The Great Thief - Chapter 506

Chapter 506

Hunters dealt very high DPS and their skills were very loud . Additionally, they were many players that were clearing mobs along the way . This attracted the Sandworms to swarm in and ambush them .

They happened to stumble across the spawn point for Sandworms that Lu Li had avoided at all costs .

"What are their losses?" Lu Li asked while giving orders and explaining the strategy to the 2nd Elite team .

The Sandworms were their biggest ally right now .

Sandworms: "You want to mess with Ruling Sword? Over our dead bodies . "

"They haven’t lost too many, but it’s very disgusting . " Scarlet New Moon’s face was full of disgust . He had a very strong mental fortitude and wasn’t feeling nauseous at all .

"That’s alright; it’s just the beginning . "

Lu Li turned off his chat and concentrated on leading the team .

The most annoying part about the Sandworms was their high defence and HP . They had a thick layer of keratin on their skin which heavily reduced any incoming damage .

Although their attack wasn’t considered very high, they were able to swallow players whole and regurgitate them repeatedly .

Since there were a large number of Sandworms in the area, after being regurgitated by one, players would be immediately swallowed by another .

The players would much rather have been bitten in half for a quick and easy death rather than being played around like a child’s food .

This was enough to cause certain players to go insane . In order to protect the players, the system would automatically log-off those who had an abnormal heart rates or brain waves . When the players logged on again, they would automatically spawn in the graveyard . EXP and equipment were still deducted and lost .

While they didn’t take much damage, they were probably traumatized from the never-ending horror of being swallowed and spit out repeatedly .

Many of them tried escaping by running away, but ended up falling victim to the claws of Wolves or the poison of Lizards .

The desert was an extremely dangerous place because of the huge level gap, especially if you strayed off alone .

When they managed to regroup again, they found out that more than 100 people were missing .

Some had logged off and others respawned in the graveyard, unwilling to respond and participate in the mission anymore . They decided that the reward wasn’t worth being regurgitated multiple times .

The players that ventured into the Fire Rocs’ territory suffered heavy casualties and deaths .

Fire Rocs breathed fire when attacking, setting the yellow sand in the desert ablaze . The Major Guild Alliance had finally figured out why the land here was burnt and black compared to other parts of the desert .

After they narrowly escaped the Fire Rocs’ territory, they had lost more than a thousand players .

They were still quite far away from Lu Li’s location and had already suffered such devastating losses . The commanders were afraid of reporting back to the major guilds .

Commanders were rewarded based on their performance . The more your team achieved, the better the reward .

The best possible outcome was to defeat Ruling Sword without suffering a single casualty . However, the situation could not get any worse for them at this point .

It was tough being in the commanding position, especially because there were even stronger monsters waiting for them .

In maps like Grey Valley and the Barren Lands, the monsters were weaker and less intelligent . s

However, Tanaris was completely different because it was home to powerful monsters such as Sandworms, Fire Rocs and Desert Rattlesnakes .

These monsters caused massive amounts of casualties and dramatically slowed down their speed . The commander had no other choice and was forced to sent scouts to inspect the journey ahead .

They decided to avoid these monsters by continuously altering their routes .

Besides the players from the major guilds, there were a few solo players that were following them and scavenging any dropped equipment to sell for gold .

They thought that they would be safe if they followed them closely . However, many of them also suffered the same fate .

Since these solo players were weaker, they stood no chance against the Sandworms . Many people on the gaming forums were discussing how Ruling Sword had baited the major guilds and caused a bloodbath in the Tanaris deserts .

Ruling Sword needed to take responsibility for this!

Instead of apologising to the public, Lu Li decided to lure out the King Rattlesnake to mess with the Major Guild Alliance .

The King Rattlesnake was difficult to defeat . It resided near a purple Poisonous Snake Flower on a small mountain top .

Scarlet New Moon waited until King Rattlesnake fell asleep and snapped the Poisonous Snake Flower in half . When the Snake King saw the flower, it almost burst into tears .

However, instead of tears, hatred filled its eyes and it appeared in front of the Major Guild Alliance .

They were excited because the King Rattlesnake was by itself and they looked forward to the loot that it would drop when defeated . It was not until they engaged in the fight that they saw its level next to its HP bar – level 50…

As they casted spells, single-digit damage values began floating above the Snake King .

Who knew that a snake so small could be level 50?

This was at an even higher level than the Pirate Captain .

The Snake King puffed up and spit out poisonous gas, infecting everyone in a large radius .

There were 17 or 18 players that died in the poisonous gas, including a Healing Paladin who lasted for less than four seconds . Others died in less than three ticks, taking more than 2500 points of damage .

As the poisonous gas spread, the damage decreased, but it was still very lethal .

"Team three, stay behind . Everyone else run . The ones that die will receive compensation . If you guys don’t want us to be wiped out completely, do as I say," the commander instructed . He had immediately given up on any hope of fighting back .

If Lu Li was here to witness this, he would laugh in response .

"Do you really think a mere team of a hundred players could stop the King Rattlesnake? Don’t be naïve . "

The Desert King Rattlesnake was said to be as powerful as the Bronze Dragon . It was very intelligent and could tell which team had the most players .

The King Snake ignored team three and began chasing the large teams of the Major Guild Alliance, spitting out poisonous gas and infecting many players .