"Ah, it worked!" Li Wenxi whispered in surprise, "I actually pried it off!"
Even Xu Xin and the other two were a little surprised.
So easy
Just like that... came down
"Is this considered a success?" Li Wenxi asked unconfidently, looking at the expressions of the three people around him.
"It worked!" Zhao Xiaochuan looked at the empty groove on the platform, "I actually pried out a whole piece directly!"
"Of course it succeeded." Xu Xin nodded and smiled.
"My sister-in-law is really amazing!" Xu Ying squatted down and looked at the crystal stone while wearing sunglasses.
"Hehe." Li Wenxi put away her pickaxe embarrassedly, "Why do I feel like I didn't do anything..."
“… Put it away quickly.” Xu Xin frowned and looked at the red crystal block that had come out of the groove on the ground.
The thing was pried out and fully revealed, making the red light it emitted even brighter.
This brighter red glow made the surrounding machine tools work harder.
Moreover, it has also begun to affect Xu Xin and others who have not touched the red crystal.
"Being illuminated by this light... is a bit uncomfortable." Li Wenxi covered his head with his hands, frowning.
"Yeah... I never had this feeling before..." Zhao Xiaochuan shook his head.
“嘤…” Coco shrank into Xu Xin’s cloak.
Xu Xin also felt his scalp itching.
A familiar feeling.
It felt like something was about to burst out of my scalp.
"Brother, please put it away. Just put it in your backpack." Xu Ying kicked it lightly with her foot and said to Xu Xin.
"Okay." Xu Xin nodded.
He didn't want to touch it with his hands.
Just now, Zhao Xiaochuan just pointed his finger and that happened. If he caught this thing, there would be even bigger problems.
So he opened his backpack, covered the small piece of red crystal with the backpack cover, and then scooped it into the backpack.
The moment it was covered, the sound of machinery in the entire factory immediately decreased and gradually returned to calm.
The uncomfortable symptoms felt by Xu Xin and others were relieved and they eventually recovered.
"Huh... Is this the source of life for the alien invaders that the monster mentioned?" Li Wenxi looked at Xu Xin's backpack and said, "I didn't expect that such a small piece would make us so uncomfortable. If we see the red crystal as big as the tree house..."
Xu Xin pursed his lips.
Yes, it seems that they absolutely cannot face the red crystal directly.
They could feel such a small thing, and the huge crystal in front of them...
"I feel like even genetic drugs can't suppress it. I'm afraid it will mutate instantly..." Xu Ying said helplessly, "It's a bit difficult to deal with."
"It's not like there's no solution, right?" Zhao Xiaochuan pointed at the Cloaks on Xu Xin and the others. "Why don't we just put on the equipment? Didn't that monster say that when the alien invaders get close to the crystal, they will wear a kind of protective suit? Why don't we just steal that protective suit?"
As he said this, he patted his chest very confidently: "Leave the stealing to me. My ability is not to be underestimated."
Xu Xin touched his chin.
It seems possible that they do need that kind of thing.
"We can talk about that kind of thing first if we can sneak in." Xu Ying waved her hand, "Our mission is to destroy the crystal, not to take it away. There is no need to get so close."
“That’s true…” Zhao Xiaochuan scratched his head.
"However, it is possible that we will really need it, and then we will have to rely on you." Xu Xin said.
"Ha, leave it to me when the time comes!"
At this time, Li Wenxi tugged at Xu Xin's arm and whispered, "Should we leave? Um... something is not right here..."
"What's wrong?" Xu Xin whispered.
"The things produced by the machine tools around here..." Li Wenxi pointed at the surroundings, "I can see with my ability that they seem to be..."
Before Li Wenxi finished speaking, some unusual noises such as "click" and "clang" were heard in the factory, which had been silent before.
Then, flat metal objects that looked like UFOs rose from the machine tools and emitted red light.
“Sizzle—sizzle—”
They even make ear-piercing alarm sounds!
"Oh! Oh! Oh!" Coco immediately grabbed Xu Xin's arm with her little paws, crying anxiously.
It means simply, Go! There is danger!
With a "click", the factory gate, which was originally open a crack, closed automatically, making a shocking metal collision sound.
