Dungeon Hunter Chapter 161:

Chapter 161: Demon World Auction (10)

It started at five million .

Demons who accumulated a small number of points in the individual auctions wouldn’t be able to participate .

I earned a lot of points .

It was one case but . . . it wasn’t impossible to drive up points through the individual auctions . In fact, there were some unremarkable items that were sold for a high price .

‘Upa . ’

Apart from me, I guessed that Upa was the one with the most points among the demons . The majority of the demons in Upa’s faction raised the price and bought his items for a high amount .

‘It would have been an unfavourable fight if I didn’t have the Achievements Store . ’

I had the most disadvantageous position in the individual auction . I was alone and they had many people . Didn’t the dark spirits anticipate this?

‘It would be a heavy burden to sell individually . ’

It was expected . The ones with a low amount of money were forgotten .

They just had to sit on their hands . When a big item like the hydra showed up at the auction, there was a concern over whether it would be purchased for a low amount of points .

The price of a high class creature had to always be high . The price needed to be adjusted .

However . . . it was doubtful whether the system would stay still . The neutral system always sought equality . There was no way it would let the balance fall .

‘The starting bid takes this into consideration . ’

The dark spirits and Adonis were certainly aware of it . I looked around .

It wouldn’t be easy to come forward . Participating would prove that they had that much points . Ariel Diablo and I were the only ones revealed .

However, I used a significant amount at the individual auction so they didn’t think I could participate .

“Five million . ”

It had been silent for many seconds .

While everyone was worrying . . . someone opened their mouth .

"Grand Duke Upa-nim! I commend your great taste . Five million points have come out . ”

Upa was the first player . The number of points he had could be speculated . He was followed by Ariel .

“Six million . ”

“Grand Duke Ariel-nim! You are as determined as you are beautiful!”

“Seven million . ”

"Ohh, Upa-nim! You rarely participated in the individual auctions but now you are going full steam ahead . Seven million points have come out!”

Upa seemed to have decided to buy the hydra . The auction had just started so there were likely to be more good creatures and items . Yet Upa seemed highly focused on purchasing the hydra .

Perhaps he tentatively determined that the hydra was worth more . Upa’s judgement was somewhat valid . It was hard to imagine something comparable to the hydra emerging in this auction .

‘Pandemonium?’

It was a competition between Upa and Ariel . That alone was enough for Pandemonium to make a move . Yet all Pandemonium did was close his eyes .

Was he waiting to see if something similar to the hydra emerged in the second half?

“Eight million . ”

“Ariel-nim . Will you get it this time? It might not stop here!”

“Nine million . ”

"A destructive power comparable to a meteor! He has enormous financial reserves . Grand Duke Upa has bid nine million points . "

It was on the verge of reaching 10 million .

Ariel sighed . Her expression showed she didn’t like it very much . The hydra was being snatched away by Upa .

The relationship between Upa and Ariel wasn’t very good . It was a relationship where they couldn’t defeat each other .

The one who purchased the hydra would have their strength rise vertically . And Upa was likely to aim for Ariel . Ariel didn’t want that to happen .

Dubolong opened his mouth in this tense atmosphere .

“Nine million . Is there anyone else? That is still low when considering the value of the hydra . ”

Pandemonium didn’t intend to participate at all . The points were centred around the grand dukes so if Pandemonium abstained, it was likely that the hydra auction would be finished .

Dubolong wasn’t very satisfied but he shook his head and said .

“Then I will count from five . . . ”

“10 million . ”

I leisurely interrupted Dubolong . It wasn’t a large or small voice . However, there was a heavy weight to my words . That alone was enough to make Dubolong jump .

“Grand Duke . . . Randalph-nim! 10 million points have come out!”

"Hmph!”

Ariel cleared her throat . She had a strange smile like she was delighted . If I participated then it was highly likely that I would obtain the item .

Besides, Ariel preferred that I obtain the hydra instead of Upa .

Upa frowned as he glanced at me .

I had spent 30 million points, yet I was once again involving myself in the auction .

“11 million . ”

"Grand Duke Upa-nim! Should I stay out of it? How exciting!”

“12 million . ”

"I can’t see the end of this . It is like a spring that won’t dry . Grand Duke Randalph-nim!”

Upa gaze at the boys and girls on the ceiling . But they weren’t laughing .

“Tsk!”

Upa clicked his tongue . In contrast to Upa’s expression, Ariel’s smile widened .

'He has quite a lot . ’

It was clear that Upa had driven all the points of his faction towards himself .

I had a lot more points available so Upa needed to think about it .

I wasn’t present last year, but he learnt after his experience in the first three years . I was on a different level from the other demons .

“Is there anyone else? 12 million points has been called . Then . . . I will count from five . ”

Dubolong didn’t like it but Upa couldn’t bid anymore . I knew Upa’s character to some extent . Upa had stopped running . I was certain of it .

