"Are you safe?" the baby girl asked.
"Yes" Liu Ping answered.
"Very good, then the three of us are safe as well." the baby girl said.
Liu Ping took a deep breath and picked the baby girl up.
As he walked out of the ruins, he turned around to see that they were in an abandoned building.
On the street outside the building, there were all sorts of cars lying around.
The cars were already rusted out.
There was no one there.
"That can't be right, I remember that the entire world was destroyed, how could such a place still exist?" the baby girl asked.
Liu Ping didn't answer, crouched down in front of one of the cars and carefully observed it, then walked around the abandoned houses on both sides of the road.
"The style of civilization here doesn't seem like Reality, it's more like the Sealed Realm." Liu Ping said.
Reality developed towards martial arts, giving birth to elemental martial arts.
In the Sealed Realm, human society moved towards a technological civilization and started to use firearms.
"You mean, that umbrella bearer didn't destroy the Sealed Realm?" the baby girl asked.
Liu Ping answered: "I'm not sure why it left such a world behind, and it seems to be inhabited."
As soon as he said that.
A few people suddenly appeared at the corner of the street ahead.
They held axes and sticks in their hands, staring straight at Liu Ping and the baby girl in his arms.
"Hand over all your food, and leave that baby behind."
The bald man at the front held his axe and said.
Liu Ping took a few steps back.
Not too far behind him, 7-8 men and women also appeared and blocked his path of retreat.
Liu Ping looked around and said thoughtfully, "These people are the survivors of the Endless City."
Suddenly, a line of glowing text appeared in front of his eyes:
[The Laws of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind have converged to give this Sequence a warning:]
[Only technological powers are allowed in this world]
[Other than the umbrella bearer's Occultism power, no other powers in this world can be used, otherwise, the umbrella bearer will be awakened]
[This place has become a giant trap]
Reading that, Liu Ping understood what was going on.
So the umbrella bearer turned this place into a trap, any occultic power that doesn't belong to it will awaken It as soon as it's released.
In other words, my Cards and other powers can't be used.
Just as he was thinking, the baby girl in the swaddling clothes suddenly transmitted her voice, "Liu Ping, I'm hungry."
"Alright, I'll get you something to eat. By the way, don't use any spells." Liu Ping said.
"Why?" the baby girl asked.
"This place has already become a spider web. Any non-technological power will cause fluctuations and attract the umbrella holder." Liu Ping said.
"Okay, I'm hungry." the baby girl emphasized again.
Liu Ping was silent for a while.
Fortunately, he had absorbed a type of energy from the umbrella bearer.
That kind of power had sprouted in his body, and now, it had evolved into the profession of "Magician."
But to deal with these people …
And he didn't even need to use the power of Occultism.
Liu Ping looked at the few people opposite him and said, "These people should have something to eat. At the same time, we can also see how they are doing."
He walked towards them.
Seeing this, those people were silent for a moment before they suddenly burst into laughter.
"Kid, do you think you're very powerful?" The bald man in the lead asked.
"That's not it. I just want to rely on my martial arts to make a living." Liu Ping laughed.
"Then you've made a mistake."
The bald man threw his axe to the person next to him and pulled out a handgun from his waist.
Everyone's laughter became even louder.
"Our boss has a gun!" a skinny man said.
Sure enough, Liu Ping stopped and asked with interest: "So that's how it is. So this is your trump card? That's great, please take a good look at the gun in his hand. I invite all of you to witness this scene together. "
He held the baby girl in one hand and pulled out a handgun from his chest with the other.
"You also have a gun?" the bald man's expression became grim.
"That's right, I do have a gun, but you don't." Liu Ping said.
The bald man looked at his hand and saw that the gun in his hand had turned into a broken can.
Liu Ping raised the gun and pointed it at him: "I'm hungry. Get me something to eat, thanks."
…
Half an hour later.
Liu Ping sat in front of the fire, feeding a box of milk to the baby girl in his arms.
On the other side, the bald man carefully handed him a bottle of hard liquor.
"I'm sorry to offend you, I hope you won't take it to heart."
He said.
Liu Ping smiled as he placed the liquor on the chair beside him and said, "You're right. Don't be nervous, we'll leave after we eat something. Oh right, where did you get your food?"
The bald man said: "We bought it."
"Where do you live?" Liu Ping asked.
"Underground." the bald man said matter-of-factly.
"Underground? Where? "Liu Ping asked.
"The underground city" the bald man said.
Liu Ping: "…"
If only he could use the cultivation-type Soul Searching Technique. This kind of conversation was a waste of time.
He looked towards the bald man and saw that the skinny man's eyes were darting around as if he could not bear to continue watching.
"You tell me." Liu Ping said, pointing at him.
The skinny man said respectfully: "We come from the livestock farm of underground city number 37. I'm afraid you can guess that we were originally livestock workers. We came to the surface to collect resources during this holiday and see if we can make a small fortune."
Underground city …
"When do you plan to return to the underground city?" Liu Ping asked.
"We have to return before dark. Otherwise, if those things come out, we won't be able to survive," the skinny man said.
What were those things?
It was not a good time to ask now. He would know when he saw it later.
