purgatory artist

Chapter 581
Snowflakes fell densely.

There was a crackling sound from the fireplace, revealing a rare warmth.

Liu Ping sat cross-legged on a chair not far from the fireplace, looking at the brand new interface that appeared in front of him:
"Number: 05."

"From the Dark World."

"Brief description of the task: the rest time will last until seven o'clock in the evening. From seven o'clock, please try to survive until tomorrow morning."

There are only three lines of small silver characters in total.

No more information.

Liu Ping looked at the long-haired man and asked, "What danger will there be at night?"

The long-haired man shook his head and said, "I came here during the day, so I don't know what's going on at night..."

"It's enough to survive five nights, isn't it?" Liu Ping said.

"You think it's easy? There are about [-] people who came from the same batch as me, and I'm the only one who has survived to this moment." The long-haired man said coldly.

Liu Ping looked at the two alcoholics not far away.

—They were still lying on the table, snoring loudly.

The long-haired man followed his gaze and said, "Those two are veterans—the guy with the beard lived for six days, but he was not satisfied with the position he got, so he stayed here and wanted to work hard." Let’s see if we can get a higher evaluation.”

"His code name—"

"He is 01, the guy next to him drinking with him is 03, I am 04, and you are 05."

suddenly.

A line of small silver characters floated on the interface:
"There are still three minutes until seven o'clock in the evening, please be ready."

The long-haired man obviously also saw this prompt, and suddenly pulled out a black staff, and said in a low voice: "It's about to start, what is your profession? Can you cooperate with me?"

Liu Ping looked to the other side of the room, and saw that the two drunkards had woken up, looking listless, yawning constantly, placing short weapons on the table, and doing the final inspection.

Now Liu Ping understood in his heart.

This sorcerer code-named 04 managed to survive the entire day, and was completely ignorant of the situation at night, eager to find a companion to fight with.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have said so much to himself.

—Like those two drunk guys, they don't even bother to talk to themselves.

"I'm a close combat professional."

Liu Ping said with a smile, and put the two knives on the table in front of him by the way.

The long-haired man's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "Very well, we can cope with various situations very well together."

"I think so too." Liu Ping said.

The two waited silently for a few breaths.

when - when - when -

Suddenly, the clock on the wall chimed.

I saw the small wooden door on the clock open to both sides, and a mechanical bird popped out, making a piercing scream:
"It's seven o'clock! It's seven o'clock!"

"From now on, you can't leave this house, otherwise it will be hard to say what will happen."

The mechanical bird retracted.

The small wooden door on the clock slammed shut with a bang.

Almost at the same moment—

All lights go out.

A large hole was cracked in the ceiling, and a hanged man fell from the ceiling and hung in front of several people.

It was a woman covered in blood.

She seemed to have just died, and was strangled by a thick black rope around her neck, hanging in the air, turning slowly.

The only remaining fire in the fireplace reflected on her face——

Her face was full of horror and despair, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying.

Dead silence.

Blood dripped down her clothes and made a ticking sound.

"No. 02! How did she die!"

The long-haired man lost his voice.

"Is she 02?" Liu Ping asked.

The long-haired man said: "Yes, she is obviously resting in the attic—wait a minute, before you came, I seemed to hear the sound of windows opening in the attic—"

Several people looked at each other.

The bearded man code-named 01 spoke:
"Go up to the attic and see what's going on—better if we all go together."

He's the most experienced guy here.

Everyone else nodded, and Liu Ping also felt that he should find out how No. 02 died.

Several people came to the long stairs.

"05, are you a close combat professional?" No. 01 asked.

"Ah, yes." Liu Ping said.

"You are at the front." 03 said in an unquestionable tone.

01 nodded.

Liu Ping looked at the two, and saw that 01 was wearing a light gray leather armor, which seemed to be a profession that tended to be stealthy.

03 has a row of grenades hanging around his waist, several tactical belts tied to his body, which are full of magazines, and holds a shotgun in his hand.

There are mages, assassins, and gunmen, and they really are not suitable for rushing to the front.

It's really that I, who holds a knife, are suitable for exploring the way ahead.

"Okay, come with me."

Liu Ping looked around while walking towards the attic.

No surprises all the way.

Pushing open the door of the attic, I saw a big hole in the floor inside.

A long blood-soaked rope was stuck at the foot of the bed and ran down the hole.

This is how the female corpse was suspended in the air.

The window of the room is open, and it can be seen that the outside is already pitch black, only densely packed snowflakes are flying, accompanied by the howling of the wind.

"This idiot must have opened the window to be killed by something outside, damn it!" No. 03 cursed.

The others didn't speak.

The mechanical bird reminded him before, "You can't leave this house, or you'll end up in trouble", which proves that the house should be considered safe.

Who knew the window was opened by 02.

