Chapter 174 – Pertinax Auction House (3)
7ffTAgThe figures wearing8xx raven masksjwn9y spread out9v2fTD in a crane wingQdqg formation. BeneathZ9SVCG the shadows3FtL of theirhlYlkF hoods, bloodshotwX5trH eyes gleamed.zybyOuypO
htxThe House ofeKM Order, Auditore,g7P2 had stormedspNlG the PertinaxGzHJPr auction house.hGCcaEG
XNOrHowever, Pertinax IXINP had knownCQue2e this wouldhHAogP happen forh8OY6 some time.rlaFvByyC
C7nXaYThere had beenUjmWr whispers inhW2vqD the underworldGUKn that thekNaGk9 “shadows” wereasVFs snooping aroundZ48kk the city7Zz of Geodam.VIBwL3uJ1U
MGnIn that world,ftqp rumors spreade61xq quickly.vFq4
Kto0At first, IXPzo had attempted2Q5Od6 to bribeKWBB Auditore bytsC1 sending an6I3Oi5 envoy.07J
JjTu6That envoy returnedXyjUOL without a body, onlyqksPmR a head.SBqCjF A clearacH9E answer—there woulddkSqz be no2ogQ negotiation.S8mRZ
m9OHe knew thatlkzPc house wasHFaZ full ofSKB lunatics, butrNDT that rejectionz9q8 had beenIT0rb brutally final.RhfWkb
AkDU3TIf that wasbxcxzJ their answer,i1oN then thereuaX was noHUl choice butuFk to switchJeP strategies. Better0LhMYZ to respondZqIr with violenceNYi than loseChVbt sleep overwUZt anxiety.Jc9JN
PJrhLPertinax IX decided7MX to hireyTiEC mercenaries.3FKH
yQVBut ordinary thugsAoLg9w wouldn’t beO654wk enough againstMgfAd8 Auditore. IfqWtC he wasv1N going toHw5c spend money,uxX8u it hadQ8X25x to bevxsgOy on realaAaIXd professionals.WuYGuR
BXcckSo he contactedRAdJf the Villain4avm Union.VwAP
t4ozAnd surprisingly, theyV8P3L accepted theIwL proposal immediately.ZjDGAa1E
CgEThey even sentgsbMt some ofvcQY their mostlPyxiB infamous villainscC03w as mercenaries.g7EnP4kMsx
fiXirSuch quick acceptanceQie6i had beeni2dZ unexpected.cdJn
21lIX had thoughtjVudIQ they wouldgKbH haggle atgXzv least once.C3d1 But thed40rO deal was5ya8U sealed instantly.iUoHZ4Qf
BK7k1Even though thevx1k Alliance demandedd2nK8k an enormousUW1 sum, IX3hAbN5 paid withoutHpA0T hesitation.rdF3z
wXYHe later learnedwKq4DD that theN1fF8 Alliance wasY5L also havingEXA1O trouble withedmNSj Auditore.00Z
KvECThanks to the8fOh0Z elder Cladi,Hmzf9 the organizationpV53A4 was undereM2F relentless siege.qaY89J2
7OuiObAuditore was gradually4qNy eroding theFHj6 Alliance’s power.5ocywxaa0g
PmREven the Vendettahnz squad, whichaOU7R had beenY6uYnL sent tomtf capture thekhOexM traitor ChoiI8Dw Seol-ah, wasktcW completely wipedAC5Y out.8JLwC1
1sRDThey could barelyj3KASt recover theHMpc bodies.H9t
lUoThe corpses werebNyUy shredded, evidencejb9Co that a single individualaGB3uz had massacredGZZ2E them.Eq3
kiwjKSo, amidst theIVlq crumbling ofnRkDEi their structure,7VZ6VE a partnershipHCuT with theLOgYh auction houseV3M5 had become7NhKT an appealingPYttd offer forccq the Alliance.oE5rBlQI
q8zdBoth parties benefited.J6wBd The auctionPsFNZA gained solidamZ backing.P80Bs3
rpUhThe Alliance gainedzc0Ot a limitlessamA1P cash flow.X1nrpTKvmcq
EwIOoAnd now, theRYW4 perfect momentZ8PEfp to showHlWoa off that4AAHoL close alliancenyqeTs had arrived.0Y5y6aWnb
bc0EFfBoom!fMkK
S4CYDozens of villainzbBsXs mercenaries bursthBNEf1 through theVMCi auction housetASY doors.6r5aP
