Chapter 60

After successfully dealing with those NPCs, Zhou Tian turned around without a word and set his sights on the few powerful NPCs. Although the main force of the NPCs had already retreated, the real big fish in that army were still there. Zhou Tian knew that as long as those few powerful NPCs were left behind, the impact on that NPC city would far exceed the losses of their troops.

However, Zhou Tian's strength was limited. Even if he had the intention to act, he would probably have to rely on the Puppeteer to achieve his goal.

Fortunately, although their purposes were different, the Puppeteer had no intention of letting those NPCs off. During the battle with those NPCs, the Puppeteer was absolutely giving it her all. Under her full effort, those powerful NPCs could not even think about attacking, let alone escaping. They were either mysteriously controlled by her or suddenly attacked by their own companions. In such a situation, how could those NPCs possibly bring out their full strength?

Moreover, apart from her terrifying control ability, the Puppeteer herself was also quite powerful. As a result, one side could not bring out their full strength, while the other side was unaffected. Given the inherent strength gap between the two sides, those powerful NPCs were naturally at a complete disadvantage.

Given the current situation, Zhou Tian was eighty percent sure that if he joined the battle, helping the Puppeteer defeat those NPCs would not be a problem. However, thinking about the Puppeteer's abilities, Zhou Tian could not help but feel some concern.

Zhou Tian had offended the Puppeteer before, and no one could guarantee that she would not take the opportunity to retaliate. If the Puppeteer used her abilities to control Zhou Tian, he would be in a very unfortunate situation.

Due to his concerns, Zhou Tian did not dare to get too close to the battle.

However, Zhou Tian's actions could not be hidden from others. At least the Puppeteer, who had been paying attention to him, saw his reaction. Although she knew what Zhou Tian was worried about, she still appeared quite angry after seeing his reaction.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and come to help. If my children suffer too many casualties, be careful, I'll flay you alive!" With a roar, the Puppeteer, dissatisfied with Zhou Tian's reaction, directly threatened him.

Although Zhou Tian was unhappy with the Puppeteer's attitude, considering her strength, he still moved, despite his dissatisfaction.

No matter what, after seeing the Puppeteer's strength, Zhou Tian knew that he needed to maintain a good relationship with her. Otherwise, with what he had done, once the battle was over, he would inevitably face her retaliation.

Although Zhou Tian had already offended the Puppeteer, it was impossible to make her act as if nothing had happened. However, at the very least, in the coming time, Zhou Tian needed to ensure that he did not anger her further. He needed to go along with her as much as possible. If he performed well, the Puppeteer would not immediately seek trouble with him as soon as the battle ended!

With such thoughts in mind, although Zhou Tian had various concerns, he ultimately still held his weapon and charged at the NPCs.

When Zhou Tian took action, the NPCs could not help but feel tense.

They were already struggling to deal with the Puppeteer, and in such a situation, when Zhou Tian prepared to join the battle, the NPCs naturally could not pretend that nothing was happening.

Zhou Tian's strength could not be described as strong, but given the current situation, even if he was weak, his participation would immediately add significant pressure to the NPC side. Under such pressure, no matter how hard the NPCs tried to hold on, they would only end up defeated.

"Che! You're really slow." Seeing Zhou Tian's actions, the Puppeteer complained and prepared to attack. The NPCs, seeing the Puppeteer's movements, also took new actions.

"Quick, get out of here! I'll hold them off!" Realizing that none of them would survive if things continued this way, two powerful NPCs stepped forward, preparing to sacrifice themselves to give the other companions a chance to escape.

"Want to run? Not a single one of you will leave here alive today!" Unfortunately, although the NPCs wanted to escape, the Puppeteer's hatred for them was deep. She had no intention of letting them go. Just as the NPCs were about to take action, she directly sealed their movements.

The Puppet House had suffered significant losses from the NPC army's sneak attack. However, as the largest faction of monsters in the beginner area, the Puppet House's strength was not limited to those losses. In fact, although many puppets had died at the hands of the NPCs, the number of high-level puppets, especially the gold and silver ones, under the Puppeteer's command was still considerable.

Thus, when the Puppeteer gave the order, nearly a hundred high-level puppets immediately blocked their path, making it clear to the NPCs that they had no chance of escape.

"Fight! Even if we die, we must make these damned monsters pay the price." Seeing no hope of escape, the NPCs decided to fight to the death. With a roar, they launched an attack on Zhou Tian.

Why did the NPCs target Zhou Tian? Mainly because their previous battles with the Puppeteer had made them realize that, given her strength, they could not possibly be her match. Therefore, even if they went to fight the Puppeteer to the death, it would not end well. Zhou Tian, on the other hand, was different. Ignoring the grievances between Zhou Tian and them, his strength was much easier to deal with compared to the Puppeteer. If they wanted to drag someone down with them in their last moments, choosing Zhou Tian was much easier than choosing the Puppeteer.

Seeing the NPCs' actions, Zhou Tian's expression immediately changed.

"Damn, although I did kill some of you, the one who didn't let you leave and forced you into a corner is the Puppeteer! You don't seek revenge on your biggest enemy and come to trouble me? Do you think I'm easy to bully?" After cursing the NPCs in his heart, Zhou Tian clearly understood his current situation. After a brief pause, he immediately decided to retreat.

However, ...