Dungeon Hunter Chapter 159:

Chapter 159: Demon World Auction (8)

“15 million . ”

“16 million . ”

“17 million . ”

"20 million!"

“ . . . The Essence of Origin has been awarded to Adonis . ”

Even if Dubolong didn’t explain the Essence of Origin, all the demons had observation skills . There were no hidden options so the demons instantly wanted to buy the essence .

It was an item that would allow them to break through the limit . Everyone knew the value of it . The grand dukes followed closely to around 10 million, where it became a battle between Adonis and I .

Adonis had a lot of points that the grand dukes couldn’t match .

Adonis had no choice but to bid, despite knowing I was intentionally raising the price . As a result, the Essence of Origin was sold for the overwhelming amount of 20 million .

-20,000,000pt will be paid .

The contract was effective immediately so I received the value of the item straight away .

Kwaduduk!

The sound of teeth grinding could be heard in the auction house .  Adonis was the source .

He looked at me like I was a traitor . . . but I didn’t care .

Anyway, he had impure intentions when he approached me in the beginning . We used each other for different purposes so there was no point feeling betrayal now . No, it wasn’t even a betrayal .

'One winner . The rest of the people in the game are losers . Doesn’t Adonis know that the difference between winning and losing is who strikes first?’

There were no eternal allies .  It would be better for me to step forward first .

As the auction continued, the ‘Hyacinth’s Bow’ emerged .

“That is it . The sacred artefact that we lost . ”

Kerpi told me .

In addition, she started the contract herself .

After Jives’ case, she calculated that I wouldn’t easily buy it .

It was a wise judgment .

-A contract with the high class water spirit Kerpi has been formed . This contract is complete only when the ‘user’ purchases the ‘Hyacinth's Bow . ’ The right to use Kerpi will depend on the number of points spent on purchasing the ‘Hyacinth’s Bow . ’

 The auction didn’t heat up like before .

It seemed likely to finish at seven millions but I just laughed .

“15 million . ”

All the points would be recovered anyway .  The fire and water spirits seemed to mistake this as ‘friendship’ but . . .

It was an illusion of freedom .

 

Slow Sword (Epic) was a skill book that I bought at the Achievements Store . A sword with a lazy name . It was a slow and frustrating sword technique .

Even so, it had an epic rating . Although there was no guarantee because the rating was high and it was  below Haien Moon’s swordsmanship, but I was sure that Ariel Diablo would purchase it .

Ariel was interested in weapon techniques .

Her desire to learn was very big .

And it was like I expected .

-3,500,000pt will be paid .

My method . . . I placed items that I knew the demons, especially the grand dukes, would want to buy . They were things that stimulated the imagination . Both skills and creatures were sold .

They were unaware that the goods they bought came from me . If they knew then they would have refused to buy them .

Thanks to that, I had over 50 million points .

50 million . . . !

Originally I had 40 million and I spent 30 million to buy the Great Fire Essence and Hyacinth's Bow .

I received 20 million for the Essence of Origin and another 20 million for the other items . At least six million points were acquired from each grand duke .

On the other hand, the demons were forced to use more points in the individual auctions than they thought .

‘The points seem to be focused on some demons . ’

I was alone but they weren’t my match when it came to points .

"The individual auctions are over . Then we will enter the auction house after two hours . ”

The deadline for the individual actions came to an end .

Dubolong bowed and the light illuminating the auction house disappeared .

 

The individual auctions were finished . The fire and water spirits could only participate up to here . They needed to return and report about the auction experience .

"Will the auction items be sent back to the dungeon? Before that, I will report to the king first . Randalph Brigsiel! I will be sure to tell the king your name . We have a contract so if you call my name, I will show up wherever you are . ”

Jives told me excitedly .

For the first time, they hadn’t suffered under the dark spirits .

They were now on the verge of reclaiming their **** lost 20,000 years ago .

‘I’m not sure what the Fire Spirit King will choose but . . . ’

He wouldn’t stay still . The Demon World Auction and points . Their ‘rank’ could be raised or lowered as a result . A significant number of goods were sold to the demons so it didn’t make sense to stay calm .

Using the dark spirits or becoming hostile towards them . . . the latter seemed more likely .

And the dark spirits knew it . The dark spirits’ original purpose had failed .

"The path won’t be flat . ”

I spoke honestly .

Jives gave a small laugh and said .

"I came to this place with the elite troops . We were prepared to attack at any moment, and the fire spirits won’t be easily beaten in an all-out war . Even if they attack us, there is a sea of hope . ”

"You seem confident . ”

Jives shrugged .

All the fire spirits present were high class . This power was enough to get away from the dark spirits .

Jives looked at me and declared .

"Now I will call you Contractor . Contractor! As soon as the Great Fire Essence is given to us, our contract will become fully formed . The Fire Spirit King will be pleased . I will make sure that Contractor’s name will be provided . This isn’t a small thing . ”

It was important that the Fire Spirit King took my name seriously . It meant he might give special help . A favour outside the contract was what I wanted .

