Mighty Lord

78: Chapter 78 Warning 78: Chapter 78 Warning “This kind of task should be done by the Beast King!

After all, the Skeleton Cave used to be his territory.

He managed to hold it for a long time before, so we can trust him to do well again this time if we hand it over to him.”
“Yes, yes, it’s indeed best if the Beast King does this, considering he has experience in it.

If we were to switch to other guardians, we might not feel as comfortable.”
As Zhou Tian watched these boss characters trying to shrug off this tedious task onto him, he did not show any signs of annoyance.

He merely glanced at those bosses and calmly replied, “Certainly, I can handle this job, but I want to be clear upfront.

You all have seen the strength of these Undead Monsters.

Our Beastman Tribe alone doesn’t have the power to guarantee we can keep them at bay.

So, if these undead break past our defenses and head outside again, don’t blame me for not being able to hold them.”
At Zhou Tian’s words, the faces of the bosses turned quite grim.

Had someone else uttered these words, they might not have reacted so strongly.

The strength of the Undead Monsters is clear to everyone, and it’s forgivable if the defense were to falter and they were to bust out.

Besides, as long as the defense line is in trouble, the defending boss simply needs to signal for help and everyone else would rush to assist.

But because Zhou Tian was the one who said it, the meaning became quite different.

Zhou Tian’s reputation is notoriously bad.

While others might have just taken it as a regular statement, these bosses saw it as a threat when it came from him.

Even if Zhou Tian did not mean any harm, after listening to his words, the other bosses worried that he might deliberately let those Undead Monsters escape.

Although there was no evidence, they all more or less understood that something was amiss with how the Undead Monsters managed to escape the Skeleton Cave this time.

Since Zhou Tian had done it once, it wasn’t improbable that he might do it again in their minds.

Thus, even though Zhou Tian did not utter any explicit threats, his statement made the bosses uneasy, and they dared not assign the task to him anymore.

Since Zhou Tian was off the table, the defense of the Skeleton Cave fell to the other monsters.

Considering the nature of this task which none of the bosses were willing to do, the negotiation wasn’t likely to yield a clear outcome.

“Alright, since none of you want to do this, we’ll rotate this duty.

A change every month, whoever is up has to guard the passage.” After watching the bosses negotiate for some time without reaching any firm conclusion, the Puppet Maker, who was growing impatient, stepped in and suggested his own idea.

Once the Puppet Maker spoke, none of the bosses dared to challenge it.

After witnessing the Puppet Maker’s power, all the bosses had been treating him with great respect.

Even if the Puppet Maker were to personally assign a monster to guard the passage, no monster would dare to resist.

As a result, a potential conflict was averted due to the Puppet Maker’s intervention, giving a final verdict to the dispute.

Not all bosses were satisfied, but given the circumstances, it was undoubtedly the best outcome.

“Right, the Beastman Tribe can take the first month.” Just when Zhou Tian thought everything had been settled, to his surprise, the Puppet Maker turned around and added another instruction.

Upon hearing that, Zhou Tian’s relaxed expression twitched a bit.

“It must be a coincidence, it must be a coincidence…” Zhou Tian had no power to resist the puppeteer’s arrangements, nor did he ever think of doing so.

However, in his heart, he couldn’t help but repeatedly comfort himself.

The situation has evolved to this point, largely due to the powerful performance of the undead monsters, that Zhou Tian’s original plan is almost completely disrupted.

However, the destruction of Zhou Tian’s plan does not mean he does not have other plots up his sleeve.

In the face of the undead monster’s threat, Zhou Tian, despite having countless ideas, had no choice but to join forces with other monsters to combat this common threat.

However, once the fierce enemies retreated, given Zhou Tian’s nature, he couldn’t help but start making nefarious plans again.

The intensity of the previous combat was enough to rewrite the power rankings in the beginner area.

The following defense ranking will also have a significant impact on the situation in the beginner area.

Other bosses may not have too many ideas, but when the same thing fell into Zhou Tian’s eyes, it was definitely an opportunity to benefit.

Due to the cooldown time of Zhou Tian’s skills, several bosses were killed in the previous battle.

During the period that the new bosses take charge, if Zhou Tian plans well, he will definitely have the opportunity to annex them.

And if the defense plan doesn’t put him first as it does now, then the monsters guarding the passage in front will always suffer damage!

With the strength of the undead monsters, it could even be said that if a clan stood firm here for a month, over half of its warriors would be left here.

Under such circumstances, if one suddenly attacked its clan after its defense, the difficulty of conquering the opponent would naturally decrease significantly.

If it were other bosses, they probably wouldn’t take advantage of the chaos.

However, just because other bosses won’t do it doesn’t mean Zhou Tian won’t.

It’s just a pity that the puppeteer’s arrangement has emerged, thus rendering all the opportunities Zhou Tian originally saw unutilizable.

Although he felt sorry in his heart, Zhou Tian didn’t dare to show his thoughts at that moment.

After a few awkward laughs, Zhou Tian stayed in the Skeleton Cave in accordance with the puppeteer’s arrangements.

With Zhou Tian holding firm, the other bosses, though not completely at ease, still left one after the other at that time.

Just as all the other bosses had left, for some reason, the puppeteer lingered.

“Don’t think I don’t know about your little abacus.

But bear in mind, the undead monsters are still here, waiting eagerly for the next opportunity to invade.

If I do let you out, I fear you’ll stir up troubles in our region, once we lose trust in each other, think about if we can still withstand the attack of these undead monsters when they attack again.”
Hearing what the puppeteer said, Zhou Tian broke out in a cold sweat.

It wasn’t that Zhou Tian was scared by the content of the puppeteer’s words.

The main point was that Zhou Tian hadn’t expected the puppeteer to see through his scheme, and given the personalities of the other bosses, if they knew Zhou Tian was scheming against them, they might really do anything in anger.

Zhou Tian, aware of the consequences of the leak of his plan’s intentions, naturally wouldn’t admit to having such thoughts.

Therefore, after hearing the puppeteer’s words, Zhou Tian just chuckled, and immediately reassured, “Please rest assured, I know that we should join forces to overcome this difficulty.

Don’t worry, I won’t make any minor moves.”
“That’s good.” Although unclear about Zhou Tian’s thoughts, the puppeteer was confident that since she had revealed Zhou Tian’s scheme, Zhou Tian would at least not dare to make any minor moves in this period of time.

Therefore, she who now felt a little more at ease, also left at that point.

Only after the puppeteer had left, did Zhou Tian withdraw the fake smile on his face.