The Great Thief - Chapter 402

Chapter 402

Chapter 402: Training The Party

Translator: Halcyon Translations  Editor: Halcyon Translations

"No secret can be hidden from me . May your petty existence be burned . "

As these familiar words were spoken, all of them braced themselves and paid full attention .

There was a flash of light as five of them caught on fire .

However, things were different this time . Because they had changed their positions, the fires on three of them was instantly extinguished .

"March, do Riceball, Wandering, do Moonlight," Lu Li instructed .

Both March Rain and Wandering casted their debuff recovery skills on their respective targets .

This time, although Riceball and Wandering had lost most of their HP, not a single person died . This meant that Lu Li’s new strategy was working .

Of course, this depended on their ability to react fast enough; one success didn’t prove anything .

Lu Li wasn’t in a hurry, so he didn’t say much when they were wiped for the second time .

Although Lu Li didn’t say anything, it didn’t make the others feel any better . Every person felt partly responsible .

The Scarlet Halo’s duration had expired and Lu Li left once again to clear Scarlet Paladins to regain it . The Scarlet Awakening buff was still applied and was unlikely to end before they completed their quest .

While he was doing that, Water Fairy contracted him again to ask about the Arsenal strategy . Lu Li naturally rejected her offer .

"This is just a small hitch," Lu Li thought to himself as they got wiped for the third time . Previously, he had just been in a bad mood .

It wasn’t that they weren’t strong enough to beat it, rather, it was just that some of the players were weak in certain areas . Reaction time and coordination… these were things that couldn’t be learned through rebirth or some operation . These were skills that had to be slowly trained .

Fortunately, they weren’t being wiped in vain . Lu Li could see hope when he noticed their gradual improvements, both in skill and in attitude .

Eventually, they started their fourth attempt .

"We don’t have much time left for today . We’ll give Vishas one last try and if we fail, we’ll continue tomorrow . Make sure you rest well after logging off; don’t take anything to heart," Lu Li explained calmly before they started . He then added with some pride, "The other guilds are still stuck under Herod’s Axe"

"Yep, if we’re getting wiped like this then the other guilds must have it even worse . "

Even Wandering had stopped insulting everyone . It was unusual to hear him encouraging the others .

Come to think of it, the Xin Xin Mercenary Group hadn’t faced a setback like this in a long time .

Unlike the other guilds, they wouldn’t normally get wiped dozens of times before being able to complete an Instance Dungeon .

Lu Li knew from his past life that the Instance Dungeon that had taken the longest time for anyone to complete was Naxxramas .

At the time, Peerless City was thriving, and the other guilds were unable to even get to the final Boss .

Peerless City gained a certain reputation because of this .

Unfortunately, a few days after the First Clear, their strategy for the Instance Dungeon was leaked . Obviously, the high-level members of the guild were devastated .

However, even with the strategy, not everyone could make it through the Instance Dungeon . It was only until later when the game company reduced the difficulty of the Elite and Nightmare Levels that the ordinary guilds had a chance .

Lu Li’s team being wiped three times was really nothing to worry about .

Lu Li had also considered changing out two members of the party for two members of the Elite Group . These could have been Fat Monkey or Nuo Yu, who were Fire Mages that had a decent amount of Fire Resistance . The change would have been quite significant .

However, from a different perspective, if he couldn’t bring himself to permanently change the party’s members, it would have just been a temporary solution .

It was better for Vishas to serve as a whetstone for the team .

This attempt didn’t weigh too heavily on the members . After all, Lu Li had said that they could just continue trying the next day if they needed to . Even if the other guilds caught up, they were unlikely to get through the Instance Dungeon anyway .

They had withstood the seventh wave of burning without losing a single member . Lu Li silently wiped the sweat off his forehead .

This was the kind of rhythm they needed to get through .

He didn’t way to say anything in case he increased the pressure and just continued playing carefully . The other who were more observant soon also realized this and followed Lu Li’s example to continue casually playing .

On the tenth wave, Lonesome Flower didn’t cast his skill quickly enough and was killed . The Boss that they were fighting was still standing before them .

"Hachi Chan, Resurrect Flower . We’re gonna defeat the Boss," Lu Li said as he let out a sigh of relief .

"What? We’re about to defeat it?"

"Ah! Are we gonna do it? Can we finally do it?"

The biggest reactions came from Remnant Dream and Hachi Chan . They had been fully focused until now and when they finally heard that they were about to defeat the Boss, they cried out .

Lu Li patted Hachi Chan’s head and said, "Don’t get too excited yet and quickly Resurrect Flower; the Boss still has 10% HP . "

With wave of Hachi Chan’s hands, the whole party was back and fighting .

Vishas was no longer a threat to them . Although his damage was stronger, there weren’t any more area of effect skills to worry about . With March Rain’s abundant healing, the team quickly finished him off with ease .

Their EXP values soared as two of their members reached level 30 .

"I got a skill point!" Remnant Dream cried out excitedly . She was crying and laughing at the same time .

"You’re the best Dreamy!" Hachi Chan exclaimed as she ran over and hugged her .

"Will the next two Bosses be even harder?" Wandering followed Lu Li and sat on the ground with no regard for the blood everywhere .

Lu Li didn’t say anything; he was afraid of scaring the younger ones .

Everyone was really tired . They had just fought Vishas four times which was even more exhausting than farming out in the wild .

"The young are just so energetic . Back in my day…" Azure Sea Breeze leaned on Wandering’s shoulder as he watched the two girls jump about . His tone was expressive and reminiscent .

"Go away; leave me alone . "

Wandering’s words were unforgiving but he didn’t have the strength to physically push him away .

"Dreamy, go loot the body . We all want to log off and rest; aren’t you tired?" March Rain reminded the little crazy girl about the fruits of their labor .

Although this wasn’t the final Boss, this was still a Scarlet Monastery Instance Dungeon, so there was no reason why it would be stingy with the rewards .

"Gold Pants which give my pet critical hit; they even reduce damage . It’s mine! It’s mine!"

The first equip that Remnant Dream looted was hers, so she was even happier .

"Wipe your tears, you ugly girl . "

Wandering habitually insulted everyone, no matter how cute they were .

"Ahem, the second item is a Plated Belt . Let’s give it to Moonlight; Wandering is being naughty," Remnant Dream pleaded at Lu Li in retaliation for being called an ugly girl .

"Alright," Lu Li didn’t even look at the the attributes and just nodded .

Wandering: …

"Bloody Knucklebone – what is this item?" Remnant Dream asked as she looted the third item .

"It’s a rare material which can be used to make gloves for a Shaman . It’s a pretty good item; give it up Memories . " Lu Li didn’t need to see its attributes to determine what it was used for .

The fourth item was a Cloth Healing Hat; this was obviously given to March Rain .

"Oh, there’s a Strengthening Stone . It’s quite pretty . There were five things this time," Remnant Dream said, pleasantly surprised .

However, she was excited for no reason because this item was always given to their star player . Lu Li took the beautiful red stone from her hands .