Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 98

Lu Ran immediately stopped.

Liu Xinxin had mentioned earlier that the sole purpose of leveling up here was to get Lu Ran to level 30 as quickly as possible.

And now, that goal had been achieved.

However, the three guild leaders standing to the side, feeling a bit bored, hadn’t noticed Lu Ran had already reached level 30.

To let Lu Ran have all the experience, they didn’t need to participate. In fact, joining the party would only take away from Lu Ran’s experience share.

Seeing Lu Ran stop.

The three looked over curiously.

Liu Xinxin seemed to realize something and asked, “Leveled up?”

Lu Ran nodded.

“Holy crap, level 30? For real?” Lei Tai let out an excited shout.

Ye Hongyi also hurriedly crowded in.

This scene left Wei Yingying on the watchtower at the valley entrance somewhat confused.

With Lu Ran’s strange way of grinding monsters, wasn’t leveling up normal?

And he’s only reached level 30, what’s so exciting about that?

“Quick, let’s see the new Trait. Oh right, and the new skill. What’s the Necromancer’s level 30 skill again?” Lei Tai asked urgently, instinctively looking at Liu Xinxin.

“Corrupting Influence,” Liu Xinxin said offhandedly.

“No way, you forgot the skill tree of a conventional class? Lei Tai, as the head of the National Guard Guild, that’s a bit negligent,” Ye Hongyi teased.

“I was just too excited, a slip-up, a slip-up,” Lei Tai said awkwardly, scratching his head.

Then, the three looked at Lu Ran.

Lu Ran glanced around and said, “Monsters are still spawning here. Should we go out to talk? Besides, we’re not grinding here anymore after this, right?”

Hearing this.

Liu Xinxin immediately said, “Right. After level 30, it’s time for team dungeons. Team dungeons offer a massive experience bonus, even higher than high-level monsters, since there’s also an experience penalty for fighting monsters too far above your level.”

So, since they didn’t plan to continue grinding here.

The four of them simply left the valley.

Wei Yingying at the valley entrance opened the barrier and asked curiously, “What’s up? Why stop all of a sudden?”

This grinding speed, on anyone, would be insanely explosive, and it perfectly suited the Misty Barrier Valley. Why stop?

“The goal was level 30. It’s achieved, so naturally we stop. We’ll head back and rest. Tonight or tomorrow, we’ll be leaving the Southern Frontier,” Ye Hongyi said.

Wei Yingying was taken aback.

But she immediately thought of the team dungeons accessible from level 30.

With Lu Ran’s capabilities, team dungeon experience would indeed be more bountiful.

“Then you all head back to the village and rest. I have some other matters to attend to,” Wei Yingying said.

As a Gu Sorceress, she surely had plenty of tasks.

So the guild leaders didn’t ask further.

They headed for the village, while Wei Yingying took some high-level Gu Masters towards the border.

Because just moments ago, several scouts sent to investigate had also lost contact!
This was very strange!
As for Lu Ran and the others.

On the way back.

Lu Ran partied with the three and casually shared his skill panel.

There wasn’t much to see here really; the skills themselves wouldn’t change. The main thing to look at was the Traits.

Lei Tai, recalling that he hadn’t even remembered the level 30 skill for Necromancers earlier, felt a bit ashamed. He looked at the skill panel Lu Ran shared, as if to solidify his memory.

[Skill: Corrupting Influence]

[Cooldown: 60 minutes]

[Mana Cost: 120]

[Effect: Corrupts all allied units within a 30-meter radius, enhancing some of their attributes for 10 minutes!]

The description was simple.

Lu Ran was also familiar with this skill.

He asked casually, “It should be a team buff skill, right? I heard it’s quite popular.”

Ye Hongyi nodded. “That’s true. Although the boosts to various attributes are small, the overall increase in damage output is decent. Plus, it lasts a full ten minutes. It’s one of the more popular skills for Necromancers.”

Listening to their conversation.

Lei Tai on the side was getting antsy.

He exclaimed, “Let’s not discuss the skill! What’s there to discuss about that? The focus is the Trait! The Trait!”

Lei Tai’s impatient, bellowing manner made the others laugh heartily.

“Then let’s look together,” Lu Ran also couldn’t help laughing, saying.

He simultaneously opened the Trait panel and displayed the newly unlocked Trait.

[Trait: Bad Influence]

[Effect: Massively increases the effectiveness of team buff skills!]

Uh…

The group was a bit confused.

It didn’t exactly feel like a dazzling reveal!
“Bad Influence… that doesn’t sound like a compliment.”

“It’s not just a ‘significant’ increase, it’s a ‘massive’ increase. The wording, haha, cracks me up…”

“It’s stated vaguely, but in essence, it’s targeting your Corrupting Influence skill.”

“It’s like they come as a bundled set.”

“Previous Traits like ‘Enduring Humiliation’ were paired with the Blood Spear skill too. It seems Trait appearance isn’t completely random.”

…

They analyzed.

Only Liu Xinxin mused, “Then you should cast it and see. Let’s see how effective it really is.”

The description in the Trait panel was far too vague.

So only seeing the effect firsthand would reveal the actual scale of the numerical increase.

“Cast it in a small area?” Lu Ran asked.

“I almost forgot. The skill’s range is also expanded by the Trait. But it doesn’t matter. Corrupting Influence only affects allied units. No effect on others,” Liu Xinxin explained.

Right now.

Only the three guild leaders partied with Lu Ran counted as allied units.

Lu Ran nodded, finally still instinctively controlling the range, tossing out a Corrupting Influence in a small area.

In an instant.

A dark aura erupted from the three guild leaders, and then a ghostly green flame totem mark appeared on each of their foreheads.

This was the mark of being corrupted.

Tendrils of black necromantic energy also swirled around the three.

“That’s considered being corrupted? What’s the effect?” Lu Ran asked, looking at the three.

The three then each checked their own status bars.

That’s where buff effects would definitely be listed.

Sure enough!

[Effect: Corrupting Influence]

[Note: You are being influenced by corruption. Critical Hit Rate +100%, Skill Area of Effect increased by 1000%, Skill Casting Range increased by 1000%, All Skill Cooldowns reduced by 90%!]

And the buff duration was ten minutes!
Source: Lu Ran!
“This boost is insane!”

“Holy crap! This is practically a weakened version of Lu Ran!”

“Who would’ve thought, even your big sister here would get a chance to experience something like this, haha…”

“It really is… a ‘massive’ increase! No, more than just massive!”

…

The three were dumbfounded.

They all looked at Lu Ran as if he were a monster.

And Liu Xinxin mused, “Well, this settles it. During the National Wars, other countries won’t just be facing you alone, but also the wolf-like, tiger-like Longxia legions enhanced by your buffs!”