Mighty Lord

Chapter 1120: Chapter 444 The Inevitable Battle_3

As a result of the players’ diligence, once they had defeated an Emperor-level monster several times and successfully killed several Emperor-level BOSSes, the NPCs finally regained enough confidence in those players at that time and subsequently arranged for the players to set their sights on Zhou Tian once again.

The feelings of the NPCs towards Zhou Tian were quite complex.

If you talk about hate, the NPCs definitely hated Zhou Tian to death. After all, the NPCs had lost so many troops at the hands of Zhou Tian. Just consider their numerous plans that ended in failure because of Zhou Tian. Based on what Zhou Tian had done at that time, if it were possible, the NPCs would have wanted to kill Zhou Tian eight hundred years ago.

However, because Zhou Tian’s strength was too strong, no matter how hard the NPCs tried, they could not pose a sufficient threat to him. Even though the NPCs hated Zhou Tian to the bone, they still had no way to deal with him. After several probes, they had no choice but to accept a situation of "peaceful coexistence" with Zhou Tian.

One could say that in the eyes of the NPCs, Zhou Tian’s existence was no longer that of an ordinary Emperor-level BOSS. Even the combined status of the other Emperor-level BOSSes in the Monster Camp might not surpass Zhou Tian in the hearts of those NPCs at that time. It was for this reason, after the players had failed several times to deal with Zhou Tian, that the NPCs reluctantly recognized Zhou Tian’s presence and even watched helplessly as he expanded his territory right under their noses to such an extent.

Now, the NPCs were not clear on what level Zhou Tian’s strength had advanced to. They just felt that the players’ strength had become formidable to a certain standard. Given that the players had achieved a corresponding breakthrough, it was naturally time to use them to deal with Zhou Tian again.

After all, this kind of probing wasn’t the first or second attempt. As long as there was the slightest chance, even if they could only cause some trouble for Zhou Tian, that was already enough to motivate the NPCs to control the players to launch an attack on Zhou Tian.

In the end, the balance between Zhou Tian and the NPCs was ultimately broken due to the advancement of the players’ strength. The NPCs did not want to give Zhou Tian too much time to develop, so even if they were not clear about Zhou Tian’s progress, they would not allow him to develop peacefully.

Although Zhou Tian did not want to engage in conflict with the players before he could upgrade, once the other side had already waged war, he naturally had no possibility of avoiding battle.

At that moment, Zhou Tian had no conditions to evade combat. Even if no one was pressuring him from behind, facing the threat of the players, he had to steel himself and clash with the opponent. Because Zhou Tian had no choice but to fight— if he didn’t, the internal stability of his power would be disturbed, affecting the assimilation of the newly acquired territory. Given the situation at that time, any impact on the assimilation of those territories would be akin to cutting off Zhou Tian’s path to reach higher levels.

Moreover, Zhou Tian was just one step away from upgrading by assimilating the newly acquired territories. In such a state, Zhou Tian could afford to be indifferent to fighting the enemy, but if he truly needed to fight, he would not shrink from combat. Since the NPCs were instigating a battle between the players and him, Zhou Tian wouldn’t show any weakness. If the other side wanted battle, then Zhou Tian would show them battle.

With that mindset, when Zhou Tian sensed that something was amiss with the atmosphere in his newly acquired territory and vaguely detected the intentions of the NPCs, he didn’t wait for the other side to take action before he responded. Instead, he preemptively launched an attack on the players within his territory without hesitation.

If the NPCs were to instigate a large-scale war between the players and him, it would indeed put a lot of pressure on Zhou Tian. But even without the NPCs’ actions, there has never been a day when Zhou Tian and the players were at peace.

Zhou Tian never actively caused trouble for those players, but once the players became interested in him, they continuously sent members to level up on Zhou Tian’s territory. Because of this, the combat between Zhou Tian and the players had never actually stopped. Every day within the territories newly conquered by Zhou Tian, at least tens of thousands of monsters and nearly a thousand players would die in those battles.

It’s just that, usually, those conflicts would not affect Zhou Tian’s upgrade. However, the actions that the NPCs were about to initiate would bring a hundred or even a thousand times more players than usual. And when the number of players reached such a level, the pressure Zhou Tian faced would naturally increase by a lot. Even though Zhou Tian’s strength had improved a lot compared to before, it was still hard to say whether he could withstand the invasion of those players.

Unlike monsters, players won’t occupy Zhou Tian’s territory if they defeat him. So, in reality, Zhou Tian did not have to worry too much about the players shaking his foundation. As long as he himself did not die at the hands of the players, theoretically, he could still upgrade based on the territories he currently held.

But Zhou Tian couldn’t afford to be careless because of this reason. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Theory is just theory, and no one can guarantee what impact the invasion of the players will cause. And given the strength of the players, they would certainly not help Zhou Tian succeed. But when it comes to causing trouble, the players definitely have the ability to ruin Zhou Tian’s good fortune. Therefore, without necessity, Zhou Tian would not give the players any opportunity to disrupt his upgrade.

So, without waiting for the players to do anything against him, Zhou Tian had already pre-emptively launched an attack on them. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)