The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 115 The Nightmare Squad Leader's Decision

After making the decision, the captain of the Nightmare Squad immediately made arrangements.

"Captain, will what we're doing... be...?"

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Seeing the squad leader's arrangements, the adjutant beside him hesitated.

Although he had heard about some things in the clan, he was even more aware of the captain's strength.

The adjutant was well aware of his captain's strength.

To put it another way, my captain and the Dark Elf squad leader have always been responsible for conquering dungeons.

This guide covers floors 40 through 50, including the guardians of each floor.

The two of them were responsible for defeating the monster strongholds on each floor.

And his subordinates are all seasoned veterans.

They are quite strong, and their teamwork is excellent.

Later on, even the guardians of floors 50 to 59 were led and conquered by the two of them.

The progress has been relatively smooth.

However, he never expected that his captain would end up like this.

Since his partner died, coupled with these recent defeats, the people in the tribe have been using this incident to make a fuss.

This is utterly absurd.

Indeed, these battles have ended in defeat.

The problem is that this also suggests that the group of Pata in the Dragon Cave underground city is not simple.

Instead of investigating why this group of Pata was so strong, they chose to attack the meritorious ones.

The adjutant felt that everyone in the clan had gone mad.

Do you really think that just anyone can be sent to replace the person in charge?

If this position were so easily replaced, it would have been replaced long ago.

"But Captain, what if we retreat now...?"

The adjutant doesn't need to worry about being replaced; the main concern is that they might use this incident to their advantage.

After all, this is tantamount to desertion.

If handled well, this is called a safe retreat; if handled poorly, you might be arrested as a deserter and die on the spot.

"Don't worry, I have my own plans."

The Nightmare Clan squad leader wasn't foolish enough to retreat immediately.

If I were to actually retreat, I would most likely be wiped out on the spot, but if I had a different approach, things would be completely different.

And at this moment, on the battlefield.

Just as the Nightmare Clan squad leader was discussing with his adjutant, the players advanced even further.

Meanwhile, the Nightmare Clan and the Dark Elf Clan are also making battle deployments based on the situation.

Faced with the overwhelming firepower of the players, constant deployment is necessary, otherwise the entire team can easily be wiped out.

Unlike in the past, this deployment had a huge oversight, which was naturally discovered by the players.

"Brothers, there are a few positions over there, give them a good blast."

"Damn, with their deployment like this, if we just bomb these spots, won't they just blow them up?"

"Damn it, guys hurry up, don't give them a chance."

Players who seized the opportunity showed no mercy in their attacks.

Amidst the blazing flames and deafening explosions, several areas were breached by the players. Seeing this, the players naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass them by.

"Send three people from one squad to make a charge and see if we can break in and disrupt their other formations."

"No problem, leave it to us."

"Hey guys in the back, remember to cover us!"

On the battlefield, suddenly many patters rushed out from the patter position and ran towards several areas.

Meanwhile, the artillery fire intensified in the rear.

This left the Dark Elves and Nightmares who wanted to attack the charging Pata with very little opportunity. Meanwhile, the War Machines seized the opportunity to join the battle.

After a player broke through the defense line, he rushed towards the nearest firing point without saying a word.

Suddenly, a violent explosion occurred on the tall city defenses built by the Nightmare Clan and the Dark Elf Clan.

Then came a shower of debris, and some buildings were blown open from the inside.

The squad defending the Zhilian position also suffered heavy losses, and these losses made it even more difficult for other positions to suppress the players' advance.

More and more Pata rushed into the battlefield.

The originally well-organized deployment became chaotic.

With the aid of war weapons, the Dark Elves and Nightmares were unable to mount an effective counterattack or retreat in a short time, suffering heavy losses.

On the battlefield, spherical war machines moved around at extremely high speeds, their turrets constantly reaping the surrounding dark elves and succubi.

When faced with magic flying towards them, the war weapons will dodge with extremely fast speed and agile movement. Even if they are hit, the number of attacks is not large, and they can easily withstand them.

The mechs most vulnerable to concentrated fire are those in the sky, whose main cannons are constantly charging and launching attack after attack on the areas below where many mechs are concentrated. After each attack, the mechs will create distance and look for an opportunity to attack again.

Anyone who tried to charge forward was quickly dispatched by the mech wielding its blood scythe.

"Captain, we can't hold on any longer!"

After being broken through, both races were repeatedly defeated.

The news naturally reached the ears of the Nightmare Clan squad leader.

This is exactly what the squad leader wanted.

Of course, that's what I think in my heart, but I certainly can't say it on the surface.

"How is this possible? How could they possibly break through our defenses?" And so, the performance of the succubus squad leader began.

"No, we must create distance as soon as possible."

"Once these Pata get close, they'll drag you all down with them."

"Now notify everyone to find a way to retreat and leave the battlefield, and then we will regroup and launch a counterattack."

"But if that's the case, what about our supplies and provisions?" one of them asked.

Upon hearing this, the Nightmare Squad Leader pondered for a moment.

"In that case, this arduous yet glorious task is entrusted to you. You and your men must guard our supplies and provisions to the death."

So, leaving the bewildered questioner behind, the Nightmare Clan squad leader led the others to retreat from the battlefield.

With the squad's withdrawal, victory in this battle was self-evident.

As more and more players rushed to the encampments of the Nightmare Clan and Dark Elf Clan, it signaled that the battle was finally coming to an end.

The players have now officially entered the 59th floor.

