This corridor is really long.
It's a bit too long.
Based on Xu Xin's walking measurement, he felt that the corridor was at least one kilometer long.
You know, the length of the crown of this world tree from one side to the other is only two kilometers.
They seemed to have passed through this corridor and crossed half of the interior space of the World Tree.
"Why is this road so long..." Li Wenxi whispered in Xu Xin's ear.
Although I told you not to speak easily before, that was after you walk out of this corridor.
But who would have thought that this road would be so long.
"Everyone who comes in from outside has to walk such a long road." Xu Xin said softly, "The reason... maybe it's to allow others inside the World Tree to be prepared."
It takes quite a long time to enter the World Tree and walk such a long road.
The method of entering this world tree can be used by Xu Xin and others, which means that every alien invader should be able to enter and exit this world tree at will.
If there is no restriction on entry and exit, then we need to work hard on the entry and exit channels.
The two alien invaders behind the door and this passage that is more than a kilometer long seem to be a way to detect and screen entrants.
The road is long and only leads in one direction, so it can be easily blocked.
If the person entering has bad intentions, this road may become his burial place.
If the person entering is a normal being, then the people in the World Tree will also know in advance who the person is.
Of course, the higher-ups in the World Tree might not need to enter through this passage. There might be other passages to enter, or there might be a teleportation device in the World Tree for the higher-ups to use, so they can teleport directly in.
"This road is really weird... It's just a long road without any facilities or rooms on either side." Li Wenxi whispered.
Along the way, the road was very quiet and safe. They didn't even see anything like a camera, let alone any weapons that could attack people.
This seems to be just a very ordinary wooden corridor. The only things in the corridor are small lights that appear every few meters, providing some light in the corridor.
At this time, Lou Feier, who was walking in front, turned around and pointed forward.
They were almost out of the corridor.
The heavy dark red wooden door with wood growth rings painted on it at the end of the corridor was only a few dozen meters away from them.
The few of them were not in a hurry and continued walking forward at a steady pace.
The closer they got to the wooden door, the lighter their steps became.
No one knows what is behind the wooden door.
"Huh...?"
At this time, Li Wenxi let out a light exclamation and raised his head slightly to look diagonally upwards.
Xu Xin subconsciously looked with her.
A very ordinary hallway ceiling.
But he reacted the next second and realized that Li Wenxi must have used her ability to see something made of metal through the wall.
“Wait a moment...!” Li Wenxi stopped and called out to Lou Feier in front of him.
Lou Feier stopped immediately.
She took a few steps back and came in front of the two of them.
Behind him, Jin Yue also took a few steps forward.
Xu Xin, Lou Feier, and Jin Yue all looked at Li Wenxi, waiting for her to explain the situation.
"There are at least twenty of the same small robots flying down from above the door ahead. They are about to reach the door," Li Wenxi explained in a low voice. "I feel like they are all heading for us."
Above the door
Xu Xin's eyes moved.
Yes, the previous mechanical jellyfish can fly, they don’t necessarily walk on the road like Xu Xin and his friends.
I'm afraid they have their own flight channels inside this World Tree, similar to ventilation ducts.
That's why this group of little robots fly from top to bottom.
“Hmm…” Coco poked half of her head out from Lou Feier’s arms and looked towards the door.
"You mean, the mechanical jellyfish from before?" Lou Feier looked at the door. "Those three just now... did you call for help?"
At the moment Lou Feier finished speaking, the gate in front of them, which was only a few dozen meters away, was slowly pushed open a gap.
Then, one by one, small mechanical jellyfish emerged from the gap and flew towards Xu Xin and the others.
Several people's expressions suddenly changed.
many!
And there are both up and down!
If they continue to stand there, they will most likely collide with the oncoming swarm of mechanical jellyfish!
Standing against the wall is not a good idea either, as the mechanical streamers of these mechanical jellyfish are likely to scratch them, and they would be too exposed!
"Lie down." Xu Xin whispered, then slowly squatted down and lay down slowly.
The three girls also followed his example and slowly lay down on the ground.
A few seconds after the few people lay down, the mechanical jellyfish flying in the front passed over the four people.
Just after it passed a few people a few meters away, it suddenly stopped and turned around in a circle.
"Beep-beep-?"
It seemed to sense that something was wrong.
