Chapter 695: Making a Hole in the Giant Scarlet Crystal

In the red mist, the explorers' plan slowly unfolded.

After the three alien invaders were controlled, Xu Xin handed them the three cutters in his hands, and under Wen Guixin's control, they began to cut at four different locations on the scarlet crystal.

"Hey, their cutting speed is so slow!" Because of the red mist, Zeng Tao had to get close to one of the alien invaders to see its movements clearly. She stared at it for a few seconds, and then turned her head. She said to Wen Guixin, "They are cutting such a small amount of scarlet crystal again!"

"Ah? Let me take a look."

Wen Guixin just directed the last alien invader to a certain location, and then he got closer and observed: "It's true. You guys, cut faster, use the fastest speed, and cut what you can." Biggest piece!”

The bodies of the three alien invaders obviously paused, and then the cutting movement stopped, and then the eyes all over their bodies began to blink.

Alien invaders cannot understand human language, but Wen Guixin did not use words to order them. What she just said was just said in passing.

But it seems that there is some resistance to Wen Guixin's order.

"Huh?" Wen Guixin frowned, "Hurry up!"

The bodies of the alien invaders trembled, their eyes blinked wildly twice, and then they immediately began to cut according to the method Wen Guixin just said.

The cutter's laser penetrated the scarlet crystal and made a wide circle on it.

"Not bad." Wen Guixin nodded with satisfaction.

"Oh, it seems that the alien invaders are very resistant to cutting into large pieces." Qin Fu observed, "Then our previous guess about why they cut into small pieces of crystal may not be wrong."

"Anyway, if this is the case, there should be no problem." Wen Guixin looked around and took a few steps into the depths of the red mist. "Those forts are gone, and it has become much safer here. Xu Xin and the others Woolen cloth?"

"Here." Xu Xin's voice came from the depths of the red mist.

Xu Xin has actually been observing one of the alien invaders and has never left. However, the red mist is too thick now and no one else can be seen one meter away.

After seeing that the cutting speed of the alien invaders was not slow, he was temporarily relieved.

"Then what are we doing?" Lou Fei'er pointed to a few of her, "It seems... nothing can happen without us?"

"Our mission is to be vigilant at all times." Xu Xin said.

In this rich red mist, he actually felt very insecure because his field of vision was really too narrow.

So narrow that he might not even be able to see the enemy already in front of him.

"Don't worry, if there is anything made of metal, I can find it immediately." Li Wenxi raised her head and said with a smile, "Well, bringing me on this mission is a very wise decision, isn't it? ?”

"Indeed." Xu Xin also smiled.

In the current environment where red mist and scarlet crystals are erupting, if there is nothing wrong with the alien invaders, they should not enter the underground space in this state.

Just look at the state of the three alien invaders who fell to the ground even though they were covered with protective film.

Therefore, before the red mist dissipates, there is a high probability that no more alien invaders will come in here.

But the machine may come in again for inspection.

Therefore, before the red mist dissipates, Li Wenxi's ability is crucial.

"Then it's up to you." Xu Xin squeezed Li Wenxi's hand, then looked around, "I... will go and check around."

It was all red mist and nothing could be seen.

But he still wanted to look at the surrounding walls.

What else might we find?

It's not a problem to wait here all the time.

"Ah? Say goodbye." Li Wenxi grabbed him and said, "We'd better not separate. If something happens, it's too scattered. How can I remind you? You can't yell to get your attention."

Xu Xin pursed her lips.

This is true.

"Then...just wait like this?"

If they each had a cutter, they could speed up the progress, but now there are only four cutters, and a few people can only wait here.

"Then just wait." Lou Fei'er walked to Xu Xin's side, "It's too tiring to be so tense all the time. It's time to take a break, otherwise it will be bad if the crisis comes and I can't hold on anymore. .”

Zeng Tao also came over and said: "Yeah, it's useless for you to look around. What are you looking for? Are you looking for those loose walls with roots of the World Tree that might have something behind them? I can't even break them open, but you can find them Any functions."

That's true.

Xu Xin looked into the depths of the red mist.

...Then forget it for now.

Xu Xin looked at her: "Speaking of which, do you still think that inhaling this scarlet mist is addictive?"

"Not now." Lou Fei'er shook her head, "But just now, when the scarlet crystal suddenly burst out with light and we were affected, I had a hint of that feeling in those few seconds."

"Me neither." Zeng Tao took a deep breath, "Cough cough cough..."

Then he was choked directly by the red mist.

"Um...cough! And, ahem, is this red mist really the same red mist as before? It doesn't smell good at all!"

Doesn’t smell good?

ah……

Xu Xin remembered.

This rich red mist was somewhat different from the red mist they had encountered before.

If it was the red mist like before, when it was so strong, Xu Xin and others would smell extremely foul and suffocating!

The first time he encountered Red Mist was in the underground iron room.