XGjlTThe mercenary leader,IEJV Ken, scannedEkMpo the placeRdqUN with sharp6aqm6a eyes. HeTlw didn’t need20g a detailedLUcf explanation—he’d alreadyFslTbe gotten thep2ixtd report overRM9uF radio.gCIJfn
yCWXE2“Damn… I wasGtI just enjoyingqmu dinner, andEczP they had307TJ to ruin08Z3m my night.”5C09lgk
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2smmpHe spat onsTE the floor8xGE84 and crushed3f3KE it underQjIPC his boot.amQ Narrowing hisv5Qkh eyes, heQtC looked ahead.0ewschvw
rQbAThere, calmly seatedPFk1 in theZ7a middle oflfbrNg the auction6cxDI hall, was4t2Ukf the man01YvXy with theghQ raven mask.BcR0pF That hadvAe to be4V1rq5 the AuditoreSEM patriarch, Altair.FRFYPXX1
dHnKoHe’d heard they9Yz rumors, butiLMy seeing himMqO in personJPB made it7oEm clear whyvlKs he wasl8aLw called the7Qb deadliest assassin.Wcp0K2 Even fromZBDM a distance,zKJh his murderousBrH aura waszovw so thickYJVp it scratcheds1S at thei0BG throat.4726DX
saK‘This won’t end0wqa peacefully.’xb7vWX
0pbKen masked hisvbAIP emotions andohDv0 gave instructionsvsT to hisPyUyU subordinates.IS5V
7WQ3“Stick to the79v plan. We’veRAMlW got numbersjoi on ourGQhh side, butCGDmfO don’t gettb4vL cocky. FocusgAe on theUPM smaller ravens.MmyPj That ‘Raven’soVk Blessing’ ofmkc9G6 theirs isuxKs a realb4G3Zo pain.”7DiR1y
xnrSnAThe subordinates noddedJdgNtj and madeJOhS a gesture1s1d by touching6WsP7 index fingerPbL to thumb—readyxMdV for battle.6igoIC1Z
d2X“Mr. IX, asATo2gx agreed withNGhc your higher-ups,IHV we’ll doGBF6h our part.neY9b2 But we’reu9aX5 not responsibleX5RRc5 for theqYW7p customers. Ifv4N they die,ul8zRy it’s notzXkjLT our problem.Hgb Understood?”D08
pQCgvPertinax IX fellz8YN4P silent. IfbXAqfK a battleYFc broke out,DuG2S the attendeeswoJ would undoubtedlyU49c get involved.TmQd Most would36m6ED die. EnsuringlJ06 not a single deathebP was almostSN2x impossible. InqostYz that case…V4dnzcVWv
f3kDBPressing his eyelidsxEqKre tightly shut,IXJ Pertinax IX9rL5 replied withnJ9wZ a drytt4v5 voice:GHC
uQx“I’d rather noneZa88 of them0TaKBP leave alive.jOXqi No customers,PfM no shadows.”e3cxK39noF
2p5MKen let outkg9Ms a laugh.tHnfAcIcM
dNDT“Looks like I underestimated you,Fuf7Ys Mr. IX.yaN Right, ifqPyeNZ someone survives,6yL3 rumors willHoDCrR spread thatU8vs Pertinax iswD89b working withs6b9SM the Alliance.yCgEte Better toBWRCT kill everyoneNozhqH and blamevVz5J it alljM00p7 on Auditore,UDOCD huh?”NJziy
29Iz“If you’re sayingjo50OU it plainly…3ZJr yes, that’syYsyl the idea.”w1LKXAKSY
8pmJ6“Very fitting forka9yv someone whoA8bX carved outfPVfE a spotI8E in the1THUh2 underworld. IfLjh9 you’re goinggxIC7 to doUba something dirty,Un3 leave nojhZwC trace. I was goingDVkACy to chargeVZ8oW extra, butHjSxJZ I likerGk2 your attitude.jK97y Consider theyCx2Rw customer cleanup6EFb a freeNqGo service.”Bd0tU
SK3GqNKen bared hisUKoS0 teeth in7eC2 a savagetAXbAm grin. IXSYk4m responded with7Ena0j a smileTGOrIV of hisSx5 own. Betweenxyk the two,bWhb the air7grMa darkened withNB6K sheer malice.7S41GVY1X
Mo1ZAnd just asFxJZjP Ken wasQ5Ko2s about tomVI7 shout ordersMzeOOi to hisNm4SUS men—VTy5
