《Mighty Lord》


 Chapter 1 - 1 1 Reincarnated as a Wild Monster

    ?1: Chapter 1: Reincarnated as a Wild Monster 1: Chapter 1: Reincarnated as a Wild Monster ¡°No way!


    God, are you messing with me?¡± Zhou Tian cried in disbelief, glancing at his own body.


    He couldn¡¯t believe that such a thing would befall him.


    Just like in many stories, Zhou Tian, like many other protagonists, was playing a game when he accidentally got electrocuted and, unbeknownst to him, found his soul transported into it.


    Alright!


    Zhao Tian who liked reading novels in his spare time did think about traveling to another time or place.


    If it was just time travel, he wouldn¡¯t mind.


    But, he didn¡¯t just travel through time.


    He ended up in the very game he was playing.


    To make matters worse, Zhao Tian found it hard to accept that his soul had ended up inside a wild monster.


    What¡¯s a wild monster?


    Those are the pitiful groups that supply newbie players with money, experience points, and equipment.


    Finding himself suddenly a member of this pitiful group, Zhou Tian¡¯s mood certainly wasn¡¯t good.


    Even so, now that Zhou Tian had traveled here, the world wouldn¡¯t change just because he opposed it.


    Unless he committed suicide, Zhou Tian could only continue to be a wild monster.


    He never contemplated suicide from the start.


    Even if he were to barely survive as a wild monster, Zhou Tian would never make the decision to give up his own life.


    So after experiencing life in the game world for a while, he quickly accepted his current identity.


    ¡°The most important thing now is to avoid those players.


    If I accidentally bump into them, it would be dangerous,¡± Zhou Tian said.


    He knew very well what the biggest threat was to wild monsters.


    Thus, after accepting his new identity, he immediately began to head for the less-populated area in his memory. S§×arch* The ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Now I¡¯m a Level 1 Beast Slave.


    If I continue to live with this identity, I won¡¯t survive for very long.


    There are always lots of players around.


    If I¡¯m unlucky and get spotted, I¡¯ll be doomed,¡± Zhou Tian fretted about his identity all while distancing himself from his original area.


    But to Zhou Tian¡¯s surprise, right after he left his usual area, he quickly ran into new trouble.


    ¡°Roar!¡± As he heard a sudden roar, Zhou Tian instinctively looked up, only to see a dark shadow flash across.


    Following that, he felt a sharp pain.


    ¡°Stay within your patrol area,¡± came the unexpected command.


    Even though Zhou Tian didn¡¯t understand the monster¡¯s language, he somehow was able to understand its meaning.


    Hearing the Beastman¡¯s command, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t try to resist initially.


    However, when he sensed the killing intent emanating from the Beastman, he reluctantly retreated.


    Zhou eventually realized that in-game monsters have their own territories and would not easily leave their areas.


    Given this, the Beastman¡¯s behavior made sense, it must be the creatures¡¯ restrictions at play.


    Before he could transform into another wild monster, Zhou¡¯s current movement area must be those territories in the game where Beast Slaves exist.


    Upon understanding this, Zhou¡¯s face naturally turned rather pale.


    After all, his initial plan to distance himself failed, and he was forced back so easily.


    Zhou was, understandably, not in a good mood.


    Downcast, Zhou turned around and started heading back towards his previous hiding place.


    However, before he got very far, he sensed that, seemingly out of nowhere, the number of Beast Slaves nearby had decreased at an alarming rate.


    Unlike the two or three in the game world, here, Beast Slaves being the lowest-ranking wild monsters, their numbers were not minuscule as shown on the computer screen.


    There were probably tens of thousands where Zhou was presently.


    With such numbers, a perceptible decrease meant a significant number of Beast Slaves had disappeared.


    Instinctively, given this scenario, Zhou felt an inexplicable threat.


    He should have run away without a second thought given his disposition.


    However, he didn¡¯t do that.


    Due to some changes in Zhou Tian¡¯s character or the influence of his Beast Slave identity, when he sensed danger, he didn¡¯t choose to flee.


    Instead, he carefully headed towards the source of the threat.


    Indeed, after a while, Zhou Tian finally saw the ¡®thing¡¯ potentially threatening his safety.


    Unexpectedly, he expected the ones that could pose a threat to him to be players given his current situation.


    But when he arrived at the place, he found out that the ones wiping out the Beast Slaves were not players, but a group of NPCs.


    Seeing the NPCs dressed like soldiers continuously charging into the pack of Beast Slaves, Zhou Tian¡¯s heartbeat inevitably accelerated a few beats.


    It was only when he saw the NPCs that usually played supporting roles in the game surrounding and hunting Beast Slaves that he truly felt that he had reincarnated as a monster.


    The background of the game world was about various creatures and NPCs struggling for world domination, though the players were the only ones seen fighting various monsters in the game, while the NPCs simply made cameo appearances.


    But what Zhou was seeing now was strikingly similar to the game¡¯s background story.


    ¡°Perhaps this isn¡¯t just a game, it might be another world,¡± As Zhou Tian pondered, his composed demeanor took a significant hit.


    ¡°Anyway, whether it¡¯s a game or another world doesn¡¯t matter now.


    The problem I need to consider right now is how to deal with these NPCs,¡± Setting his mind, Zhou quickly shifted his focus to the group of NPCs.


    Although they hadn¡¯t targeted him yet, he wouldn¡¯t naively think he could avoid trouble if he didn¡¯t mess with them.


    According to the game¡¯s background story, the army in front of him were essentially his sworn enemies and he couldn¡¯t avoid them forever.


    Instead of running away from the foes¡¯ constant encirclement, Zhou preferred to face them head-on.

 Chapter 2 - 2 2 Evolution

    ?2: Chapter 2 Evolution 2: Chapter 2 Evolution ¡°Starting today, I¡¯ll proudly be a wild monster.


    One day, I¡¯ll usurp the throne of the most powerful BOSS, defeat the system, and drive the players out of this world.¡± After Zhou Tian set a goal for himself, he headed towards the battlefield.


    Even though Zhou Tian occupied the body of a beast slave, his appearance did not differ from any average beast slave.


    At least, the group of NPCs could not discern any difference between Zhou Tian and an ordinary beast slave, thus, no one noticed his presence after he had infiltrated the group of beast slaves.


    Just like a drop of rain slipping into a lake, compared to the tens of thousands of beast slaves and the massive NPC army, Zhou Tian seemed insignificant.


    However, unnoticed by all, Zhou Tian silently joined the fight.


    Before entering the fray, Zhou Tian had gathered quite a bit of intelligence.


    Based on his observations, while they held an absolute numerical advantage as wild monsters, the beast slaves paled in strength compared to the NPC group.


    Given the current state of affairs, if the battle carried on as it was, the group of NPCs would likely emerge victorious.


    However, the true power balance between the two sides was fairly even, and a twist in the fight could still bring victory to the wild monsters.


    Of course, Zhou Tian was neither capable nor willing to be the one to shift the tides of battle.


    Instead, after infiltrating the beast slaves, he chose to simply go with the flow.


    Perhaps influenced by the natural propensity for violence, or the characteristics imposed upon the beast slave identity by the system, Zhou Tian had impulsively joined the battle.


    Having joined, however, he had to act accordingly. Sear?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    In fact, if Zhou Tian dared remain inactive at that moment, he would likely have been killed by the NPCs rather quickly.


    With that said, Zhou Tian would never engage in a head-on battle with the NPCs.


    Compared to ordinary beast slaves, Zhou Tian¡¯s greatest advantage lay in his wisdom, something the beast slaves lacked.


    Unlike the beast slaves who only knew how to fight the NPCs with a handful of simple strategies, Zhou Tian knew how to act in order to maximize his accomplishments in battle without sacrificing himself.


    ¡°Attack!¡± An NPC soldier shouted just before running his long spear through a beast slave in front of him.


    Before he even had a chance to retrieve his weapon, he was immediately besieged by a few other beast slaves.


    However, the NPC soldier kept his cool amidst the chaos.


    After trading a few minor injuries, he managed to successfully retrieve his long spear.


    And when both sides were all wounded, Zhou Tian, who had been paying attention to the situation, suddenly burst from the group of beast slaves, charging straight at the NPC soldier without uttering a word.


    ¡°Murder!¡± The NPC soldier shouted upon seeing Zhou Tian charge.


    Tightening his grip on the long spear, he thrust his weapon forward.


    But, just as the NPC soldier thought his attack would certainly hit, Zhou Tian suddenly rolled away like a donkey.


    Consequently, the soldier¡¯s once absolute attack was now nothing but a swing at thin air.


    Naturally, Zhou Tian wouldn¡¯t let such an opportunity slip away.


    Seeing that the soldier¡¯s attack had missed, he swiftly kicked the soldier in a vulnerable spot immediately after rolling to his side.


    ¡°Uh~¡± Clutching his lower body, the soldier collapsed.


    Zhou Tian quickly stepped on him and then beat him to death with his weapon.


    After killing the NPC soldier, Zhou Tian immediately felt a rush of hot energy enter his body.


    Normally, Zhou Tian would keep track of the source and effect of this energy.


    However, due to the throes of war that had enveloped him, Zhou Tian had no time to take stock of these small changes.


    Eventually, Zhou Tian noticed a shift within his body but did not pay it much mind.


    He paused for a moment before employing the previous tactics, once again successfully killing several NPCs in what was almost a sneak attack.


    By the time the battle was coming to a close, a surge of information flooded Zhou Tian¡¯s brain after he had killed a few more NPCs.


    ¡°So I have the ability to level up too!¡± The new information brought Zhou Tian tremendous excitement.


    Just like the players, they, the wild monsters, also had the opportunity to level up.


    After killing NPCs or players, they could earn corresponding experience points.


    Once these points reached a certain number, they could then evolve.


    But the information in Zhou Tian¡¯s head indicated that he currently had two different evolution choices.


    The first was him using his current experience to evolve into a Beastman.


    If Zhou Tian chose this, he would immediately be transported to the Beastman¡¯s inhabited area, and this evolution could help Zhou Tian avoid the threats from the NPCs.


    Aside from the first choice, Zhou Tian also had a second one: to evolve into an elite while retaining his current species.


    That is to say, if Zhou Tian chose to become an elite, he would still be a beast slave but his strength would improve ¨C according to the game¡¯s terminology, he would become an elite beast slave.


    Without a second thought, Zhou Tian instinctively planned to choose to evolve into a Beastman.


    After all, the NPC army had largely maintained the upper hand towards the end of the battle.


    If Zhou Tian stayed put, he would soon face the encirclement and attack by the NPC army.


    Thus, under such circumstances, leaving this dangerous zone through evolution appeared to be a wise choice no matter how it was seen.


    However, just as Zhou Tian was preparing to finalize his decision, he suddenly changed his mind, recalling his previous experiences.


    Although evolving into a Beastman was a good choice, this battle was also an opportunity Zhou Tian could not afford to miss.


    Zhou Tian only managed to evolve due to this current battle, and he wasn¡¯t certain whether it was common to fight against huge NPC armies.


    Thus, if he left now, Zhou Tian was unsure if he would ever stumble upon such a golden opportunity again.


    Now that he knew he could evolve, Zhou Tian gradually let go of his original nonchalant attitude.


    Even though he was in a game world, he hoped he could accomplish the goal he had set for himself.


    Otherwise, he wasn¡¯t sure if he had the courage to carry on living in such a foreign environment without any pursuit.


    In accordance with the current state of the world, in order to achieve the ambitions he had set, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t seem to have much of a chance from any perspective.


    Under such circumstances, to fulfill his ambition, Zhou Tian naturally couldn¡¯t give up any opportunity to improve his strength.


    As such, almost as if compelled by unknown forces, Zhou Tian made a decision never expected of his normal character.

 Chapter 3 - 3 3 War

    ?3: Chapter 3 War 3: Chapter 3 War After choosing to evolve into an elite, Zhou Tian quickly felt some changes in his body.


    An exceptionally fast beast slave.


    With the sudden addition of information regarding his new identity, Zhou Tian understood that after his decision, he had indeed gained something.


    Having chosen to evolve, Zhou Tian, after using the experience he had collected, received a Speed Talent.


    Although being exceptionally fast is not considered a powerful talent among various monsters, with this talent, Zhou Tian¡¯s strength had undergone a considerable change.


    Especially after Zhou Tian had evolved and become an elite monster, he seemed to have an intimidating effect on ordinary beast slaves.


    Although Zhou Tian did not have the ability to command the beast slaves, controlling a few of them to do some simple tasks was no longer a challenge for him.


    Having undergone a qualitative change in his strength and now being able to command several beast slaves, with his current strength, Zhou Tian could definitely deal with the NPC soldiers without much difficulty.


    Consequently, Zhou Tian, in dealing with the NPC soldiers, could win overwhelmingly, even without resorting to sneaky tactics like ambush.


    And it was indeed the case.


    After his power had increased, Zhou Tian found it easier to handle the NPC soldiers when he faced them again.


    By controlling several beast slaves to distract the isolated NPC soldiers and then ambush them, almost none of the targeted NPC soldiers could escape their fate.


    Ultimately, even though the battle was not over, Zhou Tian successfully killed dozens of NPCs in a very short period.


    However, after successfully evolving and killing those NPC soldiers, although he also received experience as before, he did not receive any prompts to evolve further, even after killing several times more NPC soldiers than before.


    At this point, Zhou Tian¡¯s actions inevitably attracted the attention of the NPC army.


    No one on the battlefield would specifically pay attention to anyone else, but if the battle was about to end, some conspicuous situations would inevitably attract attention.


    Zhou Tian had been careful enough, but he couldn¡¯t keep the fact that he was controlling other beast slaves from those NPCs.


    As such, even though Zhou Tian had been cautious, he couldn¡¯t avoid being noticed by the higher-ups of the NPC army.


    Eventually, just as Zhou Tian was on a roll, an order was given by an officer of the NPC army, and Zhou Tian¡¯s good times came to an end.


    Although Zhou Tian had killed many NPC soldiers, his strategy was still based on ambush.


    Therefore, when the NPC army dispatched a small team to corner him, Zhou Tian¡¯s tactics were clearly ineffective.


    Almost as soon as the NPC army made its move, the team Zhou Tian had assembled suffered a devastating blow.


    A charge by a team of more than ten NPC soldiers resulted in heavy casualties among Zhou Tian¡¯s beast slaves.


    If Zhou Tian had not withdrawn in the nick of time, it would have been doubtful whether he could have escaped unscathed.


    Even though Zhou Tian had retreated, he was still in a predicament under the pursuit of dozens of NPC soldiers.


    Given the conditions on the battlefield, Zhou Tian¡¯s Speed Talent was hardly useful, and under such circumstances, he could not cope with that group of NPCs.


    If nothing else changed and the NPC soldiers continued to corner him, it is foreseeable that even if Zhou Tian wouldn¡¯t die at their hands, he would undoubtedly suffer.


    However, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed just as Zhou Tian was in danger. Sear?h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    A roar of anger suddenly resounded.


    Zhou Tian turned around to find that a team of Beastmen, led by a Beastman Warrior, had unexpectedly arrived on the outskirts of the battlefield.


    With the strength of this Beastman team, it was clear that their arrival would change the outcome of the battle.


    Although Beastmen are not beast slaves, as they were part of the same monster group, Zhou Tian knew that they were definitely his reinforcements.


    Thus, with the arrival of the reinforcements, Zhou Tian naturally breathed a sigh of relief.


    On the other hand, upon noticing the Beastman team, the NPC army was caught off guard.


    Without any hesitation and knowing that they could not possibly defeat their opponents, the NPC army decided to retreat immediately.


    However, even if the NPC army wanted to leave now, the Beastmen would not let them go easily.


    As a result, when the NPC army was preparing to retreat, a large number of Beastman Warriors charged at them on the orders of the leading Beastman Warrior.


    Under such circumstances, Zhou Tian was also inevitably affected.


    The group of NPC soldiers, who had been pursuing him relentlessly, abruptly abandoned their mission and prepared to retreat with the NPC army.


    However, Zhou Tian would not let these NPC soldiers retreat easily.


    Given the current situation, it was certain that his side, the monsters, would achieve victory.


    Under these circumstances, the NPC soldiers were no longer a threat to Zhou Tian.


    In his eyes, these NPC soldiers were a pool of experience.


    Zhou Tian was confident that if he could put in a little more effort, he would have no problem gaining more experience.


    As a result, when Zhou Tian constantly harassed these NPC soldiers, preventing them from escaping easily, they eventually failed to escape due to his interference.


    Under such conditions, they naturally ended up being surrounded by the Beastmen who were catching up from behind.


    The rest was straightforward.


    Against overwhelming strength, the NPC soldiers inevitably fell before Zhou Tian and others.


    With the help of the Beastmen, Zhou Tian also managed to kill a few NPC soldiers while opportunistically taking advantage of the situation.


    By the time the battle ended, not many NPC soldiers had managed to escape successfully.


    Even though Zhou Tian¡¯s side had won, the number of beast slaves and Beastmen who had fallen in battle against the NPC army was still substantial.


    However, clearly, for the monster side, achieving victory was all that mattered.


    No one cared about the casualties suffered in the battle.


    As a result, when they confirmed their victory, the surviving beast slaves and Beastmen who remained at the scene let out loud cheers.


    Zhou Tian didn¡¯t know if it was his outstanding performance or his actions that had somehow caught the Beastman Warrior¡¯s attention.


    Anyway, when the battle was over, and Zhou Tian was about to leave, he unexpectedly received an order to meet with the Beastman Warrior.


    At that moment, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t really want to engage with that Beastman Warrior.


    However, remembering the Beastman Warrior¡¯s strength displayed during the fight against the NPC soldiers, in the end, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t have the courage to resist the other¡¯s command.


    As such, upon receiving the order, although Zhou Tian hesitated, he dutifully went to the Beastman Warrior himself, escorted by a Beastman Warrior.

 Chapter 4 - 4 4 Discovery

    ?4: Chapter 4: Discovery 4: Chapter 4: Discovery ¡°Your past performance has been impressive, and I¡¯m satisfied with your efforts.


    Those who have merits shall receive rewards.


    From today onwards, you won¡¯t be a beast slave anymore.


    I will call you into my ranks and you will become a distinguished Beastman Warrior.¡± When Zhou Tian was unsure how to communicate with the Beastman Warrior, he didn¡¯t know if the warrior was uninterested in conversing or just regarded him as one of those unintelligent beast slaves.


    As soon as the warrior saw Zhou Tian, without waiting for Zhou Tian to say anything, he busied himself with conveying his arrangements to Zhou Tian.


    After hearing the Beastman Warrior¡¯s words, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t even have time to react before his mind delivered a corresponding prompt.


    Unlike the evolution prompt given by gaining enough experience, the information that appeared in Zhou Tian¡¯s mind indicated that the Beastman Warrior surprisingly held the power to force his unconditional evolution into a Beastman Warrior.


    As the Beastman Warrior made his decision, whether Zhou Tian agreed or not, he had already been thrown into the countdown towards evolution.


    As a result, before Zhou Tian had time to fully recover from this sudden development, his body began to change, not long after the Beastman Warrior had dropped his declaration.


    His previously slender body suddenly inflated and became strong, filling out like a balloon.


    His clothing, which was originally just a simple pair of shorts, transformed into a one-piece beast fur outfit.


    Along with the wooden club that appeared around his waist, Zhou Tian appeared completely different from before in an instant.


    Evolution from being the lowest-rung wild monster and beast slave to a Beastman Warrior signified an elevated status, which should generally be considered a good thing.


    However, Zhou Tian wasn¡¯t pleased; he was so upset, he even thought of killing the Beastman Warrior, if only his power wasn¡¯t so limited.


    Even though the actions of the Beastman Warrior were meant to help Zhou Tian, the feeling of losing control over his future was unbearable for him.


    If the Beastman Warrior wasn¡¯t as unintelligent as a beast slave, he would have probably figured out Zhou Tian¡¯s discontent just from his reaction.


    Eventually, even if Zhou Tian had numerous thoughts and ideas, at that instant, he had no choice but to suppress them.


    After silently retreating from the Beastman Warrior¡¯s front, Zhou Tian shifted his attention to his physical changes.


    Just as reported in the contents of the information, after Zhou Tian evolved under the Beastman Warrior¡¯s arrangement, he didn¡¯t consume the experience that he had painstakingly amassed.


    Meanwhile, the talent ability Zhou Tian obtained from evolving into an elite beast slave did not disappear either.


    Yet, presumably due to his physical strength increasing, Zhou Tian¡¯s originally outstanding Speed Talent downgraded to a normal Speed Talent when he evolved into a Beastman Warrior.


    Zhou Tian wasn¡¯t surprised by the downgrade of his abilities, since Beastmen naturally move faster compared to beast slaves.


    The same auxiliary strength applied to different entities leading to reduced efficacy didn¡¯t seem unacceptable.


    Instead, the current situation at least proved one thing: the talent ability attained by Zhou Tian would not vanish even after he evolved into a stronger monster.


    After accepting his new identity, Zhou Tian quickly integrated himself into the Beastman team.


    Quite different from the scenarios depicted in most novels, the world Zhou Tian lived in was remarkably alike a game.


    Beast slaves, including Beastmen, lack any real intelligence.


    Normally, their duty is to patrol designated areas and kill any appearing NPCs.


    Apart from the patrol task, they behave like true digital beings, devoid of problems concerning sustenance that any ordinary living beings might encounter.


    Even the propagation ways of the beast slaves and the Beastmen are bizarre. Sear?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Upon Zhou Tian¡¯s careful observation, new Beastman Warriors and beast slaves seemed to appear from nowhere.


    Initially, Zhou Tian thought that these ¡®newcomers¡¯ were translocated from other territories.


    But after interacting with Beastmen and beast slaves, he managed to draw out some information from them.


    It turned out that monsters aren¡¯t propagated sexually.


    At the apex of monster hierarchy, a few lords and high-priests each possess a Demonic Transformation Pool.


    By offering tributes, several million new monsters can be spawned from the pool each month.


    The existence of these Demonic Transformation Pools allows the monster clans, which otherwise wouldn¡¯t be able to reproduce, to fight against this world¡¯s NPCs and maintain a dominant position.


    Of course, the breeding of monsters had no direct connection with Zhou Tian.


    At least for the current Zhou Tian, those matters were distant.


    Now, rather than focusing on these things, Zhou Tian contemplated how to improve his strength.


    As Zhou Tian feared, although the monsters and NPCs were mortal enemies, encounters like previous battles were incredibly rare.


    Since his transformation into a Beastman, Zhou Tian had been on patrol for several months but had yet to experience a second instance of war.


    After his initial anxiety, Zhou Tian came to terms with the situation.


    If he couldn¡¯t find a battle, he could only lay low for now, and focus on strengthening when the next opportunity arose.


    Having accepted this, time, once a source of great anguish, seemed to pass faster than before.


    As a result, Zhou Tian continued his patrol for almost another month.


    Just when Zhou Tian was unsure how long he would continue patrolling, an unexpected discovery presented him with another opportunity to enhance his strength.


    ¡°Even though there are no enemies, why are they constantly making us small monsters patrol our territories?


    Is it merely the game world rules at work?¡± Zhou Tian pondered while continuing his usual path, like any other day.


    After patrolling a certain district, Zhou Tian suddenly stopped.


    ¡°Something¡¯s not right.


    I remember there being more Beastman warriors here yesterday than today.¡± Detecting the decrease in Beastman warriors in his patrol area, Zhou Tian immediately became alert.


    Unlike ordinary Beastman warriors, Zhou Tian was fundamentally different.


    The average Beastman warrior acted instinctively, not having the capacity for thought.


    Zhou Tian, on the other hand, knew how to think upon encountering problems, allowing him to discern more issues from seemingly insignificant matters.


    For instance, the decrease in Beastman warriors would be overlooked by other Beastmen and even Beastman warriors.


    They wouldn¡¯t bother wondering where they went or why they disappeared.


    But Zhou Tian was different.


    Knowing that some Beastman warriors had suddenly vanished, he was naturally aware of this situation.


    Zhou Tian didn¡¯t believe that these Beastman warriors, devoid of the capability to think, would act on their own.


    Since they wouldn¡¯t act of their accord, their disappearance could only be from an irresistible circumstance.


    And therein lay the issue.


    Given that these Beastman warriors disappeared due to irresistible circumstances, what could have caused their silent vanishing act?

 Chapter 5 - 5 5 Discovering the Player

    ?5: Chapter 5: Discovering the Player 5: Chapter 5: Discovering the Player Even though Zhou Tian was somewhat different, he was still merely a Beastman Warrior.


    If the other Beastman Warriors could vanish mysteriously, then if Zhou Tian encountered similar situations or individuals, he could potentially disappear too.


    Disappearance doesn¡¯t necessarily indicate something bad.


    However, without knowing what exactly happened to the vanished Beastman Warriors, Zhou Tian naturally didn¡¯t want to leave his own fate to pure luck. Sear?h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Upon noticing the disappearance of the Beastman Warriors, he didn¡¯t show any outward reactions.


    However, after his usual patrol around his residing area, he started to gather information related to their disappearance.


    ¡°The evidence here shows there had been a battle not long ago.


    But if those missing Beastman Warriors were slain, then why weren¡¯t the others nearby alerted?


    It seems I¡¯ll need to monitor this area more closely.¡± Zhou Tian trusted his findings.


    However, there were many aspects he couldn¡¯t figure out based on his current analysis.


    Under such circumstances, a perplexed Zhou Tian decided to start exploring the area.


    Given Beastman Warriors¡¯ lax management style, Zhou Tian easily managed to extricate himself from his patrol duties upon deciding to investigate.


    Unnoticed by other Beastman Warriors, Zhou Tian¡¯s attention was firmly on the area where the warriors vanished.


    At first, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t discover anything notable.


    However, after keeping close watch on the area for nearly a week, an unexpected turn of events ensued.


    ¡°What on earth is happening?¡± Upon watching the humans killing an unsuspecting Beastman Warrior while the other warriors dismissed the situation, Zhou Tian was utterly flabbergasted.


    ¡°Are those Beastman Warriors blind?


    They can¡¯t even see the enemy so close to them.¡± With human warriors continuing to kill Beastman Warriors nearby while the rest remained oblivious, Zhou Tian was engulfed in a sense of desperation.


    Although he was unstable emotionally, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t reveal his position immediately.


    Instead, after noticing the anomaly, Zhou Tian swiftly excused himself from the area, pondering over the situation.


    All Beastman Warriors looked alike.


    Unless the warriors had undergone sufficient slaughters to evolve, no Beastman Warrior would appear noticeably different from the rest.


    Based on Zhou Tian¡¯s investigation, he didn¡¯t believe those Beastman Warriors were genuinely blind.


    Hence, it could only mean that some unknown power or ability had obstructed the Beastman Warriors, rendering them oblivious to the enemies nearby.


    Once this conjecture formed, Zhou Tian immediately felt exhilarated.


    If this truly was a game world, then there must be three different groups present.


    The strongest group would indubitably be the Monster Group Zhou Tian belonged to.


    Even though they were constantly repelled in the game, they were the most potent force in Monster Siege in terms of overall performance and strengths.


    If they were more unified internally, they could have already conquered the world.


    The second group that Zhou Tian had encountered was the NPCs in the game.


    Although these NPCs differed greatly from those in Zhou Tian¡¯s gaming memory, Zhou Tian had nonetheless encountered the second group in this world.


    The entity that Zhou Tian had not encountered and dreaded was the real protagonist in the gaming universe, the third group in this world ¨C the players from Earth.


    Zhou Tian was uncertain about the nature of the players in this world.


    He was even unsure if players truly existed in this world.


    However, based on what he had observed, if Zhou Tian had to assign an identity to those people, apart from real game players, he found it hard to believe there could be other beings capable of doing those things in such a small area.


    Once Zhou Tian started thinking that way, he suddenly felt an urge to eliminate these players.


    Maybe it was because he felt jealous about the players due to his experiences.


    Or perhaps it was out of consideration for his self-interest.


    Since killing NPCs confirmed to bring Evolution Experience, Zhou Tian really wanted to see what he would gain if he managed to kill these players.


    Once that idea emerged, Zhou Tian started acting without hesitation.


    As soon as the thought occurred, he began to plot his course of action.


    Dealing with those players might be hard indeed, but with the right approach, dealing with them could be easy.


    The advantage the players had was that their acts could not be noticed by most of the monsters in this world.


    In the NPC city, they could purchase various equipment and potions.


    Even if they were on par in terms of strength, the monsters would usually be worn down by the players.


    However, if Zhou Tian wanted to deal with them, their major advantage ¨C being unnoticed by the beasts, would cease to exist.


    Zhou Tian believed that if he arranged for numerous Beastmen to besiege the area where they were, even if he couldn¡¯t see the players, they could still pose a threat.


    With a plan in mind, Zhou Tian immediately set it into motion.


    Due to Fast Talent equipped by Zhou Tian, along with his wisdom giving him an edge in combat, he became an unofficial small leader within the local Beastman Warriors even without possessing an absolute strength advantage.


    Considering Zhou Tian¡¯s means, directing a large number of Beastman Warriors could be challenging.


    However, controlling ten or so Beastman Warriors would not be a problem for him.


    In such circumstances, when Zhou Tian was ready to act, he rounded up the Beastman Warriors who he had lured under his command by various tactics.

 Chapter 6 - 6 6 Knock Off the Player

    ?6: Chapter 6: Knock Off the Player 6: Chapter 6: Knock Off the Player Controlling a dozen Beastman Warriors, Zhou Tian acted as if he hadn¡¯t seen the players, as if he were on patrol like usual, slowly moving towards them.


    Zhou Tian recognized the identity of these players, but they were not clear about what made Zhou Tian different from the regular Beastman Warriors.


    As a result, when Zhou Tian led his subordinates towards them, this group of players did not notice Zhou Tian and his Beastman Warriors at all.


    In the end, when Zhou Tian and his group were right next to these players, one of the players in the group cast a fireball towards Zhou Tian.


    From the behaviour of these players, Zhou Tian could see he was visible, but the Beastman Warriors next to him seemed invisible to them.


    In such a circumstance, Zhou Tian naturally knew how to utilize his advantage.


    When that player cast a magic spell at him, Zhou Tian rolled to the right without any hesitation, successfully dodging that player¡¯s attack.


    After Zhou Tian skillfully dodged the player¡¯s attack, the fireball that was thrown by the player, under Zhou Tian¡¯s clever manipulation, hit one of the Beastman Warriors standing at Tian¡¯s side.


    When the unexpected attack happened, this peaceful Beastman Warrior, as if he suddenly saw the players, immediately growled angrily and attacked them.


    ¡°What happened?


    There was only one Beastman Warrior, how is there another one now?¡± The sudden appearance of an extra Beastman Warrior startled the players.


    Nevertheless, they weren¡¯t too worried about their safety. Sear?h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    After briefly chatting, they quickly started a coordinated attack against the charging Beastman Warrior.


    Considering the situation in the game, not to mention the Beastman Warrior, even with Zhou Tian, there was no chance of competing against the player¡¯s team.


    However, from the very beginning, Zhou Tian had not planned to fight these players.


    So, even if the players dominated the strength for now, they might not necessarily be able to defeat Zhou Tian in the end.


    When those players started fighting with the Beastman Warrior, Zhou Tian, hiding on the side, had successfully made more Beastman Warriors join the fight through his commands.


    Once hit by the players, the Beastman Warriors who could not see the players could then locate them.


    Utilising this revelation, Zhou Tian successfully made the Beastman Warriors he brought with him enter the fight with the group of players.


    The subsequent events were rather simple.


    Even if the power of that group of players wasn¡¯t weak, after the Beastman Warriors surrounded them, these players, who were originally not superior to the Beastman Warriors, naturally wouldn¡¯t be their opponent.


    In the end, after a brief skirmish, the players quickly retreated.


    However, after finally advancing the situation to this point, Zhou Tian was naturally not going to let those players leave alive easily.


    Thus, when those players were retreating while fighting, Zhou Tian seized the opportunity to strike.


    When a few warriors managed to block most of the Beastman Warriors¡¯ attacks, allowing the priests and mages in the player¡¯s team to attempt a retreat, Zhou Tian, who had been idling, suddenly appeared behind them.


    ¡°Watch out.¡±


    Although the ongoing battle didn¡¯t allow the players to divert too much attention, when Zhou Tian appeared, they still noticed him in the first instance.


    However, when the warning was given by the players, it was already too late for the priests and mages to escape.


    After all, the current battle situation was highly unfavorable for the players.


    Even without Zhou Tian¡¯s presence, it was highly likely that they would all be gone.


    Thus, when Zhou Tian suddenly ambushed the mages and priests who were incapable of close combat, these players who were already at the end of their ropes had no chance of competing against him.


    In the end, when Zhou Tian stormed out from the shadows, it took him less than five minutes to successfully slay those players.


    However, when Zhou Tian successfully killed those players and fully expected gains, the final result was a great disappointment.


    Just as he treated those players as NPCs, Zhou Tian killed them for experience but could not gain any other benefits from the process as he had previously thought.


    In fact, after the players died, their bodies, like in a video game, exploded and dropped some potions and equipment.


    However, Zhou Tian could not collect these items off the ground no matter how hard he tried, which was quite frustrating.


    In the end, Zhou Tian only gained a little experience from this combat.


    Compared to the idle time before, gaining some experience now was a step up.


    However, he was not happy at all because there were great hopes placed on this operation.


    Initially, Zhou Tian thought he could gain something beneficial after killing those players.


    Now, suddenly finding out that there were no additional gains after killing those players deflated his mood completely.


    Just as Zhou Tian was infurated that he couldn¡¯t pick up the equipment and potions dropped by the players, the rarely seen Beastman Warrior showed up, to Zhou Tian¡¯s surprise.


    ¡°Come with me.


    The Chief wants to see you,¡± the Beastman Warrior said casually before turning around and leaving.


    After hearing the Beastman Warrior¡¯s words, Zhou Tian immediately followed him.


    In the game, the area where Zhou Tian stayed was part of the Novice Area.


    The members were composed of levels one to three playing the Beast Slave Area, levels three to five playing the Beastman Warrior Area, and levels five to ten playing Boss fights at the Beastman Tribe.


    Within this series of areas, Beast Slaves were the lowest-level monsters, and if it was the Beastman Chief, he was naturally the final game boss.


    As Zhou Tian found it hard to handle a level five player, any Beastman Chief who could directly threaten several players under level ten, naturally seemed like a powerful enemy to him.


    Therefore, in the face of Beastman Chief¡¯s summons, whether out of respect for his powerful abilities or his status, Zhou Tian took it very seriously.


    Following the Beastman Warrior carefully, Zhou Tian left the area he originally operated in and finally met the ultimate boss of the Beastman Clan, the Beastman Chief, deep within the plain where they lived.

 Chapter 7 - 7 7 Becoming a Mini Boss

    ?7: Chapter 7 Becoming a Mini Boss 7: Chapter 7 Becoming a Mini Boss ¡°Reward thy service of offering tribute!¡± Zhou Tian was a little disappointed because although the Beastman leader was considered one of the strongest bosses in the Novice Village, his intelligence was clearly still not very high.


    After uttering such a wooden line, he placed his weapon on Zhou Tian¡¯s shoulder.


    Before Zhou Tian had time to recover from his disappointment, he received a torrent of information as the Beastman leader¡¯s weapon touched his shoulder.


    Firstly, a massive amount of experience transferred from the Beastman leader¡¯s weapon into Zhou Tian, providing him with energy to evolve once again.


    At the same time, the Beastman leader used his power as a boss to unexpectedly bestow Zhou Tian with the title of Beastman Warrior.


    This meant that even without considering the power increase from future evolutions, Zhou Tian had already become a minor Boss thanks to the present actions of the Beastman leader.


    Upon becoming a Beastman Warrior, new information popped up in Zhou Tian¡¯s mind.


    For instance, he only learned after becoming a Beastman Warrior that although the Beastman Clan appeared as an independent force, they were actually just the weakest of the Blood Moon Lord¡¯s vassal forces. sea??h th§× Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Now as a Beastman Warrior, he had gained a name in the Blood Moon Cult.


    One could say that before becoming a Beastman Warrior, Zhou Tian was merely cannon fodder within the Monster Group.


    It wasn¡¯t until he became a minor Boss that he reluctantly counted as one of many underlings of the Blood Moon Lord.


    After officially becoming a part of the Monster Group, Zhou Tian discovered that monsters were seemingly no worse than players in this world.


    Players leveled up by hunting monsters and through equipment and skills they had cultivated after level upgrades, their strengths were determined.


    In comparison, although monsters were different from players, they too had a ¡®leveling¡¯ system.


    Regular monsters were like Beast Slaves when they were ¡®born¡¯.


    Despite differences in races and power, they were all merely cannon fodder.


    After gaining experience from fights with players and NPCs, monsters could choose to evolve like Zhou Tian had.


    Ultimately, through race evolution or acquiring various talents, any monster could become a mighty Boss.


    Irrespective of regular monsters, if one was lucky enough to become a Boss, no matter how weak they were¡ªeven if they couldn¡¯t defeat a regular high-level monster¡ªsimply having that title meant they would gain a new special ability.


    The greatest special ability of Bosses was the ability to command minor monsters.


    When Zhou Tian became a Beastman Warrior, his consciousness not only received information about his allocated territory within the Beastman Clan, but also a notification that he could control regular Beastman Warriors if he wished.


    This meant that the biggest difference between regular Monsters and Bosses in this world was not power, but this ability to command.


    A regular monster¡¯s strength depended entirely on its own power.


    As for a Boss, if they had a significant number of underlings, they could still dominate opponents stronger than them even if their own power was weaker.


    Players were a different story as they were the biggest glitch in this world.


    Relative to the world¡¯s two other factions, a Boss¡¯s strength greatly depended on the size of their territory and the number of troops under their control, besides their own power.


    When Zhou Tian fully absorbed the information in his mind, he couldn¡¯t help but break into a smile.


    His own strength was the only reliance against the threats from players, but the power in his hands was the best choice to deal with those NPCs.


    The thought of becoming a leader one day stirred excitement within Zhou Tian.


    After briefly composing himself, he took his leave from the Beastman leader¡¯s residence.


    After nearly an hour of travel, Zhou Tian managed to find his ¡®territory¡¯ with the information stored in his mind.


    ¡°Although I know I¡¯m a newbie and can¡¯t expect to have good territory, this place is way too shabby!¡± When Zhou Tian arrived at his ¡®territory¡¯ and understood its specific conditions, even though he was mentally prepared, he still found it difficult to accept.


    Speaking of territory, Zhou Tian¡¯s might not be big, but it was not small either.


    In terms of average Beastman warrior¡¯s territory, Zhou Tian¡¯s was not bad.


    However, because it was located in a remote area, the strength of his territory was quite weak.


    Under equal conditions, the number of Beastman warriors under Zhou Tian was only a third of those in his original area.


    That is, even though they were all Beastman warriors, in terms of power, Zhou Tian might not be even a third as powerful as his former boss.


    Faced with such a situation, Zhou Tian naturally felt unfulfilled.


    However, after grumbling a few times, he accepted the reality.


    After all, who knew how long that Beastman warrior had built up his power.


    Being a ¡®newbie¡¯, it¡¯s natural for Zhou Tian to be weaker.


    Instead of complaining about his own weak strength, he thought about how to expand his power quickly.


    Generally speaking, there are several ways to expand the power of a boss.


    The most common method is to save strength gradually.


    After the territory gets a leader, the higher-ups would dispatch soldiers every month according to a certain quota.


    As long as Zhou Tian could prevent his Beastman warriors from dying too much, his military power would naturally increase.


    Of course, Zhou Tian would never choose this way.


    After all, he was not an ordinary monster.


    He was a human who wore a monster¡¯s skin.


    Having ambition, he would never be satisfied with this slow development.


    Dismissing the most common method, Zhou Tian had only one option left, which was to distinguish himself.


    Just as before, Zhou Tian was promoted from beast slave to Beastman warrior by slaying countless NPCs.


    After killing a few players, he was promptly promoted to Beastman warrior by the Beastman leader.


    Similarly, as long as Zhou Tian performed well, whether it was killing NPCs or players, the big bosses would notice.


    Then, with the rewards from higher-ups, Zhou Tian¡¯s personal strength would progress, and his power would grow naturally!


    With such a thought in mind, Zhou Tian decisively acted.


    Because the monsters underneath had inflexible minds, they were always in a passive situation when confronting NPCs.


    Normally, the monsters would not provoke enemies unless the NPCs and players actively attacked or they received commands from the higher-ups.


    However, obviously as an outlier, Zhou Tian would never let go of any profitable matter that the other monsters would not do.

 Chapter 8 - 8 8 Neighbors

    ?8: Chapter 8 Neighbors 8: Chapter 8 Neighbors Due to certain special circumstances, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t track the players and with too many variables, he knew that killing them would yield significant gains, yet he could still only set them aside.


    With that in mind, he turned his attention to the NPCs.


    Despite their limited numbers in the game, every single NPC was incredibly powerful.


    The gatekeepers, for example, were virtually invincible.


    Even if some monsters approached the city, they would usually be taken down with ease.


    Against such nearly invincible opponents, Zhou Tian theoretically stood no chance of winning.


    However, the current world is not identical to the game.


    Given the considerable difference between the situation of the monsters and the game, it¡¯s only natural that the NPCs would not be as formidable.


    Though Zhou Tian had not received much NPC-related information, some fragmented bits allowed him to get a general idea of the NPCs¡¯ circumstances.


    In contrast to the game where they stand against hordes of monsters, in this world, while it can¡¯t be stated that the NPCs are completely suppressed by the monsters, it¡¯s fair to say that they are not faring particularly well.


    The world that Zhou Tian currently resides in is very vast, with an estimated area no smaller than the landmass on Earth.


    In such a vast continent, 99% of the territory is occupied by various monsters.


    While the NPCs have been continually fighting them, the territories under their control are limited to scattered cities and villages across the continent.


    Thus, while there are many top-tiered NPCs capable of challenging the leaders and lords among the monsters, in terms of bottom-rank strength, the NPCs cannot compete with the monsters.


    Now that Zhou Tian has become a member of the monster army, understanding each side¡¯s strengths and weaknesses, he knows what strategies to employ to achieve the desired battle results with the least cost.


    At first glance, taking on the NPCs with his current strength would be suicidal, yet Zhou Tian knows for sure that he can still perform well, with the right motivation.


    Attacking NPC cities is clearly beyond Zhou Tian¡¯s capacity at the moment.


    However, considering the frequent attacks on beast-slave camps by NPC armies, it¡¯s clear that the NPCs have never given up their counterattacks.


    Exploiting these actions by NPCs, Zhou Tian would inevitably have opportunities to attack them.


    With his mind made up, Zhou Tian immediately set about making arrangements.


    Thanks to Zhou Tian¡¯s training, a handful of Beastman warriors understood his intention, despite their limited intelligence.


    Within less than a month, Zhou Tian received news after having those Beastman warriors scattered around his territory.


    Perhaps because Zhou Tian has never shown himself publicly, the NPCs are oblivious to his presence as a Beastman warrior.


    Not realizing that there is a lord ruling Zhou Tian¡¯s territory, a troop of a mere dozen NPCs intends to eradicate the Beastman warriors within it.


    It may appear unbelievable for a mere dozen of NPC soldiers to exterminate hundreds of Beastman warriors.


    However, without Zhou Tian being a Beastman warrior, the NPC troop would have encountered little resistance in their mission to wipe out all the Beastman warriors in that territory.


    The NPC soldiers are admittedly stronger than the average Beastman warrior, and although outnumbered, the dispersed Beastman warriors across such a vast territory would be easy targets without a strong leader.


    It¡¯s a relatively easy task for the NPCs to pick them off one by one.


    Doing such things must have been pretty routine for the NPC troupe.


    However, with Zhou Tian now on the scene, it¡¯s guaranteed that their tasks won¡¯t go as smoothly as before.


    Of course, Zhou Tian won¡¯t let the NPCs run wild in his own territory.


    Hence, upon receiving the news from one of his Beastman warriors, Zhou Tian immediately ordered the majority of his Beastman warriors to assemble.


    Given their simple intelligence, these Beastman warriors had no idea about resistance.


    At Zhou Tian¡¯s command, all the Beastman warriors in his territory, regardless of what they were doing at the time, promptly dropped everything and flocked to his side.


    Looking at the messy group of Beastman warriors before him, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t say he was entirely satisfied with their performance.


    However, considering this group of Beastman warriors was his initial team as a BOSS, he could tolerate their poor performance to some extent.


    Especially when thinking about the upcoming tasks and that these Beastman warriors would soon be fighting for him, Zhou Tian naturally felt a bit more favorable towards them.


    ¡°Move out!¡± Since he had already gathered his Beastman warriors and knew the whereabouts of the NPC team, in order to avoid any changes, Zhou Tian naturally wouldn¡¯t stay in one place for too long.


    So once he assembled the group of Beastman warriors, he immediately led them towards the NPCs.


    It was not because the NPCs were careless, but rather because the Beastman warrior Zhou Tian was too special.


    The NPCs were unaware of Zhou Tian¡¯s existence, yet Zhou Tian had already launched a counterattack with his troops against them.


    Obviously, given the situation at the time, it was impossible for the NPCs to be prepared for Zhou Tian.


    Under such circumstances, after Zhou Tian had sent his Beastman warriors in different directions, he easily surrounded the NPCs.


    When Zhou Tian gave an order for his Beastman warriors to attack, the NPCs were still attacking beast slaves.


    Under such a situation, one can only imagine what would happen to the NPCs.


    In the end, only a single charge was needed.


    With absolute strength, the NPCs quickly fell under the weapons of Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman warriors.


    However, the downside was that although Zhou Tian successfully eliminated the NPCs, due to the great disparity in strength between the two sides, even though Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman warriors were victorious, they easily defeated the NPCs, but it resulted in Zhou Tian not being able to personally defeat many NPCs.


    Not being able to kill NPCs naturally means not being able to gain experience.


    However, given the situation at the time, Zhou Tian could accept this.


    After all, killing a small number of NPCs wouldn¡¯t enable Zhou Tian¡¯s evolution, but his actions would definitely give the Beastman warriors under him the necessary training. S§×arch* The novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    As someone who fully regarded his forces as his support, Zhou Tian could not care less about such minor losses.


    With that, after getting rid of the NPCs, Zhou Tian quickly composed himself and led his Beastman warriors towards the direction from which the NPCs had come.


    Every time Zhou Tian changed his identity, the information in his mind increased, but most of that information was related to his identity.


    Ninety-nine percent of the content was information about the monster camp, and there was very little about the NPCs.


    Thus, although Zhou Tian was quite familiar with his territory, the only thing he knew about it was the situation of the Beastman warriors.


    In fact, he didn¡¯t know much about whether there were any NPC forces near his territory.


    However, even though there was no such information in his mind, Zhou Tian could draw conclusions himself.


    It¡¯s actually not hard to surmise, if the distance was too great, how could those NPCs with their limited powers come to this place?


    Zhou Tian knew that where there were monsters gathered, there undoubtedly must be NPC gathering points.


    Thus, after seeing the NPCs, Zhou Tian was quite certain that there must be an NPC gathering point not far from his territory.


    With such a thought in mind, Zhou Tian naturally couldn¡¯t pretend to be ignorant of what was going on.


    Never mind the threat the NPCs posed to Zhou Tian, just considering his ambition to achieve merits, it all depended on that NPC gathering point.


    Knowing that there might be an NPC village near his territory, Zhou Tian naturally wouldn¡¯t miss out on exploring it.


    Following the traces left by the NPCs, Zhou Tian led hundreds of Beastman warriors and after nearly a day, they found the dwelling place of the NPCs.

 Chapter 9 - 9 9 Take Action Again

    ?9: Chapter 9: Take Action Again 9: Chapter 9: Take Action Again ¡°I didn¡¯t expect there to be a village even in such a place.


    As I recall from the game, this location only had a mission NPC!


    It seems that the shabby novice villages from the game are probably not as shabby in this world.¡± After taking a good look at the village made up of nearly ten thousand NPCs in the not so far distance, Zhou Tian led his team of beastman warriors and slowly retreated.


    Having discovered the NPC gathering point, he had already achieved his goal.


    Zhou Tian didn¡¯t think that with his power he could pose any real threat to the NPC village.


    Knowing this, Zhou Tian naturally decided not to disturb those NPCs.


    Afterwards, once he had quietly memorized the NPC village¡¯s location in his heart, Zhou Tian led his beastman warriors back into their territory.


    ¡°Achievements, rewards!¡± As Zhang Tian expected, even though killing those NPCs wasn¡¯t a significant achievement, when he returned to his territory, the beastman leader still sent people to reward him.


    Everything was as Zhou Tian had predicted.


    For the monster side, the fastest way to increase military power besides regular accumulation was by accomplishing merit.


    Zhou Tian had only killed about a dozen NPC soldiers, but upon returning to his territory, the beastman leader had sent him nearly two hundred beastman warriors.


    With such a large influx of beastman warriors joining his camp, the military power under Zhou Tian¡¯s command had instantly doubled.


    After sending away the envoy from the beastman leader, Zhou Tian began to eagerly inspect the new beastman warriors he¡¯d acquired.


    Unlike other beastman warriors, upon receiving new troops, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t let them just patrol around the territory.


    Other beastman warriors sent their troops everywhere across their territories because they weren¡¯t very intelligent and it was the only way they knew to detect the presence of enemies.


    However, with Zhou Tian¡¯s wisdom, he naturally wouldn¡¯t do something so self-destructive.


    Since becoming a beastman warrior, Zhou Tian had evolved once, but his strength was not considered strong among all beastman warriors.


    Under such circumstances, he had to act cautiously.


    If he were to face an enemy attack, and not have enough strength at hand, he might risk losing his life.


    Therefore, except for a small number of beastman warriors sent towards the NPC village to keep guard, Zhou Tian had gathered all of his other warriors together.


    For the following time, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t do anything else but continued to instruct his beastman warriors to perform some simple tasks over and over again, despite seeing no significant effect from his efforts.


    Although progress was slow, under Zhou Tian¡¯s unwavering diligence, his group of hundreds of beastman warriors finally remembered a few simple orders.


    While Zhou Tian was busy with training, his ¡®neighbor¡¯ once again made a move.


    Even though Zhou Tian¡¯s attack was swift, leaving those NPCs dead without even a chance to react, the NPC village couldn¡¯t possibly remain inactive after such a long absence of their villagers.


    Thus, while Zhou Tian was training his beastman warriors, he suddenly got news.


    A team of about a hundred NPC soldiers had left the NPC village and was slowly heading towards the location where the previous group of NPCs had been killed.


    Upon receiving this intel, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t hesitate at all, and immediately contemplated engaging in battle.


    Compared to the previous situation where he faced a dozen NPCs with hundreds of beastman warriors, the risk was certainly higher with engaging a team of nearly a hundred NPCs.


    After all, the strength of those NPCs was slightly stronger than their monster counterparts, and they also knew cooperative combat.


    Even if Zhou Tian were to go all-out with all his military power against them, there would still be a risk of defeat.


    However, although there was a slight risk, Zhou Tian still didn¡¯t plan on missing this opportunity.


    He understands that opportunities like this do not come often.


    The reason those NPCs left their village was simply they were unaware of Zhou Tian¡¯s existence.


    Once they became aware of him, such dispersed actions would likely not happen again.


    Consequently, the NPC team Zhou Tian had just found had become his only opportunity in the near future.


    If the enemies retreated safely, he had no idea how long he would have to wait for a similar opportunity.


    Zhou Tian was not willing to wait forever for a risk-free opportunity before taking action.


    Therefore, even though he knew there would be a certain risk in confronting the NPC team, after finding their location, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t hesitate and set off with all his Beastman warriors.


    Due to the large number of NPCs, to ensure a higher chance of victory, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t try to capture all of them.


    Therefore, he divided his Beastman warriors into three groups, only blocking the NPCs¡¯ escape routes from three directions and leaving the right side open.


    Eventually, once the NPC team was surrounded, Zhou Tian gave the order, and he led his Beastman warriors from their hiding places to attack.


    ¡°Roar~¡± Unlike NPCs, even though Zhou Tian had done some training with his troops, when they attacked, their performance was still a bit chaotic.


    Despite their lackluster performance, Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman warriors were still genuine monsters.


    When they attacked, they frightened the NPC team.


    ¡°Why are there so many Beastman warriors here?¡± The NPCs were astonished.


    In their impression, while there were Beastman warriors in this area, their number was very limited.


    Now, the number of Beastman warriors had increased several times, and they even set an ambush which the NPCs found hard to accept.


    ¡°Breakthrough!¡± Although the NPCs were unsure why the previously safe domain had become dangerous, they knew how to cope with Zhou Tian¡¯s threat.


    Zhou Tian immediately led all his troops to attack, a situation the NPCs didn¡¯t understand.


    Therefore, they were worried that there might be more ambushing Beastman warriors.


    Under such circumstances, it was clear that their position was extremely dangerous.


    As a result, when they felt threatened, the NPCs immediately tried to break through in the direction Zhou Tian left open at his command.


    The method of leaving one side open was very common, and these NPCs were well aware of Zhou Tian¡¯s strategy.


    However, considering their situation, the NPCs had no other choices, even if they knew there was danger in that direction.


    Compared to the other three sides, Zhou Tian¡¯s open side was safer.


    This forced the NPCs to retreat in that direction.


    In the end, as the NPCs fled to the right, Zhou Tian led his Beastman warriors to chase and kill them.


    Ironically, if the NPCs had decided to fight Zhou Tian, they might not have been victorious, but they wouldn¡¯t be at a disadvantage either.


    It was unfortunate that they didn¡¯t want to resist Zhou Tian¡¯s arrangement; their team, although not weaker than Zhou Tian¡¯s, was now fleeing in all directions. S§×ar?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Of course, while it seemed that the NPCs were in a bad situation, in reality, Zhou Tian, although having the upper hand, had not killed many NPCs.


    That is, Zhou Tian had gained a little advantage, yet the strength of both sides didn¡¯t lose much.


    However, Zhou Tian was already satisfied with such a development.

 Chapter 10 - 10 10 Victory

    ?10: Chapter 10: Victory 10: Chapter 10: Victory It would be great to kill all the NPCs, but even if Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t achieve this, he could still accept the outcome.


    After all, Zhou Tian¡¯s powers were limited, and as long as he didn¡¯t lose in a fight with this NPC team, it was a victory for him.


    Hence, even if he didn¡¯t achieve much in his pursuit of the NPCs, Zhou Tian did not feel anxious at all.


    Apparently, Zhou Tian¡¯s behavior had a significant misleading effect on the NPCs.


    Although there were monsters in the past with intelligence on par with the NPCs, all these creatures were high-level monsters.


    In the current novice area where Zhou Tian and his group were, even the biggest boss had only the intelligence of a ten-year-old child.


    Due to the NPCs¡¯ specific understanding of monsters, even though the NPCs living in the novice area were vigilant around them, they really hadn¡¯t thought that these monsters would be capable of strategizing.


    It can be said that Zhou Tian¡¯s previous tactic of setting up a three-man gank surprised the NPCs.


    Therefore, when being pursued by Zhou Tian, the NPCs naturally assumed that he still had unheard-of powers.


    They never expected that the Beastman Warriors, seemingly chasing after them with full force, were only slightly stronger than they were.


    As a result, Zhou Tian¡¯s chase after the NPC group lasted several hours.


    It was only when the NPCs were about to break into the territory of another Beastman Warrior that they detected something unusual.


    In their opinion, if Zhou Tian truly were stronger than them, he would have already played his trump card.


    However, Zhou Tian had only been chasing them without showing any intention of changing his strategy, which the NPCs found abnormal.


    Due to their prejudice against the intelligence of monsters, the NPC group still couldn¡¯t figure out Zhou Tian¡¯s intentions.


    So, relying on their experience of battling Beastmen, the NPCs thought that Zhou Tian was attempting to herd them into another Beastman Warrior¡¯s territory.


    Given this hypothesis, the NPCs began to suspect that this operation was orchestrated by the Beastman Leader.


    Once this thought surfaced, the NPCs naturally could no longer stay calm.


    The NPCs estimated that if they continued to move deeper into the territory at that time, they would be annihilated.


    As such, after discussing among their key members, the NPCs decided to change their original plan.


    With further penetration off the table, the NPCs were left with no other choice but to counterattack Zhou Tian.


    Their goal wasn¡¯t necessarily to kill Zhou Tian; as long as they managed to break through Zhou Tian¡¯s encirclement, they would have achieved their mission.


    After the NPCs made such a decision, they quickly stopped running, reorganized their formation, and faced Zhou Tian¡¯s team directly.


    Although the actual situation was a bit different from Zhou Tian¡¯s ideal outcome, he was already satisfied with the current state of affairs.


    As such, Zhou Tian, who actually had no hidden trump card, wouldn¡¯t naturally give the NPCs much time to adjust.


    As soon as his team caught up, he immediately ordered the attack once the situation became clear.


    The unpredictability of Zhou Tian¡¯s reactions caught the NPCs off guard, and they didn¡¯t have much time to respond.


    Ultimately, by the time the NPC group realized what was happening and hurriedly prepared for battle, Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Warriors were already almost upon them.


    The following steps would no longer have any room for sly tricks. S~ea??h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    In the current world, things are relatively better for the NPCs, but for the monster camp¡¯s case, with the intelligence of Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Warriors, apart from a straightforward fight with the enemies, Zhou Tian really has no chance to use any skills.


    In the case where those Beastman Warriors simply didn¡¯t know how to cooperate, he didn¡¯t have any chance to try something different.


    Although being a Beastman brought Zhou Tian a lot of helplessness, after things had reached this point, he was sufficiently satisfied.


    If at the beginning Zhou Tian had fought bitterly against the NPCs, his odds of winning wouldn¡¯t have been over half.


    At present, after a long period of running, the physical power of that NPC team had been considerably consumed.


    Hence, benefiting from a significantly stronger physique than the NPCs, those Beastman Warriors under Zhou Tian get a few more chances of victory whenever they engage in combat.


    Similarly, during the previous chase, the losses on the NPC side were heavier than Zhou Tian¡¯s.


    Given all these circumstances, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t have the confidence to say that he could capture all the NPCs.


    However, if his goal was just to win, he already had absolute confidence.


    The facts indeed developed according to Zhou Tian¡¯s plans.


    Right after the two sides began fighting, the NPC side immediately showed signs of defeat.


    Facing an enemy force several times their own, and in a situation where they weren¡¯t in peak condition and had no desire to fight to death, the casualties on both sides were almost equal.


    In other words, for every Beastman warrior that died, Zhou Tian¡¯s side could generally drag along an NPC soldier to the nether.


    As compared to the previous wars involving NPCs and Beastman warriors, the Beastman warriors under Zhou Tian¡¯s command were definitely performing outstandingly.


    If the advantage they had in military force continued, there wouldn¡¯t be any surprises.


    By virtue of their superiority in military force, the final victory would naturally be Zhou Tian¡¯s.


    However, even though Zhou Tian currently has the upper hand, while the NPCs continue to fall, their intentions are also being realized.


    No matter the cost, when that group of NPCs turned their heads and began to break out towards their village, the damage that Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman warriors could inflict on them was not bad, but it was impossible for Zhou Tian to stop that group of NPCs¡¯ intentions.


    As such, even if the situation became increasingly favorable for Zhou Tian, there would be no problems for some of the NPCs to break out of Zhou Tian¡¯s encirclement.


    Although Zhou Tian personally participated in this battle, he still has a clear understanding of the current situation.


    However, he didn¡¯t really care about the NPCs breaking out.


    In Zhou Tian¡¯s plans, he always strived to kill as many members of the NPC team as possible.


    Whether he could annihilate the entire NPC team was never a consideration for Zhou Tian.


    Thus, even if the NPCs could eventually break out, Zhou Tian wouldn¡¯t care at all.


    As a result, after the two sides had been fighting for nearly a quarter of an hour, only after losing nearly eighty percent of their members did that NPC team finally manage to break out.


    After that NPC team broke out, Zhou Tian still did not let them go.


    When that NPC team was fleeing back, Zhou Tian had no qualms about leading his Beastman Warriors to chase and kill them.


    After chasing them to the boundary of their sphere of influence, only then did Zhou Tian victoriously led his Beastman Warriors back home¡­.

 Chapter 11 - 11 11 Eager to Achieve Merits

    ?11: Chapter 11: Eager to Achieve Merits 11: Chapter 11: Eager to Achieve Merits One of the advantages Zhou Tian¡¯s current world has over Earth is the simplicity of the beings living there.


    Especially for creatures like monsters, who are relatively straightforward in nature, they might have many weaknesses, but in any situation, they do not change easily according to the circumstances.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s recent performance has been quite eye-catching, but the Beastman leader doesn¡¯t regard him with any fear due to this.


    On the contrary, after Zhou Tian¡¯s accomplishments, he was immediately rewarded, and with each action, his strength had grown considerably.


    His two actions, specifically his second attempt at attacking an NPC team, although not entirely successful, had caused significant damage to a hundred-strong NPC army, and Zhou Tian reaped significant benefits.


