The Great Thief - Chapter 368

Chapter 368
Scarlet Monastery!


In one sense, this was the one of the hardest Instance Dungeons in Dawn .
It consisted of a cemetery, a palace, an armory and a library . These were four Instance Dungeons under the one name, which meant that the Scarlet Monastery was actually a group of Instance Dungeons instead of a single one .
The entry level requirement was level 25 and the restriction was set at level 35 . Most of the mobs were level 30 and above, and the entry level Bosses were also at least level 30 . Most of the mobs were humanoid, so they had a low HP and EXP yield, but they still dropped decent items…
One particular group of low-end professional players had specifically relied on farming the Scarlet Monastery for a living .
Doing the Scarlet Monastery Group of Instance Dungeons would yield them at least 10 gold, some equipment and many other items .
In order to keep themselves below level 35, they had devised all sorts of ways to get themselves killed . Some would barrel into the middle of a group of mobs and cut themselves off . Others would just jump from a high place .
In his past life, Lu Li had also done this for a while . He and one other person had farmed this place countless times and actually made a decent amount of money .
However, he kept his wits about him and knew that this income wouldn’t last for long . For true strength to be maintained, the player had to be at least a certain level . As such, he never participated in this de-levelling business again .
The challenge of the Scarlet Monastery wasn’t too great, as long as you knew the strategy to it .
If you knew the strategy, a level 30 team of ten could easily clear the Instance Dungeon at Elite difficulty with no problems at all .


As for the Hero Difficulty or the Nightmare Difficulty, they had extra requirements .
Just like in the Howling Caves and the Blackfathom, there were certain shortcuts that you could take in the Scarlet Monastery . These shortcuts were also quite easy to access – all they had to do was kill the Scarlet Paladins outside the Instance Dungeon . After killing 20 of them, they would obtain a Scarlet Halo that would last an hour .
Scarlet Halo: Damage dealt to Scarlet Crusaders increased by 5% . HP Regeneration increased by 5% and Mana Regeneration increased by 5% . Lasts for 1 hour .
The halo wasn’t that strong, but there was a big difference between taking it and not taking it .
The Horde players could simply transport to the Tirisfal Woodland and leisurely walk to the Instance Dungeon . They also only needed to randomly kill a few mobs outside the Instance Dungeon to gain the halo . It was much more difficult for the Alliance players, as the closest Return Point was quite far away .
The current route was to transport to Southshore and travel north through the Silverpine Forest . You would then need to bypass the Undercity to get to the Tirisfal Woodland, which would lead you to the Scarlet Monastery .
The journey was quite far – it was at least two hours of travel time .
Of the guilds that had already started to attempt this Instance Dungeons, most of them, like Blood Red War Flag and Seventh Heaven, had decided to take this route . This was mainly because this route was relatively safe – the monsters along it weren’t that high-levelled .
Of course, you could transfer directly from the city into the Instance Dungeon, but you wouldn’t be able to receive the Scarlet Halo .
As such, the Scarlet Monastery was clearly biased in favor of the Horde .
However, Lu Li didn’t take that route – he knew a shortcut .


You could also transport to the Eastern Plaguelands and walk through the Western Plaguelands to reach the Instance Dungeon . It was a shorter route and they could get there in less than an hour .

It wasn’t that no one knew of this route . This part of the map had already been explored and could be printed out for a few silver coins .
The problem wasn’t that this route had too many mobs, but rather, it was that they were level 40-50 .
At the players’ current level, a level 40-50 wave of mobs was no different to a Boss . They would spend more time clearing these mobs out if they tried to pass .
Lu Li only dared to take this route because he was very familiar with the map and the mobs in this area . This was the reason he was confident that he and his teammates would make it through .
The return trip was almost two hours, so they couldn’t keep going back for supplies . As such, everyone put what they didn’t need into the warehouse and carried extra supplies like food, potions, bandages, and arrows . Lu Li had even made several Basic Maintenance Robots .
These robots were able to directly repair equipment .
After the preparations were made, Lu Li first brought Hachi Chan and Sesame Rice Ball to the Eastern Plaugeland’s Holy Light Chapel . The rest of them would farm while they waited for the Warlock to use the transportation skill . They weren’t clearing out the mobs anyway, so it wasn’t better to have more players .
"Dumb dumb… you’re a rabbit," Hachi Chan insulted . She had wanted to stay behind with the others and just want to be transported .
Lu Li had told her that she could "run quickly, just like a rabbit" as the reason for making her come . As for Sesame Rice Ball, he had to come because he needed to cast the transportation skill .
Transportation was a fantastic invention, which allowed them to travel anywhere instantly .
This place was in stark contrast to the beautiful Astrana . The Plagueland’s sky was faint and the land was dark . Evil shadows seemed to be consuming the horizon .
A variety of dead creatures were wandering around the land . The Scourge had killed all the living creatures in this territory .
People had gradually begun to forget that this was once the agricultural center of Lordaeron, the continent’s prime farmland .
After leaving the Holy Light Chapel’s safe area, a level 50 mob headed towards them and gave them a shock . They didn’t need another warning; they were all very alert now .
Lu Li went into Stealth and explored the road ahead . Hachi Chan become a leopard and snuck around behind them, protecting Sesame Rice Ball .
If there was a monster, Lu Li would see it first .
Exploring this area was quite dangerous . He was only level 30, so the 10-level-gap made his Stealth almost useless, even though his equipment did give him a good amount of additional Stealth .
Lu Li had to use his Gale Steps and other speed-up skills to escape when he was in danger .
Dawn’s aggro system was contained to each individual monster, so for a Thief like Lu Li, the best way to escape the stronger monsters was to keep his distance .
Fortunately, the terrain here wasn’t that complex, otherwise, they definitely would have run into a monster .
The route that Lu Li had chosen wasn’t the shortest one; he had deviated a little from the direct path . Sesame Rice Ball had realized this, but he didn’t feel like he could ask why .
As for Hachi Chan, she could barely make out the north and south on a map, so there was no way she would notice something like this .
After walking for a dozen minutes, there was a sound of hooves galloping behind them .
Sesame Rice Ball’s expression turned grim . An ordinary soldier wouldn’t have the funds to afford a horse and a ghost rider wouldn’t be something that was easy to deal with .
His lips moved and he really had to try hard to hold back his desire to complain .
Why did he have to pick this path!
Lu Li stopped and let out a sigh of relief; he had finally reached the area .
He went to get his two teammates behind him when he heard the sound of the hooves as well .
In the haze, two horses appeared in his field of vision . They weren’t two Cavalry, but two horses pulling a carriage .
A skinny outcast was sitting cross legged on the carriage, emotionlessly staring at the three people on the roadside