Unobstructed, Zhou Tian quickly reached the players' Respawn Point given his speed. Regarding overall strength, NPCs posed a greater threat to players. However, when it came to destructive power, NPCs were far inferior to the players. Thus, if he wanted to eliminate one force first, Zhou Tian would definitely prefer to deal with the players.
Regardless of his motives, Zhou Tian found the players' Respawn Point. However, upon arriving, he realized taking control of that area would be difficult.
It could also be imagined that the players' Respawn Point, being one of the main structures of the castle and occupying a large area without much defensive weaponry, allowed Zhou Tian's beastmen to control most of the castle. If they had the capacity to take the castle, they wouldn't have shown any mercy. Since his beastmen had not captured the players' Respawn Point before, it sufficiently showed the difficulty of the task, otherwise, Zhou Tian wouldn't have needed to take action himself.