Chapter 18

Escape! After leaving the sight of the half-beast leader, Zhou Tian didn’t hesitate for a moment and immediately fled into the distance. Although Zhou Tian’s plan had proceeded smoothly, it didn’t mean that there wouldn’t be any unexpected situations. After all, Zhou Tian had no connection with those players, and his understanding of their situation was merely based on observation.

Therefore, if the players Zhou Tian had eliminated were just secondary accounts, his plan would naturally proceed smoothly. However, if the players he had eliminated were not secondary accounts, the situation might change.

The half-beast leader was definitely doomed. Regardless of the reason for the players’ deaths, as long as they saw the half-beast leader before dying, they wouldn’t let him off. Whether they switched to their main accounts or gathered a group to attack the boss, the half-beast leader, despite his strength, wouldn’t be a match for the players.

Although the half-beast leader was doomed, the situation he encountered would inevitably affect Zhou Tian’s plan.

If the half-beast leader faced high-level players, he wouldn’t last long. In such a case, it wouldn’t significantly impact Zhou Tian’s plan. What Zhou Tian feared was if a large group of new players dealt with the half-beast leader. If that happened, the half-beast leader might order Zhou Tian to save him.

Regardless of how difficult it would be to save the half-beast leader from those players, even if Zhou Tian managed to save him unscathed, his current arrangements would be meaningless.

Therefore, before the players and the half-beast leader clashed again, Zhou Tian decided to stay as far away from the conflict as possible. No matter what situation the half-beast leader encountered, Zhou Tian believed that as long as he was far enough away, the half-beast leader’s death would have nothing to do with him.

As a result, Zhou Tian ran for several hours, eventually finding a cave and ordering his subordinates to seal the entrance. He then waited for the situation to unfold.

The development of events did not surprise Zhou Tian. Although the half-beast leader’s death was crucial to Zhou Tian, in the game, it was just another boss’s death. Such things happened all the time, and with Zhou Tian’s preparations, there was little chance of anything going wrong.

On the second day of hiding in the cave, Zhou Tian felt the half-beast leader’s summoning command. Under that special ability, Zhou Tian involuntarily prepared to head to the half-beast leader’s location. However, because the entrance to the cave was sealed, Zhou Tian couldn’t leave.

The compulsion lasted for nearly an hour before it ended. When the compulsion disappeared, Zhou Tian broke out in a cold sweat.

"Too terrifying." Thinking about his reaction, Zhou Tian couldn’t help but wipe the sweat from his forehead. Although he had been prepared, he still underestimated the power of the leader’s authority. If he hadn’t made so many preparations, he would have already been compromised.

In the face of the leader’s authority, Zhou Tian’s will had no resistance. If he had been free to move, he would have gone to ‘rescue’ the half-beast leader like any other half-beast warrior. Reflecting on his behavior, Zhou Tian felt a wave of fear and was grateful for his earlier decisions.

If he had chosen to fight in the Skeleton Cave, Zhou Tian believed his strength would be ten times greater. However, if he had made that choice, his situation might not have been much better.

Just like today, with a single command, even a boss like Zhou Tian would have to go to ‘rescue’ the leader. This wouldn’t change in any monster group. No matter how strong Zhou Tian was, it wouldn’t matter.

As long as Zhou Tian was under someone else’s rule, he might become cannon fodder when the leader was in trouble. Therefore, Zhou Tian valued control over his own fate more than powerful strength.

The position of leader had become a necessity for Zhou Tian. Even if his plan failed and the Blood Moon Sect Leader sent another monster to be the half-beast leader, Zhou Tian decided to find a way to eliminate it. No one could change his determination.

With that thought, Zhou Tian immediately used his authority to order his surviving subordinates to rescue him from the outside.

"Now is the critical moment. Whether I can become the leader depends on what the Blood Moon Sect Leader decides." With that thought, Zhou Tian quickly gathered his forces to avoid further losses before the situation was settled.

Zhou Tian didn’t wait long. After all, a country cannot be without a ruler, and the same applied to the monster groups. If the Blood Moon Sect Leader didn’t make arrangements, the half-beast race would fall into chaos. Given the current crisis, the Blood Moon Sect Leader couldn’t afford to lose this subordinate race.

Originally, considering the current situation of the half-beast race, Zhou Tian was the only one with a chance to succeed. However, despite doing everything he could, another factor introduced a variable.

Under normal circumstances, when the half-beast leader died, the strongest half-beast warrior would take over. Given Zhou Tian’s strength, he would naturally become the new leader.

However, due to the current situation of the half-beast race, the Blood Moon Sect Leader had additional concerns when selecting a new leader.

The half-beast race was being ravaged by countless players. The original half-beast leader had already been killed by the players. If the new leader lacked the means and strength to handle the situation, it was likely that he would be eliminated soon after taking office.

The frequent replacement of leaders would not affect the Blood Moon Sect Leader’s strength, but it would damage his reputation.

Therefore, the Blood Moon Sect Leader hoped to avoid such a situation. As a result, Zhou Tian’s smooth succession did not occur, and the Blood Moon Sect Leader made a special arrangement for the position of half-beast leader.

However, what slightly comforted Zhou Tian was that although the Blood Moon Sect Leader did not appoint him, he also did not easily entrust the position to anyone else.