The Great Thief - Chapter 329

Chapter 329

Chapter 329: Damning Halo

Translator: Halcyon Translations  Editor: Halcyon Translations

"There are many Naga on the coast; I’m a little scared . Please uncle, let me take my partners on the quest too?" Under Wandering’s private guidance, Hachi Chan went on the offensive .

Talren felt like it was a little dangerous to send a little girl alone to the coastline and began to recognized the value of Lu Li and the others . He readily gave the quest to them .

Afterwards, everyone received a few more quests from Brass and Shindrell that related to the Instance Dungeon and the surrounding area . However, the most important quest they finally received was the main quest – Demon in Blackfathom .

‘Demon in Blackfathom’ was a special package in the Blackfathom Instance Dungeon . It didn’t reward any equipment, only EXP .

The package gave a particularly large amount of EXP . It would make Lu Li’s EXP jump by about 30%, which was roughly equivalent to a full day’s worth of farming .

This was the reason why Lu Li had brought everyone to the small camp .

In reality, this EXP package only had a 30% chance of being found – many players had attempted and returned empty handed . However, with Hachi Chan’s luck, it was almost certain that they would get it .

"This is the situation – there have been many rumors that the Twillight Hammer has formed an alliance with the Naga in the North of the Black Sea Coast . The scout Thaelrid that I sent to scout out Blackfathom has been gone for weeks, but he hasn’t sent back any reports," Shindrell said .

He had disappeared, so something must have happened .

Lu Li and the others listened carefully, trying to memorize Shindrell’s words and derive some useful information from them .

"The problem is that the camp is currently short of manpower, so we can’t afford to look for him . Help me find Thaelrid and help him finish his quest, young elf . " Shindrell Swiftfire sent Hachi Chan a map and continued, "This map shows Blackfathom’s topography and where Thaelrid was exploring . Although it is not very accurate, it’ll point you in the right direction . "

"I… can’t read this map . "

"We will help her . Please relax," Lu Li said quickly . He quickly took the map from Hachi Chan and stored it . Although he already knew the landscape of Blackfathom, this would arouse less suspicion .

"I hope you will return safely," Shindrell said as he nodded contently .

"Is there anything else we need to pay attention to, sister?" Hachi Chan tilted her head and gave an enthusiastic smile .

"Little sister, there’s nothing else for today, but come again next time . " Shindrell was very satisfied with Hachi Chan and pinched the little girl’s face .

In this one meeting, they had become like siblings .

The others looked away so they wouldn’t become teary . Now that they were doing quests with Hachi Chan, they clearly knew what the difference was .

If God could open a door for you, he could open a window for you too

What were they nervous for? What were they afraid for? Dealing with these eccentric NPC was now worth it .

After receiving the quests, their first course of action was to the collect the Ancient Statues quest .

This seemed like a very ordinary quest, but it wasn’t . Given the standard of quests at the Blackfathom Instance Dungeon, there was a big difference between ignoring and completing this one .

There was a creek at the front of the Spider Lair and the pool outside the Howling Caves . They didn’t know what the Death Mines had – perhaps, it had not yet been discovered . However, this quest had the same effect for Blackfathom .

The task of collecting the Ancient Statues wasn’t difficult; it could even be done alone .

The quest was completed when each person had collected 10 statues .

After they collected the statues, they returned to Talren .

"This is fantastic! These are all the items I’ve lost! I must reward you; please wait…" Talren then rummaged in a pile of statues while absentmindedly saying, "Have you guys seen a stone box? I got it from the sacrificial altar in the city; it contains secrets about the city . "

"Uncle, don’t worry . I’ll look for it for you," Hachi Chan hurriedly said .

Lu Li watched how Hachi Chan did quests . Unsurprisingly, she easily recevied another quest . Because her charisma value was relatively high, she presumably received a lot of quests and a lot of goodwill .

Additionally, most players completed quests with the reward in mind .

However, Hachi Chan was more involved than that . She didn’t consider the quest’s difficulty nor the reward she was receiving . Perhaps her legendary luck was a blessing for her silliness .

Talren nodded and said, "After I fled, I recalled a red Naga taking my stone box . "

"A red Naga? Was it Luzel?" the blacksmith who was standing nearby interrupted . "That damned degenerate . He hides on an isolated island . If you go north of the coast, you’ll soon find an island with red hills . "

And so, the next part of the quest was given .

These quests didn’t necessarily result in more rewards, but it did save them a lot of effort . Otherwise, without a strategy guide or the reminder, they wouldn’t have found the island, even after 3 to 5 hours of searching .

Luzel was standing at the top of one of the hills on the island, and was much bigger than an ordinary Naga . His skin was dark red, which was exactly the same color as the mountain . If you weren’t paying attention, you wouldn’t be able to see him .

"This is it?" Azure Sea Breeze tightened his grip and took a few steps forward .

No on responded because it was obvious . A monster that was targeted in a quest probably wasn’t much stronger than they were, right?

"Hypocritical elf . You should die . " Without saying anything else, Luzel rushed down from the hills .

Azure Sea Breeze raised his shield and ran forwards . The strength disparity between them was obvious . Luzel had gained momentum from running down the hill and was pushing him backwards . He almost backed him into the ocean .

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Azure Sea Breeze’s axe was digging into Luzel’s chest . A weak damage value floated up .

However, Luzel didn’t have much HP – he only had about 30,000 . Being a level 25 monster, this made sense – he only had a little more than an Elite .

Luzel exclusively used physical, single-target attacks . He kept fighting Azure Sea Breeze while the others dealt damage to him .

The Xin Xin Mercenary Group currently had two healers, so healing was a very easy task . There was never a critical situation throughout the whole fight and Luzel was defeated in minutes .

He dropped an ancient stone box and an ancient elf seal .

Seal of the Ancient Elves (Special): They have abandoned the Glory of Elune, their souls have been condemned and they have received the damning halo . All Naga within 30 yards receive a 20% weak effect and a certain chance of losing their armor . Lasts for three days .