Chapter 13: The Profession of a Thief
"Steve, you're not a rookie anymore, how could you let a little thief kill the blood bird alive in front of you, and snatch all the demon crystals and magic essences that were exposed. Do you think you're a waste? Thom glared at the man who spoke, and said viciously.
"Captain, I'm ......" Steve immediately blushed and was about to defend himself at Thom when the magician on the side interrupted him with a wave of his hand.
"Captain, you don't know what happened. We've already surrounded the Bloodbird in an area that would make it impossible for her speed to exert her speed, and detection shows that her health is quickly at the bottom line, and when she is about to kill the Bloodbird, she summons another batch of corpses and uses several bursting arrows at us in quick succession. Tamu's injuries were not small, and he had to continue to haunt the blood birds, and while we cleaned up the dead bodies, we also had to treat Tamu and share the pressure on him. For a moment, it is inevitable that there will be some panic. At this moment, suddenly a dark shadow appeared beside Tam. It's this thief in black. I watched her use her skill stick, causing Tom to faint. At the same time, she rushed towards the Blood Bird at great speed, interrupting the Blood Bird's skills with her kicks, and then quickly killed the Blood Bird. ”
"We were treating Tam while dodging the corpses, and we had to watch as she killed the Bloodbird. The situation eased slightly, and I pulled out my hand and unleashed an ice arrow at her. But a magic shield appeared on his body, and he carried the ice arrow, and still took away the demon crystal and magic essence exposed by the blood bird, and then disappeared invisibly. By the time we have destroyed the dead body, we will never find her again. ”
"I saw that she used a stuffy stick, kicks, backstabs, and invisibility that had been hiding around us before, and presumably the level of this invisibility was not too low. I think she's at least a mid-level professional. Although I don't know why she appeared in the Buried Bones. But we really can't be blamed for being stolen this time. ”
After listening to Steve's defense, Tom pondered for a moment and said to the other tall warrior, "Tam, is what Custer said true?" ”
At first glance, Tamu was a very calm warrior, full of strong muscles, holding a large shield in his left hand and a warhammer in his right hand. He nodded and said, "Most of my attention was on the Blood Bird at the time. I didn't expect her to hide by my side for so long, and to be so patient, until the blood bird's blood volume bottomed out, and then she shot at a very fast speed. As soon as he made a move, he gave me a slap, and I couldn't move, so I could only watch as it killed the Blood Bird with a powerful attack, and carried one of Custer's ice arrows, snatching the two most precious items exposed by the Blood Bird, the Demon Crystal and the Magic Essence. Then soon the stealth disappeared. I've seen some, beginner and intermediate thieves, none of them have such powerful stealth methods, so I don't notice it at all, her stealth level should be very high. And her attack power is extremely strong, otherwise it would not be possible to kill the blood bird so quickly, and I was forcibly controlled for two seconds at the time, and the level of the stuffy stick is not low, I guess she should be an intermediate thief. ”
Thom listened to the arguments of several people, nodded slightly, and then said to several people: "In that case, there is no doubt that she should be a mid-level thief, if this is the case, I really don't blame you for snatching the demon crystal and magic essence exposed by the blood bird under your nose." "Thinking that I have just entered the intermediate profession, if I encounter this thief head-on, even with the extremely strong attack power of my berserker, and the general thief is good at hiding in the shadows to shoot, the frontal confrontation ability is not very strong, who wins and who loses.