    Putting aside the experience he gained, a few of the Beastman warriors under Zhou Tian experienced evolution as a result of that battle.


    Although the soldiers didn¡¯t undergo complete rebirth, there are now a few elite Beastman warriors among the formerly ordinary ones in Zhou Tian¡¯s control.


    At the same time, Zhou Tian killed over a dozen NPCs and received a reward of nearly two hundred Beastman warriors.


    During Zhou Tian¡¯s second action, he killed dozens of NPCs, and the large battle results were naturally followed by great rewards!


    As a result, the Beastman leader generously rewarded him, and the number of Beastman warriors under Zhou Tian¡¯s command reached a standard of nearly a thousand.


    At the same time, the number of Beastman warriors under Zhou Tian¡¯s control grew from several dozens to over a hundred each month.


    You could say that through these two accomplishments, Zhou Tian has jumped from the bottom in terms of strength among the Beastman warriors to one of the top ones.


    Apart from his own slightly weaker strength, Zhou Tian now has the capability to challenge for the position of Beastman leader.


    However, opportunities like the previous one are now quite rare.


    Now that the NPC village is aware of his existence as an enemy, they are surely not going to be as unguarded against the Beastman warriors outside the village as before.


    In such an environment, besides training his Beastman warriors, Zhou Tian doesn¡¯t really have much else to do.


    As a result, under such a seemingly boring environment, Zhou Tian stayed for several months.


    During this period, although Zhou Tian had a few conflicts with the NPC tribe, minor wars like before did not occur again.


    Instead, while he gained nothing from the NPCs, players whose whereabouts could not be confirmed encountered Zhou Tian several times.


    However, apart from those with great strength that Zhou Tian did not dare to provoke, he only killed two players with weak strength.


    Of course, players are just players.


    Even if they are newbies, Zhou Tian still received abundant rewards when he killed them.


    Although the Blood Moon Lord did not allow him to upgrade to a Beastman leader, the experience rewards he received were enough for Zhou Tian to evolve once again.


    As a result, after that evolution, Zhou Tian became a Beastman warrior with both fast and robust talents.


    At the same time, after such a long time, through several minor merits and daily accumulation, Zhou Tian has managed to grow his troops to over a thousand, without suffering much loss.


    Over a thousand Beastman warriors, plus the beast slaves who don¡¯t play a significant role, puts Zhou Tian¡¯s military power at over ten thousand.


    In that respect, Zhou Tian has essentially caught up with the Beastman warrior who he originally followed.


    However, having developed up to this point, Zhou Tian has essentially reached a bottleneck.


    If Zhou Tian cannot evolve into a Beastman leader, regardless of his strength, it¡¯s unlikely that his power will progress much further.


    Given the circumstances, Zhou Tian was not willing to have his development constrained so he naturally started to entertain other ideas.


    If he wanted to improve himself, he must naturally make his merits.


    If he wanted to become the leader of the Beastman, he needed to make notable contributions as well.


    Under such circumstances, when Zhou Tian had the idea of making merits, he naturally started thinking about his ¡®neighbor¡¯.


    The merits for monsters came from a few sources and naturally, the significant ones were rare.


    Compared to the monsters that had existed for who knows how long, Zhou Tian had to have some astonishing war achievements to stand out quickly.


    Considering Zhou Tian¡¯s environment at that time, the biggest merit he could achieve, in his opinion, was capturing the NPC Village.


    Zhou Tian had spent so much time in this world and had gained some understanding of the situation.


    For example, the tributes required for the new monster refreshment.


    The information collected by Zhou Tian suggested that apart from some unknown elements, the core was actually the casualties of the players.


    Although Zhou Tian didn¡¯t understand how the monster side benefitted from the death of players, based on his previous experience, he was completely sure of the accuracy of his speculation. sea??h th§× novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    As such, regardless of the level of the monster, killing players occupied a large proportion of their merits.


    Apart from this, to gain even more merits, one would naturally have to start from a larger perspective.


    When comparing forces, they compare their combat power and territory.


    In ordinary battles, killing a few NPCs, although meritorious, would hardly catch the eye of those high-end bosses.


    In a situation like Zhou Tian¡¯s, if he wanted to attract attention, the merits he earned had to be achieved by considering the larger picture.


    If it¡¯s useful in the grand scheme of things, except for killing the top NPCs, Zhou Tian only had the option of taking a city.


    The monster siege, even in the game, is a setting.


    In the current real game world, monster sieges occur frequently.


    NPCs usually want to counter-attack the monsters, and the Monster Camp doesn¡¯t want the NPCs to continue to exist.


    Thus, the cities and villages where NPCs gather are naturally quite an eyesore to the monsters.


    However, the two major camps in the current world have a thorough understanding of each other till today.


    When both sides achieved a balance, with the help of the players, the NPCs didn¡¯t excel in counter-attacking the monsters, but the situations where the monsters could occupy cities and villages were also rare.


    Thus even though Zhou Tian¡¯s neighbor was just a small village, if he could really take it, the significance of his merit would be quite rare even under the Blood Moon Lord.


    With such a great merit, given his low status, Zhou Tian knew that the Blood Moon Lord would definitely have to promote him.


    Once he made up his mind, Zhou Tian quickly initiated his plan.


    Taking over an NPC Village was no easy task.


    Lest to mention that there were quite a few soldiers in those NPC Villages, there were also a few powerful figures in those villages.


    Under such circumstances, if Zhou Tian rashly acted, he might fail to take the NPC Village and even risk losing his own life.


    So, even though he had thought of taking over the village, Zhou Tian himself was quite cautious.


    Unless there was an extremely good opportunity, he likely wouldn¡¯t act rashly in the short term.

 Chapter 12 - 12 12 Encircling the Village

    ?12: Chapter 12: Encircling the Village 12: Chapter 12: Encircling the Village All the villages that have survived until now have their own ways of living.


    Zhou Tian understood that waiting for the enemies to expose their weaknesses was virtually impossible.


    Under such circumstances, Zhou Tian¡¯s only choice would be to force the opponent to expose their vulnerabilities.


    Although Zhou Tian lacked the power to deal with large castles, his current opponent was just a small village or town.


    Given the strength of his adversaries, Zhou Tian believed he stood a decent chance if he played his cards right.


    Among other things, considering the size of the village, Zhou Tian simply couldn¡¯t believe it could sustain the food consumption of so many NPCs.


    After a lengthy observation, Zhou Tian became increasingly certain that a large portion of the food consumed in the village was purchased from the nearby Novice Village, while the village itself produced only a small fraction of it.


    Therefore, judging from the current situation, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t need to do much other than to cut off the food supply of the NPCs.


    He believed that, if starved, these NPCs would likely approach him for a desperate fight to the death.


    Upon developing his plan, Zhou Tian acted immediately.


    At his command, the beastman warriors under his command sprung into action.


    Following Zhou Tian¡¯s orders, over a thousand beastman warriors divided into several groups to block the exits of the NPC Village.


    Consequently, most of the NPCs leaving the Village were attacked by Zhou Tian¡¯s beastman warriors.


    Even though the beastman warriors were not very powerful, their ambush was successful in causing trouble for the NPCs.


    Without needing to win the battle outright, despite his military power having greatly increased, Zhou Tian knew he stood no chance in a direct fight against the NPC Village.


    However, as long as the beastman warriors initiated their attacks whenever the NPCs left the village, Zhou Tian wouldn¡¯t have to do much else, even if the NPC¡¯s Army was able to drive them back.


    In the end, despite the constant retreat of the beastman warriors, the frequency of NPC activities at the village¡¯s entrance and exit had remarkably reduced.


    Zhou Tian was not entirely certain of the situation within the NPC Village, but he had a strong feeling that his tactics were having an effect.


    Zhou Tian could not tell whether his feelings were right or wrong, but having felt something, he was not going to stop halfway.


    Under these circumstances, Zhou Tian gradually suppressed the temper of the NPCs with his tactics.


    Eventually, with Zhou Tian not making any radical moves, the NPCs were still forced to retaliate due to his previous strategic deployment.


    Those NPCs might not have been entirely carefree before, but one thing was certain, before Zhou Tian appeared, they didn¡¯t have any major issue.


    However, after Zhou Tian took over as the monster overlord of the territory, those NPCs saw considerable losses time and again.


    If these losses hadn¡¯t affected their foundation and if the NPCs weren¡¯t aware of their own capability, they might have already filed a rescue request with the higher castle.


    At present time, those NPCs were almost at the limit of their tolerance for Zhou Tian.


    Under such circumstances, Zhou Tian was still directly blocking their doors.


    It was impossible for these NPCs to act as though nothing was amiss.


    As a result, after enduring for a while, the NPCs chose to march against Zhou Tian.


    Although the NPCs might not completely understand Zhou Tian¡¯s intentions; they knew one thing.


    If they let Zhou Tian block their village entrance like this, their village would inevitably suffer.


    To avoid eventual losses, no matter what Zhou Tian intended, the NPCs thought it best to repel Zhou Tian as soon as possible.


    When the NPCs couldn¡¯t bear it any longer, a squad of nearly two thousand NPCs charged from the village and marched toward the location where Zhou Tian¡¯s lair was located, without exchanging any words.


    Zhou Tian, who had been watching the NPCs all along, naturally wouldn¡¯t miss their movement.


    When he learned that the NPCs were marching towards his lair, he could not remain indifferent.


    However, when the NPC squad began to move, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t send a reinforcement.


    After learning of the NPC squad¡¯s itinerary, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t block their movement, but unexpectedly opened the way on purpose. S§×ar?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Undoubtedly, the NPCs made another mistake in their countermeasures.


    Monsters are like beasts.


    Regardless of their strength, they highly value their territory.


    Considering this, if enemies intrude their territory, regardless of whether they can defeat these enemies, those monsters would usually engage in a fight.


    Undoubtedly, if it were any other Beastman, even a Beastman leader, the current action of those NPCs could certainly attract their enemies.


    If things really progressed to that stage, the battle between them would indeed become a contest of strength.


    However, it was clear that those NPCs had chosen the wrong target in Zhou Tian.


    Zhou Tian had never really cared about his territory.


    As long as his strength could be improved, even if those NPCs occupied his land, he could tolerate it.


    Thus, the NPCs¡¯ vain attempt to force Zhou Tian into a battle in this manner was bound to fail.


    On the contrary, when Zhou Tian saw the NPCs leaving, he revealed a smile of satisfaction.


    Even though the population of the current NPC village exceeded ten thousand, after a team of two thousand was drawn, the actual combat members left would probably be just half.


    That is to say, if there was any loss to the expeditionary NPC team, it could directly shake the foundation of the NPC village.


    Of course, Zhou Tian essentially had no chance against that NPC team.


    One could even say that Zhou Tian dared not show his face in front of that NPC team.


    The gap in strength between the two sides was too great.


    If the other party knew his location, Zhou Tian really didn¡¯t have the confidence to say he could escape their pursuit.


    Although Zhou Tian had no confidence in dealing with the NPCs, he was not without support.


    What if Zhou Tian was no match for that NPC team?


    Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t deal with those NPCs, but if he could mobilize the majority of the Beastmen, not only would the NPC team be easy to defeat, but even the entire NPC village could be effortlessly wiped out.


    Zhou Tian naturally didn¡¯t have the ability to command the Beastmen, but involving other Beastmen in this battle was not a difficult task for him.


    Although the NPCs wouldn¡¯t cooperate, Zhou Tian could manipulate them from within.


    As a result, when he saw those NPCs heading towards his territory, Zhou Tian only considered briefly before giving an order to the Beastman warriors under his command to mobilize.


    At Zhou Tian¡¯s command, a small group of higher-intelligence Beastman warriors left the team.


    Those Beastman warriors then spread out across the entire Beastman Territory according to Zhou Tian¡¯s order.


    Although the generally low intelligence level of the Beastmen meant they wouldn¡¯t cooperate even if Zhou Tian wanted them to, getting some Beastman warriors from other territories to go somewhere was not difficult for the Beastman warriors under Zhou Tian¡¯s command.


    The following steps were quite straightforward.


    Under Zhou Tian¡¯s command, his Beastman warriors took actions independently.


    They directly went to other territories and naturally spread the news about the NPC team after attracting some Beastmen warriors.


    Although the NPC team was originally targeting Zhou Tian and had no intention of clashing with the other Beastman warriors, those Beastman warriors would not think so.


    When they found out about the encirclement of the Beast slaves by the NPC army, there were still Beastman warriors who reacted.


    Now that they knew the NPC army had entered Zhou Tian¡¯s territory, although they didn¡¯t know why Zhou Tian hadn¡¯t done anything, those Beastman warriors couldn¡¯t ignore the existence of the NPCs.


    As a result of Zhou Tian¡¯s arrangement, after learning of the existence of the NPC team, more than ten Beastman warriors mobilized almost simultaneously.


    Nearly ten thousand Beastman warriors moved together and surrounded Zhou Tian¡¯s territory.


    Upon discovering the situation of the Beastman warriors, the NPCs naturally got a fright and without any hesitation, they decided to retreat.


    However, given the circumstances at the time, even if the NPCs wanted to retreat, the Beastman warriors would not let them go.


    Consequently, under Zhou Tian¡¯s arrangement, when the Beastman warriors clashed with the NPCs, they inevitably started fighting.


    Given the circumstances at the time, unless there was an unexpected change, the NPC team had no chance of winning.


    Once things developed to that point, even if they had realized that something was wrong, the NPC team that had gone out still couldn¡¯t help but send a rescue message back to their village.


    After receiving the rescue message, considering the situation, the NPC village had no choice but to respond.


    After all, they could not ignore the sacrifices of their relations in the village, and even without considering that, the impact on a village of their size from losing more than half of their combat power all at once would be too great to bear.


    So, after receiving the rescue message, the NPC village did not hesitate to send out another team to assist the expedition.


    As a result, after two consecutive deployments, there was very little combat power left in the NPC village.

 Chapter 13 - 13 13 Attacking the Village

    ?13: Chapter 13: Attacking the Village 13: Chapter 13: Attacking the Village By the time things had progressed to that stage, Zhou Tian had almost completed his preparations.


    Although there were still many people left in the NPC Village, most of them were just NPC civilians, apart from a few hidden powerhouses.


    Considering the combat power of those NPCs, their numbers might be considerable, but Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Warriors could probably take them all down.


    Given the strength of the external NPCs, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t guarantee that his Beastman Warriors could successfully contain them.


    Therefore, to avoid any changes, Zhou Tian started his action without hesitation at that moment.


    At Zhou Tian¡¯s order, his Beastman Warriors suddenly charged out from their hiding places and raced directly into the village, regardless of the threats from the guards.


    There was no tall city wall in the small village.


    It was simply surrounded by a mud wall, which served as the defense works for the NPC Village.


    Since the enemies they usually faced had limited intelligence, the NPCs rarely encountered monsters from other places infiltrating their village as long as they guarded the gate.


    However, due to Zhou Tian¡¯s order this time, those defense methods of the NPCs were directly compromised.


    If the Beastman Warriors wanted to pass through the mud wall of the village, it couldn¡¯t stand their attacks.


    Under such circumstances, with Zhou Tian¡¯s command, his Beastman Warriors demolished most of the mud wall of the NPC Village in less than a quarter of an hour.


    While Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Warriors were demolishing the wall, although the NPCs had the will to stop them, they were incapable of doing so having already dispatched most of their forces.


    Even the NPCs who were working extremely hard couldn¡¯t stop the Beastman Warriors under such circumstances.


    In this way, Zhou Tian created several passages around the village at the cost of certain casualties among the Beastman Warriors.


    After opening up the passages, the rest was naturally easy.


    ¡°Kill all, burn all, loot all!


    Use your full capacity to create destruction inside.


    Whoever makes the biggest contribution, I¡¯ll recommend him as a new warrior to our leader!¡±.


    As soon as the passages were opened, Zhou Tian immediately began to mobilize his Beastman Warriors.


    Despite their limited intelligence, the Beastman Warriors could understand part of Zhou Tian¡¯s message.


    At the very least, they understood his hint of being promoted to Beastman Warriors.


    Having understood Zhou Tian¡¯s words, they were obviously very excited.


    Monsters also have their desires, and the attraction of becoming a BOSS is certainly great for them.


    As such, not only would these Beastman Warriors never defy Zhou Tian¡¯s orders, but the rewards offered by Zhou Tian are more than enough motivation for them to fight for their life.


    Under such circumstances, the destructive power demonstrated by those Beastman Warriors even shocked Zhou Tian, who was the instigator of this action.


    A Beastman Warrior rushed into the crowd of civilians, wielding his weapon, and each strike could kill a civilian.


    Several other Beastman Warriors surrounded an NPC soldier, and after a fierce fight, the NPC ended up succumbing to their superior numbers, and fell in a pool of blood.


    Someone set a big fire, and in just a moment, more than ten thatched houses were set ablaze.


    By the end of this battle, countless NPC civilians would be buried in the fire caused by those flames.


    After the initiation, the course of events had completely slipped out of Zhou Tian¡¯s control.


    When the Beastman warriors went berserk, their destructive power far surpassed Zhou Tian¡¯s expectations.


    Amidst the extensive carnage, there would be a Beastman warrior evolving every few minutes.


    Among them were elite Beastman warriors, and even a few Beastman warriors had directly advanced to Beastman Knights during the fight.


    In other words, although Zhou Tian instigated this attack on the village, he had completely lost control of the battle situation as it progressed.


    After all, Zhou Tian was just a Beastman Knight who lost his command over other warriors when other Beastman Knights appeared in his team.


    Given the circumstances, Zhou Tian had no choice but to follow the mainstream.


    Of course, having put in so much effort and finally infiltrated the NPC Village, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t just hide in the shadows and do nothing.


    Although entering the village at that moment posed a considerable risk, if the NPCs discovered his location, he believed that they would spare no cost to ensure he wouldn¡¯t leave alive. S~ea??h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    However, Zhou Tian was no different from an ordinary Beastman Knight.


    Therefore, when some Beastman warriors evolved into Beastman Knights and drew the attention of the NPCs, Zhou Tian decided to join the fight.


    Instead of going head-to-head with the NPC Soldiers, Zhou Tian targeted the NPC civilians after joining the battle.


    By avoiding the NPC soldiers and gaining experience from slaughtering the civilians, Zhou Tian was able to evolve once again.


    Somehow, Zhou Tian¡¯s actions had won the favor of the god of monsters.


    After evolving once more, he surprisingly gained a Frost Talent ability.


    From then on, Zhou Tian¡¯s strength underwent a qualitative change.


    The Speed Talent allowed Zhou Tian to move and attack faster, while the Strong Talent increased his defense and HP.


    These two talents made Zhou Tian an experienced Beastman Knight, even though he was a newcomer.


    However, although these two talents were of great help, they were actually the most basic ones.


    In this world, Elemental Talents are the mainstream power talents.


    Typically, mid-to-high level bosses possessed numerous Elemental Talents.


    However, among the lower level bosses, those with Elemental Talents were quite rare.


    Being quite rare, the abilities of Elemental Talents were naturally not inferior.


    Ice, Fire, Poison, Electricity¡­


    Although there are many sub-categories of Elemental Talents, there are only a handful of major systems.


    Among the four systems known to Zhou Tian, while it¡¯s hard to rank them, the Frost Talent is certainly not the weakest, much less the bottom of the list.


    The Frost Talent only served one purpose: When Zhou Tian attacked an enemy, there was a certain probability of inflicting a freezing effect.


    If Zhou Tian¡¯s Elemental Talent came into play, the enemy¡¯s movement and attack speed would be reduced to less than half of its original.


    It could be imagined, in the middle of a battle if the movement and attack slowed down by more than half, it would considerably weaken the opponent¡¯s strength.


    In such a situation, even if the opponent held the upper hand, they were likely to cut a sorry figure.


    With a significant increase in strength from the Frost Talent, Zhou Tian was immensely thrilled.


    However, his good mood didn¡¯t last long.


    After the initial chaos, when the NPCs made proper arrangements and reacted, the situation became harsher for Zhou Tian and his team.


    Indeed, the primary combat power of the NPC Village had mostly left, but many NPC powerhouses, the core strength of the village, had stayed behind.


    As such, when they began to exert their strength, the pressure on Zhou Tian and his team naturally increased considerably.

 Chapter 14 - 14 14 Heavy Reward

    ?14: Chapter 14: Heavy Reward 14: Chapter 14: Heavy Reward ¡°Boom!¡± An old man suddenly burst out from a small courtyard.


    With a swing of his arm, he unleashed a blast of Sword Qi, instantly killing three or four Beastman Warriors.


    Then, without further entanglement with these Beastman Warriors, the old man flew into the mid-air to observe the overall situation, before rushing towards the nearest Beastman Warrior.


    While the old man seemed aged, his actions were incredibly swift.


    In just a blink of an eye, he reached the new Beastman Warrior, and with a single sword swing, he sliced the enemy right across the waist.


    During that old man¡¯s targeted attack on the Beastman Warrior, Zhou Tian had already taken notice of him.


    Zhou Tian was well aware that any entity that could make an appearance in the game interface would certainly not be simple in this world.


    The NPC village that Zhou Tian was attacking was just a location that housed mission NPCs in the game.


    As such, he had foreseen that among everyone in this village, the most likely pillar of strength would undoubtedly be that mission NPC.


    Having played the game before, Zhou Tian might not definitely remember the mission NPC of this particular village, but he still had a vague impression of it.


    Consequently, although Zhou Tian later joined the fray, he was far more cautious than the other Beastman Warriors or even Beastman soldiers.


    He killed numerous NPCs, but from beginning to end, Zhou Tian had not overly exposed himself to their line of sight.


    In the end, Zhou Tian¡¯s caution saved his life.


    The mission NPC¡¯s strength was far superior to what he had expected.


    Seeing the NPC¡¯s performance, not even Zhou Tian¡ªwhose strength had greatly increased¡ªwould last a few moves against it.


    If it weren¡¯t for Zhou Tian¡¯s low-profile performance, once discovered, the mission NPC would most likely eliminate him immediately after witnessing his extraordinary performance.


    Although Zhou Tian hadn¡¯t attracted the NPC¡¯s attention yet, if things continued as they were, Zhou Tian, being a Beastman Warrior, would inevitably be discovered.


    Once that happened, even if the Beastman leader rushed over, he might not be able to guarantee Zhou Tian¡¯s safety.


    Given the situation at the time, Zhou Tian decided to make a tactical retreat.


    While he ordered his Beastman soldiers to continue their assault, Zhou Tian carefully began to retreat towards the outskirts of the village.


    Everything went smoothly.


    Zhou Tian took great care to remain hidden amidst the chaotic scene, which made it impossible for even the powerful NPC to keep track of the entire battlefield.


    As such, Zhou Tian managed to leave the village without the NPC noticing.


    As soon as he safely left the village, Zhou Tian chose to retreat alone.


    Given his actions, Zhou Tian had no doubt that he had greatly offended the NPCs.


    He believed that they would seek revenge as soon as they had a chance.


    As such, for his own safety, reluctantly, Zhou Tian decided to sacrifice his own troops as scapegoats.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s departure did not attract the NPCs¡¯ attention.


    Once the NPCs in the village exterminated all the invading enemies, they probably wouldn¡¯t pursue him further.


    As long as the NPCs didn¡¯t gather intelligence from the monster side, they would never know the truth behind the incident.


    Meanwhile, having finally breached the NPC village, Zhou Tian naturally wanted to accumulate as many battle results as possible.


    Considering the current state of the village, Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman warriors were bound to be annihilated.


    However, due to the present circumstances, the destruction they would cause in the village before their obliteration would be unimaginably catastrophic.


    Thus, faced with this rare opportunity, Zhou Tian naturally hoped to maximize his gains.


    In the end, with mixed feelings, Zhou Tian silently retreated straight from the vicinity of the NPC village back to his own territory.


    Soon after, in a very short time, Zhou Tian discovered through his sensing ability that the number of his Beastman warrior minions was rapidly decreasing in that place.


    He had no idea how big a victory they had achieved, but he knew that all of his competent forces were left behind in the NPC village.


    Of course, in return for such a huge sacrifice, Zhou Tian¡¯s actions also brought him substantial rewards.


    Why was Zhou Tian willing to pay such a high cost to deal with that NPC village?


    Simply put, Zhou Tian¡¯s goal was nothing more than to earn merit.


    As things had progressed, even if Zhou Tian wasn¡¯t able to capture that village, his performance had already proven his ability to his superiors.


    In fact, Zhou Tian¡¯s efforts were indeed rewarded with more gains than what he originally planned.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s best possible outcome was naturally to capture that NPC village.


    If Zhou Tian were able to achieve that, becoming a Beastman leader would naturally not be an issue.


    However, since Zhou Tian was considering the possibility that there were strong beings in that NPC village, he also knew that his plan was likely to fail.


    Therefore, Zhou Tian¡¯s fallback plan was, even if he couldn¡¯t take over the NPC village, he could still earn merit by killing as many NPCs as possible to weaken the village.


    If the second scenario is going to happen, Zhou Tian¡¯s demands are not high.


    He just hopes the higher-ups could supply him with more troops.


    Regarding the promotion to the general position, Zhou Tian hadn¡¯t thought it would be so easily achieved.


    After all, other monsters had also earned merit to reach that point, and it would not be easy for Zhou Tian to replace them with just one or two actions.


    In fact, it was indeed the case.


    After earning this merit, Zhou Tian was still a Beastman warrior, but the higher-ups recognized that he indeed shook the foundation of an NPC village. Sear?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    They didn¡¯t directly promote Zhou Tian to a leader, but on other aspects, they did compensate him.


    Firstly, the Blood Moon Lord gave Zhou Tian a choice.


    If Zhou Tian was willing, although he could not be promoted to a Beastman leader, the Blood Moon Lord could assign Zhou Tian to become a skeleton warrior in the Skeleton Cave.


    The standard of the Skeleton Cave was generally higher than that of the Beastman forest, and the strength of skeleton warriors was comparable to that of beastman leaders.


    In the bureaucratic hierarchy, it¡¯s the difference between the officials and the main leaders of counties and towns.


    Zhou Tian did make considerable merit, but it was still less when compared to the total merits accumulated over a long period by other beastman warriors.


    Under such circumstances, if the Blood Moon Lord arranged so, it would clearly indicate that he held Zhou Tian in high regard.


    If this offer was given to any other beastman warrior, they would naturally accept it immediately.


    However, Zhou Tian was clearly not one of those beastman warriors.


    Therefore, even though he knew that the Blood Moon Lord¡¯s proposal was for his good, Zhou Tian decisively rejected it for the sake of his own development.


    After Zhou Tian made the decision to remain a Beastman warrior, the Blood Moon Lord didn¡¯t let him down and rewarded him a lot based on his merit.


    Firstly, the issue of troops that Zhou Tian cared about was replenished within a short period of time.


    Under the Blood Moon Lord¡¯s reward, the number of troops under Zhou Tian leaped from more than a thousand to two thousand.


    Furthermore, in addition to rewarding him with troops, the Blood Moon Lord also granted Zhou Tian some experience.


    As a result, with the help of those experiences, Zhou Tian evolved once again.


    After the evolution, the original ¡°strong talent¡± became ¡°extremely strong talent¡±.


    Besides these rewards, Zhou Tian¡¯s biggest surprise was that the Blood Moon Master gave him a piece of monster equipment.


    It was not until the Blood Moon Lord tossed him those equipment that Zhou Tian realized that monsters could also wear equipment.


    They just couldn¡¯t wear player¡¯s equipment.


    But if they can get monster equipment, they could equally utilize it to enhance their combat power.


    ¡°Sacrificial Scepter: Strength of the monsters under control increases by fifty percent, recovery ability increases by three hundred percent.¡±


    In Zhou Tian¡¯s opinion, the ability of the Sacrificial Scepter is almost like a divine artifact for a boss like him.


    But the Blood Moon Lord casually awarded him such a piece of equipment with strong power.


    So powerful that it showed the depth of the Blood Moon Lord, and it also made Zhou Tian understand why monster equipment is so rare.


    Considering the ability of the Sacrificial Scepter, it¡¯s not hard to imagine what would happen if such equipment proliferated one day.


    If that really happened, Zhou Tian did not doubt that even if each fought for themselves, the monsters¡¯ strength would be completely sufficient to defeat the NPCs and players.


    Unfortunately, all of these were destined to be Zhou Tian¡¯s wild guesses.


    Unless he made a great achievement and was highly regarded by the Blood Moon Lord, there would be no chance of getting this piece of equipment.


    Thus, the situation Zhou Tian had imagined obviously had no chance of becoming a reality.


    However, Zhou Tian was just thinking about it, knowing that his expectation was hard to fulfil.


    After receiving the Sacrificial Scepter, Zhou Tian spent his time getting familiar with the equipment in his hand.

 Chapter 15 - 15 15 The Severe Situation

    ?15: Chapter 15: The Severe Situation 15: Chapter 15: The Severe Situation Time passed and it had been several months since Zhou Tian attacked the NPC village.


    After the event, Zhou Tian¡¯s territory enjoyed a rare period of stability.


    Both Zhou Tian and the NPCs were quietly gathering strength, in preparation for the next war.


    Judging by the atmosphere, it was believed that their situation would remain unchanged for a considerable period.


    Until one side fully prepared to instigate trouble, it was unlkely for Zhou Tian¡¯s area to experience any warfare.


    However, although Zhou Tian and the NPCs had no intention to wage a war, the intrusion of a third party inevitably caused some fluctuations in the situation of Zhou Tian¡¯s territory.


    Zhou Tian didn¡¯t prepare much defense against the NPC village.


    Although he didn¡¯t witness the final situation, his previous experience on the battlefield led him to conclude that his last action had severely damaged the NPC village.


    Judging by their situation, he believed they would remain passive for a considerable period, as they had yet to recover their vitality.


    In fact, Zhou Tian was not wrong in his assessment.


    Despite suffering serious losses at the hands of the Beastmen, the NPC village had not made any radical moves.


    The tension was palpable, yet they were only preparing for battle, never once instigating a war.


    However, even though Zhou Tian had anticipated the NPCs¡¯ reaction, he still underestimated their desire for revenge.


    Indeed, given the current world conditions, the major forces of the NPCs already faced immense difficulties just resisting the pressure from the monsters.


    Under such circumstances, no other NPCs would intervene if a small village suffered some losses and appealed for help.


    Yet, while Zhou Tian anticipated no other NPC forces interfering in his dealings with the NPC village, he completely overlooked a crucial point.


    Apart from their own forces, the NPCs could also mobilize the players.


    Players constitute a unique group.


    Monsters rely on them for reproduction, while NPCs utilize players¡¯ combat power to diminish the strength of the monsters.


    In this way, players with their unique status have come to stir things up like a shit-stirring stick.


    Any matter involving them inevitably brings unpredictability.


    As such, while the presence of players means Zhou Tian has more opportunities to earn merit, he honestly doesn¡¯t want these players to get involved.


    After all, players enjoy too much freedom.


    High-level players can easily enter the domains of lower-level creatures.


    Killing players will certainly bring merit to Zhou Tian, but if he accidentally provokes high-level players, his current strength is obviously insufficient to cope with them.


    Nevertheless, regardless of Zhou Tian¡¯s unwillingness to get the players involved, the NPCs have already acted, making his opinion irrelevant.


    Those NPCs had underestimated Zhou Tian before and suffered in their confrontations with him.


    Now, when Zhou Tian felt assured he had the NPCs under control, a small maneuver by them made him realize that the NPCs weren¡¯t as weak as he thought.


    Since the NPCs themselves lacked the ability to deal with the Beastman Clan, they directly used a task assignment method to make players fight Zhou Tian.


    While it¡¯s unrealistic for players to obliterate all Beastmen, a massive attack from a large number of players would undoubtedly affect the Beastman Clan¡¯s recovery speed, thereby allowing the NPCs to recover first.


    The NPC¡¯s intentions were plainly obvious.


    However, even if Zhou Tian understood their intentions, how?


    In response to the NPC¡¯s actions, Zhou Tian had no choice but to cooperate with them.


    The arrival of players was inevitable and Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t influence their decision.


    Instead, after a large number of players poured into their area, Zhou Tian had to be careful not to cause too much chaos.


    If he wasn¡¯t careful, he might draw the attention of the players.


    Having been a player himself, Zhou Tian understood that if something newsworthy happened in the game, bored players, necessary or not, would rush to see it. S§×arch* The N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    If such a situation occurred, considering Zhou Tian¡¯s current power, the players would probably wipe out his forces in just a few rounds.


    He could not miss the merit presented by these players, but he also had to think of ways to avoid drawing attention by making too big moves.


    Without a doubt, these NPCs had posed a problem for Zhou Tian.


    If he couldn¡¯t handle it properly, he might find himself in big trouble.


    Facing such a situation, Zhou Tian prepared his response as soon as the players showed up.


    The first thing Zhou Tian did was to rearrange the patrol locations of his Beastman warriors.


    Although he was somewhat wary of the players, it would not serve as a reason for him to send his men to their deaths.


    To avoid danger, Zhou Tian would certainly send out spies.


    However, in this process, he also needed to ensure that his Beastman warriors wouldn¡¯t run into players too much.


    Otherwise, if his Beastman warriors suffered heavy casualties at the hands of the players, he would be playing into the hands of the NPCs.


    Rushing to make arrangements, Zhou Tian had no time to prepare.


    Under the arrangement of the NPCs, groups of players were showing up near his territory in droves.


    In fact, perhaps the NPCs themselves weren¡¯t certain who their enemies were!


    So, the missions given by the NPCs seemed rather extensive, merely involving killing Beastmen.


    As a result, not only was Zhou Tian¡¯s territory visited by players, but the entire area inhabited by the Beastmen saw a several-fold increase in player numbers within a short period of time.


    However, likely because Zhou Tian¡¯s territory was nearest to the mission completion location, his area was the hardest hit by the players.


    Just on the first day, while Zhou Tian refrained from acting rashly and observed, he didn¡¯t expect that the actions of the players would reduce the number of his Beastman warriors by hundreds.


    This happened even though Zhou Tian had prepared accordingly.


    According to the information he had received, the number of Beastman warriors who had died or been injured had already exceeded ten thousand during this one day, and even Beastman chiefs had suffered over a dozen casualties.


    Due to the characteristics of Monsters, the Beastmen leader could replenish the Beastman chiefs within a day if he was willing to do so.


    However, there was a big difference between veteran Beastman chiefs and new members, not only in terms of strength but also the power they held.


    Despite the possibility that the Beastman leader could replenish the lost troops afterwards, the overall combat power of the Beastman Clan was inevitably weakened.


    After seeing the performance of the players on the first day, Zhou Tian became even more reserved.


    In just a single day, the players had reduced the strength of the entire Beastman Clan by 30%.


    It could be imagined that if this situation continued, when all the Beastman bosses had been replaced several times, the overall strength of the Beastman Clan would surely be affected!


    Of course, while the overall situation of the Beastman Clan did have a certain relationship with Zhou Tian, it wasn¡¯t something Zhou Tian currently needed to worry too much about.


    At this moment, Zhou Tian was primarily troubled by his own territories.


    Losing a hundred Beastman warriors at once wasn¡¯t an unacceptable loss for Zhou Tian, at least it wasn¡¯t enough to shake Zhou Tian¡¯s foundation.


    However, though the players didn¡¯t pose a real threat to Zhou Tian at this moment, Zhou Tian had already seen their threat to him based on their current behavior.

 Chapter 16 - 16 16 Kill with a Borrowed Knife

    ?16: Chapter 16: Kill with a Borrowed Knife 16: Chapter 16: Kill with a Borrowed Knife ¡°Perhaps I can make use of these players,¡± thought NPC, leveraging them against their Beastman Clan.


    Similarly, while Zhou Tian was troubled by the difficulty of dealing with these players, a new idea suddenly emerged in his mind.


    ¡°Kill with a borrowed knife!¡± This thought filled Zhou Tian¡¯s mind as soon as it was conceived.


    In a player¡¯s perspective, monsters are merely data that reappear after being killed for a while.


    If there exists any difference between monsters, it¡¯s probably that if the Big Boss is fought too frequently, their strength weakens over time.


    However, from Zhou Tian¡¯s point of view, the situation becomes entirely different.


    The reason why players are unable to eliminate all monsters is not because the monsters resurrect; it¡¯s because the monsters that are killed aren¡¯t the same.


    The weakening strength of the Big Boss is due to players killing them continuously, leaving no sufficient time for a new Big Boss to grow.


    The reason for Zhou Tian¡¯s current idea primarily lies in the opportunity created within the actions performed by these players in a single day.


    Initially, Zhou Tian gained the attention of the Blood Moon Lord and made continuous breakthroughs due to his numerous significant accomplishments.


    Despite his short time as a Beastman Warrior, he is indeed one of the strongest amongst them.


    However, some Beastman Warriors who have existed longer than him still surpass him in both merit and strength.


    Unless Zhou Tian is transferred, it will be tough for him to replace the Beastman Chief, given their existence.


    Yet, with numerous players entering due to the actions of the NPCs, several of the more powerful and experienced Beastman Warriors, who were above Zhou Tian, were killed by these players.


    This situation caught Zhou Tian¡¯s attention.


    Though establishing strength and surpassing other Beastman Warriors are the most orthodox methods of promotion, Zhou Tian found these methods to be not only difficult but also filled with uncertainties.


    In contrast, altering the situation makes things simpler.


    For instance, if all the Beastman Warriors and Beastman Chiefs who are stronger than Zhou Tian were wiped out, it wouldn¡¯t be a challenge for Zhou Tian to become the Beastman Clan Chief!


    Of course, such actions, even in the Monster World, are quite taboo.


    If it were to be exposed, even the Blood Moon Lord wouldn¡¯t spare him.


    Yet, deep in Zhou Tian¡¯s heart, there was a strong feeling of being able to pull off that act.


    After all, despite the Blood Moon Lord¡¯s vast influence, he can¡¯t possibly control every action of his subordinates.


    Monster¡¯s familiarity with their own forces mostly comes from their position¡¯s authority.


    Therefore, as long as Zhou Tian is careful not to leave any obvious trail, it¡¯s doubtful that anyone will discover his actions.


    ¡°Just do it.¡± Zhou Tian had a natural inclination towards cunning methods rather than standard ones for promotion.


    After calculating the success rate of his plans, Zhou Tian made his final decision.


    Had it been any other day, it would have been exceptionally challenging for Zhou Tian to plot against other Beastman Warriors.


    However, given the current situation of their Beastman Clan, Zhou Tian¡¯s actions weren¡¯t difficult at all.


    Even without Zhou Tian¡¯s intervention, numerous Beastman Warriors had already been killed by players on the first day alone.


    Under such circumstances, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t need to do much; he simply had to lead the players along, ensuring they could find the hiding Beastman Warriors.


    In turn, the Beastman Warriors that Zhou Tian wished dead would naturally fall by these player¡¯s hands.


    On the second day, under Zhou Tian¡¯s arrangements, almost all of the threatening Beastman Warriors were killed.


    After this, Zhou Tian did not arouse any suspicion among the others, as the Monster World, by nature, is a simple place and the occurrence of monsters harbouring intentions like Zhou Tian is quite rare.


    Thus, seeing everything going smoothly, Zhou Tian could hardly wait to act against the Beastman Chief on the third day.


    Nonetheless, compared to his actions against the Beastman Warriors, Zhou Tian contemplated more on dealing with the Beastman Chief.


    Every monster race has a Big Boss, but this isn¡¯t too apparent in the game.


    Players only know that defeating the Boss results in big loot.


    The only challenge is finding them, but for the powerful players, these Big Bosses are essentially their equipment vending machines.


    However, the position of the Big Boss within its race is far beyond what players can imagine.


    Simply put, if a monster race is considered a country, the Big Boss is essentially an invincible emperor.


    This reveals the astonishing authority these Big Bosses hold.


    Without sugarcoating it, should the Beastman Leader ever face danger, at his command, all members of the Beastman Tribe must rally to his location to rescue him.


    This action is enforced by authority skills, and even Zhou Tian might be unable to resist this involuntary response.


    The reason players can take on the Big Boss without dealing with the majority of the monsters is due to certain game restrictions.


    If NPCs were to march into battle, unless they wipe out most of the monster race, they might not even get a glimpse of the Boss.


    With this in mind, when Zhou Tian plots against the Beastman Leader, it¡¯s only natural he takes into account the opponent¡¯s abilities.


    Otherwise, if Zhou Tian puts the Beastman Leader in danger, he might end up in hot water due to the leader¡¯s command. S§×arch* The n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Therefore, to defeat the Beastman Leader, ordinary players are mostly useless.


    Firstly, a newbie would struggle against the Beastman Leader, and secondly, if the fight drags on for too long, Zhou Tian might also be compelled to rush over and ¡®protect¡¯ the leader.


    Hence, dealing with the Beastman Leader is fundamentally no different from dealing with the Beastman Warriors, but the players Zhou Tian can exploit are only the advanced ones, with no expectations from the newbies.


    After having this idea, Zhou Tian proceeds carefully.


    Considering the current situation in the Beastman living area, there are plenty of players, but high-level ones are rare.


    Therefore, finding his targets involves some risk and difficulty finding suitable players.


    However, regardless of the difficulty, Zhou Tian still has to do it.


    As for how to find advanced players, he already has a plan.


    Players are selfish, Zhou Tian understands this very well.


    Therefore, if he stirs up a commotion, he would naturally draw countless players.


    But if the disturbance is small and only known by one or two people, that news wouldn¡¯t spread easily.


    Places where there are game glitches or locations to farm Bosses, information that only a few people know about, are exploited over and over until there¡¯s an accident or it¡¯s worthless, after which the information gets leaked.


    Therefore, to deal with the Beastman Leader, Zhou Tian simply needs to let one or two players who appear to be alt accounts or carried players know the position of the Beastman Leader.


    Although the Beastman Leader¡¯s level isn¡¯t high, as the ultimate Boss of the Beastman Clan, there¡¯s a chance it will drop a small piece of rare equipment when defeated.


    This is somewhat appealing to players whose levels aren¡¯t excessively high.


    Therefore, with a plan in mind, Zhou Tian is confident his scheme will succeed.

 Chapter 17 - 17 17 Setting a Trap

    ?17: Chapter 17 Setting a Trap 17: Chapter 17 Setting a Trap ¡°Commander, you¡¯ve also seen the situation over these past days.


    Those players are truly despicable.


    They¡¯ve killed tens of thousands of our clan members each day.


    If this continues, I fear our Beastman Clan will be eradicated!¡± With a plan in mind, Zhou Tian went straight to the Beastman Commander, speaking of the harm caused by the players.


    Although the Beastman Commander wasn¡¯t very intelligent, when Zhou Tian directed the conversation in that direction, he began to have similar thoughts.


    So, after Zhou Tian spoke, the Beastman Commander instinctively asked Zhou Tian, ¡°What should I do?¡±


    Looking at the dumbfounded Beastman Commander, Zhou Tian felt a hint of contempt in his heart.


    Despite this, he showed great respect on the outside, bowing and saying, ¡°Our Beastman Clan is facing an extinction-level crisis, we need your leadership more than ever.¡±


    ¡°What should we do?¡±


    ¡°Please inform our leader about the current predicament of our Beastman Clan.


    I believe they will take action.


    At that time, not only will our crisis be resolved, but we may also kill a substantial number of players and increase our clan¡¯s numbers.¡±


    After hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s words, the Beastman Commander suddenly seemed inspired, ¡°Kill players, get rewards!


    I don¡¯t report, I do!¡±


    Although the Beastman Commander¡¯s words were disjointed, Zhou Tian understood the meaning.


    But after hearing the Beastman Commander¡¯s words, Zhou Tian quickly advised, ¡°Commander, we cannot.


    The number of players is too great, and most of our warriors can¡¯t even see them.


    I fear if you let our men attack them, we might¡­


    ¡°What should we do?¡± In a blink of an eye, the Beastman Commander, ironically, forgot the fact that Zhou Tian was just a Beastman Warrior.


    As if he was a student who doesn¡¯t understand a problem, he immediately asked Zhou Tian for advice.


    Zhou Tian realized his plan was nearing success as things progressed.


    However, there was no trace of joy on his face.


    He pretended to ponder the issue for a while before suggesting, ¡°Commander, how about we do this instead.


    Our fear is being surrounded by those players.


    So, we avoid the player armies and wait for individual players to come to us at a secluded location.


    With your strength, Commander, dealing with a few at a time should not be an issue.¡±


    ¡°Good, you do it!¡± Given the Beastman Commander¡¯s intelligence, he could not understand the flaw in Zhou Tian¡¯s plan.


    Once Zhou Tian finished, he immediately agreed to the plan.


    Perhaps because Zhou Tian offered him advice, the Beastman Commander entrusted all the specific details to Zhou Tian.


    Such actions were akin to digging one¡¯s own grave.


    Zhou Tian felt jubilant on the inside, but maintained a serious exterior, nodding approvingly and promptly excusing himself.


    Without making the Beastman Commander wait long, Zhou Tian had already prepared everything needed for the plan.


    So the task entrusted to Zhou Tian by the Beastman Commander would not take much time.


    ¡°Commander, please follow me.¡± After waiting for a while as if truly looking for the perfect location, Zhou Tian asked to see the Beastman Commander again and started leading him from his original position to the location he had chosen.


    Given the Beastman Commander¡¯s intelligence, he did not suspect Zhou Tian. sea??h th§× N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Upon seeing him, he obediently followed him.


    Eventually, under Zhou Tian¡¯s guidance, they avoided places frequently visited by people and sought out a secluded location.


    ¡°Commander, even our clan rarely visits this place.


    I believe that chances are slim for a mass arrival of players under normal circumstances.¡±


    ¡°Excellent, we wait!¡± After validating Zhou Tian¡¯s efforts, the Beastman Commander was prepared to simply wait for players to unwittingly cross his path.


    Zhou Tian disagreed with this.


    As soon as he realized the implications, he immediately objected, ¡°Commander, the location where we are stationed is too remote.


    Given the current situation, if we do not take any action, I am afraid the players would not come at all!¡±


    Obviously, the Beastman Commander found Zhou Tian¡¯s words difficult to understand.


    After all, he was essentially following Zhou Tian¡¯s plan.


    In such a situation, he couldn¡¯t understand why Zhou Tian would suddenly deny his own plan.


    Looking at the Beastman Commander who was showing a confused expression, Zhou Tian felt a headache but had no choice but to explain to him, ¡°Commander, staying here may allow us to avoid most players, but for the very reason that we chose this place, if we don¡¯t do anything, I¡¯m afraid no player will come.¡±


    ¡°Do what?¡±


    ¡°Lure those players here!


    If they won¡¯t find this place on their own, then we should expose our tracks ourselves.


    This way, when those players find out we are here, they will naturally come to us.


    However, we need to be careful, if we accidentally attract too many players, we may not be able to handle them with our current abilities.¡±


    ¡°Fine, you do it.¡± After hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s words, the Beastman commander felt it was reasonable, and influenced by Zhou Tian¡¯s words, he believed that only Zhou Tian could successfully carry it out.


    The commander didn¡¯t think twice about it and immediately assigned the task of luring players to Zhou Tian.


    Of course, Zhou Tian could not refuse the task.


    So after hearing the Beastman commander¡¯s words, Zhou Tian accepted it without any hesitation and started acting according to his previous preparations.


    Under Zhou Tian¡¯s command, some players who were suspected to be sound alts, unknowingly started to approach the location where Zhou Tian and his troops were stationed, due to the attraction of the Beastman warriors under Zhou Tian¡¯s lead.


    Zhou Tian wasn¡¯t far from the Beastman Commander at that time.


    Therefore, when the players appeared, the Beastman commander was excited and ready to jump out from the shadows.


    However, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t give him any opportunity.


    When the players got into the sight of the Beastman commander, without waiting for the commander to appear, upon Zhou Tian¡¯s command, his Beastman warriors suddenly started attacking the players.


    At the beginning, due to their protective shields, these players didn¡¯t notice the large number of Beastman warriors around them.


    As such, when the Beastman warriors made them visible upon Zhou Tian¡¯s order and they found themselves surrounded by so many Beastman warriors, these players didn¡¯t last long before falling under Zhou Tian¡¯s feet.


    The whole process happened so quickly that by the time the Beastman commander jumped out from the shadows, those players had all already perished.


    Despite the successful extermination of the players, Zhou Tian¡¯s actions upset the Beastman commander.


    Zhou Tian had been advising the Beastman commander time and again, and although the commander didn¡¯t show much gratitude, he did remember Zhou Tian¡¯s help.


    But now, just when everything was going smoothly, the Beastman commander didn¡¯t expect Zhou Tian to meddle in the endgame.


    Even though Zhou Tian only killed one player and the rest died at the hands of the Beastman warriors, the commander blamed Zhou Tian for all the unpleasantness.


    As such, any goodwill he had for Zhou Tian disappeared, and he even started to feel a tiny bit of dissatisfaction towards him.


    However, given that monsters by nature are straightforward, even though the Beastman commander was dissatisfied with Zhou Tian, he didn¡¯t vent it on him.


    Looking at Zhou Tian, he immediately commanded him, ¡°You go down, let someone else lure!¡±


    Obviously, Zhou Tian¡¯s actions directly led to the Beastman commander losing trust in him.


    Now, when the commander wants to lure players, he no longer wants to entrust Zhou Tian with the task.


    Being expelled by one¡¯s own lord wouldn¡¯t be a good thing for anyone.


    However, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t feel that way.


    After hearing the Beastman commander¡¯s words, he didn¡¯t argue, he just accepted his fate and led his troops away without another word.


    ¡°Hmph!¡± The Beastman commander didn¡¯t know Zhou Tian¡¯s plan.


    After witnessing how Zhou Tian lured and killed the players, the commander, with his intelligence, was convinced that he understood fully how to exterminate the players.


    Under such circumstances, even if Zhou Tian left, the commander believed he could handle things himself.


    Thus, Zhou Tian¡¯s departure had no impact on him.


    After Zhou Tian left, the Beastman commander started doing the same thing as Zhou Tian.


    While it might be effective for NPCs if the Beastman commander copied Zhou Tian¡¯s method, it won¡¯t work the same on players, and he could not see the difference between them due to his low IQ.


    The same method could work on NPCs but not on players for one reason ¨C players can resurrect.


    After Zhou Tian killed those players, he estimated that they would remember this location.


    When those players see a Beastman Commander nearby, Zhou Tian was confident that they would call for reinforcements to defeat the boss, even if they don¡¯t have high-level accounts.


    Thus, at this time, the only thing Zhou Tian needed to do was just one thing.

 Chapter 18 - 18 18 Extra Branches

    ?18: Chapter 18: Extra Branches 18: Chapter 18: Extra Branches Escape!


    After getting out of the sight of that Beastman chieftain, Zhou Tian ran without any hesitation.


    His plan was going smoothly, but that didn¡¯t mean it couldn¡¯t go awry.


    After all, he had no direct contact with those players, and his understanding of their situation was purely speculative based on his observations.


    Therefore, if the players he defeated were using their alternative accounts, then Zhou Tian¡¯s plan would indeed go smoothly.


    However, if the players he defeated weren¡¯t on their alt accounts, things could change.


    In any case, the Beastman chieftain was doomed.


    No matter why those players died, having seen the Beastman Chieftain before their death meant they would not let him go easily.


    Whether they switched to their main accounts or directly brought reinforcements to fight the boss, with their abilities, the Beastman Chieftain, despite his strength, would not stand a chance.


    Although the Chieftain was doomed, the circumstances of his death could affect Zhou Tian¡¯s plans.


    If high-level players showed up to deal with the Chieftain, he would not last long, and this would not significantly affect Zhou Tian¡¯s plans.


    Zhou Tian feared that a large group of novice players would fight the Chieftain because if that happened, at the Chieftain¡¯s order, Zhou Tian would have no choice but to come to his rescue.


    Without considering how difficult it would be to save the Chieftain from the players, even if Zhou Tian did manage to save him unscathed, it would render all of Zhou Tian¡¯s current arrangements meaningless.


    So before the players and the Beastman Chieftain faced off again, Zhou Tian decided to keep his distance from this source of trouble.


    Regardless of what the Chieftain ended up facing, Zhou Tian believed that if he kept his distance, the Chieftain¡¯s demise wouldn¡¯t be his concern.


    As a result, Zhou Tian ran for several hours before finding a mountain cave.


    He ordered his Beastman warriors to seal the entrance, then he waited there for the situation to unfold.


    The developments didn¡¯t surprise Zhou Tian.


    Although the Chieftain¡¯s death was significant to him, in the game, it was just another boss defeated, something that happened all the time.


    Given Zhou Tian¡¯s tactics, it was unlikely anything unexpected would happen.


    On the second day of hiding in the cave, Zhou Tian felt the Chieftain¡¯s call to arms. sea??h th§× N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Under the influence of this privilege, he involuntarily prepared to rush to the Chieftain¡¯s location.


    However, because the exit of his hiding place had been sealed, Zhou Tian was unable to leave.


    The compulsive urge lasted nearly an hour before subsiding, leaving Zhou Tian soaked in cold sweat.


    ¡°That was terrifying.¡± Recalling his own reaction, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t help but shudder.


    Despite his mental preparation, he had underestimated the power of the Chieftain¡¯s privileges.


    At this point, he was thankful for his extensive preparations; otherwise, he could have gotten himself into trouble trying to scheme against the Chieftain in the regular way.


    In the face of the Chieftain¡¯s privileges, Zhou Tian had no ability to resist.


    If Zhou Tian had been free to move at the time, he probably would have instinctively rushed to ¡®save the day¡¯ just like any other Beastman warrior.


    Thinking about his response, while he felt fortunate with his initial choice, he also felt a sense of relief.


    If he had chosen to fight in the Skeleton Cave, Zhou Tian believed he would have been ten times stronger by now.


    But had he made that choice, although he would have been more potent, his situation might not have improved.


    For instance, today, with a single command from the Chieftain, even Zhou Tian, a boss himself, would have to go rescue him like any other monster.


    Such situations wouldn¡¯t change regardless of the monster group he belonged to.


    So how would it matter if Zhou Tian were stronger?


    As long as Zhou Tian remained under someone else¡¯s rule, he ran the risk of becoming cannon fodder whenever a crisis struck the Chieftain.


    With this in mind, he valued control over himself more than raw power.


    The position of Chieftain had become a must-have for Zhou Tian.


    Even if his schemes fell through this time, and the Blood Moon Lord sent another monster to take over as the Beastman Chieftain, Zhou Tian was determined to ¡®send them on their way.¡¯ No one could keep him from pursuing his ambitions anymore.


    Once he had that thought, Zhou Tian immediately used his privilege to order his surviving Beastman warriors to rescue him¡­


    ¡°Now is the critical moment.


    Whether I can become the Chieftain depends on what the Blood Moon Lord is thinking.¡± With this thought in mind, Zhou Tian quickly pulled his troops back to avoid further losses before things were settled.


    Zhou Tian didn¡¯t have to wait too long.


    After all, a country can¡¯t be without a ruler for a day, and a monster group can¡¯t be without a leader.


    If the Blood Moon Lord didn¡¯t make arrangements, the Beastman Clan would likely descend into chaos, especially given their current predicament.


    If the Blood Moon Lord didn¡¯t want to lose this vassal race, it was inevitable for him to make a timely decision.


    If things were normal, Zhou Tian, being the strongest of the Beastman warriors, would naturally be the next in line to be the Chieftain after the current one¡¯s death.


    However, another variable has arisen due to the current situation of the Beastman Clan.


    Under normal circumstances, the strongest Beastman warrior would take over after the Chieftain¡¯s death, which would have allowed Zhou Tian to become the Chieftain.


    However, the current predicament of the Beastman Clan meant that the Blood Moon Lord would have additional concerns when choosing the next Beastman Chieftain.


    There were countless players wreaking havoc within the Beastman Clan.


    It was easy to imagine that the former Chieftain had already been killed by these players.


    If the next Chieftain wasn¡¯t powerful and savvy enough, they would probably be killed shortly after taking office.


    Replacing the Chieftain only to have the new one killed would reflect poorly on the Blood Moon Lord, even if it wouldn¡¯t affect his power.


    Therefore, when choosing the new Beastman Chieftain, the Blood Moon Lord would naturally hope to avoid such scenarios.


    As a result, Zhou Tian¡¯s smooth plan to succeed the Chieftain didn¡¯t materialize.


    Instead, the Blood Moon Lord made a special arrangement for the chieftainship.


    However, Zhou Tian was somewhat relieved to find that while the Blood Moon Lord didn¡¯t make him the new chieftain, he also didn¡¯t entrust the position to anyone else readily.

 Chapter 19 - 19 19 In a Precarious Situation

    ?19: Chapter 19: In a Precarious Situation 19: Chapter 19: In a Precarious Situation The Blood Moon Lord¡¯s method was quite straightforward.


    Since any appointed as the leader of the Beastmen could potentially be assassinated by the players, he decided not to immediately appoint one at all.


    Once the players retreated, he could safely arrange for a successor without the worry of the new leader rapidly meeting their demise.


    The outcome was not particularly beneficial to Zhou Tian, but what provided him with some comfort was the pledge given by the Blood Moon Lord.


    It gave Zhou Tian hope for attaining the leadership.


    Since the Blood Moon Lord did not plan to prompt the appointment of a Beastman leader, he used the position as bait.


    For the sake of the Beastman Clan, he sent out a team, not overwhelming in power but reborn as Beastmen, to lend aid to Zhou Tian¡¯s cause.


    When the troops dispatched by the Blood Moon Lord arrived, the number of Beastman Warriors in the Beastman Clan would instantly exceed a hundred.


    The count of Beastman Soldiers and beast slaves would multiply tenfold.


    The Blood Moon Lord then made a promise after dispatching these troops, all Beastman Warriors were eligible for the position of Beastman Leader.


    The only way to compete for it was through distinguished merit.


    With the majority of players showing signs of retreat, the Blood Moon Lord made a vow to all the Beastman Warriors.


    Whoever killed the most players, whoever accrued the greatest merit during this period, would not only receive a reward befitting their endeavor but might also be granted the position of Beastman Leader.


    By this point, Zhou Tian¡¯s plans had all but failed.


    However, even as events progressed to this stage, he showed no signs of defeat.


    Regardless of whether a Beastman leader was appointed or not, Zhou Tian was determined to seize that position somehow.


    Thus, when the decree of the Blood Moon Lord suddenly ran clear in Zhou Tian¡¯s mind, he momentarily lost heart.


    Yet, he quickly regained composure and began to contemplate how to come out on top in this trial.


    The ones the Blood Moon Lord sent down this time were high-level monsters transformed into Beastman Warriors.


    Although their level dropped after becoming Beastman Warriors, their original strength made them extraordinarily powerful.


    Zhou Tian was deemed a formidable existence amongst the Beastman Warriors, considering his dual ordinary talents and singular elemental talent.


    Yet, among the Beastman Warriors sent down by the Blood Moon Lord this time, not only did some possess dual ordinary talents and an elemental talent, Zhou Tian observed some with even five or six talents.


    Therefore, in terms of strength, Zhou Tian was significantly weaker compared to these newly arrived Beastman Warriors.


    In a real fight, Zhou Tian would definitely lose to them.


    However, since their opponents this time were players, Zhou Tian felt extremely confident about winning the leadership, even though he was weaker than the new Beastman Warriors.


    Zhou Tian had one distinct advantage over the Beastman Warriors.


    He was able to see the player¡¯s actions and knew how to get his monsters onto their trail.


    Even though the Beastman Warriors were far stronger, they were mainly capable of acting independently against the threat of the players.


    Zhou Tian, despite his weaker strength, could take full advantage of his Beastman soliders¡¯ assistance.


    If Zhou Tian strategised well, he could even use the connection between the players and the monsters to ambush them.


    Aware of his advantage, Zhou Tian naturally never lost confidence.


    Indeed, when the group of Beastman Warriors arrived in the Beastman Clan, the competition between Zhou Tian and them had already begun.


    Those who were transformed from high-level monsters were obviously more intelligent than the original Beastman Warriors.


    At the very least, they already knew to suppress Zhou Tian as a competitor.


    Although every Beastman Warrior had a strong interest in the position of Leader, the original Beastman Warriors abided by their roles when competing and didn¡¯t resort to tactical maneuvers.


    Even when facing players, a majority of Beastman Warriors didn¡¯t understand how to act independently.


    Content in their respective territories, they only retaliated when they encountered an attack from the players.


    However, the newly arrived Beastman Warriors were different.


    They willingly sought out the players¡¯ enmities.


    Upon reaching their Beastman Clan¡¯s territories, these Beastman Warriors immediately seized control of locations where the players were most commonly found.


    Compared to the behavior of previous Beastman Warriors, these actions represented a significant shift.


    Still, even if the intelligence of these Beastman Warriors seemed to surpass that of their predecessors, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t pay them any mind.


    If these Beastman Warriors wanted to control strategic locations, Zhou Tian would let them.


    Upon learning the Beastman Warriors¡¯ intentions, Zhou Tian not only refrained from resistance, he even willingly handed over similar locations.


