Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 76

The next second.

The professionals, who had been scrambling to dodge the Yaksha’s frenzy, suddenly sensed something was wrong.

Why had the Sea Patrolling Yaksha stopped moving?

“Where’s its health bar? Where’s the Yaksha’s health bar!” someone shouted.

Everyone looked up.

Only then did they realize the Sea Patrolling Yaksha’s health bar was gone!

The Yaksha itself was frozen motionless in that instant.

Immediately after, its massive, hill-like body collapsed with a thunderous crash!

“The Sea Patrolling Yaksha… is dead?”

“Whoa, this feels familiar! The Eight-Armed Vajra outside Blackfire City was just like this last time!”

“That time was somewhat believable, but this is just ridiculous! The Sea Patrolling Yaksha still had so much HP left!”

“Was it killed by someone? Or did something go wrong?”

“Several tens of millions of damage in an instant? Are you kidding me?”

…

Chaos erupted on the scene.

The dozen or so Japanese professionals watching from the shore were also stunned.

“This… is this how Dragon Xia professionals deal with Field Bosses?”

“That’s the Sea Patrolling Yaksha! A Level 60 Field Boss! How did it just vanish?”

“Dragon Xia is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!”

“Dammit, we’ve been deceived. Dragon Xia is deliberately hiding its strength!”

…

Meanwhile, on the hilltop.

The guild leaders’ eyes swiveled in unison towards Lu Ran.

Lu Ran, however, was focused on his message notifications.

Sure enough!

[Congratulations! You have successfully slain the Level 60 Field Boss – Sea Patrolling Yaksha!]

[Congratulations! You have received 20,000,000 EXP!]

[Congratulations! You have received an equipment reward!]

[Level Up!]

To be honest, Lu Ran was a bit dumbfounded.

He had actually leveled up!
The EXP required for him to level up now was already astronomical.

He never expected the Level 60 Field Boss to give a whopping 20 million EXP!
How many dungeon runs would that take!
Remember, the last one, the Eight-Armed Vajra, a Level 50 Field Boss, only gave five million EXP!

The Level 60 one gave so much more!

It was an exponential increase!
“You leveled up? Little brother, quick, let your big sister see what the equipment is like!” Ye Hongyi asked impatiently from the side.

Only then did Lu Ran remember the equipment.

Especially since Liu Xinxin had mentioned earlier their theory: the more HP the final blow took out, the better the equipment.

This time, Lu Ran had taken out a full 80% of the Boss’s HP in one go!

Coupled with the fact that it was a Level 60 Boss, meaning the base equipment quality was higher just to begin with.

Thinking of this, Lu Ran grew excited too.

He opened his inventory for a look. Wait, it looked familiar?

That shape… wasn’t it the steel trident the Sea Patrolling Yaksha had been holding?

“Ugh, while it might be a rare weapon, this trident is most likely a melee weapon!” Lu Ran exclaimed in frustration.

“A trident? Check the stats, quick! It can’t be a melee weapon because Field Boss drops don’t include equipment that the player’s class cannot equip,” Liu Xinxin said.

That made sense.

Considering the high difficulty and the low chance of landing the final blow, if the drops were completely random across all classes, the appeal would be much less.

So, this thing was actually a caster weapon?

Lu Ran, with a feeling of excitement, opened the attribute panel and immediately shared it with the team.

[Falan’s Sea Quelling Trident]
[Slot: Weapon]
[Quality: Titan Epic]
[Level Requirement: None]
[Class Requirement: None]
[Intelligence: +1150]
[Stamina: +500]
[Magic Defense: +570]
[Physical Defense: +570]
[Bonus: Increases base damage of Water-type skills by 10%]
[Bonus: Provides the passive ‘As You Will’]

“Another level-free Titan Epic! But this Water skill damage boost is useless for me. A 10% damage increase is quite good, but what a shame,” Lu Ran said regretfully.

But after he finished speaking, he saw the guild leaders staring at him with eager eyes.

“What are the stats on the equipment?” Ye Hongyi asked again.

“Didn’t I share it? Can’t you see it?” Lu Ran asked, confused, looking at the panel he thought he had shared.

Thwack!

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Ye Hongyi gave him a sharp knock on the head.

“Stupid kid, share what? To let you have the Field Boss EXP all to yourself, we aren’t in a party with you. Who exactly did you share it with?” Ye Hongyi glared at him with her beautiful eyes.

“Heh… forgot about that,” Lu Ran scratched his head awkwardly.

He then formed a party with them and shared the equipment panel again.

At a glance, their brows furrowed slightly.

“This thing isn’t that great!”

“While it has no class restriction and the Intelligence bonus is high, that Water skill damage increase is a dead stat for Lu Ran.”

“It’s from a Level 60 Field Boss, and this is it?”

“It’s even a prefixed Titan Epic! This is too mediocre!”

“There is that other passive, though. I wonder what it does?”

…

As they spoke.

They looked at the passive effect provided by the equipment.

[Passive: As You Will]
[Effect: The wearer can freely adjust the coverage area and shape of their own skills.]

The description… was very brief.

It sounded rather useless, too.

In this world, no matter what hidden class, the maximum skill coverage area was a few dozen meters, not exceeding a hundred meters.

With such a small range, what was there to adjust?
And you could only adjust it smaller, making it seem incredibly niche.

But for Lu Ran, it was a different story entirely!

Lu Ran had been troubled by his massively increased skill ranges, afraid to use them out in the open.

Otherwise, a few skills could cover dozens or even hundreds of kilometers, indiscriminately affecting every professional, even those hidden in remote corners!

Even couples diligently ‘cultivating’ in hidden groves might find themselves unexpectedly filled with a Bone Storm.

This was perfect, arriving just when he needed it!
While it wasn’t a passive that increased his raw damage, it allowed Lu Ran to freely control the coverage area of his skills!
If he wanted it big, he could just let loose, covering hundreds of kilometers!
If he wanted it small, a single thought could produce a Bone Storm spanning just a few meters.

The guild leaders also looked at it with slightly strange expressions.

“While it’s not exactly amazing… it’s incredibly useful for Lu Ran!”

“Useful? It’s practically tailor-made for him!”

“Lu Ran, now you can use your skills as you will.”

“The Intelligence bonus is over a thousand, that’s top-tier. It provides a significant boost to Lu Ran’s spell attack power.”

“Equip it directly. Later, when you’re higher level, you can use other equipment to make up for damage, but this passive is likely unique globally.”

…

Lu Ran was thrilled.

He was very satisfied with this equipment!

He immediately equipped the trident, replacing his original staff.

Right after.

Lu Ran received a new prompt:
[Your equipment ‘Falan’s Sea Quelling Trident’ has entered the Global Equipment Rankings at #13. Do you wish to display your personal profile information?]

Of course, hide it.

While this equipment was a huge help to Lu Ran, practically custom-made, for any other class, it wasn’t particularly great.

At best, it was just a premium caster weapon.

The passive was nearly useless for others, so its overall rating was considerably lower than that of Hades’ Crystal Skull.

Even so, making it to #13 on the Global Equipment Rankings was a nice unexpected bonus.