The Great Thief

Innocent Child was a little discouraged, but he still argued back.

”Don’t think you’re the only with one a trick up your sleeve.”

He had seen Lu Li in competitions before and knew the horror of the Book of Ur. Against a profession with low Defense like a Thief, it was a nightmare to deal with.

Lu Li smiled and didn’t continue the argument. Instead, he lifted his chin and asked, ”I trust you’ve been well, Mage God. Aren’t going to try and fight Sorrowless?”

Unforgettable Maple had been nervous because he was afraid that Lu Li would call him Maple Girl in front of all those people, but hearing his polite tone provided a sense of relief. After Sorrowless had been assassinated, the title of Mage God was back on the table. He had fought Sorrowless a few times for it, but had lost more than he won.

He wasn’t looking for trouble with Sorrowless today. It wasn’t that he was scared, but that things were just chaotic at the moment. The timing wasn’t great.

”I saw that you wanted to go in, but why are you here now?” Unforgettable Maple asked, trying to evade Lu Li’s question.

”The situation isn’t for me. I prefer one-on-one fights,” Lu Li said then continued, unashamed to make fun of himself, ”I almost didn’t make it back. I wouldn’t have even known who killed me.”

An expert who was able to admit that he was afraid of dying was quite relatable and likeable.

”I’ve died three times today,” Hornet’s Nest sighed dejectedly. ”I lost a piece of Gold equipment.”

With that remark, the meeting turned into a circle of confession. Most of the players here had died before, and some were even killed by noobs that were barely level 10.

Many guild managers were not professional players.

If they weren’t careful, they could be isolated and killed by a player that had been hiding on the side lines. They now understood why Sorrowless had transitioned from a manager into a fighter who was now level 38.

Many players learned a similar lesson today and intended to place more focus on levelling.

Even if they couldn’t become an expert, they could at least be wearing stronger equipment and wouldn’t be slaughtered so casually.

”Lu Li, how did you pull so many monsters?” someone asked.

Lu Li turned his head and recognized this person as Soul Eater, Peerless City’s Ice mage. He was here as a professional player, but also as the current president of Peerless City.

Peerless City was a major guild, so his place here was well-deserved.

Peerless City, just like Ruling Sword, was an emerging force pushing aside the older guilds. Given where Soul Eater was standing, he was clearly closer to Square Root 3.

Peerless City, Drizzle Court and Ruling Sword had formed an informal alliance.

However, there was still a bit of gap between Ruling Sword and Peerless City. They had clashed in both the Shadow Cup and the Magic Cup, so Peerless City still felt a little bitter towards Lu Li.

Although everyone seemed to be surrounding Drizzle Court, their relationships weren’t very intimate.

Soul Eater took the initiative to talk to Lu Li. He was quite friendly and also appeared to be competent; he wouldn’t be Peerless City’s president otherwise.

Within the gaming circles, the guild president was not an easy position. They shouldered a lot of responsibility, especially in leading the guild.

Seeing that Soul Eater was talking to him nicely, Lu Li wasn’t rude like he was to Heart of War. He laughed and said, ”It actually wasn’t anything that special – I just killed the Mosh’Ogg Ogre’s Lord and they refused to let me go. I then just pulled them all the way to the Gorgrom Camp.”

”That’s great; this is all thanks to you,” Soul Eater praised.

Praising Lu Li was exactly what he wanted to do. When this was done by one of the major guilds’ presidents, it reminded everyone who the greatest contributor to this fight was.

Heart Of War’s complexion became even worse. He was originally the commander of the Alliance army and had been leading them all day with little to no progress. At least he had the limelight, ensuring that not one Alliance player in Stranglethorn Vale didn’t know who he was. There were also quite a few players asking to join the Gangnam Royals.

However, when Lu Li appeared with an army of thousands of Ogres, everyone knew who the true star was.

When that happened, players began to ask who was responsible for this. Heart of War couldn’t just claim it was him, so he had no choice but to pretend he didn’t know.

Now that Soul Eater had said it out loud, no one could claim to not know.

It was likely that most, if not all major guilds already knew about it. Lu Li’s reputation kept growing as he became a legend in the eyes of the Alliance players while the Horde players continued to feel more resentment towards him.

”We don’t even know if we can clear them,” Heart of War said bitterly.

When he said that, even he thought it was a little silly. It was like he didn’t want them to successfully clear the Gorgrom Camp.

”Far Seer Mok’Thardin has been killed!”

As if the timing was purely to mock Heart of War, a cheer erupted throughout Stranglethorn Vale. The leaders outside the camp didn’t need any reports to know that victory had been achieved.

Despite this, their faces didn’t show signs of happiness, as quite a few of them were annoyed at Ruling Sword.

The guild leaders had been working together, but they weren’t making any progress. They initially planned to fight until it was night and then call a retreat, which would give them a chance to cut their losses. However, Lu Li had led in a large crowd of monsters which enabled them to push through the Gorgrom Camp.

The credit to whom this victory was owed was clear.

”Alright, Mok’Thardin is dead. We don’t even know what kind of items a level 50 Boss can drop. It’s in a completely different league from the last Boss we killed,” Square Root 3 said a little regretfully.

Ruling Sword’s foundations were still shallow, and they had placed an emphasis on equipment. The other top guilds didn’t really mind that.

”If our guild picks anything up, we’ll hand it over to you. We only did this with Lu Li’s hard work after all,” Soul Eater said appropriately.

The other guild leaders’ faces immediately turned green.

”Dammit, if you wanted to pay, then say it in secret. Why would you say it out loud in front of everyone?” they silently cursed.

Although they were reluctant in doing so, every other guild had to bite the bullet and say that any items picked up would be returned to Lu Li.

Lu Li’s impression of Soul Eater grew even better; he was truly a good person.

Soul Eater had played this very well and it had barely even cost him anything. The other guilds made their promises and were disgusted at the fact that he had sided with Lu Li instead of them.