Chapter 13

After the situation had progressed to that point, Zhou Tian had also finished his preparations. Although there were still many people remaining in the NPC village, most of them were just NPC civilians, aside from a few hidden strong individuals. Given the combat strength of those NPCs, although their numbers were not small, Zhou Tian's subordinates, the half-orc warriors, were likely capable of completely overwhelming them.

Considering the combat strength of the NPCs outside, Zhou Tian was not entirely confident that his half-orc warriors could truly hold them back. Therefore, to prevent any unforeseen changes, Zhou Tian took immediate action without hesitation.

Following Zhou Tian's command, his half-orc warriors suddenly rushed out from their hiding places. They ignored the threats from the guards and charged directly into the village.

That small village naturally did not have any tall walls. A simple earthen wall was the only defensive structure of the NPC village. Normally, because the enemies they faced had limited intelligence, the NPCs had rarely encountered monsters breaking into the village from other areas as long as the gates were guarded.

However, this time, due to Zhou Tian's orders, the NPCs' defensive measures were directly compromised.

If the half-orc warriors truly wanted to pass through the village's earthen wall, the wall built by the NPCs could not withstand their attacks. Under Zhou Tian's command, his half-orc warriors took less than fifteen minutes to tear down most of the earthen wall of the NPC village.

While the half-orc warriors were tearing down the wall, the NPCs tried to stop them. However, with most of their combat forces already dispatched, even if the NPCs made great efforts, they were completely powerless to stop the half-orc warriors.

Thus, at the cost of some half-orc warrior casualties, Zhou Tian directly opened several passages around the village.

After the passages were opened, the next steps were naturally simple.

"Kill, burn, and plunder! Do your best to cause destruction inside. Whoever makes the greatest contribution, I will recommend to the leader for the position of a new hero." As soon as the passages were opened, Zhou Tian immediately rallied his half-orc warriors. Although the half-orc warriors had limited intelligence, they could still understand the meaning of Zhou Tian's words. In fact, although they might not fully understand everything Zhou Tian said, they could grasp the main idea, especially the part about being promoted to half-orc heroes. After understanding Zhou Tian's words, the half-orc warriors were naturally very excited.

Monsters also have their desires, and the appeal of becoming a boss is significant. Therefore, not only would the half-orc warriors not dare to resist Zhou Tian's orders, but the rewards he offered were also worth risking their lives for.

In that situation, the destructive power displayed by the half-orc warriors even surprised Zhou Tian, the instigator.

A half-orc warrior rushed into a group of civilians, swinging his weapon and killing one civilian with each attack.

Several half-orc warriors surrounded an NPC soldier, and after a fierce battle, the NPC soldier, outnumbered, fell in a pool of blood.

Someone set a fire, and in just a moment, dozens of thatched huts were engulfed in flames. By the end of the battle, countless NPC civilians would have perished in the fire.

The situation quickly spiraled out of Zhou Tian's control. The half-orc warriors, in their frenzy, displayed a destructive power far beyond Zhou Tian's expectations. In the midst of the large-scale slaughter, some half-orc warriors even evolved during the battle. Among them, some became elite half-orc warriors, and a few even directly upgraded to half-orc heroes.

In other words, although Zhou Tian initiated this village attack, after it reached this point, he had completely lost control of the battle. After all, Zhou Tian was just a half-orc hero, and when other half-orc heroes appeared in his group, his commands became less effective. Given the situation, Zhou Tian had no choice but to go with the flow.

Of course, after all the effort, Zhou Tian would not hide in the shadows after successfully infiltrating the NPC village.

Although entering the village at this moment was quite risky, if the NPCs discovered his location, they would not let him leave alive, no matter the cost.

However, Zhou Tian was no different from an ordinary half-orc hero. When some half-orc warriors evolved into half-orc heroes and diverted the NPCs' attention, Zhou Tian joined the battle.

He did not engage the NPC soldiers directly. Instead, after joining the battle, Zhou Tian targeted the NPC civilians. By avoiding the NPC soldiers, Zhou Tian gained experience from slaughtering the NPC civilians and evolved again during this process.

As if his actions had earned the favor of the monster god, after evolving again, Zhou Tian obtained a freezing damage ability. From that moment on, Zhou Tian's strength underwent a qualitative change.

The speed ability increased Zhou Tian's movement and attack speed, while the strength ability enhanced his defense and health. Due to these two abilities, even as a newly evolved half-orc hero, Zhou Tian possessed the strength of a seasoned half-orc hero. However, although these two abilities greatly helped Zhou Tian, they were still considered the lowest tier of abilities.

In this world, elemental abilities were the mainstream powerful abilities. Generally, mid-to-high-level bosses often possessed elemental abilities, but low-level bosses rarely had them.

Given their rarity, the power of elemental abilities was naturally not weak.

Ice, fire, poison, and electricity—although there were many subcategories of elemental abilities, they could be broadly categorized into a few major systems. Among the four systems Zhou Tian knew, it was difficult to rank them, but the freezing ability, while not the strongest elemental ability, was certainly not the weakest.

The freezing ability had only one effect: when Zhou Tian attacked an enemy, there was a certain chance to cause a freezing effect. If Zhou Tian's elemental ability took effect, the enemy's movement and attack speed would be reduced to less than half of their original speed. It is easy to imagine that when movement and attack speeds were halved or more during a battle, the reduction in strength would be more than just a fold. In such a situation, even if one's strength was superior, facing such an opponent would likely result in defeat.

With the freezing ability significantly boosting his strength, Zhou Tian was naturally very pleased. However, his good mood did not last long. After the initial chaos, when the NPCs made the necessary arrangements and reacted, Zhou Tian and his group's situation became much worse.

Although most of the main combat forces of the NPC village had left, the true core, the NPC strong individuals, had not. Thus, when these NPC strong individuals began to exert their power, the pressure on Zhou Tian and his group was considerable.

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