Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 92

Watching as white bone fragments began to materialize in the air,

Wei Yingying was no stranger to the sight.

“The Necromancer’s Skeletal Storm… but…”

Wei Yingying looked up, her gaze sweeping across the valley.

This was far too abnormal!

As far as the eye could see, the entire area was filled with swirling bone fragments!

The Skeletal Storm formed, instantly engulfing every single monster within its range!

But that wasn’t all. The density of the storm increased dramatically, almost blocking the view of the monsters entirely.

Such density…

“Is the Skeletal Storm… stacking?” Wei Yingying’s mind reeled, struggling to comprehend.

She could see Lu Ran’s Trident of the Deep flashing continuously—the telltale sign of a skill being cast.

That possibility seemed more and more likely!

“Based on what I’m seeing: a level twenty-something Necromancer, Skeletal Storm with no cooldown, allowing infinite stacking. Summoning Ancient Golems with no cooldown, limited only by sufficient mana. Simultaneously, capable of large-scale control over the local monsters, with the specific categories and methods of control unknown…”

Wei Yingying muttered under her breath.

And this was only what she could see. The abilities Lu Ran hadn’t yet revealed were probably even more numerous, and even more outrageous!

“But even so, if he really was the one in the deathmatch arena, these Ancient Golems and the Skeletal Storm alone shouldn’t have been enough to kill those high-level U.S. professionals…” Wei Yingying stared intently at Lu Ran, her analysis continuing internally.

After all, he was a magic class himself, and only in his twenties.

Even with these methods, those high-level U.S. pros could probably just tank the damage, rush him down, and finish him off instantly!

Yet, all those stealth-based assassins who tried to sneak close for a kill had failed!

Even the party formed by the five guild leaders had been utterly suppressed and wiped out by Lu Ran!

“Unless the Necromancer in the deathmatch arena wasn’t Lu Ran, it means Lu Ran must have even more terrifying methods he hasn’t shown yet!” Wei Yingying mused.

And if it was the latter scenario,

she finally understood why the three guild leaders were personally escorting Lu Ran to level up!

He was practically a national treasure!

Meanwhile, Lu Ran was having a blast.

Countless monsters under his control attacked everything around them indiscriminately.

His Skeletal Storm kept stacking, its damage climbing higher and higher. There was a limit, of course—eventually, the older layers of the storm would start dissipating one by one.

Lu Ran simply kept replenishing them layer by layer.

But even so, the damage output of the stacked storm below that critical point was absolutely terrifying!

Beside him, Ye Hongyi and the others were feeling a bit bored.

Lei Tai pursed his lips and said, “Well, it’s not as rigid and repetitive as running a dungeon, I guess… but this… this is pretty boring too.”

Ye Hongyi lazily replied, “You get to laze around and you’re still not happy? Once Lu Ran hits level thirty, we’re heading into team dungeons. You’ll be plenty busy then. Don’t take this chance to relax for granted while you still have it.”

As for Liu Xinxin, she simply watched Lu Ran with a gentle gaze.

She remained standing close by his side. Though she spoke little, she was the most vigilant about his safety.

But at the moment, it seemed there was no danger at all.

Ye Hongyi turned her head, raising an eyebrow to glance at Wei Yingying, who was observing them from the watchtower.

She mused, “Yingying is probably completely stunned by now, huh?”

Understandable. Anyone unfamiliar with Lu Ran who suddenly witnessed these abilities would be utterly bewildered!

Wei Yingying naturally noticed Ye Hongyi’s teasing look.

She rolled her eyes, choosing to ignore her.

But Wei Yingying was genuinely, profoundly shocked!

Just then,

Wei Yingying noticed a slight, almost imperceptible bulge in the ground not far in front of Lu Ran.

It wasn’t very obvious, covered by the weeds.

But from her elevated position, Wei Yingying saw it clearly!

In fact, even Liu Xinxin, standing right beside Lu Ran, couldn’t see it due to the angle; the weeds completely obscured the ground at their feet, hiding the disturbance.

