Purgatory Artist-Chapter 158: The Divine Knight

Chapter 158 - The Divine Knight

In the night breeze.

An old man in patterned clothing stood outside the Royal Academy, both hands on his walking stick, looking up at the giant Card that sealed the entire Royal Academy.

Time had left traces of vicissitudes on his face, while his body was already hunched over, his eyes were half-closed, as if he could fall asleep at any moment.

Behind him, several Generals stood in a row.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't think I'd disturb you" General Ross spoke in a low voice.

"Enough nonsense, give me the examination card," the old man yawned.

A Card quickly appeared in front of him.

There was a clock drawn on the card. What was different from ordinary clocks was that there was an eye on every scale of the clock.

A total of 12 eyes.

They stared unblinkingly at the Royal Academy.

"How many monsters are left in the Royal Academy?" the old man asked.

Following his question, a line of constantly changing numbers appeared on top of the clock.

The old man silently stared at the numbers.

A few dozen minutes later.

The elimination battle was over.

The numbers returned to zero.

It was now that the old man threw the Card to his subordinate and scolded: "I was halfway through my game when I heard something happened here, I didn't even bother to take my winnings and ran to the royal family to explain, then immediately rushed here to help you guys. You bastards, can't you just be a bit less worried every day?"

All the soldiers lowered their heads, not daring to utter a single word.

The old man squinted his eyes and stared at General Ross: "Little Ross, how did you die back in Purgatory?"

General Ross spoke in a low voice: "Reporting to the Chief Commander, I died back then because I failed to challenge a Divinity."

The old man sighed and shook his head: "So troublesome when you were alive, and you're still troublesome even after death in the Eternal Night, seems like you died in vain back then."

"I'm sorry, Chief Commander, sir." General Ross lowered his head.

"No need to be sorry, just look at you bunch of laughable fools, still thinking about fighting for power every day? Trying to trip up the royal family? Demanding equality? Tsk, tsk, tsk, just what kind of place is this! "

The more the old man spoke, the angrier he got. He threw his walking stick to the ground and shouted:

"This is the boundless Eternal Night! You can't even reach the end of this place in your entire life, and who knows how many terrifying monsters you've buried here!"

"Once a Hibernator that exceeds our ability to deal with appears, the entire human empire will be destroyed. Under such circumstances, you still don't forget to fight among yourselves?"

"Everyone, let's work together. Otherwise, when our souls are eaten by the monsters, we won't be able to regret it."

After the old man finished speaking, his figure flashed and disappeared from where he stood.

Only the generals were left standing where they were, looking at each other.

General Pang sighed and stood up, saying loudly, "Alright, remove the seal and send the battlefield clean-up team into the Royal Academy. Send more people to bring the students out — move!"

"Yes!"

The officers responded.

... ...

At the other side of the city.

In a quiet alley.

The manhole cover was quietly removed, and a figure gently landed on the ground.

Liu Ping.

He put the manhole cover back and looked around. Seeing that there was no one around, he stood up and walked out of the alley.

"Should I remove the possession?" Zhao Chanyi asked silently.

"Remove it. From now on, don't let anyone think that I'm not a human," Liu Ping said.

"Alright."

Zhao Chanyi replied.

Liu Ping's figure gradually returned to normal.

After walking for a few dozen meters, he suddenly stopped.

There was only one small path in the narrow alley, but a black figure suddenly flew from the sky and silently landed in the middle of the small path, blocking it.

A sleepy voice sounded:

"Recipient of the Empire's Gold Medal, student Liu Ping of the Royal Academy of Premature Deaths. It's already so late, why are you wandering around here alone?"

The dim street lights illuminated the figure of the other party.

— — it was an old man with white hair and a beard, wearing striped pajamas.

Zhao Chanyi's voice suddenly sounded in Liu Ping's mind:

"Do you need to make a move?"

"No, I know this person, you must not appear." Liu Ping said.

"Is he very strong?"

"It's not a matter of whether he's strong or not, but that there's no need."

Countless thoughts flashed through Liu Ping's mind, then he suddenly laughed:

"Sometimes, in order to live a normal life, people like us have no choice but to hide ourselves."

