“Is that Lu Ran?”
Someone noticed right away.
They must have watched the Hundred Cities League too.
“Holy crap, it really is Lu Ran!”
“The Spirit Wings look so explosive every single time!”
“Wait, who’s Lu Ran? That’s the Spirit Wings? The mysterious Necromancer big shot?”
“Huh? The mysterious Necromancer big shot is a young guy?”
“What’s going on? I can’t make sense of any of this?”
“That’s the Spirit Wings? Hold on, you guys know the mysterious Necromancer big shot’s name and identity?”
“Of course people who haven’t watched the Hundred Cities League wouldn’t know Lu Ran. He’s the mysterious Necromancer big shot.”
“The Hundred Cities League? Isn’t that a competition for rookie kids? The mysterious Necromancer big shot is a rookie? Someone who awakened just over twenty days ago?”
…
Who would have thought.
With the earth trembling and tens of thousands of beasts besieging the city.
These people had started discussing the mysterious Necromancer’s identity instead.
Clearly.
With so many people in the imperial capital, plenty had never watched the Hundred Cities League.
Or rather, the vast majority had never watched it.
Like some had said, the Hundred Cities League was just a kids’ game of pretend. What was there to watch?
So.
It was only natural that they had missed the most spectacular parts.
And while they were all chattering away, the beast siege was drawing closer and closer.
On top of the city wall, Lu Ran glanced outside the city, then bent his knees slightly and spread his Spirit Wings to their absolute limit.
The next moment, his whole body shot straight into the clouds like a rocket!
He reached the skies above the imperial capital at incredible speed, standing in the void above the central district.
This was the core position of the entire imperial capital, the most convenient spot to control the range of his skills and avoid hitting the main city.
Because it was his first time controlling a skill with such a massive coverage area, Lu Ran naturally needed to see the entire imperial capital clearly.
Otherwise, relying on feeling alone would most likely cause friendly fire.
You had to understand.
This place was different from the national war map.
The national war map was based on nations as units, and players from the same country couldn’t harm each other.
But here, if you weren’t in a party with Lu Ran and got grazed by his skills, you’d fall into the category of hostile units!
However, Lu Ran wasn’t in a hurry. He just waited quietly.
The range of the beast siege was still shrinking, still closing in. Lu Ran needed to wait until it was a bit smaller before making his move.
That way, he could control his skills better.
Even Corpse Explosion would be twice as effective with half the effort.
And at this very moment.
Not just at the east gate — on the walls of the other three gates as well, countless players all spotted Lu Ran flying in the sky at the same time.
Those enormous Spirit Wings were just too eye-catching.
The same topic seemed to play out all over again.
“Damn, what kind of class is that? Those wings are so cool!”
“Being able to fly that high, even if the combat power sucks, I’d still want that class!”
“Nonsense, that’s my Lu Ran bro!”
“It really is Lu Ran. Those Spirit Wings are unmistakable.”
“Who’s Lu Ran? Aren’t the Spirit Wings the mysterious Necromancer big shot’s?”
…
Familiar topics, familiar discussions, clamor rising from all sides.
But as time passed.
As the topic spread, more and more people learned Lu Ran’s identity.
Or rather, the identity of that guy in the sky.
Lu Ran, the mysterious Necromancer big shot, a rookie contestant in the Hundred Cities League, a reserve member jointly recruited by Dragon Summer’s four major guilds, and the champion of the Hundred Cities League!
But at the same time.
The onlookers who were familiar with Lu Ran and had watched the Hundred Cities League began to wonder what Lu Ran was doing.
“What’s Lu Ran trying to do?”
“Duh, my Lu Ran bro is obviously trying to help us.”
“He can one-shot people and he’s invincible himself, but that’s useless here.”
“Monster siege — this isn’t something a single person’s combat power can make a difference in.”
“Yeah, he can insta-kill, but Blood Spear is a single-target skill. How many can he kill? He’d die of exhaustion!”
“He’s invincible, so he won’t die, but after the imperial capital falls, we’re the ones who’ll die!”
“What, does Lu Ran not have any other skills?”
…
For a moment, people were saying all sorts of things.
But the discussion didn’t last too long.
Because right now, their own life and death mattered most!
The monsters in the monster siege had already reached the city walls, the closest ones just dozens of meters away!
They had practically surrounded the entire imperial capital main city.
The outermost layer — the tank army organized by the Heaven’s Way Alliance — all wore grim expressions, faces pale, bodies trembling.
Every one of them had the look of someone ready to die.
As tank-class players, their duty today was to hold the line, to hold it until death!
Because they all knew, and knew clearly, that today’s Level 6 difficulty monster siege was simply not something they could withstand!
It was truly a matter of life and death!
“Brothers, fight for Dragon Summer!” Someone shouted at the top of their lungs.
Instantly.
It ignited the hot blood in everyone’s hearts!
“Brothers, fight for Dragon Summer!”
“Brothers, fight for Dragon Summer!”
“Brothers, fight for Dragon Summer!”
…
Shouts rose and fell, shaking the morale of the army!
The voices surged forth, accompanied by a momentum of death-defying, unstoppable resolve.
Not just the front-line tank players — players of all other classes also began casting all kinds of buffs on those around them. Every player drew their weapons.
Entering combat readiness!
The great battle was about to erupt.
But they never got the chance to make a move.
Because the very next second.
As the range of the beast siege closed in, it finally reached the distance and scope that satisfied Lu Ran.
He swung the Sea-Calming Trident in his hand fiercely.
Touch of the Undead!
For the first time ever, the first time since Lu Ran awakened as a player, a Touch of the Undead of such enormous range unfurled completely!
Like a heavenly net cast down, it instantly spread across the earth below, leaving only the imperial capital untouched.
The next second.
The scene of tens of thousands of beasts charging froze, and even the dust kicked up by the stampede still hung in the air.
But all the monsters stopped moving in place, as if under a immobilization spell.
No, not an immobilization spell.
Because the monsters whose movements were restricted were struggling, trying to break free from their bindings!
This scene left everyone dumbfounded.
The front-line tanks, whose faces had been flushed red with boiling blood, saw it most clearly.
“What’s going on? Why aren’t the monsters moving?”
“Holy crap, I was about to charge out. Almost threw my back out!”
“Look at the monsters’ feet — isn’t that the Necromancer’s Touch of the Undead?”
“Damn, it really is. How did they all get hit by Touch of the Undead?”
“It’s Lu Ran! Lu Ran did this!”
“Damn, it really is Touch of the Undead. What a terrifying coverage range! What the hell kind of move is this?”
“Am I dreaming? Touch of the Undead covering the entire imperial capital’s surroundings? That’s at least dozens of kilometers!”
…
In this moment.
Everyone was stunned.
They looked up at the sky.
Above the nine heavens, in the firmament.
That youth with the massive wings vibrating, holding the Sea-Calming Trident in one hand.
Strands of gray undead aura spilled from his body, merging into space, transforming into Touch of the Undead to control the entire land!
One person, one staff, tens of thousands of beasts at the city’s edge — and not a single one could cross the line!
