Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

Chapter 1347 - 681: The Terror Behind the Door!

The wooden door opened, and three small mechanical devices flying in the air entered from outside.

These small devices have a flat, ellipsoidal shape, with alternating red and white colors, and several slender mechanical limbs hanging below, resembling legs.

They look like floating mechanical jellyfish in the air - not very large, about the size of a bowl without considering the limbs below.

They are very delicate, almost a bit cute.

"——beep beep——whir——"

"lah——wooga——"

The three devices paused slightly upon entering the room and started making sounds that Xu Xin and the others couldn’t understand. Then, they began to wander around the empty wooden cabin.

"——beep beep——crackle——"

"——wow——lakka——"

The three jellyfish-like devices stopped in the center of the room. One of the devices spun a few times, causing the jellyfish-like mechanical limbs below to sway.

"——whirl——ma——?"

"shaka-laka——"

This time, Xu Xin figured it out.

These small devices were making sounds, communicating with each other.

They were probably discussing the condition of the room.

With a little guesswork, one could infer what these mechanical jellyfish were discussing.

"It seems the world tree brought up some life forms earlier."

"Why is this place empty?"

That’s probably what they’re talking about.

With the invisibility cloak, not even machines could detect them.

Xu Xin even wondered if this scene was recorded by surveillance cameras, would anyone notice them upon playback?

Upon closer inspection, small cameras were hidden in the corners of the wooden room, ready to record anyone entering from outside the world tree.

Xu Xin, Li Wenxi, Lou Fei’Er, and Jin Yue all leaned against the wall silently, minimizing their presence.

Keke curled up obediently in Xu Xin’s arms, motionless.

Meanwhile, those three mechanical jellyfish started to drift around the empty wooden hall.

"beep——beep-beep——whir——"

"kala——hoo——zz——"

The mechanical communication echoed in the wooden hall.

At the same time, one of the jellyfish-like devices floated closer to the wall where they were leaning.

Getting closer and closer, until it was less than half a meter away from Xu Xin.

The mechanical limbs of the jellyfish stretched outwards like sensors, seemingly probing the surroundings.

The jellyfish moved even closer to Xu Xin, within about twenty centimeters.

Xu Xin didn’t dare to breathe, holding his breath.

This was too close!

Could this mechanical jellyfish have already discovered them?

Next to him, Li Wenxi stared wide-eyed at him, full of panic, yet not daring to speak.

Being inside the enemy’s world tree, with Xu Ying not by their side, getting discovered would be disastrous, with almost no chance of survival.

Lou Fei’Er had already gripped the dagger at her waist and Jin Yue was ready for action.

They were afraid the jellyfish might harm Xu Xin, and even if they were discovered, they would have to act.

However, the small robot stopped approaching at twenty centimeters from Xu Xin, spinning again.

The mechanical limbs below fluttered with its spin, almost grazing Xu Xin’s face!

Xu Xin felt cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

Simultaneously, he felt frustrated.

The small robot didn’t look strong, and with their current weapons, rendering these three mechanical jellyfish useless wouldn’t be hard.

The difficulty lay in the fact that these three were robots and the hall contained surveillance cameras.

The three small machines might be connected to some central system, with cameras watching their every move.

If a robot were destroyed, the world tree might sound an alarm, making their situation more dangerous, possibly leaving them with no room to maneuver.

Therefore, these three mechanical jellyfish, despite seeming weak, must not be attacked.

The small mechanical jellyfish in front of Xu Xin stopped spinning and then flickered slightly on a small screen atop its "jellyfish head."

"beep—ka-ka—whir—"

The mechanical jellyfish stopped hovering in front of Xu Xin’s eyes and slowly left that spot.

Xu Xin swallowed, slowly exhaling a breath.

...It seems fine now.

When the mechanical jellyfish came to search, it probably was due to the slight traces left when they ascended.

Yet, even though it examined thoroughly, it didn’t locate Xu Xin and the four others standing right in front of it.

Zhao Xiaochuan’s invisibility cloak is truly a magical item... Xu Xin couldn’t help but marvel again in his heart.

Beside him, Li Wenxi relaxed her expression, while Lou Fei’Er and Jin Yue released their grip on their weapons.

All four were drenched in cold sweat.

That was so close, just one centimeter closer, and the mechanical jellyfish’s limbs could have grazed Xu Xin’s face!

"beep-beep——"

"whirl——"

The three jellyfish gathered in the middle of the room again, emitting brief sounds.

Then, they collectively flew towards the open doorway.

Xu Xin and the others watched as the three mechanical jellyfish flew out of the wooden door.

After they left, the door remained open, not closing.

The four of them finally relaxed this time.

"Oh my..." Li Wenxi clutched Xu Xin’s arm, whispering in fear, "That little jellyfish almost touched you just now!"