The Great Thief - Chapter 284

Chapter 284
Gaze stared at Lu Li’s airborne body as he cast Trample .


Visible tremors began to spread in a circle around him as the ground shook continuously for a whole second . He wasn’t worried that Lu Li would be able to dodge it .
They had to take advantage of that fact that Moonlight was still unable to move for another 8 seconds and quickly deal with Lu Li .
As for March Rain, she was currently running around randomly .
Wendelian had previously approached March Rain and casted Soul Shriek, putting her into a terrified state for 8 seconds .
Soul Shriek was the Priest’s strongest crowd-control skill; it caused the target to involuntarily run around .
As the Gale Legion was currently LV21, the main branch must have had at least 20,000 members . They also had quite a few sub-branches which likely brought the total members up to 100,000 .
Being Gaze’s teammember and having the support of 100,000 players, Wendelian naturally wouldn’t lack such strong skills .
Moonlight was going to be four seconds away even after he recovered from being frozen . It was enough time!
Now, they just had to wait for Lu Li to fall down .
Although this has taken so long to describe, it all happened incredibly quickly . The events that occurred after Lu Li’s jumped all happened in the blink of an eye .
Everyone thought that he would be finished as soon as he landed .
But would Lu Li really be finished in this situation?
Of course not! There was no way that he jumped just to delay the inevitable .
Under the gaze of 100,000 viewers, he kicked his right leg squarely onto Cloudy Leaf’s chest…
Was that possible?


At this point even Dark Wind couldn’t remain silent . “This is a game after all . So the things that are possible in real life…”
Although virtual games had been around for over 200 years, the only thing that he could say was ‘this is still a game after all’ .
Kicking someone to shift your momentum wasn’t uncommon in real life . However, in a game, it should have been impossible, especially given the technical difficulty required to do it .
After all, the rules of the game were created around the concept of playability .
As such, when you kicked someone else in a fight, it shouldn’t have had any effect .
The events that followed left everyone dumbfounded . The moment Lu Li completed his kick, the Frostbolt that Cloudly Leaf was casting backfired .
He had been affected by Kick!
Everyone suddenly realized that this Thief had used a skill .
Casting Kick and actually kicking someone were two different things . Only one of them was a skill and would be recognized by the system .
When a channeled skill was interrupted, there would naturally be repercussions .
Although Lu Li was inevitably going to fall, his use of this skill had significantly delayed that fall .
The ground had stopped trembling and Trample’s effect had passed . Lu Li fell flat onto the ground, but managed to raise his dagger and successfully block Gaze’s Hamstring skill .
Upon a successful block, Hamstring’s 50% slow was reduced by half and its damage was also significantly reduced .
Although he had avoided Trample, Lu Li was still in danger . He had been slowed and he was in close proximity to a Berserker, a Mage and a Priest .
With a heavy heart, Lu Li was forced to cast Gale Steps .


Dawn was a very balanced game .
There was no way that he could defeat a Berserker head-on, even with his superior equipment and levels . This was even before considering the two other players who were present .
He didn’t want to make the mistake of Staring Right Eye by hesitating . When he saw that the situation was bad, he decisively retreated .

Gale Steps was a Thief’s ultimate escape skill; it allowed Lu Li to smoothly escape and relieved the effects of Hamstring, as well as any other debuffs .
Gale Steps also conveniently put him into Stealth .
Gaze was shocked . He thought that Lu Li was so proud that he would rather die than use Gale Steps . Otherwise, he wouldn’t have jumped before and would have simply used Gale Steps to get away .
He didn’t think that he would have such a change of heart and suddenly retreat .
So, who were they supposed to attack now? Moonlight or March Rain?
Without much thought, the three of them ran straight at March Rain . In Dawn’s team battles, killing the Healer was never a bad idea .
March Rain had not yet recovered from her Feared state and was still running around randomly .
The Mage’s Frostbolt had hit March Rain which woke her up, but this attack was quickly followed by Gaze’s Charge .
Armor Break, Strangle, Whirlwind .
One of Gaze’s characteristics was that he was very goal oriented; he had used all the skills that he had left . As long as he achieved his goal, he didn’t care that he was perhaps using Whirlwind a little too early .
Lu Li was troubled .
He finally understood what Staring Right Eye was feeling . He had to choose between whether he should save her or not .
He had to save her!
Lu Li burst into action the moment he thought this and went straight to the Mage, Cloudy Leaf .
He first casted Premeditation and followed that up with Cheap Shot!
Premeditation wasn’t a combat skill and wouldn’t be seen by one’s opponents, but it gave the caster two extra combo points . Any Thief who had this skill would use it before casting Cheap Shot .
The moment the Mage was crowd controlled by Cheap Shot, Lu Li immediately cast Ambush .
Fighting players was very different from fighting monsters . It was very difficult to get the same level of Skill Completion, as players tended to dodge or block . Even the slightest twist from the player could have a great impact on the degree of completion .
However, in a situation like this, those additional influences could be ignored .
Because the target was under hard crowd-control, the target was no different from a wooden dummy .
Cloudy Leaf could only watch as his HP rapidly dropped .
He felt a cool sensation on his neck before his HP dropped even further . It was also accompanied with a Bleed .
Dammit, his Skill Completion is way too high .
As he was still stunned, he couldn’t even give himself any shields . He could only hope that Wendelian was keeping him alive .
He kept reassuring himself that there was no way he would die in one rotation of skills, especially with a Priest that had such strong equipment . But now, his confidence was shaken .
He had just 200-300 HP and had been stunned for another 2 seconds . Was this really the Thief’s useless Shadowstrike?
Many Thieves looked down on Shadowstrike because they felt like it did too little damage .
However, Lu Li really liked this skill and it dealt significantly more damage in his hands . Just then, it had done three times the normal damage and had even produced a special effect .
It wasn’t that much worse than an Ultimate Skill .
Wendelian quickly used her Magic Staff and started casting a skill . With a white flash, Cloudy Leaf’s 30% HP jumped by 20% .
Bang!
The Mage had woken up and was trying to cast Ice Shield on himself before he was stunned once again .
Moonlight had charged at him!
He had finally recovered from being frozen and was furious .
He cast his skills often and accurately, not losing focus for a single moment .
There was still a chance; Cloudy Leaf forced himself to calm down . He still had quite a bit of HP and Charge’s stun only lasted for two seconds . Only two seconds…
Cha! Lu Li seemed to have made a misstep, as he stabbed his dagger into Cloudy Leaf’s forehead .
Gouge!
Lu Li alone might not have been able to continuously stun a Mage with a healing Priest, but the two of them together could do it .
Although Lu Li had taken the initiative on this side, the pressure on March Rain hadn’t been alleviated . She was in imminent danger, as she was facing a ten-year gaming veteran who was also one of Dawn’s top PVP players .
She had already given herself shields, used her damage reduction skills and had healed herself where she could .
When Lu Li and Moonlight joined forces to finish off Cloudy Leaf, March Rain was down to her last sliver of HP .