Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 55

The next morning, during the daily assembly, Lu Ran had no mind to pay attention to the rankings.

He was firmly seated in first place, after all.

The gap between him and Qin Wuyao, who was in second place, was only growing wider. No one was in any position to catch up to him.

As soon as the assembly ended, Lu Ran turned to leave.

But Qin Wuyao caught up to him.

“You know about the Eagles’ deathmatch arena room, right?” Qin Wuyao asked.

“I see it every day in the instance hall, of course I know,” Lu Ran nodded.

“What are you planning to do about it?” Qin Wuyao pressed.

“Simple. Fight back,” Lu Ran said casually.

And he planned to do it today!

“I heard from my dad that President Yu has also come to Blackflame City. You must have discussed it with him, right?” Qin Wuyao continued.

“Yeah,” Lu Ran acknowledged.

“So, you could go now, but judging by President Yu’s temperament and the way the Heavenly Path Alliance operates… you were level 24 yesterday. After a whole day of grinding, you should be hitting level 25 very soon today. You’re waiting until level 25 to accept the challenge, aren’t you?” Qin Wuyao said.

Qin Wuyao had been clever since childhood, and she had figured it out immediately.

Lu Ran was a little surprised.

But he nodded anyway, saying, “That’s the plan.”

Qin Wuyao didn’t say more. She gave Lu Ran a sweet smile and said, “Okay. I’ll wait for you to come out. I’ll treat you to something good. I haven’t seen you at all these past couple of days, and you didn’t even come to chat with me.”

After speaking, she pouted with a hint of complaint.

Lu Ran scratched his head. “With national humiliation and personal grudges, who has time for that? I’ll find you when this is over. So, you’re not grinding levels today?”

Qin Wuyao shrugged. “I’m not in such a hurry to level up. With you here, matters of national importance won’t need my involvement anyway. You alone are more than enough. As for this deathmatch arena… all this talk of national humiliation and personal grudges, it’s not that serious. You can just go in and finish them off in seconds.”

Even as she said that, just before they parted, Qin Wuyao still said gravely, “No matter what… be careful.”

In the instance hall.

When Lu Ran arrived, the four guild leaders were already there.

That’s right, Yu Cangqiong had come too.

The four guild leaders, each wearing hooded cloaks, were watching the deathmatch arena list.

Sure enough, that room had appeared again.

The room name had changed, but the insulting language was still enough to make anyone’s blood boil.

“With me joining, he should reach level 25 before lunch, right?” Yu Cangqiong asked, looking at Liu Xinxin.

“Yes,” Liu Xinxin, who was most precise with numbers, nodded without hesitation.

“Good. With me, we’ll clear even faster,” Yu Cangqiong said.

The speed at which the three guild leaders had power-leveled Lu Ran yesterday was already incredibly fast, pushing the time limit with every instance run.

The goal was to get Lu Ran to level 25 as quickly as possible.

Adding Yu Cangqiong today would undoubtedly increase their speed even further.

This was also the first time Lu Ran had partied with Yu Cangqiong.

He glanced at the party list. He had to admit, this was a lineup he wouldn’t have dared to dream of in the past.

Party of Five:

Leader: Lu Ran (Level 24 Necromancer)
Member: Yu Cangqiong (Level 63 Dragonkin Warrior)
Member: Lei Tai (Level 61 Earth Knight)
Member: Ye Hongyi (Level 62 Karmic Flame Archmage)
Member: Liu Xinxin (Level 61 Elven High Priest)

This party composition, if made public, would be absolutely shocking!

The four great guild leaders of Longxia were all members, with a Level 24 Necromancer as the leader. What an terrifyingly impressive scene!

Around them, the noisy discussions continued.

“Sigh, it popped up again, as expected.”

“This won’t do. If no one deals with it, it’ll just never end.”

“I don’t have the skill, otherwise I’d be the first to charge in!”

“Damn it! When the nation war starts, I swear I’ll hunt down every Eagles dog I see!”

“Is no one really going to do anything? Isn’t that Necromancer expert going to try?”

