Finally, Lu Ran had cleared out all the minor monsters.
Within the Flame Realm now, two large Elemental Fire Spirits and two massive Molten Giants were visible.
They were bound by the Touch of the Undead, while countless Bone Storms continuously stacked, raging wildly. The health of these four elites plummeted rapidly!
Before long.
[Party has slain Elite Elemental Fire Spirit. Experience gained: 2650!]
[Party has slain Elite Molten Giant. Experience gained: 3100!]
[Party has slain Elite Elemental Fire Spirit. Experience gained: 2650!]
[Party has slain Elite Molten Giant. Experience gained: 3100!]
…
As the notifications refreshed, the four elites met their end.
The entire Flame Realm was now empty.
Lu Ran looked around, puzzled. Why hadn’t the boss appeared after all this time?
Where was the Fire Lord?
Just then, the other three walked over.
Liu Xinxin rubbed Lu Ran’s head gently and said softly, “Don’t bother looking. The Fire Lord needs to be triggered. Using skills here won’t do anything. Lei Tai, you handle it.”
Hearing this, Lei Tai, who had just approached, immediately brandished his two shields.
Then, he slightly bent his knees.
Boom!
The rocky ground shattered as Lei Tai launched himself forward, charging toward the Fire Lord’s boss arena.
In less than two minutes.
[Party has slain Boss Fire Lord. Experience gained: 8400!]
Just like that, the boss was dead.
Shortly after, Lei Tai hurriedly ran back.
He shouted excitedly, “So? Did you check the affix effect?”
Liu Xinxin and Ye Hongyi shrugged, gesturing toward the shared affix panel in front of Lu Ran.
Lei Tai instinctively asked, “So, the new affix effect increases skill coverage range?”
This was crucial. If true, Lu Ran would be practically invincible.
Other nations wouldn’t stand a chance.
And Lu Ran was only level twenty-three!
It was hard to imagine what outrageous affixes he might unlock later. Lu Ran’s power would become even more terrifying!
“Yes, it’s called ‘Vast Horizons’,” Lu Ran nodded.
Lei Tai then saw the affix panel himself. His reaction was the same as Liu Xinxin’s and Ye Hongyi’s had been earlier—he was stunned.
Although they had guessed it after watching for a while, seeing the affix panel in front of them still left them in awe.
How could something so unbelievably overpowered exist in this world!
At that moment, the increased range displayed on the affix had reached 539 meters!
Exactly the original 34-meter range plus the number of enemies in the Flame Realm: five hundred minor monsters, four elites, and one boss.
“So, taking this dungeon as an example, does it mean that for every run, Lu Ran’s skill coverage increases by half a kilometer?” Lei Tai asked.
“Seems that way for now,” Liu Xinxin nodded.
“Unreal. Absolutely unreal! Damn it, there’s still over twenty days until the Nation Wars. It’s dragging on!” Lei Tai grumbled.
He was already itching to take Lu Ran into the Nation Wars battlefield and have him lead China to dominate the globe!
“Hey, Lei Tai, you weren’t saying that before. Weren’t you crying about how there wasn’t enough time to prepare?” Ye Hongyi teased.
“That was different! Before, we couldn’t see much hope. Plus, those Eagles managed to clear Black Dragon Mountain, got their hands on Black Dragon gear, and started snowballing, getting more and more equipment. Don’t tell me you weren’t worried before?” Lei Tai retorted, wide-eyed.
Ye Hongyi shrugged.
It wasn’t just the three of them. The Heavenly Dao Alliance, the major guilds, the higher-ups—everyone had been worried.
But now…
“Now what is there to fear? It’s just Black Dragon Mountain. It doesn’t even matter if we clear it or not. Once Lu Ran reaches the appropriate level, he can clear it easily, any way he wants. The Eagles only cleared the normal difficulty. When Lu Ran goes in, he’ll tackle the Abyss difficulty straight away!” Lei Tai said excitedly.
The group excitedly fantasized for a while.
Then, Liu Xinxin said, “Let’s keep grinding. Even though Lu Ran’s capabilities are pretty much a sure thing now, leveling up further and unlocking more affixes will make it even more secure.”
They continued grinding until evening.
When they exited the dungeon, their clearing speed had increased significantly.
Lei Tai and Ye Hongyi no longer needed to run around everywhere.
Upon entering the dungeon, the two of them headed straight for the four elites.
Lu Ran used his Bone Storm to infinitely stack and harvest all the minor monsters.
Liu Xinxin stayed by Lu Ran’s side the entire time, occasionally teaching him about the world after its digitization.
She never left his side, preventing any potential accidents.
Although nothing unexpected was likely to happen in the Flame Realm, Liu Xinxin was Lu Ran’s final safety net.
Then, Ye Hongyi and Lei Tai headed straight for the final boss, killed it, and called it a day.
One could say the whole process was almost like speed-running.
The experience gained was, naturally, quite substantial.
“I’m exhausted. Spent the whole afternoon just running around the map!” Lei Tai complained. “Hey, Ye Hongyi, how about another trip to your Tianyuan Lounge for a good meal?”
“Sure, let’s celebrate Lu Ran unlocking his new affix,” Ye Hongyi said generously.
“Before that, Lu Ran, go to floor 52 of the Endless Tower and release your charged Blood Spear,” Liu Xinxin hadn’t forgotten the important task.
At the Chinan Taisha Shrine in Japan.
Nanaomi was sitting on the wooden floorboards beside a small wooden house.
Her fair feet dangled in the stream, gently stirring the water.
Several people stood behind her—not only high-ranking members of the Chinan Taisha but also several executives from the Shinto sect.
Yet, they all treated Nanaomi with great respect.
“Nanaomi, any plans to attempt floor 62 of the Endless Tower?” someone behind her asked.
Nanaomi’s feet paused slightly. She watched the ripples gradually fade away.
Then, she shook her head. “No plans. Clearing floor 61 after passing 60 was already impulsive and far too dangerous. Even for me, floor 61 took twenty-three minutes. Suggesting floor 62 now—are you trying to get me killed?”
The questioner’s face paled slightly.
He hurriedly said, “That wasn’t my intention. I just wanted our Sakura honor to be more secure and beyond reach.”
Nanaomi sneered, “As things stand, who could possibly surpass my floor clearance?”
She said this with utter arrogance.
Especially since she had suppressed Yu Qingcang, who had held the top spot for so long—and suppressed him beneath the significant barrier of floor 60. Nanaomi’s pride was, perhaps, understandable.
“By the way, I’ve had people keeping an eye on that Necromancer. So far, there’s been no movement. His floor remains at 51,” her maid reported.
“As it should be. Call off the surveillance on that Necromancer. We needn’t waste time on someone who merely got lucky,” Nanaomi said arrogantly.
But the moment the words left her mouth, another maid rushed over, her expression grim. “That Necromancer… he just cleared floor 52 at 6:10! His current rank is twentieth.”
Swish—
Nanaomi’s feet jerked in the water, sending out layers of ripples—much like the sudden disturbance in her heart.
But she still asked, “What was his clear time?”
The maid gritted her teeth. “Among all clears of floor 52, that Necromancer’s time was the shortest.”
