Purgatory Artist

Chapter 296 - Destruction Event

Loud noises could be heard from the TV.

When a female voice appeared, all the sounds turned into beautiful music.

She stood in the middle of a beautiful mountain range, hovering in mid-air, smiling as she spoke:

"Good afternoon, everyone"

"Next, we will be announcing the situation of the world in the afternoon"

"The invasion of the Dimension is becoming stronger"

"It is estimated that at around 2 PM, Unknown Entity K from an unknown place will descend and open up its world to connect with us"

"All citizens, please prepare for battle"

"Six o 'clock in the evening. If the battle goes well, we will have dinner time, about 30 minutes."

"According to the experts' predictions, at around 6: 30 PM, an unknown entity that has yet to be numbered will invade our world"

"Attention, this is the first time it has appeared in the Void World"

"All cities in the Southeast region, please remain vigilant, do not leave unless absolutely necessary"

"All citizens, please prepare for battle and defense"

"As we do not know the unknown entity's combat style, it is not recommended for the old, weak, and sick to hide underground"

"At 11 PM sharp, we will see the scene of October in the sky, that is the grand occasion of the world's convergence"

"Similarly, the Unknown Entity F that we are familiar with will invade at this time"

"Mage-type Combatants, please take note and avoid it"

"Tomorrow will be a good working day, there will be no invasions until 9 PM tomorrow"

"For more information, please stay tuned to our emergency reports"

"..."

Bam!

The TV was turned off.

"Teacher came personally, please have a seat, please have a seat!"

The father warmly greeted the teacher.

Liu Ping stood at the door with a complicated expression.

A middle-aged woman with a normal face also came out from the kitchen with a smile: "Teacher Zhang, I've troubled you to personally come here for your child, it's really — —"

This was his mother.

"There's no need to be so polite" Teacher Zhang waved his hand, "Liu Ping is my student, I'm only here for a home visit, this is what I should do"

They all sat down.

Liu Ping didn't say anything, only silently listening to his father and teacher exchange greetings.

Lines of small burning text appeared in front of his eyes:

[Time: Void Age]

[Location: A certain human world, serial number unknown]

[Linking to the current world's sequence]

[Link successful!]

[Current era's events received:]

[In 1 hour and 55 minutes, Unknown Entity K's world will converge with this world]

[The village is facing destruction]

[Beginning countdown:]

"01: 54: 59."

"01: 54: 58."

"01: 54: 57."

Liu Ping shifted his gaze and looked at his father again.

"Teacher Zhang, how do you think Liu Ping should choose?" His father was talking to his teacher.

"I feel that he has great potential and is very talented. It's a pity that there aren't any big shots coming to our village. Otherwise, he would have been taken in as a personal disciple by those big shots," teacher Zhang said.

"Teacher Zhang's evaluation is that high?"

His father smiled, and the wrinkles on his face deepened.

Teacher Zhang said seriously, "Yes, I know you want him to inherit the family business. After all, your family has so many fields."

"Haha, if it was a few years ago and there weren't any monsters, I would have supported him to go out and study. But now ..."

At this point, the two of them fell into silence.

A five or six-year-old child ran out from the next room and quietly held Liu Ping's hand. He asked, "Brother, are you going out to study?"

Liu Ping looked at the child.

This was his younger brother.

"Brother doesn't know either."

He stroked his younger brother's head and said calmly.

Teacher Zhang continued, "Staying in the village isn't necessarily safe. A big city has a more complete defense system and stronger Professionists."

"But we've survived every time before" his father said.

"Our luck is quite good, but we can't always rely on luck. If Liu Ping goes out to study, it'll be a completely different path from ours" Teacher Zhang said.

His father hesitated for a bit and said, "Let's think about it a bit more"

Teacher Zhang sighed and stood up, saying: "Alright, let's think about it a bit more. You can come find me before tomorrow"

"Teacher, stay for dinner."

"No need, let's go back and prepare. The weather forecast just said that there will be an attack at 2 PM"

"They shouldn't be able to attack us here. That's true, then I won't keep teacher any longer"

"You guys also need to be careful and turn on all defensive measures"

"Got it, thank you teacher"

...

[The village's destruction event is about to begin. Remaining time:]

[01: 15: 27]

Liu Ping had already finished his meal and was resting on the sofa.

