The center of the city.
That terrifying black monster had already been reduced to ashes.
Gu Qing Shan stood at the edge of the crater, trying to use her inner sight to look down.
— — her inner sight couldn't reach the bottom.
"So deep?" Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised.
Only to see a reddish-brown flame erupting from the ground, filling up the entire crater.
The Earth sword spoke up: 「 This is the flame of Purgatory 」
"Purgatory? Is this a normal world? "Gu Qing Shan asked.
"What do you mean by normal?"
「 It wasn't enveloped by the [Demon King Order] 」
「 It used to be normal, but now I don't know 」 the Earth sword replied.
"What about this flame?"
"The flames of Purgatory have always been like this, sir" another voice replied.
Gu Qing Shan looked back.
At some unknown point, a person had appeared at the center of the crater.
This person was wearing a black formal attire and looked very tall and refined.
Standing in the flames of Purgatory, he bowed: "Greetings, Mr. Gu Qing Shan, I am a representative from Purgatory. My master said that when you defeat that monster, you will be qualified to accept our mediation"
"Mediation?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Indeed, between you and the [Demon King Order], my master wishes to mediate"
"With what identity do you have to mediate?"
"Mr. Gu Qing Shan, we shouldn't have appeared here, both you and I"
"In other words, you don't have any public identities?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
The man's expression changed a bit, then smiled and continued: "[Worlds Apocalypse Online] is the [Demon King Order], while you don't represent any [Order], so we hope that you can stand by and watch. That way, you will be able to gain the friendship of Purgatory"
"Friendship … you belong to [Worlds Apocalypse Online]?"
"No, we are mediating"
The man in black suit continued: "If you agree to stop and are willing to leave immediately, we Purgatory will help you leave the battlefield and guarantee that the [Demon King Order] will never be able to affect you again"
"Why do we need to mediate?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
The man smiled apologetically. "If I answer your question, our secret will be completely exposed. I'm sorry."
"Mister Gu Qing Shan, please accept the mediation. This way, the [Demon King Order] will distance itself from you, and our Purgatory will accept you as our honored guest."
Gu Qing Shan fell silent.
If it was in the past, he wouldn't have bothered talking nonsense with such a fellow. He would have weighed his own abilities first.
But now, ever since that insect appeared, the shadow of death had been lingering.
Some things had to be made clear first.
Especially since he was bringing Lola with him.
"You're probably leaning towards the [Demon King Order]'s side, so you think I'm getting in your way, is that right?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"No, I didn't expect you to have such a question, but I can assure you that we are indeed neutral," the man in black said.
"Can I see your sincerity?" Gu Qing Shan probed.
The other party's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Of course."
He took out a set of Cards from his pocket, shuffled them a few times, then casually took out three Cards.
"Your excellency Gu Qing Shan, I can make the decision to give you three Cards"
"— — -they are the entry cards for the various Purgatory worlds"
The man flicked his hand.
The three Cards landed in front of Gu Qing Shan and he caught them.
"These three Cards represent three different Purgatory worlds, I'll give them to you now"
"With these Cards, you can travel to any of these three worlds at any time"
The man continued.
Gu Qing Shan looked down at the Cards.
The Cards depicted worlds with different sceneries:
One world was full of dried, cracked land, with volcanoes that reached the clouds in the distance.
One world was a dilapidated city that looked like a ruin.
The last world was a gloomy underground town, written in the language of the Fiends: [Boundary Town]
"How many Purgatory worlds are there in total?" Gu Qing Shan asked with interest.
"No one knows exactly how big Purgatory is, and those of us who live within it only know how big a corner of Purgatory is" the man in black suit replied.
"Then, how big is a corner of Purgatory?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"I won't be able to reach the end even if I spend my entire life" the man answered.
Gu Qing Shan fell into thought.
Purgatory — —
What kind of place is that?
Suddenly, a line of glowing text appeared in front of his eyes:
[You've obtained three Purgatory Teleportation Cards]
[All three Cards are: Directional Teleportation Card]
[Directional Teleportation World: Demonic Flame Purgatory]
[Attention, these Teleportation Cards will not affect the current world, you can directly leave without alerting anyone]
Gu Qing Shan's expression didn't change at all and asked: "Then, just like what you said earlier, these three Cards of yours will allow you to travel to three different Purgatory worlds?"
"Indeed, just like the world shown on them" the man in black suit replied.
Gu Qing Shan silently nodded.
The three Cards clearly point to the same world, but this man said they point to three different worlds.
Are they trying to take advantage of a sword cultivator who doesn't understand Cards?
… They might be plotting something else. Once I'm teleported there, there might be something else waiting for me.
But there's one thing that's most important.
— — if they aren't people of the [Demon King Order], then what is their goal?
"I need some time to think about it" Gu Qing Shan said.
"I'll be waiting for your good news — — when you find me, just touch the three Cards against each other, I'll be here" the man bowed and disappeared from Gu Qing Shan's sight.
The Purgatory flames in the crater also dissipated.
All the ghosts, corpses, and shadows of Purgatory monsters also disappeared without a trace.
The entire city turned into a city of silence.
