506 Queerness in Inner Market
Ace looked at the runic armor and sneered, ‘I have stolen a low-grade-5 runic soft body armor which I’m wearing from the treasure pagoda, and they were 32 high-grade-4 runic armors. They’re not showing any sincerity.’
He merely shook his head and continue to watch since he had no interest in these goods he already has, he was more interested in things like soul skills and ancient talismans.
Furthermore, he wasn’t here to enjoy the auction. He had to move soon.
In the end, the runic armor was bid successfully by VVIP in room no.3 after a heated bidding war between VVIPs.
Lilly revealed the second item at this moment. It was a black runic plate filled with silver rune symbols. She introduced, “This is an Intermediate-Grade-4 Killing Formation, Bloodthirsty Beast Formation. Its range is five hundred meters!
“The starting bid for Bloodthirsty Beast Formation is 500,000 peak-Grade-2 Qi stones. The minimum raise limit is 500 peak-grade-2 Qi stones. The bid is open!”
Another volley of exclaims rang in the arena because a Killing Formation was far deadlier than any runic weapon of the same rank and once some got trapped in it, they were done!
A grade-4 killing formation was an absolute nightmare for any river core cultivators, and even minor stage soul realm experts would not want to get trapped in it.
This time, the bid rose from five hundred thousand to 10 million within a few bouts of bids, and it was still increasing.
Ace still had an uninterested expression on his face, and he continued to watch the progress interface with a hint of worry in his calm eyes. He had to admit it was far more nerve reckoning than doing it himself.
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Inside the Black River City, inner market area.
East side of the inner market area, the street wasn’t crowded as much as it does in the morning, but there were still passersby demons.
A large shop lit in bright light suddenly had its light down before a graceful demoness appeared and the entrance door behind her got closed all of a sudden, startling some demons who were about to enter.
“Umm… why did the White Treasure Pavilion get close? Aren’t they open 24/7?” One of the demons mumbled in confusion.
“It’s not just White Treasure Pavilion, but Moonlight Potions, Lakeside Firm, and many other famous shops also suddenly closed for business without any prior notice, and there weren’t any night guards at the gates as well. Strange.” A burly demon chimed in.
While everyone was confused and mulling over what was the strange reason behind the sudden shops closing on the east side of the inner market.
The graceful demoness walked away unhurriedly, and no one seemed to notice her as she walked between them, as if she didn’t have her presence.
When she left the crowd, her appearance suddenly changed again into a middle-aged demoness as she walked toward another brightly lit shop a few meters away from the last shop.
The two river realm guards didn’t stop her. However, just as she passed them, their storage rings vanished before two dark streaks flashed right into her ears.
They only felt an extremely sharp sensation, and when they realized what had happened, they were already dead. Even their blood didn’t fall on the ground before their bodies vanished from their spot.
Two small dark streaks vanished into her sleeves at this moment, while the demoness continued to walk while her emotionless eyes stared at the void.
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<strong>[Theft Successful!]</strong>
<strong>[Theft: 2]</strong>
<strong>[Open to look at further the details]</strong>
<strong>[Reward: 5,000 House Points]</strong>
<strong>—</strong>
<strong>[Noa Night Thief House Point(s): 225,020]</strong>
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It was already Noa’s 65th shop she was going to rob, and she had already accommodated over 109,000 HP.
The attendant suddenly approached Noa to greet her. However, she halted when she saw Noa suddenly taking out a dark formation plate filled with silver rune symbols.
It was the Bloodthirsty Beast Formation!
She activated it without hesitation, and the whole place suddenly felt a deadly pressure descend as the formation shone darkly.
No one knew what had happened, but the manager, who was looking at the demoness with the dark formation in his hand, quickly wanted to take out an array plate and wanted to activate it. However, to his horror, the storage ring on his finger had somehow vanished!
The very next moment, a huge maw manifested from right below his feet, and before he could utter any shrill cry, his entire body shredded into pieces.
Every living behind experienced the same phenomena as their storage rings vanished, and then that huge maw appeared below their feet and shredded them into a bloody mess like a meat grinder.
<strong>______</strong>
<strong>[Theft Successful!]</strong>
<strong>[Theft: 10]</strong>
<strong>[Open to look at further the details]</strong>
<strong>[Reward: 36,700 House Points]</strong>
<strong>—</strong>
<strong>[Noa Night Thief House Point(s): 261,720]</strong>
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Noa coldly put away the Bloodthirsty Beast Formation after she make sure no one was alive anymore!
