Chapter 77

No one criticized Zhou Tian. Zhou Tian himself was not suitable for close combat. The reason he was sent to the front line was mainly because several BOSSes had fallen at the time, and Zhou Tian's resurrection skill had no cooldown period. Therefore, he had to personally step forward to plug the gap. Now that he had resurrected a BOSS, someone else was already handling that task, so it was only natural for Zhou Tian to retreat to the rear.

Next, like the Undead BOSS in the shadows, Zhou Tian switched his weapon, significantly boosting the combat power of the other BOSSes on their side.

Although Zhou Tian's enhancement ability seemed inferior to that of the Undead BOSS in the shadows, with his help, the BOSSes, whose strength had increased considerably, found it much easier to deal with the attacks of the lesser monsters. As a result, the originally precarious defense line was finally stabilized.

Participate in the battle... Resurrect... Participate in the battle...

In the following time, Zhou Tian either joined the battle when a BOSS fell or, when his resurrection skill was on cooldown, resurrected the fallen BOSS and retreated to the rear. He kept repeating these two tasks, and under the immense pressure, Zhou Tian had no idea how long he had been holding on.

Just as Zhou Tian was about to take the place of another fallen BOSS for the umpteenth time, his body was suddenly pulled back by someone.

"You can rest now. The Undead outside have been completely annihilated. Leave this to me!"

Upon hearing those words, Zhou Tian felt his legs go weak, and he immediately plopped down on the ground.

Looking back, Zhou Tian realized that the battle outside the Skeleton Cave had already ended. Despite the formidable strength of the Undead monsters, they had been gradually worn down without reinforcements and ultimately suffered a total defeat. The one who had pulled Zhou Tian back was the Puppet Master, who had just finished the battle. Seeing her take charge, Zhou Tian had no reason to worry.

Due to the presence of the Undead BOSS, the Undead monsters had performed exceptionally well. However, Zhou Tian did not believe they could withstand the Puppet Master's attacks. Based on the Puppet Master's previous performance, ten golden puppets blocking the passage would ensure that no matter how many Undead monsters came, they would only end up as cannon fodder.

Indeed, that was exactly what happened. When the Puppet Master took action, the ten golden puppets continuously slashed, quickly reducing the group of Undead monsters that had been suppressing Zhou Tian and his team to pieces. As the Puppet Master controlled the golden puppets to advance, the Undead monsters could only keep retreating.

Forcing her way in, the Puppet Master used her formidable strength to drive the Undead monsters back to the second floor of the Skeleton Cave. She then suddenly turned to Zhou Tian and the others who had followed her and said, "You guys, quickly hold the passage."

"What for?" Although they did not understand why the Puppet Master would say such a thing when they had the upper hand, Zhou Tian and the others did not hesitate. As soon as they heard her words, they immediately stepped forward to replace the golden puppets.

At first, Zhou Tian and the others did not understand why the Puppet Master made such an arrangement, but they soon realized her intention.

Because, as soon as Zhou Tian and the others took over the positions of the golden puppets, the ten golden puppets that had been under the Puppet Master's control suddenly shattered into a pile of gold pieces.

"How is this possible?" Seeing the ten golden puppets, which had performed so powerfully and almost driven the Undead monsters to a dead end, suddenly shatter without any attack, Zhou Tian was naturally shocked.

However, he quickly calmed down, understanding the situation to some extent.

"I see, she has such a powerful ability but uses it in this way because controlling puppets has such a drawback!"

Although he had many thoughts, Zhou Tian did not dare to say anything. Just by looking at the Puppet Master's expression, he knew that interacting with her at this moment would not end well. Normally, the Puppet Master valued her puppets greatly, but now, due to necessity, she had destroyed ten golden puppets herself. Even if no one blamed her, she would likely feel very guilty. Interacting with her at this time would only result in becoming her punching bag.

Unconsciously, after fighting in place of the golden puppets for nearly five minutes, the lesser monsters under Zhou Tian and the others finally arrived at the Skeleton Cave. After ordering the lesser monsters to take over their positions, they successfully disengaged.

As soon as Zhou Tian disengaged, he immediately felt a chill. Turning his head, he saw that the Puppet Master was staring at him with a dangerous look.

Seeing the Puppet Master's gaze, Zhou Tian knew he was in trouble. Although his plans could not be known by others, the fact that the Skeleton Cave was lost under his watch was undeniable. In this situation, it was not impossible for the Puppet Master and the other BOSSes to blame him for the incident, which would certainly bring him a lot of trouble.

Feeling bitter inside, Zhou Tian maintained a calm expression and said, "Everyone, what should we do now? Although we have driven the Undead monsters back to the second floor of the Skeleton Cave, you have all seen their performance. Given the strength of these Undead monsters, if we do not come up with a proper solution, they will likely break out again soon."

Zhou Tian's words indeed had an effect. Although he did not know what the Puppet Master was thinking, when he expressed his concerns, all the BOSSes immediately shifted their attention to the topic he raised.

Without knowing Zhou Tian's plans, the Puppet Master could at most vent her anger on him. However, compared to venting, solving the problem was more important.

The Puppet Master had also secretly noted the performance of the Undead monsters. They had been able to drive the Undead back this time, but there was a significant element of luck involved. If the Undead monsters broke out again, even the Puppet Master would not be confident that they could drive them back as they did today.

For a moment, due to the threat posed by the Undead monsters, all the BOSSes, including the Puppet Master, were deeply engrossed in thinking of a solution. However, just as Zhou Tian had previously, given their limited resources, it was virtually impossible to completely eliminate the threat posed by the Undead monsters.

Therefore, after a long discussion, Zhou Tian and the other BOSSes naturally did not come up with any feasible solution.

Seeing that they had no way to isolate the Undead monsters in the second floor of the Skeleton Cave, Zhou Tian and the others began to argue about another matter.

Since they could not seal the Undead monsters in the second floor of the Skeleton Cave, to avoid the Undead monsters breaking out and threatening their safety again, the only thing Zhou Tian and the others could do was to try their best to intercept them at this passage. However, given the strength of the Undead monsters, it was clear that whoever took on this task would suffer significant casualties. Such a task was naturally something the BOSSes would resist.