Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 45

These four Paladins were all high-level, over level 50!
Naturally, they were arranged by Qin Lie.

As Lu Ran’s bodyguards, they usually followed him covertly. Their task was to prevent any accidents and provide protection in emergencies when Lu Ran was alone.

If Liu Wenshan’s men hadn’t drawn their weapons and pressed forward aggressively, they might not have even revealed themselves.

At this moment, Liu Wenshan was completely stunned.

The Liu family professionals at both ends were also badly startled.

One of them, snapping back to reality and facing the Heavenly Dao Alliance Paladins, hurriedly put away his weapon in fear. He turned to look at Liu Wenshan.

He started to ask, “Liu…”

Before he could finish his sentence.

Buzz~

As if triggered by the sudden commotion, the tempo shifted.

A golden Holy Shield wall erupted with a boom in front of each of the four Paladins.

It truly was like an iron fortress, protecting Lu Ran securely in the center.

Even the warhammers in their hands began to gather power, with Holy Light gradually radiating from them.

Liu Wenshan was scared out of his wits, his face turning pale.

He flusteredly said, “Misunderstanding! It’s a misunderstanding, elder brothers! We… we were just passing by by chance. We aren’t here to fight. Let’s go, let’s go, hurry, leave now!”

Although he was a member of the War Banner Army,

he was just an ordinary member.

This was the inner city, not far from the Heavenly Dao Alliance branch.

If the Heavenly Dao Alliance found out and misunderstood that Liu Wenshan was leading people to surround one of their own, the conflict would be huge!
He absolutely couldn’t bear that responsibility!
What Liu Wenshan didn’t realize was that even so, he had already made a grave mistake!

Among the four Paladins, Lu Ran gulped; he had no idea about any of this!
But judging by the Heavenly Dao Alliance guild emblems on the four men, Lu Ran roughly understood these were bodyguards arranged for him by the Alliance!

Wow, four high-level Paladins!
That’s some serious face!
“Ahem, thank you, elder brothers. I’m fine now,” Lu Ran said politely.

The four men watched as the Liu family members left.

Only then did they retract their defensive stances, turning to Lu Ran with grins, though they remained silent.

Then, their bodies crouched slightly before, with a explosive sound, they leaped away in different directions and vanished.

When Lu Ran reached the dungeon hall, the three guild leaders were already waiting.

Lu Ran told them what happened.

Lei Tai immediately flew into a rage, his eyes bulging. “You’re sure they were from my War Banner Army? Damn it! Liu Wenshan, was it? I’ll have someone investigate right now! If it’s true, I’ll skin him alive!”

Watching Lei Tai pull out his communicator to make calls,

Liu Xinxin could only smile wryly and say to Lu Ran, “It’s normal. Your leveling speed is so fast, it’s inevitable someone would target you. But it doesn’t really matter. You’re invincible anyway, so let them target you if they want.”

Lu Ran thought, true, since he’s invincible.

Then he glanced at Lei Tai and asked, “So what will happen to Liu Wenshan?”

Ye Hongyi, standing nearby, said gleefully, “He’ll be dealt with accordingly, and I assure you, it won’t be handled lightly. In this world, the strong enjoy privileges.”

Indeed, the strong enjoy privileges.

Because of Lu Ran’s ability, he could have four high-level Paladins protecting him in secret.

He could have three major guild leaders personally running dungeons with him.

He could use Platinum Party Contracts worth 500,000 gold coins each as if they were free.

And he was equipped by Ye Hongyi with a set of priceless level-free Epic gear!
The Liang family crossed him, and now they’re gone.

These were his privileges!
Liu Xinxin, seeing Lu Ran lost in thought, ruffled his hair and said, “Don’t overthink it. It’s not that complicated. Let’s go to the Endless Tower first. Clear the 53rd floor, then we’ll continue grinding dungeons.”

Lu Ran snapped out of it, nodded, and walked towards the Endless Tower.

