313: Is this the gate to the underworld?

Chapter 313: Is This Netherworld Gate Correct?

Soon, an hour passed.

Several guild leaders had already inquired about a few death cases.

They were judging the distance.

“This Level 34 one died in the wilderness.”

“Is that a bit far? This one is closer, right around the Imperial Capital.”

“There’s a teleportation, so what’s far? If you teleport, it’s actually closer. The one near the Imperial Capital isn’t actually close to the Imperial Capital.”

“Either one works, Lu Ran can fly anyway.”

“I wonder what the result will be. Lu Ran has been grinding for an hour now, right?”

“Roughly. He must have covered a range of one to two hundred kilometers.”

...

And in fact...

At this moment, Lu Ran’s skill coverage had already reached five hundred kilometers!

This was an extremely exaggerated coverage distance.

Almost impossible to achieve.

The reason this situation occurred was because half an hour ago...

Lu Ran had a flash of inspiration. Looking at the cleared dungeon and the ground full of monster corpses...

He suddenly remembered the purpose of his trip.

It was to increase the coverage range of his awakened skill.

And the awakened skill required Lu Ran to test whether it would affect human professionals.

But...

Besides human professionals, didn’t “all units” in the skill description also include the monsters in the dungeon?

Thinking of this...

Lu Ran’s thoughts stirred.

Buzz~

The space in front of him began to twist rapidly.

Then, as if a pair of large hands tore through the sky...

Then...

The Netherworld Gate appeared!

Lu Ran had never seen a Netherworld Gate before.

After all, although Lu Ran hadn't awakened before, he had encountered Undead Mages.

However, the number of Level 60 Undead Mages who possessed awakened skills was simply too small.

This was the first time Lu Ran had seen a Netherworld Gate.

But...

It seemed different from what he knew?

Although he hadn't seen it, he had heard others talk about it.

However, the Netherworld Gate before him, in terms of both scale and appearance, differed greatly from what Lu Ran had heard.

The entire Netherworld Gate was about forty to fifty meters tall!

Standing before Lu Ran, looking up, it seemed to pierce through the heavens and earth.

The entire structure resembled an ancient and mysterious boundary marker.

Its surface was covered in mottled bronze, rust like wrinkles of time, telling countless bygone stories.

Intricate runes were carved on the gate, each symbol shimmering with a faint glow, as if whispering ancient incantations.

Along the edges, vines that had been growing wildly since the Netherworld Gate appeared in the dungeon were entwined, covered in thorny barbs, sharp and bone-piercing!

From the dark, cavernous Netherworld Gate, gusts of eerie wind blew out, carrying the scent of decay, as if the breath of another world.

He couldn't clearly see what was inside the gate.

But he could clearly see Undead Qi gathering and condensing within it.

Lu Ran swallowed.

Inside this Netherworld Gate, it was probably the real Netherworld!

If he stepped into it, what would be the result?

Directly entering the Netherworld?

Does such a place as the Netherworld truly exist?

If he really went in, could he get out?

What would the Netherworld inside look like?

Would Lu Ran, with his abilities, die in the Netherworld?

He knew nothing.

Of course.

He also didn't have the courage to actually step in and see what was inside.

Gusts of chilling wind blew out, mixed with low wailing sounds, like countless souls lingering behind the gate, awaiting fate’s call.

Lu Ran turned his head left and right to look.

On both sides of the Netherworld Gate, two massive stone statues stood.

Lu Ran couldn't identify what gods or monsters of the Netherworld they were.

Their faces were ferocious, holding long spears, their eyes hollow yet full of majesty, as if warning the living.

At the feet of the statues, scattered white bones silently told the story of those fools who had tried to challenge the boundary of life and death.

Looking up.

Directly above the Netherworld Gate.

Beneath the entwined vines on both sides...

He could vaguely make out two phrases:

Carved on the left: “The good are granted longevity!”

Carved on the right: “The wicked return to the underworld!”

Dominating!

Lu Ran’s heart was trembling slightly.

“It’s different, absolutely different!” Lu Ran gritted his teeth and said.

This was completely different from the description of the Netherworld Gate Lu Ran had heard!

The Netherworld Gate summoned by his awakened skill was clearly something else!

And this was easily understood.

It was naturally modified by the entries.

As for the function...

Lu Ran looked up, seeing monster corpses everywhere.

To test it, Lu Ran's thoughts stirred, requiring no complex operations.

Instantly...

Within the Netherworld Gate, Undead Qi began to churn wildly.

Faintly, one could see translucent Frost Wolves, like soul entities, pouring out in large numbers from the Netherworld Gate.

Then they combined with the corpses on the ground.

And then...

Health bars appeared!

That’s right!

Health bars just appeared!

The Frost Wolves, which Lu Ran had already killed and instantly annihilated, were resurrected just like that!

But in this world, there was no such thing as resurrection!

This was something everyone knew since the Global datafication!

Yet, it was truly happening right now!

And the speed was incredibly fast!

Endless!

Lu Ran’s lips curved slightly. In that case, there was no need to restart the dungeon at all!

Then...

The Bone Storm began to rage!

All the monsters in the dungeon were once again instantly killed in large numbers.

While being instantly killed, the Netherworld Gate continuously summoned the souls of Frost Wolves, then resurrected them!

A bizarre scene unfolded.

Under the rampage of Lu Ran’s Bone Storm...

The Frost Wolves were instantly killed, their health bars emptied, and they fell to the ground. But immediately after, the Frost Wolf souls summoned from the Netherworld Gate covered the Frost Wolves’ corpses.

The Frost Wolves were resurrected with full health and stood up!

But as soon as they stood up, because they were already in the Bone Storm, the moment damage was dealt, their health bars were instantly emptied again, and they fell to the ground once more!

Looking around...

All the Frost Wolves visible were continuously cycling between falling down and resurrecting.

And in this process, Lu Ran's skill coverage was constantly increasing!

The speed was much faster than Lu Ran restarting the dungeon!

The entire dungeon, an endless stream of Frost Wolves dying, resurrecting, dying...

Lu Ran didn't leave the dungeon, didn't need to restart, just grinded infinitely!

Therefore...

In one hour, Lu Ran had increased his skill coverage to five hundred kilometers!

Terrifying, absolutely terrifying speed!

Outside the dungeon.

In the dungeon hall.

Several guild leaders were still chatting, speculating when Lu Ran would come out.

Just as they were thinking...

A white light flashed before their eyes, and Lu Ran appeared.

“Hmm? Why are you out? Not grinding a bit more?” Liu Xinxin asked.

“I think the grinding range is almost enough for now, so I stopped,” Lu Ran said with a shrug.

“It’s over a hundred kilometers, right? Although it’s quite large, it’s better to have it even larger, but it’s indeed enough,” Liu Xinxin analyzed.

But Lu Ran shook his head.

He said, “It’s not over a hundred kilometers, but five hundred kilometers.”

Ah?

Their eyes widened abruptly.

“That’s impossible. No matter how fast you grind, you couldn’t have covered that much,” Liu Xinxin instinctively said.