Those pitch-black tentacles completely enveloped the front of the entire ship, making the giant ship with the purple-black transmission light beam sticking out of half of the ship look like a giant living monster!
"Oh my God... that tentacle... is it the body of an alien invader?!" Qi Xuefei's eyes were filled with horror.
"This... this can't be a new type of mutant creature created by the alien invaders?!" Ma Hongwei was so surprised that his mouth opened wide, "This giant ship... can't it really be alive?"
At this time, everyone else in the World Tree was also in complete chaos.
"Holy shit, an alien spaceship with tentacles?"
"This tentacle is sticking out from the window. What kind of monster is in this giant ship?!"
"Oh my god... Just one tentacle must be several dozen meters thick, right?!"
"Is this... Is this the monster sent by the alien invaders to attack us... Are we doomed..."
"What a joke! Blast it! As long as it is a carbon-based organism, it will not be able to remain intact under the bombardment of a nuclear bomb!"
"Well, is there a possibility that they are aliens? It is very likely that they are not carbon-based?"
"Uh... Anyway, just blast it! blast it!"
The giant ship emerged from the purple-black light column very slowly.
Even by the speed standards outside the World Tree, it is still very slow.
So much so that from the perspective of the World Tree, this giant ship had hardly moved except for the fact that half of it suddenly popped out when it first appeared.
"Why do I feel... something is not right?" Ji Chaoyang looked at the giant ship and had another guess in his mind.
"What's wrong?" Qin Yunlong looked at Ji Chaoyang.
"The tentacles are sticking out from the interior of this giant ship..." Ji Chaoyang said to himself.
"Yes, and this pitch-black color is basically exactly the same as that half-human monster." Ma Hongwei had clenched his fists and looked at those tentacles with cold sweat on his forehead.
When he saw these giant tentacle-like things, he thought of the scene when he was crushed to death by a similar giant anaconda.
"But... these tentacles don't have the signature organs of the invaders." Ji Chaoyang touched his chin.
"The iconic organ of alien invaders? You mean... the eyes?" Qi Xuefei whispered.
"Yes. Eyes." Ji Chaoyang nodded, looking at the tentacles that kept poking out and wriggling from the windows of the giant ship and from the purple-black light column, and said, "Although these tentacles are as black as the skin of the alien invaders, they are not covered with eyes."
"You mean..." Ma Hongwei thought.
"Moreover," Ji Chaoyang did not answer Ma Hongwei's words, but continued, "Moreover, the speed at which this giant ship emerged from the purple-black light column... isn't it a bit too slow?"
"So, this giant ship has really not extended outward at all since it appeared..." Qin Yunlong pondered, and then his eyes lit up, "You mean, this dark tentacle is actually preventing the giant ship from extending outward?"
"Yes, this is my guess." Ji Chaoyang nodded and said, "The owner of this tentacle may not belong to the same camp as this giant ship."
As if to verify what he said, just as he finished speaking, the huge ship slowly retracted towards the purple-black light column amid the exclamations of the crowd.
Now the situation is almost clear.
Those tentacles really wanted to pull the suddenly appearing giant ship back into the purple-black light column!
"That tentacle is not in the same group as the alien invaders!"
"It's stopping the giant ship!"
"Hahahaha, God will not destroy my World Tree!"
"This, this, this... Such a huge ship was actually towed back?!"
"Oh my god, how strong must the owner of this black tentacle be!"
"What's going on? What's the situation now? Can anyone explain it to me?"
"Whatever the situation, just blast it! I think we can take action now!"
"Don't act rashly." At this time, Ji Chaoyang gave orders to everyone again, "Although the owner of the dark tentacles does not stand on the side of the alien invaders, he may not be as friendly to us as the giant insect. We still have to avoid accidentally hurting the owner of the tentacles."
"Won't it be like a giant insect..." Qi Xuefei looked at the giant ship being slowly dragged towards the purple-black light column, "The owner of this tentacle, and the giant insect that is now surrounding our World Tree..."
"They are all extremely huge beasts." Ji Chaoyang continued, "I thought of that too."
The owner of the tentacles, like the giant insect, is a giant beast beyond human imagination.
The giant worm was 20,000 meters long, and its tentacles completely wrapped around the super-giant ship, and could even drag it back into the light column.
The owner of this tentacle is most likely a giant insect-like creature, and it is indeed possible that it has come specifically to help them.
The giant beasts will help them, and the members of the explorers are all aware of this. This is because Xu Xin in another time and space has trained many giant beasts to help them thousands of years later.
"But I'm not sure." Ji Chaoyang looked at the purple-black light column. "The owner of this tentacle is very strong. After all, can Xu Xin in another time and space really cultivate such a powerful creature that can even come and go freely in the light column of this giant teleportation formation?"