The old man was surprised: "So confident? Student Liu Ping, can we spar once? "

Liu Ping said: "You're too strong, just one strike and my soul will scatter."

"I'll suppress my strength to your level."

"Are you sure? You should know that people like you who talk to me like this are all dead. "

"Then let's try it." The old man suddenly disappeared from where he stood, then appeared in front of Liu Ping in the next moment, the crutch in his hand pointed at Liu Ping's chest like lightning.

Liu Ping seemed to have expected it, he twisted his body to avoid the crutch, then kicked the other party.

The old man was instantly kicked into the air.

"Huh?" the old man was surprised again.

"Don't go back on your words." As Liu Ping spoke, he kicked lightly with both feet and his entire body flew up. In an instant, he struck with his shoulder, elbow, fist, knee, and roundhouse kick —

Dong!

The old man was kicked away, then lightly landed on the ground.

He took out a card and shone it at Liu Ping.

A few words appeared on the card:

|Human soul (free).|

The old man put the card away, then smiled: "Kid, how did you die in Purgatory?"

"Stealing a woman," Liu Ping said.

"That woman is definitely not ordinary."

"Yes, she's someone's fiancée, it's from a huge family, but in the end, I managed to steal her away.

"Where's her fiancé?"

"He died."

"Tsk, what a ferocious brat, no wonder you dared to sneak into the academy alone to deal with the insects — — Speaking of which, what is your profession?

Answer me properly, this concerns whether or not I will send someone to interrogate you. "The old man said half-truthfully.

Liu Ping was about to say something when he suddenly remembered what the knight said.

"The only suggestion I can give you is to use another knight profession to cover it up — — Remember, only the knight profession can merge with the 'Warden Knight' and successfully cover up the existence of this profession."

There was a moment of silence.

Liu Ping clasped his hands in front of his chest and said with a solemn expression: "For the love and justice of the earth, I hereby summon the Sacred meal, representing the mercy of the heavens, to give this holy meal to all of you for free."

His body emitted a gentle white light, as if an angel had descended to earth.

Immediately after, rays of white light appeared in front of Liu Ping, materializing into a long dining table, silver cutlery, golden candlesticks and a music box that emitted a beautiful melody.

Soup, bread, milk, salad, wine, pickled fish, steak, fruits, desserts, coffee and so on, they emitted a fragrance and filled the long table.

Liu Ping stepped aside and pointed at the dining table, saying:

"This is my profession, it is a holy, merciful profession that will definitely bring hope to mankind. If you want to eat anything — — please feel free."

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The old man had been squinting his eyes, but when he saw the dining table appear, his eyes suddenly widened, and after hearing Liu Ping's words, even his mouth opened slightly.

The next moment.

An old man's scream exploded in the alley:

"Holy Knight! It's actually a Holy Knight! "This voice was so vigorous and full of power that it created a gust of wind in the entire alley.

"Hmm? Do you know my profession? "Liu Ping covered his ears and said in surprise.

The old man stared at him and spat out a sentence with difficulty:

"Damn it, how long has it been since I last saw this profession."

"You are really knowledgeable." Liu Ping said in admiration.

The old man spat fiercely and said: "Holy Knight — — You are all a bunch of natural-born liars!"

The faintly discernible murderous aura on his body had completely dissipated. He turned his head and walked out of the alley, muttering endlessly, "I'm sorry. After wasting so much time with a little liar, I should have known that I would fall for this."

"Don't let anyone get close to you."

"A guy like you who likes to steal women and trick people to die will definitely destroy the stability of the Empire."

After saying that, his figure suddenly disappeared.

Liu Ping stood where he was and waited for a few breaths, but there was no movement.

He couldn't help but shrug. "You're leaving just like that?"

Suddenly, a card fell from the sky and floated in front of Liu Ping.

On the card, there were three words written in bold and forceful strokes:

[Letter of appointment.]

Liu Ping was baffled when he saw the card turn into a document with a "bang".

