The Great Thief - Chapter 349

Chapter 349

Chapter 349: Guild Quest

Translator: Halcyon Translations  Editor: Halcyon Translations

"Beard Stubble, Hunter, recently reached level 20 . Do not underestimate him; he solo-killed a Wild boss yesterday," Square Root Three said as he introduced another Dwarf .

His face was covered by his massive beard and he carried a double-barrelled hunter gun on his shoulders . A white bear laid beside him .

If Lu Li wasn’t mistaken, this pet was called Rare Mangeclaw .

Both Remnant Dream and Beard Stubble’s pets were high-tier, rare tameable monsters . It was no wonder that he had been able to solo-kill a wild boss .

"Big boss, when are we going to go and steal a Wild boss kill?" Although he physically looked like an old man, his voice was that of a boy’s . Lu Li was caught off guard, not expecting his voice to be so high-pitched when he spoke .

"If we get the chance – but we have to be stealthy," Lu Li said seriously .

Since the guild was now established, they have a higher chance at stealing Wild bosses . No matter how friendly and nice everyone seemed, when it came to taking a Wild boss kill, everyone would become bloodthirsty like a wolf in sheepskin .

Instance dungeons were accessible for everyone whereas Wild bosses were rarer and harder to secure, so the profit gained from killing a Wild boss was much more than clearing a dungeon .

Guild wars were often started for the control of the popular Wild boss spawn maps .

"Darkness, healing Paladin," Square Root Three said as he pointed towards a girl .

Her Human character had a very curvy body; she was taller than the Dwarfs and Gnomes, but not flat-chested like the Night Elves and Draenei . Her face was covered by a purple cloth so her face remained hidden .

Darkness? Lu Li maintained the same expression, but his heart was stirred up .

This was not because the girl was very skilled, but because her background story was quite complicated .

When Lu Li assassinated Sorrowless at Warsong Valley, he had pretended to be Nightedge’s cousin . In order to gain Sorrowless’ trust, he talked about Nightedge’s sister, Darkness, who had left her family .

Unlike her brothers, Darkness left her home and decided to create an Alliance character .

Lu Li never thought that he would meet Darkness one day, the mysterious person he had only heard of from stories . Now that she was here, Lu Li was afraid that Sorrowless and Nightedge would come knocking at his front door .

"Guild master, why are you staring at me? I’m scared", she said flirtatiously in a soft and tender voice . Everyone realised that Lu Li had been staring at the girl for an uncomfortable amount of time .

"Sorry, I zoned out for a bit," he explained calmly .

"Are you going to get me to take off the veil?" Her shy and high-pitched voice was mesmerizing . Her eyes sparkled under the lights and her face was pure, yet seductive at the same time . It was no wonder why Sorrowless was so obsessed with this girl .

"No, that’s fine . You can keep it on . " Lu Li wasn’t interested in her .

So what if she was ranked 6th on the all-time beauty rankings?! Lu Li had seen plenty of beautiful women in his time .

"You don’t have to introduce him; I know who this person is . "

Lu Li extended his arm to shake his hand and said, "It’s been a while Iron Sword; how have you been recently?"

"I’ve been ok . I’ve been meaning to return the money I borrowed, but I never had the chance . Here is the 2 gold . " Iron Sword handed 2 gold to Lu Li and he happily accepted it .

"Goddamn Lu Li . How cheap are you that you take money from one of our own guys?" Azure Sea Breeze mocked him .

"Two gold is still money! Iron Sword, welcome to Ruling Sword . " Only people like Lu Li, who had been living in the Scum District, knew how good it felt to be able to pay back the money that they owed .

Iron Sword seemed to be doing well . He was level 23 with a body full of decent gear, especially the Staff on his hands, which had black smoke surrounding the gem . Anyone with basic game knowledge could tell that the Staff was definitely overpowered .

