Chapter 322: An Unexpected Advertising Effect


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    Blood Dagger was shocked, but Lu Li would never waste this chance.


    After a total of three encounters, this was the moment that he had been waiting for. With a sh from the


    activation of his cape effect, he was behind Blood Dagger. From Blood Dagger’s point of view, he was still a


    defenselessmb waiting to be ughtered.


    Without a chance for him to think twice, Lu Li had knocked Blood Dagger into a stunned state.


    Lu Li wasn’t sure if Blood Dagger had any other tricks up his sleeve, but this wasn’t a big deal. A good


    professional yer should think ahead, but shouldn’t hold himself back. Focusing on what was right before


    their eyes was the most important thing.


    Ambush, Back Stab, Slit Throat – as Blood Dagger was almost about to wake up, Lu Li used a Shadowstrike


    to stun him again. After two auto-attacks, he moved as he attacked to position himself in front of Blood


    Dagger, which allowed him to cast Gouge. This paralyzed Blood Dagger for another 2 seconds.


    A short momentter, Shadowstrike was off cooldown and he used it again.


    Blood Dagger’s health was below half at this point; he was now very regretful about changing his gear. He


    was taking a lot of damage since his armor was lower than usual.


    He didn’t have any escape skills either. In their previous encounters, neither of them wasted any skills; they


    used everything that was avable to them.


    However, he wasn’t too concerned – it appeared that Lu Li didn’t have Kidney Strike.


    If Lu Li didn’t have Kidney Strike, he wouldn’t be stunned forever, so he still had a chance.


    Blood Dagger had always held himself in high regard – he believed that if he had a face to face encounter


    with Lu Li, there was no way he would be so passive.


    If he was given a chance to deal damage, he might even have a chance to stun Lu Li to death.


    In a duel between two Thieves, it was hard to guarantee who won until the veryst moment. Even if a


    Thief only had a little bit of health left, there was still a chance of making aeback.


    This was also what Blood Dagger had been nning; he waited patiently, until...


    Vanish!


    Lu Li vanished during the stun he had casted from Shadowstrike.


    Generally, Vanish was used as an escape tactic, but Lu Li was only using it its Stealth effect.


    It was definitely a waste, but it was also very effective.


    As Lu Li used Vanish, the stun on Blood Dagger also ended.


    However, before he had a chance to take action, Lu Linded a second Cheap Shot on him. There was truly


    nothing more despairing than this.


    He had felt like he had almost seen some hope.


    However, Lu Li still didn’t manage to kill him in this round of attacks. After all, Blood Dagger was still from


    Glory Capital, so his level 25 Silver-grade equipment would prevent him from dying too easily.


    It was a face to face battle between Lu Li and Blood Dagger, who was low on health!


    As the saying goes – "give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to ce it, and I shall move the


    world".


    Just give me a chance to fight face to face... and I’ll use Kidney Strike!


    Kidney Strike: Instant cast, Cooldown 30 seconds, Uses up allbo points, stunning target for bo


    points+1) seconds, Skill Proficiency 1/5.


    Most Thief skills were cast instantly. Posture and aim was crucial to casting a skill with a high level of


    pletion, and thepletion level of Kidney Strike also affected the stun.


    Furthermore, if it was casted with fivebo points, it could inflict a 6 second stun, which was longer than


    the 4 second stun of Cheap Shot.


    This was what Blood Dagger was relying upon; he just needed a chance...


    He started with a Backstab, followed with a Shadowstrike. As both yers were moving freely, his


    pletion level wasn’t great and very little damage was dealt, but he received twobo points from


    this. With the twobo points he had gained from previously casting Premeditation, he currently had a


    total of fourbo points.


    A 5 second stun – this should have been long enough.


    Just as Blood Dagger was about to cast Kidney Strike, his daggers suddenly disappeared!


    Where are my daggers?


    Where did my daggers go!


    The great Thief Blood Dagger was about to cry.


    This was unfair, this was cheating, this was too shameless! He had been disarmed!


    The gloves that Lu Li borrowed had finallye in action, as he activated the Disarm effect that came with


    them.