While smoking, his father took out a small controller and said: "Every household has three automatic cannons and a Wild Dog Mobile Mech. Our family has a lot of farmland, and I have a good relationship with the village chief, so I asked for an extra Mobile Mech"

He tapped on the controller again and again.

A loud rumbling sound came from outside.

Liu Ping looked outside the window, only to see the bunker in front of his house opening up as two gigantic creatures slowly walked out.

It had a full metal shell and was five meters tall. Weapons were densely packed everywhere, making it look like a deity from the past.

— — -from a technological point of view, these two Mobile Mechs were killing machines.

His father patted his shoulder and said:

"Don't listen to your teacher's nonsense, going to those big cities isn't a good thing at all"

Liu Ping silently looked at him.

His father continued: "I remember last year, there was a city that couldn't withstand the monster's attack. All the Professionists died in battle, so they had no choice but to send the students of those schools to the battlefield — — -"

He met Liu Ping's gaze and resolutely said: "Your father won't let my son suffer such a calamity"

At this point, his mother also came out from the kitchen and continued: "I heard that the monsters would prioritize attacking cities with a lot of people and a lot of power. A rural place like ours doesn't even have a lot of people, so the monsters wouldn't be interested in it"

Liu Ping slowly turned his gaze to his mother and saw the worry in her eyes.

He thought for a bit, then said: "I understand."

His parents looked at each other with gratified expressions on their faces.

"Watch some TV for a bit before going to bed. There's been danger everywhere today, just stay home and read" his father said.

Liu Ping sat for a bit longer, then returned to his room.

In the void of space, two lines of text floated without moving.

[Remaining time:]

[00: 43: 06.]

Liu Ping randomly picked a book from the bookshelf, only to see the words written on the cover:

|Towards the Mysterious: The Combination of Mecha Combat and Magic.|

|— — -The doubling effect of the Laws|

This was a new book, apparently just bought.

Interesting.

Although I already know a lot of knowledge about various civilizations, I've never thought of using them together to unleash even greater power.

Liu Ping sat down and read the book with great interest.

Time slowly passed.

Suddenly.

In the void of space, lines of burning text flashed.

[Remaining time:]

[00: 10: 00]

[Unknown Entity K's world has overlapped with the current world]

Liu Ping put the book down and looked outside the window.

Only to see floating flames in the sky, while a few creatures that had never been seen before gradually appeared on the ground.

They had heavy carapaces and scales all over their bodies, using their six legs to crawl forward.

A voice came from inside the house:

[Current situation determined as:]

[Defensible]

[Please do not leave, the battle is about to begin]

The ground trembled.

The two Mechs standing at the door began to move.

One of them took out a large machine gun from its arm and quickly aimed at the monsters.

Tatatatatatat!

The machine gun on the Mech began to fire.

One of the monsters was instantly blown up, turning into a puddle of green liquid on the ground.

Zi zi zi!

A deep crater was formed on the ground.

Even more monsters were attracted by the firepower and rushed towards this place.

The other Mech took out a heavy hammer and dragged it on the ground as it ran — — -

It charged into the encirclement of 7-8 monsters, swung the hammer continuously, and killed all of them in a few hits.

[Battle over, begin patrolling]

The two Mechs retreated and circled around the house.

— — -they were automatic combat Mechs, so once deployed, they didn't need to be controlled.

Unless someone actually wanted to use them to fight, they wouldn't leave automatic mode.

Liu Ping silently recalled the knowledge in his mind, then suddenly heard his father's voice from the living room:

"In a rural place like ours, even the monsters are too lazy to come here, as long as we properly defend ourselves, we'll definitely be safe — — -"

"This isn't luck"

Liu Ping opened the door and went out.

Both his father and mother were sitting in the living room, watching TV.

On the TV, the host was solemnly reporting:

"The battle against Unknown Entity K is progressing in an orderly manner"

"Currently, the battle situation is stable in various places"

Images were being displayed one after another.

Various gigantic and terrifying monsters were attacking various cities, while the Professionists' defensive line was fully focused on defending and counterattacking.

While the host was speaking, a piece of paper was handed to him.

The host received it and quickly spoke:

"The dimensional fluctuations have suddenly increased, an unknown entity is about to break through all spatial barriers"

"We're still trying to determine where it will land."

"Everyone, please hold your ground"

Liu Ping glanced at the void of space.

The two burning lines of text finally stopped, no longer changing:

[00: 00: 00]

[Village destruction event commencing!]