At that time, in order to avoid the red mist, he desperately climbed up the ladder to the ground, which made him very tired.

The smell, like spoiled canned herring, was something he would never forget.

And for people like Lou Fei'er and Zeng Tao who have undergone blood pattern mutation, this red mist is very sweet.

But the red mist here has no smell.

A little strange.

"It's possible that this red mist has been purified and optimized, right?" Qin Fu came from the depths of the rich red mist and guessed at the same time, "This is the red mist that will submerge the scarlet crystal and allow the scarlet crystal to release energy. .”

The red mist that makes the scarlet crystal shine...

I always feel like I could use it.

"It's a pity that there is no device that can collect gas." Xu Xin sighed.

With their current level of technology, it is very simple to build a device that collects gas.

But who would have thought to do it.

"Collect gas? Do you want to collect this red mist?" Wen Guixin also walked out of the rich red mist and asked.

"Yes. I feel that this gas combined with the large pieces of scarlet crystal cut out can make the scarlet crystal release stronger light, which can play a big role."

He glanced at the alien invader next to him who was completely controlled by Wen Guixin: "With this combination, we won't be afraid even if we encounter many alien invaders."

"Actually, I feel that just a large piece of concentrated scarlet crystal is enough." At this time, Xu Ying suddenly teleported to them and said, "The light of this concentrated crystal alone is enough for ordinary alien invaders to drink a bottle Yes. And, didn’t you say that the light of a small piece of scarlet crystal can make alien invaders go crazy?”

That's not wrong.

But the scarlet crystal in the red mist can make alien invaders with protective touch equally crazy.

Forget it, judging from the current situation, I'm afraid not many alien invaders have protective films.

"Let's take a little rest. When Zhao Xiaochuan gets tired, let's go and change with him."

Xu Xin and others were alert and sat in the red mist, waiting for the cut.

Time passed minute by minute, and the red mist showed no sign of dissipating.

Similarly, there are no alien invaders or even machines entering this underground space.

Everything seemed smooth and peaceful.

During this period, Xu Ying used her teleportation ability to go out for a look, and came back in only three minutes.

She told everyone that it was still very peaceful outside the World Tree, not much changed from when they came.

But the central control area above, where the core of the World Tree is located, is now absolutely on guard. A lot of ordnance is gathered there. She was really shocked when she went up.

As for the scarlet crystal, Zhao Xiaochuan was still working very hard on cutting the scarlet crystal, and he was already addicted to it.

Even when Xu Xin and others wanted to switch to another person and let him have a rest, he refused directly.

"I'll do it, just look at me!" His voice came from inside the scarlet crystal.

The red mist has also cut out this channel along with him and filled the interior of the scarlet crystal, causing it to release a very violent light.

This made Xu Xin and others a little worried about Zhao Xiaochuan who was inside and wrapped in the scarlet crystal.

However, every time I asked him, his voice was full of energy.

It seems that the entire four layers of protective film are still very effective.

Xu Xin could only remind him that if he felt any discomfort immediately, the protective film was disposable and might lose its effectiveness.

"Don't worry, Brother Xin, I cherish my life very much!" Zhao Xiaochuan replied.

And the three alien invaders controlled by Wen Guixin also did their duty.

The positions of the three of them formed an equilateral triangle, digging in from three directions outside the scarlet crystal.

Moreover, probably because they are doing this themselves, they dig faster than Zhao Xiaochuan, but they have no intention of hiding the entrance of the hole, and every hole is straight inward.

However, fortunately, Wen Guixin's order was good, asking them to dig a relatively small hole outside and then expand the hole inside, so that the hole for the three of them was not very conspicuous.

Xu Xin and others have been keeping their spirits high, alert to risks that may come at any time.

About two or three hours later.

"Come up and take a look. Zhao Xiaochuan's place is almost ready."

Jin Yue's voice came from the scarlet crystal.

"Let me go up and take a look." Xu Ying stood up.

"Take me with you." Xu Xin said.

The two of them teleported directly to the scarlet crystal and to the edge of the hole dug by Zhao Xiaochuan.

In order to make the hole less conspicuous, Zhao Xiaochuan dug half a meter down, then dug another one or two meters to the side, and then continued digging diagonally downward.

Therefore, from the top of the pothole, it is not possible to tell how deep the pothole is.

But in fact, the hole is already very deep at this time.

A total of 20 meters of scarlet crystal, Zhao Xiaochuan dug at least ten meters into the interior at an angle of 45 degrees, and he was already close to the deepest part of the scarlet crystal.

"How about it, my masterpiece!" There were beads of sweat on Zhao Xiaochuan's forehead, and his clothes were soaked. He was a little tired between his brows, but more excited.

"Okay, come up quickly, it's so hot!" Wang Lei reached out to Zhao Xiaochuan and pulled him out.

This passage is not wide, with a diameter of only sixty or seventy centimeters at its widest point, which can only allow one person to crawl in.

