Infernal Artist

In a gray world.

Dry bones lay everywhere.

Huge statues rise from the ground.

The tiger bent his knees slightly and formed a boxing stance on the spot.

"Well--"

He let out a low growl.

An inexplicable aura emanated from him, causing the surrounding void to tremble slightly.

The dead bones everywhere began to disappear under the impact of the tiger's powerful force.

"The realm of illusion..."

Liu Ping said thoughtfully.

"That's right," Tiger said, "This world is false, so the Demon King's cards tend to be confusing and summoning decks. They can infinitely amplify the fear in your heart and at the same time call some unknown things to come. Deal with us."

A buzzing voice sounded in the void:

"False? No...I will let you see my collection. They are powerful enough to keep you here forever. When the time comes, I will let you know what despair is."

The words fell.

A huge statue suddenly moved.

The gray-white layer covering the statue's surface gradually faded away——

It comes alive.

In a flash of lightning, the tiger punched out.

This punch hit the void, but hundreds of punches appeared out of thin air and hit the chests of those statues.

The statues that were still in the petrified stage were shattered.

Only the first statue in front of him resisted the punch, took a few steps back, and regained his balance.

The devil's voice sounded again:

"It's useless. Instead, I want to thank you for saving me an extremely complicated step."

Those broken statues continued to activate, turning into piles of fragmented flesh and blood, which penetrated deeply into the dead bones on the ground.

A strange atmosphere arose spontaneously.

——It seems that some kind of ritual has begun.

A line of burning small words quietly emerged:

"——The sacrifices have begun, all specific taboo life forms are merging flesh and blood, and new terror is about to come."

Liu Ping took a look and secretly thought that those statues were similar to specimens.

The tiger smashed them and speeded up the sacrificial ceremony.

"Damn it, this demon king is not outstanding in his own strength, but he has collected too many specific monsters and sealed them in cards. Could it be that he wants to summon something?"

The tiger seemed to have noticed the clues and couldn't help but whisper.

He patted the stuck book next to him.

A total of thirty-six cards suddenly appeared in the card book.

These cards were spliced ​​together in the air, turned over, and turned into a perfect pattern.

Sea of ​​lava!

I saw a person sitting cross-legged on the boundless lava, drifting with the waves.

When the thirty-six cards were assembled into a pattern, the man suddenly opened his eyes and looked outside the pattern.

He smiled and said: "Interesting, how can a mere low-level demon king make you feel difficult?"

Tiger said: "The set of cards on the opposite side seems to have been inherited from a long time ago, and its power will increase to a level that I can't handle at any time."

After hearing this, the man stood up from the lava and said calmly:

"Purgatory's ancient deck? They are willing to use this kind of thing to fight. How much trouble have you caused?"

"Hehe, I am you, and you are me. If I came here in your true form, I might cause even greater trouble." The tiger laughed.

The man shook his head helplessly and stepped out of the pattern.

at the same time.

The tiger turned into a shadow and disappeared into the man's body.

The man raised his hand, caught the mask, and put it on his face.

"rabbit……"

He glanced at Liu Ping and explained with a smile: "My true body is hidden in the deck to understand the true meaning of power. The person fighting with you outside is the shadow of my soul - it can also be regarded as one of my clones."

"How to fight now?" Liu Ping asked.

As they spoke, the dry bones of the entire world gradually turned into blood, and the sealed flesh and blood gradually merged, covering the first statue.

The flesh of the first statue began to peel off.

Soon, all that was left of it was a dead skeleton emitting a pale white light, but its aura gradually increased.

The tiger looked at the withered bones with admiration in his eyes.

"Mixed with the flesh and blood of the twelve taboo monsters, a monster comparable to the powerful Sleeper was constructed -"

"It's worth my while."

He disappeared from the spot, appeared directly in front of the monster, and punched with all his strength.

The monster reacted faster than expected.

When the fist came close, the monster's body's light surged and turned into a wall, blocking the tiger's punch.

"You think you can stop me?" Tiger sneered.

All of a sudden.

The endless molten magma penetrated the light wall, condensed into a giant fist, and hit the monster hard.

The monster took a step back.

The lava made a sizzling sound on its sternum, raising a large amount of rising mist.

"No, why are you so weak?"

The tiger grinned ferociously, his fists turning fiery red, and he was ready to attack again.

Seeing that he and the monster are about to fight again——

Sudden.

The devil's voice sounded from the void:

"I advise you to stop for a moment and look behind you before deciding how to fight."

