purgatory artist

Chapter 140 Mandatory Recruitment
Libertas is in the library!

Liu Ping kept it in his heart silently, and asked: "Is there any way to help the city defend now?"

The long metal pipe said: "There are no official soldiers available, so we can't fight."

"Is there any defensive combat equipment?" Liu Ping asked again.

"Large combat equipment requires five people to operate at the same time. Currently, there is no operator available, so it cannot be activated." Metal Pipe continued.

"Can I go find my teammates first?" Liu Ping said.

The metal pipe was silent for a few breaths, and suddenly a rapid siren sounded.

"Emergency detected."

"This incident has the highest level of severity."

"In response to this situation, the mandatory deployment of defenses will begin immediately."

"Please prepare for battle!"

Liu Ping was startled, and said, "What—"

Before the words fell, two metal pipes protruded from the void, and connected to the void behind him and Xiao Mengluo with a "click".

A faint card frame popped up around the two of them, instantly submerged into the void, and disappeared from where they were.

……

dozens of miles away.

In a hidden alley.

Liu Ping and Xiao Mengluo quietly appeared and landed on the ground.

That icy metallic voice sounded:

"The deployment is complete."

"Ten seconds later, a shadow demon will pass by here, you must stop it."

Liu Ping asked, "Where are the others?"

"It is being dispatched, and all people with combat effectiveness must respond to this mandatory call."

"——This incident is extremely serious. All participants who passively fight, evade, or surrender will be regarded as the devil's accomplices and executed immediately afterwards!"

The metal pipe sank into the void and disappeared.

next moment.

A monster in a black cloak appeared across the alley.

It looks like a human, but under the long cloak, there are dense compound feet stretched out.

Seeing Liu Ping and Xiao Mengluo, the monster took off its hood, revealing its thin, skeleton-like face.

"Dragon? No, there must be a problem with the information. You are obviously a human being." The monster said in confusion.

Liu Ping raised his shield and said to his back, "Can you still fight?"

Xiao Mengluo said: "It's okay to shoot a few arrows, but I can't run or dodge."

"Get ready." Liu Ping said.

He strode toward the monster.

The monster hesitated for a moment, and extended its long claws from the cloak.

Its claws quickly turned into a sharp curved bone knife, and the blade was covered with viscous green liquid.

"A small wound can corrode everything about you!"

The monster grinned grinningly, and charged forward suddenly, dancing the bone knife into a dazzling green shadow.

Liu Ping ran halfway, increased his speed a little more, suddenly put down his shield, and threw the spear hidden behind him with all his strength.

"middle--"

Amidst his roar, the spear made a shrill whistling sound, passed through layers of green shadows, and was about to stab the monster.

Unhurriedly, the monster stretched out its other front paw, which instantly turned into a bone knife, and swung hard at the spear.

when!
There was a crisp knocking sound.

The monster snorted coldly, and was about to say something, but saw a sudden change——

A mass of cold frost exploded on the spear, completely covering the monster.

this moment.

Liu Ping had jumped over the green bone blade that stopped suddenly, and rushed in front of the monster.

"It's now!"

He yelled, and slammed his shield upwards with all his strength!
The monster was immediately knocked into the air.

Xiao Mengluo had been waiting for a long time, and when she heard Liu Ping's shout, she immediately let go of the bowstring.

Swah——

The arrow flew away and hit the monster's head directly.

At the same time, Liu Ping had already caught the spear, and stabbed fiercely into the monster's body from below.

The monster let out a shrill scream.

Drops of green liquid splashed from it and landed on the shield.

The shield immediately made a "squeaky" sound, and holes were corroded.

What a powerful poison!
Liu Ping's expression changed, and he threw the shield on the ground.

The figure of the monster turned into fleeting afterimages, completely disappearing in the void.

It's slow to say, but the entire battle lasted less than ten seconds.

Victory and defeat.

Xiao Mengluo looked at Liu Ping with a thoughtful look on her face.

"What?" Liu Ping turned around and asked her.

"It's okay, your timing is really too precise, without any mistake." Xiao Mengluo said in admiration.

Behind the two, the void opened up again.

The metal pipe popped out.

It makes a cold voice:

"Your battle has been won."

"This victory will delay the whole battle for a little bit of time."

"Starting to provide you with supplies."

"Please use the supplies immediately to improve your status."

"In 2 minutes, you will be transferred to the next battlefield."

The metal pipe gradually grew larger, placing two items in front of Liu Ping and Xiao Mengluo.

In front of Xiao Mengluo was a bottle of milky white potion.

She picked up the potion and saw a line written on it:

"Wound healing and stamina supplement potion."

Xiao Mengluo unscrewed the lid, tried to take a sip, paused for a few breaths, and drank the potion in one gulp.

There was a hint of rosiness on her face.

"How?" Liu Ping asked.

"I feel better, I can continue to fight." Xiao Mengluo said.

In front of Liu Ping was a brand new shield.

He raised the shield, only to feel that this shield was a few points heavier than the previous pair of imperial soldier shields.

Lines of burning small characters floated in the void:
"You got the item: Knight Protector."

"Armor, advanced magic items."

"This shield has two defensive characteristics of 'sturdy' and 'elemental resistance', and also has a unique attack magic: primary thunderstorm."

"Elementary Thunderstorm: Whenever your shield blocks ten attacks from evil forces, its sacred attribute will be activated, and a layer of lightning field will erupt, covering your surrounding area within three seconds."

Liu Ping waved the shield lightly, only feeling a sense of security in his heart.

——My shield was corroded by the venom, and the city defense system immediately added a better shield for myself.

This shield is completely different from the previous one.

——It should be some kind of treasure.

The same is true for Xiao Mengluo.

