The Great Thief

Lu Li had to thank Shandris. Shandris was always known for her willingness to try new paths, and if this was any other commander, there was no way they would give so much help. Even a blind person could tell what role Shandris had played in this change.

The Alliance forces continued to press inwards, so Bygraves had to send out more troops to the frontline.

This wasn’t an issue, as Shandris had sent out hundreds of NPCs and each of them were elite soldiers. They almost completely overwhelmed the Orc soldiers.

Of course, it wasn’t an easy task to kill a level 65 boss. Even if Bygraves was to stand there and let Lu Li attack him, it would take at least half an hour to actually bring him down. Half an hour was enough for a lot of things to happen.

It wasn’t possible for Lu Li to keep the commotion down.

Almost immediately, Sorrowless heard of the situation.

“We must stop them. Once they succeed, their popularity will rise,” Master Huang said in a lowered voice.

Master Huang wasn’t just his in-game name; this was apparently also his actual name. He had been everyone’s master from the time he had begun his career.

Anyone who addressed him had to call him master, no matter if you were a leader of a guild or a top-tier celebrity competitor. As time went by, Master Huang became a highly respected title.

He was a Warrior that started playing before Moonlight and Gaze, before Sorrowless and even before Unforgettable Maple.

However, he didn’t retire. Every time Glory Capital handed in their list of competitors for a competition, Master Huang’s name was always included. However, he rarely got on stage to battle himself – he was like a moral support behind the scenes.

Master Huang also had another role – he was their youth camp training instructor!

Sorrowless also called him instructor, because he himself had participated in the training camp. While he was trained, Master Huang wasn’t an instructor yet, but he was taught many things by him. Master Huang was half a teacher to him.

“But instructor,” Sorrowless paused, then continued, “Is there a point in stopping them? We’re always stopping each other; it’s getting dry.”

“That doesn’t sound like you, captain,” Master Huang’s said.

He began to question if Sorrowless was entering his rebellious stage later than others. It couldn’t possibly be menopause, right? Sorrowless was too young for that, not to mention, men didn’t go through menopause.

“Instructor, Master Huang, I’m going to kill the Alliance commander and not stop Lu Li. I’m Sorrowless; I shouldn’t be obstructed by anyone,” Sorrowless said, making up his mind. “Now, team 13 and 26 of Glory Capital, stay in the battleground and stop the Alliance. Team 1 to 12, leave the battleground and come take down the Boss with me!”

This faction war was actually a platform that the gaming company had made for the two factions to release their built-up frustrations.

This was why Sorrowless chose to be a little more selfish. In a competition, he was cold like a robot.

As Sorrowless’ commands were made, twelve hundred-man teams and some master players from Glory Capital pressured their way towards the Alliance army tents. Their battle location was the same as Lu Li’s. None of the battle occurred in Southshore or Tarrenmill. Instead, it was located near the heart of the battlegrounds.

As such, Lu Li quickly heard about the news.

However, his expression was rather strange, and no one knew why.

When someone asked him if he needed players to stop Sorrowless, Lu Li’s smile became even more obvious, but he couldn’t explain why, so he could only hold in his laughter.

“Lu Li, shouldn’t we discuss about what to do?”

The one that spoke wasn’t anyone from Ruling Sword. It was Jade Flower Lover from the frontline, who was also the commander for Blood Red War Flag.

“Uhm, I don’t know what is there to discuss. Did I wrong you by any chance? If I did, I’ll apologize?” Lu Li asked, sensing trouble approaching his way.

“Let’s not beat around the bush,” Elevenless joined in, “We can’t have you guys taking down the boss while we’re used as cannon fodder at the front. That’s too good of a deal.”

“Haha, well, for the sake of the Alliance, glory to the Alliance!”

Lu Li knew these people wouldn’t allow Ruling Sword to take down the Boss themselves. At the start, nothing much was happening in the battle, so they felt like Ruling Sword wasn’t a threat. They were all waiting to see the extent of their failure.

However, they didn’t expect the level 65 commander to be so weak. The entire situation was unknown, but the fact that Ruling Sword never gave up was saying something.

The duck was almost cooked, and everyone could smell it, so they all came over for their share.

“Alliance my ***,” Hornet’s Nest shouted, “We’re splitting the loot, or else we’ll back off. Sorrowless is heading over to attack our commander. If we go and reinforce, there’s nothing that Ruling Sword can say about it.”

“That’s not good for anyone, right?” Lu Li was speechless.

“Nope, seeing you guys suffer makes me happy. The profit isn’t important at all,” Elevenless laughed heartlessly.

“I thought you guys hated Glory Capital,” Lu Li said, then took a deep breath and tried to make his tone more relaxed, “In the next match, do you guys want to see Glory Capital win the champion spot again? How many times has this been now? Third or forth? Oh, nope, if we count this time, it would be the fifth.”

“Shut up, shut up!” Elevenless and Hornet’s Nest couldn’t take it anymore.

They were being bullied by Lu Li, especially Elevenless, who almost died every time he saw him. However, compared to the damage that Sorrowless had dealt him, Lu Li was nothing. After all, Sorrowless had bullied him for years, but Lu Li had only played for half a year.

“How about this – if the boss drops equipment, I’ll give one out to split?” Lu Li suggested, taking a step back.

“You’re not going to give us a gold equipment, right?” Jade Flower Lover confirmed. He was always smart about details.

“No way,” Lu Li sighed at the bottom of his heart. “If there are two Legendary equips, I’ll give you guys one. If there’s only one, I’ll take out all the Dark Gold equipment for you guys to choose. How’s that? As for how you guys split it, it’s none of my business.”

They probably had a discussion amongst themselves, so it was some time before they gave Lu Li a reply.

“How’s the situation at Sorrowless’ end? Do we need to bring some people over to him?” Unforgettable Maple didn’t want to see Ruling Sword take down the Horde commander, but he was even more concerned about Sorrowless taking down the Alliance Boss.

“Don’t worry about it,” Lu Li assured as he puckered his lips and said with a smile, “I’m sure they’ll regret it soon.”