The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

As the new missions were released, players naturally discovered a lot of things.

"So, brothers, it seems we're about to go to war again."

"Isn't this great? There are always monsters spawning, so at least we don't have to worry about our income later on."

At the entrance to the passage leading to the 59th floor, the players were building fortifications while discussing the recent situation.

"I did a rough calculation, and based on my current income, I'm guaranteed at least 5 gold coins a day. If we start fighting, the income will be even higher."

"That's right, the equipment on these monsters is quite valuable. We can sell it and get some money."

"The amateur welder, and Tianqiong and the others who are in charge of equipment, seem to have said that we can directly use these magical equipment to exchange for the special equipment they create."

"The ratio is quite high, but I'm curious, what are they going to do with so much magical equipment?"

Upon hearing this player's question, the other player immediately perked up.

"I know about this. They are researching forging techniques and melting it down to use as material."

"It is said that they have developed a new alloy, which is also good in all aspects. It is made by melting these magical tools."

Many players found this explanation rather strange.

"Weren't the alloys created using magical tools before? How come this is supposed to be a new research breakthrough?"

"You have no idea how outrageous this game is. The magical items dropped by different races can be understood as having different professional barriers, and the materials used are also different."

Hearing this, everyone roughly understood the situation.

"This is a bit troublesome for you. It means you'll have to come up with quite a few alloy solutions, otherwise, the captured magical equipment will be really difficult to deal with."

"This is not something we need to worry about. We just need to buy ready-made equipment."

"By the way, are there any good equipment recommendations right now?"

"Does an automatic Gatling gun count? It's powered by magic crystals, but it needs to be pure magic crystals. We have quite a lot in stock right now, enough to last for a while."

"I've seen this thing, and it works pretty well. I think I might consider buying it and trying it out."

This is a new piece of equipment that Sky Dome and his team have developed.

This equipment was worn by Pata, with a controllable Gatling gun on each of his left and right sides.

Behind it is an energy storage warehouse, but this equipment has virtually no defensive capabilities and can only be used for ranged attacks.

The biggest problem is that its durability drops very quickly, but its advantage is also obvious: it has a lot of firepower.

After testing by Tianqiong and his team, they found that this equipment could effectively damage monsters around level 60.

It's currently considered a fairly popular product among players.

"That thing is good, but the problem is that the consumption is terrifying. A friend of mine bought one before and tried it out. Let me tell you, just the cost of magic crystals for a single battle is at least 10 gold coins."

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

"Holy crap, is it really that expensive?"

"I'll stick to using the amateur welder's mortar. It only costs 10 silver coins per shot, but those 10 gold coins are enough for me to blast it 100 times."

"The two have different applications. The Gatling gun is suitable for suppression operations, while the mortar is only suitable for long-range operations."

Upon hearing what this player said, the player next to him immediately became unhappy.

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm just asking if a mortar can penetrate that."

"Dude, you're just trying to save face. Even if you hit the target, do you think you can actually hit it? What's your accuracy? What about the chance of friendly fire? Don't you consider any of that?"

"I'm just asking if it can engage targets at close range. All this time, you add 'plus' and 'only long-range' labels. I can't stand you guys, always trying to glorify these weapons when they're really just so-so. I'm asking you, can a mortar engage targets at close range?"

"You're so good at this, how about I take the Gatling gun and you take the mortar, and we'll have a close-quarters battle?"

"Go to hell! You think I'm afraid of you? Come on, try me!"

Seeing the two players start arguing for no apparent reason, the players nearby quickly tried to break them up.

"Brother, brother, stay calm, it's not easy for anyone."

"What's the point of arguing? The mortar is clearly stronger. You Gatling gun enthusiasts, I'm just laughing." One player couldn't help but say as he tried to break up the fight.

"Get the hell out of here! I'm trying to break up this fight with my short temper, and you're trying to save face!"

Hearing the argument between the two sides, Feng Xiaoxiao and the others came over.

"What trash are they all? We supporters are the only ones who truly reign supreme."

"With us support players around, all you other players have to step aside. What good is your Gatling gun's high rate of fire if you can't hit anything? It's all nonsense. But with our support, the hit rate is 100%, and it's a built-in headshot lock. Tell me, are you scared?"

"And then there are those who use mortars, claiming they can fire at close range? Can you even aim accurately at close range? With your skill level, it's a different story. We support players can calculate ballistics, adjust trajectories, and hit targets effortlessly."

However, it was clear that Feng Xiaoxiao's words did not sway the crowd.

"Feng Xiaoxiao, let me tell you this: you guys are the worst."

"You're so awesome, do you know what this behavior is called in other games? It's called cheating or using scripts. Sooner or later, the official website will ban your accounts."

"These cheaters have the nerve to talk back? They keep promoting their cheats all day long. Let me tell you, when your accounts get banned, you'll have no one to cry to."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaoxiao immediately became displeased.

"I was wondering why fewer and fewer people were asking me about support roles lately. Turns out it was you guys who were behind it all, weren't you?"

"People like you just can't accept new things, you're just old fogies, and what's most infuriating is that you won't allow others to accept new things either. How can you be so incompetent?"

"And they even spread rumors that what I used was technology, that it was a cheat code."

"I'm just baffled. The game is currently in closed beta, and there aren't that many people playing. You guys are posting about my situation on the forums every day. Don't you think the official team knows? If they do know, why don't they stop it?"

"I just want to ask you, what does it mean that the authorities aren't stopping this? It means that the authorities approve of what I'm doing."

"Just like I explained to you before, although my thing is called an assistant, it is essentially just a game plugin and doesn't have a significant impact on the game."

