The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

The captain on my side has been through countless battles, big and small.

Its own strength was already incredibly formidable, coupled with its rich combat skills, yet it was still completely crushed in a 1v1 battle against a Pata.

Throughout the entire process, this Pata never considered the captain a real enemy.

Because this Pata fights in the same way whether it's facing their captain or anyone else.

They truly embodied what it means to treat everyone equally.

"How is this possible? Our captain has been defeated just like that."

"How could those 'patters' be so strong?"

"Damn it, is this still the Pata we know? When did Pata acquire the ability to challenge us high-ranking demons?"

If one or two of these "patter" sounds appear, they can understand.

After all, every race or ethnic group will have one or two special units, and these special units are called hero units.

Among these heroes, there may be special professional warriors.

Although the probability of a hero being born is very low, even a hero unit is extremely rare.

The problem lies here: they can accept one or two hero units, but this group, and even the group lying in ambush behind them, should also be hero units.

Thinking of this, everyone suddenly remembered the order given by the Dark Elf captain before his death.

It's basically about sending the mage squad to clear out the group of Pata at the back.

The previous order was to clean up, but since the Dark Elf squad leader kicked the bucket, it can no longer be described as a cleanup.

To be precise, it should be called sending someone to their death.

So when everyone else looked in that direction, they were all dumbfounded.

"What exactly is going on?"

Why do these patters possess such power?

"What exactly are we fighting?"

Various questions lingered in the minds of the Dark Elves and Nightmare Clan present.

What did they see? A massive war machine, wielding a blood scythe, was wreaking havoc within their mage squad.

This is absolutely outrageous.

How do we evaluate this? It's like you're a bunch of small karaokes who thought the other side was weaker than you, but as soon as you charged in, you found out that the other side was actually a giant dragon.

At this moment, this is exactly how the mages who were sent out to cut off the rear felt.

As soon as I got there, after casting two spells, I saw a war machine charging straight at me.

Without a word, they started hacking away, and most importantly, their prized magical shield was blasted away by the war machine's turret with a single shot.

Before they could react, several stabs were delivered.

Although the remaining people immediately organized a counterattack, they recklessly unleashed all kinds of magic at this war machine.

But it didn't have much effect at all.

Basically, it only takes a few cuts.

After dealing with the group of mages who had flanked them, the amateur welder who was now controlling the war machine was speechless.

"Although some of the game's settings are absurd, I am still very tolerant of this."

"But I really can't understand why there would be such an outrageous move as a mage targeting the backline. Which brilliant planner came up with this idea?"

Honestly, when the mage came over to cut through the back row, not only amateur welders, but also other players who were placing turrets in the back were basically in a state of shock.

What were they thinking? Who would be so kind as to use this thing as a unit to cut off the back row?

But after the initial shock, everyone became excited.

"With this kind of command ability, damn, this battle will be a breeze."

"It seems this guardian isn't as difficult as we thought. Even a commander with this level of intelligence can beat that guardian half to death."

"You can't say that. Maybe the CG wasn't done well, or maybe there was a bug in the story writing."

Aside from this reason, players really can't think of any other reason.

However, this is just right. Now that they have split into two groups, the batch that came over has been wiped out by their own side, so at most they only have about half of their manpower left on the main battlefield.

And most importantly, there were guardians holding them back.

Given this incompetent command, it's safe to say this wave is practically a sure thing.

"In that case, we won't stand on ceremony."

"I'm numb. We prepared so much and were so careful beforehand."

"What are you all standing there for? Just go for it. This kind of weakling doesn't need us to go through all that trouble."

After figuring out the situation, the players got tired of resorting to underhanded tactics later on.

The opponent is much weaker than the players thought. When encountering such an enemy, there's no need to think too much; just charge in.

There is often a gap between reality and imagination.

Clearly, this time the players underestimated the strength of the enemy and the weakness of their own side.

At this moment, on the main battlefield, as players flocked to the scene...

The people here were naturally well aware of what was happening with the Dark Elf squad.

At this moment, the only one in charge is the Nightmare Clan's captain.

"Everyone, keep your distance."

"These Pata are clearly trying to take advantage of our vulnerability!"

However, it is clear that the Nightmare Clan's idea is correct, but the problem is that eliminating them is not the players' main objective.

So when the players saw the squad retreating, they didn't give chase.

Instead, they turned their attention to the weakened guardian.

"Damn, that bunch of bastards on the other side ran away."

"Isn't this perfectly organized? We can take over the hatred just in time."

Just then, the amateur welder who was controlling the mecha took the lead.

"Brothers, I'm going to go draw aggro first."

"Once I've drawn their aggro, you guys can coordinate with me to finish off this low-health Guardian first."

"Also, keep a close eye on the Nightmare Clan."

Players are naturally on guard.

If we used underhanded tactics before, the other side will definitely use them when we fight the Guardians.

Just as the players expected.

The Nightmare Clan and Dark Elf squads were anything but well-behaved. As soon as they created a suitable distance, the mages in the squads began casting spells towards the players.

This really amused the players.

"These NPCs actually copied our trick from before and launched a ranged attack on us."

"I generally don't want to make too many comments, unless I want to laugh."

"Brothers who use mortars, this is your turn. We'll take care of the Guardians first."

Soon, the players had a clear division of labor.

Then the Nightmare Clan squad leader finally understood what helplessness meant.

The magic they unleash does indeed have an attack range.

