The Great Thief

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

White Westhill was furious, but there was nothing she could do.

This was a game where commanding skill was important, but it was not as important as the comparison of strength. Blood Red War Flag and the Night Watchmen’s combined forces greatly exceeded Glory Capital’s strength. Not to mention, the timing and angle of attack by the Night Watchmen was devastating.

Lu Li! This had to be Lu Li!

White Westhill nervously chanted this name over and over again – the name that had been

the reason for her nightmares.

“What happened?” Sorrowless asked as his voice connected. He saw the mess in the guild channel and knew that something wasn’t right.

“We were fighting with Blood Red War Flag, and then Ruling Sword came,” White Westhill summarized briefly. Even so, Sorrowless immediately understood the situation that Glory Capital was now facing. He was aware of Blood Red War Flag’s strength. In the past few years, they were Glory Capital’s number one opponent. He didn’t know how strong Ruling Sword’s Night Watchmen were, but he did understand that every time Lu Li did something, it would cause him headaches.

“Why did Ruling Sword intervene?” Sorrowless further questioned.

There was a common rule in the gaming circle that when two super clubs were fighting, others should stay out of it. If you dared to participate, then the club would likely deal severely with you after the fallout.

Glory Capital and Blood Red War Flag had found themselves at Brokeback Mountain fighting each other. Both clubs had originally intended to clear out the area, and both had the attitude that the other should back down lest they face the consequences. Eventually, it broke out into an all-out battle.

Logically speaking, Ruling Sword had no reason to participate in the battle.

Lu Li had to consider the consequences of entering the fight. Blood Red War Flag wouldn’t mind, but Glory Capital would definitely ask for an explanation. They couldn’t just say it was because they were from the same faction. These players had travelled far from the Hellfire Citadel to reach the Brokeback Mountain precisely so they wouldn’t be bothered.

Unfortunately, Ruling Sword had entered the battle and was fighting without reservation.

“It is probably because of Water Fairy and the plan to bother her. Now, we’ve annoyed Lu Li,” White Westhill said with a wry smile. City Smoke was Glory Capital’s Intelligence Chief who thought that Lu Li had played a disgraceful role in Darkness leaving Sorrowless. His boss had been humiliated, so he wasn’t happy either and was trying to find a way to get at Water Fairy.

This time, it was actually a curious coincidence that they managed to have an opportunity to target Water Fairy.

Unfortunately, the developments that resulted from that were beyond their control.

“What an idiot!” Sorrowless cried out.

“Ahem, he is also quite indignant about it. It seemed like a good idea at first,” White Westhill responded. She was standing in for City Smoke.

“I don’t blame him for taking initiative, since he has been appointed as Chief of Intelligence. However, he did something that clearly worked against our interests. I called him an idiot because he did something that exposed us. Tell him that if this happens again, he is done,” Sorrowless said furiously. “What is the situation now?”

“It is not looking good. Everyone is fighting very bitterly. How long do you need?” White Westhill asked with a sad expression.

“Then withdraw. It wouldn’t be any use for me to be there anyway,” Sorrowless said.

“The losses are too great. Wendelian will soon be bringing in people to support us.”

White Westhill was a little dumbfounded. As a senior commander, she should be familiar with what to do.

“Lu Li likely has reinforcements as well, so pressing on might not be that useful. We’ll break it off and settle this with them later,” Sorrowless said decisively.

As such, Lu Li soon saw the Glory Capital players adjusting their formation.

“They want to retreat. Wandering, get some teams to surround them.”

Lu Li identified Glory Capital’s strategic attempt and relayed the info to Jade Flower Lover.

White Westhill apparently didn’t notice that Lu Li was in the sky and could see what they were doing. Otherwise, she might have just told everyone to conduct a mass retreat, which might have worked better.

“Do you really want to trap them all? There is a lot of them.”

Jade Flower Lover looked at Lu Li. I fact, he was happy. They had been fighting Glory Capital for a long time and the losses were beginning to feel heavy. He couldn’t wait to slaughter Glory Capital.

Lu Li’s decision was exactly what Jade Flower Lover was thinking, and he immediately directed his players to participate in the encirclement.

Trying to surround Glory Capital wasn’t that easy either. It would have been almost impossible with just Blood Red War Flag, but with the addition of Ruling Sword’s Paladins, it all became possible.

In fact, when Glory Capital got into a retreating formation, they were already doomed to fail.

They couldn’t teleport back to the city, so they had to retreat and fight at the same time. White Westhill was trying to get into a Horde town, so that the Horde NPCs could help in defending against Blood Red War Flag and Ruling Sword.

Unfortunately, Lu Li, while watching from the sky, had already put everything in place.

After Water Fairy was out of trouble, the Drizzle Court and Peerless City armies were no longer engaged. They left the battle early and moved to this location at Lu Li’s request. When Lu Li saw Glory Capital moving, he finally made his move.

It was a massacre!

Glory Capital had not experienced this in the years since Sorrowless debuted. It was only at the beginning when they first started growing and the major clubs of the time tried to obstruct them.

Dying here meant losing EXP, but it also affected the surrounding players’ morale.

In the end, White Westhill only managed to escape with a few dozen players. Thousands of other players died and most of them died on the retreat. Blood Red War Flag, who had participated in the encirclement, had also lost about a thousand players. Ruling Sword, who had a more mobile unit, had only lost about 100 players.

A large amount of equipment was dropped, and the players who participated in this battle were generally unhappy.

However, the consequences were also obvious. From then on in the Hellfire Peninsula, Glory Capital, the Ruling Sword three-party alliance and Blood Red War Flag would fight in many

more bloody battles where everyone suffered.

It lasted for more than a week until the first Stronghold War since the opening of the Outland.

The angry Glory Capital obviously wouldn’t let go of such an opportunity, and even an idiot could work out who their target would be – it was either Blood Red War Flag or Ruling Sword. It was actually a matter of time for the both of them, and only the order was unknown.

As for the possibility of them both being attacked at once, there was a slim chance of it being so, but Sorrowless was unlikely to spread himself out in that way.