After five minutes, Noa appeared again, thereupon the entire shop was closed without anyone knowing why. She had left another bloody mess behind and moved on to create another one!
On the west side of the inner market area,
The same phenomena were happening, but something even more strange was going on.
A small capped figure exited a shop before the shop was closed.
“Look, that little demon is wearing a cape.” Someone spotted the small capped figure.
“Hmm? Where I didn’t see anyone?” The other looked confused.
The same demon suddenly had this blank look on his face before he murmured, “What? Why can’t I remember what I see?”
Others sent him disdainful glances as if he was a lunatic, and left.
Winter appeared inside a dark alleyway as she oozed a mysterious, inviable mist around her like flames. They suddenly vanished at this moment.
‘This ‘Faceless Aura’ is really something.’ She was ecstatic as she moved toward another target.
The Faceless Aura was the very first innate skill she gained after she cultivated the cultivation technique from the system.
The Faceless Aura can make others forget her appearance or, more accurately, her existence if they weren’t strong enough. She can probably roam freely among other races as long as she cultivates to a high enough realm.
Furthermore, it was just her first innate skill!
On the north side,
Freya was sitting on top of a rooftop with her eyes closed.
Inside a shop, a burly demon with a blank look on his face had activated a trapping formation and all the staff members of the shop were now stagnated on their spot with anxious expressions on their faces.
Freya suddenly opened her eyes, which were pitch black right now. She jumped off the roof and entered the building as the demon holding the formation plate opened a path for her.
She catwalks toward every staff member before she pick-pockets their storage rings, one by one.
She finally stood in front of a blue demoness who was a river core realm cultivator, but she was still stuck because of this high-grade-4 trapping formation.
‘Evil Rule!’
A dark ray suddenly manifested from her slender finger and entered this blue face demoness’s head, and the very next moment, the light of hostility in her eyes vanished as now she had the same blank look on her face as the demon holding the formation plate.
“Release her.” Freya commanded the other demon before she looked back and smiled charmingly as she said, “Open the treasury.”
The blue demoness didn’t even flinch as she quickly stood up and moved toward another room with a blank look on her face.
The Evil Rule was her first innate ability, which she gained after entering the Soul foundation building realm.
This ability gave her complete control over someone’s mind as long as they had a weaker soul than her. Once it was cast successfully, there was no escape. If Freya didn’t release them, they would be forever under her control.
She can give commands via her thoughts as long as she was within a one-mile radius of the Evil Rule’s victim.
The moment she left this range without releasing her target, those victims have only one end; death!
After the blue demoness opened the treasury, Freya took everything.
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<strong>[Theft Successful!]</strong>
<strong>[Theft: 13]</strong>
<strong>[Open to look at further the details]</strong>
<strong>[Reward: 30,000 House Points]</strong>
<strong>—</strong>
<strong>[Freya Witch Thief House Point(s): 460,000]</strong>
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Freya smiled in satisfaction. She had already accommodated over 300,000 HP after robbing more than half of the shops in the north area because of her unique skill set. It was much easier for her to find treasuries as long as she controlled the others.
Her dark eyes suddenly turned ruthless as she commanded, “Kill all of them and then commit suicide.”
She left the shop without looking back as she took the demon with the formation plate as well.
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It has been eight hours since the progress interface has been activated. Ace looked at the interface with glowing eyes as it refreshed just now.
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<strong>[House Mission: Progress Interface]</strong>
<strong>-House Mission: A Grand Entrance</strong>
<strong>-Time: 16:54:18</strong>
<strong>–</strong>
<strong>[Thief Assassin (Noa Night)]</strong>
<strong>-Current Progress Status: 332,900 House Point(s)</strong>
<strong>-Required Progress Status to Pass: 1,500,000 House Point(s)</strong>
<strong>–</strong>
<strong>[Evil Thief (Freya Witch)]</strong>
<strong>-Current Progress Status: 400,010 House Point(s)</strong>
<strong>-Required Progress Status to Pass: 1,500,000 House Point(s)</strong>
<strong>–</strong>
<strong>[Faceless Thief (Winter Fox)]</strong>
<strong>-Current Progress Status: 256,550 House Point(s)</strong>
<strong>-Required Progress Status to Pass: 1,500,000 House Point(s)</strong>
<strong>–</strong>
<strong>-Total Progress Status: 989,460 HP</strong>
<strong>-Required Progress Status to Complete the House Mission: 5,000,000 HP</strong>
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