The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

While Lilith was still researching how to become a true demon.

On the other side.

This is the border between the territories of the Nightmare Clan and the Succubus Clan.

At this moment, two groups of people are locked in a fierce battle.

The Nightmare Clan and the Dark Elf Clan cooperated effectively, and their combat power on the battlefield far exceeded the expectations of the Succubus Clan.

"Damn it, it's absolutely awful."

"Damn Nightmare Clan! If it weren't for the Dark Elves, how could they be so arrogant!"

At this moment, the succubus stronghold.

The succubus elder, with her alluring figure and stunningly beautiful face, spoke with a tone filled with resentment.

They have been fighting the Nightmare Clan for a long time, and the war has started from small skirmishes to large-scale battles.

Both sides dispatched a large number of troops.

The battlefield was already littered with corpses.

Corpses of succubi, nightmares, dark elves, and other races can be seen everywhere.

The entire battlefield was like a purgatory, with endless demonic energy raging within it. So far, both races have conducted multiple assessments of this place.

Both sides suffered at least 20,000 casualties in this battle.

Such a huge loss is something that the Succubus and Nightmare Clan have never encountered even after years of fighting.

"So what exactly is the Nightmare Clan?!"

"This time, their fighting style is completely different from before!"

As he spoke, the succubus elder seemed somewhat puzzled.

The two races have been at war for so many years that they have gained a general understanding of each other's situation.

In the past, during battles, when there were small-scale skirmishes, the Nightmare Clan would send out enough succubus warriors, and the Nightmare Clan would wisely choose to back down and avoid direct confrontation.

Once they've secured a piece of territory, they'll bring others to attack and reclaim it.

The battle between the two sides was roughly like this: they went back and forth, neither willing to back down.

However, both sides are consciously taking steps to avoid escalating the conflict.

This can be considered a tacit understanding between the two sides: small-scale frictions are acceptable, but large-scale battles should be avoided as much as possible.

After all, if war were to actually break out, it would not benefit either side.

Therefore, the two races maintain a balance in this way.

Perhaps one day, when the two races have a significant power gap, they will launch a full-scale attack and wipe out the other, but that is definitely not now.

Currently, the strength difference between the two races is not significant. If they were to fight at all costs, the final result would be mutual destruction, allowing other races to gain an advantage.

Therefore, the idea behind this military expedition against the succubus race was quite simple: to send out a large number of troops.

Based on past practice, the Nightmare Clan would most likely not engage in a direct confrontation with them at this time.

At this point, all we need to do is capture the city closest to the Dragon Cave Dungeon, since the Dragon Cave Dungeon isn't far from the border between the two races.

After capturing the city, they immediately sent elites into the dungeon to find Lilith and Pata, who had obtained the artifact.

Whether these two survive or not is not important; what matters is bringing the artifact back.

The original plan was wonderful, but reality was cruel. They did not expect that the Nightmare Clan would choose to confront them head-on this time.

And they were absolutely unyielding.

"So what exactly is going on with those nightmares?"

"If they keep fighting us to the death, those nightmares won't gain anything."

The succubus clan's high-ranking members were also extremely puzzled by this.

The two races have been locked in a fierce battle for so long that they have already suffered heavy losses. Moreover, the succubus race feels that if the fighting continues, it may really break out into a large-scale war that cannot be controlled.

This is something the succubus race really doesn't want to see, especially before they've obtained the artifact.

...

The situation is not good for the Succubus race, and it is the same for the Nightmare race.

At this moment, the elders of the Nightmare Clan and the Dark Elf Clan are gathered together.

"Gentlemen, we've lost contact with the men we sent out. It looks like they've died inside."

"However, based on the last information we received, we can confirm that they have entered the 60th floor of the Dragon Cave dungeon."

At that moment, the Nightmare Clan elder's somber voice rang out.

The dark elf elder standing nearby added further.

"We miscalculated this time."

"We originally thought that sending out an elite squad would be more than enough, but who would have thought that it would fail?"

"The succubus's attacks are getting more and more frantic. We've already bought so much time, and if this continues, the situation might really get out of control."

Everyone present knew exactly what the dark elf elder had said.

The succubus race is simply unaware that they already know about the artifact and have even sent people to search for it.

Therefore, even when the succubus clan sends troops, they are somewhat restrained, in order to avoid arousing suspicion on their side.

If the succubi were to find out that they had already sent people out to search for the artifact, they would definitely become restless.

"Alright, there's not much point in discussing this now."

"The artifacts are certainly valuable, but whether they are worth the war between our two races is the most crucial question."

"The most urgent task right now is not to discuss the battle situation on both sides, but to consider what to do next. Should we continue sending people down?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell into thought. If they continued to send people down, the war with the succubus race would inevitably escalate later on.

This is something that gives them quite a headache.

The matter has sparked endless arguments among the people.

Finally, one of the Nightmare Clan elders couldn't resist stepping out.

"Everyone, please be quiet."

"What's the point of all this fuss? Besides, the artifact has appeared in our territory; it belongs to us. Why should we give it to the succubus race?"

"If they obtain the divine artifact and their strength increases significantly, what should we do then if they come after us again?"

"Therefore, we must not back down on this matter; at worst, we should wage war against them."

As he spoke, the elder continued to add to the discussion.

"They come to our territory to take our things and then expect us to compromise. I don't know what you're thinking. They've simply assumed we won't dare to start a large-scale war with them for the time being."

"Our two sides are evenly matched, so why should we give way to them? If they really dare to continue sending troops over like this, then we don't need to be polite either."

What this elder said was naturally what the other elders also very much wanted to say.

However, they all knew that this was just something said in anger.

They can do this as long as they're not afraid of other races reaping the rewards.

Unfortunately, none of them wanted to give themselves away to other races.

Just then, the elder of the Dark Elf race seemed to have thought of something.

"Everyone, I've come up with an idea."

"First, we need to find a way to stall the succubi for a while through negotiation or other means. While they're at it, we should increase our troop deployment and attack the 60th floor at all costs."

The elder's idea was simple: first, find a way to get the item, and then consider other things.