Chapter 593: Chapter 593: Reconnaissance Squad
As their levels increase, players need to venture far from their main cities to level up.
But being away from the main city means spending more time on the road.
As a result, many players now choose to settle temporarily in busy towns and cities. After all, the time wasted on travel is too great.
Very few people visit dangerous or isolated maps.
Take for instance, the Dusty Marshes and the sandbars, the number of players in spots like these is very limited, and even fewer come here to level up by killing Warcraft. Li Yao thought he was the only one here, surprisingly, there were other players around, quite a coincidence indeed.
Of course, Li Yao had no idea, things were about to be stirred up by Starfire.
A few days ago, thousands of Starfire members experienced a sudden surge in their levels, scaring guilds that were still struggling with their twentieth-level instances.
They were just level twenty, still struggling for level twenty equipment, only to find that others had collectively advanced to nearly level twenty-five as if they had ascended.
Especially Li Yao, he was level twenty-four and almost halfway past level twenty.
Such strong stimulus, not only shocked those guilds but also ignited a fire in the hearts of regular players, who also wanted to keep up with Starfire’s pace.
The players who were plotting against Starfire curse those guys endlessly in their hearts, feeling utterly inadequate in their efforts. Not only did they fail to stop them, but they helped solidify their reputation and inadvertently fueled their rapid leveling up.
They knew very well that only a fool would apply for a guild hall project immediately after foundation unless they were absolutely forced into it.
While cursing these people, they urgently wanted to level up themselves, and the fastest way to do so naturally was killing Warcraft.
This led to a situation where a large number of elite players had no choice but to constantly look for the gathering places of Warcraft and kill them at great risks to level up.
Although the Gu Shen Map is huge, the total number of level twentyish Warcraft is not too much. Naturally, even the Marshes couldn’t avoid having visitors.
Of course, Li Yao didn’t know about these developments. He was just very annoyed that his loot had been stolen.
Li Yao realized that finding the culprits wouldn’t be easy, but he remained cool-headed.
The Crystal Core was very expensive, and he believed that once they had enjoyed the benefits, they wouldn’t stop there.
Li Yao once again killed two ogres and paid a bit more attention, but he didn’t see any figure. However, when Li Yao checked, his loot had disappeared again.
He had been watching, yet didn’t notice any human figure.
“Could it be a Shadow Thief? Or a Master Thief perhaps?” A spark of realization flashed in Li Yao’s eyes. He suddenly remembered that among the thief subclasses in elite occupations, one thief excelled at assassination, maintaining the ability to stealth even in combat. Whereas the other, known as the Master Thief, was best at concealing its breath and shadow, stealing things without anyone noticing.
Among these two professions, one is a terrifying assassin, and the other is a ‘Treasure Hunter’ thief, renowned for infiltrating monster caves to steal things and thereby amass wealth.
Li Yao was extra cautious this time, observing the corpses of ogres and tyrannosaurs while attacking another ogre.
In the end, a hint of a smile appeared on Li Yao’s face: “Indeed, it’s a thief. They took advantage of me and didn’t even run, that’s some audacity.”
In the wilderness, jerks like these are commonplace. Many such thieves are less interested in gaining much loot or something of value, but more in causing discomfort to others.
Li Yao was too far to cover it with a Sonar Arrow, but he could discern someone collecting loot through the slight tremor of the tyrannosaur’s corpse.
Li Yao’s sniper rifle quickly swiveled around and pulled the trigger.
Bang…
With a splash of blood, a figure gradually became clearer. He was holding a skinning knife in one hand and tyrannosaurus’s skin in the other, and fell down with a look of disbelief on his face.
Li Yao did not approach, as he noticed the dagger dropped by the opponent. He believed that if there were any companions, they certainly wouldn’t leave this weapon behind.
Sure enough, Li Yao saw the dagger rise up. He did not hesitate and pulled the trigger on his loaded sniper rifle.
Following another splash of blood, he shot someone. Not a headshot this time, but he hit the heart.
Li Yao’s attacks on ogres and tyrannosaurs were always vital and lethal. By now, his fifty-stack buff was fully activated.
But his force was too great, causing the attacked to feel nothing and piercing directly through their body.
In the case of the current thieves, even fully equipped with purple gear, their health would only be a few thousand. Facing Li Yao’s terrifying attack, even if not a critical hit, it would result in instant death.
This thief also dropped a pair of gloves. The moment Li Yao saw the purple glow, he knew it was a nice piece of equipment.
Li Yao wasn’t surprised. If one didn’t have full purple gear, leveling up in these areas would be suicidal.
Li Yao waited for a moment. The two pieces of equipment remained untouched, suggesting there might still be people nearby. Moreover, there was a high probability of teammates around, after all, thieves alone couldn’t survive in such places.
But Li Yao didn’t wait any longer. He revealed himself and quickly moved towards the equipment. As Li Yao was picking up the two pieces of equipment, his nerves were already stretched to the limit.
As expected, Li Yao felt a ripple in the air, and immediately rolled out of the way.
Li Yao’s crossbow fired Sonar Arrows directly. Once detected, he too pulled the trigger on the crossbow in his other hand.
Thunk…
Although small, the crossbow’s arrows, once enhanced, were quite powerful. The third thief also fell awkwardly to the ground.
By now, the Sonar Arrow had detected two more thieves. As Li Yao stood back up, instead of retreating, he advanced using a Shadow Roll, reappearing between the two thieves.
If it was an ordinary Hunter, seeing their confident stance, the two thieves would assume that he had been shocked stupid, going between two of them was like seeking his own death.
But they had witnessed how their three companions had died. Now seeing Li Yao fighting up close, they instinctively looked for cover to hide, and then seize the opportunity to subdue Li Yao.
They too were superior players, and knew that they couldn’t withstand one of Li Yao’s arrows. Plus, since Li Yao had charged forth, they believed he wasn’t just asking for death. Their decision to evade was wise.
The two thieves rolled behind a rock. They were certain that they wouldn’t be able to avoid his attack at this close range, so naturally they used invincibility to block it temporarily. They even managed to do that successfully.
“Some skilled players indeed, this is interesting.” Seeing the two thieves dodge his attack, Li Yao performed another Shadow Roll.
“A Sonar Arrow, you’re Prairie Fire.” One of the thieves recognized Li Yao when he came close again, he finally confirmed that Li Yao was always aware of their location.
“Yo, so you know me.” Li Yao wasn’t polite in response, and pulled the trigger again.
The thief performed a backflip, using two crossed daggers to block the crossbow arrow.
The other thief didn’t hesitate and threw a flash bomb towards Li Yao…