The Great Thief

Lu Li couldn’t hide his smile.

He had suddenly discovered how amazing losing to Wings of Dawn really was.

In the previous Stronghold Wars, Ruling Sword had earned some money, but the total sum was quite limited. The amount that they were earning was not as much as some of the other guilds.

The other guilds knew that they couldn’t beat Ruling Sword, so they naturally didn’t bother bidding for the opportunity.

Since there were fewer guilds bidding, there was less competition and so only a fool would bid such a high price. In fact, it was better for them to place a higher bid for a Stronghold that they could actually defeat.

This was especially true after the Fel Reavers had been revealed.

Now, their defeat had inspired many guilds to try a rematch in an attempt to defeat Ruling Sword.

In fact, if someone could see the bidding information, they would see that not a single one of the major guilds participated in the bidding process. They seemed to be completely unaffected by Wings of Dawn’s victory.

They were clearly more aware than the medium and small guilds, who were simply ignorant to the truth.

They knew that victory or defeat in these competitions didn’t mean anything. Everyone had lost a few games before. Moreover, Ruling Sword had lost to an old and established guild like Wings of Dawn, not some small no-name guild.

“We’re going to be rich!” Square Root 3 was also elated.

“What is our estimated income?” Lu Li asked as he licked his lips. Was it finally the big win that they deserved?

“Not counting the Life Alliance, our two Strongholds are looking at a conservative estimate of 50 million dollars. This will be our greatest income in recent days. We won’t have to sell the Fel Reavers,” Square Root 3 said. He knew that they were lacking in money, but he never wanted to sell the Fel Reavers.

Water Fairy had already taken three Fel Reavers and transferred 50 million dollars to Ruling Sword’s account.

After all, this was expected among couples, so Lu Li couldn’t say anything. He wasn’t expecting to be repaid for every meal, but he wasn’t generous enough to give three Fel Reavers away so casually.

With Ruling Sword and Judgement Spear, there were almost 2000 players that needed to be paid. Even if they were only paid 8000 dollars each, that was nearly 20 million dollars in total.

Therefore, the funds that came in each month from these Stronghold Wars had become a stable source of income for Ruling Sword.

“We have to get it, so make sure there are no incidents. How much did you end up spending on bidding?” Lu Li asked.

“I bid on three Strongholds and we succeeded in getting one of them. I ended up spending about 20 million,” Square Root 3 reported in a grateful tone. “Stranglethorn Vale is Glory Capital’s Stronghold. Not many people dared to bid for it, which is how I managed to get it at that price.

“Very good, thanks for getting the bids in. Just leave the rest to us,” Lu Li said.

Yes, this time, Ruling Sword was going to besiege a Stronghold. The original target was Thousand Needles or Un’Goro Crater, but they didn’t succeed in those bids. In the end, they were only able to acquire the chance to attack Stranglethorn Vale.

If you included the Life Alliance, Ruling Sword had three Strongholds to defend.

Since there were no powerful guilds attacking him, a single Fel Reaver was enough to defend each one. Lu Li would take the remaining two to fight Glory Capital.

Glory Capital was somewhat overwhelmed. They were being attacked by many guilds during this period, and it was likely because they had lost an Infernal. However, they didn’t expect that Ruling Sword would also participate.

Ruling Sword had such little resources and needed to defend three Strongholds. How could they be so confident in attacking someone else?

However, Lu Li insisted on attacking!

The town wasn’t big enough for the two of them… was what Lu Li said to the guild executives.

But no one knew his true purpose…

Glory Capital’s defensive line up could be described as luxurious, but it was only because they had to face the threat from Lu Li.

Commander Lu Li was attacking with experts from three top guilds. There was no doubt that their line up would also be a formidable representation of their strength.

Even if there were no Fel Reavers, Glory Capital needed Sorrowless in person to deal with Lu Li, let alone the fact that their intelligence showed that Ruling Sword was bringing two Fel Reavers into this battle.

It was going to be a tough fight!

Right from the beginning, there was no hiding or stalling. The two Fel Reavers from Ruling Sword were immediately dropped onto the Stranglethorn Vale Stronghold and struck the heart of the city among the defenders like boulders.

Glory Capital showed no weakness and sent six Infernals to meet the Fel Reavers.

The Glory Capital players in the city ignored the chariots that were hitting their city walls. Their eyes were focused on the Fel Reavers and they cast all their skills onto them. They knew that the Fel Reavers were very durable, but if they were able to break through the defences, then all that would be left was a pile of scrap iron.

In this battle, Ruling Sword had broken the record for smashing through the Stronghold Walls. They were able to create a gaping hole in Glory Capital’s Stronghold after about 10 minutes.

They actually had no choice but to do this so that the Fel Reavers would be able to move in and out of the Stronghold.

After the walls had been breached, the Fel Reaver pilots, Fat Monkey and Azure Sea Breeze, received orders from Lu Li to escape the Glory Capital Stronghold.

“How are they? How much Durability left?” Lu Li asked.

“Boss, don’t worry about it. It might look bad, but I held them back with ease….” Fat Monkey said with a grin.

“Don’t give me that rubbish!”

“35% left,” Fat Monkey answered as his tone dropped.

“Lu Li, our friendship actually began many years ago. You know, when I think back on that time, you were just a little Thief being bullied by others. If two people were fighting you, you had no way of fighting back…” Azure Sea Breeze said sentimentally.

“Stop it!”

“28% left. Don’t blame me. They were just focused on me, so there was nothing I could do. Monkey was just jumping around the whole time,” Azure Sea Breeze cried out.

“How can you blame me, I killed four of the six Infernals,” Fat Monkey defended himself.

“You keep stealing my kills. I was obviously targeted in there and you would jump in to take the kill,” Azure Sea Breeze ranted furiously.

“Alright that’s enough from you two. Look for any opportunities to rejoin the fight. If we don’t get this Stronghold today, you’re both done as pilots. Especially you Monkey – your damage output as a Mage is wasted as pilot,” Lu Li said seriously.

“Relax, we will succeed,” the two guys responded in unison.

In fact, Fat Monkey and Azure Sea Breeze’s skill as pilots was already quite good and they could be considered experts. The fact that they stalled Glory Capital long enough for them to break through was more than Lu Li could expect.

The Fel Reavers remained stationary for a while and the fresh chariots now rushed into the Stronghold.

Ruling Sword’s troops charged behind these chariots and their advantage was clear. Glory Capital had lost.

The battle that followed lasted for another 10 minutes. Two more Infernals crashed into Ruling Sword’s troops, which was what Lu Li had expected. He did not believe that Glory Capital only had the six Infernals from the beginning.