The gods

The treant lay on the ground and loudly called out: "Oi!" "Don't come here!"

"There are traps everywhere, only behind me is safe. You go around behind me, I'll tell you how to get through!"

Liu Ping also said loudly, "Okay, wait a moment." He went around in a big circle and came to the back of the Treant.

"Take three steps forward to the left, yes, then five steps to the right"

"Take two steps forward"

"Then move to the right"

After a bit of effort, Liu Ping finally carried the Ent on his shoulder and slowly retreated from the pit-filled flat ground.

"There's a very serious problem, you need to be careful in battle from now on" the Ent said.

"What is it?" Liu Ping asked.

"You shouldn't have rushed into that house as soon as you heard a bit of noise — — after all, you don't know what's inside, it could be another trap, and if it was, you'd be dead" the Ent said.

Liu Ping was stunned for a few moments, then wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and sincerely said: "Thank you for your reminder, I'll definitely be careful" Before he went in, he already knew that there was a dead person inside.

But he couldn't say that, since he was just a newbie who came from the wilderness and didn't know much.

Seeing how scared he was, the Ent couldn't help but laugh.

The only mistake this youngster made in the entire battle was rushing into the house.

It was a fatal mistake.

But considering his age and experience, he's already done quite well.

"Ahahaha, relax, as a junior Night's Watcher who grew up in the wilderness, you've already done quite well. Your problem is that you've never met a Professionist" the Ent said.

"Are all Professionists that strong?" Liu Ping asked.

"It's hard to say, sometimes even I don't know what the enemy is good at" the Ent said.

"Why is it like this?" Liu Ping asked with a confused expression.

"Because civilizations are always developing in all kinds of strange ways, if you don't know the background of the enemy's civilization, you can't tell which side their abilities are leaning towards" the Ent said.

"Leaning?" Liu Ping continued asking.

The Ent finally didn't want to explain anymore and changed the topic: "It's the direction of civilization — — - it's still too early to tell you this, now put the card on top of my head" He stopped discussing anymore.

Liu Ping felt a bit regretful, but still put the card on top of the Ent's head.

The card suddenly turned into a flash of light and scattered all over the tree.

Bam!

A muffled sound was heard.

The tree split open, and a person climbed out from the tree.

This person was covered in wounds and bloodstains. As soon as he stood up, he immediately spoke: "According to the contract with the Devil King, I've lived through the night and arrived at dawn. Please heal all of my wounds and restore my deck"

A low chuckle resounded from within the light.

"You actually survived … Well then, let's gamble again next time." All of the light entered the man's body.

The wounds on his body healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving not a single scar.

Only then did the man let out a sigh of relief.

He took out a windbreaker and put it on. He nodded at Liu Ping and said, "As the person who saved my life, you should know my name. I am Luo Sheng."

"Luo Sheng?" Liu Ping repeated.

"That's right, my matter is confidential, so don't tell anyone about how you saved me — — - I have other ways to repay you" the man named Luo Sheng repeated.

He then lit a cigarette and continued: "What happened last night was actually a secret, but I can tell you a part of it. Somewhere in the outside world, a few worlds were suddenly heading towards destruction. This was uncontrollable, and no one knows about it yet." He lit a cigarette and continued:

"— — -What's your name?"

"Liu Ping."

"Liu Ping, you're responsible for reporting this matter to the higher-ups. This will be a great contribution."

"Then what about you? Since you know about this, shouldn't you be the one to receive this contribution? "Liu Ping asked in confusion.

Luo Sheng looked at Liu Ping in surprise and laughed: "Young man, it's not good for you to always be so considerate of others, but I do admire you."

"Because I saved you?" Liu Ping asked.

"That's right, before last night, I never thought that I would fall into such a situation. It was true despair, so I had no choice but to go all out and use the Devil King's wager card to hide in a tree … — - Fortunately, you appeared. You don't know how I felt at that time." He patted Liu Ping's shoulder, seemingly quite emotional.

Liu Ping didn't say anything and just stared at him in shock.

— - Of course, I know how you feel. I was the cause.

But then again, you're quite amazing.

That 'Crawling Lord of Nightmares' was an Ancient God, but he still couldn't kill you and you even escaped.

A card user … Interesting … Liu Ping thought to himself.

"Alright, let's see who that guy is." Luo Sheng walked towards the corpse.

He turned the corpse over and over again, and found a line of words that he couldn't decipher.

Luo Sheng's expression gradually became serious.

"This is the divine text of the Lady of Torment … it's her slave. I didn't think it would come so quickly …"

Liu Ping asked from behind him: "Who is the Lady of Torment?"

