purgatory artist

Chapter 16 Death Spreads
Liu Ping was led to a table by the bartender.

"This is a newcomer who just joined the job - come, I'll give you a bottle of wine."

The bartender patted Liu Ping's shoulder with a smile, and put a bottle of wine on the table.

After all this was done, the bartender turned and went back behind the bar.

Liu Ping looked at those people at the table.

In the center is a middle-aged man with a mustache.

He was wearing a gray hat with a long and flat brim, like a bamboo hat, but slightly smaller than a bamboo hat.

The lighting in the bar was not very good, and the other party was wearing such a hat, so Liuping could only see the other party's chin and beard from the beginning to the end.

Several night watchmen around the wine table were also looking at Liu Ping.

Liu Ping thought for a while, stepped forward to open the wine, and filled it up for everyone.

Several people exchanged glances.

"We will definitely give the bartender face," the middle-aged man with a mustache said, "but I want to say, the scavengers who came back from the dead world——if you are just purely lucky, then you are on the night watch People can't do it for long."

"I can master the basic strength of the night watchman tomorrow." Liu Ping said.

——The bartender said that he has three professional skills for himself, and he is preparing them.

You can pick it up tomorrow.

At this moment, Liu Ping had already looked around at the people around the table, and turned his gaze away, and landed on the middle-aged man——

It seems that this is the leader of the Night's Watch.

"Those are just basic work skills." The middle-aged man took a sip from his glass, shook his head and said, "For the sake of this glass of wine, I will give you a piece of advice—"

"If you want to survive at night, don't count on basic work skills, the key depends on what you have."

This is very true.

In fact, the skills of the three night watchmen did not make Liu Ping pay much attention to them. In comparison, he paid more attention to the basic common sense of the world that was instilled by him.

Basic common sense helps him fit into this era.

That's what really matters.

Liu Ping thought for a while and said seriously, "My ability to survive is not bad."

Five people--

The tall, thin man had two revolvers strapped to his waist.

Although the other two men didn't carry weapons, their bodies had a strong evil spirit. Liu Ping only needed to glance at them to confirm that they were veterans who often killed people.

leader--

The middle-aged man was always rubbing the ruby ​​ring on his finger unconsciously.

In Liu Ping's divine sense, the slight fluctuations emitted by the ring are somewhat similar to the statue of the magic mount, and at the same time, it can sense a little fire.

The power of fire is mostly used for destruction.

The last person huddled in the leader's shadow, almost without any sense of existence.

"What's a good idea?" the middle-aged man asked.

Liu Ping pondered for a moment.

Although I don't know much about this world, there must be some similarities in the matter of fighting.

The team formed by these people actually has something to add.

"—My ability is more focused on first aid on the battlefield." Liu Ping said.

Five people looked at him together.

The leader put down his wine glass and asked slowly, "Oh? Are you a healer?"

"It is." Liu Ping said.

The man in the leader's shadow suddenly pulled out a dagger and scratched the back of his hand.

Blood flowed out immediately.

The man didn't speak, and didn't show any expression, he just stretched out his hand in front of Liu Ping.

Liu Ping also didn't speak, and waved a stream of clear water, sticking it to the back of the man's hand.

The wound healed.

"It's a bit like the power of the practice side, but I've never seen it—what kind of spell are you?" the man asked.

"Skin conditioning." Liu Ping said.

Everyone was startled.

Looking at the man's hand again, not only the wound has healed, but the skin has also become smooth and tender, even much fairer.

As the true disciple of the Gua Sage, Liu Ping once knew everything, was proficient in everything, even surpassed his master, and created countless unique techniques by himself.

——In order to earn spirit stones, start the sequence.

This is his unique secret technique, if you don't use formulas or chant mantras when performing it, others will not be able to see the clues at all.

Liu Ping never accepted disciples, so naturally he didn't pass on these techniques to the world.

In this situation, it is just right to use it, and it will not expose any roots.

The man looked at the back of his white hand that could be broken by blows, and murmured: "Actually, as long as it can stop the bleeding..."

Liu Ping spread his hands and said: "The effect of this ability is like this, once it is used, it will not be in my control."

Everyone was silent.

