Mighty Lord

Chapter 2920 - 940_2

Zhou Tian wouldn’t care about how those deities viewed him, especially when he could achieve his objectives without paying such a high price. Therefore, when the situation turned dire, Zhou Tian immediately issued such a command without hesitation.However, although Zhou Tian gave the order to retreat, not all angels chose to act according to his command. Firstly, some angels were already engulfed in bloodlust and wouldn’t heed Zhou Tian’s orders. Secondly, some angels were entangled by the modified angels and couldn’t escape, so despite Zhou Tian’s command, many angels still had to continue fighting the modified angels.

Undoubtedly, given the situation at that time, if no unexpected events occurred, the angels who stayed behind wouldn’t meet a good end. After all, those angels were facing a large group of modified angels, and when both sides had similar strength levels, the angels left behind would be destined to be encircled by the modified angels and doomed.

At that time, quite a few angels were forced to stay, and given the circumstances, Zhou Tian probably wouldn’t want to endure such heavy losses. But given the situation, Zhou Tian didn’t have many better choices, and even if he didn’t want to, he could only accept it with gritted teeth.

If a retreat was necessary, then they needed to leave some forces behind to cover the retreat. Considering the situation, Zhou Tian letting those angels who couldn’t retreat continue fighting the modified angels was surely unfair to them. However, with those angels remaining, even if the modified angels wanted to pursue, it wouldn’t be easy. Thus, from the perspective of the entire battle situation, the decision was absolutely necessary.

Of course, at that time, it wasn’t impossible for Zhou Tian to avoid such losses. Because given the situation, if Zhou Tian were willing to stay behind, theoretically, he could do it himself. With his strength, unlike his angels who had no chance to escape, no matter how many modified angels surrounded him, once Zhou Tian decided to leave, the modified angels couldn’t stop him.

However...

Although Zhou Tian could reduce some losses by staying behind, the current problem was that Zhou Tian didn’t want to do so. Thus, despite can staying to cover the retreat, Zhou Tian chose to retreat.

It’s not cruel to blame Zhou Tian; given the long-term perspective, his decision would be a loss.

No mistake, if Zhou Tian wanted to remain behind, he could certainly retreat successfully. But the issue is, if Zhou Tian did so, it would surely alert the deities controlling the modified angels.

After all, the deities controlling the modified angels are from the Divine Realm, and with their knowledge, they might recognize Zhou Tian. Given the current circumstances, if they discovered their enemy was Zhou Tian, the Time Divine King, the deities wouldn’t dare face Zhou Tian.

Thus, it’s almost certain that upon discovering Zhou Tian’s identity, the deities would notify the Light God King. If the Light God King knew Zhou Tian was a powerful peer in his reserve land, he would surely rush back. However, the problem is, Zhou Tian’s influence over the Paradise world hasn’t reached the required standard, and he still can’t fight normally in this world. While it suffices against ordinary opponents, he lacks the confidence to win against the Light God King.

Moreover, if Zhou Tian had taken action before, he would have surely killed many modified angels. From Zhou Tian and his angels’ perspective, since the modified angels were targeting him, Zhou Tian would feel no wrong in killing more modified angels.

But the problem now is, even though Zhou Tian’s tactics seemed right to him, the Paradise world’s consciousness wouldn’t see it that way. From its viewpoint, Zhou Tian, killing modified angels meant disrupting its internal order. Thus, if Zhou Tian killed the modified angels, the more he killed, the more the Paradise world’s consciousness would suppress him. After fighting the modified angels, in the Paradise world, Zhou Tian wouldn’t even be able to use half his power.

It’s precisely because he recognized that fighting the modified angels wouldn’t lead to a good outcome that Zhou Tian chose to bring his angels to the Paradise world. Only when angels fight angels, any damage wouldn’t trigger interference from the Paradise world’s consciousness.

Finally, if Zhou Tian retreated like this, the allied deities would think their enemy’s strength was so-so!

When they believed they had achieved a victory, they wouldn’t take Zhou Tian to heart anymore. Given the situation, feeling they could achieve victory, especially after sustaining such losses, the deities would hope to capture Zhou Tian, the invader, with their abilities. Only by using their skills to capture the invader could they reduce the Light God King’s punishment.

Based on the deities’ situation, Zhou Tian believed that after his retreat, even if the deities felt his side wasn’t weak, they would choose not to notify the Light God King for now. After all, everyone harbors some luck; before truly desperate, all living beings choose to act in the way they think is most beneficial.

Conversely, if Zhou Tian showed all his power and scared the deities, he would soon face the Light God King’s chase and kill.

Zhou Tian didn’t want to confront the Light God King’s fury so soon; although, given his actions, Zhou Tian knew that a battle with the Light God King was inevitable in the future. But at least now wasn’t the time to deal with the Light God King directly. Thus, if he could delay the confrontation, Zhou Tian saw no need to rush into battle.

After all, based on the situation, the later Zhou Tian fights the Light God King, the better for him. Thus, to create a more favorable situation and delay the conflict, Zhou Tian was absolutely willing.

After calculating the possible reactions of the deities, Zhou Tian chose to retreat at that moment. Seeing Zhou Tian’s response, the deities fell for it, thinking Zhou Tian’s retreat showed fear.

The deities didn’t know Zhou Tian’s thoughts at that time, and in their view, if their side’s strength had an advantage, they should seize the enemy. From all aspects, the deities didn’t believe anyone in an advantageous position would retreat instead of capturing the enemy. To the deities, such an event wouldn’t occur.

Therefore, when the deities all believed Zhou Tian retreated because he wasn’t their match, they wouldn’t second-guess. Seeing Zhou Tian retreat, their minds had only one thought remained. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for recommendations, monthly votes at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)