Free Web NovelChapter 1487: Chapter 549: Revenge_3
No one cared about the fate of the Monster Team that initially fought with Zhou Tian; Zhou Tian only cared about whether he could kill the Human Emperor at the moment. And the Human Emperor only cared about whether he could stop Zhou Tian. In such a situation, whether the Monster Team lived or died seemed to really matter to no one.
Thus, when Zhou Tian had successfully crushed that team, more Monsters emerged from behind that group. Although they had suffered some losses at the hands of Zhou Tian, their actions were still unaffected. They had barely reached the Battlefield when they immediately launched a long-range attack on Zhou Tian, just like the previous Monsters.
Under the circumstances at that time, the battle was bound to continue without any accidents.
Zhou Tian was well aware of what the Human Emperor was thinking; he simply wanted to use his subordinates to wear down Zhou Tian’s energy. Even at the cost of significant casualties among his underlings, the Human Emperor could exhaust Zhou Tian’s strength, ensuring that once Zhou Tian could no longer employ the Time Rule normally, the pressure on himself would have significantly decreased by then.
Using the lives of his underlings to increase his winning odds when he knew he was outmatched might have seemed underhanded, but by the standards of Monster Society, what the Human Emperor did was not wrong. Knowing that he was no match for Zhou Tian, his decision was not objectionable. freewebnovёl.ƈom
Had the Human Emperor’s plan ultimately achieved that effect, then truth be told, no matter how great the losses his Monsters incurred while confronting Zhou Tian, it would have been considered worth it to him.
However, given Zhou Tian’s strength, while he could not entirely dismiss the Monsters’ threat to him, if the Human Emperor thought that such a strategy could stop Zhou Tian’s assault, he was somewhat presumptuous.
Zhou Tian’s power was far greater than the Human Emperor could have imagined. Perhaps for an ordinary opponent, such a plan would have been sufficient to weaken them, but if the Human Emperor intended to reduce Zhou Tian’s strength with such tactics, Zhou Tian would certainly demonstrate that minor tactics forever remained just that. When facing an opponent with an absolute strength advantage, those minor tricks would have very limited effect.
In the eyes of the Human Emperor, it would not be easy for Zhou Tian to fend off the attacks of the lesser Monsters under his command. Even if the combat power of these Monsters was weak, their numbers alone posed a threat; the impact of tens of thousands of attacks falling simultaneously would be no small matter. The Human Emperor believed that even someone as powerful as Zhou Tian would significantly deplete his energy when trying to counter them all. This was exactly why the Human Emperor had decided to let his minions drain Zhou Tian’s energy.
In reality, the Human Emperor considered it difficult for Zhou Tian to block his Monsters’ onslaught. But in truth, Zhou Tian felt little pressure from the Monsters’ attacks. Almost as soon as their assault began, Zhou Tian casually exerted his power and returned their attacks in full. In this situation, the Human Emperor’s desire to exhaust Zhou Tian was not wrong per se, but the effect bought with the lives of his Monsters was probably far less than he had imagined.
As wave after wave of Monsters continuously launched long-range attacks at Zhou Tian, after hundreds of attempts, the Human Emperor’s elite Monsters were nearly wiped out, yet Zhou Tian still appeared energetic. From just this fact, it seemed like the Human Emperor’s plan had achieved nothing.
And after witnessing Zhou Tian’s performance, the Human Emperor indeed was affected.
It wasn’t that the Human Emperor now believed his plan had no effect. Regardless of whether his thoughts were right or wrong, he could still be almost certain about one thing: no matter how strong Zhou Tian was, the wear from the current battle would have impacted him. Even if the strain did not cause Zhou Tian to lose the capability to fight again, it would have definitely weakened his strength to some extent.
But even knowing full well that his idea must have had some effect, the Human Emperor still had to change his course of action at that point.
Just from that series of battles alone, the Human Emperor had nearly lost all of his elite Monsters. With such a loss, the Human Emperor, whose foundation was weaker than Zhou Tian’s, could not be confident of enduring much longer. And once he could no longer sustain the war of attrition, even if his tactics had some effect, he feared his efforts would still be in vain.
Clearly, Zhou Tian’s performance caused the Human Emperor to lose confidence in continuing the fight. He couldn’t guarantee that he could weaken Zhou Tian to his own level before completely exhausting the resources of his Clan. If that goal was unattainable, then even continuing to send his underlings to their demise would likely be futile in the end.
