Chapter 153

Chapter 153: Demon World Auction (2)

I had old memories . I identified the alignment of Adonis and the other demons . Adonis would respond to my deal so I started to move in order to prepare for him .

The remaining grand dukes . I prepared things that I knew Ariel, Upa and Pandemonium would covet . It didn’t matter if they were good or not . They were things the demons wanted but couldn’t obtain . There were no clues about the items . All of them were from the Achievements Store . To be precise, they were part of the ‘Hell Monarch’s treasure . ’

I didn’t neglect to gather points from achievements . One month later, a message window popped into the air .

-Under the authority of the Dark Spirit King Adonis, rules have been added to the auction .

Prior to the full auction, individual auctions will be held .

Demons can participate in the individual auctions . They can place up to 10 goods as auction items . The seller's anonymity is guaranteed .

Unlike the previous auctions, spirits can participate as buyers of the individual auctions . Fire spirits and water spirits can also participate in the individual auctions . They can get a certain amount of points through a ‘contract’ and these points can be used to participate in the auction .

Fire spirits and water spirits? Didn’t they oppose the dark spirits?

I remembered their actions in the previous Demon World Auction .

Perhaps . . . something had happened in the meantime .

However, there was a smile on my face .

It was surprising that the other spirits were officially recognized and allowed to participate in the auction .

'Hooked . ’

I was ready to overturn the plate .

The Demon World Auction .

I chose Chrisley to take with me .

She wanted revenge . The object of her revenge was Pandemonium but I selected her to show her off to the other demons .

In her first appearance, Chrisley was sold as an accessory to Krasla . The other demons didn’t care about her .

Now she was better than Krasla . She had phenomenal growth and was now recognized as a high class creature .

I wanted to see how they would respond . My emergence together with Chrisley’s growth . . . my smile couldn’t be erased as I imagined their reactions .

‘Ariel, Upa and Pandemonium! I’m back . ’

I was making my debut again at the Demon World Auction .

They were aware that Okullos had broken the taboo and was killed .

However, I became more complete in the Underground World . I had set my feet firmly in the realm of transcendence .

On the other hand, what about them? Was their growth comparable to mine?

I felt a strange anticipation as I entered the crack and arrived at a familiar room .

A dark spirit in the form of a gnome was waiting for me .

“Kuhulhul! Randalph-nim . It has been a while . ”

The dark spirit that I always saw when travelling to the auction greeted me . It was obvious that he had heard in advance .

It was good . This auction had changed in many ways .

There was a limit to figuring out things on my own . I would be able to get some information from my guide . He was perfect to fulfil my curiosity .

“Have you been well?”

"That's impossible . I felt very sorry when I didn’t see you last year . In fact, I obtained the position of Randalph-nim’s guide after much difficulty . . . I had a lot of fun . ”

The dark spirit sighed . His expression was truly sad .

"I haven’t seen any changes . ”

“Kuhulhul! I am telling you now, the competition was intense . It is because it is possible for us to raise our ‘standings . ’ It is a rule that the guides won’t change if the participants in the auction don’t die . When the 3rd year passed and Randalph-nim continued to show your true worth, a lot of people asked me to change . . . ”

"Then I didn’t appear the next year . ”

The dark spirit nodded .

“That’s right . Dubolong couldn’t find you in the ‘system . ’ Usually, this only happens when the target is dead . I wa saddened . But then . . . surely, hyu~”

His face was like a girl who had fallen in love .

"I have no regrets about not swapping Randalph-nim . Kuhulhul! Would you like a succubus or elf?”

A sexual joke . He laughed ‘kuhulhul!’ at approaching succubi and elves . Just imagining it was terrible .

"I don’t have an answer . Rather, I saw that the fire spirits and water spirits are participating in the individual auctions . What happened?”

"Ah . . . that is . . . ”

The dark spirit’s expression hardened . It wasn’t a good expression . I remained silent and the dark spirit continued .

"Do you know the story about the other spirits sending spies?”

"I know . "

Due to the summoning of Cruel Commander Maxium, the other spirits sent spies to obtain information from the dark spirits . I remembered it .

"Among them, the water and fire spirits pressed our dark spirits most severely . This time last year, the secret of the Demon World Auction was finally revealed . The Dark Spirit King made a deal in exchange for secrecy . ”

"Was it to participate in the Demon World Auction?”

“No . They showed interest in the system created by the devil . However, we don't know anything about the system either . We just made a deal and the authority was given to us . ”

The devil’s system . . . no one could figure it out . This path hadn’t been shown in my previous life .

No one had bothered to figure this out . The system itself was already complete . However, the other spirits looked at it from another perspective .

“Then?”

"Once the contract was made, we succeeded in buying some time . Then a few months ago, the other spirit kings decided to participate in the auction . They are limited to the individual auctions but . . . ”

That was all . I didn’t need to know anymore of the story .

‘Adonis . He accepted my offer but what else is he aiming for?’

