Infernal Artist

In the night wind.

An old man wearing patterned pajamas stood outside the Royal Academy, holding a cane in both hands and looking up at the giant card that sealed the entire academy.

The years have left traces of vicissitudes on his face, and his figure has long been stooped, and his eyes are drooped and narrowed, as if he would fall asleep at any time.

Behind him, several generals stood in a row.

"I'm really sorry. I didn't expect to alarm you." General Ross whispered.

"Stop talking nonsense and get the test card." The old man yawned.

A card was quickly sent to him.

I saw a clock painted on this card. Different from ordinary clocks, every scale of the clock was inlaid with an eye.

Twelve eyes in total.

They stared at the entire Royal Academy without blinking.

"How many monsters are left in the academy?" the old man asked.

As he asked, a line of constantly changing numbers appeared above the clock.

The old man stared at the numbers quietly.

Tens of minutes later.

The entire extermination war is over.

Numbers return to zero.

The old man then threw the card to the attendant beside him and cursed: "Halfway through the game, I heard that something happened here. I didn't even bother to take the winnings. I hurried to the royal family to explain, and then ran non-stop. I’m here to help you with your business, you idiots, can’t you save some time every day?”

All the soldiers lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word.

The old man narrowed his eyes, stared at General Ross and said, "Little Ross, how did you die when you were in purgatory?"

General Ross whispered: "Report to the Commander-in-Chief, I died after failing to challenge the gods."

The old man sighed, shook his head and said: "You didn't worry when you were alive, and you still don't worry about it after you die in the eternal night. It seems that your death was in vain."

"I'm sorry, Commander-in-Chief." General Ross lowered his head.

"Don't be sorry. Look at you ridiculous guys. Are you still trying to fight for rights every day? Are you trying to get into trouble with the royal family? Are you demanding equality? Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, figure out what this place is!"

The old man became more and more angry as he talked. He threw his crutch on the ground and said loudly:

"This is endless eternal night! There will be no end in a lifetime, let alone how many horrible guys are buried."

"Once there are Sleepers that exceed our ability to deal with them, the entire human kingdom will perish. Under such circumstances, you still don't forget to fight among yourself?"

"Everyone, please unite, otherwise you will really have no regrets when your soul is eaten by a monster."

After the old man finished speaking, his figure flashed and disappeared from the place.

The generals were left standing there, looking at each other.

General Pang sighed, stood up and said loudly: "Okay, revoke the seal, send battlefield cleanup troops into the Royal Academy, and then send manpower to pick up all the students - action!"

"yes!"

Many officers responded.

…

The other side of the city.

In a quiet alley.

The manhole cover was quietly removed, and a figure landed gently on the ground.

Liu Ping.

He put the manhole cover back on, looked around and saw no one around, then stood up and walked out of the alley.

"Do you want to release the possession?" Zhao Chanyi asked silently.

"Dismissed, from now on, no one can mistake me for being an inhuman existence." Liu Ping said.

"good."

Zhao Chanyi responded.

Liu Ping's figure gradually became normal.

He walked dozens of meters and suddenly stood still.

There was only one path in the narrow alley, but suddenly a black shadow flew from the sky and quietly landed in the center of the path, blocking the path.

A sleepy voice sounded:

"Recipient of the Imperial Gold Medal, classmate Liu Ping from the Royal Untimely Death Class, it's so late, why are you wandering here alone?"

The dim streetlight illuminated the other party's figure.

——But it was an old man with white beard and hair, wearing colorful and striped pajamas.

Zhao Chanyi's voice suddenly sounded in Liu Ping's heart:

"Do you need to take action?"

"No, I know this person, you must not show up." Liu Ping said.

"he is great?"

"It's not a question of whether it's great or not, but it's not necessary."

Countless thoughts flashed through Liu Ping's mind, and he suddenly laughed: "Sometimes in order to live a normal life, people like us have to hide ourselves."

