The next morning.
Lu Ran was planning to go to school for the morning meeting.
But he found that the streets of Black Fire City were bustling with noticeably more people.
Many of them didn’t look local.
They were all coming out from the teleportation array in the Central Square.
On the rooftop.
Ye Hongyi was watching the bustling crowds on the street outside.
She frowned, muttering, "Why have so many people suddenly come to Black Fire City? Among them are some high combat professionals, and even members from large guilds other than our Four Major Guilds."
"Could it be that Lu Ran was exposed?" Lei Tai asked worriedly from the side.
"I’ll have someone look into it," Ye Hongyi said thoughtfully.
At this moment, Liu Xinxin suddenly came up the stairs.
She spoke, "No need to check. These people coming to Black Fire City have nothing to do with Lu Ran; it’s because of the outdoor boss."
Upon hearing this, Ye Hongyi and Lei Tai turned their heads to look at Liu Xinxin.
Ye Hongyi asked, "An outdoor boss has appeared near Black Fire City?"
Seeing Liu Xinxin nod, Ye Hongyi and Lei Tai were instantly relieved.
Outdoor bosses, also commonly known as Fortune Bosses, spawn randomly in time and location worldwide.
Three hours before spawning, a teleportation array and anomalies will appear to facilitate discovery.
Once the news gets out, high combat professionals from all over the main cities will try their luck.
Of course, quite a few low-level individuals looking for a quick fortune also take the risk and come along.
While the level of outdoor bosses is also random, it generally isn’t very low.
The attack isn’t very high; it won’t obliterate the heavens, the earth, and the air in seconds.
But the health will be terrifyingly high!
It requires all professionals to besiege it, with the person landing the finishing blow deciding the reward recipient.
This means that even if you’re a newcomer, if you land the last hit on the boss, the reward is yours.
This is an opportunity!
The worst drop from an outdoor boss is epic!
And it’s guaranteed to be levelless!
Its attributes are also extremely exaggerated; any equipment dropped from an outdoor boss is usually worth an outrageous amount!
If someone is lucky enough to land the finishing blow and receive the reward, they will essentially become rich overnight.
Of course, the risk is still immense.
Every time an outdoor boss appears, a certain number of low-level professionals unfortunately get killed, and death is permanent.
Yet the immense allure continues to draw a constant stream of professionals to try their luck.
These three guild leaders naturally aren’t interested; they lack neither gear nor money and are lazy to join in. Besides, with so many people fighting, the chance of getting the last hit is extremely small.
Essentially, it’s a full escort run.
But at this time, Liu Xinxin suddenly spoke, "Maybe Lu Ran can give it a try."
Hmm?
Ye Hongyi and Lei Tai looked at Liu Xinxin.
The latter said, "Lu Ran’s Blood Spear has been charging all night, its power unimaginable. He just needs to watch the boss’s health and once it’s low enough, throw the Blood Spear, and he’ll almost certainly land the last hit."
Instantly, Ye Hongyi and Lei Tai’s eyes lit up.
Because the rewards for an outdoor boss aren’t just exquisite equipment but also rich experience rewards!
Liu Xinxin continued, "By timing, Lu Ran’s Blood Spear has been charging for over twelve hours, calculating Lu Ran’s current magic attack, with a twelve-hour Blood Spear charge, it amounts to 12.96 million damage. Even after accounting for outdoor boss’s magic defense reducing damage, it should still reach at least ten million damage!"
No wonder Liu Xinxin, she calculated Lu Ran’s Blood Spear charge damage almost instantly.
Ye Hongyi and Lei Tai were astounded as they listened.
Ten million damage!
The Blood Spear charged all night could annihilate any current professional in the world!
Lu Ran is only level fifteen!
"The outdoor boss hasn’t appeared yet, probably another forty minutes."
"Its level is unknown, type unknown, but its health is unlikely to exceed fifty million."
"So, Lu Ran just needs to wait until the outdoor boss’s health is below one-fifth, then instantly release the Blood Spear, and he will surely take it down!"
"Regardless of the equipment reward, just counting the experience reward will be enough for Lu Ran to level up several levels at his current level."
"And don’t forget, Lu Ran’s casting range is at least forty kilometers!"
...
On the other side.
During the morning meeting with Qin Wuyao, Lu Ran also heard about the outdoor boss appearing outside Black Fire City.
Furthermore, the specific location and coordinates have been made public.
Even these newcomer students were all eager to give it a try.
But soon, the headmaster, Jiang Zhenbei, who noticed this phenomenon, threw a cold bucket of water over them.
"There are many participants for the outdoor boss, and the vast majority are in five-person teams."
"Under the high burst of five high combat professionals, the chance of landing the last hit is naturally high."
"I know it’s very tempting for you, but look at your own attributes."
"Not to mention that the odds of getting the last hit are a long shot, can you even withstand one area burst from the boss?"
"With your current ability, you’d die if an outdoor boss even touches you once!"
"So, weigh it yourselves—losing your life for an outdoor boss reward that seems almost impossible to get."
...
After all, they are students, and the headmaster was worried watching a bunch of hotheads eager to try.
If he didn’t persuade them, a large group of novices would run out to their deaths, which would be a joke!
It did have an effect; many students just looking for fun immediately lost interest.
Because at this stage, besides Lu Ran and Qin Wuyao, most people are still below level ten!
Strong Attack Series professions only have two attack skills.
With that pitiful attack, cooldowns, and getting killed instantly by a mere brush from the boss.
It’s better not to get involved.
Subsequent newcomer rankings, no surprise, Lu Ran at level fifteen, continues to dominate first place!
As of today, classmates have almost gotten used to Lu Ran, the Undead Mage, overshadowing Qin Wuyao’s hidden profession and several other rare professions.
After the morning meeting, Lu Ran returned home.
Ye Hongyi and the others were already waiting.
"Let’s go, out of the city," Ye Hongyi said.
"Why? Weren’t we going to run the level fifteen dungeon today?" Lu Ran asked curiously.
"No hurry, let’s deal with that outdoor boss first. Once you grab the outdoor boss’s gear and gain an extremely high experience reward, it can be worth running several dungeons," Ye Hongyi explained.
Going to kill the outdoor boss?
Lu Ran pondered, "It’s a bit dangerous, the headmaster just said that the outdoor boss has a high attack and it’s easy for newcomers to get one-shot."
Lei Tai immediately widened his eyes and said, "You’re casting range is forty kilometers; the boss can’t even think about touching you, so what’s there to fear? Besides, haven’t you released that Blood Spear yet?"
Lu Ran suddenly remembered.
He quickly checked the skill panel, then nodded, "Haven’t released it, it’s been charging for thirteen hours."
"That’s more than enough, let’s go. The boss should’ve appeared by now," Liu Xinxin calculated the time and said, "But don’t worry too much, the boss’s health is very high. It usually takes professionals around an hour to besiege it."