At this time, the magician, who had just been called Custer, said to Thom, "Captain, we have finished in the Land of Bones, cleared the monsters summoned by the Blood Bird, and hurried back to Rog Fortress from there. It was Steve who came up with the idea, thinking that the thief had stolen the magic essence and the demon crystal. Then there is a high probability that you will go to the adventurer's guild to complete the quest of the demon crystal. So he squatted in the mission area of the adventurer's guild hall in advance, waiting for this thief to appear. Then we'll hurry to inform you. I didn't expect this thief to come so quickly, we are still a step slower......" Thom waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't say it, this thief dares to provoke the people of our Excalibur mercenary group, and dares to snatch the demon crystal and magic essence of the blood bird in front of us, but he is just a mere intermediate thief, we will definitely not let him go." Let your people keep an eye on Rog Fortress, and report to me as soon as they find her traces. In addition, spread her information and identity, as long as anyone finds her traces, our Excalibur mercenary group will be rewarded. ”
At this time, Steve, who was thin and small, said resignedly: "Captain, it's okay to keep an eye on it, but she's always wearing a scarf, and we haven't seen her appearance, and we don't even know if she's a man or a woman, how can we track her?" ”
Tom glared at Steve fiercely and said unceremoniously, "Waste, that's your business, take care of it yourself." I just want you to find her trail. Hmph, dare to provoke our Excalibur mercenary group, wait and see. With that, Thom took his giant axe and strode out of the hall of the Adventurers' Guild.
Passing in front of Leon, Thom turned his head sideways and glanced at Leon. Leon hurriedly put on a look that he thought he was submissive, looked at Thom with a smile, and said, "Master Thom is okay." ”
Seeing Thom leave the Adventurer's Guild Hall, several members of the Excalibur Mercenary Regiment team also breathed a sigh of relief and regained their ease.
"It's a lot of pressure on Lord Tom." Steve said with a self-deprecating smile.
Leon was still thinking about the information that everyone had just talked about. He clearly heard the name thief, and it seemed that this should be a profession, but in his memory, there was no profession of thief in the games about Diablo in another world! Leon was a little confused for a moment.
In the spirit of learning if he doesn't understand, Leon is like a good student, and he cheekily asks the magician Custer, who looks like the core of the team. "My lord, the thief you just mentioned, why haven't I heard of this profession? You see, I'm a rookie who has just changed careers, and I don't know anything, but you're a knowledgeable, knowledgeable, and experienced magician. Great, can you give a little guidance to the newcomer? ”
Flattery is a favorite for everyone, though Custer doesn't think much of the paladin, who is noticeably a bit of a timid paladin. But he still touched his not very long beard with a look of enjoyment, and explained: "You just changed jobs, and you came from a small place." It's not surprising that I haven't heard of this profession. But do you know the Assassin Vizjata, also known as the Mage Killer? ”
"I've heard this from my teacher, the Assassins of Vizjata have been around for a long time. The earliest legend is to purge the evil magicians who have gone astray and harmed humanity and colluded with hell. ”
"Well, yes, Vizjata was also the first killer organization formed in the mage clan to eliminate magicians who had gone astray. It has been around for a thousand years. Most of their training is based on the characteristics of the mage's skills, and they are accustomed to hiding in the shadows, being proficient in assassination, and mastering certain magical skills. Some are even extremely skilled martial arts masters. Originally, this organization was just a secret organization and was not well known to the world. Over time. Some Assassins broke away from this organization and brought the way they trained killer assassins around the world. Legend has it that several of these legendary Assassins founded the Brotherhood of Thieves in Westmar on the Western Continent. They borrowed the training methods of the Assassins, and slowly formed a system of thieves with assassination, theft, stealth, and control as the core. Speaking of which, the Brotherhood of Thieves is still mainly located in the southern part of Westyards, and legend has it that Port of Kings is their home base. It's not surprising that you haven't heard of this profession. But the thief profession is a bit despicable, they always like to stealth in the dark, take advantage of your defense, give you control, and then attack. Once you can't beat it, you can use stealth to quickly escape. There are even some thieves. There is no conscience and no humanity, and there is only money in the eyes. They take on any task they can do, including killing, and whoever you can afford to do for you, a bunch of scumbags who deserve to go to hell, more annoying than the assassins. ”
To make a magician say words more disgusting than an assassin is to imagine how hateful the profession of a thief must have been in Custer's heart.