The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Immediately afterwards, these materials disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, merging into Jiang Chen's body.

At the same time, the panel also began to change.

[Advancing...1%...3%...]

The progress bar is increasing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Perhaps because of these contaminated magic crystals, Jiang Chen felt his thoughts begin to become confused.

An indescribable, chaotic, and icy aura enveloped Jiang Chen.

In an instant, Jiang Chen felt as if he were in a dark, endless space. A chill swept over him, as if to freeze him completely, and even his thoughts were almost frozen.

At the same time, the Fourth Calamity's talent began to glow faintly.

This allowed Jiang Chen to instantly regain his composure.

"Holy crap! Holy crap!"

After recovering, Jiang Chen was panting heavily.

"There's a problem! These contaminated magic crystals are seriously problematic! Even using them for advancement is a huge problem!"

It's important to know that the Fourth Calamity's talent grants immunity to all forms of mental control.

Actually, when Jiang Chen was integrating these magic crystals to upgrade his rank, he didn't feel anything was wrong. The real problem was the sudden change that happened later.

Just now, there seemed to be some special being, seemingly crossing dimensions and trying to control me.

Jiang Chen didn't know who he was.

However, Jiang Chen knew very well that if it weren't for his talent coming into play at the crucial moment, he would have really fallen into a trap just now.

......

Meanwhile, in a corner of the world, a chaotic, ominous, and profound atmosphere pervades, shrouded in endless darkness.

Then, a pair of eyes suddenly opened, and everything around became even more chaotic and violent, as if endless roars were coming... He seemed a little... puzzled?

After a long while, He slowly closed His eyes... Everything returned to calm as if nothing had happened.

........

The change happened quickly and ended just as fast; Jiang Chen himself didn't even know what had happened.

However, compared to other things, Jiang Chen was more concerned about his own changes at this moment.

As the progress bar increased, Jiang Chen's body began to change. It was as if a drop of black ink had been dripped into his round body, and then it began to spread inside Jiang Chen's body.

At the same time, the aura of the abyss began to surge out of Jiang Chen's body continuously, and due to the influence of the abyss aura, Jiang Chen's eyes also began to turn blood red.

However, due to his talent, Jiang Chen was not affected in any way.

"It shouldn't take long for it to evolve successfully. I wonder what kind of improvement it will bring after this evolution."

Jiang Chen thought expectantly.

However, at that moment, a commotion arose outside the tree hole.

Just as Jiang Chen was feeling a bit confused, he saw several players carrying Lilith, who was tied up like a pig being slaughtered for the New Year, in a carrying pole.

"What happened?"

Jiang Chen looked at Lilith, who had suddenly been tied up by the players, with some confusion.

Lilith, who had been kidnapped by the players, was somewhat disheveled.

Can't you idiots tell the difference between good and bad?

I was trying to help you guys, and you actually kidnapped me.

Are you willing to endure this kind of oppression?

At this moment, Lilith really couldn't understand the thought process of this group of people, but just as she was about to say something, she found that Jiang Chen was covered by the abyss aura.

At this moment, Jiang Chen's body was also changing, slowly turning black, clearly corrupted by the abyss's aura.

What's even more outrageous is that her once clear eyes have now turned completely blood red.

"Deep... Abyss... Jiang... Jiang Chen, what did you do?" Lilith stammered.

However, when Lilith glanced over and saw that the pile of materials that had been there had disappeared, she immediately understood what had happened.

She clearly remembered that there was a large pile of contaminated magic crystals on that side.

Lilith swallowed hard, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.

"Jiang...Jiang Chen...could it be...?"

"But why? Why would you absorb that stuff for no reason?"

Everything that was happening right now had left Lilith's mind completely blank.

She couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried, but just then, the sound of the attacking salted fish came from behind.

"Chief! Let me tell you, this succubus has a rebellious streak!"

"You have no idea, this guy just tried to incite us to stage a mutiny!"

"Chief, if it weren't for our unwavering resolve, we would have truly fallen for that wretched succubus. Let me tell you, Chief, to uphold our principles, we have..."

Salty Fish began to explain at length, and Lilith, who was listening to this, felt her heart sink.

"No way! Are you bunch of idiots? Your leader's acting like this, don't you see something's wrong? And you keep babbling on and on... Run!!!"

To Lilith's despair, however, the group of Pata remained unmoved.

Immediately afterwards, to Lilith's incredulous gaze, Jiang Chen actually tossed them a magic crystal coin and praised them for doing a great job.

???

"Jiang Chen, are you still conscious?"

But she shut up the next moment because Jiang Chen was staring straight at her with a smile on his face.

"Um... Jiang Chen, would you believe me if I said it was a misunderstanding? I just wanted to check if there was a traitor among your 'pata' (a type of embroiler)..."

"Yes, that's exactly why I did it on purpose—to identify traitors!"

"Do I look like an idiot to you?" Jiang Chen said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Lilith glanced at Jiang Chen, then lowered her head again.

Then he looked at Jiang Chen again and lowered his head, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

"Huh???" Jiang Chen's bloodshot eyes widened.

"Holy shit!"

.........

Not long after...

In a place resembling a millstone, Lilith was pulling the millstone, while Jiang Chen was constantly throwing the spices that the players had grown into it.

"Um... Jiang Chen, I was wrong, I'll never do it again, please don't make me pull you anymore..."

"Shut up! If you make a mistake, admit it; if you're going to get punished, stand at attention!"

"You should be grateful. If it were any other race, they would have chopped you up and fed you to the dogs for what you did."

"It's only when you encounter someone who's easy to talk to that you'll be made to pull a millstone weighing several hundred kilograms as a form of punishment."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen kept adding spices.

"Huh? Jiang Chen, why is the abyssal aura around you disappearing?"

Lilith sensed that the originally dense abyssal aura within Jiang Chen's body was gradually dissipating, and at the same time, his blood-red eyes were gradually returning to normal.

Aside from his body, which had turned black, everything else was developing in a positive direction. Lilith also noticed that golden patterns were beginning to appear on Jiang Chen's chubby body.

"How...how did you do that?!"

Lilith's eyes widened.

Even dragons corrupted by the abyss's aura would be transformed into monsters that only know how to kill. So why is this Pata able to recover? Does it have the ability to purify the abyss's aura?

Thinking of this, Lilith decisively shook her head, rejecting this absurd idea.

How could someone possibly have such an ability?

If he truly possessed such an ability, setting aside everything else, simply digging out and purifying all the magic crystals in the dungeon would make him incredibly wealthy.

If Jiang Chen really had that ability, would those little brats still covet the meager sums from their own families?

She still hasn't forgotten the 10 contract she signed with that group of Pata.

"Jiang Chen... Jiang Chen..." Seeing that Jiang Chen didn't want to talk to her, Lilith stopped what she was doing, ran up to Jiang Chen, and waved her fair little hand in front of him.

"Leave me alone!"

Jiang Chen's displeased voice came through.

Just now, Jiang Chen successfully advanced, and he is currently checking his panel.