It would properly overturn the plates!

‘Hopefully . . . it is doable . ’

I laughed . It wasn’t simple to gain merits in the Spirit World .  I planned to cause massive changes on Earth .

For example, what would happen if a fire or water spirit contracted with a human?

‘The strength of the humans would drastically increase . ’

The spirits were strong . In my previous life, there were few humans who knew who to handle their power . However, it wouldn’t be difficult if there was a contract . It was my job to contact the spirit kings and make it possible .

‘If I can do it . . . ’

It would be beneficial if I could increase the power of humans . I had a different status and the help of the girin .

Jives and the fire spirits bowed to me before turning away . It was safer to go with the water spirits, but it seemed like they were still stubborn about the bad relationship between them .

After they retreated, Kerpi and the water spirits came towards me .

“Randalph-nim . Congratulations once again on your promotion to grand duke . ”

Kerpi’s hair waved in the wind as she gave a cheerful smile .

"We will be in a complete contract soon . It has been 500 years since I got a new contractor . . . I will wait to meet you again . ”

"It is possible if you don’t die . ”

I wasn’t saying this to myself .

I was talking to Kerpi .

The fire spirits had a confident attitude but . . . the plan of the dark spirits was broken so I couldn’t see what type of action would be taken .

I had read their intentions through the auction and knew that they wanted to reduce the strength of the other spirits here .

There was a chance there might be an attack on the way back .

Kerpi didn’t lose her smile despite my words .

“Contractor-nim . Water spirits are a calm lake, but we can also be a rough sea . ”

"I will keep the bow if you die . ”

“ . . . I will be sure to return alive . ”

Kerpi had no choice but to be strong due to the Hyacinth’s Bow .

The fact that the situation was dangerous was a reasonable conclusion . If Jives or Kerpi died then my 30 million points would have flown away . Therefore, it was necessary to hold the items as collateral .

“Then I will go now . If I talk to you for too long then bad people might gather . ”

I nodded . Kerpi laughed while covering her mouth and left the auction house .

“My Dungeon Master . The warehouse is open . Do you want to see it?”

Chrisley who was walking next to me asked .

Warehouse .

It was a place where we could preview the items to be auctioned off .

“Is it open to the public?”

"I just heard about it . . . ”

Chrisley also didn’t know the details .

'Should I look at it?’

The fire spirits and water spirits .

A considerable number of people would have been needed to catch both at the same time .

The interior of the castle wasn’t empty . . . it was likely that the demons wandering around would become witnesses . The chance for a perfect crime would vanish .

It would be the worst case situation for the dark spirits .

‘From here onwards, I have to trust their talents . ’

Right now, I was walking on a rope between two cliffs . If I got more deeply involved then I would fall .

And this auction was important . There was a gap of one year so I couldn’t miss it .

I made a decision and said .

"Let's go to the warehouse . "

 

I wondered how much better the quality of the auction items had become after two years .

I had seen a high class 2Lv titan so it wouldn’t be strange if there were better items and creatures .

"There aren’t that many goods . ”

I muttered .

There weren’t 100 items being displayed .  There were only 50 .

It felt like a pretext .

“Starting from last year, they are only showing half of it . ”

Ariel Diablo approached me .

"Why?"

"Let's see? Are they trying to be mysterious? There could be lots of reasons . ”

They didn’t show everything . It was to cause frustration . I felt an intense curiosity towards the invisible auction items .

'It is a type of teaser . ’

This was a strategy . I couldn’t complain because the dark spirits were the ones providing the goods . . .

“Randalph Brigsiel . I’m looking forward to seeing a great show this time . "

Ariel said casually .

I briefly replied .

"The greater your expectations, the greater the disappointment . ”

“What did you say? Hmm . . . the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment . . . however, I think that you will match my expectations . ”

Ariel thought for a moment before shaking her head .

Ariel seemed to be anticipating the results . She had superior eyes and the ability to see future paths .

‘There are many creatures . '

I stopped paying attention to Ariel and looked around the warehouse .

Overall, there was a lot of high ranking creatures .

Personal power was important but the power of the dungeon was also critical .

The dark spirits had captured this part well .

'Gulpin, titan . The best ones are high class 2Lv creatures . ’

The two of them seemed the best . It wasn’t bad but was it still too early for high class 3Lv creatures?

Or maybe it was intentionally hidden . . .

“Randalph Brigsiel . Isn't it disappointing? But when looking at last year’s auction, it is likely they are holding back . So don’t be disappointed . ”

“ . . . . . . ”

Ariel continued staying by my side . On the other side, Chisley was looking uncomfortable but Ariel didn’t budge . She stayed even when one of her subordinates approached her .

‘I don’t know her intentions . ’

I inwardly sighed .

Ariel Diablo . She could be a really difficult opponent .