Andrea

The wind howled.

Liu Ping kept falling downwards.

The sculptures on the divine pillars all woke up and looked at him silently.

Whispers could be heard all around.

Liu Ping tried his best to listen, but he couldn't hear those voices clearly.

But very quickly, a realization appeared in his mind:

"In the world system of Purgatory and Eternal Night, the laws of mystery dominate everything, manifesting as cards"

"Now, I have to establish a connection with the laws of Eternal Night"

"The first method: Find an existence of Eternal Night, or draw a treasure of Eternal Night into a card and sign a summoning contract, then you will be accepted and recognized by the laws of Eternal Night"

"If you don't have any connections in Eternal Night, then you have to use the second method"

"The second method: Reach out and randomly draw a card from the void of space"

"This card must have come from the condensation of the laws of Eternal Night"

"You can choose between the two methods"

"As long as you successfully establish a connection with Eternal Night, from today onwards, the endless laws and existences of Eternal Night will manifest a card for you according to the summoning conditions, for you to use"

Liu Ping slowly reached out and was about to draw a card from the void of space.

Endless black fog gathered and gradually condensed in the void of space in front of his hand, about to form a card.

Liu Ping suddenly retracted his hand as if he was electrocuted.

Just now, when he was falling, he saw a statue.

That statue was in the shape of a little girl.

She stood alone in a corner with her eyes closed, as if she had fallen into an eternal slumber.

But at a closer look, there was a hint of pain in her expression.

Around her, endless gloomy aura was surging.

It was as if she was in danger.

Liu Ping's falling speed was extremely fast, in the blink of an eye, he could no longer see the statue of the little girl.

But he couldn't forget the scene just now.

"It's her!"

"She fought with me many times, and even saved me before …"

"If that's the case, I can actually ask her to come, but I don't know if she's willing to accept my call"

Liu Ping silently called out in his mind: "Crimson Lord"

"Crimson Lord, if you're willing, please come and establish an Eternal Night contract with me!"

On the divine pillar of Eternal Night, the little girl suddenly opened her eyes.

"Who's calling me? Wait, this is … the Divine Pillar of Eternal Night! "

She suddenly reacted and leaped into the air. She turned into a streak of red light and chased into the depths of the darkness.

The speed of the red light was extremely fast.

In a few breaths, she caught up with Liu Ping.

"You've become a Card Master!" The little girl looked very happy as she spoke loudly.

"Yes, I have to sign a contract with the existence of the Eternal Night." Liu Ping said as he fell.

"So you found me?" The little girl made a face.

"I remember that we once fought side by side, so I called you here to ask if you are willing to sign a contract with me" Liu Ping said.

The little girl sighed and said in a low voice, "Liu Ping, the Surface World of Evernight is on the verge of destruction. At this moment, I am about to face an incomparably powerful misfortune. If I can't overcome it, I will be eaten."

"What are you trying to say?"

"If you sign a contract with me, you will be implicated."

"It's a small matter. I don't care."

"That Ancient Deity is evolving … It has its eyes on me, and we will be eaten together."

"Don't worry. With me here, I won't let you get eaten."

"You're serious?"

"Look!" Liu Ping pointed at the Divine Pillar of Eternal Night.

The little girl followed his finger, only to see countless existences on the Divine Pillar staring at the two of them.

Liu Ping said, "They are all here to witness my words. If I can't do it, if I abandon you and run away, if I let you be eaten by monsters, I will no longer have the face to seek the recognition of these existences in Evernight, because I can't protect my own people."

He took a deep breath and loudly said, "Come! You saved me before, now it's my turn to help you. "

Saying so, he reached out his hand.

The little girl lowered her head, then raised it again, showing a bright smile.

"Alright, at most we will be eaten together."

She reached her hand out and touched Liu Ping's hand.

Yana silently appeared next to the two of them and muttered: "With my power, with the great Law of the Divine Pillar of Eternal Night, create a shelter for the heroic spirits of Evernight.

She swung her whip, drawing faint streaks of dark green light in the void of space.

These lines of light flew around the little girl's body, forming the border of the card.

"Relax, it'll be done very soon" Yana said.

"Then I will be Liu Ping's first heroic spirit, Liu Ping, you have to treat me well, you hear me?" the little girl became nervous again.

"Don't worry, I've killed thousands of enemies since I started cultivating, but only 51 of them were female" Liu Ping sincerely said.

"… Can I go back on my word?" the little girl asked.

"Begin!" Yana shouted.

