The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 123 Illusionary Mission

The whole process wasn't too complicated. In Feng Xiaoxiao's words, dealing with these monsters was a piece of cake.

"So it looks like this floor is finished."

After a short while, looking at the adventurers lying on the ground, Feng Xiaoxiao said.

"It should be finished."

Just as the group was talking, the Demon King's familiar figure appeared.

"Very good, everyone. As members of the dungeon, you have successfully repelled the invading outsiders."

"I will remember your contributions to the dungeon."

As soon as the Demon King finished speaking, the world before Feng Xiaoxiao and the others suddenly became distorted.

The familiar feeling returned once again, clearly indicating that they had entered the next level.

Good news, this dungeon doesn't seem to be very difficult; at least they solved it with ease.

The bad news is that they don't know how many more levels there are in this dungeon, or what the difficulty level of those levels is.

However, Feng Xiaoxiao and the others weren't particularly concerned; they would deal with whatever came their way.

But the next level was far beyond their expectations.

If I had to put it into words, I would start with the feeling of immersion.

The first two levels are exploration. The first level is about finding a key location and obtaining a key item to pass the level. This is not difficult.

The second floor incorporates some combat elements, with monsters at level 40, making them relatively easy to defeat.

Of course, if their level is not high enough, the second level is already quite difficult.

As for the third floor, the players were dumbfounded as soon as they entered.

Because once they enter this place, they don't directly fight monsters or anything like that.

Instead, it was incorporated into a special storyline.

They were currently in an ancient castle.

Judging from the luxurious decorations inside the castle alone, it's easy to see that the castle's owner was very wealthy.

Just then, footsteps sounded, and Feng Xiaoxiao and the others saw an old man dressed as a butler walking towards them from not far away.

"Young Master Corren, this is this month's account book," said the old butler, Ford, respectfully placing the account book in front of Corren.

At this moment, Feng Xiaoxiao and the others also noticed that a young man dressed in aristocratic attire had appeared sitting next to the desk at some point.

They all exchanged glances.

"It seems like the story is about to unfold. That's pretty much how these kinds of games are set up; it's not particularly complicated."

As he spoke, Feng Xiaoxiao led several teammates to the young man referred to as "Young Master".

At this moment, if we had to describe their state, they would be in a ghostly state. They could move freely here and easily pass through walls and other such things.

The master and servant could not see them either.

And so, they moved closer to Colin from behind.

Feng Xiaoxiao and the others also looked at the account book handed over by the old steward.

Looking at the deficit in the ledger, Feng Xiaoxiao and the others exchanged bewildered glances.

While Coron was carefully examining the ledgers, the players were also gathering information from all sides, and soon they had a general understanding of the current situation.

"So this Koren is now the lord of the Frozen City."

"He became a lord through his deceased father's title."

"They don't have much combat power themselves, and on top of that, Frozen City is in financial deficit."

Feng Xiaoxiao and the others exchanged information in hushed tones about what they had gathered.

Just then, Corren's voice came, interrupting their conversation.

"Oh no, what should we do?"

"If I can't recruit knights soon, I'm afraid I'll be torn to pieces by the orcs who are eyeing my territory from outside."

"A month ago, my father led the knights to wipe out this group of orcs and never returned."

"Frozen City is a small border town in the northernmost part of the Caesar Empire."

"This place is bordered by the Endless Forest to the north, the Sea of ​​Death to the west, and the Endless Volcano to the east, which is the territory of the dwarves and goblins. It is said that a giant dragon sleeps in the volcano."

"There is only one road to the south leading to the other cities of Caesar's Empire."

"The orcs that have invaded this time come from the Endless Forest."

As he spoke, Corren sighed.

"The most reliable way is to recruit knights."

Hearing Keren's mutterings, Feng Xiaoxiao and the others naturally knew that he was most likely going through the plot.

"I say, Feng Xiaoxiao, judging from this guy's description, the situation here seems a bit bad."

"It is indeed a bit complicated." As he spoke, Feng Xiaoxiao pondered for a while, "Based on what this NPC has said so far, we can confirm two things: First, our mission is definitely related to the orcs, or perhaps it is about repairing the city."

