Free Web NovelChapter 1533: Chapter 561
Zhou Tian wouldn’t, at least not now, likely leave his original position, although he realized that he now had a corresponding opportunity to break through. But after careful consideration, Zhou Tian found that breaking through at this moment would not be particularly advantageous for his original goal.
His original purpose for this action was indeed to break out, but the reason Zhou Tian had wanted to break out was simply because he worried that once he became trapped by those living beings, he would no longer have the ability to strengthen his power. And if he could not improve his strength while his opponents continuously advanced, Zhou Tian’s situation would certainly become rather dire.
It was precisely because he was concerned about his plans being affected that Zhou Tian had organized this breakout action. However, he did not anticipate that although these living beings appeared overwhelming in number, their threat seemed not as great as he had imagined once he actually took action.
Zhou Tian had merely broken through and, in the end, managed to kill nearly a hundred enemies. Now, with these battle results, there was no longer an immediate need for him to break out urgently.
Just as those living beings had worried, since Zhou Tian had been able to eliminate such a group of members in an ambush, even if those living beings proceeded carefully, the moment they showed a weakness, Zhou Tian would pounce, and the hope of successfully taking them down was still significant. Thus, even though he was the one encircled, given the circumstances, Zhou Tian still had substantial hope to improve his strength. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
And since he could enhance his strength even by staying put, why would Zhou Tian be eager to leave? Not to mention, if he were to retreat now, his situation would become precarious.
Although Zhou Tian rarely found himself at a disadvantage in clashes with the living beings, and most of the time he took advantage of them, this didn’t mean he could ignore the threat they posed. In fact, even now, the strength of those living beings was still superior to his own. ƒrēewebnovel.com
The only reason those living beings couldn’t leverage their advantageous strength was that Zhou Tian was hiding in a vast forest. To prevent Zhou Tian’s escape, the living beings had to stretch their team thin and could not concentrate all their strength. Otherwise, if all their members were together, even if Zhou Tian were twice as strong, it wouldn’t be wise for him to confront them.
Under the current circumstances, if Zhou Tian continued to hide in that area, even if the living beings suffered a setback at his hands, they would still have to continue the encirclement. Unable to confirm Zhou Tian’s position, they had no chance of breaking their current encirclement.
Thus, if Zhou Tian chose not to break out, the living beings, despite suffering a setback, could only maintain the status quo, and the battle situation would not change. However, if Zhou Tian attempted to break through, once his whereabouts were exposed, countless living beings would likely swarm to encircle him.
Zhou Tian’s strength was considerable, but he did not have the confidence to claim that he could disregard the living beings’ threat to him. Even if he could battle them, if the breakout allowed the living beings to eliminate one or two of his clone bodies or weaken a portion of his strength, such an outcome, even after a successful breakout, was not something Zhou Tian wished to see.
Therefore, after some simple thinking and realizing that staying put was more advantageous than breaking out, Zhou Tian chose without hesitation to remain where he was.
As a result, as soon as Zhou Tian had eliminated that group of living beings and cleaned up the battlefield, he retreated without a second word.
The living beings did not anticipate Zhou Tian’s response, and even after they had suffered some member casualties, they searched further afield based on various abilities which all suggested that Zhou Tian had returned to the forest. Yet, according to their way of thinking, they still searched the distance. Because of this, Zhou Tian took the opportunity to launch a third ambush, successfully hunting and killing nearly a hundred enemies before retreating back to the forest.
After Zhou Tian’s third action, the group of living beings finally managed to pinpoint his position clearly. Although somewhat puzzled as to why Zhou Tian did not break out when he had the chance, upon learning his location, they immediately resumed the encirclement around Zhou Tian’s position honestly.
Although those living beings had excluded certain areas using various abilities and ultimately narrowed their encirclement, as they tightened their circle and strengthened their team’s ability, Zhou Tian had also significantly increased his strength after several successful endeavors.
As a result, the improvement in strength by the other side did not exert much pressure on Zhou Tian. On the contrary, because the power in Zhou Tian’s hands was more concentrated, despite the increased number of collective actions by the opponents, Zhou Tian did not feel pressured in his actions at the time.
