Purgatory Artist-Chapter 139: Compulsory Conscription

Libertas is alive!

Liu Ping silently remembered that and asked: "Is there any way to help the city's defense?"

The long metal tube answered ''[There are no official soldiers available, unable to engage in battle]''

"Are there any defensive combat machines?" Liu Ping asked again.

''[Large-scale combat machines require five people to operate at the same time, currently there are no available operators, unable to activate]'' the metal tube continued.

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

The metal tube went silent for a few moments, then suddenly let out a rapid alarm.

"[An emergency has been detected]"

''[This incident is of the highest severity]''

''[Against this situation, immediately begin mandatory defense deployment]''

''[Please prepare for battle!]''

Liu Ping was stunned and asked: "What — —"

Before he finished, two metal tubes appeared from the void of space and connected to the void of space behind him and Xiao Mengluo with a 'kacha' sound.

Faint Card frames appeared around the two of them, then disappeared into the air.

...

A few dozen miles away.

In a secluded alleyway.

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

The cold metal voice came again:

''[Deployment complete]''

''[In 10 seconds, a Shadow Fiend will pass by here, you must stop it]''

Liu Ping asked: "Where are the others?"

''[Deployment in progress, all combatants must respond to this mandatory conscription]''

''[— — This incident is extremely serious, all combatants who passively fight, escape, or surrender will be treated as accomplices of the devils and will be executed immediately afterwards!]''

The metal tube disappeared into the void of space.

At the very next moment.

A monster wearing a black cloak appeared on the other side of the alleyway.

It looked like a human, but under the long cloak, there were numerous compound legs.

Seeing Liu Ping and Xiao Mengluo, the monster took off the hood to reveal its thin, skeletal face.

"A dragon? No, there must be something wrong with the information, you're clearly a human "the monster said in confusion.

Liu Ping raised his shield and asked behind him: "Can you still fight?"

Xiao Mengluo replied: "I can shoot a few arrows, but I can't run or dodge."

"Get ready," Liu Ping said.

He quickly approached the monster.

The monster hesitated a bit, then reached out its long claws from under the cloak.

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

"A small wound can corrode your everything!"

The monster grinned maliciously, its body suddenly rushed forward, the bone blade dancing into a dazzling green shadow.

When Liu Ping was halfway there, he increased his speed again. He suddenly put down his shield and threw out the long spear that was hidden behind him with all his might.

"Zhong —"

Amidst his angry roar, the spear let out a shrill whistle as it pierced through the layers of green shadows, and was about to hit the monster.

The monster did not panic. It stretched out its other front claw, which instantly turned into a bone knife, and swung it at the spear.

Clang!

A crisp sound of collision rang out.

The monster snorted coldly. Just as it was about to say something, it saw a sudden change.

A cold frost burst out from the spear and completely enveloped the monster.

At the same time, Liu Ping had already passed by the green bone blade that had suddenly stopped and rushed in front of the monster.

"Now!"

He shouted and slammed his shield upwards with all his might!

The monster was instantly sent flying.

Xiao Mengluo had been waiting for a long time. When she heard Liu Ping's shout, she immediately released the bowstring.

Whoosh —

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

At that moment, Liu Ping had already caught the spear and stabbed it into the monster's body from below.

The monster let out a shrill cry.

Drops of green liquid splashed out from its body and landed on the shield.

The shield immediately let out a sizzling sound as it was being corroded, and holes appeared on it.

What a powerful poison!

Liu Ping's expression changed, and he threw the shield on the ground.

The monster's body turned into a series of afterimages and completely disappeared from the void of space.

Although it seemed slow, the entire battle lasted less than ten seconds.

The outcome was clear.

Xiao Mengluo looked at Liu Ping, her face showing a thoughtful expression.

"What's wrong?" Liu Ping turned back and asked her.

"Nothing, your timing was too accurate. There was no mistake at all." Xiao Mengluo said in admiration.

Behind the two, the void opened again.

The metal pipe popped out of the ground.

It spoke in a cold voice.

''[Your battle has been won.]''

''[This victory will buy some time for the entire battle.]''

''[Begin to provide you with supplies.]''

''[Please use the supplies immediately to improve your condition.]''

''[In two minutes, you will be deployed to the next battlefield.]''The metal pipe slowly expanded, and two items were placed 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 of words written on it.

|Wound Healing and Stamina Replenishment Potion|

Xiao Mengluo opened the lid and tried to take a sip. After a few seconds, she finished the potion in one gulp.

There was a hint of redness on her face.

"How is it?" Liu Ping asked.

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

In front of Liu Ping was a brand-new shield.

He raised the shield and felt that it was much heavier than the shield of the Empire's soldiers from before.

Lines of small burning words appeared in the void.

[You have obtained an item: Knight's Protector.]

[Armor, advanced magic item.]

[This shield has two defensive properties, 'Sturdy' and 'Elemental Resistance', as well as a unique offensive magic: Elementary Thunderstorm.]

[Elementary Thunderstorm: Every time your shield blocks 10 attacks from the power of evil, its holy property will be activated, creating a field of lightning that will envelop your surroundings for 3 seconds.]

Liu Ping waved his shield gently and felt a sense of security in his heart.

— — -My shield was corroded by the poison, so the city's defense system immediately provided me with a better shield.

The difference between this shield and the previous one was like the difference between heaven and earth.

— — -It should be some kind of treasure.

Xiao Mengluo was the same.

