The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 160 The Squad Leaves

After accepting the mission, Salty Fish and several other players gathered together and began to discuss the details.

"So, guys, the current situation is that we must complete this mission perfectly. I've just thought about the current situation a bit."

"First of all, we can be certain that if we fail on our first mission, it's basically unrealistic to expect success on our second one."

Everyone was puzzled by what the salted fish said.

"To put it simply, in the current situation, our first visit could be considered somewhat of a sneak attack."

"So here's the question: what does the suspicion of a sneak attack mean? It means we can easily win if the opponent is unprepared; but if the opponent is prepared, what do you think our success rate is?"

"But if we fail the first time, then unless the other side is stupid, they will definitely be prepared. I don't need to say how low our success rate will be then."

Upon hearing what the salted fish said, everyone exchanged glances.

"Wow, I didn't even think of that until you mentioned it. It's like this mission seems to have no restrictions, but in reality, we might only have one or two chances."

Upon hearing this, the salted fish nodded.

"That's roughly the situation. So this time, we can only succeed; failure is not an option. If we fail, this mission will be over."

Upon hearing what the salted fish said, everyone became serious.

If that's the case, then it's obvious that this matter is not as easy to handle as imagined. At least, to ensure that everything goes perfectly, the difficulty is self-evident.

"Therefore, we must come up with a plan with a high success rate."

The problem is that a high-success-rate solution isn't something you can just think about and expect to succeed.

How exactly should I do this? What are some things I need to be aware of?

They even had to take into account intelligence from all aspects over there, but the problem was that their judgment of the situation over there ultimately came from the information provided by Lilith and the Sixth Squad.

Such things always have an expiration date.

In short, that's roughly the situation. So the information they have now may be quite different from the real situation. If we take all these factors into account, there will be many problems later on.

Undeniably, based on the information they currently possess, the probability of failure if they were to actually carry out the operation is extremely high. Originally, they thought that these few failures were nothing more than trial and error, but now that they understand the general situation, they naturally can no longer have that mindset.

"So things now seem to be getting much more complicated than we thought."

"We must come up with a foolproof solution."

"No wonder the rewards for this mission were so high."

"There's a reason why the rewards are high; this small detail alone speaks volumes."

This put them in a difficult position, so everyone started offering suggestions.

They considered all the possible solutions, but ultimately found that these solutions had very low feasibility.

This put them in a somewhat awkward position.

"It seems this matter isn't as easy as we thought."

"Direct infiltration is definitely impossible. After all, we are worlds apart from the other race. If a few slimes suddenly wander into their territory, there will definitely be problems without us even having to look for them."

"But the problem is, given the current situation, what should we do?"

"I have a suggestion. We can first determine the approximate location, then find an opportunity to rush in, grab the item, and run."

Upon hearing this, the others all rolled their eyes at the player.

"If there's really no other way, you don't have to think about it."

"Do you really think we're going to grab some cabbage that no one's watching? According to Lilith, the thing we're taking is very important to their race. There's a bunch of people watching over there. You still want to force your way in? You won't even know how you died."

"To summarize simply, aside from alerting the enemy, I can't think of any other advantages of your method."

The player who offered the suggestion shrugged helplessly upon hearing this.

"If this won't work, and that won't work, then we would have found a solution long ago if we could think of one."

"Forget it, everyone, thinking about this so much now doesn't really make much sense."

Just then, Salty Fish interrupted everyone.

"Let me put it this way: putting everything else aside, just getting into that place is a huge problem for us."

"In reality, no matter what methods we try now, the effect will be just so-so."

"Instead of getting bogged down here, we might as well go out first and then see how to proceed based on the situation there."

After hearing what the salted fish said, everyone thought for a while and finally nodded.

"Indeed, there's no point in discussing all this now. Instead of thinking about these messy things, we should leave first and then see how to proceed based on the situation."

Unable to think of a better solution, they could only decide to make a decision after they arrived there.

So, Salty Fish and his team immediately contacted Old Six's team and explained their plans.

Meanwhile, on Old Six's side...

"Everyone, what should we do next?"

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The squad leader of Lao Liu's team gathered everyone together.

Although this matter may not seem to have any particularly big impact on the surface, everyone present was well aware that if this matter was handled improperly, they could end up in jail.

A battle has just ended here, and they were the losing side. This raises a problem: the other side will be very strict in monitoring this area. Under such circumstances, if you send a few slimes out, and they are discovered by others outside, the consequences are self-evident.

They were naturally aware of the stakes involved, but given the current situation, they had no choice but to agree.

After all, they are currently in a cooperative relationship. When you cooperate, you need to demonstrate your value to the other party. If you have no value at all, who would want to cooperate with you?

This put the members of Lao Liu's team in a somewhat difficult position.

The current situation is this: agreeing carries significant risk, but if we disagree, what's the point of cooperating? If you can't even fulfill such a simple request, the other party has reason to doubt your capabilities.

