The Great Thief

The main character would always be placed in a situation where he or she shone the brightest.

The society of Dawn was filled with complex connections. Despite Water Fairy having financial wealth and an abundance of connections, there were still many people helping her in her personal growth.

She needed to return the favour.

This was why she accepted the invitation as an analyst.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to invite Water Fairy to be a match analyst under normal circumstances. Furthermore, her image was that of a cold and quiet person and in reality, she didn’t say much either. These types of people wouldn’t be able to give interesting commentary, so it wouldn’t be popular with viewers.

Lu Li didn’t like sitting in the seats of the analysts either. However, since it was Water Fairy who invited him, that was another matter.

Perhaps these two together still wouldn’t be exciting enough for the viewers, so the judging panel arranged for Dark Wind to join them and make a trio.

The first match consisted of two unknown teams. This was purely because the order was random.

Under normal circumstances, this type of amateur level match wouldn’t have analysts. However, lower-tier players clearly held the majority in viewership, so even if this was an amateur-level match, many of the viewers still tuned in since they could relate.

Furthermore, the analysts couldn’t just sit around and twiddle their fingers, so the match draws were the main focus of attention.

Fortunately for them, the two teams that the trio would be analysing were decent. Although the matchups were said to be random, they weren’t completely random. After all, it wouldn’t be good for the viewership if there were huge variations in strength.

“I’m very glad to be here today.”

This was Dark Wind’s signature line. He was also someone who had been in the gaming circle for a long time and was a respected figure, so naturally, he took the lead.

“Today, my usual partner-in-crime is not here. I don’t think I’ll need to introduce these two…”

“Thank you, Mr. Wind. I am Lu Li.”

He had to introduce himself, otherwise it would be rude. He couldn’t treat it as if everyone knew him.

“I am Water Fairy. Happy to be here to analyse this match for everyone!” Water Fairy continued to say.

Usually, for a match of this calibre, having a few thousand viewers would be good already. However, with the inclusion of analysts, this number would be multiplied by at least ten times. Furthermore, with Water Fairy and Lu Li as the analysts, the fact that this number skyrocketed into the millions wasn’t strange either.

They might have been here to either watch the match, or to watch this couple.

“Alright. To tell the truth, when I knew that I was going to be here with Lu Li and Water Fairy, I had my reservations…” Dark Wind said.

Everyone was dumbfounded. Lu Li and Water Fairy didn’t understand why either. Dark Wind was a calm and peaceful analyst; he wasn’t the type to badmouth people. Why would he say something like that?

However, after taking a small breath, he continued, “I’m already quite old. Why am I here as a third-wheel? What was the panel thinking? They’re bullying this old man.”

“Haha…” the viewers laughed.

Dark Wind wasn’t that old, but he was single. The gaming circle didn’t have that many connections, since everyone was quite cautious of the internet. Everyone also had their own ideas of a relationship, so singleness was not an uncommon problem.

“…” Lu Li and Water Fairy were completely speechless.

“While I’m here, I’ll congratulate both of you on successfully defending both of your Strongholds! You guys already have four Strongholds in total, right? That’s one more than Glory Capital!” Dark Wind said, quickly and smoothly moving onto the next topic.

“Mhm. You’re right,” Lu Li answered.

He felt a little helpless. He knew that all the attention of this match was now on him and Water Fairy.

Dark Wind was a sly fox; he had verbally set a trap for Lu Li.

Since he said that they had four Strongholds, that implied that Lu Li was together with Water Fairy. Even if they were allies, there was no need for him to say that they had four Strongholds.

Naturally, Dark Wind dug deeper after hearing Lu Li’s confirmation.

 “Then, from the most recent battle report, Elevenless mentioned that the battle was a result of revenge. Can either of you or both of you comment on that?”

Could they just move on to analysing the battle instead of dilly-dallying on this topic? Lu Li really didn’t want to talk anymore.

“There’s nothing about revenge.”

The one who replied was Water Fairy, and she continued to say, “It was a normal defense and offence battle. Elevenless is also someone who thinks that the world is out to get him anyway. Everyone knows that.”

Huh? Since when did everyone know?

Dark Wind understood that it was time to stop, so upon satisfying everyone’s urges to understand the thoughts of this couple, he immediately rerouted their attention to the match.

“This match is from the preliminary rounds in Area D. We have Team Screen Protector from the Alliance on one end, and Team Ursae Majoris from the Horde on the other end. Please do not laugh at the first team’s name. Putting on a screen protector is an ancient art. This team’s record consists of 3 wins and 1 loss. I hope that they advance through to the next round. On the other hand, Team Ursae Majoris is a team from the Ursae Majoris Mercenary Group. Their match record consists of 4 straight wins. I have watched some clips from their previous matches and I feel that this will be an excellent battle.”

“The first half of the match has begun. Both sides have deployed a Mage,” Lu Li reported according to what he saw. Truthfully speaking, this was unnecessary. Anyone who had eyes could see that there were two Mages on the stage.

“Lu Li and Water Fairy, who do you think will come out on top?” Dark Wind decided to ask to test their judgment.

“The Mage from Team Screen Protector will win,” Water Fairy answered. She didn’t have much to say.

“I agree,” Lu Li nodded.

“Why is that the case? They haven’t lost much HP yet.”

Dark Wind could see the reason behind their selection, but he had to ask to hype up the atmosphere a little.

“His positioning,” Water Fairy replied.

“Yeah. His positioning,” Lu Li agreed. However, it seemed like he understood that it wasn’t good to just answer like this, so he continued to explain, “Team Screen Protector’s Mage is constantly staying just out of the largest ranged skill. He was able to avoid and interrupt two of his opponent’s skills just from moving around. Furthermore, he was also able to unleash suitable skills at a suitable range. Although the damage dealt has not been significant, as this match progresses, the Mage from Team Ursae Majoris will lose.”

During the time that Lu Li was explaining, the situation had progressed exactly as he had predicted. After a few minutes, Team Ursae Majoris’ Mage was defeated. His items weren’t bad, but his PBP skills were not great. He was just being toyed with while his opponent was in complete control. When he died, his opponent still had around 40% HP.

“Looks like you were both correct. Now, who do you think Team Ursae Majoris will send out? Would it be a Thief?” Dark Wind asked.

“If I was the team captain, I would send out a Warlock. The Warlock just needs to land all the damage over time skills and the problem would be solved. This Mage’s positioning and movements are quite good. From a glance, you can tell that he has hung around the arena and PvP situations a lot. Normal Thieves would not be able to suppress him,” Lu Li said.

“Paladins or Druids are also good choices. They could just heal themselves when they need to, since this Mage’s damage is average, and he has already used his ultimate skills,” Water Fairy added.

“Alright then. Since you are both masters at the game, you guys should be correct,” Dark Wind wholeheartedly agreed.

For Team Ursae Majoris to get four wins in a row, they had to be competent. In the end, they sent out a Druid and quickly took care of the Mage.

“Looks like Water Fairy won this round. Then, according to our rules, Lu Li has to answer a question from Water Fairy. This game is like Truth or Dare. Water Fairy, you can ask a question now. This is a good opportunity!” Dark Wind cunningly said.

The couple was dumbfounded. When was this ever a thing?