Skills with no cooldown? I become the Undead Scourge! - Chapter 93

“We rarely encounter monsters that burrow underground. I was careless.”

Even though Lu Ran was fine.

An accident like this really was due to carelessness!

She had just told Lu Ran that there was no need to summon the Ancient Golem here; it was Liu Xinxin who had suggested Lu Ran make it a habit.

Otherwise, Lu Ran might have been beaten right out of this world and the next!

After all, the Ancient Golem in Lu Ran’s precious gourd couldn’t fully offset the damage from the Quilled Venomous Earth Dragon’s burst attack!

As she finished speaking.

Ye Hongyi raised a hand, holding a burning talisman.

Then she suddenly slammed it hard onto the ground.

Boom!
The talisman instantly exploded, then rippled out into a fifty-meter wide ring of fire, encircling the group.

“What’s this?” Lu Ran asked curiously, looking around.

“As an Karmic Flame Taoist, I can refine talismans for single-use items. This one, for example, is my Flame Boundary Curse,” Ye Hongyi explained.

At that moment.

Liu Xinxin, standing to the side, said with a light laugh, “Your Sister Hong has sacrificed quite a bit for you. The materials for an Karmic Flame Taoist’s talismans are very expensive, and some can’t even be bought with money. Accumulating each one requires significant cost.”

This was something Lu Ran hadn’t known.

Ye Hongyi, however, waved it off dismissively. “Big sis can handle it. Just don’t forget my kindness when you make it big someday, kid.”

As if I could forget!

“Alright, let’s keep grinding. This Flame Boundary Curse is to prevent that damned thing from popping up suddenly. But even if it does, it’s fine, just a bit of discomfort for your backside,” Ye Hongyi said teasingly.

“The discomfort wouldn’t just be for the backside…” Lu Ran muttered under his breath.

He couldn’t help but clamp his legs together slightly.

Then, he continued grinding in the Misty Barrier Valley!
Soon.

It was close to 5 PM.

[Level successfully increased to 29!]

“Level 29!”

Just one more level until new traits and skills unlocked!

“Great, not bad. Our efficiency has doubled on this trip!” Ye Hongyi was very satisfied, laughing heartily.

She was already alluring.

This laugh, with her shaking shoulders, made Lu Ran unable to help but swallow hard.

Noticing Lu Ran’s awkwardness, Ye Hongyi felt mischievous.

Swaying her slender waist, she sidled up to Lu Ran, draped an arm over his shoulder, and whispered breathily in his ear, “Little brother, the look in your eyes is a bit lewd.”

Gulp~
Lu Ran swallowed hard again.

A certain part of him immediately stood tall and proud – how utterly shameless!

“Ah? What? What look?” Lu Ran asked, feigning confusion.

But to conceal a certain prominent area, his posture became oddly hunched, causing Liu Xinxin and Lei Tai to burst into laughter.

Throughout all this.

Wei Yingying remained watching from the tower, never leaving for the entire day!

Soon, it was 6 o’clock.

“Let’s call it a day here. We still need to travel,” Liu Xinxin said promptly.

“Travel? Where to? Back to Blackfire City?” Lu Ran asked.

“Back, my foot. Going back and forth is too much hassle. We’re staying at the village tonight. You’ll reach level 30 tomorrow, then we go back to run the team dungeon. What your Sister Xin means is for you to arrange the Endless Tower,” Ye Hongyi reminded him.

They really held nothing back from Wei Yingying.

On the tower, Wei Yingying listened to their conversation.

Her heart stirred.

Right!

She had almost forgotten about the Endless Tower. These past few days, on the global Endless Tower rankings, that Necromancer had been closely pursuing Sakura’s Nanami!
Moreover, he had already passed the 60th floor!
Then there was no doubt; this Lu Ran was the Necromancer causing such a stir recently!

Exiting the valley mouth.

Ye Hongyi provokingly approached Wei Yingying. “So, girl, what do you think? Care to evaluate my little brother?”

Wei Yingying shot her a glare. “Evaluate what? I didn’t see anything.”

Having said that, she turned and left.

Adding as she went, “I’ll head back first. The village will prepare food for you. Don’t be late.”
“Tch.” Ye Hongyi curled her lip.

But she remained confident that Wei Yingying would keep everything she saw about Lu Ran strictly to herself!
Afterwards, Ye Hongyi and the others went to Jiuyou City.

It was still deserted.

The streets and alleys were extremely desolate; it was rare to see a main city like this.

Not only Lu Ran, but the three guild leaders also sighed ruefully at the sight.

“Let’s hurry up. Don’t just stand around sightseeing! I’m starving!” Lei Tai shouted.

For efficiency’s sake, they hadn’t even eaten lunch at noon!

After all, the Misty Barrier Valley was different from running dungeons back in Blackfire City, where they could interrupt at any time to eat.

Making a round trip from the valley just for a meal wasted too much time.

In the dungeon hall, although the place was empty, all the facilities were still operating normally.

Lu Ran, familiar with the process, entered the Endless Tower!
At the same time.

In dungeon halls across the globe, many who enjoyed watching the excitement were still paying attention to the global Endless Tower rankings.

However, it seemed past 6:30 PM today, yet the Necromancer’s progress floor hadn’t changed.

It was still the 60th floor.

“Why isn’t he on time today?”

“Maybe he can’t get past? Has the Necromancer hit his limit?”

“Limit, my foot! He passed the 60th-floor milestone. What problems could there be after that?”

“Still, he’s just a Necromancer. It’s quite impressive he’s gotten this far!”

“He’s still far from surpassing our Sakura’s Nanami!”

…

Meanwhile, Nanami herself.

Had also arrived at the dungeon hall as usual.

From morning till now, Lu Ran’s group had quite the eventful journey in the Southern Border.

But for Nanami.

After returning home in the morning, she had been zoning out by the stream, not even eating.

In the afternoon, seeing that the time was approaching, she came immediately.

Her focus was also on the Endless Tower.

The effect of Liu Xinxin’s earlier suggestion for Lu Ran to apply step-by-step pressure was showing. Nowadays, Nanami’s mind was completely occupied with the global Endless Tower rankings.

This even surpassed her desire to clear the Black Dragon Mountain Range.

It also exceeded her obsession with equipment.

Now, she only wanted to maintain her ranking!

She absolutely would not allow anyone, especially a conventional-class Necromancer under level 53, to surpass her!

That would be a disgrace!

But today, it seemed the usual time for the Necromancer’s evening climb had passed?
Was he not continuing?
Of course, Nanami secretly hoped the Necromancer had stopped because he lacked the strength, but the likelihood seemed small.

Just as Lu Ran entered the Endless Tower.

Fifty kilometers southwest of the Misty Barrier Valley.

On the other side of the border mountain range, over a hundred high-level combat professionals stealthily approached.

“Just as expected. Even the Banner Protectorate Army isn’t willing to set up defenses in a place like the Southern Border.”

“Once we cross that ridge ahead, we’ll be within Longxia’s borders.”

“We lost thirteen people on this trek through the unmanned border zone. The Southern Border will be even more dangerous!”

“How many of us successfully enter Longxia depends on our individual fortunes.”

“Those who manage to enter Longxia and successfully assassinate that Necromancer will be heavily rewarded by the Diet upon return!”

“Rest here for now. We move after nightfall!”