Chapter 91

In just a few short months, the dilapidated scene that had resulted from the battles in the新手区 (newbie area) had completely vanished. During this time, the higher-ups had dispatched troops, and the various BOSSes had found ways to establish their own merits. Although a few BOSSes had been replaced due to mistakes, the monsters in the newbie area had, for the most part, replenished their losses.

Of course, a situation like Zhou Tian's would not occur, where after a battle, not only did the strength of the troops not decline, but the average strength of the team members actually increased. Zhou Tian was an anomaly, and other BOSSes did not possess his abilities. After much effort to replenish their troops, it would take several years for the small BOSSes among the monster races to recover.

Therefore, although the newbie area appeared to have returned to its original state after several months, even the players could sense that the drop rate in the newbie area had decreased several times. Under these circumstances, it was clear that the monsters were still weak and would not recover their strength in the short term.

In contrast to those monsters, Zhou Tian's situation was different.

No one kept a constant eye on Zhou Tian, or rather, even if the monsters watched him every day, they would not have noticed much. Over the past few months, Zhou Tian had always been diligent, not only avoiding provoking other monsters but also performing his duty of guarding the Skeleton Cave with utmost dedication.

The undead monsters had not affected the newbie area for several months, and this was almost entirely due to Zhou Tian's efforts. Without his hard work, it would have been impossible for the monsters to recover so quickly.

Because of Zhou Tian's recent performance, his relationship with the BOSSes had improved significantly. While they did not treat him as a friend, at least they no longer regarded him as an enemy to be guarded against.

However, in the complete absence of vigilance from the BOSSes, they failed to notice that after several months of battles, although Zhou Tian had not organized any further actions to establish his merit, the number of orcs under his command had not decreased. This situation indicated a significant problem.

Zhou Tian naturally would not waste those few months. As he had planned, he occupied the Skeleton Cave to create a large number of monster equipment. Even though he found it boring, he persisted for several months. As a result, Zhou Tian not only made the BOSSes relax their guard but also achieved his goal in secret.

When all preparations were complete, Zhou Tian, with his character, would not choose to remain passive.

The first target Zhou Tian aimed to deal with was the group of undead monsters.

Compared to the monsters in the newbie area, the undead monsters were undoubtedly much stronger. However, no matter how strong the undead monsters were, their troops could not be infinite.

Although the situation below the Skeleton Cave was unknown, based on the killing power of the orc archers, the number of undead monsters killed in the attack channel every day was astronomical. For a day or two, the undead monsters might have been able to hold on, but after several months, the number of undead monsters killed by Zhou Tian had reached a million. Such a massive loss was too much for even the most well-prepared undead monsters to bear.

No monster's troops came for free. To supply the Skeleton Cave, the undead monsters must have made significant efforts. Under these circumstances, if there had been some gains, the undead monsters might have been able to hold on. However, with no gains and such heavy losses, it was clear that soon after taking over the defense, Zhou Tian had already noticed that the attacks of the undead monsters were beginning to weaken.

The signs were enough to prove that the undead monsters were already considering ceasing their attacks. However, because their previous attacks had been so intense, they were afraid that Zhou Tian would retaliate if they suddenly stopped, so they had gritted their teeth and continued.

What Zhou Tian needed to do now was to show the undead monsters the consequences of their actions, making them understand that he was not to be trifled with. After finding a balance, Zhou Tian was confident that he could maintain a short-term peace between the two sides.

To make the undead monsters understand the consequences, mere slaughter was not enough.

If the undead monsters were afraid of losing troops, they would have already given up the Skeleton Cave based on Zhou Tian's previous actions. Therefore, to make the undead monsters retreat, while slaughter was a necessary means, it was not the only means.

With the idea of forcing the undead monsters to back down, Zhou Tian's approach was quite simple. He did not think about negotiating with the undead monsters because he knew they would not communicate with him. What Zhou Tian did was to launch an offensive, invading the territory of the undead monsters.

Of course, Zhou Tian knew that with his current strength, it would be difficult to occupy the territory of the undead monsters. However, his goal was to show the undead monsters that if he wanted to, he could invade their territory.

Zhou Tian understood that a one-sided request would not work. Just as if he were fighting an enemy, as long as he had the strength to defeat them, no matter how much the enemy begged, he would not show mercy. Therefore, to coexist peacefully with the undead monsters, he needed to demonstrate his strength. Otherwise, any other actions would be seen as a sign of weakness.

After Zhou Tian made up his mind and took action, the undead monsters were immediately forced to retreat.

It was easy to understand. First, since Zhou Tian had been guarding the passage, the undead monsters had been suffering significant losses every moment, and they did not have enough troops to defend that area. Second, the combat power of the orc archers in that narrow and straight terrain was extremely strong. When Zhou Tian's orc archers launched an attack, the undead monsters could only face certain death.

As a result, Zhou Tian simply had his orc archers launch continuous attacks, and the undead monsters were quickly cleared out.

In the end, under the attacks of the orc archers, the unprepared undead monsters in the Skeleton Cave were completely wiped out. Even after that, Zhou Tian had no intention of stopping. After successfully clearing the undead monsters from the Skeleton Cave, he used the passage connected to the undead territory to directly invade the territory of the undead monsters.