Chapter 30

Personality determines one's style of action. If Zhou Tian were in the position of the Skeleton King, with an easy way to deal with the enemy, he would absolutely not consider taking action himself. Conversely, the Skeleton King's personality made it disdainful to use Zhou Tian's methods. Thus, despite Zhou Tian's repeated persuasion, the Skeleton King refused to agree to Zhou Tian's plan.

In the end, unable to bear Zhou Tian's nagging, the Skeleton King helplessly waved his hand and said to Zhou Tian, "Since Sir Commander insists, then the archer team will be left to you to form. However, when dealing with that NPC, I do not wish to use such methods. Unless I am in danger, please do not interfere in my battle at that time."

"Alright, I promise." Extending his right hand, Zhou Tian immediately made a vow in front of the Skeleton King.

With Zhou Tian's assurance, the Skeleton King was then satisfied and burrowed into the tunnel.

Although Zhou Tian had many methods to deal with the NPC village, due to the limited intelligence of his orc subordinates, even if he could come up with a plan, he could not guarantee that his orcs would not cause any trouble. Therefore, in dealing with the NPC village, Zhou Tian preferred a relatively simpler method.

In Zhou Tian's memory, many games featured tunnels. Although these tunnels were often shortcuts for players to level up, at the moment, Zhou Tian only saw the feasibility of tunnel tactics and did not consider the potential impact of his actions.

As a result, after Zhou Tian had the idea long ago, he began to have his orc subordinates start digging. However, it was only after Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King joined forces and both races worked together for several days that the tunnel was completed.

Now that the tunnel was dug and the Skeleton King had taken on the heavy responsibility Zhou Tian had arranged, the long-planned operation naturally began at that moment.

Despite the previous conflict between Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King, this did not affect the joint action of the two races. After all, the battle at the time only occurred in a small area near the entrance of the skeleton cave, and apart from the heavy losses of the orc warriors under Zhou Tian, the overall strength of both races was not significantly affected. Thus, this time, when the two races joined forces, they directly mobilized a monster army of tens of thousands.

As Zhou Tian gave the order, led by the Skeleton King, the monster army of tens of thousands slowly advanced into the tunnel leading to the NPC village.

At that time, the NPC village, which had had multiple conflicts with Zhou Tian, did not detect any abnormalities.

Although the NPCs had suffered significant losses in their conflicts with Zhou Tian due to their preconceived notions about monsters, these notions were deeply ingrained and could not be easily changed. Thus, even though they had suffered many losses at Zhou Tian's hands, the NPCs still showed considerable carelessness in their precautions.

At least, when Zhou Tian ordered his orc subordinates to dig a tunnel near their village, the NPCs did not notice the orcs' actions. And when the tunnel was completed and the Skeleton King led many monsters into the village, the NPCs were initially unaware.

As the NPCs peacefully went about their daily lives, with the arrival of a few monsters, knowing they could no longer hide, the Skeleton King gave the order, and numerous monsters suddenly rushed out from their hiding places, pouncing on the unsuspecting NPCs.

"Kill! Don't let a single one escape." Although the Skeleton King's personality seemed to be very righteous and straightforward, no matter how noble his character, it could not change the fact that he was a monster. In his actions, although the Skeleton King had his own style, when preparing to deal with the NPCs, he showed no mercy.

In fact, the Skeleton King could be said to be more like a monster boss. Because the NPCs were similar to humans, Zhou Tian was somewhat influenced when dealing with them. If he did not constantly remind himself that the NPCs were just data, he might not have been able to take action against them.

The Skeleton King, however, was different. Not only did he order his subordinates, the numerous skeletons and orcs, to deal with the NPCs ruthlessly, but he himself also took on the role of a butcher.

The Skeleton King's weapon, which he did not use when dealing with Zhou Tian, was brought out this time because he knew there was a strong NPC in the village. Although the Skeleton King repeatedly stated that he could handle it, in the actual operation, to ensure the plan's success, he brought out his rarely used weapon.

The Skeleton King's weapon was different from Zhou Tian's. Although Zhou Tian's Sacrificial Staff was powerful, it was more of a command weapon and could not enhance Zhou Tian's own combat strength. The Skeleton King's weapon, however, was a genuine melee weapon.

Bone Scythe (Increases attack power by 300%, reduces speed by 20%, and restores 1% of the damage dealt when killing an enemy.)

Without knowing Zhou Tian's thoughts, the Skeleton King did not have much guard against him. Therefore, under Zhou Tian's guidance, the Skeleton King had already revealed his trump card to Zhou Tian. When Zhou Tian learned about the Bone Scythe's abilities, he was very envious.

Both were boss weapons, and it could not be said that Zhou Tian's Sacrificial Staff was necessarily weaker than the Bone Scythe. However, it could not be denied that while the Sacrificial Staff excelled in command, in terms of value, it was far inferior to the Bone Scythe. After all, for powerful bosses, the human sea tactic was not very effective. Especially with the Bone Scythe's blood-sucking ability, the Sacrificial Staff's abilities, in a certain sense, were equivalent to being countered by the Bone Scythe.

And that weapon, which even Zhou Tian coveted, now demonstrated astonishing killing power in dealing with the NPCs.