The Great Thief - Chapter 401

Chapter 401
Lu Li and the others soon arrived at the main hall of the Interrogation building .


There was even more fresh blood here than outside, and the walls were covered on all sides with skull lamps that had a flickering green flame within them . Tortured yells could be faintly heard, which were either from people or souls from the past .
Interrogator Vishas was nothing like Sakura Memories had thought . He was cute when he was young, but that was no longer the case .
When Lu Li and the other saw him, he had just stripped a prisoner of some skin and was rubbing some salt into their wounds . The prisoner made a shrill cry in agony .
Vishas looked quite elegant and moved with grace; he even had a gentle smile on his face .
However, this wide contrast only served to make the players feel even more uncomfortable .
"The person who designed this character must have been a pervert," Azure Sea Breeze concluded .
"What kind of game designer isn’t a pervert?" Wandering thought differently .
"My brother wants to study game design," March Rain couldn’t help but laugh .
Lonesome Flower maintained a cold expression and said nothing . He must have been silently thinking of a way to exact revenge on these two people who had insulted his future profession .
"Alright, let’s not waste time," Lu Li interrupted them, unable to stand it any longer . "This is Vishas – he is a Warlock and his most powerful skill is an area of effect burn . It will affect five players each time and if you are hit by it, you need to get rid of it as immediately . "


There were several Magic professions that could instantly remove debuffs . In the Xin Xin Mercenary Group, there was a Priest, a Shaman and a Paladin .
March Rain, Sakura Memories and Wandering were each responsible for two of their teammates . If they couldn’t remove the buff at the time, they were to cast a damage reduction skill instead .
As for Lu Li, he had Shadow Cloak, which not only removed debuffs, but also made him invulnerable to Magic for a period . He also had Gale Steps which gave him a window of invincibility . With both of these things combined, he didn’t need anyone to protect him .
Five minutes after the fighting began, Vishas’ HP had dropped by more than half . He didn’t have that much HP left .
At this time, he began to use his area of effect burn skill .
In Lu Li’s previous life, he had started the Scarlet Monastery when everyone was over level 30 . At that time, the game had already been out for a year and the strategies were already solidified . Their higher levels and stronger equipment also meant that they could more easily resist the burn .
Additionally, the game company had weakened all the Instance Dungeons .
To put it simply, the current effect of the area of effect burn was far beyond Lu Li’s expectations . In his previous life, he had no problems with it, but now, he realized that it was going to be a struggle .
The first time it was cast, Sakura’s whole team was burning, including herself . If everyone’s levels were a little higher, they could have just put out the fires one at a time .
However, when Sakura Memories saw that her team was burning as well, she was shocked for a moment and didn’t know what to do .


Sesame Rice Ball was one of the main DPS players, so she reasoned that he should be put out first . However, by the time she came to a decision, she hadn’t put herself out, so she was the first to die .

Remnant Dream soon followed and burned to death as well .
The second time it was cast, the debuff wasn’t removed quickly enough and Wandering died on the last tick of the burn .
The Boss had cast the skill twice and had killed four players . This was just the beginning and there was still a long way to go . The Boss was going to end up burning them all to a crisp .
"Let’s give up and try again," Lu Li sighed before decisively declaring their first defeat against Vishas .
Persistence was a good trait, but blind stubbornness was just a waste of time .
"Wow, we got wiped," Azure Sea Breeze whistled as he quickly burned to death as well .
"Looks like there’s something wrong with your strategy," Wandering’s said as his lip curled slightly . He was insulting him, but he was also slightly relieved . Lu Li wasn’t omnipotent and could still be wrong .
He could believe that Lu Li had a deep understanding of Dawn’s lore and thus understood Vishas . However, he didn’t believe that the information he had would allow him to so easily overcome the Instance Dungeons .
"Yeah," Lu Li sighed . They had gotten wiped, but it wasn’t that big a deal .
Most of the other guilds were still stuck in the Arsenal Instance Dungeon . They had yet to understand Herod’s positive and negative whirlwind .
"We have to think of a different way; the burn is just too strong . It’s too bad we don’t have any Magic Defence scrolls," Wandering said sadly . The Physical Defence Scrolls had played an important role against Herod .
"We should just do it at Elite Difficulty . At our current level, there is no way it would burn us to death," Azure Sea Breeze complained .
He was right . One simple and easy reason as to why the Xin Xin Mercenary Group had been wiped was because Lu Li wanted to do this Instance Dungeon at Nightmare Difficulty .
"Do you know that the probability of an Elite Difficulty Instance Dungeon dropping Gold equipment is very small?!" Lu Li snapped back .
"We’ve received Gold equipment for every Boss we’ve fought at Nightmare Difficulty . Let’s keep going for the sake of Gold equipment . "
Wandering waved his hand, indicating for Azure Sea Breeze to clear out the mobs near the Boss’ entrance .
"This time, we will all have assigned positions so that no three people standing together are part of the same team . When all three people are burning, remove the debuff from one of them, but make sure you don’t panic regarding the other two . I will directly instruct on what to do from there," Lu Li instructed, making a refinement to the strategy .
"What if the burning person is also the person that is removing the debuffs?"
"Of course, you should prioritize protecting yourself . Sakura Memories didn’t do that very well . And Remnant Dream, you should have cast your damage reduction skills," Lu Li said .
"Oh, I’ll do it this time," Remnant Dream nodded pitifully .
Her reaction speed was a little slow . Normally, it wouldn’t matter, as she could just follow . However, in circumstances like this, losing her would not only reduce their damage output, but it would also affect their morale .
"When you’re free, you should find some monsters that require you to dodge . You aren’t dumb; you can get better . "
When Lu Li saw her face, he couldn’t bear to speak harsh words at her because she was still young .
"Okay, I will practice well and next time… I won’t hold the team back . " Remnant Dream was about to cry .
"Don’t scold me; I will practice well too . "
Lu Li had just turned around to look at her before Hachi Chan quickly spoke . She could be quite quick witted at times .
According to normal guild conventions, there was an elimination model .
Those who didn’t perform well were replaced with others that had exemplary performances, but Lu Li’s old-fashioned, idealistic mind disregarded that convention .
However, to inspire the Elite Group, he needed to work with Square Root 3 to establish another core group .
The second attempt at Vishas was about to start .