But then, the mechanical jellyfish at the back also flew over, passed over the few people, and surpassed the mechanical jellyfish at the front.
“Beep—”
The little mechanical jellyfish, which seemed to have discovered something unusual, was unwilling to fall behind and chased after it.
At this time, Xu Xin slowly turned over and looked up.
It happened that a small mechanical jellyfish flew by relatively close to the ground, and the swaying ribbon was only a dozen centimeters away from Xu Xin's face.
Xu Xin held his breath immediately.
And so close!
Moreover, this time, thanks to the little mechanical jellyfish, it flew over him at a relatively fast speed.
Because of the fast speed, the mechanical limb streamers below are swinging backwards.
If it wasn't swinging like this, but hanging down vertically, those mechanical limbs would probably have touched his nose!
At the side, Li Wenxi, who was lying beside him and looking at him sideways, widened his eyes and covered his mouth.
Xu Xin tilted his head slightly, gave her a reassuring look, and continued to look up.
He observed these small mechanical jellyfish carefully.
He discovered that these small mechanical jellyfish seemed to be somewhat similar to the small drones made by machine tools that they had seen in the peripheral factories, that is, the spherical drones that exploded and destroyed the factories at that time.
The main bodies of these small jellyfish are flat ellipsoids, but the material looks exactly the same and they are all round.
…Will these little jellyfish explode themselves
What are so many little mechanical jellyfish trying to do by rushing over together
Xu Xin held his breath and waited for these small mechanical jellyfish to fly over him one by one.
Fortunately, their number was not very large. In less than a minute, more than twenty small mechanical jellyfish had flown over the few people and went deep into the corridor they had walked through before.
Xu Xin sat up from the ground, frowned and looked back.
Li Wenxi also propped himself up and climbed up from the ground, whispering, "It doesn't matter now. At least there are no fast-moving metal objects ahead."
Lou Feier and Jin Yue also stood up.
Xu Xin took a deep look behind him.
"We must be more careful. The alien invaders in this world tree may have begun to be highly alert."
The reason is naturally that someone entered the World Tree through the mutated vines, and even four mutated vines moved, sending four lives into the World Tree, but they did not find out who entered the World Tree.
For them, who have been closely monitoring the entry and exit of the World Tree, this is probably a rare situation that only happens once in a thousand years.
Moreover, this is happening in the current tense situation.
Now, the army here has been fully mobilized, and there is no longer any protection from the troops that have been stationed here.
The alien invaders in this world tree had probably been on high alert before Xu Xin and his team arrived.
Because in the current tense situation, the forces opposing them are likely to take the opportunity to invade here.
"If that's the case, wouldn't it be better for them to simply close the access to the World Tree at will?" Lou Feier asked in a low voice.
"Perhaps it cannot be closed. The authority of the World Tree may only be possessed by the owner of the World Tree, that is, their leader." Xu Xin said softly, "Or maybe they want to use this method as bait to lure out individuals who oppose them."
After Xu Xin and the others came in, they didn't know how to get out. The only way they could go was this corridor.
With this corridor there, it is impossible for anyone who enters this world tree to escape their surveillance.
Only Xu Xin and his team are exceptions.
Xu Xin and the others did not escape their surveillance, but they treated them as insignificant and non-existent beings.
Cameras and the like must have captured them, but even if the other party saw it, they pretended not to see it and simply ignored it. This is the powerful effect of the Stealth Cloak.
"We should go now." Xu Xin whispered, "After we get out, try not to speak."
Lou Feier nodded and walked to the front with Coco.
The door was only a dozen meters away from Xu Xin and his companions, and could be reached in just a few steps.
The door was not closed but half open, maintaining the same appearance as when the mechanical jellyfish came in.
It can be used just right for Xu Xin and the others to pass the body measurement.
However, Lou Feier did not directly lean forward to get out, but looked out through the gap.
Then, the three people behind him saw Lou Feier's body tremble.
She turned her head slowly with a sad expression.
It looks like there's something scary out there again.
But even if there is something outside, they have to get out. They can't just stay here and not go out, right
Xu Xin pointed at himself, indicating that he should go out first.
Lou Feier shook her head.
The doorway was not a place for communication, so Xu Xin could only point again at the invisible cloak he was wearing, indicating that with the invisible cloak there was no need to be afraid.
