The Great Thief - Chapter 314

Chapter 314

Chapter 314: The Skill of Sorrowless

Translator: Halcyon Translations  Editor: Halcyon Translations

In Lu Li’s past life, during his first month of playing Dawn, he had struggled to find people to clear the Howling Caves with him .

He was much worse than the average player .

Being able to take first clears and entering the semi-finals was all because of the experience from his past life . He also greatly appreciated the help from his teammates in the Xin Xin Mercenary Group – without them he would never have made it this far .

The knowledge and experience from his past life allowed him to easily surpass casual players . However, when facing expert players, he often reminded himself to be humble and not get cocky because the advantage he had didn’t determine everything .

Lu Li casually answered all of the questions that the reporter from Home of Esports asked, then left to spectate the last match of the day .

Glory Capital vs . Seventh Heaven .

Lu Li was very curious about Sorrowless’s current state .

Sorrowless was very famous in his past life . In fact, he was so famous that he had almost become a legend, similar to Medivh .

He was so mysterious that the average player would have no idea how strong he actually was .

Lu Li had only crossed paths with him once in this life .

This was during the War of Warsong Valley when he had used the Orb of Deception to transform into a Horde player . He then went undercover and assassinated Sorrowless when he was completely unaware .

Lu Li was able to kill him before cycling through his complete combo .

He was aware that Sorrowless was only level 18 at the time and stood no chance against an ambush from a level 20 Thief .

However, Lu Li had honestly been a little disappointed back then .

He was disappointed because a legend of the gaming community had been killed so easily . Lu Li came to the realization that the player he had admired so much was also a normal human being .

Lu Li hadn’t come across Sorrowless after that particular event . He had only heard rumours about him leading a group of players who were levelling in the wild .

Then, Sorrowless and his team suddenly appeared in the Shadow Cup and convincingly swept all the opponents that they faced . They hadn’t dropped a single game since entering the top 16 and even appeared to be slightly stronger than Lu Li’s team .

Lu Li had been up against Water Fairy many more times and was quite confident in defeating Drizzle Court .

Peerless City had a team composition of a Warrior and two Healers . Thieves naturally countered squishy support classes and as such, they would easily be defeated as well .

The only team that he was unsure about was Glory Capital . Lu Li was hoping to spectate their game so that he could observe his opponent’s team composition and play-style before going up against them .

Lu Li was lucky enough to buy a ticket before they were all sold out .

Apart from Sorrowless and Blood Dagger, Glory Capital also had a priest called White Westhill .

Most people were quite unfamiliar with the ID "West Whitehill" . He was either a new player or an expert that was smurfing on a different account .

Lu Li had limited about White Westhill from his past life and only knew that he had very good game-mechanics . However, he was a very inconspicuous player and was almost like a shadow within the Glory Capital .

Lucky Southern Persian, Empty and Hornet’s Nest were all very famous players that most people had heard about .

Many people spectating were wondering if they could pull off an upset against the legendary Glory Capital .

Glory Capital’s reputation had been dropping recently because of a couple unlucky events . For example, Blood Dagger and Sorrowless had been killed by the same person on the same day . Perhaps this marked the downfall of Glory Capital after their 10 years of dominance and prosperity .

‘The 10-year curse . ’

This was a common phrase in the gaming community .

In every game, there was always a strongest and most-dominant guild . However, this period of dominance never lasted for more than 10 years and eventually, they would crumble into nothing .

Gangnam Royals and other older guilds had all experienced the same curse . Although they often rose and fell, eventually, they would be replaced by other guilds after 3 to 5 years . The fact that Glory Capital had been so dominant over the past 10 years was nothing short of a miracle .

Before the match, Seventh Heaven performed a war cry to raise their morale .

Many Elite Players from Seventh Heaven all cheered for their team that was about to enter battle . It was both a challenge and an opportunity for Seventh Heaven – if they were able to defeat Glory Capital in the quarter-finals, they would have a much higher chance at taking the title .

Even Lucky Southern Persian, who was normally a very easy-going guy that loved to laugh and joke around, was very serious and had a stern expression on his face . Each one of them was determined and their eyes were filled with the desire to win .

Hornet’s Nest roared and the crowd screamed and cheered for them .

Individual Match!

Sorrowless vs… .

Hornet’s Nest!

Hornet’s Nest had a Hellhound pet which was able to cast Mana Burn and Silence . This could prove to be extremely useful in a close match .

Sorrowless summoned his pet as well – a Water Elemental .

Water Elemental had two skills – Frost Bolt and Frost Nova .

In terms of the pets, Hornet’s Nest had the clear advantage because his one countered Mages . Sorrowless’s Frost Nova was quite useless against Hornet’s Nest because they were both ranged classes . Furthermore, Hornet’s Nest didn’t rely on mobility and positioning as much as other classes .

The match had begun!

Sorrowless was very fast and accurate with his skills .

Lu Li could immediately tell that he had equipped a lot of cooldown reduction gear . The intervals between his skills and the speed of his skill cycle was 20% faster than the average Mage . His armor mostly consisted of level 25 Silver Grade equips .

Glory Capital had endless funds and resources, so it wasn’t very surprising that Sorrowless was so well-equipped .

However, Hornet’s Nest was also performing very well . Compared to his last defeat against Lu Li, he had improved greatly in his mechanics, which Lu Li found quite impressive .

Lu Li had also improved greatly in every aspect of his game as well and was excited that everyone had gotten better along with him .

"There hasn’t been anything super exciting that has happened yet . Both parties are still trying to test the waters and size each other up . Hornet’s Nest and Sorrowless are both experts in Magic classes and will showcase some of their skills today…" the commentator explained .

Unfortunately, no one was interested in what he was saying because they were all too focused on the fight .

"Hornet’s Nest is looking to close the distance between Sorrowless and himself . Let’s see what he’s looking to do . "

"It might be scare tactics," the other commentator added .

"Will he succeed? Ah… too bad . The range on Frost Nova is 8 yards and Hornet’s Nest is frozen . Let’s see how Sorrowless will follow up on this opening . "

"He’s running away and creating distance? How far is he planning on going?"

"He’s out of his attack range; what is he planning to do?"

"I’m not sure what’s happening because Sorrowless can’t attack Hornet’s Nest from that distance . " The commentator was confused . 　　

"He’s at least 2 yards outside of his attack range!"

Two yards did not seem like much, but somehow, this became the key to his success .

Hornet’s Nest was slowed by the Water Elemental’s Frost Bolts and struggled to close the gap between him and Sorrowless .

He had no choice but to use his speed boost skill, which was similar to Teleport . He instantly closed the distance by 5 yards but was immediately hit by the Water Elemental’s Frost Nova .

Hornet’s Nest was frozen again and Sorrowless casted Teleport to increase the distance .

Lu Li was troubled because he realised how annoying Sorrowless’s kiting skills were .

Since the start of the match, Sorrowless hadn’t made any big plays . All he had done was cast Frost Nova and kited Hornet’s Nest from the very start .

He must have been wearing equips that increased his attack range .

Sorrowless was wearing level 25 gear with many unorthodox Special Effects . However, most of his gear was likely high-quality and therefore, he had created a very unique playstyle without sacrificing any damage .

Hornet’s Nest was about to lose .

Even if he had other tricks up his sleeve, things weren’t looking too good for him .