The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

As the war began, the Nightmare Clan and the Dark Elf Clan held a significant advantage.

However, fighting them was incredibly frustrating. Compared to fighting other races, they found fighting this group of Pata was completely different.

Morale is very important in battle. Sometimes, if morale drops, the enemy may surrender without a fight.

"So what's going on with this bunch of patters?"

Seeing the enemy resorting to self-destruction when they couldn't win, the Nightmare Clan squad leader's face darkened.

It was incredibly frustrating. They had a huge advantage, but these Pata were reckless and would charge at you at the slightest provocation.

This leads to a situation where, in other wars, after they defeat or severely wound the enemy, these enemies mostly only choose to flee in panic when they get the chance.

Sometimes, when I realize that I'm in a bad situation, I'll turn around and run away immediately.

This will also, to some extent, demoralize a group of people, causing their morale to plummet.

As the saying goes, a thousand-mile dike can be destroyed by an ant hole. If such situations become more and more frequent, then there's no need to continue fighting this war.

The opponent is bound to lose.

But now, what do they see? These clattering sounds, they don't know what escape is.

When things went wrong, they would rush in and fight to the death, which made their soldiers hesitant and timid.

Upon seeing those dying Pata, their first reaction wasn't to rush in and finish them off, but to try and get away. This particular Pata, however, was recklessly chasing after them.

Their formation was originally quite good, but it was quickly thrown into complete chaos.

No matter how they command from the rear, it has no effect.

It would be strange if this really worked; the Nightmare Clan squad leader naturally knew the reason.

To put it bluntly, anyone would be confused in such a situation.

You were fighting well, and you were finally about to kill an enemy, but then that enemy suddenly attacked and killed you both, while you were still in great condition.

What's most infuriating is that everyone on my side is a high-ranking demon.

Everyone agrees that their own life is definitely worth much more than that of this group of lowly, lowly beings.

This is like someone who has received an elite education and is also an elite person after entering society.

Finally, if you're asked to die together with a puppy or kitten, who wouldn't be happy about that?

So when faced with those low-health Pata, no matter what orders they received, these soldiers' first reaction was to run.

Running away is not an option. Although you could kill the opponent if you went in at this point, you would also be gone. It's a one-for-one trade, and no one wants to trade with you. After all, you're in such good condition, and your race is so noble. Why should you?

As a result, once you run, the slappers will follow closely behind. If you run into the crowd, then without a doubt, a large number of people will die. If you don't run into the crowd, and the slappers pass by, they will jump right through the crowd, resulting in another large number of deaths.

In short, they would choose crowded places to bomb people, and bomb them without making a sound.

At first, they were able to put up a fight, but as the fight went on, their entire formation fell apart.

Everywhere you look, you can see your own soldiers jumping around, trying to avoid the 'papa' (a sound of gunfire).

Then, this group of Pata was also very cunning. They buried landmines under some rocks and on some walls.

If it were a normal attack, they would never be able to reach these areas, but being chased around is a different story.

Explosions rang out one after another on the battlefield.

The Nightmare Clan squad leader and his adjutant, who were witnessing all of this, had extremely ugly expressions.

Taking a deep breath, the Nightmare Clan squad leader calmed his agitated emotions.

"Order everyone to charge. The first line of defense has been breached. If we break through their second line of defense, we will win."

Although the situation is quite chaotic right now, they are still able to launch an attack.

And even if these Pata don't care about their lives, what's the use? How many of them are there? How many soldiers do we have on our side?

There is only one way to deal with the current situation: to cut the Gordian knot and end this war as soon as possible. Otherwise, if things continue to escalate like this, we don't know how much we will lose.

To put it bluntly, the current casualty rate is unacceptable to him.

By now, most of the 100-plus Pata from earlier should be dead, although reinforcements have been arriving from their side.

Even including reinforcements, the Nightmare Clan squad leader estimated that the number would not exceed 300.

And by now, seven or eight hundred of them have died.

Fighting a bunch of Pata, and with their own forces significantly outnumbering the enemy, they still managed to achieve an incredible 2-for-1 exchange.

The most crucial point is that they are the ones who have been replaced more often.

How could he possibly tolerate this?

Seeing the distance, fearing that their second line of defense was getting closer, the Nightmare Clan squad leader immediately issued an order.

"Everyone, push forward at all costs!"

"Once we break through this line of defense, the war will be over. Don't let these damned guys disrupt our rhythm. Everyone, charge!"

The Nightmare Clan squad leader roared and then joined the charge.

Actually, he didn't want to go into this war, nor did he want to be bombed. But given the current situation, he had no choice but to go. Without him to boost morale and lead the troops, it was highly unlikely that his men would dare to go in headfirst.

Just as the squad leader had expected, with him leading the charge, the soldiers behind him followed suit.

"This should be over now, right?"

But at that moment, war weapons suddenly fell from the sky, followed by about ten round, war-like objects that suddenly rushed out from behind the Patamen's defensive fortifications.

They launched an attack on the soldiers who were charging at them.

With the help of these weapons of war, their charge was decisively defeated, and they suffered considerable losses, including some injuries to the Nightmare Clan squad leader.

Add to that the interfering clattering sounds, and all of this, combined with this charge, threw everything into chaos again.

"Retreat and reorganize the charge."

"Mage squad, focus fire on those metal lumps!"

As the Nightmare Clan captain led the remaining assault squad members to retreat and create distance, he ordered the mage squad behind them to provide suppressive fire.

