The Great Thief - Chapter 483

Chapter 483: The First Victory
The Cherished Wish guild didn’t have any other options; they hadn’t managed to get a single kill on the monsters . So As such, they were emboldened to make a desperate play and mount a surprise attack on Ruling Sword .


Even with Lu Li’s vast experience, he still had to give them some credit .
They were weak, while Ruling Sword was a guild that had superb star players and had the experience of the Shadow Cup . Even though they added two new, strong players, they still couldn’t stand up to them .
Hence, they gave up on fighting the monsters and followed through on their only hope which was a surprise attack .
They just needed to kill March Rain and Lu Li, in that order .
As Lu Li attacked the Paladin and managed to crowd-control him, the Warlock that Moonlight and Fat Monkey had stunned casted Corruption and Curse of Agony .
In addition to a Warlock’s strong crowd-control, they also had very potent DOT (damage over time) skills . These were particularly effective against physical professions that had weak magic resistance .
Lu Li activated his cloak as soon as those skills were cast on him .
This weakened the damage he was taking and even prevented the curse entirely .
Lu Li continued to attack the Paladin, but everyone was wondering why a Thief was attacking a Plated Armor target . Didn’t he want to protect his healer?
With two players attacking the healer, even the strongest player would eventually fall .


If his healer fell, he wasn’t going to a stand a chance for much longer .
Everyone felt like the damage output of the two warriors had to be higher than that of one thief . Moreover, the former were attacking a cloth-armored Priest while the latter was attacking a plate armored Paladin .
In that moment, something happened that subverted everyone’s expectations .
Suddenly, Fat Monkey and Moonlight’s Fear was lifted . Moonlight casted Intervene on March Rain, helping her tank some damage while Fat Monkey started casting skills at the Paladin Lu Li was attacking .
No one knew when it started, but Lu Li and the others also now had the Bloodlust status .
Their Shaman, Sakura Memories, had not just been idly waiting .
The Paladin was the first to fall . He was facing Lu Li, Fat Monkey and Sakura Memories’ burst damage and their healer was too late to respond .
Moonlight was standing in front of March Rain, tanking the damage, but he was beginning to fight back .
In this one-on-two situation, they continued methodically attacking just like they had before .
There were fearsome attacks, followed by equally fearsome counter attacks . The spectators in the crowd had begun to stand up, their breathing heavy as they watched the battle unfold .
Those who supported the Cherished Wish Guild didn’t want them to do what they were doing, but they had no other choice . The guild they were facing was just too strong and no amount of scolding could help them .


The focus of attention was now on Moonlight and Fat Monkey .

How were they able to instantly remove the crowd-control? This was the key to their reversal – otherwise, Cherished Wish wouldn’t have fallen into this situation .
At this point, Cherished Wish had lost a Paladin, but they hadn’t given up . The target of their attack was still March Rain .
This was their last hope – other than March Rain, there was no one else they could kill to come back . They were in a weak position already, even before the Paladin died .
After Lu Li killed the Paladin, he targeted the Warlock .
Warlocks were way too overpowered . The Warlock was relentlessly throwing DOT skills at him which dealt insane damage . After his Shadow Cloak effect wore off, Lu Li’s health bar immediately began to plummet . If it weren’t for March Rain’s healing, Lu Li could have been killed by him .
Even the experts weren’t invincible . If a Thief and a Warlock were standing face to face, it was actually quite disadvantageous for the Thief .
The Warlock saw Lu Li rushing at him, but he didn’t panic . It appeared that he had expected this – he just waved his hand and threw a Fear right at him .
Lu Li was hit by the Fear and started to unconsciously run around . After March Rain used her skills to lift it, Lu Li immediately turned around and ran straight into the Warlock .
Gouge!
It was only after the Warlock was stunned that he commanded his demon to come save him .
Unfortunately, the moment he was stunned by Lu Li, he was assaulted by a storm of skills . It was like Lu Li’s stun was a signal for the other players to start attacking .
To put it in an extreme way, Ruling Sword was playing like a pack of wolves .
The moment the leader of the pack pounced, the others would quickly switch over and attack the target .
The method wasn’t particularly technical; it was rather simple and crude, but it was effective for dealing with those who just weren’t as strong as they were . March Rain’s damage reduction skills had until now only been used for her own protection .
The Warlock had now fallen .
The Magic Cup was a 5 + 1 event, which meant there were 5 players and one bench player . The players could substitute someone in if a teammate died or if a teammate voluntarily allowed for it .
The place where the substitute player entered the map was the starting location .
Cherished Wish’s substitute had entered the moment the Paladin died, but it was impossible for him to run all the way to the battle in time .
Ruling Sword had a triumphant first battle and gained a point . Their next match wouldn’t start until tomorrow .
Although they had defeated a guild that was a lower rank, Ruling Sword’s performance was still impressive and clean . They weren’t going to be a championship team that was short lived .
After the game, Lu Li discussed the successes and failures of the match with his team .
This was the first match for quite a few players, so Fat Monkey and Sakura Memories received some criticism .
Fat Monkey was too aggressive and was out of line with the team . When the Warlock Cheap Shot came, he was standing too close to the Warrior and caused both of them to be crowd-controlled . This was an elementary mistake .
"Reflect on that well . If we had faced someone like Peerless City, we might have lost . "
Lu Li didn’t say much after that – they were all adults, and they all understood his points . He didn’t need to keep repeating himself .
There was still something else for Lu Li to do . He now needed to help Hachi Chan on her quest to get a baby dragon .
This girl had been running around all over the Azeroth and had almost been killed by an ogre . She had finally received some clues for her quest, but she needed someone to protect her .
After the match, Lu Li was free for the rest of the day and went to the agreed location .
"Why did you take so long? I’ve been waiting," Hachi Chan was in her recently acquired Quail Form . She ran a few circles around Lu Li which turned some heads .
"For the sake of an elven dragon, you didn’t even attend your own guild’s match," Lu Li scolded as he knocked her forehead .
"You guys will win anyway; it doesn’t matter if I watch . " She wasn’t really interested in PVP; both her and Remnant Dream were both masters of falling asleep . They preferred to go shopping rather than staying in the audience .