Lou Feier nodded slightly, turned to look outside the door, bit her lip, and moved forward to get out through the open gap.
Two seconds later, her hand appeared in front of the door and made an OK gesture.
Xu Xin nodded to Li Wenxi, then slipped out through the crack in the door.
Li Wenxi followed closely behind.
Jin Yue was always paying attention to the situation behind her. When she saw Xu Xin and others go out, she took a last look at the quiet depths of the corridor and also went out.
Outside the door, it was no longer a corridor.
The view outside the door was very wide, so wide that Xu Xin and his companions had never expected it.
It was so wide that Xu Xin and his companions could see the entire interior of the World Tree.
What surprised Xu Xin and the others was that there were no rooms inside this world tree, but simply...
A large space.
There is no first or second floor, it is just a large space.
It's like...
It was like entering a large villa with no decoration or divisions.
Looking around, you can see the boundaries of the world tree's internal space, and looking up, you can see the ceiling of the world tree.
But this space is very bright.
and…
It was actually somewhat... "lively".
The location where Xu Xin and the others are now is almost in the middle of the internal space of this world tree.
And all around them, at a glance, there were hundreds and thousands of alien invaders.
A body as black as ink, countless eyes that make people feel anchored and creepy, and all kinds of strange shapes.
There were the slime types they had seen before, and there were types with bumpy bodies that looked like they were covered in pustules.
There is also a type that has rhythmic tentacles all over its body, and each tentacle has a swaying eye at the top.
… It was like a pool of black mud covered with giant snail eyes.
This is simply the most unacceptable appearance, and it really makes people want to gasp.
But Xu Xin and the other three held back.
Because taking a breath is likely to be noticed.
They have entered a den of thieves...
Xu Xin looked at the little fellow with two eyes exposed in Lou Feier's arms, and wished he could pull its tail hard to lift it up.
Where did this take them
If they were in various corridors and rooms, they could still hide everywhere.
This wide open space is filled with terrifying alien invaders from all directions...
This is simply a violent blow to people mentally!
Li Wenxi, who was beside him, had already grabbed his arm and was shaking a little.
Not to mention her, even Xu Xin felt his body shaking a little.
They were surrounded on all sides by thousands of horrible monsters that could make people feel physically uncomfortable, and each of these monsters was probably very powerful. Even if there were only a few of them, Xu Xin and his team would probably have a hard time dealing with them.
Who wouldn’t be afraid in this situation
At this time, Lou Feier, who was leading the charge, also looked at Xu Xin helplessly.
There is no longer any room for frontal attack because there are alien invaders from all directions.
Fortunately, these alien invaders did not notice them.
Among the dense eyes coming from all directions, not many were staring at them.
Xu Xin calmed his pounding heartbeat, regained his composure, and carefully looked around.
They were not very close to Xu Xin and his group, with the closest one being about fifty or sixty meters away.
But there are simply too many.
"Um… ?"
Xu Xin discovered that some of the alien invaders had a pile of objects in front of them.
And some alien invaders are moving through it.
Xu Xin suddenly had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.
This is…
… market
A bazaar of alien invaders
He looked carefully again and found that it was indeed the case.
Many alien invaders had a mat of unknown material in front of them, and the mat was filled with strange objects.
Some alien invaders extended a tentacle with several eyes from their dark bodies, "picked up" the objects, and examined them carefully with eyes all over their bodies.
…Isn’t this a market
Xu Xin also discovered that above this "market", countless small jellyfish robots like the ones before were flying and shuttling around, observing the situation in the "market" below.
Well... it turns out that these little jellyfish don’t have their own dedicated passages, but there is a lot of space here so they can fly directly!
Xu Xin looked around again, and the objects on the mats attracted his attention.
He turned on identification mode.
Most of the objects didn't even glow, perhaps because they were of no value or too rare to be in his identification model's database.
And a small part...
They all emit golden colors!
No blue, no purple.
As long as there is color, it is golden!
Xu Xin's heart skipped a beat.
All treasures!
This place...could it be the "antique market" of alien invaders
etc…
Xu Xin looked at the little guy who was already eager to move in Lou Feier's arms.
Could it be that the things that Xu Xin needs are in this "market"
Isn't this place... a little too lively
It's so lively that it makes your scalp tingle...
They... want to enter the group of alien invaders and visit the alien invaders' "market"
hehe…