Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 53

Whoosh—
The gazes of the four guild leaders instantly snapped onto Lu Ran.

“No!” Liu Xinxin was the first to speak. “It’s too risky. We don’t know the opponent’s class, level, or skills. Charging in under these circumstances is far too dangerous.”

Ye Hongyi and Lei Gang also shook their heads.

Yu Cangqiong said, “Lu Ran, you mustn’t be impulsive. I know you’re strong, but the opponent is acting this way clearly for revenge. It’s certainly authorized by their Congress, and it’s highly likely they’re equipped with a full set of gear from the Black Dragon Mountain Range. Do you understand what that means?”

“As the highest-level team dungeon available right now, the stat suppression from a full Black Dragon set is at least three times greater than for the same level, maybe even more!” Liu Xinxin added.

And this was just their analysis.
In reality, the stat suppression could be even higher!
This was also why over thirty Dragon Hua professionals, including a Level 60 Thunderstorm Berserker, hadn’t lasted five minutes.

Absolute stat suppression!
There was simply no chance of winning!

“I’ll just go in and throw a Blood Spear. We can’t take this loss,” Lu Ran stated.

Well…
At the mention of Lu Ran’s Blood Spear, their expressions stiffened.

“You know… he’s got a point?” Lei Tai said. “Lu Ran’s Blood Spear, charged overnight, deals thirty million damage. If that guy dares to provoke us again tomorrow, Lu Ran can just go in and instantly delete him.”

As for the danger…
With Lu Ran’s Treasure Gourd, the Crystal Skull of Hades, and his endless stream of summons, who could actually kill him?

“But… I still feel it’s inappropriate,” Liu Xinxin said worriedly.

Lu Ran looked at each of them.
“Let me try. I can’t die. In this situation, any professional from our country who enters will surely die. Sister Xinxin also said that this is absolute numerical suppression. But regardless, the other party provokes us every day. How can we, Long Xia, maintain our dignity? This is not just a counterattack, but also the best way to show the world the power of Long Xia!”

After hearing Lu Ran’s words,
Yu Cangqiong’s face shifted through uncertain expressions.
He suddenly asked, “How much experience do you have at Level 24 now?”

Lu Ran glanced at his status panel.
“Seventeen percent into Level 24.”

There was still a significant gap to Level 25. Leveling up was getting harder and harder now!
The required experience was increasing exponentially.

“How about this,” Yu Cangqiong proposed. “Once you reach Level 25 and unlock your new inscription, we’ll decide whether to let you take this risk based on the strength of that new inscription. Although your overall capabilities are nearly unmatched at this stage, it’s better to be more cautious. How does that sound?”

This was their biggest concession.
Every one of Lu Ran’s inscriptions was heaven-defying.
Each new inscription increased Lu Ran’s combat power exponentially!

Reaching Level 25 was imminent. Getting revenge after unlocking another inscription would indeed be much safer.

“Alright. Then I’ll focus on leveling up quickly,” Lu Ran agreed with a serious nod.

“Good. Let’s leave it at that for today. I’ll remain in Blackfire City these next few days and have people keep an eye on the Deathmatch Arena. Even if it opens tomorrow, none of our nation’s professionals should risk entering,” Yu Cangqiong said.

After all, a Level 60 Thunderstorm Berserker hadn’t lasted five minutes.
If anyone still dared to charge passioned, they’d simply be throwing their lives away.

Based on estimates, it would take Lu Ran two more days to reach Level 25 at his current leveling speed.
The earliest would be around noon the day after tomorrow.

It wasn’t that they weren’t willing to grind day and night, but after 7 PM, all dungeon entry portals closed, making it impossible to continue!
Otherwise, the three guild leaders wouldn’t have stopped for dinner.

Early the next morning,
When Lu Ran and the others arrived at the Dungeon Hall, before he could even head to the Endless Tower, he saw a large crowd gathered near the Colosseum entrance.

Above the Coliseum was a large display panel.
The panel was divided into two sections. The left side listed the rooms for the normal Coliseum, where professionals could enter specific rooms via the teleportation array at the entrance, either by selecting one or through random matchmaking, for non-lethal duels decided by victory or defeat.

