The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 161 Entering the Succubus Territory

"Sometimes, there's a reason why the rewards for completing a task are high."

They kept a close eye on the situation in the succubus territory.

The people present couldn't help but frown. It has to be said that the current situation was indeed a little complicated for them.

"Forget about finding the location and forcing our way in; we'd probably have a hard time even getting close now, and even if we did, we wouldn't be able to pinpoint the exact location of the object."

"It's impossible to do. This thing looks simple, but it's actually quite difficult."

The territory of the succubus race is naturally very large, but that's not the main point. The main point is that the items are stored in a relatively central area. If they want to find where the items are stored, they may have to walk through the succubus race's territory for several days.

They need to observe the situation in the vicinity first, but the problem is, given their condition, how could they possibly stay inside for several days?

This put the players in a difficult position; in short, things seemed to be going very badly. Their original plan was to secretly infiltrate the other side's territory and sneak over, but now it seemed they had been overthinking things.

With this level of security, if they could infiltrate, they wouldn't be having any trouble here.

"Brothers, what's the big deal? I just don't believe it."

"This race has such a large territory, and every place is so heavily guarded. There must be places where the guards are lax. We can just go in through those places, and then the problem will be solved, right?"

Salty Fish was speechless at this friend's suggestion.

"Dude, of course we know what you're talking about."

"But have you considered the possibility that we've also thought of what you're talking about, but why aren't we implementing it? Why don't you take a look at the composition of the population in this succubus territory?"

"At first, we thought that such a large territory would be inhabited by multiple races. That way, even if we managed to sneak in, as long as we weren't too conspicuous, we wouldn't run into any major problems. But the problem is that this territory only has succubi; there are basically no other races. Simply put, if any other race were to enter, they would probably be treated like monkeys. And without special conditions, I doubt we could get in. So, under these circumstances, how do you think we're going to sneak in?"

After listening to Salty Fish's analysis, the player observed carefully and finally realized that it seemed to be true. This put him in a bit of a dilemma.

"Damn, if we do it this way, doesn't that mean we won't be able to infiltrate at all?"

"If we want to move around normally in the succubus territory and gather information, our identities are definitely not feasible."

As Salty Fish finished speaking, everyone present couldn't help but ponder. The situation was rather complicated; in fact, their plan could be considered over before it even began.

However, one player quickly came up with a very unreliable but potentially very useful method.

"Actually, we can find a place with weak defenses, dig a tunnel in, and then continue digging deeper into the succubus territory."

As he finished speaking, the other players looked at him with disbelief, and the player being stared at like that felt a little embarrassed.

"Um, is there anything wrong with what I said?"

"Wow, you really are a genius. You don't actually think this is some kind of tunnel warfare, do you? Let me tell you this: on this map of the succubus territory, believe me, even if we dig tunnels, it would probably take us years to reach our destination. And that's assuming the enemy doesn't know how to explore underground—that their defensive magic in certain special areas won't be able to detect underground activity, and their guards won't be able to sense anything underground."

"With so many factors combined, I think even if we just infiltrated directly, it wouldn't be this complicated, and for such a long time, do you think it's realistic?"

Hearing this, even the player who was just offering advice couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

"This is such a mess. This method doesn't work, that method doesn't work, we can't just stay here doing nothing."

And so, the group stared at each other blankly.

"I was asking if there are any transformation spells like those from the Brotherhood?"

Obviously, no one would know how to do it, and even if they did, they probably couldn't keep it a secret for long.

Although they couldn't come up with a solution, the players decided to go to the weaker areas of the succubus territory first, where they would have a better chance of success.

After making their decision, the group began to circle around the succubus territory.

You won't believe it until you go around in circles; once you do, you'll be shocked.

Simply put, the players greatly underestimated the size of this area. In fact, the players initially thought that it shouldn't be too small, since even just the tip of the iceberg they saw was already very large. However, when they actually started to take detours, they realized that they were really too naive.

This place is fundamentally different from the territory or kingdom that players understand. Simply put, the entire succubus territory is covered by walls of various heights, which were clearly built by them, or more accurately, built with magic.

Building a city wall in the magical world is actually very easy. In the real world, building a huge city wall requires considering many factors, such as materials and other aspects. However, in the magical world, you can easily build a huge city wall by simply using magic to manipulate the surrounding rocks and soil.

This has resulted in areas like the Succubus territory being largely surrounded by these city walls, and the area covered is quite exaggerated. Imagine if an entire province were surrounded by city walls—that would be incredibly vast.

In the real world, such a workload would be absolutely impossible for anyone to accomplish, but obviously, this is not the real world, so the appearance of such an outrageous project seems quite normal.

As the players continued along the mountain range, their frustration grew, and then they were dumbfounded. This was no longer a problem that could be solved by taking a detour for a day or two. The players had traveled a great distance in a day, but all they saw was that massive city wall.

Most importantly, there are soldiers guarding the area at regular intervals, and anyone trying to leave will be questioned. As for players trying to sneak in, the difficulty is self-evident.

"But in the real world, there are walls of this caliber, which is simply unsolvable."

