Free Web NovelChapter 1070: Chapter 428 The Battle Begins
"Whoosh!" Zhou Tian’s idea was not at all mistaken. With the interference effect of the Demon-Slaying Short Sword against non-natural objects, as soon as Zhou Tian stabbed the sword into the stone statue, it immediately split into pieces of gravel. In hardly any time at all, the statue crumbled into a heap of stones.
After successfully dealing with the two statues, Zhou Tian’s journey was finally free of other troubles. Having managed to leave Bone Demon Territory, even Zhou Tian couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Subsequently, while Zhou Tian ordered his subordinates, the Beastmen, to assimilate Bone Demon Territory as much as possible, he already set out towards other monster territories. With Zhou Tian’s strength, targeting those monsters’ territories, naturally, no accidents occurred.
The NPC’s contingency plans that should have been a challenge for Zhou Tian had all been encountered, and after experiencing the NPC’s tactics, in the end, Zhou Tian still succeeded in annexing the entire Bone Demon Territory.
Of course, annexing a Bone Demon Territory might not seem like much; within the players’ sphere of influence, there are who knows how many creatures like Bone Demons. However, if Zhou Tian could annex a Bone Demon Territory, then annexing other monsters’ territories would no longer pose any trouble.
The reason was very simple. Although the players’ sphere of influence was vast, the barriers and traps set by NPCs for those monsters were specific to regions. The barrier traps within any given monster territory were strong, but that was also the limit of what the NPCs could achieve.
It could be said that everything Zhou Tian encountered in Bone Demon Territory, upon reaching other monster territories, he would face at most the same level of difficulty. Thus, if Zhou Tian could annex Bone Demon Territory, then annexing other monster territories would naturally not pose any further problems. freewёbnoνel.com
As a result, in that situation, as Zhou Tian exerted his efforts, he consecutively annexed over a dozen monster territories at that time. And after annexing those territories, Zhou Tian had effectively seized a territory substantial enough to create an Emperor-level monster within the players’ sphere of influence.
After Zhou Tian brought matters to this point, he naturally could not avoid drawing the attention of both NPCs and players.
The attention from the players was manageable, as they considered everything in this world just a game. Thus, even if they became aware of something, they would not take those matters to heart. Zhou Tian just needed to act according to his own plans without paying too much mind to the players’ reactions, because, considering the players’ attitudes, they would not respond to changes in the game.
It was the NPCs that Zhou Tian really needed to watch out for.
The NPCs were the true enemies of the monsters. Under the plans of Deity, those NPCs had long been aware of the relevant strategies. Following those plans, the NPCs had reached this stage. Although there had been some accidents, for the NPCs within the players’ sphere of influence, Deity’s plans were flawless. It was by adhering to that plan that they used the players’ combat power to secure such a vast territory. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
Therefore, given the current situation, the NPCs, compared to the players, were the ones who found it intolerable for there to be changes in the plan. For the players, as long as they could level up and go hunting monsters, nothing else mattered. But for the NPCs, they endeavored to keep their plans running smoothly, and should any potential disruption to their plans arise, they would surely find a way to rectify it.
And so, after Zhou Tian brought things to such a stage, upon learning that their sphere of influence had been infiltrated by Zhou Tian, a disruptor, those NPCs could not possibly stand by and let Zhou Tian annex their monster territories bit by bit.
Therefore, upon becoming aware of the emergence of Zhou Tian, a hostile force, the NPCs responded without a second thought. They didn’t investigate Zhou Tian’s origins, or perhaps they weren’t very concerned with these matters; they had only one thought in their minds, which was to kill or drive away Zhou Tian, the outsider.
As such, when those NPCs noticed Zhou Tian and prepared accordingly, they wasted no time in dispatching a Large Army to subjugate him.
It was after the NPCs commenced their Action that many players quickly noticed several NPCs from their castles suddenly forming teams and leaving the castles. Observing this, some curious players followed to see what these NPCs were up to.
Regarding the players’ actions, the NPCs had no intention of stopping them. Regardless, the players also represented a source of combat power. If they were to engage in battle with Zhou Tian, the inclusion of a group of players could alleviate some of their pressure.
However, although the NPCs knew Zhou Tian was not weak, only considering him as an external force, they did not anticipate the extent of Zhou Tian’s power within their sphere of influence. Thus, from the NPCs’ perspective, as long as they could eliminate Zhou Tian, the current troubles would soon be settled.