The old man was surprised and said: "So confident? Student Liu Ping, can we have a fight?"

Liu Ping said: "You are too strong. With just one blow, my soul will dissipate."

"I suppressed my strength to your level."

"Are you sure? People like you who talk to me are dead."

"Then give it a try."

The old man suddenly disappeared from the spot, and appeared in front of Liu Ping in the next moment, with the crutch in his hand pointing toward Liu Ping's chest like lightning.

Liu Ping seemed to have expected it. He twisted his body to avoid the crutch and kicked the opponent instead.

The old man was immediately kicked into the air.

"Huh?" The old man said in surprise again.

"Don't cheat."

As Liu Ping spoke, he lightly kicked his feet and flew up. In an instant, he hit shoulder bumps, elbow strikes, punches, knee bumps, and roundhouse kicks——

Boom!

The old man was kicked out and landed lightly on the ground.

He took out a card and took a photo of it at Liu Ping.

Several words appeared on the card:

"The human soul (freedom)."

The old man collected the cards and said with a smile: "Boy, how did you die when you were in purgatory?"

"Grab women." Liu Ping said.

"That woman must be extraordinary."

"Yes, she was someone else's fiancée. It was a huge family, but in the end I snatched her away."

"Where is her fiancé?"

"He's gone to hell."

"Tsk, you are such a cruel boy. No wonder you dare to sneak into the academy alone to deal with bugs. By the way, what is your profession? Answer it carefully. This will affect whether I will let people interrogate you." The old man was half-truth and half-lie. The way.

Liu Ping was about to say something when he suddenly remembered what the knight said——

"The only suggestion I give you is to use another knight profession to cover up - remember, only the knight profession can be integrated with the 'Prison Guard' and successfully conceal the existence of this profession."

There was a breath of silence.

Liu Ping held his hands on his chest and said solemnly: "For the sake of love and justice on earth, I hereby summon sacred meals. On behalf of God's mercy, I will give these holy meals to you free of charge."

He exuded a soft white light, like an angel coming to the world.

Immediately afterwards, white lights appeared in front of Liu Ping one after another, appearing as a long dining table, silver tableware, golden candlesticks and a music box that exuded beautiful tunes.

Soup, bread, milk, salad, wine, pickled fish, steak, fruit, desserts, coffee, etc., they are fragrant and filled with hot dishes on the long table.

Liu Ping stepped aside, pointed toward the dining table, and said:

"This is my profession, it is a sacred, compassionate profession that must bring hope to mankind. If you want to eat something - please feel free to do so."

The old man had been squinting his eyes, but when he saw the dining table appear, his eyes suddenly widened, and after listening to Liu Ping's words, he even opened his mouth slightly.

The next moment.

An old scream broke out in the alley:

"Holy Knight! It's actually a Holy Knight!"

The sound was so majestic and powerful that a strong wind was created throughout the alley.

"Huh? Do you know my profession?" Liu Ping covered his ears and asked in surprise.

The old man stared at him and uttered a sentence with difficulty:

"Damn, it's been a long time since I saw this profession."

"You are really well-informed." Liu Ping admired.

The old man spat viciously and said, "Holy Knights—you are all a bunch of born liars!"

The vague murderous aura in his body was completely gone. He turned around and walked out of the alley, mumbling:

"I wasted so much time with a little liar, I should have known I would fall for this."

"Never let others get to you."

"A guy like you who likes to steal women and lie to people to die will definitely destroy the stability of the empire."

After saying that, his figure suddenly disappeared.

Liu Ping stood there and waited for several breaths, but saw no movement.

He couldn't help but shrugged and said, "Are you leaving now?"

Suddenly, a card slowly fell from the sky and floated quietly in front of Liu Ping.

I saw three powerful characters written on this card:

"Certificate of appointment."

Liu Pingzheng was puzzled when he saw the card turned into a document with a "bang" sound.

