Purgatory Artist-Chapter 201: Failed to Fish! 「」

The crowd began to move away from the building.

Ted took out a Card and spoke in a low voice: "Infiltrator detected, requesting the Sequence to initiate the first elimination procedure"

A metal pipe appeared from the void of space and spoke with a cold and emotionless voice:

'[Are you sure you wish to eliminate? If your judgment is wrong, you will bear the punishment of the Sequence]'

"I'm sure!" Ted gritted his teeth.

The metal voice resounded again:

'[Initiating procedure ...]'

Suddenly, loud noises could be heard from the sky.

Liu Ping looked up.

Numerous Cards were flying in from all directions, landing on top of the Special Research Department building.

These cards constantly changed, combined, dispersed, and reformed into new cards. Then, they fell down and stuck to the outer wall of the special laboratory building.

As time passed, the entire building was filled with Cards.

A cold voice resounded from the void of space:

'[Execution!]'

All the Cards gave off a blinding glow.

The building trembled.

A furious roar came from deep underground:

「NO!」

In an instant, the entire building turned into a blinding white light that shot up to the sky, as if a giant white pillar had appeared between heaven and earth.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

The white pillar slowly disappeared without a trace.

A bottomless crater appeared on the ground, while the Special Research Department building had disappeared without a trace.

The Sequence's metal voice resounded again:

'[Mutated individual detected]'

'[It has been Executed.]'

'[Naturalist Ted has initiated this elimination procedure]'

'[Ted's Merit has increased by 1000]'

'[Awarded one Unique Authority Card, please accept]'

A metal pipe appeared from the void of space and gently placed a Card in front of Ted.

Ted took the Card away.

At this point, a Naturalist suddenly spoke up: "Everyone, I've found that person."

He raised the Card up for everyone to see.

The Card turned into a picture of a person, a middle-aged man with a haggard face.

This person's face was very similar to the giant with vertical pupils.

"This is a miner from the Northern border, he went missing near the border last month." the Naturalist said.

"Seems like he was captured by a monster outside the border ..."

"What a headache, we need to inform the military about this, the General is already here."

A few soldiers suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

But to everyone's surprise, two rows of royal guards also appeared in the sky.

A guard flew forward and said loudly, "That's right. Everyone, enter the palace. His Majesty wants to personally inquire about the origin and root cause of this incident."

Ted's expression darkened.

... ...

Ten minutes later.

The imperial palace.

Ted led the other naturalists and reported the situation to them.

None of the generals said a word.

The Emperor was silent for a moment before he spoke first, "His entire body was filled with vertical pupils, and his body was huge. He was originally a human. Is that right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ted replied cautiously.

The Emperor sighed and said, "You might not know, because only the top secret files of the royal family recorded the origin of that monster."

He stood up and paced back and forth for a while, as if making a very difficult decision.

No one dared to make a sound for fear of interrupting the Emperor's train of thought.

After a while.

The Emperor suddenly stopped and opened his mouth.

"The Naturalist Society ... can be reopened, but you must remember one thing. Do not go against the Church. You must cooperate with each other to deal with the greedy people in the north of the Empire. Do you understand?"

The naturalists were overjoyed and said in unison, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The Emperor nodded and said, "You were originally a group of people who helped the Sequence evolve. I had other considerations before, so I temporarily suspended your connection with the Sequence."

"Is there anything that we can do to share Your Majesty's worries?" Ted asked.

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The Emperor smiled coldly and said, "Just do what you are supposed to do. You don't have to worry about anything else."

"Yes." Ted hurriedly said.

"Alright, in an hour, the Naturalist Society will be restored to its original position. You can leave now."

Everyone bowed and left the hall.

Just as they walked out of the palace, they saw a group of people in black priest robes walking over from afar.

Liu Ping's expression changed as he said to Ted, "Teacher, I'll go back first. I'll see you later."

"Okay, go ahead. Come to my house tonight. We want to celebrate today's matter." Ted said.

"Okay." Liu Ping nodded.

He bade farewell to the naturalists and walked in another direction.

The naturalists did not dare to stand at the palace entrance for too long and quickly left.

At this moment.

Liu Ping turned back from the corner and walked towards the black-robed priests.

He brushed past this group of people.

Then, he suddenly turned around.

