Chapter 24

The region where the half-orcs lived was at the heart of the Blood Moon Sect's territory. Under the rule of the Blood Moon Sect, the NPCs aside, only the subordinate races under the Blood Moon Sect could survive in this area.

Under the same ruler, although there were fewer conflicts among the monsters, they were all ranked by the Blood Moon Sect. Which areas had which levels of monster races was all predetermined. In this situation, there were no beings weaker than the half-orcs around Zhou Tian. Therefore, if Zhou Tian chose a target, he could only select the Skeleton Cave, which was slightly stronger than the half-orcs.

However, fortunately, although the half-orcs were much weaker compared to the Skeleton Cave, if they truly prepared to deal with the Skeleton Cave, they still had a chance of winning.

The Skeletons were very powerful, and the current strength of the half-orcs could not compare. However, Zhou Tian also considered their advantages when dealing with the skeletons. As long as they used their advantages reasonably, taking down the Skeleton Cave would not be difficult for Zhou Tian.

Almost all the Skeletons lived in the Skeleton Cave, but the territory of the Skeletons was not limited to the cave. After all, how big could a cave be? The reason the Skeletons were stronger than the half-orcs was that, in addition to occupying a cave that was as large as the half-orcs' territory, there was also a forest outside the cave that was several times larger than the cave itself, serving as their territory.

The special structure of the Skeletons gave Zhou Tian a chance to defeat them. Fighting the entire Skeleton race, Zhou Tian would not win. However, because most of the Skeletons lived in the Skeleton Cave, if Zhou Tian could find a way to block them inside, then with the strength of the half-orcs, dealing with the Skeletons outside the cave would not be impossible.

Action followed thought, and Zhou Tian's ability to become the leader of his race in such a short time was due to his style of action. If Zhou Tian were not brave and daring, he would probably still be a beast slave or at most a half-orc warrior, and would never have achieved his current status.

Before reaching this point, Zhou Tian had also encountered other troubles. When taking action, he rarely had a sure thing. Since he had always acted in such a manner, even without a perfect plan, once he decided to act, he would not hesitate.

Once Zhou Tian had a plan in mind, he immediately took action. With his command, all the members of the half-orc race moved into action.

Previously, due to the influx of a large number of players, the half-orcs suffered greatly. However, after the incident subsided, the strength of the half-orcs not only did not weaken but became stronger than ever.

Without mentioning the other half-orcs, just Zhou Tian alone had caused the death of nearly a hundred players due to his abilities. The deaths of so many players naturally contributed to the half-orcs' great achievements. Although these achievements did not reach the level of being granted a territory by the Blood Moon Sect, with the Blood Moon Sect's arrangements, the number of reinforcements the half-orcs received was something they had never dared to imagine before.

With tens of thousands of beast slaves, thousands of half-orc warriors, and over a hundred half-orc heroes, after the Blood Moon Sect's rewards, the strength of the forces under Zhou Tian's command was considerable.

With the current strength of Zhou Tian's forces, although they could not defeat the Skeletons, they had the capability to execute his plan.

Under Zhou Tian's command, all the high-level forces of the half-orcs secretly moved toward the Skeleton Cave.

The Skeletons were completely unaware of the half-orcs' actions. After all, it had been many years since monsters had taken such actions against each other, and the Skeletons did not expect Zhou Tian to do such a thing. Moreover, the strength difference between the half-orcs and the Skeletons was significant. Even if the Skeletons were wary of other monster factions, they would never have thought that Zhou Tian, whom they did not take seriously, would dare to attack them.

Under these circumstances, Zhou Tian led his half-orcs to the entrance of the Skeleton Cave quite smoothly.

"Kill them!" Since he had made the decision, Zhou Tian did not hesitate to offend the Skeletons. As soon as they reached the entrance of the Skeleton Cave, Zhou Tian did not even give the Skeletons time to react. With his command, over a hundred half-orc heroes rushed into the cave, and before the Skeletons at the entrance could react, they were beaten to pieces with clubs.

"You and the other leaders stay at the entrance. The rest of the members, take advantage of the fact that the main force of the Skeletons is trapped inside the cave. Eliminate all the Skeletons outside!" There was no turning back once the bow was drawn. Since Zhou Tian had already taken action, he could not afford to waste time. After dealing with the few Skeletons, he immediately issued further orders.

Although the half-orcs had low intelligence, under the influence of the leader's command, they still understood Zhou Tian's orders. As a result, with Zhou Tian's command, the half-orcs took action without hesitation.

Following Zhou Tian's orders, except for the half-orc heroes, the other half-orc warriors and beast slaves scattered.

To be honest, Zhou Tian still felt somewhat uncertain about this operation. After all, the strength of the half-orcs was much weaker than that of the Skeletons. Even if the Skeletons had a weakness and Zhou Tian caught them off guard, he still could not guarantee victory if things went to the worst-case scenario.

Although the number of Skeletons outside was not large, the strength of the half-orc warriors and beast slaves Zhou Tian could send out was far inferior to that of the Skeletons. Therefore, although they had a numerical advantage, in a real fight, Zhou Tian's subordinates might not be a match for the Skeletons.

However, under the current circumstances, Zhou Tian had no choice but to make such arrangements, even though he knew his subordinates did not have a sure chance of winning. After all, the Skeletons inside the cave were the true elite. Facing the possibility of the entire Skeleton race pouring out, with the strength he had, Zhou Tian had no confidence that the half-orc heroes could hold out until the end. Therefore, he could not afford to split his forces and send the half-orc heroes to deal with the Skeletons outside.

As a result, after Zhou Tian made all the preparations, the Skeletons finally reacted.