    While the Beastman Warriors were gleefully occupying these places, Zhou Tian laid low, invisible in the shadows.


    The saying ¡°the bird that sticks its head out gets shot¡± has been proven true many times to Zhou Tian.


    Therefore, Zhou Tian, who cared more about his leadership position than any of the Beastman Warriors, was extremely careful in his actions, and would not dare to stick his neck out unless absolutely necessary.


    In Zhou Tian¡¯s view, the current group of Beastman Warriors, despite their loud theatrics, were bound to face negative consequences due to their current style of operation.


    Only the last man standing is the victor.


    Would it matter if the current Beastman Warriors used their strength to kill some players in a short amount of time?


    Zhou Tian wouldn¡¯t bother himself with such minor achievements.


    Players had a significant advantage when battling monsters.


    Being the first to stick their necks out and earning merit by killing these players would only draw more attention, and eventually, more adversaries.


    Anyone could imagine the predicament they would face when they, as game bosses, became the target of player squads.


    Regrettably, though Zhou Tian was careful, the new Beastman Warriors didn¡¯t pay attention to his concerns.


    Making a big show as soon as they arrived, they not only failed to alleviate the crisis facing the Beastman Clan but actually made it even worse.


    Aside from PvP, killing bosses is players¡¯ favorite activity.


    It doesn¡¯t take a genius to predict the players¡¯ reaction upon hearing that the Beastman Clan had suddenly gained a substantial number of bosses.


    Zhou Tian was extremely concerned about the future of the Beastman Clan.


    If things continued as they were, once word got out about their location, there would likely be a large influx of players.


    Each player is considered a merit, yet considering their destructive power, Zhou Tian would rather avoid too many interactions with them.


    Unfortunately, despite Zhou Tian recognizing the flaws in the Beastman Warriors¡¯ strategies, he remains their competitor.


    Based on their behavior, it¡¯s evident that they won¡¯t heed Zhou Tian¡¯s advice.


    Therefore, despite his concerns, Zhou Tian was unable to prevent the current events from unfolding.


    Actually, the situation Zhou Tian feared soon took place.


    After hordes of players were killed by the newly-arrived Beastman Warriors, the latter did accrue a significant amount of merit.


    However, with the massive casualties of the former, the Beastman Clan¡¯s situation regarding the excess supply of bosses was swiftly posted on the game forum.


    Following this, swarms of players, unaware of the Beastman Warriors¡¯ intentions, began streaming into Beastman territory. Sear?h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Subsequently, Zhou Tian¡¯s competitors were about to face the consequences of their previous actions.

 Chapter 20 - 20 20 BUG

    ?20: Chapter 20 BUG 20: Chapter 20 BUG No matter how formidable a monster may be, it¡¯s still a monster.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s current opponents seem considerably smarter than the monsters they had encountered before.


    However, they still possessed all the weaknesses inherent to monsters, and these Beastman Warriors did not lack any of them.


    Consequently, these Beastman Warriors paid a heavy price for their habits.


    They underestimated the players, treating them like easy merit points.


    They never anticipated that after they eliminated the players, they would face retaliation.


    Adhering to a monster¡¯s territorial instincts, once the Beastman Warriors claimed a territory, they seldom chose to relocate.


    This led to the following situation¡ª while the Beastman Warriors did kill off many players swiftly, their habit of never changing locations turned out to be a disadvantage.


    When the players remembered their locations and came back for revenge, the Beastman Warriors were inevitably caught.


    Initially, the newly arrived Beastman Warriors caused quite a stir, having killed a substantial number of players on their first day.


    However, once the players reacted, within just a day, most of Zhou Tian¡¯s competitors had been eliminated.


    With the situation having progressed to this point, although not all of Zhou Tian¡¯s competitors had been taken out, they had all become scared, probably not as keen on the leadership position as they were before, especially when their lives were under threat.


    While the other Beastman Warriors were on high alert, Zhou Tian, who had been inactive so far, finally started taking action.


    Zhou Tian had never wanted direct confrontations with the players.


    However, that did not mean he was afraid of them.


    After observing the series of actions taken by the Beastman Warriors, Zhou Tian was mentally prepared.


    Although he did not wish things to turn out as they did, he was able to accept the current situation.


    As for dealing with the players, Zhou Tian had a plan.


    From start to finish, Zhou Tian¡¯s mindset of dealing with the players never changed.


    In his view, when facing the threat posed by the players, there were no other solutions for the Beastmen than to drive them from their territory.


    Of course, while the thought was there, implementing it still required careful planning.


    Actually, the Beastman Warriors who had completely failed were no different from Zhou Tian in terms of their mindset.


    The only difference was in their methods.


    They were too crude in their actions, and thereby, problems that could have been easily solved had turned into the current mess.


    In Zhou Tian¡¯s view, before the players recognized the Beastman Territory as a place full of Bosses to fight, he had to take action.


    Otherwise, if the players had that perception, the Beastman Clan would be almost defeated.


    It wasn¡¯t difficult for Zhou Tian to change the players¡¯ perception of the Beastman Territory.


    The root solution to the problem was straightforward.


    The players paid attention to the Beastman Territory for a simple reason¡ª the arrival of the new Beastman Warriors drew their attention.


    Because they saw a large number of Bosses appearing in the Beastman Territory, they thought of making a fortune there.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s solution to the current predicament was to make the players realize that the Beastman Territory, despite having many Bosses, was extremely dangerous.


    Ideally, the players should regard the Beastman Territory as a danger zone.


    Only then could he divert the attention from the Beastman Territory.


    Once the plan was established, the only remaining thing was how to implement it.


    Frankly speaking, although Zhou Tian¡¯s idea wasn¡¯t wrong, his method posed significant risks.


    It wouldn¡¯t be easy to deal with the players.


    NPCs could interact normally with the players because they couldn¡¯t be attacked.


    However, if a monster like Zhou Tian encountered them, things could certainly get complicated.


    Regardless, since Zhou Tian was aiming for the position of leader, he naturally couldn¡¯t just sit back and do nothing.


    Even if he knew his current actions were dangerous, so what?


    In Zhou Tian¡¯s mind, it was completely worth taking a little risk for his goals.


    Moreover, in Zhou Tian¡¯s heart, dealing with those players might not necessarily pose any danger.


    With the enemy in the light and him in the dark, plus the fact that those players wouldn¡¯t expect their opponent to possess human intelligence, all these factors were Zhou Tian¡¯s advantages.


    With a heart full of calculations against the unprepared, Zhou Tian refused to believe that he could not triumph over those players, especially when he held so many advantages.


    ¡°There¡¯s a BOSS!¡± In no interest to hide, Zhou Tian was quickly discovered by a few players.


    Perhaps they had fought so many bosses recently that when they saw Zhou Tian, their responses were remarkably practiced.


    After greeting each other, they moved towards him.


    Zhou Tian knew that under the current concealment of this world, the players probably only saw him and a few scattered Beastman Warriors.


    However, Zhou Tian would never travel with just a few troops.


    If it weren¡¯t for the concealment, once the players saw the scene beside Zhou Tian, they wouldn¡¯t be thinking about how to confront Zhou Tian, but would without a doubt turn and flee!


    Zhou Tian himself was cautious in his actions, especially dealing with these players, so he naturally mobilized all the power he had at his disposal.


    Besides, there were many Beastman Warriors who were either dead or injured recently, and Zhou Tian had conscripted many of their Beastman soldiers.


    Now, in Zhou Tian¡¯s world, there would surely be more than just a few Beastman Warriors beside him.


    Although he had not taken a specific count, the number was likely not less than a thousand.


    Of course, no matter how many troops a boss has under their command, it usually doesn¡¯t mean much when dealing with these players.


    In fact, the shield ability not only made it impossible for the players to see most monsters and vice versa, but it was as if they were in two different worlds.


    Players could pass through these monsters, and the monsters couldn¡¯t touch them.


    However, perhaps this was a capability brought about by crossing dimensions.


    Zhou Tian had not paid attention to this before, but he discovered recently.


    If the players and monsters do not see each other, they wouldn¡¯t touch each other¡ªthis was a given.


    But, for some reason, when this rule applied to him, it seemed to become more flexible.


    Any creature within a hundred meters radius of Zhou Tian, the shielding between the monster and the player would be diminished considerably.


    Even though they couldn¡¯t see each other, they could still touch each other.


    And once a monster was attacked by a player, the visual shielding between them would disappear.


    Although this ability wouldn¡¯t enhance his power, it gave Zhou Tian a considerable advantage when dealing with players from the beginning.


    Such was the case now, when they saw Zhou Tian, those players immediately attacked him.


    If it were any other Beastman Warrior, then when the players pushed past ninety-nine percent of the Beastman Soldiers to confront them, no matter how strong they are, they probably wouldn¡¯t be a match for those players.


    But because the person those players targeted was Zhou Tian, it was destined that these players wouldn¡¯t be able to clean up Zhou Tian.


    Instead, they were more likely to lose their lives.


    Those players had stopped halfway to Zhou Tian, even before they could lay a hand on him.


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    ¡°Damn, there were clearly no monsters here before, how come there are so many Beastman Warriors all of a sudden?¡±


    ¡°BUG, this is definitely a BUG.¡±


    When those players had to stop because of Zhou Tian¡¯s ability and couldn¡¯t pass through the Beastman Warriors, and when there was a large number of Beastman Warriors revealing themselves after making physical contact with the players, the only explanation that those players could come up with was that it was a BUG.


    Unfortunately, while the players were shouting about a game BUG, Zhou Tian wouldn¡¯t let them go.


    After revealing a large number of Beastman Warriors, at Zhou Tian¡¯s command, his Beastman Warriors surrounded those players, then took advantage of their superior numbers to launch an attack.

 Chapter 21 - 21 After finishing 21 Run

    ?21: After finishing Chapter 21, Run 21: After finishing Chapter 21, Run Only a minute or two may have passed in the game, but in Zhou Tian¡¯s world, several hours had elapsed.


    The team of players put up a determined fight; even surrounded by Zhou Tian¡¯s several beastmen warriors, they continued to exchange blow for blow.


    Given the circumstances, Zhou Tian¡¯s beastmen warriors might not be able to overpower them quickly.


    Noting the situation, Zhou Tian calculated that the players¡¯ potions must be running low.


    Regardless of the losses on his side, he then slowly emerged from the encirclement of his beastmen warriors.


    The players simply had bad luck to encounter Zhou Tian, they were doomed.


    But compared to allowing his beastman warriors to kill them off, Zhou Tian was not going to pass up the opportunity to gain some advantage.


    In the monster world, only strength matters, so whether or not leadership is important is a moot point.


    Contributions made by subordinates are credited to them, and the commander doesn¡¯t get credit for anything.


    Now that the players were finally surrounded, Zhou Tian was not about to let his beastman warriors take all the credit.


    He didn¡¯t dare take on the players all by himself, but after gaining the absolute advantage and exhausting most of the players¡¯ potions, Zhou Tian was ready to fight them one on one.


    So, while commanding his beastman warriors to continue attacking the players, Zhou Tian also joined the battle.


    Firstly, Zhou Tian targeted the mage players.


    Although the difference between warriors and mages was not very pronounced during the initial stages, a mage was still a mage.


    They had one or two long-range spells, but their defense and HP were weaker than those of warrior players.


    If they had enough health potions, Zhou Tian might have a hard time killing them, but given their potion shortages, Zhou Tian doubted these mages would still be difficult to handle.


    After ordering his beastman warriors to separate one of the mage players, Zhou Tian immediately jumped in front of him.


    Upon seeing Zhou Tian, that player clearly didn¡¯t wish to engage in combat.


    So, when Zhou Tian showed up, instead of thinking about how to deal with him, he tried to escape.


    However, given the circumstances, his attempt was doomed to fail. sea??h th§× nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Ultimately, before he could run too far, the player was blocked by a group of beastman warriors.


    Cornered by the warriors, he had no choice but to face Zhou Tian once again.


    Realizing the inevitable, he braced himself and launched his spell at Zhou Tian first.


    ¡°Mini Fireball!¡± As the mage player cast his spell, a fireball the size of a human head shot towards Zhou Tian.


    Unsurprisingly, the fireball hit Zhou Tian square in the chest.


    However, since Zhou Tian had a Strong Talent, the player¡¯s attack was too weak to harm him.


    Consequently, Zhou Tian managed to easily approach him, even under the player¡¯s attack.


    ¡°Oh no!¡± The player, seeing Zhou Tian¡¯s performance, was just about to make his move when Zhou Tian attacked.


    With his Fast Talent not only made Zhou Tian¡¯s movement speed increase, but his attack speed was also incomparable to ordinary Beastman Warriors.


    In the end, before the player had time to cast his second spell, Zhou Tian had already landed three hits on him.


    Whether out of unlucky coincidence or not, with Zhou Tian¡¯s three consecutive hits, he surprisingly activated his Frost Talent.


    A bone-chilling cold burst suddenly erupted from Zhou Tian¡¯s weapon.


    After the cold wind passed, the mage player he was dealing with was covered in a thin layer of frost.


    Once that happened, the player¡¯s movements visibly slowed down.


    The mage player was hardly a match for Zhou Tian to begin with.


    Now his actions were slowed down several times, making it even more improbable for him to defeat Zhou Tian.


    As a result, under Zhou Tian¡¯s relentless attack, the mage player was killed within just a few minutes.


    After successfully killing the mage player, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t pause but immediately set his sights on the other players.


    Considering the situation, the other players knew they were no match for Zhou Tian.


    However, as the battle had already started, beside cursing the game for having a bug, they had no choice but to continue fighting.


    In the end, under Zhou Tian¡¯s arrangement, one after another, players were singled out to fight him.


    In a one on one situation, as a mini boss, Zhou Tian naturally had a major advantage over the players whose condition was already deteriorating.


    Despite slight injuries, in the end, there were no surprises.


    Zhou Tian managed to kill off all the players.


    By killing several players at once, Zhou Tian had accomplished a great feat.


    His own gains were significant.


    With the Experience he obtained, he once again evolved and successfully acquired his fourth talent, Rapid Recovery Ability.


    After successfully killing the group of players, of course, Zhou Tian wasn¡¯t going to wait for someone to come and take revenge like the rest of the beastmen warriors.


    In fact, right after he killed the players, Zhou Tian immediately gave the order to retreat.


    Under his command, the group of beastmen warriors who fought the players disappeared from the scene in just a few minutes.


    When the players, retracing their steps to the location of their defeat, brought reinforcements to take their revenge, Zhou Tian was long gone.


    As such, the players¡¯ hopes of seeking revenge against Zhou Tian were dashed.


    Afterwards, Zhou Tian used the same strategy to deal with many other players.


    Not only did Zhou Tian benefit from these repeated attacks, they also gave the game¡¯s operating company a big headache due to his unconventional behavior.

 Chapter 22 - 22 22 Becoming the Leader

    ?22: Chapter 22: Becoming the Leader 22: Chapter 22: Becoming the Leader If one or two players were screaming about a bug in the game, the operating company might not treat that as a big issue.


    However, when a large number of players have the same reaction, if the company didn¡¯t want the game to shut down, they would have no choice but to take countermeasures.


    But, when the operating company investigated half a day and finally concluded that everything in the game was running normally, it was clear how helpless the company was then.


    If there was really a bug in the game, it would be a minor issue for the operating company.


    They could simply modify the bug and that would be it.


    But the problem now was that there seemed to be no issues at all, yet countless players believed there was a bug in the game.


    How can an unexplainable situation like this be addressed by the operating company?


    Of course, the game company had considered using their authority to modify the game.


    However, it was surprising that no matter how hard they tried, they could not change the game¡¯s data anymore.


    This situation gave everyone in that company a headache.


    As a result, under the given circumstances, with no other option available, the operating company had to lie.


    The operating company directly claimed that there was no bug in the game and bosses like Zhou Tian were originally part of their design.


    If one encounters such a boss in the game and manages to kill it by luck, a divine artifact could be dropped.


    However, the players¡¯ levels can¡¯t vary too much to fight this kind of boss, or else higher-level players will not receive any good items even if they manage to kill that special boss.


    Undoubtedly, the operating company had no other choice but to use this method to alleviate the negative impact of this incident.


    But doing so brought Zhou Tian endless trouble. S~ea??h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Zhou Tian had no idea that his actions had caused so much chaos on Earth.


    But even if he knew, it¡¯s estimated that Zhou Tian would not care, considering the present situation.


    If anything, Zhou Tian might even try to bankrupt the company to remove the dangerous players.


    Even if it means giving up the credits, he would not want them to continue existing.


    Unbeknownst to Zhou Tian, the arrangements of the game operating company naturally brought him a multitude of enemies.


    Although the game company¡¯s statement indeed caused many high-level players to quit, the Beastman Clan was inherently a novice level monster area.


    For those players, they could simply create a suitable account, considering that leveling up as a beginner is pretty fast.


    For the chance of obtaining a divine artifact from Zhou Tian, those players wouldn¡¯t mind spending a bit of time.


    So¡­


    ¡°This is weird.


    I¡¯ve killed so many players, but why aren¡¯t the number of players decreasing?


    In fact, they seem to be increasing?¡± After several attacks from players in a single day, Zhou Tian managed to defeat them all without danger, but eventually started to suspect the current situation.


    However, with no source of information available to him, Zhou Tian had his doubts but couldn¡¯t confirm anything.


    Nonetheless, no matter what the current situation was, since Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t figure out the reason for the surge in players, he decided not to overthink it.


    After all, during that time, his top priority was still to seize the position of leader.


    As for other matters, they could be put aside for the time being.


    At the same time, during the continuous battles with the players, Zhou Tian himself profited quite a lot.


    Even though the Blood Moon Lord had not sent his reward yet, the experience gained from killing these players were instantly acquired.


    In this situation, Zhou Tian leveled up several times with the experience gained from killing these players, thereby improving his strength multiple times.


    Simultaneously, because Zhou Tian had ¡®eaten the meat and let his subordinates drink the soup¡¯, while Zhou Tian was evolving, his Beastman Warriors also gained quite a lot.


    The only regret was that after these Beastman Warriors evolved, if they developed into elites, there wouldn¡¯t be any problem.


    Under Zhou Tian, they just improved their skills a bit.


    But some Beastman Warriors directly evolved into Beastman Warriors, thus creating an issue.


    Zhou Tian was naturally stronger than the average Beastman Warrior, but the monster world was one with strict hierarchy.


    When Zhou Tian¡¯s level was higher than theirs, these monsters wouldn¡¯t rebel against Zhou Tian¡¯s rule.


    But once their status was on par with Zhou Tian, even if their strength was inferior, these monsters would only have some respect for Zhou Tian at most.


    Expecting them to be as obedient as before was impossible.


    In fact, when Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Warriors evolved into Beastman Warriors, they all made the same choice, which was to leave Zhou Tian.


    Although they didn¡¯t take Zhou Tian¡¯s troops when they left, watching his talented subordinates leave one by one, Zhou Tian did feel quite unhappy.


    Eventually, Zhou Tian¡¯s battle with the players lasted for several months.


    As days passed on Earth and countless players were killed by Zhou Tian, who was never once killed and was difficult to find, most of the players gave up upon seeing this.


    The fast they came, the faster they left.


    For players, after all, the game was only meant for leisure.


    So although they played often, they would not really care about the matters within the game.


    Hence, after their excitement died down, the Beastman Territory, being a beginner area, naturally did not attract much attention from the players.


    It wasn¡¯t until all the players had left that Zhou Tian finally sighed with relief.


    As things progressed to that extent, it could be said that many things had greatly exceeded Zhou Tian¡¯s expectations.


    However, regardless of how things developed, one thing that remained unchanged was that all the Beastman Warriors who had more achievements than Zhou Tian had already died, and among the living Beastman Warriors, none of them had accomplished as much as Zhou Tian.


    Basing on the current circumstances, when it came to the candidate for succession, naturally no one else had the qualifications like Zhou Tian!


    The Blood Moon Lord kept his promise.


    Or it could be said that in his eyes, although losing a lower level vassal race wasn¡¯t the best outcome, it was not a big deal even if the race was ultimately lost.


    As there was an agreement made beforehand, he naturally wouldn¡¯t break his promise afterwards.


    As a result, just when the large wave of players started to leave and the Beastman Clan¡¯s territory once again returned to normal, Zhou Tian¡¯s status changed with a command from the Blood Moon Lord.


    Beastman Leader!


    The position of leader was what Zhou Tian had been striving for.


    But it wasn¡¯t until he truly became the Beastman Leader that he understood what he had really gained from being the chief of a faction of monsters.


    The leader¡¯s authority was much larger than that of an ordinary boss.


    After experiencing certain events in the past, Zhou Tian already had some guesses about the leader¡¯s authority.


    However, after truly becoming the Beastman Leader, the information he received made Zhou Tian feel ecstatic.

 Chapter 23 - 23 23 Target

    ?23: Chapter 23 Target 23: Chapter 23 Target The position of leader carries many privileges, many of which Zhou Tian is already aware of.


    For instance, he can command his subordinates to come to his rescue when in danger.


    As long as his subordinates have enough merit, Zhou Tian can appoint them as Beastman Warriors or Beastman Champions. S~ea??h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    At the same time, apart from the powers that Zhou Tian already knows, the Beastman leader has many special privileges that Zhou Tian doesn¡¯t know.


    He would not have thought before becoming a leader that all monsters are, in fact, independent branches.


    Although they¡¯re currently under the control of the Blood Moon Lord, if Zhou Tian intended, he could split off and establish his power at any time.


    Of course, Zhou Tian indeed holds such thoughts, but he is also aware that he doesn¡¯t possess the strength to act that way at this moment.


    Therefore, although the idea occurred to him once he knew the circumstances, he kept it suppressed deep in his heart after serious consideration.


    The issue of independence, although seemingly easy, carries significant risk.


    If Zhou Tian were to act, he would risk angering the Blood Moon Lord¡ªthe biggest backer of the Beastman Clan¡ªand potentially jeopardizing its very existence.


    According to the information Zhou Tian has acquired, he knows that such incidents have happened numerous times before.


    Hence, unless Zhou Tian has the strength to confront the Blood Moon Lord, he doesn¡¯t entertain the thought of independence.


    Although Zhou Tian currently doesn¡¯t need the power of independence, the other abilities conferred by the leader¡¯s position still hold some utility for him.


    Monster groups vary in strength.


    The Blood Moon Lord¡¯s group, for example, consists of elite monsters, even the weakest among them is stronger than Zhou Tian.


    The Beastman Group, however, belongs to the lowest tier and is always at risk of being overpowered by superior monsters, unless unforeseen circumstances occur.


    However, while lower-tier monsters are controlled by higher-tier ones, they also have opportunities to change their fate.


    But this process is extremely challenging and virtually impossible without the guidance of a formidable leader.


    According to the information Zhou Tian has, a monster¡¯s power is determined by the size of its territory.


    The Blood Moon Lord¡¯s group, despite living in a small area, controls nearly an entire continent, hence their terrifying strength.


    In contrast, the Beastman Clan only controls land not exceeding a county¡¯s size, which in-game is probably smaller than a city.


    Naturally, such circumstances explain the weakness of the Beastman Clan.


    Zhou Tian wasn¡¯t aware of the relations among monsters due to the limited intelligence of the previous Beastman leader and the clan¡¯s weakness.


    Now, as a leader, Zhou Tian finally learned that there¡¯s competition among monsters as well.


    Although the size of this world is similar to Earth, land is still limited.


    Therefore, after monsters have occupied over ninety percent of this world, internal conflicts naturally arise over the division of territory.


    It is no longer feasible to investigate how the monsters initially divided themselves into hierarchical ranks.


    However, by this point, there is a fixed rule for the division of territories among the monsters.


    When a monster force shrinks to a city¡¯s size, other monsters generally will not invade their territory under normal circumstances.


    And for the Beastman Clan, this is their current situation.


    When the size of a territory is not too small, monsters can change the area of their respective territories in three ways.


    The first way is that after a clan has made a significant contribution, the race it belongs to will carve out a part of the territory from itself or other vassal races as a reward.


    The second way is that after two monster races have some feuds, they can gamble their territories.


    Given the nature of the monsters, no matter how the gamble is, there is no need to worry that the losing party will default.


    The last way is to directly occupy the territory of other monsters.


    Although this kind of behavior is not explicitly prohibited within the monster camp, if one does so, it is very likely to offend the monster whose territory has been occupied.


    In such a situation, after a struggle on both sides, races like the Beastman Clan might directly face the danger of extermination.


    It can be said that no matter which of the three methods, it¡¯s not easy to truly execute.


    It is probably due to these reasons that even though the Beastman leaders have been replaced one after another, a leader who truly wants to enhance the strength of the Beastman has never appeared.


    As for Zhou Tian, he is naturally completely different from those previous Beastman leaders.


    Who wouldn¡¯t, after all, Zhou Tian has such a large ambition, he¡¯s always thinking about creating a big foundation.


    In this case, a position of a Beastman leader could not possibly satisfy him, so at that time, expanding his own territory and making the Beastman become a stronger monster race became the target Zhou Tian had set for himself.


    Based on the revelation in Zhou Tian¡¯s mind and some memories from when he played the game, Zhou Tian had chosen a target for his upcoming action at that time.


    Among the three ways to improve the strength of the Beastman Clan, Zhou Tian preferred the third one.


    After all, according to their current situation in the Beastman Clan, the first and the second scenarios are quite difficult to achieve.


    In this case, Zhou Tian had to gamble with his existing capital, otherwise, he probably had no ability to turn the situation around.


    And Zhou Tian¡¯s target at that time was not other monsters, but the Skeleton Clan that the Blood Moon Lord had prepared for him to reincarnate into, and Zhou Tian had refused.


    The situation in the Skeleton Cave¡¯s Skeleton Clan was actually similar to the Beastman Clan.


    The two even had similar racial structures, but compared with the Beastman Clan, although the Skeleton Clan¡¯s strength was not strong, they had retained some foundation.


    They could not compete with those powerful monster branches, but they were slightly stronger than the Beastman Clan.


    The composition of the Skeleton Clan was similar to the Beastman Clan.


    The members of its clan were classified from low to high were Skeleton Warrior, Skeleton Blade (Archer), Skeleton Warrior and Skeleton King.


    The two had similar structures, but the strength of the Skeleton clan was slightly stronger.


    It was not absolute, but even the strength of Skeleton warriors ranked among the Beastman Clan could compete with the weaker ones among the Beastman warriors.


    In this situation, it naturally seemed that the Beastman Clan was much weaker than the Skeleton Clan.


    According to the situation of the two races, no matter how you look at it, Zhou Tian¡¯s decision to act against the Skeleton Clan seemed a bit like seeking death.


    After all, the strength of both sides was there.


    If there really was a war, there were very few beings in Zhou Tian¡¯s hands that could fight against the opponent¡¯s low-level soldiers.


    In that kind of situation, what could Zhou Tian use to defeat the opponent?


    If there were other choices, Zhou Tian would not be in a hurry to deal with the Skeleton Clan.


    If there were monsters with lower strength than theirs, Zhou Tian would naturally prefer to target those with weaker strength.


    But the problem now is that if Zhou Tian doesn¡¯t make a move on the Skeleton Clan, there simply aren¡¯t any other targets for him to act on.

 Chapter 24 - 24 Start action in 24

    ?24: Start action in Chapter 24 24: Start action in Chapter 24 The region where the Beastman Clan resides is located within the core area governed by the Blood Moon Lord.


    Therefore, those who can survive in this area are naturally only the vassal races under the name of the Blood Moon Lord, not to mention the NPCs for now.


    Under the rule of the same Pope, disputes between monsters are lessened.


    However, all monsters are separated according to the Blood Moon Lord¡¯s class divisions.


    The distribution of different monster species in each area has long been planned by him.


    In such a situation, there are no existences weaker than the Beastman Clan around Zhou Tian.


    Therefore, Zhou Tian¡¯s natural choice of target is the Skeleton Cave, whose power is just above the Beastman Clan.


    However, although the Beastman Clan is much weaker compared to the Skeleton Cave, they are not without chances of victory if they sincerely plan to deal with the Skeleton Cave.


    The power of the Skeleton Tribe is strong, and it is much greater than the current strength of the Beastman Clan.


    However, Zhou Tian takes into account the advantages of his own side when dealing with the skeletons.


    As long as they make proper use of these advantages, conquering the Skeleton Cave would not be a difficult task for Zhou Tian.


    The entire Skeleton Clan resides in the Skeleton Cave, but Skeleton Cave is not the only territory of the Skeleton Clan.


    In fact, how big can a cave be, no matter how large?


    The reason the Skeleton Clan¡¯s strength surpasses that of the half-beasts is largely because not only do they occupy the Skeleton Cave, which is not smaller than the Beastman Territory, but they also own a forest many times larger than the Skeleton Cave as their territory.


    The unique structure of the Skeleton Clan gives Zhou Tian a chance to breach them.


    Fighting the entire Skeleton Clan, Zhou Tian will definitely not win.


    But because the majority of the Skeleton Clan members live in the Skeleton Cave, if Zhou Tian manages to block a batch of enemies in the Skeleton Cave, it wouldn¡¯t be impossible for the Beastman Clan to deal with the skeletons outside the Skeleton Cave based on their strength at that time.


    With an idea in mind, Zhou Tian took action.


    Zhou Tian was able to become the leader in such a short time, thanks to his way of doing things.


    If Zhou Tian was not brave enough to dare to fight, at the moment, he might still be a beast slave or at most a Beastman Warrior, and he would never have achieved such success.


    Before reaching this step today, Zhou Tian has encountered other troubles.


    Generally, Zhou Tian rarely takes actions that are 100% guaranteed to succeed.


    Since Zhou Tian was so adventurous in the past, he wouldn¡¯t be deterred now, even though he is not wholly confident.


    As soon as Zhou Tian had a plan in his heart, he started to act immediately.


    With his command, all the members of the Beastman Clan were mobilized.


    Previously, the Beastman Clan had suffered greatly due to the influx of a large number of players. Sear?h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    But after the matter was settled, the strength of the Beastman Clan didn¡¯t weaken at all, instead, it had become stronger than ever before.


    Leaving aside the other Beastmen, nearly a hundred players died because of Zhou Tian.


    The deaths of so many players naturally made the Beastman Clan make great merits.


    Although these merits have not reached the level to get the fief from the Blood Moon Lord, thanks to the arrangement of the Blood Moon Lord, the Beastman Clan gained more military power which was beyond their previous imagination.


    With more than tens of thousands of beast slaves, thousands of Beastman Warriors, and over a hundred Beastman Elites received from the Blood Moon Lord¡¯s rewards, the military power Zhou Tian holds has undoubtedly become strong.


    Although Zhou Tian¡¯s military force at the time was not enough to contend with the Skeleton Clan, he certainly had the capability to carry out his plan.


    As a result, under Zhou Tian¡¯s arrangement, all the high-end combat power of the Beastman Clan secretly made their way towards the Skeleton Cave.


    The Skeleton Clan, however, was completely oblivious to the actions of the Beastman Clan.


    After all, the kind of actions that Zhou Tian was undertaking hadn¡¯t occurred between monsters for many years, and the Skeleton Clan wouldn¡¯t expect Zhou Tian to do such a thing.


    Secondly, the strength of the Beastman Clan was two tiers below that of the Skeleton Clan.


    Given the current disparity in strength, the Skeleton Clan would be prepared for any other monster branch, but they would never expect Zhou Tian, someone they didn¡¯t take seriously, to make a move on them.


    Given the circumstances at the time, Zhou Tian led his Beastmen successfully and smoothly to the outside of the Skeleton Cave.


    ¡°Kill them!¡± Since Zhou Tian had already made such a decision, he had no qualms about offending the Skeleton Clan further.


    Therefore, upon arriving at the Skeleton Cave, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t even give his opponents time to react.


    At his command, a hundred Beastman Warriors charged towards the Skeleton Cave.


    The Skeletons at the entrance didn¡¯t have time to react and were beaten into pieces.


    ¡°You and the leader stay at the entrance of the cave, the rest of the members take action together, seize the opportunity when the main force of the Skeleton Clan is locked in the cave, and exterminate all the skeletons outside!¡± Since Zhou Tian had already taken action, he naturally wouldn¡¯t dare to waste too much time.


    Just after taking down the skeletons at the entrance, he immediately issued follow-up commands.


    Although the intelligence of the Beastmen was low, they still understood Zhou Tian¡¯s orders under the leader¡¯s command.


    As a result, following Zhou Tian¡¯s orders, the Beastmen took action without hesitation.


    Following Zhou Tian¡¯s order, other than the Beastman Warriors, the rest of the Beastman soldiers and beast slaves scattered directly.


    Zhou Tian was admittedly a bit unsure about this operation, considering the Beastman Clan was far weaker than the Skeleton Clan.


    Even though the Skeleton Clan had weaknesses and was taken by surprise by Zhou Tian, he still could not guarantee victory in the end.


    Although the number of skeletons outside was not large, Zhou Tian could only send out some Beastman soldiers and beast slaves.


    Their strength was far inferior to the members of the Skeleton Clan.


    Despite having a numerical advantage, if it came to a real fight, Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastmen might not stand a chance.


    However, right now Zhou Tian could only arrange for his Beastmen to fight, even if he knew that they didn¡¯t stand a good chance of winning.


    The skeletons inside the cave were the real elites.


    Facing the possibility of the entire Skeleton Clan emerging from the cave, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t have the confidence to hold out till the end with all his Beastman Warriors, naturally he couldn¡¯t possibly split his forces and send his Beastman Warriors to deal with the skeletons outside the cave.


    In the end, having made all his preparations, Zhou Tian finally saw the members of the Skeleton Clan spring into action.

 Chapter 25 - 25 25 Blocking the Door

    ?25: Chapter 25 Blocking the Door 25: Chapter 25 Blocking the Door The Skeleton Tribe was caught off guard because they had not anticipated that Zhou Tian would dare to launch an attack on them.


    This allowed Zhou Tian to easily block their entrance.


    By the time Zhou Tian had successfully blockaded the exit, the Skeleton Tribe, though unsure of the specifics, knew there were enemies at the door due to the numerous skeleton deaths.


    Given the situation, the Skeleton Tribe naturally sent more of their clan members out to fight.


    Once the skeletons realized there were so many Beastmen blocking the way, they reacted instantly, despite not anticipating this initially.


    No matter what, the Skeleton Tribe was determined not to let Zhou Tian block their cave entrance.


    As such, when more skeletons arrived at the entrance, without any hesitation, they attacked right away.


    However, since the Skeleton Tribe had not expected the situation at the entrance, the troops they initially sent out were insufficient to pose a real threat to Zhou Tian and his forces.


    When the skeleton warriors attacked Zhou Tian¡¯s group, they not only failed to drive them away, but instead fell under their blades.


    Still, right after Zhou Tian and his forces defeated the second wave of skeletons, the pressure started mounting.


    Not just due to Zhou Tian¡¯s team killing two groups of Skeleton Tribe inside the Skeleton Cave, but also due to the ensuing deaths of members from both the Skeleton Tribe and the Beastman Clan when Zhou Tian and his forces expanded their actions outside the cave.


    The grave situation ¨C where countless skeletons fell simultaneously ¨C immediately made the Skeleton King raise a red alert.


    Consequently, he led most of his warriors to the cave entrance.


    ¡°Kill!¡± Initially, the Skeleton King had assumed they¡¯d been attacked by NPCs, but upon reaching the entrance and witnessing the chaos caused by Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastmen, the Skeleton King was filled with rage.


    He growled and charged directly at Zhou Tian¡¯s team with his skeletons.


    ¡°Hold on, we mustn¡¯t let them disrupt our formation.¡±


    Having faced the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s attack, Zhou Tian wasn¡¯t negligent, yelling loudly and hastily directing his Beastman Warriors with his Sacrificial Scepter.


    ¡°We should be okay!¡± Zhou Tian was extremely nervous at the time.


    Despite preparing for this operation and calculating in his heart that it was not impossible to succeed, he realized he had oversimplified things when he met the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s counterattack.


    Initially, Zhou Tian only saw the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s weakness and, based on his calculations, felt there was a high chance of occupying the periphery of their territory.


    But it didn¡¯t help him personally feel their threat.


    When he saw tens of thousands of skeletons charging towards him, he couldn¡¯t help but feel nervous.


    The weakest warriors of the Skeleton Tribe were not much weaker than his Beastman Warriors, let alone the tribe¡¯s strong fighters who were beyond the match of even the Beastman Chief.


    Under such circumstances, Zhou Tian found it hard to believe that his troops would be able to successfully blockade the Skeleton Tribe inside the cave.


    However, given the current situation, Zhou Tian had no way of retreat.


    He might still be able to complete his plan if he could withstand the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s counterattack.


    If he retreated, those skeletons might tear him to pieces.


    What eased Zhou Tian somewhat was that the entrance of the Skeleton Cave wasn¡¯t that large.


    Five Beastman Warriors were enough to block it.


    Although the Skeleton Tribe was powerful, Zhou Tian¡¯s hundred Beastman Warriors could form dozens of defense lines.


    In this way, by using the geographical advantage, Zhou Tian did have a glimmer of hope for victory. sea??h th§× N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Moreover, an even more advantageous point for Zhou Tian was that although the strength of the Skeleton Tribe was much stronger than the Beastman Clan, their intellectual levels were about the same.


    Thus, although the Skeleton Tribe was very powerful, they might not know how to play to their strengths when dealing with Zhou Tian.


    In fact, given the strength of the Skeleton Tribe, they didn¡¯t need to use many tricks.


    When dealing with enemies like Zhou Tian and his team, they only needed a Skeleton Archer to launch a few waves of attacks, after which Zhou Tian and his team, even if they didn¡¯t all die, certainly wouldn¡¯t be able to fight anymore.


    Unfortunately, the intelligence of the skeletons was basically the same as that of the Beastmen; they would only act according to their own instincts.


    Thus, even though they had simple methods of victory at hand, those methods were destined not to occur since the skeletons wouldn¡¯t think of them.


    In fact, although the Skeleton Tribe was quite angry at Zhou Tian¡¯s provocation at that time, they only knew how to charge haphazardly at Zhou Tian and his team.


    They failed to properly use their advantage, and even let a group of Skeleton Archers rush in front of the Beastman Warriors, getting into hand-to-hand combat with them.


    As a result, even though the Skeleton Tribe had great strength and numerical supremacy, they didn¡¯t win Zhou Tian and his team of enemies at the first instance due to their unreasonable combat methods.


    Instead, they turned what should have been an easy win into a war of attrition.


    However, even in a protracted war, the strength displayed by the Skeleton Tribe still put immense pressure on Zhou Tian.


    Even if they had the geographical advantage, they couldn¡¯t change the disparity of strength between the two sides.


    During the clash, if the Beastman Warriors were up against Skeleton Warriors, they could achieve corresponding victories.


    Basically, the Beastman Warriors would eventually win without any accidents.


    However, if they were unlucky and ended up facing Skeleton Warriors, the Beastman Warriors, with their strength, would lose seven or eight members at least and would be utterly unable to stop the pace of those Skeleton Warriors.


    As such, although Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Warriors were tenaciously holding on, their casualties were alarmingly high every second.


    As a result, despite having the help of the Sacrificial Scepter, more than half of Zhou Tian¡¯s hundred or so Beastman Warriors had died in less than an hour.


    And when the situation had progressed to this point, despite Zhou Tian buying a lot of time for the other Beastmen under his command, they were still incompetent in achieving their objectives.


    Because of this, Zhou Tian had to resort to desperate measures.


    If the defense line collapsed, Zhou Tian would not survive that day.


    As such, even though Zhou Tian was cautious about his own life, he still had no choice but to take action given the circumstances.


    Just like other branches of monsters, the strongest of the Beastman Clan was Zhou Tian, their leader.


    So, when facing a powerful enemy, Zhou Tian¡¯s participation in the combat could not affect their morale to a great extent, but would actually increase their combat power.


    In fact, after Zhou Tian joined the battle, he immediately demonstrated the combat power a Big Boss of the Beastman Clan should have.

 Chapter 26 - 26 26 Skeleton King

    ?26: Chapter 26 Skeleton King 26: Chapter 26 Skeleton King Before becoming a Beastman Commander, Zhou Tian had already evolved his strength to nearly its peak.


    The numerous players that died at his hands allowed him to evolve almost ten times.


    Each evolution either strengthened a talent or gave Zhou Tian a new one, establishing him as a Beastman Warrior with seven or eight different gifted abilities.


    After becoming a Commander, although all his talents were downgraded from Ultimate to Special Level, Zhou Tian had inevitably made considerable progress by evolving from a Warrior to a Commander.


    His current combat power, even among all the previous Beastman Commanders, was definitely among the top.


    In the Skeleton Clan, besides the Skeleton King, no Skeleton Warrior would stand a chance against him.


    In fact, after joining the battle, Zhou Tian quickly inflicted significant losses on the Skeleton Tribe based on his strength alone.


    Given the circumstances, Zhou Tian¡¯s destructive power when he fought with all his might was substantial.


    Once he occupied a chokepoint, he managed to kill more than a dozen Skeleton Warriors and a few Skeleton Archers in a relatively short time, even clearing an open space directly in front of him due to his swift actions.


    After Zhou Tian has made his move, some Skeletons were genuinely terrified of his performance.


    Only after taking a few steps back out of fear, the Skeletons got over it because of the Skeleton King¡¯s authoritative command, and once again rushed towards Zhou Tian.


    As a result, Zhou Tian had no opportunity to retreat after joining the battle.


    After all, their defense line was under significant pressure, and if Zhou Tian didn¡¯t put more effort, the defensive line could easily be broken by the opponents.


    Once Zhou Tian held a position, his powerful strength relieved some of the pressure on the Beastman Warriors.


    As a result, the defence line, which was on the verge of breaking due to the Beastmen¡¯s resistance, showed signs of solidifying once again due to Zhou Tian.


    Originally, when attacking the Beastmen, the Skeletons never ceased their efforts, though they didn¡¯t seem particularly rushed.


    Perhaps it was because of the effectiveness of the Beastman forces led by Zhou Tian against the Skeleton Warriors, the Skeletons started getting impatient when their defence lines became increasingly unstable.


    Finally, after several Skeleton Warriors failed to break Zhou Tian¡¯s defense line and were even killed by Zhou Tian, the Skeleton King eventually grew restless.


    Since Zhou Tian had started his campaign, he had received numerous death notifications from his Beast Slaves and Beastman Warriors.


    Despite suffering heavy casualties, he knew that his actions could not possibly have been in vain after paying such a high cost.


    Just as Zhou Tian, the Beastman Commander, was receiving these messages, the Skeleton King would naturally have the same information.


    Even though the Skeleton King, due to its less intelligence than Zhou Tian, might have been unsure about what these messages meant initially, by the time Zhou Tian¡¯s campaign was near its end and it realized there were not many surviving members of its tribe left, it couldn¡¯t possibly not understand what was happening.


    Therefore, when Zhou Tian had been in the war for a long time and his HP was less than half, the Skeleton King couldn¡¯t bear it anymore and was about to join the battle.


    Unlike Zhou Tian, the Skeleton King made a grand display on the field, which was not something Zhou Tian, as a Beastman Commander, could match.


    While Zhou Tian was indeed powerful and had all the authority of a commander, his actions were no different from those of an ordinary Beastman.


    However, unlike Zhou Tian, the Skeleton King carried itself with royal pride at all times.


    Members of the Skeleton Tribe didn¡¯t vary much in appearance.


    Skeleton Warriors were just skeletons, Skeleton Archers were merely skeletons with weapons added, and even Skeleton Warriors, though sporting more sophisticated weapons, were not much different from regular Skeletons.


    Only the Skeleton King, nearly twice the size of a regular Skeleton and as conspicuous as the skeleton of a giant, seemed different.


    Throughout the time Zhou Tian had observed it, it had always stood out as it sat at the back, commanding its tribe to attack Zhou Tian and his men chaotically.


    Now, when the Skeleton King was preparing to join the battle, it didn¡¯t forget to display its authority.


    Despite being capable of joining the fight directly, it chose to order its subordinates to fall back, clearing the frontline before marching towards Zhou Tian alone.


    ¡°All of you, come at me together!¡± Though Zhou Tian didn¡¯t see the Skeleton King speak, he heard those words ringing distinctly in his mind, knowing he should receive orders from it now.


    It could be said that the Skeleton King was extremely arrogant, but Zhou Tian had to admit that it indeed had the strength to back up its arrogance.


    ¡°That¡¯s a good idea.¡± Zhou Tian had to admit that, even without physically fighting the Skeleton King, he knew he could not match it in terms of level.


    Now that the Skeleton King allowed Zhou Tian and all of his surviving Beastman Warriors to join forces against him, albeit insulting, Zhou Tian decided to swallow his anger and seize the opportunity to buy more time.


    ¡°All together!¡± Without hesitation, upon hearing the Skeleton King¡¯s command, Zhou Tian ordered his Beastman Warriors to rush towards it. Sear?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Zhou Tian himself did not move.


    The warcry was issued, but he wouldn¡¯t put himself in jeopardy without knowing the Skeleton King¡¯s strength.


    In the showdown, he instinctively used his Beastman Warriors to test the waters, while he chose to wait and observe.


    Apparently, Zhou Tian¡¯s decision was wise.


    Before the showdown, he already had some expectations about the Skeleton King¡¯s strength based on the level difference, but without a direct confrontation, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t truly understand the Skeleton King¡¯s power and ended up underestimating it greatly.


    According to Zhou Tian¡¯s calculations, the Skeleton King was undoubtedly stronger.


    However, he was confident that the talents he acquired recently significantly enhanced his abilities.


    Originally, he felt capable enough to defeat Level 12-13 players, but now he believed he could face a Level 15 player without any pressure.


    According to Zhou Tian¡¯s memory, the Skeleton King was strong, but Level 16-17 players should be able to fight him.


    Therefore, Zhou Tian initially believed that even if his abilities were not as good as the Skeleton King¡¯s, he would still stand a chance in a fight.


    However, after Zhou Tian had assessed the Skeleton King¡¯s abilities in his mind, the King¡¯s subsequent actions completely overturned Zhou Tian¡¯s initial impressions.

 Chapter 27 - 27 27 Dangerous Situation

    ?27: Chapter 27 Dangerous Situation 27: Chapter 27 Dangerous Situation ¡°Clear off!¡± The Skeleton King was evidently quite furious upon seeing Zhou Tian send his Beastman Warriors at it instead of engaging personally.


    After a roar of anger, it forcefully swung its right arm to the side.


    With just a single motion that could barely even be considered an attack, the Skeleton King caused considerable damage to Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Warriors.


    Upon contact, some died, while others were injured.


    And several Beastman Warriors, just following Zhou Tian¡¯s orders, had no opportunity for retaliation.


    They were instantly slain by the Skeleton King.


    ¡°Damn it!


    How can he be so powerful?


    Luckily, he¡¯s a bit stupid.


    Otherwise, our forces wouldn¡¯t be enough for him to kill,¡± Zhou Tian muttered fearfully to himself.


    Faced with the threat of the Skeleton King, he clenched his teeth and cautiously approached the beast.


    The Skeleton King was competent, much more so than Zhou Tian had anticipated.


    Under normal circumstances, Zhou Tian wouldn¡¯t even consider approaching.


    However, due to his current predicament, the fear of the Skeleton King obliterating his remaining Beastman Warriors forced Zhou Tian onwards.


    ¡°Hurry up!


    If you don¡¯t take out those skeletons soon, we¡¯re all done for,¡± Zhou Tian calmly moved towards the Skeleton King.


    All the while, he was secretly issuing haste orders to the Beastman Warriors outside using his authority. Sear?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    His only hope was that these Beastmen could eliminate the skeletons and come to his aid before his demise.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s actions seemed somewhat slowed, preoccupied with his plan.


    ¡°I¡¯ll kill you,¡± the Skeleton King glared at Zhou Tian malevolently, perhaps due to some deep-rooted enmity.


    After leaving the threatening comment in Zhou Tian¡¯s mind, it hurled itself towards him.


    ¡°Oh my God!¡± Facing the Skeleton King¡¯s attack, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t dare to resist.


    Crying out in fear, he promptly rolled away, evading the strike.


    ¡°Coward!¡± Seeing Zhou Tian¡¯s reaction, the Skeleton King was bedraggled and, roaring in anger, it launched another attack.


    Several times the Skeleton King aimed his attacks at Zhou Tian with the intent of defeating him in one fell swoop.


    ¡°Boom, boom, boom¡­


    ¡± Zhou Tian¡¯s continual evasion infuriated the Skeleton King so much that it lost interest in his one-on-one combat and directed its attention elsewhere.


    ¡°Attack!¡± Following the Skeleton King¡¯s command, a group of Skeleton Warriors sitting close to Zhou Tian rapidly moved in for the attack.


    ¡°Damn it!¡± Zhou Tian originally planned to use the current strategy to buy some time, and didn¡¯t anticipate the Skeleton King¡¯s patience would be so thin.


    He inadvertently upset the Skeleton King, and before he knew it, the situation had turned dire.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s remaining Beastman Warriors were quickly diminishing in number and the ability to guard the entrance was uncertain.


    Not to mention Zhou Tian himself, now surrounded by Skeleton Warriors, in addition to the Skeleton King¡¯s attack.


    Death seemed an imminent possibility.


    Luckily, despite the dire circumstances, Zhou Tian was prepared to stall for time and sensed the situation outside.


    After spending nearly double the scheduled time and huge losses, Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastmen has just completed their task, nearly by the skin of their teeth.


    Even before the Skeleton King had a chance to order his Skeleton Warriors to surround and attack Zhou Tian, his Beastman Warriors and beast slaves had come into their line of sight.


    ¡°We¡¯re saved!¡± Although the incoming reinforcements were weak, given the current circumstance, their symbolic significance and potential effect couldn¡¯t be neglected by either Zhou Tian or the Skeleton King.


    When the Beastmen arrived, the Skeleton King showed clear signs of panic.


    ¡°Kill them!¡± Fully aware of what the incoming Beastmen represented, the Skeleton King couldn¡¯t gamble on wasting more time.


    While issuing a death order to his Skeleton Warriors, it dashed towards Zhou Tian.


    ¡°Now you¡¯re anxious, but isn¡¯t it too late?¡± refers to the fact that the size of one¡¯s territory determines power.


    Previously, Zhou Tian acquired such information in his mind, but he wasn¡¯t clear about the specifics of monster territorial disputes until now, having experienced it himself.


    The territorial battle doesn¡¯t grant you added strength just because you suddenly occupied a territory, nor does it require you to occupy a piece of land for a certain period to bear effect.


    After Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastmen occupied the territories surrounding the Skeleton Tribe, their strength subtly began to change.


    It just wasn¡¯t very noticeable.


    In the beginning, Zhou Tian¡¯s Elite Beastman Warriors¡¯ power matched that of the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s ordinary skeletons, but after the Beastmen occupied the tribe¡¯s outer territories, the Skeleton Warriors were outclassed by the Beastman Warriors.


    The strength of the Skeleton Tribe Warriors compared to the Beastman Warriors wasn¡¯t much stronger either.


    You could say that while there¡¯s still a significant power gap, the discrepancy is diminishing at a steady, rapid pace.


    Zhou Tian believes that as long as this situation persists, his conditions will continuously improve.


    While Zhou Tian¡¯s strength was gradually strengthening at a steady speed, his situation hadn¡¯t changed.


    Zhou Tian wasn¡¯t completely recovered, attacked by numerous Skeleton Warriors and threatened by the Skeleton King.


    No matter how you look at it, Zhou Tian was in a dangerous situation.


    Despite being aware of his situation, he couldn¡¯t do much about it for the time being.


    All he could do now was try to survive.


    Considering his strength, Zhou Tian managed to get rid of a few Skeleton Warriors in front of him with minor injuries.


    Seeing the Skeleton King preparing to attack, he shouted, ¡°Wait a minute, I have something to say,¡± due to his inability to hold on.


    Concerned that the skeletons wouldn¡¯t stop, he quickly added, ¡°It¡¯s about the territory.¡±

 Chapter 28 - 28 28 Trick the Skeleton King

    ?28: Chapter 28 Trick the Skeleton King 28: Chapter 28 Trick the Skeleton King ¡°Stop!¡± The word that followed Zhou Tian, ¡®territory¡¯, was rather sensitive to the Skeleton King at the moment, given the fact that his territory was about to be largely occupied by the Beastman Clan.


    Despite this, he still called out for his skeleton soldiers, who were preparing to continue their attack on Zhou Tian, to stop.


    Seeing the Skeleton King¡¯s action, Zhou Tian could not help but breathe a sigh of relief and then, having collected himself, he continued speaking to the Skeleton King: ¡°Esteemed Skeleton King, how do you like that?


    The strength of our Beastman Clan is not weak, is it?¡±


    ¡°Are you provoking me?¡± After listening to Zhou Tian¡¯s words, the Skeleton King appeared quite angry.


    If it had not been for Zhou Tian¡¯s previous statement, which had some effect, the Skeleton King would likely have continued to attack Zhou Tian.


    Seeing the Skeleton King¡¯s reaction, although Zhou Tian was nervous inside, he managed to maintain his composure and said, ¡°Actually, you¡¯ve misunderstood, Skeleton King.


    I didn¡¯t come here with the intent to fight against your Skeleton Tribe.


    I did all of this to prove my strength and then reach out to you to work on a big plan together.¡±


    ¡°If you want to cooperate, you should have come to me directly.


    What do you mean by doing all of this now?¡±


    ¡°If I hadn¡¯t done this, do you think you would have seen me?¡± The Skeleton King was genuinely taken aback by Zhou Tian¡¯s words.


    Although the Skeleton King was not the sharpest tool in the shed, he was well aware that, as Zhou Tian pointed out, if Zhou Tian had not made such a disturbance, he would not have taken him, the Beastman leader, seriously.


    Thus, even if Zhou Tian truly had something to discuss with him, it¡¯s likely that he wouldn¡¯t bother giving him the time of day.


    Whether it was Zhou Tian¡¯s words which had an effect, or if the Skeleton King had other plans, when Zhou Tian said as much, the Skeleton King changed his tone and said in a friendly manner, ¡°I can trust you, and you have now shown me your strength.


    I can listen to your proposal of cooperation.


    But before that, return the territories you have occupied.¡±


    ¡°Impossible,¡± Zhou Tian quickly replied, without any hesitation: ¡°Esteemed Skeleton King, I seized these territories to prove my strength.


    But now that I¡¯ve occupied such a massive territory, do you think I would give it all back to you given the current circumstances?¡±


    ¡°Damn you!


    You dare to deceive me, I order you¡­¡±


    ¡°Wait!¡± Seeing the Skeleton King react like that, Zhou Tian hastily intervened once more: ¡°Respected Skeleton King, considering the situation, we have already occupied your territory.


    Even if you kill me, what difference will it make?


    I have tens of thousands of Beastman soldiers under my command, and they will block off the Skeleton Cave on my command.


    Once the outside territories are designated as ours, our races¡¯ powers will likely shift.


    And my successor, I fear, won¡¯t be as accommodating as me.


    In that case, your Skeleton Tribe can prepare to be extinct!¡±


    ¡°What exactly are your terms?¡± After hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s words, the Skeleton king finally gave in.


    Of course, Zhou Tian was correct and compared to getting revenge, the Skeleton King was naturally more concerned about the survival of his race.


    So, after hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s threat, it was impossible for him to ignore it.


    Seeing the Skeleton King¡¯s reaction, Zhou Tian was privately delighted, but he showed nothing on his face and simply responded: ¡°Honorable Skeleton King, I have no intention of targeting the Skeleton Tribe.


    In fact, I came to you with considerable sincerity for this cooperation.


    If you distrust me, once our clan has the power to confront you, I will order my Beastman to give back part of our territory.


    Then, when our powers are at par, we can discuss cooperation.¡±


    ¡°Really?


    How do I know you won¡¯t turn on us when the Beastmen become more powerful?¡± The dim-witted Skeleton King didn¡¯t consider many factors.


    After hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s words, he was surprisingly pleased and after adjusting his attitude towards Zhou Tian, he voiced his question.


    ¡°Done.¡± Seeing the Skeleton King react in such a manner, Zhou Tian knew clearly that he had been taken in by his bluff.


    ¡°Respected Skeleton King, rest assured.


    You see, isn¡¯t this Beastman leader in your hands?


    If we reach a point when our powers are equal, and I don¡¯t return part of the territory to you, you can simply order your skeletons to kill me.¡±


    ¡°Hmm, you do have a point.¡± After hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s words, the Skeleton King thought they made sense, nodded, and motioned for his skeletons to back off, freeing up the area where he and Zhou Tian were confronting each other.


    ¡°Fine, I won¡¯t do anything to you for now. Sear?h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    You can tell me about your plan now,¡± the Skeleton King said, once he acknowledged Zhou Tian¡¯s words.


    He was quite magnanimous and held no grudges regarding their territorial disputes.


    The Skeleton King sat cross-legged and inquired about the plan Zhou Tian had in mind.


    ¡°Esteemed Skeleton King, the purpose of my visit this time is simple ¨C to capture the nearby NPC Village.¡±


    After hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s words, the Skeleton King angrily retorted: ¡°Are you messing with me?


    Conquering an NPC village is not a simple task.


    We organise forces every year to attack them, but we have never succeeded, and always suffer great losses.


    Now, you want to capture the village with the combined strength of our two tribes?


    This is an impossible task.


    From the start, were you actually deceiving me?¡±


    Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t help but think to himself as he saw the Skeleton King¡¯s enraged state: ¡°This guy seems stupidly cute, I didn¡¯t expect him to be smart at this moment.


    But the cooperation I have in mind now is just this.


    Although it¡¯s a bit of a hassle, using you skeletons as fodder is not a bad idea.


    Maybe we will actually be able to capture that NPC village.¡± After a moment of silence, Zhou Tian continued: ¡°Honorable Skeleton King, perhaps you¡¯ve misunderstood me.


    Actually, I am confident about this cooperation.


    When I was a Beastman Warrior, I once led a group of Beastman Warriors into that village.


    If we hadn¡¯t been too weak, that village would probably have fallen into our hands by now.


    So, in the current situation, I thought of giving you a share of the credit for this.


    However, I didn¡¯t expect that the esteemed Skeleton King would be so timid.¡± After saying that, Zhou Tian shook his head in what seemed like disappointment.

 Chapter 29 - 29 29 Cooperation

    ?29: Chapter 29 Cooperation 29: Chapter 29 Cooperation ¡°Who said I wouldn¡¯t dare to act?


    I just couldn¡¯t be certain of your ability.


    However, if you truly have the means to take down that NPC Village, this king would have no objections to lending you a hand.¡± Stirred by Zhou Tian¡¯s provocative words, as though to prove his courage, the Skeleton King patted his chest, assuring Zhou Tian immediately after hearing his words.


    Observing the Skeleton King¡¯s reaction, Zhou Tian, feeling his strength was almost fully restored, then said: ¡°Very well, since the Skeleton King is so courageous, consider us partners.


    To show my sincerity, I will command my Beastmen to vacate the territory around your Skeleton Cave.¡± Completing his words, Zhou Tian silently issued an order.


    The Beastmen, who had hurried to the Skeleton Cave, promptly retreated upon receiving this instruction.


    Although Zhou Tian could quickly surround the Skeleton Cave again with a single command, the Skeleton King didn¡¯t seem concerned with this.


    It interpreted Zhou Tian¡¯s instant retreat of his troops as an act of goodwill.


    As a result, having verbally agreed to Zhou Tian¡¯s proposal and now believing Zhou Tian sincerely wanted to cooperate, the Skeleton King¡¯s attitude toward Zhou Tian naturally changed.


    ¡°You are a true intellectual.


    I will follow your lead.


    Together, we will take down that NPC Village!¡± Listening to Zhou Tian¡¯s plan, the Skeleton King waved his hand to dismiss the Skeletons surrounding Zhou Tian and extended his right hand towards him.


    ¡°A pleasure to cooperate!¡±


    Zhou Tian had adopted this tactic to escape from the Skeleton King due to a flaw in his original plan ¨C it was a desperate bid for survival.


    But having convinced the Skeleton King of his sincerity, Zhou Tian¡¯s interest in the potential alliance against the NPC Village truly piqued.


    Firstly, after witnessing the strength of the Skeleton Tribe, he was not keen on falling out with them.


    Secondly, having persuaded the Skeleton King to be his pawn, he saw no reason not to use it against the NPC Village.


    Conquering the NPC Village was no easy task for Zhou Tian.


    Despite being a Beastman leader and having strength that had amplified a hundredfold, the NPC¡¯s alertness towards him had also increased due to his previous actions.


    Consequently, overcoming them had become significantly more challenging, especially since the NPC Village no longer exposed its weaknesses readily.


    Originally, Zhou Tian planned to absorb several monster branches, including the Skeleton Cave, and once he had attained sufficient strength, he would then deal with the NPC Village.


    However, the situation had unexpectedly developed into its current state, forcing Zhou Tian to act ahead of time.


    Regarding the plan to deal with the NPC Village, Zhou Tian had devised a strategy long ago, and prepared for it well in advance.


