Chapter 1023 - 570: Stay With Me Until Daybreak

Xu Xin cradled the slumbering Keke, who was lying on the sofa armrest, while he pondered deeply.

The information revealed by Shi Wanyun’s experiences could not be considered lacking.

Combining what he knew, he could pretty much guess the gist of many things.

The good news was, he might have already found the entrance to the underground human base.

But the bad news was, the underground human base might have long been discovered by alien invaders.

This made him feel a bit anxious and worried.

Could it be that there’s indeed a crisis emerging below?

Yingying took Wenxi away, could it be for... fighting against the alien invaders?

No... The message Wenxi left earlier stated that she wasn’t in danger, and her current situation is much safer than being here.

From Wenxi’s tone, she probably wasn’t lying.

That means, the underground human base hasn’t been attacked by the alien invaders yet.

But... According to Shi Wanyun’s information...

[Too disgusting, let you humans handle it yourselves]

Humans, handle it yourselves.

It’s quite clear.

There’s a high probability that the alien invaders have already discovered the underground human base.

To humans, they are creatures that, at first glance, make one feel physiologically uncomfortable, but the reverse is also true.

To them, humans are the same kind of monsters.

So, is that why they are unwilling to deal with the underground human base?

Or is it...

They can’t handle it?

Hmm...

Perhaps there’s really some reason behind that.

Originally, when they invaded Earth, they relied on the blood-red light that enveloped half of the planet to cause half of the planet to mutate, thus letting disasters sweep across the globe.

But they couldn’t illuminate the entire underground world with blood-red light.

After all, the underground world is only 3,000 meters high, with a complex terrain, even if they found the place, it would be difficult to handle.

Perhaps they couldn’t find a way to deal with it once and for all, which is why they haven’t targeted the underground for now?

Possible.

But that’s not a good thing either.

Since they’ve discovered the underground human base, it means the human base is already exposed to danger.

"Xu Xin."

Xu Xin was pondering when the door of the secondary bedroom suddenly opened.

"Hmm?" Xu Xin turned to look at Shi Wanyun inside the door, "What’s up?"

She had changed into more comfortable and soft clothes.

"I’ve already told you everything, and I’m now free from their control, so... I hope you can tell me what you know about this world."

Shi Wanyun looked at Xu Xin and said: "No need to do it now, just tell me when you think I’m truly trustworthy."

Shi Wanyun humbled her stance.

This made her sincerity feel quite palpable.

"Oh..."

The things he knew about this world.

Hmm.

Regarding this being Earth a thousand years later, and those monsters being alien invaders, he actually already told Shi Wanyun.

But how they, humans, arrived to a thousand years later, what lies behind the Crystal City, he hadn’t explained yet.

Xu Xin nodded: "Let me think about it."

Actually, regarding the Crystal City, the explorers, including Lou Fei’Er and Zeng Tao, all knew about it.

If she could gain everyone’s trust, it wouldn’t need him to explain.

The others would inform her.

"And one more thing, about my ability... I hope you don’t tell others." Shi Wanyun hesitated for a moment and said.

"Hmm... Among us explorers, abilities are open and transparent." Xu Xin waved his hand, indicating it wasn’t appropriate, "If you truly want to survive with us, you need to reveal your ability."

"No, I don’t want to join the explorers, I’m just... your subordinate, alone." Shi Wanyun walked out from the secondary bedroom, standing before Xu Xin, "I don’t trust anyone except you."

"... Don’t trust?" Xu Xin thought of something and looked at Shi Wanyun.

Could she be suspecting...

"Are the members among your explorers really all your own people?" Shi Wanyun’s voice was gentle, yet she spoke words that made one’s heart tremble, "Any survivor could be like I was before."

Xu Xin’s brows slightly furrowed.

... That’s quite a bold conjecture.

Was her implication that members of the explorers could also be people controlled by alien invaders?

Is it possible?

Possible, but not likely.

Even if there were, all of them had already injected the gene therapy, and even if one was a puppet, they should have already gotten rid of it by now.

Moreover, they all had special abilities, and according to the information he got from the Crystal Palace, these people should be members of the original team.

"You’re overthinking." Xu Xin shook his head, "They’ve all injected the gene therapy, just like you."

"Maybe I’m overthinking." Shi Wanyun said softly, "But... I still don’t want to tell them. Right now, I only trust you. So, the things I just told you, you... consider whether you want to inform them all."

She really didn’t trust these people.

Indeed, her previous experiences might have made her somewhat paranoid.

Suspecting others might act as oneself did.

That’s human nature.

To be honest, when she said this, even Xu Xin himself started to doubt if there might be an issue.