Everyone was silent.
Ji Chaoyang added: "Whether it can be cultivated or not, even if the owner of this tentacle is cultivated by Xu Xin from another time and space, now that it is so strong, can we be sure that it will not do anything to us? Xu Xin from another time and space has been erased from the world, and he can no longer affect these giant beasts."
"That's indeed true..." Qin Yunlong nodded slowly.
"So, the best thing for us to do now is to wait and see." Ji Chaoyang looked at the giant ship that was slowly being towed back to the purple-black light column. "This situation is beneficial to our goal: to buy time for Xu Xin and the others."
This tentacle might really be able to help them deal with the threat of the giant ship.
The biggest reason why Ji Chaoyang had such consideration was that this giant ship did not exist in the ending he predicted.
If a giant ship of this size appeared and attacked them, Ji Chaoyang didn't think they could hold out for long.
But according to his prophecy, the World Tree could at least resist until noon the next day.
This means that the sudden appearance of this giant ship may not have played a very strong role, at least it will not pose a great threat to them now.
And the reason…
I'm afraid it's these dark tentacles.
… Who is the owner of this tentacle
…
The other side of the earth.
After the four giant ships were teleported, Xu Xin and his companions sped up their advance.
Now they are already under the trunk of the target world tree, or even very close to the trunk of the target world tree.
Only then did they truly see the core area of the alien invaders' headquarters.
The three world trees surrounded the purple-black light column, but they were not close to it.
There is about one kilometer distance between the three world trees and the purple-black light column.
This area looks like a very prosperous urban area.
Various strange-shaped buildings are located in this area. These buildings have one thing in common, which is that they are relatively short, so Xu Xin and his friends did not see this area from a distance before.
However, this "core city" only looks prosperous, because Xu Xin and his companions did not find any living creatures moving around in the city. Only these strange-shaped buildings, like a group of demons dancing wildly, made up this seemingly magical small city.
"This small town should be inhabited by alien invaders, right?" Lou Feier whispered, "Where did they go? Did they follow those four giant ships?"
Very likely.
Xu Xin looked at the buildings.
The people living in this core area are probably the leader's men. If the leader goes to war, they should indeed follow him.
God is helping them. Now the possibility of them being discovered is even lower.
Xu Xin looked at the trunk of the World Tree which was only a few hundred meters away from them.
The core of the source of life for the alien invaders is right under the world tree in front of them.
They should have reached above their destination, and might even be stepping on their target.
Xu Xin even wanted to dig deeper.
But this is unrealistic.
It is completely impossible to get close to the core by digging, because the underground space of the World Tree, that is, the control console area of the entire World Tree, is completely wrapped by the World Tree's most powerful roots, which are closest to the trunk.
There is only one way to enter the underground space control area of the World Tree, and that is to enter from the inside of the World Tree.
So before that, they must enter the inside of the World Tree.
And the monster gave them a way.
These three world trees are owned and inhabited by the high-ranking alien invaders. They are similar to human palaces, and palaces must have guards.
Just like, the monster's father, who is also the leader of the alien invaders, is the master of the three world trees, but it is impossible for him to trouble it for approval and release every time someone enters or leaves.
So, there are so-called "gatekeepers".
These gatekeepers have the power to enter and exit the World Tree, and also have the power to bring people into the World Tree.
Each world tree has three gatekeepers, who guard the entrance and exit of the world tree at different time periods.
The gatekeepers of the World Tree are not combatants, so even if the entire army attacks, they should continue to guard the entrance and exit of the World Tree, because this is their mission and responsibility.
Therefore, as long as Xu Xin and his team find the guard, they will have found the key to the World Tree.
As for how to get the gatekeeper to help them enter the World Tree, that was even simpler.
"The gatekeeper of this world tree should live in this house, right?" Wen Guixin pointed to a small metal house a few hundred meters ahead. "As long as we infect it and make it under my control, we can enter their world tree."
Wen Guixin's abilities are completely different from what she was before.
Now, she can easily infect smaller advanced mutant creatures using bullets and other media.
However, for large creatures, such as behemoths, the effectiveness of bullets with toxins will be greatly reduced.
However, if she could make direct contact, she could still infect the beast in a much shorter time than before.
Therefore, for the alien invaders whose physical abilities are not very strong, she is confident that she can be infected as long as she gets close to and touches them.
The invisible cloak she was wearing created this condition for her.
Moreover, she can control her own toxins. This control not only allows her to touch other people, but also allows her to control the toxins that have been injected into other organisms.
Creatures that would have died quickly after being infected can now survive for a few hours under her control.
Of course, as long as the antidote is not used, even under Wen Guixin's control, the infected creatures will die within a few hours. But if the antidote is used, the infected creatures will be seriously damaged after the toxins are removed, and they will not be able to withstand a second infection in a short period of time.
