Chapter 86

"Be careful!" The collective attack of the orc archers posed a significant threat to those players. Thus, when facing Zhou Tian's interception, those players naturally did not dare to be careless. With a warning from one of their members, all the players immediately took defensive measures.

"Thud~" The sound of arrows piercing flesh continuously echoed. After the orc archers' attack ended, the originally well-organized player team was directly thrown into chaos.

Although they had taken defensive actions, many members of the player group still got injured under such an attack. Of course, for that player team, having only a small part of their members injured under such an attack was already the best possible outcome.

However...

Although the wave of attacks from the orc archers under Zhou Tian's command did not cause significant damage to the players, the players were delayed due to the orc archers' interception. By the time they reorganized and prepared to rescue their companions, the players who had been cornered by Zhou Tian's orc guards had already been defeated.

Everything happened very quickly, and even the players who came to rescue their companions had not yet figured out what exactly had happened. They discovered that the companions they wanted to rescue were already all dead. In this situation, the players were at a loss, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

Continuing to advance, after seeing Zhou Tian's performance, the players really did not dare to say that they could do anything to Zhou Tian with just their numbers. However, if they were to retreat, the players felt very reluctant. After all, Zhou Tian had only killed one of their companions. It was impossible for the players to just give up their grudge like that.

However, just as the players were at a loss, with a burst of noise, they quickly made up their minds. After gritting their teeth, they charged toward Zhou Tian's position.

"So, you had this plan in mind!" Hearing the noise from behind, Zhou Tian immediately knew the players' plan. But the players probably did not expect the situation to develop this way! The original pincer attack they had planned was disrupted because Zhou Tian quickly wiped out the first group of players. The players who suddenly emerged from behind now played a less significant role than they had anticipated.

"Orc warriors, hold the players at the city gate. Orc archers, attack the players behind. All orc guards, follow me!" Understanding the situation, Zhou Tian did not hesitate. After a series of orders, the entire orc team quickly moved into action.

"Fire!" Following Zhou Tian's command, the orc archers launched a barrage of arrows at the players who had suddenly emerged from behind. As a result, before the players could even get close to Zhou Tian's team, they were already mostly killed by the orc archers.

"Charge!" Although the orc archers' attack inflicted heavy damage on the players, the players were not scared off. Although they had just joined the battle, they had seen the entire battlefield and received some information from outside the game, knowing that killing Zhou Tian and his group would yield significant rewards. The excited players would not give up the fight.

Thus, after the orc archers' attack ended, the players with ranged attack capabilities also launched their attacks at Zhou Tian's team.

"Boom, boom, boom..." With a series of explosions, a large number of ranged attacks landed on Zhou Tian's side. The orcs who were hit by the attacks were also severely affected. Some orcs who were targeted by a large number of attacks were instantly killed, just like the players.

As the players' attacks ended, they had already gotten quite close to Zhou Tian's team.

"Quickly end the battle!" Zhou Tian did not join the battle. Perhaps the situation where the players had used ranged attacks to kill a few orcs had scared him. Zhou Tian did not want to take risks and could only command from the rear. With his order, the orc guards who had rushed to the rear quickly joined the battle.

"Bad, a large number of small bosses have appeared, we..."

"Hold on, our message has been sent back. Soon, all the players who have respawned will come to help. As long as we hold on for a while, it will be no problem to take down these small bosses."

"..."

After the orc guards under Zhou Tian's command joined the battle, the pressure on the players immediately increased. In reality, orc guards were considered small bosses among the monsters. They not only had some special privileges but were also quite powerful. At the very least, if the players did not use potions, it would be questionable whether they could defeat them. In this situation, Zhou Tian had also equipped the orc guards with a large number of monster equipment. Although the equipment's attributes were not great, the orc guards' strength was undoubtedly on par with elite orc guards.

As a result, although the players wanted to hold out for reinforcements, due to the overwhelming pressure from the orc guards, no matter how hard they tried, it seemed they would find it difficult to hold on.

"Damn, it looks like we need to step it up." If it were another boss who saw their side had the advantage, they might not take any further action. However, because Zhou Tian understood the players, he knew that if he did not quickly defeat the players, a large number of respawned players would soon arrive.

Therefore, before the battle reached a decisive outcome, Zhou Tian did not feel happy just because they had the upper hand. After some thought, he gave a corresponding order to an orc archer by his side.

Although all the orc guards had been dispatched, Zhou Tian always kept some guards by his side. Those who could become Zhou Tian's guards naturally had some extraordinary abilities.

The orc archer Zhou Tian ordered to act was a clear example.

Among all the orc archers under Zhou Tian's command, the one by his side was undoubtedly the strongest. While other orc archers evolved into orc guards after gaining experience, the orc archer by Zhou Tian's side used all his experience to enhance his talents.

Therefore, the orc archer following Zhou Tian was not an ordinary orc archer but an elite orc archer.

Of course, even as an elite, the orc archer was still weaker than the orc guards. Zhou Tian did not favor the orc archer just because of this reason.

The reason Zhou Tian valued the orc archer so much had its own basis.

Compared to other elite orc archers, the one Zhou Tian valued was far superior. Other elite orc archers might choose to become elite once or twice, and then most would choose to evolve into orc guards. This was a common action among monsters with low intelligence.

However, for some unknown reason, the orc archer following Zhou Tian, despite having low intelligence, chose to become elite multiple times when he could have evolved. As a result, the orc archer now possessed six or seven talent attributes, similar to high-level monsters.

Moreover, more surprisingly, all the talent attributes the orc archer gained through evolution, except for one quick attack and one quick movement, were elemental talents. This made the arrows shot by the orc archer naturally carry five types of elemental damage. As long as the magic resistance was not too high, the damage caused by one of the orc archer's arrows would even exceed that of a regular elite orc guard.

Given the current situation, the players in the battle would likely not be able to pay attention to attacks from all directions. Therefore, Zhou Tian's decision to have the orc archer act at this moment was the most appropriate.

Moreover...

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