    Even without the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s help, he was confident of conquering the NPC Village once his preparations were complete.


    Now, with the aid of the Skeleton Tribe, they swiftly completed the preparatory work for his long-planned operation.


    At Zhou Tian¡¯s command, they were ready to execute the plan.


    ¡°The fact that you, noble leader, have thought of such a method to deal with the NPC Village, truly impresses me.


    If you need my tribe¡¯s assistance for any further operations, I will do my best to cooperate.¡± Seeing the preparatory work being completed and envisioning the situation that would result from Zhou Tian¡¯s plan, the Skeleton King couldn¡¯t help but compliment Zhou Tian.


    It¡¯s hard to believe that not so long ago, Zhou Tian had just occupied a third of their territory.


    Seeing the Skeleton King¡¯s reaction, Zhou Tian politely kept a straight face, but inwardly, he was already looking down on kings like him.


    ¡°Excited about a simple tactic like this?


    You truly lack experience!¡± Silently grumbling, Zhou Tian saw that the Beastman and Skeleton forces had completed their tasks and asked the Skeleton King, ¡°Since the preparations are now complete, shall we¡­¡±


    ¡°All right!


    It¡¯s time for us to take action.


    Imagine the look on the NPCs¡¯ faces when we suddenly appear before them ¨C it would be quite a spectacle!¡±


    ¡°Of course, once we slay those NPCs and take over the village, with our leader¡¯s character, I¡¯m sure we¡¯ll reap great benefits.


    However, there¡¯s a formidable character in that NPC Village.


    If we cannot stall him, our plan may¡­¡±


    ¡°Leave it to me.¡± To Zhou Tian¡¯s relief, the Skeleton King cut him off and assured him, patting his chest again, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, leave dealing with that NPC to me.


    You just need to command the large army.¡± S§×ar?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°I appreciate it.


    The NPC is astonishingly powerful, and although your strength is also formidable, defeating that NPC may not be easy.


    I suggest you bring a hundred Skeleton Archers with you when dealing with that NPC for insurance.


    If you can¡¯t handle him, just order the Skeleton Archers to attack ¨C no matter how formidable that NPC is, he¡¯ll find it difficult to escape certain death.¡± Zhou Tian suggested tentatively, appearing genuinely concerned for the Skeleton King¡¯s safety.


    The Skeleton King seemed touched by Zhou Tian¡¯s gesture.


    However, seeming to think little of Zhou Tian¡¯s arrangement.


    While the Skeleton King knew that capturing the NPC Village wouldn¡¯t be easy ¨C after all, previous Skeleton Kings and several monster branches had tried and failed ¨C it underestimated the NPC¡¯s strength, leading to a skewed perception of its adversary.


    The Skeleton King thought that, although Zhou Tian had reduced its strength by taking some of their territory, regardless, being one of the final bosses in the beginner area, it should be on par with the strongest NPCs.


    And if it had the strength to fight, the Skeleton King didn¡¯t see a need to follow Zhou Tian¡¯s advice to deal with its enemy.

 Chapter 30 - 30 30 Tunnel Assault

    ?30: Chapter 30 Tunnel Assault 30: Chapter 30 Tunnel Assault The character determines his style of action.


    If it were Zhou Tian in the position of the Skeleton King, with a hassle-free method to defeat his enemies, Zhou Tian would definitely not think about doing it himself.


    Contrary to Zhou Tian, the Skeleton King¡¯s character determined that it scorned such tactics.


    Thus, despite Zhou Tian¡¯s repeated persuasions, the Skeleton King refused his arrangement. S~ea??h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    At last, unable to bear Zhou Tian¡¯s nagging, the Skeleton King helplessly waved his hand, speaking to Zhou Tian: ¡°If you insist, then you shall form the Archery Team.


    But when dealing with that NPC, I do not wish to employ such methods unless my life is in danger, and I ask you not interfere with my battles.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I promise.¡± Extending his right hand, Zhou Tian made this vow right in front of the Skeleton King.


    With Zhou Tian¡¯s guarantee, the Skeleton King satisfactorily drilled into the tunnel.


    Zhou Tian had numerous methods to deal with the NPC village, but due to the limited intelligence of his Beastman subordinates, even if Zhou Tian could think of a method, he couldn¡¯t guarantee they wouldn¡¯t mess it up.


    Thus, compared to using any form of strategy on the NPC village, Zhou Tian would instead prefer a simpler approach.


    In Zhou Tian¡¯s memory, many games use the existence of tunnels.


    Even though these tunnels are shortcuts for players to level up, considering the situation, Zhou Tian only saw the viability of tunnel warfare and never considered its potential side effects.


    As a result, after long harboring such thoughts, Zhou Tian had his Beastmen start to dig.


    However, it was only after Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King joined forces that they managed to finish the tunnel after a few hard-working days.


    Now, with the tunnel completed and the Skeleton King taking on the burden Zhou Tian had assigned him, the long-planned operation was naturally set in motion.


    Despite Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King having a dispute, it didn¡¯t affect the cooperation between their races.


    After all, the previous battle was only limited to a small area near the entrance of the Skeleton Cave.


    Aside from Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman warriors suffering heavy losses, their overall strength was not greatly affected.


    Thus, when the two races joint forces this time, they drew out tens of thousands-strong monster army.


    Consequently, upon Zhou Tian¡¯s command, the monster army led by the Skeleton King slowly ventured into the tunnel towards the NPC village.


    Meanwhile, the NPC village, which had clashed with Zhou Tian multiple times, was completely oblivious to the invasion unfolding.


    Although they had suffered losses at Zhou Tian¡¯s hand due to their preconceived notions about monsters, such ingrained perceptions are not easily changed.


    Despite suffering numerous setbacks, the NPCs remained surprisingly careless when keeping guard against Zhou Tian.


    At the very least, while Zhou Tian commanded his Beastmen to dig a tunnel not far from their village, the NPCs didn¡¯t notice their actions.


    Even when the tunnel was completed and the Skeleton King led a sizable group of monsters quietly into their village, the NPCs remained none the wiser.


    As a result, while the NPCs were living their peaceful lives, with a handful of monsters already in position and their presence impossible to hide any longer, a command from the Skeleton King sent a hoard of monsters rushing out to attack the unsuspecting NPCs.


    ¡°Kill!


    Don¡¯t leave anyone alive.¡± Although the Skeleton King¡¯s character would seem honourable and noble from some angles, no matter how honourable the Skeleton King was, it didn¡¯t change the fact that he was a monster.


    When launching an attack, the Skeleton King showed no mercy, crushing any notion of being kind-hearted.


    You could even say that the Skeleton King was more like a BOSS monster.


    Because NPCs closely resembled humans, Zhou Tian was slightly influenced in dealing with them.


    If not for the constant reminder that the NPCs were merely data, Zhou Tian might not have been able to attack them.


    Contrarily, the Skeleton King was different.


    Not only did he order his skeleton subordinates and Beastmen to mercilessly attack the NPCs, but he also played the role of a butcher himself.


    The Skeleton King didn¡¯t use his weapon while fighting Zhou Tian but knowing there was a strong NPC in the village, he brought it along despite his outward confidence.


    For the sake of carrying out his plan smoothly, he had opted to bring his seldomly used weapon.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s weapon, the Sacrificial Scepter is different from that of the Skeleton King.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s scepter might be potent but overall it¡¯s a commander¡¯s weapon, and its amazing powers can¡¯t enhance Zhou Tian¡¯s combat power.


    The Skeleton King¡¯s weapon, however, was different ¨C due to his combat style, it was a pure close-range weapon.


    Bone Scythe (Increases attack power by 300%, reduces speed by 20%, kills the enemy and recovers 1% of the attack damage.)


    Unaware of Zhou Tian¡¯s thoughts, the Skeleton King didn¡¯t have much guard against him.


    Thus, under Zhou Tian¡¯s guidance, he disclosed his hidden trump card to Zhou Tian.


    After Zhou Tian learned about the ability of the Bone Scythe, he was beside himself with envy.


    Even though both were BOSS weapons, it wasn¡¯t to say that Zhou Tian¡¯s Sacrificial Scepter was weak compared to the Bone Scythe, but there¡¯s no denying that despite the Sacrificial Scepter¡¯s commanding ability, in terms of value, it was lagging behind the Bone Scythe.


    After all, mass tactics had little effect on powerful BOSSes, especially considering the Bone Scythe¡¯s blood-sucking ability, which remained as a checkmate for the Sacrificial Scepter¡¯s powers.


    The weapon Zhou Tian coveted had now exhibited amazing lethality while dealing with the NPCs.

 Chapter 31 - 31 31 Start of War

    ?31: Chapter 31: Start of War 31: Chapter 31: Start of War Large long-handled weapons, without a single exception, are characterized by high attack power but low speed, and the Bone Scythe is no exception.


    When the Skeleton King swings the Bone Scythe, his attack frequency is not fast at all, but it is precisely this sluggishly-paced action that showcases its astounding lethality.


    Each stroke of the Bone Scythe is basically able to harvest the lives of several NPCs.


    When the blade flashes, countless NPCs are decapitated.


    Thus, even if the Skeleton King does not attack often, due to his attack method, he still manages to create a scene of carnage.


    After showing off for a while, due to his appearance and current behavior, the Skeleton King naturally draws the attention of the NPCs.


    It can be said that Zhou Tian¡¯s current operation once again caught the NPCs by surprise.


    Before the Skeleton King and his group jumped out, those NPCs had no idea that there had been such a significant number of enemies lurking right under their noses.


    However, Zhou Tian has given the NPC Village several lessons before, which were not without their influences.


    In fact, even though the NPC Village was somewhat careless in usual times, after suffering several losses to Zhou Tian, those NPCs had already devised their own methods to deal with dangers.


    As a result, when the Skeleton King led a large number of monsters into the NPC Village, although they inflicted serious losses on it, the NPCs didn¡¯t give them much opportunity to wreak havoc.


    They had just destroyed less than a tenth of the buildings in the NPC Village when the Skeleton King and his group were met with a counterattack from the NPCs¡¯ side.


    Just as Zhou Tian planned, due to the Skeleton King¡¯s outstanding performance, he drew the NPCs¡¯ attention early on.


    Consequently, at the moment of the NPCs¡¯ counterattack, the NPC powerhouse that Zhou Tian had observed before directly set his sights on the Skeleton King.


    ¡°Evil beast, seeking death!¡± Being invaded by monsters time and again, the NPC powerhouse, as the guardian of the village, was extremely infuriated.


    Last time, because Zhou Tian remained hidden, he assumed all the Beastmen causing trouble had been punished.


    Now, without a target to vent his anger on, things were entirely different this time.


    The Skeleton King did not conceal his presence at all.


    With his high-profile actions, even if the NPCs wanted to ignore him, it wouldn¡¯t be possible¡ªthey had to acknowledge that he was the BOSS leader.


    In an instant, the NPC directed all his rage toward the Skeleton King and, after a furious shout, a huge Sword Qi rushed toward the Skeleton King.


    ¡°Good move!¡± Seeing the NPC¡¯s action, far from fear, the Skeleton King was rather excited.


    After a loud shout, he swung the Bone Scythe in his hand to meet the Sword Qi.


    ¡°Clang!¡± There was a loud noise as if the Bone Scythe in the Skeleton King¡¯s hand had been struck by some formidable force.


    The moment it collided with that Sword Qi, it was instantly knocked away.


    But just as the Skeleton King¡¯s weapon was knocked away, the NPC powerhouse who followed closely behind the Sword Qi would naturally not miss such a great opportunity.


    Gripping his long sword tightly, he directly thrust at the Skeleton King.


    In the face of the NPC powerhouse¡¯s attack, the Skeleton King dared not take it lightly.


    Even though the previous confrontation had not resulted in any injuries, the Skeleton King had seen the opponent¡¯s power.


    Under the conditions where he didn¡¯t have a weapon in hand to face such a formidable enemy, the Skeleton King couldn¡¯t afford to be careless.


    So, when the NPC powerhouse attacked him again, the Skeleton King had to use his ultimate ability to deal with the opponent.


    After taking a deep breath, and just as the NPC¡¯s long sword was about to pierce him, the Skeleton King¡¯s body suddenly emitted a sound of clattering bones.


    Immediately afterwards, to the surprise of the NPC, the originally gigantic Skeleton King shrank to the size of an ordinary skeleton.


    The attack that had originally been aimed at the Skeleton King lost its target because the Skeleton King suddenly became smaller.


    Despite the NPC immediately launching a new attack the moment he realized what had happened, the Skeleton King, with that split second of time, was able to lift his Bone Scythe to block the NPC¡¯s attack.


    However, the outcome of the head-to-head confrontation was highly unfavorable for the Skeleton King.


    Although that NPC was old, given his high level, his skills and strength were far superior to Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King.


    As a result, even though the Skeleton King had timely assumed a defensive stance, he was still being pushed back by the NPC, finding it hard to make a move.


    Under the pressure of the NPC powerhouse, the standing Skeleton King was gradually being forced to bend his torso.


    If the situation remained unaltered, he would most likely end up being forced to kneel under the massive pressure.


    Given the Skeleton King¡¯s temperament, if that were to happen, he would probably prefer to die in battle.


    Hence, considering the current situation, the Skeleton King appeared extremely anxious.


    It was not until he was completely at a disadvantage that the Skeleton King began to take Zhou Tian¡¯s previous suggestion seriously.


    If given another choice at that moment, the Skeleton King swore that he would in no way refuse Zhou Tian¡¯s help. S§×arch* The nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Unfortunately, no matter how much the Skeleton King regretted now, it was of no help.


    Under the NPC¡¯s pressure, apart from barely holding on, the Skeleton King simply couldn¡¯t find any opportunity to escape.


    ¡°Fortunately, I still have a fallback.¡± Just when he was about to give in, the Skeleton King recalled Zhou Tian¡¯s previous arrangement, which added a bit of courage to his heart.


    In the Skeleton King¡¯s mind, Zhou Tian was an extremely formidable figure.


    Even before the battle started, Zhou Tian had already considered how to deal with the formidable NPC and had even made plans.


    Although he did not take action in time due to non-cooperation, the Skeleton King believed that as soon as Zhou Tian arrived with the team of Skeleton Archers, his crisis would be resolved immediately.


    However¡­

 Chapter 32 - 32 32 Going to Death

    ?32: Chapter 32: Going to Death 32: Chapter 32: Going to Death As the Skeleton King eagerly awaited for Zhou Tian to come and rescue him, the same Zhou Tian he had high hopes for was calmly leading the beastmen into the tunnel.


    ¡°No rush, no rush, if we go too fast, how will we achieve our goal?¡± While shaking his head as he stepped forward, Zhou Tian intentionally or inadvertently directed his beastmen to block the path.


    Behind them were almost all of the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s archers.


    While the Skeleton King and other warriors of the Skeleton Tribe were engaged in brutal combat with the NPCs, Zhou Tian was leading his beastmen in the tunnel to delay the Skeleton Archers.


    If Zhou Tian were not afraid that the Skeleton King would discover his intent and launch a counter-attack before dying, Zhou Tian might not have just slowed the archers down but rather trapped them in the tunnel.


    Ultimately, under the influence of Zhou Tian¡¯s minor actions, the team that could have provided timely aid to the Skeleton King was delayed repeatedly.


    By the time they arrived, the Skeleton King was already on the verge of defeat.


    ¡°This guy is still not dead, isn¡¯t that old thing useless!¡± Zhou Tian¡¯s plan was to let the Skeleton King die at the hands of the NPCs.


    If he succeeded, with the authority granted to him in the alliance with the Skeleton King, Zhou Tian could command the Skeleton tribe to fight the NPCs to their deaths.


    Lastly, when both parties were weakened, Zhou Tian would strike.


    By doing so, Zhou Tian could not only achieve his goal of annexing the Skeleton Tribe but also take all the credit for conquering the NPC village.


    However, Zhou Tian underestimated the strength of the Skeleton King.


    Despite his best efforts to delay the battle, the powerful NPCs were still unable to kill the Skeleton King.


    As such, Zhou Tian¡¯s original plan was completely disrupted.


    ¡°To save or not to save?¡± After a moment of hesitation, Zhou Tian made his decision. S§×arch* The N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Save!¡± Almost instantly, Zhou Tian made up his mind.


    Given the current situation and the character of the Skeleton King, if Zhou Tian saved him, he would still gain some benefits even if his original plan failed.


    On the contrary, if Zhou Tian did not save the Skeleton King, although the Skeleton King would inevitably die, Zhou Tian would likewise not end up in a good situation.


    Having made up his mind, Zhou Tian¡¯s actions were without any hesitation.


    No sooner had he decided, he immediately gave the command to attack to the Skeleton Archers behind him.


    ¡°Your king is on the verge of falling to that NPC.


    For his safety, all archers aim at the NPC and attack!¡± Although the Skeleton Archers were not beastmen, Zhou Tian could still control them to some extent due to his BOSS authority.


    As a result, at Zhou Tian¡¯s command, numerous Skeleton Archers fired their bone arrows at the NPC.


    The sight of hundreds of bone arrows flying towards the opponent was indeed astonishing.


    Although it wasn¡¯t a scene from a movie where a heart was pierced by a thousand arrows, it was enough to make any observer shiver in fear.


    Although the NPC was powerful, as Zhou Tian had figured, it couldn¡¯t ignore the attack of the Skeleton Archers.


    Even if each Skeleton Archer could only inflict a damage of one HP, a volley from a group of them could cause several hundred damage points to the NPC.


    Zhou Tian did not yet have the ability to understand the computation of HP values between monsters and NPCs.


    However, based on his previous gaming experience, the HP of players below level ten was generally less than one hundred.


    Thus, by estimating from a player¡¯s HP, Zhou Tian was confident that the HP of the NPC could not exceed a thousand.


    Given Zhou Tian¡¯s strategy, the team of Skeleton Archers undoubtedly posed a threat to the powerful NPC.


    In fact, with Zhou Tian¡¯s order, those skeleton archers shooting together caused considerable damage to the NPC with just the first wave of attack.


    Zhou Tian and the skeleton archers couldn¡¯t hide from anyone, but based on the usual behavior of the monsters, the NPC did not expect that Zhou Tian would use the skeleton archers to conduct a sweeping long-range attack.


    Even if the NPC were strong, there was no chance of dodging such a sudden onslaught.


    Thus, under the attack of the skeleton archers led by Zhou Tian, the NPC¡¯s HP was depleted by more than half in an instant.


    If it weren¡¯t for the fact that his HP was much higher than ordinary NPCs due to his formidable strength, with the damage caused by this attack, an average NPC would have been killed already.


    However, even if the NPC managed to survive for the time being, if he didn¡¯t do something, it was believed that, with another order from Zhou Tian, the second wave of attack would be enough to kill him.


    Clearly sensing the threat, the NPC didn¡¯t dare to stand his ground and charged towards Zhou Tian and his team almost as soon as he was hit with the bone arrows.


    With the NPC¡¯s strength, if he had chosen to retreat at that time, the likelihood of Zhou Tian and his team retaining him would be slim.


    Once the distance between them widened, even though the skeleton archers¡¯ attack range was considerable, it would not pose a significant threat to him.


    However, clearly, the NPC chose not to abandon his duties and opted for a risky confrontation despite the safe and simple option to retreat.


    Although Zhou Tian would not ordinarily take the center stage, only he could roughly command the many skeleton archers besides the Skeleton King.


    Currently, the NPC had completely suppressed the Skeleton King.


    Under such circumstances, if Zhou Tian wanted to utilize the power of the skeleton archers, naturally, he had to step forward personally.


    Even under such circumstances, even if the NPC did not know all the incidents their village faced were attributed to Zhou Tian, he inferred that those skeleton archers who had become threats were under Zhou Tian¡¯s command.


    The tactic of capturing the ringleader before the thieves, in the NPC¡¯s view, now required him to bring down Zhou Tian if he didn¡¯t want to retreat.


    This was the only way to fundamentally restrict the actions of the skeleton archers and seek a glimmer of hope for their village.


    It must be said that the NPC leader had a precise understanding of the problem.


    The two highest leaders of the races posing a threat to the village were Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King.


    As long as these two big bosses were killed, the beastmen and skeletons would naturally disperse.


    Although they would pay a heavy price, driving the beastmen and skeletons out of the village was not impossible for the NPCs based on their advantage.


    Although the Skeleton King had a ruling authority, he could not lead the monsters to victory due to his limited abilities.


    Moreover, in the previous battle, the Skeleton King had narrowly escaped death and was now in a near-death state.


    In such a situation, as long as Zhou Tian was subdued, the crisis facing the NPC village could be lifted.


    However, even though the NPC¡¯s plan was sound, capturing Zhou Tian wasn¡¯t an easy task.

 Chapter 33 - 33 33 Occupying the Enemy Village

    ?33: Chapter 33: Occupying the Enemy Village 33: Chapter 33: Occupying the Enemy Village Why did Zhou Tian dare to step onto the stage at this time?


    Aside from his inevitable decision, the main reason was that Zhou Tian was very clear that the strength of the current NPC Village was such that, as long as the NPC powerhouse fell, the other NPCs would pose no threat to him.


    Knowing that the NPC powerhouse was his only threat, how could Zhou Tian possibly give him the chance to approach easily?


    At that very moment, when the NPC powerhouse was charging towards Zhou Tian, a command was issued, and hundreds of figures appeared directly in front of him.


    Zhou Tian made full preparations for his own safety.


    Not only were there hundreds of Skeleton King Archers following behind him, but also hundreds of Skeleton (Half-Beastman) Warriors.


    And now that the NPC powerhouse was preparing to deal with him, the bodyguards Zhou Tian had brought naturally took the stage.


    ¡°Kill!¡± Although it was clear from the situation that the NPC was completely suppressing the Skeleton King, it was very powerful.


    On the one hand, those ordinary Mini Bosses didn¡¯t have high enough intelligence to know fear, and on the other, Zhou Tian¡¯s authority left the Mini Bosses with no ability to resist his orders.


    Thus, even though they knew the enemy in front of them was strong, Zhou Tian¡¯s bodyguard still charged towards the enemy with their weapons.


    Faced with the onslaught of hundreds of monsters, hesitation clearly appeared on the NPC¡¯s face.


    However, whatever he was thinking, the hesitation was immediately replaced by determination.


    After gritting his teeth, the NPC powerhouse charged directly at Zhou Tian¡¯s group of bodyguards.


    ¡°Kill!¡± It must be said, the strength of this NPC powerhouse was genuinely formidable.


    Had Zhou Tian not had the idea of using Skeleton Archers to form an army to deal with him, today¡¯s operation would have been very likely to fail.


    At the very least, it would have been impossible for Zhou Tian to push him into such a desperate situation as currently.


    Having made up his mind, the NPC powerhouse quickly demonstrated his terrifying strength against the bodyguards under Zhou Tian¡¯s command.


    When the Sword Qi released by the NPC swept across the mob of monsters, all the monsters hit directly, whether they were Half-Beastman Warriors or Skeleton Warriors, were basically cut in half. sea??h th§× novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    In this way, just after a flash of Sword Qi, the number of monsters killed by the NPC had already reached several dozen.


    However, based on the situation at the time, even though the NPC¡¯s killing power was evident, with the surrounding monsters not retreating, no matter how many monsters the NPC killed, he still couldn¡¯t move from his position.


    Thus, his intention to capture Zhou Tian was naturally impossible to realize.


    The comforting thing for the NPC was that he was currently surrounded by a group of monsters.


    Under his constant movements, the distant Skeleton Archers would presumably be unable to launch an attack on him.


    But was this really the case?


    ¡°Aim at the target, all Skeleton Archers prepare to shoot!¡±


    The NPC thought that, considering his current environment, Zhou Tian wouldn¡¯t launch another attack on him because he would be afraid of harming the monsters.


    However, he hadn¡¯t contemplated that when he was completely suppressing the Skeleton King earlier, even though the Skeleton Archers were targeting him, Zhou Tian had not been concerned about the Skeleton King at all.


    Even the fact that the Skeleton King had been quiet all along suggested that it too had been injured by an arrow.


    If Zhou Tian could completely ignore the Skeleton King, his partner, then a few monsters caught up in the crossfire were unlikely to concern Zhou Tian.


    As such, following Zhou Tian¡¯s order, the Skeleton Archers quickly drew their bows.


    ¡°Fire!¡± At Zhou Tian¡¯s command, the Skeleton Archers immediately shot their Bone Arrows.


    As a result, hundreds of Bone Arrows targeted the NPC and fell straight down.


    For the first time facing such a Rain of Arrows attack, that NPC relied on his HP to withstand it.


    Although he didn¡¯t die in that barrage, he ended up severely injured.


    And now, as the second Rain of Arrows fell towards him, the NPC was helpless.


    As the Rain of Arrows came down, more than a dozen monsters near that NPC had bone arrows stuck in them.


    If they were lucky, they could still retain a sliver of life.


    But for some unlucky ones, they turned into porcupines under the shower of arrows.


    Even if the affected monsters ended up in such a situation, given the NPC who was their target, one could imagine his fate.


    Although remarkable in strength, when facing this multitude of bone arrows, the NPC directly blocked most of them with the long sword in his hand.


    Nevertheless, the NPC¡¯s strength hadn¡¯t reached the level where he could ignore the Human Sea Tactic.


    After blocking most of the bone arrows, with the appearance of a weakness in his hand, a large number of bone arrows finally fell on the NPC.


    Considering the condition of the NPC at that moment, he had lost the ability to withstand a second wave of bone arrow attacks.


    As a result, under such circumstances, the NPC unwillingly died with nearly a hundred bone arrows in his body, at the hands of the Skeleton Archers.


    Stepping up to the NPC, Zhou Tian showed no concern for the obstinance reflected in his eyes, kicking him down and casually stepping on his corpse as he advanced towards the Skeleton King.


    ¡°The NPC Guardian is dead.


    Everyone¡¯s free to act.


    Slaughter all NPCs in the village.


    I want to occupy this village completely within an hour.¡±


    ¡°Roar!¡± The monsters didn¡¯t have high intelligence, but they still understood the meaning behind Zhou Tian¡¯s orders.


    After roaring together, the group dispersed.


    As Zhou Tian said, the reason the NPC Village could not be conquered had a lot to do with the monsters not knowing how to use their strength.


    But most importantly, the NPCs were able to hold their ground against the monsters because of their reliance on the village¡¯s powerful individuals.


    For the NPC Village they were attacking, their reliance was on the brave NPC who died in the battle.


    As long as that warrior NPC was alive, no branch of monster could conquer their village, because the NPC warrior would kill the Boss as soon as he appeared.


    Without the Boss¡¯s guidance, these monsters were harmless like lambs ready for slaughter for those cooperative NPCs.


    Now, with the Guardian of the NPC Village dead, aside from the huge impact on the morale of the NPCs, without the protection of the NPC Guardian, the combined forces of the other NPCs would not be enough to face the Monster Army led by two Big Bosses.


    As a result, after Zhou Tian ordered the monsters to disperse and act freely, the NPC Village immediately turned into a living hell.


    The NPCs¡¯ performance was worse than Zhou Tian had expected.


    As soon as their guardian died, they lost their fighting spirit.


    Some NPCs fled, some recklessly went to fight to the death, but cases where they organized resistance were virtually non-existent.


    ¡°It¡¯s settled!¡± Considering the circumstances, conquering the NPC Village was now a matter of time.


    Seeing the situation shift, Zhou Tian took a sigh of relief and directly approached the Skeleton King.

 Chapter 34 - 34 34 Envoy

    ?34: Chapter 34: Envoy 34: Chapter 34: Envoy ¡°I truly appreciate your effort to save my life, General Zhou Tian.¡± The Skeleton King¡¯s attitude was undoubtedly friendlier during their second encounter with Zhou Tian.


    Not only had Zhou Tian¡¯s strategic deployment before the war proved him wiser, but the act of saving the Skeleton King¡¯s life too played its part.


    Unaware of Zhou Tian¡¯s plans, the Skeleton King regarded him as his life-saver right then and there.


    As for Zhou Tian, he didn¡¯t dwell on it.


    When he realized that the Skeleton King¡¯s attitude had undergone a significant change, suggesting a hint of subordination, his previous frustration of not being able to kill him gradually lessened.


    ¡°Since we¡¯re allies, we naturally help each other out.


    Saving you was the right thing to do, so there is no need for such formalities.¡± After a pause, Zhou Tian turned to look at the NPC Village and added, ¡°Speaking of which, we have now captured this village.


    I wonder how the Blood Moon Lord will reward us for such merit?¡±


    ¡°I believe he will assign us a territory!


    As far as I know, none of the branches have successfully occupied an NPC¡¯s territory in the past decade.


    This NPC Village may not be large, but just because we managed to break a decade-long stalemate, the Lord will certainly reward us generously.¡±


    ¡°I hope the reward isn¡¯t just a territory.


    We can always seize more if needed, but getting other forms of help would expedite our growth.


    However¡­¡± Zhou Tian didn¡¯t continue explaining his thoughts to the Skeleton King.


    He knew that given the Skeleton King¡¯s understanding, complex ideas wouldn¡¯t make sense to him.


    Under the cool watch of Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King, the conflict between the monsters and the NPCs finally came to an end.


    Although the result deviated from Zhou Tian¡¯s original plan, they still managed to capture the NPC Village as intended.


    In the process, every single one of the thousands of NPCs inside the village, as well as dozens of players in the vicinity, were killed.


    In this battle, aside from the Skeleton King¡¯s serious injury and the death of more than ten thousand monsters, there were no other losses on Zhou Tian¡¯s side.


    In the human world, such a sneak attack would be considered unsuccessful, but in this world, achieving such a state in the battle between the monsters and the NPCs was a victory beyond imagination.


    Having seized an NPC Village and killed so many NPCs and players, even managing together to kill a powerful NPC, even the ordinary monsters, though not aware of their accomplishments, could sense the increase in Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King¡¯s happiness.


    However, the ramifications of their actions exceeded Zhou Tian¡¯s expectations.


    Though they were aware that taking over the territories of NPCs was a great accomplishment, and that for nearly a decade, there has been a deadlock between the monsters and NPCs, they didn¡¯t anticipate the level of impact their actions would cause.


    They didn¡¯t even consider that the Blood Moon Lord, or any other top-level BOSS, would give much thought to their actions.


    The Blood Moon Lord could easily take control of an NPC Village, but just like high-level NPCs can¡¯t easily enter lower-level monster domains, the movements of top-level BOSS like the Blood Moon Lord are closely watched by many powerful NPCs.


    In a sense, despite their immense power, they lack freedom.


    Therefore Zhou Tian never considered how important their actions were to the Blood Moon Lord.


    As a result, the anticipated reward hadn¡¯t arrived, yet a messenger dispatched by the Blood Moon Lord suddenly appeared.


    Albeit surprised, both Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King exercised extreme caution when welcoming the messenger sent by the Blood Moon Lord.


    Similar to court eunuchs carrying imperial edicts, these eunuchs might not be extraordinary individuals and recipients of the edicts, whether they are officials or commoners, might look down on these physically impaired eunuchs.


    However, as the eunuchs held edicts that represented the emperor, the recipients not only had to treat them with the utmost respect but also had to curry favor with them.


    To Zhou Tian and his companions, isn¡¯t the Blood Moon Lord just like an emperor among humans?


    Accordingly, the envoy sent by the Blood Moon Lord is akin to a grandparent bearing an imperial edict.


    Furthermore, the monster assigned by the Blood Moon Lord is not only respected by ordinary monsters, its power is also extremely vast.


    It¡¯s not just that this monster is currently carrying the orders of the Blood Moon Lord, the monster itself, due to its strength, is already worthy of Zhou Tian and Skeleton King¡¯s flattery.


    However, the ways monsters interact with each other and how humans coexist are entirely different.


    If humans encountered a situation like this, they would naturally have many ways to improve their relationships.


    In the world of monsters, who are used to straightforward exchanges, there is simply no concept of fostering relationships.


    Of course, while other monsters don¡¯t know how to curry favor with higher-level monsters, even if he was limited by his circumstances and could not deploy many methods Zhou Tian knew to verbally improve relations.


    When the envoy dispatched by the Blood Moon Lord gathered Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King, the Skeleton King was respectful yet made no further actions.


    But Zhou Tian ignored the differences in their ranks and directly established a relationship with the monster.


    ¡°Envoy, to become an envoy, your relationship with the Lord must be quite special, right?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re really terrific.


    There are millions of monsters under our Blood Moon Lord, yet how many of them can talk to the Lord?


    And among them, how many can say they have an ¡®okay¡¯ relationship?


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    Although the intelligence of advanced monsters is quite high, possibly even higher than low-level bosses like the Skeleton King, it doesn¡¯t matter how intelligent the envoy is, it couldn¡¯t change its innate nature.


    Having grown accustomed to the straightforward manner of communication in the monster world, it was suddenly flattered by Zhou Tian¡¯s words.


    Although it didn¡¯t immediately see Zhou Tian in a new light, its mood was definitely improved by Zhou Tian¡¯s words.


    As a result, after hearing what Zhou Tian had to say, it chatted briefly with Zhou Tian because it was in a good mood before delivering the command.


    ¡°What species do you belong to?¡± Looking at the envoy¡¯s over three-meter-tall figure, the long sword-like horns, a face similar to a human¡¯s and a tail like a legendary demon¡¯s, Zhou Tian was genuinely curious about the other¡¯s species, even though he was just making conversation.


    Predictably, the envoy didn¡¯t think much of it.


    Having developed a certain fondness for Zhou Tian due to his respectful words, the envoy answered Zhou Tian¡¯s question honestly.


    ¡°I¡¯m a Bloodmoon Warrior, a direct clansman of the lord.¡±


    ¡°A direct clansman?


    You must be very powerful!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, my strength is about Level 125!¡± After he finished speaking, he seemed to remember that Zhou Tian might not understand the implication of his words, so after he paused a moment, he quickly explained, ¡°Since you are located in the beginner area, you probably don¡¯t understand some things.


    In our world, we use the power of the extraterrestrial visitors, or ¡®players¡¯, as a standard to differentiate our powers.


    Regardless of their equipment and skills, we understand how strong they can be at different levels, and then we can classify each other¡¯s power into corresponding levels.¡±


    ¡°This is incredible.


    I never imagined there would be such a huge gap between our small countryside place and yours.


    This is really¡­¡± Zhou Tian was surprised, but after processing the new information, he instinctively complimented the monster envoy.


    Later, under Zhou Tian¡¯s subtle probing, the unguarded monster envoy inadvertently disclosed a lot of information that Zhou Tian was previously not aware of.


    Although Zhou Tian still wanted to understand a lot of information, unfortunately, even though the envoy had a good impression of Zhou Tian, it didn¡¯t forget its purpose of visit.


    After chatting idly with Zhou Tian for a while, it directly announced the information the Blood Moon Lord wanted it to deliver to Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King, not giving Zhou Tian any more opportunity to ask questions.

 Chapter 35 - 35 35 Selection

    ?35: Chapter 35 Selection 35: Chapter 35 Selection ¡°Usually, with contributions like yours, the Blood Moon Lord could directly decide what kind of rewards to grant you.


    However, because your merit this time is exceptional, and your actions have allowed the Blood Moon Lord to show his face before the other Lords, he has decided to give you a choice.¡± After saying this, the monster envoy suppressed his expression and seriously addressed Zhou Tian and the others: ¡°You have three choices.


    The first choice, the Blood Moon Lord can award you a territory hundreds of times the size of that village.


    The second choice, the Blood Moon Lord can give you a certain amount of experience and some scattered rewards.


    The third choice, if you renounce this reward, then the Blood Moon Lord will let you participate in this year¡¯s final battle.¡± Once he opened his mouth, the monster envoy immediately laid out the Blood Moon Lord¡¯s arrangement for Zhou Tian and others in full.


    ¡°A final battle?¡± Obviously, given Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King¡¯s qualifications and strength, they were completely unfamiliar with many things known only to the high-level monsters.


    Under such circumstances, they found what the monster envoy was referring to when he spoke of the ¡°final battle¡± completely incomprehensible.


    After seeing the puzzled looks on the faces of Zhou Tian and his companions, the monster envoy seemed to recall their situation and immediately apologised by patting his forehead: ¡°I am sorry, I nearly forgot that you have not participated in the final battle before, so you do not know much about it.


    Alright!


    Let me introduce you to the final battle.¡± The enovy continued: ¡°Currently, over ninety percent of the continent has fallen into our branches¡¯ hands, ensuring our control over the world seemed very likely.


    However, we containly did not expect the NPCs to significantly hinder our great cause of unifying the continent with the help of their cities and their clan¡¯s experts.


    To quickly crush the NPC race, and not grant the NPCs excess time to recover, we organize an attack on a major NPC city every year to exhaust the enemy¡¯s forces.


    We usually refer to this action as the ¡®final battle¡¯.


    Of course, those who usually saw action in the event were mostly powerful branch members.


    You dwell in the beginner¡¯s area, so you perhaps haven¡¯t heard of it.


    Do note that the Blood Moon Lord does not intentionally want you to go there to die.


    Even though there are numerous strong NPCs during the final battle, there are also a lot of common NPC soldiers.


    During the battle, any merits that you earn will be rewarded ten times more than usual.


    So, if you do choose to participate in the final battle, as long as you are confident of gaining merits, the final gains will undoubtedly surpass the rewards offered by the first two choices.¡±


    After hearing the monster envoy¡¯s words, Zhou Tian already knew what to choose.


    However, instead of revealing his choice, he remained silent.


    During Zhou Tian¡¯s silence, the Skeleton King quickly made a decision without hesitation, saying: ¡°I choose to participate in the final battle.¡±


    Upon hearing the Skeleton King¡¯s reply, Zhou Tian, after a moment of silence, spoke without hesitation: ¡°I choose the second reward.¡±


    ¡°Very well.


    Beastman leader, step forward.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Upon hearing the monster envoy¡¯s words, Zhou Tian hurriedly stepped forward towards him.


    As had happened before when the Beastman Warrior had granted him a reward, the monster envoy, without saying a word, placed his weapon on Zhou Tian¡¯s shoulder after he had approached.


    Subsequently, a massive amount of experience flowed into Zhou Tian¡¯s body.


    At the same time, a flurry of new information appeared in his mind.


    Zhou Tian didn¡¯t immediately try to process the rewards he¡¯d received since he knew he could slowly assimilate them later.


    However, the Skeleton King¡¯s choice demanded his immediate attention.


    With an indescribable expression, Zhou Tian observed as the monster envoy escorted the Skeleton King out.


    It wasn¡¯t until the Skeleton King had completely disappeared from his sight that Zhou Tian¡¯s face showed a trace of regret.


    Given the Skeleton King¡¯s personality, it wasn¡¯t strange for him to make such a choice.


    He was always predisposed to decisions closely related to combat, and out of the three conditions set by the Blood Moon Lord, the Skeleton King was most inclined to the third, which Zhou Tian understood completely.


    However, while the Skeleton King¡¯s decision was understandable, Zhou Tian still felt a sense of loss when he saw the Skeleton King leave.


    Was the Blood Moon Lord¡¯s third proposition really a reward?


    Perhaps!


    Sending them into top-level conflicts before they were fully prepared might sound reckless, but if they managed to survive, their strength advancement and worldview development would be exponentially faster than their normal progress.


    However, as much as this was true, Zhou Tian knew that the Skeleton King¡¯s decision was putting him in mortal danger.


    As the monster envoy mentioned, there will be ordinary lower-ranked members besides the strong ones in the battle.


    But the Skeleton King might be completely oblivious to this fact!


    Being the top-tier existence here, but facing monsters exceeding level 100, his character that doesn¡¯t even break level 100 would be considered at the bottom.


    Therefore, even when placed in that battlefield, he would still be at the bottom.


    Unless he finds characters who are already critically injured, opposing even the weakest group of NPC soldiers would be beyond him.


    Under these circumstances, if the Skeleton King could successfully retreat from that battlefield, he would then certainly surpass Zhou Tian.


    However, given the Skeleton King¡¯s circumstances, as Zhou Tian saw it, this trip would probably be a one-way ticket.


    From a fundamental point of view, this scenario was something Zhou Tian would be pleased to see.


    After all, if the Skeleton King were to die, then Zhou Tian would be able to easily annex the Skeleton Clan. S§×ar?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    It was for this reason that, despite foreseeing the problem, he didn¡¯t dissuade the Skeleton King and watched him make a dangerous decision.


    However, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t hesitate to sacrifice the Skeleton King for his own benefit.


    While he had no regrets, the Skeleton King¡¯s past behavior did make him feel somewhat uncomfortable.


    Of course, Zhou Tian¡¯s emotions lasted only a short while.


    Once the Skeleton King disappeared from his sight, he forcibly suppressed his feelings and began digesting the information he had just received.

 Chapter 36 - 36 36 Gains

    ?36: Chapter 36 Gains 36: Chapter 36 Gains It has to be said, although Zhou Tian had anticipated it, the magnitude of the Blood Moon Lord¡¯s reward still left him somewhat surprised.


    The first choice of reward the Blood Moon Lord offered was what Zhou Tian and his party had expected.


    Despite being a significant prize, it did not surprise them.


    The third reward, while it had a great deal of risk, even Zhou Tian had to admit, if one was lucky enough to survive, the gains would be beyond his wildest dreams.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s choice was influenced by several factors, but even when he actually experienced the changes, he was still shocked.


    The Blood Moon Lord¡¯s three types of rewards were substantial, so naturally, the reward Zhou Tian received wouldn¡¯t disappoint.


    Firstly, the experience gained by Zhou Tian was frighteningly large.


    Due to being preoccupied earlier, Zhou Tian hadn¡¯t felt it at the time.


    But now, when Zhou Tian looked at the experience in his body and the information in his mind, he was immediately stunned.


    What messages were being prompted in Zhou Tian¡¯s mind?


    The information he received surprisingly told him that he could choose to evolve, or exchange the experience for a skill or the chance to transform into a monster with a strength level below 100.


    Even for someone at Zhou Tian¡¯s stage, the experience gained from killing ten or so other players would at most strengthen a certain talent.


    Now, the experience he gained suddenly gave him three choices.


    What does this mean?


    It means that the experience given to him by the Blood Moon Lord was probably equivalent to the experience gained from killing hundreds or even thousands of opponents.


    This huge amount of experience made Zhou Tian zone out for a while, but after snapping out of it, Zhou Tian immediately made his choice.


    He would not consider transforming into another monster.


    Although that could increase his strength drastically, it¡¯s preferable to be a cannon fodder under others or a comfortable Village Chief rather than losing control of oneself.


    The saying goes ¡°better to be the head of a serpent than the tail of a dragon¡±.


    The first option was also ruled out by Zhou Tian, as he was confident that the massive experience this time would allow his talents to evolve to the highest level.


    Perhaps, Zhou Tian might gain a few new elemental talents.


    However, regular evolution only strengthens and provides new talents.


    In future, as long as he fights, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t fear not gaining the necessary experience for evolution.


    On the other hand, opportunities like now, where he could gain a large amount of experience in one go and obtain a skill, was rare.


    Understanding this, Zhou Tian knew what to do for the benefit of his future growth.


    Very naturally, Zhou Tian staked all his experience, wanting to see what kind of skill he would be able to acquire from this opportunity. S§×ar?h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Zhou Tian didn¡¯t have to wait long.


    After he made his choice, all the experience in his body was instantly drained.


    With the disappearance of that experience, another corresponding skill information appeared in his mind.


    ¡°Resurrect: Can be used once every five minutes to resurrect any monster that has died within the past hour and whose body is still intact.¡±


    ¡°Although monsters have a hard time acquiring equipment and skills, this skill is truly goddamned impressive.¡± After savoring the information about the skill in his mind for quite a while, Zhou Tian finally sighed in awe and shifted his attention to other related information in his mind.


    ¡°Are there more benefits?¡± Zhou Tian was once more greatly surprised, he already felt that he had made a major fortune after receiving a huge amount of experience for his meritorious actions.


    Given the power of the Resurrection ability, Zhou Tian had no doubt that if he used the Human Sea Tactic now, his strategy¡¯s power would increase by more than 50%.


    With such a huge gain, Zhou Tian felt that all his efforts to finally conquer the NPC Village were worth it.


    However, just when Zhou Tian felt satisfied, the Blood Moon Lord did not stop, and ended up showering him with more benefits.


    Firstly, without requiring Zhou Tian to expend any experience, the Blood Moon Lord directly granted Zhou Tian a support skill.


    It wasn¡¯t a mighty power, just an ability to see the HP of others.


    Zhou Tian tested it out, realizing that by activating these blood-watching skills given by the Blood Moon Lord, he could view the HP of enemies just like he was in a game.


    By noticing the red bars above the heads of his Beastman subordinates, Zhou Tian understood that while this skill was not powerfully offensive, its assistance to the user was certainly much more significant than many powerful skills.


    In addition to the blood-watching skill, the Blood Moon Lord informed Zhou Tian of many things that he was currently unable to learn on his own.


    For instance, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t know that when their territory reached a certain level, their Beastman Clan could redefine their roles, or even evolve into another monster.


    At the same time, intentionally or not, the Skeleton King included information related to establishing branches in what was given to Zhou Tian.


    Based on the information in Zhou Tian¡¯s mind, when his strength reached a certain standard, he could directly annex the Blood Moon Clan to replace their position.


    Of course, if Zhou Tian does not have that kind of strength and wants to become independent, then he must find something that could truly make independence possible ¨C the Demonic Transformation Pool.


    The Demonic Transformation Pool is the basis of a monster camp.


    As soon as Zhou Tian became a mini-boss, he learned that the birth of monsters depended entirely on the Demonic Transformation Pool.


    But only now, after gaining more information from the Blood Moon Lord, did Zhou Tian truly understand how important the Demonic Transformation Pool is.


    Although Zhou Tian knew the importance of the Demonic Transformation Pool before, since his position was too low to become independent, he did not research the pool too much.


    As a result, Zhou Tian knew very little about how to become independent and about the Demonic Transformation Pool.


    Now, for some reason, the Blood Moon Lord not only did not hide information about the Demonic Transformation Pool but directly informed Zhou Tian about how to create it.


    According to the information Zhou Tian received, the first thing to do to build a Demonic Transformation Pool was to find a nucleus.


    Only by obtaining a nucleus could the Demonic Transformation Pool be constructed.


    The nucleus of the Demonic Transformation Pool was something that Zhou Tian did not understand at all, called The Demon God¡¯s Core.


    Within his thoughts, Zhou Tian saw what this object looked like, but truthfully, he couldn¡¯t remember ever seeing anything similar.


    However, it didn¡¯t matter to Zhou Tian, as the issue of independence was premature for him anyway.


    Since he had no strength to do it, he didn¡¯t need to worry about it for now.


    Thus, Zhou Tian easily put the matter of the Demonic Transformation Pool aside.


    The Blood Moon Lord¡¯s response was somewhat beyond Zhou Tian¡¯s expectations, and the rewards he received were completely unexpected.


    Although Zhou Tian was concerned about the real intentions behind the Blood Moon Lord¡¯s actions, he was unable to understand it and thus, had to suppress these concerns.


    Regardless, apart from these extra concerns, Zhou Tian¡¯s actions this time led to great gains.


    Not only did his personal strength improve significantly, but the number of Beastmen under his command also surpassed the original count with the supplementation from the Blood Moon Lord.


    If you add in the possibility that the Skeleton Tribe might be annexed by him, it was just a plan.


    Zhou Tian hadn¡¯t expected that the strength of the Beastman Clan under his command would improve so much.


    Afterwards, Zhou Tian did nothing for several months.


    Other than training his Beastmen to make them more manageable, he didn¡¯t provoke any players or NPCs.


    As a result, Zhou Tian waited for several months until he heard about an incident in the Skeleton Tribe and only then did he take new action.

 Chapter 37 - 37 37 Betrayal

    ?37: Chapter 37 Betrayal 37: Chapter 37 Betrayal Zhou Tian understood what the choice of the Skeleton King originally represented.


    Therefore, after the Skeleton King left, Zhou Tian did not make any explicit actions as he was waiting for the current result.


    If the Skeleton King was indeed lucky enough to survive, then upon his retreat from the battlefield, Zhou Tian would not, and could not, risk a hard fight against the significantly increased power of the Skeleton King.


    Therefore, whatever choice Zhou Tian would make at that time would not be surprising, even if that choice was to join the Skeleton Tribe.


    However, though the Skeleton King had a decent character, his luck was not yet so extraordinary.


    So just as Zhou Tian had anticipated, after persisting for some time, relying on his current level of strength in such combat, it was indeed difficult for him to survive.


    Now that the Skeleton King was dead, knowing its outcome, Zhou Tian did not have any restraints in his heart.


    It was naturally time for him to strike.


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    However, similar to Zhou Tian possibly choosing to defect if the Skeleton King¡¯s power greatly increased, in the current situation where the power of the Skeleton Tribe was inferior to the Beastman Clan, how could Zhou Tian possibly let go of such a great opportunity?


    Thus, just as the newly appointed Skeleton King ascended to the throne, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t hesitate upon receiving the news, he immediately took action.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s method was still the same as before.


    After all, the structure of the Skeleton Tribe was like that, and based on their situation, though Zhou Tian¡¯s strategy was old, it was absolutely suitable to deal with them.


    As a result, Zhou Tian took action, and immediately received miraculous results.


    Without a doubt, in the world of monsters, the way Zhou Tian operated made him an absolute villain.


    At least in the eyes of the members of the Skeleton Tribe, even the newly appointed Skeleton King saw Zhou Tian as an ally.


    Given such circumstances, these skeletons would naturally not take enough precautions against Zhou Tian.


    As a result, without any precautions taken by the skeletons, the entrance to their Skeleton Cave was once again blocked by Zhou Tian leading the Beastmen.


    ¡°Commander, what do you mean by this?¡± When the skeletons saw Zhou Tian suddenly leading a large number of Beastmen into their cave, blocking the entrance, after a moment of bewilderment, they unknowingly asked Zhou Tian a rather unintelligent question.


    ¡°Convey a message to your new king.


    I come here today to give him a choice; submit or die!¡± Zhou Tian said, and immediately, the ambiance drastically changed.


    Even if those skeletons confronting Zhou Tian were not very intelligent, Zhou Tian made his intentions clear.


    There¡¯s no way they wouldn¡¯t know his purpose for coming.


    Upon knowing Zhou Tian¡¯s purpose, how could that group of skeletons not get angry?


    Surrendering to the strong is not something unacceptable for monsters.


    As monsters originally live in a pyramid-like social structure, the weak rely on the strong.


    If Zhou Tian¡¯s power was indeed stronger than that of the Skeleton Tribe, their attachment to the stronger party wouldn¡¯t be incomprehensible to the skeletons.


    However, Zhou Tian¡¯s identity was a bit too particular, making those skeletons prefer to fight him to death rather than submit to him.


    Betrayal is disgraceful, especially in the monster world.


    If two parties are allies, they should help each other and stick together.


    However, Zhou Tian not only failed to fulfill his obligation as an ally but even led his army to invade them during their new king¡¯s ascension.


    How could such behavior be accepted by those skeletons?


    However, no matter how much the skeletons resent Zhou Tian¡¯s decision, he had already made up his mind.


    Thus, it would be impossible for him to change his decision for any reason.


    So, upon seeing the skeletons¡¯ reactions, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t wait for their responses.


    Knowing what they would say, he directly ordered an attack at that moment.


    Although some members of the Beastman Clan didn¡¯t agree with Zhou Tian¡¯s tactics, he was their leader.


    Therefore, regardless of whether the Beastmen could accept his methods, once he had given the command, all of the Beastmen had no choice but to follow his orders at that moment.


    As a result, upon Zhou Tian¡¯s command, his Beastman Warriors proficiently moved to block the Skeleton Cave Entrance.


    The situation had escalated to this point, and even if the new Skull King had other ideas, he had no choice but to fight.


    At least, after sending some members to relay the information, most of the weaker skeletons led by a skeleton warrior directly charged at Zhou Tian and his forces.


    However¡­


    With Zhou Tian¡¯s current strength, the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s efforts were pointless in the face of his unanticipated assault.


    With Zhou Tian capitalizing on their weaknesses, the Skeleton Tribe was destined to face a great defeat, much like the last time.


    Back then, despite the two-level difference between the strength of the Skeleton Tribe and the Beastman Clan, Zhou Tian nearly defeated them by exploiting the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s weakness.


    Eventually, to save his life, Zhou Tian chose to deceive the Skull King into an alliance.


    But judging from the results, excluding Zhou Tian¡¯s final submission, his plan to defeat the Skeleton Tribe could be deemed a success.


    Now, not to mention the change in the Skull King¡¯s position leading to a decrease in the overall strength of the Skeleton Tribe, the difference in strength between Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Clan and the Skeleton Tribe was no longer as vast.


    With Zhou Tian acting upon their weaknesses and their increased strength, taking down the small Skeleton Tribe was truly effortless for him.


    Instead of sealing the entrance with his elite tribesmen, Zhou Tian kept only half of his men by his side and sent the rest to seize the territories of the Skeleton Tribe.


    With Zhou Tian¡¯s arrangement and the current strength of the Beastman Clan, the remaining territories of the Skeleton Tribe quickly fell into the hands of the Beastmen.


    At the same time, as soon as Zhou Tian started to act, the Skeleton Tribe responded swiftly.


    No matter what, after experiencing the previous event, the skeletons knew how dangerous it would be for them if their weaknesses fell into the enemies¡¯ hands.


    Under such circumstances, those skeletons who knew Zhou Tian well and had personally experienced a similar incident could not ignore Zhou Tian¡¯s actions.


    Even when preparing to resist Zhou Tian, honestly speaking, the skeletons themselves didn¡¯t have any confidence.


    However, they chose to fight to the death due to their resentment towards Zhou Tian¡¯s ¡®betrayal¡¯ and their unwillingness to easily submit to others.


    Under such circumstances, led by the new Skull King, a group of skeletons immediately surged out from the bottom of the Skeleton Cave and quickly appeared at the entrance.

 Chapter 38 - 38 38 Invading Allies

    ?38: Chapter 38: Invading Allies 38: Chapter 38: Invading Allies ¡°Kill!¡± Without any hesitation, even those skeletons with limited intelligence knew that Zhou Tian, having set up such a formation, had obviously made up his mind.


    Under such circumstances, they had absolutely no possibility of persuading Zhou Tian.


    Thus, since a battle was inevitable for both sides, the skeletons naturally didn¡¯t feel like wasting words with Zhou Tian.


    Consequently, thousands of skeleton warriors charged out from the bottom of Skeleton Cave.


    At the command of the new Skeleton King, they immediately clashed with the Beastman Warriors at the cave entrance.


    Given the roughly equivalent strength of the Beastman Clan and the Skeleton Tribe at this moment, it was natural that the Beastmen immediately gained an absolute advantage when both sides clashed.


    Several factors contributed to this outcome.


    First, Zhou Tian¡¯s preemptive strike gave him the absolute initiative. S~ea??h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Furthermore, the Sacrificial Scepter in Zhou Tian¡¯s hand could greatly enhance his team¡¯s combat power.


    Plus, Zhou Tian¡¯s resurrective ability continuously reinstated his fallen team members back into the battle.


    In such a situation, how could Zhou Tian not have the upper hand?


    As a result, despite the fierce counterattack from the Skeleton Tribe, no matter how hard they tried, they were simply unable to break through Zhou Tian¡¯s defense.


    At the same time, due to the ongoing annexation of the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s territory by outside Beastmen, Zhou Tian and his team were unknowingly drawing closer to victory.


    Ultimately, unexpected changes were not common, and the monsters didn¡¯t have high IQs.


    In this world, strength was everything.


    If you were powerful, you could do whatever you wanted.


    Similarly, if you were weaker than your opponent, while these monsters knew they had to fight desperately, they had no idea how to bridge the gap in strength.


    As such, once Zhou Tian had taken the initiative, the situation was unlikely to change.


    After several hours, the territories outside Skeleton Cave directly fell into Zhou Tian¡¯s hands.


    As most of the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s territories were located outside, the actual Skeleton Cave didn¡¯t account for too much of their land.


    Under these circumstances, with the clan¡¯s external territories annexed by the Beastmen, the strength of the Skeleton Tribe naturally diminished drastically.


    At the same time, in contrast to the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s situation, the Beastman Clan dramatically increased its strength.


    Given the dynamic situation of increasing strength on one side and decreasing strength on the other, victory became an inevitable outcome for the already dominant Beastman Clan.


    Finally, as the gap between the forces widened and the skeletons of the Skeleton Tribe, even with their numerical advantage, found themselves unable to defeat Zhou Tian, they knew, albeit unwillingly, that their defeat was only a matter of time.


    Undeniably, the Skeleton Tribe was unwilling to accept this situation.


    Even though they knew that surrendering would have been the best choice at that moment, not a single skeleton in the tribe had the intention of surrendering.


    In a situation where they had absolutely no means of resisting Zhou Tian, the skeletons gritted their teeth and decided to abandon their breakout effort and instead, all retreated into the Skeleton Cave.


    Furrowing his brows, Zhou Tian certainly did not expect the Skeleton Tribe to react as they did.


    After driving the Skeleton Tribe to this point, Zhou Tian had already regarded them as sitting ducks in his mind.


    But now, even when he fully held the upper hand, he had not expected that the Skeleton Tribe would be so ungrateful.


    Thinking of the additional trouble he would face later, Zhou Tian¡¯s mood would naturally not be good.


    However, whether his mood was good or not didn¡¯t matter.


    Since Zhou Tian had already carried the matter this far, he wouldn¡¯t show mercy because of his relationship with the Skeleton Tribe.


    As a result, when the Skeleton Tribe was in full retreat, Zhou Tian did not hesitate for a moment and immediately issued the order to pursue them.


    It¡¯s best to pursue a vanquished enemy.


    Zhou Tian would not give the Skeleton Tribe any breathing space.


    After all, the biggest merit of this battle was catching them off guard.


    While Zhou Tian managed to surprise the Skeleton Tribe this time, it didn¡¯t mean he would always have this opportunity in the future.


    As such, since he currently held the upper hand, Zhou Tian naturally planned to bring down his opponent in a single battle.


    But when Zhou Tian¡¯s side started their pursuit, the progress of events was so smooth that Zhou Tian himself was surprised.


    Perhaps the Skeletons of the Skeleton Tribe never thought they would end up in their current situation!


    Therefore, as the battle began, the skeletons probably didn¡¯t make any preparations for their defeat.


    Caught off guard by a crushing defeat and being pursued by the enemy, the group of skeletons could hardly cope.


    As such, under Zhou Tian and the Beastman Clan¡¯s relentless pursuit, the Skeleton Tribe did organize some resistance, but because the capabilities of both sides differed greatly, the resistance of the Skeleton Tribe naturally didn¡¯t yield any desirable results.


    As a result, it took less than a day for Zhou Tian to take over the first level of the Skeleton Cave.


    The Skeleton Cave, being the base camp of the Skeleton Tribe, had a large number of tribal members but didn¡¯t cover a large area.


    Not only did the Skeleton Cave not occupy a significant proportion of the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s territory, but it also only had two levels.


    Now, after Zhou Tian occupied the first level of the Skeleton Cave, all the members of the skeleton tribe were indeed forced into the last patch of their territory.


    Having lost almost all of their territory, the strength of the members of the Skeleton Tribe was severely weakened.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s strength, on the other hand, was bolstered by annexing the territory of the Skeleton Tribe.


    With the situation as it was then, the strength of the Beastman Clan was no longer on the same level as the Skeleton Tribe.


    Under such circumstances, it should not have been difficult for Zhou Tian to take down the Skeleton Tribe.


    However, what should have been a sure thing, unexpectedly hit a snag.


    Just as the Beastman Clan had managed to trap the entirety of the Skeleton Tribe in the Skeleton Cave despite being less powerful, the Skeleton Tribe, despite being weaker than Zhou Tian¡¯s forces, was easily defeated in the first level of the cave.


    However, when the entire Skeleton Tribe retreated to the second level of the Skeleton Cave, using the same principle, no matter how much weaker the Skeleton Tribe was compared to the Beastman Clan, they stubbornly kept Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Warriors at bay.

 Chapter 39 - 39 39 The Blood Moon Lords Rival

    ?39: Chapter 39: The Blood Moon Lord¡¯s Rival 39: Chapter 39: The Blood Moon Lord¡¯s Rival Even with the loss of human lives acting as a barrier to Zhou Tian¡¯s infiltration, and having made such a decision, the Skeleton Tribe continued to lose many of its members due to their firm resolution.


    Despite the strength of Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastmen now surpassing theirs, they still were unable to penetrate deeper.


    Once the battle reached that point, then came the war of attrition.


    Regardless, given the current situation, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t have any concerns.


    If the battle continued like this, then the powerful Beastman Clan, who held the advantage, could naturally defeat their opponents.


    Even though this operation required more effort than Zhou Tian originally anticipated, if they could bring down the Skeleton Tribe, their initial goal would have been achieved.


    Zhou Tian felt that the game was largely in his control, and thus he didn¡¯t feel the need to stay back and wait for the results.


