Chapter 123 Two People Who Sneaked Around
"The second and final item is the crystal ball in front of me, a broken dragon ball called the Flame Dragon King, and a purple card-making material that is almost as good as the gold card-making material."
On the auction stage, the host, Xiaohua, held the fist-sized crystal bead in both hands, her voice clear and persuasive.
The Dragon Ball seemed to contain an inextinguishable dragon flame, its shimmering light and scorching heat capable of stirring the hearts of the card players present, even from a great distance.
Countless eyes were fixed on that bead, and everyone's breathing became rapid.
Meanwhile, on the third floor of the auction house, in the most secluded and luxurious private room on the top floor.
The four men had sharp, eagle-like eyes. The seemingly enclosed and heavy walls of the private room were rendered useless by their special methods.
Every corner of the auction hall, every face, and every breath was clearly reflected in their perception.
As auctioneer Xiaohua's voice faded away time after time, it relentlessly ticked away.
The midnight bells echoed slowly over the deathly silent city.
It arrived precisely at 2 a.m.
The air inside the private room instantly froze to its limit.
The four men's eyes flashed like lightning as they simultaneously swept towards the center of the hall.
however……
Nothing happened.
There was no spatial distortion, no energy surge, no light from the unfolding of the grand formation, and no earth-shattering shattering of the seal as expected.
The entire auction house remained quiet as usual, with only the sounds of bidding and the auctioneer's gentle introductions.
Aside from his three companions, Song Shi's face darkened first, his heart pounded uncontrollably, and cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
one second.
three seconds.
ten seconds.
A minute passed silently.
The air pressure inside the private room was frighteningly low.
Song's Adam's apple bobbed as he tried to remain calm and quickly began to speak:
"Please be patient, everyone. Perhaps the location and terrain of the auction house are interfering with the operation of the grand formation... Just wait a little longer, and the grand formation will definitely activate!"
His tone carried a hint of panic that even he couldn't fool himself.
But time continues its indifferent march forward.
One second after another.
On the auction stage, the final items were being sold off one by one, and only two remained. The so-called grand formation still did not show the slightest fluctuation.
The expressions on the faces of the three companions had long since changed from anticipation to coldness, and then from coldness to ferocity.
They finally realized an absurd and infuriating truth.
They've been tricked.
Song Shi's so-called grand formation was nothing but a complete scam!
"Someone come here!"
A cold shout suddenly rang out in the private room.
Song Shi's expression changed drastically. Almost instinctively, he jumped up and tried to run out the door.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
The three dark figures moved almost simultaneously.
Swift as a ghost, ruthless as a demon.
Song Shi's pupils suddenly contracted, fear gripping his entire body like a cold, venomous snake. He instinctively screamed, his voice filled with terror and a hint of unwilling confusion:
"Wait a minute! I..."
His explanation didn't even get a single word out.
Trust had long been completely exhausted during the long and desperate wait.
Click... Click...
Four sharp, chilling sounds of bones cracking rang out in succession.
Song's arms and legs were abruptly severed and twisted into bizarre angles in an instant.
He could only let out half a scream before being slammed into the corner of the private room like a bag of worthless trash, his body convulsing and spitting blood, like a dying wild dog.
The excruciating pain clouded his consciousness, leaving him only with endless fear and regret.
At that moment, the door to the private room opened, and two burly men in suits and a woman in a cheongsam entered.
Two burly men walked to the corner and carried the convulsing, lifeless man, Tong Shi, out.
The woman in the cheongsam walked up to the three of them and said cautiously:
"Manager, two people are walking towards the exit of the auction house. They're preparing to leave. We..."
The woman didn't finish speaking, seemingly waiting for their orders.
One of them, who appeared to be the auction house manager, waved his hand with a grim expression:
"Let them leave."
Song Shi's grand formation was completely useless.
The card masters participating in the auction are all high-level card masters; we can't take them down in a short time. If we alert the Town Command, our stronghold in Fire Sun City will be wiped out.
"yes!"
The woman in the cheongsam received the instruction and slowly left the private room.
At this moment, Gu Ye and Bu Yao successfully left the auction house.
"How come it went so smoothly? I thought something big was going to happen."
The tone of the hairpin was full of regret.
Upon hearing this, Gu Ye couldn't help but roll his eyes.
But then he thought, since this is the stronghold of the evil god's church, why not teach them a lesson?
Seeing that the two of them had left the auction house, Gu Ye took out his phone from his pocket.
The hairpin asked疑惑地问道, "What are you going to do!"
Gu Ye smiled mysteriously, "You'll find out soon enough."
Gu Ye dialed the phone number of the town's administrative division.
"Hello! Is this the Town Management Division?"
"Yes, is there anything I can do to help you?"
A sweet and intelligent female voice came from behind her. Upon hearing Gu Ye's words, Bu Yao immediately understood what he wanted to do.
Buyao jumped up immediately and snatched Gu Ye's phone.
"Let me speak, let me speak."
Seeing this, Gu Ye helplessly watched her continue talking to customer service about the situation.
At this point, perhaps having heard about the evil cult, the AI customer service was replaced by a human.
"Excuse me, is what you're saying true?"
"Of course it's true. I just participated, so tell me if it's true or not."
The sound of the hairpin was full of arrogance, as if it were very proud.
Upon hearing this, Gu Ye slapped his forehead. This unlucky kid, is this something you can just say?
On the other side, they seemed equally bewildered by the wild and provocative words of the hairpin.
"So, you're also a member of the cult of evil gods?"
The woman's voice on the other end was cold and sharp.
"Of course not. If I were a church member, would I call you and ask you to come and arrest me? Are you stupid?"
The hairpin's tone was full of contempt for her.
"you……"
The woman opposite seemed to be angered by the hairpin, but also felt that what she said made a lot of sense.
A few seconds later, the woman seemed to have calmed down.
"Then you wait here for us to come over and explain in more detail what's going on."
"No need to wait, go and catch them yourselves."
The hair ornament gave a straightforward rejection.
"you……"
When the woman stopped talking, Buyao hung up the phone.
"Let's go, Onoko, let's find a good spot to watch the show."
After saying that, without waiting for Gu Ye to refuse, he took the lead and walked forward.
Qin Zhanyue stared at the phone in his hand with a grim expression, not expecting that the other end would hang up.
She looked down at the person in front of her and asked:
"Xiao Chen, quickly notify Captain Chen and the others to go to Huoye Auction House to arrest the person."
"Captain Qin, we've already notified them; they're on their way."
Qin Zhanyue immediately got up, preparing to go to Huoye Auction House.
At this moment, she turned around and asked:
"Xiao Chen, can you track down the location of those two people from earlier?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen shook his head. "No, Captain Qin, this person's number and location are hidden."
"Um!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Zhanyue said no more and turned to leave.
At this moment, Gu Ye and Bu Yao had found the best viewing spot.
In the distance, at the Firelight Auction House, countless card masters dressed in the uniforms of the Town Domain Division rushed in.
Instantly, the Firelight Auction House was engulfed in flames, filled with shouts and cries of battle.
"A fight broke out."
Buyao's eyes lit up, and she pulled out a telescope from somewhere, excitedly observing the situation inside.
"What a gun! It pierced right through the heart."
The hairpin made a tsk-tsk sound.
In the end, Gu Ye stayed with her until the very end of the show.
The plasma solar tower was slowly lighting up when the two left Fire Sun City.