28: New skills and new items

Chapter 28: New Skill and New Trait

Early the next morning.

Lu Ran and Qin Wuyao went to the school's morning meeting together as usual.

Although Lu Ran felt there was no need to attend the morning meeting anymore, after all, he was undoubtedly number one on the Newcomer Ranking.

He was completely forced into showing off.

He also didn't need the academy's beginner guidance.

But school rules still had to be followed.

He noticed that Liang Shaoyu wasn't there, and neither was Wang Yujiao.

It was from this day on that no one in Black Fire City ever saw Wang Yujiao again; no one knew where she went.

Unsurprisingly, Lu Ran, at Level 13, still dominated the top spot!

Qin Wuyao, at Level 11, held a steady second place.

And the third-place kid was only a mere Level 8.

A huge gap!

After the morning meeting, Lu Ran politely declined the large number of classmates who came to curry favor and quickly returned home with Qin Wuyao.

The Three Guild Leaders, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately stood up, and the five of them entered the dungeon again!

They started with the Death Mine on difficult mode, beginning a speed run!

After a full day, approaching evening, Lu Ran's level finally reached Level 15!

The moment they received the news.

The Three Guild Leaders, including Qin Wuyao, immediately gathered around, all excitedly looking at Lu Ran.

Lu Ran, of course, knew what they were waiting for.

He also opened his skill panel with some anticipation and nervousness.

The Level 15 skill was already unlocked.

Skill: Netherworld Blood Spear

Cooldown: 30 seconds

Cost: 20 Mana

Effect: Communicates with Netherworld Undead Death Qi, condenses a Blood Spear, and after charging, tears through Netherworld space to release it, dealing 100% of base spell attack damage. Can be charged for a maximum of eight seconds, with damage increasing by 50% for each second charged!

The others beside him were impatient and urged:

“Did you see it? What's it like?”

“The Level 15 skill is Blood Spear, right?”

“Right, right, right, I remember now, it's the Undead Mage's main offensive method in the early stages, Blood Spear!”

“That thing can be charged, it seems?”

“Whether it can be charged or not isn't important! What's the newly unlocked trait?”

...

Lu Ran, of course, also knew about the Undead Mage's Blood Spear.

With a cooldown of only thirty seconds, it could be charged for eight seconds, and after being fully charged, it dealt 500% of the base Blood Spear damage! The damage was very high!

It was a turning point in the Undead Mage's monster-grinding experience.

A low-level Undead Mage with Blood Spear and a low-level Undead Mage without Blood Spear differed by more than just a little.

Without Blood Spear, one could only control Skeleton Soldiers, either by the Skeleton Soldiers dying or by Corpse Explosion.

Although there was a control skill, its cooldown was long, and its control duration was short.

But with Blood Spear, the Undead Mage gained a single-target attack, giving them considerable confidence!

And it was also a charging skill!

Often, Skeleton Soldiers would distract, Undead Touch would bind, and then the fully charged Blood Spear would be released, causing massive instant damage!

When teaming up with others, they wouldn't have to rely solely on Skeleton Soldiers; they could charge Blood Spear from the back of the party.

This was also why Undead Mages were undesirable in parties before Level 15, but their status immediately rose at Level 15.

Then, Lu Ran looked at the trait panel.

Trait: Enduring Hardship

Effect: Charging skills will have their maximum charging time limit removed, allowing for infinite charging

“Holy crap!” Lu Ran couldn't help but blurt out a curse when he saw this.

Blood Spear itself was already a very good single-target attack skill.

Now, the newly unlocked trait was simply tailor-made!

Removing the charging time limit, infinite charging!

What did this mean?

Lu Ran could hold the Blood Spear without releasing it, gaining 50% damage per second. One minute would be 3000% damage! That was thirty times the damage!

Ten minutes would be three hundred times!

A little over an hour, three thousand times the damage!

“What's going on? Is it awesome? What's the effect?” Lei Tai looked on eagerly from the side.

Lu Ran simply shared his panel for them to see.

A few seconds later.

The expressions on their faces all became extremely strange.

“Infinite charging, doesn't that mean the damage grows infinitely? If Lu Ran has enough time, is there anything in this world he can't instantly kill?” Liu Xinxin said in surprise.

“As expected of my little brother, big sister truly didn't misjudge you!” Ye Hongyi laughed excitedly.

As she spoke, she pulled Lu Ran to her chest and gave him a firm hug.

Lu Ran's head rubbed against the softness, and he coughed a few times, smelling Ye Hongyi's unique body fragrance in his nostrils, feeling a little restless.

“It's a pity Lu Ran's level is too low, otherwise, what Black Dragon Mountain Range? Lu Ran could charge a Blood Spear and instantly kill that scoundrel Black Dragon!” Lei Tai said regretfully.

Liu Xinxin was still relatively rational.

She pondered and asked, “Blood Spear's base damage is your spell attack power, Lu Ran, how much is your spell attack now?”

Lu Ran opened his panel and looked, saying, “Six hundred.”

“Fifty percent increase in base damage per second, one minute is thirty times the base damage, which is eighteen thousand spell damage. Ten minutes is one hundred eighty thousand! An hour is one million eighty thousand!” Liu Xinxin calculated.

Lei Tai, who was beside her, swallowed hard, saying, “Uh, I only have over 600,000 health points...”

He was a hidden class Earth Knight!

The esteemed Guild Leader of the War Flag National Protection Army!

An absolute SSS-rank king among tank classes!

With over six hundred thousand health points!

Yet he couldn't withstand a Level 15 Undead Mage's Blood Spear?

“What are you panicking for? Aren't you a tank? Your magic resistance is high,” Ye Hongyi teased.

“It's high, but Lu Ran can charge for more than an hour; this guy can charge for ten hours, or even a day! How much damage is a Blood Spear charged for ten hours? Ten million!” Lei Tai was almost in tears.

He, the number one tank in Huaxia, for the first time felt the sense of security his class provided instantly vanish!

That was instant kill!

And if he couldn't withstand it, who else in the world could?

“And don't forget, besides the two pieces of equipment you two gave him, this kid is still wearing rags! He's only Level 15! In the later stages, when his base spell attack is higher, the power of this Blood Spear...” Lei Tai reminded everyone.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but swallow.

Instead, Qin Wuyao weakly reminded from the side, “Lu Ran's casting range has been grinding all day again today, it's probably forty kilometers now, right? Is this Blood Spear applicable?”

Hearing this, the three of them, including Lu Ran, froze.

Then, their eyes all widened!

“Taking an enemy general's head from a thousand li away!” Lei Tai squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth.

“Charge the Blood Spear for a day, with a forty-kilometer casting range, you can hit wherever you aim!” Ye Hongyi said excitedly.

Only Lu Ran.

A phrase popped into his mind: “This isn't a Blood Spear at all, isn't this a Barrett? No, no, no, it has a much longer range than a Barrett, this is practically an intercontinental missile!”

Liu Xinxin said with a smile, “Lu Ran, when you're idle, just charge it up. Better safe than sorry.”

Lei Tai agreed, “Right, right, right, if anyone dares to assassinate you, you just hit them with a fully charged Blood Spear!”