Purgatory Artist-Chapter 227: Two Card Masters

Sha ... sha ... sha ...

Liu Ping was walking in a thick fog.

A gigantic object suddenly appeared in front of him, standing tall in the middle of the fog, connecting heaven and earth with no end in sight.

An arrow appeared in the air, pointing at the object.

At the same time.

A small path appeared below his feet, with neatly arranged street lamps on both sides.

At the end of the path, a person wearing a combat uniform seemed to be waiting for his arrival.

Liu Ping walked along the path.

He stopped in front of the person.

"Welcome to Mechanus." the person smiled and said.

Liu Ping looked behind him.

At this point, the fog had dispersed a bit, he could faintly see that the gigantic object was a large metal building.

"Is that Mechanus?" Liu Ping asked.

"Yes, please remember, the biggest taboo in Mechanus is to ask where Mechanus is." the person said.

"Why?" Liu Ping asked.

"Everyone who tried to find out where Mechanus is is already dead, this is Mechanus' self-protection measure, please be careful not to violate it." the person said.

"Alright, I understand." Liu Ping said.

The person took out a card from his Tome, looked at Liu Ping and said in surprise: "I didn't think you'd be able to get an official ID card as soon as you came in."

He handed a black metal card to Liu Ping.

A line of burning text quickly appeared:

[With this card, Sequence: 'Mech Lord' has completed an external connection with you]

[You have become a member of Mechanus]

[Don't worry, this Sequence has no ill intentions, this UI will constantly monitor the situation]

Liu Ping glanced over it and asked the person: "This card is"

"Black metal card, it is an official ID card of Mechanus, with this card, you can connect to the Mech Lord at any time and ask him any questions, you can also follow its orders and do a lot of things for Mechanus. At the same time, it will also give you a lot of Merit, Merit represents status and authority." the person said.

He suddenly felt something and smiled: "Go, your friend is waiting for you."

Liu Ping looked behind him.

Norton was standing not too far away, waving at him.

"Thank you, farewell."

"No need to be so polite."

Liu Ping took the black metal card and slowly walked in front of Norton.

"What are your plans?" Norton asked.

"I want to depart from here and go to the vicinity of the snow mountain," Liu Ping said.

"Why are you going to the snow mountain?" Norton asked in surprise.

"I have a friend waiting there. I'm going to look for her." Liu Ping said.

"This is going to be troublesome." Norton sighed.

"Why?" Liu Ping's heart tightened.

"There's a huge problem with The Fool's Sequence world. The Sleepers guarding it have awakened and are beginning to hunt down and devour humans. The snowy mountain is close to the border of The Fool's Sequence world. It has already been listed as a forbidden zone by Mechanus." Norton explained.

Liu Ping took out the black iron card.

A line of black text appeared in front of his eyes:

[Is there anything I can do for you?]

"I want to go to the snow mountain in the south. It's the northern border of The Fool 3-9612 Sequence world."

Another line of black text appeared:

[There are hibernators wreaking havoc in this place. It has already been listed as a restricted area, and no one is allowed to enter or leave]

Liu Ping sighed.

"Norton, I have to save my friend. Is there really no other way?" he asked.

In the worst-case scenario, he could only leave this place and find another way to meet up with Hua Qingkong as soon as possible.

He hoped that she could still hold on.

Norton thought for a moment and said, "Leave this to me. Come with me."

He brought Liu Ping all the way to the entrance of the towering building.

The building was completely made of metal, and the surface was completely sealed. There was no way to enter.

Norton took out his card and pasted it on the metal wall.

In his hand was a silver card.

"Put your card on it too."

"Okay."

Liu Ping pasted his black metal card on the wall.

Two lines of black text suddenly appeared in front of Liu Ping:

[The silver card holder, Norton, is jointly releasing a message with you.]

[Do you agree?]

Liu Ping looked at Norton.

Norton said: "Agree."

"Okay, I agree." Liu Ping said.

Lines of black text quickly appeared on the wall:

[You have jointly released a message:]

[Tearful sale!]

[The Southern Sanctuary has been breached by the Hibernators. The leader has escaped with his subordinates]

[The current lone Transcendent Space Card Master, Norton, and the extremely rare Healing Card Master, Liu Ping, have fallen into this predicament.]

[We have nowhere to go. We can only rely on the major combat teams of Mechanus.]

[The only requirement to join the team: A Forbidden Zone Pass]

[Yes, you didn't read it wrong!]

[You don't need Meritorious Points from Mechanus, nor do you want precious equipment. With just a Forbidden Zone Pass, you can get two rare Card Masters!]

[Don't miss out on this opportunity. Major combat teams please consider seriously!]

Liu Ping quickly finished reading and was speechless, "It's clearly asking for shelter, is there a need to write it like this?"

"Liu Ping, you're only in your teens. You still don't understand what a Space Card Master and a Healing Card Master represent."

A meaningful smile appeared on Norton's face as he continued, "With the two of us together, we'll definitely have an effect of one plus one greater than two. I bet that in less than five seconds, those teams will be crying and begging us to join them."

"Is that so? But I seem to have taken all the benefits, you didn't get anything. "Liu Ping said.

"You saved my life. This is my chance to repay you." Norton said.

"What about the others who came with us?" Liu Ping asked.

