Lou Feier and Jin Yue walked in different directions, while Xu Xin and Li Wenxi waited where they were.
Hundreds of alien invaders were still crowded around that area.
"Well... I feel like there are more and more of those little mechanical jellyfish in the sky..." Li Wenxi whispered.
More and more
"Are you sure?" Xu Xin asked in a low voice, "Aren't those flying little creatures constantly drilling into that corridor?"
Since they came out, at least hundreds of mechanical jellyfish have entered the corridor.
"Well, I know, but..." Li Wenxi looked up at the sky, "I think I'm right... There are indeed more mechanical jellyfish in the sky now than when we just came out of the corridor."
When they came out, there were many small mechanical jellyfish flying in the air, like a swarm of drones. Xu Xin did not notice any change in number.
But Li Wenxi is very sensitive to metal objects.
"Moreover, it's a lot more, at least more than half..." Li Wenxi whispered.
"… It seems that the managers here may have noticed it." Xu Xin said in a deep voice.
They have noticed that the four invaders who had just entered the World Tree are no longer in the corridor and have mixed into the crowd of alien invaders.
Although they did not realize how Xu Xin and his companions managed to get out of the corridor without being discovered, they also began to focus on monitoring the market.
Fortunately, Xu Xin gave them this final reminder before they took action.
"When you throw the scarlet crystal, remember to stay closer to a certain alien invader."
What should we do to prevent the alien invaders from realizing that they were the ones who threw the scarlet crystal
Of course it’s putting the blame on others.
The alien invaders now suspect that there are rebels from their own species mixed in, which is good, they can take advantage of this.
Let these unlucky guys buy them some time.
"Fei'er and the others have already arrived." Li Wenxi said in a low voice.
Xu Xin nodded slowly.
The next moment.
An extremely dazzling red light suddenly lit up about 500 meters away from Xu Xin!
Despite being five hundred meters away, and despite being in an environment that was for some reason extremely bright, the red light was still extremely dazzling.
For a moment, the attention of many alien invaders was attracted!
At the same time, the alien invaders narrowed their eyes that were facing the scarlet light.
Such a small piece of scarlet crystal can emit such a light that it can blind alien invaders.
For a moment, the entire "market" was in an uproar!
The alien invaders and their harsh and unpleasant voices suddenly increased by several dozen decibels, impacting Xu Xin's brain.
“Uh…” Beside him, Li Wenxi’s face turned pale. He couldn’t stand the sound anymore and raised his hands to cover his ears.
“嘤…” Coco in Xu Xin’s arms curled up into a ball, pressing her ears with her two little paws and twisting around in Xu Xin’s arms.
Another sound attack.
Xu Xin felt dizzy.
Surrounding me are a group of black tentacle monsters covered with eyes, and in my ears are sounds worse than nails on a blackboard...
This is like torture in hell...
In fact, he could find something to plug his ears, but in this dangerous place, plugging his ears and weakening his hearing was simply seeking death.
So, he could only endure it.
At this time, the attention of many alien invaders was attracted, and the hundreds of dark monsters huddled together also showed signs of relaxing.
The mechanical jellyfish in the air did not react immediately. They stayed still for a while under the scarlet light, as if they were very surprised.
This little mechanical jellyfish seemed to have a high level of intelligence. They could communicate with each other, so it was normal to be a little surprised for a moment.
But this surprise did not last long. After only three or four seconds, the small mechanical jellyfish in the air swooped down towards the source of the red light like a swarm of insects!
"Whew—beep—beep—"
“Beep—beep beep—”
“Drip—Drip—”
At the same time, countless alarm-like sounds came from the small mechanical jellyfish in the air, whose number was no less than that of the physical invaders.
At the same time, bright green lights began to flash on the bodies of these small mechanical jellyfish, as if forming a green light belt across the sky!
Combined with the red light emitted by the crystal thrown by Lou Feier, the inside of the World Tree even gave people the feeling of being in a dance floor or disco.
The extremely unpleasant cries of the alien invaders mixed with the alarm sounds of the mechanical jellyfish, coupled with the constant flashing of two extremely contrasting red and green lights, gave people a feeling that the end of the world was coming.
At this moment, a red light lit up in another direction!
Jinyue threw her first scarlet crystal.
Suddenly, the scene became even more chaotic!
