Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

Chapter 516 - 354: The 2nd Reward, Worldwide Envy and Jealousy_2

Xu Xin felt excited for a moment, but then he got a headache after seeing the stone statues in the giant pit.

If the issue with these stone statues wasn’t resolved, the two large arrays could not be connected safely, even if they were somehow linked together.

"Mmm..." Keke, held in Li Wenxi’s arms, glanced at the remaining stone statues in the giant pit, then shrank its little head and burrowed into Li Wenxi’s embrace, even curling its big tail up.

It clearly sensed danger from these stone statues.

"Ah, Sister Gui Xin sent a voice message!" Li Wenxi suddenly exclaimed as her watch vibrated.

She immediately connected the call and put it on speaker.

"Xiaowenxi, what’s the situation over there? Is Xu Xin dealing with those... stone statues or whatever?" Wen Guixin’s voice held a hint of excitement, considering they had just activated the Transmission Array and the news had spread worldwide.

"I’m also here to help with the problem. Xu Xin is right beside me!" Li Wenxi peeked into the pit, ensuring everything was fine, then relaxed slightly and smiled.

"Xu Xin is actually letting you fight, huh? I was afraid of interrupting their battle, so I called you. I didn’t expect you to be there too. Can they all hear me now?"

"Yes, we can hear you. We’re right next to each other," Xu Xin chimed in, glancing at the stone statue of the pterosaur that had been staring at them.

He was surprised to find that the large head of the pterosaur statue had returned to its normal direction, no longer slightly tilted towards them, and its eyes were no longer fixed on them.

Why?

...Could it be because Xiaohong was swallowed by the mimicking creature and could no longer be sensed?

Perhaps, the pterosaur wasn’t observing them but rather...

The little boy statue, Xiaohong?

Ji Chaoyang clearly also noticed this, eyeing the two pterosaur statues stained purple and black next to the light beam, lost in thought.

Wen Guixin spoke again.

"That’s good, then let me get straight to the point. Over here, the Transmission Array is already activated. You probably already know what’s going on within the light beam. I’ve clicked your glowing purple-black dot and sent a connection request. Now, your activators need to agree to it."

Connecting the two large arrays requires the agreement of both activators...

Which means he still needs to enter the purple-black glow.

"We just conducted an experiment, and the activator isn’t just the person announced by the mysterious voice. It’s not just me. The other two people, Wang Lei and Zhao Xiaochuan, are also among the activators."

Oh?

Indeed, although the mysterious voice announced only one person worldwide, strictly speaking, he, Ji Chaoyang, and Lou Fei’Er were all activators of this array. Without any of them, the array couldn’t be activated.

"Have you solved the issue with the stone statues? Can you enter once more to approve the connection request? That way, we could truly meet! Although, I still don’t know what Xu Xin looks like now," Wen Guixin’s anticipating voice reached the five present, but they all looked at each other, revealing subtle, bitter smiles.

It was a bit awkward.

They had reached the final step but were stuck right at this point.

Just dealing with the previous batch of low-level mutated creature statues had been tough enough, and now the mid-level ones, along with the two pterosaur statues in the middle, left them lacking confidence in their ability to resist.

Not to mention the pterosaur statues, even just the mid-level mutated creature statues were huge, perhaps not much weaker than Silver King Mimi. Moreover, these statues remained active even with their heads chopped off!

Ordinary beast statues would shatter upon being wounded, and low-level mutated creature statues would break only when struck at the chest’s weak spot. The mid-level ones, he presumed, wouldn’t have the same weakness as the low-level mutated statues with chest vulnerabilities.

They were likely tougher to handle.

Xu Xin considered thoughtfully.

Now he could confirm the possibility of these statues emerging from the giant pit. Thus, could he lure them near his treehouse?

If they were near his treehouse, where a plant heart and an arsenal of heavy weapons were present, he truly wouldn’t fear these statues.

"Hello? Is anyone there? Why isn’t anyone speaking?" Wen Guixin’s voice came through.

"Mmm?" Seeing everyone staying silent, Keke tilted its little head and replied with a couple of calls, "Mmm!"

"Ah!" Li Wenxi then spoke up, "We have a minor issue here... It might take a bit longer. If you really want to see what Xu Xin looks like, you could start a video call now."

"Was that Xu Xin’s little pet panda making that sound? It sounds adorable, too bad I can’t hold it... Let’s skip the video call since we’ll meet soon. Keeping the mystery alive, I want to see your true appearances directly!" Wen Guixin declined.

Ji Chaoyang also chimed in at that moment, "This might be delayed for a while. We haven’t resolved the most challenging statues yet, plus another situation has arisen, making it impossible to recklessly step forward right now."

He was naturally referring to the situation involving Xiaohong.

"Is it a combat issue?" Wen Guixin asked, immediately advising, "Then you should find a way to connect! Once connected, I can directly transmit over to help you! There’s also Zhao Xiaochuan and Wang Lei; they’re here, and Qin Yunlong and his partner will arrive shortly. There’s strength in numbers, especially since you’re mostly support-type abilities. Let us handle the fighting."

She had a valid point.

On the other side, their physical abilities were generally enhanced! In terms of combat abilities, even Wang Lei and Zhao Xiaochuan alone were undeniably at an outstanding level.

Moreover, an immensely powerful "Empress" was on that side!

If Wen Guixin’s poison works on the statues, the combat scenario could become a breeze with little to worry about.

However, whether her spiritual poison would affect these statues remained a question.

These statues lacked brains and continued to attack even with decapitation...

Thus they might not be susceptible to her spiritual toxin.

Yet, even without using poison, Wen Guixin’s strength stood formidable enough that even Xu Xin might not be her match solely on physical ability.

With the additional companions, if they could manage to bring over those from the other side, their fighting power would surely more than double!