    The new Skeleton King, who ascended to the throne, was undoubtedly weaker than the Skeleton King who had allied himself with Zhou Tian.


    Additionally, due to the death of the original Skeleton King, the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s Bone Scythe had fallen into enemy hands.


    Furthermore, the new king didn¡¯t possess the same foundation as the old king.


    Thus, even though there was a new Skeleton King, Zhou Tian had completely lost interest in him.


    Zhou Tian naturally wouldn¡¯t pay too much attention to an opponent he had lost interest in.


    Considering his Beastman warriors possessed the strength to fight the opponent and seeing that victory was basically assured, Zhou Tian naturally shifted his focus elsewhere. S§×arch* The N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    In the end, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t stay to watch the final moments of the Skeleton Tribe.


    After leaving some instructions, he left the Skeleton Cave and returned directly to the Beastman Clan¡¯s base.


    Everything was going according to Zhou Tian¡¯s plan.


    After successfully annexing the Skeleton Tribe, he just needed to replenish the military power he had lost, stabilizing his position.


    Then he would be the leader surpassing the original power of the Skeleton Tribe.


    However, Zhou Tian, full of confidence and just waiting for good news, didn¡¯t seem to have considered the possibility that the Skeleton Tribe could still have some tricks up their sleeve.


    Would things really go as he assumed without waiting for the final result?


    And the result was¡­


    ¡°What!¡± When Zhou Tian suddenly heard the message, he sprung up from where he had been sitting.


    Things did not go as Zhou Tian had planned.


    Just when he though the Skeleton Tribe was trapped, the remnants of the Skeleton Tribe gave Zhou Tian a lesson before their demise.


    Zhou Tian had received a lot of information since he arrived in this world.


    Now, although he wouldn¡¯t claim to understand everything about the current world, he was undeniably the leader who understood this world the most in the history of the Beastman Clan due to the flood of information he had received.


    However, even with his deep knowledge, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t know that the second layer of the Skeleton Cave was connected to the outside world.


    No one knew who sealed it before, but had the seal been lifted by someone, the area originally connected with the Skeleton Cave would be connected again.


    In the past, the Skeleton Tribe unsurprisingly would not have linked up with other places without a good reason!


    Although the strength of the Skeleton Tribe in the Novice Village was good, they were considered a weaker race in the outside world.


    Given their strength, any rational Skeleton King would not do such a thing.


    However, when the Skeleton Tribe was now facing the threat of annihilation, the Skeletons naturally became capable of anything.


    As a result, while the Skeleton Tribe retreated to the Skeleton Cave, they resisted the invasion of the Beastman Clan while mobilizing the entire tribe to decipher the seal.


    In the end, thanks to their familiarity with the seal, the Skeleton Tribe managed to break it just before all their members fell to the Beastman Clan¡¯s invasion of the second layer of the Skeleton Cave.


    When the Skeleton Tribe broke the seal, the calm battlefield instantly underwent a drastic change.


    There were no accidents with the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s demise.


    Not only did the Beastman Clan not let them go, but the monsters that connected to the Skeleton Cave after the seal was broken did not spare them either.


    Due to attacks from both sides, the Skeleton Tribe was completely annihilated at that time.


    However, the extinction of the Skeleton Tribe was not important, what mattered was that the Skeleton Tribe¡¯s retaliatory action before death brought a huge crisis to Zhou Tian.


    Who could have imagined that the bottom of the Skeleton Cave would be connected to the outside world?


    Moreover, the tunnels connected to the bottom of the Skeleton Cave didn¡¯t belong to other powers, but ended up belonging to a subordinate branch of the Lord of Hades.


    The Lord of Hades is an ultimate BOSS not weaker than the Blood Moon Lord.


    Its main characteristic is that, while it is part of the Undead Tribe, all its underlings were all basically members of the Undead Tribe.


    Although not all of the Undead Tribe followed him, it was undeniable that the Lord of Hades was among the top existences of the Undead Tribe.


    Needless to say, the strength of the Lord of Hades had limited relation with Zhou Tian.


    However, the information Zhou Tian obtained made him realize just how grave the current situation was.


    Zhou Tian had obtained explicit information from the Blood Moon Lord, the Lord of Hades was very disgruntled with him.


    Though they managed to control their disapproval due to their common NPC enemies, it was inevitable that their disagreements were reflected in their subordinate¡¯s actions.


    Even if Zhou Tian occupied the Skeleton Cave, he might still be able to coexist peacefully with other lords¡¯ forces.


    But their superiors¡¯ poor relationship ensured that Zhou Tian would hardly get along with these new ¡®neighbors¡¯.


    In fact, even before Zhou Tian¡¯s stance was even clear, the new ¡®neighbors¡¯ found by the Skeleton Tribe had already reacted.


    Whether it was due to knowing Zhou Tian¡¯s faction or being typically aggressive, the Undead Monster under the command of the Lord of Hades didn¡¯t stop fighting after the annihilation of the Skeleton Tribe.


    On the contrary, after killing all the members of the Skeleton Tribe, they immediately launched an attack on the Beastmen under Zhou Tian¡¯s command without uttering a word.


    What followed was a one-sided battle.

 Chapter 40 - 40 40 Powerful Enemy

    ?40: Chapter 40: Powerful Enemy 40: Chapter 40: Powerful Enemy After annexing the territory of the Skeleton Tribe, Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Clan had improved immensely.


    However, they had yet to fully digest these gains.


    Additionally, the Undead Monsters were extremely powerful.


    In the end, Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastmen were defeated not long after the battle began with these Undead Monsters.


    Indeed, one could say, given the strength of Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastmen, they were crushed upon contact when they faced these Undead Monsters.


    The power gap between the two sides was too big.


    If the strength of Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastmen was between level twelve and twenty, according to the monster rating system, the strength of the Undead Monsters was at least level twenty.


    In such a situation, the defeat of Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastmen was inevitable.


    As a result, the second layer of the Skeleton Cave that they once occupied was lost to the Undead Monsters after their invasion.


    Had the number of Undead Monsters invading at that time been larger, and if Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastmen hadn¡¯t desperately resisted, Zhou Tian¡¯s loss would have been much greater than just the second layer of the Skeleton Cave.


    Upon learning this, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t hesitate to rush to the Skeleton Cave at the first opportunity.


    Zhou Tian did not want to see the current situation unfold.


    He had a rough plan for the development of his forces and had confidence in their growth.


    However, he never anticipated such an accident when he felt everything was under control.


    The emergence of the Undead Monsters was a slap in the face.


    If not careful, Zhou Tian¡¯s current forces could be handed to others.


    Since the Blood Moon Lord and the Lord of the Hades were foes, the Undead Monsters could very well treat them as enemies.


    The Undead Monsters had no reason not to attack Zhou Tian, whose strength was inferior to theirs.


    However, Zhou Tian knew that no matter how much he regretted it, it was too late. Sear?h the nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    When he arrived at the Skeleton Cave, he calmed down and didn¡¯t rush to counterattack upon entry at the second layer of the cave, but instead began deploying his defenses.


    What defenses?


    Considering Zhou Tian¡¯s strength, he knew he could not match the Undead Monsters.


    He never planned to have a hard fight with them.


    The only thing he could do while his strength was inferior was to give the order to seal the entrance from the first to the second layer of the Skeleton Cave.


    ¡°Throw!¡± With Zhou Tian¡¯s order, a group of Beastman warriors each lofted a half-meter diameter rock towards the entrance from the first to the second level of the Skeleton Cave.


    Inevitably, many members of both the Beastmen and the Undead Monsters were killed or injured under the continuous fall of the rocks.


    However, the actions of Zhou Tian had no effect on both sides.


    The Beastmen couldn¡¯t leave because of Zhou Tian¡¯s orders, and the Undead Monsters seemed not to fear death.


    Even though many of them were crushed by the rocks thrown by Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman warriors, they continued to fight the Beastmen without pause.


    The Skeleton Cave looked ordinary, but for some reason, it was incredibly strong.


    Originally, Zhou Tian planned to block the entrance to prevent the Undead Monsters from continuing to invade.


    However, he found it extremely difficult to destroy the stone wall of the Skeleton Cave.


    Under such circumstances, Zhou Tian had no choice but to order his Beastmen to bring in rocks from outside to block the entrance.


    From the actions of Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastmen, he realized it wouldn¡¯t be easy to block the entrance according to his plan.


    If he had another choice, Zhou Tian might have given up this action already.


    Nevertheless, under Zhou Tian¡¯s strict orders, even though their actions didn¡¯t show any visible effects, his Beastmen kept throwing rocks into the lower entrance.


    Eventually, after nearly one day of continuous work and a large number of rocks piled up at the entrance, the first and second layers of the Skeleton Cave were temporarily isolated.


    But¡­


    ¡°What¡¯s that noise?¡± Just as Zhou Tian breathed a sigh of relief, he heard a faint noise coming from below the pile of rocks.


    Zhou Tian thought it was a monster that hadn¡¯t died completely and was moving.


    But as the noise got louder, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t help but pay more attention to this situation.


    ¡°You¡­¡± Just as Zhou Tian was about to order a Beastman warrior to check the situation through the gap, the entrance he had tried so hard to block shrank suddenly.


    The rocks that had blocked the entrance slid into the second layer of the Skeleton Cave like flowing water.


    ¡°What?¡± Zhou Tian was surprised to see this.


    After the piles of rocks disappeared from his sight, Zhou Tian then realized what had happened.


    Originally, blocking the lower entrance with rocks was a simple yet effective plan.


    But after the entrance was blocked, the Undead Monsters came up with a way to deal with it.


    If Zhou Tian could get the Beastmen to bring in rocks to trap the Undead Monsters in the second layer of the Skeleton Cave, then the Undead Monsters could use manpower to move these rocks from where they were trapped.


    As a result, just as Zhou Tian thought he had successfully blocked the Undead Monsters in the second layer of the Skeleton Cave, the Undead Monsters moved the rocks brought in by Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Warriors, rendering all of Zhou Tian¡¯s previous plans and tactics fruitless at that moment.


    Undoubtedly, the current situation is very unfavorable for Zhou Tian.

 Chapter 41 - 41 41 Difficult Problem

    ?41: Chapter 41: Difficult Problem 41: Chapter 41: Difficult Problem Zhou Tian did not necessarily fear those undead monsters.


    If Zhou Tian wholeheartedly wanted to block them in the second layer of Skeleton Cave, he was confident that those undead monsters would not be able to set foot in the first layer of the cave for several years.


    However, if Zhou Tian really wanted to do so, naturally, he would have to devote all his energy to this task.


    Zhou Tian clearly could not always expend his energy on this unprofitable matter.


    Hence, after learning about those undead monsters, his plan was to seal them off and then seek revenge when his strength was sufficient.


    However, based on the current situation, Zhou Tian realized that his idea of sealing those undead monsters seemed difficult to implement.


    Judging from the performance of those undead monsters, unless Zhou Tian found another solution, his future development path would likely encounter the biggest twist.


    ¡°What should I do?¡± Even Zhou Tian felt perplexed by the situation.


    After all, despite being much smarter than those monsters, before he became a monster in this world, he was just an ordinary otaku, with average looks, birth status and abilities.


    Thus, although he could use some simple strategies to his advantage among the monsters in everyday life, he was totally helpless when it came to real dilemmas.


    As a result, seeing that the undead monsters were preparing for another charge, Zhou Tian had to put aside his other thoughts and focus on how to resist those undead monsters.


    ¡°If only I had some sealing artifacts,¡± Zhou Tian sighed inwardly, knowing that such a wish was unrealistic.


    Considering the rarity of sealing artifacts, there was almost no possibility for Zhou Tian to acquire them.


    Thus, faced with the threat of those undead monsters, it seemed that he had no other choice but to fight hard.


    Since he couldn¡¯t come up with a better plan, Zhou Tian could only engage in a fierce battle with those undead monsters when they threatened him.


    Fortunately, although a hard battle with those undead monsters was against Zhou Tian¡¯s interests, the Beastman Clan, thanks to its geographical advantage, still had the strength to block those undead monsters at the moment.


    As a result, Zhou Tian, who felt helpless and could not think of a solution, could only command his beastmen, ¡°Keep holding on like this!


    I will think of ways to quickly boost our clan¡¯s strength.


    When our strength is strong enough, we will take revenge on these guys!¡± Although he knew well that ordinary Beastmen had little intelligence, Zhou Tian still ¡®explained¡¯ his plan to his subordinates out of frustration.


    Then, whether it was because of his annoyance from not being able to figure out how to deal with those undead monsters, Zhou Tian angrily left. S§×ar?h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°At this moment, since the territory of the Skeleton Tribe is not entirely under our control, the strength that should have increased from to annexing the Skeleton Tribe is not fully in place.


    But once we completely digest the power of the Skeleton Tribe, the strength of the beast slaves should reach the level of 15 or 16.


    Although we beastmen are a little weaker than those undead monsters, the gap doesn¡¯t appear to be too huge.¡±


    Despite not being able to figure out how to deal with those undead monsters for the moment, Zhou Tian did not stop thinking of countermeasures.


    After leaving the Skeleton Cave and carrying out the necessary arrangements, Zhou Tian immediately began to analyze the forces of the Beastmen and the undead monsters.


    After making a simple calculation of both sides¡¯ strength, Zhou Tian felt relieved.


    What Zhou Tian feared the most was a complete imbalance of strength between the two sides.


    If so, it would mean that he had no resistance at all when dealing with those undead monsters.


    Even if he tried his hardest, his foundation would definitely be swallowed up by them.


    However, in the current situation, even though Zhou Tian¡¯s strength was inferior to those undead monsters, he believed that as long as he made a concerted effort, he could catch up with them.


    In that case, Zhou Tian definitely had the courage to take on a hard battle with them.


    At least in Zhou Tian¡¯s view, those undead monsters were not that difficult to deal with.


    Apart from being a bit more powerful, compared to ordinary monsters, undead monsters had far more weaknesses.


    It was just that Zhou Tian¡¯s strength was currently inferior to theirs.


    Otherwise, even if Zhou Tian abandoned the Skeleton Cave, he would ultimately be able to severely damage those undead monsters with ease.


    Now, although Zhou Tian still adhered to his original decision of not having a hard fight with those undead monsters before his strength had caught up, he couldn¡¯t help but come up with other plans while blocking those undead.


    Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t just sit around and do nothing.


    Unlike fighting with players and NPCs, if Zhou Tian¡¯s opponents were NPCs and players now, no matter how heavy his losses were, Zhou Tian would not mind.


    No matter how many of his Beastmen died, as long as he made a significant contribution, the Blood Moon Lord would naturally replenish his military power.


    In such a battle, as long as Zhou Tian wasn¡¯t defeated, he would only get stronger as the fight goes on.


    However, in a battle with those undead monsters, once his strength was damaged, it was damaged.


    Even though the Blood Moon Lord and Lord of Hades didn¡¯t get along, that wouldn¡¯t be a reason for him to help Zhou Tian.


    Without making a significant contribution, according to the unwritten rules among monsters, Zhou Tian¡¯s military power could not be replenished at all.


    Therefore, if Zhou Tian didn¡¯t take any action, the number of his Beastmen fighting those undead monsters would definitely diminish over time.


    In this case, where there was already a gap in strength between the two sides, if Zhou Tian didn¡¯t take any action, he would surely be defeated.


    Thus, let¡¯s put aside for a moment Zhou Tian¡¯s thoughts about how to deal with those undead monsters.


    At the moment, he had two matters that urgently needed to be resolved.


    The first and most important one was that Zhou Tian had to figure out a way to replenish his troops.


    If the casualties from the fights with those undead monsters could not be replenished, he would have to find other sources for his troops.


    At the same time, Zhou Tian also considered the second matter.


    It¡¯s forever difficult to win by just being on the defensive.


    Under such circumstances, while resisting those undead monsters, Zhou Tian naturally had to consider enhancing his own strength.


    This matter, though not urgent, had to be put on the agenda before he could fully digest the power of the Skeleton Tribe.


    Now that Zhou Tian started to consider the future development plan of his Beastman Clan, he found that there were so many things he needed to think about.


    Though he felt a headache when facing those problems, he finally had to lead his Beastmen to tackle them one by one.

 Chapter 42 - 42 42 Confidence in Expansion

    ?42: Chapter 42: Confidence in Expansion 42: Chapter 42: Confidence in Expansion Zhou Tian first addressed the issue of military power.


    Given the current situation of the Beastman Clan, their numbers were relatively few.


    Originally, Zhou Tian planned to resolve this issue after annexing the Skeleton Tribe, but unexpectedly, a sudden turn of events happened.


    Now, not only were their clan members too few, but there was also a need to compete with the undead monsters.


    Zhou Tian must first solve this issue of manpower.


    Only with sufficient military power could Zhou Tian have the capital to battle these undead monsters.


    Acquiring enough military power was not a difficult task.


    As long as he could kill enough NPCs or players, the Blood Moon Lord would usually send new members to their clan. S§×ar?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Sitting in Zhou Tian¡¯s position today, as long as he was willing, he wouldn¡¯t need to worry about who made the move.


    As long as he made a plan that allowed his Beastmen to achieve merits, then the military power rewarded would naturally be under his control.


    Under that circumstance, Zhou Tian naturally targeted players once again without hesitation.


    Why target the players?


    Naturally, it was because Zhou Tian had more advantages when battling against players.


    Although it was less troublesome to kill NPCs, considering their strength as a power that had been resisting monsters for so many years, one can imagine how strong they are.


    Zhou Tian had spent considerable efforts to deal with a village in the past.


    Now, with powerful enemies nearby, he had no reason to provoke such opponents.


    Therefore, compared to NPCs, dealing with players became Zhou Tian¡¯s best choice.


    Firstly, Zhou Tian could make use of his ability to bring out the maximum advantage of the monsters¡¯ superior numbers, and if supplemented with an ambush, unless the player was exceptionally powerful, they would seldom stand a chance against Zhou Tian.


    At the same time, players were not as united as NPCs.


    After Zhou Tian dealt with a group of players, although it would provoke revenge, it would not lead to a direct confrontation with the entire player population.


    In this case, Zhou Tian could completely single out a portion of the players as his main target.


    It was easy to find people to target.


    Although in the eyes of the indigenous game world, players were not easily accessible, because of the considerable number of players in the game, if Zhou Tian wanted to find them, he could quickly locate several players who went monster hunting in the Beastman territory.


    As one might expect, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t even need to get involved personally; with just a few small tactics, those players all fell into the hands of his Beastmen.


    Thus, everything proceeded mostly according to Zhou Tian¡¯s plan.


    After defeating a group of players, the guild to which they belonged naturally sought to trouble Zhou Tian.


    However, due to Zhou Tian¡¯s numerous advantages, regardless of the number of people dispatched to their territory, the outcome was always the same ¨C total annihilation.


    However, what surprised Zhou Tian was the peculiar reaction of the players.


    Generally, in a game, if a guild had a feud with a boss, they would organize members to kill the boss, unless the power difference was too significant, or someone else had claimed the monster.


    This way of handling disputes not only united the guild members, but also rewarded them with good equipment from killing the boss.


    However, after just several conflicts with Zhou Tian, to his surprise, the player guild immediately gave up, which forced Zhou Tian to cancel many of his planned actions prematurely.


    After killing those players, Zhou Tian did not expect that the Blood Moon Lord did not reward him with anything else.


    All the merit achieved was exchanged for the maximum military rewards at the Blood Moon Lord¡¯s place.


    When Zhou Tian received those new Beastmen, he understood what was going on, but he was uncertain how to react.


    It was clear from the current situation that the Blood Moon Lord had gotten wind of Zhou Tian¡¯s situation.


    What puzzled Zhou Tian was that even though the Blood Moon Lord might be no stronger than the Lord of Hades, he definitely would not be weaker.


    With the territories of the two cults connected at present, did the Blood Moon Lord believe nothing had happened?


    Or had there been a tacit understanding between the Blood Moon Lord and the Lord of Hades from the beginning, or was Zhou Tian¡¯s situation just a trivial gamble to them?


    No matter which situation, Zhou Tian wasn¡¯t fond of any.


    But at present, with his minimal influence, Zhou Tian was merely a chess piece in a chess game, even if he saw this as a match.


    Instead of trying to become a chess master or overthrow the chess master, he would be better off considering how to expand his own power.


    With that mindset, Zhou Tian began pondering development plans.


    While Zhou Tian¡¯s adaptability might have been poor, given sufficient time to think, his ability to scheme was on the contrary, rather good.


    After absorbing one Skeleton Cave, Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Clan had become one of the powerful races in the beginner area.


    Under such circumstances, Zhou Tian was very confident about his expansion plan.


    Without a doubt, while dealing with advanced monsters could be difficult, Zhou Tian felt that none of the monsters in the Novice Village could pose a significant threat to him.


    The main issue was that the intelligence of the monsters near Zhou Tian was too basic.


    Zhou Tian had already done so much, and one would think that these monsters should already be on alert!


    After all, Zhou Tian had already annexed the Skeleton Tribe, an ally.


    So if Zhou Tian got greedy for their territories, there was no way he would spare them.


    Yet even in such circumstances, the monsters near Zhou Tian were still living their daily lives without any concerns, as if everything that Zhou Tian had done had never happened.


    Based on the behavior of the monsters, if Zhou Tian did not provoke them voluntarily, they probably wouldn¡¯t initiate any warfare.

 Chapter 43 - 43 43 Targeting

    ?43: Chapter 43: Targeting 43: Chapter 43: Targeting (It took less than half a month to exceed 100,000 words, in order to stay in the rankings longer, I have to slow down the updates.


    Afterwards, I¡¯ll update twice a day, depending on the progress.


    If the progress is good and remaining in the rankings doesn¡¯t matter anymore, I¡¯ll resume regular updates.


    At that time, not to mention three updates a day, I¡¯ll be willing to do five.


    In short, I hope for your continued support!)


    ¡®If someone doesn¡¯t provoke me, I won¡¯t provoke them.¡¯- It seems clear that the monsters living near Zhou Tian primarily act by this principle.


    Seeing this, Zhou Tian gained great confidence in his plan to annex them.


    As long as his methods were appropriate, and considering the current situation where he was facing the undead monsters under the command of the Lord of Hades, Zhou Tian believed that even if he took some drastic actions, the Blood Moon Lord wouldn¡¯t be overly concerned.


    With no interference from above, and provided that Zhou Tian had the means to do so, it wouldn¡¯t matter which monster branch he absorbed.


    He even believed that no one would intervene if he unified the beginner area.


    On the subject of annexing the monster branches, Zhou Tian immediately had an idea ¨C a surprise attack!


    Not that Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t handle those monsters in a head-on battle.


    After all, the Beastman Clan¡¯s current strength was considered top-tier in the beginner area.


    If Zhou Tian genuinely wanted to deal with a monster branch, they most likely wouldn¡¯t be able to handle him.


    However, Zhou Tian was facing threats from undead monsters, and while facing strong enemies, he did not have the capacity to start a war with another enemy.


    Thus, while he could fight, he could not let the war drag on for long.


    Therefore, in annexing monster branches, while Zhou Tian could do it, there was inevitably some limitations to his actions.


    As a result, after carefully reviewing the intelligence about the monster branches near him, Zhou Tian identified the Beast Race monsters as the most suitable target for annexation.


    The beast race monsters were the weakest in the Novice Village, even the original Beastman Clan was stronger.


    While the strength of the lower ranks was similar for both races, the Beastman Clan had a beastman leader, while the Beast Race monsters only had smaller bosses without a King or leader.


    Interestingly, the composition of Beast race monsters was quite diverse.


    They occupied a wide area in the beginner area, almost all territories adjacent to human cities.


    In terms of territorial area, they definitely had the largest among all the monsters.


    Being a relatively weak faction, the reason the Beast Race monsters could occupy such a large territory naturally had a deeper cause.


    The Beast Race monsters, from low to high, were composed of wolves, leopards, bears, lions, and tigers, and all members¡¯ strength ranged between levels five and fifteen.


    Such a race should not have only that much strength yet occupy such a large territory.


    At the end of the day, the reason for the current situation is simply that the Beast Race monsters¡¯ territories are too special.


    If they are close to the NPC City, it means that there will be a lot of NPCs and players in that territory.


    Hence, it is clear that monsters in such locations would inevitably run into enemies regularly.


    Indeed, this was the case.


    Originally, according to the territory of the Beast Race monsters, they should not only have low power as they do now, but it would not be a problem for them to become mid-tier monsters.


    However, because they were placed in such a special position, it was difficult for a Beast Race monster to survive for three days from its birth to death.


    As a result, a group of monsters, which could at least have become a middle-tier force, ended up being a bottom-tier because of heavy casualties.


    Moreover, because their group had no ultimate Boss surviving, the lack of effective governance and high-end combat power made them three points weaker than the original Beastman Clan.


    Now that Zhou Tian has targeted them, those beast race monsters naturally lack the ability to resist, you could even say they won¡¯t resist at all.


    Because any decent territory would have been divided up by other monsters long ago, the territories of the beast race monsters currently are basically just the unwanted leftovers.


    They hardly care about it themselves, let alone outsiders.


    If Zhou Tian wants to annex their territories, these beast race monsters probably won¡¯t even put up a fight.


    The reason Zhou Tian selected such a target was precisely due to these considerations.


    If Zhou Tian were to target other monsters, though there would be a chance of success in a surprise attack, the risk would be too great.


    Now, Zhou Tian can¡¯t afford to take those risks because he is already backed into a corner.


    Even a slight mishap could capsize his ship.


    So, instead of risking an annexation of other powers, Zhou Tian would rather target an area devoid of resistance.


    Of course, Zhou Tian¡¯s current choice isn¡¯t risk-free either.


    If he were to annex the territories of those beast race monsters, the predicaments faced by these monsters would become Zhou Tian¡¯s future problem.


    If mishandled, this could turn into a significant issue.


    However, Zhou Tian has given thought to this problem.


    Zhou Tian is fundamentally different from ordinary monsters.


    As for his way of doing things, he never follows the crowd.


    So, problems that may seem difficult for other monsters might not be a problem for him.


    Is the territory too close to an NPC city?


    That¡¯s not an issue.


    If it¡¯s close, so be it.


    When Zhou Tian occupies such areas, he can simply stop sending monsters over.


    In this case, without monsters being sent, there naturally won¡¯t be any damage.


    High-level monsters are constantly sending lesser monsters to their deaths, primarily out of fear that their territories will be occupied by NPCs.


    However, Zhou Tian finds such actions of these monsters laughable.


    What good can a few puny monsters really do?


    Will a few lesser monsters stop them if the NPCs take any action, and thwart their soldier?


    Clearly, this is never going to happen.


    If the NPCs dared to send out troops, not just a few beast monsters, even all the monsters in the area working together wouldn¡¯t be enough to resist their attack. S§×ar?h the N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    So in Zhou Tian¡¯s view, the existence of these lesser monsters merely serves as a demonstration and as spies monitoring the group of NPCs.


    If Zhou Tian were to vacate the area, the NPCs, even if they wanted to take action, wouldn¡¯t be able to do so immediately.


    With some time granted, Zhou Tian will have more options for handling the situation once he¡¯s regained his strength.


    Being decisive, Zhou Tian acts promptly and decisively.


    Once a thought crosses his mind, he doesn¡¯t hesitate to act.


    Therefore, without further ado, he targeted the bestial monsters.


    And indeed, things went as Zhou Tian planned.


    When his beastman clan attacked, the target beasts didn¡¯t resist.


    Every time Zhou Tian¡¯s troops attacked a place, the beasts would give up their territory willingly.


    This tactic allowed Zhou Tian to easily conquer large amounts of territory.

 Chapter 44 - 44 44 Unexpected Information

    ?44: Chapter 44: Unexpected Information 44: Chapter 44: Unexpected Information Having successfully occupied the territories of the beast monsters, it would¡¯ve made sense for Zhou Tian to settle down at that point.


    After all, these territories weren¡¯t particularly advantageous, and Zhou Tian had only taken them to leverage his position.


    Now that his goal had been reached, staying there would only invite trouble.


    However, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t rush to retreat.


    After taking over these territories, he surprisingly kept his army there for some time.


    ¡°This game is unlike any other.


    It evolves and updates on its own, and I¡¯ve heard there are no GMs inside.


    The game claims there are no bugs, and if there are, they¡¯re intentional design elements.


    The game company won¡¯t intervene, and those who discover them can exploit them for personal gain.


    Trust me, I¡¯ve been playing this game for a while, and compared to other games, this one is way more interesting.


    Not only are there more unpredictable elements, but also there won¡¯t be any pay-to-win players.¡±


    ¡°If it¡¯s as good as you say, we¡¯ll certainly play this game in the future.¡±


    ¡°Why would I lie to you?


    Almost a hundred million players around the world are playing this game.


    If you don¡¯t level up now, you¡¯ll find out how hard it is to do so when more people join the game.¡±


    A group of newbie players were walking around the edge of the NPC city, chatting while hunting for wild monsters nearby.


    During this conversation, none of them noticed the expression on the face of a nearby Beastman changing subtly.


    Zhou Tian did not immediately leave the area he had occupied, he had his own plans.


    From his perspective, he had already taken over an hot-iron territory.


    But it didn¡¯t mean he had to leave immediately.


    At least based on the situation at that moment, before leaving, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t want to miss out on the opportunity to gain some merit.


    None of the three forces ¨C monsters, NPCs or players ¨C would have anticipated Zhou Tian¡¯s move.


    So, naturally, few would know about the changes happening in that territory.


    And what Zhou Tian wanted to exploit was the fact that few knew about his actions.


    No one would expect Zhou Tian to get himself into trouble, and the unanticipated would be undefended.


    So, given that the NPCs and players knew nothing about his actions, he had more available options.


    The beast monsters were in no way a match for Zhou Tian.


    His clan of Beastmen was far more powerful, and with Zhou Tian¡¯s leadership, they could fully harness their strength to ambush the NPCs and players.


    In this unguarded situation, any target Zhou Tian set his sights on likely had no chance to escape.


    In fact, after Zhou Tian made his move, he successfully ambushed several NPC armies in succession.


    His cautious approach ensured that none of the higher-ups in the NPC city noticed it.


    Naturally, if Zhou Tian was willing to attack the NPCs, he wouldn¡¯t hesitate to ambush the players either.


    However, Zhou Tian did not expect to accidentally overhear some news while ambushing the players.


    After learning about the current state of the game on Earth, he realized that the game had undergone significant changes compared to when he played.


    Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t help but feel that something was wrong.


    Under normal circumstances, games wouldn¡¯t evolve in such a way.


    With the technology on Earth, it was impossible to make a game that could evolve autonomously without a GM. S§×arch* The n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Therefore, Zhou Tian was one hundred percent certain that the changes in the gaming on Earth were somehow related to the world they were in.


    Even though he knew he couldn¡¯t influence the situation with his current strength level, Zhou Tian had the strangest feeling that he might have played an unknown role in the game-related changes on Earth.


    Of course, even though hearing that conversation had some impact on Zhou Tian, he had no intention of postponing his original plan.


    After all, Earth was still far, far away, and he was in no position to manage affairs there.


    Therefore, it made more sense for Zhou Tian to focus on gaining merit from those players.


    Even if the players had just provided him with potentially useful information, Zhou Tian still had no mercy on them.


    After they walked into the ambush he had prepared, Zhou Tian directly emerged from the darkness.


    ¡°Look, it¡¯s the BOSS!¡± As soon as Zhou Tian appeared, the players noticed him.


    One of them pointed out Zhou Tian¡¯s presence while rushing towards him.


    ¡°Idiot, don¡¯t go over there.


    That BOSS is a notorious player killer in the novice village, he can¡­


    It¡¯s too late.¡± Seeing his companion¡¯s actions, one player who seemed to know about Zhou Tian tried to warn his companion.


    But before he could finish his sentence, numerous Beastman warriors appeared, showing the player that they were in a serious predicament.


    Alas, even their understanding of Zhou Tian and reluctance to fight him directly didn¡¯t help.


    As soon as Zhou Tian and his Beastmen appeared, it was clear that the players had no chance of escape.


    In the end, as Zhou Tian¡¯s abilities came into play, one after another Beastman broke the barrier between the players due to contact, eventually trapping the players within the Beastman warriors¡¯ encirclement.


    The rest of the fight was predictable.


    Even if Zhou Tian took on the newbie players alone, he would still have an 80 to 90 percent chance of winning.


    Let alone now, when he had not only himself but also his Beastman warriors.


    Given his current strength, dealing with these players would not be difficult at all.

 Chapter 45 - 45 45 Battle with the Undead Again

    ?45: Chapter 45: Battle with the Undead Again 45: Chapter 45: Battle with the Undead Again Zhou Tian¡¯s actions lasted for over half a day, killing nearly a thousand NPCs and players in almost a day.


    Although 99% of them were NPCs, Zhou Tian still gained massive merits from this mission.


    After gaining merits, Zhou Tian chose to retreat without hesitation when the NPCs realized what was happening and prepared to come out of the stronghold to confront him.


    As a result, the NPC army barely had time to catch a glimpse of Zhou Tian before they noticed the lower-level monsters that had been present outside their outpost were miraculously gone.


    Honestly, considering the circumstances then, the NPCs could have easily retrieved the territories that Zhou Tian had newly acquired.


    However, just as Zhou Tian had figured, the NPCs were utterly unprepared to take over those territories.


    Knowing the potential consequences of their actions, the NPCs could only reluctantly withdraw their troops when they couldn¡¯t locate Zhou Tian.


    The moment the NPCs prepared to act, Zhou Tian was already initiating his move.


    Zhou Tian had only occupied a small portion of the Beastman Clan¡¯s territory.


    However, the overall size of the territory in Zhou Tian¡¯s hands had still increased by nearly a third, considering the vastness of the Beastman¡¯s lands.


    Despite the troubles of managing the newfound territory, the power of his Beastman warriors had substantially improved, allowing them a steady daily increase in strength.


    Given the circumstances, it would have been best for Zhou Tian to wait longer.


    Once his power stabilizes, it should become much easier to overcome any difficulties.


    But evidently, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t have ample time to prepare.


    Although the NPCs were quite stable for now, it didn¡¯t promise they would remain so in the future.


    If the NPCs decided to start indiscriminate attacks, Zhou Tian believed that he could recapture those territories.


    However, even if he emerged unscathed, the Blood Moon Lord was unlikely to let him off the hook for losing the territories.


    Therefore, Zhou Tian had to settle the issue with the Undead Monsters as soon as possible in the following period.


    Only after settling this issue could Zhou Tian focus all his attention on the NPC surveillance at the stronghold and plan his response to them.


    As a result, even though conditions were not yet ripe, Zhou Tian decided to launch an assault on the Undead Monsters inside the Skeleton Cave Second Layer without any hesitation once his Beastman forces had made a certain amount of progress.


    At Zhou Tian¡¯s command, a large number of Beastman Warriors rushed to the Skeleton Cave.


    By the time Zhou Tian arrived, nearly all the Beastman elites had already gathered in that area.


    ¡°Success is the only option for this mission!


    If we can¡¯t control the attack of the Undead Monsters, we¡¯re in big trouble.¡± After taking a deep breath and carefully eyeing his Beastman troops, Zhou Tian ¨C gritting his teeth ¨C commanded, ¡°Attack!¡± At Zhou Tian¡¯s order, his Beastman Warriors sprang into action.


    Previously, when a significant strength gap remained between the Beastman Clan and the Undead Monsters, the Undead Monsters ¨C unsatisfied with merely occupying a piece of new territory ¨C launched an attack on the first layer of the Skeleton Cave after occupying its second layer.


    However, having previously prepared and issued relevant orders, Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman forces managed to sustain considerable casualties each time the Undead Monsters acted, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn¡¯t breach through to the first layer of the Skeleton Cave.


    In the end, it seemed that the Undead Monsters realized the determination of the Beastman Clan.


    Although they never said they had given up on the plan to invade the first layer of the Skeleton Cave, their attack intensity couldn¡¯t compare with what it once was.


    Now, Zhou Tian¡¯s plan was to take advantage of the opportunity when the Undead Monsters were unprepared and oust them from the second layer of the Skeleton Cave.


    He would then use potential Seal Items or existing fortifications from the second layer of the Skeleton cave to completely block the Undead Monsters outside his sphere of influence.


    ¡°Roar!¡± At Zhou Tian¡¯s command, although the Beastmen were unaware of his plan, they nonetheless rushed towards the second layer of the Skeleton Cave with a resolute roar.


    Because they never anticipated that Zhou Tian¡¯s forces, weaker than them, would dare to resist, the Undead Monsters had no defense precautions. sea??h th§× ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Consequently, under the circumstances, Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Warriors easily broke into the second layer of the Skeleton Cave.


    However, when Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman ventured into the second layer of the Skeleton Cave, the Undead Monsters over there had already reacted.


    Facing Zhou Tian¡¯s attack, the Undead Monsters, who thought the Beastman¡¯s strength couldn¡¯t rival theirs based on previous encounters, naturally didn¡¯t retreat.


    Hence, those Undead Monsters that had dismissed the Beastman as no threat prepared their defenses.


    Eventually, a massive number of Beastman Warriors and Undead Monsters clashed within the second layer of the Skeleton Cave.


    ¡°How¡¯s the current battle situation?¡± Despite the danger, Zhou Tian chose to infiltrate the battlefield, fully aware of the importance of this battle in the Skeleton Cave.


    Upon hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s words, the Beastman Warriors who had been following his orders to keep an eye on the battle situation reported the circumstances around them to Zhou Tian one by one.


    In fact, given Zhou TIan¡¯s authority ability, he could still approximate the battle situation even without using such tactics.


    But, Zhou Tian was evidently looking for more detailed content.


    After receiving detailed intelligence, he gained a clearer understanding of the current battle situation.

 Chapter 46 - 46 46 Commence Action

    ?46: Chapter 46: Commence Action 46: Chapter 46: Commence Action ¡°Things are much worse than I imagined!


    The power of those damn undead creatures is far stronger than they initially displayed; it seems they didn¡¯t fully exert themselves when they attacked us.


    But no matter, we will have to stand our ground to achieve our goal now, otherwise, the losses from this operation will be substantial.


    Well, for now, I should head to our planned destination and hope that what I need is there.¡± After mumbling a few complaints to himself, Zhou Tian made his mental note of the route to his objective and started heading towards his desired location¡­


    Along the way, Zhou Tian encountered numerous attacks from undead monsters.


    However, nearly a hundred Beastman warriors accompanied him, coupled with his own formidable strength, so naturally, Zhou Tian moved forward without any major risks.


    Engaging in battle while pressing forward, Zhou Tian lost count of how many undead monsters his Beastman warriors had slain.


    After a nearly hour-long journey, Zhou Tian finally arrived at the very purpose of his journey ¨C the junction between the Skeleton Cave Second Layer and the lair of the undead creatures.


    If Zhou Tian wished to drive away these undead monsters, ordinary tactics wouldn¡¯t suffice.


    After all, who knows the true fighting strength of these undead clans?


    If they significantly exceed Zhou Tian both in strength and military power, and yet staunchly refuse to relinquish control over the Skeleton Cave Second Layer, then reclaiming this territory for Zhou Tian would not be an easy task.


    Given the circumstances, Zhou Tian¡¯s only choice was to cut off the retreat of these undead monsters.


    If the connection between the Skeleton Cave and the outside world is severed, regardless of how powerful the undead monsters inside the cave are, they won¡¯t be able to hold on for long without backup.


    This would, of course, make it much easier for Zhou Tian to prevail.


    The simplest way to cut off the backup for these undead monsters would probably be to reseal the passage they used to enter.


    Zhou Tian believed that if the seal, which had trapped the undead creatures for a long time, were activated once more, it would certainly buy him some time, even if not completely preventing the undead from entering the Skeleton Cave again.


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    ¡°Damn it!¡± Zhou Tian had actually made mental preparations before his arrival.


    After all, unlike other items, seal artifacts are treasures that monsters would not leave untouched if they happened upon them.


    Clearly, besides the intention of acquiring this precious item, the undead creatures aimed to prevent the possibility of being sealed back into their lair.


    Indeed, by the time Zhou Tian arrived at the original location of the seals, the destroyed seal artifacts had already vanished without a trace.


    While feeling a sense of unwillingness, Zhou Tian understood that once those items fell into the hands of the enemy, there was little to no hope of regaining them.


    The undead monsters currently faced weren¡¯t weak opponents; their strength was comparable to his, if not greater.


    Zhou Tian knew he would need to dedicate all his effort to repelling them from his territory, let alone trying to forcibly recover the seals from them ¨C an endeavor he realized he was in no condition to attempt.


    Once it became clear that there was no way forward, Zhou Tian naturally stopped considering that alternative.


    While the loss of the seal artifacts was indeed a setback for Zhou Tian, he had anticipated such a situation and thus, even now, without the seal artifacts, he wouldn¡¯t alter his current plan.


    The Sealed Land, merely over a meter wide, was much easier to defend than the meters wide passage from the first to the second layer of the Skeleton Cave.


    Without any hesitation, Zhou Tian blankly spent two to three seconds after arriving at the destination and discovering that the objects were already missing.


    He then waved his hand and promptly led his Beastman warriors into a charge towards that location.


    Regardless, as long as the entrance to the sealed site is blocked, the lair of the undead monsters will not be able to send more reinforcements into the Skeleton Cave.


    In such a case, even if Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman soldiers had to fight hard against the enemy, every enemy soldier lost is one less to contend with.


    Sure, it may take a bit more time, but eliminating all the undead monsters in the Skeleton Cave will eventually cease to be a concern.


    Of course, Zhou Tian¡¯s current course of action wasn¡¯t without its drawbacks.


    It could potentially incite a fierce counterattack from the undead.


    In such a case, whether it is the members inside the lair of the undead creatures or the undead monsters within the Skeleton Cave, Zhou Tian believed they would all launch desperate attacks against him.


    Facing such a situation of simultaneous attacks from both front and back would undoubtedly exert some pressure on anyone.


    Needless to say, in terms of strength, Zhou Tian and his Beastman warriors were at a disadvantage compared to their adversaries.


    However, based on the circumstances at hand, Zhou Tian, despite knowing full well the danger of his actions, ultimately had no choice but to proceed.


    As a result, under Zhou Tian¡¯s leadership, the team of Beastman warriors advanced without hesitation towards the Sealed Entrance.


    Upon spotting Zhou Tian and his warriors, the clusters of undead monsters naturally struck back.


    However, due to the Beastman warriors accompanying Zhou Tian being significantly stronger than the ordinary undead monsters, coupled with Zhou Tian¡¯s amplified equipment and resurrection skills, the scattered resistances of these undead monsters had barely any significant effect.


    With relative ease, Zhou Tian swiftly reached his target location.


    ¡°Quick, hold back those undead; don¡¯t let them step into the Skeleton Cave!¡±


    After successfully seizing the entrance to the Skeleton Cave, Zhou Tian, waving his hand, instructed his Beastman warriors to vigorously resist the counterattack from the undead monsters.


    Initially, Zhou Tian assumed that these undead monsters, although not highly intelligent, should at least comprehend the meaning of his actions.


    That being the case, there was no reason why these undead monsters wouldn¡¯t fight him desperately once he seized the passage.


    However, after Zhou Tian occupied the area with his Beastman soldiers, he was surprised to find that for some unknown reason, the undead monsters didn¡¯t have any intention of counterattacking at all.


    They did make some moves, but the intensity of their attacks was much weaker than what Zhou Tian had anticipated.

 Chapter 47 - 47 47 Zombie

    ?47: Chapter 47 Zombie?


    47: Chapter 47 Zombie?


    ¡± Damn it, maybe these undead lack the intelligence to realize the harm we¡¯re causing!¡± Although Zhou Tian felt something was wrong deep within his heart, he was unable to change his plan given the circumstances.


    So, with a little self-reassurance, Zhou Tian settled down and began arranging his Beastman Warriors to form a defense line.


    Everything went smoothly.


    The situations Zhou Tian was worried about didn¡¯t occur.


    With his help, though few in number, his Beastman Warriors managed to demonstrate extraordinary strength and barricade the undead monsters from Skeleton Cave outside their defensive line, suffering almost zero casualties.


    As for the members residing in the lair of the undead monsters, they couldn¡¯t launch a large-scale attack due to their formidable strength, leaving Zhou Tian helpless against them.


    ¡°It seems like¡­¡± Seeing the situation unfold like this, Zhou Tian let out a sigh of relief and decided to wait patiently for everything to end as planned.


    However, just as Zhou Tian was thinking this way, he was completely caught off guard.


    At the very moment he let his guard down, the unsettling factor that had been bothering him this whole time emerged.


    ¡°Roar!¡± A huge roar suddenly echoed from the passage behind him.


    Zhou Tian was startled.


    Just as he turned his head to see what was making the noise, he was met with an unexpected attack.


    A giant iron chain flew out of the passage they blocked.


    Before Zhou Tian could even react, it brutally hit him.


    Like being hit by a truck, Zhou Tian was sent flying by the assault before he could even grasp the situation.


    He then felt a surge of intense pain in his brain before his body hit the ground.


    ¡°Dammit, seems like I must have some power too!¡± After this unexpected loss, Zhou Tian¡¯s original thought process inevitably changed.


    In his initial plan, power was power, whether it was his own or belonged to his subordinates.


    As long as he could fully utilize that power, there was no need to insist on having it himself.


    In fact, compared to wielding power himself, Zhou Tian trusted the power of his troops even more.


    No matter how strong his power was, if he personally engaged in combat, it would be inevitable to face dangers.


    And clearly, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t want to put himself in danger.


    Thus, if his subordinates could resolve the issue, Zhou Tian naturally preferred to leave it to them.


    However, this ordeal had caused a shift in Zhou Tian¡¯s mindset.


    Despite having a massive monster team at his disposal, when he was under attack, he realized that his Beastman Warriors couldn¡¯t assist him.


    If it weren¡¯t for the strength he assumed as the Beastman commander, the surprise attack would have ended his life.


    ¡°Damn it, I need to secure some advantages for myself.


    If I didn¡¯t have some power today, I might have died here.¡± With that thought in mind, Zhou Tian resentfully turned his head toward the direction of the previous attack, trying to see what sort of monster had attacked him.


    ¡°Is this¡­a zombie!¡±


    There are many kinds of undead, with the most common being skeletons which are ubiquitous in Skeleton Cave.


    Among the undead monsters that Zhou Tian was fighting against, there were a few kinds of skeletons.


    Besides skeletons, he was also up against an army of ghosts that resemble white cloths with two black holes.


    Of course, amongst the undead, besides skeletons and ghosts, there is also the representative zombie, which naturally wouldn¡¯t be missing.


    In Skeleton Cave, Zhou Tian encountered many zombies.


    Although these zombies were numerous, most of them were headless zombies that looked like ordinary people without heads.


    They were as powerful as Beastman Warriors but Zhou Tian didn¡¯t take them seriously.


    Skeleton Cave had different types of skeletons so Zhou Tian naturally believed there should also be different types of ghosts and zombies.


    But because he had never seen other kinds of ghosts or zombies, he thought that such undead couldn¡¯t possibly come to Skeleton Cave, so he didn¡¯t pay much attention to the situation.


    To his surprise, while preparing to cut off the retreat of the undead, he suffered from an unexpected attack by an undead that shouldn¡¯t have been there.


    ¡°Is this even a zombie?¡± Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t imagine, was this monster they faced- standing almost three meters tall, covered in fur, and dragging iron chains on its four limbs- the same species as those ¡®thin¡¯ headless zombies that looked like ordinary people?


    Regardless of how incredible it seemed, Zhou Tian had to accept what he saw.


    After all, according to the rules of this world, Zhou Tian could get part of the information about the target he observed.


    Since the information displayed when he saw this enormous monster was that it was a zombie, no matter how strange it seemed, the monster¡¯s identity should be correct.


    Being attacked by this giant didn¡¯t make Zhou Tian hold a grudge against it.


    However, Zhou Tian was certainly not going to let it go today.


    After all, even if that zombie couldn¡¯t get into the Skeleton Cave due to its size, its iron chains posed a threat to Zhou Tian and his Beastman Warriors.


    ¡°No wonder!


    I managed to get here so easily because those guys knew about this giant guarding here.


    If we don¡¯t take it down, our plan will not be realized.¡± After glaring resentfully at the giant zombie, Zhou Tian got up from the ground and immediately ordered his Beastman Warriors into action.


    Following Zhou Tian¡¯s orders, a group of Beastman Warriors stood directly on the inner side of the passage.


    They collaborated with the Beastman Warriors inside the Skeleton Cave, refusing to let the undead inside the cave interfere with their battle.


    At the same time, the second wave of Zhou Tian¡¯s troops charged to both sides of the narrow passage, blocking the undead on the other side of the passage.


    After completing this, Zhou Tian led his most elite dozen Beastman Warriors and rushed towards the giant zombie.


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 Chapter 48 - 48 48 Weakness

    ?48: Chapter 48 Weakness 48: Chapter 48 Weakness With things having reached this point, Zhou Tian knew that the current situation had far exceeded his original plan.


    According to the preparations he had originally made, he now had no confidence of victory when confronted with these undead.


    Even the matter of dealing with that zombie now posed a threat to Zhou Tian.


    If there were any accidents on this matter, Zhou Tian was clear that he could lose his life at any moment.


    However, since things had already developed to this point, Zhou Tian was like a gambler who had put all his property down, even if he knew he didn¡¯t have a surefire chance of winning, he had no choice but to try again.


    Given the current situation, if Zhou Tian retreated, the undead occupying more territory would certainly follow.


    Coupled with the potential threat from the outside world occupying the new territory, Zhou Tian, though not necessarily destroyed, would find it difficult to turn the tide again.


    Therefore, no matter how many unintended events happened now or how much danger Zhou Tian faced, he had to continue his plan and only by doing so could he find a glimmer of hope.


    With the firm belief in his heart, Zhou Tian¡¯s actions naturally did not show the slightest hesitation.


    After ordering his half-beast warriors to dodge the zombie¡¯s attacks several times, Zhou Tian successfully led his half-beast warriors to the front of the giant zombie.


    However, when Zhou Tian really succeeded in rushing to the front of the zombie, he involuntarily took a breath of cold air, almost completely forgetting about his formidable enemy in front of him.


    ¡°How am I supposed to fight in this situation!¡± First, he discovered that the strength of the undead was stronger than he had imagined, then he encountered a zombie with a terrifyingly large body.


    Despite all these, Zhou Tian¡¯s determination wasn¡¯t shaken, but when he reached the front of the zombie, his confidence suddenly began to waver.


    Zhou Tian firmly believed that by acting according to his plan, he could ultimately achieve victory.


    However, Zhou Tian was still a rational person, even with ample confidence in himself and his plan.


    When he rushed in front of the giant zombie and found an endless line of undead behind the zombie, even with all his faith in himself, he wasn¡¯t so sure if he could accomplish his initial objective.


    ¡°Fortunately, the cave entrance is small, otherwise I would¡¯ve been finished off by those creatures by now.¡± After realizing the strength of the group of undead monsters, Zhou Tian had to admit that he really had no way to compete with them at this point.


    However, what gave Zhou Tian some comfort was that the undead were frighteningly large, and due to their size, not many undead monsters were able to enter the Skeleton Cave.


    Therefore, even though Zhou Tian could not possibly compete with the group of undead monsters, at least he did not have to worry about hundreds of powerful undead monsters rushing into the Skeleton Cave.


    Just as Zhou Tian regained his senses, he quickly realized that he simply didn¡¯t have the time to consider anything else.


    During his moment of distraction, that zombie did not let the opportunity to attack him pass, by the time he had gathered his bearings, the zombie¡¯s iron chain was about to hit him.


    Dealing with the zombie was headache enough already, without having to think about other problems.


    Zhou Tian rolled on the spot and easily avoided the zombie¡¯s attack.


    However, compared to Zhou Tian, his half beast warriors were veteran elite soldiers but were greatly outclassed.


    As a result, they couldn¡¯t block the zombie¡¯s attacks, and some of them couldn¡¯t even dodge them.


    Consequently, two half-beast warriors were lost to that one calculated iron chain attack by the zombie.


    At this stage, it can be said that the current situation is quite unfavourable for Zhou Tian.


    However, even if the situation was against him, Zhou Tian had no intention of giving up.


    After spitting on the ground and getting up, he immediately gathered his mind and led his half-beast warriors to counterattack the zombie.


    He was initially caught off guard, inattentive to the zombie¡¯s attack.


    However, once Zhou Tian got serious, dealing with the zombie became much easier.


    The zombie was not weak, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t know its specific attributes, but he could be sure that its level was likely not any lower than his.


    In terms of overall abilities, it was estimated that the zombie was superior to Zhou Tian.


    However, when it came to handling the zombie, Zhou Tian was still very confident because during his fight with the zombie, he had identified a significant weakness.


    As long as Zhou Tian exploited this weakness, he would face no difficulty in defeating it. Sear?h the nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The zombie¡¯s large body endowed it with formidable strength.


    Its mere physical power, combined with a few iron chains, was fatal.


    Even Zhou Tian¡¯s elite half-beast warriors could not withstand one of its attacks.


    However, ironically, just like its advantage, the zombie¡¯s large physique, although gave it massive strength, also caused it to be somewhat clumsy in its actions.


    High offensive power with low agility was a monster type highly favoured by mages to counter warriors in games.


    However, due to Zhou Tian¡¯s limited knowledge of the game, he didn¡¯t grasp enough about the zombie.


    As long as he knew what type of monster he was dealing with, there would be no problem dealing with it.


    Though the zombie¡¯s attack was not slow, its sluggish movement meant that all opponents had to do was dodge before it could launch an attack, making it impossible for the zombie¡¯s attack to hit its target.


    Of course, under normal circumstances, the zombie¡¯s opponents were unaware of how to use this information to avoid its attacks.


    However, clearly, this time it had met its match.


    Although Zhou Tian¡¯s instincts were not outstanding, as an adult, he could easily predict the zombie¡¯s attack.


    Therefore, spotting the potential, Zhou Tian not only completely avoided the zombie¡¯s attacks, he even turned them onto the undead surrounding it, eliminating many of them.

 Chapter 49 - 49 49 The Fleeing Zombie

    ?49: Chapter 49: The Fleeing Zombie 49: Chapter 49: The Fleeing Zombie ¡°Now that those monsters distracting us are gone, it¡¯s time for our final battle!¡± Zhou Tian glanced at the zombie and looked around, finding that the undead monsters around them had already been mostly handled.


    He ordered the few remaining beastman warriors nearby to stop any more undead creatures that still wanted to come in, while he himself made a beeline for the zombie.


    ¡°Roar!¡± Frustrated at its inability to hit Zhou Tian, the low-intelligence zombie was considerably enraged.


    It immediately swung its iron chains at Zhou Tian again after letting out a roar.


    Unfortunately for the zombie, since Zhou Tian had discovered its weakness, no matter how hard it tried, it no longer posed any threat to him.


    Under the zombie¡¯s relentless attacks, Zhou Tian effortlessly made his way to its front.


    After tucking away his sacrificial scepter, he climbed directly towards the upper part of the zombie¡¯s body from its right foot.


    As Zhou Tian charged towards the top of the zombie, he swung his commanding double axes at it repeatedly.


    Although Zhou Tian¡¯s attacks seemed to have little effect on the zombie, he observed through his abilities that the zombie¡¯s HP was slowly decreasing.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s actions infuriated the zombie.


    It was already unhappy at its inability to capture Zhou Tian.


    Now, Zhou Tian had even climbed onto its body.


    How could it possibly remain indifferent?


    Angry, the zombie threw aside its chains and began to beat its body with its own hands.


    In response to the zombie¡¯s actions, Zhou Tian could only dodge continuously.


    Though he could counterattack a few times, given the zombie¡¯s HP, killing it was not something he could achieve in a short time.


    However, Zhou Tian¡¯s efforts were not entirely in vain.


    After he enraged the zombie, it focused all its energies on him.


    While Zhou Tian was fighting the zombie, the pressure on his beastman warriors decreased substantially due to the absence of the zombie¡¯s threat.


    Meanwhile, because the zombie¡¯s massive body occupied most of the space, many undead creatures from behind couldn¡¯t approach the passage.


    Therefore, after a brief period of battling with a small number of undead monsters, Zhou Tian¡¯s beastman warriors achieved their initial goal: they occupied the passage from the undead nest to the Skeleton Cave.


    The battle then only took place in two locations ¨C one was the fight among the foot soldiers inside the Skeleton Cave, and the other was the combat between Zhou Tian and the giant zombie.


    The fight inside the Skeleton Cave needn¡¯t be mentioned, as Zhou Tian had made ample preparations.


    Given the isolation of the undead monsters within the cave, there was no way they could match Zhou Tian¡¯s beastman forces.


    Unless something went wrong on Zhou Tian¡¯s end, their eradication was just a matter of time.


    Therefore, how the battle situation would eventually pan out depended entirely on Zhou Tian.


    If Zhou Tian managed to defeat the zombie and prevent other undead from advancing, his plan should be successfully realized.


    If, however, Zhou Tian were to be defeated, everyone else would be dead, and what followed would have nothing to do with him.


    Zhou Tian was well aware of the importance of his current battle, so when facing the zombie, he summoned all his potential.


    Through agility maneuvers that were impossible under normal circumstances, Zhou Tian dodged countless attacks from the zombie.


    His double axes were stained with blood from chopping the zombie repeatedly.


    Through his abilities, Zhou Tian saw that the zombie¡¯s HP was already less than half.


    Given the situation at the time, if Zhou Tian had continued fighting the zombie, winning wouldn¡¯t have posed any problem.


    However, just when victory was within Zhou Tian¡¯s grasp, he did not anticipate the extraordinary action that the zombie took at that moment.


    The initially volatile zombie, after realizing it was no match for Zhou Tian and down to less than half HP, astonishingly turned around and retreated in the direction it had come from.


    Despite being outraged by the zombie¡¯s actions, Zhou Tian had no choice but to hastily jump off its body.


    The zombie could choose to fight or retreat at will, but Zhou Tian did not dare follow suit.


    While he could have defeated the zombie if the fight had continued, this would undoubtedly have resulted in Zhou Tian being surrounded by hoards of undead.


    He was not just worried about his own survival, but also about whether his frail defense line would be broken by those undead.


    Hence, even if he regretted relinquishing imminent battle results, Zhou Tian, noting the present situation, had to prioritize the larger picture and let the zombie go, no matter how unwilling he was.


    However, although Zhou Tian didn¡¯t manage to kill the zombie, his previous combat was not without an effect.


    The zombie ultimately didn¡¯t perish at Zhou Tian¡¯s hands, but its performance indicated that it could not possibly be a minor character among the undead monsters considering its abilities.


    As Zhou Tian managed to defeat even this zombie, this naturally rendered him a dangerous person in the eyes of these undead monsters. S~ea??h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Regardless of whether there was no boss or the zombie defeated by Zhou Tian earlier had been a boss, the group of undead monsters facing Zhou Tian didn¡¯t seem to have received any mandatory orders at that time.


    Accordingly, without such oppressive orders and upon realizing Zhou Tian¡¯s power, they naturally became hesitant to approach Zhou Tian.


    Consequently, with the mentality of the undead monsters, the pressure faced by them was drastically reduced.


    After sensing the situation at that time, Zhou Tian was immensely pleased.


    Utilizing the opportunity that the undead monsters didn¡¯t launch a large-scale attack, he quickly reorganized the somewhat scattered Beastman Warriors he had in hand into new squads.


    Moving forward, although the undead monsters did initiate several attacks on Zhou Tian, these attacks were all doomed to fail owing to his strength, along with the protection provided by the Beastman Warriors.


    Unable to breach for a long period, the undead monsters inside the Skeleton Cave started to waver.


    Although they had a certain advantage in strength, the number of members that had actually entered the Skeleton Cave, despite substantial, were limited.


    Conversely, even though the Beastmen under Zhou Tian were at a disadvantage in terms of strength, do not forget that the Skeleton Cave was connected right to Zhou Tian¡¯s base camp.


    In the recent time, despite not having achieved anything significant, Zhou Tian had earned massive merits due to the large number of NPCs and players killed by him.


    Given the intention of Blood Moon Lord and Zhou Tian himself to guide the process, 99% of those merits were converted into Zhou Tian¡¯s military power.


    Hence, if Zhou Tian¡¯s military power had been somewhat limited previously, at this time, it was pretty abundant.

 Chapter 50 - 50 50 Retaking the Skeleton Cave

    ?50: Chapter 50: Retaking the Skeleton Cave 50: Chapter 50: Retaking the Skeleton Cave Having sufficient military power, even if the undead monsters held an advantage, was useless.


    In front of Zhou Tian¡¯s endless waves of Beastman Warriors, how could these undead creatures hope to withstand their assault?


    In the early phase of the battle, the undead monsters merely between lightly and heavily injured.


    However, as the battle intensifies, and more and more Beastman Warriors rushed in, those undead monsters found it impossible to kill all the Beastman Warriors they encountered without taking damage themselves.


    Consequently, those undead monsters succumbed one after another under the clubs of the Beastman Warriors when their HP hit rock bottom.


    As more and more undead monsters fell under Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Warriors, it signified that Zhou Tian¡¯s control over the Skeleton Cave was steadily increasing.