The tall, thin man with two revolvers in his waist took out a new glass, poured a glass of wine, and pushed it to Liu Ping.

"Thank you," Liu Ping took the cup and raised his glass to the leader, "Boss, my name is Liu Ping."

The leader seemed to smile, and said in a low voice: "I didn't expect a smart ghost to come."

He picked up his glass and took a sip.

Liu Ping found that the atmosphere here gradually changed, and became a little harmonious.

The tall and thin man patted Liu Ping on the shoulder and asked, "Liu Ping?"

"Yes."

"I'm Old K, and I'm an exorcist by profession."

Old K said, turned to the leader and said:
"Boss, although he is only in his teens, it should be no problem to watch the night with us today."

"You can indeed take him with you today. Tomorrow is the end of the month, let him rest." The leader said.

--tomorrow.

Several people showed deep thought together.

"That's right, we haven't had a healer for a long time, and there hasn't been a healer in town for a long time. He must rest tomorrow." The man raised his voice.

"Exactly." Another agreed.

Liu Ping couldn't help asking: "Why do I have to rest tomorrow?"

Several people looked at him together.

"Tomorrow is the last day at the end of the month. The end of the month is the most dangerous day of every month. You are only in your teens, and you just came to Dark Mist Town today. If you encounter any danger, wouldn't it be a waste of money? Do you think we can afford it?" A healer?" The leader said seriously.

"So that's how it is. I'll follow the arrangement." Liu Ping said.

At this moment a bell rang outside.

After hearing this, several night watchmen got up one after another.

"As soon as the bell rings, night will soon fall, let's go get ready." One person said to Liu Ping.

Liu Ping followed a few people out of the bar and walked along the long street towards the edge of the town.

The leader said: "Liu Ping follows Old K and Qi Lu, the arrangement of the others remains the same, now wake up those lazy ones who are still sleeping, and start working."

"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.

When the crowd dispersed, a steel wall several meters thick was slowly rising from the ground.

Surrounding the entire town, a steel city wall is being formed.

Liu Ping noticed that there was some kind of strange pattern engraved on the outer wall of the city wall, revealing a rough and barbaric meaning.

"This is the wild totem - it is a relatively cheap breath-blocking method, used in large buildings, and can cover the breath of living things to a certain extent." Old K patted the city wall and said.

He jumped onto the city wall with a light leap, turned his head and waved to Liu Ping.

Liu Ping followed suit and jumped up.

"Okay, the three of us will guard this section of the city wall." Another night watchman said.

This night watchman is Qi Lu that the leader said.

He has a strong figure, wears rough and heavy iron armor, carries a three-meter-long battle ax, and has a simple and honest expression.

Even though Liu Ping had countless experiences with this length of battle axe, he couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

The three stood on the city wall and waited quietly.

At this time, the city wall made of steel has gradually risen to tens of meters high, and they can see the extremely far place in the wilderness from the city wall.

The wilderness is like a desert, without any life.

The dim setting sun hangs on the horizon, reflecting the earth into a golden yellow.

It's getting dark.

Dangdang!
A bell rang again.

"The second time the bell rang, there are still about 5 minutes of free time. Those who need to go to the bathroom or eat, hurry up and solve personal problems." Old K said.

"I'm ready." Liu Ping said.

"I hope no scary guy will pass by us tonight." Qi Lu sighed.

Everyone was silent.

Old K stood against the wall, took out a small bottle, uncorked the bottle and took two sips.

Liu Ping stared at the horizon in ecstasy, as if caught in the memories of the past.

Seeing the appearance of the two of them, Qi Lu casually put the battle ax on the ground, took out a whetstone, and slowly sharpened the blade of the axe.

The sun was setting.

Without any delay, the sky turned into pitch black night in an instant.

"It got dark too quickly." Liu Ping said with emotion.

"Of course, we are now in the world of death." Qi Lu muffled.

Just as Liu Ping was about to answer, lines of small characters suddenly appeared in the void:

"Notice!"

"The space has changed, and the dead world has overlapped with the current world."

"An extremely rare law is ruling both worlds."

"Everything is subject to the law of the world: 'Death spreads'."