6yJNPSwish—Thud.MtSKg6
SOSN9NHis temple struckgm1tH the floorjhHF8k of theQxJ1r stage. Gravity6sOt had acted39R from theDjvR4 side, likeJGc he’d beenycD3Ds laid downmUaTM on a couch.rYfkO
mcjtXa…What just happened?JdEM0zMq
HvFC5The confusion didn’t2GDv last long.OyLfJ3 In his8EmRaP field of3i0xit vision, a headless bodyhfMg was sprayingpKdAk blood likeHpJ a fountain.uAfY Ken realized4805Z that bodyXWHzX was his.4ojXS7v1Ba
1RsHis pupils, beginningWq7 to dull,L6Kmms slowly moved.zpf A younggLO woman stoodLSQ9Z over him,Yff shaking theitIs0j blood from4BgO her sword.dziKuM Her eyes3reN were soSrcE vacant, theyPPK looked likeGHhG those ofrOa a deadqXs fish.H3Nk0
itCThat was whenTY7G he feltwwN the searing83c pain inesPYPc his neck.dRGx The paingCSaV arrived late,jCB2Ka like a crashing wave.lolVQv28
WoZKen groaned inwardly.7D5T But thePQhsp sound neveroAp8b left hisAoat mouth.E89Z7M
QgTFjThe assassin mutteredUDBph with herVgzrR glassy, lifelessmue32U eyes.fnnpq8
kgF“After this is6KZ6 over… I can go7pNJ back tojyl the academy.”26E2L8kr
hXRiKUChloe reversed herQ33M grip and,tn6G with allt33 her strength,p1O2 drove thed3M blade intodQScTr Ken’s head.qTmBqZNbq
tVU1Thud. It sounded2aLM like piercingJH4b a pumpkin—andkMi5Xl darkness swalloweddKlx his visionlV5 completely.ervvPh
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pXJIFollowing Chloe’s lead,ysmv the assassinsPdw placed theirwcca hands on1YalS their sworde21 hilts andk9KQi simultaneously activated0vl0 the [Raven’s0Qb Blessing].9Rbd
PIrjWhoosh—FLd
eOhEvery member ofqrmR Auditore vanished,1YzLe as ifA672 melting intoNtxn the air.Cg4 In thesh2iPm next instant,HaBP they struckiV9P from blindZy9 angles thebhE6 enemies couldn’thd6J02 perceive.hgUC
l3xGcMIt was a one-sided massacre.mkZoOc Auditore sweptc6M through theirm9Wo8 enemies likeIW8M a storm.trT72o Death screams23Fo2 erupted fromJWMLb all directions.GWfDAUm4
COOfkAaaaaaaagh!IULLq
jSQT7oThe assassins’ bladesigvLJO relentlessly targetedzLGSg the villains’bRAa hands. FingerspkuN were severeds5J like chopsticks.aXV1tINLnTIL
LHTBefore they couldOnf even scream,4pE another bladebbe4J3 would pierce7k4 them fromIARqLJ the opposite9CQOa side, slicingshW through flesh.a1eLImYGgQ4
LaKhThe assassins movedf90EKB as one,e863 tearing throughfxLxHv their victimsBGGrN without mercy.qWJ They peeledTCSpy skin likedjX wrapping paper.zhKqCe
Yos9OuOne of theEHaM villains vomiteddezvC a messHfS0 of intestinesZxJ onto thegRf floor. The27S75R assassin decapitatedhzTuRS him without0sx hesitation.0kclO
8Q9To the spectators,6tP it lookedO6Dl like livestockbyeC9A being slaughtered.B7hU4 This wasn’tvqbrWe combat—it wasa5r execution.73k
h0cd7EBrutal as itlTXzmZ was, itFVt was necessary.CRqY A villain’s8VTo vitality farJeM3nm surpassed thatwA4S0R of a human.Pid
hQ8BThat’s why theyagJl only movedyola1F on toxXTq the nexteYkju target once5ax the previousv5bE one wasTbd absolutely confirmedX0tpTL dead.it2A8P
EIEoSince the Nightqbo of the6g3z Purge, AuditoreLif had studiedI5nb villains meticulously,9Ms analyzing howRD5H4 to confrontfVZb them—and now,2GP6h they putXYxyv that knowledgeGlh to use,qwnvaU minimizing costp67 while maximizing9Y2X destruction.fG7
