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The Great Thief - Chapter 871




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Chapter 871: 871
Baroness Anastari might have seemed easy as there were not any casualties during the fight . However, it was only after experiencing it that they were able to understand just how difficult it actually was, as the whole fight had been riddled with traps .


From the terrain, to the minions, to the Boss herself, Stratholme embodied the game designers' mission of making things difficult for the players .
If they had not cleared out their surroundings before engaging the Boss, it was absolutely certain that they would have been completely been annihilated from attracting all the other minions . If the Main Tank could not withstand 10 seconds of Silence, they would also have lost the fight . If the Banshee had possessed the players and caused a disruption, that would have also led to a complete loss . Furthermore, if they had been silenced when they were initiating their squad burst DPS, they would have certainly lost .
In the end, these possibilities did not matter . They were extremely lucky and had gotten the First Clear of Baroness Anastari .
As such, the potential equipment that could be dropped was extremely exciting .
Unfortunately, no one was rewarded with a skill point, which were becoming increasingly more difficult to come by . Because of their scarcity, Lu Li had wanted to complete more missions that would have a chance at granting them after completing this Instance Dungeon .
Screeching Bow – this Dark Gold weapon possessed quite an impressive unique effect, so this was a welcome drop from the Boss .
Remnant Dream had an extremely lucky hand . After all, the first equipment that had dropped was for Hunters .
It was unfortunate that Remnant Dream had taken a liking to crossbows, and both Azure Sea Breeze and Lu Li had no use for it . Lu Li decided to place it up in the guild storage for the Hunters to auction using their points .
Anastari Heirloom – this was no ordinary Gold grade equip, because this was a necklace .
Accessories like Rings and Necklaces were rare drops, so they were often worth more than other regular equipment .


This necklace increased the damage of Shadow-type attacks and also possessed a special effect that allowed massive burst damage at the cost of the user's HP . This was given to Sesame Rice Ball, since March Rain did not need anything else besides Healing equipment .
Lu Li was sure that the previous teams that had attempted Baroness Anastari had failed, since equipment of this calibre would not have dropped from the Boss otherwise . If they had been fighting a Wild Boss out in the fields, then these equips would not be surprising .
The two types of Bosses were on completely different levels in terms of difficulty .
"These people are too incompetent . They couldn't even finish off an Elite Level Boss," Wandering suddenly said in an arrogant voice . He had also just realised that they had taken the First Clear in Stratholme .
"Can't blame them . After all, just look at our own equipment," Lu Li responded as he signalled for Remnant Dream to continue .
Their party, despite being small, was among the best of the best . Their equipment had been gained from the First Clears of Nightmare difficulty dungeons, and they had many rare and powerful skills that were not easily acquired .
These included Azure Sea Breeze's damage reduction, Sakura Memories' Bloodlust, Remnant Dream's Trueshot Aura, March Rain's various healing abilities and Hachi Chan's enhanced Tranquillity, among many others .
Banshee's Curse (Consume): Upon using, chance of decreasing target's HP by 30% . Lasts 12 seconds, no effect against enemies past 10 levels of user's level . Uses left 5/5 .
Why did this have to drop from Baroness Anastari?
Truthfully, Lu Li wanted to curse out loud .

Why was it not Banshee's Wail or Banshee's Silence? Why did it have to be the useless Banshee's Curse?
Banshee's Wail was a crowd-control ability, and the other was a mass-silence ability . Why did it have to be the one that merely decreased the target's HP by 30%? It wasn't that this item was completely worthless, but that the other two had far exceeded it .
No one wanted it, so Lu Li decided to put it in his own storage .
He had brought a 4x18 bag, and adding onto the innate 10-space storage, he had a total of 82 spaces . Even so, he was beginning to run out of space .
After defeating the Baroness, they immediately set out to conquer another Boss .
During this time, Hachi Chan would be able to complete a quest called 'The Restless Souls' .
It was said that during the fall of Stratholme, many people had died tragically . Many had committed suicide just to avoid becoming one of the Scourge .
While they achieved their goal, they did not end up in a good place either .
Now, they lived on as restless souls, wandering the shores and streets of Stratholme .
This was not even the worst thing that had happened to them . They were constantly being tortured and harassed by the crooked Scarlet Crusaders .
The Scarlet Crusaders drew their powers from their hatred of spirits . After all, their goal was to eradicate all the spirits in the world . Naturally, they would not have a sliver of compassion towards these restless souls either .
Hachi Chan had met a man called Egan through her own mysterious ways . Other players would not be able to develop a friendship with NPCs even after days of sticking around, but Hachi Chan had managed to receive a quest from Egan with a few words .
Egan had conducted extensive research in the world of spirits and souls, and through this, had invented a type of machinery that could put spirits to rest .
It was Hachi Chan's mission to put these spirits to rest .
While this quest was not difficult, the catch was that they were not to attack these spirits . As a precaution, Lu Li prevented the party from using Area of Effect skills that attacked multiple targets . In doing so, they would avoid harming the spirits .
Of course, they could not belittle the strength of these spirits .
If the spirits were enraged, they would unleash a terrifying curse on the players . Those who had been inflicted by this curse would be marked and constantly attacked .
"What a peaceful feeling . "
The first spirit that had been struck by the weapon had a dazed expression on its face .
As Lu Li watched on, the shroud of darkness that had previously enveloped the spirit's body began to lighten and gradually became transparent . After this, it had transformed into a white light, like the Holy Light, and dissipated into Stratholme's thick air .
Slowly but surely, they had come to the next Boss to slay .
Nerub'enkan was a terrifyingly strong soldier in the War of the Spiders . However, she had suffered such a grave injury that she had to retire, and became a pawn of the Scourge .
This spider was now guarding a Ziggurat in Stratholme, willing to sacrifice her own life to protect it .
Nerub'enkan was easier to kill than Baroness Anastari, if the players that were fighting it had good enough equipment .
Otherwise, Nerub'enkan would entrap them in its webs, then summon many spiderlings which would slowly devour the players .
As of this moment, Lu Li was not sure if his party was able to fight Nerub'enkan face to face .
"According to my sources, this Boss will drop an exquisite Shield," Lu Li said, trying to encourage Azure Sea Breeze . Apparently, Main Tanks were growing reluctant to fight this Boss due to its sheer size .
"Ah, screw it . This Boss drops a shield, damn it! Brothers! Let's go!"





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