The Great Thief - Chapter 565

Chapter 565: Giant Gorilla
When they got closer, they realised the island was covered in thick woodlands, just as the Gnome Princess had described . The dense trees made it difficult to see the beauty of the island from afar .


The subtle calls of monkeys could be heard as the sound was carried over by the sea breeze .
There were probably a lot of monkeys and gorillas on the island . There was also a giant ape that had a hobby of keeping Gnomes as his pet .
This was the Elite Boss of the island . Lu Li didn’t understand why it liked to keep Gnomes as pets, but he knew that the Monkey King wasn’t a normal monster because it was intelligent enough to have a hobby like that .
When they got even closer, monkeys could be seen jumping around on the beach . They appeared to be smashing seashells and eating the flesh on the inside .
Lu Li docked his boat at a safe and secluded part of the island . He specifically chose this spot so that it wouldn’t be discovered easily, and it would also be easier for him to escape if necessary .
As Lu Li stepped onto the soft beach, the first thing he notice were the countless crabs and lobsters on shore . They were all passive monsters and wouldn’t attack players unless provoked .
However, something made Lu Li’s heart sink .
These harmless passive monsters were as high as Lv40, meaning that the level of aggressive monsters on this island would be even higher . He felt uneasy because he was still only Lv37 .
He had to be more careful and plan his escapes when the monsters were too strong .
The beach only occupied a small part of the island . The rest of the island was the perfect environment for large trees and plants due to the humidity . A distinct and thick, rotten smell wafted out from within the jungle .


The monsters that Lu Li had to watch out for the most were the Gorillas . These Silver Back Gorillas were mostly above Lv40 .
The scary part was that these Gorillas tended to hunt in groups . When faced with danger, they had the ability to call out other Gorillas for reinforcement . Lu Li watched from a distance as a group of Gorillas took down a two-headed Core Hound .
Working together, the group of Gorillas made the Core Hound look like a small puppy .
After exploring for more than 10 minutes, Lu Li found the location of the Boss by looking at the levels of the monsters nearby . From afar, he saw a giant Gorilla sitting on a flat piece of land .
It was more than 3 meters tall with a dense body of oversized muscles .
Lu Li did not find the boss intimidating because it was doing something interesting .
In his hand was a bamboo woven basket which contained the Gnome princess inside . The Boss was whistling at the princess, trying to entertain her .
He was like an old man playing with his dog in the morning . It looked like he was trying to teach his pet tricks .
Lu Li felt disgusted at whoever designed this Boss to have such a disturbing fetish . Even though he was judging the giant Gorilla, he knew not to let his guard down because the Boss was at a much higher level than he was .
What could he do to steal away his precious pet?

The most direct way was to face him head-on and kill him . However, anyone would know how difficult it would be to deal with him – even his underlings were higher than Lv40 . He had to be extremely powerful to be crowned as the king of the island .
Outsmarting him was unlikely as well . Lu Li couldn’t remember a short cut to rescuing the Gnome princess .
On this island, the Giant Gorilla had every advantage over Lu Li .
"Big boss, why are you so quiet? Did you get eaten by a monster?" Laugh Into the Heavens finally asked after holding in his question for so long .
"The Blue Haired Gorilla is an Elite Boss which is at least Lv45 . I have a feeling that if he roars, all the monkeys on the island will come and protect him . There’re at least a couple of thousand monkeys on the island, maybe even ten thousand," Lu Li sighed .
He thought that the quest would be easy .
"What are you going to do then?" A Lv45 Boss wasn’t impossible to defeat with a team, however, if the boss could summon underlings, it would make the fight much more difficult .
Send in the guild to clear the area?
That would take much too long . Besides, in Dawn, the monsters in the area near the boss had an increased spawn rate . This was to ensure that the difficulty of the boss wasn’t lowered .
Of course, this was all Lu Li’s speculation .
Lu Li observed the boss for a while longer and couldn’t find a way to complete this mission alone . As such, he decided to turn around for backup . On the way back, he found the a safer and faster route to the Boss and drew it on his map to show Laugh Into the Heavens .
"I’ll take you there . Wait for me to lure the Boss away, and you can go and save the princess . After that, follow this route back to the ship," Lu Li said .
"That won’t do . I’ll lure the boss and you can go save her . I’m a Druid, so I run faster…" Laugh into the Heavens stopped and realised that Lu Li could transform like a Druid as well . "If I die and lose some experience it’s fine . You’re number one on the rankings so it’s important that you don’t lose EXP .
Lu Li didn’t expect him to be this loyal . He thought about it but refused, "I’ll go lure the boss – you might not be able to lure it away . "
Laugh Into the Heavens began tearing up . Was Lu Li saying that he wasn’t good enough?
However, this was the hard truth . If the Boss was Lv50, then even Lu Li wasn’t confident that he would be able to lure him away . Laugh into the Heavens was only a Lv30 Druid, so it would be even more difficult for him .
They left Hachi Chan behind to look after the ship as Lu Li led Laugh Into the Heavens along the safe route to where the Boss resided .
Along the way, Laugh Into the Heavens’ expression changed .
He did not realise how many monkeys and gorillas were on the island . If they all aggroed onto them, the results would be catastrophic .
"I’ve marked all the coordinates of the monsters on the map . When you rescue the princess, follow this road and you should be fine . Transform into Cat Form and let the Gnome Princess ride on your back . If you encounter any monsters, just ignore them and continue on . "
NPCs were able to ride on the back of Cat Form Druids, but other players could not .
Many people liked to invite Druids for escort missions . Usually, the escorted NPCs were beautiful girls, so the Druids would happily accept .
After everything was set up, Lu Li approached the Boss in Stealth mode .
The Boss appeared to not have an aggro range . When Lu Li was next to him, he was still whistling casually . Lu Li looked at his dagger and thought about slitting his throat with it .
He came across a small bead on the ground and picked it up without hesitating .
Usually, the loot around the Boss could only be picked up when the Boss was killed . However, this wasn’t the case this time and Lu Li picked up the bead without any restrictions .
The whistling stopped, and without making eye contact with the Boss, Lu Li immediately activated his speed boost skills and ran as fast as he could .
The Boss roared loudly and saw the little Thief that had stolen his precious jewel . It got up from its spot and jumped up high into the air, landing right behind Lu Li .