The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 169 Escape

"We should be safe here now."

The player version of Annie carefully navigates the alleyways.

After much deliberation, the players decided to take Annie with them, mainly because she would most likely die if left there.

As for whether they can take them with them, the players can only say they'll do their best, because if things go wrong, they might all die together.

If we disregard Annie, the players have already succeeded.

The reason is quite simple: once they get the items, they put them in their inventory. If they die, they can revive in the dungeon, retrieve the items, and that's it.

But I've spent so much time with this little succubus.

If you ask players to abandon it directly, they will be somewhat reluctant.

Although if it were anyone else in this world, they would definitely abandon Annie without hesitation.

However, the players have received nine years of compulsory education, so they wouldn't do something like discarding someone after they've served their purpose. Besides, Annie has been very cooperative with them throughout the journey.

Therefore, players would not do such a thing unless absolutely necessary.

Although the evacuation is very difficult, the players are still confident.

"It's not exactly safe here, but there are relatively fewer people searching for you. We need to get to the area where the low-level succubi are as soon as possible. From there, you basically don't have to worry about anyone searching for you."

"I reckon the soldiers defending the city must have received the news."

"The real trouble will be figuring out how to get through the checkpoints later."

As he spoke, Salty Fish looked at Annie.

"If we get to the city gate later, we'll force our way through and hold off those people."

"If you do, run into the forest."

"As for the future, you have two choices. The first is to leave the succubus territory and hide in the territory of other races, but I estimate that you will have a hard time surviving in those places. So you can choose to go to the mountains and live in the mountains."

"As for the second path, we'll tell you a place. Go there, and someone will come to meet you and take you to the dungeon. It's up to you to choose."

This is the only thing salted fish can do.

At least for now, this is the limit of what he can do.

If Annie can go to the dungeon, then surviving shouldn't be a problem. But if she chooses other options, it seems like Annie's chances of survival would be very low.

Firstly, Annie's combat strength is really not that great. It's unrealistic for her to survive in the forest long-term, as she can't defeat many monsters.

If you encounter a powerful monster, then it's basically game over.

Moving to other regions to live is feasible, but the biggest problem is that no matter which region you go to, the races in those regions will definitely not accept succubi so easily.

There are insurmountable gulfs between different races in this world, unless one travels to a relatively more inclusive region like the human realm.

The problem is that things aren't as simple as they seem on the human empire's side. Succubi like Annie, who lack even the most basic means of self-defense, will most likely be sold into slavery.

After all, such succubi should be very popular among humans.

In short, in the territories of other races, if you don't have enough strength, your fate will basically be bad.

After all, this world is not like the real world.

In the real world, there are various legal constraints. Although these constraints exist on the surface, they only apply to the weak. The strong are not required to abide by these rules.

And even if they exist, they can only enjoy them within their own clan.

If you live in an area inhabited by other races, then I'm sorry, you won't be able to enjoy any special benefits.

That's why Salty Fish is so sure that if Annie goes to those areas, her fate won't be good.

Of course, the salted fish wouldn't force the little succubus to make a choice. As for what path she should take and how she should take it, that's up to the little succubus herself.

Hearing what the salted fish said, Annie was able to roughly understand the current situation.

Anne knew very well what a little succubus like her would encounter if she left the succubus territory and lost the protection of the succubus clan.

So with almost no hesitation, Annie chose to head to the dungeon.

Upon hearing Annie's plan, Salty Fish nodded.

"Since you've made your choice, don't worry, we'll definitely find a way to get you out safely. But whether you'll make it there in the end really depends on your fate."

Upon hearing this, the latter nodded, his eyes hardening.

There's not much to say about the current situation.

Anne knew very well that she could only rely on herself to survive.

And so, when Salty Fish appeared here with the other Salty Fish, it naturally attracted the attention of the succubi guarding the place. Upon seeing Salty Fish and his companions, the succubi attacked almost without hesitation.

"Let's do it!"

"Give Annie a chance to leave!"

As he spoke, Salty Fish led the other players and rushed over immediately.

Once Annie leaves the area where mid-level succubi reside and enters the area where low-level succubi reside, it's relatively easy for her to leave.

First, there's the issue of delayed information delivery.

Annie wasn't there when they made their move; Salty only took Annie and ran away after they succeeded. So, all these people knew was that a succubus had ordered them to do it.

At least that's how it appears to these succubi. However, the method to control succubi has probably not been figured out yet, so by seizing this time difference, Annie can successfully leave the succubus territory.

Because as long as Salty Fish and the others weren't around, to the other succubi, before Annie's appearance was revealed, she was just an ordinary low-level succubus.

At this moment, seeing the salted fish and other slimes rushing forward to carve a bloody path for her side, Annie did not hesitate at all.

Seize the opportunity and run towards the exit.

"Oh no! That succubus is trying to escape!"

Soon, a succubus discovered Annie's escape.

However, just as the succubi were about to rush forward to stop them, they were blocked by the players.

"You fight us, yet you still think about capturing others? Who gave you the courage?"

Players show no mercy when they start fighting, unleashing Abyss skills and other learned skills relentlessly.

In addition, they are not the type to slack off in battles; their skills are quite good. So even though they are outnumbered, they still managed to hold off the guards of the three or four Qianhao succubi.

