Chapter 95

With his mind preoccupied with the problem, Zhou Tian subconsciously led his people towards the location of the dollhouse after the battle ended. When he came to his senses, he found himself already within the territory of the dollhouse. Even with his current strength, Zhou Tian couldn't help but feel somewhat nervous.

The doll maker had unknowingly become a psychological demon in Zhou Tian's heart. Due to her long-term display of strength, Zhou Tian inevitably formed a deep impression of her formidable power. Moreover, the gap between Zhou Tian's strength and that of the doll maker was significant. As a result, after a few encounters, Zhou Tian's initial wariness towards the doll maker gradually turned into considerable fear.

Therefore, given Zhou Tian's situation, he was already three parts timid before even facing the doll maker. If he hadn't made adequate preparations, he would likely still choose to remain hidden, even if he had the strength to吞并 other monsters.

Even with a high level of confidence, Zhou Tian still took a few minutes to gather his courage before he gritted his teeth and headed towards the doll maker's location.

The doll maker, of course, could not be deceived by Zhou Tian's actions. As he approached her location, she had already taken all necessary precautions.

When Zhou Tian arrived at the doll maker's residence, he found that all the dolls in the dollhouse had already gathered outside her room.

"Are you prepared?" Zhou Tian was not surprised by the situation. Since the doll maker had already received the news, no matter how confident she was in her own strength, she would not be careless when facing Zhou Tian. After all, Zhou Tian had unified almost all the territories in the beginner's area, and if he were to fully digest his gains, his strength might even surpass hers. Even now, during the digestion period, facing tens of thousands of orc troops, she would not be a match for him alone.

Since Zhou Tian was mentally prepared, he did not hesitate when facing the doll maker's defenses.

As soon as he saw the outline of the doll maker's house, Zhou Tian, without even seeing the specific arrangements, immediately issued the order to attack.

"Fire the arrows!"

At Zhou Tian's command, his orc archers simultaneously drew their bows and shot their arrows at the dollhouse.

The rain of arrows quickly caused considerable chaos in the direction of the dollhouse. Zhou Tian was not affected by their performance and continued to issue orders. His orc archers kept shooting, and after three waves of arrows, the dollhouse fell silent.

In theory, with the orc archers' attacks, even a monster of the doll maker's level should have been killed after being hit multiple times. However, considering the doll maker's previous performances, Zhou Tian found it hard to believe that such attacks could defeat her. Therefore, even though the dollhouse had fallen silent, Zhou Tian still felt uneasy.

With safety in mind, Zhou Tian did not approach the dollhouse lightly. Instead, he sent a few orc guards to investigate the situation.

Upon receiving Zhou Tian's orders, his orc guards did not hesitate. They cautiously approached the area that had been hit by the waves of arrows.

"This is..."

Just as Zhou Tian's orc guards seemed to have discovered something, the area that had already turned into ruins suddenly shot out several threads. Before the orc guards could report back to Zhou Tian, they were cut into pieces.

"The old witch is indeed not that easy to kill." Seeing his orc guards suddenly die, Zhou Tian was not surprised. He had already demonized the doll maker in his mind. Given the impression the doll maker had left on him, it was reasonable that his previous actions had not achieved any results.

Calmly focusing on the dollhouse again, Zhou Tian prepared to continue the attack. Even though the rain of arrows was not very effective, he still decided to conduct another probe.

However, just as Zhou Tian made his decision, he had not yet issued the order when the doll maker launched a counterattack.

Threads suddenly shot out from the ground, and before Zhou Tian's orcs could understand what was happening, many of them were already cut into pieces.

Seeing the situation, Zhou Tian did not hesitate. Under the protection of his orc guards, he immediately retreated.

It was clear that the doll maker had made some unknown arrangements within the territory of the dollhouse. Without understanding her true capabilities, Zhou Tian's continued presence in her territory would indeed be quite risky.

As Zhou Tian retreated, the doll maker, somehow sensing his presence, pursued him after killing some orcs.

A large number of threads surged from the ground, quickly slaughtering a group of orcs. Then, a figure suddenly burst from the ground and flew directly towards Zhou Tian's position.

The doll maker's movement naturally did not leave Zhou Tian to sit and wait for his fate. Although he had not yet compared his strength with the doll maker, he was not necessarily at a disadvantage. However, Zhou Tian always felt fear when facing the doll maker, and he himself was not a combat-oriented boss. Therefore, when he saw the doll maker pursuing him, he did not intend to fight but instead sent his orcs to try to stop her.

However, Zhou Tian's actions did not have much effect. The doll maker's strength was even greater than when she fought the undead bosses. Zhou Tian's orcs, who had significantly increased in strength, were no match for her. No matter how Zhou Tian's orcs tried to block her, the doll maker's threads would wipe out all the orcs in front of her. If nothing unexpected happened, Zhou Tian would likely not escape her pursuit.

"Indeed, something is amiss!" The doll maker, as a boss, could not suddenly become stronger without expanding her territory or taking other actions. Therefore, the only possible explanation for her sudden increase in strength was that she had been hiding her true power all along.

To hide her strength, the doll maker even allowed the undead to kill her once. Although she had calculated that Zhou Tian would revive her, her cunning revealed that she was far more dangerous than she appeared.

However...