Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 42

Lu Ran was no stranger to this, having already tested Bone Storm in the Endless Tower.

Furthermore, the range of his Bone Storm wasn’t the base thirty meters; it had been increased by thirty-four meters thanks to the Boundless trait.

He had unlocked the trait after clearing Floor 17.

Starting from the unlock, each boss he killed added one meter to the range.

By Floor 51, the trait had increased his range by thirty-four meters.

So, Lu Ran’s current Bone Storm had a range of sixty-four meters!
That was already an astonishing range!

Lu Ran stepped out of the safe zone.

His staff glowed as he targeted the Elemental Fire Spirits and Lava Giants not far away and cast Bone Storm.

Instantly, pale white bones materialized out of thin air, caught in a gust of violent wind, and began to rage like a storm!
The bones, driven by the gale-force winds, acted like the sharp blades of a meat grinder. The health bars of the Elemental Fire Spirits and Lava Giants began to drop, and the rate wasn’t slow at all.

And this was against mobs on the highest Abyss difficulty!
But Lu Ran’s spell attack power was quite high.

Behind him.

The three guild leaders watched, exchanging puzzled looks.

“That’s definitely Bone Storm, but… something seems different?”

“The range looks much larger?”

“Bone Storm’s range is thirty meters. The one Lu Ran just cast has a range of at least sixty meters.”

“So, is this the trait’s effect?”

“Is the trait effect doubling the skill’s area of effect?”

…

They speculated.

If it really was doubling the skill’s area of effect, while still impressive, it seemed almost mundane for someone like Lu Ran?

The three continued to watch.

After Lu Ran cast Bone Storm, the attacked Elemental Fire Spirits and Lava Giants immediately gained aggro on him and began charging over en masse.

Lu Ran, unhurried, casually cast Touch of the Undead.

Instantly, all the Elemental Fire Spirits and Lava Giants within range froze in place.

Then, calmly and methodically, he cast Bone Storm again, one after another, interspersing them with Touch of the Undead to control the mobs.

He didn’t use his Skeleton Soldiers.

He simply wanted to test the effects of Bone Storm and his new trait.

Even so, the constantly stacking Bone Storms became so dense that the mobs were almost invisible.

Only faint flickers of firelight could be glimpsed within the rapidly churning bones.

“The range of Touch of the Undead has also increased also exceeding sixty meters” Liu Xinxin mused.

At that moment, the health of the Elemental Fire Spirits and Lava Giants finally bottomed out.

[Party killed Elemental Fire Spirit. Reward: 880 EXP!]

[Party killed Lava Giant. Reward: 1100 EXP!]

[Party killed Elemental Fire Spirit. Reward: 880 EXP!]

[Party killed Elemental Fire Spirit. Reward: 880 EXP!]

[Party killed Lava Giant. Reward: 1100 EXP!]

…

As the kill notifications kept popping up, the experience was indeed substantial.

But Lu Ran didn’t stop.

He walked forward, continuously casting Bone Storm and Touch of the Undead.

Within the coverage of his skills, all the Elemental Fire Spirits and Lava Giants could only stand there, passively taking a beating.

But by now, the three guild leaders had noticed something was off.
“Lu Ran’s Bone Storm range is increasing!”

“The range of Touch of the Undead seems to be increasing too!”

“What does that mean? Can Lu Ran control the area of effect of his skills?”

“This is the first time I’ve seen Lu Ran solo a dungeon. This is just insane!”

“This isn’t dungeon crawling; it’s like taking a stroll down the street…”

…

The three continued watching and guessing.

Only Liu Xinxin seemed to have figured something out, her gaze fixed on the raging Bone Storms in the distance.

As for Lu Ran, seeing that the skill’s trigger range was indeed increasing, he felt reassured.

He couldn’t be bothered to keep playing around.

He lifted his head, looked into the distance, and began haphazardly casting Bone Storms all over the entire Land of Flames instance!
And Touch of the Undead too!
Even though the area of effect hadn’t grown to its full potential yet, the casting range was dozens of kilometers!
Lu Ran spammed spells across the entire map.

Wherever you looked, there were Bone Storms!
The entire Land of Flames seemed submerged in bones, howling winds screaming through the area. Every single mob was trapped, their health bars plummeting crazily!
[Party killed Elemental Fire Spirit. Reward: 880 EXP!]

[Party killed Lava Giant. Reward: 1100 EXP!]

[Party killed Elemental Fire Spirit. Reward: 880 EXP!]

…

As Lu Ran’s Bone Storms ran rampant, more and more Elemental Fire Spirits and Lava Giants began to die.

And the death of mobs increased the range of Lu Ran’s Bone Storm.

It was a virtuous cycle.

The range of Lu Ran’s Bone Storms kept expanding, overlapping with each other, causing the health bars of the Elemental Fire Spirits and Lava Giants to drop even faster!

The faster their health dropped, the quicker they died, and the larger Lu Ran’s skill range became.

Liu Xinxin had mentioned earlier that in the Abyss difficulty of the Land of Flames, not counting the elites and the boss, there were five hundred ordinary Elemental Fire Spirits and Lava Giants alone!
By the time Lu Ran finished rampaging through all the ordinary mobs in the Land of Flames, his skill range would reach over five hundred meters!

He’d achieve a range of over half a kilometer!

Behind him, the three gradually understood the mechanics.

Liu Xinxin said, “It seems clear now. Remember Lu Ran’s ‘All-Encompassing’ trait? The one that increases skill casting range? Meaning, the further he can throw the skill. It increases by one meter of casting range for every mob killed.”

Lei Tai and Ye Hongyi nodded.

Looking up, the range of Lu Ran’s Bone Storm was now two or three times larger than initially!
At least two hundred meters!
“So, Lu Ran’s new trait must be for the skill’s actual area of effect. From the looks of it, it probably also increases by one meter of coverage for every mob killed,” Liu Xinxin pondered aloud.

Although Lei Tai and Ye Hongyi had likely guessed it by now.

Hearing it stated clearly still made them gasp in shock.

This was far more terrifying than the previous ‘All-Encompassing’ trait!
‘All-Encompassing’ allowed skills to be thrown incredibly far, to unimaginable distances.

But the skill itself remained unchanged.

Its effectiveness relied on the no-cooldown feature for infinite stacking.

But now, the actual area of effect of Lu Ran’s skills could also increase!
This was horrifying!

“Just imagine, when the Nation War begins, Lu Ran tossing a Bone Storm covering hundreds of kilometers right into the Eagle Union’s army. He could absolutely do it. After all, achieving a casting range of hundreds of kilometers would be effortless for him,” Liu Xinxin said.

Lei Tai and Ye Hongyi gulped audibly.

Ye Hongyi added, “Not just that. His skills have no cooldown. He wouldn’t just throw one Bone Storm! He could stack them infinitely! And he could stack Touch of the Undead infinitely too!”

Lei Tai said, stunned, “Damn, I’m even feeling a sense of inadequacy. The three of us are guild leaders of the top three guilds. How come we seem so pathetic compared to a Level 23 Necromancer?”

Ye Hongyi said, half-laughing, half-helpless, “It’s not just us who are pathetic. In front of Lu Ran, every class holder in the world would be pathetic!”

Liu Xinxin took a deep breath.

She said, “Well, that settles it. There’s no suspense left. On the day of the Nation War, other countries won’t just struggle to execute their battle plans; they won’t even be able to move!”

When that time comes, before this Necromancer Lu Ran, all other nations will be equal!