Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 54

The 57th Floor of the Endless Tower!

The dome here was higher, the area larger, and the monsters seemed to have grown exponentially in size.

Looking out from the tower windows,
one could see dark clouds densely gathered all around, rolling with thunder.

Lu Ran looked into the distance.
The boss guarding the 57th floor stood there like a monolith.

[Level 57 Sacred Flame Bison (Floor 57)]

Another holy-type monster.
Its massive body resembled a small mountain, covered in golden fur that twisted and rose like flames.
Its four legs stood on the ground like pillars reaching to the sky.

But Lu Ran was long accustomed to it.
The moment he stepped out of the safe zone, his staff appeared in his hand.
Then, space tore open, and the Blood Spear, charged overnight, shot through.

Whoosh!
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, it struck the Bison.

The poor Bison could never have dreamed in its wildest dreams that it, the boss of the Endless Tower’s 57th floor, would be so fragile.
It had just aggroed because Lu Ran left the safe zone, but before it could even turn its head to see him clearly, its health bar was emptied!

[Congratulations on clearing the Endless Tower Floor 57. Received 570,000 EXP.]

Experience gained, Lu Ran glanced at the ascending staircase to the next floor but ignored it, decisively exiting the Endless Tower.

At the same time,
In the Sakura Dungeon Hall,
Nanaemi’s pupils constricted sharply as she stared at the global Endless Tower ranking panel, her body trembling slightly.

The time was 8:37 AM!
Just like yesterday, the difference was only a few minutes!
This was enough to confirm her suspicions.

The necromancer didn’t take the risk of breaking through the levels. Instead, he took down a level in the morning and evening according to the time.
And most likely, they were clearing it in a single attempt, without a second try!

Although Nanaemi herself could also clear the 57th floor in one attempt now,
she couldn’t guarantee she would have the fastest clear time on that floor!
Yet this Necromancer, whom she had previously disregarded, had done it!

The Necromancer’s current rank:
Global Fifth!

The maid beside her also looked very grim.
She instinctively said, “President, the opponent has risen to fifth place, but there’s still a gap between you and them. It’s just a Necromancer; surely they won’t continue, right?”

Nanaemi glanced at the maid.
She said calmly, “If they were really an ordinary Necromancer, do you think it would be possible for them to clear the 57th floor with the fastest time? And they’re not even Level 53 yet!”

The maid immediately fell silent.

Nanaemi knew the maid was trying to comfort her, but comfort was ineffective.
Nanaemi’s heart twitched slightly at this moment.
This gradually increasing, intangible pressure felt like claws tearing open her chest, squeezing her heart tightly!
She even felt the urge to throw caution to the wind and attempt the 62nd floor.
But in the end, she shook her head.

“Keep watching,” she said.
Then, she turned and left. As for the Eagle’s provocation against Dragon Hua in the Deathmatch Arena, she wasn’t interested.

Meanwhile, Lu Ran was very concerned. After exiting the Endless Tower, he looked at the Deathmatch room still hanging there, unchallenged, and its extremely insulting name.
Lu Ran gritted his teeth tightly.

“Lu Ran, let’s go, time for dungeons,” Liu Xinxin said softly, patting Lu Ran’s shoulder.

In the Dungeon Hall,
countless people were still staring at the Deathmatch room. This sense of shame, compounded by no one daring to accept the challenge, was the real tragedy.

At the same time,
Lu Ran’s ranking change on the Endless Tower’s 57th floor naturally attracted most people’s attention.

“Just as I predicted, that Necromancer expert is still climbing.”
“It really is one floor around 8 AM and another around 6 PM.”
“How is the Necromancer doing this? That expert isn’t even on the Level Leaderboard; they’re below Level 53!”
“What’s the use? So strong, yet dares to challenge the Deathmatch Arena? What’s there to show off about in the Endless Tower?”
“Put your money where your mouth is! A Necromancer under Level 53, and you want them to go die in the Deathmatch Arena?”
…

The Dungeon Hall was bustling with noisy arguments.

Meanwhile,
In the various main city Dungeon Halls of Eagle,
the atmosphere was boisterous and jubilant.

“Haha… Thirty-something deaths yesterday afternoon, and today they don’t dare to fight back.”
“Dragon Hua, that great nation, now suppressed by us!”
“By the way, does anyone know who the expert in the Deathmatch Arena is?”
“It’s been hours, and still no one has accepted? Where’s Dragon Hua’s Yu Cangqiong? Where’s the Guardian Army’s Lei Tai? Why are they nowhere to be seen?”
“Hiding in their shells, of course. Anyone who enters dies, haha…”
…

The Deathmatch room lasted for three hours and disappeared around lunchtime.
Probably gone for lunch.

Lu Ran and the others also came out for lunch. Seeing the Deathmatch room gone didn’t improve the mood of the four.

After lunch, as they prepared to continue grinding, the Deathmatch room reappeared!
The opponent seemed to relish this.
Seeing that no one from Dragon Hua dared to accept the challenge, the opponent didn’t even bother leveling or running dungeons anymore. Instead, they spent all their time, except for meals, creating rooms to taunt Dragon Hua!

The effect was undeniable.
Internationally, various comments were flying.
Regardless of the actual power gap between Dragon Hua and Eagle, just this Deathmatch room incident made it seem on the surface like Dragon Hua was being unilaterally suppressed by Eagle.

Lu Ran and the others glanced at it, ignored it, and went back to running dungeons.
But Lu Ran had secretly made up his mind.
Tomorrow, he would reach Level 25. The moment he unlocked his new inscription, he would enter, take revenge, and wipe away the shame!
But it wouldn’t stop there. He intended to repay Eagle in kind!

Come one, kill one!

In the afternoon, the Eagle Deathmatch room remained posted until almost 6 PM before disappearing.
It was gone by the time Lu Ran’s group came out.

But in Sakura, Nanaemi had arrived at the Dungeon Hall as scheduled.
Her focus remained on the global Endless Tower rankings.
It seemed she needed to see it with her own eyes to believe what was happening.

And Lu Ran, naturally, lived up to her expectations. Before dinner, he entered the 58th floor, casually one-shotted the boss with a Blood Spear, and exited.
With the experience reward from the 58th floor, Lu Ran inched closer to Level 25.

Simultaneously,
Lu Ran’s ranking jumped up again.
Now holding the record for Floor 58, Lu Ran suppressed another person also on Floor 58, ranking Global Third!

Above Lu Ran was Yu Cangqiong in second place!
And above him, was Nanaemi in first place!
The distance was so close!

Nanaemi stared fixedly at the ranking panel, her chest heaving, indicating her intensely turbulent emotions.

“President…” the maid said worriedly beside her.

“Contact the holder of the Eight-Eyed Parasol, Shinguuji. No, I’ll contact them myself!” Nanaemi said through gritted teeth.
It was time to consider attempting the 62nd floor. She couldn’t just watch as the other party trampled over her!

And for that, she needed to obtain the Eight-Eyed Parasol!
Ranked third on the global equipment leaderboard, even suppressing the fourth-ranked Dragon Spine Greatsword!

At any cost!