The Great Thief - Chapter 234

Chapter 234
A large group of Poison Fang Druids made threatening gestures at Lu Li from across the ravine, but they couldn’t really do anything else . After a while, the System prompted them that they had escaped the fight and the monsters bitterly turned away .


Even after crossing the ravine, there was still quite a long way to go and many more monsters on the path .
However, this time wasn’t as difficult as before . Although there were many mobs, they were all close-ranged and didn’t use poison . They were also a little ugly, but gave quite a bit of EXP .
The Deviate Shambler staggered around with a sway in its step . Its appearance almost terrified the younger players .
Its body was made of mud, so its attacks would often miss . The melee players experienced some difficulty in hitting them, but the ranged players didn’t have any problems with this .
There was also another monster called the Deviate Lasher, which didn’t have high HP or resistance . The only issue with them was that they were quite densely-packed – there were usually a few dozen of them together . Even a tank as strong as Azure Sea Breeze made sure to cast his resistance skills before he dared to charge in .
After clearing the mobs for over an hour, they group finally reached Serpentis .
Serpentis was once one of the best students of Navarax .
In the Howling Caves, Serpentis wasn’t the final Boss, but it definitely had the most personality .
Many players thought that this unusual Boss was very sophisticated .
It lived in a nearly open-air cave with green lights hanging on the wall . There was also a wooden frame nailed to the walls and the shelves were filled with bottles and jars .
A number of wooden stakes were strewn all over his testing bench, while he sat at his desk performing Druid Mage experiments .


He allowed some Druids to understand the wonder of transforming into a Poisonous Python, while allowing other Druids to experiment with fast-acting, natural poison .
“We have guests…” Serpentis lifted his head to look at Lu Li and the others .
At this moment, four Wind Snake Guards appeared before him . Two of them transformed to display Sharp Fangs, while the other two transformed to have Poison Fangs . They were all as tall as an average human and had wings on their back, which gave them a streamlined aesthetic .
However, Lu Li knew of their true savagery .
“Get ready . ” Wandering was uneasy as well . Upon seeing the Wind Snakes approach, he quickly ordered the party members to prepare for battle .
Wind Snakes were snakes that had grown wings and were the descendants of Hakkar . Serpentis had developed a way to control them, making them his own watch-dogs . The four Wind Snakes had multiplied to form the community of Wind Snakes that filled this entire Instance Dungeon .
“Hiss…”
They still retained one particular snake-like aspect – before attacking, they would provoke their opponent to demonstrate their strength .
Azure Sea Breeze took a step forwards to meet them .
One of the Sharp Fang Wind Snakes flapped its wings and produced a gale, which reduced the speed of all players by 50% .
Both sides then engaged in battle . Azure Sea Breeze pulled two of them while Wandering and Moonlight took on one each . The other people all focused their attacks on one of the Poison Fang Wind Snakes .
One of the Poison Fang Snakes spat poison at Azure Sea Breeze . He suddenly turned green as a damage value of 300 appeared above his head again and again, quickly dropping him down to half-HP . If he had cast his damage reduction skill any later, it was possible that he could have died .


“Are these damned monsters considered mobs?” Azure Sea Breeze asked in fear .
“This is basically a super elite – kinda like a mini Boss . ” Moonlight made his judgement after looking at the monster’s remaining HP .

Not all Bosses fought alone . Some of them had subordinates, which were usually very strong . Serpentis was one of these Bosses; each of the Wind Snakes had the strength of a mini Boss .
At this moment, the other Poison Fang Wind Snake tried to spit poison . Its target was Sakura Memories .
With her current HP…
Lu Li rushed forwards with a kick, forcing the Snake to swallow its poison . A huge -1600 appeared over its head .
Counterattack!
The other players didn’t know that you could do that . As they watched Lu Li, they thought that what he had done was very unnatural .
“Who else has an interrupt skill?”
“Yesterday, the System awarded me with Rebuke . It can prevent a target from casting spells for 4 seconds, but it has a long cooldown,” Wandering responded .
“I have Wind Shear,” Sakura Memories said as she raised her hand .
“You two can organise those two among yourselves . You are responsible for interrupting the one on the left . I will interrupt the one on the right . Make sure you cast your skills quickly – you have to interrupt it on time . ” Lu Li had unconsciously taken over command once again .
However, there was no other way . If they fought this Boss under Wandering’s directions, they would have a 100% chance of failure .
The Sharp Fang Snake inhaled and bit at Azure Sea Breeze . Azure Sea Breeze immediately felt his body become heavier and quickly glanced at his status effects .
Armor Pierce, Bleed, Lethality .
He had received three debuffs in a single moment .
Armor Pierece reduced his Defence, Bleed continuously reduced his HP and Lethality cut his ability to heal in half .
“Cast Shield Wall . Make sure the Main Tank is healed up . ” Before he could say anything, Lu Li had already issued a command .
Azure Sea Breeze had just cast his damage reduction skill, but all four Druids stopped attacking their respective targets and cast a skill onto him .
-600, -600, -600, -600!
These skills had dealt 600 damage even though Shield Wall was up, which demonstrated how strong they really were . After this, the four Wind Snakes surrounded Azure Sea Breeze and unleashed a ferocious Thunderclap, dealing over a thousand damage in a matter of seconds .
If he hadn’t cast his damage reduction skill, or if Lu Li hadn’t reminded them to heal him, Azure Sea Breeze would have already been lying on the floor .
“Continue to focus the Poison Fang Snakes . Just ignore the Sharp Fang ones,” Lu Li called out to the players who wanted to use their AOE skills .
“But the Sharp Fangs are so strong . Why aren’t we hitting them?” Wandering couldn’t help but ask .
“These four monsters are the same grade . There is no reason to hit the Sharp Fang one over the Poison Fang one; I just decided it to be so . ” Lu Li didn’t have time to spend on explaining .
The Sharp Fang Snake’s strength was in its ability to quickly apply three debuffs .
The Poison Fang Snake’s strength was in its poison and Tainted Blood .
Tainted Blood: A mutated Wind Snake can select a target and reduce its defence by 90%, before dealing significant damage to it .
This could instantly kill someone!
After fighting for a few minutes, they finally managed to kill one of the Poison Fangs . They then followed Lu Li’s instruction to turn and start focusing on the other one .
This Poison Fang let out a cry and spat a green light at Sesame Rice Ball .
Sesame Rice Ball cried as he hit the ground and was instantly killed .
Everyone’s faces turned green . This wasn’t even the Boss – how was it capable of one-shotting someone?
Sesame Rice Ball’s equipment gave him a decent amount of HP, so he wasn’t particularly lacking in that area .
It wasn’t just Sesame Rice Ball . When the two level 30 players had brought Lu Li here in his previous life, they would be left with a sliver of health if a Poison Fang hit them .