Norton's expression dimmed a little and said, "I saved their lives. Until now, none of them have come looking for me, so don't bother about them."

Liu Ping nodded.

The two of them looked at the wall together.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

There was no movement on the wall.

Norton said awkwardly, "That's not right. People like us should be fought over. Why aren't there any teams that want us?"

"Is it because the Forbidden Zone Pass is very difficult to get, so no teams can meet our requirements?" Liu Ping asked.

"That's possible ..." Norton pondered.

Suddenly.

A few new lines of words appeared on the wall quickly:

"Anonymous message:"

[Two pieces of trash who want to eat swan meat. Don't you know that the Forbidden Zone Pass has long been monopolized by the three major combat teams?]

[Rare Card Masters who want to join the three major combat teams have long been fighting over it. Why would it be your turn? What a joke.]

[Wake up, don't play such tricks. Hurry up and find a job to support yourself.]

[Our Mechanus is not comparable to other shelters. We have all kinds of Card Masters. You think you're rare. What a country bumpkin!]

[Remember these two idiots. Don't accept any jobs from them in the future. Their horizons are too shallow.]

[Hahaha, I agree with the above point.]

Lines of small words appeared quickly.

There were also lines of scolding words that were constantly refreshed.

Liu Ping: "..."

Norton: "..."

Liu Ping: "This method doesn't seem to work."

Norton sighed and said, "I was reckless."

Liu Ping held the black iron card in his hand and asked silently, "May I ask, other than joining the three major combat teams, is there any other way to get a Forbidden Zone Pass?"

A line of small black words appeared in front of his eyes:

[Successfully create a combat team. You will receive a gift from the Mech Lord. You can designate a gift item.]

"How do I create a combat team?" Liu Ping asked.

Another line of small black words appeared:

[Through the Mech Lord's combat evaluation.]

"What if it fails?" Liu Ping asked.

The black words continued:[You will lose your current identity and must complete a series of tasks to repay the energy used by the Lord of Machinery for the combat evaluation.]

Liu Ping nodded and said to Norton, "I want to create a combat team. Do you want to come?"

"Just the two of us?" Norton was shocked.

"That's the only way." Liu Ping said.

"... Fine. Since there's no job market, we might as well do it ourselves. At most, we'll just work for the Mech Lord." Norton gritted his teeth.

"Thank you for your help. From now on, you don't owe me anything." Liu Ping said.

He stuck the black iron card on the metal wall and said:

"We want to create a combat team."

A line of small black words appeared on the wall:

[Card Master Liu Ping, Card Master Norton, are you sure you want to enter the combat evaluation program?]

Liu Ping and Norton looked at each other.

"Yes!"

The two of them said in unison.

The cards in their hands emitted a faint light, enveloping the two of them and instantly shot into the sky.

...

On a barren plain.

In the distance.

A group of grey monsters were running towards the direction of the two of them.

"They're all level 15 monsters. Looks like they've considered our levels and set up such opponents."

Norton said as he opened his card tome and tossed the blank cards into the air. He then quickly drew on the cards with his brush.

"The plains aren't suitable for us to fight."

As he said that, he waved his hand and threw out a card with a picture of a tall mountain.

Rumble rumble rumble.

Towering rocks quickly appeared under their feet and slowly piled up into a mountain.

"We'll defend the mountain and then ..."

Another card was tossed out.

The sound of flowing water could be heard. Then, a wide river appeared under the mountain.

"I've released a river to stop their attack. However, we'll still need some traps."

Norton drew another card and tossed it out.

Countless clouds rose into the sky, turning into lead clouds with lightning flashing and thunder rumbling in the sky.

"The thunder and lightning are also set up!"

Norton wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued, "Liu Ping, you're a healer and don't have much combat power. You must have many battle cards with you. I'll be in charge of stopping the enemy and you'll be in charge of attacking. Is that okay?"

"Okay!" Liu Ping said.

He casually threw out a card.

Boom!

Libertas appeared in front of the two of them.

"Those monsters aren't low-leveled."

Libertas looked at the group of monsters in the distance and said with a serious expression.

Norton looked at him and frowned. "Level 10 Assassin? That's a bit weak. Let's get serious, Liu Ping. "

"Okay," Liu Ping replied again.

He tossed out another Card.

Boom!

A level three pastoral dog, Fire Fang, appeared under the three of them.

"This ... is this your pet? Don't let it go to the battlefield. Otherwise, it will be eaten by those monsters, "Norton reminded.

The dog looked at him with an unfriendly gaze.

Norton patted Liu Ping's shoulder and said, "Okay, let's get serious. Send out the experts. We need someone to hold the front."

Liu Ping shrugged and said, "I've already sent out the experts."

"You mean the Assassin and the dog?"

"Yes."

"Don't you have any other cards?"

"Yes."

"Then use them!"

"... Those cards can't be used now." Liu Ping said apologetically.

Norton looked at the dog and then at Libertas.

Pastoral dog.

Level 10 Assassin.

Just these two cards.

He wanted to.

Defeat a group of level 15 monsters?

Plop!

Norton's legs gave way and he knelt on the ground.

"What happened to you?"

Libertas asked kindly, and even went forward to help him.

"Don't help me ... I want to be alone."

Norton lowered his head and said bleakly.