"The second thing is that this dungeon is not easy, because there are several places where enemies may appear. It's just unclear whether it will be a monster siege or a small team battle. If it's a small team battle, it's fine, but if it's a monster siege, we're really out of luck."

As she spoke, Feng Xiaoxiao's gaze remained fixed on Keren.

"Currently, the remaining assets are 700 gold coins, 1900 silver coins, and 2000 copper coins."

"This amount of wealth would be a considerable sum for an ordinary person, but it is entirely different for a lord."

"How about we recruit some ordinary people..."

As he spoke, Koren couldn't help but ponder the feasibility.

However, just as Corren was still considering the feasibility of this plan, the old butler's voice came.

"Young Master Corin, I have some bad news. Another person has been murdered today."

"Was it done by those orcs?" Koren's expression changed slightly.

"Yes, the victim was ambushed and killed by orcs on the road to the Emerald Earl's territory."

Upon hearing this, Corren's expression turned serious. There was only one road leading to the Emerald Lord's place.

That's to the south.

"These orcs have blocked our routes to send reinforcements!"

Koren also realized the seriousness of the situation.

"Let's fight them!"

Now there's only one way left.

"Gather all the able-bodied men in the city and fight those orcs!" Koren said viciously.

The old butler shook his head at this.

"Nobody would be willing."

The old butler spoke first.

"Depend on!"

Just then, a maid rushed in.

"My lord, something terrible has happened! A large number of people have surrounded the castle!"

Upon hearing what the maid said, Corren was also taken aback.

"What's going on?"

"I heard that the orcs said that as long as we hand over the lord and the castle, they won't harm ordinary people," the maid stammered.

Upon hearing this, Koren was dumbfounded.

Arriving at the castle's watchtower, looking down, one sees that the castle's tall gates are already crowded with people.

Upon seeing this, Corren's face darkened.

"Damn orcs!"

Watching the plot unfold quietly, Feng Xiaoxiao couldn't help but purse her lips.

"Without sufficient military strength, the title of lord alone is of no use."

The players nodded in agreement with what Feng Xiaoxiao said.

"The person being protected actually thought of forcing this NPC to his death; only an NPC without his own soldiers would do that."

That's why they were forced into this situation. If it were any of our NPCs, I'm telling you, not a single one of them would have made it out alive.

"That's right... Take our NPC, for example. If any of these people dared to have any other ideas, they would have been dead long ago."

The group continued to joke around while quietly observing how things were developing.

Just then, under the watchful eyes of the others, Corren took out something that resembled a crystal ball.

"This is the only thing we can use."

As he spoke, Coron took out the little money he had at home.

"What's this thing going to do?"

Feng Xiaoxiao and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

However, the next moment, under the watchful eyes of Feng Xiaoxiao and the others, the 500 gold coins that Kelun had taken out began to slowly disappear.

Immediately afterward, as the blinding light illuminated the surroundings, Feng Xiaoxiao and the others instinctively closed their eyes.

Immediately afterwards, Feng Xiaoxiao and the others' bodies gradually transformed from ethereal to solid.

Looking at the hall, which was decorated in a medieval style, Feng Xiaoxiao and the others exchanged bewildered glances.

"So, our current identities are knights summoned by Coron." Feng Xiaoxiao was somewhat uncertain.

"That seems to be the case."

It's not fair to blame Feng Xiaoxiao and the others for being uncertain, because they have absolutely no connection with the knights.

However, while several players were still somewhat unclear about the current situation...

Koren's next words dispelled the players' doubts.

"Knights, I am the master of this castle, Coron."

"Welcome to my team. You may still have many questions, but we're currently facing some trouble."

As he spoke, Koren pointed outside.

"My people have been misled, and now I need you to suppress the rebellion and find the mastermind behind it."

"You can communicate with these people to let them know that they have been bewitched by those damned orcs, and of course, you can also take special measures when necessary."

After hearing what Koren said, the players roughly understood what they needed to do next.

"So next we need to persuade that group of crazy people below to surrender."

"

One player said.