Her injuries were not healed, and her physical strength was exhausted, so she immediately received a potion specially designed to heal her injuries and replenish her physical strength, and after using it, she immediately returned to her full state.

Such potions must be of great value.

——The city's defense system has already put out all its strength, wanting to help itself fight and save the city.

Just as he was thinking, a cold metallic sound resounded from the void:
"Six minutes are up."

"Apprentice knight Liu Ping, apprentice archer Xiao Mengluo."

"You will be called up to the department store immediately."

"There are five flying thorn winged demons there."

"Notice!"

"According to the comparison of strength, you are no match for these five monsters."

"However, the outcome of other battlefields has not yet been determined, and no one can use this defense system."

"You are the only cards available."

"Please fight with all your strength. If you win, this system will gather the power of the whole city to repair your wounds and replenish your strength."

"Teleportation will start in ten seconds."

Both were startled.

Xiao Mengluo said: "Are we going to die? I mean, the soul disappears."

"Fight with all your strength, you pay attention to hide behind my shield."

After Liu Ping finished speaking, he couldn't help but sighed and said, "Teacher Ted once said that all battles in the empire are all deployed by machines. I only understand what's going on now."

The metal pipe appeared from the void, and was gently connected behind the two of them, making two sounds of "click" and "click".

next moment.

The two disappeared directly from the spot.

They appear in front of a burning building.

Amidst the billowing black smoke, swift shadows flew down from the building one after another.

——These are five bat-like monsters.

"Is it a dragon?"

"Do not."

"It looks like the guy in the image, but the breath on him is human."

"Then kill it."

"on!"

The monsters spread their wings and flew towards Liu Ping and Xiao Mengluo.

"How do we fight?" Xiao Mengluo asked anxiously.

"They're too fast, you hide first, and wait for me to give you a signal." Liu Ping said, raising his shield and rushing up.

Four flying thorn winged demons surrounded him, and the fifth head flew towards Xiao Mengluo.

Liu Ping turned his head, spit at the flying thorn winged demon, and said disdainfully: "You are a sissy who only dares to fight with women, I guess you dare not even look at me, because it will scare you to pee. "

The flying thorn winged demon stopped in mid-air, then flew back, roaring: "Kill this one first!"

It rushed to Liu Ping first, stabbing his heart with its sharp claws.

when!
Liu Ping held up his shield to block it, turned his footsteps, and changed the direction of the shield.

when!when!
Twice in a row.

The other two flying thorn winged demons attacked from behind him, but were also blocked by the shield.

The fourth Flying Spike Winged Demon was about to pounce on it, but seeing Liu Ping's cover was watertight, it simply stopped rushing, and opened its mouth to spit out a scorching fireball.

However, Liu Ping did not catch the fireball hard, but tilted his shield at an angle with his fierce body.

Bang!
The fireball hit the shield, splashing flames one after another, causing the fifth flying thorn winged demon who was about to attack to dodge in embarrassment.

The flying thorn winged demons were a little surprised.

"Is this kid really an apprentice knight?"

"Not even a halo..."

"It does appear to be."

"Kill him, and never let him grow up!"

They flew rapidly in the air, getting faster and faster, turning into afterimages, swooping down towards Liu Ping at a tricky angle.

Liu Ping simply retracted the spear behind his back, held the shield with both hands, and kept resisting.

Several attacks in a row——

None of the five flying thorn winged demons broke through his shield.

Xiao Mengluo was holding a longbow and watching from the side, she couldn't help trembling all over.

Such defensive techniques.

Such judgment.

As a trainee, he didn't have much strength, but he could block five with one, to such an unbelievable level.

Did he really die because of stealing a woman?

It's a lie!

But if it is true, what kind of woman is worthy of such a guy?
Xiao Mengluo suddenly found Liu Ping looking at her.

—He was signaling himself to get ready!

Xiao Mengluo took a deep breath and pressed the arrow onto the longbow.

next moment.

I saw Liu Ping raised his big shield high and smashed a flying thorn winged demon to the ground.

All the other flying thorn winged demons rushed forward, trying to save the flying thorn winged demon——

"Go!"

Liu Ping roared loudly.

A dazzling blue-white light erupted from the shield, instantly turning into a hemisphere, covering his surroundings.

The five-headed flying thorn winged demon suddenly twitched non-stop, unable to move an inch.

shhhhh--

Xiao Mengluo kept her hands on and shot the arrows continuously.

A flying thorn winged demon was shot into a sieve.

The second was shot through the head.

The third one barely dodged an arrow and was pierced by Liu Ping with a spear.

The fourth head—

Boom!

Only a dull voice was heard.

Liu Ping backhanded the shield and knocked it to the ground.

Xiao Mengluo added an arrow.

The last flying thorn winged demon soared into the sky and fled towards the far sky.

An afterimage caught up to it, passed through its body without any delay, and firmly nailed it to the lamppost tens of meters away.

It was the spear.

The flying thorn winged demon struggled a few times, but the spear remained motionless.

Black blood emerged from the monster's body, gurgling down the lamppost.

After a few breaths, it stopped moving.

Shocked expression appeared on Xiao Mengluo's face, and she looked towards Liu Ping.

I saw him looking at himself, he gave a thumbs up and said: "Amazing archery, thanks to you."

Xiao Mengluo was startled.

Thanks to me?

...this guy can really talk.

In fact, to be serious-

The level of defense just now is a truly amazing skill.

Suddenly, a cold metallic sound sounded:
"Apprentice knight Liu Ping, apprentice archer Xiao Mengluo."

"You have accomplished an extremely important defense mission."

"This city's defense system is now making the following decisions in order to protect the optimal event:"

"Provide promotion resources for you immediately."

"You must be promoted to official careers immediately, and then stop the devil's plan!"

(End of this chapter)