"Boss, this is difficult to do."

One of the members of the Sixth Squad said at this moment.

"Do you even need to tell me? It's obvious, so there's no need to elaborate. Of course I know this isn't easy to do. If it were easy, do you think I would have called you all here?"

As he spoke, even the captain of the sixth squad couldn't help but ponder.

"This time, they need to send five."

"Although their numbers are small, you should all know that if they are discovered, we will be in danger. So we need to make sure we get rid of them without being discovered. The only way I can think of is to take them outside the Nightmare territory, so that even if they are discovered, it won't be our problem."

"The problem is that taking it out would be very difficult given the current situation, because the battle with the succubus clan just ended not long ago, and with the battle here as well, the entire clan is currently under martial law."

At this point, even the captain of the sixth squad couldn't help but frown.

He began to consider how to ensure everything went perfectly.

And the most troublesome thing is that not only do you have to send them away, but more importantly, you also have to bring them back later, which is the most troublesome part.

The current situation is that whether you want to or not, you have to get this done for them.

The more the captain of the sixth squad thought about it, the more troubled he became; this matter was far too complicated.

"Why now of all times?"

With a sigh, the leader of the sixth squad looked at everyone.

"Take a look and see if there are any useful connections in this matter. Remember, these connections must be secure; don't leave behind a bunch of hidden dangers."

"In short, we must ensure that we meet their requirements while also ensuring our own safety is not compromised."

Thus, the group discussed this matter for a long time before settling on a slightly more suitable solution.

However, the price they paid was enormous, far exceeding their expectations, since the hush money was not cheap.

Although it was heartbreaking, at least for them, it was something they could manage.

After finalizing the plan, they immediately contacted the players.

"Over the next period of time, we will try to get you out of here, but you must hide inside the boxes. We will send you out under the pretense of transporting weapons and supplies, and after we arrive in the territory of the Nightmare Clan, other people will come to meet you."

"Just cooperate with them when the time comes."

"Finally, we will successfully send you out of the Nightmare Clan's territory. If you want to come back, we will arrange a place with you in advance. You will need to leave some things there. We will send people to check there every week or so. If there are any, our people will come to contact you on the second night and discuss bringing you back."

The captain of the sixth squad gave very detailed instructions to ensure everything went perfectly, and naturally, the players took them all to heart.

After reaching an agreement, both sides immediately began to take action. The captain of the sixth squad was well aware that if they continued to delay, the martial law on their side would only become more severe, making it increasingly difficult to send them out. Taking advantage of the remaining opportunity, they wanted to act quickly and decisively to get the job done.

And so, after some effort, the boxes containing the players were quickly loaded onto horse-drawn carriages.

The players were successfully transported out of the Nightmare Clan's territory via the teleportation array.

Then, when the box where Salty Fish and the others were located was opened again, they found themselves in a cellar, and in front of them was a dark elf who looked rather old.

After counting the number of Pata, the dark elf led Salty Fish and the others deeper into the cellar.

And so, following the dark elf, they finally found the exit, where a carriage was waiting for them.

"From now on, you must not make any noise. No matter what happens outside, you must stay inside and not come out."

The dark elf gave a brief explanation and then left.

Players initially thought the problem would be easily solved, but after trying it out, they realized they were naive.

This can't just be described as outrageous; it's downright outrageous. They calculated that they changed buses at least a dozen times along the way.

This made them all question their existence; they really hadn't expected things to be so complicated.

After another round of trouble, they were finally successfully sent out of the Nightmare Clan's territory.

The group was currently in a forest.

"According to our spy from the Nightmare Clan, as long as we cross this mountain, we can reach the Succubus Clan's territory. Slimes live in this mountain, so we can pretend to be wild slimes."

Upon hearing what this player said, Salty Fish couldn't help but shake his head.

"Are you sure our breed can really fake it?"

"This doesn't look normal at all. It's so different from a regular slime. So we still need to find a way to infiltrate the succubus territory. But for now, we might need to stay here for a while. First, we need to understand the situation here, and second, we need to observe the succubus side and see how we should proceed."

Entering the succubus territory is not easy, since their current form is too conspicuous. Moreover, slimes would be treated as invading monsters and eliminated if they entered these races' territories. So, how to enter safely is the biggest problem.

As they discussed the details, Xianyu and his companions soon arrived at the mountaintop. Looking down at the succubus territory from the summit, they were all quite awestruck.

In stark contrast to the underground city, the distant area, with its towering city walls and patrolling succubi, elicited gasps of surprise from the salted fish.

They knew that the map of the outside world had been made; if it hadn't been made, the NPCs would never have given out this kind of quest. But they never expected that the map of the outside world would be so well made.

Seeing the magnificent buildings and so many soldiers made Salty Fish and his men even more excited about their future development outside.

However, while the scene was visually striking, a problem arose: how could so many soldiers possibly blend in? This became the biggest issue.

In short, the current situation is not as easy as it seems.