Liu Ping reached his hand out, drawing a card from the void of space.
He immediately pulled out a card.
It was a colorful card with a smiling clown drawn on it.
Lines of burning text quickly appeared in the void of space:
[Joy Deck.] [Starter Card.] [Card: Clown.] [Character Card (Rare)]
[Using this card, you'll automatically obtain a clown costume, and any card you draw will become a clown's exclusive item]
[Exclusive item activation requirement: You must create a disturbance, causing at least one entity to feel 'joy', only then can you convert cards]
[The standard of 'Joy': clapping, stomping, dancing, laughing, or any other way to express joy.]
[Special Description: This was originally a card used to please all living beings, but in the era of eternal night, no one could feel the emotion of joy, so it has been neglected for countless years, and now it has become the most ordinary low-level card.]
"— It matches the true name of the deck." Liu Ping stared at the card in his hand.
The clown stood in the middle of the card, still smiling without moving.
Liu Ping muttered: "No one feels joy, right?" The clown still didn't move.
Liu Ping continued: "Living beings fall into a dark play, just to let the Gods choose their slaves — — - how do you think we should achieve joy?"
The card was silent.
The clown stayed still.
Liu Ping was stunned for a bit, then suddenly realized: "I forgot, as the user, I'm the real clown" the sound of machine gun fire suddenly came from the street outside.
"Get out here, Liu Ping!" Old K's voice came from afar.
Liu Ping put the card away, put the hen on the table, then prepared to leave the room.
As if thinking of something, he went back to the hen.
"Are you willing to help me?" he sincerely asked.
The hen was originally silently staring at him, but now appeared to be thinking and slowly turned around.
She pointed her butt at Liu Ping.
On the street.
Qi Lu and Old K took one side each, carefully searching the street.
As Old K walked, a tactical vest full of bullets suddenly appeared on his body.
"Tch, Boss Bartender drew a card again — —" Old K laughed.
"The more time passes, the stronger we will become. There will be more night's watchmen joining us. Liu Ping won't be able to win" Qi Lu said calmly.
Suddenly, a voice came from a house by the road. "You are absolutely right."
It was Liu Ping!
Old K threw a grenade.
Boom! A large hole was blasted in the house, and it collapsed with a loud crash.
"He's not here" Qi Lu said.
"You sure run fast," Old K said.
Not far from the two of them, Liu Ping's voice came from behind a wall. "I really don't understand. Since you have a higher chance of winning as time passes, why are you still chasing after me?" Old K raised his machine gun but was held down by Qi Lu.
Qi Lu said loudly, "You're right, we don't have to chase after you like this. Even if we waste time, you'll die."
Old K shrugged his shoulders and said, "But we still have to do something."
Liu Ping's voice came from the other side of the wall, "Why don't we have a chat? I'll surrender when all of you are here. Then, we'll all join Lady Agony. "Old K and Qi Lu looked at each other, unsure of how to respond.
Inside the bar.
The bartender's expression changed as he said, "Enter a defensive stance and chat with him. Buy me some time." With that, he drew another card.
This card depicted a knight holding a large steel shield.
The bartender threw the card out — Bang!
The Shield Knight Alger landed in front of the bartender.
Alger nodded at the bartender, walked out of the bar, and rushed towards Old K and Qi Lu.
The bartender glanced at the clock on the wall.
After another 55 seconds, he would draw the next card.
"Even the Shield Knight has been drawn by me … Liu Ping, you will soon lose this trial" the bartender muttered.
Old K and Qi Lu got the bartender's orders and assumed a defensive posture.
They looked at the bare wall. "Liu Ping, what do you want to talk about?" Old K asked loudly.
There was no movement behind the wall.
"If you've really given up, we can talk. After all, we were once comrades" Qi Lusaid.
Still, no one made a sound.
Did he run away?
Old K and Qi Lu looked at each other in confusion.
It was now that Alger Reached them and placed his shield in front of them.
The defense was more complete.
Alger said loudly, "Alright, Liu Ping, it's time to end everything. If you have anything to say, you can come out and tell us now."
Suddenly, a figure jumped onto the wall and appeared in front of them.
'He'? was.... a little strange.
His face was pale and his eyes were dark. He wore a colorful costume and a pair of pointy boots.
The man slowly sat down on top of the wall. His hands were propped up against the tiles as he quietly looked at the sky.
"Liu Ping? Why are you dressed like this? "Qi Lu couldn't help but ask.
Hearing that, the person slowly lowered his head and looked at the three of them.
"When I was very young, I knew that the world wasn't perfect."
He smiled silently, revealing his neat white teeth. His thick black eyeshadow rose up on both sides of his face. He looked like a demon practicing a human's smile.
"Speaking of which, it's really funny. When I was born, I was blind with only one arm. My family threw me into the river to become food for fish. I was clearly about to drown, but a nosy old man picked me up and taught me a lot of skills —"
"That's why I'm fated to meet you all here today."
"My friends, you don't have to be shy, and you don't have to avoid my gaze. In my entire life, I've always been treated as a monster. I've long been trained to not care about other people's gazes. I've grown used to that." After that person finished speaking, he slowly took out four eggs from his bosom.
"Watch carefully. This is a rare sight in your life."
As he spoke, he threw the eggs up one by one. His two hands caught the eggs and threw them up again.
"…" Qi Lu.
"…" Old K.
"…" Alger.
"No matter how much you praise it, this is the simplest of tricks" Old K couldn't help but say.
The person glanced at him.
"Simple? No, the best part is coming. "
As soon as he finished speaking, his movements changed. The four eggs were thrown out and whistled through the air.
"Be careful!" Alger raised his shield to meet the four eggs.
Something strange happened.
The four eggs collided with each other in the air. Three of them hit the shield, but the last one suddenly jumped over Alger's shield and hit his face.
Pa!
The egg cracked.
Liquid yolk and egg white splashed all over Alger's face.
The 'man' burst into uncontrollable laughter, his body swaying so much that he almost fell off the wall.
He laughed as he clapped his hands: "Just a little trick! It requires an extremely high level of skill to complete. Isn't it wonderful? "
In the void of space, lines of burning text quickly appeared:
[You've caused a commotion]
[You've used clapping and laughter to express your joy and laughter]
[The cards you draw from now on will become the Clown's exclusive items]
The man reached his hand out and lightly drew something from the void of space.
A card appeared in front of him.
This was a card of the lowest level.
[Card: Bouquet of Flowers]
[Miscellaneous Card]
"It's the symbol of a gift. You can give it to someone and bring them some happiness."
[Card: Bouquet of Fresh Flowers]
[Because the user of this card is the Clown, this card has been converted into a Clown item]
[You receive card: Praise of Fresh Flowers]
[Card: Praise of Fresh Flowers]
[This is your exclusive item, there's no need for this Sequence to explain, you'll naturally know how to use it]
A bouquet of fresh flowers appeared in the man's hand.
He was a bit surprised, then carefully stood up from the wall with the flowers in his hand.
It wasn't easy at all.
It was only now that the gamble that had no chance of winning finally had a glimmer of hope.
"Are you ready?" he asked.
"For what? What kind of trick are you trying to pull this time? "Old K cautiously asked.
The man smirked and spoke in a low voice: "That's right, it's still a trick"
But whatever the trick may be, I can assure you that it will be better than anything you have ever seen. - After all, I am the Ultimate Clown.