Wei Yingying froze for a second.

But she immediately realized what it was.

“A level 58 Venom-Quilled Land Dragon!” Her face paled drastically.

These things were high-level, very rare in Mistveil Valley, and because they burrowed underground, they hadn’t been caught by Lu Ran’s control.

Now one was approaching silently, aiming straight for the heart!

A level 58 Venom-Quilled Land Dragon had high burst damage and fiercely potent venom. If its target was the level twenty-something Lu Ran…

It would be a one-hit kill!

“Lu Ran, look out!” Wei Yingying shouted.

Without a moment’s hesitation, she flicked her wrist.

A palm-sized, purple, cauldron-like object shot forth from her hand.

Hummm~

The cauldron rapidly enlarged as it flew towards Lu Ran.

Liu Xinxin reacted swiftly.

A single glance was enough. “The Immortal King Gu Cauldron…” she gasped in surprise.

Simultaneously, she heard Wei Yingying’s warning.

Though she couldn’t see any immediate threat, Liu Xinxin didn’t hesitate. She immediately raised her staff in front of her chest.

But it was already too late.

BOOM!

The next second.

The ground beneath Lu Ran’s feet erupted!

The Venom-Quilled Land Dragon burst forth, its hard, spike-covered head slamming violently into Lu Ran and sending him flying.

The dense, meter-long spikes covering its head jabbed into him everywhere. Lu Ran let out a pained yelp as he was launched skyward!

“It’s too late!” Wei Yingying’s Immortal King Gu Cauldron only now came crashing down.

Liu Xinxin’s protective skill also failed to land in time.

But seeing that the ‘surprise’ was a monster emerging from under Lu Ran, Liu Xinxin immediately relaxed.

Oh, that kind of accident. When it came to Lu Ran, this barely even counted as an incident.

Ye Hongyi and Lei Tai were badly startled. Seeing Lu Ran get sent flying, they weren’t actually worried, just annoyed by the sudden fright.

“Damn it! In broad daylight, you scared the hell out of me!” Lei Tai cursed irritably.

He and Ye Hongyi immediately unleashed a furious barrage of attacks on the newly emerged Land Dragon.

The poor Venom-Quilled Land Dragon had picked the wrong person to mess with. It was dead within seconds.

Wei Yingying’s face was deathly pale.

She knew exactly what a Necromancer with such terrifying abilities meant for Longxia.

The three guild leaders were personally escorting him.

If he died now in Mistveil Valley due to an accident—in her jurisdiction, under her watch—

She would be held irrevocably responsible!

But then…

Splat~

Lu Ran fell from his high arc, landing right next to the Venom-Quilled Land Dragon’s corpse.

Face-first.

“Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!” Lu Ran spat out the mouthful of dirt and grass stems he’d bitten into, feeling like his entire skeleton was about to shatter.

He turned his head to look at the Land Dragon’s corpse beside him.

“Ugh, that hurts like hell!” he complained.

It wasn’t just the scare. Those dense, meter-long spikes on the Land Dragon’s head had practically turned his lower body into a pincushion.

Even though his health bar didn’t drop, the sensation was… uniquely intense!

Simultaneously, one of the Ancient Golems crumbled and fell.

Another had lost a chunk of its health and was still being eroded by the potent venom, continuously losing HP, albeit at a slower rate.

As for Wei Yingying, her eyes widened once again in sheer disbelief.

She saw it clearly: Lu Ran’s health bar hadn’t budged. Not one bit!

This wasn’t damage reduction from high defense. It was literally, completely, utterly unmoved!

Not a single sliver of HP was lost!

Forget a level twenty-something Necromancer.

Even Lei Tai, the Paladin, would have lost at least a tenth of his health from a surprise hit like that. She was sure of it.

Moreover,

the potent, damage-over-time venom attached to the Land Dragon’s attack had absolutely no effect on Lu Ran either!

“This guy… is invincible…” Wei Yingying stood utterly stupefied.