The Great Thief

By the end of the day, Lu Li had risen to level 53 without any further incidents.

In addition to the two T1 set pieces, he also equipped a new Badge and Shoulderpads.

Searing Words (Dark Gold): Agility + 80, 1 Slot. Special Effect 1: There is a certain chance that the user’s attack receives a 30% fire damage bonus. Special Effect 2: Casting this effect will increase critical hit by 60% for 12 seconds. 60 minute cooldown. Special Effect 3: Increase max HP by 10% and increase HP regeneration by 60HP per second for 1 minute. Can be interrupted. 2 minute cooldown. Equipment Requirement: Level 55. Durability 250/250.

Death’s Clutch (Dark Gold): Armor 55, Agility +50, Strength +35, Critical Hit +20%, Special Effect 1: Backstab +1, Special Effect 2: After casting Cheap Shot, there is a certain chance that a shield that reduces 50% of damage taken will appear. This effect lasts for up to 3 skills. Special Effect 3: Exile, prevent the target from taking any actions for 2 seconds. During this period, the target is invincible. Only one target can be exiled at a time and this skill can only be used on targets that are lower-levelled than the user. Equipment Requirement: Level 55. Durability 268/268.

In addition, he was wearing the Charred Leather Tunic and the Cloak of Eventide.

These were the equips that he had recently replaced. Compared to two days ago, Lu Li’s gear

had undergone a significant change.

With the improvement of everyone’s levels, especially after hitting level 50, Lu Li’s equipment advantage was now almost non-existent. Elevenless, for example, was now wearing a level 50 Gold set, but surprisingly, he still had some level 30 items.

Now that Lu Li had replaced these 5-6 pieces of equipment, his strength had dramatically increased.

Even those star players who were previously better-equipped than himi couldn’t say that they were now. After all, not all players could find level 55 items and have so many Level Reduction Gems to spare.

However, changing over did not come without its disadvantages.

Due to the nature of the Nightslayer Ghostface, Lu Li could no longer wear his bandana.

The Nightslayer Ghostface was similar to a bandana. The rendering effect was like a face hidden within a shadow. It looked quite frightening, but most players thought it was really cool.

As the name suggested, the Cloak of Eventide was a hooded cloak. From the outside, Lu Li looked more like a sorcerer walking in the shadows.

Lu Li went to try out his new strength on some monsters and found that his movements felt more fluid than before. The advanced equipment was noticeably different – it was more suitable for combat and he felt much more comfortable in them.

When fighting level 50 monsters, a group of Mages had to use several rounds of area of effect skills to clear them out. Meanwhile, Lu Li was able to defeat them within two or three rotations of skills.

By the time Lu Li came online the next day, the results had been released and Ruling Sword was in the top 16.

The top 16 this year was Glory Capital, Ruling Sword, Wings of Dawn, Seventh Heaven, Peerless City, Blood Red War Flag, Drizzle Court, Gale Legion, Azure Guard, Majin Temple, Blue Universe, Purple Lunar Paradise, Stellar Union, Grand Hegemony, the Brotherhood and Gods of Dusk.

Ruling Sword’s first match was against the Brotherhood.

Currently, the Brotherhood only had two competing teams, which was a far cry from what they had used to be. However, their strength was not something to be underestimated as they had previously defeated Azure Guard and Majin Temple.

The Brotherhoods’ aggressive Hunter, Hot Twitch, was recruited from Peacetime Dynasty and had merely used two skills to deal with Majin Temple’s Priest Record. Lu Li had studied Hot Twitch in detail and thought that he must be using some kind of special effect to greatly increase his attack strength over a short period.

During Chinese New Year, Hot Twitch had vowed to do the same to Lu Li as well, so he clearly wasn’t a fan.

Now that the Brotherhood and Ruling Sword were going to fight, Lu Li began to feel anxious about what the outcome would be.

As usual, the first round would be single elimination.

Lu Li decided to send out Moonlight first. He was facing a professional Bersker named Canine. From the second they saw Canine’s ID, Lu Li already knew the kind of person he was. He was someone that wouldn’t let things go, and would relentlessly attack those who offended him no matter what.

With this attitude, Canine wasn’t able to grow to become one of the greatest Berserkers. However, this also ensured that he was the last player that anyone wanted to offend.

Most players had a habit of following in the footsteps of the veterans. They were always thinking about how those players were when they were younger.

After all, the new players were constantly replacing the old.

“Moonlight, I have wanted to compete with you for a while now. I hope you don’t disappoint,” Canine

said seriously as he brandished his double hammers.

“Haha,” Moonlight laughed before casting Charge without another word.

“Shameless!” Canine was furious. He could be said to be a newcomer that had recently come into the limelight. The other party had completed disregarded his greetings and simply began fighting; he clearly wasn’t taking him seriously.

Moonlight rushed to the other side but leapt away to avoid his opponent’s Trample. While doing this, he conveniently cast Armor Pierce onto Canine.

After a few rounds of back and forth, Canine’s forehead began to sweat. He was beginning to realize the gap between himself and these great Berserkers. All of his moves had already been calculated by his opponent, while his opponent’s moves always seem to throw him into confusion.

A battle between two Warriors was not the same as a battle between two Thieves.

A battle between two Thieves often made use of many skills, while the Warriors were more inclined to use their normal attacks. In a fight like this, it was rare to see abilities like Whirlwind being used.

In the eyes of the experts, the player who used their ultimate skill first usually lost.

Canine eventually began to understand this. Originally, he wanted to kill Moonlight and dethrone this God, but as the gap between them grew bigger, he couldn’t help but start using his ultimate skills.

Lu Li watched on for a while but soon found the match to be quite dull.

The gap between the two sides was so large. It was surprising that he could have been so prideful before Moonlight. No wonder the Brotherhood would begin to decline in the next two years.

The reputation of the club often dictated the fate of the guild and depended on the core players. The Brotherhood’s current star player was Hot Twitch, but he had been poached from beyond the club. In addition, Hunters weren’t mainstream star players, so it was going to be difficult for him to sustain the Brotherhood club alone.

As each ultimate skill was used, Moonlight made use of every little opportunity between them.

The battle went on for about 4 minutes and 25 seconds before Canine finally fell. This counterattack of the newcomer was a joke. Moonlight still had more than half HP, which was extremely rare in battles between two Warriors. After all, everyone had similar skills and they were both Plate Armored.