Chapter 48 of 100

Chapter 48

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After the situation had developed to this point, Zhou Tian knew that the current circumstances had already exceeded his original plan. With the preparations he had made, he now lacked the confidence to face the undead. Even dealing with the zombie, Zhou Tian felt a sense of threat, and if anything unexpected happened, he knew he could lose his life at any moment.

However, with the situation having developed to this extent, Zhou Tian was like a gambler who had bet all his assets; even knowing there was no guarantee of victory, he had to take one more shot. If he were to retreat now, the undead would surely occupy more territory, and with the additional threat of new territories being occupied, Zhou Tian would find it extremely difficult to turn the tide, even if he were not completely destroyed. Therefore, regardless of how many changes had occurred and how much danger he faced, Zhou Tian had to continue with his plan. Only by doing so did he have a glimmer of hope.

With a firm belief in his heart, Zhou Tian acted without the slightest hesitation. After successfully evading the zombie's attacks several times, he led his half-orc warriors to the front of the giant zombie.

However, when Zhou Tian finally reached the zombie, he drew a sharp breath, almost forgetting the formidable enemy before him.

"How am I supposed to fight in this situation!" Initially, he found the undead to be stronger than he had anticipated, and then he encountered this terrifyingly large zombie. Despite all these developments, his resolve had not wavered. But when he reached the zombie, his confidence suddenly began to falter.

Zhou Tian had always believed that following his plan would ultimately lead to victory. However, even with confidence in himself and his plan, he was still a rational person. When he reached the giant zombie and saw the endless line of undead behind it, even with his confidence, he dared not say he could achieve his original goal.

"At least the cave entrance is small; otherwise, I would have been killed by those guys long ago." After witnessing the strength of the undead, Zhou Tian had to admit that he could not match them. However, what gave him some comfort was that the undead were all terrifyingly large, and due to their size, only a few could enter the Skull Cave. Thus, even though Zhou Tian could not defeat the undead, he did not have to worry about hundreds or thousands of powerful undead rushing into the Skull Cave.

Just as Zhou Tian regained his composure, he immediately realized he had no time to think about anything else. During his moment of distraction, the zombie did not miss the opportunity to attack. When he came to his senses, the zombie's chain was almost upon him. In that situation, dealing with the zombie was already enough to give Zhou Tian a headache, let alone thinking about other matters.

Rolling on the ground, Zhou Tian easily avoided the zombie's attack. However, compared to Zhou Tian, his half-orc warriors, though elite, were far inferior in level. As a result, not only could they not block the zombie's attacks, but many found it difficult to evade them. In one chain attack from the zombie, Zhou Tian lost two of his half-orc warriors.

At this point, the situation was clearly very unfavorable for Zhou Tian. However, even though the situation was against him, Zhou Tian had no intention of giving up. After spitting out a mouthful of saliva and getting up from the ground, he immediately gathered his thoughts and organized his half-orc warriors to counterattack the zombie.

Previously, the zombie had the opportunity to attack because Zhou Tian had been distracted for a moment. Now that Zhou Tian was focused, dealing with the zombie became much easier.

To be fair, the zombie was not weak. Although Zhou Tian did not know the exact details, he was sure the zombie's level was at least as high as his, if not higher. In terms of overall ability, the zombie was likely superior to Zhou Tian. However, Zhou Tian was still very confident in dealing with the zombie. This was because he had discovered a significant weakness in the zombie. As long as Zhou Tian exploited this weakness, defeating the zombie would be no problem.

The zombie's massive size gave it formidable strength. With its strength and the lethal chains, any hit would be fatal, even to Zhou Tian's elite half-orc warriors. However, just as its size gave it great strength, it also made its movements somewhat clumsy.

High attack, low agility—such monsters are generally favored by mages and are a bane to warriors, making them quite popular in games. Since Zhou Tian had not played the game much before, he was not very familiar with the zombie. However, knowing the type of monster it was, dealing with it would not be difficult.

Although the zombie's attack speed was not slow, its sluggish movements meant that as long as one dodged before it attacked, the attack would not hit.

Of course, in most cases, the zombie's enemies would not know how to use this to their advantage. However, this time, Zhou Tian, though not outstanding in combat instincts, had the intelligence of an adult. Observing the zombie's attack patterns was not a problem. As a result, not only did Zhou Tian control his half-orc warriors to avoid the zombie's attacks, but he also used the zombie's attacks to clear out many of the undead around him.

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