…

Hearing this, Lu Ran and the others felt an even stronger urge to level up.

Seeing this scene firsthand in the instance hall, Yu Cangqiong almost couldn’t stop himself from letting Lu Ran enter the deathmatch immediately.

But seeing that Lu Ran was so close to level 25, he could only forcefully suppress his rage.

Gritting his teeth, he said, “Level up! Level up!”

Lu Ran looked at Liu Xinxin and asked, “Sis Xinxin, should I go to the Endless Tower first, then?”

“No need for that today. Save the Blood Spear,” Liu Xinxin shook her head.

Lu Ran was taken aback.

“But if I don’t attempt floor 59, wouldn’t our plan to pressure Nanaomi lose its effect?” Lu Ran asked, puzzled.

“Taking a break at the right time might actually yield better results,” Liu Xinxin said gently.

To be safe, it was better not to use the Blood Spear yet, and let its power continue building.

After all, they still didn’t know the exact background of the Eagles professional in that deathmatch room.

If the opponent’s advantage was solely due to a full set of Black Dragon equipment, then there was nothing to worry about.

But if there were any other surprises, a Blood Spear that had been charged for longer would be a safer bet.

Besides, there were also Lu Ran’s soon-to-be-unlocked level 25 trait and skill!

After that, the party of five entered an instance and began speed-clearing at full throttle!

Meanwhile.

In the Sakura instance hall, countless people were watching the deathmatch arena, hoping that Longxia would lose its patience with the provocation and send more people in to clash with the Eagles.

At the same time, a large number of professionals were also monitoring the global rankings of the Endless Tower.

This group, of course, included Nanaomi.

Just like yesterday, she had come in person.

Amidst the crowd, Nanaomi’s expression was grave, her fists clenched tightly. She had obtained the Eight-Vision Umbrella.

She felt more confident about attempting the 62nd floor now.

But before that, she wouldn’t take the risk rashly.

She wanted to see if that Necromancer would continue climbing!

After all, Nanaomi still held an absolute advantage in the global Endless Tower rankings. There was no need for her to rush into taking risks.

The risk of death was still present.

If she actually died, it would be the biggest joke!
After waiting for a while, Nanaomi checked the time and frowned. “It’s 8:46 already. Hasn’t he started yet?”

Her attendant also glanced at the time.

“Perhaps he hasn’t started because he already failed? Or maybe he doesn’t plan to continue?” the attendant suggested.

Nanaomi looked up at the rankings.

The Necromancer was still in third place, hadn’t disappeared, meaning he was still alive.

But it was also possible he had been stuck on the 59th-floor boss for half an hour, couldn’t defeat it, and got forcibly kicked out.

“Let’s wait a little longer,” Nanaomi took a deep breath and said.

Simultaneously.

The fact that Lu Ran’s ranking hadn’t changed this morning felt strange to many who had grown accustomed to his rapid progress.

“Is the Longxia Necromancer stopping?”

“That’s it? Just this? I thought he was invincible, but it turns out this is his limit?”

“Floor 58 seems to be his limit. It’s quite good, considering he’s just a Necromancer.”

“He’s lucky he’s not dead. Does he really think he can keep going? In his dreams!”

“Well, he’s brought some honor to the Necromancer class. That’s enough. He’s gained a lot.”

…

Nanaomi waited until almost lunchtime, around 11 o’clock.

Seeing that the Necromancer’s ranking still showed no change, the worry on her face gradually faded.

The familiar, haughty smile returned to her lips.

She took one last glance at the global Endless Tower rankings.

Nanaomi shook her head dismissively. “I overestimated him. A Necromancer is just a Necromancer, after all. He couldn’t even surpass Yu Cangqiong. How could he possibly hope to catch up to me?”

With that, she turned and left the instance hall, feeling relaxed and at ease.

Behind her, countless people were still noisily discussing the deathmatch room targeting Longxia.

Unaware.

Inside the instance.

Lu Ran finally received the prompt he had been eagerly awaiting:

[Level successfully increased to 25!]