Chapter 37

Zhou Tian knew very well what the choice the Skeleton King made back then represented, so after the Skeleton King left, Zhou Tian did not take any clear actions. He was waiting for the current outcome.

If the Skeleton King really had a great destiny, then after retreating from the final battlefield, facing the greatly increased strength of Zhou Tian, he naturally would not dare to fight him head-on. Therefore, no matter what choice Zhou Tian made at that time, it wouldn't be surprising, even if that choice was to join the Skeleton Clan.

However, it was very clear that although the Skeleton King had a good personality, his luck was not so good as to defy the heavens. So, as Zhou Tian had expected, after holding on for a while, it was indeed very difficult for him to survive in a battle of that level.

Now that the Skeleton King was dead, Zhou Tian, knowing the outcome, had no more reservations and it was naturally his time to show his power.

Whether they were allies or not, when the Skeleton King was still alive and Zhou Tian's strength was on par with the Skeleton Clan, he naturally would get along well with them. But just as Zhou Tian might choose to join the Skeleton King if his strength greatly increased, now that the Skeleton Clan's strength was inferior to their half-human race, how could Zhou Tian possibly let such a good opportunity slip by?

Thus, when the new Skeleton King of the Skeleton Clan ascended to power, Zhou Tian, upon receiving the news, took no hesitation and immediately took action.

Zhou Tian's method was still the same as before. After all, the Skeleton Clan had such a structure. Given their situation, although Zhou Tian's methods were old, they were absolutely suitable for dealing with them.

As a result, Zhou Tian's actions immediately produced a significant effect.

It must be said that Zhou Tian's style of action in the world of monsters was absolutely a complete and utter villain. At least in the eyes of the Skeleton Clan members, even the new Skeleton King considered Zhou Tian to be their ally. In such a situation, those skeletons naturally would not be overly cautious of Zhou Tian. As a result, in the absence of any defense, the entrance to their Skeleton Cave was once again blocked by Zhou Tian and the half-humans.

"Lord Commander, what is your intention?" When the skeletons saw Zhou Tian suddenly leading a large number of half-humans into their cave entrance and blocking the door, they were stunned for a moment before, with their simple intelligence, asked Zhou Tian a rather foolish question.

"I have a message for your new king. I'm here to give him a choice: submit or die!" Zhou Tian said, and the atmosphere immediately changed.

Even if the intelligence of the skeletons facing Zhou Tian was low, with Zhou Tian's words, how could they not understand his purpose? And after knowing Zhou Tian's purpose, how could those skeletons not be angry?

Joining a stronger force was not something monsters could not accept. Because monsters originally had a pyramid-like social structure, the weak relied on the strong. If Zhou Tian's strength was really greater than the Skeleton Clan, their reliance on a stronger force would not be incomprehensible to the skeletons.

However, Zhou Tian's identity was too special, so special that those skeletons would rather fight to the death with him than submit to him.

Betrayal was shameful, especially in the minds of monsters. Since both sides were allies, they should help each other and never abandon each other. But Zhou Tian not only did not fulfill his duty as an ally, but also led troops to attack them when their new king ascended to power. How could those skeletons accept such behavior?

However, no matter how indignant those skeletons were, Zhou Tian had already made his decision, and it was impossible for him to change it for any reason. So, seeing the skeletons react in such a way, Zhou Tian did not wait for their response. Knowing what they would do, he immediately issued the order to attack.

Although some members of the half-human race did not approve of Zhou Tian's actions, who could blame him for being the leader of the half-human race? Regardless of whether the half-humans could accept Zhou Tian's actions, once he gave the order, all the half-humans had to follow it.

As a result, with Zhou Tian's order, his half-human warriors skillfully blocked the cave entrance.

At this point, even if the new Skeleton King had other ideas, given the current situation, he had no choice but to fight. At least, after sending some members to relay the message, the majority of the weaker skeleton warriors, led by a skeleton warrior, directly charged at Zhou Tian and his forces.

However...

Given the strength Zhou Tian had today and the lack of preparation of the Skeleton Clan, all their efforts were naturally futile. With Zhou Tian seizing their weaknesses, the Skeleton Clan was destined to suffer a great defeat today.

Back then, when the Skeleton Clan's strength was two levels below the half-human race, Zhou Tian almost defeated them by seizing their weaknesses. Although he eventually chose to deceive the Skeleton King into an alliance to save his own life, in terms of the outcome, Zhou Tian's plan had already successfully defeated the Skeleton Clan, excluding his final submission.

Now, not only has the Skeleton King's change weakened the Skeleton Clan's overall strength, but the strength of the half-human race and the Skeleton Clan is no longer so vastly different. Under the same conditions of exploiting the Skeleton Clan's weaknesses, with the increased strength of Zhou Tian's forces, capturing a small Skeleton Clan was no pressure for him.

As a result, Zhou Tian did not gather all the elite forces to block the entrance. He only kept half of his people with him and sent the rest of the half-humans to attack the Skeleton Clan's territories outside.

With Zhou Tian's arrangements, given the current strength of the half-human race, the few remaining territories of the Skeleton Clan quickly fell into their hands.

At the same time, when Zhou Tian and his forces took action, the Skeleton Clan, realizing the situation, quickly responded.

No matter what, after the last incident, the skeletons knew how dangerous it would be if their weaknesses were controlled by the other side. In this situation, those skeletons who had experienced the event and knew Zhou Tian's capabilities could not help but take his actions seriously.

Even when preparing to resist Zhou Tian, to put it bluntly, the skeletons themselves had little confidence in their side. However, due to their indignation at Zhou Tian's 'betrayal' and their unwillingness to easily submit to others, the Skeleton Clan decided to fight to the death.

As a result, under the leadership of the new Skeleton King, a group of skeletons directly charged out from the bottom of the Skeleton Cave and quickly appeared at the cave entrance.