Xu Xin's mind raced with thoughts and he instantly understood the current situation.
“…The red crystal here has been taken away. This is an alarm! Let’s go!”
Before Xu Xin finished speaking, Xu Ying pulled three people over.
Then a purple-black vortex appeared under their feet, and the four of them immediately fell into it and disappeared.
“Sizzle—sizzle—sizzle—”
Countless flying saucer-like objects rose from these machine tools, hovered until they were empty, and then began to rotate back and forth in the closed factory.
Fly faster and faster, fly faster and faster!
Then, one of the small flying saucers seemed to lose control and crashed into one of the machine tools.
"boom!
!”
The explosion that caused the entire metal factory to flash suddenly erupted with a deafening sound!
This explosion affected other flying saucers, triggering a chain of explosions!
"boom!"
“Boom boom boom!
”
“BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
!”
For a moment, the entire closed factory was filled with flames, affecting all locations inside the factory.
Those mechanical machine tools that were still able to operate under the red light were completely enveloped by the flames and were damaged in an instant.
It is impossible for any living creature to survive such intensive explosions in a closed space.
…
“Oh my god…” Li Wenxi exclaimed as he looked at the metal factory in the distance that was emitting muffled noises from inside and causing the entire sandy ground to raise half a meter of dust, “There was an explosion… in there?!”
"Hiss—" Zhao Xiaochuan took a breath of cold air, "I... Poof! Bah! Bah! Cough cough cough..."
The dust raised by the vibration was inhaled into his mouth with this breath of cold air, and coupled with the extreme shock, he was about to cough up tears.
"If we hadn't come out just now, we would have been blown to death in there." Xu Xin said in a deep voice.
The factory gate closed automatically, and the small UFOs made by the factory's machine tools rose up and exploded. This was probably the "core" of the factory, a means of self-destruction after the crystal they had just obtained was taken away.
It seems that the other party’s protection measures for this scarlet crystal are really ruthless!
You know, before they came, it was impossible for any human to come here.
So what are these measures used to prevent
It is obviously used to defend against one's own people.
It is used to prevent our own people from trying to steal the crystal by various means.
So as soon as they pried out the crystal, before they even took it away, the explosion started.
“Boom boom boom boom…”
In the factory, the muffled explosions had not stopped yet, and a huge amount of dust had been raised in the surrounding area, forcing several people to cover their mouths and noses.
“嘤…” Coco covered her face with her big tail.
"Too cruel..." Zhao Xiaochuan covered his mouth and nose and sighed, "This is really a ruthless extermination!"
"We should kill our own people right away." Xu Ying also looked at the metal factory that was still shaking and even began to show a dark red color due to the high internal temperature, and said, "No wonder the monster said that its father took good care of the scarlet crystal..."
Red crystal is the source of life for the alien invaders. These things are completely controlled by the leader of the alien invasion army, who is also the father of the monster. Seeing one here makes Xu Xin feel lucky but also strange.
Although this red crystal does supply the operation of the entire factory, it is still more than 30 kilometers away from the purple-black light column. If such a large scarlet crystal is placed here, won't it be stolen
This is the source of life.
You know, just a fingernail-sized slice of this concentrated red crystal can meet an individual's needs for a day. This walnut-sized crystal should be able to meet an individual's needs for several months, right
The monster said that many individuals were cut off from the supply of scarlet crystals because they were disobedient, which was actually one of the reasons for the internal conflicts among the alien invaders. Wouldn't such individuals come here to steal the crystals
But now, the facts before him told him the reason.
This can't be stolen at all.
Not only is it impossible to steal, it's actually a deadly trap.
The first are the factory’s defensive devices.
When a glimmer of light appears from the red crystal under the metal cover, the surrounding machine tools and laser weapons will be activated to attack the invaders.
If they could dodge the attack like Xu Xin and the others did, they would still have to face the next problem, which was that the red crystal was difficult to pry off the platform.
The red crystal embedded in the platform cannot be removed by normal means.
Xu Xin and his team were able to get it because Li Wenxi happened to have the ability in this area.
Of course, if Li Wenxi has the ability to pry it off, then those individuals among the alien invaders may also have the ability.
So there is the last line of insurance.