Gu Qing Shan stood still and thought for a while, then suddenly asked:
"War God System … you said before that my main mission is to survive?"
[Don't ask too much, you only need to know that if you can survive long enough, you'll win] the War God UI replied.
Gu Qing Shan asked: "Are you sure?"
[Very sure] the War God UI replied.
Gu Qing Shan smiled ambiguously and said: "… Actually, compared to fighting, I'm actually better at survival"
[Then think of a way to survive, this is very important] the War God UI replied.
Gu Qing Shan sighed.
The War God UI said that it was very important.
Of course, surviving was very important, but the other party's words clearly referred to something else.
Not to mention that it had communicated with the future.
Perhaps something happened in the future?
In other words.
This insect came from the future?
Gu Qing Shan felt a chill in his heart and became cautious.
He looked down and silently looked at the three Cards in his hand.
I originally wanted to kill [Origin] right away …
But the current situation seems to have become even stranger and more dangerous.
I need to ensure Lola's safety first!
Furthermore, lady Tethys said that Su Cher had been taken away by her master.
Then if I change my strategy now …
After careful consideration, Gu Qing Shan finally made up his mind.
Regardless of what happens, I need to make sure that Lola reaches a safe place first.
Gu Qing Shan changed his train of thought.
As for the place where Lola goes, it must be absolutely safe, and the people there must be trustworthy.
For this matter, rather than trusting the fiends of Purgatory, it's better — — -
Suddenly, a complaining voice resounded from afar:
"My leg is injured and I've been squatting for so long, it's so uncomfortable!"
Gu Qing Shan turned around.
Not too far behind him, the old man from the Age of Old came out from the coral building.
From the looks of it, his leg was a bit numb and he was staggering a bit.
Gu Qing Shan told him: "Your wounds have healed a lot, but you still need to take more pills to fully recover"
He took out a few pills from his Inventory Bag.
"But this method of healing is too uncomfortable, if you still have the same pills" the old man breathed heavily.
"You're not going to eat anymore?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Give me another one, please."
"Can you speak without panting?"
"I can't help it, this is the moment of extinction, I need to quickly recover before I can go to the battlefield"
"Everyone is already dead, there's still a battlefield?"
"Of course, young one, we need to hurry" the old man loudly said.
"Where to?"
"To Tidal city, that's the only place where there are still people alive, and the only place that can stop these monsters from invading!"
"Very well, please wait a moment, I need to call my friend first"
"Your friend? Wait a minute, you still have people? "
"A friend"
The old man was a bit disappointed, but also intrigued: "Is she as strong as you?"
Gu Qing Shan replied: "From a certain point of view, she has a way to make a lot of people willingly work for her"
"Really? Then our chances of winning have increased by a bit "the old man excitedly said.
"No, I need to make arrangements for her first, I can't allow her to go to the battlefield just yet" Gu Qing Shan resolutely refused.
"Why not?" the old man asked.
"To protect minors" Gu Qing Shan shrugged.
The old man helplessly said: "Then hurry up, I'm going to search for survivors first"
"Got it"
…
The temporary camp.
"What's the matter, Gu Qing Shan?" Lola sat up on the bed and worriedly asked.
Gu Qing Shan smiled and spoke with a relaxed tone: "It's nothing, I just feel that the situation has changed too much, and my girlfriend is already out of danger"
Lola looked at him.
He continued: "I swore, as long as you help me enter this world, I will definitely take you away from this place and find a way to survive — — -"
"You found a way?" Lola asked.
"Hm"
He patted his Inventory Bag and took out a strange badge.
This badge depicted a large tree with hundreds of Cards hanging from its branches, all of them glowing in various colors.
Hazeden's voice resounded in his ears:
"Take this, it contains our world's coordinates and the space tunnel, if you ever come to my empire, you can use this badge to find me directly"
Indeed, this was the badge Hazeden and Soft Note gave him.
The Sky Haze empire was a Card-type world, and Hazeden was the ruler of the empire, not only was he powerful, he could even split his soul to save Soft Note in Huang Quan.
Their world was so powerful that they could even capture a Heavenly Deity.
More importantly, I'm indebted to them, and they don't have any beneficial relationship with me, so they wouldn't try to harm me.
If that's the case, Lola would be safe in the Sky Haze empire.
Once Lola is safe, I'll return.
By myself, if I can win, I'll fight, if I can't win, I'll run, there's no need to worry about anything, I can just fight without holding back.
The two of them suddenly sensed something and looked up at the sky.
Only to see endless golden light shining in the dark sky.
Boom!!!
The golden light exploded, then abruptly dimmed and faded away.
An overwhelming presence descended from the sky, washing away everything like a tidal wave.
A ferocious insect cry resounded across the entire world:
"Huang Quan Devil King, I've come to kill you!"
Gu Qing Shan's body trembled.
Lola's face had already turned pale.
Such presence — — -
It's completely unstoppable, I can't even muster the will to resist, because I know that any resistance would be futile.
It hasn't even been that long, how did that insect suddenly become so powerful?
"Don't say anything, we're leaving now" Gu Qing Shan lowered her voice and said.
Lola nodded.
Gu Qing Shan clenched the badge in her hand and silently activated it.
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