The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

"You just overthink things. Given our relationship, would I really do something like that?"

As he spoke, Jiang Chen hopped over to Lilith's side.

"Alright, alright, stop overthinking it. There's absolutely no way I would do something like that. With our relationship, honestly, if I were to do something like that, wouldn't I be human?"

"Don't worry, I swear to God, if I ever have any designs on your succubus territory, I'm not human."

"Really?" Lilith was somewhat skeptical.

"Don't worry, would I lie to you?"

"Alright, stop thinking about it. Come on, let me teach you how to cook some other dishes today."

And so, Lilith was pushed into the kitchen by Jiang Cheng.

..........

Meanwhile, on the other side...

At the edge of the Skeleton Clan's territory, a group of players eagerly awaited the arrival of Salty Fish and his companions.

Before long, two figures appeared in the distance, naturally Little Skeleton and Salted Fish.

"Salted Fish, how's it going inside?" A player asked as soon as Salted Fish arrived.

"Don't worry, brothers, it's all taken care of. We've planted bombs on the elite skeletons. Little Skeleton will give the order for all the skeletons to stay still in a bit."

"So just kill any skeletons you see later, no need to worry about hurting friendly forces."

Salty Fish glanced at the players behind him who were driving the latest war machines, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes. He had to admit that these war machines looked much better than the Phantom Tank he had built back then.

He cleared his throat.

"Then the Death Knight's location is about 3 kilometers away from the Fist of Reincarnation, at the entrance to the forest where we often go to pick at tree bark. It knows we often go that way, so it specifically blocks the entrance there."

"Just go and kill him. I've figured out the Death Knight's situation; he's an 80-level boss."

"In terms of combat strength, I estimate they are not as good as Lilith's relatives, since Lilith's relatives are fully equipped."

Hearing that Salty Fish had spilled all the information at once, the players all nodded in agreement.

"Well done, Salty Fish. With this information, the rest of the operation will be much easier."

"In that case, brothers, let's set off and go find that boss."

"Shouldn't we clear out the smaller monsters? It would be awkward if we got surrounded."

"What's there to be afraid of? Anyway, the Skeleton Clan's high-end combat forces won't dare to make a move. If they do, they'll all be dead."

"Without high-end combat power, all that's left are some small fry. What are we afraid of with the weapons we have now?"

"Alright, alright, stop discussing it. Get ready and let's go. Also, the logistics team needs to get ready. We're consuming a lot of magic crystals for our war weapons."

"Don't worry, our logistics team has been sending supplies over. Anyway, the supply point is right here, so we can come here to resupply when we run out of resources."

Having seemingly finalized all the details, the players set off in a grand procession.

.....

Meanwhile, on the Death Knight's side...

After receiving the report from his subordinate skeleton, the Death Knight's empty gaze immediately turned in a certain direction.

Just now, that group of Pata actually attacked their own skeleton race.

The Death Knight was especially furious when he heard that the little skeletons were also following the Pata's lead.

He had long since discovered that the Pata were up to no good, but the little skeleton seemed to be bewitched and still wanted to play with them.

Now they've brought this bunch of Pata here, wanting to rebel.

"He's a heartless skeleton."

As he thought this, the Death Knight let out an angry roar.

Immediately afterward, the surrounding skeletons seemed to hear a summons and began to converge on him.

At the same time, the little skeleton immediately began issuing commands to the surrounding skeleton army.

However, it clearly had no effect.

Because the priority of commands is always Death Knight first.

"Brother Skeleton, what's going on?" Salty Fish asked, standing next to Little Skeleton.

Upon hearing this, the little skeleton shook its head.

"I see."

As he spoke, Salty Fish looked around at the group of players who were watching him and waiting for what was to come.

"There's no way around it, the Death Knight's orders have a higher priority than the Skeleton Brother's, so the Skeleton Brother can't command the other skeletons."

"So, brothers, what's next..."

"Leave no skeletons alive!"

As Xianyu finished speaking, the players who were already eager for the battle to begin became excited.

They are also very curious about the performance of these two war weapons that have been developed so far in combat.

This is a good opportunity to experience it properly.

"In that case, brothers, let's charge!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the player army immediately launched an attack.

Leading the pack are naturally spherical war machines.

The mech, meanwhile, emitted blue flames from its rear thrusters and soared into the sky.

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, the main cannon on the back of the mech was set up and aimed.

Immediately afterwards, a beam of light flew into the distance.

"Holy crap! Long-range attack, this mech is awesome!"

"The most crucial thing is that this thing can actually fly! Holy crap, that's incredible, guys."

The players were discussing the mechs' performance, and it has to be said that the mechs' performance at the start was very impressive.

However, there was one exception.

"Tch, it only looks intimidating. With your crappy mech's energy storage tank, you'd be done for after firing 10 shots at most."

"War is all about endurance."

As he spoke, Sky Dome, piloting the spherical war machine, increased its speed.

Before long, a vast army of skeletons appeared before them in the distance. At the same time, a violent explosion suddenly occurred in a certain direction of the skeleton territory.

Without a doubt, the players knew that this was a trap they had planted beforehand, rendering that group of elite skeleton troops largely useless.

The sudden change caught the Death Knight completely off guard, but he immediately understood what had happened. Recalling that he had previously discovered the little skeleton had taken the salted fish there several times, the Death Knight instantly grasped the whole story.

"Damn little skeleton!"

"traitor!"

The Death Knight's angry voice rang out, and he charged towards the player army.

The Death Knight is about 20 meters tall and has a very robust build, looking much more sturdy than the mechs developed by the players.

However, the players were not afraid. At this moment, the mechs took the lead and charged towards the Death Knight, engaging in battle with him.

First, use ranged attacks to continuously lure and wear down the Death Knight.

Upon approaching, the mech's arm swung, and a massive blood scythe appeared in its hand.

The players were amazed by this scene.

"Wow, Feng Xiaoxiao, the boss lent them his weapons."

"This weapon is too overpowered! It can even change size."

"Absolutely amazing, I'm so envious."

"What's there to be envious of? It's over 1 gold coins, which is equivalent to half a mech."

At the same time that the Death Knights and the players' mechs were engaged in battle, the player army also began to fight against the skeleton army.

The spherical war machine, with Gatling guns on both sides, began to unleash a barrage of bullets, shattering many skeletons before they even got close.

Meanwhile, other players were constantly harassing the area by casting spells from behind.

In this battle, the players had a clear division of labor: the spherical war machines were responsible for clearing the front lines and carrying out various tactical maneuvers, while the players provided ranged magical attacks from the rear.

Then another group of players quickly began setting traps around the area, carrying magic crystal bombs.

The skeleton race recovers very quickly. Although they suffered heavy losses in the last war, they have now recovered to nearly 800 troops.

Their forces outnumbered the players by more than eight times, but it was clear that they were no longer able to gain the upper hand against the players' new and varied weapons of war.