Therefore, if they control the "gatekeeper" to enter the World Tree, there will be time restrictions.
You must complete the mission in the World Tree before the gatekeeper controlled by Wen Guixin dies, and then come out of the World Tree.
However, this is not a big problem for Xu Xin and the others. After all, they have Xu Ying's teleportation ability, and the interior of these world trees is not an independent space and time, so Xu Ying can teleport everyone out directly.
But Xu Ying’s current abilities are not very stable, and the World Tree has various abilities and limitations. No one knows what will happen, so everyone agreed that the time limit is still two hours.
If it really doesn't work, it won't be too late to rely on Xu Ying's ability.
Everyone approached the metal house.
"Hmm... Hmm?"
At this time, Coco, who had been very obedient in Xu Xin's arms, began to move.
It twisted twice in Xu Xin's arms, struggling to jump out of Xu Xin's arms.
"Don't move." Xu Xin shouted in a low voice, "You are not allowed to leave my cloak here!"
Before in the factory, even when Coco left him, it did not cause any reaction from the machine, which means that this little guy Coco might not attract the other party's attention.
But this is the central area. Even if there is a high chance that Coco will not be discovered, we must not let this little guy move freely.
Everything must be done with caution, not to mention that this little guy loves to run around.
“Hmm…” Coco’s big tail, which was originally shaking, drooped down and its little head was buried.
"If you want to go somewhere, tell me and I will take you there later." Xu Xin whispered.
"嘤!" Coco's little ears moved, she raised her little head, stretched out her little paws, and pointed in another direction.
That direction is...
Another world tree
"Keke, are you going to let us go to that World Tree?" Li Wenxi whispered.
"Hmm!" Coco nodded her little head.
"Our target is this World Tree." Xu Xin pointed at the World Tree which was very close.
"Oh! Oh! Oh!" Coco still pointed her little paw at the other tree.
Xu Xin frowned slightly.
Did they walk into the wrong World Tree
"Is the scarlet crystal in the world tree you pointed out?" Xu Xin asked.
“Hmm? Hmm…” Keke shook her little head, “Hmm!”
It gestured with its little paws.
There seemed to be something good in that world tree, and Coco wanted him to take it.
"Let's complete our current task first." Xu Xin rubbed Coco's head.
“Hmm…” Coco’s ears drooped slightly, and then she snuggled into Xu Xin’s arms again.
Although Xu Xin trusts Coco very much, and the little guy said that he hopes that what he gets must be something good, their target now is the scarlet crystal.
Don't add unnecessary details.
"Let's continue..."
"Wait a minute, don't come any closer!" Li Wenxi suddenly stretched out his hand to block Xu Xin and whispered.
She looked down at the ground, her eyes trembling slightly, and whispered, "There are many metal objects buried underground, and they seem to be able to sense gravity."
A gravity-sensitive metal object
"Landmines?" Zeng Tao whispered, "There are actually landmines buried here?"
"I don't know, but it feels like a trap." Li Wenxi whispered, pointing to the ground in front of him, "These things are buried all around this room."
Then she looked at Qin Fu: "You should have discovered it too, right?"
"No." Qin Fu shook his head. "My ability has failed as we get closer to their World Tree. I can no longer observe the surrounding situation through the plants nearby."
A metal trap
Xu Xin felt that it should not be a landmine.
The gatekeeper's job is to lead people into the World Tree. How could he set traps around his own room
But if it's a gravity sensor...
Could it be that it is a sensor device that will directly alert the "gatekeeper" inside if someone steps on it
In any case, Xu Xin and the others cannot step on these metal devices now.
"Then I'll lead the way." Li Wenxi said a little nervously, "Follow me. Wherever I step, you step too."
"Sister-in-law, maybe I can teleport you in?" Xu Ying whispered.
The distance was so short, just a few hundred meters, so even if it wasn't a place she had been to before, her teleportation would not be a problem.
"No, there are so many devices like this in there. If we go in together, we will definitely step on them." Li Wenxi whispered, "Besides, in your current state, you should not use the teleportation ability if you can."
Xu Ying had no choice but to nod: "Okay..."
Everyone followed Li Wenxi, turning left and right, and approached the metal house of the guard step by step.
Fortunately, everyone moved very quickly and without any accidents, and they quickly reached the door.
The door was ajar, leaving a gap.
Xu Xin thought about it and took a look through the gap, and saw a piece of black mud spread on a bed-like device.
The mud was covered with eyes, but they were all closed.
"Is this sleeping?"
Xu Xin looked at the pile of mud.
The mud seemed to sense something, and its eyes trembled slightly. It slowly opened for two seconds and closed again.
Xu Xin breathed a sigh of relief, pointed inside the house, and nodded to everyone.