Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 85

“I originally thought there would at least be some mountain tigers or leopards here that I couldn’t control, but it seems not? And what’s more, all these venomous insects are Dark-type monsters; I can control every single one!” Lu Ran couldn’t help but remark.

Because common sense suggested that deep in the mountains and old forests, there should be plenty of wild beasts, right?
They couldn’t all have been wiped out by the venomous creatures here.

“Oh, there are, but not in this area. Did you forget we’re still near the main city? Further out, higher-level monsters start appearing, and they aren’t just limited to venomous insects. But as long as they are Dark-type, you can still control them,” Ye Hongyi explained.

Liu Xinxin then reminded him, “Let’s keep moving forward like this, and you can practice controlling large groups of monsters along the way.”

Half an hour later.

A stream suddenly appeared in the deep mountain forest, and beside it sat a village.

“This is Qinghe Village. Let’s go in,” Ye Hongyi said.

Lu Ran looked around curiously.

This village, built out in the wild, lacked the protection of a main city, yet there didn’t seem to be any wild monsters disturbing it either?
How was that possible?

Inside the village, villagers dressed in purple clothing could be seen everywhere.

Men and women alike looked over curiously as Lu Ran and the others entered.

“Sister Hong, you’re back. Long time no see.”
“Haven’t seen Hongyi in ages. With the Nation War approaching, how do you have time to come back?”
“Has the Gu Po been notified?”
“Let me show you the way!”

…They were quite friendly.

Many of them knew Ye Hongyi.

Ye Hongyi had left the Miao village back then and rarely returned, but surprisingly, she seemed quite popular here.

The Gu Po they mentioned was none other than Cao Gu Po, Wei Yingying.

She sounded old, but in reality, she wasn’t even as old as Ye Hongyi.

Ye Hongyi led the group into a tower building at the center of the village.

The wooden floor creaked and groaned under their feet.

Pushing the door open, they saw a girl with bright eyes and white teeth, wearing a long purple dress, sitting by the window.

Hearing the noise, she turned her head. Seeing it was Ye Hongyi and the others, she said, “So, Sister Hong graces us with her presence. What brings you here? Feeling particularly idle lately?”

Ye Hongyi glanced at Wei Yingying.
“No need for me to introduce Lei Tai or Xinxin. This is my… younger brother, Lu Ran.”

Younger brother?

Wei Yingying was taken aback. She looked at Lu Ran, noticing he was a low-level professional, but instead of dismissing him, her curiosity grew even more.

Ye Hongyi didn’t have any real younger brothers, so this must be a sworn brother?
But given Ye Hongyi’s usual attitude towards men, that didn’t seem likely.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have founded a guild exclusively for women.

But since Ye Hongyi didn’t elaborate, she didn’t bother asking.

She just took a couple more glances at Lu Ran before continuing, “So, why have you come at a time like this?”

She didn’t even offer them a seat.

Her tone seemed somewhat confrontational. Was it possible that the relationship between Wei Yingying and Ye Hongyi wasn’t that great?

In contrast, Ye Hongyi made herself at home.
She said to Lu Ran and the others, “You all sit down first.”

After saying that, she casually walked over to Wei Yingying and sat down opposite her.

She picked up the teapot in front of Wei Yingying, poured herself a cup, and took a satisfied sip before shaking her head and saying, “Not great tea. I’ll bring you some better stuff another time.”

Wei Yingying rolled her eyes.
“You said the same thing three years ago when you visited. Three years have passed, and you still haven’t brought any. Meanwhile, this is all we have in the mountains. If you don’t like it, don’t drink it. No one’s forcing you.”

Ye Hongyi pursed her lips.
“Do you have the access rights to the Misty Barrier Valley?” she asked.

Hearing this, Wei Yingying looked at Ye Hongyi. “I do. Why?”

Ye Hongyi pointed directly at Lu Ran. “My brother needs to level up. The few of us are helping him. The Southern Frontier is vast, and after thinking it over, the Misty Barrier Valley seems most suitable. Lots of monsters, densely packed, hardly any outsiders, and the monster levels aren’t low either.”

