The Great Thief - Chapter 296

Chapter 296
The changes in the level rankings had given Lu Li a sense of danger .


He had been able to speed past the other players in the early stages of the game, whether it was in
terms of levels or First Clears, because of his rebirth .
However, he had since learnt one crucial thing: rebirth wasn’t the be all and end all .
As time went by and the other players’ technique improved with disciplined training, the gap between
them was closing .
Skill Completion was one example of this . When he was hitting 80% Skill Completion in the Novice
Village, the high-level players at the time could only hit 50% Skill Completion, even after intense
practice .
While he was able to perform a 95% Skill Completion now, there were many people who were able to
reach 90% Skill Completion .
Slowly but surely, the other players would close in on his 95% .
Because it was really hard to get past 95%, he would inevitably be caught up to or even overtaken .
When they caught up to him in Skill Completion and when he no longer had a significant advantage in
levels or equipment, what would Lu Li use against the other players?
As such, Lu Li didn’t let the 2 million dollars go to his brain . The first thing he did after getting the money
was go levelling, rather than indulging in his desires .
There were some monster areas near the Deadwind Pass . Lu Li chose a quiet spot and started grinding .
Just like when he first started playing the game, he continuously practiced every skill, from the simplest
to the most powerful . Every dagger had a different shape which meant a different style…
This was a really boring process, but Lu Li didn’t feel tired at all .


As someone who grew up poor, he had developed an endurance that an ordinary person didn’t have . He
could take suffering and endure loneliness .
He kept up these repetitive movements until the System told him that the day was about to end .
It was only then that he felt completely exhausted .
The journey through the qualifiers, the regular competition and the top 100 had been a blur . It was now
the fifth day of the Shadow Cup Tournament .
Those who had managed to get into the top 100 were either from strong guilds, or were really well
coordinated teams . The teams from the Xin Xin Mercenary Group were quite unique in that regard .
They were similar to fireflies in the darkness and had received a lot of attention .
It was said that these two teams had become really popular in the underground gambling ring . There
were countless people waiting for them to win or to lose .
This attention also made them even more popular, making admission tickets even harder to get .
The top 100 was nothing like the qualifying rounds . Now, the system would allocate teams for each
match and the match would only begin when both teams entered the arena .
The content of the matches had also changed .
The new match consisted of two elements – an individual element and a group element .
The individual element required teams to send out one member each to fight . Winning this round would
earn that team one point .
After a one-hour break, the two teams would then fight each other and the winner of that fight would
earn that team two points .


Using this point system, the 16 teams with the highest points would proceed to the finals .
Lu Li was first in the top 100 and unfortunately had to go up against the Gods of Dusk’s team .
Gods of Dusk was the third-ranking guild in China and had sent their star player, ‘Wood Fearing’ . Wood
Fearing was an aggressive thief and was quite strong .
However, two of their teams had entered into top 100 and Lu Li wasn’t facing the main team . As such,

he had lost his opportunity to face Wood .
"The other team has a Warrior, Warlock and Druid . Who do you think they will send out?" Moonlight
asked .
"I don’t know . " Lu Li shook his head .
"Actually, we don’t really need to know," Moonlight smiled and said with fearless confidence . "You go,
I’ll go next round . "
It was true – it didn’t really matter who the other side sent . It didn’t matter whether it was the Warlock
or the Warrior, as they wouldn’t have any advantage against Moonlight or Lu Li .
Lu Li didn’t waste any time . He coated his dagger with poison and began to observe the map .
The jungle terrain was generally considered to be a home to Thieves and Druids . The God of Luck had
really unnecessarily blessed him this time .
After Lu Li wandered the jungle for a while, he quickly discovered his opponent .
It was a Warlock with a Succubus pet standing in an open space in the jungle . The place where he was
standing was surrounded with water puddles .
This player had a good eye . He had been able to find a favorable location, even in the jungle
environment . He didn’t know if he was going to be up against a Warrior or a Thief, but he couldn’t go
wrong by leaving an open field of view .
Lu Li headed towards him and stopped 30 yards short of the Warlock .
The puddles on the ground could affect his Stealth, but Lu Li had two equips on him that gave him bonus
Stealth, so the effect was probably negligible .
Lu Li slowly closed in on his opponent and the audience who had paid to watch this match held their
breath . A portion of the audience were Thieves who were intently watching to learn some techniques .
These matches were the best place to learn new techniques .
Those who were able to get to this point in the competition were the best in their professions . These
players were also unable to hide, especially with the keen eyes of the commentators analyzing them, so
this was the perfect time to learn .
Of course, how much you could actually personally gain was dependent on the person .
"He’s walking very conservatively, which is perfect for an environment like this . " Dark Wind had even
analyzed Lu Li’s walking method .
Everything from Lu Li’s target selection, to observing the opponent’s field of view, to closing in on the
opponent was analyzed .
Even the dumbest of noob Thieves and other professions could benefit from this analysis .
Lu Li’s opponent, the poor Warlock, had all of his precautions rendered pointless by Lu Li . He simply
couldn’t see someone continuously closing in on his back .
"This Warlock player from the Gods of Dusk is finished," Dark Wind concluded with a sigh .
Before he knew it, Lu Li was behind him and had made his first attack . The Warlock quickly ordered his
pet to attack him, but the Thief who had activated Shadow Cloak simply didn’t care about the pet’s
attacks .
After a couple of seconds, the Warlock was a corpse and Lu Li had barely lost a third of his HP .
The next round was the group match . It was clear that Lu Li was very powerful individually, but their
opponents had a very conservative composition – a Warrior in the front and a Warlock at the back with
the Druid . The three of them were itching to fight together .
However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that they were definitely going to lose .
Their composition had no dispelling skills, nor did it have any defensive skills . Their whole strategy was
based around the Warlock’s Fear and the Warrior’s attacks . Their defense was simply terrible .
Moonlight cast a damage reduction skill and rushed right at them, while Lu Li applied some crowd
control . This unexpected sudden burst threw the other team into chaos .
This time, Lu Li and his team didn’t focus-fire the Druid, but chose the Warlock as their target .
Without enough protective skills, the opposing Warrior had no way of saving the Warlock from this
focus-fire . As for the Druid, his specialty was in mobility, not in his ability to save .
The Warlock could only think of one thing, "Why is it always me?"
As he continued to flail in vain, he was cast out of the arena 1 minute and 22 seconds after the match
started .
Lu Li’s team had won again and had gained two more points .
They had won both the individual and group portion of the match and had gained a perfect three points .