Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 1)

Chapter 59 - Gato the Lion King

Since the majority of the player base was too low level, very few players were able to reach this destination, which led Nie Yan to believe his actions were far from prying eyes.

However unbeknownst to him, in an area not far from the cliff face he overhung, a group of ten or so players were hunting mobs. The strongest among them reached Level 6 while the lowest was Level 4. Even their highest level member was still a level lower than these Lions, thus none of them dared to penetrate too deeply into Violet Dream Hills.

Although they received three hundred percent bonus experience for killing these Level 7 Lions, it was offset by their numbers. Moreover, their expenditure was too great. In the game’s current state, even a single Basic Health Potion was an expensive luxury. Yet they were consuming these potions at a ludicrous rate. Were it not for the fact that their profits were somewhat decent after recently picking up a Leo Shield and a few fur pelts, they would have long stopped hunting these high health hard-to-chew monsters.

“Bladelight, let’s leave after another hour or two. We should have enough Lion Pelts by then,” said the Priest to the Level 6 Fighter at the front of the group.

The Fighter named Bladelight raised his shield and blocked an incoming Lion’s attack. Brandishing his sword, he countered with Heroic Strike and kited the Lion as the Mages whittled its health away. Once its health fell below a certain point, he finished it off with Whirlwind Slash.

“Alright, we’ll leave in an hour then. Since we’ve already got a Leo Shield, it’d be perfect if the Leo Armour dropped as well,” Resplendent Bladelight nodded and replied. He unhurriedly collected the items that dropped from the monster’s corpse.

“That’s impossible. I read online that the drop rate for Leo Armour is one in five hundred,” said an Elementalist who walked to his side. He and Resplendent Bladelight were the only Level 6s in their team.

His character was named Hei Zhuo (Black Amazing). The two of them could be counted as experts in the game. Although they were friends, neither was willing to admit they were weaker than the other. In terms of skill, Bladelight was superior but Hei Zhuo’s influence in their guild was higher. Their guild was named Unhindered and was established using both of their names. Since Bladelight wasn’t interested in the management aspects of the team or guild, Hei Zhuo naturally took on this role. Under his leadership, not only did Unhindered become a successful guild, it became somewhat famous as well.

“What? The Leo Shield’s drop rate is only one in a thousand yet we still managed to get one anyway.” Bladelight rebuked.

“That’s only cause you got lucky…” Hei Zhuo’s complexion paled. Bladelight’s tone made him somewhat speechless and angry; however, he still managed to mumble out a few words in reply.

“If I can equip the Leo Armour, I’ll have the highest defense out of any player in the game!” Bladelight said in a confident tone.

Egotistical prick… Hei Zhuo thought in disdain. His expression, however, did not betray his inner thoughts.

He and Bladelight, on various occasions, competed in sparring matches in the arena, though the difference between them was clear. Out of ten matches, it’d be considered amazing if he could even beat Bladelight in two of them.

Bladelight was famous, quite skilled, and he was well-respected among players in several professions. In truth, Unhindered was established solely on his reputation alone. Thus, Hei Zhuo had no choice but to rely on Bladelight. However, as the guild continued to expand, Hei Zhuo’s authority over it grew as well. As a result, he was slowly inching out Bladelight in terms of position within the guild.