But that was the normal Coliseum, where no one died.

The right section of the panel was for the Deathmatch Arena!
Deathmatch rooms were rare, hardly ever seen.
But now, there was one room listed there!

Seeing the room’s name, everyone was furious!

“Dammit, it’s that same asshole from yesterday!”
“Screw that damned blond dog! He’s opened another room!”
“Someone powerful, go deal with him! Damn it!”
“Is this room name for real? He’s way too arrogant!”
“Got the guts to show your identity, you sneaky bastard!”

…
Curses filled the air endlessly.

Even Lu Ran felt a surge of anger rush to his head the moment he saw the room name!

Extremely insulting wording!
Lu Ran’s chest heaved.

He clicked on the room. Besides the ‘Enter’ button, there was information about the combatants.
But since no one had entered the room yet, only one side was displayed—the room owner.

Name: ? Level: ? Class: ? Guild: ? Country: Eagle
This info was even more outrageous; besides the country, even the class was hidden!

While Lu Ran had hidden his personal details on the Equipment and Endless Tower leaderboards, his class was still displayed. But in the Deathmatch Arena, everything was hidden!
All that could be seen was that the opponent was from Eagle. Their specific class, level—all unknown!

But curses aside, across the entire Dragon Hua nation, no one dared to enter and accept the challenge.
On one hand, the three top fighters from the Heavenly Path Alliance had all died inside yesterday.
On the other hand, even if someone passioned charged in fearlessly, it would just be feeding themselves to the opponent, making them even more arrogant, without achieving anything!

At this very moment, in Dungeon Halls across all major cities of every country worldwide, countless people were gathered.
Everyone was watching this scene.

And the voices from the crowd were, surprisingly, quite unified.

“Daring to target Dragon Hua so blatantly, it’s probably only Eagle, right?”
“Eagle is playing with fire. If they push Dragon Hua too far, the entire nation might march out and crush Eagle’s borderlines!”
“Yeah, Nation Wars have participant limits, but even without that, if Dragon Hua mobilized its entire force, would Eagle still dare to act so arrogantly?”
“Eagle got the Black Dragon gear and now they’re putting on airs? Why didn’t they pull this stunt before clearing the Black Dragon Mountain Range?”
“Bullying others with gear stat advantages… what a despicable, shameless bunch of dogs.”

…
Unexpectedly, many smaller nations and regions forced into alliances held a deep-seated hatred for Eagle!
Even before global datafication, Eagle was notorious. After datafication, Eagle, wielding certain advantages, continued plundering everywhere, offending many countries and thoroughly ruining its reputation.

In the Blackfire City Dungeon Hall,
Lei Tai clenched his fists so hard they trembled, his body shaking slightly with rage, his face pale!
But he wasn’t stupid; he knew entering at this juncture would most likely mean becoming a laughingstock.

Especially as the leader of one of Dragon Hua’s top three guilds, and the Battle Flag Guardians with their special significance for national defense!
If he died, it would be a joke.
The leader of the Border-protecting Battle Flag Guardians dying due to an enemy’s provocation would, in a way, cause an even bigger stir than if Yu Cangqiong himself died!

“Lu Ran, go run the Endless Tower, then continue leveling,” Liu Xinxin said, positioning herself gracefully in front of Lu Ran, blocking his view of the Coliseum panel.

“Okay.” Lu Ran took a deep breath, exhaling slowly, finally calming his mood a little, and walked towards the Endless Tower teleportation array.

He was prepared to conquer the 57th floor!

Meanwhile,

Across the Forbidden Sea, in Sakura, Nanaemi didn’t wait for her maid to announce her today.
She came to the Dungeon Hall herself.

Stopping within the crowd, she glanced briefly at the Coliseum panel, unconcerned, then turned her head back to the Endless Tower leaderboard panel.
This was her purpose for coming!

The Necromancer, whose details were all question marks, was at the 56th floor, ranked seventh—a glaringly Dazzling sight!