Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 30

The next day, after waking up.

Lu Ran was just about to head to school for the morning assembly.

But he noticed the streets of Blackfire City were much busier than usual, with many people coming and going.

A lot of them were dressed in a way that didn’t look local.

They were all emerging from the teleportation array in the central square.

On the rooftop.

Ye Hongyi watched the crowds flowing through the streets below.

She frowned, murmuring, “Why have so many people suddenly come to Blackfire City? There are plenty of high-level combat professionals among them, even people from other large guilds besides our four major ones.”

“Could Lu Ran have been exposed?” Lei Tai asked worriedly from beside her.

“I’ll have someone look into it,” Ye Hongyi said thoughtfully.

Just then, Liu Xinxin came up the stairs.

“No need to investigate,” she said. “These people are here in Blackfire City for a reason unrelated to Lu Ran. It’s because of the world boss.”

Hearing this, Ye Hongyi and Lei Tai turned to look at Liu Xinxin.

“A world boss appeared near Blackfire City?” Ye Hongyi asked.

Seeing Liu Xinxin nod, Ye Hongyi and Lei Tai immediately understood.

A world boss, commonly known as a fortune boss, spawns at random times and random locations in the world.

Three hours before it spawns, a teleportation array and strange phenomena appear, making it easier for people to discover.

Afterwards, once the news spreads, it attracts high-level professionals from various main cities across the country to try their luck.

Of course, plenty of lower-level players, hoping to strike it rich, also come along to take the risk.

Although the level of a world boss is also random, it generally isn’t very low.

Its attack power isn’t extremely high either; it won’t obliterate everything in sight.

But its health pool is absolutely terrifying!
It requires all professionals to work together to attack, and the rewards are determined by who lands the killing blow.

This means that even if you’re a newbie, if you deal the final point of damage to the boss, the rewards are yours.

That’s the opportunity!
The worst drops from a world boss are Epic quality!
And they are always level-free!
Their stats are also ridiculously high. Any equipment dropped from a world boss is often insanely valuable!
If someone is lucky enough to get the killing blow and obtain the reward, it basically means instant wealth.

Of course, the risks are still significant.

Every time a world boss appears, a certain number of low-level professionals inevitably get killed—and death is permanent.

But the huge temptation continues to attract a steady stream of professionals trying their luck.

These three guild leaders naturally weren’t very interested. They lacked neither equipment nor money, and couldn’t be bothered to get involved. Besides, with so many people attacking, the probability of landing the killing blow is extremely small.

You’re basically just along for the ride from start to finish.

But just then, Liu Xinxin suddenly spoke up: “Maybe Lu Ran could give it a try.”

Hmm?
Ye Hongyi and Lei Tai looked at Liu Xinxin.

The latter continued, “Lu Ran’s Blood Spear has been charging all night. Its power is imagineable. He just needs to watch the boss’s health, and when it’s about right, throw the Blood Spear. He can basically guarantee getting the killing blow.”

Instantly, Ye Hongyi and Lei Tai’s eyes lit up.

Because the rewards from a world boss aren’t just top-tier equipment; there’s also a substantial experience reward!

Liu Xinxin went on, “Calculating the time, Lu Ran’s Blood Spear should have been charging for over twelve hours. Based on Lu Ran’s current magic attack, a twelve-hour charge would deal 12.96 million damage. Even after deducting the damage reduced by the world boss’s magic defense, it should still reach at least ten million damage!”

Typical of Liu Xinxin, she had almost instantly calculated the damage of Lu Ran’s charged Blood Spear.

Ye Hongyi and Lei Tai were both utterly shocked.

Ten million damage!

A Blood Spear charged overnight could instantly kill any professional in the world right now!

And Lu Ran is only level 15!
“The world boss hasn’t appeared yet. It should be about forty more minutes.”
“Its level is unknown, its type is unknown, but its health pool cannot exceed fifty million.”

“So, Lu Ran just needs to wait until the world boss’s health is beaten down by the crowd to below one-fifth, then immediately release the Blood Spear. He will definitely get it!”

“Not to mention the equipment reward, just that experience reward alone is enough for Lu Ran to level up several times at his current level.”

“And don’t you forget, Lu Ran’s casting range is at least forty kilometers!”

…

Meanwhile.

During the morning assembly, Lu Ran and Qin Wuyao also heard the news about the world boss appearing outside Blackfire City.

Even the specific location and coordinates had been made public.

Even these newbie classmates were getting excited and eager to try.

But soon, Principal Jiang Zhenbei, who noticed this phenomenon, poured cold water on their enthusiasm.

“World boss events attract huge crowds, and the vast majority are in parties of five.”

“With the high burst damage from five high-level combat professionals, their chance of getting the killing blow is naturally higher.”

“I know the temptation is great for you all, but take a good look at your own stats.”

“Not only is the probability of getting the killing blow astronomically low, but can you even withstand a single area-of-effect burst from the boss?”

“With your current capabilities, you’d die if the world boss even grazes you!”

“So, risking your life for those almost impossible-to-get rewards from the world boss—you need to weigh that carefully.”

…

After all, they were school students. The principal, seeing a bunch of reckless youngsters eager to rush in, was genuinely worried.

If he didn’t advise them against it, and a large number of newbies ran out to get themselves killed, it would be a complete joke!
This had some effect. Many students who were just thinking of joining the fun immediately dismissed the idea.

Because at this stage, apart from Lu Ran and Qin Wuyao, most people weren’t even level 10 yet!

Physical damage classes only had two attack skills.

Their pitiful attack power, combined with cooldowns and health pools so low the boss would kill them by barely touching them…

It was better not to get involved.

The subsequent newcomer rankings were, unsurprisingly, still topped by Lu Ran at level 15, holding firmly to first place!

By now, the classmates had almost gotten used to Lu Ran, the Necromancer, crushing Qin Wuyao’s hidden class and the other few rare classes.

After the morning assembly, Lu Ran returned to the house.

Ye Hongyi and the others were already waiting.

“Let’s go, we’re heading out of the city,” Ye Hongyi said.

“What for? Weren’t we going to do the level 15 dungeon today?” Lu Ran asked curiously.

“Not urgent. We’re going after that world boss first. If you get the world boss’s equipment and that huge experience reward, it’ll be worth grinding the dungeon many times over,” Ye Hongyi explained.

Go kill the world boss?

Lu Ran said thoughtfully, “Isn’t it a bit dangerous? The principal just said the world boss’s attacks are very high, newbies can get instantly killed.”

Lei Tai immediately widened his eyes. “Kid, your casting range is forty kilometers. The boss has no chance of touching you. What is there to be afraid of? And, you haven’t released that Blood Spear yet, right?”

Only then did Lu Ran remember.

He quickly checked his skill panel, then nodded. “Haven’t released it. It’s been charging for thirteen hours.”

“That’s more than enough. Let’s go. The boss should have appeared by now,” Liu Xinxin said, calculating the time. “But no need to rush too much. The boss has a massive health pool; it usually takes the professionals about an hour of group assault.”