Chapter 45

Zhou Tian's operation lasted for a considerable part of the day. In nearly a day's time, the NPCs and players he killed amounted to almost a thousand. Although 99% of them were NPCs, even so, through this operation, Zhou Tian still managed to gain a large amount of credit.

After he had earned his credit, when the NPCs finally reacted and prepared to leave the city to deal with him, Zhou Tian did not hesitate to retreat. As a result, before the NPC army could even catch a glimpse of Zhou Tian, they discovered that the low-level monsters outside their city had already vanished without a trace.

To be honest, given the situation at the time, if the NPCs were willing, they could have easily taken over the new territories that Zhou Tian had acquired. However, it was clear that, as Zhou Tian had anticipated, the NPCs were not prepared to take over those territories. Knowing the consequences of such actions, the NPCs, unable to find Zhou Tian, had no choice but to reluctantly retreat.

While the NPCs were preparing to take action, Zhou Tian's movements were not slow at all.

Zhou Tian had only occupied a small part of the territory of the beast race monsters. However, even though the territory he occupied was small, considering the vast area of the beast race monsters' territory, the total area of the land under Zhou Tian's control had still increased by nearly one-third. Under such circumstances, with the expansion of his territory, Zhou Tian's strength naturally improved significantly. Although he could not immediately digest all the gains, and the strength of the half-orcs could not be instantly enhanced, after annexing so many new territories, the strength of the half-orc race could still be felt to be improving daily.

Given the situation at the time, if Zhou Tian had waited a bit longer, it would have been the best. He believed that once his strength stabilized, dealing with any difficulties would be much easier.

However, it was clear that Zhou Tian did not have much time to prepare. Although the NPCs currently seemed stable, this did not mean they would remain calm indefinitely. If the NPCs did not act as Zhou Tian expected and launched an attack regardless, although Zhou Tian estimated that he could likely reclaim the territories, as a lord who had lost his territories, Zhou Tian himself might be spared, but the Blood Moon Sect leader would not let him off.

Therefore, in the near future, Zhou Tian had to resolve the issue with the undead monsters. Only by settling this problem could he focus all his energy on monitoring the NPCs in the city and figuring out how to deal with them.

As a result, despite the conditions not being fully ripe, when the strength of his half-orcs had improved to a certain extent, Zhou Tian did not hesitate to launch an attack on the undead monsters in the second level of the Skeleton Cave.

Following Zhou Tian's orders, a large number of half-orc warriors quickly gathered in the Skeleton Cave. By the time Zhou Tian arrived, almost 90% of the elite half-orcs were already assembled in that area.

"This operation must succeed; if we cannot control the attacks of the undead monsters, it will be troublesome." Taking a deep breath, Zhou Tian carefully looked at his half-orcs and then, with a determined bite of his lip, ordered, "Attack!" With Zhou Tian's command, his half-orc warriors immediately moved into action.

In the previous period, when there was still a significant gap in strength between the half-orcs and the undead monsters, the undead monsters, after occupying a new territory, were not satisfied. After taking over the second level of the Skeleton Cave, many of the undead monsters directly attacked the first level.

However, because Zhou Tian was well-prepared and had issued relevant orders, although each attack by the undead monsters caused considerable casualties among his half-orcs, no matter how they attacked, they could not break into the first level of the Skeleton Cave.

In the end, perhaps seeing the determination of the half-orcs, the undead monsters, while not giving up their plans to attack the first level, reduced the intensity of their attacks.

Now, what Zhou Tian needed to do was to take advantage of the unprepared state of the undead monsters and drive them out of the second level of the Skeleton Cave. Then, using the possible sealing artifacts or existing defensive structures in the second level, he would completely block the undead monsters from his territory.

"Roar!" Under Zhou Tian's command, although the half-orcs did not know his plan, they still roared and charged into the second level of the Skeleton Cave without hesitation.

Because they never expected the weaker monsters to dare resist, the undead monsters had no defenses. As a result, Zhou Tian's half-orc warriors easily broke into the second level of the Skeleton Cave.

However, when Zhou Tian's half-orcs rushed into the second level, the undead monsters quickly reacted. Facing Zhou Tian's attack, the undead monsters were not intimidated. After all, from their previous performance, the strength of Zhou Tian's half-orcs could not compare to the undead monsters. Thus, the undead monsters, considering Zhou Tian's forces as a disorganized mob, did not believe that the half-orcs posed any threat.

As a result, although the undead monsters were somewhat disorganized, they still fearlessly set up defenses.

In the end, a large number of half-orcs and undead monsters engaged in fierce combat on the second level of the Skeleton Cave.

"How is the battle going?" Zhou Tian did not stay on the first level due to the danger. Knowing the importance of this battle in the Skeleton Cave, he did not hesitate to enter the battlefield.

After hearing Zhou Tian's question, the half-orc warriors who had been monitoring the battle situation according to his orders gradually reported the conditions around them to Zhou Tian.

In fact, with his authority and abilities, Zhou Tian could roughly estimate the battle situation without such means. However, it was clear that Zhou Tian wanted more detailed information. After receiving the detailed reports, Zhou Tian immediately had a clearer understanding of the current battle situation.