Infernal Artist

Liu Ping stretched out his hand and made a card-drawing motion in the void.

A card was immediately drawn by him.

It was a colorful card with a laughing clown painted on it.

Lines of burning small characters quickly appeared in the void:

"The Deck of Joy."

"Initial card."

"Card: Joker."

"Character Card (Rare)."

"Using this card, you will automatically get a clown costume, and the drawn card will become a clown exclusive prop."

"Conditions for activation of exclusive props: You must create trouble and make at least one being happy before you can transform other cards."

"Criteria for identifying joy: clapping, stamping feet, dancing, laughing and all other ways to express joy."

"Special note: This was originally a card used to please all living beings, but in the era shrouded in eternal night, not many people can feel the emotion of joy, so it has been left out for countless years, and now it has been reduced to The most common low-level card.”

"—it fits the deck's true name."

Liu Ping stared at the card in his hand.

The clown stood in the center of the card, maintaining a playful expression and motionless.

Liu Ping said softly: "No one feels happy, right?"

The clown remained still.

Liu Ping said: "All living beings are trapped in dark dramas just for the gods to choose slaves - how do you think we can achieve happiness?"

Cards are silent.

The clown was silent.

Liu Ping was stunned for a while, then suddenly said: "I forgot that as the user, I am the real clown."

Suddenly there was a burst of machine gun fire on the street outside.

"Get out, Liu Ping!"

Old K's voice sounded far away.

Liu Ping put away the cards, placed the hen gently on the table, and prepared to leave the room.

As if he remembered something, he returned to the hen.

"Would you like to help me?"

he asked sincerely.

The hen had been staring at him quietly, but now she looked thoughtful and turned around slowly.

It pointed its butt at Liu Ping.

…

on the street.

Qi Lu and Lao K searched carefully along the street.

As Old K walked, he suddenly had a tactical vest full of magazines on his body.

"Tsk, the bartender has drawn the card again——"

Old K laughed.

"The longer time goes by, the stronger we become, and other Night Watchmen will continue to join us. Liu Ping cannot win at all." Qi Lu said calmly.

Suddenly, a voice came from a house on the roadside:

"You're absolutely right."

It’s Liu Ping!

Old K threw a grenade.

boom--

A big hole was blown into the house and it collapsed.

"He's not here." Qi Lu said.

"Running so fast." Old K said.

Not far away from the two of them, Liu Ping's voice came from behind a wall:

"I really don't understand - since the longer the time, the greater your chance of winning, then why are you still chasing me to kill me?"

Old K raised the machine gun, but was held down by Qi Lu.

Qi Lu said loudly: "You are right, we don't need to chase you and kill you like this. It will waste time and kill you."

Old K shrugged and said: "——But we have to do something."

Liu Ping's voice came from the other side of the wall: "Why don't we chat? I will surrender when you have all the people, and then everyone will go to Ms. Pain together."

Old K and Qi Lu looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.

Inside the bar.

The bartender's expression changed and he said, "Get into a defensive posture, talk to him, and buy me some more time."

As he spoke, he drew another card.

This card depicts a knight holding a large steel shield.

The bartender threw the card——

Bang!

Shield Knight Alger fell in front of the bartender.

Alger nodded to the bartender, walked out of the bar, and rushed in the direction of Old K and Qi Lu.

The bartender glanced at the clock on the wall.

After another 55 seconds, draw the next card.

"I even pulled out the Shield Knight...Liu Ping, you will lose this trial completely soon." The bartender murmured.

Old K and Qi Lu got the bartender's orders and put on a defensive posture.

They looked at the bare wall——

"Liu Ping, what do you want to talk about?" Old K asked loudly.

There was no movement behind the wall.

"If you really give up, then it's okay for us to talk. After all, we were once comrades in arms." Qi Lu also said.

Still no one said anything.

Did he run away?

Old K and Qi Lu looked at each other, a little confused.

At this time, Alger arrived and put the big shield in front of the two of them.

——This time the defense is more complete.

Alger said loudly: "Okay, Liu Ping, everything should be over. If you have anything else you want to say, you can come out and tell us now."

suddenly.

A figure jumped up the wall and appeared in front of them.

That's a strange person.

His face is painted pale, his eyes are dark, and he wears a colorful costume and a pair of pointed boots.

This man slowly sat down on the wall, holding the bricks with his hands, and looked at the sky quietly.

"——Liu Ping? Why do you pretend to be so virtuous?" Qi Lu couldn't help but ask.

After hearing this, the man slowly lowered his head and looked down at the three people.

“I learned at a young age that the world wasn’t perfect.”

He laughed silently, grinning his bloody lips to reveal neat white teeth, and raised thick black eyeshadow on both sides of his cheeks, looking like a demon practicing a human smile.

"It's really funny. When I was born, I was a one-armed blind man. My family threw me into the river to feed the fish. I was about to drown, but I was picked up by a troublesome old man and taught me a skill - —”

"This is why we have the fate to meet you here today."

"My friends, you don't have to be shy or dodge my gaze. Throughout my life, I have been treated as a monster by others. I have already developed the ability to not care about other people's eyes and can use my acting talents normally."

After the man finished speaking, he slowly took out four eggs from his arms.

"Look carefully, this is a sight you rarely see in your lifetime."

As he spoke, he tossed the eggs one by one, alternately catching the eggs with his two hands, and then tossing them up again.

"..." Qi Lu.

"..." Old K.

"..." Alger.

"No matter how much you praise it - this is obviously just the simplest trick." Old K couldn't help but say.

The man looked at him.

"Easy? No, something exciting is coming."

As soon as he finished speaking, his movements changed——

The four eggs were thrown fiercely, making a whistling sound in the air.

"careful!"

Alger raised his shield and faced the four eggs.

Something amazing happened.

Four eggs were seen colliding with each other in the air, three of them hit the shield, and the last one suddenly jumped up, passed Alger's defense, and hit him in the face.

Snapped!

Eggs crack.

The liquid egg yolk and egg white splashed all over Alger's face.

The man burst into uncontrollable laughter and swayed so much that he almost fell off the wall.

He laughed and clapped his hands and said:

"A little trick! It requires extremely high skills to pull off. Isn't it wonderful?"

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

"You caused a scene."

“You expressed your joy and pleasure by clapping and laughing.”

"The next card you draw will be transformed into a clown-specific prop."

The man stretched out his hand and gently pumped it in the void.

A card suddenly appeared in front of him.

This is the lowest card.

"Card: A bouquet of flowers."

"Miscellaneous card."

"It's a sign of a gift that you can give to someone to bring a little bit of joy to them."

The next moment.

I saw all the burning small characters change——

"Card: A bouquet of flowers."

"Since the person using the card is a clown, the card has been converted into a clown-exclusive prop."

"You got the card: Flower Salute."

"This is your exclusive prop. There is no need to explain this sequence. You will naturally know how to use it."

Bang!

A bouquet of flowers suddenly appeared in the man's hand.

He was startled for a moment, then carefully held the flowers and slowly stood up from the wall.

It's not easy.

Until this moment, the gamble that had no chance of winning finally showed a glimmer of light.

"Are you ready?" he asked.

"What? What kind of tricks do you want to play?" Old K asked warily.

The man grinned and whispered softly:

"Yeah, it's still a trick."

"But whatever the trick is, I can guarantee you it will be better than anything you've ever seen."

"——After all, I am the ultimate clown."