Chapter 78

"Such matters should naturally be handled by the Beast King! The Skeleton Cave was once his territory, and he managed to hold it for so long. I believe that if we entrust this task to him, he will certainly be able to handle it well."

"Right, right, right, the Beast King is the most suitable for this task. After all, he has done this before. If we were to entrust this to someone else, we wouldn't be as reassured."

Seeing those bosses trying to pass the difficult task to him, Zhou Tian did not show any signs of anger. He merely glanced at the bosses and replied with a faint smile, "There's no problem with me taking charge, but I must make it clear beforehand. You have all seen the strength of those undead monsters. With our orc race's strength, we cannot guarantee that we can definitely hold them back. So, if those undead monsters break through our orc race's defenses and run outside again, you can't blame me for not holding the line."

Upon hearing Zhou Tian's words, the bosses' expressions all changed.

If another boss had said those words, they might not have felt much. After all, the strength of the undead monsters was evident, and if they couldn't hold the line, letting them break out wouldn't be unforgivable. Besides, if the defenses were in danger, the defending boss could notify the others, and they could all come to help, which should be enough to hold back the undead monsters.

However, because Zhou Tian said those words, the meaning behind them changed.

Zhou Tian's reputation was too bad. What might have been a simple statement from someone else was seen by the bosses as a threat from Zhou Tian.

Even if Zhou Tian had no ill intentions, after hearing his words, the bosses suspected that if they entrusted the task to him, he might deliberately let the undead monsters out. Although there was no evidence, the bosses were aware that the undead monsters' breakout from the Skeleton Cave was suspicious. Since Zhou Tian had done it once, the others naturally thought it was not impossible for him to do it again.

Thus, even though Zhou Tian did not say anything threatening, his words made the bosses wary, and they dared not entrust the task to him.

Since Zhou Tian could not take the responsibility, the task of defending the Skeleton Cave naturally fell to other monsters. However, given the nature of the task, none of the bosses were willing to take it on, and their discussions did not yield a clear result.

"Alright, alright, since none of you want to do it, let's take turns. One month at a time, and whoever's turn it is will guard the passage." Seeing that the bosses had not reached a clear decision after much discussion, the dollmaker, who was growing impatient, suddenly interjected with her suggestion.

Since the dollmaker had made a suggestion, none of the other bosses dared to ignore it.

After witnessing the dollmaker's strength, all the bosses now treated her with respect. Not to mention that the dollmaker's suggestion was fair, even if she specifically designated a monster to guard the passage, that monster would not dare to resist.

As a result, what could have led to a conflict was resolved by the dollmaker's words. Although not all the bosses were satisfied, it was the best outcome given the situation.

"By the way, let the orc race guard the passage for the first month." Just as Zhou Tian thought the matter was settled, he did not expect the dollmaker to turn around and add this arrangement. For a moment, Zhou Tian's relaxed expression twitched.

"It must be a coincidence, it must be a coincidence..." Zhou Tian did not resist the dollmaker's arrangement and had not even thought about resisting, but in his heart, he could not help but console himself repeatedly.

At this point, due to the strong performance of the undead monsters, Zhou Tian's original plan was almost completely disrupted. However, although his plan was ruined, it did not mean that Zhou Tian had no other schemes.

In the face of a powerful enemy, even with many ideas, Zhou Tian still had to put them aside and work together with the other monsters to fight the common enemy. However, once the strong enemy was gone, given Zhou Tian's character, he could not help but have some bad ideas.

The previous battle was intense enough to change the power rankings in the beginner area, and the upcoming defense schedule would have a significant impact on the situation in the beginner area. While other bosses might not have many thoughts, to Zhou Tian, it was an opportunity to gain benefits.

Due to the cooldown of his skills, several bosses died in the previous battle. During the time when new bosses took over in their races, if Zhou Tian planned well, he would have a chance to absorb them. If the defense schedule did not place him first, the monsters guarding the passage would inevitably suffer damage. Given the strength of the undead monsters, it could be said that after a month of holding the line, more than half of a race's warriors would be lost. In such a situation, if he suddenly attacked the race after they had held the line, the difficulty of taking them down would be much lower.

Other bosses might not do such opportunistic things, but just because other bosses would not do it did not mean that Zhou Tian would not. Unfortunately, the dollmaker's arrangement left Zhou Tian with no way to take advantage of the situation.

Although he felt regretful, Zhou Tian did not dare to show his thoughts, not knowing if the dollmaker had already seen through his plans. After a few forced laughs, Zhou Tian stayed in the Skeleton Cave according to the dollmaker's arrangement.

With Zhou Tian holding the line, the other bosses, though uneasy, eventually left one by one.

After the other bosses left, the dollmaker unexpectedly stayed behind.

"Don't think I don't know about your little schemes. But you need to understand that the undead monsters are still here, waiting for the next opportunity to invade. If I really let you out, you would certainly cause chaos in this area. Once we lose trust in each other, imagine what would happen if we were attacked by the undead monsters again. Could we still hold them back?"

Upon hearing the dollmaker's words, Zhou Tian broke out in a cold sweat, not because he was scared by what she said, but because he did not expect her to see through his schemes. Given the other bosses' characters, if they found out that Zhou Tian was plotting against them, they might do anything in their rage.

Knowing the consequences of his plans being exposed, Zhou Tian naturally would not admit to having such thoughts. So, after hearing the dollmaker's words, he only laughed dryly and immediately promised, "Please rest assured, I know we should work together to overcome this crisis. Don't worry, I won't do anything underhanded."

"It's good that you think this way." Although she did not know Zhou Tian's true thoughts, the dollmaker was confident that after pointing out his schemes, Zhou Tian would not dare to do anything underhanded for the time being. With that, she left.

After the dollmaker left, Zhou Tian put away his fake smile.

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