This is tantamount to leading the wolf into the house——

It is not yet known what entered the house.

Liu Ping thought for a while, then casually took a knife and dismantled the wooden bed.

"What are you doing?" No. 03 asked warily.

"You can't leave the window open all the time, who knows what else is outside, I'll seal it up," Liu Ping said.

The eyes of several people fell on the broken window again.

The long-haired man suddenly waved his staff and whispered, "Go, take a look outside."

I saw a pile of flying colorful foam coming out of the top of the staff, quickly passed through the window, scattered in the strong wind, and went away along the wind and snow.

The long-haired man murmured, "Reveal."

Dozens of phantom light curtains flashed in front of him, revealing the scene outside.

——Those bubbles are like eyes, detecting the situation of the entire village outside for him.

The bearded man No. 01 only glanced at it, and immediately said: "05, move faster."

Liu Ping also took a look, and the movements of his hands immediately sped up, splitting out seven or eight planks almost instantly.

With a wave of his hand, those planks flew over and sealed the window tightly.

No. 01 took out a few nails and said: "This is a holy nail with the power to exorcise evil spirits. It is said that it has once nailed down the most evil beings."

He popped the nails out one by one, and nailed the boards to the window.

The sound of wind and snow suddenly disappeared.

The house returned to silence.

The four of them breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes still fixed on those phantom light curtains.

In the light curtain—

There are no more villages.

The whole world turned into an endless nothingness, only this house was floating in the darkness, like a building block that could be broken at any time.

In the depths of the dark void, some gigantic figures swam silently.

Countless shrill screams came from a farther void.

——The whole house is already in some kind of alien space, and it will be in danger at any time!
"Master, I have accepted your observation technique. This is not a clever technique. It is likely that some existence will follow and find us."

No. 01 said in a deep voice.

"Ah, good." The long-haired man hurriedly waved his staff.

All phantom images dissipated immediately.

"Although the power has been cut off, the fire in the fireplace must be extinguished, otherwise some existence may sense the existence of the fire element." No. 01 continued.

"Damn it! She was also ascended, but she didn't even have this bit of common sense. Now she is dying happily, and she will make trouble for us when she dies." No. 03 cursed.

He pulled out a whip, turned around and walked down to the attic.

"What are you going to do?" No. 01 asked.

"Extinguish the fire in the fireplace, and give that guy two whips to calm down by the way."

No. 03 went downstairs.

No. 01 sighed: "It's a way to block the breath, I suggest you all use it."

Liu Ping nodded.

What the other party said was very reasonable. Right now, you really should restrain your breath and don't attract the attention of any unknown existence.

After tonight, the house will surely return to the village, and then it will be safe.

He casually pinched a breath-holding formula.

"Come on, let's go downstairs and take care of each other through the night." No. 01 said.

"That's right." The long-haired man said quickly.

Liu Ping glanced at No. 01.

This guy was as indifferent as a piece of ice at first.

After seeing the situation outside the house, he suddenly became enthusiastic.

——For some reason, Liu Ping always felt that he was a little scared.

Obviously a person who has experienced six nights, at first he dozed off calmly, but now there is such a change.

Could it be that the situation tonight is different from usual?
The three turned around and walked down from the attic.

"careful!"

No. 01 shouted suddenly.

The long-haired man raised his staff nervously.

Liu Ping had already drawn his knife and flew out, standing in the middle of the house.

Several people looked back and forth.

Got nothing.

——The hanged female corpse disappeared together with No. 03.

"How is it possible, No. 03 came down on the front foot, why did it disappear?"

The long-haired man didn't bother to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead, and murmured in a low voice.

No. 01 closed his eyes for a moment, and suddenly said: "It's the Void Hidden Technique! There is something hiding in the Void, and we need to find it!"

"Can it be hit?" Liu Ping asked quickly.

"Yes!" No. 01 said.

Liu Ping thought about lightning.

Divine thoughts scanned the entire room, but found nothing.

At this time, it is not suitable to use such powerful and strange sword techniques as "shaking" and "if there are any voices and hearers, all will be cut off and their souls will be cut off here".

Otherwise, as soon as the knife is pulled out, the house may be broken.

So--

Liu Ping held the saber upright in front of him, and said in a low voice, "Chop."

The long knife hummed.

The invisible light of the sword burst out from the blade, cutting towards all corners of the room.

——Vacuum Slashing Method·Virtual Slashing Form!
Suddenly, a slight roar sounded.

found it!
The three quickly gathered together and looked in the direction of the sound.

I saw the bloody female corpse squatting on the wall at the other end of the room, staring at Liu Ping with hatred.

She was biting the neck of another corpse tightly, and she never let go even after being chopped off by Liu Ping's saber technique.

Number 03!
That's the body of No. 03!

(End of this chapter)