Xu Xin and Xu Ying slid down and took a look.

Because every time a piece of scarlet crystal is cut, a large amount of heat is released, causing the inside of the half-meter-thick passage he dug to be extremely hot. It is definitely over forty degrees, and it feels almost fifty degrees.

"I actually dug directly into the innermost part of the scarlet crystal." Xu Xin was very surprised by this. After coming up, he said to Zhao Xiaochuan, "You did a great job."

"Ha ha!"

Zhao Xiaochuan wiped the sweat from his head and said proudly: "The diameter of our small nuclear missile is only about fifty centimeters, and it can be completely stuffed in. Moreover, I plan to extend and cut from this channel in all directions, and cut out a few more Come to a position and let a huge explosion happen directly inside the scarlet crystal!"

"It's a good idea, but I think you should take a rest." Xu Xin reached out and grabbed Zhao Xiaochuan's arm as he was about to jump in again and pulled it, "You are obviously very tired now."

"Uh..." Zhao Xiaochuan's body swayed immediately when Xu Xin grabbed him like this.

He has been working in a high temperature environment for a long time, and everything he looks at is emitting a strong scarlet light, which has caused him to have severe dizziness.

"I'll do it." Jin Yue took the cutter, "I've been watching him cut here for so long, and I'm very familiar with it."

"Ah? Then let me do it!" Wang Lei said hurriedly, "I have been observing for a long time. How can I, a great man, let..."

"Forget it, you are a big guy, can you get into this small hole and move freely?" Xu Ying waved her hand, "Let Jin Yue do it."

"Um...it seems to be the same..." Wang Lei touched his head.

"Okay then... In this way, you start digging from this position..." Zhao Xiaochuan immediately explained his plan to Jin Yue.

Xu Xin and Xu Ying went to check the results of the other three alien invaders.

They are all very good. Although they are not as deep as Zhao Xiaochuan, almost every one of them is already cutting a second channel that can insert small nuclear weapons.

The progress was very smooth.

The two returned to the crowd and explained the situation.

"Then let's continue waiting." Qin Fu spread his hands, "I didn't expect it to be quite safe here."

At this time, Xu Ying suddenly pointed to the top and said, "Hey, I asked you, are you interested in going up and taking a look?"

...?

"ah?"

"Go up?"

"Are you serious?" Xu Xin couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.

"Anyway, we are idle here. We might as well go inside their World Tree and take a look. Maybe we can find a few more cutters."

Xu Ying pointed at the alien invader beside her: "Although the cutting speed is not slow, it feels like it will take at least five or six hours to achieve our goal, right? Are we going to be so idle during this time?" "

"This..." Li Wenxi hesitated, "Isn't it too dangerous? Besides, we don't have the ability to go up now, do we?"

"Of course there is." Xu Ying pointed at the alien invader, "It is definitely capable of taking us up there."

Everyone looked at the alien invaders.

Yes.

As a worker who cuts scarlet crystals, this alien invader is definitely one of the core members of this World Tree. It is almost certainly a resident of this World Tree.

Therefore, if you control it, you can definitely go up there.

"...You mean, let one of us take its place, and then I control it and take you up?" Wen Guixin immediately refused, "No, our current situation is so dangerous and complicated, and you are not I don’t know, you’re just talking nonsense!”

"No." Xu Xin also refused.

Going up at this time is no different than seeking death.

Isn't this giving the other party a head?

"I think we have considered going up." Xu Ying pointed at the rich red mist. "If we stay here for a long time, we might have problems. Why don't we rotate it a little, and those who don't want to cut will go to other places? place."

"And..." Xu Ying raised her head and looked above, where a red mist filled the air, and said with interest, "The monster outside may have made a mess now, and we might be able to take advantage of the chaos and steal some things."

"J."

Everyone shook their heads.

"snort……"

Xu Ying bit her lip, then gritted her teeth.

"Then I'll go up myself. Anyway, there are many alien invaders in the inner space of the tree trunk. They must have gone up. I just need to find a chance to sneak in with them."

"Yingying, you..."

Xu Xin was a little helpless.

They are all over 300 years old, how could they be so willful at a critical moment?

And if she goes up, they will lose a safe and escape route that can be teleported at any time.

"Yingying..."

"No need to persuade me, sister-in-law." Xu Ying waved her hand, "Brother, come with me. I have something to tell you."

Xu Xin looked at Xu Ying, her eyes trembling slightly.

He seemed to understand why Xu Ying was so willful.

This...maybe her last act of willfulness.

Xu Xin was heartbroken.

Could it be that Yingying still feels that she must die?

The weapons she gave them were clearly not used in their plan.

What does she want to say to herself?

Xu Xin stood up and followed Xu Ying into the depths of the red mist.

"Yingying, you..."

"Brother, it seems that the weapon I gave you from another time and space must be used."