Feng Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement.

"However, I doubt it will be easy. Given the situation here, it would be a miracle if they were actually willing to listen."

"Besides, we don't have that much time to keep you in suspense, let's just play speedrun mode."

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Hearing this, they all nodded.

"That's right, who knows how many more levels we have to clear here, speedrunning is a more reliable option."

Soon, the players made a decision.

In this way, the group arrived at the castle gate as quickly as possible.

Then they looked at each other.

"Brothers, get ready, let's get started."

"Don't worry, it's not a big problem. I just checked and these monsters aren't very high level."

While the group was still talking...

The massive castle gates creaked open.

The noise outside also reached their ears.

"Give it a push, everyone! The door will be open soon!"

"come on!"

Upon hearing the voice from the other side, everyone got ready.

but...

However, just as they were preparing to make a big splash, Feng Xiaoxiao suddenly seemed to have thought of something.

Immediately afterward, under the puzzled gazes of the others, Feng Xiaoxiao shouted towards the gate.

"Hey you over there, stop hitting them! Stop hitting them!"

"I'm telling you, you're wrong. Stop right now, admit your mistake, and kneel down to apologize."

After doing all this, Tianqiong pointed to the gate.

"Didn't the NPC just say that we should try to persuade these people, and take action if necessary?"

"Just to be on the safe side, I'd better offer some advice, so that it won't be awkward if we start working on it and they deem our task unqualified."

Upon hearing Feng Xiaoxiao's explanation, everyone gave him a thumbs up and called him cunning.

"The wind howls, and it's still you I see."

"We also need to pay attention to the details, otherwise we'll fail the judgment because of oversights, and we'll suffer a huge loss."

Or perhaps Feng Xiaoxiao will add more.

"Alright, I've done all the persuasion I needed to, and I've fulfilled that prerequisite. Since that's the case, let's get right to it."

Feng Xiaoxiao hopped to the front door, then glanced at the bolt and prepared to open it.

"One, two, three! Go!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the door opened.

Feng Xiaoxiao was the first to rush out.

"Brothers, charge!"

"Charge! This battle is awesome!"

Immediately afterwards, the three of them rushed forward while shouting.

Meanwhile, in the crowd.

Seeing that they had finally broken down the door, the leader couldn't help but smile.

Before he could react, he felt a sharp pain in his body. Looking down, he saw that his body was already shrouded in the abyss and was beginning to decay.

The intense pain made him cry out.

At the same time, he also noticed Feng Xiaoxiao and the others rushing towards them.

In their eyes, these Pata were knights in armor.

"knight!"

"Damn it, that despicable guy actually sent knights to suppress us!"

"Don't be afraid, everyone. So what if he's a knight?"

"If we all attack together, I don't believe we can't beat them."

"You talk too much." The next moment, the NPC felt dizzy and was sent flying.

Immediately afterwards, the players charged into the crowd and activated their Musou mode.

The people who were blocking the way panicked, because they realized that these knights were completely different from the knights they had seen before.

In the past, when knights encountered such situations, they might deal with a few ringleaders, while the others would either be arrested or released.

But these few are completely different. They rushed in and started killing indiscriminately, as if they were killing for the sake of killing.

At that moment, they understood what a speedrunner was.

It didn't take long before most of them were easily taken down by the players.

Only a small number of people escaped.

After dealing with the troublemakers, the players found Koren.

"The problem is solved."

Upon hearing this, Corren nodded.

"Thank you for your bravery, knights. Because of your courage, we are temporarily out of danger."

"However, we will face powerful orcs next."

"Once we take care of them, our Frozen City will be safe."

Hearing this, Feng Xiaoxiao and the others nodded.

"You want to deal with the orcs? Leave it to us, it's no big deal."

As they were talking, Feng Xiaoxiao and the others prepared to set off to deal with the orcs, but they were immediately stopped by Koren.

"You few are no match for the powerful orcs; we need to think this through carefully."

Hearing this, Feng Xiaoxiao and the others laughed.

"You think they're invincible? You're overestimating those orcs. If they were all below level 70, you'd see if they could even hold them off."