Chapter 22

When one or two players complained about bugs in the game, the operating company might not take the situation seriously. However, when a large number of players had the same reaction, the company had to take action to prevent the game from shutting down. But when the operating company investigated for a long time and ultimately concluded that the game was running normally, it was easy to imagine how helpless the company felt at that time.

If the game really had a bug, it would be a minor issue for the operating company; they could just fix the bug and be done with it. But the problem now was that there was clearly no issue, yet countless players firmly believed that there was a bug in the game. This situation, where even an explanation was impossible, left the operating company in a difficult position.

Of course, the game company had considered using their authority to modify the game. However, surprisingly, no matter how hard the game company tried, they were ultimately unable to change the game's data. This situation directly caused a headache for everyone in the company.

As a result, under such circumstances, the operating company had no choice but to lie.

The operating company directly announced to the public that there were no bugs in the game, and that a boss like Zhou Tian was originally part of their design. In the game, if a player encountered such a boss, they could obtain a divine artifact if they were lucky enough to defeat it. However, the levels of both parties could not differ too much; otherwise, even if a high-level player defeated such a special boss, they would not obtain any good items.

Undoubtedly, the operating company had no choice but to use such means to eliminate the negative impact of the incident. However, this move brought endless trouble to Zhou Tian.

Zhou Tian had no idea that his actions would cause such chaos on Earth. Even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care, as Earth had nothing to do with him at that time. In fact, if things went badly, Zhou Tian might even try to make the company go bankrupt, given how dangerous those players were. Zhou Tian, even without the credit, did not want them to continue existing.

Under such circumstances, the game operating company's arrangements naturally brought Zhou Tian a large number of enemies.

Although the operating company's statement did indeed cause many high-level players to quit, the half-orcs were a beginner monster area. For those players, creating a new character was easy, as beginners level up quickly. To have a chance to obtain a divine artifact from Zhou Tian, those players naturally didn't mind spending a bit of time.

Thus...

"It's really strange. I've killed so many players, but why are there even more players now?" In a single day, Zhou Tian encountered several attacks from players. Although he defeated them all without much trouble, he began to wonder about the current situation.

However, although Zhou Tian felt puzzled, he had no way to gather information. So, even though he sensed something was wrong, he couldn't understand the specific situation.

Regardless of the current situation, since he couldn't figure out why the number of players had suddenly increased, Zhou Tian decided not to think about it too much. After all, at this time, the most important thing for him was to strive for the position of leader. As for other matters, they could be put aside for now.

At the same time, in the constant battles with those players, Zhou Tian also benefited greatly. Even though the Blood Moon Overlord had not yet issued his rewards, the experience gained from killing those players was immediately obtained. In this situation, Zhou Tian underwent several evolutions, significantly enhancing his strength. Meanwhile, because Zhou Tian shared the spoils with his subordinates, the half-orc warriors under him also gained considerable benefits.

Unfortunately, after the half-orc warriors evolved, if they developed into elite units, there was no problem. Under Zhou Tian's command, they only gained a slight increase in strength. However, some half-orc warriors directly evolved into half-orc warriors, which posed a problem.

Zhou Tian was naturally much stronger than ordinary half-orc warriors, but the monster world was a place with a strict hierarchy. When Zhou Tian's level was higher than theirs, those monsters would not rebel against his rule. However, if their status became equal to Zhou Tian's, even if their strength was inferior to his, those monsters would only show some respect to Zhou Tian. It would be impossible to make them as obedient as before.

In fact, when the half-orc warriors under Zhou Tian evolved into half-orc warriors, they almost all made the same choice: to leave Zhou Tian's command. Although they did not take away Zhou Tian's subordinates when they left, seeing those talented subordinates leave one by one, Zhou Tian truly felt somewhat annoyed.

In the end, the battles between Zhou Tian and the players lasted for several months. On Earth, several days had passed, and countless players had died at Zhou Tian's hands. Zhou Tian had never been killed, and it was very difficult to find him. As a result, most players eventually chose to give up.

Players come and go quickly. For players, the game is just a form of entertainment. Although they play a lot, they do not really care too much about what happens in the game. After the initial excitement passed, the half-orc territory, being a beginner area, naturally did not attract much attention from players.

Only after all the players left did Zhou Tian finally breathe a sigh of relief.

At this point, many things had far exceeded Zhou Tian's expectations. However, regardless of how things developed, one thing remained unchanged: the half-orc warriors who had earned more credit than Zhou Tian were all dead, and among the surviving half-orc warriors, none had as much credit as Zhou Tian.

Given the current situation, when it came to the successor, no one had the qualifications that Zhou Tian had!

The Blood Moon Overlord was also trustworthy, or perhaps in his eyes, losing a low-level vassal race was not a significant matter. Since there was already an agreement, he naturally would not act in bad faith afterward.

As a result, after the players left in large numbers and the half-orc territory returned to normal, Zhou Tian's status changed with a single command from the Blood Moon Overlord.

Half-orc Leader!

The position of leader was something Zhou Tian had pursued for a long time. However, it was only after he truly became the half-orc leader that he understood what it meant to be the leader of a group of monsters.

The authority of a leader was much greater than that of a regular boss. After experiencing the relevant events long ago, Zhou Tian had already had some idea of the leader's authority. However, when he truly became the half-orc leader, the information he received still made him feel exhilarated.

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