Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 35

Huh? What?
The blond guy was utterly dumbfounded. He stared wide-eyed at the Dragon Spine Greatsword before him.

He said, “President Yu, take a good look. This is the genuine Dragon Spine Greatsword!”

“I’ve seen it. Not impressed. Take it and get out,” Yu Cangqiang replied with a dismissive wave.

This…
This shouldn’t be happening. The blond guy was completely baffled. How could he just reject it like that, for no reason?
“Yu Cangqiang, think carefully. You won’t get another chance like this. And if you don’t want equipment from the Black Dragon Mountain Range, plenty of other nations will! You’ll live to regret this!” the blond guy shouted arrogantly.

“Regret? My great China lacks for your trash equipment?” Yu Cangqiang retorted with a cold laugh.

“Fine! Fine! Fine! I’ll be watching. When the Nation Wars begin, my Eagle Union will make you our first target! Mark my words!” the blond guy raged.

“Gladly. Since you said so, go back and deliver a message to your Congress. When the Nation Wars begin, China will also make the Eagle Union its first target. Count on it!” Yu Cangqiang stood his ground without flinching.

The two sides were locked in a stalemate.

Yu Cangqiang, tired of wasting words, turned to leave.

But then, the blond guy, unable to contain his anger, yelled, “You face-saving, shameless Chinese pigs! Just wait—”

Thud!
Before he could finish, a broadsword slammed into the table in front of him.

Yu Cangqiang’s casual suit tore apart as the black Qilin set materialized, wreathed in dark dragon energy. The air around him seemed to warp and distort.

He stood on the conference table, looking down at the blond guy.

Like a monarch surveying his domain, he coldly uttered a single phrase: “Apologize. Or die.”

Gulp~
The blond guy swallowed hard.

He suddenly remembered: despite Yu Cangqiang’s current appearance—well-dressed in a suit, calm and scholarly—before becoming the leader of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, he was the Grand Marshal of China’s Banner Protector Army!
He had personally slain countless vicious criminals from beyond the borders!

The blond guy hurriedly stammered, “S-sorry… I was… impulsive, just impulsive.”

Yu Cangqiang gazed coolly at the blond guy, a flicker of killing intent in his eyes. But now, as the leader of the Heavenly Dao Alliance representing the face of China’s top guild, he ultimately held back.

He said low, “Get out.”

That one word was like a pardon. The blond guy and his companions scrambled away as fast as they could!
In this digitized world, these blond guys had entered the country under special envoy status—they couldn’t be touched easily.

A few officials sighed and said to Yu Cangqiang, “Cangqiang, with the Nation Wars approaching and the Black Dragon Mountain Range still holding out against our attacks, our situation is… precarious.”

“I have my plans,” Yu Cangqiang said offhandedly.
His original intention to report Lu Ran was completely dismissed after witnessing these officials’ performance today.

Unless he bypassed these leaders and went straight to the very top, it would be useless!

Lu Ran would just be used as a tool by these incompetent leaders!
He would wait. Wait for a month until Lu Ran stunned everyone, showcasing his abilities to shock the world. By then, Lu Ran would naturally earn the status and position he deserved!

Meanwhile.

Lu Ran and the others grinded dungeons until evening.

Lu Ran’s experience bar had also reached over 80% of Level 19.

He wasn’t far from Level 20.

After all, the field boss from earlier had given Lu Ran five million experience points, shooting him straight past Level 18!

“No hope for today anymore, let’s call it a night. Lu Ran, we’ll scrounge up some No-Level-Restriction gear for you later,” Liu Xinxin suddenly said as they exited the dungeon.

The others looked at her, puzzled.

Liu Xinxin explained:
“Didn’t you want to try the Endless Tower?”

“I’ve thought about it. Even though each person can only clear each floor of the Endless Tower once for experience,”

“For you right now, early-game experience is especially important.”

“The sooner you level up, the more experience you’ll get from running higher-level dungeons.”

“We’ll throw together some No-Level-Restriction gear for you. After the school assembly tomorrow morning, you go tackle the Endless Tower.”

“I believe this will net you a significant amount of experience.”

…

Lu Ran did indeed have the idea to challenge the Endless Tower.

But Ye Hongyi worriedly said, “Won’t it be too dangerous? Once you enter combat in the Endless Tower, you can’t leave the instance until you either kill the boss to clear the floor, or persist until the thirty-minute mark when you’re automatically kicked out.”

This was the biggest challenge in pushing the Endless Tower floors.

Many people aren’t incapable of pushing further.

They just don’t dare!

If you enter the next floor, can’t defeat the boss, can’t kill it, and can’t even sustain your health long enough to last thirty minutes, you can only wait for death!

Even Yu Cangqiang attempted the 60th floor barrier over ten times but couldn’t kill the boss.
Fortunately, Yu Cangqiang’s skill set allowed him to survive the full thirty minutes without issue.

As for others, they generally don’t dare to push floors recklessly!

This was also why Nanaumi from Sakura causing a global sensation by surpassing Yu Cangqiang after rushing several floors was such a big deal.

Recovering the ranking isn’t easy.

It requires desperate, all-out attempts!

So, Ye Hongyi’s concerns were valid.

After all, Lu Ran’s level was still too low, only Level 19.

But Liu Xinxin said confidently, “It won’t be a problem.”

Then, she said to Lu Ran, “Your Blood Spear has been charging since you killed the Eight-Armed Vajra this morning. Good, keep it charging. Go challenge the Endless Tower right after the assembly tomorrow morning. Don’t use the Blood Spear. Use your endless stream of Skeleton soldiers and Corpse Explosion until you reach a floor where your mana can’t keep up and you can’t kill the boss. Then use the Blood Spear.”

This way, it’s foolproof!
Just charge ahead recklessly. When you can’t push further, throw the Blood Spear you’ve been charging all night to finish off the boss, then exit.

“This way, even if Lu Ran only clears one floor per day, surpassing Nanaumi would be effortless, and there’s zero risk. Don’t forget, Lu Ran also has the Crystal Skull’s Yin Yang Two Realms.”

After hearing Liu Xinxin’s analysis.

Lei Tai immediately gave a thumbs up.

He said, “Xinxin’s the best. She sees things so clearly. This stuff makes my head hurt just thinking about it.”

Ye Hongyi also understood immediately, seeing the key point instantly.

It really was true!
Lu Ran challenging the Endless Tower posed no danger at all!
In simple terms: charge mindlessly, and when you can’t go on, finish with the Blood Spear!

And furthermore…

“Charge once in the morning, finish with the Blood Spear, then let it charge again. After running dungeons with us all day, charge again in the evening, finish with the Blood Spear. Calculated this way, he could clear at least two floors per day!” Ye Hongyi analyzed.

Now, it just depended on how many floors Lu Ran could clear in one go tomorrow.

Getting Lu Ran some gear was also to give his spell attack power a significant boost.

After all, Lu Ran currently had very few useful equipped items, and the miscellaneous pieces he had were mostly junk.

To be safe, Ye Hongyi took Lu Ran straight to the Red Leaf Commerce Guild.

“First, go to the Red Leaf Commerce Guild and pick out a set of No-Level-Restriction gear to piece together. That guy Old Yu applied to open the national equipment treasury, why is it taking so long? Otherwise, there’s plenty of good stuff in there,” Ye Hongyi muttered.