This explanation left Wei Yingying even more baffled.

She fixed her gaze on Lu Ran again, the surprise and astonishment in her eyes unconcealed.

Although she enjoyed bickering with Ye Hongyi, she was well aware of Ye Hongyi’s status.

Ye Hongyi, Lei Tai, Liu Xinxin.
These three were the guild leaders of the Scarlet Pavilion, the War Banner Guardians, and the Mirror Flower Water Moon, respectively.

Three of the Four Great Guild Leaders of Longxia were right here!

Moreover, with less than twenty days until the Nation War…

At this critical juncture, three guild leaders came to the Southern Frontier with a newbie?
To help him level up?
What kind of bizarre situation was this!

Given the current circumstances, shouldn’t the three guild leaders be preparing for the Black Dragon Mountain Range strategy or organizing personnel for the Nation War?
Instead, they had the leisure to come here and help a newbie level up?

This newbie must be anything but ordinary!

There were only two possibilities. Either this Lu Ran had an incredibly impressive background, so impressive that the three guild leaders couldn’t refuse personally helping him level up!
Or, Lu Ran himself was extraordinary, to the point where he needed to be escorted while leveling up, but it also had to be kept secret.

She wasn’t sure about Lei Tai and Liu Xinxin.

But she knew Ye Hongyi. No matter who the other party was, even if he were the son of the highest authority, Ye Hongyi would never stoop to personally helping him level up.

Besides, there were plenty of high-level combat professionals who could escort someone leveling up. There was no need to assign three guild leaders.

That left only one possibility.

This Lu Ran himself was extraordinary!

She pondered for a moment, then looked up at Ye Hongyi and asked, “I do have the access rights to the Misty Barrier Valley. There’s no problem with you helping him level up there. But since you’ve rare came back, how about doing me a favor? Help me with this, and the Misty Barrier Valley is open to you. You can grind there as much as you want.”

Ye Hongyi instinctively waved her hand. “No time.”

Wei Yingying raised an eyebrow. “It’s simple. My Life Gu is missing the venom sac of a Titan Python. You just need to…”

“The Hall of Ten Thousand Snakes? Fine, we’ll get it for you,” Ye Hongyi directly cut off Wei Yingying’s sentence.

Huh…?

Wei Yingying was left somewhat dumbfounded.

A moment ago, she said she had no time, and now she agreed before the sentence was even finished?

“Are you sure? The Hall of Ten Thousand Snakes isn’t easy. The Titan Python is deep inside. I’ve taken people there before, but after several attempts, we couldn’t even get into the inner hall. It’s extremely dangerous,” Wei Yingying said thoughtfully.

“If I say I’ll do it, I will. We’ll go now. When we return, the Misty Barrier Valley is ours,” Ye Hongyi said, standing up directly.

In fact, Ye Hongyi wasn’t just doing this to help Wei Yingying get the Titan Python’s venom sac.

It was also because the Hall of Ten Thousand Snakes was full of monsters, which meant loads of experience points!

That’s why she agreed without hesitation.

After speaking, and under Wei Yingying’s strange gaze, she quickly led Lu Ran and the others out of Qinghe Village.

After they left.

A faint purple light slowly faded from the depths of Wei Yingying’s eyes. She stared in the direction they had left for a few seconds.

Then she started, murmuring to herself, “Necromancer…”

Meanwhile.

Ye Hongyi, familiar with the path, led the group swiftly through the dense forest.

On the way, Ye Hongyi said excitedly, “The Hall of Ten Thousand Snakes was the stuff of my childhood nightmares. It was a forbidden area of the Miao village. Over the years, as everyone’s levels and skills improved, people started attempting it. I’d almost forgotten about it. Now is the perfect opportunity. A quick run through the Hall of Ten Thousand Snakes might just level up Lu Ran directly! Consider it a unexpected bonus!”