Without thinking too much, seeing the charging troops begin to retreat, the amateur welder and his companions immediately took control of the weapons of war and began to retreat almost simultaneously.

Before long, they withdrew some distance and began to observe the battle ahead.

They were well aware that in such a battle, if they were really targeted by concentrated fire, their weapons of war would not last long. So as long as they disrupted the enemy's charging rhythm and prevented them from breaking through in a short time, the amateur welders would immediately leave the battlefield and wait for the next opportunity to strike.

So the second round of attack began. Seeing this, the amateur welders and their group exchanged glances, rushed forward and started hacking wildly. When they realized they were about to be targeted again, they immediately retreated.

For this battle, the amateur welders followed only two words.

Pulling.

This tug-of-war almost made the Nightmare Clan squad leader so angry he almost twisted his nose.

He took another deep breath, clearly angered by this shameless fighting style.

"The mage squad advances to the first defensive point of those lumps and begins long-range fire support from there."

The main concern was that the Pata would prioritize taking out their backline, so the Nightmare Clan squad leader always kept a very tight distance.

The consequence of this was that their assault squad could not coordinate with the mage squad behind them, allowing the enemy's war machines to retreat immediately after wreaking havoc.

The advantage of closing the distance is that this side can provide support to the front line at any time.

The enemy's weapons can be targeted and fired upon immediately if they dare to show themselves, without requiring the mage squad to advance any further.

However, the downside is that they are easy targets. But according to the Nightmare Clan squad leader's calculations, even if they become targets, it won't be of much use, because the enemy's war weapons will be focused and killed before they can reach their ranged mages.

As for whether the other side will send out a raiding squad, the Nightmare Clan squad leader has absolutely no need to worry about that.

The reason is very simple: their forward team would never give this group of Paras such an opportunity.

However, what the Nightmare Clan squad leader didn't know at that moment was that many players were waiting for this moment.

Many players hid here during the retreat.

Of course, they dug tunnels and buried themselves in them, all so that they could wait for the enemy's backline to reach this area and then launch a big attack on their backline.

Otherwise, there would be far more players clashing on the front lines.

As the mage squad drew ever closer, the forty-odd players hiding there couldn't help but get excited.

As they drew closer, they prepared to extract the magic crystal.

When dealing with such an enemy, especially in war, the key is to act swiftly and decisively, without hesitation.

If you hesitate, the hard-won opportunity may slip away in an instant.

As they drew closer, the players hiding there held their breath.

"Brothers, get ready."

"Remember, when they come over, run into the crowd, and blow them up as soon as you get there."

"If there are few targets around, bomb the one that is best dressed."

"In short, crowds are the top priority, and valuable equipment is the second priority."

While communicating, the members of the mage squad soon arrived at their ambush location.

"Brothers, let's go!"

As soon as the words were spoken, more than forty clattering sounds suddenly popped out from different areas.

Some emerged directly from underground, some from the rubble, and some from a blind spot in the collapsed building.

The moment these things popped out, especially when you saw the large number of polluted magic crystals scattered in the sky.

The Nightmare Clan squad leader in command immediately realized something was wrong.

"not good!"

It was too late to stop them now; their mage squad was far too close to the group of Pata.

This was followed by a series of explosions.

The Nightmare Clan squad leader suddenly felt everything go black.

He never expected that these Pata would be so audacious. Given the situation on the front lines, how could they dare to ambush more than 40 Pata there?

Are they really not afraid that the front line will be completely overwhelmed?

Although this behavior is very risky and carries a great deal of risk.

The problem is that in the end, this group of people succeeded in having sex with him.

When flames engulfed the area where the magic squad was located, and deafening explosions sent clouds of dust billowing into the sky, by the time it was all over, the magic squad had suffered at least half its casualties.

Many others were also seriously injured.

This loss made the Nightmare Squad leader feel like the sky had fallen; he could already foresee what the consequences would be when he returned.

"No, no matter the cost, we must break through here to atone for our sins."

The squad leader was thinking viciously at that moment.

However, at that moment, a series of slapping sounds suddenly came at him.

He carried a strange fire poker on his back.

"How dare you!"

"You actually dare to come looking for me?"

The Nightmare Clan squad leader found it somewhat amusing.

Overestimating one's abilities, unaware of one's own limitations, *clap*.

I just happen to have nowhere to vent my anger right now.

With that in mind, the squad leader immediately launched an attack.

However, as the battle continued, the Nightmare Clan squad leader soon realized that something seemed amiss.

no...

How could I possibly be unable to beat this thing?

This discovery was hard for him to believe, but given the current situation, the Nightmare Clan squad leader knew very well that if they continued fighting like this, he would definitely be doomed.

"How could that 'thud' be so strong?"

Knowing he couldn't stay any longer, the Nightmare Clan squad leader turned and ran without a word.

If we don't leave now, we might not be able to leave later.

However, with his escape, the soldiers around him were naturally affected to some extent.

This shift in the battlefield situation, which had initially seen players being suppressed, gradually turned into a tense and stalemate.

Many members of the Nightmare Clan and Dark Elf Clan couldn't stand the reckless fighting style of these Pata.

Since the team leader had already fled, they naturally didn't hesitate and followed suit.

As more and more people ran, the entire battlefield became incredibly chaotic, with many at the back running towards the fortress without a word.

Some of those at the front were desperately trying to escape the battlefield.

Of course, some who fought back desperately were easily killed by a few players.