The Great Thief - Chapter 433

Chapter 433
A team composed of both long-ranged and melee classes allowed more flexibility, as well as spacing to prevent being wiped out by crowd control skills . If a single teammate was crowd-controlled, it wouldn’t make that much of a difference to the overall fight . Cunning players like Fat Monkey tended to take advantage of his teammates and use them as bait .


Lu Li decided to depart after joining them for a little bit .
Moonlight could lead the remaining four players to continue on in their dungeon . Since everyone was busy trying to clear dungeons, Warsong Valley was unusually quiet and peaceful . Therefore, it was highly unlikely that they would bump into an expert who would give them trouble .
Lu Li decided to travel to Ravenholdt Manor to complete some quests .
Someone in the guild needed a bottle of Plagued Bat Blood Serum which could only be obtained from the NPC shop near the dungeon in Western Plaguelands .
There was no teleporter and the area was swarmed with powerful level 40 monsters along the way . For an average player, it was basically mission impossible, which was why Square Root Three had requested help from Lu Li .
Apparently, the player who needed the Serum was a hot girl, but that wasn’t the only reason why Square Root Three asked Lu Li for help .
Her ID was White Bread and she was a female Paladin who was ranked as the number one quest player in Ruling Sword . Her levels and equips were mediocre, and her mechanics weren’t good enough to enter the elite team . As such, she spent her time doing guild quests or leading small groups for training .
What was hard to believe was that out of the thousands of players in Ruling Sword, a majority of them had talked to or interacted with her .
She was the hardest working player in the guild, but also the poorest . She would spend her hard-earned money to buy equips for her helpers and teammates .


Her reputation in Ruling Sword was almost equal to Lu Li and Square Root Three’s . Everyone referred to her as Bread because it was a cute nickname for a cute girl .
Even if he had to go out of his way, Lu Li would still help her out to thank her for her hard work .
Stratholme was the next dungeon on the list to clear, however, no one was powerful enough to attempt it yet . Any monster in the dungeon could destroy Lu Li with a single hit .
Lu Li decided to go around Scarlet Monastery and fly along the coastlines . This way, he could avoid the monsters in the first part of Western Plaguelands which were at least 5 levels above him . Not only would these monsters be difficult to kill, but it would also be extremely risky for Lu Li to face them head on .
Lu Li needed to be more aware as his level increased because losing EXP now would be extremely discouraging .
The only monsters he had to worry about when flying along the coastline were the Sea Birds, which looked more like fierce eagles . They were around level 40 and were very large in size . If Lu Li encountered them, he might as well give up on the mission and suicide .
Luckily, the giant birds were very slow and as long as Lu Li kept his distance, he would be safe .
When he arrived at Western Plaguelands, he had to descend and travel foot because the Plagued Bats were very fierce . They could detect Stealthed targets both on the ground and in the air .
Square Root Three had attempted to send other Thieves in the past, but they all died to the Plagued Bats .
Lu Li came across a bat and managed to kill it, but it left him at half HP . He had no other choice but to find a quiet place to replenish his HP .


After wandering around for a bit more, he was getting closer to Stratholme .

There was a small campsite near the Dungeon entrance . Knight Guard Wade was startled by Lu Li, who quickly explained, "Don’t worry, I am a healthy Elf . "
He had to prove that he was healthy and hadn’t contracted the plague .
The knights here were more afraid of the plague than the Undead monsters around the area .
"Greetings, honourable knight . Sir, I am an adventurer from Astrana," Lu Li greeted politely . He had to make sure that he didn’t offend him in any way because Wade cared a lot about manners .
"This is the first time an adventurer has come around these areas . "
Wade inspected Lu Li and could tell that he wasn’t strong enough to train around this area .
"I want to purchase some Plagued Bat Blood Serum . " Lu Li asked, not bothering to go to the merchants first .
"Plagued Bat Blood Serum?" Wade had a reluctant expression .
Plagued Bat Blood Serum was extracted from a Plagued Bat . It could be used as a medicine to increase resistance to the plague and treat infected wounds .
For players, it was a very useful material in Alchemy .
The most important thing that could be crafted from them was the Superior Antidote . These could only be crafted by Advanced Alchemists and were useful when Advanced Antidotes didn’t work .
There were also some other uses which were less popular, but could be useful in certain situations .
"I have four dead Plagued Bats here, freshly killed . Will they be of use to you?" Lu Li asked as he handed over the Plagued Bats he had killed along the way .
"Fine . " Wade looked into Lu Li’s eyes and knew that he had gotten to the campsite by more than luck alone .
Lu Li bought 200 Bat Blood Serums, which was the most that Sergeant Wade would sell to him . He paid 400 gold and promised Sergeant Wade to bring him some bread and clean water .
Apparently, he hadn’t received any supplies for months .
This was a piece of cake for Lu Li because he could fly along the coastlines and avoid the monsters .
He departed from the campsite and returned on the same path .
To get to Darrowshire, you could go around Hillsbrad Hill .
Darrowshire was a small village in the Southern mountains of Lordaeron . Its name originated from a lake called Darrowshire lake which was located to the east of the village . The villagers gere lived a hard-working yet simple life . Darrowshire wasn’t mentioned in the history of Lordaeron, until the start of the Second Great War .
During the war, countless hero rose to protect their land, and countless heroes fell here in Darrowshire .
Lu Li walked through the burnt and barren land, under the eerie, blood-red sky . The area was infested with Plagued Bats, which produced a repugnant, rotten stench .
The houses here had been destroyed, leaving husks and ruins of what they used to be .
The Scourge Army consisted of Skeletons, Spirits, Plagued Hounds, Rotten Insects, Undead Spiders, Evil Monk and Flesh-Eaters .
Lu Li found the quest description to be extremely ridiculous .
Find a little girl in this area?
She would have either escaped the area with her family, or remained as nothing more than a grave .