The tiger was startled and looked behind him.

I saw a humanoid monster more than three meters tall, standing beside the young man, holding a bone blade engraved with countless purgatory runes on the young man's neck.

The devil's voice sounded again:

"Our true masterpiece - it holds you back by releasing just one slave, while it itself has subdued your companions."

The devil's voice became cheerful and full of joy:

"Then, once again, it's time for a battle that I enjoy immensely."

"Obey my orders, surrender to me—"

"This way I won't kill your companions."

"or--"

"Watching your companions being killed..."

"No matter which way you choose, I will think it is a wonderful thing, hahahaha!"

The tiger listened silently and looked at Liu Ping.

"Rabbit—what do you think?"

he asked calmly.

Liu Ping nodded at him and said: "Don't worry about this monster. I think you should find the Demon King - kill it, and the deck world will disappear."

The tiger hesitated and said, "Then you——"

Liu Ping slowly turned his head and looked at the guy next to him who exuded a terrifying aura.

To be fair——

The feeling this guy gave me was almost comparable to the panda before he was sealed.

Very strong indeed.

Liu Ping stretched out his hand and flicked the bone blade.

The densely packed runes on the bone blade suddenly lit up, releasing hundreds of spells——

Two voices sounded at the same time!

"No-" the tiger roared.

The Demon King laughed and said: "Hahahahaha, what a refreshing moment. I just like to see the various expressions of you humans when your companions die."

In the void, lines of burning small characters appeared quickly:

"you are dead;"

"you are dead:"

"you are dead;"

"you are dead:"

"you are dead;"

…

What a powerful weapon!

Liu Ping stood still.

There were no scars on his body at all, and he even sighed in admiration. A sincere smile gradually appeared on his face as he looked at the monster.

An inexplicable wave emanated from him.

Just listen to him ask:

"Did you eat this morning?"

The monster was stunned and said involuntarily: "No..."

Liu Ping nodded and continued: "As a leading actor, you appear a little late. Would you mind?"

Mysterious side!

——Performance department, dragon armor!

"When you enter the performance state, invisible power emanates from you, turning the surroundings into an open stage. Your target will unknowingly assume the starring role, take the initiative to chat with you when you speak, and Answer your various questions.”

——Performance-based abilities, even prisoners are affected by them.

Could this monster be an exception?

Liu Ping looked at the monster.

The monster hesitated for a moment, slowly put down the bone blade, and said in a clumsy and hoarse voice: "In order to...control you...it will be a little later...it doesn't matter."

Liu Ping applauded: "To be fair, you hid it very well. My companions and I didn't notice it for a while, so there is a problem here."

"What's the problem?" asked the monster.

"Where is the guy who summoned you?" Liu Ping asked.

The monster hesitated.

The Demon King's voice was filled with shock and anger: "Asshole! Kill him, kill this boy!"

The monster's body trembled.

Liu Ping said slowly:

"Although you are the leading actor, he also does a great job as a supporting actor. You should not hide him."

The monster is still struggling.

Liu Ping smiled silently, flew up gently, landed in the monster's ear and whispered:

"An insignificant supporting character will always die after becoming useless. This is in line with the tone of our world of purgatory and eternal night, isn't it?"

The monster slowly regained his composure and said, "He...is...underground...safe."

Lines of burning small characters jumped out:

"You discovered the Demon King's hiding place in this art."

"Experience gained from this exploration."

"Your experience increases by 5%."

Liu Ping was a little surprised.

Can I get experience this way?

He turned his head and shouted at the tiger from a distance: "Hey, don't you want to kill a demon king?"

The tiger came to his senses.

"Rabbit, it's really yours."

He laughed and looked down at the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the tiger's whole body emitted scorching firelight, and with a slight flash, it rushed into the withered bones on the ground.

The ground shook constantly.

Liu Ping watched this scene calmly and sighed: "I really don't understand these devils. They obviously don't dare to come to Yongye, and they don't investigate in detail what happened. They actually think that they can bring a protagonist with them to provoke them. us."

He looked at the monster beside him and asked, "Do you think so?"

The monster thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes."

boom--

The earth erupted with a deafening roar, and all the withered bones gradually emitted a red light.

A stern voice suddenly sounded:

"Remember me, the entire purgatory will not let you go!"

By the last few words, the voice had already left far away.

What followed was the unwilling voice of the tiger: "Don't run away, we only fought once -"

Liu Ping stood side by side with the monster.

Together they looked at the skeletal world that was gradually beginning to collapse.