The document said:

"This is an outstanding student from the Royal Academy's Premature Death Class: Liu Ping. He was outnumbered during the sealing battle this time and displayed outstanding bravery. He is specially awarded the rank of Lieutenant and will be given access to the Empire's headquarters to handle documents and materials."

"— Commander in Chief of the Empire, Bourbon."

Liu Ping frowned and opened it again.

In the end, this old man still couldn't tell that he was a Warden Knight.

However — —

Why did he react so strongly to Holy Knights? In all the books in the royal library, there was no record of Holy Knights.

Originally, he had only used it to conceal his true identity.

— — -This old man knows about this Profession.

From his final reaction, he seems to have suffered at the hands of this Profession before?

Then, what does he mean by sending me to the Empire's headquarters?

Liu Ping stood still and fell into thought.

Lines of burning text suddenly appeared from the void of space:

[Time has been frozen at this second.]

[This month's Divine Seat Supremacy will take place in this second and determine your life and death]

[Final confirmation, do you wish to become Yana's card and participate in this Divine Seat Supremacy for her?]

"Confirm!" Liu Ping replied.

A flash of light enveloped his body and brought him and his table into the void of space, disappearing without a trace.

...

In the empty arena.

Liu Ping and his table appeared together.

Another line of text appeared:

[As Sacred Meal is your Skill, it is considered an extension of your Skill and has been brought into this Divine Seat Supremacy as well]

[Please wait for the enemy to appear]

Liu Ping skimmed through it and didn't care at all. He slowly walked to the edge of the arena and began to consider the pros and cons of this battle.

— — -As soon as that old man showed his face, I could tell that he was the Empire's Commander in Chief.

After an honest and fruitful discussion, he transferred me to the Empire's headquarters.

If anyone else did this, the royal family would definitely ask about it.

But since the Commander in Chief made such a transfer, no one would question it. — — -Especially since I've already used up the royal family's favor.

Then, what exactly is this old man planning?

Liu Ping sighed.

The situation changed too quickly, I didn't even have time to interrogate Qian Wuzhou.

Everything was supposed to be done without anyone noticing, but who would've thought that the Empire's Commander in Chief would personally tail me — — -

There's nothing I can do about it.

I can only take it one step at a time.

He silently thought, then turned around to look at the giant beast that appeared on the other side of the arena.

It was a giant lizard whose entire body was covered in flames.

It was 7-8 meters long, as soon as it landed on the arena, it first looked at Liu Ping, then at the table full of delicious food. "I can smell the power of delicious food!"

The giant lizard spat out its tongue, then abruptly opened its mouth so wide that it was several times larger than its body.

It inhaled — — -

The entire table, along with all the food, was sucked into its mouth.

The giant lizard stared at Liu Ping, its bulging mouth constantly swallowing, eating all the food clean.

"Not bad food ... Then, it's your turn next."

The giant lizard swayed towards Liu Ping.

"Wait a minute." Liu Ping said.

"What? Little guy, do you still want to struggle? That's futile. "The giant lizard sneered.

Liu Ping shook his head and said, "You're such a rude guy, eating all the food on the table without permission. If you don't pay, I won't be happy."

The giant lizard sneered and said disdainfully, "What can you do?"

Liu Ping didn't respond. He silently took out a piece of chocolate from his trouser pocket, put it in his mouth and chewed slowly.

As he chewed, lines of small burning words appeared in the air:

[You've activated the Sacred Meal Technique.]

[The other party ate the free first bite of the meal.]

[The other party has eaten more than half of it.]

[The other party didn't pay.]

[The other party ate almost all the food, except for the piece of chocolate that you hid when you activated the technique.]

[You ate the remaining piece of chocolate, so the other party couldn't complete the Sacred Meal Technique.]

[Attention!]

[The other party's Sacred Meal Technique has been interrupted!]

[It is about to enter a weakened state, dizzy and weak for a day, unable to fight with all its strength.]

[Three.]

[Two.]

[One.]

[The other party has entered a weakened state!]

( TN: Hibernator, sleeper, slumberer also used)i bet 100$ it was liuping timetraveling XD