A Legendary Thief

"It would be better if I learned the level-10 windy steps skill." Seeing the five white wolves coming in his direction, Xiao Yu couldn't help but feel anxious. It looked like he would have to try his hardest to escape from a possibly disastrous situation. He believed he indeed had a very miserable fate.

The five white wolves were drawing nearer. He wouldn't have any chance to escape if he didn't do it right now.

"I'll do it with all I've got." Xiao Yu was determined to flee. It was then that some human voices burst out by the edge of the sand dune where Xiao Yu had hidden himself.

"We're close to the site indicated by the coordinates." It was a female voice.

"Be careful. We should get ready for an encounter at any moment. Feng Li, get ready for a fight and try to draw away the hostility."

"Relax. How can you not trust me? It's merely a level-5 boss. You have no need to act like you're about to meet a truly formidable foe."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu was taken aback and realized it was Ji Huo's team! He didn't expect to meet them here. It looked like they were here for the boss as well.

Three figures appeared on the other side of the sand dune. From his spot, Xiao Yu was able to see Ji Huo and his teammates directly.

Seeing Xiao Yu hiding behind the sand dune, Ji Huo was startled. He couldn't wrap his head around why Xiao Yu was here.

The five white wolves stopped their search for Xiao Yu when they discovered Ji Huo and his teammates, growling at them.

The desert hunter nocked an arrow on his bow, ready to shoot.

Both sides were confronting each other, and fierce combat would take place at any moment.

Xiao Yu heard a sentence that was uttered by Ji Huo.

"Why are you here?" asked Ji Huo bafflingly. He was puzzled as to why Xiao Yu had appeared in this place. He wondered if Xiao Yu was here to kill the desert hunter as well. However, Xiao Yu didn't have any teammates. Did he come here to challenge the boss all by himself?

"I came here for the same purpose as you, but my strength is not enough. So this boss is yours now," said Xiao Yu lightly. He was fully aware that he was not powerful enough to deal with this desert hunter. Now that Ji Huo's three-person team was here, Xiao Yu thought he had no business in challenging the boss.

The arrival of Ji Huo and his team happened to solve his predicament. Xiao Yu thought he should thank them for it. Having said that, Xiao Yu retreated noiselessly.

"Wait a second," yelled Ji Huo. He didn't expect Xiao Yu to come here to kill the boss. It was evident that Xiao Yu realized he was not powerful enough to kill the desert hunter all by himself. The fact that a single player dared to take the task of killing the level-5 boss meant that he wouldn't do so if he didn't believe he had such strength. This thought strengthened Ji Huo's intention of becoming Xiao Yu's friend, even though Xiao Yu had no intention of teaming up with them.

"What is it?" asked Xiao Yu after stopping short.

"The strength of a desert hunter is beyond my imagination. We had better cooperate with each other to kill this desert hunter. The rewards will be allocated among us according to the rewarding system. What do you think?" Ji Huo suggested. This was merely temporary cooperation, and both sides would gain something from it. So Ji Huo thought the suggestion wouldn't be declined by Xiao Yu.

After some thought, Xiao Yu said, "Deal." Such cooperation was not a bad thing for Xiao Yu. Since he was already here, he couldn't simply go back empty-handed.

"Feng Li, create some hostility." Ji Huo gave the command after he obtained consent from Xiao Yu.

"Okay." Feng Li selected a position that was convenient for charging forward.

"Ahhhhh!!!" Feng Li uttered a loud shout, and his skin grew red, all of his veins turning green and being exposed. It was a shout full of explosive and menacing intent. The deep shout made the five white wolves retreat a few paces in fear.

Charge!!!

Feng Li dashed forward like a roaring wild animal while waving a big sword in his hand. He was unstoppable. He charged toward the desert hunter after he knocked a white wolf aside with the sword.

Stealth travel!!!

Xiao Yu entered the stealth travel mode and stealthily approached the desert hunter in an attempt to ambush him on his escape route.

Xiao Yu's stealth travel was fairly successful. His steps were as light and swift as if he were dancing, which piqued Ji Huo's attention. Judging from the speed of his stealth travel, Xiao Yu had at least upgraded it to level 2.

The thief, death knight, and soldier professions were the hardest for beginners to get the hang of because there was a high demand for successful execution as well as awareness on their part. It would take a long time to use their skills proficiently, and only after the players in these professions had truly mastered their skills could they mature and become truly formidable. The thieves who could use their skills smoothly and adequately from the beginning were rare.

Seeing their master on the brink of being attacked, the five white wolves charged at Feng Li while growling. The five white wolves were running fast, and they cooperated with each other almost perfectly as they attacked Feng Li together, making it impossible for him to get away.

The desert hunter moved around outside the battlefield and shot out one or two arrows here and there at Feng Li. Damage points popped up over his head one after the other.

The female black wizard named Xue Rong healed Feng Li, and then Ji Huo started to attack as well.

"Kill one or two white wolves first," said Ji Huo. Realizing that they couldn't draw near to the desert hunter for the time being, he readjusted his tactic. As he was running, he threw out fireballs one after the other from his hand, attacking a white wolf jointly with Feng Li.

Bang!!!

The white wolf was knocked away.

The white wolf wailed in a low voice and then died on the ground. Seeing the dead white wolf, the remaining four wolves began to charge at and bite Feng Li more fiercely.

"Try to get out of the line of fire as soon as possible. Otherwise, my healing treatment won't be able to last," said Xue Rong anxiously. The attacks from the four white wolves and the desert hunter were causing a lot of damage, and the healing treatment given by Xue Rong per person was limited. If she failed to recover the damage inflicted upon Feng Li in time, he would be killed.

As the white wolves capable of detecting stealth travel were embroiled in the fight with Feng Li, this offered Xiao Yu an opportunity to use his sneak-attack on the desert hunter.

"It's a good opportunity." Xiao Yu couldn't help but feel delighted. The desert hunter was moving in his direction and still hadn't discovered him.

The desert hunter shot arrows at Feng Li one after the other as he was running.

Xiao Yu stayed in the same spot, holding his breath.

The desert hunter drew nearer and nearer. Five meters… three meters… Xiao Yu held the dagger in his hand tightly, his heartbeat steadily increasing.

"Calm down," Xiao Yu reminded himself to suppress his anxiety as his eyes fixed on the approaching desert hunter.