    Disarm was a very interesting effect – Lu Li didn’t steal Blood Dagger’s weapon and neither were the


    weapons in his bag. Nevertheless, both daggers in Blood Dagger’s hands disappeared.


    It was not possible to cast a skill without a weapon. Weapons were not only used to attack, but were also a


    medium for casting skills.


    Even though this weakened version of Disarm onlysted for three seconds, Blood Dagger barely had any


    health left. Even if Disarmsted for a shorter time, he wouldn’t have made it.


    Blood Dagger lost the match the moment his health bar was emptied.


    Previously, when Blood Dagger had died to Lu Li in the Warsong Valley, he could have disregarded it by


    saying that Lu Li had the help of Lucky Southern Persian and Ster Union Silver Radiant.


    However, this single match had made it clear to everyone that Blood Dagger couldn’t win against Lu Li.


    He had lost to Water Fairy and now, he had lost to Lu Li as well.


    Blood Dagger was unimpressed – if this wasn’t a livestream, he would’ve yelled out in frustration already.


    This dirty couple!


    Up until this point, Lu Li was the only yer among the Thieves who had won all of his single matches in the


    petition.


    Although he wasn’t the number one yer of Dawn, he was at least the best Thief in Dawn.


    Of course, because of the restrictions of thepetition, there were still many that he hadn’t yed


    against. For example, Lu Li didn’t face-off against yers like Water Fairy and Wood Fearing. It was up to


    the audience to decide who determine the strong and weak.


    It was time for the group match.


    At this stage of thepetition, it was safe to say that millions were paying attention.


    From the start of the single match, yers had beenining through any tform they could use,


    whether it be the world channels, the forums...


    Why weren’t we allowed to spectate thepetition? We’ll even pay for it.


    Most yers wanted to watch thepetition and calcting solely from the poption of Dawn, that


    was at least a hundred million yers.


    The Shadow Group didn’t expect this kind of situation to ur either.


    Fortunately, they were quick to react and were also very generous.


    Free for all!


    The entire match was on livestream and every yer was given ess to watch it.


    Of course, to make up the loss to the contestants from both teams, the Shadow Grouppensated each


    team with 1.5 million dors. This was more profit than the money gained from selling tickets.


    All yers were now able to see the match. This increase in poprity was beyond theprehension of


    normal logic.


    Competitive gaming had already been developed for around two hundred years, and was continuing to


    grow in poprity. As such, millions of people spent money onpetition tickets and rted products


    every year.


    However,pared to the entire gaming poption, there were only a small number of people who were


    familiar withpetitive gaming.


    For many, this was the first time they had yed a game. Some didn’t even know about these older guilds,


    but the remarkablepetition was still very entertaining to them. As such, many of them began to


    wonder how they could join these big guilds.


    Glory Capital was already a level 26 guild, and the main branch had a maximum capacity of twenty-six


    thousand people. Including the countless branch guilds below them, they had a total capacity of a hundred


    thousand guild members.


    However, big guilds like these who had been famous for many years had their own standards; it wasn’t a


    ce that was open for all.


    Then, what about Xin Xin Mercenary Group? What level guild were they? Has their guild reached maximum


    capacity too?


    Those who were asked this question instantly gave a strange expression. There were only ten people in Xin


    Xin Mercenary Group; they didn’t have a guild.


    Luckily, the people who gave them the information were nice enough to share a secret with them. Even


    though the Xin Xin Mercenary Group didn’t have a guild, they were about to make one soon.


    Apparently, new guilds tended to set their entrance standards lower.


    Would they take new yers?


    Of course they would! Why wouldn’t they? Who wasn’t a new yer at the beginning of Dawn?


    Apparently, Dawn was the first game that Lu Li had ever yed.


    I’ve decided, I’m definitely entering Lu Li’s guild.


    The Shadow Group and Dawn never would have thought that their actions to win the heart of the audience


    would create such a big profit for Xin Xin Mercenary Group. This was more effective than any kind of


    advertisement.


    Although some people had no clue about guilds like the Imperial Secret Service, they would definitely know


    about the Xin Xin Mercenary Group and Lu Li.