Mighty Lord Chapter 278 - 278 261 Annexation of the Burrow Spiders Clan

278: Chapter 261: Annexation of the Burrow Spiders Clan 278: Chapter 261: Annexation of the Burrow Spiders Clan Zhou Tian was confident that he could easily handle the players himself, and even though his Ratman BOSS subordinate was previously not given much attention, it had plenty of experience dealing with such matters.

Zhou Tian was sure that, when left to take action on its own, it would handle the situation well.

However, Zhou Tian was running out of patience as he couldn’t possibly sit and wait indefinitely for the outco of the war between the Blood Moon Lord and the Undead Overlord.

In such a predicant, if he could deal with the Burrow Spiders sooner, it might help prevent any unnecessary accidents later on.

So, once a decision was made, Zhou Tian quickly issued corresponding orders to his Sheepman subordinates.

He paid a significant portion of the tribute on behalf of the Ratn, thus increasing their population by nearly two hundred thousand.

They began to prepare to deal with the Burrow Spiders following Zhou Tian’s order, while also getting accustod to their newfound abilities.

With the assistance of the Ratn, Zhou Tian felt confident about dealing with the Burrow Spiders.

However, he understood that they couldn’t just rush into the enemy’s territory even with their tunneling ability, as such a blunt approach would inevitably lead to failure.

Even though Ratn have the ability to tunnel, Zhou Tian could not deny the fact that their combat power was relatively weak.

If they were to head-on with the Burrow Spiders underground, they stood no chance of victory.

Therefore, even with the help of the Ratn, the possibility of defeating the Burrow Spiders by straightforward confrontation was slim.

As such, Zhou Tian knew he had to make additional preparations before the battle.

Only with sufficient preparations and sudden burst of force against the Spiders, they could achieve an easy victory.

Zhou Tian’s plan was not that complex, or more precisely, the Burrow Spiders had not yet earned the right to require a more complicated strategy from him.

For Zhou Tian, the skill of the Spiders was impressive solely when it ca to their life-saving abilities.

If he could eliminate their primary survival chanism, Zhou Tian would be able to wipe them out based solely on his own power, let alone considering his current plan to launch a full-scale attack on them.

Hence, Zhou Tian planned to have his Ratman subordinates dig tunnels near the Burrow Spiders’ territory without them noticing.

Once several tunnels were adjacent to the Burrow Spiders’ tunnels, he would give the command for the Ratn to break through all of them at once.

With such a surprise attack, Zhou Tian believed the Burrow Spiders would have difficulty resisting.

Under Zhou Tian’s orders, the newly recruited Ratn imdiately sprung into action.

The movents caused by two hundred thousand Ratn collectively in action was minimal, largely unnoticed by other creatures due to taking place underground.

Despite the small-scale operation, the result was quite significant.

No more than ten days later, the Ratn had successfully excavated the tunnel that Zhou Tian had requested.

The entire territory adjacent to the Sheepman Tribe and Burrow Spiders was nearly completely dug through by the Ratn, creating a space to accommodate a hundred thousand Sheepn.

There were also about a dozen underground passages wide enough for three to four Sheepn to move through at once.

Now that the Ratn had all necessary arrangents in place, everything would hinge on whether Zhou Tian’s operation could proceed successfully.

Without any hesitation, Zhou Tian gave a command, fully aware that any failure to eliminate the Burrow Spiders in one fell swoop could lead to severe retaliation.

With their capabilities, it wouldn’t be easy to deal with them in the future.

That’s why his mission only had room for success and absolutely no room for failure.

Even though Zhou Tian was quite confident that his plan wouldn’t go awry, the simplicity of the plan made him a bit apprehensive.

Regardless, whether it was for revenge or territorial expansion, once Zhou Tian had decided to proceed, there was no turning back.

Resultingly, after only a mont’s hesitation, Zhou Tian gritted his teeth and gave the command, “Action!”

Under Zhou Tian’s command, the Ratn and Sheepn who had gone underground with him sprung into action imdiately.

The Ratn began by connecting their tunnels with the ones excavated by the Burrow Spiders.

Following that, Zhou Tian led a group of Sheepn and launched a direct attack on the Burrow Spiders.

Everything went as planned for Zhou Tian – the Burrow Spiders had been caught completely unprepared.

It wasn’t that the Burrow Spiders hadn’t contemplated Zhou Tian invading their territory.

In fact, anyone who understood Zhou Tian’s character in the slightest would know he wasn’t one to hold a grudge.

The Spider Queen had been preparing for Zhou Tian’s potential attack ever since retreating to her own domain.