83: Ten Thousand Mountains in Southern Xinjiang

Chapter 83: Ten Thousand Mountains in Southern Border

The next morning.

Lu Ran and the others arrived at the dungeon hall.

"Lu Ran, you go clear the Endless Tower, then we'll continue grinding," Ye Hongyi said.

Lu Ran did as he was told.

Lei Tai stretched and yawned, saying, "Wow, I'm so sick of grinding dungeons lately, this process is too boring."

Ye Hongyi glanced at him.

She said, "You don't have to participate, you know. Xin Xin will protect Lu Ran anyway, and I'm more than capable of handling the elites and bosses myself. Besides, I'm much faster than you."

Upon hearing this, Lei Tai's eyes immediately widened.

He said, "No way, boring is boring, but it's better than Lu Ran being monopolized by the two of you."

At this moment, Liu Xinxin suddenly said, "Actually, if it's too boring and you want to try a different approach, before Lu Ran starts team dungeons, I have a new idea. It might even be faster than our current method of grinding regular dungeons."

Hearing this, Lei Tai immediately became excited.

He eagerly asked, "What method?"

It was clear he was truly sick of grinding; any other method, even a different dungeon or a different way of killing monsters, would bring a bit of novelty.

Liu Xinxin said, "Originally, Lu Ran's skill range was wide enough that in the wilderness, he could cover a very large area and kill all the monsters within it. The experience from large-scale monster grinding would naturally be high, but precisely because the skill's coverage was too vast, it was easy to accidentally harm other Professional within the range."

But now it's different!

Now Lu Ran has obtained the sea-stabilizing trident, allowing him to freely control the range, and even the shape, of his skills!

"You mean, take Lu Ran to grind in the wilderness?" Lei Tai asked.

It was a novel way to grind monsters, and it wouldn't be so boring.

"That makes sense! Wild monsters have varying levels, and Lu Ran can completely grind above his level for higher experience, which isn't possible in dungeons!" Ye Hongyi's eyes lit up after hearing this.

After all, if a dungeon's level exceeded a Professional's level, the Professional couldn't enter it.

There was no possibility of grinding dungeons above one's level.

But in the wilderness, it was different.

Even Level 60 wild monsters, Lu Ran would grind without hesitation!

"But, although the mainstream method for leveling up now is grinding dungeons, there are also many Professionals who prefer grinding in the wilderness. It's hard to find a particularly suitable place without any Professionals grinding monsters, right? How desolate would that be?" Lei Tai asked, full of doubt.

There were quite a few low-level areas, just outside the city.

But for Lu Ran, those monsters gave too little experience.

For slightly higher levels, especially in the 30-40 and 40-50 range, large numbers of Professionals were grinding monsters in the wilderness.

It was very lively!

To find a large uninhabited area, let alone dozens of miles, even a few kilometers would probably not be so easy.

Liu Xinxin smiled faintly.

She said, "In Dragon Xia, there are still quite a few such places. The Kunlun Mountains in the northwest and the Ten Thousand Mountains in the southern border are places few Professionals are willing to go."

Lei Tai thought about it and realized it was true!

"The Kunlun Mountains are located in the Great Northwest, near Death Valley. The monsters there are high-level, and the environment is harsh, so it is indeed an uninhabited area. The southern border is even more terrifying, with venomous insects, poisonous monsters, evil spirits, and fierce beasts everywhere. Some of the continuous bleeding debuffs caused by venomous insects can't even be dispelled. Even my National Guardian Army can't set up defenses there!" Lei Tai nodded and said.

"But in the southern border, those venomous insects, as well as the monsters in the swamp and jungle areas, are mostly Dark-elemental. For Lu Ran, that place is heaven! Moreover, there are fewer Professionals than in Kunlun, and the monster levels are unevenly distributed, with varying experience. Lu Ran can clear them all on a large scale. This speed will definitely be faster than our current grinding of Level 25 dungeons, right?" Liu Xinxin said.

Her sensitivity to data was naturally something Ye Hongyi and Lei Tai couldn't compare to.

But even so, Lei Tai and Ye Hongyi weren't fools; they almost instantly understood the key points.

A deserted area of dozens of kilometers, with Lu Ran's Bone Storm indiscriminately sweeping through it, wouldn't just be a few hundred monsters, but thousands! Tens of thousands!

Moreover, wild monsters would continuously respawn, so there was no need to grind repeatedly like in dungeons.

"Great idea! Let's go to the southern border!" Lei Tai immediately clapped his hands in approval.

No more boring grinding of current regular dungeons, and Lu Ran could gain a massive amount of experience, combined with Lu Ran's Bone Throne entry, eliminating danger, it was absolutely paradise!

At this moment, Lu Ran had slowly emerged from the Endless Tower.

The Three Guild Leaders looked up at the Global ranking panel of the Endless Tower.

Sure enough!

Lu Ran's floor count had already become Level 60!

Many people were also paying attention to this scene.

After all, the news that the Undead Mage had continued to challenge the Endless Tower floors yesterday afternoon had already spread.

According to the usual time, many people were watching.

"Haha... I guessed right, Undead Mage Big Brother is grinding again!"

"The Level 60 hurdle, just like that?"

"Yesterday, he suppressed Yu Qingcang of the Tiandao Alliance on the same floor, and today he even broke through the Level 60 hurdle. Strong!"

"This Undead Mage is too terrifying, is this still a regular Professional?"

"No one can compare, sigh, I'm only Level 26!"

"He's passed the Level 60 hurdle, are Level 61 and 62 still difficult after this?"

"Nanasheng, I ask you, are you afraid? Haha..."

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"Why did it take a while today?" Liu Xinxin asked.

"I played around with my skills because everyone said Level 60 was a major hurdle. I tested my HP and skill damage, but I didn't play for too long, at most twenty seconds, then I finished with Blood Spear," Lu Ran said.

Anyway, there were no other Professional on the same floor.

Even if there were, currently, no other Professional globally could clear Level 60 within twenty seconds.

"What were the test results?" Liu Xinxin was more concerned with the data.

"No problems. According to my estimation, without using Blood Spear, if I used other skills, it would probably take about ten minutes to clear Level 60. Among them, Corpse Explosion's damage contribution was the highest, followed by Bone Storm. I used Ancient Golem as a meat shield, but its actual effect wasn't significant because the BOSS couldn't move. I prepared Ancient Golem to prevent ranged BOSS from attacking me," Lu Ran said.

It was clear enough.

"Skeleton Soldier summons two at a time, and continuous Corpse Explosion, so its damage contribution is naturally high. Bone Storm itself is a large-area AoE skill; even if it can stack infinitely, its damage isn't as high as Corpse Explosion, which is normal," Liu Xinxin explained.

Then she pondered for a few seconds.

She said to Lu Ran, "Now it's Level 60, tonight it will be Level 61, and tomorrow morning it will be Level 62, surpassing Nanasheng. Then, let's see what Nanasheng will do."

Lu Ran's eyes slightly brightened.

He was also very much looking forward to it!

Moreover, strictly speaking, this was the first Global highest honor Lu Ran was about to receive!

The honor of being ranked first Global!

"So, shall we continue grinding dungeons? We should be able to reach Level 28 today, or at least be very close," Lu Ran said excitedly.

He, on the other hand, hadn't gotten tired of grinding.

Liu Xinxin, however, shook her head and said, "No dungeons today. I'm taking you to a good place to level up."

Lu Ran was stunned, and asked in confusion, "Where?"

There's another leveling sanctuary?

Liu Xinxin smiled faintly and said, "Southern Border, Ten Thousand Mountains."