The dark green lines of light silently floated in the air, surrounding the little girl.

In an instant, the four green lines of light turned into the border of the card, slowly turning dark, while the little girl appeared on the card.

A card was completed!

This Card of Evernight returned to Liu Ping's hand.

Liu Ping took the new card and carefully looked at it.

The card depicted a blue sky and white clouds, with various flowers blooming on top of a tall green mountain range, while the little girl stood next to the flowers with a sweet smile on her face.

Her voice came from the card: "So your card deck is called 'Joy'!"

"That's right, this is my heart's wish " Liu Ping replied.

The little girl continued: "When you name the card 'Joy', all the cards you draw will lean towards a bright color, I will be immersed in the scene of my heart's desire"

Saying so, the little girl looked at the faraway mountains and flowers.

She strolled through the flowers, suddenly reaching out to pluck a fresh flower from the bushes and inserting it into her hair. Turning around with a smile, she said, "Thank you, Liu Ping. My real name is Andrea."

In the void, lines of burning small text quickly appeared before Liu Ping's eyes:

[You have summoned a spirit of the Eternal Night: Andrea.]

[She acknowledges you.]

[She has agreed to your summoning and will henceforth become your first spirit card, fighting for you.]

In an instant, all phenomena disappeared.

Liu Ping found himself back in the wilderness.

In his hand, he held a card he had never seen before.

A little girl stood in the center of the card, giving him a faint smile before turning and running towards the canyon in the mountains.

There was a clear spring there.

Liu Ping gently put away the card, carefully storing it in his bosom.

"You need a Card Tome. Once were done, we'll go to the outpost established by the Hellfire Bank to help you buy the best Card Tome" Yana said.

Liu Ping pressed his hand to his chest and drew out the Clown card, returning to his original appearance.

"First, let's get through the first half of the night smoothly, then we'll go to the cultivation world and aim to resolve everything tonight" Liu Ping said.

"And then we'll leave immediately" Yana said, somewhat anxiously.

Liu Ping glanced at her, nodded, took out a headset, and asked, "Wang Meng, how's the situation?"

"We just returned to Dark Mist Town" Wang Meng's voice came through.

"Okay, I'll be back right away" Liu Ping said.

He flew into the sky and landed in the square of Dark Mist Town in just a few minutes.

He saw Wang Meng and the leader of the tactical team there.

Both looked somewhat serious.

"You're back. Where's the hyena?" Wang Meng asked.

"Dead."

Liu Ping looked at the team leader and asked, "Did you lure that Ancient God away?"

"Yes, we attracted its attention with firepower and then led it in another direction" the team leader said, opening a holographic image.

They saw the Ancient God taking heavy steps, walking slowly toward the horizon.

After walking for a while, it suddenly stopped in place.

"Why isn't it moving?"

The team leader wondered.

The ancient god slowly turned around, looking in the direction of Dark Mist Town.

Yana's voice suddenly rang out:

"Be careful, Andrea has become your spirit. All tracking techniques of that god will fall upon you. it will seek the whereabouts of Andrea through you."

"Look at these people, can they hold off that monster?" Liu Ping asked.

"They can" Yana replied.

Liu Ping breathed a sigh of relief.

"For half a minute, maybe" Yana added.

Liu Ping: "…"

Yana: "…"

"That won't do, we need to find a way" Liu Ping said.

He passed through steel buildings and arrived at a remote ruin.

"Put this on."

Liu Ping summoned Andrea again and took out a conical hat, handing it to her.

"A breath-concealing one? Although it's a bit crude, it's better than nothing."

Andrea said as she put the hat on her head.

She suddenly froze for a moment.

After wearing the hat, her aura completely disappeared, even the bloody smell from her wounds was completely masked.

"What kind of treasure is this?" the little girl asked uncertainly.

"I added a formation plate to the hat, it has 'Pervert's Clothing' on it, so it's much more effective at blocking," Liu Ping explained.

"Very impressive but useless, that guy is searching for me using the power of the Nightmare Era. Its strength overrides these things you have" Andrea said.

The little girl looked somewhat dazed, as if lost in a certain memory from the past.

"Liu Ping, I remember I told you that when the first node of collapse in the cultivation world arrives, I want to show you the true nature of this world" she said.

"You did say that" Liu Ping replied.

"That monster... is the ultimate truth" the little girl said.

"What exactly is it?"

"You don't need to know what it is, you just need to know that it has descended because Purgatory has become chaotic, and countless beings sleeping in the eternal night will have to awaken due to nightmares and will fight as a result."