Chapter 64

When Zhou Tian was inactive, due to the sheer number of monsters at the time, apart from powerful bosses like the Puppet Maker, entities like Zhou Tian were not significant enough to draw the attention of those NPCs. However, once Zhou Tian took action, it became impossible for those NPCs to ignore him.

A boss is still a boss, even if Zhou Tian's strength was not top-tier among all the bosses in the beginner area, his destructive power still surpassed that of ordinary monsters. Therefore, when Zhou Tian attacked the city wall, the NPCs, sensing his destructive power, naturally had to step in to stop him.

In the face of the NPCs' attacks, Zhou Tian paid no attention, focusing solely on chopping away. When his health dropped below half, Zhou Tian finally saw the city wall's health bar reach its bottom.

In the end, as Zhou Tian swung his axe with all his might, he shouted to the monsters behind him, "The city wall is broken, everyone, charge!"

With a "Boom!" just as Zhou Tian's voice fell, the city wall, which the NPCs had built, collapsed due to its health being depleted. When this scene fell into the eyes of the monsters and NPCs, they, who did not understand the situation, naturally cast various gazes at Zhou Tian.

However, no matter how they interpreted Zhou Tian's actions, they could not stop the battle because of him. After a brief pause of a few seconds, the monsters followed the breach Zhou Tian had created and charged in directly.

After all, the NPCs on Zhou Tian's territory had not yet completed the construction of the city wall. When Zhou Tian opened a gap, the defensive works the NPCs had set up were basically rendered useless under the impact of the monsters. In the end, when a large number of monsters rushed to their front, all the NPCs could do was fight the monsters.

Seeing the monsters engage the NPCs, Zhou Tian did not join the fight. Instead, he took out the Sacrificial Staff to enhance the strength of the monsters, then retreated into the monster crowd to slowly recover from his injuries.

"You did well!" Just as Zhou Tian was focused on the battle, the Puppet Maker had somehow appeared behind him. After patting Zhou Tian on the shoulder and scaring him, the Puppet Maker praised Zhou Tian's actions.

"It's nothing, it's what I should do," Zhou Tian humbly replied, despite being startled.

"You did well, so you did well. Why so many words? You're not straightforward at all. I despise monsters like you the most." Unexpectedly, Zhou Tian's humility did not have the desired effect. After hearing his words, the Puppet Maker rolled his eyes and scolded him without hesitation.

Hearing the Puppet Maker's words, Zhou Tian was at a loss for what to say. After a few seconds of hesitation, in a fit of anger, he joined the monsters in attacking the NPCs.

Once Zhou Tian left, the Puppet Maker did not stay either. In fact, with the crude city wall built by the NPCs now breached, it was time for the decisive battle. Even if Zhou Tian had not left, the Puppet Maker would not have stayed for long.

The Puppet Maker and several other powerful bosses soon engaged the NPCs' strong forces in the air. Zhou Tian, however, did not join this battle. As a commander-type boss, although he had some personal strength, the role he played by leading the ordinary monsters was far more significant than joining the Puppet Maker in the fight.

Whether in terms of equipment or skills, Zhou Tian's leadership of the monsters played a significant role. Because of Zhou Tian, the monsters, who did not have an absolute advantage in strength, easily suppressed the NPCs.

However, while Zhou Tian was playing a crucial role in the war, few monsters noticed that after the battle began, Zhou Tian would often direct his half-orcs to attack easier targets. The more dangerous positions were mostly attacked by other monsters.

Zhou Tian was not afraid that the other monsters would discover anything. First, the battle was chaotic, and no one had the time to pay attention to the specific details. Second, Zhou Tian mostly used his special abilities to choose positions. Although Zhou Tian did not know how rare the ability he obtained from the Blood Moon Lord was, from the current situation, he knew that none of the bosses he was with had such an ability. Therefore, using an ability that others did not have to cheat, Zhou Tian was not afraid that others would discover anything.

As a result, with the battle raging, the number of monsters and NPCs dying on the battlefield was in the hundreds every moment.

In the end, due to the massive casualties, the NPCs were the first to react.

In fact, in battles like this, if the NPCs wanted to forcibly occupy the monsters' territory, the city wall they built had to play a crucial role. Only with the help of the city wall, making the monsters realize that attacking them would be futile, could the NPCs successfully occupy the monsters' territory.

However, with the city wall now breached, continuing the battle would be very disadvantageous for the NPCs.

In fact, from the moment Zhou Tian broke the city wall, the NPCs had already considered retreating. However, because Zhou Tian's breach of the city wall was so sudden, the NPCs had no psychological preparation. Thus, when the monsters rushed to their position, the NPCs were forced to fight.

During the battle, due to the massive casualties, the NPCs, knowing that they could not win in such a chaotic battle, realized that they had no choice but to retreat.

Thus, just as the battle began to turn in Zhou Tian's favor, the NPCs started to retreat while fighting.

Seeing the NPCs' reaction, the group of bosses led by the Puppet Maker naturally could not let them retreat easily.

As the NPCs began to retreat, led by the Puppet Maker, the monster bosses and their minions pursued and attacked the NPCs.