Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 91

“I told you, no need to worry. However, everyone you have here needs to evacuate,” Ye Hongyi said.

The formation that powered the barrier sealing the entrance was housed inside the watchtower.

And the watchtower stood right at the valley’s mouth.

The duty-bound professionals stationed inside had a completely unobstructed view of the entire valley.

That simply wouldn’t do!

If they saw Lu Ran take action, even one person with a loose tongue could easily spill the secret!

“No, the barrier needs someone to maintain it. At least one person must stay; a full evacuation is impossible,” Wei Yingying immediately shook her head in refusal.

Ye Hongyi’s brows furrowed slightly.

But then they smoothed out as she nodded. “Fine. In that case, Yingying, you stay behind to maintain the barrier. The others evacuate. Surely that’s not a problem?”

Wei Yingying was taken aback by this.

She could roughly guess that these people weren’t planning on leveling through conventional monster hunting.

Otherwise, as Wei Yingying herself had said, running dungeons would be faster. While this place wasn’t dangerous for the three guild leaders, bringing someone here to level under normal circumstances was absolutely unthinkable!

Therefore.

Since it was a secret, having people evacuate was perfectly normal.

It was all to maintain confidentiality.

But she hadn’t expected that Ye Hongyi, conversely, didn’t seem as wary of her.

“I have no problem with that, but are you sure? You want me to stay?” Wei Yingying asked.

“Yes. I still trust you,” Ye Hongyi stated bluntly.

“Well, thank you for that. Everyone else, evacuate. Wait for my notification. No one is to approach without my orders,” Wei Yingying commanded promptly.

“Yes!” the assembled personnel responded in unison.

In the Southern Border, the authority and power of a Cauldron Witch were absolute.

Afterwards.

Wei Yingying’s people quickly withdrew.

Wei Yingying herself ascended the watchtower, looking down at the group from her high vantage point.

She then produced a palm-sized cauldron and, after some unseen action on her part,

the valley suddenly rippled with layer upon layer of shimmering waves. Following this, their field of view became noticeably clearer.

“Alright, you may enter now,” Wei Yingying announced.

She added as an afterthought, “Be careful. I’ll keep the barrier open, waiting for your exit.”

Hearing this,

Ye Hongyi and the others stepped into the Mistveil Valley.

Inside the valley, the light was somewhat dim, but not excessively so.

High above, under the daytime sky, a thick layer of green mist perpetually shrouded the valley—this was the reason for the poor lighting.

“That’s miasma. Highly toxic. That’s why descending via the cliffs is impossible; the only access is through the valley mouth. That’s also how Mistveil Valley got its name,” Ye Hongyi explained.

After speaking,

she glanced towards Wei Yingying, who was watching their direction from the watchtower at the valley entrance, and said, “Just proceed with leveling as usual. Yingying is one of us. She might love bickering with me, but she’s trustworthy.”

Since Ye Hongyi put it that way, Lei Tai and Liu Xinxin naturally had no objections.

They turned their gazes to Lu Ran.

Liu Xinxin said, “Then let’s begin. The monster respawn rate in Mistveil Valley is very fast, plenty for you to farm. Cover the maximum area within your line of sight, but don’t overdo it. If it extends beyond the valley and harms other players, that would be bad.”

Lu Ran nodded.

He looked ahead.

Mistveil Valley was an excellent spot.

Although overgrown with weeds, there weren’t many trees. Due to the low light, the density and height of the grass were also quite modest.

Looking out, the area was largely open and empty.

But within it, one could see all sorts of venomous creatures and monsters roaming about.

There were even some semi-transparent spirits drifting and floating amongst them. The overall view was one of a teeming, dense mass.

“The monsters here are mostly poison-type, along with some evil-spirit types. All fall within the dark-affinity category. Use your method, start farming. Go as fast as you can, whatever works,” Ye Hongyi instructed.

As for the three of them, their role was simply to accompany Lu Ran.

Protection wasn’t even necessary.

After all, Lu Ran had the Titan Python!

Moreover,

Lu Ran could directly control all dark-affinity creatures.

Within Mistveil Valley, there simply weren’t any monsters that could pose a threat to him.

Back in the watchtower at the valley entrance,

Wei Yingying watched the quartet with intense curiosity.

“Hongyi is a magic class, she should be the main damage dealer. Lei Tai is a tank, can draw aggro and absorb damage. Liu Xinxin handles healing. But that’s the standard party composition. What role does this Necromancer play?” she muttered to herself.

Her mind brimmed with curiosity, her eyes fixed unblinkingly on the scene below.

Just then,

Lu Ran raised a hand, and the Trident of the Deep materialized in his grasp.

Wei Yingying, witnessing this, was severely startled.

The Trident of the Deep!

Even though she was located in the Southern Border, the recent news about Necromancers was everywhere, and the Trident was one of the major topics!

It really was with Lu Ran!

Lu Ran was that Necromancer!

Or at the very least, the Necromancer listed on the global equipment rankings!

“Just as I thought. Those three wouldn’t bring some unknown rookie here to level for no reason!” Wei Yingying thought, astonished.

But what came next shocked her even more!

Lu Ran planted his staff on the ground.

Thump!

An Ancient Golem was summoned directly.

“An Ancient Golem? Isn’t that a tank-type summon for Necromancers? With Lei Tai, a Paladin, here, why would you need an Ancient Golem?” Wei Yingying wondered aloud, puzzled.

Could it be that a single Paladin couldn’t match up to your Ancient Golem?

As this thought crossed her mind,

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Dark energy continuously coalesced and erupted around Lu Ran. One after another, giant Ancient Golems were summoned. He didn’t stop until more than twenty of them stood summoned around him.

“Hey, kid, for farming here, you don’t need the Golems,” Ye Hongyi said, sounding somewhat amused and exasperated.

“Habit, it’s just a habit. Hehe…” Lu Ran replied, scratching his head sheepishly.

“It’s a good habit, no problem at all,” Liu Xinxin interjected softly. “No matter the situation, whether there’s danger or not, the first move is to summon the Ancient Golems to prevent any unexpected events. Keep that habit.”

She didn’t find Lu Ran’s action superfluous at all.

It was essential to instill in him the habit of summoning the Ancient Golems as his first move, regardless of the circumstances.

Meanwhile, back in the watchtower,

Wei Yingying nearly lost her balance and tumbled right off!

So many Ancient Golems!

How were they summoned?

Summoning that many in one go!

Don’t summoning skills have a cooldown? Huh?

She was utterly dumbfounded. This Necromancer was truly unlike any other!

But this was only the beginning!

Immediately after, Lu Ran’s gaze swept across the valley.

Vast swathes of monsters fell under his direct control through his gaze alone. Then, they began launching indiscriminate attacks on the other monsters around them!

Monster abilities were flung about wildly. In an instant, the interior of Mistveil Valley descended into absolute chaos!

Wei Yingying gulped.

For the first time in her life!

She was witnessing the monsters inside Mistveil Valley slaughtering each other!

Looking back at Lu Ran’s group, they stood there completely at ease, seemingly just waiting to reap the experience.

“So, a portion of the monsters have been controlled by Lu Ran? Used like pets? But… do Necromancers have a skill like that? Such a massive area-of-effect group control?” Wei Yingying’s mind was reeling. The scene before her eyes rendered all her previous speculations completely obsolete!

And then, immediately after,

Seeing the monsters were already engaged in mutual slaughter,

Lu Ran looked towards the far end of the valley. A vast Skeletal Storm began to coalesce!