Because the entrance area has been used as a base by two races, players cannot explore the 59th floor unless they clear this area.

Now they can finally explore this level with peace of mind.

"That's why I said this is really not easy."

"That's right, this battle has resulted in such heavy losses, and it has also lasted for such a long time."

"Hey guys, let's do a quick tally and see how much profit we made this time."

While discussing, the players began cleaning up the battlefield.

Whether they were Dark Elves or Nightmares, all their equipment had been stripped off by the players.

Soon, the players had gathered all sorts of armor and weapons together.

Naturally, there were quite a few of these things, piled up into several small mountains.

Immediately afterwards, the players gathered together and began to divide the spoils.

Although this victory was quite difficult for the players, after sorting through all the equipment and gold dropped by the monsters, the players' gains were actually quite good.

"Brothers, I've roughly calculated that if we add up the gold coins and equipment dropped by these monsters, each of us can get close to 400 gold coins on average."

The player in charge of statistics couldn't help but light up when he saw this number.

Although this battle lasted quite a long time.

Both sides suffered significant losses, but fortunately, they also gained quite a bit this time.

Each player's war gains and losses vary, but the minimum return is around 200 gold coins.

In other words, on average, players spend about 200 gold coins in this battle.

This kind of 50% profit is actually quite good.

While the players were still cleaning up the battlefield, the wolf tribe and the lizard tribe also began to enter the field one after another.

Some of these two races arrived in trailers, while others drove the players' trucks.

Their purpose in coming here was, of course, to collect the corpses of these Nightmare Clan and Dark Elf Clan members and then transport them back to Jiang Chen.

These are all resources that summoned players need.

Although the players have an advantage in terms of casualties on both sides, this is after taking into account the number of times the players respawn.

However, the corpse of a Nightmare can summon the player twice.

Even if the casualty ratio between the two sides is 2:1, it is still considered a draw. The current casualty ratio of the players is about 1:2, so Jiang Chen doesn't need to worry about the number of summons at all.

Meanwhile, on Jiang Chen's side...

Seeing truckloads of Nightmare Clan and Dark Elf Clan being transported over, Lilith was completely distraught.

"You won? So easily, you just won?"

Lilith found it somewhat unbelievable, and so did Arya, who was standing next to her.

"But how is that possible?"

Lilith has spent so much time with the players that she has some understanding of their situation, and the two sides have also participated in several wars together.

So while it was somewhat unexpected that he was able to win against the lawyer, it was also within reason.

Arya is completely different.

"It's unbelievable that they won so easily."

"How did they manage to do that when their level was clearly higher than yours? Just with those weapons?"

Jiang Chen said he could understand their overreaction.

After all, for them, this matter was still a little bit outrageous.

"This is the power of technology."

"Although, in terms of each weapon individually, those weapons are indeed inferior to traditional magical equipment."

"But we can maximize one of the weapon's capabilities. For example, with magical equipment, you consider balance, but our technological weapons only need to consider extremes. Achieving balance is difficult because you have to take everything into account, which means that a lot of resources are needed to manufacture them."

"But if we're only pushing the limits of one thing, then it's completely different. I only consider the weapon's power."

"I don't need to consider anything else; that's enough for me, or rather, for our race."

"Even in high-intensity battles, even after just one or two, our weapons will be basically destroyed. But for us, we have a complete production line that can quickly manufacture these weapons, so the attrition is not that important."

"This is our biggest advantage. We only need to manufacture on an assembly line, and the speed of assembly line manufacturing is terrifying, so we can fully support the costs of war."

Jiang Chen began to explain the actual situation on his side.

Jiang Chen's theory also gave Lilith and Aria a new understanding of weapons.

The weapons were almost destroyed after a few battles and needed to be replaced. Although they were inferior in all aspects, their power was maximized.

If this were on the ground, it would be impossible for those who sell magical equipment to sell this kind of thing, because it would be considered garbage.

It was destroyed after just a few battles. What kind of fool would buy this thing?

However, for Jiang Chen and his group, the best weapons are those that can be produced in large quantities. In that case, quality is not so important. After all, quantity leads to quality. Even if I only use one weapon in one war, if I make 100 of them, I can support 100 wars.

Moreover, unlike most people in this world, who have the concept that a precious weapon can be passed down for several generations.

Players believe that each version has its own meta, and they need to switch to a different meta at any time.

Spending too much money to acquire this weapon would definitely be very low in cost-effectiveness.

Specifically, for example, the weapons carried by amateur welders in their arena war machines.

It is indeed very strong in all aspects, but the price is also outrageous. Moreover, this price is an internal price. If this thing were really available outside, it would not be something that could be bought for ten or twenty thousand gold coins.

This equipment is indeed very powerful, and it can change size and take various forms, both long-range and short-range.

Most importantly, the weapon is very difficult to destroy.

It seems to have only advantages and no disadvantages.

But in reality, unless you're pushing the limits, who would buy this thing? After all, the price of one of these items is equivalent to the entire cost of a major battle.

It's simply impossible to equip everyone with one, and more importantly, there are losses during combat. The game's mechanics are considered absurd by players.

If you die before you can put the equipment you're carrying into your backpack, it may be dropped.

If this thing drops, it'll probably make the players who bought it so angry they'll quit the game on the spot.

The most important thing is that if this thing falls down and someone else picks it up, then it belongs to him.

But the weapons the players have are different. What use are they even if someone picks them up? Even if the other person knows how to use them, they'll break after a few uses.

This is actually a form of protection.