purgatory artist

Chapter 535 Treat You To A Glass Of Wine
under night.

The campfire was crackling and burning.

A hand reached out and dropped the card onto the hot grill.

On the card, the injured green dragon was groggy, as if he didn't feel anything.

"Looks like we need to add more fire."

Someone said with a smile.

Alan De's voice sounded: "Is that so?"

The grill glowed more intensely red, and even the void began to rupture.

On the card, the green dragon finally showed a painful expression.

"The marching equipment really can withstand the high temperature—do you want to eat dragon meat today?" Another voice sounded.

"No, I have something to ask the dragon later, let's save it first." Alan De said.

The flames faded.

The cards were thrown on the grill without anyone noticing.

Alan De stood up, clapped his hands and said: "Okay, now let's talk about a serious matter. As soon as we came to this sacred pillar, we found newcomers who are qualified to join the expeditionary force. This is worth having a drink with everyone."

No one answered.

Suddenly a female voice sounded: "Forget it, a bunch of cheapskates, I'll buy this glass of wine."

A bottle of wine is opened.

It flew in mid-air, filled everyone's fill, and then slowly flew back and landed in front of the woman again.

Five or six people before the fire raised their glasses together.

Liu Ping also raised his cup.

"Thank you, everyone, thank you." He smiled at the woman.

Everyone drank it.

Alan put down his glass, looked at Liuping with an encouraging look, and said:
"After becoming an expeditionary force, the first thing to do is hunting."

"Go, go hunting in this dark world, kill those existences hidden in this world, before tomorrow morning, you have to bring your prey back, and exchange merit points from me - merit points determine your Do you have food?"

"Ok."

Liu Ping stood up, turned around and walked into the night.

It wasn't until he was out of sight that Alande looked away, and smiled at everyone, "I bet this kid can survive."

"Of course, when did the boss miss you?" A bearded man said.

"If you recommend outstanding members of the same clan to enlist in the army, the boss will also get a lot of merit points." The woman who invited everyone to drink laughed.

"That's what I deserve, and I rely on my eyesight to make a living." Alan De said with his eyes wide open.

"That's right," the woman stood up, stretched, and yawned, "Let's talk, I'm very poor recently, and I have to grab something to bring back."

"Who told you to bet so big every time you play poker, so you can't bet less?" Aland said.

The crowd laughed.

"Without enough chips, what's the point of playing - I'm leaving."

After the female soldier finished speaking, she disappeared in a flash.

Alan shook his head helplessly.

"Here we come, let's play cards." Several soldiers greeted Alan De.

"Small betting is fun, each bet is not allowed to exceed 10 merit points, do you hear me?" Aland said.

"Yes, boss." Everyone responded.

……

Liu Ping walked forward in the dark.

He has a blank card in his hand, which was given to him by Alan De.

Killed or captured prey can be put away with this card.

The rabbit emerged from the void and whispered:
"What's the situation with those people?"

"I don't know yet. After observing for a while, there should be an answer." Liu Ping said.

He lightly landed on a rock several meters high, his gaze swept across the wilderness from left to right.

Two lines of small characters suddenly jumped out.

This line of small words appeared on a pile of dirt hundreds of meters away, showing that it was a note inspired by "knowledge like a god":

"Digger Turtle."

"The title of good virtue in the turtle, because of his compassion, he often carries all the corpses and buries them in the eternal night, making them sleep peacefully, and killing them is ominous."

okay.

If you look at it, you can't kill it, otherwise your merits will be deducted.

Liu Ping turned his eyes and looked further away, only to see two lines of small characters appearing in another sunken sand pile:
"Soul Devouring Demon Snake."

"Can eat all plants for a living, but likes to devour souls, and feels the thrill of feeling the pain of souls struggling in the body."

This can kill!

Liu Ping closed his eyes and thought for a few breaths, then slightly moved his body and flew in the direction of the snake.

Halfway through the flight without a sound, Liu Ping shouted:

"Rabbit, drive it out!"

"it is good."

The rabbit waved its paw enthusiastically.

The ground was immediately covered with frost, which continued to spread towards the hiding place of the Soul Devouring Demon Snake.

The snake knew immediately that he was exposed.

"A human... ate you!"

It got out of the ground, rose into the air like an electric shot, and opened its bloody mouth to bite Liu Ping.

Liu Ping took out the long knife, trembling all over his body, until the snake was about to bite him, and then he yelled:
"Crack!"

In an instant, the huge body of the Soul Devouring Demon Snake was frozen by the frost, and it remained motionless.

Liu Ping sighed helplessly.

If you don't move, how can I kill you?

I can only chop things!
But I can't stop yelling "Ka", because if you don't yell, you will bite me, which means that both sides will suffer.

Fortunately, at this moment, the rabbit thoughtfully threw a huge ice crystal and hit the snake on the head, causing it to tremble imperceptibly.

hum-

With a clear sound, the prison-suppressing knife was unsheathed immediately, and turned into a huge thunder that shot straight into the sky, splitting all the surrounding dark void, revealing the endless turbulence hidden behind the void.