He followed behind this group of black-robed priests and walked all the way into the palace.

Halfway through, someone turned back and looked at him in surprise.

Like the others, he lowered his head and muttered, "The Mighty Holy God".

A line of small burning words slowly appeared:

[You have activated the performing ability: Fishmonger.]

[You have joined the current group of believers and become one of them.]

The next moment.

That person revealed a look of realization and continued walking forward.

These people entered the palace without any obstructions. They went around the main hall and went all the way into the depths of the palace until they came to a garden.

The Emperor was already waiting here.

In front of him, there was a black pillar.

A dying man was tied to the pillar with his head lowered. He seemed to have fallen into a coma.

Liu Ping glanced at him.

It was one of the two members of the Supervisors Council at the bar in Cold Hammer Town.

He seemed to have suffered a lot and his body was covered in wounds.

As soon as the believers stood still, the Emperor turned around and asked coldly,

"What's going on in Cold Hammer Town? The person in charge come out and speak. "

A person stepped out from the crowd and said in a trembling voice, "None of the people sent to negotiate with that person came back, so we don't know what happened. We're sending people to continue investigating."

The Emperor was silent for a few breaths and said in a low voice, "No ... it doesn't have the ability to kill my people directly ... someone must be causing trouble."

He waved his hand.

The priest who explained the situation let out a scream. His flesh and blood disappeared, leaving only a pile of bones.

The Emperor pointed at a certain spot on the ground expressionlessly.

A few believers immediately stepped forward and uncovered a long cloth similar to human skin from the ground.

A rune array that was flickering with light suddenly appeared.

"Spirit Slayer, I know you're here. Talk to me immediately." The Emperor said.

After a few breaths.

A voice came from the runic array, 「Didn't we just make a deal yesterday? Why are you looking for me again? 」

The Emperor said, "You ate 15 of my believers?"

The voice paused for a bit, then lazily spoke: 「This was a secret deal between your subordinate and me. I thought you already knew.」

"A secret deal?" the Emperor was surprised.

「Wu Xia Long Ji, don't you have a dragon subordinate? To save this subordinate, you're willing to give up 15 souls. 」the voice said.

This time, it was the Emperor's turn to be silent.

However, he quickly spoke up: "Let's not talk about this for now. What's going on with you secretly capturing my people at the Northern border of the Empire?"

The voice replied: 「It's only a few miners. They crossed the border, I remember we agreed. I'm in charge of everything outside the border.」

"But those souls are my property." the Emperor calmly said.

A ferocious aura rose from his body.

The voice immediately chuckled: 「Haha, who told them to cross the border? Very well, I won't eat them next time, is that fine?」

The Emperor coldly replied: "I'll soon take over this Empire. I hope you know what's good for you, otherwise, the first person I'll deal with will be you."

This time, the voice didn't speak up again.

The Emperor turned to his followers and ordered: "Everyone, go investigate, see if there's anyone in the Empire who has a dragon summoning contract or a heroic spirit contract."

"Yes!" the followers replied.

Suddenly, an inexplicable fluctuation came from the sky.

This fluctuation became stronger and stronger, almost turning into a storm that blew toward the royal palace.

For the first time, the Emperor showed a look of annoyance and muttered:

"The Supervisory Council..."

He leaped up, flew into the sky, and disappeared without a trace.

The followers exchanged glances.

Suddenly, a burst of laughter came from the runic circle:

「Being targeted by the Supervisory Council is going to be troublesome for you for a while ...」

The light dimmed.

The runic circle returned to silence.

The followers exchanged glances.

The leader suddenly shouted: "What are you still standing there for? Go investigate! "

It was only then that the followers woke up from their daze. They all drew a Card and muttered: "Teleport."

Sha sha sha sha!

The light emitted from the Card enveloped everyone, took to the sky, and left the garden.

Only Liu Ping was left.

A line of burning text suddenly appeared:

[You've lost all your companions]

[Since there are no more targets for the effect of 'Fishmonger', the effect of 'Fishmonger' has been terminated]

At the very next moment.

The light of the Runic Magic Circle suddenly lit up.

The voice came again: 「Huh? It's you?」

At the same time.

The person tied to the black pillar also struggled to raise his head, stared at Liu Ping and said:

"It's you!"

(TN: God I love this novel!)