    As his control increased, the pressure on his rear-guard lessened.


    Not only were there fewer undead monsters attacking from inside the Skeleton Cave, even idle Beastman Warriors in Zhou Tian¡¯s command were being summoned to help fight off the high-level undead monsters.


    Finally, Zhou Tian, after enduring nearly a week of relentless battle and suffering many casualties, managed to clean up all the undead monsters residing in the Skeleton Cave, successfully regaining control over the second layer of Skeleton Cave.


    After reaching this point, it signifies that Zhou Tian¡¯s first objective has been achieved.


    Presently, all Zhou Tian needs to do is to find a way to keep these undead monsters outside the entrance passage of the Skeleton Cave to prevent any crises inside the Skeleton Cave.


    However, the issue now lies in how Zhou Tian could easily block the monsters out of the Skeleton Cave.


    Zhou Tian had previously anticipated this outcome, and he already prepared his Beastman army to block the undead monsters outside the Skeleton Cave.


    However, Zhou Tian had severely underestimated the strength of those undead entities.


    Thus, Zhou Tian¡¯s original arrangement seemed a bit too risky, given the enemies¡¯ superior strength.


    ¡°It will be disastrous if we can¡¯t hold out,¡± Zhou Tian thought, understanding the threat of the undead monsters.


    Even for his Beastman Warriors, if careless, there is a real possibility of those undead monsters re-invading the Skeleton Cave.


    Should that happen, all of Zhou Tian¡¯s efforts would be in vain.


    Facing such a scenario, Zhou Tian was unwilling to take that risk.


    However, Zhou Tian knew he didn¡¯t have many choices.


    If he stays for a short period, he could effectively keep the undead monsters away from the Skeleton Cave, but if he does not return to the fight, he won¡¯t have any further chances of strengthening his forces, and his soldiers will run out.


    The bleak likelihood of ending was then inevitable.


    Therefore, instead of staying stationary, Zhou Tian preferred to take the risk and left the defense of the Skeleton Cave to his subordinates.


    At worst, he would lose this territory of the Skeleton Cave, but as long as he could rapidly increase his strength, Zhou Tian was confident that one day he would be able to crush these seemingly formidable undead creatures underfoot.


    With his decision made, Zhou Tian acted swiftly.


    After leaving all the remaining Beastman Warriors in the second layer of the Skeleton Cave, Zhou Tian left with only a small portion of Beastman Warriors, leaving 99% of his remaining combat power in the Skeleton Cave. S~ea??h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Zhou Tian laid several defense lines within the Skeleton Cave.


    The passage from the undead creatures¡¯ lair to the Skeleton Cave was the first line of defense.


    The entrance from the first layer to the second layer was the second line of defense, and Zhou Tian also turned the entrance of the Skeleton Cave into the third line of defense.


    This way, as long as the three defense lines arranged by Zhou Tian were not breached, even if an accident occurs inside the Skeleton Cave, he believed he wouldn¡¯t need to worry too much about the undead monsters reaching the core of his territory.


    After everything was prepared, Zhou Tian finally left.


    However, when Zhou Tian really left, he became anxious.


    Because just after he had resolved the issue in the Skeleton Cave, in the blink of an eye, he had to figure out a solution for another problem.


    In order to deal with the undead monsters, Zhou Tian had to increase the strength of his Beastman Clan.


    At that time, the method Zhou Tian thought of was to take control of some hotly contested territories.


    Currently, Zhou Tian was able to improve the strength of his Beastman Warriors using his advantage of occupying those territories, and he managed to barely regain the Skeleton Cave from the undead monsters.


    But Zhou Tian¡¯s initial actions, their aftereffects start to manifest right now.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s series of moves all carried considerable risks.


    In this situation, where a lot of trouble found him simultaneously, Zhou Tian took his life as a gamble to tackle these troubles.


    Now if any part of his plan goes wrong, it might lead to an onslaught of blows.


    Neither Zhou Tian nor his Beastman Warriors can hope to survive.


    Among Zhou Tian¡¯s series of moves, the riskiest one was naturally the act of occupying part of the Beast Race¡¯s territory.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s activities in the Skeleton Cave looked risky, but if it ended in failure, Zhou Tian had a reasonable chance to retreat.


    According to the situation at that time, the worst case for Zhou Tian would be losing the Skeleton Cave.


    No different from the situation in the Skeleton Cave, Zhou Tian took control of those territories to deal with the undead monsters, but he was genuinely betting his life in this situation.


    Zhou Tian received a hefty reward just by taking over a small NPC village, demonstrating how fierce the battles between the monsters and NPCs had become.


    Just like the reward situation, Zhou Tian received a huge reward for taking over an NPC village, but if he loses a territory, he will undoubtedly face a deadly penalty.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s initial plan relied on the fact that the NPCs would have difficulty occupying the monster¡¯s territories and that they would not prepare for his actions.


    But no one could guarantee that there wouldn¡¯t be any accidents, and if an accident happens causing something to be wrong with that piece of territory, then Zhou Tian would be held responsible and would not be easily forgiven.

 Chapter 51 - 51 51 No Monster Territory

    ?51: Chapter 51: No Monster Territory 51: Chapter 51: No Monster Territory The main reason NPCs have a harder time establishing control over monster territories is due to the current world situation and the different circumstances the two sides face.


    The monsters have a superior overall strength, hence they¡¯re always the attacking side.


    However, the NPCs have fewer territories but due to the widespread castles they¡¯ve built, they¡¯re normally hard to breach.


    This situation has led to the NPC side being more defensive and less offensive.


    Conquering an NPC territory is difficult, but if it can be achieved, it would pose no difficulty for monsters to maintain control over it.


    Conversely, NPCs can easily seize monster territories in the beginning with little effort, especially those near their own castles.


    However, while the initial conquest might be simple, holding onto the territory is a different and much harder story altogether.


    Various types of monsters constantly patrol their territories beyond the city.


    If the NPCs ever decide to mobilise, their actions would be swiftly reported to the monster high command.


    Given the strength of the monsters, the NPCs, naturally, would face several attacks from the opposition when trying to expand.


    How would it matter if the NPCs are relatively stronger?


    How would the player¡¯s help make any difference?


    Faced with the monstrous numbers of the enemy, facing their human sea tactic, no matter how much preparation the NPCs make in advance, they would most likely end up failing in the end.


    So, for these various reasons, even if the monsters outside the city are weak, to avoid actions potentially leading to unavoidable losses, it¡¯s improbable for NPCs to easily march out of the city to seize monster territories.


    Zhou Tian initially saw this mental state of the NPCs, which was why he acted the way he did.


    However, his actions, while initially causing no issues, became risky over time.


    Although monster territories are challenging to occupy, just as monsters try various methods to seize NPC territories.


    The principle of both sides vying for territories has been deeply ingrained, and under such circumstances, given even a slight glimmer of hope, the NPCs, like Zhou Tian once, would do their best to try to take over the adversary¡¯s territory.


    Presently, for Zhou Tian, because he was dealing with the undead monsters in the Skeleton Cave, he had pulled all the Beastmen under his command away.


    With such a large empty territory outside the NPC city, the NPCs naturally spotted the anomaly in the area.


    Under normal circumstances, NPCs would not easily touch the monsters¡¯ territories, but if for a long period of time, no monsters appeared in that area, those NPCs would eventually take some action.


    It¡¯s not that they¡¯d immediately mobilise in full force just because of any slight anomaly as such, but over time, if they happen to pull off some minor actions, those NPCs certainly have the guts to do so.


    Starting with minor actions, if they don¡¯t meet with a strong resistance from the monsters, it could be imagined that at that time those NPCs would definitely push things further by taking more daring actions.


    They would keep trying, until they¡¯re certain they could seize the territory, after which, I believe, those NPCs would really get serious.


    If that situation arises, regardless of whether the NPCs could successfully occupy the territory, Zhou Tian would inevitably get slapped with a charge of ¡®inaction¡¯, and naturally, he would be in big trouble.


    Therefore, despite not having completely solved the issues within the Skeleton Cave, Zhou Tian had no choice but to step in and take care of the problem in the territory outside the NPC city.


    Regarding the current issues caused by occupying this territory, the only solution Zhou Tian has is to employ a psychological approach.


    While he could use the common approach to bring the NPCs back, based on Zhou Tian¡¯s abilities, not only would this have been unachievable, but he definitely would not have done such a thing.


    The consequences of large-scale conflicts outside the NPC city can be seen clearly from the Beast Race monsters.


    With Zhou Tian needing his soldiers still left for many more battles to come, not to mention the cost of such a move itself, it¡¯s evident he would not go for it.


    Since he could not resort to military action, Zhou Tian had to scare those NPCs into retreating.


    The NPCs understand the difficulty of occupying a Monster Territory, and they would certainly not let go of the spoils falling into their mouths.


    But if they suspect that there¡¯s ¡®poison¡¯ in this spoils, even if it¡¯s hung right before their eyes, I¡¯d bet those NPCs would be more cautious about proceeding!


    Zhou Tian had his mind made up.


    After exiting the Skeleton Cave, he immediately started his operation against the NPCs.


    Normally, given Zhou Tian¡¯s temperament, he would¡¯ve taught those NPCs a harsh lesson.


    But, after the earlier combat, he had lost a major part of his forces.


    As such, while he couldn¡¯t make no movement at all, he had no choice but to tread more carefully during the operation.


    After overturning most of his original plan, Zhou Tian cautiously headed towards the territory occupied by him.


    ¡°These damn guys better not have considered my territory as their own!


    If that¡¯s the case, then I might need to teach them a little lesson today.


    It¡¯s good timing too, as I¡¯m currently short on troops.


    Earning more merit would help me replenish my forces faster.


    The Skeleton cave is depleting my troops every day. S§×ar?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    If I don¡¯t prepare enough, I might just end up becoming a commander without troops,¡± Zhou Tian muttered to himself in frustration.


    Leading his small group of Beastman warriors, Zhou Tian directly arrived at his territory outside the NPC city.


    ¡°These guys are too bold.


    Even though I haven¡¯t made any moves for a long time, they¡¯re disregarding me far too much.


    Today, I¡¯ll have to teach them a lesson, or else won¡¯t they all end up shitting and peeing on my head in the future?¡± To his nerve-racking surprise, upon arrival at his territory outside the NPC city, Zhou Tian was met with a scene that thoroughly infuriated him.


    Perhaps, due to Zhou Tian¡¯s long absence, the NPCs eventually deemed that he had given up on this territory.


    After initial suspicion, upon confirming there really were no monsters in this territory, the NPCs drastically dispatched a party to investigate the situation.


    Maybe the NPCs might not have acted like that initially!


    However, after a long period of comparative stability in their investigation and seeing that the territory indeed didn¡¯t have any monsters at all, after letting their guard down, the NPCs started preparations for building a castle with complete abandon.


    As a result, by the time Zhou Tian and his Beastmen returned, they encountered scattered NPCs all over the place preparing for castle construction.


    Upon witnessing this situation, Zhou Tian acted immediately.


    Firstly, if the NPCs start building a castle, he would surely receive punishment, so Zhou Tian had to stop them.


    Secondly, the actions of the NPCs were no doubt a form of disregard towards Zhou Tian.


    Feeling insulted, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t sit idly by.


    Under such circumstances, regardless of the reasons, Zhou Tian naturally had to teach those NPCs a lesson.

 Chapter 52 - 52 52 Ambush

    ?52: Chapter 52: Ambush 52: Chapter 52: Ambush ¡°Attack!¡± Consequently, when Zhou Tian suddenly broke out with his Beastman warriors, he achieved considerable success almost immediately.


    No matter how strong the NPCs were or how weak Zhou Tian was, in a scenario where they were not prepared for an attack, it was naturally difficult for them to fully utilize their strength.


    When Zhou Tian broke out, many of the NPCs did not even have their weapons on them.


    Given such conditions, even if the NPCs were powerful, they stood no chance against the Beastman warriors.


    As a result, when Zhou Tian led his Beastman warriors into battle and then swiftly retreated, the number of NPCs killed in the assault reached a staggering few hundred.


    In comparison to a regular war, a few hundred casualties might not seem significant when the Beastman camp was battling the NPC army.


    However, the problem now was that Zhou Tian¡¯s surprise attack on these NPCs could hardly be considered a war!


    Attacking a strong enemy with an inferior force and causing such casualties in a single raid, Zhou Tian¡¯s achievement was very commendable, in a sense.


    Unfortunately, such opportunities were rare.


    Zhou Tian had been successful in ambushing the NPCs this time.


    But to have another such chance, he did not know how long he¡¯d have to wait.


    Through this battle, Zhou Tian benefitted greatly.


    Firstly, his appearance had informed the NPCs that this territory was now owned.


    If they were not to retreat, then a war was inevitable.


    Of course, since they were already mobilizing, it wouldn¡¯t be easy to scare them off.


    In the meantime, Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman warriors had undergone significant transformations through this battle.


    While the NPC side suffered heavy casualties during this battle, it was impossible for no casualties to be on Zhou Tian¡¯s side as well.


    Nevertheless, the Beastman warriors that were lost were far fewer than the NPCs.


    Given the level of Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastmen, it was likely that for every two or three Beastman warriors, one had killed an NPC.


    Lower-level monsters that killed NPCs above their level gained a considerable amount of experience.


    Initially, Zhou Tian had quickly evolved from beast slave to Beastman warrior for this reason.


    As with Zhou Tian¡¯s case, after his Beastman warriors killed a large number of NPCs, although not all of them gained enough experience, around twenty Beastman warriors managed to evolve into Beastman champions at that time.


    While twenty-odd Beastman champions weren¡¯t a strong force, even among all the Beastman Clan members, they represented only a small portion of the strength.


    However, facing the threat from the NPCs at this moment, Zhou Tian lacked sufficient strength.


    Having these twenty-odd Beastman warriors evolve into champions was indeed good news for him.


    But following this good news, a series of subsequent situations were nothing but bad news for Zhou Tian.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s ambush did indeed cause the NPCs to lose a lot of their troops.


    However, compared to Zhou Tian, the NPCs undoubtedly held enormous superiority both in power and strength.


    Even when Zhou Tian did not reveal any strong force and could not intimidate the NPCs into retreating, the NPCs, having made so many preparations, naturally would not yield the territory easily.


    On the contrary, after Zhou Tian¡¯s ambush ended, the NPCs immediately launched a counterattack.


    As they weren¡¯t devastated by Zhou Tian, and didn¡¯t see any significant power on his side, Zhou Tian¡¯s previous ¡®hello¡¯ attack only ended up provoking them instead of intimidating them.


    As a result, the enraged NPCs started to send messages back to their base camp and mobilized another army to target and hunt down Zhou Tian. S§×ar?h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    When the NPCs really got serious, Zhou Tian¡¯s situation began to turn tricky.


    Given the limited strength Zhou Tian had at the moment, he couldn¡¯t match the NPCs.


    Therefore, the only thing he could do was to avoid direct confrontation with the NPCs as much as possible.


    Consequently, to minimize the target, Zhou Tian reluctantly dispatched most of his Beastman warriors, only keeping less than a hundred with him, and started guerrilla warfare against the NPCs.


    Admittedly, Zhou Tian¡¯s decision did have some effect.


    With only a small number of Beastmen warriors, their movements were not significant during the battles.


    Despite the NPCs¡¯ diligent search, they struggled to locate them if they hid deliberately.


    As the NPCs had no choice but to divide their forces to search for Zhou Tian, he took this opportunity to gradually initiate a counterattack.


    Given the overall strength of the NPCs, no matter how hard Zhou Tian tried, it was unlikely for him to pose a threat if they stuck together.


    But when the NPCs were dispersed, Zhou Tian saw his chance.


    Even though the NPCs divided their forces to find Zhou Tian, the fact that they divided their forces meant that each squad would not have many troops.


    So, while Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t handle an entire NPC army, he was confident enough to handle just a small NPC squad.


    At present, the only thing Zhou Tian needed to consider was how to act.


    After all, the overall strength of the NPC side still held a lot of advantages at that time.


    Zhou Tian could handle their squad, but if he didn¡¯t act quickly and they surrounded him, then that would spell real danger.


    Nonetheless, at present, this was one of Zhou Tian¡¯s only opportunities to fight against these NPCs.


    Regardless of the certain risks, even if Zhou Tian knew that this opportunity was a trap set by the NPCs, he figured he¡¯d still have to grit his teeth and go for it.

 Chapter 53 - 53 53 The Huge Difference in Strength

    ?53: Chapter 53: The Huge Difference in Strength 53: Chapter 53: The Huge Difference in Strength ¡°Kill them all!¡± Those NPCs might still have some room to retreat, and at worst, they would just retreat back to their city if they could not occupy the territory outside of it.


    However, if Zhou Tian could not manage to push those NPCs back, an unfortunate future lay before him.


    Therefore, Zhou Tian held nothing back in his actions towards the NPCs.


    As a result, as soon as an opportunity arose and Zhou Tian managed to elude most of the NPCs, he took aim at one of the NPC squads.


    Leading all of his Beastmen, Zhou Tian launched an attack, directly engaging the enemy in battle.


    This time Zhou Tian had chosen a small squad of ten NPC¡¯s, whose task was to search for Zhou Tian within a ten-mile radius of the territory.


    For the NPCs, such an assignment was as easy as they come.


    However, they probably wouldn¡¯t have expected that the task they undertook would lead them right into Zhou Tian¡¯s activity zone.


    With such a small NPC squad appearing so close by, how could Zhou Tian resist attacking them?


    ¡°Resurrect!¡± After his Beastman warriors engaged the NPC squad, Zhou Tian waved his hand, casting a resurrection skill on one of his fallen Beastman warriors.


    At the same time, he launched himself directly at the group of NPCs.


    Usually, whether for his own safety or for his reputation, Zhou Tian generally wouldn¡¯t take action personally.


    However, it was apparent that this situation was different.


    Zhou Tian didn¡¯t have much time.


    As soon as the NPC squad came under attack, the main NPC force, who had a definite connection with the squad, would have already received the news.


    Upon receiving the news, it was estimated that some NPCs were already rushing towards their location.


    Under such circumstances, if Zhou Tian didn¡¯t want to be encircled by the NPCs, he had to end this conflict as quickly as possible.


    After Zhou Tian personally entered the battle, the situation immediately changed.


    Although the NPCs¡¯ abilities were far superior to ordinary Beastman warriors, their power had its limits.


    The capabilities of the Beastman warriors under Zhou Tian¡¯s command were a cut above the ordinary NPCs.


    Under these circumstances, when Zhou Tian took action personally, the NPCs naturally could not resist.


    As a result, Zhou Tian, who charged to the frontline holding his double axes, instantaneously split an NPC soldier standing in his way in two.


    Ignoring the attacks initiated by the NPCs, he used his left ax to cut them at their waists.


    He traded minor injuries for the lives of two more NPCs.


    It took Zhou Tian mere seconds to eliminate three NPCs.


    His Beastmen didn¡¯t perform badly either, under Zhou Tian¡¯s command they were almost all using the tactics of trading injuries.


    Although some Beastmen were injured and died in the end, the remaining seven NPCs fell quickly under their relentless assault.


    ¡°Quick retreat!¡± Once again using a resurrection spell to revive a fallen Beastman warrior, Zhou Tian swiftly led his warriors away from the scene.


    This time, Zhou Tian had thoroughly provoked the NPCs.


    From their perspective, Zhou Tian wasn¡¯t an opponent at all.


    Even though the territory they were in originally belonged to Zhou Tian, they had an absolute strength advantage and only saw Zhou Tian as a minor troublemaker.


    However, this ¡°minor troublemaker¡± had caused hundreds of their members to become casualties.


    Even when they were searching for him, Zhou Tian, instead of fleeing, took down one of their search squads.


    Although the number of NPC casualties wasn¡¯t high, Zhou Tian¡¯s action undoubtedly felt like a provocation to them.


    Soon after Zhou Tian retreated, the NPCs reacted even more fiercely.


    No matter how Zhou Tian acted, the NPCs had a firm belief that Zhou Tian didn¡¯t have the power to face them head-on.


    Given this belief, the actions of NPCs became more fearless.


    As long as they could find Zhou Tian, the NPCs were confident, they could surely capture him.


    The old methods would have to be used to search for Zhou Tian.


    However, because of their previous experiences, the NPCs knew very well that Zhou Tian was probably lying in wait somewhere, looking for their weaknesses.


    As soon as he saw a chance, he would likely jump out and launch an attack.


    Given this situation, the group of NPCs still split up to search for Zhou Tian.


    But because of their knowledge of Zhou Tian¡¯s presence, the number of members in each squad changed from the original ten to a hundred.


    For Zhou Tian at that time, the actions of the NPCs undoubtedly increased the pressure on him.


    With his capability, dealing with ten NPCs wasn¡¯t much of a problem.


    Although there were some risks involved, they weren¡¯t major.


    However, once the NPCs started forming squads of over a hundred people, Zhou Tian felt a real pressure.


    A squad of over a hundred didn¡¯t necessarily have powerful strength, at least not to the point that Zhou Tian would find it difficult to deal with.


    But the problem was that while Zhou Tian was sure that he could defeat these squads, this action would consume a great deal of time. Sear?h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    And at that particular moment, Zhou Tian simply did not have that kind of time.


    If he allowed the NPCs to surround him, with the strength he had at that moment, there was no way he could escape alive from the NPC encirclement.


    Facing a squad composed of over a hundred NPCs, dealing with them would inevitably take some time.


    Within that time frame, it was ample time for the main NPC force to surround them.


    As a result of the NPC¡¯s deployments, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t find a target to attack.


    In the end, under the continuous pursuit of the NPCs, he retreated again and again, unintentionally straying further from his territory outside of the NPC city.

 Chapter 54 - 54 54 Puppet Maker

    ?54: Chapter 54 Puppet Maker 54: Chapter 54 Puppet Maker ¡°Those soulless brutes!¡± Zhou Tian was immensely infuriated when he was driven out of his territory by a group of NPCs through their cunning schemes.


    Nonetheless, considering the strength of those NPCs, he was very much vexed but ultimately still dared not directly confront them.


    ¡°What should I do now?¡± Zhou Tian felt somewhat lost when he realized that with his strength, he wasn¡¯t able to resist the NPC¡¯s invasion.


    After all, if he ultimately couldn¡¯t recover his territory, the punishment from the Blood Moon Lord was awaiting him.


    ¡°If my strength is not enough, then I¡¯ll need more forces to support my cause!¡± Unable to drive off those NPCs on his own, Zhou Tian gritted his teeth in frustration and made a decision to gather help.


    ¡°NPCs are a way for us to gain merit points; we monsters always have conflicts with NPCs even in normal times.


    Currently, if I give the other monsters a chance to deal with these NPCs, I believe there should be other branches other than our Beastman Clan interested in dealing with NPCs!


    All I need to do now is to stir up their interest.


    If I succeed, the NPCs¡¯ attempt to take over my territory will not be so easy.¡± After making up his mind, Zhou Tian turned around and headed to the nearby branches of monsters¡­


    ¡°Who goes there?¡± As Zhou Tian approached a certain area, a few figures suddenly emerged in front of him, blocking his path and asking their purpose.


    Zhou Tian knew the only reason they hadn¡¯t attacked him instantly was because he was also a monster.


    If it had been a player or NPC, these monsters would not have been so patient.


    ¡°I¡¯m the leader of the Beastman and I come to meet your queen.


    Could you please report my arrival?¡± said Zhou Tian as he saluted to those in front of him.


    This time, Zhou Tian approached the Puppet House, the most powerful monster group in the novice area, a group that had long outgrown the novice level.


    The Puppet House was different from other monster groups with rather unique structures.


    The highest-ranking BOSS was the Doll Maker, the mother of all puppets. S§×arch* The novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Zhou Tian didn¡¯t understand her level completely, but he had heard stories about a squad of over twenty players being completely wiped out by the Doll Maker.


    Therefore, he guessed that her level could not possibly be below fifty.


    Below the Doll Maker, various puppet monsters existed, including level forty Gold Puppets, level thirty-five Silver Puppets, level thirty Iron Puppets and level twenty-five Cloth Puppets.


    Not counting the strength of the Doll Maker, even those puppets were considerably stronger than the monsters in other newbie areas.


    They were the only monsters in the newbie area that could directly confront NPCs.


    Since Zhou Tian was planning to use other monsters to restrain the NPCs, the monsters he chose had to be strong enough to fight against the NPCs.


    Undeniably, in the entire novice area, besides the Puppet House, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t have any other choices.


    The puppets seemed puzzled after hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s words.


    After a moment¡¯s contemplation, they decided to report the matter to their mother as Zhou Tian had instructed.


    These puppets looked like enlarged Barbie dolls.


    Though they were size-wise as big as adults, they still seemed rather odd.


    Zhou Tian had seen all sorts of strange and exotic monsters, otherwise he would have been scared and shocked by their appearance.


    Zhou Tian did not have to wait long.


    Although the Puppet House was much more powerful than the Beastman Clan that Zhou Tian governed, his status as the Beastman leader set him apart from ordinary monsters.


    Even the mighty Doll Maker showed him some degree of respect.


    Within less than ten minutes of Zhou Tian sending the puppets in with his message, the Doll Maker responded and sent the puppets back with her response.


    ¡°Our Mother has asked for you, please follow us.¡± After saluting Zhou Tian, the puppets relayed the Doll Maker¡¯s response and then turned around to head towards the Puppet House.


    Zhou Tian didn¡¯t hesitate.


    Under the guidance of those puppets, he headed towards the Puppet House.


    ¡°The Puppet House has very substantial strength.


    If all of these monsters mobilized for an attack, any NPC city would likely face some serious pressure.¡± On observing the vast quantities of puppets, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t help but marvel at the strength of the Puppet House.


    Eventually, under the guidance of the puppets and with the consideration that the Beastman Clan currently had no chance against the Puppet House, Zhou Tian arrived at the base camp of the Puppet House, the dwelling place of the Doll Maker.


    ¡°I can¡¯t believe the Doll maker lives here.¡± Zhou Tian had never thought that the residence of the Doll Maker would be a very common and normal straw hut.


    If he hadn¡¯t seen the level of protection these puppets were providing for the house when he arrived, it would have been hard for Zhou Tian to believe that the resident was not some weak NPC, but the top BOSS of the newbie area monsters.


    Of course, Zhou Tian did feel surprised due to the simpleness of the Doll Maker¡¯s dwelling, but he didn¡¯t say much about it.


    After tidying himself, he knocked on the door and waited for permission to enter, leaving his bodyguards outside like a professional meeting their boss.


    ¡°You are the Doll Maker?¡± Zhou Tian was once again surprised by what he saw.


    As the strongest BOSS in the novice area, he had imagined what the Doll Maker might look like.


    But no matter what he imagined, he had never thought the Doll Maker would appear as an eleven or twelve-year-old girl.

 Chapter 55 - 55 55 Odd Character

    ?55: Chapter 55 Odd Character 55: Chapter 55 Odd Character ¡°Surprised, aren¡¯t you?


    You never thought I¡¯d look this way, did you?¡± Seeing the astonished look on Zhou Tian¡¯s face, the puppet maker appeared very calm, floating to the main chair at the side of the room and signaled Zhou Tian to sit and talk.


    Although Zhou Tian had been surprised several times today, he was here to ask for help this time.


    Thus, he was quite respectful when facing the puppet maker.


    After listening to the latter, Zhou Tian honestly sat in the guest chair.


    ¡°I know why you¡¯re here.


    You¡¯ve taken a piece of land outside the NPC city because you fight the undead monsters under the Lord of Hades.


    Then you secretly moved all the military power, providing an opportunity for these NPCs to occupy the land.


    Now the NPCs are trying to take over, so you become anxious and come to me, presumably for help!¡± Without giving Zhou Tian a chance to speak, the puppet maker preemptively revealed Zhou Tian¡¯s purpose of being here.


    Zhou Tian was not surprised that the puppet maker knew why he was here.


    With the puppet maker¡¯s influence in the beginner¡¯s area and his obviously high IQ, understanding Zhou Tian¡¯s purpose was not a difficult task from any perspective.


    Zhou Tian wasn¡¯t worried that the puppet maker understood his intention.


    He had anticipated this situation before he came.


    After hearing the puppet maker¡¯s words, Zhou Tian¡¯s expression naturally remained calm.


    ¡°You¡¯re right.


    I am here for help.¡±


    ¡°Why should I help you?


    If I were to fight against the NPC side, I don¡¯t know how many of my children I¡¯d lose.


    My children are not there to make up for your mistakes.


    If you want to send my beloved children to the battlefield, give me a convincing reason!¡±


    ¡°As you said, I caused this.


    But you should also know, if I had not, the undead army under the Lord of Hades would have taken over the Skeleton Cave by now.


    Even worse, they might have broken out of Skeleton Cave, and their strength is well-known!


    I am not aggrandizing others.


    If their main force enters our beginner¡¯s area, none of our branches, including your Puppet House, can be their opponent.


    So I don¡¯t regret my decision in the previous matter.


    As for this time, I indeed need your help, but I won¡¯t let you help me for nothing.


    Sending troops this time to deal with those NPCs is beneficial to you.¡±


    ¡°Nonsense.


    Someone, show our guest out!¡± Just like any other lobbyist, Zhou Tian originally planned to whet the puppet maker¡¯s appetite a bit before revealing his main point.


    However, he hadn¡¯t expected the maker to be so straightforward and dismiss him without even listening to his further explanations and order other puppets to usher Zhou Tian out.


    ¡°Hold on, I still have something to say.¡± Fearing that he would really end up being thrown out like this, Zhou Tian quickly said, ¡°Even if you don¡¯t help me this time, when the NPCs take over my territory, you will still have to launch an attack on them according to the rules.


    Comparatively, it¡¯s less damaging and there will be more chances for merits if you deal with them now than after they¡¯ve built their city.


    As for which one to chose, you should be very clear.¡±


    ¡°What a nuisance, it has nothing to do with me.¡± Zhou Tian had never expected the puppet maker to be so quirky.


    Even after he had laid everything out so clearly, he still couldn¡¯t win the maker over.


    Seeing the maker¡¯s impassive face, Zhou Tian felt helpless.


    He recalled the maker¡¯s power, and reluctantly followed the puppets out of the room.


    ¡°Damn it!¡± Zhou Tian had been very confident when he left, but he hadn¡¯t expected such an outcome.


    Considering his current situation, Zhou Tian began to doubt his previous decision.


    ¡°If I go back like this, I¡¯m finished.¡± In his heart, Zhou Tian was anxious.


    Seeing the two puppets ahead of him, he made up his mind.


    ¡°I might as well give it a shot!¡± Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t figure out a solution.


    Even though he knew very clearly that most of the monsters in this world had very limited intelligence, he couldn¡¯t help but ask the two puppets in front of him, ¡°Do you two know what your mother treasures most?¡±


    ¡°Father!¡±


    ¡°No, it should be Alice!¡±


    ¡°No¡­.¡±


    As the puppets began to argue because of different concepts, Zhou Tian showed a hint of joy.


    No matter what the reason, the fact that the puppets had such reactions was enough.


    Through their conversation, Zhou Tian had already obtained several pieces of important information.


    To Zhou Tian, the puppet maker was definitely an erratic person and typically difficult to deal with.


    However, in his view, dealing poorly with such people only meant he hadn¡¯t found the right method.


    As long as he used the correct strategy, even the most recalcitrant person could eventually communicate successfully.


    From what Zhou Tian knew, if he wanted to get along with these difficult people, he had no choice but to tap into what interested them.


    And right now, Zhou Tian had already obtained relevant pieces of information from the mouths of the puppets.


    Now all he needed to do was complete these pieces of information.


    After obtaining enough information and finding the right angle, Zhou Tian was confident that he could talk with the puppet maker again.


    If Zhou Tian wanted to gather information right now, no other place could be more comprehensive and reliable than the information from the puppets¡¯ mouths.


    ¡°Wait, can you tell me about the father and Alice you mentioned?


    I might be able to help you judge, to see who your mother treasures most.¡±


    ¡°Mother gave us bodies, but couldn¡¯t give us souls.


    The soul must be created by father.


    Mother is looking for a father, so father is the most important.¡± S~ea??h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°No, mother wants to create a puppet, Alice, who can exist like a normal life.


    Father is just a tool, so Alice is the most important.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Looking at the puppets who had started to argue, Zhou Tian was taken aback.


    However, he was hopeful again about how to negotiate with the puppet maker a second time.

 Chapter 56 - 56 56 Revenge

    ?56: Chapter 56: Revenge 56: Chapter 56: Revenge ¡°Aren¡¯t you living beings now?


    Don¡¯t you already have self-consciousness?¡±


    ¡°Nope!


    We only possess pseudo-spiritual intelligence, we can¡¯t be considered real monsters, this is the effect of a treasure that the Blood Moon Lord gifted to our mother.¡±


    ¡°Hmmmm¡­¡±


    Looking at a group of puppets expressing their thoughts with a lot of body language, Zhou Tian felt awkward no matter how he looked at it.


    However, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t say much at the time, and under the lead of those puppets, he went back to the area he came from and immediately left the Puppet House.


    His communication with the puppet creator was a total failure, luckily he got some information about the puppet creator from the puppets.


    Unfortunately, the more Zhou Tian understood the puppet creator, the more difficult he felt it would be to win over such a person.


    If the puppet creator is really only interested in those two things, Zhou Tian found that there is almost no chance for him to persuade the other party at this time.


    The father of those puppets gave dead things souls, this is too unrealistic even in the Game World.


    Didn¡¯t you see that the Blood Moon Lord can only use treasure to give the puppets pseudo-souls?


    Zhou Tian has no way of doing what the Blood Moon Lord himself can¡¯t do.


    As for the so-called Alice, it¡¯s an unreachable target.


    Puppets like living beings, is that something humans can do?


    Turning dead things into beings like humans is as difficult as creating a living being.


    If Zhou Tian were able to do such a thing, he would have been able to solve all difficulties by himself and would not have come to seek the puppet creator¡¯s help.


    However, if Zhou Tian wants to establish a good relationship with the puppet creator now, he only has so many things that he can use.


    Even though the difficulty of this task seems great, he genuinely has no other better choices right now.


    ¡°Damn it!


    I really want to ditch that damn puppet creator and do it myself!¡± Zhou Tian suppressed his anger and grumbled.


    He knew that it was just a fantasy.


    At this time, he didn¡¯t have the strength to act alone.


    Although the puppet creator wasn¡¯t a pleasant person to deal with, under these circumstances, he had no choice but to cooperate with her.


    Otherwise, facing the powerful NPC Army, he wouldn¡¯t stand a chance.


    ¡°I know!


    Since that dude is so hard to deal with and I can¡¯t bring out anything that would move her, might as well just drag her down with me.


    When those NPCs directly attack her, I don¡¯t believe she can remain indifferent.¡± Zhou Tian realized that his current plan is quite dangerous.


    According to his method, he might indeed be able to force the puppet creator to join the war, but he is definitely going to offend the puppet creator.


    Considering the puppet creator¡¯s strength, the consequences could be severe.


    However, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t have any other choices at this time.


    Either way, he was going to die.


    Considering the puppet creator¡¯s attitude towards him, Zhou Tian wouldn¡¯t rest in peace without causing trouble for her.


    Zhou Tian never denied that he wasn¡¯t a good person.


    With his selfish nature and self-important mindset, no matter how dangerous the task, it wouldn¡¯t be surprising if Zhou Tian decided to go through with it.


    Once he made up his mind, Zhou Tian quickly began to take action.


    The puppet creator underestimated Zhou Tian.


    First, she didn¡¯t think Zhou Tian would dare offend her.


    Second, she only considered Zhou Tian as a slightly smarter monster leader.


    She didn¡¯t realize that Zhou Tian was not only an adult with a high IQ but also a petty person.


    Therefore, Zhou Tian took advantage of this and deliberately exposed his footprints and attracted a large group of NPCs to the Puppet House after he left. S~ea??h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    If the puppet creator knew that Zhou Tian was going to do such a thing, she wouldn¡¯t have let Zhou Tian leave alive in the first place.


    Unfortunately, the puppet creator was just a powerful monster, not an all-knowing deity, so her carelessness has caused her a great deal of trouble.


    The NPCs in the Puppet House naturally knew this.


    As the only monster force whose strength matches theirs, even if the NPCs didn¡¯t know any other monsters, they are likely to know about them.


    Even though the NPCs knew about the Puppet House, they still decided to do it at that time.


    No one would have thought that Zhou Tian was plotting against the puppet creator there.


    In the eyes of the NPCs, since Zhou Tian was a monster and had ambushed them many times, Zhou Tian naturally should have some backing.


    According to the situation in the beginner area, there is no better place for Zhou Tian to lean on than the Puppet House.


    Everyone had that mindset, so naturally, when those NPCs were drawn near to the Puppet House by Zhou Tian, they thought Zhou Tian¡¯s actions were instructed by the puppet creator.


    As a result, under those conditions, the NPCs might not take the Puppet House¡¯s strength seriously, but they would definitely not give up their actions because of the Puppet House¡¯s powerful strength.


    Therefore, shortly after Zhou Tian led the NPCs near the Puppet House, the NPCs attacked the Puppet House without any hesitation.


    Collapsed at the first blow!


    Although the Puppet House was indeed very strong, the puppets were caught off guard this time and the NPCs had deployed their main forces to chase Zhou Tian.


    Under the surprise attack, no matter how strong the Puppet House was, it inevitably suffered some losses.


    The war just started, and the dozens of puppets arranged by the puppet creator for peripheral vigilance were all caught by the NPCs¡¯ nifty hands.


    After killing those puppets, the NPCs didn¡¯t intend to stop.


    They spotted the location of the puppet creator, and killed their way through.


    As a result, when the puppet creator received the news and found out that the NPCs were attacking her door, the NPCs were already less than a hundred meters away from her house.

 Chapter 57 - 57 57 Terrifying Ability

    ?57: Chapter 57: Terrifying Ability 57: Chapter 57: Terrifying Ability ¡°Damnable!¡± The puppet maker was unaware of the specific circumstances, but soon after Zhou Tian left, those NPCs had come to attack.


    If this had nothing to do with him, the puppet maker would never believe it.


    However, even if the puppet maker had Zhou Tian in mind, she still couldn¡¯t ignore the threat of the NPCs.


    ¡°How dare you destroy my beloved children, all of you, die!¡± Seeing those NPCs constantly slaughtering various puppets, the puppet maker, who saw those puppets as her children, just ignored how to retaliate against Zhou Tian, and directly attacked those NPCs.


    ¡°Be careful, that¡¯s the Puppet Maker, the strongest monster outside our city!¡± Recognizing her, the NPCs immediately called out to their companions, worried that others would underestimate her due to not understanding her identity, and end up wounded.


    However, although those NPCs had heard of the puppet maker, they did not understand the meaning of the title ¡®strongest monster¡¯.


    As they colluded against the puppet maker, they still ended up in a very awkward situation in face of her attacks, even though they were all prepared.


    ¡°No, I ¡­¡±


    ¡°What happened?¡±


    ¡°Everyone be careful!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Those who did not take action against the puppet maker were immediately taught a lesson by her.


    She used some mysterious method, in front of the NPCs, and numerous among them, in a frenzy-like state, suddenly started slashing their companions next to them.


    ¡°Don¡¯t panic, this is the puppet maker¡¯s ability, she can control us through strings, just cut those strings, and everyone can recover naturally!¡± Whether someone had understood the puppet maker¡¯s ability early on or observed those things, as the NPC camp fell into chaos, an NPC military officer quickly explained her ability out loud.


    However, the NPC¡¯s words didn¡¯t have much of an effect.


    After listening to his explanation, although most NPCs understood the puppet maker¡¯s ability.


    But once they understood, their fear only worsened.


    The ability of the puppet maker is terrifying for ordinary living beings.


    Not to mention that it is hard to detect when it is unleashed, and seeing oneself or allies lose control over their bodies, under complete enemy control, it¡¯s impossible not to feel anything.


    This has to do with the fact that the puppet maker¡¯s control thread seemed to use fingers, and her ability is targeted at a small group.


    As such, the NPCs could still resist.


    Otherwise, if her ability could affect all NPCs directly, even if they weren¡¯t scared off by her ability, they would surely die quickly under their companions¡¯ blades.


    ¡°Die!¡± Seeing their soldiers all terrified by the puppet maker¡¯s ability, the leading NPCs locked eyes and, after gritting their teeth, pounced at the puppet maker all at once.


    At this time, it was clear that due to the puppet maker¡¯s ability, the morale of the NPCs had taken a significant hit.


    If nobody stopped the puppet maker¡¯s actions, it would not take long for most of the NPCs to lose their courage to attack.


    Therefore, although they knew the puppet maker was strong, the NPC military officers still had to fight.


    After all, among the current NPCs, only their strength can barely compete with the puppet maker.


    If they didn¡¯t take action, their team would face a great defeat.


    One of the mages among the NPC military officers was the first to take action. sea??h th§× n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    As they pointed at the puppet maker, their magical power began to operate internally.


    A ray of lightning then shot directly at the puppet maker.


    The magic released by the NPC at that time was extremely fast, and an average person simply wouldn¡¯t have the ability to dodge it.


    But clearly, the puppet maker was not an average person.


    The NPC¡¯s magic hadn¡¯t even properly landed on the puppet maker¡¯s body before it was blocked by another NPC.


    ¡°Damnit!¡± NPCs certainly wouldn¡¯t voluntarily run to block an enemy attack for the puppet maker.


    It was evident that the NPC had done so because they had been controlled by the puppet maker!


    Despite facing several strong NPCs, although the puppet maker was confident that none of them could rival her, she also knew that if they joined forces, it would still pose a threat.


    So, the puppet maker who had previously shown a strong attitude also had to take a defensive stance during the standoff with the NPC powerhouses.


    However, when the puppet maker took defensive actions, it immediately angered all the NPCs.


    The puppet maker herself did not have any defensive abilities.


    Her defense consisted of controlling several NPCs to use as shields.


    Thus, when she was standing in mid-air confronting the NPCs, she instantly floated up numerous gesticulating NPC soldiers before and behind her.


    Seeing their companions being used by the puppet maker, how could the NPCs not be furious?


    ¡°You are so despicable!¡± Seeing the puppet maker¡¯s actions, even though the NPCs were extremely angry, they had to consider that the puppet maker was using their soldiers as shields.


    In their anger against the puppet maker¡¯s actions, the NPC officers couldn¡¯t help but feel hesitant to take action.


    ¡°What should we do now?¡± Just as those NPC officers were considering how to deal with the puppet maker¡¯s abilities, the puppet maker herself had already taken the initiative to attack.


    The NPCs were considerate, but the puppet maker would not hesitate.


    In her view, as long as it was beneficial, even if it involved using despicable means, so what?


    Thinking of her ¡®children¡¯ who were being slaughtered, the puppet maker hated the NPCs violently.


    As such, even if the NPCs did not attack her, the puppet maker had no intention of letting them go.

 Chapter 58 - 58 58 Forced to Join the War

    ?58: Chapter 58: Forced to Join the War 58: Chapter 58: Forced to Join the War With a flick of her fingers, the puppet maker made no other moves, while several NPCs suspended in mid-air drew their weapons and charged at their superior while shouting and screaming.


    ¡°Dammit!¡± Seeing the puppeteer¡¯s movements, the NPC officers could only brace themselves to defend against the attacks from their subordinates, ultimately managing to cut off the puppet strings attached to them after a period of struggle.


    Despite the puppeteer standing alone, her terrifying abilities managed to stall an entire NPC army.


    As a result, the other puppets under her control quickly gathered around her while the NPCs dared not act rashly. S~ea??h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Mother Superior!¡± Upon reaching the puppeteer, the puppet shouted her name and took a protective stance beside her.


    Glancing at those ¡®children¡¯ next to her, a trace of worry flashed across the puppeteer¡¯s eyes.


    Ultimately, nobody knew what she was thinking.


    It was just that when most of the puppets had gathered around her, she suddenly looked up and shouted, ¡°I know you¡¯re nearby.


    I can pretend I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re up to, but you have to help me repel these NPCs.


    Otherwise, as long as I don¡¯t die today, I will definitely seek revenge on you in the future.¡±


    The other puppets were mostly confused at the puppeteer¡¯s words.


    But Zhou Tian understood after hearing them that his actions had clearly been seen through by the puppeteer.


    The reason why she yelled such words was undoubtedly to warn Zhou Tian.


    Although Zhou Tian knew the puppeteer was formidable, he did not expect her to be this powerful.


    Now, after witnessing the puppeteer¡¯s abilities, he already regretted his previous decisions.


    To put it bluntly, Zhou Tian still had some strength at the moment, but he had no chance of resisting against the puppeteer¡¯s strength and abilities.


    If the puppeteer really wanted to deal with him, he doubted he would have any chance of survival.


    Now that the puppeteer had made such a statement, although Zhou Tian didn¡¯t completely trust her, given the puppeteer¡¯s strength and no way to escape, he had no choice but to believe her.


    Thus, as soon as the puppeteer¡¯s words died away, Zhou Tian immediately stepped out of the shadows.


    Accompanying him was a group of beastmen under his command who, although not particularly strong, promptly joined the action.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s original plan was to reap the benefits after the Puppet House and NPC¡¯s main force had a fierce fight.


    However, due to the puppeteer¡¯s formidable strength, he had no choice but to abandon his original plan.


    And now, once Zhou Tian officially stepped onto the stage, he could no longer keep himself out of it.


    ¡°Attack!¡± The NPCs didn¡¯t care about any of this, they didn¡¯t understand the full story, but they knew Zhou Tian was their enemy.


    The puppeteer¡¯s formidable power and terrifying abilities may have instilled fear in the NPCs, but Zhou Tian didn¡¯t impose such threat.


    Thus, the NPCs, who were somewhat apprehensive dealing with the puppeteer, instantly regained their courage when facing Zhou Tian.


    Seeing the NPCs rushing towards him with a crazy look on their faces, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t help but let out a sigh.


    At this moment, those NPCs were tougher to deal with then usual, especially after they had been scared by the puppeteer.


    Fear often led to madness, facing the puppeteer, the NPCs had no courage to fight back, but now with Zhou Tian stepping in, they had found a target to vent their anger.


    Facing these crazed NPCs, one misstep could endanger Zhou Tian¡¯s life.


    ¡°This is definitely revenge, using us to attract enemy fire?¡± After a low mumble, Zhou Tian, although fully aware of the puppeteer¡¯s intentions, had no choice but to engage in combat.


    ¡°Form defensive formations!¡± Faced with a group of mad NPCs, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t believe he could defeat them.


    At this point, all he wanted to do was to hold out a bit longer under the NPCs¡¯ attacks.


    Given that scenario, Zhou Tian naturally preferred defense over offense!


    ¡°Ugh!¡±


    ¡°Charge!¡±


    ¡°Boom!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Although Zhou Tian intended to take a defensive stance, the power of NPCs held the absolute advantage.


    Thus, even though Zhou Tian had made some preparations, the casualties incurred after the initial clash far exceeded his expectations.


    In less than five minutes of battling the NPCs, half of Zhou Tian¡¯s not-so-large team were killed.


    The other half, although still hanging on, looked like they wouldn¡¯t last long either.


    Fortunately, this time with the Puppet House at his side, Zhou Tian¡¯s situation, though not good, was not completely hopeless.


    Since the puppeteer has already guessed that these NPCs were lured in by Zhou Tian, she naturally despised him.


    But even though she hated Zhou Tian, when he was in danger, she could not just stand by and watch.


    It¡¯s not that the puppeteer is magnanimous, in fact, if she could, she would love to watch Zhou Tian die at the hands of the NPCs.


    But even if the puppeteer did nothing, she was still the biggest threat in the eyes of the NPCs.


    Under such circumstances, while the NPC soldiers were engaged with Zhou Tian, their strongest fighters never stopped watching the puppeteer.


    Given the current situation, the outcome of the battle between Zhou Tian¡¯s monsters and the NPCs was entirely dependent on the puppeteer and the strongest NPCs.


    If the puppeteer wins, the NPCs will naturally be doomed.


    But if the NPCs win, the puppeteer will undoubtedly die and the monsters, including Zhou Tian, will likely be facing life and death situations.


    However, it seemed like the puppeteer didn¡¯t care about the importance of her battle.


    After Zhou Tian managed to distract some of the NPCs, she summon her puppets to her side with a look of concern.

 Chapter 59 - 59 59 NPC Soldiers Withdraw

    ?59: Chapter 59: NPC Soldiers Withdraw 59: Chapter 59: NPC Soldiers Withdraw ¡°Good children, don¡¯t be afraid, mommy is here!¡± As if she truly considered those puppets her own children, the puppet maker comforted them for a while.


    Then, she lifted her head, staring fiercely at the powerful NPCs.


    ¡°Ah!¡± Nobody saw how she launched her attack.


    After she instructed the puppets next to her to clear a path, she raised her right finger.


    Suddenly, a steady stream of fresh blood sprayed from an NPC¡¯s forehead.


    Before they know it, a small hole had appeared on the NPC¡¯s forehead.


    ¡°Damn it!¡± Seeing their companion fall at the hands of the puppet maker, the remaining NPCs were outraged and charged directly at her.


    ¡°Such a nuisance.¡± She let out a sigh.


    As the NPCs rushed toward her, she flicked her fingers.


    Ten puppets immediately sprang from the crowd and took their place by her side.


    A chest of a gold puppet opened, then a flurry of flying needles shot out, striking the approaching NPCs.


    Although they tried to defend, the weaker ones were inevitably hit.


    After paying the cost of several injured members, the NPCs finally managed to reach the puppet maker.


    However, as an NPC swordsman swung his sword at the puppet maker, another gold puppet appeared, blocking the swordsman¡¯s attack with its own arms.


    Another NPC mage was ready to fire a magic spell, but unexpectedly, after completing all the preparations, the magic spell intended for the puppet maker was directed towards his own companions.


    ¡°How could this be?


    I clearly have a magic shield!¡±


    With a sneer, the puppet maker was completely indifferent to the NPCs¡¯ reactions.


    Using her power and control over the gold puppets, she manipulated the NPCs to engage in mutual slaughter.


    Though the strength of the NPCs made it difficult to kill them, judging from the current situation, the puppet maker undoubtedly had the upper hand.


    Due to the formidable performance of the puppet maker, every NPC present was affected.


    Consequently, the pressure on Zhou Tian was significantly reduced.


    ¡°Tsk!¡± Although the current situation was advantageous for Zhou Tian, he felt annoyed seeing the puppet maker¡¯s domineering performance.


    After repelling the NPCs he was fighting, Zhou Tian began to consider how to counterstrike.


    Looking at the current situation, Zhou Tian knew that if things continued this way, it was inevitable that the puppet maker would win.


    If she emerged victorious, the NPCs would be defeated, providing them with opportunities to gain substantial merits.


    Under these circumstances, Zhou Tian naturally wanted to prepare.


    However, Zhou Tian had clearly underestimated the NPCs.


    Not only Zhou Tian, but the NPCs had also noticed the current situation.


    Their earlier ambush on the Puppet House seemed easy only because the puppets were not prepared.


    Now, not only was the puppet maker fighting back, but the ordinary puppets had also joined the battle.


    Under these circumstances, the Puppet House¡¯s strength was in full display, putting the NPCs at a disadvantage.


    The longer the battle dragged on, the worse it got for the NPCs.


    The NPC powerhouses are level-headed people.


    Although being defeated by the monster was a disgrace, retreating at this time was better than being annihilated by the puppet maker.


    Just when Zhou Tian was planning to take advantage of the situation, the NPC powerhouses did not give him the opportunity.


    Realizing that the situation was bad, they ordered the other NPCs to retreat.


    The ordinary NPCs could not be accused of doing anything wrong, but when facing the puppet maker, they certainly lacked the courage to fight.


    However, due to their position and commands, they had been able to hold on till now.


    Upon hearing the order to retreat, these NPCs hurriedly began to withdraw.


    ¡°Attack!¡± Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t help but issue the command to attack once he saw the NPCs retreating before the ideal time.


    Even though the NPCs were not routed, they were evidently out of the fighting spirit.


    Given this situation, even if they were attacked, it was doubtful whether they would retaliate.


    Zhou Tian welcomed this golden opportunity to earn some merits.


    Upon Zhou Tian¡¯s command, his beastmen started charging towards the retreating NPCs while roaring.


    ¡°Damn it!¡± Seeing Zhou Tian¡¯s response, the NPCs were filled with fury.


    However, they had to divide some of their members to hold back Zhou Tian¡¯s team.


    With the NPCs¡¯ arrangement, Zhou Tian¡¯s advance was indeed halted for the moment.


    If nothing unexpected happened, he wouldn¡¯t find the time to deal with them for a considerable period.


    By the time his battle ends, most of the NPC forces would have already retreated!


    However, Zhou Tian hadn¡¯t intended to hold back all the NPCs.


    When he saw the NPCs retreat prematurely, he anticipated this outcome.


    Therefore, he didn¡¯t plan on capturing the main NPC forces.


    Seeing the main NPC forces retreating, Zhou Tian paid no attention and wholly focused on dealing with the remaining NPCs, who were left behind as sacrificial pawns.


    As a result, under Zhou Tian¡¯s full strength, even though the cluster of NPCs had resolved to fight to the death, their determination didn¡¯t make much difference in the face of sheer power.


    After some effort, the remaining NPCs one by one fell under the weapons of Zhou Tian¡¯s beastmen. sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


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 Chapter 60 - 60 60 Desperate Counter-attack

    ?60: Chapter 60 Desperate Counter-attack 60: Chapter 60 Desperate Counter-attack After successfully killing those NPCs, Zhou Tian immediately turned his attention to the NPC powerhouses.


    Although the main force of the NPCs had already retreated, the big fish in their army were still remaining in the same place.


    Zhou Tian understood that if he managed to leave behind those NPC powerhouses, the blow to the NPC city would undoubtedly far exceed the loss they suffered in terms of military power.


    However, Zhou Tian¡¯s strength was limited.


    So even if he had such an intention, he guessed that he could only rely on the Puppet Maker to achieve it.


    Luckily, despite differing goals, the Puppet Maker did not plan to let these NPCs off the hook.


    Hence, during the battle against the NPCs, the Puppet Maker went all out.


    In this situation, the NPC powerhouses had difficulty even retreating, let alone launching an offensive.


    They found themselves under inexplicable control or with the surprise betrayal of their allies.


    Given these circumstances, how could the NPCs unleash their full strength?


    Besides a terrifying control ability, the Puppet Maker¡¯s personal strength was quite substantial.


    One side was unable to utilize its full strength and faced no influence, coupled with the already existing gap between the strengths of both parties.


    In such a scenario, the NPC powerhouses were naturally at a complete disadvantage. S§×ar?h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Given the current situation, Zhou Tian was 80% sure that if he were to join the battle, he could help the Puppet Maker easily defeat the NPCs.


    However, thinking about the Puppet Maker¡¯s abilities, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t help but worry a little.


    Zhou Tian had displeased the Puppet Maker before, and no one could assure him that she wouldn¡¯t seek revenge on him in the future.


    If the Puppet Maker managed to control Zhou Tian with her ability, it would be disastrous for him.


    Due to his reservations, Zhou Tian did not dare to get too close to the battlefield at that time.


    Yet, Zhou Tian¡¯s actions couldn¡¯t deceive others, especially the Puppet Maker who had been attentively keeping an eye on him and noticed his reaction.


    Despite knowing what Zhou Tian was worried about, the Puppet Maker seemed quite angry at the time due to his response.


    ¡°What are you looking at?


    Hurry up and come help.


    If my children suffer too much damage, I¡¯ll skin you alive!¡± The Puppet Maker directly threatened him out of dissatisfaction with his reaction.


    Although Zhou Tian was unhappy with the Puppet Maker¡¯s attitude, considering her power, he reluctantly took action despite being annoyed.


    Regardless, once he saw the strength of the Puppet Maker, Zhou Tian realized that he had to establish a good relationship with her.


    If he didn¡¯t and the battle eventually ended, he would undoubtedly face her revenge due to his actions.


    While Zhou Tian had offended the Puppet Maker, trying to make her pretend that nothing had happened would be impossible.


    However, during the following period, Zhou Tian needed to ensure that he didn¡¯t annoy her further and cooperate with her as much as possible.


    If he performed well, the Puppet Maker wouldn¡¯t surely look for trouble with him immediately after the battle ended!


    With this thought in mind, despite his reservations, Zhou Tian eventually held his weapon and charged towards the NPCs.


    When Zhou Tian made his move, the NPCs couldn¡¯t help but feel anxious.


    They were currently struggling to cope with the Puppet Maker, so it was natural for them to react when Zhou Tian prepared to participate in the battle.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s strength was indeed not that strong, but under the current circumstances, even though Zhou Tian¡¯s strength was weak, his joining would be enough to put significant pressure on the NPCs.


    Under such pressure, despite their persistence, the NPCs¡¯ only possibility was defeat.


    ¡°Ugh!


    You¡¯re so slow.¡± Seeing Zhou Tian¡¯s move, the Puppet Maker complained then prepared to attack.


    As for the NPCs who noticed the Puppet Maker¡¯s move, they had a new approach.


    ¡°You guys, retreat!


    I will hold them off!¡± Two NPC powerhouses stepped forward, realizing that the whole population wouldn¡¯t survive under the current circumstances.


    They decided to sacrifice themselves to create an opportunity for others to escape.


    ¡°Want to leave?


    Not one of you will leave alive today!¡± But the Puppet Maker didn¡¯t mean to let them off; she seemed to hold a deep grudge.


    When the NPCs were just about to make their move, she immediately blocked their retreat path.


    The Puppet House had suffered significant losses in the surprise attack mounted by a large NPC army.


    However, as the most potent force among the monsters in the beginner area, the power of the Puppet House had more than just the losses it had suffered!


    In fact, although many puppets had died in the NPCs¡¯ hands, the number of puppets, especially the Gold and Silver high-level puppets under the command of the Puppet Maker, remained considerable.


    Therefore, when nearly a hundred high-level puppets blocked their way upon the Puppet Maker¡¯s orders, the NPCs clearly realized they had no chance of escaping.


    ¡°Fight!


    Even if we die, we have to make these damned monsters pay!¡± Seeing there was no hope of escaping, the NPCs decided to risk everything in the battle.


    After their battle cry, they started attacking Zhou Tian.


    Why did those NPCs target Zhou Tian?


    Mainly because their past experiences fighting the Puppet Maker had made them understand that they could never be her match with their strength.


    Therefore, even if they tried to fight the Puppet Maker to the death, the outcome wouldn¡¯t be favourable.


    Zhou Tian was different.


    Not considering the grievances between Zhou Tian and them, Zhou Tian was still much weaker than the Puppet Maker.


    If they intended to drag someone down with them before dying, Zhou Tian was undoubtedly an easier pick than the Puppet Maker.


    Upon seeing the NPCs¡¯ actions, Zhou Tian¡¯s expression changed instantly.


    ¡°Damn, I¡¯m the one who killed some of you, but it¡¯s the Puppet Maker who didn¡¯t let you leave and pushed you to a dead end!


    You¡¯re not seeking revenge against your greatest enemy but are here to make trouble for me, what¡¯s your intention?


    Do you think I¡¯m easy to bully?¡± After cursing the NPCs inwardly, Zhou Tian realized his predicament and decided to retreat after a moment¡¯s hesitation.


    However¡­

 Chapter 61 - 61 61 Eke Out a Miserable Existence

    ?61: Chapter 61: Eke Out a Miserable Existence 61: Chapter 61: Eke Out a Miserable Existence ¡°Revenge, this is definitely revenge!¡± Zhou Tian had underestimated the vindictiveness of the puppet maker.


    He knew he had offended her, but the fact that the puppet maker had never attacked him since their first encounter had made him almost forget their conflict.


    It wasn¡¯t until the moment Zhou Tian tried to retreat, suddenly feeling his body uncontrollably flying towards the NPCs, did he realize that the puppet maker didn¡¯t stay idle not out of mercy, but because she was saving her vengeance for this perfect moment.


    Regrettably, knowing the puppet maker¡¯s calculation at this moment did little good to Zhou Tian. S§×arch* The Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Facing a horde of NPCs charging at him, Zhou Tian knew that his only option was to fight back.


    If he did nothing, the only thing waiting for him was inevitable death.


    ¡°Yolo!¡± Zhou Tian yelled, then following the puppet maker¡¯s control, flew towards the NPCs.


    ¡°Clang!¡± Only the first NPC, a mighty warrior, managed to block Zhou Tian¡¯s double axes with his giant sword.


    But considering the reactions of the rest of the NPCs, unless there was some unexpected turn of events, Zhou Tian seemed undoubtedly doomed.


    Indeed, the NPCs planned to capture Zhou Tian in one fell swoop.


    After their comrade successfully blocked Zhou Tian¡¯s attack, the others prepared to finish him off at once.


    However, just as the NPCs were about to do away with Zhou Tian, he made a shocking move.


    As soon as the puppet maker had thrown Zhou Tian towards the NPCs, she abandoned control over him, certain that Zhou Tian was destined to die.