As long as the crystal is taken down from that platform, the entire factory will be destroyed by a violent explosion!
This kind of explosion would not only kill the individual who stole the scarlet crystal, but would also destroy all the machine tools in the factory, and... I'm afraid the scarlet crystal would also be shattered in the explosion.
This is called destroying both the good and the bad.
Even if their leader wanted to destroy the scarlet crystal here, he would not want it to fall into the hands of other individuals.
Otherwise, other individuals will escape its control for a period of time and pose a threat to its rule.
It can also be said to kill two birds with one stone, directly using this method to blow up the rebel who stole the crystal!
This is really a high-pressure approach.
No wonder the alien invaders now have internal problems and are so dissatisfied.
Even if it is destroyed, they don't want to give other individuals free control. This is really too cruel.
If they hadn't been more skilled, using Zhao Xiaochuan's ability to dodge the weapon scan, using Li Wenxi's ability to pry it off, and using Xu Ying's ability to teleport it out of the factory...
Even if there is a problem in one of the steps, they have explained it there.
but…
“Are you interested in other factories?”
Xu Xin looked around and further away.
This is not just one factory.
There are low factories like this everywhere, covering an area of tens of thousands of square meters.
If there was a scarlet crystal in each of these factories...
"Still want to go? Great!" Li Wenxi said excitedly, "As long as we do this every time, we can just pry it open and run, right?"
Li Wenxi would not be scared by such things.
Xu Xin told them his speculation.
"That is to say, our abilities are just enough, that's perfect!" Zhao Xiaochuan also became excited and looked around, "Let's clean out this area!"
"Well... there may be some weapons in the factory complex that we can take away. It is indeed worth exploring. However, will this really not attract their attention?" Xu Ying glanced in the direction of the purple-black light column and frowned slightly.
The explosions had stopped and the surroundings had fallen into silence again, with only the breeze in the desert blowing on the faces of several people.
Xu Xin took a look at the map in his mind.
At least for now, there are no enemy units nearby.
The other party didn't seem to react to the explosion here.
"It seems that they don't care about this place." Xu Xin said, "Besides, even if there is a problem here, I don't think they will think that it is humans who have come all the way here, but that it is their own kind who did it."
In their eyes, humans probably don't have this ability yet.
"So, if we make a big fuss here, it would be a good thing..." Xu Ying said to herself, then smiled and patted Xu Xin on the shoulder, "Brother, you are quite smart!"
If they make a big deal out of this, the other side will most likely send troops to suppress it.
In this case, the headquarters' defense would become even more lax, making it easier for them to infiltrate.
Xu Xin glanced at Xu Ying and felt that although she was smiling and looked relaxed, her mood was not very high.
Her status...
"Can you... teleport continuously?" Li Wenxi looked at her worriedly. She could also see that Xu Ying was in a bad mood.
"Don't worry, teleportation alone won't affect my condition. I've said this so many times." Xu Ying rolled her eyes slightly and said, "This matter concerns the lives of several of us. Do I still have the energy to pretend with you?"
…That’s true.
"Okay, then let's... get started?" Xu Xin looked at the factories surrounding him.
"Get started!"
"Let's go loot!"
"Be careful." Xu Xin finally reminded, "You should know that although there are no alien invaders inside our factory, other factories may not be. We may encounter individual alien invaders."
"It would be even better if there were alien invaders." Xu Ying looked at the factory, snapped her fingers, and sneered, "It's just right for them to have a taste of the trap they set. I've lived for hundreds of years, and I've never killed an alien invader!"
Indeed. If there are individual alien invaders inside, they can escape after this attack, but they may be directly blown to death!
"Why don't we get started right away!" Zhao Xiaochuan became even more impatient!
"Ying!" Even Coco joined in the cry.
Li Wenxi also showed an expression that was somewhat nervous and a little excited.
The show is about to begin.
…
“BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
!
!”
There were continuous muffled explosions coming from inside a factory. The sand kept shaking, and dust was raised around them again, submerging the four people.
“Oh hoo!
Exciting! "Zhao Xiaochuan felt the ground shaking, covered his mouth and nose and shouted, "It's so exciting! This is too easy!"
"Next one." Xu Xin touched the backpack containing two scarlet crystals and looked towards another factory.