Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

Chapter 1339 - 678: Target Shift_2

Then, its entire body began to seep into the interior of the World Tree.

Indeed, its whole body seemed to possess a strong corrosive nature, starting to dissolve the surface of the World Tree’s trunk inward.

It was dissolving the trunk rapidly, each second advancing by thirty to forty centimeters.

Quickly, the area it touched gradually became a large hole!

"This... What is it doing?" Zhao Xiaochuan’s mouth was wide open, "Is it... trying to corrode a path through the trunk with its body?"

"Let’s follow it."

Wen Guixin took the lead into the newly dissolved cave in the World Tree, and turned back, "This is the path we need to take to get inside the World Tree, just follow along."

Everyone, though shocked, stepped into it one after another.

Only Xu Xin remained unmoving for the moment.

Because just as he was about to enter the cave, Keke tugged at his cloak with its little claws and pointed to another World Tree.

"Ying..."

This time, the little creature’s voice even carried a hint of pleading.

Clearly, even though the passage into this World Tree was right before them, Keke still wanted Xu Xin to first go to the other World Tree.

Xu Xin didn’t immediately refuse. He paused and asked, "Keke, does the thing inside that World Tree relate to our current mission?"

"Ying ying!" Keke nodded its little head vigorously at the words.

It did indeed seem connected...

Xu Xin took a deep breath.

He felt he couldn’t ignore Keke’s request.

They were able to capture the alien invader so easily earlier, thanks largely to Keke’s efforts.

Without it, they might never have been able to get close to the alien invader.

Even if they had gotten close, it would have been difficult for Wen Guixin to touch the alien invader for ten minutes without being detected.

This little guy had been helping them all along, and it should be aware of the current situation.

It kept directing Xu Xin to the other World Tree, perhaps because there was something in there that could aid their current predicament.

But...

Xu Xin gazed at the hole that had already extended several meters deep.

They were already this deep into it, and the alien invader had been infested; the state of infestation wouldn’t last for long—they couldn’t turn back.

"What’s wrong?"

Li Wenxi had initially entered the cave, but upon seeing Xu Xin still unmoving, she poked her head back out, "Hurry up!"

Wen Guixin, Xu Ying, Wang Lei, Zhao Xiaochuan, Qin Fu, and Zeng Tao had all already entered the cave.

Lou Fei’Er and Jin Yue were standing beside Xu Xin, waiting for him to act.

"Ying..." Keke tugged at Xu Xin’s arm again.

"...Keke, that’s a World Tree; it’s not easy to enter." Xu Xin spoke softly.

"Ying, ying ying!" Keke waved its little claws.

Xu Xin’s eyes flickered: "You’re saying you can take us into that World Tree?"

"Ying!" Keke nodded its little head.

Lou Fei’Er and Jin Yue exchanged a glance and then both looked towards the other World Tree.

"What’s going on? Is Keke..." Li Wenxi returned to Xu Xin’s side.

"Xu Xin, what are you up to?" Wen Guixin called out from the dissolving tree cave, "Hurry in, or else..."

Or else the cave would heal.

Xu Xin had already seen it. The edges of the dissolved tree hole had begun to regrow.

The self-healing ability of the World Tree was exceptionally strong, which was well known.

Currently, as the alien invader dissolved its way into the World Tree, this dissolved entrance would naturally slowly close over time.

The alien invader dissolved at the front, and the World Tree healed at the back. The parts not yet healed formed their passage into the World Tree.

No one expected the entry method into this World Tree to be so intriguing.

To consider it, their World Tree relied on an elevator-like lift to enter and exit.

While the one on the sea surface brought people up using the World Tree’s roots.

And this World Tree was entered directly through the trunk.

It seems every World Tree has a different entry method.

This means...

"Keke, do you know the entry method to that World Tree?" Xu Xin stroked the Keke in his arms.

"Ying!"

Xu Xin squinted his eyes.

Having received a positive answer, he felt ready to make his decision.

At this point, there was only one choice...

"You guys go ahead; I want to check out the other World Tree first." Xu Xin spoke to those still inside the slowly closing tree hole.

"Huh?!" Wen Guixin’s voice came from inside.

"What? Why?" Zhao Xiaochuan was also a bit dumbfounded, "How come suddenly..."

"Oh? Is the boss going to tackle something big again?" Qin Fu found it amusing, "Should I join you?"

"No need." Xu Xin shook his head, "You all proceed; your task is to find the location of the scarlet crystal."

"Brother, what do you intend to do?" Xu Ying looked back toward Xu Xin outside the already closing hole, frowning but not stopping him.

"I don’t even know what I’m going to do." Xu Xin stroked the Keke in his arms, "I just decided to trust this little guy."

Ever since he first met Keke, this little creature had been aiding him, never making a mistake once.

Keke’s demeanor made him harbor a certain thought in his heart.