    Once the NPCs had finished Zhou Tian off, she would then promptly take action to clean up the NPCs as well, effectively eliminating all of her adversaries in one clean sweep.


    However, the puppet maker saw Zhou Tian as nothing more than a typical monster.


    She entirely overlooked the potential actions he might take in the face of danger.


    She was therefore utterly surprised when the outcome wasn¡¯t as she had presumed, i.e.


    Zhou Tian being doomed.


    Zhou Tian was not one of those common monsters who would charge headlong into a desperate fight against the NPCs.


    In his eyes, nothing could be more critical than his life.


    Under such circumstances, Zhou Tian was willing to do whatever it took to survive.


    And so, just when everyone thought Zhou Tian would be killed by the NPCs, Zhou Tian surprisingly let go of the weapons in his hands to dodge most of the attacks, taking minor injuries before falling from mid-air.


    As bosses with significant power, most creatures would have a degree of pride.


    They might run away if in danger, but it was unlikely that they would let go of their weapons and desperately beg for their lives like Zhou Tian did.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s behavior, which others deemed disgraceful, was what made the NPCs pause after he fell from mid-air.


    Because they missed their window to chase, by the time the NPCs reacted, they no longer had the chance to kill Zhou Tian.


    Surprisingly, the NPCs felt no regret at this outcome.


    Probably following the values of the current world, a man like Zhou Tian was hard to respect.


    Therefore, the NPCs didn¡¯t take him seriously, and they certainly wouldn¡¯t fret over his life or death.


    As a result, by utilizing the NPCs¡¯ condescending attitudes, Zhou Tian not only successfully escaped from their blades but also immediately ordered a large number of beastmen to protect him.


    In this way, it has become a rather difficult task for those NPCs who want to kill him or the puppeteer who wants to control him.


    ¡°Shameless!¡± Seeing that his actions did not have the desired effect, the puppeteer was not disappointed.


    Instead, he cast his gaze on those NPCs.


    Finally, at his command, a large number of puppets directly besieged and attacked these NPCs.


    As expected, there were no surprises in the outcome.


    Facing the absolute superiority of the puppeteer¡¯s faction, the NPCs, despite their strength, had no ability to resist the attacks of so many puppets.


    As such, when the puppets under the control of the puppeteer collectively exerted their strength, the NPCs quickly met their doom.


    After successfully eliminating all the NPCs, Zhou Tian let out a sigh of relief, but his heart pounded nervously.


    Originally, Zhou Tian thought that as long as he helps the puppeteer, even if he had offended him before, it would not be good for the puppeteer to make trouble for him.


    However, Zhou Tian found that he was wrong and had forgotten to consider a very important factor while forming this plan.


    Generally speaking, Zhou Tian¡¯s views are correct, but he had neglected the character of the puppeteer.


    From a normal perspective, the puppeteer should not turn hostile immediately after Zhou Tian has just helped him, no matter how unhappy he might be.


    But the puppeteer was an exception, her eccentric character dictated her style of doing things.


    Actions seen as normal by others are perceived differently by her.


    The puppeteer had already plotted against Zhou Tian before, and after the battle ended, Zhou Tian was quite worried that she might act against him right away.


    Due to his fear of the puppeteer¡¯s possible attack, Zhou Tian intended to improve the relationship with the puppeteer when she descended from the air, but in the end, he was still too afraid to approach her.


    In response to Zhou Tian¡¯s reaction, the puppeteer snorted and said, ¡°Weren¡¯t you incredibly bold?


    When I refused to help you, you cunningly used those NPCs to invade my territory.


    Now that things have turned out this way, are you afraid?¡±


    ¡°It, it wasn¡¯t intentional.¡± Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t admit that he orchestrated everything, regardless of whether or not the puppeteer believed him.


    So after hearing the puppeteer¡¯s words, Zhou Tian just laughed nervously and unintentionally hid behind the beastman warriors.


    ¡°Look at your deplorable state!¡± The puppeteer was so angry at the sight of Zhou Tian¡¯s behavior that she reassured him, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, although you caused everything, it was still the NPCs who attacked my children.


    They dared to cause chaos in my territory, they clearly have no regard for me.


    I have been too inactive for too long, and it seems they have forgotten my terror.


    Thus, what does it matter if you have used me once?


    I must make those NPCs suffer.


    As for you, once this matter is settled, it¡¯s not too late to have a chat with you then!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m truly grateful for your support.¡± Upon hearing the puppeteer¡¯s words, Zhou Tian immediately expressed his gratitude.


    However, despite Zhou Tian¡¯s words, he never left the protection of the beastman warriors from the start to the end.


    It was evident that he did not quite believe in the puppeteer¡¯s words.


    The puppeteer apparently saw through Zhou Tian¡¯s intentions, but she did not get angry.


    After hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s words, she gave orders for her puppets to disperse without further comment.

 Chapter 62 - 62 62 Monster Allied Army

    ?62: Chapter 62: Monster Allied Army 62: Chapter 62: Monster Allied Army ¡°I¡¯ll join in this operation against the NPCs, but I¡¯m hell-bent on showing up in person.


    Therefore, you¡¯ll act as my representative and liaise with the other leaders!


    Remember, I expect a good outcome this time.


    If I can¡¯t vent my frustrations during this operation, prepare yourself to face my wrath!¡± After suddenly dropping such a statement to Zhou Tian, the Puppet Maker retreated without another word, disappearing from sight in a flash.


    ¡°Damn, I¡¯m really in over my head this time.


    Who would have thought that the Puppet Maker would not only be this powerful, but also so obstinate.


    Even if we succeed in regaining our lost territories this time, I¡¯m afraid we¡¯re bound to offend her.


    There¡¯s probably no peace in my future, how miserable my life is!¡± Zhou Tian sighed with relief as he watched the Puppet Maker leave, but he couldn¡¯t help but feel bitter inside.


    Unfortunately, Zhou Tian had already committed the unalterable.


    All regret was futile at this point.


    Instead of brooding over things, he would be better off figuring out how to unite the other monsters successfully.


    Despite the potential difficulties, he already had the notoriously hard-to-handle Puppet Maker on his side.


    Zhou Tian firmly believed that dealing with the other monsters wouldn¡¯t be any more challenging.


    Indeed, his perspective was on point.


    Zhou Tian, even as an outsider, was aware of the Puppet House¡¯s prestige.


    He sought out the Puppet Maker as his first priority, demonstrating her high-standing amongst the monsters in the Beginner area. sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Having partnered with the Puppet Maker, the other monsters were forced to show Zhou Tian some semblance of respect due to her intimidating influence, regardless of whether they genuinely agreed with his plan.


    With additional benefits on the table, almost all monsters recognized Zhou Tian¡¯s scheme and agreed to deploy their elites to join forces against the NPCs.


    With Zhou Tian¡¯s efforts, nearly ten monster branches mobilized their troops, amassing an impressive Monster Army of over a hundred thousand beasts.


    ¡°Finally, I¡¯ve gathered enough strength.¡± Watching the army take shape, Zhou Tian breathed a sigh of relief, as the recent pressure was immense.


    Not only was he facing punishment for the loss of territory, but he¡¯d also offended the Puppet Maker.


    Either scenario was lethal for him.


    Seeing the alliance army he¡¯d worked so hard to gather, ready to reclaim their lost lands, eased his stress, despite realizing that other dangers laid ahead.


    ¡°Everyone, do you remember when was the last time we attacked those NPCs?¡± This question from Puppet Maker, emerging as the public face for the first time from behind the curtain and standing on the podium prepared by Zhou Tian, baffled the monsters.


    Offering no acknowledgement to the array of confused responses from the audience, the Puppet Maker pressed on with a self-contained speech, ¡°Honestly, I don¡¯t remember the last time we orchestrated an attack on that NPC city.


    Surprising enough, our prolonged patience has been construed as weakness by the NPCs, who have not only occupied the Beastman Clan¡¯s territory but even dared to attack the Puppet House.


    Who gave them such audacity?


    Which is the most powerful clan in this world?¡±


    ¡°The Monsters, The Monsters!¡±


    ¡°Now that these NPCs dare to provoke us, what should we do?¡±


    ¡°War, War¡­.¡±


    Zhou Tian listened to the Puppet Maker¡¯s speech intently and was astonished after.


    He hadn¡¯t expected the Puppet Maker to demonstrate such intelligence, flaring up the ardor amongst the monsters with her words.


    The intelligence on display was scarcely different from what any ordinary person might have.


    Although Zhou Tian knew of the high intellect of advanced monsters, the Puppet Maker¡¯s conduct still left him flabbergasted.


    Not bothered by Zhou Tian¡¯s reaction, the Puppet Maker rallied the monsters before swiftly making her move.


    ¡°Everyone, we must set off!¡± With these concluding words, she flew off with her puppets¡­


    Without concealing their movements or rather due to the evident disruption by the large group, it was virtually impossible to hide from the NPCs.


    Given the hopeless task of hiding their operation from the NPCs, the Puppet Maker chose to march towards them openly.


    As expected, the NPCs hastily reacted soon after Zhou Tian and the others commenced their operation.


    Regardless of the circumstances, the monster side enjoyed an overwhelming advantage in the current world.


    Although the Monster Army of over one hundred thousand beasts was a motley crew with many weak members, it still posed a significant threat to the NPC city.


    In the face of this threat, the NPCs couldn¡¯t afford inaction.


    If they let the Monster Army occupy their city, they knew very well the appalling consequences that awaited them.


    However, even though they couldn¡¯t ignore the monsters¡¯ invasion, it was equally impossible for them to retreat back into their city hastily.


    The present war was not a clash between two camps, as there were no powerhouses coming from the Big City from the NPC side.


    Similarly, the monsters were exclusively from the Beginner Area.


    As a result, despite the potent attacking force of the Monster Team, the NPCs believed they had a fighting chance.


    On the contrary, if they triumphed in the forthcoming confrontation, they could expand their city without any pressure.


    Treating Zhou Tian and his group¡¯s attack as a preemptive Monster Siege, the NPCs set up a defense on what used to be Zhou Tian¡¯s territory, planning to fend off the attack with their rudimentary city walls.

 Chapter 63 - 63 63 Precious Skills

    ?63: Chapter 63: Precious Skills 63: Chapter 63: Precious Skills ¡°Attack!¡± Without wasting any words, war between monsters and NPCs always erupts upon contact, unlike the wars among human beings.


    Both sides typically don¡¯t engage in much conversation.


    At this point, when the puppet master led the other monsters to the battlefield, he didn¡¯t feel like wasting words with those NPCs.


    With a wave of his hand, the monsters immediately launched an attack on the NPCs.


    Upon seeing the monsters¡¯ reaction, the NPCs were not surprised.


    They had probably witnessed such situations numerous times.


    Seeing the monsters rushing towards them, these NPCs remained calm and began to defend themselves according to their military officer¡¯s orders.


    A massive amount of arrow shafts were fired from the NPC faction before any hand-to-hand combat started, flooring a batch of monsters en route to the attack.


    However, the monster faction wasn¡¯t going to stand idle after the NPC faction¡¯s offensive.


    As such, right after the rain of arrows from the NPC faction fell on the monster camp, killing several monsters, the monster faction launched a counterattack.


    It wasn¡¯t just the NPC faction who had long-range attack capabilities.


    Among the monster camp, although the monsters with long-range attack abilities were few, they were not non-existent.


    At the moment when the NPC¡¯s rain of arrows fell, several monsters like the skeleton archers, with long-range attack capabilities, launched their counterattacks.


    Thus, the NPC¡¯s attacks had barely ended when a barrage of all sorts of long-range attacks fell upon them.


    There were arrow shafts, huge rocks, and all kinds of magic.


    Because there were so many different types of monsters, after initiating their counterattacks, nearly a hundred different types of attacks fell on the NPC camp.


    Although most of the monsters¡¯ ranged attacks were blocked by the defense work structures built by the NPCs, the barrage of attacks still inflicted some damage on the NPC faction.


    Afterwards, following the exchange of ranged attacks, a group of fast-moving monsters arrived outside the city wall built by the NPCs.


    Regrettably, the monsters did not know how to build any siege equipment.


    Therefore, even though they had reached the city walls, the monsters could only use their own abilities to attack the walls built by the NPCs, hoping to destroy them with their own strength.


    From beginning to end, these monsters never thought to use other methods to destroy the city walls built by the NPCs.


    In contrast, the NPCs performed much better than the monsters.


    They would not let go of such a good opportunity to attack.


    As those monsters were busy attacking the city wall, the NPCs above them quickly launched numerous attacks on the monsters below.


    Huge swathes of monsters who arrived under the city wall were killed by the NPCs, but during the death of these monsters, a certain level of damage was also inflicted on the city walls.


    Looking at the circumstances at the moment, it appeared that the rudimentary city wall built by the NPCs probably won¡¯t hold up for long.


    While the monster army was fighting against the NPCs, the scene unfolding before Zhou Tian¡¯s eyes painted a very different picture.


    Zhou Tian never thought that the abilities granted to him by the Blood Moon Lord could be used on city walls. S§×ar?h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    As the monsters were attacking the city walls, Zhou Tian could directly see the HP of the city walls.


    Seeing that the HP of the city walls was gradually decreasing, Zhou Tian naturally knew that it was time for him to make an appearance.


    After all, Zhou Tian was the cause of this incident.


    Even though he promised countless benefits, the monsters had no opinion of him in their hearts.


    They only participated in this action because of the intimidation of the puppet master.


    However, participation does not mean the monsters don¡¯t have their own thoughts.


    Put plainly, if it wasn¡¯t for the puppet master standing on Zhou Tian¡¯s side, then no matter how great the benefits Zhou Tian promised, it would be impossible for these monsters to send their core teams to help Zhou Tian attack the NPCs.


    Therefore, after this battle ends, it could be almost predicted that Zhou Tian would have offended all the monsters in the beginner area.


    Even if those monsters don¡¯t directly act against him, if Zhou Tian ever falls into trouble, then those monster leaders will probably not be able to resist cleaning him up.


    Thus, at this moment, Zhou Tian needed to find a way to establish his authority, not to scare those monsters, but at least to let them know that he isn¡¯t easy to deal with.


    If they truly wanted to deal with him, they needed to consider whether it was worth it.


    Now, by using his own abilities, Zhou Tian found a perfect opportunity to establish his authority.


    Zhou Tian didn¡¯t feel it before, but now he realized that among the many rewards bestowed upon him by the Blood Moon Lord, the most precious should be this special skill he was currently using.


    Even though this ability could only be used as an auxiliary, if used properly, its effect could be quite staggering.


    For example, like now, all the monsters only thought of breaking down the NPC-built city walls, but they had no idea how damaged the city walls already were during their attack.


    Hence, Zhou Tian, using his ability to see the condition of the city wall, easily had better control over the timing of his actions than ordinary monsters.


    As such, Zhou Tian, who had been hiding in the rear, finally chose to join the battle when he saw that the city wall couldn¡¯t hold much longer.


    Seeing Zhou Tian taking action, the monster leaders couldn¡¯t help showing surprised expressions.


    After all, as big bosses of the monsters, their status had already differed from ordinary monsters.


    They did not participate in the battle for two reasons.


    One was to save their high-end combat power for dealing with the powerful NPCs.


    The other was to avoid casualties in the siege.


    Now, Zhou Tian had decisively joined the battle when he very well could have sat this one out.


    Those monster leaders naturally found such behavior difficult to understand.


    Zhou Tian ignored the thoughts of those leaders.


    He knew that it seemed foolish to them to act impulsively.


    But because he knew what he had, he knew how to act.


    At this point, his actions were adventuresome, but in reality, there was no risk at all.


    As Zhou Tian took action, there was not much HP left on the city wall.


    Zhou Tian believed that with just a bit more effort, there would be no problem in demolishing the wall.


    After the destruction of the walls, Zhou Tian¡¯s safety would then naturally be protected by the other monsters.


    As it turned out, Zhou Tian, hidden amongst a large group of attacking monsters, didn¡¯t draw the attention of the NPCs.


    Or perhaps, the NPCs never paid much attention to a boss as unremarkable as Zhou Tian.


    Without any targeted attacks from the NPCs, Zhou Tian easily blended in and approached the vicinity of the city wall.


    Upon reaching the location, he spotted a part of the wall with the lowest HP, and without a word, began striking it.

 Chapter 64 - 64 64 Breaking the City Wall

    ?64: Chapter 64: Breaking the City Wall 64: Chapter 64: Breaking the City Wall During Zhou Tian¡¯s inaction, there were simply too many monsters to deal with.


    Apart from formidable BOSSes like the Puppet Maker, an existence such as Zhou Tian was not yet noteworthy enough to attract the attention of the NPCs.


    But once Zhou Tian took action, those NPCs could no longer ignore him.


    A BOSS is a BOSS, after all.


    Even though Zhou Tian¡¯s power wasn¡¯t top-tier among the BOSSes in the beginner area, his destructive capability still surpassed that of ordinary monsters.


    Therefore, when Zhou Tian launched an attack against the city wall, the NPCs naturally had to step in due to the powerful destructive force he displayed.


    Despite the NPCs¡¯ attacks, Zhou Tian paid them no heed.


    He single-mindedly hacked away until his HP dropped to less than half.


    Only then did he finally see the city wall¡¯s HP reach a critically low point.


    Finally, as Zhou Tian made a full-strength swing with his axe, he shouted to the monsters behind him, ¡°The wall has fallen, everyone charge!¡±


    ¡°Boom!¡± As Zhou Tian¡¯s words fell, the city wall, having had its HP emptied, collapsed.


    Witnessing the spectacle, both the monsters and NPCs cast various looks upon Zhou Tian, though not entirely understanding his actions. S§×arch* The n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Regardless of how they interpreted Zhou Tian¡¯s actions, those on the battlefield couldn¡¯t possibly stop fighting because of him.


    After a brief pause, the monsters rushed in through the breach Zhou Tian had created.


    The NPCs on Zhou Tian¡¯s territory hadn¡¯t fully constructed their city wall.


    Once Zhou Tian created an opening, the defensive works of the NPC side were largely destroyed under the monsters¡¯ assault.


    The NPCs had no choice but to fight back against the horde of monsters charging at them.


    Seeing that the monsters had begun to clash with the NPCs, Zhou Tian did not going forward.


    Instead, holding the Sacrificial Scepter, he bolstered the strength of the monster side before retreating to the back to recover from his prior injuries.


    ¡°Well done!¡± hinted the Puppet Maker, who had somehow managed to sneak up behind Zhou Tian during the battle.


    He patted Zhou Tian¡¯s shoulder, startling him, then complimented his prior actions.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing, just my duty.¡± Albeit startled, Zhou Tian modestly replied after hearing the Puppet Maker¡¯s words.


    ¡°A good job done is a good job done.


    No need for all this chatter.


    You¡¯re too indecisive, and I loathe monsters like you.¡± Contrary to Zhou Tian¡¯s expectations, his modesty didn¡¯t achieve the intended effect.


    The Puppet Maker retorted disdainfully, criticizing Zhou Tian¡¯s prior response.


    Hearing the Puppet Maker¡¯s words, Zhou Tian was at a loss for words.


    After pausing for a few seconds, he vented his frustration by joining the monsters in their assault on the group of NPCs.


    As Zhou Tian left, the Puppet Maker didn¡¯t remain in place.


    Actually, with the damage of the rudimentary city wall that the NPCs built, the final battle between the two sides had arrived.


    Therefore, even if Zhou Tian hadn¡¯t left, the Puppet Maker wouldn¡¯t have stayed too long.


    The Puppet Maker and the other powerful BOSSes quickly engaged in combat with the NPC powerhouses in mid-air.


    Zhou Tian, however, did not participate in that sort of confrontation.


    After all, being a commander-type BOSS with some individual strength, he could influence the ordinary monsters more effectively than assisting the Puppet Maker in combat.


    Whether it¡¯s equipment or skills, Zhou Tian could contribute significantly when commanding these monsters.


    Thanks to Zhou Tian, the monsters, who weren¡¯t absolutely superior in strength, easily suppressed the NPCs.


    However, only a few monsters might have noticed Zhou Tian¡¯s significant role in the war.


    After the battle began, Zhou Tian consciously or subconsciously always instructed his Beastman to attack the easier targets, leaving the more perilous locations to the other monsters.


    Zhou Tian wasn¡¯t worried other monsters would discover anything.


    Firstly, the battle was extremely chaotic, so no one had the time or mind to scrutinize the detailed battle plan.


    Secondly, Zhou Tian mainly utilized his special ability to choose their attack positions.


    He wasn¡¯t sure how rare his ability obtained from the Blood Moon Lord was, but from what he could see, no other BOSS in his group possessed it.


    Therefore, he wasn¡¯t afraid that others would discover him cheating with an ability they didn¡¯t possess.


    Consequently, as the battle escalated, hundreds of monsters and NPCs fell on the battlefield every second.


    Eventually, due to the significant casualties, the NPCs were first to respond.


    Actually, in battles like this, if the NPCs were trying to occupy the monsters¡¯ territory, they would must rely on their city walls.


    Only with the aid of the walls could they make the monsters realize that attacking them was more cost than benefit.


    Only then could the NPCs occupy the monsters¡¯ territory successfully.


    However, now that their city wall had fallen, continuing the battle became disadvantageous for NPCs.


    In fact, the desire to retreat emerged among the NPCs the moment Zhou Tian breached the wall.


    But Zhou Tian¡¯s attack was so sudden that the NPCs had no time to prepare.


    When the monsters assaulted them, the NPCs were forced to fight back.


    During the battle, understanding that they couldn¡¯t outlast the monsters in chaotic skirmishes, some NPCs had no choice but to opt for retreat due to heavy casualties.


    Thus, just as the battle turned slightly in favor of Zhou Tian and his allies, the NPCs began to retreat towards their original castle, fighting as they fell back.


    Observing the NPCs¡¯ actions, led by the Puppet Maker, the group of BOSSes naturally wouldn¡¯t let them retreat so easily.


    As a result, the moment the side of the NPCs began to retreat, the Puppet Maker led a group of monster BOSSes and small minions to chase and slaughter them.

 Chapter 65 - 65 65 The Promise of Land Allocation

    ?65: Chapter 65: The Promise of Land Allocation 65: Chapter 65: The Promise of Land Allocation The pursuit of the monsters, naturally, cannot be ignored by those NPCs.


    However, when those NPCs dispersed to prepare for the onslaught of the puppet maker and the group of monsters, it was the overwhelming strength of the puppet maker and the rest of the BOSSes that eventually led to the deaths of the detached NPCs at the hands of the monsters, without the intended effect of slowing down the enemy advance.


    Thus, in the face of the monsters¡¯ relentless pursuit, those NPCs had no choice but to flee.


    The NPCs stood no chance of outrunning the monsterp.


    The situation might have been different if it were in some other place or if the city walls of the NPC side had been really breached.


    But given that Zhou Tian¡¯s captured territory was just outside the NPC city, they were not far from their city when they were breached by Zhou Tian and his group.


    As a result of their persistent pursuit, Zhou Tian and the others may have left quite a number of NPC corpses, however, the NPCs didn¡¯t give Zhou Tian a chance to obliterate them entirely and had already reached the vicinity of their city just as Zhou Tian¡¯s group was about to catch up with their main force.


    ¡°Loose!¡± How could the NPCs dare to let Zhou Tian and his group charge into their city?


    After seeing their own army routed, the city guards, following the general¡¯s command, aimed and released their arrows from their hands towards the pursuing monster army.


    A rain of arrows fell, and under the attack of these NPCs, a substantial portion of the pursuing monster army was instantly felled.


    ¡°Stop!¡± Even though they had just defeated the NPCs boosting their morale, the puppet maker was well aware of the formidable defense capabilities of the NPC city.


    With this in mind, seeing that they were now near the NPC city, the puppet maker halted the other monsters who wanted to continue the assault just as the NPCs launched their counterattack.


    ¡°We¡¯ve accomplished our goal.


    Let¡¯s call it a day!¡± Turning around, the puppet maker directly addressed Zhou Tian with her own opinion.


    The other BOSSes who heard the puppet maker¡¯s words had various degrees of reluctance, after all, they had now routed the main force of the NPCs, and they were somewhat unwilling to withdraw at this juncture.


    However, the strength of the puppet maker was overwhelming, to the extent that even if all the BOSSes from the beginner area banded together, they couldn¡¯t possibly be her opponents.


    In addition to the need to rely on the power of the Puppet House to fight against the NPCs, despite disagreeing with the puppet maker¡¯s suggestion, the other BOSSes did not dare to openly oppose her.


    So, as the puppet maker finished speaking to Zhou Tian, the other BOSSes secretly tried to catch Zhou Tian¡¯s eye.


    Zhou Tian knew what those BOSSes wanted.


    They wanted him to persuade the puppet maker to change her mind.


    But, considering the puppet maker¡¯s character, Zhou Tian sighed and eventually made up his mind. S§×arch* The N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    ¡°Alright!


    I¡¯ll withdraw my troops now!¡± Could Zhou Tian convince the puppet maker?


    Perhaps in the eyes of the other monsters, he was capable of doing so.


    However, Zhou Tian was very clear that the puppet maker was not someone to be swayed so easily by others¡¯ advice, she would not easily change her decisions.


    If Zhou Tian dared to persuade her at this moment, chances are, the puppet maker might abandon him right in the midst of those NPCs.


    Regardless of whether Zhou Tian was right, the puppet maker seemed satisfied with his response.


    With that, after hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s words, she dismissed them.


    Waving her hand, she led her group of puppets from the Puppet House to fly away.


    Watching the puppet maker and her puppets leave like that, the other BOSSes all shot Zhou Tian dissatisfied glances.


    Clearly, because of Zhou Tian¡¯s tactlessness, they were feeling discontent.


    If it weren¡¯t for Zhou Tian¡¯s decent performance beforehand and the watchful eyes of a group of NPCs, Zhou Tian¡¯s departure today would be anything but easy.


    Of course, even if it wasn¡¯t convenient for them to take action, the NPCs still had ways of handling Zhou Tian.


    After all, in order to mobilize their forces, Zhou Tian had made many promises.


    Now that Zhou Tian¡¯s crisis had abated, those BOSSes were naturally not about to forgo the benefits Zhou Tian had promised them.


    ¡°Alright, now that those NPCs have retreated, Beastman General, you should fulfill the promises you made.¡±


    ¡°Exactly!


    You promised us territorial rights, please hand them over promptly.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Upon hearing the BOSSes¡¯ words, Zhou Tian, though prepared, still showed displeasure on his face.


    Indeed, Zhou Tian made the promise of allocating territory in order to convince those monster leaders to help.


    Although the puppet maker had given her consent, the other monsters, even if they gave face to the puppet maker, would certainly not exert their effort like this, given that there was no possibility of taking down the NPC city as part of their current operation.


    They wouldn¡¯t have much to gain even if they eventually defeated the NPCs.


    And without any gains, the monsters would naturally not put in all their effort.


    Zhou Tian, on the other hand, would face a fatal crisis if he could not defeat these NPCs.


    Thus, in order to vanquish the NPCs, there was nothing Zhou Tian wouldn¡¯t do.


    Consequently, under such circumstances, Zhou Tian made a clear promise to those BOSSes.


    As long as they helped defeat these NPCs, he would allocate part of the Beastman territory to them.


    Although the territory Zhou Tian promised was not large, due to differences in the location compared to the land outside the NPC city, the benefits Zhou Tian promised were fairly staggering.


    It was precisely because Zhou Tian promised substantial benefits that the BOSSes would send their most elite mobs to the battlefield after agreeing to Zhou Tian¡¯s request.


    And now that the battle was over, the BOSSes who had seen the matter to its end naturally wanted Zhou Tian to fulfill his promise.


    And would Zhou Tian say ¡®no¡¯?


    Today, almost all the monster leaders in the rookie area, except for the puppet maker, were covered by Zhou Tian¡¯s promises.


    If Zhou Tian reneged on his promise, these BOSSes would definitely band together to take these territories from Zhou Tian by force.


    Therefore, even if unwilling, Zhou Tian had to make good on his promises.


    However, while each of the territories Zhou Tian promised was not much, when added up, they made up almost ninety percent of his current territories.


    Should Zhou Tian do this, the Beastman clan would basically be finished.


    Hence, while Zhou Tian wouldn¡¯t break his promise, he wouldn¡¯t casually divide his territories among those BOSSes, either.


    Showing no emotion on his face, Zhou Tian simply replied, ¡°I will naturally keep my promises.


    You guys go back first.


    Once I¡¯ve arranged for my Beastmen to evacuate, I¡¯ll allocate those territories to you.¡±


    Regarding Zhou Tian¡¯s words, those BOSSes had no doubts.


    Probably in their eyes, Zhou Tian wouldn¡¯t dare renege now!


    Given the enormous amount of BOSSes who had promises from Zhou Tian this time, if Zhou Tian dared go back on his word, what awaited him would certainly not be a pleasant fate.


    As a result, after hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s words, those BOSSes dispersed in small groups.


    However, just as most of the BOSSes were leaving, Zhou Tian suddenly called to one of them.


    He said, ¡°The Carnivorous Flower General, please stay for a moment.


    I have something to discuss with you.¡±


    Upon hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s words, one of the BOSSes hesitated momentarily.


    Initially, he didn¡¯t want to have anything to do with Zhou Tian, but perhaps considering that Zhou Tian would have to deliver a great amount of territory to them later, the Carnivorous Flower General ended up stopping, gave a nod to the other BOSSes and stayed behind.

 Chapter 66 - 66 66 Sneak Attack

    ?66: Chapter 66: Sneak Attack 66: Chapter 66: Sneak Attack The Carnivorous Flower Clan, where the Carnivorous Flower Leader resides, might not be as powerful as the Puppet House.


    But due to some of their unique abilities, they have become one of the strongest forces in Novice Village.


    On the surface, all of these carnivorous flowers look exactly the same as those on Earth.


    However, in the world where Zhou Tian resides, once these carnivorous flowers gained consciousness, they acquired many attack abilities.


    They could even travel above ground on their roots.


    Though the movement speed of the carnivorous flowers was slow, their ability to move meant they could pose a threat to their enemies.


    Priding himself on having more strength than Zhou Tian, the Carnivorous Flower Leader didn¡¯t take Zhou Tian seriously and began to push him around after seeing that the rest of the bosses had left.


    ¡°What business do you have, Beastman Leader?¡±


    ¡°This is the situation.¡± Not offended by the leader¡¯s tone, Zhou Tian calmly explained after hearing the Carnivorous Flower Leader¡¯s question, ¡°You should understand the situation of our Beastman Clan.


    If we were to divide so many territories all at once, our clan would fall apart.


    Hence, I came here to ask for your help to get through this crisis.¡±


    ¡°If you lack ability, don¡¯t make promises.


    If you¡¯ve made promises, don¡¯t complain.


    There¡¯s no need to mention giving up my territory, but considering your predicament, I wouldn¡¯t mind helping you if I can,¡± the Carnivorous Flower Leader declared confidently.


    ¡°Thank you for your generosity, Carnivorous Flower Leader.¡± After speaking, Zhou Tian signaled the leader to come closer.


    ¡°What could you possibly be thinking?¡± Seeing Zhou Tian¡¯s actions, the Carnivorous Flower Leader was somewhat annoyed.


    Nonetheless, remembering his earlier pledge, he reluctantly took a few steps closer.


    Zhou Tian looked as if he were about to reveal a secret.


    It was only when the Carnivorous Flower Leader approached him that he whispered in the leader¡¯s ear, ¡°I need to borrow your head.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Not understanding Zhou Tian¡¯s words, he found a familiar headless plant slowly falling to the ground before he had a chance to respond.


    ¡°I guess your Carnivorous Flower Clan is just easy to deal with!¡± After putting away the axe he had just used to behead the Carnivorous Flower Leader, Zhou Tian looked at the leader¡¯s lifeless eyes and quickly ordered, ¡°Kill all the carnivorous flowers!¡±


    Having already attacked, Zhou Tian wouldn¡¯t give the enemy the chance to counterattack.


    After successfully killing the Carnivorous Flower Leader, Zhou Tian and the beastmen by his side successfully exterminated all the carnivorous flower warriors who had accompanied the leader outside the NPC City.


    ¡°The Carnivorous Flower Clan¡¯s main force has been completely defeated by us.


    What are we waiting for?


    Let¡¯s occupy their territory!¡± After killing the carnivorous flowers, Zhou Tian led the Beastman Warriors to claim their territory without hesitation. Sear?h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Because of their combat style, the Carnivorous Flower Clan is essentially equivalent to the Mage Profession among players.


    Although each member of the clan is highly destructive, most of them can¡¯t withstand close combat due to their plant nature.


    Generally, because carnivorous flowers can burrow underground, it¡¯s hard to eradicate them if they refuse to come out.


    However, Zhou Tian chose to attack the Carnivorous Flower Clan because he had a solution to this problem.


    The carnivorous flowers have the ability to burrow, but they can¡¯t stay underground for too long.


    After all, plants still need to ¡®breathe¡¯ on the surface.


    Therefore, unless enemies enter their territory, the carnivorous flowers usually root themselves in their clan territory like ordinary plants.


    Although Zhou Tian planned to deal with the Carnivorous Flower Clan, the problem was, who could know of Zhou Tian¡¯s plan?


    Though Zhou Tian had long had this idea, he hadn¡¯t actually decided which creature clan he would attack before taking action.


    Since Zhou Tian himself hadn¡¯t thought of going against the Carnivorous Flower Clan, how could they possibly know that Zhou Tian was their enemy?


    Even though the Carnivorous Flower Leader had been killed by Zhou Tian, only the NPCs and member of the Beastman Clan who had stayed knew what Zhou Tian had done.


    If Zhou Tian only targeted ordinary Carnivorous Flower Warriors, the Carnivorous Flower Leader could have raised an alert in response to his authority despite not knowing the exact situation.


    But since Zhou Tian killed the Leader, the clan knew nothing of Zhou Tian¡¯s plan and were destined to crumble once the battle started.


    Without any alert, the flower warriors wouldn¡¯t burrow into the ground.


    And when a group of unprepared, above-ground, Carnivorous Flower Warriors got approached by Beastman Warriors controlled by Zhou Tian, it was obvious what the ultimate result would be.


    Indeed, everything happened as Zhou Tian planned.


    When Zhou Tian led all his beastmen to the Carnivorous Flower Clan¡¯s territory, they were unprepared for Zhou Tian¡¯s attack.


    ¡°What brings the warriors of the Beastman Clan to our territory?


    Didn¡¯t our leader cooperate with you to deal with the NPCs?


    How are you free to come here?¡± Clearly, the Carnivorous Flower Warriors had no idea about Zhou Tian¡¯s intentions, or they wouldn¡¯t have reacted the way they did.


    ¡°Attack!¡± After confirming that most of the Carnivorous Flowers were above ground, Zhou Tian waved his arm and the Beastman Warriors behind him charged toward the enemy.


    ¡°Are you crazy?¡± Those Carnivorous Flower Warriors could never have imagined Zhou Tian making such a move.


    Seeing him charging towards them, they didn¡¯t consider fighting back, but instead doubted whether everything they were seeing was real.


    Although the hesitation only lasted for a short time, it was enough for Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Warriors to reach the Carnivorous Flowers.


    Like before, the Carnivorous Flower Clan was not adept at close combat, allowing Zhou Tian to take the offensive.


    As a result, it was too late for the Carnivorous Flowers to react.

 Chapter 67 - 67 67 Conspiracy

    ?67: Chapter 67: Conspiracy 67: Chapter 67: Conspiracy Zhou Tian issued an order to his Beastman warriors to kill the Carnivorous Flower warriors at all costs.


    Following Zhou Tian¡¯s command, his Beastmen engaged in battle with a seemingly insane fervor.


    They fought as if staking their lives, often disregarding the attacks of the Carnivorous Flowers.


    Their sole focus was to attack any Carnivorous Flower nearby.


    The Beastmen suffered severe casualties but they successfully achieved the battle results Zhou Tian intended. sea??h th§× Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    In just under an hour, the Carnivorous Flower Clan, one of the strongest in the beginner area, was conquered by Zhou Tian.


    When the news reached other monster bosses, they initially refused to believe what they had heard.


    Only after repeatedly confirming the authenticity of the information did the shocked monster bosses finally accept the fact that Zhou Tian had captured the Carnivorous Flower Clan.


    Once they learned Zhou Tian had conquered the Carnivorous Flower Clan, they felt not only amazed but also a twinge of fear.


    Even the Puppet Maker, who was seen as an invincible entity, hadn¡¯t instilled such fear in them.


    The Puppet Maker seldom interacted with the monster bosses.


    As long as no side provoked the other, it wouldn¡¯t arbitrarily attack other monster bosses.


    Otherwise, given its strength, it would have long since unified all monsters in the beginner area.


    Although Zhou Tian was no match for the Puppet Maker, his actions made the monster bosses fearful.


    Just a short time ago Zhou Tian had made an alliance, despite the Beastman Clan¡¯s inferior strength to the Carnivorous Flower Clan.


    Yet, Zhou Tian made an unexpected move against the Carnivorous Flower Clan.


    What frightened the monster bosses even more was that Zhou Tian successfully annexed the Carnivorous Flower Clan.


    If Zhou Tian could break the rules today and annex the Carnivorous Flower Clan, no one could guarantee he wouldn¡¯t attack other monsters in the future.


    Aside from Puppet House, no other boss felt that they were significantly stronger than the Carnivorous Flower Clan.


    Thus, Zhou Tian¡¯s actions naturally raised the alarm for many monster bosses.


    In order to avoid becoming the next Carnivorous Flower Clan, and unwilling to give up the territories promised by Zhou Tian, the monster bosses, who had once accepted Zhou Tian¡¯s assurances, banded together and approached Zhou Tian.


    Zhou Tian was not surprised by their reaction.


    After all, his actions had crossed a line.


    It was already a good outcome that these monster bosses hadn¡¯t united to attack him.


    Therefore, Zhou Tian had to maintain a good attitude when dealing with their accusations.


    ¡°Why do all of you have time to visit me today?¡± As soon as he saw these monster bosses, Zhou Tian greeted them with a smile.


    Seeing Zhou Tian¡¯s casual demeanor despite recently ambushing and annexing a monster clan, the monster bosses felt a chill in their hearts.


    Did Zhou Tian prepare adequately for their meeting, or did he simply dismiss his annexation of the Carnivorous Flower Clan as nothing?


    Regardless, the monster bosses were somewhat unable to accept Zhou Tian¡¯s demeanor.


    After hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s words, they all showed a defensive expression.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be so nervous, everyone.


    I¡¯m not the Puppet Maker, I don¡¯t have the strength to harm any of you.¡± After saying that, Zhou Tian immediately used his authority to transmit some information to the monster bosses.


    ¡°What do you mean by this?¡± After receiving the information sent by Zhou Tian, the monster bosses looked at Zhou Tian with surprise and suspicion, clearly unsure of his intentions.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be so surprised, everyone.


    I only attacked the Carnivorous Flower Clan because I couldn¡¯t provide enough territory to live up to my previous promise.


    I didn¡¯t really want to do it.


    Now that I have enough territory in my hands, naturally, I have to fulfil my promise.¡± After finishing his sentence, Zhou Tian prompted the monster bosses to accept the territory allocation information he had sent.


    Although they didn¡¯t fully trust Zhou Tian¡¯s words, they saw no reason to refuse the territory handed to them.


    After some hesitation, the monster bosses slowly started to accept the territories Zhou Tian assigned to them.


    The monster bosses were completely unaware that once they accepted the territories allocated by Zhou Tian, their desire to teach Zhou Tian a lesson subtly changed.


    Accepting someone¡¯s kindness or accepting someone¡¯s gift influences you.


    This phenomenon exists everywhere.


    These monster bosses had accepted Zhou Tian¡¯s benefits, so even though they still greatly disliked Zhou Tian¡¯s actions, they couldn¡¯t turn on him immediately.


    Like Zhou Tian, monsters with no bottom line are rare.


    They felt that even if they plan to capture Zhou Tian, they shouldn¡¯t make a move now or it would only make them look like the bad guys.


    During their discussion, where few of the monster bosses recalled exactly what was said, Zhou Tian surprisingly managed to send them all back without any incident.


    It was only after all the monster bosses had left that Zhou Tian revealed a scheming smile.


    Since coming to this world, Zhou Tian had acted ruthlessly to advance his own interests.


    He had adapted to this way of doing things subconsciously.


    Also, for his own gain, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t mind resorting to nefarious tactics.


    By allocating territories to extinguish the battle intentions of the monster bosses, he temporarily pacified and sent them away.


    When the monster bosses unknowingly received the territories Zhou Tian allocated, they fell into Zhou Tian¡¯s trap without realizing it.


    They probably wouldn¡¯t think much about the territories Zhou Tian assigned individually.


    Each territory he provided was located in the belly of monster territory.


    Although they couldn¡¯t avoid harassment from NPCs and players, without a doubt, Zhou Tian had delivered a prime piece of territory according to his promise.


    However, if those monster bosses truly understood the territories they received collectively, they would have had a hard time staying happy.

 Chapter 68 - 68 68 Clan Evolution

    ?68: Chapter 68 Clan Evolution 68: Chapter 68 Clan Evolution You might not notice it when looking at each territory individually, but if you add up all the territories owned by those bosses, they would be shocked to realize that Zhou Tian had already allocated all the territories near the exterior of Skeleton Cave to them.


    As long as they took over these territories, the only territory left for the Beastman Clan in that area outside of the Skeleton Cave would be the cave itself.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s intentions have become undeniably apparent.


    It¡¯s just a pity that these bosses either failed to notice his plan or simply refused to believe that Zhou Tian would act so boldly.


    Nevertheless, after Zhou Tian allocated those territories to these bosses, months went by in relative peace for the Beastman Clan and other monsters.


    Though a few months is not a long time, it¡¯s not short either.


    During this period, many developments occurred in the beginner area


    After the bosses went back and took over their respective territories from Zhou Tian, they realized that Zhou Tian had indeed transferred the territories around the Skeleton Cave to them.


    However, considering the large number of Beastmen still present in the Skeleton Cave and not believing that Zhou Tian would give up such a large territory, the bosses accepted Zhou Tian¡¯s arrangements without any objections.


    In those following months, Zhou Tian showed considerable restraint, not only did he stop attacking other monsters, he also rarely organized actions against NPCs.


    Seeing Zhou Tian¡¯s behavior, most of the bosses felt reassured.


    However, whether they failed to notice or simply ignored it, those bosses on guard against Zhou Tian seemed utterly oblivious to the fact that from the moment he allocated the territories outside Skeleton Cave to them, he had ceased to send reinforcements there.


    What this behavior meant by Zhou Tian should have been clear to those bosses, had they paid any attention.


    Regrettably, those bosses failed to uncover Zhou Tian¡¯s scheme in a timely manner.


    Just when they were letting their guards down, preparing to return to their previous peaceful existence, Zhou Tian was secretly making preparations to annex them.


    Though the Beastman Clan gave away much of their territory to those bosses, it didn¡¯t mean their strength had declined.


    On the contrary, without attracting too much attention, the Beastman Clan had by now become the strongest monster group in the beginner area, next only to the Puppet House.


    First, Zhou Tian swallowed the Skeleton Tribe, then forcibly claimed part of the Beast Race¡¯s territory, and finally, despite allocating away some territories, he managed to annex the Carnivorous Flower Clan.


    After these series of actions, Zhou Tian now controlled several branches of monster territories.


    Even though Zhou Tian previously occupied a large portion of territory, it would take time to absorb the strength boost that comes with it.


    Hence, while Zhou Tian¡¯s power had increased, it hadn¡¯t fully manifested yet.


    Now, after several months of rest and recuperation, the power that came from controlling these territories was finally in his hands. S~ea??h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    As for power, this boss, Zhou Tian, had now almost tripled in strength, compared to when he first became the Beastman leader.


    While other lesser bosses didn¡¯t grow as much as Zhou Tian, they had also nearly doubled their strength.


    Moreover, due to the expansion in territory, the structure of the entire Beastman Clan had also changed.


    The original structure of the Beastman Clan consisted of beast slaves, Beastman Warriors, and the Beastman leader.


    Even though the increase in territory led to a growth in overall strength, it didn¡¯t change the structure.


    It wasn¡¯t until Zhou Tian fully absorbed the gains from his recent series of actions that the structure of the Beastman Clan underwent a drastic change.


    The structure of the evolved Beastman Clan, after assimilating their territories, felt like it had been forcibly overturned and reorganized.


    The newly formed monster branch could no longer be called the Beastman Clan.


    The original Beastman Clan was now a thing of the past, replaced by the Beastman Race.


    Regardless of the organizational structure or the strength of its members, the Beastman Clan had become significantly stronger than their original Beastman state.


    If it wasn¡¯t for Zhou Tian¡¯s territory still not being vast enough, then the current Beastman Clan would have definitely had the potential to challenge the Puppet House.


    The new set-up and strengths of the Beastman Clan were as follows: Beastman Warriors were at Level 18, Beastman Archers at Level 20, Beastman Guards at Level 25, and the Beast King at Level 35.


    Compared to the five positions in the Puppet House, the Beastman Clan still only had four, just like other beginner area monsters.


    However, when looked at in terms of strength, the lowest level within the Beastman Clan was 18, which was a significant improvement from before.


    Without mincing any words, if the Beastman Clan could evolve once more, then they would definitely possess the strength to compete with the Puppet House.


    Nevertheless, even though the Beastman Clan¡¯s strength wasn¡¯t there yet, it was already sufficient to fortify Zhou Tian¡¯s plan of annexing most of the beginner area monsters at one go.


    In the course of a few months, under Zhou Tian¡¯s player-killing-for-military-power tactic, he had replenished his forces to their maximum.


    And once the military forces were at full strength, Zhou Tian naturally initiated the action he had prepared for a long time.


    In reality, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t need to prepare anything else.


    Once his plan started progressing, things were destined to develop as planned.


    Having divided his territories among other monsters, Zhou Tian had not sent reinforcements to the Skeleton Cave ever since.


    Even in such a situation, the fact that the Beastman force that had almost entirely stayed there was able to persist up to now was nothing short of a miracle.


    However, since Zhou Tian had already given up on those Beastman as pawns, their perseverance yielded no dividends.


    After the casualties of the Beastman, or rather the beast race, that were stationed in the Skeleton Cave exceeded ninety percent, the defense line that Zhou Tian had set up there naturally became useless.


    The undead monsters that were originally in the Netherworld Realm, which was connected to the Skeleton Cave, successfully occupied the cave through that passage.


    Instantly losing such a territory as the Skeleton Cave was certainly not a good thing for Zhou Tian at the time.


    Although Skeleton Cave was small, it accounted for about one-tenth of Zhou Tian¡¯s territory.


    The loss of such a large territory significantly weakened the strength of Zhou Tian and the Beastman Clan.


    However, although Zhou Tian lost part of his territory, he didn¡¯t show much anger over the loss.


    On the contrary, when he received news of the fall of the Skeleton Cave, he revealed a look of excitement.


    He couldn¡¯t help but be excited.


    Zhou Tian had gone against his own conscience, calculating not only against his opponents but also using his own subordinates as pawns.


    After making so many preparations and seeing that his plan was about to be finalized, how could he remain unmoved?


    Any mishap might jeopardize Zhou Tian¡¯s plan to strengthen his monster forces by annexing other monsters.


    Under such circumstances, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t mind resorting to some cunning tactics for the sake of a better future.


    He temporarily got rid of those bosses¡¯ willingness to fight by assigning them territories.


    But when these bosses innocently accepted the territories that Zhou Tian had carved out for them, they didn¡¯t know that they had unwittingly fallen into Zhou Tian¡¯s plot.


    Looking at the territories Zhou Tian assigned to these bosses individually might not raise any suspicion.


    Each of the territories Zhou Tian gave out was in the belly of the monster area.


    Although they inevitably attracted harassment from the NPC and players, there was no doubt that Zhou Tian certainly fulfilled his promise by assigning excellent territories.


    However, if those bosses really understood what their territories entailed, they would perhaps no longer be pleased.

 Chapter 69 - 69 69 Proposal to Go to War

    ?69: Chapter 69: Proposal to Go to War 69: Chapter 69: Proposal to Go to War ¡°Great, as long as those undead monsters burst out, my opportunity will also arrive.¡± Zhou Tian, while pretending to look panicked and making a series of defensive moves, was already celebrating wildly in his heart.


    However, amidst his celebration, Zhou Tian still had to face some accusations.


    As soon as a group of undead monsters just occupied the Skeleton Cave, immediately a large number of BOSS monsters led their elite troops to Zhou Tian¡¯s doorstep.


    ¡°Beast King, you must give us an answer today!¡±


    ¡°Yes, right.


    Why would the Skeleton Cave be occupied by those undead?¡±


    ¡°Did you do this on purpose?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°I did what?!¡± After hearing what those BOSS monsters said, Zhou Tian was so angry that he shouted, ¡°Skeleton Cave is my territory, and I¡¯ve suffered a huge loss now that I¡¯ve lost it.


    I, the victim, haven¡¯t complained yet, but you¡¯re all making a fuss.


    Tell me, who besides me has suffered any loss at this time?¡±


    As soon as Zhou Tian¡¯s words came out, the BOSS monsters present there were all silenced.


    Of course, the incident of the Skeleton Cave was not just a problem of territory gains and losses.


    But the problem now was that Zhou Tian¡¯s words sounded completely reasonable no matter how you looked at it.


    Those BOSS monsters got tricked by Zhou Tian, but there was absolutely no evidence that Zhou Tian tricked them.


    After all, Zhou Tian really did give them the corresponding territories as he had promised.


    During this process, no matter how Zhou Tian arranged it, unless those BOSS monsters didn¡¯t want the territories Zhou Tian had given them, they had no right to blame Zhou Tian.


    Would those BOSS monsters refuse Zhou Tian¡¯s territory?


    The likelihood of them disregarding the benefits they had already gained and renounced their territories is virtually impossible.


    Even if those BOSS monsters had seen Zhou Tian¡¯s intention from the beginning, they still opted to deceive themselves in the face of benefits.


    So, even if they knew Zhou Tian was plotting, without evidence, they could not accuse Zhou Tian on moral grounds.


    And as Zhou Tian said, he, who had suffered the greatest loss, was indeed the most deserving of sympathy.


    For a while, because they couldn¡¯t find a reason to blame Zhou Tian, even though they were very angry, they had no way to scold Zhou Tian.


    However, under that situation, Zhou Tian, pretending to be very righteous, proposed, seemingly disregarding those BOSS monsters¡¯ expressions, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that the strength of those undead monsters would be so strong that they broke through my defense line so quickly.


    However, I believe that with the strength of monsters in the beginner area, as long as we join hands, no matter how powerful those undead monsters are, they will definitely not be our opponent.


    Hmm, this incident is related all our interests. S§×arch* The N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    I can¡¯t help but lend my hand when you all are in trouble!


    How about this?


    If you all cede a piece of territory to me, once I have a foothold, I will fight those undead monsters with you.


    What do you think?¡±


    After hearing Zhou Tian¡¯s words, the BOSS monsters questioned their hearing.


    Zhou Tian never left a good impression on them and had been labeled as scum, and a loser many times.


    Under such circumstances, they could believe Zhou Tian plotting, but they did have to question whether Zhou Tian really wanted to help them deal with the undead monsters.


    However, no matter what, in the face of pressure from the undead monsters, any possible assistance they could get, they would not miss.


    Thus, even though Zhou Tian¡¯s character was questionable, those BOSS monsters still wouldn¡¯t reject Zhou Tian¡¯s goodwill.


    However¡­


    Just when the BOSS monsters accepted Zhou Tian¡¯s request and were about to agree to his plan, they suddenly found a critical issue.


    Zhou Tian said he wanted to join the battle.


    However, he also stated his request at the same time, which was to cede a portion of the area outside the Skeleton Cave to the Beastman Tribe.


    This complicated the matter.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s request for other monsters to cede him a piece of territory was not excessive.


    After all, he had to fight the undead monsters inside the Skeleton Cave!


    And to do so, he needed troops.


    While they could wage a war on other¡¯s territory, those monsters wouldn¡¯t feel at ease letting Zhou Tian enter their territories because of his past actions


    No matter how you look at it, if you want Zhou Tian to take up a role in confronting the undead monsters, it is absolutely necessary to allocate a piece of territory to him.


    However, the problem is, while giving Zhou Tian a piece of territory is needed, from where this territory should come has become a problem.


    Some monsters might agree to give Zhou Tian a piece of territory, but the others would surely disagree.


    Everyone sharing the territory seems fair, but all monsters wouldn¡¯t want to suffer such a loss.


    And with this, trouble arises.


    They wanted Zhou Tian¡¯s help but also didn¡¯t trust him nor willing to cede land to him.


    Under such circumstances, they agreed to Zhou Tian¡¯s suggestion, but they couldn¡¯t figure out a plan that everyone could accept.


    So, as they weighed their interrelated interests, the idea of Zhou Tian having ulterior motives got disregarded.


    What those BOSS monsters were thinking about, was how to get the other monsters to give up their interests so that they could get Zhou Tian¡¯s help without having to give up their own privileges.


    Because everyone had their own ulterior motives, naturally, they couldn¡¯t reach a conclusion.


    Thus, after a long discussion, they could only decide to discuss it again next time.


    In this way, under Zhou Tian¡¯s guidance, the second time that those BOSS monsters gathered to seek trouble with him ended anticlimactically.

 Chapter 70 - 70 70 Taking Advantage of a Crisis

    ?70: Chapter 70: Taking Advantage of a Crisis 70: Chapter 70: Taking Advantage of a Crisis ¡°Ignorant fools!¡± After sending those BOSSes away, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t help but sneer to himself when thinking about their performances.


    All of these current situations were of course intentionally guided by Zhou Tian, making these arrangements took advantage of these short-sighted BOSSes.


    Even in the human world, facing such a situation crafted by Zhou Tian, a large number of people would fall into the trap.


    Therefore, it was not too much of a stretch to say that those manipulated by Zhou Tian were merely a group of monsters with low IQs.


    It¡¯s hard for any living being to keep calm in the face of benefits.


    Under Zhou Tian¡¯s intentional guidance, that outcome was already predicted by him.


    Of course, such a result was also due to the BOSSes not truly understanding the dangers of the undead creatures.


    Although the information they received suggested that Zhou Tian was badly hurt by the undead, those who didn¡¯t experience it firsthand could not possibly have a clear understanding of the threats the undead posed.


    Ignorance breeds fearlessness.


    Not knowing the strength of the undead, the BOSSes knew they were facing a fierce battle.


    However, they never seriously considered what would happen if they couldn¡¯t resist the undead.


    In their minds, there were no issues in resisting the undead attack. S~ea??h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    All they needed to consider was how to minimize their losses during the process.


    That¡¯s why, in the eyes of these BOSSes, although having Zhou Tian assist was a good thing, it definitely was not worth sacrificing their territories.


    Therefore, the effect of Zhou Tian¡¯s suggestion was to eliminate the hostility of those BOSSes towards him, but the possibility of him actually taking action was basically zero.


    In fact, things developed just as Zhou Tian had planned.


    After the BOSSes left Zhou Tian¡¯s territory, because none of them were willing to carve out pieces of their own territory, naturally, the originally discussed issue was simply dropped.


    Under Zhou Tian¡¯s cold observation, these BOSSes led their elite forces and engaged in combat with the undead.


    In fact, earlier, right after the Skeleton Cave had fallen, the monsters under the BOSSes had already started fighting with the undead outside the Skeleton Cave.


    However, either because the high level undead were not aware of the fall of the Skeleton Cave or they were too busy with other things, although the undead which rushed out from the Skeleton Cave performed exceptionally, their numbers were quite limited.


    But now, when the undead officially began their offense, the BOSSes immediately felt immense pressure.


    Previously, due to the small number of undead, the BOSSes had mistakenly estimated the strength of their enemies.


    However, when thousands of monsters, each almost on the same level as their small BOSSes, rushed out from the Skeleton Cave, naturally, it wasn¡¯t as easy for them to resist as they thought it would be.


    What made matters worse was that despite the fact that the BOSSes underestimated the strength of the undead, they didn¡¯t care much about terrains.


    As a result, while being wary of each other, they didn¡¯t even manage to take over the entrance of the Skeleton Cave.


    This allowed the undead to fully showcase their power.


    Zhou Tian had to rely on people¡¯s lives to resist those undead with the advantage of the terrain, and this was when the high-level undead couldn¡¯t pass through the passage.


    Although it was because the Beastman Clan was limited in strength, it could still be seen from the previous battle how strong the undead were.


    Now, without any restrictions, the undead fighting against the monsters in the newbie area could fully exert their strength.


    How could these newbie monsters possibly be their match?


    Just a few hours into the battle, under the constant onslaught of the undead, the newbie monster alliance quickly began to retreat due to their inability to hold their positions.


    As territory after territory fell to the undead, those BOSSes, feeling their hearts ache, finally started to understand how terrifying their enemy was.


    It was only after suffering that the BOSSes understood the seriousness of the situation.


    While they were desperately resisting the undead, they dispatched messengers to contact Zhou Tian and the Puppet Maker.


    The matter in the newbie area could only be resolved by the monsters in the newbie area themselves.


    Even if the Blood Moon Lord and the Lord of Hades, who were backing the undead, were at odds, the Blood Moon Lord could not assist his vassal monsters in this matter.


    That¡¯s because, over countless years, a set of rules had formed among the monsters.


    If these rules were not upheld, large forces would endlessly clash, leading to chaos within the Monster Camp.


    No matter what happens in the future, at least until the NPC is completely eliminated, those rules set by monsters behind closed doors are unlikely to change in the short term.


    Because of this, the newbie area monsters threatened by the undead could only rely on Zhou Tian and the Puppet Maker, who were also in the newbie area.


    Upon receiving the distress signals from the monsters, the Puppet Maker, although dissatisfied with their previous performances, eventually led her puppets into battle without hesitation, scolding them severely.


    After all, she was also a member under Blood Moon Lord¡¯s banner.


    The only exception was Zhou Tian.


    After receiving the distress signals from the monsters, he took advantage and made his own demands right away.


    While Zhou Tian fancied adopting a strategy of benefiting from a tiger fight, he also knew that the undead were not easy to deal with.


    If he allowed them to grow stronger, he wouldn¡¯t even talk about exploiting them, it would be good enough to simply avoid being annexed by them.


    Therefore, Zhou Tian had no intention of standing by from the beginning.


    However, when he took action, he wouldn¡¯t do so without getting something out of it.


    His reputation was already down the drain, so he was not concerned about having more bad names added to his record.


    As long as there were benefits, he didn¡¯t care if he were accused of exploiting the situation.


    As such, Zhou Tian agreed to deploy troops, but he asked each of the monster forces to designate a territory for him.


    The territory he asked for was not large, only equivalent to what he had previously given to the others.


    Additionally, Zhou Tian made an additional request: the territory designated to him shouldn¡¯t touch the Skeleton Cave.


    Territories outside NPC cities weren¡¯t acceptable either.


    Also, Zhou Tian demanded the other monsters to designate the territories first and then he would make his move.


    When these requests were made, the envoys sent by those BOSSes to Zhou Tian for help were enraged.

 Chapter 71 - 71 71 Joining the War

    ?71: Chapter 71: Joining the War 71: Chapter 71: Joining the War ¡°Beast King, what do you mean by this?


    Although we, the monster teams, are the ones currently threatened, you are also in the Novice Area.


    If we lose, you will not fare any better either.


    In the face of a common enemy, you should contribute.


    Yet, you demand such excessive conditions from us.


    Are you planning to take advantage of our misfortune?¡±


    ¡°When I was in trouble and asked for your help, didn¡¯t you insist on having lands allocated to you before you would assist?


    Now, when you run into trouble and want my help, shouldn¡¯t I be entitled to some benefits too?


    Don¡¯t do unto others what you wouldn¡¯t want done to you.


    All I want is to regain the territories that I gave you, and I¡¯m not asking for more. S§×arch* The NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Isn¡¯t it fair?


    Or do you really want to see how I take advantage of a crisis?¡± At this, Zhou Tian looked at them and sneered coldly.


    ¡°Well¡­¡± Even though Zhou Tian was obviously taking advantage of their misfortune, those monsters who were not good at arguing couldn¡¯t refute him.


    After a few moments of thought, they even started to think that Zhou Tian was making some sense.


    Although they acknowledged Zhou Tian¡¯s argument in their hearts, due to their low rank, they were unable to make the decision.


    Therefore, they could only assure Zhou Tian, ¡°We don¡¯t have the authority to allocate territories.


    Our leaders have to make that decision.


    Please wait a few days, Beast King.¡± After saying this, the monster envoys hurried back.


    Regardless of how the final negotiations between these bosses played out, Zhou Tian received several messages about the monsters allocating him land on the second day after the envoys returned.


    Having successfully squeezed out substantial benefits from these monsters, Zhou Tian still showed no intention of stopping.


    Upon receiving those messages, Zhou Tian started to find fault with the land allocated to him by the monster bosses.