Her wounds had yet to fully recover, so she immediately received a potion that specifically healed her wounds and replenished her stamina. After using it, she immediately recovered to her peak condition.

A potion like this must be expensive.

— — -The city's defense system is already doing its best to help me fight and save this city.

While he was thinking, a cold metallic voice came from the void.

''[Two minutes have passed.]''

''[Trainee Knight Liu Ping, Trainee Archer Xiao Mengluo.]''

''[You will be summoned to the department store immediately.]''

''[There are 5 winged stinger devils there.]''

''[Attention!]''

''[In terms of strength, you are no match for these 5 monsters.]''

''[But the outcome of the other battles has yet to be determined, so this defense system has no one to use.]''

''[You are the only available cards.]''

''[Please fight with all your might. If you win, the system will gather the power of the city to heal your wounds and replenish your strength.]''

''[Teleportation will begin in ten seconds.]''

Both of them were stunned.

Xiao Mengluo said, "Will we die? I mean, the soul disappears."

"Fight with all your might, you take care hide hide behind me." Liu Pin finished, couldn't help but sigh and said, "Teacher Ted once said that the empire's battles are all about the Sequence uniformly deploying all the personnel, I only now understand what's going on."

Metal pipes appeared from the void, gently connected to the back of the two, with a "click" "click" two sound.

The next instant.

They disappeared from their original location.

They appeared in front of a burning building.

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

--These are five bat-like monsters.

"Dragon?"

"No."

"It looks like the guy in the video, but his aura is human."

"Then let's kill it."

"Go!"

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

"How are we going to fight?" Xiao Mengluo asked anxiously.

"They are too fast, you hide first, wait for me to give you a signal." Liu Ping said, raising his shield and rushed forward.

Four winged stinger devils surrounded him, and the fifth one flew toward Xiao Mengluo.

Liu Ping turned his head, spat at the winged stinger devils and said disdainfully, "A sissy who only dares to fight with women, I guess you wouldn't even dare to look at me because that would scare the piss out of you."

The winged stinger devil paused in mid-air, turned around, and flew back, growling, "Kill this one first!"

It took the lead and rushed towards Liu Ping, stabbing at his heart with its sharp claws.

Dang!

Liu Ping raised his shield and blocked it, turning his footsteps and changing the direction of his shield.

Dang! Dang!

Two sounds in a row.

The other two winged stinger devils attacked from his back, but were also blocked by the shield.

The fourth winged stinger devil was about to pounce, but when it saw how well Liu Ping was blocking the attack, it stopped charging and spat out a hot fireball.

Liu Ping didn't catch the fireball, instead, his body twisted sideways, tilting the shield into an angle.

Boom!

The fireball smashed into the shield, splashing a streak of fire, causing the fifth winged stinger devil that was preparing to sneak attack to dodge away in a terrible mess.

The winged stinger devils were all a bit surprised.

"Is this kid really a trainee knight?"

"He doesn't even have an aura..."

"Looks like he really is."

"Kill him, don't let him grow up!"

They flew in mid-air, faster and faster, turning into a trail of shadows, swooping down towards Liu Ping at a tricky angle.

Liu Ping simply took his spear back behind his back and held his shield with both hands, continuously resisting.

Several attacks in a row--

The five stinger devils failed to break through his shield.

Xiao Mengluo, holding her longbow, couldn't help but tremble as she watched from the sidelines.

Such defense skills.

Such judgment.

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

Did he really die for stealing a woman?

That seems like a lie!

But if that's true, what kind of woman would be worth stealing?

Xiao Mengluo suddenly noticed Liu Ping glancing at her.

--He was signaling her to get ready!

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

The next moment.

Liu Ping raised his shield high and slammed a winged stinger devil onto the ground.

All the other winged stinger devils immediately pounced on him, attempting to save their kin--

"Attack!"

Liu Ping shouted.

A brilliant blue-white light erupted from the shield, instantly transforming into a dome that enveloped his surroundings.

The five winged stinger devils instantly convulsed, unable to move a single bit.

Swish, swish, swish...

Xiao Mengluo kept shooting arrows out.

One winged stinger devil was shot into a sieve.

The second one was shot through the head.

The third one barely dodged an arrow and was pierced by Liu Ping's spear.

The fourth--

Bam!

There was a dull sound.

Liu Ping used his shield to smash it to the ground.

Xiao Mengluo added an arrow.

The last winged stinger devil rose up into the sky and fled into the distance.

A streak of shadow caught up with it and passed through its body without any delay, nailing it to a street lamp post dozens of meters away.

It was the spear.

The winged stinger devil struggled a few times, but the spear didn't budge.

Black blood emerged from the monster's body and flowed down the lamp post.

After a few breaths, it stopped moving.

Xiao Mengluo looked at Liu Ping with a shocked expression on her face.

She saw him looking at her and said with a thumbs up: "Amazing archery skills, good job!."

Xiao Mengluo was stunned.

good job! me?

... This guy is really good at talking.

In fact, to be serious.

That level of defense just now was truly amazing.

Suddenly, a cold, metallic sound rang out.

''[Trainee Knight Liu Ping, Trainee Archer Xiao Meng Luo.]''

''[You have completed an extremely important defense mission.]''

''[The city's defense system has made the following decision in order to defend the optimal event:]''

''[You will be provided with the resources for immediate promotion.]''

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''[You must be promoted to full professions and stop the devil's plans!]''