"She's a god, an evil god. She's currently waging war against us."

He was pacing back and forth, as if thinking about something important.

After a while.

He abruptly stopped and casually tossed out a Card.

Bang!

The Card turned into a Mobile Mech that was several meters tall, and the cockpit of the Mech opened.

"I need to report something else, youngster, do your best to become stronger. If you can survive long enough in this war, we might meet again" Luo Sheng jumped on the Mech and told Liu Ping.

The Mech quickly shot up into the sky, drawing a long line in the sky before disappearing into the horizon.

Liu Ping stood still for a while.

Lines of burning text appeared in front of his eyes:

[You've received war intelligence: Approaching danger]

[You've personally witnessed the Divine War of Torment and Agony, as well as fought against Lady Torment's slave]

[You've obtained the name of the Spirit Hunter, established a connection with him, and received a gift of information.]

[Your Role points have increased by 1.]

[Your current Role points are 5/10.]

This person stayed alive and left his name behind.

Compared to a dead person, the secrets of a living person are much easier to find out.

If this person knows the number of the bartender, then he must be related to the organization behind the bartender.

That makes things easier.

I'll follow the clues and find out the secret behind this person sooner or later.

Liu Ping spoke: "Hey, I've already found out so much, can't you at least give me a hint and tell me what to do next?"

Lines of burning text quickly appeared:

[This Sequence knows nothing about this world, unable to give you any hints] [You'll need to find the clues yourself]

[When you find the secret, you'll be able to exchange your Role points with this Sequence and obtain a supernatural ability]

Reading that, Liu Ping shook his head: "Others want money, but you want secrets — — - fine, I'm also in a hurry to find out all the secrets of this world" he suddenly heard something.

Another figure emerged from the depths of the ruins.

— — S0005 robot.

It walked through the ruins step by step towards Liu Ping's location, speaking in a mechanical voice: "Please show me your ID card, I need to verify your identity" Liu Ping stared at the robot.

No text appeared on top of the robot's head.

But the gun in the robot's hand was pointed at Liu Ping, emitting a thin light.

The light shone straight on Liu Ping's body, as if it carried some sort of killing intent.

"This again."

Liu Ping sighed. He took out his Night's Watcher card and handed it to the robot.

The last time they were wiped out, it was also this robot that came out and helped the bartender complete the resurrection.

The robot's eyes lit up and scanned the card.

"Verification successful."

"Damn it, it's really you. I didn't expect the entire town to be razed to the ground this time. You really scared me." The robot's voice became more emotional, no longer as stiff as before.

The gun in its hand quickly folded and finally turned into a wrench, which it put into its crotch.

"It's just a card. How can you confirm my identity?" Liu Ping asked.

"The identity card is constantly monitoring the owner's soul fluctuations. If the owner's soul is occupied by something else, the card will immediately self-destruct" the robot said.

"So that's how it is. You've been waiting here for our return?" Liu Ping asked.

"Yes" the robot replied.

"Now that only you and I are left, it will be difficult to guard this place" Liu Ping lamented.

"What on earth happened last night?" asked the robot.

"You don't know?" Liu Ping asked.

"My job is different from yours. My job is to stay alive and then clean up the next day. So every night, I hide in the secret underground room" the robot said.

"So that's how it is" Liu Ping told him what happened last night.

"Are you serious? This is very important. You can't lie. Otherwise, the consequences will be severe" the robot said seriously.

"I'm not lying" Liu Ping said.

"Very good. Now we have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" the robot asked.

"Bad news," Liu Ping said.

"The bad news is that the bartender and the others are all dead" the robot said.

"Didn't I just tell you this?" Liu Ping said with a straight face.

"But it is indeed bad news" the robot insisted.

"… You better tell me the good news."

"The good news is that you have obtained good information. If we report the news and the people above know the truth, perhaps you and I will not be punished" the robot said.

"The people above — — who are you referring to?" Liu Ping asked.

"We all belong to the company. The Dark Mist Town was also built by the company" the robot said.

Liu Ping hesitated and said, "The company is —"

"A for-profit organization. By the way, you have received too little education," the robot said.

"Who is the owner of the company?" Liu Ping asked sharply.

"The Goddess" the robot said.

"Goddess?" Liu Ping repeated.

"Kid, listen carefully. Our company is run by the Goddess of Agony. It is her business in this area" the robot said.

"Gods do business too?" Liu Ping spread out his hands in disbelief.

"Of course. Who doesn't need money? You, me, the bartender, and everything here are the property of the Goddess of Agony "the robot said impatiently.