A glowing thunder line appeared between the snake's pupils, extending to the end of its body.

The moment the line disappeared, the whole snake was cut in half.

A line of burning small characters jumped out:
"Congratulations, you have obtained 300 points of merit."

Liu Ping fell down and lightly tossed the blank card in his hand.

The body of the magic snake disappeared instantly.

On the card, there were corpses and blood clots all over the place, which looked like huge snakes.

"finished."

Liu Ping breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, another line of small characters appeared:

"Current merit: 310 points."

"When you get 1000 points of merit, you can choose to create secondary combat skills, or continue to accumulate merit."

Liu Ping asked curiously: "Continue to accumulate merit? What will happen?"

Sequence said: "When you get 1200 points of merit, you can upgrade the original primary skills."

"The upgraded skill is a secondary skill, but because it is obtained by upgrading the previous primary skill, it is stronger than the general secondary skill."

After reading it, Liu Ping made a decision after a little thought.

It is nothing more than accumulating 200 more merit points.

It is still a good deal to exchange for stronger skills.

Then continue to accumulate merit!
Just as Liu Ping was about to leave, he suddenly became alert, held down the long knife and looked around.

I saw a figure slowly appearing not far away.

——It was the female soldier who bought herself a drink!
When he first entered the barracks, Liu Ping heard Alan De calling her Delia.

Delia folded her arms and looked at Liu Ping in the dark, then suddenly smiled and said, "The knife just now was good, no wonder Alande took a look at you."

"Thank you for the wine. When I earn meritorious service, I'll treat you to a drink too." Liu Ping cupped his hands.

"It's pretty good—for you are so cute and sensible, let me give you a piece of advice." Delia said.

"All ears." Liu Ping said.

"Go all out to accumulate meritorious deeds. After three days, if your meritorious deeds do not reach the passing mark, Alan De will kill you without hesitation and use your soul to make up for his loss." Delia said.

"Kill me? Why?" Liu Ping asked puzzled.

"This is how newcomers are assessed."

"Then—what about you?"

"We, every day the person with the least meritorious service in the team will be eliminated immediately, and the soul will be sent to the transformation pool—so you see that no one is willing to buy you a glass of wine, because even a single meritorious service may determine whether they live or die." Die." Delia said.

Suddenly there was an extra card in her hand.

On that card, a monster was drawn, standing in a misty mist, only showing a weird face, quietly overlooking the human camp on the ground.

Its face, half is a man, the other half is a woman.

——Nightmare monsters.

Liu Ping stared at the card, and lines of burning small characters quickly appeared in the void:

"Nightmare Card: Transformation Pool (pseudo)."

"This is a deceptive card that can deceive all sentient beings, but it cannot do any deceitful things in front of you."

"You can see it for what it really is:"

"Nightmare Card: Devour."

"Once this card is activated, it will immediately absorb the user's soul and send it directly to the nightmare monster drawn on the card."

Liu Ping's heart skipped a beat.

That's it!

There is no doubt that these people should be the "fruits" of that nightmare monster.

Poor these people think they have established civilization and are fighting for the world for their group, but they are actually just serving as pawns for that nightmare monster, collecting food for it.

And every other day, one person must become the food of that monster.

How cruel and desolate this is.

Liu Ping looked at Delia and said with a smile: "The meritorious service is so precious, but you are willing to spend the meritorious service to treat me to a drink."

"Because I'm the strongest." Delia laughed.

A line of small words quietly appeared above her head:

"A lost daughter of bones."

"The sentient beings she killed are countless, and the bones are piled up like a mountain, and the peaks cannot be seen after climbing all year round."

She waved her hand at Liu Ping, and continued: "It's ten o'clock in the evening, and there are still two hours before the merits will be settled. I have to fight for a while, see you later."

"Wait!" Liu Ping called to stop her.

"What's wrong? Is there anything else?"

"What would happen if it was those ordinary people——Aland met ordinary humans?" Liu Ping asked.

"Of course it is sent back to be a coolie. A person is too ordinary. If you don't work as a coolie, how can you help the ethnic group maintain their combat effectiveness?"

"For a lifetime?" Liu Ping asked.

"Forever? If you think too much, you will die in a few years, and your soul will also enter the transformation pool, contributing the last bit of power to the living."

Delia walked forward with a smile as she spoke, and leaned into Liu Ping's ear and said, "Little guy, don't have any naive illusions, the only thing you can do is step on other people's bones and climb up. otherwise--"

"You are ready to turn into a skeleton and let others step on you to climb up."

As soon as the words fell, a faint blue starlight suddenly appeared on her body, and she disappeared from Liu Ping's eyes.

Liu Ping stood there for a while.

"Whether it's for merit or to continue to understand these people... I will continue to hunt and kill those monsters."

He shook his head, and walked into the depths of the endless dark wilderness.

(End of this chapter)