The Great Thief - Chapter 331

Chapter 331
With Thaelrid leading the way, they torturously journeyed through the underground world . Thaelrid


should have changed his profession from a Thief to a Scout; it seemed to better suit his role as a
Sentinel .
This guy had been here for a long time, so he was very familiar with the terrain and the monsters here .
They almost didn’t have to do any fighting before reaching the entrance of the Instance Dungeon .
It was called the entrance, but there wasn’t actually an entrance there at the moment . Lu Li unfurled the
Instance Dungeon scroll . A circle of magic appeared before them, from which came Murloc sounds and
the pained cries of some other unknown creatures .
"Why are the monsters in the in this Instance Dungeon even stronger than before?" Thaelrid’s
expression turned dark .
Lu Li laughed without saying anything . He wasn’t about to tell him that this was the Nightmare Difficulty;
he didn’t want to scare away their free worker .
Although Thaelrid was frightened, he drew inspiration from the Moon Goddess and stepped into the
Instance Dungeon without hesitation .
This was why everyone said that the craziest people were the fanatics .
The group immediately ran into two Blackfathom Tide Priests . They were holding Magic Staffs in one
hand and whips in the other . They were also whipping some human slaves that were howling in pain .
The Twillight Hammer sect believed that a sacrifice who was experiencing pain and resentment was
more sincere .
As such, captured prisoners would be looted and subjected to all kinds of torture before they were
offered to Aku’mai . The servant of the Ancient Gods would then devour their flesh and blood .
Dawn’s virtual reality was quite realistic and there was no way to lessen the experience . Upon seeing the


prisoners being tortured, everyone felt a little uneasy .
However, they felt even more anger .
The result of this anger was the instant death of both Priests .
Even as they died, the Tide Priests did not repent, but yelled out, "All things will perish and the Ancient
Gods will rule the land once more . "
"Psht, we’ll just kill your Ancient Gods . "
Azure Sea Breeze kicked the body of the Tide Priest with disdain . They didn’t care about some god in a
video game; all that the players thought of them was EXP and equipment!
The prisoner hadn’t died yet . He struggled to get up and said, "They wanted to feed me to Aku’mai the
beast . There are more prisoners in the depths of this dungeon . I beg you, save them . "
"We’ll do it . Leave this place quickly," Lu Li promised as he nodded .
It wasn’t a quest and it didn’t have a particularly good reward, but there was no harm in doing it . They
needed to fight their way through this place anyway .
System: You have acquired favor from the residents of Stormwind City . Stormwind Prestige +1 .
This came as surprise . Stormwind City was the capital of the Alliance and players of all races set up in
that city as their home . Lu Li had also planned to settle down there eventually .
Prestige was a very useful thing . Without it, you couldn’t buy properties or mount, even if you had the
money .
"Look, more people who do not fear death . "
Another two Tide Priests saw them and immediately cried out . They ordered the Murlocs to surround
them and "grab them and make them sacrifices . "


You could already imagine the outcome . Killing these weaklings didn’t even work up a sweat, even
though this was the Nightmare Difficulty .
These Twilight believers were truly fanatics, unafraid of death . Before they died, they cried out, "My
death will serve to nourish the Ancient Gods . "
The group cleared mobs the whole way and saved many prisoners . Most of them were humans, but
there were some Orcs and Trolls as well . Lu Li and the others stayed on guard the whole time, but there

was still a great deal of gratitude expressed towards them for saving their lives .
Naturally, it would be unrealistic if Lu Li and the others didn’t receive Aiglima’s Prestige Award .
They reached an underground lake that had a stone tower in front of it . An Orc called Executioner Ghale
was standing on top of it . He commanded a few Murlocs to step into the water and laughed, "Come on
down; the water is safe . I promise . Hahaha"
"We’re definitely gonna kill you," Azure Sea Breeze yelled out . He was arguing with an Instance Dungeon
monster; he had definitely gone insane .
After he had set up the obstacle, he quickly left the area .
"How do we get past?" March Rain asked .
The Murlocs in the water looked fierce; the sight of them was quite scary . The few girls’ faces looked
uneasy .
"I’ll go and pull them away so you guys will have the opportunity to pass . Don’t delay – there are a
bunch of monsters in the water and I can’t hold them for too long . "
Lu Li volunteered himself because he wanted to protect the girls .
If they were all guys, he would have just gotten them to rush together with the Main Tank leading the
charge .
Although these Murlocs looked scary, they were just ordinary monsters that would take more than a
few bites to kill you .
Moreover, there were also Giant Mussels under the water which could be opened to acquire Pearls . If
they collected enough Pearls, a jeweler could make it into a pearl necklace . It didn’t necessarily have
great attributes, but it did look very luxurious and elegant . As such, was very popular with the female
players .
Lu Li leaped and landed into the water before the Murlocs began to rush at him .
While they were all behind him, he transformed into Seal and started swimming quickly . These ordinary
mobs couldn’t catch up to him; he just had to make sure that he didn’t get flanked .
The others took advantage of the opening Lu Li created and quickly passed through .
Occasionally, one or two Murlocs would come in their direction, but Lonesome Flower dragged them
towards him with his skills . He had also cast a shield on himself so the Murlocs could barely do any
damage to him .
After everyone had safely reached the other side, Lu Li finally came out of the water .
The Murlocs were exceptionally brave in the water, but they were completely different on the shore .
They quickly somersaulted back into the water .
"Do we need to jump on these platforms?" With one look at the terrain, a seasoned player could
immediately work it out . There were platforms above the water that eventually reached an exit in the
cave wall, with each one being higher than the last .
In other words, the players had to jump onto these platforms one at a time to reach the exit .
"Let me try it . "
Lu Li remembered hearing that at first, not all of the players needed to jump up the Blackfathom
platforms . However, in order to make it more fun, the game company later changed it so that every
player was required to do this .
When the others heard that they didn’t need to participate, they all let out a sigh of relief .
Falling from such a great height was already pretty bad . Although there was water below, there were
also hungry Murlocs waiting for their food .
However, Lu Li had the Child of the Forest transformation, so his jumping ability was superior to that of
a human .
The group watched in amazement as the small leopard leaped into the sky and landed on the platform .
The leopard then skillfully jumped from platform to platform .
They all invariably thought that Lu Li must have had some background in the circus .
Everyone was afraid of how high the platforms were, but Lu Li was freely jumping between them . Before
long, he was on the last platform, hopping into the exit of the cave .
A new way up was soon discovered – a rope was thrown down with Lu Li holding one end of it .
As long as you had the right equipment, climbing was a lot easier in the game . Each one of them
managed to smoothly get up to the exit, even Thaerid . Thaelrid also complimented Lu Li for his skill and
eagerly told him that if he ever wanted to be a Scout, he could introduce him to a Scout Master from
Tanasus .
Lu Li respectfully rejected the offer; he currently had no interest in being a scout .
Not long after, they saw an island that was surrounded by water . They had no idea why there was still
water here as they should have ascended quite a bit in altitude .