He teleported into the 53rd floor of the Endless Tower and came out ten seconds later.
That included the teleportation time.

The whole process was basically just going in, throwing a Blood Spear at the monster on the 53rd floor – that simple.

500,000 experience gained. Lu Ran switched his Blood Spear back to charging mode.

“Done already?” Lei Tai asked.

“Yep, all done. Floor 53 cleared,” Lu Ran nodded.

Ye Hongyi and Liu Xinxin checked the global Endless Tower rankings.

Sure enough, Lu Ran’s rank had jumped to 16th place. There were four others on the 53rd floor, but Lu Ran undeniably had the fastest clear time!

“I’m rank 11. Even though there’s a five-rank difference, my rank 11 is for floor 55. So we’re only two floors apart now?” Lei Tai felt like crying.

Because at this rate,

Lu Ran would clear floor 54 tonight, and reach floor 55 tomorrow morning!
And on floor 55, Lu Ran would undoubtedly have the fastest clear time, surpassing Lei Tai!
“It really is, haha… Lei Tai, why don’t you go try a couple more floors? Avoid the embarrassment of Lu Ran overtaking you tomorrow,” Ye Hongyi teased.

” Forget it. I’m a tank, my damage is lacking. Floor 55 already took everything I had. I’ve tried floor 56 a few times; I can’t kill the BOSS, and the BOSS can’t kill me,” Lei Tai said helplessly.

Then,

he patted Lu Ran on the shoulder and said, “Kid, in all my years, this is the first time I’ve been hit this hard. The pressure is immense! Come on, let’s go run dungeons. If I look at that ranking any longer, I’ll die of frustration!”

Ye Hongyi pursed her lips.

She said gleefully, “What pressure do you have? The one who should really feel the pressure is that little Japanese bitch, Nanaomi. I’d love to know what expression she’s making right now.”

Liu Xinxin said softly, “It’s not time yet. Nanaomi’s emotional journey is just beginning. Let’s go run dungeons.”

Meanwhile.

The Liu Residence.

Liu Wenshan sat uneasily on the living room sofa, fidgeting.

Liu Yang, nearby, asked, “What’s the deal with that Lu Ran? Why were Heavenly Dao Alliance Paladins protecting him?”

Hearing this, Liu Wenshan shot a glance at Liu Yang.

How would he know!

“I don’t know. But what I do know is that only major figures warrant covert protection by four high-level Paladins. It’s unheard of for a newbie Necromancer to receive such treatment,” Liu Wenshan mused.

And it was arranged by the Heavenly Dao Alliance!

Was it just because Lu Ran leveled up fast?

Just then, another middle-aged man, who bore some resemblance to Liu Wenshan, rushed in hurriedly.

Seeing Liu Wenshan, he immediately asked, “Wenshan, I just heard from the family that you took Liu Yang to ambush someone? Why did Heavenly Dao Alliance Paladins get involved? What’s going on?”

Liu Wenshan told him the truth.

The middle-aged man’s face instantly darkened, becoming extremely grim. His voice even trembled slightly: “You… you went to ambush Lu Ran?”

Liu Wenshan nodded. Seeing the man’s ugly expression,

he said casually, “It’s nothing. We didn’t even fight. The Heavenly Dao Alliance won’t target me just because we ran into a few Paladins, right?”

But the middle-aged man sighed.

He said, “The key isn’t the Paladins, it’s Lu Ran! Do you know who the last person to provoke Lu Ran was?”

Liu Wenshan asked, confused, “What do you mean? Who?”

“Liang Tai!” the middle-aged man said. “I’ve received some information. Liang Tai’s son, Liang Shaoyu, stole Lu Ran’s girlfriend. Later, at Tian Yuan Lou, that Liang Shaoyu tried to give Lu Ran a hard time, but Liang Tai urgently dragged him away.”

Liu Wenshan was taken aback and instinctively asked, “What happened after that?”

The middle-aged man sighed again and said, “The Liang family… has already disappeared…”