"Xiao Xiang, a Marksman hunter . "

Marksman Hunters were a sub-class of Hunters that didn’t rely on their pet to do damage . They relied heavily on their marksmanship and shooting skills to attack, as well as out-positioning their enemies to deal massive burst damage . Xiao Xiang for example, held a massive longbow in his hand and had a Death Spirit Wolf as his pet . This pet has high critical chance and fast attack speed, however, it was extremely squishy and could be killed very easily . Its main goal was to deal as much damage in the shortest amount of time possible .

Xiao Xiang was a marksman hunter and treated his bow like his girlfriend .

When Lu Li met him, he barely replied and seemed to care more about his bow than introducing himself .

Including Square Root Three, this was the line-up for the battle . All of the newcomers were players that had been scouted by Square Root Three, so he had high hopes for all of them .

Assuming that nothing went wrong, this group of people would become their first team of Elites .

With everyone gathered together, they formed a team of 20 people .

This was the limit for a level 5 guild and Lu Li was very confident in this group of talented players .

After the team was formed, Lu Li did not bother giving a motivational speech . Since this was a virtual game, most players would do whatever benefited them the most . Therefore, a motivational speech wouldn’t increase their loyalty to Ruling Sword . Rather, Lu Li had to earn their trust through his leadership skills and his actions .

As everyone continued to work together and interact with each other, team chemistry would naturally build up .

Performance-wise, those who did well could stay, while those that performed unsatisfactorily would be forced to leave .

"Extreme Challenge part 1 . Kill all Kobold Warriors, 10 points . " When the announcer finished speaking, the dimmed-lights on the walls lit up and waves of Kobold Warriors appeared .

Lonesome Flower stepped forward and immediately casted Blizzard .

+10 points!

The Blizzard managed to kill of all Kobold Warriors .

These were level 5 monsters and obviously couldn’t withstand the destructive damage of a level 27 Mage .

The nine newcomers were surprised by the decisiveness of Lonesome Flower . The commander had yet to give orders but he had acted on his own . They all thought that they had to wait for Lu Li to give the orders to attack .

On the other hand, if Lonesome Flower saw an opportunity that would benefit the team, he would take it, regardless of Lu Li’s commands . Why would they need an order to clear out a group of level 5 mobs?

"You’re all free to attack whenever, especially those with area of effect skills . These level 5 mobs shouldn’t give us much trouble . " Even Square Root Three was uncomfortable with Lu Li’s style of leadership . However, he knew what to say to keep everyone on track .

The second wave consisted of level 10 monsters which were taken care of almost instantly .

The third wave spawned 7 level 15 monsters which were also killed quickly .

After the third wave, they had totalled up 30 points .

Since they had received a total of 30 points from the small mobs, the next time they attempted the challenge, they would only need to chip off a portion of the monsters’ HP to pass the stage .

As long as they passed the stage, then Lu Li would be content . However, these new players, who wanted to earn the old members’ respect, were trying very hard to defeat the monsters .

The final stage spawned a Kobold Chief .

The level 15, 35,000-HP Kobold, who was considered to be a difficult Boss at the beginning of the game, had become a piece of cake for the Xin Xin Mercenary group .

"Power of Friendship, main tank . Darkness, heal the tank . Everyone else can be DPS . "

Lu Li commanded them casually then pounced onto the boss with his daggers .

When the top player in the game showed off his damage output, no one could compare to him . Even Lonesome Flower struggled to keep up with his damage; the others had no chance .

Overall, the new members fell behind in damage because their level and gear was far inferior to Lu Li’s .

After a minute and 25 seconds, the Kobold Chief was defeated and the system announced that Ruling Sword had levelled up to level 6 guild .

They had finished all the preparations beforehand and were just waiting to complete the guild advancement quest .

After reaching level 6, all guild members received a bonus 5% EXP .

Although 5% did not seem like much, it was still a beneficial buff, especially over a longer period of time . It was for these buffs that many players preferred belonging to a guild rather than playing alone .

Of course, not everyone required the bonus 5% EXP to be a top player .

People like Lu Li and the others had never joined a guild and yet, they were still dominating the level rankings .