Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 38

The group waited in the dungeon hall.

They waited for hours. It was almost lunchtime, and there was still no sign of Lu Ran coming out! Yet, Lu Ran’s communicator remained active, indicating he was fine and hadn’t been kicked out of the dungeon for exceeding a time limit.

This meant Lu Ran was still climbing floors!
“Just how many floors does he plan to clear in one go?” Lei Tai asked, astonished.

But none of them knew Lu Ran’s current situation or what floor he had reached.

Inside the Endless Tower at that moment.

Lu Ran looked at the staircase leading to the next floor.
“Next is the big hurdle of the 50th floor. I didn’t expect the efficiency to be this high, fighting all the way through!” he mused.

Moreover, each floor he cleared now netted him four to five hundred thousand EXP!
Lu Ran did a quick calculation. So far, from the first floor to the current forty-ninth (not counting the upcoming fiftieth), he had already accumulated over twelve million EXP!

This had also boosted Lu Ran’s level to 22!
Remember, he had only been Level 19 when he entered the dungeon!

The further you go, the exponentially higher the EXP required to level up. Managing to gain three levels before lunch far exceeded Lu Ran’s expectations. And it had only been a few days since his Awakening! Many other new Professionals Class hadn’t even reached Level 10 yet!

The upcoming 50th floor was a major hurdle. Every tenth floor was a significant barrier. The boss on these floors received massive boosts to its attributes, health, and other aspects compared to the previous nine floors. This was why Yu Cangqiong had been stuck on the 60th floor for so long, and why the Japanese Professional Class Nanaumi causing a global stir by reaching the 61st floor was such a big deal. The difficulty gap between the 60th and 59th floors was enormous!

Taking a deep breath, Lu Ran walked up the stairs. Although the difficulty was gradually increasing and pressure was slowly building, he wasn’t nervous at all. He hadn’t even used Blood Spear yet!

The 50th floor was much larger, with a higher dome ceiling. Lu Ran was used to it by now. He looked ahead; the boss of the 50th floor stood quietly in the center not far away.

[Level 50 Golden Flame Sacred Lion (Floor 50)]

It was a lion with a hill-like physique, covered in golden fur that seemed to shimmer like swirling flames. The golden holy light was somewhat dazzling.

Lu Ran didn’t have many complex tactics. He started with Touch of the Undead to prevent the boss from charging over too quickly before he could react, avoiding an unexpected defeat. Then, an endless stream of skeleton soldiers began pouring out. Some surrounded the boss, while others used Corpse Explosion. The Golden Flame Sacred Lion’s health continuously dropped.

As combat initiated, Lu Ran could see its health bar.
A whopping 2 million HP!
This was already exaggerated. No wonder high-level professionals found climbing the higher floors so difficult. Furthermore, they didn’t have Lu Ran’s ability to spam Touch of the Undead infinitely to control the boss. They needed to kite, dodge, defend, and perform other maneuvers to survive and find opportunities to attack.

But this process was much simpler for Lu Ran.
His Corpse Explosion damage was 300% of his base Magic Attack. However, because the Golden Flame Sacred Lion was a Holy-type creature, it had significant damage resistance. Corpse Explosion could only deal a little over 2000 damage. So, roughly calculating he needed about a thousand skeleton Corpse Explosions. This was simple for Lu Ran. With his current Mana pool, he could manage not just a thousand, but three thousand!

So, using hand speed honed by eighteen years of singlehood, Lu Ran frantically used Summon Undead, throwing them out for Corpse Explosion as soon as they appeared. He also had to periodically refresh Touch of the Undead to ensure the Golden Flame Sacred Lion remained rooted and unable to move around.

Just a few short minutes later.
Boom!
With the final round of Corpse Explosions, the Golden Flame Sacred Lion’s health bar emptied, and it fell to the ground in disgrace.

[Congratulations on clearing Endless Tower Floor 50. Reward: 500,000 EXP]

Lu Ran smirked. “Still pretty straightforward,” he murmured.

Then, Lu Ran suddenly received a prompt:
[Congratulations on entering the Endless Tower Global Rankings at #28. Would you like to display your personal information?]

Huh?
Lu Ran was startled, momentarily caught off guard.
He was already on the global rankings? In the top 30!
Learning from past experience, Lu Ran immediately chose to refuse, hiding his information.

“Didn’t it start from 30? How did I jump straight to 28?” Lu Ran muttered to himself.

He had originally intended to continue, as he still had Blood Spear ready. But because he entered the rankings, he felt a bit hesitant. After some thought, since he could always come back anytime, he decided to exit first and ask the guild leaders if being on the rankings would have any implications.

What Lu Ran didn’t know was that at that very moment, not just in this dungeon hall, but in countless dungeon halls around the world, everyone was going crazy!

“Am I seeing things? A Necromancer made it onto the Endless Tower rankings!”
“What’s up with this Necromancer? How did he manage that?”
“How does he qualify? What life recovery ability does a Necromancer have? How did he not die and clear the 50th floor?”
“I remember the 50th-floor boss is the Golden Flame Sacred Lion, right? Isn’t that a Holy-type boss that specifically counters Necromancers?”
“Dammit, I’m a Necromancer too! How come I can’t figure out how to clear the 50th floor?”
…

For a time, the whole world was stirred.

In the Blackfire City dungeon hall, the three guild leaders looked at each other. Well, no need to guess blindly now; they knew what floor Lu Ran had reached. Only…

“I thought this kid would be strong, but I didn’t expect his first attempt to shoot straight to the global rankings!” Ye Hongyi exclaimed quietly, amazed.
“Me neither. That was fast!” Liu Xinxin sighed in admiration.
“At least the kid remembered to hide his personal info. Good, good. Worth praising,” Lei Tai said contentedly.

On the leaderboard:
#28: ?; Class: Necromancer; Level: ?; Country: China; Guild: ?; Floor: 50.
Apart from Class, Nationality, and Floor cleared, everything else was question marks! Nothing else could be discerned!

The sounds of countless people marveling surrounded them:
“Gotta hand it to us Chinese, so damn awesome!”
“Is this the first time a Necromancer has appeared on the Endless Tower rankings?”
“Haha… finally giving us Necromancers some face! Who dares call us ordinary now?”
“This expert… wouldn’t happen to be the owner of Hades’ Crystal Skull, would he?”
“Seems like it. Hid his personal info too.”
“Seems like a mysterious expert who doesn’t like to show off.”
…

Amidst the countless discussions, Lu Ran exited the Endless Tower.

The three guild leaders and Qin Wuya immediately gathered around him outside.
“You guys have no idea, just now I…” Lu Ran began excitedly.
“Let’s talk outside,” Ye Hongyi cut him off directly.

The group moved to a corner of the outside plaza. They all looked at Lu Ran with strange expressions.

“You, kid, really are… one who amazes everyone with their first brilliant feat,” Ye Hongyi said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
“I didn’t expect it either. You directly shot up to rank 28! That’s the global ranking! And you’re a Level 19 Necromancer!” Ye Hongyi exclaimed.
“Um, actually, I’m Level 23 now,” Lu Ran reminded them.