The document reads:

"This is the outstanding student of the Royal Academy's class who died young: Liu Ping, who was outnumbered and brave in this sealing battle. He is specially awarded the rank of lieutenant and is allowed to enter the imperial headquarters to process documents and materials."

"—Commander-in-Chief of the Empire: Bourbon."

Liu Ping frowned and opened it again.

This old guy finally didn't realize that he was a prison knight.

but--

Why did he have such a big reaction to the Holy Knight?

There are no records of holy knights in any of the books in the Royal Library.

Originally, I was just using it to hide my true identity.

——This old guy knows this profession.

Judging from his last reaction, it seems that he has suffered a loss in this profession?

So, what does it mean that he brought himself to the headquarters?

Liu Ping stood there, lost in thought.

Lines of burning small characters suddenly appeared in the void:

"You're stuck in this moment."

"This month's battle to ascend to the gods will take place in this second and determine your life or death."

"For the last confirmation, do you want to use Yana's card to fight for her in this divine battle?"

"Confirm!" Liu Ping said.

A flash of light wrapped around him, taking him and his dining table into the void and disappearing.

…

In an empty arena.

Liu Ping appeared with his table.

Another line of small words appeared:

"Since Holy Communion is your skill, it is regarded as an extension of you and has been brought into this battle to ascend to the gods."

"Please wait for the enemy to appear."

Liu Ping glanced at it and didn't care. He walked step by step to the edge of the arena and began to think about the pros and cons of this time.

——As soon as the old man showed his face just now, he could tell that he was the commander-in-chief of the empire.

After all, the old man is a famous figure.

Even the Royal Academy has his sculptures and portraits.

After some frank and productive communication, he transferred himself to the headquarters.

If someone else does this, the royal family will definitely ask.

But when the commander-in-chief makes such transfer arrangements, no one will question him.

——Especially since I have used up the royal family’s favor.

So, what is this old man planning?

Liu Ping sighed.

The situation changed so quickly that he didn't even have time to interrogate Qian Zhouwu.

Originally, everything was unnoticed, but who would have thought that the commander-in-chief of the empire would personally follow him——

There's nothing we can do about it.

Now we can only take one step at a time.

He thought silently, turned around, and looked at the giant beast that appeared on the opposite side of the arena.

It was a giant lizard whose whole body was burning with flames.

It was seven or eight meters long. As soon as it landed in the arena, it first looked at Liu Ping, and then at the table full of delicious food.

"I smell delicious power!"

The monitor lizard spit out the message and opened its mouth suddenly, almost several times larger than its entire body.

It sucked hard——

The entire table and all the food were sucked into its mouth.

The monitor lizard stared at Liu Ping, its big bulging mouth kept swallowing and closing, eating all the food cleanly.

"Nice food... Then, it's time to eat you."

The monitor lizard swayed closer to Liu Ping.

"Wait a minute." Liu Ping said.

"What? Little guy, do you still want to struggle? It's all in vain." The giant lizard sneered.

Liu Ping shook his head and said, "You are an impolite guy who ate all the food on the table without permission. If you don't pay the bill, I will be unhappy."

The monitor lizard scoffed and said disdainfully: "What can you do?"

Liu Ping stopped responding.

He silently took out a piece of chocolate from his trouser pocket, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.

As he chewed, lines of burning small words appeared in the void:

"You activated the Holy Communion spell."

"The other party took the first bite of the free meal."

"The other party is already halfway through eating."

"The other party didn't pay the bill."

"The opponent ate almost all the food, except for the piece of chocolate you hid when you activated this technique."

"You ate the last piece of chocolate so that the other person could not complete the full communion."

"Notice!"

"The other party's communion is interrupted!"

"It's about to fall into a state of weakness, where it becomes dizzy and loses strength over the course of the day, and it's unable to fight at full strength."

"three,"

"two,"

"one!"

"The other party is in a weak state!"