The mechanical little jellyfish that were diving towards one side in the air were like drones that were suddenly implanted with programs by hackers. Some of them stopped directly in the air, some were spinning in the air, and some were swaying left and right in the air as if they were broken.
"Conflicting instructions?" Xu Xin said to himself.
These small mechanical jellyfish should have their own intelligence and consciousness.
But just now, these small mechanical jellyfish suddenly moved at the same time and dived collectively towards the source of the red light, obviously they had received orders.
Probably instructions like "Recover the scarlet crystals that emit red light" or "Restrict all individuals in the area where the scarlet crystals appear."
Because the incident happened suddenly, the instructions were simpler and more purposeful.
So, when the second crystal emitting scarlet light appeared, these mechanical jellyfish immediately became confused as they had one more target.
Xu Xin narrowed his eyes slightly.
Lou Feier and Jin Yue should take this opportunity to make this chaotic situation even more chaotic.
What Xu Xin could think of, Lou Feier and the others naturally thought of as well.
Moreover, they themselves have to do the same.
The next second, about thirty or forty meters away from the first crystal, another crystal was suddenly thrown into the air!
The scarlet crystal flew across the sky, so bright that the alien invaders on the ground couldn't open their eyes.
Then, on Jin Yue's side, the fourth scarlet crystal began to flash.
Suddenly the chaos on the scene became out of control.
When the first scarlet crystal appeared, these alien invaders were only a little surprised and were able to sit still. This might be attributed to the control of this world tree.
But when the second, third, and fourth stars appeared, they began to become restless.
And now, the fifth and sixth ones appear one after another.
The scarlet light filled the area, shining on the inky black appearance of the invader, and even reflected a hint of red light.
… No!
Not reflective.
It was these alien invaders that had red lines on their bodies!
Just like the veins bulging on humans, blood-red lines like blood vessels began to bulge out on the bodies of these alien invaders!
For a moment, these alien invaders were like those blood-marked mutant creatures, with blood marks all over their bodies!
This scene surprised Xu Xin and Li Wenxi.
"This is... the blood patterns of these alien invaders themselves have also mutated?" Li Wenxi asked in surprise.
Xu Xin narrowed his eyes.
"It's possible." He whispered.
Blood pattern mutation technology is a technology that alien invaders originally possessed.
When they first invaded the Earth thousands of years ago, the first method they used was to cause bloodline mutations in life on Earth.
In other words, the blood pattern mutation technology was not developed by them for Earth creatures, but was already there.
The monsters also said that they used the light of the concentrated scarlet crystal as a weapon to cause mutations in life on Earth.
So what was this research used for before
It is very likely that the alien invaders used their "source of life" to study immortality and came up with the technology of bloodline mutation.
Now, some alien invaders have achieved long lifespan, which may also be related to this technology.
From this perspective, it is very likely that the alien invaders themselves have also undergone bloodline mutations.
The dazzling red glow of this concentrated scarlet crystal can actually activate their blood pattern mutations!
Of course, this is just Xu Xin's guess.
But no matter whether it is because of the blood vein mutation or not, the red light of the concentrated scarlet crystal can make them restless. This is an indisputable fact presented before Xu Xin and the others!
Because the alien invaders now are no longer as obedient as before, and even...
There's been a riot!
They let out unpleasant roars and rushed towards the direction of the red light!
The pitch-black body was wriggling at an extremely fast speed. It was clearly wriggling, but the speed was faster than Xu Xin could imagine!
They seemed to have countless legs under their bodies, running at high speed on the wooden world tree floor!
Xu Xin and his friends had never expected that the scarlet crystal would have such an effect.
They actually turned these alien invaders, who were highly intelligent creatures like humans, into monsters like wild beasts!
Fortunately, Xu Xin and the other person were almost exactly in the middle of where Lou Fei'er and Jin Yue threw out the scarlet crystal, so the alien invaders near them all ran to the sides and did not cause any impact on them.
Even so, the scene of these demons dancing wildly made the two men sweat on their foreheads, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Coco was not afraid at all, and even stuck her little head out to look at the demons dancing around her.
"… It's time to act." Xu Xin whispered, "Wen Xi, I'll put you into the bracelet. You tell the monster what's going on and ask it when it's going to come out of the bracelet. When we escape from this world tree or when we need your abilities, I'll let you out."
It's still too dangerous outside now.
Li Wenxi didn't say much, nodded lightly, and glanced at the booth: "There are no metal mechanisms nearby, but you still have to be careful."