Many players scoffed at Feng Xiaoxiao's explanation.

This is perfectly normal, as a large portion of gamers strongly oppose such cheating-like features.

Feng Xiaoxiao didn't bother arguing with them, because she always believed in one thing.

Use it sooner and enjoy it sooner.

However, just as everyone was still arguing about it, an explosion suddenly came from afar.

"What's going on?"

"What happened? Things look a bit bad, guys."

Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, a player rushed over.

"What the hell are you guys still chatting about? They've already started fighting! Hurry up and go help them!"

"What's going on?"

A player asked.

"What else could it be? The Dark Elves and the Nightmare Clan, of course. They've been peaceful for a few days, and now they've finally made their move."

Ever since the quest was released, players have anticipated that these two races would eventually attack.

But I didn't expect it to come so quickly.

"These bastards are just asking for trouble. They think they can come and fight us just because they've gathered a few troops."

"How many people did they bring this time?"

"There are over 1000 people. Let's go quickly and help. The front line is about to collapse."

"I wiped so much!"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned. They didn't dare to delay any longer and immediately rushed to the front line, while also calling for reinforcements in the chat channel.

The fighting on the front lines is already extremely fierce.

There are about 60 players defending the city, of whom more than 30 are constantly suppressing the enemy with mortars and Gatling guns from the city walls.

Although the enemy's magic had already riddled the walls built by the players with holes.

The defensive magic above had long been shattered.

However, the players were still putting up a fierce resistance, relying on the crumbling city walls.

On the battlefield, one could see enemy mages continuously unleashing spells to bombard the city walls from the rear, while some warriors and assassins on the front lines rode Nightmare mounts, attempting to break through the encirclement.

Of the 30 guerrilla players, 5 performed exceptionally well in the battle.

With his superb agility and precognitive advantage, he managed to withstand another round of attacks from the opponent.

"Damn it, guys, hasn't the reinforcement arrived yet? We're about to break down."

"Although we have support, it's useless. The enemy's attacks are too dense, and there are too many people surrounding us. There's simply no way to avoid them."

"Alright, brothers, I'm low on health, I'm going to go in and unleash a barrage of attacks." One player said as he charged toward the nearest group of enemies at lightning speed. At the same time, the magic crystal he had prepared was taken out and detonated in an instant.

With a deafening explosion, the surrounding area was completely cleared out, and the player was also eliminated.

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

The explosion just now killed at least 10 people on their side instantly.

"These Pata are absolutely terrifying."

"They actually chose to perish with us without any hesitation."

They have also experienced many wars over the years.

Many races have fought each other.

They had seen races that fought fiercely, but they had never seen a race that could be so frenzied.

If things go wrong, they'll just charge in and take everyone down with them.

Moreover, because of the abyss magic, the entire area was covered, and they were already under great suppression when they came to fight this group of Papa.

In addition, given the reckless fighting style of these Pata, even with their large numbers, breaking through is still extremely difficult.

Although they had a significant numerical advantage, Pata was continuously sending reinforcements from the rear.

It started with only about 30 people, and now it has expanded to more than 130 people.

And this number is still increasing.

After finally killing seventy or eighty, it won't be long before more than 100 rush up to replenish the battlefield.

The two sides remained deadlocked, and their losses grew increasingly severe.

However, the support from the rear never stopped.

"How many Patas do they have left? If this continues, we'll probably be worn down to death."

At this moment, the captain in charge looked at Pata, who was still sending reinforcements, and his expression became extremely ugly.

He desperately wanted to overpower them, but the weapons in their hands posed too great a threat.

After finally managing to clear out some of the weapon-wielding trolls, new weapons were delivered.

"Damn, these Pata know so many tactics."

At this moment, the captain of the dark elf squad could see exactly what was going on. To put it bluntly, even these Pata understood tactics.

This struck him as somewhat unbelievable.

Actually, when the captain first asked them to send people to clean up this group of Pata, he felt it was just a small matter.

Although he had heard that this group of Pata was quite strange, in his eyes, how strange could you be?

Now it seems I was too naive; these Pata knew how to use tactics.

Moreover, given the current situation, it is obvious that the other side was well-prepared and had prepared sufficient war supplies in advance; otherwise, it would not have been possible for the battle to escalate to this point.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, he knew very well that if they continued fighting like this, it was only a matter of time before his side was wiped out.

After a long time, he finally made a decision.

"Everyone, evacuate immediately!"

"Their city defenses have been almost completely breached. All we need to do is go back to rest, gather more people, and then we should be able to break through their defenses in one fell swoop."

As they spoke, they led the remaining defeated soldiers back to their fortress.

Naturally, after returning home, he immediately took action.

They began to gather more soldiers.

However, it's clear that while he's making preparations, the players are doing the same.

"Welder and Sky Dome, this is bad! The other side just attacked. Although we repelled them, I feel like they're still up to no good."

"You should bring your weapons of war over there, otherwise we're worried we won't be able to hold out."

Upon hearing the news, the two did not delay and immediately gathered their team members, then drove their war machines to the scene.

When the amateur welders arrived, all the players were already waiting.

"Brothers, what's the situation? Have they sent any more people?"

Upon hearing this, a player who knew the situation stepped forward.

"Not yet, but according to the latest intelligence from our scouts, they are gathering their forces and seem to be planning a direct assault on us."

"Wow, that's ruthless?"

"Let's get ready here quickly too."

"First, set up the minefield and everything, place it near our fortifications. When they rush in, we'll give them a good beating first, and then have the welders operate the weapons while we provide support."

As they talked, everyone began to make arrangements.