Infernal Artist

A letter.

The letter paper was spread out and placed on the wine table.

A man who looked extremely ordinary said:

"Quite interesting - do you think the contents of this letter are true?"

Beside him, the woman with long burgundy hair said:

"I happen to know some things about this country. When the Royal Academy invaded, I also took some monster specimens and found that they were some unknown insect species..."

The man said indifferently: "There are too many unknown species in the eternal night."

"But we came to this human country, isn't it just to investigate whether there are any prisoners here?" the woman said.

"That's right, now that the clues are in front of you -"

"Then let's follow our duty and go see their emperor."

The two stood up and slowly left the bar.

the other side.

Snowy Mountain Outpost.

Libertas placed a bow, a set of armor, a staff and a gem necklace on the table.

"The bow and leather armor belong to Xiao Mengluo, and the staff and necklace belong to Hua Qingkong. Come and get them," Libertas said.

The two women walked up and looked at something.

"This bow is good...the leather armor is also better than the one I have on." Xiao Mengluo said.

"There are three types of defensive spells fixed on the necklace, so it must be very expensive." Hua Qingkong said.

They looked at each other.

"Libertas, did you kill someone?" Xiao Mengluo asked uncertainly.

"Or did you steal someone's wallet?" Hua Qingkong asked.

Libertas said angrily: "How could I be such a person? Liu Ping bought this for you."

The two women immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"It turns out to be Liu Ping, okay, then I'll accept it." Xiao Mengluo chuckled.

"This is worth a lot of money, he is really thoughtful." Hua Qingkong put the necklace on directly and continued.

Libertas stared and said, "Wait a minute, why didn't you say he killed someone and stole something?"

"He does things in a measured way," Xiao Mengluo said.

"He's not stupid." Hua Qingkong said.

"..." Libertas.

"Huh? Where are the others?" Xiao Mengluo asked.

"He said he would rush to practice and try to raise his level as soon as possible - by the way, he is already level 7, tsk tsk, he is really a freak, isn't he?" Libertas said.

"Level 7? I think he should have surpassed you long ago." Xiao Mengluo patted Libertas on the shoulder.

"That's right, he finally started to practice seriously, I want to work hard too." Hua Qingkong said.

"Yes, me too." Xiao Mengluo said.

The two women seemed to have made a decision, picked up their things, turned around and entered their rooms.

The door closes.

Libertas was left alone outside.

He was stunned for a while and said angrily: "You think he can catch up with me? That's ridiculous! I want to see how he practices!"

After saying that, he slammed the door and left.

…

A battle flag was planted in the snow.

Liu Ping coughed lightly and shouted: "Summon!"

A line of burning small words quickly appeared:

"Activating: Secondary Heroic Spirit Summoning——"

"Explanation: This is a more advanced power than the basic summoning of heroic spirits. Each use requires 1 point of soul power."

Bang!

A figure emerged from the snow.

I saw this was a woman wearing camouflage uniforms with a large sniper rifle on her back.

"Hello, what tasks do you need me to do?"

the woman asked.

A line of small words appeared above her head:

"Title: Lightning Strike Eagle, technology side, level 50."

——After obtaining the cards from the Land of Exile and completing an upgrade in sequence, the summoned heroic spirits have now crossed a level of power and can directly summon level 50 professionals.

Liu Ping said: "That's right. I want to ask if you have any tricks for dealing with bugs?"

"Insects? Are there many?" the woman asked.

"When it's more, it's more, and when it's less, it's less." Liu Ping recalled.

"Is it big?"

“Sometimes it’s big, sometimes it’s small.”

"...I hate bugs. You've got the wrong person."

Bang!

The woman disappeared from Liu Ping's eyes.

Liu Ping showed helplessness, put his hand on the flag, and shouted again: "Summon!"

I saw a big man wearing a magic robe turning out from behind the flag.

The big man said: "Brother, what's the mission?"

"Kill a big bug leading a group of corpse bugs." Liu Ping said.

"Corpse worms... what kind of things are corpse worms growing on?" the big man asked with interest.

"Prisoner." Liu Ping said.

"Farewell!"

Bang——

The big man disappeared.

Liu Ping shook his head helplessly.

"These guys you recruited are not good enough. They ran away as soon as they heard the prisoners." He complained.

Lines of burning small words stayed in front of his eyes:

"Please note that level 50 heroic spirits are no match for prisoners - even the lowest level prisoners."

"You have consumed 2 points of soul power."

Liu Ping looked at his remaining soul power.

After reaching level 7, the total amount of soul power reaches 16 points.

——In other words, if you keep summoning, you can still summon the heroic spirit 14 times.

But after each summoned heroic spirit returns, the next summons can be launched.