However, the nature of the auction meant that time needed to be given .

“Three, two, one! Congratulations . The hydra now belongs to Grand Duke Randalph-nim!”

I had succeeded in getting a big one .

 

Many auction items appeared afterwards . I was amazed at how the quality of the goods improved in just two years .

However, none of the items captured my heart . I focused more on observing what the demons purchased .

Whether they focused on items, creatures or skills . . . I could infer some of their situation by looking at the items they bought .

Chrisley also read every aspect of the demons .

In the meantime, 10 items passed and the sale of the 11th auction item finally started .

"Let me explain before showing the next item . We have spent decades following the traces of the True Demonic Dragon Aojin . One year, we found Krasla and Chrisley . Then this year, we were able to obtain something else related to Aojin . "

Chrisley’s eyes widened .

The True Demonic Dragon Aojin!

The dragon of dragons . He was one of the parents who gave birth to Chrisley .

Aojin could be obtained from the Achievements Store . I was able to summon him with 50,000 achievement points . It was natural to be curious about something related to him .

It was also true for the other demons . There was no demon who didn’t know Aojin’s name .

All eyes stared at Dubolong as he spoke .

"The High Dark Elf Shilla who was mated to the True Demonic Dragon Aojin . Her body is cursed . ”

. . . What?

I was forced to be silent . I knew the dark spirits were chasing Aojin’s traces but I never expected them to obtain Shilla’s body . It didn’t happen in my previous life .

A high dark elf . She was a high class 3Lv creature and the real leader of the dark elves . Only a few showed up each a century . . . and Shilla was the one who led Julliom and Chrisley’s village .

Chrisley only told me that Shilla had died when she was a child but she didn’t know the details . Chrisley was almost ignorant about Shilla .

‘There is something strange . . . ’

World trees existed in the Demon World . Strong dark elves could live near them . Shilla was qualified but she took care of Chrisley’s village .  But she disappeared after Chrisley’s birth . Julliom and the others believed that Shilla was dead .

Yet . . . her body now appeared at the auction .

Pure white hair . There was a crescent moon mark engraved on her forehead . A beautiful dark elf female was trapped in the ice .

In addition, strange magic power was flowing from her .

'That is a curse . ’

The ice itself contained a powerful magic power . A strange magic power that even caused me to frown! It was sealing Shilla’s body .

"It is clear that this isn’t an ordinary curse . It has the power of ice that is opposite to Aojin, but the power is comparable . We’ve been investigating this curse but haven’t found anything so far . It is really strange . An unknown strength!”

Dubolong was excited .

Aojin was a true demonic dragon . Different from a normal dragon . A creature that had supposedly jumped into the realm of transcendence . Incredibly, the magic power had a similar strength .

It was binding the High Dark Elf Shilla .

‘It is strange for that type of strength to be unknown . ’

I touched my jaw .

If this was true then the grand dukes wouldn’t be able to easily deal with the mystery .

In the Demon World, Aojin was treated as an ‘insurmountable wall’ that couldn’t even be touched . It might be possible to defeat him if all the grand dukes led their troops but the damage would be beyond imagination .

It hurt their pride so they never mentioned Aojin at all . There was a non-aggression agreement with the grand dukes every time Aojin became involved .

Then . . . this had a similar power .  An unknown creature .

"The High Dark Elf Shilla fought against this curse and died in the process . How can you use the body? Ladies and gentlemen, this is a high dark elf . It is almost impossible to see the corpse of a high dark elf because they are normally buried at the world tree . But . . . it is now right in front of you . What type of power would an undead made from the body of a high dark elf have? The power of this curse will make a more powerful undead . ”

It made a lot of sense .

The power of this curse was extraordinary . Originally undead had yin attributes, so strong curses would make stronger undead . A high dark elf had endless possibilities when turning it into an undead .

Usually high dark elves lived near the world tree, and would become its food after dying . It was impossible to obtain their corpse .

Maybe the strongest undead might emerge . Depending on the skill of the creator, a great creature could be formed .

I turned my eyes towards Chrisley .

‘Is this really Shilla?’ was my question .

Chrisley nodded with a complicated expression .

‘I have to buy her . ’

It wasn’t simply because of Chrisley . I was curious about the power of the curse . I was curious to know what type of existence could curse Shilla and have comparable strength to Aojin .

Who was it? Such power hadn’t revealed itself in the Demon World . There were no indications at all .  The curse was very powerful .

“Hoh . . . ”

Someone made a sound of admiration .

Pandemonium .

He was familiar with magic and was also involved in the manufacturing of undead .  The best material was currently in front of his eyes .

Upa was also interested .

‘I need to confirm it clearly . ’

I opened Mind’s Eye . I used my eyes and tried to identify Shilla .