Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 39

“So what if I’m Level 23? Isn’t it impressive for a Level 23 to reach the 50th floor? Wait a minute… You’re Level 23 already?” Lei Tai’s eyes widened.

“The higher the floor, the better the rewards. Climbing from the first to the fiftieth floor gives a total of 12.75 million EXP. Reaching Level 23 is perfectly normal,” Liu Xinxin chimed in.

Well, it had to be Liu Xinxin—she was always the quickest and most precise with numbers.

“We just never expected you to shoot straight onto the global Endless Tower rankings,” Ye Hongyi added.

“It was… pretty straightforward,” Lu Ran said, scratching his head.

That earned him eye-rolls from the three guild leaders and Qin Wuyao.

“It’s fine, right? I hid my personal info. They’ll just assume it’s some high-level Necromancer. No big deal,” Lu Ran mused.

“It’s not that simple,” Liu Xinxin countered. “Before you took the 28th spot, the top 30 were all hidden classes. Only six were magic types—either high burst, high control, or with healing skills. No Necromancer has ever broken into that rank.”

Lu Ran glanced at the rankings. She was right.
He even spotted Lei Tai at 11th place and Ye Hongyi at 8th.
But Liu Xinxin’s name was nowhere to be seen.

“Don’t bother looking,” she said, reading his mind. “I’m a healer. I don’t have many offensive skills. I can keep myself alive, but higher floors require serious damage output—which I lack.”
She added, “But it’s okay. You hid your info. No one will know that Necromancer is you.”

Lu Ran studied the leaderboard.
He was ranked 28th, but the 29th and 30th players had also reached the 50th floor.
Curious, he asked Liu Xinxin about it.

“Same floor, different clear times. The faster you finish, the higher you rank. The 27th place is at floor 51. Among all who reached floor 50, you have the fastest clear time. How long did it take?” she explained and asked.

“About four minutes, I guess,” Lu Ran estimated.

The three guild leaders fell silent again.
Though Liu Xinxin had already explained, Lu Ran might still not fully grasp how earth-shattering it was for a Necromancer to break into the Endless Tower rankings.

At the same time, the news spread worldwide.

Huaxia, Capital City.
Yu Cangqiong had just finished his work when someone reported that a Necromancer had entered the Endless Tower rankings.

“Who? Someone from our guild?” Yu Cangqiong asked, surprised.
The strongest Necromancers in the country were mostly in the Heavenly Dao Alliance, so he naturally assumed it was one of theirs.

But his subordinate shook his head. “Unclear. Like the Necromancer who obtained Hades’ Crystal Skull, this one also hid their personal info. Only their nationality and class are visible. It might be the same person.”

Yu Cangqiong was stunned.
Lu Ran obtaining Hades’ Crystal Skull was one thing—it might not have been him alone. The three guild leaders could have gotten it and given it to him to equip, landing him on the equipment rankings.
But the Endless Tower was different.
It was a solo instance!
Lu Ran had to have done it himself!
But…
What level was he now? How did he reach the 50th floor?
Just with no-cooldown Skeleton Soldier Corpse Explosions?
Yu Cangqiong was baffled.

He thought about calling the three guild leaders to ask, but just then, there was a knock on the door.
He set it aside for now and allowed his subordinate to open the door. A tall, lean man rushed in anxiously.

“Old Yu! Tell me honestly—who is that Necromancer?!” The man’s eyes were burning with intensity.

“Oh? You’ve heard already?” Yu Cangqiong replied with a light laugh.

“Of course! The Endless Tower rankings represent overall combat capability! I never thought I’d see a Necromancer up there in my lifetime!” the man exclaimed excitedly.

He was Wang Mu, Huaxia’s top Necromancer, Level 60!

Yu Cangqiong fell silent.
Wang Mu seemed to sense something.
After a moment, he said, “So you do know that Necromancer, don’t you? Who is it? I want to learn from them!”

Yu Cangqiong sighed.
“Old Wang, we’ve been comrades for years. I don’t want to hide things from you, but I’ve already reported this to the higher-ups. It’s classified. I can’t tell you.”

Classified!
Wang Mu’s eyes widened. The person’s identity was actually classified!
But he couldn’t hold back. Gritting his teeth, he said, “The higher-ups? I have connections there too. I’ll ask them!”

Yu Cangqiong shook his head.
“It won’t work. Those higher-ups don’t know. I reported this to the very top. Highest clearance level—not even filed in the records. The people you know don’t have access. Old Wang, take my advice. Don’t ask. You’ll find out soon enough.”

Hearing this, Wang Mu broke out in a cold sweat.
The very top!
He didn’t dare think further.
Highest clearance, not even filed—to prevent leaks. Even those well-connected leaders he knew couldn’t access it!

“I understand. I was too impulsive. Good thing you warned me, or I might’ve made a big mistake by digging further,” Wang Mu said, now fearful.

Seeing him drop the matter, Yu Cangqiong relaxed.
“You said I’d find out soon—don’t lie to me,” Wang Mu added before leaving.

Meanwhile.

Sakura, Chinashi Shrine.
In the meeting room, a woman in a shrine maiden outfit adorned with bright red sakura patterns sat at the head of the table.
She was Nanami, currently ranked first in the Endless Tower.
The eldest daughter of the Tsuchimikado family, Sakura’s top Onmyōji, head of Chinashi Shrine, and also the Divine Child of Shinto!
The shrine’s senior members sat on either side.

“A Necromancer has taken 28th place in the Endless Tower. What are your thoughts?” Nanami asked calmly.

The senior members glanced at each other and offered their opinions:
“Probably just luck. Only the 50th floor—nothing special.”
“No need to pay attention. Maybe they cleared it with some unique equipment.”
“They hid their info. I suspect it’s the same person who obtained Hades’ Crystal Skull.”
…

Nanami frowned deeply.
“Fools!” she scolded. “That Necromancer didn’t just clear the 50th floor—they did it faster than anyone else at that level! What kind of luck or equipment lets a Necromancer achieve that?”

Chastised, the room fell silent.
But no one could figure it out. If not equipment, then what?
Could it be the Necromancer themselves?
But a Necromancer is just a Necromancer—what could it be?
Even the furious Nanami had no clue.

As the atmosphere grew tense, Nanami waved her hand.
“Forget it. As unusual as it is, that Necromancer has likely hit their limit at the 50th floor. Ignore them. Just keep an eye on Yu Cangqiong. The reason I called you here today is to ask about your investigation: why has Huaxia locked down cross-national teleportation? Any results?”