blood-red pollution.
It's very obvious.
The shells that the alien invaders just fired at the giant insect might contain a potion that can mutate the creature into a blood-marked mutant!
but…
Even the heavy bombardment just now did not have the slightest effect on the giant insect.
Its body is still a bright milky white.
The abdomen, which is close to the ground and used for wriggling, is brown.
It was just such a giant insect, which looked ordinary in other aspects except its huge size, strolling leisurely in the hail of bullets just now.
Even the blood-mark mutation potion has no effect on it.
"So now... what should we do?"
Although the World Tree was wrapped up and the outside scene could no longer be seen from the Crystal City below the World Tree, the people at the control console could still observe the external situation at will.
The people in the World Tree haven't taken action for a long time.
The alien invaders from outside did not take any action for at least ten minutes.
Ten minutes in the outside world is equivalent to sixteen or seventeen hours inside the World Tree.
Even the people who were controlling the World Tree's external weapons to attack outward had taken this opportunity to be replaced by a new group. After all, the first group had already persisted for several days and it was time for them to rest.
"Should we take this opportunity to attack them, or continue to wait?" Qi Xuefei asked.
"… What do you think?" Ji Chaoyang asked.
"My opinion is..." Qin Yunlong touched his chin, "Let's continue to wait. Isn't our mission to delay time? You also said before that if we launch an attack, it will provoke another battle and speed up the pace of the battle."
"But the situation is different now." Qin Yunhu disagreed. "We have giant insects. The enemy can't hurt us for now. The situation is completely favorable to us. Why should we give up the attack?"
This seemed to be the first time Qin Yunhu spoke such a long speech.
It seems that in his mind, now is the best time to attack.
but…
"In my opinion, the other party's current thinking may be similar to ours." Ji Chaoyang said, "The other party is probably also... stalling for time."
They never used more powerful weapons against the giant insects, perhaps because... they didn't bring any.
Before the giant insects appeared, the World Tree had been fighting with them for an hour.
During this one hour, the power of the weapons they used against the World Tree was somewhat subtle.
If they hit the World Tree, those weapons might be able to exert a stronger effect, perhaps even causing the World Tree to wither.
But the World Tree was destroyed before it could hit it. The power of the explosion of those weapons was really disappointing.
It is not even as powerful as the conventional weapons they have, not to mention the nuclear weapons they have been launching.
If the enemy could launch a nuclear weapon, even if it exploded outside Crystal City, it would have a great impact on the World Tree and Crystal City, and might even directly affect the external weapons on the crown of the World Tree.
However, the other side did not use high-powered weapons and kept launching missiles that could wither the World Tree. Unfortunately, none of them hit the target and all were intercepted.
Ji Chaoyang didn't believe that the other party didn't even have nuclear weapons or weapons more powerful than nuclear weapons.
Then there is only one possibility.
They don't carry any powerful weapons at all!
It's not their fault that they were not well prepared.
Their aircraft were carrying many missiles that could wither the World Tree, but they still couldn't finish the attack after an hour.
This preparation is by no means inadequate.
They certainly never imagined that the humans on Earth, who had been captives for thousands of years, could actually intercept missiles traveling at more than twenty times the speed of sound!
And now, there is a giant insect beyond common sense that chooses to help humans.
in this case…
"So, they might be... requesting support now?" Qi Xuefei said to herself.
"Yes." Ji Chaoyang nodded, "Their support is probably on the way. When their support arrives, the next war will begin."
"Then we now..."
"If my guess is correct, then of course we have to take action." Ji Chaoyang said, "Because, whether we take action or not, the other side will definitely take action as long as reinforcements arrive, so why don't we take this opportunity to eliminate more enemies?"
"... Do we have enough weapons?" Qin Yunlong asked.
"There are plenty. The survivors up there are still making weapons at the fastest speed." Ji Chaoyang checked the communication device. "We haven't launched any attacks during this period. Now we have more weapons than before the war began. And we have consumed less than 2% of the raw materials for our weapons."
The people who control the weapons here are all residents of the underground world, and there are basically no survivors. The reason is that all the survivors living in the world tree are now in the tree houses, using the tree houses' super strong production capacity to desperately produce weapons.
Never stopped for a moment.
When Li Wenxi left, he left behind too many raw materials, enough for them to squander for a long time.
"What are you talking about? Let's attack!"
…
"What did you say? Okay... I understand..."
Inside a world tree on the other side of the earth, Lao Yang is contacting his informant.
He looked incredulous, and before he even hung up the phone, he turned to look at Xu Xin and the others.
After entering the World Tree, Xu Xin released everyone in the bracelet.
Except for monsters.
Because the monster said that there was a certain possibility that its existence would be noticed by the other party.
After all, it is half the other party's bloodline, and the other party seems to be able to locate its own people.
So it told Xu Xin and the others not to release it unless they reached the destination.
If you get to the place, you can release it and it can help attract some firepower.
"What's wrong? What news did you receive?" Wen Guixin asked in surprise, "What's that expression on your face?"
Now everyone has left the underground world and entered the crown of the World Tree.
The world tree here is completely different from their world tree. This world tree is just a very normal world tree, and its internal space is much smaller than their world tree.
And now, they are in a room of this world tree.
"The alien invaders... have sent out another part of their army." Old Yang was very surprised. "They actually sent out reinforcements. According to my intelligence, after this army was sent out, the military force stationed at the alien invaders' headquarters may be less than one-tenth of the usual strength."
Less than one tenth
Immediately, Xu Xin and the others also showed expressions of surprise and confusion.
"Oh my god, what did Brother Chaoyang and the others do?" Wang Lei exclaimed, "It's only been more than two hours? And they've already increased the number of their opponents? Did they kill all those guys who came over?"
"But isn't this directly beneficial to us?" Zhao Xiaochuan clapped his hands, with an excited look on his face, "The military strength of their headquarters is empty, isn't this our opportunity? We can deal with them more easily!"
"Don't be too optimistic." Xu Xin reminded, "Even if it's less than 10% of the army, it's impossible for a few of us to defeat them. Our mission is to sneak in. Of course, it will be a lot easier for us."
"But Ji Chaoyang and the others..." Li Wenxi frowned slightly, "Why on earth would they... I'm a little worried that they won't be able to hold on for much longer..."
"It shouldn't be that bad. We are well prepared." Wen Guixin said, "If things don't work out, we have a way out."
The retreat is Shi Wanyun's world tree.
"In short, our task here is to complete our mission as soon as possible. The faster we are, the safer they will be." Xu Xin looked at Lao Huang: "When did the other side send out the second wave of troops?"
"Just now." Lao Yang said, "The order was issued half an hour ago. We have just assembled and are preparing to... well, we have already set off. I'm afraid your companions are in real trouble."
Xu Xin pursed his lips. He really wanted to contact them, but unfortunately, on the other side of the earth, they didn't have the ability to send messages back.
Communications across half the planet require the use of satellites, but now all of Earth’s satellites are equipment of alien invaders, and they cannot use them.
"Why don't we..." Xu Ying, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "I can go back and take a look? I can teleport back directly. I've been here before, so I can teleport back directly."
"No." Xu Xin stopped her immediately. "There is probably a war going on over there, and the World Tree over there is isolated from the outside world. You can't teleport directly into it. You can only teleport to Crystal City. It's too dangerous."
"Yes, we should not go back." Li Wenxi also said, "No matter what happens over there, we must complete our mission as quickly as possible!"
Xu Ying nodded gently: "You are right, then..."
She took a deep breath, patted her face, and looked at everyone: "It's time for us to set off. Next, let's follow the plan! Next, it's time for the truly dangerous action!"