"Everyone, can you bring me to underground city number 37?" Liu Ping asked.
"Yes, as long as you come with us, you won't have to worry about your safety tonight." the skinny man said.
"Okay, I'll go to the underground city with you. But I'll leave immediately after I arrive. I won't bring you any trouble." Liu Ping said.
He looked at the baby girl in his arms.
The baby girl was full of milk. She closed her eyes and started to sleep.
"Shui Shu, are you considered an ally?" He could not help but ask.
"Shui Shu is already asleep. I'm Hua Qingkong's spirit." the baby girl replied.
"…" Liu Ping.
The bald man looked at the sky outside the ruins and said: "It's getting late."
"Then let's go." Liu Ping said.
The few of them got up and led him outside.
The group quickly passed through the abandoned streets and came to the entrance of a subway.
They walked along the subway entrance and found a manhole cover next to the subway tracks.
They opened the manhole cover and saw a long cement staircase inside.
There were messy footprints on the staircase. It was obvious that people had been walking here recently.
Liu Ping followed the staircase and walked down with the group.
About ten minutes later.
The staircase finally reached the bottom.
There were dim street lamps on both sides. At the end of the path ahead, there were dozens of armed soldiers guarding it.
Behind the many soldiers, a city that was emitting a dim light entered Liu Ping's eyes.
The light came from the neon lights, the city's lighting system, and various railway cars.
It looked very prosperous.
Liu Ping was a little dazed.
The world above ground had obviously been completely destroyed.
But humans had stubbornly survived and even built a complete city deep underground.
The man said that this was underground city number 37.
That meant that there were other underground cities.
The skinny man glanced at him quickly and ran in the direction of the soldiers.
"There's an intruder! There's an intruder! "
He shouted loudly.
The soldiers became alert and raised the guns in their hands.
"Where?" A man who looked like an officer asked.
The skinny man turned around and pointed at Liu Ping.
"It's him. He's holding us hostage."
Liu Ping looked calm. He just stood in the crowd and looked at the skinny man with everyone else.
"Who is it?" The officer asked.
"It's him! The guy who's carrying the baby girl! Be careful, he's very powerful! "The skinny man hid behind the officer and said.
Carrying the baby girl?
The officer frowned and pulled the skinny man. "Tang Lin, you damn guy. Don't you know that you'll be court-martialed if you make such a joke!"
"I'm not joking!" The skinny man said.
"Okay, okay. I can't be bothered to talk to you. Get lost. Scouts like you don't only pick up rubbish every day, now you even know how to scare people. You're really something." The officer kicked his butt.
Tang Lin was stunned.
What's going on?
Why did he say that I'm scaring people?
Tang Lin slowly turned his head and looked at Liu Ping.
Liu Ping smiled at him.
The bald man standing beside Liu Ping laughed loudly. "Haha, look at Tang Lin. Who's the one who usually says that he's smart?"
"He's crazy. How dare he make such a joke to the officer." Another companion laughed.
Everyone.
Everyone looked at Tang Lin.
No one paid any attention to Liu Ping.
He doesn't even exist.
Liu Ping glanced at the void of space.
Lines of burning text hovered there without moving:
[You've unleashed the magician's unique power of Occultism:]
[Being and Non-Being]
[You've chosen 'Non-Being']
[Among everyone here, other than Tang Lin, no one remembers you. No one can see you because you've been enveloped by 'Non-Being']
[All things and living beings, the void and the ten directions, Space-Time and Eternity, everything in Fate follows your will, freely switching between 'Being' and 'Non-Being']
Liu Ping carried the baby girl and slowly walked towards the entrance.
Tang Lin looked at him, then at everyone else.
Still no one saw Liu Ping.
How could this be!
Could he be a ghost?
Tang Lin screamed: "Don't come any closer!"
He took the officer's pistol and fired at Liu Ping.
Bang bang bang!
A series of gunshots.
The bullets passed through Liu Ping's body and hit the wall, causing sparks to fly.
"You're crazy!"
The officer shouted.
Just a bit more and the bullets would've hit the men.
The officer punched Tang Lin to the ground.
Many soldiers surrounded him, tied him up, and pressed him to the ground.
Tang Lin looked at Liu Ping who was getting closer and couldn't help but shout:
"No! Why can't you see him! He's right there! "
The bald man strode forward and gave him a hard slap.
Tang Lin was slapped hard in the face.
The bald man's voice quickly came to his ears:
"Hysteria? Or insanity? You should be fine now, right? "
Tang Lin opened his eyes, ignored the pain on his face and continued to look at Liu Ping.
Liu Ping had already reached the entrance of the city.
He turned back to look at Tang Lin, raised a finger and made a shushing gesture.
At the very next moment.
He disappeared from Tang Lin's sight.
Another second passed.
Tang Lin was stunned, looked at everyone and asked: "What's going on? What's wrong with me? "
"You said a guy is carrying a baby girl among us" the officer tried asking.
"What? Why would I say such a thing? "Tang Lin was puzzled.
Everyone looked at him and felt that his expression didn't seem fake.
Someone heaved a sigh of relief:
"Alright! He's alright! "