The Great Thief - Chapter 981

Chapter 981: 981
Hachi Chan was furious and almost wanted to bite Lu Li . She became determined to learn how to fly and level up her dragon until it was strong enough to defeat Lu Li .


Lu Li investigated the small cave, confirmed that there were no monsters hiding around and carefully approached the chest .
The box was locked and according to the quest descriptions, the key could be obtained through the monsters in the Instance Dungeon . However, an Elite or better Dungeon Scroll was required to enter the Uldaman dungeon .
Lu Li could avoid all that trouble because he was a Thief with high-level lockpicking .
He casted Unlock and quickly opened the chest, revealing the tablet inside .
There was a cooldown on the respawn timer of the chest . Powerful mercenary groups would often take over this area in order to charge players entry fees . However, Major Guilds would always be stronger and have more manpower than mercenary groups, so they would usually wipe them out if they dared to get in their way .
Unlike other chests, this one only contained the quest item and nothing else . Otherwise, the mercenary groups would exploit this and continuously open the chest for some quick profit .
They brought the tablet back to Theldurin, but they encountered another problem .
Theldurin the Lost scratched the hairs on his head and was sweating profusely as he apologised to Hachi Chan, "I wish I had concentrated more in ancient history instead of always wanting to have fun . I know very little about ancient literature – otherwise, I would decipher this for you . "
Lu Li and the others were speechless . After all this time and effort, this scumbag didn't even know how to read the tablet .


Fortunately, Theldurin knew exactly who to go to for these type of problems . He had quite a good relationship with who he had in mind and Theldurin was confident that he would help them out .
Gerrig Bonegrip in Ironforge was not a person that everyone got along with . As his name suggested, he was a rugged man, and wouldn't even waver even if a cute girl like Hachi Chan were to ask him for a favor .
However, according to Theldurin, they had sat next to each other when they were still students in Ironforge . He was like a brother to him and they would often sleep together on the same bunk .
It turned out that Theldurin wasn't lying . Lu Li and the others arrived and gave Gerrig a Doomsayer's Robe . He immediately teared up and said, "I thought he had been long dead . He left and went on to worship the Old Gods . "
"Uncle Theldurin is no longer a Twilight Disciple," Hachi Chan replied .
"Apparently, he, Lucien Tosselwrench and Martek the Exiled realized the dangers and stupidity of the Twilight Disciples and decided to kill those that tried to control them . They escaped and have since been sworn enemies of the Twilight Cult . The three now reside in the Barrenlands and have made quite a name for themselves," Lu Li explained . He sounded quite sincere, so Gerrig decided to believe their explanation .

"The Tablet of Ryun'eh is quite easy to decipher . It tells a lot, but not enough, not nearly enough!" Gerrig sighed then continued, "If you want me to read it fully, I need you to bring something to me . "
This was the next stage of the quest .

According to Gerrig, Lu Li and the others had to travel to an Ogre Castle located in central Hillsbrad Hill, south of the Alterac Mountains and the bordering Horde territory .
In order to save some time, Lu Li ordered the others to wait in a secluded place, opting to only bring Hachi Chan into the Ogre Castle . He found the target he was supposed to kill – Grel'borg the Miser .
Gerrig was after an item called the Star of Xil'yeh .
However, since Grel'borg was known as a miser, he wouldn't give it up so easily without putting up a fight .
The only way of obtaining the Star of Xil'yeh was by defeating him . However, there was a high chance that they would be swarmed by the Ogres in the castle mid-fight . Additionally, their location was quite close to Tarren Mill and they would be dead meat if they were discovered by the Horde players . As such, Lu Li decided to let Hachi Chan check out whether the quest item could be bought from the markets with gold .
"Ok!" Hachi Chan transformed into a cougar, but accidentally revealed herself next to the Ogre and had no choice but to use her sharp claws to fend against him .
At first, the Ogre was confused, but then became enraged and swung his large bat towards Hachi Chan .
Block!
Lu Li's two daggers blocked his attack and as he ordered Hachi Chan to run . When Hachi Chan successfully escaped aggro-range, he created some distance between himself and the Miser .
There was nothing they could do but to kill him now . Lu Li called for backup and sent them his coordinates .
"I thought everyone who sees you falls in love with you," Lu Li sarcastically quipped as he waited for his teammates to arrive .
"I meant players and NPCs, not monsters…" Hachi Chan felt bad .
His teammates soon arrived . but were followed by several Ogres behind them .
Out of these Ogres, some were Elite monsters while others were mini-Bosses . The biggest Boss was located deeper inside the castle and would not attack players unless he was provoked .
"Main Tank, control aggro . Everyone else, attack the Miser! We don't have much time!" Lu Li yelled .
Since none of them could Stealth into the Ogre Castle, they most likely would ahve been spotted by Horde players when they entered . They needed to kill the Miser before any Horde players could arrive .
Grel'borg had 170,000HP so he wasn't too difficult to defeat .
A party of twenty or so players only needed around five or six minutes to defeat him . However, this was assuming that the Horde players didn't come and meddle with them . This was obviously impossible because as soon as Azure Sea Breeze and the rest of the team arrived, they could already hear the Horde players outside waiting for them .
As time passed by, more and more Horde players gathered outside the castle .
Between Tarren Mill and Southshore City, there was a massive war zone called the Ashenvale where Alliance and Horde players would come and PvP against one another .
As soon as they heard the news of Alliance Players entering the Ogre Castle, they acted like a swarm of sharks that smelled blood in the ocean .
"Mu Qiu, Moonlight and Tears, let's go . "
Lu Li heard the battlecry outside, gave up on the Boss and brought a few teammates with him to secure the perimeter . The rest of the team stayed and continued to attack the Boss .
Her Tears was also included because he was a PVP enthusiast with top-tier gear .
When they exited out of the Miser's room, they were faced with a small group of Horde players .