Chapter 69

"Great, as long as those undead monsters charge out, the opportunity I've been waiting for will finally arrive." While putting on a panicked expression and making a series of defensive gestures, Zhou Tian was already celebrating wildly in his heart at that moment.

However, amidst the celebration, Zhou Tian still had to face some accountability.

Almost as soon as the group of undead monsters occupied the Skeleton Cave, a large number of bosses immediately led their elite forces to Zhou Tian's doorstep.

"Beast King, you must give us an explanation today!"

"Yes, that's right. Why did the Skeleton Cave allow those undead to occupy it?"

"Did you do this on purpose?"

"..."

"Like hell I did!" Hearing the words of the bosses, Zhou Tian was quite angry and shouted: "The Skeleton Cave is my territory. Now that I've lost it, I've suffered a significant loss of territory. I, the victim, haven't said anything, yet you all are arguing. Tell me, who else has suffered any loss besides me at this moment?"

As soon as Zhou Tian's words were out, the bosses immediately fell silent.

The issue of the Skeleton Cave was not just a matter of territorial gains and losses. However, Zhou Tian's words, no matter how you looked at them, were absolutely reasonable.

The bosses did indeed fall for Zhou Tian's schemes, but there was no evidence of Zhou Tian's machinations. After all, Zhou Tian had indeed given them the territories as promised. In this process, no matter how Zhou Tian arranged things, unless the bosses refused the territories Zhou Tian allocated to them, they had no right to blame Zhou Tian.

Could the bosses possibly refuse the territories Zhou Tian allocated to them? Not to mention that they had already fully integrated those territories, making it almost impossible to give up the benefits they had already obtained. Even if the bosses had seen through Zhou Tian's intentions from the beginning, in the face of benefits, they still chose to deceive themselves.

Thus, even if they knew Zhou Tian was plotting something, without evidence, the bosses could not justly blame Zhou Tian. As Zhou Tian said, the one who suffered the most was still him. In this situation, no matter what Zhou Tian was secretly planning, he appeared to be the most deserving of sympathy to outsiders.

For a moment, because they couldn't find a reason to blame Zhou Tian, although they were clearly very angry, the bosses had no way to scold him.

In that situation, Zhou Tian, as if he hadn't noticed the bosses' expressions, put on a righteous and benevolent face and suggested: "I didn't expect those undead monsters to be so strong. The defenses I set up were breached so quickly. However, although those monsters are powerful, I believe that with the strength of the monsters in the新手区 (newbie area), as long as we join forces, no matter how formidable those undead monsters are, they will never be our match. Yes, this incident concerns all of us. I can't just stand by when we're in trouble! Here's what I propose: each of you allocate a piece of territory to me. Once I have a foothold, I will join you in fighting those undead monsters. What do you think?"

When Zhou Tian offered to take the lead, the bosses couldn't help but doubt their ears. Zhou Tian had never left a good impression on the bosses, and he had long been labeled as a scoundrel and a villain. In such a situation, if Zhou Tian was plotting something, the other bosses would believe it, but if he genuinely intended to help them deal with the undead monsters, the bosses had to doubt it.

However, no matter what, in the face of the pressure from the undead monsters, the bosses would not let go of any possible assistance. Thus, even if Zhou Tian's character was questionable, the bosses would not refuse his offer. But...

Just as the bosses mentally agreed to Zhou Tian's request and were about to accept his arrangement, they suddenly discovered a key issue.

Zhou Tian said he would join the fight, but he also made a request: to allocate a part of the territory outside the Skeleton Cave to his Beast Race. This immediately made a simple matter complicated.

Zhou Tian's request for a piece of territory was not unreasonable. After all, if he was to fight the undead monsters in the Skeleton Cave, he would need to deploy troops. Although it was possible to deploy troops directly into someone else's territory, Zhou Tian might not be comfortable leaving his rear in someone else's hands, and the other monsters would not be at ease letting him into their territories due to his past actions.

From any perspective, to get Zhou Tian to contribute to the fight against the undead monsters, allocating a piece of territory to him was absolutely necessary.

However, the problem now was that while it was necessary to allocate a piece of territory to Zhou Tian, where would that territory come from?

If one monster allocated the territory to Zhou Tian, the other monsters would not agree. If all the monsters shared the burden, it sounded fair, but none of the monsters would be willing to bear such a loss. Thus, the problem arose.

Wanting Zhou Tian's help but not trusting him and not wanting to allocate territory, the bosses agreed to Zhou Tian's proposal but could not come up with a solution that everyone could accept.

Thus, because the matter was closely related to their interests, the idea that Zhou Tian might have a hidden agenda was directly discarded by the bosses. What they were thinking about was how to get the other monsters to give up their interests so that they could get Zhou Tian's help without losing their own interests.

As a result, due to their own calculations, they naturally could not reach a conclusion. After a long discussion, the bosses could only agree to discuss it again next time.

Thus, under Zhou Tian's guidance, the second collective visit of the bosses to cause trouble ended in a fiasco.