"good."
Xu Xin immediately put Li Wenxi into the bracelet, and then looked at the target of his trip.
The place that was originally surrounded by dark mud and was impassable was now completely open to Xu Xin.
Only then did he realize that in the center of the place was a booth that was raised about thirty centimeters.
This booth, which is the size of five stalls, only has two small counters.
And with Xu Xin's ability to identify, the two items on the counter were emitting a very dazzling golden light.
“It’s really good stuff…”
Now the area around this booth is empty.
That’s right, there was no alien invader or mechanical jellyfish around the booth.
Some of them were rioting, some were carrying out orders, and the area around the booth was completely empty.
This is a huge benefit for what Xu Xin is going to do next.
Xu Xin was not in a hurry, but walked towards that direction at a normal pace.
You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.
If he was discovered too hastily, all his efforts would be in vain. Not only would his efforts be in vain, he would probably die right here.
Don't be impatient.
Despite thinking this, his heart was still pounding and he couldn't help but take bigger steps.
At the same time, he looked towards the location of several scarlet crystals.
That's really...
It's a mess.
Lou Feier and Jin Yue followed Xu Xin's advice, and each scarlet crystal was thrown very close to the alien invaders.
This also resulted in the rioting alien invaders obtaining the scarlet crystal earlier than the mechanical jellyfish.
Every rioting alien invader wanted to get the scarlet crystal, but there were thousands of alien invaders and only six scarlet crystals, which directly made the scene extremely chaotic.
Countless pitch-black muds were wrestling together, pitch-black tentacles were dancing wildly, and even pitch-black "meat" was flying everywhere!
These alien invaders really went crazy under the illumination of the scarlet crystal!
However, those mechanical little jellyfish just kept circling above the alien invaders in the melee, diving down from time to time, but did not dare to touch these alien invaders.
The mechanical jellyfish that originally wanted to retrieve the scarlet crystal were delayed for a short time due to confusion in the instructions and were unable to join the "battle".
These small mechanical jellyfish sparkle with emerald green light, and are equally dazzling under the scarlet light.
The alarm state of the mechanical jellyfish is to emit a green light, which is easy to explain, because the surface of the alien invaders' home planet is composed of unconcentrated scarlet crystals. Although it will not be as dazzling as concentrated crystals, it should also be red.
Therefore, the alien invaders have had blood-red eyes since birth. Red is a normal color for them, while green, the opposite color of red, is the alarm color.
but…
These little jellyfish are just sounding the alarm but doing absolutely nothing.
Are they so weak
No... Could it be that they have a rule that prohibits harming their own alien invaders
This is very possible. After all, the mechanical jellyfish has intelligence, and general artificial intelligence will be restricted.
However, this just made the situation even more chaotic and out of control!
Xu Xin turned and looked at the target.
He had already walked to the booth.
Wen Xi said there was no trap.
And just now the platform was full of alien invaders.
He didn't have time to hesitate and walked onto the booth in one step.
Then he took two steps to the first counter.
"This is… "
On this counter, there are several layers of thin, transparent...
Plastic sheeting
Xu Xin was a little confused for a moment.
Is this the plastic sheet that emits a dazzling golden glow
This thought just flashed through his mind, and the next second he reached out and grabbed the layers of "plastic sheeting".
Then he put it directly into the bracelet.
The moment he grabbed the "plastic sheet", the introduction of these layers of plastic sheet appeared in his mind.
Unknown material film (gold): A thin film made through hundreds of processes. Its purpose is unknown, but it seems to be able to resist radiation.
…to protect against radiation
Xu Xin opened his eyes.
However, the current situation did not allow him to think too much, so he took two more steps and came to another counter.
On this counter is a long rectangular appliance.
The top of the device is open and looks like... the muzzle of a gun
Xu Xin just took a look at it and put it away.
Unknown Instrument (Gold): An instrument made of unknown materials from outside the earth, which can emit short lasers up to hundreds of millions of degrees without causing any harm to the user.
Short laser
… a laser cutter
Xu Xin frowned.
What are these two things used for
Why is it so popular among alien invaders
However, now is not the time to think about these things.
Both things have been put into the bracelet. The monster is in the bracelet, and it may know when it sees it.
His mission now is to reunite with Lou Feier and Jin Yue, and then escape from this already chaotic world tree!
"Coco, it's up to you from now on."
"Bing!"