Chapter 70

"Rash and reckless!" After seeing off those bosses, Zhou Tian couldn't help but sneer inwardly at their earlier performance.

Everything that was happening now was naturally a result of Zhou Tian's deliberate guidance. By making such arrangements, Zhou Tian was taking advantage of the shortsightedness of those bosses. Even in the human world, if faced with Zhou Tian's current setup, there would still be a large number of people who would fall for it, let alone the fact that Zhou Tian was now dealing with a group of monsters with not much intelligence.

It is difficult for any creature to remain calm in the face of benefits. Zhou Tian had anticipated such an outcome from the start by deliberately guiding them.

Of course, such an outcome was also due to those bosses not truly understanding the power of the undead monsters. Although the information they received indicated that Zhou Tian had suffered greatly at the hands of those undead monsters, those who had not personally experienced it could not possibly have a clear understanding of the undead monsters' power.

Ignorance breeds fearlessness. Without a clear understanding of the undead monsters' strength, although those bosses knew that they would face a fierce battle, they never seriously considered what would happen if they could not withstand the undead monsters. In their minds, they believed that they would have no problem resisting the undead monsters' attacks. What they needed to consider was how to minimize their losses during the resistance. Because of this mindset, it was clear to those bosses that while asking Zhou Tian for help was a good thing, it was not worth giving up their territories.

Therefore, Zhou Tian's suggestion only served to dispel the hostility those bosses had toward him. As for the possibility of him truly taking action, it was virtually zero.

In fact, things did indeed develop according to Zhou Tian's plan.

After those bosses left Zhou Tian's territory, because none of them were willing to cede their own territory, the matter they had discussed naturally came to nothing. Under Zhou Tian's cold observation, those bosses led their elite subordinates into battle with the undead monsters.

In fact, as early as after the Skeleton Cave was breached, the monsters under those bosses had already engaged in battles with the undead monsters outside the cave. However, it was unclear whether the higher-ups of the undead monsters had not received the news of the cave being occupied or were busy with other matters. At the time, although the undead monsters that rushed out of the cave performed well, their numbers were quite limited.

Now, when the undead monsters truly launched their attack, they immediately put significant pressure on those bosses.

Previously, due to the limited number of undead monsters, those bosses had incorrectly estimated the enemy's strength. As a result, when thousands of monsters, whose strength was on par with the small bosses of their own clans, rushed out of the Skeleton Cave, it was not easy for those monsters to resist.

To make matters worse, because of their incorrect estimation of the undead monsters' strength, those bosses did not take the importance of occupying advantageous terrain seriously. As a result, they did not even manage to secure the entrance to the cave. This allowed the undead monsters to fully utilize their strength.

Zhou Tian had to rely on the advantage of the terrain to block the undead monsters, and this was due to the fact that the higher-level undead monsters could not pass through that passage. Although it was because of the limited strength of the half-orcs, the previous battles had shown just how powerful the undead monsters were.

Now, with no restrictions and the ability to freely utilize their strength, the undead monsters engaged in battle with the monsters in the beginner zone. The monsters in the beginner zone had no chance of being their match.

As a result, after just a few hours of intense attacks by the undead monsters, the alliance of monsters in the beginner zone began to retreat due to their inability to hold their ground.

One territory after another fell to the undead monsters. At that time, while the bosses were heartbroken, they also realized the terrifying power of their opponents.

Only after suffering enough did those bosses realize the severity of the situation. On one hand, they were desperately trying to block the undead monsters, while on the other hand, they sent messengers to contact Zhou Tian and the doll maker.

Matters in the beginner zone could only be resolved by the monsters within it. Even if the Yellow Spring Lord and the Blood Moon Lord, who stood behind the undead monsters, were at odds, the Blood Moon Lord could not assist the monsters under his command in this matter. This was because, over countless years, a set of rules had been established among the monsters. Without these rules, the higher-level monsters would easily send troops to help the lower-level ones, leading to constant conflicts among the major forces and ultimately resulting in a chaotic battle among all the monsters in the monster camp.

Regardless of what might happen in the future, as long as the NPCs were not completely eliminated, the rules secretly established by the monsters would not change in the short term. Because of this, the monsters in the beginner zone, now threatened by the undead monsters, could only rely on Zhou Tian and the doll maker, who were also monsters in the beginner zone.

Upon receiving the monsters' plea for help, the doll maker, though dissatisfied with their earlier performance, still led her dolls into battle, as she was a member of the Blood Moon Lord's faction.

Only Zhou Tian, upon receiving the monsters' plea for help, directly took the opportunity to make his demands.

Watching the tigers fight from the mountain, Zhou Tian indeed wanted to do just that. However, Zhou Tian was also aware that the undead monsters were not easy to deal with. If they grew too powerful, he would not be able to use them; instead, he might be swallowed up by them.

Therefore, Zhou Tian never intended to stand idly by from the beginning. However, when he took action, he naturally could not do so without gaining some benefits for himself. Since his reputation was already tarnished, Zhou Tian did not care about adding more to it. As long as there were benefits to be gained, even if he was taking advantage of the situation, it didn't matter.

Thus, Zhou Tian agreed to send troops, but he demanded that the monster factions cede a territory to him. The territory he wanted was not large, just about the same size as the one he had previously given to them.

At the same time, Zhou Tian made an additional demand: the territory ceded to him should not be adjacent to the Skeleton Cave, and territories outside the NPC cities were also not acceptable. Furthermore, Zhou Tian required that the monsters cede the territory before he sent troops. When this demand was made, the messengers sent by the bosses to Zhou Tian for help immediately became furious.