14YvRI‘…Wow.’JCo1X
75CKl7I couldn’t helpjyZ but mutter.Ejq Without lifting2rq a finger,zEKrb the villainsonJ2 were being4RAjp cut to4tXa6I pieces.Q6eEI
3UjnTo someone likedo617 me, useduCYZdE to thewk5 front lines,QG7 the sceneXe1v was almostZk2H boring. The6mg strength ofI7FYh the AuditoreZuCaA0 family hadXD8 grown overwhelmingly.mlUs3PcVhtg
ZwTEspecially Chloe. I didn’t know6SdX what kind6x6esC of trainingGQebnZ she wentVCk through overHDjR break, butKm7 her powerN4c1Y9 had skyrocketed.tJhHxI Every swingW2qXH of herJWHr sword splitjZI villains likeQFBfZ paper.gr7E1
GiYU‘Once Chloe’s backmDNCQk at the7WqC academy, I’llemfhst have to7HB7 be moreTkI careful.’SB2Yi
GHD8xd…Before long, thezQolo enemy hadBTN been completelyAxd annihilated. AllQyZ that remaineduo2J8 were reddishp4lc stains ontGkE4 the floor—evidencehphs of theirOMpXa futile resistance.J5RQWeu05O
A38“Th-this is impossible…6ET1 it can’t9L1N58 be…!”wuUdm
iCahPertinax IX’s faceZQrE was paleJhj as a corpse. HismyT0O knees hitCuYt09 the stagewmf with a thud. HesX2Q ripped off7gSIT his clownHRMvVF mask andhB6mZ vomited.Ejz
QMhNrIt was toov43G much forGGoS0O his mindboM to endure.70MG0WFa8Nfe
BXnS6QWhile the clownJH8Tcs stared atIMj his vomitmaxH in horror,DJg Kang Geom-MaOXrQy calmly approached.s0nEbz2EJK
yiViSThe hooded assassinsudkJm surrounded him,mMKre as ifZGc2b guarding theiraO1 leader. HesRvEs looked likelFs the patriarchu5S1 of a murder ofCRyx crows.5qy8tg
scxgKang Geom-Ma crouchedKtw before theIwte defeated IX,T7P locking eyesQIYMgf with theWIGD man tremblingSbx like a leaf.9M23rD
JBzUM“Sir, do you4jQqPp want uskcK7yT to extractcAqYw any information?zoF With justIbz one order,PZi your shadowsNbdxj will makeEJJ him talk—whateverk1Y the cost.”7FiaHHm6h
qVkTrAAltair asked respectfully.er0 Kang Geom-Ma’sHhK6c role as18OSK Auditore’s leader2MA wasn’t overV44 yet.QlOxW
GLVxAfter a brief8ix pause, Kangvq1 Geom-Ma shookjACl his head.SGFViUAWK8
hkPB“I don’t want3ZiQ you togp29u3 dirty your2VRPm hands anyaQ7 further overvXmT this filth.mW0kr3 There’s nothingeKz worth learning.zafSjV Execute himLwLa1 immediately.”d8L
o8i“W-wait! Lord ofA1i Auditore, please!”wUhFu32Ng
ew6WThe clown desperatelynyAmq8 clutched atZ1Fy Kang Geom-Ma’syitF pants, smashingBov his foreheadl3mtc into his5s5cT own vomitKoeOoV as heiuL9Ud begged.yWSClj
vBx“Money! I’ll giveAoI710 you allow2r you want!PZ6 Or better—takehYlPM this entireIqxtu Pertinax auctionvtdg house! WithkVl the fullfoU member registry!fMMS1X Please…!”aHB
1Qb“The member information?0el I alreadyKkG have allOEA of it.”EFErdw5XG
yNUW“…?”wUM
2HLRXbIX looked upENN instinctively. KangRMhC Geom-Ma heldBdd up hisLYSX smartphone.UmpLp
fD8LOn the screenBmI5 were allsVvLPZ the personalmIC records ofKQtkm Pertinax’s members.KR4UZaKWH
pPkY9“N-no… it can’t1Ix be…”VDb
PtPIX fell intoQR0 even greaterB5Bic4 panic thanUhOcD when hisfVpN6D mercenaries wereAnuA slaughtered. HeCXmfff couldn’t fathomncb how thatZW8Sw information—protected byw0twhM multiple securitychf barriers—had endedDQCGV up inh24 the hands4P2g of hisKjvr enemy.LB5j
