Chapter 375 - Preparations for Capturing an Intermediate Stronghold (1/2)
Chapter 375 - Preparations for Capturing an Intermediate Stronghold
Great Thief, this title bore the weight of Nie Yan’s past memories.
There were many Great Thief skills. Every player had their own unique understanding of these skills and would use them to different effect. Given that Nie Yan’s comprehension of the Thief class had grown a layer deeper, he would surely be a much deadlier Great Thief in this life.
Nie Yan took out the Great Thief skill book he had previously looted to examine.
Reverse Grip Backstab（Freedom Skill）
Description: Become invincible for 2 seconds after evading an enemy’s attack. Circle behind them and retaliate with an attack. Enhances Backstab damage.
Requirements: Action (Weapon), 50 Rage
Properties: Deal an additional 100%–300% damage. Ignores armour.
Cooldown: 30 Seconds
Restrictions: Great Thief; can be learned by any faction.
Great Thief skills generally carried the label of Freedom Skill. If used well, a player could display up to three times their normal combat strength; otherwise, they would be no different from regular skills.
Nie Yan learned the skill and glanced at his skill bar. Reverse Grip Backstab required Rage, which could be generated through combat.
Reverse Grip Backstab was a Combo Skill which built up combo points. The higher the combo, the more damage a Finisher Skill would deal.
Nie Yan would have to acquire the Combo and Finisher Skills for Great Thieves a step at a time. His skill bar would undergo a massive transformation in the time to come. Most regular skills would start being replaced by Freedom Skills while others could be upgraded to Freedom Skills through quests.
Nie Yan was excited to finally be a Great Thief again. There were many facets of the new class he was familiar with, while some would pose brand new challenges.
“Sir Devil Slayer, let me congratulate you once more on becoming a Great Thief. Here is your Medal of Honor. We hope you’ll bring glory to the Thief Association,” Pallot said in a formal tone.
Nie Yan accepted the Medal of Honor. It was crafted out of a dark metal with many mysterious engravings from the Era of Shared Governance. He examined its properties.
Great Thief Medal of Honor (Nirvana Flame)
Properties: Stealth +20, Awareness +30
Phantom Assassination (Freedom Skill): Slash the enemy’s throat after dodging an attack, dealing additional critical damage for every combo point. Cooldown: 60 seconds.
Death Exemption: Become immune to all crowd control effects and gain 10% movement speed for 2 seconds.
Restrictions: Nirvana Flame; cannot be dropped or traded.
Phantom Assassination and Death Exemption were undoubtedly two powerful skills. Phantom Assassination was similar to Reverse Grip Backstab in the sense that it was also a Freedom Skill he would have to take the time for to properly master. Death Exemption wasn’t any less useful. It could save his life at a crucial moment.
Nie Yan equipped the Great Thief Medal of Honor.
“Sir Nirvana Flame, I wish you glory on your journey.”
“Thank you, Sir Pallot,” Nie Yan said. He bid farewell to Pallot and left the Thief Association, deep in thought. It was crucial for him to master Great Thief skills if he wanted to grow. He would gather more Freedom Skills one by one and learn to use them skillfully. Only then would he become truly strong.
Nie Yan walked through the busy streets of Calore and headed to the auction house.
Draped in a large cloak, Nie Yan easily blended into the mass of people flowing down the street. He would attract too much attention without it.
Nie Yan happened to open the Super Trade Channel. The number of concurrent visitors had ballooned to more than 1,000,000. Every day there was a frightening amount transactions. Thanks to the convenience of the Super Trade Channel, the auction houses in Calore saw a 70% increase in sales. His daily profit from the six auction houses under his control rose from just several thousand gold to over 30,000 gold.