The Great Thief - Chapter 238

Chapter 238
Boss battles were always a torture – the damage taken from Bosses was always more than what you would be able to heal . This was especially the case for Serpentis . Not only did he barely take any damage, he even healed himself .


After his health decreased below 10%, Serpentis began to fight in his human form .
Bear form had high defense, Panther form had high attack, while Moonkin form allowed him to cast spells and summon . These could all be specifically guarded against, but this was difficult with human form as it was difficult to anticipate what tricks he might play .
Fortunately, Lu Li knew . He calmly observed every single move of Serpentis so he could make plans accordingly .
“March, dispel the boss! Hurry!”
The heal buff that Serpentis had just placed on himself hadn’t even taken effect before it was dispelled by the players .
An average team of random players would not have this level of synchronization . This kind of healing buff was different to the kind of healing that players could cast . Each time the buff activated, it regenerated 2% of the boss’s health and could activate up to five times if it was not dealt with .
“I just want to become a teacher that everyone admires and respects! Why is everyone protesting? Are my inventions not great?” Serpentis asked with a hoarse voice .
5% Health!
Lu Li’s heart sank after he heard Serpentis’ lines – he was going berserk .
“Full damage output! Don't worry about anything else! Hachi Chan, you too . ” Lu Li accelerated his attacks . One of his Critical Backstabs dealt more than two hundred points of damage .
Everyone believed Lu Li’s words and became anxious .
Incapacitating Roar!
This was a crowd control skill that would leave the whole team paralyzed for ten seconds until damage was taken .
Serpentis then transformed into a panther and used Slash on Moonlight . Under the circumstance where no healer could heal, there was no way that he would be able to handle the damage .
“Use damage reduction!” Lu Li shouted . “Try to stay alive for as long as you can!”


Azure Sea Breeze reached an epiphany and activated the rest of his damage reduction skills .
However, Sakura Memories was less fortunate . She only lasted for less than two seconds and was totally helpless against Serpentis in berserk mode .
There were still four seconds left .
This time, Serpentis stopped attacking the melee professions and turned his focus towards the ranged professions instead .
Remnant Dream, who was standing closer, became the first target . She lasted for about one second .
Next to Remnant Dream stood Lonesome Flower .
“Everyone, don't panic . The boss barely has any health left and he has very weak defense while in berserk mode……” Lu Li tried to encourage everyone, but as he spoke, Lonesome Flower died .
He didn’t even have the chance to activate a shield .
This was an absolute tragedy . Lonesome Flower was the second highest damage dealer in the team and was equivalent to Lu Li in this fight against Serpentis .
Without needing any instruction from Lu Li, Moonlight charged at the boss and stopped it .
“We haven't lost! Kill him!” Lu Li’s eyes turned red; only a little more than 4% health was left . If the team was wiped now, their half an hour’s worth of effort would be wasted .
A team-wipe at 40% wasn’t that devastating, but a team-wipe at 4% would drive people insane!
One strike from the boss took out 40% of Moonlight’s health, even with damage reduction and March Rain’s heals . He could now only take a maximum of three attacks .
System: Shadowstrike cast at 95% Skill Completion, dealing 300% skill damage .
A massive -240 floated upwards . This was Lu Li’s best spell cast for the day and dealt three times its usual damage . It was even stronger than a critical strike, but compared the Boss’ 5000 remaining hit points, the damage was barely noticeable .
Fortunately, Lu Li wasn't the only one in battle .


He still had two team members left, so the total sum of damage dealt was still very noticeable .
Sigh!
Moonlight sighed and followed the fate of Azure Sea Breeze .

Wandering, Azure Sea Breeze, Sakura Memories, Lonesome Flower, Remnant Dream and Moonlight had died, leaving four team members .
Rage!
The equipment set effect had activated just in time .
Lu Li’s Attack was raised to the next level, but the Boss switched its focus to him .
Lu Li didn't dodge . His dagger slit Serpentis’ throat as he performed a Slit Throat with a high Skill Completion level .
-266, -12, -12, -12……
-1125!
-266 was the damage that Lu Li had dealt to the boss, while the -12 was the damage over time from the bleeding debuff .
The -1125 was the damage that the boss had dealt to him . Lu Li had approximately 1800 hit points, which surpassed most other players of his Profession, but even so, there was no way that he could take another hit .
Shadowmeld!
The boss had already made his attack, but because Lu Li used Shadowmeld, it missed .
With about 2000 HP remaining, the Boss began to search for a new target and settled upon March Rain, who was the next closest to it .
March Rain immediately cast a fear spell on the boss .
This skill didn’t deal damage to the boss and provided no crowd-control, but it definitely aggravated it .
Whether the healer was still alive no longer mattered, since no one could last longer than a few hits . There wasn't even enough time to cast heal anyway .
As such, for the team, this gentle girl did something that any man would hesitate to do – suicide!
The first attack from the boss had already left her with very little health, and had applied a bleeding effect .
Without panicking, she healed herself once and calmly faced her death . The boss attacked twice, which took up a little more than a second .
The entire time this was happening, Lu Li chased the Boss and dealt insane damage .
The Boss turned around and lashed out . If its attack had landed, he would have surely died .
Gale Steps!
With the one second of invincibility, Lu Li took the hit without taking any actual damage .
He then entered Stealth, causing the Boss to lose track of him and search for a new target .
Hachi Chan!
“Hachi Chan! Transform into Panther form and run! Quick!” Lu Li shouted urgently .
Hachi Chan’s reactions were a little slow, so she still took a hit . Fortunately, the hit still left her with a little bit of health .
The little panther ran for its life .
Serpentis followed behind in close proximity . Once he locked onto his target, he wouldn’t give up easily unless it left the battle or died . Of course, if the Boss took damage, it was still possible for him to turn around and attack the others .
Sesame Rice Ball was lucky; the boss never turned around to attack him . As such, he had been crazily dealing damage this whole time .
Lu Li activated his cape’s special effect, instantly appearing behind the boss and casting Cheap Shot, then Ambush!
The first damaging attack after leaving Stealth from Gale Steps would deal 150% damage to the target . With the overlay damage from Ambush, the attack this time dealt over two hundred points of damage . Backstab!
The Skill Completion was a bit low, but he was still able to store a combo with it .
Shadowstrike!
Both skills dealt almost two hundred points of damage .
The Boss used an acceleration skill on himself as Hachi Chan also died . Just as he was about to turn around and destroy Lu Li, who was stuck onto him like a piece of chewing gum, he discovered another person in between them .
Sesame Rice Ball!
Sesame Rice Ball was well aware that he dealt less damage than Lu Li, with each of his attacks only dealing 30-40 damage .
As such, he also chose to suicide .
Serpentis used a long-handed weapon, so watching his strike land from above was truly a terrifying experience .
-1565!
Sesame Rice Ball was killed instantly .
Sudden Thrust!
It now came down to a test of bravery where the one with true courage was bound to win . Lu Li knew he could no longer turn back .