The Great Thief - Chapter 1044

Chapter 1044: 1044
The Brotherhood's second player was a Warlock named Encore . He was at level 52 and was quite a high-ranking figure on the Level Rankings .


Encore could be regarded as a gaming celebrity, but he was particularly famous not because of his position on the Level Rankings, but because of his appearance . He was obviously a boy, but he was prettier than the average girl . It was the kind of beauty that was quite different from Wandering .
Wandering was good-looking, but was also quite masculine .
Encore looked like he had a girl's face, which earned him the nickname 'sorcerer', while others called him a 'fake girl' .
Encore wasn't lacking in strength either; his fighting style was actually quite cunning .
Many players thought that he would be easy to kill because of his beauty, but they quickly changed their minds after fighting him .
A Warlock's skills were quite capable of controlling a Warrior . Sending Encore to deal with Moonlight was the right move . Although Encore was not the most skilled Warlock, he wasn't a rookie in this game . Naturally, he didn't give as many openings for a counter-attack like Canine and just kept fighting steadily . When Moonlight finally fell down, Encore had lost about half of his HP as well .
"Boss, let me at him," Fat Monkey volunteered .
"My guess is that their next player will be Hot Twitch . Are you sure you're able to deal with him?" Lu Li asked, expressing his doubts . Although Fat Monkey was quite powerful, he probably couldn't match the Hunter in attack power .
"I'll take at least half of his HP," Fat Monkey mumbled sheepishly .


"Let me do it then . I'll finish this up so we can all go back to levelling," Lu Li said, ending the discussion and began transporting into the arena . An opponent like Hot Twitch was hard to come by and Lu Li wanted to know how much progress he had made after changing his equipment .
Encore saw Lu Li on the field and couldn't help but take a deep breath .
His profession was well-matched against Warriors, but the opposite was true against Thieves .
At this stage, Warlocks still hadn't learned enough continuous damage skills, which was important for someone like Lu Li, who had Shadow Cloak and many other mobility skills . A skilled Thief could render Encore completely useless .
Lu Li didn't even use Stealth normally, instead choosing to vanish from his initial position .
Shadowstep: Break into the shadows and appear behind your target . Your next Ambush or Garrote damage is increased by 30% for the next 10 seconds and your movement speed is increased by 80% for the next 5 seconds . 2 minute cooldown .
The inferior Shadowstep on his Champion's Boots allowed Lu Li to lock down his opponent .
Encore's reaction time wasn't sluggish either . The moment Lu Li vanished, he immediately rolled to one side and cast a Fear skill that he had already been channeling .
This reactionary move made Lu Li's eyes light up . No wonder people said that this was a cunning player .

Unfortunately, this kind of reaction wasn't that impressive when it came to Lu Li, who coolly used a Kick .
Lu Li's Kick was already at level 5, but the Champion's Boots also added another level, which allowed it to cancel Encore's Fear . This meant that his dagger could continue to work as he cast a very powerful Ambush that took a significant chunk of Encore's HP .
Encore was shocked and couldn't believe his eyes .
Since the beginning of the game, he hadn't seen his HP drop like this, except when he was fighting a Boss .
The gap between himself and the top player was so huge!
Encore simply couldn't believe it . He had sparred with Hot Twitch, who had extremely high attack, but he had never seen so much damage being dealt before .
There were a number of reasons why Lu Li's attack had been so potent .
The first was because of Shadowstep, which increased his damage by 30% . The second was because of his equipment change and finally, the first attack that Lu Li had landed on Encore was a Critical Hit .
After use, critical hit is increased by 60% for 12 seconds . 60 minute cooldown!
This was the special effect of Lu Li's new badge, Searing Words . It turned out to be quite powerful as Lu Li's second attack was also a critical hit, which made Encore's HP drop significantly again .
Was the battle going to end just like this?
Of course not – Lu Li still had one more item to use before he could finish off Encore .
Ghostclaw (Dark Gold): Damage 36-48, Agility +42, Strength +28, Critical Hit +25%, Special Effect 1: If you deal two critical hits in a row, the third attack has a 50% chance to deal triple damage . Special Effect 2: Slit Throat +1, Special Effect 3: Ghostclaw . After use, deal 600 damage to the target, 50% of which is converted into the caster's HP . The target also has a 30% Armor reduction for the next 15 seconds . Equipment Requirement: Level 50 . Durability 215/215 .
In the case of two continuous critical hits, there was a 50% chance of the third attack dealing triple damage .
This time, Lu Li cast Slit Throat which in itself was already an Ultimate skill, but with the triple damage increase buff, it dealt more than 800 damage .
Encore's vision turned dark as he instantly fell .
The two narrators who had been commentating fell silent . They had no idea what to say . The millions of players watching the game stared at Lu Li and began to feel like there was a bug in the game .
Three attacks – the Warlock with half HP had been killed with three attacks .
This wasn't some ordinary monster or an ordinary player – this was the famous sorcerer!
The number of players who have died to this player were at least in the high hundreds, if not the thousands .
But just then, Encore was so helpless that he didn't even have a chance to fight back . It wasn't just the ordinary players who found this hard to accept – even Lu Li's teammates felt a chill down their spine .
Lu Li stood on the stage with his expressionless face hidden behind the ghost mask, quietly waiting for the next opponent to come on stage .
After quite some time, a hunter with a pet crow appeared on the other side . This was the core figure of the Brotherhood, and a well-known star player of the gaming circle – the top Hunter known as Hot Twitch .
Lu Li's attention was first drawn towards his opponent's pet .
The dark red crow looked similar to the transformation that Lu Li had, but its head seemed much bigger . If Lu Li was correct, this was a rare monster found in the Twilight Forest .
This Undead Crow was an exquisite pet that Hunters specifically used to fight Thieves .
It had Anti-Stealth, Inner Fire, Poison Corpse and Knockout, which heavily countered Stealth . In addition to the Hunter's Flare, Lu Li already knew that his opponent's confidence hadn't come from nowhere .