qeQfEven Altair seemedI1Ijm genuinely surprised.rQJ That datatUe was outiQl of reach,27wYfy even forbPpog Auditore’s intelligenceZIL network.4xMA
jY5Kang Geom-Ma stoodyLOlft and lookedWQm2 toward the8Oacl8 audience.qAGH9
HFPsEveryone was stillqi54O seated, tense.0EQFm Corrupt and5zY depraved, hiddenw30c behind masks,IPR they wereL69 carefully assessing8e6 the situation.bvpY2IMLVq
FOJmUNot one ofOf3z them hadD58 died. Naturally,XiTA mere participationbv1oAS in thePe8I auction wasn’t7hxQ enough reasonxEo9 to kill1FR26 them.cDsBXN
INPl9wI smirked. AuditoreDGVRj was stillb6F a houseXAV7C of order.OPsRHTxJi
nGKn5But I’m notvaU Auditore. I may notKJLeNN be ableDpWS77 to killuXkGV them—but I can rip7kE their maskso5ErGg off.HcXLaB
DtEYDuring the battle,5TV I’d askedzmNUf0 Ryozo to5QV hack intoqx2uQH the venue’si6kwd network. I remembered herRae saying sherELBZ could helpUvPv remotely.x4Q
ricShe’d complained aboutgZIec the overlyqiHpM complicated security,EE2 but soonC4KQy sent memrV the fullzck6 data dump.2EMuGz
vP4dUg‘Ryozo’s hacking skillsf1ppzH keep improvingRse day byvmjR day.’jvXhYA
xTvI handed the0pRmGl smartphone to4Kj Altair withlgeew a command.2PWI99aK
0U48yA“There’s the identitywa2 of everyoneQQid present. PublishUle this datal5U and theJDuqN8 auction detailsobuD in theDwmK media.”a2J6l
Olp3“Ah… understood.”V66Zn
K9YTlAltair nodded, lookingcfm uneasy. I returned toQKs the clown.kpV7 I stoodhEl8 over himT4k9 as heJRDIY lay sprawledR3xkB on the6Ac ground.kmnG
cP0Uhm“Pertinax IX. I know youyOAhi didn’t justWuzlVr traffic monstersVbK9CN and demons.SKMe You werepFy also sellingMT6XH people behindGhCPIN the scenes.”7usLRNIe2
aX6“……!”eCjSL
qszhX2IX’s expression askedF3hQP how theKMkzT hell I knew that.GeDqlEd
hYGpTo me, itDnI was noT1ua surprise. ThatO0v2ca part waskx2 covered inddTonW the storyIl9i of Miracle0ExsEQ Blessing M.Wg6jevcmAt
KnwIX muttered with6NvR hollow eyes.n0DptlpLfF
k1Uhiq“How much didn3fsb you investigate…?rKS How coulddD1s you evengU9k know that…?”1N8Yk9JxZ2
xWCWith that, alloic his crimesW4w were exposed.HnDa4 There wasDaDS no room9rG for mercy.o2ffq Summary executionAMS6 was fullyINl justified.QnsnVj
FdGx0L“I’ll handle thisLs4iF one.”oNY
iceAltair raised hisJrOVy blade and,csKuLH without hesitation,005N7s severed hisbHQc head. Thud.ELCJep The clown’sxzeB9 head rolled855HD off thelUr stage.T0LYx
y8P00Altair clicked hisaOr tongue whileP6UP4 wiping thelkW blood fromxRRF9k his sword.XHai Though he’dtn8g wanted totSa torture himv9u1 more, thereYIP1 were too1YZ3js many witnesses.x7lNk Instead, hebGGZ planned tobts3H3 eliminate all6a2WII his accomplices.Ctzovlap4k
mBLXAltair turned hiseBhOTZ head. AmidMjh the chaos,4TlTRI Kang Geom-MaIpQV4 was alreadyJWv4rR unshackling the6SpIsn young dragon9rBLh girl.49B2OK
gDx“First you executedzUQN the guilty,ayeY then you20S save thesm3h innocent…”teF
8RbvGxAltair shivered.sHxj
Ax7TRoIt had been9iPa4q decades sincezoV he lastndI felt thisECG5 way.ik4NzB
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