It was a question that naturally came up . Adonis wouldn’t have made the decision suddenly . The risk was too big for that . He wasn’t dumb enough to risk his ‘destruction’ just for one Essence of Origin .

He responded to my request because of a separate idea .

“How many demons are participating?”

"There are 54 . Kuhulhul, it is tragic since only five years have passed . ”

In the first three years, I was the one who killed all the demons . That number had risen in just two years .

“The average number of points?”

"It was originally three million . . . suddenly, it rose by 700,000 in one day . Kuhuhul!”

The dark spirit sent me a sly glance . He had a sense of how many points I had . However, his gaze was filled with respect .

"And there are contracts for the individual auctions . It will be stamped with the devil’s seal but don’t feel burdened . ”

The devil’s seal . There were large constraints on its use . Contracts stamped with the devil’s seal were absolute . I knew Adonis had it but I didn’t think he would use it .

I read through the parchments the dark spirit gave me .

Anonymity guaranteed . Item protection . Confidentiality, etc . were written . The fire spirits and water spirits must have been handed similar contracts .

It wasn’t strange since they were enemies . I looked at the seal and the place where Adonis’s name was written, before biting my finger and placing a bloody imprint on the contract .

Immediately afterwards, the parchment was rolled up and passed to the dark spirits .

"The contract has been completed . Would you show us the items being sold at the individual auctions now? We need to see them before the auction starts . ”

I untied my magic bag .

Exactly 10 items . I placed the things I would sell at the individual auctions on the floor .

The eyes of the dark spirit shook as he saw the items .

"Hah . . . !”

An exclamation escaped from his mouth .

After this was over, the dark spirit guiding me said .

“The involvement of the fire and water spirits means there are changes from the previous years . It was possible to see the items before the auction started, but not anymore . It is for security reasons, so please understand . ”

"Then we are proceeding straight to the auction?”

“No . Don’t we have to give some time to adjust? You will be given half a day of free time . ”

I frowned . Half a day of freedom seemed simple but it was actually a serious problem .

Demons and the spirits didn’t have a good relationship with each other . It was highly unlikely they would ignore each other if there were encounters . It wouldn’t be good .

As well as . . . there was enough time if they wanted to do something . So far, there had been no time to do anything . The auction proceeded immediately and once it was over, I would return to my dungeon .

'There was minimal time to adapt . ’

From the beginning, the demons were feuding with each other . Unlike my previous life, everything was going much faster . There was a rule that only their creatures could fight but that didn’t apply to the spirits .

Furthermore, the act of using Pakan Griolli as a scapegoat for Upa was unprecedented .

If they could kill some core people of the opponent’s faction . . . it might be worth it .

‘There must be a lot of confusion . ’

Tsk! I clicked my tongue . In many ways, it seemed like this Demon World Auction wouldn’t be able to progress as normal . Maybe this was what Adonis had been hoping for .

“Kuhulhul! Randalph-nim, I need to carry out the auction procedure . Then . . . I will see you after your free time . ”

The dark spirit opened the door and left . There were some high class spirits waiting on the other side .

“My Dungeon Master . What will we do now?"

Chrisley roughly grasped the situation . This might be her first time but she didn’t feel awkward .

"What would you like to do?”

There were no correct actions . If I didn't move carefully then there was a high chance of receiving damage .

So I asked Chrisley . It wasn’t bad to move according to Chrisley’s opinion .

Chrisley briefly thought for a moment before saying .

"This is the conclusion I came to with my current knowledge . . . first of all, we should get in touch with the spirits . ”

"The spirits?”

Contacting the spirits first . It was surprising . I thought she would want to look at Ariel Diablo’s side first .

Chrisley cleared her throat and said .

"The demons are still unaware of Master’s survival . If they know . . . I’m sure there will be a lot of actions during the next half a day . Especially when it comes to Pandemonium . ”

"Are you saying we should stay with the spirits so they can’t take action?”

I was strong . However, there were limits to what I could do alone . I couldn’t deal with all the factions alone .

Still, I was skeptical . Even if the spirits weren’t hostile, they were likely to ignore me if I approached .

At that moment, Chrisley confidently declared .

“My Dungeon Master . The blood flowing through my body is very compatible with them . Please leave this to me . ”

The true demonic dragon Aojin and the dark elf Shilla!

They had strong attributes of fire and water . There was a chance the spirits could feel an affinity with it .

Certainly . . . it was reasonable .

There was no need to refuse .

“Okay . I will follow you . But I will choose the side first . ”

“My Dungeon Master . I will follow your words . ”

Chrisley kneeled beside me .

Two feet lengths . In the past, she only walked three feet lengths behind me . However, I was satisfied after the training room . So I allowed her to narrow the distance .

"We will go to the fire spirits first . ”

"I will follow . ”

Fire spirits .

They were sent to an area filled with dark spirits, so they would have high standings .

Furthermore, fire spirits had a vigorous and valiant nature . It would be better to speak to them than the water spirits .