Chapter 99

"Should have prepared more trump cards." Now, Zhou Tian could only complain like this. Before truly making a move against the doll maker, who could have thought that the other party's strength would be so formidable? Zhou Tian had already been extremely patient, preparing thoroughly before making a move, but in the end, he still faced such a predicament. It could be imagined that if not for all the previous restraint, Zhou Tian would have probably been dead long ago if he had directly challenged the other party from the start!

However, no matter what, even if Zhou Tian regretted it now, since things had already developed to this point, whether he liked it or not, he had to face the threat of the doll maker.

"From now on, I must prepare more trump cards and absolutely cannot let today's events happen again." After making a firm decision in his heart, Zhou Tian gave an order. Taking advantage of the doll maker's apparent difficulty in movement, he quickly had his subordinates, the orc archers, launch a new wave of attacks.

As a result, with the attacks from the orc archers, the doll maker's body was now pierced by nearly a hundred more arrows. Such an attack, if repeated once more, would likely result in the doll maker's death, no matter how much health they had left.

However, it was very clear that the doll maker would not give Zhou Tian a third chance to attack.

Just as Zhou Tian was about to order his orc archers to launch a third wave of attacks, the doll maker, perhaps realizing that her body could no longer move, made a move that greatly surprised Zhou Tian.

As if something was wrong with her stomach, the doll maker gagged for a while, her face showing a look of great pain. Just as Zhou Tian was about to order the orc archers to attack regardless, a black shadow suddenly shot out from the mouth of the doll maker, who had been lying on the ground, unable to move.

"Don't run!" Everything happened too quickly, and Zhou Tian did not expect the doll maker to have such a trick. When he noticed that the black shadow had the doll maker's health bar above its head, Zhou Tian knew things had gone wrong.

Unfortunately, by the time Zhou Tian realized something was amiss and tried to chase, the doll maker had already disappeared from his sight. If she did not reappear, it would not be easy for Zhou Tian to find her.

However, no matter how difficult it was, Zhou Tian could not act as if nothing had happened. After all the preparations he had made, he still let the doll maker escape. Moreover, he was unsure if the doll maker had any more trump cards. In such a situation, if the doll maker were to secretly target him in the future, Zhou Tian could imagine the danger he would face.

Therefore, regardless of how many trump cards the doll maker had or how difficult she was to deal with, Zhou Tian had to eliminate her. Otherwise, if she escaped, Zhou Tian would likely have a hard time living in peace in the future.

"Search for her, dig up the ground if you have to, but you must find her." In his anger, Zhou Tian directly ordered his orc subordinates to disperse and search for the doll maker within her territory.

Now, Zhou Tian could only take a gamble. If the doll maker truly abandoned everything and wanted to escape, Zhou Tian would have no way to catch her, no matter what means he used. However, if she was unwilling to leave, she would likely stay within her territory. In that case, even with the most primitive search methods, Zhou Tian still had a chance of finding her.

In fact, when Zhou Tian made that decision, although the doll maker was not found quickly, his orc subordinates did have some discoveries during their search.

"This territory has already been hollowed out. What is the doll maker hiding down there? I must go down and check the situation. If there's a chance to destroy it, I'll try to destroy what the doll maker is hiding down there." After receiving the information from his orc subordinates, Zhou Tian muttered to himself and headed toward the underground entrance that had been discovered...

"Should I go down?" Looking at the dark bottom of the cave, Zhou Tian thought for a long time but could not decide whether to go in to search for the doll maker.

If the doll maker had hidden, the possibility of her being underground was undoubtedly high. If Zhou Tian went in to search, there would be a good chance of finding her.

However, Zhou Tian did not believe that the doll maker had no purpose in digging such a large pit underground. Apart from that, during the battle, the dolls under the doll maker's command did not appear much. If Zhou Tian dared to go in, he would likely face a fierce attack.

Zhou Tian was not afraid of the dolls, but he did not want to fight in an unfavorable environment. Being in the doll maker's territory, where the orc archers could not fully utilize their combat power, Zhou Tian did not believe he had a high chance of defeating the doll maker. Because of this lack of confidence, even though he had found the doll maker's whereabouts, he could not make up his mind.

"If I could force her out, it would reduce the risk for me." Zhou Tian's mind involuntarily produced such a thought. However, he knew it was just a thought. The dolls did not come to help during the intense battle with the doll maker, partly due to the doll maker's overconfidence, but it also indicated that the underground area was not simple. Otherwise, there would be no reason for the dolls to hide underground and not come out.

The more he thought about it, the less Zhou Tian wanted to take the risk. As a result, he no longer had the initial intention of capturing the doll maker in one go.

"Let's wait a bit longer! Since I have already taken over all the territories in the beginner area, my strength will increase every day in the next few months. It doesn't matter if the doll maker does not appear. Since her strength is hard to improve, mine will continue to grow. In that case, she is not my match now, and when she reappears in the future, she will be even less of a threat to me." After giving himself a reason, Zhou Tian abandoned the idea of continuing to pursue the doll maker. He sent people to guard the underground entrance and then directly retreated.

And as Zhou Tian had expected, after completely taking over the beginner area, his territory had expanded several times over. The size of the territory was linked to the strength of the monsters. Since Zhou Tian's territory had expanded several times, his strength would also gradually increase to a corresponding level.

As a result, Zhou Tian could feel his strength rapidly increasing every day. In just one month, even before he had fully digested the new territories he had taken over, his strength had already increased by nearly a fold. Combined with the strength increase of his orc subordinates, Zhou Tian was confident that if he had had this strength when he fought the doll maker, even if the doll maker had more tricks up her sleeve, she would not have had any chance of escaping.

(An elder has passed away, and I cannot guarantee three updates per day in the next few days. If there are any interruptions, please bear with me.)

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