At this moment, several players looked at each other in bewilderment as they gazed at the endless, massive city walls stretching into the distance from a mountain.

"Given this distance, it would take us forever to get out of here. Maybe we should try some other methods."

At that moment, a player made a suggestion.

"What method?"

"I remember there was a flying spell in the magic book we got before. I think this spell seems very useful. Simply put, we can fly over from a high altitude, land directly at the place we're looking for, go in, grab the stuff, and run away."

"Learning flight magic doesn't take long, so I think this is a pretty reliable option. What do you guys think?"

Upon hearing this, the salted fish shook its head.

"It's another kind of thing that sounds wonderful but is basically impossible in reality, let me put it this way. You have to understand that the other side is a succubus, they have wings, they can fly by nature."

"Given our situation, how can we compare to those who are born with this ability? And even if we do find the place we need using this method, and then we land and try to get the stuff, that's not stealing, that's outright robbery. We'd have to go head-to-head with those guys. Do you think we can win? We'd be taken care of in no time."

The people present rejected yet another whimsical plan, and couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment; the current situation was quite troublesome for them.

However, after a long while, the salted fish still sighed.

"Let's call it a day for now. Let's find a safe place to log off and see what to do tomorrow. We'll figure something out when we get back tonight."

Hearing this, everyone nodded. This was the only option they had; they had no other better choice.

However, just as the players were about to log off, they discovered something that surprised them.

On a hilltop not far away, a young succubus, who didn't look very old, was searching for something.

The players looked at each other, unsure of what was going on, but they decided to go and take a look anyway.

And so, the players stealthily made their way towards the little succubus.

Meanwhile, on the little succubus's side...

This one was just an ordinary succubus among many, and one with relatively poor talent. Therefore, its status within the succubus organization was not very high.

Of course, that's not the main point. In a place like the Succubus Clan, with its strict hierarchy, it's extremely difficult for Succubi like them to survive. Simply put, resources are limited and are prioritized for higher-ranking Succubi. Lower-ranking Succubi like them can only rely on gathering herbs in the mountains or doing other work to support themselves with meager income.

Therefore, in the succubus race, young succubi like these usually start going up the mountain to gather herbs at a very young age.

Compared to those high-risk tasks, it is clear that going up the mountain to collect herbs is the only relatively safe thing for the little succubi to do.

Of course, the benefits of such a thing are very limited, which is normal, since it's something anyone can do, and the income certainly won't be very high, but there are still significant risks involved.

The mountains are home to all sorts of monsters. The weaker ones are manageable, but when they encounter powerful monsters, these little succubi are no match for them. Often, the little succubi gathering herbs are dragged into the forest and eaten by those monsters.

However, the little succubi had no better choice than to venture into the forest to survive.

Today, as usual, the little succubus went out to gather herbs again. Compared to before, she was much happier lately because she had found a wonderful place.

Most of this mountainous area has already been exploited by other succubi, but this place is relatively hidden and not many succubi have noticed it.

Most importantly, the reason so many succubi come here to gather herbs is because this place is relatively safer than other mountains, so they are unlikely to encounter any danger here.

After all, making money is one thing, but personal safety is another factor to consider.

However, for most succubi who go out to gather herbs, safety is always the top priority.

Naturally, they don't want to lose money and end up getting themselves into trouble; that would be a bad deal.

"Great! There are enough herbs here for me to gather for at least several days. That means I can earn at least 20 silver coins, which will definitely be enough to buy a lot of black bread. Then I won't have to worry about going hungry."

While gathering herbs, the little succubus was also very happy.

I'm so lucky! I actually found such a great place.

At that moment, the innocent little succubus was unaware that several slimes were watching her menacingly from not far away.

Of course, the players didn't intend to attack the little succubus, as there was no need; after all, it was just an ordinary little succubus. However, instead of attacking it, the players thought of another method.

"Do you think it's possible for us to disguise ourselves as the little succubus's contracted beast and be brought in as such? What do you think of the feasibility of that?"

That's what the salted fish said.

Upon hearing Xianyu's suggestion, everyone's eyes lit up. It was undoubtedly a very good idea, and most importantly, the success rate was sure to be very high.

After all, although the Pata looked rather strange, as contracted beasts, they wouldn't attract too much attention from those with ulterior motives. Therefore, their plan to infiltrate should succeed without any unexpected circumstances.

We shouldn't sneak in; we should swagger in. However, another issue to consider is how to get this little succubus to cooperate.

"Actually, this question is quite simple."

Salty Fish had already come up with a plan. Simply put, this little succubus clearly wasn't living a very good life. For Salty Fish and his group, it was simply a matter of improving her quality of life. That way, she would definitely be willing to cooperate with them.

Salty Fish and his friends were quite confident about this, and the reason was quite simple.

If one could live a good life, who would willingly choose to live a worse one? Many people simply lack the opportunity, while salted fish can provide that opportunity.

As for whether or not they will be rejected, the possibility is very low, because the other party does not have the right to refuse.

After all, if the other party refuses, it means that their side will be exposed, so for safety reasons, sometimes the scoundrels don't mind taking action.