"Where's the girl? I'm asking, where's the girl?!"
Madman arrived at the coordinates Orson had marked on the map, craning his neck and scanning the area with an expression of shaless excitent that he couldn't hide.
"She's right there, waiting for you at the Watchtower entrance. Show your legendary thieving skills," Orson replied, marking Skyfeather's location with a glowing exclamation mark.
"My god, you bastard!"
Madman stretched his neck for a better look, spotting the girl clad in tattered armor and covered in wounds. Without hesitation, he turned and bolted.
"Where are you running to?! Get back here! She's locked on to —she won't even notice you!" Orson called out, trying to stop him.
"You an that's the girl? A 20-million-HP, supercharged ga-boss?! Are you insane?!"
Madman reluctantly stopped, shouting back at Orson for tricking him and killing his excitent.
"Quit whining. Her light armor's already broken; this is the best ti to strike," Orson urged.
As an S-class hidden profession, Master Thief had the potential to steal from bosses, though failure would increase the target's aggro on the thief. If the theft failed too many tis, the boss would shift its focus entirely to the thief, making it impossible for tanks to hold aggro.
Luckily, Skyfeather's chanics ant that once she entered rage mode, she would ignore all others and focus solely on Orson.
Orson grinned. No matter how slim the odds were of stealing Magic Eye Refract, he was determined. He would make Madman try again and again until he got his hands on that radar-like skill.
"You better not be screwing over," Madman grumbled, eyeing Skyfeather nervously. "She does have a nice figure, though. Great face, too… if only she didn't look so creepy."
"Trust my judgnt," Orson said with a confident smile.
Madman sighed. "I'd trust you about as much as I trust myself to be Ryan Gosling."
Despite his grumbling, Orson's earlier promise of "hands-on access" had been too tempting.
Grumbling curses under his breath, Madman stealthily approached Skyfeather, his hands moving with practiced precision.
"Baby, I love you!" Madman whispered gleefully as he patted Skyfeather all over.
Skyfeather remained oblivious, her ghostly form continuing to pull her bowstring and fire arrows at Orson, who carefully stayed at the edge of her aggro range.
"Ding… Steal failed."
"Ding… Steal failed."
After several failed attempts, Madman grew frustrated. "Co on, big sister, just give it up already! I'm just doing my job here! And, uh… might I say, this waist, these thighs… oh, and this perfectly toned rear—wow!"
Hearing Madman's shaless praise, Orson shook his head, exasperated. For soone who constantly complained about the Master Thief profession, Madman sure seed to enjoy himself.
"How's it going? Any luck?" Orson asked, a hint of urgency in his voice.
"Quiet! I'm analyzing the situation!" Madman barked back, though Orson could hear him muttering about Skyfeather's proportions under his breath.
Madman finally entered full concentration mode, treating the task with the seriousness it deserved. anwhile, Orson busied himself keeping Skyfeather's HP low, carefully whittling it down to around 100,000 to prevent her from regenerating.
Suddenly, the guild chat erupted in excitent.
Bradley: "Holy crap! A red-tier item! Oh my god, it's anti-magic equipnt!"
Wild Gale: "This is insane… my first ti seeing red-tier gear!"
The cheers snapped Orson and Madman out of their focus. The dungeon team had defeated the Black Iron Maze boss, triggering a region-wide announcent. Everyone received a bounty of stats and gold.
Both Orson and Madman shouted at once: "Show us!"
[Ancient Celestial Knight's Shield]
Quality: Anti-Magic
Level: 10
Class: Knight
Defense: 500
HP Bonus: 2000
Effect:
Full Defense: Reduce damage taken by 70% for 10 seconds but decrease attack power by 80%. Cooldown: 1 minute. Awakening Set Skill: Knight's Resolve: Block all attacks for 3 seconds and reflect 40% of the damage taken back to attackers. Cooldown: 30 seconds.
"The stats are on par with a level 25 legendary shield, and it has crazy damage reduction and reflect effects?" Madman was stunned.
"It's an incredible piece of gear. The real question is whether we can farm the rest of the set," Orson said calmly, though he wasn't surprised. Anti-Magic gear was the pinnacle of equipnt in Infinite Dinsions, often boasting unparalleled effects.
Texas Musk: "Oh man, if only I were a knight!"
God of Iron Cavalry: "Don't even think about it. As the guild's #1 knight, this shield is mine!"
Laughter filled the guild channel. Everyone rolled their eyes at Iron Cavalry's gloating.
Bradley: "The shield's in my hands, but how we distribute it is up to Orson. I'm not getting involved."
Bradley, wary of Iron Cavalry's habit of threatening to leave the guild, threw the decision back to Orson.
"You still thinking about quitting, Iron Cavalry?" Orson teased.
"What? No way! I'm here, taking all the poison hits for the team!" Iron Cavalry laughed nervously.
If not for his pride, he'd have begged Bradley for the shield already. With it, he could confidently claim the title of the strongest knight in Infinite Dinsions.
"Bradley, draft a contract for him. Once he signs, give him the shield," Orson said with a sly smile.
"You an… a slave contract?" Iron Cavalry stamred, dumbfounded.
"Exactly! Let's set the penalty at 10 billion gold. If he dares defect, we'll sue him into oblivion!" Bradley roared with laughter, thrilled by the idea.
Although Infinite Dinsions had no in-ga law enforcent, real-world contracts carried weight. A legally binding agreent would ensure Iron Cavalry couldn't betray the guild without consequences.
"Fine, fine! I'll sign it. I'll even die with the guild if that's what it takes!" Iron Cavalry relented, giddy at the thought of becoming the first Anti-Magic gear holder in the ga.
The dungeon team, eager for more loot, delved deeper into the Bronze Maze. However, their enthusiasm was short-lived—sixty players couldn't even defeat a level 20 elite gatekeeper.
After repeated failures, Orson told them to log off and rest while he and Madman continued their "business."
"Even Iron Cavalry got sothing amazing. Now it's my turn! Co on, baby, love one more ti!"
Madman's jealousy spurred him on. With renewed determination, he continued his shaless efforts to pilfer Skyfeather.
"Ding… Steal successful!"
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