Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

Chapter 1348 - 681: The Horror Behind the Door! (2)

"It was indeed too thrilling..." Xu Xin wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

The ribbon almost brushed against his face as it rotated, yet he hadn’t been discovered.

Was this good luck or bad luck?

"That was terrifying; I almost drew my dagger just now and cut that jellyfish in half on the spot!" Lou Fei’Er also whispered.

Jin Yue then looked at the now open doorway: "At least it’s confirmed now, with the invisibility cloak, not even machines can detect us."

Xu Xin rubbed Keke’s head fiercely in his arms: "If it weren’t for you, little one, we wouldn’t be stuck in such a perilous situation."

"Eep..." Keke seemed frightened by the previous events too and whimpered with some grievance, not refuting.

"The door is open, we should be leaving." Xu Xin glanced at the open door and said softly to the three girls, "But, we must be extremely cautious, this is the enemy’s World Tree’s interior."

He always felt that this open door... was a trap.

Generally, wouldn’t people close doors after themselves?

Especially since the three mechanical jellyfish arrived with the door tightly shut and left with it conveniently open for them?

It all felt a bit off.

Better to be cautious.

Xu Xin nodded to the three people and proceeded forward.

But he was stopped by Lou Fei’Er afterward.

"I’m fast, and have a higher chance of dodging traps, I’ll lead the way." Lou Fei’Er whispered.

"I’ll bring up the rear." Jin Yue also whispered.

Xu Xin nodded, not refusing them.

That works too.

Xu Xin and Li Wenxi both have exploratory abilities, making them suited for command.

"Eep..."

Keke was picked up by Lou Fei’Er into her arms.

As the one leading, she naturally needed Keke, the little one, to guide the way.

"Eep..." Keke burrowed into her cloak, retracting its bushy tail, stuffing it inside too.

It seemed quite frightened by the previous situation.

Thus, Lou Fei’Er moved ahead three meters in front of the two, while Jin Yue was behind them.

The four of them thus proceeded towards the open door.

This hall wasn’t particularly large, merely a room about twenty meters in length and width, with an area of approximately four hundred square meters.

They walked all the way to the wooden door without encountering anything unexpected, discovering no traps at all.

Lou Fei’Er quietly stepped out of the wooden door.

Outside the door was a slightly wider wooden corridor than the wooden door itself, and this outward-opening double wooden door was at the corridor’s end.

She looked around, inspecting the wood grain-lined walls on both sides.

No dangerous mechanisms or the like were found.

She turned back, ready to signal to Xu Xin and the others that the outside was safe, and her gaze inadvertently drifted past the outward-opening double doors.

In that fleeting moment, her eyes widened dramatically, her pupils shrank instantly.

She slowly raised her hand to cover her mouth, preventing herself from making a sound.

Her expression change was noticed by Xu Xin and the others.

Instantly, their hearts skipped a beat.

What’s going on?

What did she see?

What’s behind the door?

Since the door opens outward, the three still inside couldn’t see what’s behind it, but Lou Fei’Er’s expression was incredibly compelling.

Lou Fei’Er glanced around, confirmed there was no danger, moved the hand covering her mouth, and gave Xu Xin and the others an okay gesture, then slowly and stealthily moved outside.

Xu Xin and Li Wenxi exchanged a glance and followed.

Arriving at Lou Fei’Er’s previous position, both instinctively turned their heads to look behind the door.

Subsequently, both adopted the same expression as Lou Fei’Er.

Xu Xin felt a chilling sensation rush through his soul, his body covered in goosebumps!

Eyes.

So many eyes.

At least hundreds of eyes!

A dense cluster of open eyes, constantly blinking and pupils shifting, contracting.

Growing on a body as black as ink.

At first glance, countless gazes overlapped with his vision.

If someone had a weaker state of mind, they’d likely scream.

Thankfully, both Xu Xin and Li Wenxi survived in a world of life-and-death at such moments.

Even when faced with hundreds of eyes, they didn’t make a sound.

However, they understood why Lou Fei’Er earlier had that expression, and why she covered her mouth.

If seen without mental preparation, it’s indeed terrifying...

But...

Why are there alien invaders behind the door?

Indeed, the owners of those eyes are alien invaders.

Behind the outward-opening doors, there’s an alien invader on each side.

Since the corridor is outside and the door at the corridor’s end, the space behind the doors is very tight.

Thus, the two alien invaders are squeezed behind the doors, compressed so thin their bodies are less than ten centimeters thick.

So, Xu Xin first glimpsed a mass of blinking eyes behind the ink-black door.

Both doors have them...

Could these two alien invaders be tasked with guarding the door?

Once again, Xu Xin felt grateful for the invisibility cloak he wore.

This place is fraught with dangers at every turn, thankfully they won’t be discovered...

The two were once more on the move, trailing Lou Fei’Er.