"Explanation: The entire living world is under the shroud of the death world. You'd better move around within the small town, otherwise you're very likely to be drawn into the death world by the 'spread of death' and you won't be able to return."

As soon as Liu Ping finished reading, old K's exhortation sounded in his ears:

"Remember, don't leave the town, or you may not be able to come back after dawn."

Liu Ping took a few steps back and said, "Got it, I'll hide behind you."

Old K and Qi Lu nodded slightly.

As a rookie and a healer, if Liu Ping rushed to the front, it would be extremely stupid.

The three stood guard on the city wall, quietly waiting for the long night to pass.

in the wilderness.

Everything withered, nothing moved.

In the beginning, nothing really happened.

Liu Ping looked at Old K and Qi Lu from time to time.

I saw that the two of them looked serious and kept vigilance at all times.

time flies.

An hour passed.

Just as Liu Ping was feeling bored, a throbbing suddenly appeared in his heart.

At the same time, Qi Lu strode to the city wall, put the battle ax in front of him, and made a defensive posture.

"See?" He lowered his voice.

"I see." Old K also whispered.

Old K pulled out a revolver from the holster at his side and pointed it into the depths of the darkness.

Liu Ping looked in the direction the gun was pointing.

Hundreds of meters away from the city wall, a woman appeared on the ground.

The woman couldn't see her face clearly, she was wearing a long off-white dress, and she was swaying forward in the wilderness.

The direction she was heading was just parallel to the town, and if there were no accidents, she would pass by the town.

The night is more intense.

In such darkness, it is almost impossible to see things tens of meters away.

Thanks to the night watchman's professional talent "Dark Insight", Old K and Qi Luren monitored the woman's trajectory throughout the process.

Time passed slowly.

Seventeen and eight minutes later, the woman walked out of the sight of the three and disappeared.

Just as Liu Ping breathed a sigh of relief, he saw Old K and Qi Lu standing still, one maintaining an offensive posture and the other maintaining a defensive posture, as if the woman had never left.

Another few minutes passed.

The woman suddenly appeared in the field of vision of the three of them again.

This time, her walking direction changed slightly, moving closer to Dark Mist Town.

After counting 10 minutes.

The woman walked out of the sight of the three and disappeared.

Time passed slowly.

The woman did not reappear.

It was not until two quarters of an hour later that Old K and Qi Lu relaxed a little.

"What was that woman doing just now?" Liu Ping asked.

"I don't know." Old K said.

"Is she human?" Liu Ping asked again.

"I don't know." Qi Lu said.

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

——Because I don't know, I dare not take it lightly.

Qi Lu said in a speculative tone: "It may be a monster from the world of death—there are too many monsters, and we can't recognize them; of course, it may be just an ordinary dead person, and no one knows."

Old K said: "The reason why it came twice is probably because our Dark Fog Town suddenly appeared in the world of death, which caught its attention, so it came again."

next moment.

The three of them changed their expressions in unison, and looked into the dark depths outside the city wall.

A figure appeared again in the wilderness hundreds of meters away.

that woman!

She was wearing a long gray dress, standing alone in the dark wilderness, looking blankly at Dark Mist Town.

After watching for a while, the woman gradually showed a puzzled look on her face.

"There is...something...strange..."

She murmured and took a step forward.

——She was walking in the direction of Dark Mist Town!

step.

Another step.

The woman staggered, but eventually got closer and closer to the section of the city wall where the three of them were.

The expression on the woman's face also gradually changed.

She began to look a little brighter.

On the city wall, Old K drew out his revolver, and Qi Lu slowly raised his battle axe.

"Liu Ping." Old K called out in a low voice.

"I'm here." Liu Ping said.

"Hide away."

After the voice fell, the woman had already walked to the city wall.

The woman slowly raised her head and looked towards the city wall.

"No matter who you are, leave here immediately, or we will attack you." Old K said.

The woman listened quietly.

She stood for a few breaths, and suddenly a strange light burst out on her face.

"It's...a voice, the voice of a living person..."

The woman's eyes gradually turned into vertical pupils, her whole body rose into the air, and the ground collapsed under her feet, revealing her real huge body.

(End of this chapter)