Seeing the offensive launched by Salty Fish and his group, the succubi knew very well that if they didn't deal with these slimes, they wouldn't be able to catch the escaped succubus.

These succubi never expected the slime to be so strong. Even with so many of them attacking together, they couldn't defeat it in a short time.

As time went on, the battle between the two sides became increasingly intense, and at the same time, the number of succubi arriving to provide reinforcements gradually increased. Initially, the players could barely hold on, but with the increasing number of reinforcements, they quickly became overwhelmed.

Without much hesitation, they took out the magic crystal.

The salted fish naturally prepared to use their old method to take these succubi down with them, killing as many as they could, since they were just going to die here anyway.

Meanwhile, the succubi who were participating in the encirclement and suppression had no time to rejoice at seeing the succubi who were about to collapse when they saw the magic crystals that the succubi had pulled out. Upon seeing this thing, the succubi's faces turned green.

"Damn it, it's an Abyss Crystal!"

"These guys want to take us all down with them!"

Immediately afterwards, a deafening explosion rang out, and violent magic raged all around.

After everything calmed down, many succubi lay scattered on the ground. As for Salty Fish and his companions, they had naturally been blown to bits.

When the succubi finally arrived, they saw the horrific scene of the battlefield not far away.

"Where are the slimes?"

"Dead...dead..."

The surviving succubus looked at the approaching squad leader and said tremblingly.

"Where are the things?"

The squad leader continued to ask questions, but was met with blank shakes of his head from his subordinates.

Without any hesitation, the squad leader's eyes locked onto his surroundings.

"Find it for me, no matter the cost, you must find it."

However, it was clear that what he was looking for was not around. Just then, his subordinate seemed to remember something and told the squad leader about the escaped succubus.

"It seems the item is on another succubus. Everyone, follow me and we absolutely cannot let that succubus escape."

Meanwhile, on Annie's side...

Just like what the salted fish said.

She successfully left the succubus territory.

Without any hesitation, Annie ran straight into the nearest deep mountain.

She hadn't run far when Annie saw the city gate behind her. The gate began to open, and then a lot of succubi flew out. Seeing these succubi, Annie naturally knew that they had come to capture her.

This prompted Annie to speed up.

Although Annie ran a distance, it was obvious that because her level was too low and she had no experience in evading pursuit, the succubus quickly discovered the traces she left behind when she fled.

So the succubi didn't hesitate at all and followed the trail in the direction Annie had fled.

At this moment, Annie was running away while also feeling extremely worried.

First of all, putting everything else aside, the pursuers behind her are a very troublesome matter. It's practically impossible for her to shake them off. Moreover, she's already heading deeper into the mountains, where many powerful monsters live. Once she enters the territory of these powerful monsters, the consequences are self-evident. But Annie has no way out now.

However, I don't know if it was because I was lucky, but when I passed through the territory of some powerful monsters, I did not attract their attention. On the contrary, the commotion caused by the pursuers behind me was too great and disturbed the monsters.

These monsters immediately launched an attack on the pursuers. Annie initially thought that with these monsters around, the pursuers might not be so focused on chasing her anymore, as they would be busy dealing with the monsters. However, Annie quickly realized she had been overthinking things.

Actually, Annie wasn't quite sure what the slimes had taken that would cause such a big reaction from the tribe.

The current situation is that even if we send some people to hold off the monsters, those people might be sacrificed, and the pursuers will still continue to chase after us.

For Anne, this was simply outrageous, and Anne was also well aware that if things were to go this way, she might be in some danger.

This made Annie disregard everything else and speed up her pace.

Even so, it was no use, because in her panic, she had left too many traces. Following the traces, the pursuers were getting closer and closer. Judging from this situation, Annie knew that she would probably be caught soon.

But right now I have no other choice but to keep running.

If I can escape, then everyone will be happy. If I can't escape, then I can only accept my fate. This is the only way out for me now.

Of course, things were bad for Annie, but the situation was even worse for the pursuing team.

At this moment, the captain of the succubus squad responsible for the pursuit looked extremely grim.

The area where that little succubus escaped was basically inhabited by powerful monsters. With so many people with me, every time we passed through these places, we were bound to attract the attention of these powerful monsters.

This forced him to send some people to hold off these monsters, but the strength of these monsters was beyond question, and those people sent out would basically all perish.

However, the squad leader had no choice, because they had been given a death order: if they didn't bring Annie back, they would die.

Although the squad leader didn't know exactly what the little succubus had taken, he understood from this alone that what she had taken was probably very important to the entire race.

Otherwise, the people above wouldn't have reacted so strongly. Besides him, there are several other teams heading this way, and I heard they are led by an elder.

The implications were self-evident. Clearly, this item was far more important to the race than they had imagined. However, the fact that an elder had intervened relieved the squad leader, as the elder's involvement meant the item could almost certainly be retrieved.

To put it simply, their strength is undeniable.

The chase continued, but the squad leader and his team hadn't gone far when they sensed a powerful aura approaching from behind. Recognizing this aura, the squad leader knew exactly who was coming.

As he expected, the elder appeared shortly afterward, his expression extremely serious, his gaze fixed intently on him.

"Where's the little succubus?"

Upon hearing this, the squad leader quickly recounted everything that had happened during the pursuit to the elder.