However, its attack range is absolutely no match for that of a mortar, so the final result is self-evident.

Faced with this barrage of attacks, the remaining Nightmare Clan and Dark Elf soldiers were blasted to pieces.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Nightmare Clan Chief immediately ordered a retreat.

Seeing that the enemy was retreating, the players naturally didn't chase after them, because there was no point in doing so now.

Meanwhile, on the Nightmare Clan and the Dark Elf Clan's side...

"Captain, are we just going to retreat like this?" one of the dark elves asked, somewhat indignantly.

You see, it was their Dark Elf captain who led the team there and was killed. As a Dark Elf, he obviously wanted to avenge his team leader.

Upon hearing the question from the dark elf, the Nightmare Clan squad leader paused, then looked at him with a deep, unsettling gaze.

"He's a very young player."

After making just one remark, the Nightmare Clan captain said nothing more.

The Nightmare Clan captain's performance naturally displeased this Dark Elf member.

He rushed to the Nightmare Clan captain and stretched out his arms to block the captain's path.

"No, you must avenge our captain today!"

"Moreover, your current behavior clearly suggests you are a deserter, and I will definitely report you."

Clearly, this dark elf did not realize the seriousness of the situation.

Taking a deep breath, the Nightmare Clan captain also felt somewhat helpless.

"Why did you come here looking for death?"

"You really can't tell the difference between the height of eyebrows and eyes."

Without a word, an incredibly powerful beam of magic pierced right through him.

Seeing the Dark Elf who was still looking incredulous after falling to the ground, the Nightmare Clan squad leader shook his head helplessly.

"Are they no longer looking at people's brains when selecting warriors? They'll just send anyone to me."

"And you must find out exactly who recruited him."

It was so stupid, or rather, outrageous.

This hothead, does he even know what he's thinking? He's still thinking about sending people over to avenge that dark elf captain.

Anyone with a brain would say something so outrageous. Didn't they see we were being overwhelmed by those bastards? They even brought out weapons of war.

Given this situation, if they were to stay behind, the Nightmare Clan squad leader was certain that their side would suffer heavy casualties.

These Pata are incredibly strong.

At least this group of Pata has the qualifications to negotiate with the two races on their side.

However, some people are still confused and don't understand what this means.

This means that launching a war would require enormous amounts of material and financial resources.

It's alright for some weaker races, but it's a different story if it's a race that's evenly matched with them.

There are many things to consider.

"I don't know how such a stupid person got in."

After saying something somewhat speechless, the Nightmare Clan captain immediately led the rest of his men away.

They had just arrived at the entrance to the 59th to 60th floors.

This place is naturally guarded by Dark Elves and Nightmare Clan members.

Just in case, the Nightmare Clan squad leader left some of them here to guard the exit in case the Pata tribe caused trouble.

Meanwhile, he led the remaining men to report on the matter without stopping.

We've already made enemies with these Pata, and these Pata are also an intelligent race, capable of leaving the dungeon.

This means that war may break out between the two races in the future.

Therefore, it is necessary to inform the clan about this matter in advance.

.....

Not long after...

The Dark Elf chieftain, the Nightmare chieftain, and many elders from both races gathered together.

"So that group of Pata is very strong, and their level is at least 40 or above, with the highest being 50."

Anyone who hears this news will find it outrageous.

If they hadn't suffered a crushing defeat, no one would have believed it.

"So, just in case, send some people to guard the entrances to the 59th and 60th floors. Even if they want to leave the underground city, they'll have to go through here."

"Then we started building a garrison there, constructing city defenses."

"In that case, we can go to the 60th floor whenever we want, and we can leave whenever we want. It won't be so easy for those Pata to break through our defenses."

Everyone naturally nodded in agreement with the suggestion, but they soon thought of something else.

"Those Pata seem to have quite a connection with the dragons. I'm worried that they might bring the dragons with them, and then we might not be able to hold our ground."

"Moreover, those Pata also had a war machine and various other special weapons, which they probably made themselves."

However, after discussing this point, the Dark Elf chieftain seemed to have thought of something.

"I'm thinking about the artifacts; they're very likely related to these weapons of war."

"The owners of each of these divine artifacts are no ordinary individuals; only a handful of them have been lost over the years."

As he spoke, the Dark Elf chieftain continued to add to the story.

"I suspect that the owner of one of these artifacts came to the 60th floor of our Dragon Cave dungeon and then died."

"That's why the artifact ended up in the hands of those Pata. And under normal circumstances, the owner of an artifact must have a lot of good stuff. I suspect that the weapon of war is related to the owner of the artifact."

"And most importantly, the owner of this artifact may possess more than just weapons of war."

"There might be other good things, which is why the succubi are so excited."

Upon hearing the Dark Elf chieftain's analysis, everyone nodded in agreement.

"Now it makes sense why the succubuses did what they did."

"No wonder they were willing to suffer such heavy losses to enter the underground city."

"We can't let them have such a good opportunity. Now that we can enter the 60th floor at any time, we should make arrangements for the attack as soon as possible."

And so, everyone discussed it, each offering their own opinion.

.....

On the players' side, the low-health Guardian has virtually no ability to fight back.

The players solved it very easily.

Including the previous battle with the Dark Elves, the players have gained quite a bit overall this time.

After all, the equipment on these killed dark elves was of high quality.

The players naturally wouldn't let it go, and they basically stripped it all off.