    Zhou Tian complained about the location of some territories, and the environment of others.


    Even though they had all agreed to allocate territories, he continued to create issues.


    His actions indicated that he wasn¡¯t particularly keen on sending his troops to aid the monsters.


    The more Zhou Tian behaved like this, the more anxious the bosses became.


    Although the situation improved significantly after the Puppet House joined the fight, there were still only so many monsters that the Puppet House could take on.


    There were thousands of undead monsters, and they could form armies at a moment¡¯s notice.


    Therefore, the contribution of Puppet House was not enough to change the monsters¡¯ predicament.


    So no matter how angry these monsters were with Zhou Tian¡¯s behavior, they still had to request his assistance to alleviate their pressure.


    Even though it was impossible for them to allocate more territories to Zhou Tian, they successfully convinced the Puppet Maker to speak on their behalf.


    And it turned out that those bosses had chosen the right person.


    If there was anyone in the Novice Area who Zhou Tian feared, it was the Puppet Maker.


    Whether in terms of strength or ability, the Puppet Maker had Zhou Tian completely outmatched.


    Zhou Tian might not be willing to give face to others, but upon the Puppet Maker¡¯s intervention, he put away his schemes without a second word.


    ¡°Such a pity that the time was too short, otherwise the losses of those guys could have been even greater.¡± Under the threat of the Puppet Maker, Zhou Tian was reluctant but eventually had no choice but to lead his Beastman warriors to the frontline.


    This time, Zhou Tian did not mention the matter of allocating territories again.


    Zhou Tian didn¡¯t want this hot potato, and the bosses were too busy to plot against Zhou Tian.


    When Zhou Tian sent his troops, all the monsters in the passing territories chose to let them pass, so in a very short time, Zhou Tian arrived at the frontline where the monsters were battling the undead monsters.


    Although Zhou Tian had known on his way there that the monsters were struggling to hold off the undead, it wasn¡¯t until he arrived at the frontline that he realized the situation was far worse than he had thought.


    If it hadn¡¯t been for the help of the Puppet House, the monsters¡¯ defense line might have already been broken by the undead.


    ¡°I miscalculated, the intelligence of those undead monsters is much higher than I expected!¡± Not until he got to the frontline did Zhou Tian realize there was a significant flaw in his original plan.


    If he hadn¡¯t followed the advice of the puppet maker to go to the frontline and continued as planned, he wouldn¡¯t dare say that he could scare off those undead monsters from the Novice Area.


    There wasn¡¯t much obviously wrong with Zhou Tian¡¯s plan, his mistake, however, stemmed from underestimating the IQ of those undead monsters.


    Not to mention low intelligence in general among monsters, among monsters of the same level, the undead had always been lowest in intelligence.


    Thus, Zhou Tian had only been plotting against the monsters in the newbie area, and he never predicted that the undead minions, which he regarded merely as tools, would act in a way that wasn¡¯t written in his script.


    The passage connecting the Skeleton Cave to the lair of the undead monsters was quite narrow, too narrow for some of the taller undead monsters to pass through.


    For this reason, the Beastman Clan, despite their lack of power, had still been able to keep them on the other side of the passage.


    When Zhou Tian was plotting against the monsters in the Novice Area, he judged the strength of the undead monsters based on those who could pass through the passage.


    But what he didn¡¯t expect was that those undead monsters, while not particularly intelligent, surprisingly widened the passage.


    Among the undead monsters now rushing out to fight them, aside from the small-sized ones that Zhou Tian had expected, even some medium-sized undead had joined the battlefield.


    The performance of the undead monsters far exceeded Zhou Tian¡¯s expectations, hence the monsters tasked with stopping them were under much greater pressure than Zhou Tian had anticipated.


    The situation he had envisaged, where they should be able to barely hold off the undead monsters, did not exist.


    The frontline was practically a one-sided massacre between the monsters in the Novice Area and the undead creatures.


    If it were not for the puppets who were still capable of fighting, by the time Zhou Tian arrived at the frontline, all the other monsters would probably have been annihilated by the undead.


    Upon seeing the state of the battle, Zhou Tian was shocked at first, but then immediately jumped into the fray without a second thought.


    ¡°Release!¡± Following Zhou Tian¡¯s command, his Beastman Archers all let loose their bowstrings at once.


    For a moment, it looked like a classic scene from a heroic saga, as countless arrow shafts rained down from mid-air.


    The group of undead creatures preparing to charge at them faced an abrupt hail of arrows.


    Although the disparity in levels and the augmentation of physical attack defense by the undead attributes meant that the destructive power of Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Archers could not be fully exhibited.


    But with the continuous rain of arrows, each wave of attack caused those undead monsters to endure several, even more than a dozen hits.


    The damage inflicted by Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Archers was still quite considerable.


    After several waves of attacks, when Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Archers stopped their assault, a huge hole had appeared in the center of the undead monster team that had previously been putting enormous pressure on the Novice Area monsters.


    ¡°Well done!¡± Upon witnessing the performance of Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Archers, the monster bosses couldn¡¯t help but praise their performance.


    By leveraging the opportunity created by Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman Archers, they not only withstood the undead monsters¡¯ onslaught but even launched a counterattack, recapturing a portion of their lost territory.


    Unfortunately, not long after the archers ceased their attack, the situation almost returned to its prior state.


    Without the pressure of long-range attacks, the strength of the undead monsters still held the advantage.


    They not only successfully halted the counterattack of the Novice Area monsters but continued their previous actions, launching attacks on them constantly.


    Feeling the pressure of the undead monsters, the monster bosses turned their eyes towards Zhou Tian one after another, hoping that Zhou Tian would once again get the Beastman Archers to suppress the attack of the undead creatures.

 Chapter 72 - 72 72 Display of Divine Powers

    ?72: Chapter 72: Display of Divine Powers 72: Chapter 72: Display of Divine Powers ¡°Beastman Archers have a limited number of arrow shafts; they¡¯ve all been used up in the previous attack.


    If they want to carry out a similar attack, it¡¯ll take a whole day to refresh and generate new arrow shafts.¡± Zhou Tian also wanted to utilize the Beastman Archers, but as a lower-level monster, how could they possibly possess such a BUG-like attack method?


    While Zhou Tian¡¯s command could maximize their attack power, any ability glitches they might have were patched up once they evolved.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s explanation was not what the group of monsters had hoped to hear.


    Upon knowledge that the attack that previously suppressed the undead monsters wouldn¡¯t recur for another day, their morale plummeted sharply.


    For a moment, they felt the undead monsters were even harder to deal with.


    ¡°We can¡¯t go on like this!


    If those undead monsters breach the defense line, the beginner area would fall into their hands.¡± Upon seeing the performance of the undead monsters, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t help but feel anxious.


    If things were to progress as such, not only would his earlier calculations lose their chance of realization, but he himself might also fall into a crisis.


    Feeling somewhat powerless to clean up this mess, Zhou Tian, seeing the performance of the undead monsters, didn¡¯t hesitate to actively join the battle.


    Indeed, within a day, the Beastman Archers had lost ninety percent of their combat power, but the Beastman Clan consisted of more than just Beastman Archers.


    A large proportion of monsters have distinct occupations.


    There might be few cases of an entire race possessing only long-range or close combat abilities, but such scenarios are definitely not the norm.


    The Beastman Archer was the warrior class that Zhou Tian prioritized, but that did not mean that the Beastman Tribe could only rely on Beastman Archers for combat power.


    At Zhou Tian¡¯s command, other warriors from the Beastman Tribe took over sections of the defense line from the monsters and engaged in combat with the undead monsters.


    At the same time, Zhou Tian himself was not idle.


    Between resurrecting and commanding his forces, Zhou Tian utilized his various abilities to help his Beastman Warriors exhibit their strength more effectively in battle against those undead monsters.


    It¡¯s hard to tell whether Zhou Tian overestimated the strength of the undead monsters or whether the other monsters knew they had no way out.


    Once the battle recommenced, the defense line, which had been on the brink of collapse, miraculously stabilized.


    No matter how the undead monsters attacked, they found it difficult to break through the defense line that Zhou Tian and his team had set up.


    If the standoff were to continue as such, it would definitely be beneficial for Zhou Tian and his team.


    After all, this area was their home field.


    Once both sides reached a standoff, although the undead monsters could bring in reinforcements, in comparison to Zhou Tian¡¯s team, from any perspective, the undead monsters were in a disadvantaged position.


    In the end, to break the stalemate, the undead monsters, who had so far made no special moves, took significant action.


    ¡°Roar!¡± With a roar, a dozen huge zombies that Zhou Tian had previously fought walked out of the Skeleton Cave.


    As soon as they appeared, the monsters in the beginner area were affected one after another.


    Priorly, Zhou Tian, as the leader of the Beastman Clan, could only defeat these zombies by exploiting their weaknesses.


    This allows us to perceive how terrifying these monster-sized zombies were to regular monsters.


    Faced with such massive creatures, even if the BOSS could stay calm, the lesser monsters would definitely be affected.


    Just as the ten or so giant zombies were about to rush the frontline and break Zhou Tian¡¯s defense line, no one expected that, with movement from the puppet maker, the defense line, which seemed incapable of holding up any longer, had regained its strength.


    Although Zhou Tian had previously been in the limelight, they were, from beginning to end, the strongest BOSS in the beginner area.


    Be it his strength or abilities, Zhou Tian was no match for the puppet maker at the moment.


    Zhou Tian only garnered attention earlier because his abilities were most suited to such a situation.


    Zhou Tian had already caught a lot of attention, and as the real NO.1 in the beginner area, the puppeteer was naturally compelled to do something.


    The previous situation was suitable for Zhou Tian to shine, but after the appearance of those giant zombies, given the puppeteer¡¯s abilities, it became even easier to achieve results.


    The puppeteer¡¯s abilities may not be outstanding in a large-scale battlefield.


    However, when targeting an individual or a small team, her abilities can be extremely terrifying.


    Clearly, even though those giant zombies have considerable power and destructive force, once they¡¯re targeted by the puppeteer, it¡¯s destined that they will meet a tragic end.


    As soon as those giant zombies stepped onto the frontline, their bodies immediately froze on the spot.


    Then, as the puppeteer¡¯s fingers fluttered, the group of giant zombies attacked their companions around them like they were mad.


    Even in the same camp, no matter how obvious the weaknesses of these giant zombies are, their destructive power is definitely one of the top.


    Not to mention the undeads are basically unprepared for their onslaught.


    Even if they were prepared, it is doubtful that anyone could guarantee they could block them safely. Sear?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    So, under the control of the puppeteer¡¯s abilities, when the giant zombies unleashed their destructive power, they charged left and right like human meat grinders, unintentionally causing considerable casualties among the undead monsters.


    Since the ones being controlled are the enemies, the puppeteer naturally would not care too much about the situation of the giant zombies.


    Thus, using the combat power of these giant zombies, she took them as the tip of her sword, and launched a counterattack against those undead monsters.


    With the giant zombies leading, followed by Zhou Tian and many other bosses, relying on that combat power, they tore through the camp of the undead monsters with ease.


    In an instant, the roles of attackers and defenders completely switched.


    Under the strong play of the puppeteer, despite the loss of several giant zombies, under the counterattack of Zhou Tian and his allies, the territory previously occupied by the group of undead monsters was largely retaken.


    When the situation evolved to that point, the tide had completely turned.


    If nothing unexpected happened, as long as the puppeteer kept controlling the giant zombies and continued the attack, there should be no problem for Zhou Tian and his allies to reclaim the lost territories.


    However, things wouldn¡¯t be resolved that easily.


    Just as Zhou Tian and his team were about to drive back the undead monsters, several electric lights shot out from the direction of the Skeleton Cave, and the battle situation quickly changed again.

 Chapter 73 - 73 73 BOSS Squad

    ?73: Chapter 73: BOSS Squad 73: Chapter 73: BOSS Squad ¡°Zzt¡­¡± After the flash of electric light, before Zhou Tian and his companions could even fully grasp the situation, they were astonished to find that the giant zombies that had been controlled by the Puppet Maker had either fallen dead or stood twitching in place.


    In an instant, they had all slipped out from under the control of the Puppet Maker.


    Upon seeing this, the Puppet Maker gritted his teeth and once again utilized his ability to reclaim control over the giant zombies.


    However, as swift as the Puppet Maker was in his actions, his adversaries were just as quick.


    No sooner had he regained control over the giant zombies than a new bolt of electric light shot through, instantly killing those giant zombies that were able to persist.


    ¡°Damn it!¡± Feeling his grip once again loosening on the giant zombies, the Puppet Maker couldn¡¯t help but curse his opponents silently.


    Though he was enraged, there wasn¡¯t much he could do at the moment.


    As horrifying as the Puppet Maker¡¯s ability was, it had its weaknesses.


    First, the Puppet Maker needed to use threads to control his targets.


    This meant that if those threads were destroyed, his abilities would be nullified.


    At the same time, due to the game-like rules of this world, the Puppet Maker¡¯s powers could only control living beings.


    As such faced with these bolts of lightning which could utterly destroy his threads, even terrifying abilities of the Puppet Maker were momentarily helpless against these undead creatures.


    Whilst the Puppet Maker¡¯s abilities were being neutralized, the undead unleashing the lightning had not yet properly shown themselves. S~ea??h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    However, their attacks didn¡¯t cease.


    Secreting themselves within the Skeleton Cave, these hidden undead continuously launched attacks on the monsters on Zhou Tian¡¯s side.


    The lightning released by these unknown undead was not only capable of striking at an astonishing distance, its power was also exceptionally high.


    Every time a bolt of lightning flashed, a portion of Zhou Tian¡¯s allies would instantly die under its onslaught.


    After several such attacks, although the number of casualties wasn¡¯t too high, enough fear had been instilled in the lower-ranked monsters on Zhou Tian¡¯s side.


    Zhou Tian didn¡¯t know whether this change in the world was good or bad.


    Although the low-level monsters were much less intelligent in the past, they didn¡¯t fear the enemy.


    With just one command, they could be sent out as cannon fodder.


    This was not possible now.


    Although the monsters had evolved from mere data into something resembling real life, with the added realism came a range of new complications.


    Just as now, a slightly stronger performance from the enemy and the low-level monsters under Zhou Tian¡¯s control became fearful.


    Although Zhou Tian¡¯s orders could still command these lesser monsters to fight, in their fearful state, it was doubtful whether they could fully utilize their battle powers anymore.


    ¡°We can¡¯t keep going like this!


    If we don¡¯t get rid of those rats lurking in the dark, we won¡¯t be able to continue this battle.


    What should we do?


    We need to come up with an effective solution quickly, or it will be too late.¡±


    Faced with the threat of undead monsters and feeling an unprecedented pressure, the quarrelling bunch of newbie zone monster bosses had to put their differences aside and genuinely discuss countermeasures.


    However, since the undead they were targetting remained concealed and refused to show themselves, even if Zhou Tian and his companions had numerous strategies, they were useless without the ability to approach the enemy.


    As a result of these circumstances, Zhou Tian and his fellow bosses soon made a rather risky decision.


    The undead refused to step into the spotlight, and Zhou Tian and his team had no choice but to eliminate them.


    In such a situation, if the enemies would not come forth, Zhou Tian and his team naturally had to take the initiative and confront them directly.


    Lead by the Puppet Maker, Zhou Tian and the other leaders of various races decided to form an elite squad and head straight to the entrance of the Skeleton Cave.


    By doing so, they would be able to eliminate the threatening lightning undead creatures.


    Moreover, once they occupy the entrance of the Skeleton Cave, the fight against the undead monsters would be much easier.


    Zhou Tian and his team made this decision out of desperation.


    It might resolve the current crisis if successful, but they could be in serious danger if they encounter any difficulties.


    After all, the entrance of the Skeleton Cave is right in the belly of the undead monsters¡¯ territory, no one would come to their rescue should Zhou Tian and his team fall into it.


    If there were other choices, neither Zhou Tian nor the other bosses would choose a method this dangerous to resolve the crisis.


    But the problem is, they don¡¯t have any better options.


    Despite conscious of the risk of their current decision, Zhou Tian and his team had to fight it out.


    ¡°The Beast King¡¯s ability is very important, you may not trust him, but please protect him during the operation,¡± Zhou Tian was surprised that the Puppet Maker suddenly asked the other bosses to ensure his safety just before they set off.


    Although the other bosses hesitated, they finally nodded in agreement with the Puppet Maker¡¯s arrangement after some thought.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s previous actions made the bosses wary of him.


    If it weren¡¯t for the overwhelming power of the undead monsters they were facing, it would be impossible for them to cooperate sincerely.


    As the Puppet Maker said, if we leave out things such as character, Zhou Tian¡¯s abilities alone make him even more vital to the team than the Puppet Maker.


    Although there are restrictions on the rebirth skills, the most powerful feature is that once it enters the cooldown time, it can be activated on any monster.


    In other words, as long as Zhou Tian¡¯s skills are in cooldown time, it won¡¯t matter if he¡¯s facing minions or bosses, he can resurrect them.


    And this ability alone could multiply the combat power of their squad.


    Not to mention, the equipment Zhou Tian has can also enhance the strength of the team members.


    Because of Zhou Tian¡¯s various capacities, even monsters who dislike him cannot deny his worth to the team.


    Plus, with this operation being a matter of life and death, they will need Zhou Tian¡¯s help afterward.


    Hence, the Puppet Maker¡¯s proposal was readily accepted by the other monsters.


    Subsequently, Zhou Tian found himself in the center of the squad after the team was formed.


    Not only was he protected by those bosses on all sides, but the Puppet Maker also stayed by his right side to guard him.


    According to the situation at that time, it seemed impossible for Zhou Tian to be harmed unless their entire squad was completely defeated.


    With preparations in place, Zhou Tian¡¯s team was not going to idle around.


    A few members tidied up, and at the command of the Puppet Maker, they charged towards the entrance of the Skeleton Cave.

 Chapter 74 - 74 74 Trap

    ?74: Chapter 74 Trap 74: Chapter 74 Trap The reason why bosses occupy such a high position is not only because of the authority they possess to completely control the lesser monsters, but the main reason is their strength that completely suppresses these lesser monsters.


    Even a non-combative boss like Zhou Tian is still the most powerful existence in his race, and the gap in strength between other combative bosses and ordinary monsters is obvious.


    Now, after the emergence of a team composed entirely of bosses like Zhou Tian, not to mention anything else, just based on combat power alone, their team has reached a considerably high standard.


    Adding the individual abilities they each possess, it¡¯s possible that Zhou Tian and his team might be able to fight against the Blood Moon Lord¡¯s direct armed squad.


    Given the strength of Zhou Tian¡¯s team, when they launched an attack towards the entrance of the Skeleton Cave, the defense line formed by the undead monsters naturally couldn¡¯t play much of a role.


    Eventually, under the constant progress of Zhou Tian¡¯s team, although the group of undead monsters made efforts to resist, they still couldn¡¯t hinder Zhou Tian¡¯s advancing steps.


    As a result, relying on their formidable individual strength, Zhou Tian and his party easily infiltrated the enemy¡¯s inner area.


    It was only when they actually approached the entrance to the Skeleton Cave that Zhou Tian and his team could clearly see what the enemies they needed to face this time looked like.


    ¡°Skeleton mages!¡± Seeing the undead creatures in front of him that resembled the monsters of the same name in the dark, Zhou Tian muttered the information he had just learned and then went on to fight the enemy alongside the other bosses.


    Just like the bosses protecting Zhou Tian, the undead monsters also clearly understood the importance of the skeleton mages to them.


    Therefore, outside the Skeleton Cave, the undead monsters set up a heavy army to protect the skeleton mages.


    Given this situation, when Zhou Tian and his team attacked, the resistance they encountered was naturally much stronger than before.


    For a while, because the large number of middle and high-level undead monsters were desperately blocking the way, Zhou Tian and his team could no longer easily break through as before.


    Meanwhile, under the suicidal attack of those undead monsters, wounds began to appear on the bodies of their team members.


    ¡°This won¡¯t work!


    They¡¯re protected too tightly.


    We don¡¯t have any chance to attack those skeleton mages.


    You hold off those undead, I¡¯ll go deal with those skeleton mages.¡± Seeing that they couldn¡¯t break through, the desperate puppet-maker left these words and flew directly towards the skeleton mages.


    The puppet maker not only had great strength but was also one of a few monsters that could fly.


    Now, when the puppet maker flew up, the blockade that had been troubling Zhou Tian and his team couldn¡¯t hinder her.


    Thus, when the puppet maker flew towards those skeleton mages, she didn¡¯t encounter much resistance.


    As a result, the puppet maker easily approached the entrance to the Skeleton Cave.


    If nothing unexpected happened, she would soon be able to attack those skeleton mages.


    However¡­


    Just as the puppet maker was about to get close to her target, absorbed in planning how to take down those skeleton mages, she inevitably overlooked a very important matter at that moment.


    It is true, those skeleton mages were the targets of Zhou Tian and his team¡¯s action.


    Still, it does not mean that just because the puppet maker got close to them the victory will be ultimately achieved.


    After all, those skeleton mages weren¡¯t dead things.


    While they needed the protection of numerous undead monsters, they themselves were also powerful monsters.


    As a result, just when the puppet maker was brimming with confidence in her belief that she could successfully take down the skeleton mages this time, the skeleton mages glanced at her and swiftly launched their attack.


    Fire, ice, lightning¡­


    When the skeleton mages cast their spells, immediately various elemental attacks flew towards the puppet maker.


    Caught unprepared by this sudden onslaught, the puppet maker was thrown into a momentary state of confusion.


    However, the puppet maker was exceptionally strong.


    She didn¡¯t earn the title of the strongest boss in the beginner area for nothing.


    Despite the attack from the skeleton mages, she nimbly dodged and escaped unscathed.


    After realizing that the skeleton mages posed a threat, the puppet maker made her next move with greater caution.


    Utilizing her magic, she controlled several undead monsters to shield her as she charged towards the skeleton mages.


    Given the puppet maker¡¯s preparedness and strength, normally, she would have no problem taking down the skeleton mages.


    Even Zhou Tian and the other accompanying bosses started to relax, genuinely believing that the operation was a success after watching her actions.


    Alas, just when Zhou Tian and the others were about to celebrate, a sudden attack froze the smiles on their faces.


    An electric bolt, at least three or four meters in diameter, came crashing down from above.


    All too quickly, the puppet maker, who had been on the verge of closing in on the skeleton mages, was obliterated by its destructive power. S§×ar?h the nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    None of them had anticipated such a turn of events.


    With the puppet maker dead, Zhou Tian and the others struggled to accept this grim reality.


    Unfortunately, whether Zhou Tian and the others could accept it or not did not matter to the undead monsters.


    Seeing Zhou Tian and the others in a state of shock over the puppet maker¡¯s death, the undead monsters took the opportunity to launch an attack against them.


    ¡°Ah!¡± The outermost bosses were the first to bear the brunt.


    Although, given their formidable strength, they would not normally die so easily, some of the bosses had the misfortune to encounter the extraordinarily powerful undead monsters.


    Due to the sudden death of the puppet maker, most of the bosses were slightly disoriented, creating an opportunity for the undead monsters.


    Shortly after the puppet maker¡¯s death, two more bosses were killed by the undead monsters due to their momentary lapse.


    It was only after hearing the dying screams of these bosses that Zhou Tian and the others snapped back to reality.


    In an instant, Zhou Tian and the others quickly started employing their abilities.


    Several bosses combined their forces and launched their various skills in all directions.


    Despite not producing any special effects, their massive destructive power forced the undead monsters to retreat from the perilously close perimeter around Zhou Tian and the others.


    At the same time, Zhou Tian also deployed his resurrection skill.


    A beam of light streaked across.


    The puppet maker, who had died so abruptly to a single lightning bolt, came back to life, much to the astonishment of the watching undead monsters.

 Chapter 75 - 75 75 Undead Boss

    ?75: Chapter 75: Undead Boss 75: Chapter 75: Undead Boss ¡°I was careless!¡± As soon as the puppeteer was resurrected, it was as if she knew what had happened.


    After lamenting for a moment, she made her next move.


    With her fingers constantly tweaking, the puppeteer¡¯s ability was activated, and ¨C very quickly ¨C a group of undead monsters near Zhou Tian and his team were controlled by her and levitated into mid-air.


    Having taken control of these undead monsters, the puppeteer didn¡¯t recklessly charge forward like before.


    Instead, she hoisted up the creatures she¡¯d commandeered high into the air and hurled them towards Skeleton Cave.


    As the group of undead monsters screeched while flying towards Skeleton Cave, something was triggered in the sky.


    Lightning followed and very soon those undead monsters, thrown out by the puppeteer, were struck into charcoal before they could land properly inside the cave.


    ¡°Whoosh~¡± The puppeteer used these undead monsters as canaries in a coal mine and easily cleared a good amount of danger ahead.


    However, just as she was about to move forwards, she became surrounded by a barrage of long-range attacks.


    Apparently, when the puppeteer truly became a threat to the skeleton mages, the undead monsters rallied their long-range attackers, just like Zhou Tian had done before, and collectively attacked the puppeteer high overhead.


    ¡°Thump¡­thump¡­¡± Faced with the attacks initiated by the undead monsters, the puppeteer could only make use of the numerous undead monsters she controlled as her shield.


    Consequently, the volley of attacks resulted in the puppeteer¡¯s controlled undead creatures being turned into fragments.


    As these pieces fell, the puppeteer¡¯s figure was quickly revealed.


    ¡°Tsk!¡± With a final reluctant glance towards Skeleton Cave, the puppeteer suddenly descended from high altitude, landing back amongst Zhou Tian and his team.


    ¡°You¡¯re injured.¡± Due to the distance between them earlier, Zhou Tian could not clearly see the puppeteer¡¯s condition.


    Now that she had landed beside him, Zhou Tian was surprised.


    The puppeteer, who had always been displaying her formidable strength was not only killed once due to a previous ambush, but she had also suffered serious injuries during the collective attack, despite her precautions.


    Several bone arrows were lodged in her chest, at least a dozen wounds from magic scattered across her limbs, along with injuries on her back and head.


    While she didn¡¯t lose any limbs, the puppeteer was undoubtedly seriously injured.


    ¡°It¡¯s no big deal, these injuries won¡¯t affect the deployment of my abilities.¡± Indifferent to her own injuries, the puppeteer carefully observed the right undead monsters for a while before saying, ¡°There¡¯s a boss amongst these undead monsters, likely to be of the Mage class.


    We must find it and destroy it.


    Otherwise, not to mention wiping out those skeleton mages, we probably won¡¯t even have a chance to get close to Skeleton Cave.¡±


    Upon hearing the puppeteer¡¯s words, Zhou Tian and his team were taken aback.


    After all, the puppeteer wouldn¡¯t lie about something like this.


    So, this means, what the puppeteer had said was probably true.


    If the puppeteer¡¯s words were true, then it indeed was not good news for Zhou Tian and his team.


    Note that the strength of the puppeteer could almost match the rest of the team members.


    Relying on such powerful strength, the puppeteer still fell into the enemy¡¯s hands several times, which, although might involve a sneak attack, was enough to illustrate that the strength of that hidden Undead Boss was likely on par with the puppeteer.


    Thinking about not only facing numerous undead monsters but also needing to guard against the powerful Undead Boss¡¯s sneak attacks, Zhou Tian and his team could hardly maintain a good mood.


    However, no matter how reluctant Zhou Tian and his team were to face such a strong enemy, after hearing the words of the Puppet Maker, they still had to force themselves to vigilantly search through the throng of undead creatures to find the hidden enemy.


    ¡°Found it.¡± Zhou Tian should feel fortunate that the auxiliary abilities he received from the Blood Moon Cult were working.


    Once he activated his ability, showing the HP status of all monsters, he scanned those with full or nearly full HP.


    Thus, he effortlessly located the BOSS, who had significantly more HP than an average monster.


    ¡°Where do you think you¡¯re going!¡± Zhou Tian had just singled out the enemy when the Undead Boss tried to run.


    But, would the Puppet Maker let it escape?


    Although the Puppet Maker hadn¡¯t spoken a single word, it didn¡¯t mean that she was as calm as her face suggested.


    She had died once and suffered injuries by the enemy¡¯s schemes.


    If they were fighting straightforwardly and the Puppet Maker lost, she might not complain.


    However, she couldn¡¯t tolerate the enemy using such despicable tactics.


    Under such circumstances, how could the Puppet Maker not be angry?


    Unable to find the enemy, the Puppet Maker remained simmering with frustration and had no method to vent her anger.


    But now that she had found her nemesis, she naturally couldn¡¯t help but seek revenge.


    Now, since the Undead Boss revealed itself, old and new grievances came rushing forth, and the Puppet Maker was bent on cleaning up the foe.


    Almost as soon as Zhou Tian had pointed out the location of the Undead Boss, the Puppet Maker used her power to control the undead monsters surrounding it.


    Then, without giving it a chance to retreat, she used the creatures to besiege the Boss.


    The Undead Boss was indeed very powerful.


    However, its mage attributes determined it to be high-attack and low-defense creature. S~ea??h the N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Preparations for an attack could even allow it to defeat the Puppet Maker, but when it came to defense, even with its considerable strength, it failed to block the barrage of attacks from the undead creatures surrounding it.


    Due to its lack of defense, the Boss was quickly struck with several gashes.


    ¡°Boom!¡± An electric light flashed past, and the group of undead creatures controlled by the Puppet Maker were instantly smashed to pieces by a magic attack.


    However, no matter how powerful the Undead Boss appeared, the injuries on its body wouldn¡¯t disappear.


    And the Puppet Maker, who posed a genuine threat, wouldn¡¯t give it a chance to get away.


    As soon as the Undead Boss had managed to kill the undead creatures around it, the Puppet Maker was quickly approaching.


    Knowing that the monsters wouldn¡¯t be a significant threat to the Boss, the Puppet Maker did not give it a chance to escape and blocked its path.


    ¡°Roar!¡± If it could, the Undead Boss would have preferred to hide and ambush Zhou Tian and his team.


    However, now the Puppet Maker had blocked its path, and knowing that it could not easily escape, it wasn¡¯t afraid of the impending battle.


    With control over home turf, the Undead Boss wasn¡¯t the kind of creature that wouldn¡¯t use it to its advantage.


    As soon as the Puppet Maker dashed towards it, the Boss gave an order.


    The undead creatures launched hundreds of long-range attacks towards where the Puppet Maker stood.


    In no time, the area where the Puppet Maker was initially standing had been thoroughly razed by the undead¡¯s ranged attacks.


    But, just as the barrage ended, the Puppet Maker suddenly burst from the ground that had, moments ago, been void of any activity and flew towards the Undead Boss in mid-air¡­

 Chapter 76 - 76 76 Burst of Anger

    ?76: Chapter 76: Burst of Anger 76: Chapter 76: Burst of Anger The Undead Boss started getting anxious as he saw the Puppet Maker charging at him; after all, magical beings weren¡¯t really good at physical combat.


    Despite the Puppet Maker also not being a melee-type Boss, undoubtedly, with her abilities, if she managed to get close to him, he would be in real danger.


    Even though the situation was unfavorable for him, the Undead Boss didn¡¯t flee like his minions.


    He was crystal clear that, given the strength and abilities of the Puppet Maker, if he faced her head-on in combat, although not certain of victory, he was not without hope.


    But if he were to take off in an attempt to escape, he would most likely have zero chances of surviving.


    As a result, when the Puppet Maker attacked it, the Undead Boss remained where it was, nevertheless, he calmly sent all the magic spells that he knew her way.


    When the Undead Boss counterattacked, undulating electric light ripped through the battlefield¡ªtargeting not just the Puppet Maker.


    Even Zhou Tian and his group became targets for the now openly attacking Undead Boss.


    During the barrage of lightning raining down, while the Puppet Maker¡¯s situation was somewhat manageable, the condition of Zhou Tian and his companions was a bit tricky.


    The Puppet Maker needed to be careful in the face of the Undead Boss¡¯s assault.


    As for Zhou Tian¡¯s group, even if the enemy didn¡¯t go all out, if they were hit, they would be in a whole lot of trouble, if not dead.


    ¡°Puppet Show, Chaotic Slash!¡± Suddenly, just as Zhou Tian and his team were struggling to cope, and it seemed like they were going to be killed by the Undead Boss at any time, the Puppet Maker¡¯s voice echoed on the battlefield.


    As she finished speaking, ten Gold Puppets appeared beside the Undead Boss.


    Under the control of the Puppet Maker, these Gold Puppets, wielding a variety of weapons, surrounded and ruthlessly struck at the Undead Boss.


    ¡°Crack crack¡­¡± It must be said that although the Puppet Maker¡¯s sudden move was powerful, the scene it created was quite bloody.


    Under the strikes of the ten Gold Puppets, the defensively weak Undead Boss could not withstand their attack.


    As the Gold Puppets started their attacks, he was knocked to the ground soon after.


    The movements of the Gold Puppets didn¡¯t pause because of his fall.


    They continued their attack at the same pace, so much so that when they stopped, besides the pieces of bone, there was not a trace left of the formerly vibrant Undead Boss.


    Once the Undead Boss was killed, the Puppet Maker didn¡¯t stop.


    Using her ten Gold Puppets, she flew straight towards the other undead monsters.


    Immediately following the Puppet Maker¡¯s next move, Zhou Tian realized that despite her impressive control ability, her real destructive power was fully exhibited only when she controlled the Gold Puppets.


    Originally, the Gold Puppets were Level 40 monsters.


    After the Puppet Maker took control of them, their strength seemed to have improved significantly.


    Although there was no accurate data, according to what Zhou Tian could observe, the destructive power displayed by the Gold Puppets then was comparable to that of Level 50 monsters.


    A Gold Puppet controlled by the Puppet Maker had the strength of a Level 50 monster, and she was controlling ten of them simultaneously.


    And ten Gold Puppets were more than just ten Level 50 monsters because they were completely under the Puppet Maker¡¯s control and could cooperate perfectly.


    As such, the combat power of the Gold Puppets under her control, given their impressive strength and cooperation, was naturally awe-inspiring.


    Practically bulldozing their way through, the ten Gold Puppets, controlled by the Puppet Maker, went straight towards the Skeleton Cave, crushing to pieces any undead monster that tried to obstruct them.


    Benefiting from the Puppet Maker¡¯s sudden outburst, Zhou Tian and his group¡¯s pressure was relieved by more than half instantly.


    They followed behind the Puppet Maker and slipped into the Skeleton Cave quite smoothly.


    What followed next was simple.


    The initial goal of Zhou Tian¡¯s group was to deal with the horde of Skeleton Mages at the entrance of the Skeleton Cave.


    Now that they had reached their destination, they naturally couldn¡¯t forget their original objective.


    Rushing ahead and due to the absence of many protective undead monsters, the group of Skeleton Mages basically had no chance to escape and were soon overtaken by Zhou Tian and his fellows.


    Then, with a storm of relentless slashing and axe-swinging, it didn¡¯t take long to reduce the Skeleton Mages to a pile of broken bones.


    ¡°I¡¯ll hold them off at the entrance, you guys block those undead inside.¡± After eliminating the Skeleton Mages, the Puppet Maker, using the ten Gold Puppets, held her position at the entrance and then turned to issue orders to Zhou Tian¡¯s group.


    Although the Puppet Maker¡¯s instructions had a commanding tone, Zhou Tian¡¯s group didn¡¯t feel there was anything wrong.


    Without any hesitation after listening to her words, they immediately confronted the undead creatures inside the Skeleton Cave.


    ¡°Damn!


    This is a do-or-die situation!¡± Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t help but curse silently as soon as he engaged the undead monsters in battle.


    Even though they had fought these undead monsters before, the ones they were combating now were leagues ahead in terms of power and seemed like different kinds of monsters altogether.


    The once harmless undead monsters now posed a terrifying threat.


    Even with Zhou Tian¡¯s strength, at that moment, he was only able to break even with a normal undead minion.


    It was clear how terrifying those undead monsters had become. S~ea??h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    In other situations, when faced with such powerful enemies, Zhou Tian would most probably avoid direct confrontation.


    But now, firstly, he had no way to retreat, and secondly, he had already been scared by the Puppet Maker¡¯s performance.


    Therefore, no matter how formidable these undead monsters were, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t dare to retreat from the battle.


    ¡°There must be an Undead Boss inside, otherwise, these undead wouldn¡¯t have grown much stronger.¡± Zhou Tian had already come to this conclusion.


    However, at that moment, even if Zhou Tian knew the reason why these undead monsters had become stronger, what would it change?


    They were having such a hard time just defending against the attacks of these undead monsters, to think about forcefully breaking in and getting rid of the enemy¡¯s Boss as they had earlier looked like an impossible task.


    ¡°Resurrect!¡± As soon as the skill cool-down ended, Zhou Tian immediately resurrected a fallen undead BOSS.


    Immediately afterward, he ordered the resurrected Boss to hold off the advancing undead monsters, allowing Zhou Tian to retreat to a position behind the other Bosses.

 Chapter 77 - 77 77 Wrapping Up

    ?77: Chapter 77: Wrapping Up 77: Chapter 77: Wrapping Up No one faulted Zhou Tian.


    It wasn¡¯t that Zhou Tian was unsuitable for close combat, the main reason he was asked to go to the frontline was because several bosses had fallen and his resurrection skills hadn¡¯t cooled down yet, leaving him with no option but to plug the gap.


    Now that he had resurrected a boss and others were already dealing with it, Zhou Tian¡¯s retreat to the rear was a perfectly normal response.


    Then, just like the mysterious undead boss, Zhou Tian also boosted the combat power of their other bosses by switching his weapon.


    Even though Zhou Tian¡¯s enhancement ability seemed not as strong as that of the hidden undead boss, with his help and in the context of their powerful strength, those bosses were less pressured while dealing with the attacks of small monsters.


    As a result, their defense line, which was previously shaky, was once again stabilized.


    Participate in combat¡­resurrect¡­participate in combat¡­


    Zhou Tian either fought whenever a boss was defeated or resurrected a fallen boss when his resurrection skills cooled down and then retreated to the back.


    Essentially, he kept repeating these two tasks.


    Under such tremendous pressure, Zhou Tian lost track of how long he persevered.


    But then, while Zhou Tian was about to replace a position of a fallen boss for seemingly the umpteenth time, someone suddenly stopped him.


    ¡°You can rest now, all the undead outside have been wiped out.


    I¡¯ll handle this!¡±


    At these words, Zhou Tian felt his legs buckle and he then sat down directly on the ground.


    Looking back, Zhou Tian realized that, unbeknownst to him, the fight outside the Skeleton Cave had already ended.


    Thanks to the combined attacks of the puppet makers and their minions, even though the undead monsters were not weak, without reinforcements and constantly being drained, they inevitably met the fate of annihilation.


    The one who stopped Zhou Tian was the puppet maker who had just finished the battle.


    Seeing her in action, Zhou Tian had no reason not to feel reassured.


    Due to the presence of the Undead Boss, the group of undead monsters was extremely tough.


    But no matter how tough these small monsters were, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t believe they could withstand the Puppet Maker¡¯s attack.


    With the Puppet Maker¡¯s previous performance, ten gold puppets blocking the passage could stop any number of incoming undead monsters, probably rendering them nothing more than cannon fodder.


    Indeed, it turned out just like that. S~ea??h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    After the Puppet Maker took action, the group of undead monsters, who previously suppressed Zhou Tian and his companions, was soon chopped into pieces by the constant slashing of the ten Gold Puppets.


    As the Puppet Maker controlled the Gold Puppets to advance continuously, the only thing the undead monsters could do was retreat relentlessly.


    Piling in forcefully, the Puppet Maker used her strong power to drive the undead monsters back to the second layer of the Skeleton Cave.


    It wasn¡¯t until then that she suddenly turned to Zhou Tian and his allies who had followed her all the way and instructed, ¡°Quickly guard the passage.¡±


    ¡°What for?¡± Even though Zhou Tian and the others did not understand why the Puppet Maker would issue such instructions when they clearly had the upper hand, they responded promptly.


    As soon as they heard the command, they immediately replaced the Gold Puppets at the front.


    At first, they did not understand why the Puppet Maker made such arrangements, But soon, Zhou Tian and the others understood the intention behind her actions.


    Because, as soon as they replaced the positions of the Gold Puppets, those ten Gold Puppets, previously controlled by the Puppet Maker, suddenly shattered into pieces of gold on the ground.


    ¡°How is that possible?¡± Seeing the ten previously powerful Gold Puppets, who had almost driven the group of Undead Monsters into a desperate situation, suddenly shatter without taking any damage, Zhou Tian was naturally extremely surprised.


    However, Zhou Tian quickly calmed down, as he had a rough idea of what was happening.


    ¡°I wondered why she didn¡¯t use such a powerful ability, but instead chose to use her abilities in that way.


    So, controlling puppets has this disadvantage!¡±


    Though he had many thoughts, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t dare to voice any of them.


    Just by looking at the puppeteer¡¯s expression, Zhou Tian knew that making contact with her at this time would not result in anything good.


    Seeing how much she cherished the puppets she made, destroying ten Gold Puppets due to unavoidable circumstances would undoubtedly make her blame herself, even if no one else blamed her.


    If he approached her now, it would likely only serve as an outlet for her anger and lead to nothing else.


    Unconsciously, after fighting in place of the Gold Puppets for nearly five minutes, the smaller monsters under Zhou Tian¡¯s command finally arrived at the Skeleton Cave.


    Then, after ordering the lesser monsters to take their places, they finally managed to make a clean getaway.


    Just as Zhou Tian managed to extricate himself, he immediately felt a chill, and upon turning around, he saw the puppeteer looking at him with an incredibly dangerous expression.


    From the puppeteer¡¯s gaze, Zhou Tian knew he was in trouble.


    Although some of his plans were not known to outsiders, it was a fact that the Skeleton Cave had been lost under his watch.


    And given this fact, it was entirely plausible that the puppeteer and other Bosses would pin the blame for this incident on him.


    With that, Zhou Tian¡¯s problems would only grow bigger.


    While inwardly cursing his misfortune, Zhou Tian put on a neutral face and took the initiative to ask, ¡°What should we do now, everyone?


    Although we¡¯ve driven those Undead Monsters to the second layer of the Skeleton Cave, I believe we¡¯ve all seen their performance.


    Given the strength of those Undead Monsters, if we don¡¯t find a proper solution, they might break out of the cordon soon.¡±


    True enough, Zhou Tian¡¯s words worked.


    Even though he didn¡¯t know exactly what the puppeteer was thinking, all the Bosses immediately shifted their attention to the topic he brought up after he voiced his concerns.


    The puppeteer might vent her anger on Zhou Tian without knowing his plan.


    However, dealing with the impending problem was obviously more important.


    The puppeteer, like everyone else, had taken note of the performance of the Undead Monsters.


    Their success in driving the enemy back this time contained good luck.


    If those Undead Monsters were to break out again, even the puppeteer couldn¡¯t guarantee they could drive them back as they did before.


    For a while, all the Bosses, including the puppeteer, thought hard about how to solve the problem.


    However, as Zhou Tian had previously highlighted, fully resolving the problem of the Undead Monsters with their limited resources was practically impossible.


    Thus, after half a day of discussion among the Bosses, they failed to come up with a feasible solution.


    Seeing that they couldn¡¯t isolate the Undead Monsters in the second layer of the Skeleton Cave, Zhou Tian and the others started arguing about another issue.


    If they couldn¡¯t seal off the Undead Monsters in the second layer of the Skeleton Cave, then to prevent these Undead Monsters from threatening their safety again, the best they could do was to block them at the current passage as much as possible.


    However, given the strength of these Undead Monsters, anyone who took on this task would undoubtedly suffer staggering losses, which naturally, none of the Bosses was willing to stomach.

 Chapter 78 - 78 78 Warning

    ?78: Chapter 78 Warning 78: Chapter 78 Warning ¡°This kind of task should be done by the Beast King!


    After all, the Skeleton Cave used to be his territory.


    He managed to hold it for a long time before, so we can trust him to do well again this time if we hand it over to him.¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes, it¡¯s indeed best if the Beast King does this, considering he has experience in it.


    If we were to switch to other guardians, we might not feel as comfortable.¡±


    As Zhou Tian watched these boss characters trying to shrug off this tedious task onto him, he did not show any signs of annoyance.


    He merely glanced at those bosses and calmly replied, ¡°Certainly, I can handle this job, but I want to be clear upfront.


    You all have seen the strength of these Undead Monsters.


    Our Beastman Tribe alone doesn¡¯t have the power to guarantee we can keep them at bay.


    So, if these undead break past our defenses and head outside again, don¡¯t blame me for not being able to hold them.¡±


    At Zhou Tian¡¯s words, the faces of the bosses turned quite grim.


    Had someone else uttered these words, they might not have reacted so strongly.


    The strength of the Undead Monsters is clear to everyone, and it¡¯s forgivable if the defense were to falter and they were to bust out.


    Besides, as long as the defense line is in trouble, the defending boss simply needs to signal for help and everyone else would rush to assist.


    But because Zhou Tian was the one who said it, the meaning became quite different.


    Zhou Tian¡¯s reputation is notoriously bad.


    While others might have just taken it as a regular statement, these bosses saw it as a threat when it came from him.


    Even if Zhou Tian did not mean any harm, after listening to his words, the other bosses worried that he might deliberately let those Undead Monsters escape.


    Although there was no evidence, they all more or less understood that something was amiss with how the Undead Monsters managed to escape the Skeleton Cave this time.


    Since Zhou Tian had done it once, it wasn¡¯t improbable that he might do it again in their minds. S§×arch* The n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Thus, even though Zhou Tian did not utter any explicit threats, his statement made the bosses uneasy, and they dared not assign the task to him anymore.


    Since Zhou Tian was off the table, the defense of the Skeleton Cave fell to the other monsters.


    Considering the nature of this task which none of the bosses were willing to do, the negotiation wasn¡¯t likely to yield a clear outcome.


    ¡°Alright, since none of you want to do this, we¡¯ll rotate this duty.


    A change every month, whoever is up has to guard the passage.¡± After watching the bosses negotiate for some time without reaching any firm conclusion, the Puppet Maker, who was growing impatient, stepped in and suggested his own idea.


    Once the Puppet Maker spoke, none of the bosses dared to challenge it.


    After witnessing the Puppet Maker¡¯s power, all the bosses had been treating him with great respect.


    Even if the Puppet Maker were to personally assign a monster to guard the passage, no monster would dare to resist.


    As a result, a potential conflict was averted due to the Puppet Maker¡¯s intervention, giving a final verdict to the dispute.


    Not all bosses were satisfied, but given the circumstances, it was undoubtedly the best outcome.


    ¡°Right, the Beastman Tribe can take the first month.¡± Just when Zhou Tian thought everything had been settled, to his surprise, the Puppet Maker turned around and added another instruction.


    Upon hearing that, Zhou Tian¡¯s relaxed expression twitched a bit.


    ¡°It must be a coincidence, it must be a coincidence¡­¡± Zhou Tian had no power to resist the puppeteer¡¯s arrangements, nor did he ever think of doing so.


    However, in his heart, he couldn¡¯t help but repeatedly comfort himself.


    The situation has evolved to this point, largely due to the powerful performance of the undead monsters, that Zhou Tian¡¯s original plan is almost completely disrupted.


    However, the destruction of Zhou Tian¡¯s plan does not mean he does not have other plots up his sleeve.


    In the face of the undead monster¡¯s threat, Zhou Tian, despite having countless ideas, had no choice but to join forces with other monsters to combat this common threat.


    However, once the fierce enemies retreated, given Zhou Tian¡¯s nature, he couldn¡¯t help but start making nefarious plans again.


    The intensity of the previous combat was enough to rewrite the power rankings in the beginner area.


    The following defense ranking will also have a significant impact on the situation in the beginner area.


    Other bosses may not have too many ideas, but when the same thing fell into Zhou Tian¡¯s eyes, it was definitely an opportunity to benefit.


    Due to the cooldown time of Zhou Tian¡¯s skills, several bosses were killed in the previous battle.


    During the period that the new bosses take charge, if Zhou Tian plans well, he will definitely have the opportunity to annex them.


    And if the defense plan doesn¡¯t put him first as it does now, then the monsters guarding the passage in front will always suffer damage!


    With the strength of the undead monsters, it could even be said that if a clan stood firm here for a month, over half of its warriors would be left here.


    Under such circumstances, if one suddenly attacked its clan after its defense, the difficulty of conquering the opponent would naturally decrease significantly.


    If it were other bosses, they probably wouldn¡¯t take advantage of the chaos.


    However, just because other bosses won¡¯t do it doesn¡¯t mean Zhou Tian won¡¯t.


    It¡¯s just a pity that the puppeteer¡¯s arrangement has emerged, thus rendering all the opportunities Zhou Tian originally saw unutilizable.


    Although he felt sorry in his heart, Zhou Tian didn¡¯t dare to show his thoughts at that moment.


    After a few awkward laughs, Zhou Tian stayed in the Skeleton Cave in accordance with the puppeteer¡¯s arrangements.


    With Zhou Tian holding firm, the other bosses, though not completely at ease, still left one after the other at that time.


    Just as all the other bosses had left, for some reason, the puppeteer lingered.


    ¡°Don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know about your little abacus.


    But bear in mind, the undead monsters are still here, waiting eagerly for the next opportunity to invade.


    If I do let you out, I fear you¡¯ll stir up troubles in our region, once we lose trust in each other, think about if we can still withstand the attack of these undead monsters when they attack again.¡±


    Hearing what the puppeteer said, Zhou Tian broke out in a cold sweat.


    It wasn¡¯t that Zhou Tian was scared by the content of the puppeteer¡¯s words.


    The main point was that Zhou Tian hadn¡¯t expected the puppeteer to see through his scheme, and given the personalities of the other bosses, if they knew Zhou Tian was scheming against them, they might really do anything in anger.


    Zhou Tian, aware of the consequences of the leak of his plan¡¯s intentions, naturally wouldn¡¯t admit to having such thoughts.


    Therefore, after hearing the puppeteer¡¯s words, Zhou Tian just chuckled, and immediately reassured, ¡°Please rest assured, I know that we should join forces to overcome this difficulty.


    Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t make any minor moves.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Although unclear about Zhou Tian¡¯s thoughts, the puppeteer was confident that since she had revealed Zhou Tian¡¯s scheme, Zhou Tian would at least not dare to make any minor moves in this period of time.


    Therefore, she who now felt a little more at ease, also left at that point.


    Only after the puppeteer had left, did Zhou Tian withdraw the fake smile on his face.

 Chapter 79 - 79 79 Accidental Discovery

    ?79: Chapter 79: Accidental Discovery 79: Chapter 79: Accidental Discovery ¡°Tsk!


    I didn¡¯t expect this to end up being a fool¡¯s errand.


    If I had known these damned undead were so powerful, I wouldn¡¯t have targeted them.¡± After self-evaluating the reasons for his failed plan, Zhou Tian shifted his gaze to the horde of undead monsters.


    ¡°It seems my decision to hold back was correct.


    If I hadn¡¯t, I¡¯d probably be pinned down by the puppet maker right now.¡± With a sigh, Zhou Tian waved a command, prompting his Beastman warriors into action.


    Upon Zhou Tian¡¯s command, the Beastman warriors retreated, clearing the entrance to the second layer of the Skeleton Cave.


    Then, as each of the undead monsters in the cave eagerly prepared to charge forward, they were greeted by a relentless rain of arrows.


    Zhou Tian hadn¡¯t lied to the other bosses.


    There was indeed a limit to the number of arrows carried by the Beastman archers.


    However, they¡¯d entirely overlooked one issue under his deliberate guidance.


    Although a Beastman archer refreshes his supply of arrows once a day, it doesn¡¯t mean they could only launch one or two waves of attacks!


    The bosses had nothing to say when Zhou Tian made his explanation.


    But they seemed to have forgotten that Zhou Tian had only launched one or two waves of arrow rain in the previous attack on the undead monsters.


    One can¡¯t possibly believe that an archer only carries a couple of arrows in his quiver for an entire day!


    So naturally, Zhou Tian had not exerted his full strength yet.


    Now, Zhou Tian, who had previously held back, took out his trump card to prevent excessive casualties among his Beastman warriors.


    As the Beastman warriors retreated, Zhou Tian assembled the Beastman archers into several squads.


    They then launched a rotating attack on the entrance of the passage.


    In wave after wave of arrow rain, the eagerly charging undead monsters had no choice but to brace themselves against the onslaught of arrows due to the confined space.


    Consequently, most of them fell and died on the spot.


    Thus, as Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman archers fired relentlessly, the undead monsters kept falling one after another.


    Whenever a squad of Beastman archers ran out of arrows, Zhou Tian switched to another squad.


    With Zhou Tian¡¯s large group of Beastman archers, forming several squads was not an issue.


    They might not be able to attack indefinitely, but they could certainly hold off the undead monsters long enough with the occasional fearful retreat and additional help from the Beastman warriors.


    ¡°How boring, when will these guys finally retreat!¡± Watching his Beastman archers shoot continuously and the undead monsters dying in the passage below, Zhou Tian began to feel restless.


    Zhou Tian saw that wave after wave of undead monsters were killed, and the number of those who died under the rain of arrows far surpassed the previous casualties in the war, yet they kept emerging endlessly.


    If it were normal times, Zhou Tian would have retreated long ago.


    But unfortunately, he didn¡¯t want the puppet maker to discover his trump card.


    So, no matter how boring it was, he had to stay in the skeleton cave and fight alongside his Beastman warriors. S§×arch* The Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    From boredom, Zhou Tian began to look around aimlessly.


    To his surprise, he made an unusual discovery.


    ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± While watching the undead monsters marching towards their death, Zhou Tian noticed a small light orb that had appeared at the entrance of the second layer.


    Typically, monsters disappear quickly after death, leaving nothing behind, including any items they carried.


    In other words, whatever Zhou Tian was seeing couldn¡¯t have been left behind by the dead undead monsters.


    Zhou Tian was certain nothing was supposed to be at the entrance from the first to the second layer of the cave before.


    If nothing was supposed to be there and the dead undead monsters theoretically wouldn¡¯t leave anything behind, Zhou Tian couldn¡¯t help but be curious upon seeing a light orb sudden appear.


    Naturally, that curiosity wouldn¡¯t leave Zhou Tian standing idle.


    In contrast to the puppet maker and its allies who found guarding the passage tedious, such a job was not at all bothersome for Zhou Tian.


    So, without a second thought, Zhou Tian commanded his Beastman archers to cease fire and commanded a squad of Beastman warriors to clear the way as he approached the position of the light orbs.


    Unsure if it was because the Beastman archers had broken their morale, or the hyperactive performance of Zhou Tian¡¯s Beastman warriors, but despite being significantly weaker, Zhou Tian was able to repel the undead monsters with ease and reached the location of the light orbs.


    ¡°What on earth is this?¡± Once Zhou Tian reached the light orb, he was sure he had never seen anything like it before.


    Out of curiosity, he couldn¡¯t help but want to study it.


    Of course, considering the current conditions, it wasn¡¯t suitable for Zhou Tian to examine the light orb on the spot.


    So, he decided to take it back with him.


    ¡°Hmm, I¡¯m not sure if I can touch this.


    Let¡¯s use an axe just in case!¡± Fearing the orb might have corrosive properties, Zhou Tian dared not touch it directly.


    Instead, he took out his double axes, intending to lift the light orb with the blades.


    But¡­

 Chapter 80 - 80 80 The Manufacturing Method of Monster Equipment

    ?80: Chapter 80: The Manufacturing Method of Monster Equipment 80: Chapter 80: The Manufacturing Method of Monster Equipment ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Zhou Tian hadn¡¯t expected that when his double axes touched the light orb, it suddenly vanished in a blink.


    When his original target abruptly vanished, Zhou Tian naturally found it strange.


    Given the situation, he could not make out why exactly the light orb had disappeared. Sear?h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    However, what surprised Zhou Tian even more was that as he puzzled over the reason behind the disappearance of the light orb, his mind suddenly received a new piece of information.


    ¡°This is unexpected!¡± Zhou Tian was shocked, he had not expected that the killing amongst monsters hid something that enhanced their strength.


    With the information he received from his mind, Zhou Tian discovered that when monsters die, their disappearing corpses inexplicably left behind a faint, almost undetectable, energy.


    If a player killed the monster, that energy would turn directly into money or a weapon that the player could use.


    If monsters killed each other, the energy would theoretically hang in mid-air until it finally dissipated into the world.


    However, the energies that could not be utilized would accumulate in large quantities due to the death of many monsters.


    Eventually, they would form the kind of light orb that Zhou Tian had seen before.


    The formation of the light orb was quite difficult.


    Leaving high-end monsters aside, for monsters of Zhou Tian¡¯s level, the light orb wouldn¡¯t have formed if it was not for his Beastman Archers continuously shooting at the fearless undead monsters, resulting in a high monster kill count.


    The small entrance passage also caused all the special energy to gather together.


    Otherwise, the undead monsters killed by his Beastman Archers couldn¡¯t have contributed enough to form this light orb.


    The rarer something is, the more precious it usually is.


    This universal truth dictates that the light orb¡¯s formation is demanding, hence its effect must be astonishing!


    According to the information Zhou Tian received, the light orb had only one use, which was to make monster equipment!


    Generally, monsters have their weapons after ¡°birth¡±, but apart from an indestructible attribute, those weapons lack any attribute enhancement.


    However, if a monster¡¯s weapon comes into contact with the light orb, the weapon would evolve from being exclusive to a particular monster to a piece of Monster Equipment.


    The weapon¡¯s original attributes and its unbreakability will vanish, replaced with various attribute enhancements and possibly even equipment skills, just like the Sacrificial Scepter Zhou Tian held.


    After taking in the information, Zhou Tian abruptly withdrew from the passage and ordered his Beastman Archers to continue suppressing the undead monsters as they had been.


    At the same time, he started observing the transformation of his double axes.


    Beast King¡¯s Axe (Attack power increased by 50%.)


    After checking his double axes¡¯ attributes, Zhou Tian nearly choked on his rage.


    The attributes of the Beast King¡¯s Axe were not bad.


    If it had been player equipment, it would have certainly been top-tier.


    However, Zhou Tian¡¯s Beast King¡¯s Axe was Monster Equipment.


    Comparing it with the high-quality attributes of the Monster Equipment he¡¯d seen before made it feel like the Beast King¡¯s Axe was junk.


    ¡°It must be the light orb¡¯s energy!¡± For monsters like them, having monster equipment could only be a gift from above.


    Initially, Zhou Tian thought that only high-end monsters knew how to forge, but now it seemed that probably due to high-end monsters leaving behind more energy upon death, it was easier for a light orb to form in high-end monster areas.


    With this speculation in mind, it became easy to explain why the Beast King¡¯s Axe Zhou Tian created was so much inferior to the Sacrificial Scepter.


    The formation of the light orb Zhou Tian triggered seemed more accidental than planned.


    Without this specific war and distinct environment, even if he killed countless undead monsters, it would still be unlikely to form a light orb.


    Consequently, given that the light orb had already formed, the special energy inside it was naturally minimal.


    In contrast, due to high-end monsters leaving behind more special energy when they die, even without intentional efforts, enough special energy would gather to form a light orb, the energy inside would, therefore, be significantly stronger than Zhou Tian¡¯s.


    Consequently, it was only natural that the attribute enhancement of the Beast King¡¯s Axe would be relatively weak.


    ¡°If I keep gathering this special energy like this, then the special energy from all the monsters killed within a month should suffice to create Monster Equipment similar to the Sacrificial Scepter, right?¡± Upon identifying the key to equipment potency, Zhou Tian contemplated creating powerful equipment.


    However, he quickly dismissed this idea.


    ¡°No, no, if collecting special energy were that easy, the lords and pontiffs would¡¯ve turned their weapons into defying divine artifacts long ago, and they wouldn¡¯t waste the special energy to forge ordinary monster equipment.


    Once a light orb forms, if it comes into contact with a weapon, it will immediately melt into the weapon, turning it into Monster Equipment.


    Thus, if I want to gather this special energy, I must prevent it from coming into contact with any weapon.


    But how is that even possible?¡± With this line of thought, Zhou Tian basically sentenced his previous plan to ¡®death¡¯.


    Why does the light orb form?


    It forms due to the aggregation of the special energy left behind by a countless number of dead monsters.


    Not discussing how the light orbs in high-level monster areas form, but the light orb here was due to his Beastman Archers having slaughtered a vast number of undead monsters.


    The battlefield where the light orb was located teemed with arrow shafts from the Beastman Archers and weapons from the undead monsters.


    If any got close to the light orb, they would likely come into contact.


    Hence, no matter how many plans Zhou Tian had, he could not ensure no weapons and equipment would come into contact with the light orb.


    Without a reliable method to store enough special energy, he would never be able to forge powerful equipment.


    ¡°Forget it, I¡¯ll just use whatever equipment I can get!¡± Despite feeling disappointed, Zhou Tian was not fixated.


    After all, if it were not for the unexpected opportunity, he would not have gotten the chance to learn how to create Monster Equipment.


    To Zhou Tian, this was a considerable gain.


    As for the extent of the gain, it wasn¡¯t of primary importance.