Liu Ping thought for a few breaths and said, "Can you issue a mission and let the heroic spirits who have the ability to deal with the prisoner corpse insects come to help?"

A line of burning small words appeared:

"Please indicate the mission reward."

Liu Ping thought for a while and said: "The reward is just a series of hits???????."

"Are you sure?" Sequence asked.

"OK." Liu Ping said.

"The mission and reward instructions have been completed, you can summon the heroic spirit again." Sequence said.

Liu Ping put his hand on the battle flag and shouted: "Summon!"

A breeze rose from the battle flag.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

"No one responded?" Liu Ping asked in surprise.

"I have reminded you that among the fifty-level heroic spirits, almost no one can meet the mission requirements." Sequence said.

The next second——

Bang!

Finally, a heroic spirit responded to this call and appeared in front of the battle flag.

——That was a thin old man.

"Sir, no one actually dares to mess with the prisoner's corpse insect, because we don't know what it is, whether it has a spare body, and whether it will hold a grudge." The old man said.

"Then you accepted the mission because you had a way to deal with the prisoner's corpse insects?" Liu Ping asked.

"Yes, but I don't dare to go in person." The old man said.

Liu Ping stared at the other party and saw a line of small words popping up above the other party's head:

"Prison escapee, felon, death row prisoner."

——He still seems to be a dangerous person.

Liu Ping thought to himself.

The old man pulled out a dark green dagger and gently placed it in front of Liu Ping.

Lines of burning small characters quickly appeared in the void:

"The Death of the Insect, the Sword of Extermination in the Green Devil Canyon."

"The Magic Sword (is about to be damaged)."

"Available times: 1 time."

"Let it eat the corpse of a certain insect species, and it will remember all the rules of the insect species, and when it hits the insect, it will completely disintegrate the insect's body."

"Explanation: For ordinary Zerg, it can do this, but for the zombies transformed by the prisoners, the effect is uncertain."

Liu Ping nodded secretly.

Although the effect is uncertain, it is at least a weapon specially designed to deal with the Zerg. Besides——

There is no other better choice.

The old man said: "After using this sword to eat corpse insects of the same type, the sword will have the power to kill this kind of insect, but it can only be used once."

"What reward do you want?" Liu Ping asked.

There was a look of longing on the old man's face and he said, "I want to stay here and never go back."

Liu Ping was silent and asked: "Can you promise him?"

"Yes, but he is not allowed to stay in the current human country, otherwise he will be wiped out immediately." Sequence said.

"Leave the sword, you can stay in the eternal night, but I want to remind you that you cannot stay in this country, otherwise you will be obliterated by the sequence." Liu Ping said.

"Thank you, Your Excellency!" the old man said ecstatically.

He stuck his sword into the snow in front of Liu Ping, flew up into the sky, and quickly disappeared.

Liu Ping picked up the dagger, looked at it, and murmured: "Insect corpses? I'm afraid they can only be found in the Imperial City. After all, after the attack on the Royal Academy, all the attacking insects were wiped out by the imperial army..."

In another day, the Imperial Commander-in-Chief will come to the border to inspect the situation.

In one day, if you act faster, you can still make it in time.

Then——

hurry up!

Liu Ping put away his dagger and immediately ran in the direction of Hanchui Town.

If I remember correctly, there was an airship coming from the Imperial City today. I am currently resting and can just take the airship back!

Suddenly, a figure emerged from the side and shouted: "Wait!"

"Libertas? Why are you here?" Liu Ping asked in surprise.

"Where are you going? I'll go with you."

"No, I'm pressed for time."

"Hmph, you're looking down on people, aren't you? I have the special ability to provide advice cards."

"That's true... Come on, you are still useful."

"Why does this sound so awkward?"

"You think too much."

The two of them gradually left the snow-capped mountains and once again ran towards Hanhammer Town.

…

The old man flew over the snow-capped mountains and landed on the top of another mossy mountain.

He looked at the direction sign on the top of the mountain and saw it read:

"Danger!"

"On your left are the ruins of the Kingdom of Ceylon, behind you are the imperial border, and in front and on the right are unknown areas that have never been explored."

"Please step back immediately!"

The old man chuckled.

"Is this the unknown world of the Eternal Night Divine Pillar? It's really vast and boundless."

He sighed, and with a slight vertical movement, he crossed the sign and flew towards the boundless darkness ahead.

About two minutes later.

In the dead darkness, the old man's frightened and angry voice suddenly sounded:

"What the hell is this!"

"……No!"

"Help! Someone can help me!"

In the darkness, something huge seemed to move.

The old man's voice stopped suddenly.

everything.

Return to deathly silence.